"Of course! I'm a graduate student in the Department of Archaeology at UCLA. But doesn't it matter if you flip through them without even wearing gloves? Thousands of years old parchment books are very fragile and can cause irreparable damage if you are not careful. ”

The young lady was clearly interested in what she was doing, and her eyes were fixed on the cover of the old parchment book.

Zhang Cheng smiled and shrugged his shoulders: "It's okay! Anyway, I'm only interested in the words and knowledge recorded in it, and as for whether the books will be damaged because of this, that's not my concern." ”

"Oh God, do you know how much an ancient Manichaean parchment book that is out of print in the Middle Ages is worth? Even if the reserve price is hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars! Even if you don't cherish these precious relics, you should at least cherish your own money. The girl rolled her eyes angrily and reminded.

You must know that in the first few words, the edge of the page below the parchment has begun to fall into the crumbs, and she can't help but feel a sense of distress.

After all, among all antiques and cultural relics, books and texts that are difficult to preserve are often the rarest in number, and they are also evidence that can provide a large number of reliable evidence for archaeological research.

"It's just a few million dollars, do you think I'll care?" Zhang Cheng asked rhetorically without raising his head while flipping through it quickly.

There is no doubt that his current mental state is quite relaxed, so he will have a casual chat with the other party without a word, enjoying this ordinary and peaceful leisure time.

"Shet!" the bespectacled female graduate student finally couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth.

was choked several times in a row, and no matter how good her temper was, she couldn't help but get angry.

"Hahahaha! Just kidding, don't be angry. Seeing a trace of anger on the other party's face, Zhang Cheng finally showed a prank-trick laugh and handed over the ancient book that he had finished reading in his hand. "Give, give it to you, as if I apologized for my rudeness just now. ”

"Give it to me, you don't think anything bad about me!" the girl subconsciously covered her chest, her eyes full of vigilance.

"Please, miss, even if I have an intention, at least find a beautiful woman who looks beautiful and has a bumpy body like a supermodel, you are still a little short of this standard. Zhang Cheng mercilessly shattered the other party's pitiful self-esteem.

The annoyed girl immediately blushed, straightened up her fair chest, and retorted loudly: "What's wrong with me?! Tell you! I have at least dozens of people chasing after me at school!"

"So you want me to have an intention on you?" Zhang Cheng touched his chin with interest, looking up and down at several sensitive parts of the other party's body.

"No! No! Damn! I almost fell for you!"

After all, she was highly educated, and within seconds of falling into the language trap, the young girl quickly came to her senses and regained her composure.

After perceiving this, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but laugh and joked: "Look, your women's hearts are always accompanied by two extreme contradictions, on the one hand, you hope that you are full of charm and it is best to attract the attention of every person of the opposite sex, and on the other hand, you are worried that you will be hurt, and you always protect yourself with an attitude of rejecting people from thousands of miles away. Remember what I just said? Come to think of it, all the answers are in there. ”

The words just fell!

A waiter carried an oversized plate and served all a dozen dishes in one go.

After carefully checking that there was nothing he hated in the dish, he took the initiative to invite: "If I'm not mistaken, you don't seem to have time to order, don't you?" If you don't mind, let's eat together, I'll treat you." ”

"Have you always been so self-righteous?" the girl raised her chin slightly, her tone revealing undisguised sarcasm.

"No! I used to be very modest and cautious, and I would never offend anyone unless I had to. But then something changed, and all of a sudden I thought it wasn't a good thing to keep a low profile, and it would keep a lot of flies and bugs around you. In many cases, showing aggression appropriately can save you a lot of trouble. Also, I sincerely recommend eating together, otherwise within forty-five minutes, even if you order, the kitchen will not be able to deliver it so quickly. ”

After that, Zhang Cheng picked up a honey-glazed grilled chicken leg and put it on his plate, and nibbled on it with relish.

The girl turned around and glanced at the crowded restaurant, bit her lower lip and hesitated for a moment, then picked up a chicken roll and stuffed it into her mouth, and ate it in a big gulp.

Although there are many dishes, the total amount is not large. The two of them swept away all the delicious food in a while.

After eating the last grilled shrimp, Zhang Cheng picked up a napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth, directly put the banknotes including tips on the table, and walked outside with the shabby suitcase.

Before he could walk fifty meters away, he heard a female graduate student shouting from behind him: "Hey! Wait!

I saw the girl holding the ancient parchment book aloft and panting after it.

"No, that's not mine, it's yours. Have you forgotten that I gave it to you just now?" Zhang Cheng stopped and shook his head with a smile.

According to the contents of this book, it can be sold for at least five million dollars at auction, and if you are lucky, it is not impossible to sell for one or two million. ”

The girl has obviously read the descriptions and interpretations of the Manichaean sacrifices for the magic rituals of the Semites in ancient times, and understands the great value contained in this book, coupled with the obsession of many rich people with magic and supernatural powers, even if it is sold for a sky-high price, it is reasonable.

"Yes, it was given to you. But I'd advise you not to get too caught up in it, because there are some things you can't control. Oh yes, just to be on the safe side, I should have left you a phone number. If one day your life is threatened, remember to give me a call and I can provide protection. ”

As the last word blurted out, a note with a phone number appeared out of thin air in the girl's palm.

When she raised her head again, she found that Zhang Cheng had disappeared without a trace, as if she had never appeared.

"Oh my God, I can't be in some way, right?"

The female graduate student shivered subconsciously, but fortunately it was noon, and the warm sun quickly dispelled the uneasiness and panic in her subconscious.

Slipping a note with her phone number into her jeans pocket, she slipped into a beat-up used car and drove straight for UCLA.

She was full of excitement in her heart, and she couldn't wait to let her mentor take a look at the contents of the book and do a comprehensive test by the way.

If the book wasn't a forgery, she could have taken the opportunity to publish a few influential academic papers and establish herself in the archaeological community without having to worry about finding a job after graduation......

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