The Informal Tomb Raiding Diary: She is the occupant of the tomb!-Chapter 333 - 278: I Am the Captain

The work on the archive side was directly approved as a ’secondment note’ by higher-ups, and the new colleague assured me that I could leave with peace of mind as she could manage alone.

There was a hint of sympathy and a bit of sighing in her eyes as she watched me leave, not sure what she was imagining.

I returned to my place to pack some simple luggage, made a phone call to Bai Yun to delegate a few tasks, letting her take full responsibility for the shop, while leaving Xiangyang in the care of the captain and Baozi.

The captain had already bought my plane ticket, and the necessary equipment would be prepared for me by colleagues in the Nilo Country.

People in the work group thought I was rushing for love, unable to let go of my feelings for Chen Qinghan, collectively shaping me as a tragic heroine.

Bi Shi knew I was going to find someone, he only sent an amusing emoji, full of meaning, making me feel a lot.

Including me, there were a total of seven members in the rescue team, and I was the captain. The other six members were also seconded from elsewhere, as the captain said, there was always a shortage of frontline field personnel, never enough hands.

Due to the high casualty rate, reduction in personnel was common, which was something the captain told me, but Chen Qinghan never did.

I joined the other six members in the capital of the Nilo Country. I was very surprised by the superior’s decision to make me the leader of this rescue mission as, in terms of seniority and the time working, they all ranked before me, and I was merely a newcomer just joining.

However, the captain said that before Chen Qinghan left, he instructed that if anything happened to them, the team responsible for the rescue must be led by me.

Chen Qinghan must have his own considerations for making such arrangements. The location of the ancient tomb was discovered by Bi Shi, the mummies inside were from my era, and I knew a thing or two about this mummy.

Others did not know about these; they just assumed Chen Qinghan valued my abilities and might particularly trust me, further convincing Baozi and them of the possibility of a reunion between us.

The six team members I was leading were also in the workgroup and were aware of the recent rumors and breakup incidents.

However, when they met me, they showed no abnormality, no one mentioned personal matters, only discussing official work, which relieved me a lot.

The colleague responsible for logistics had arrived before us, purchasing equipment and cars in advance. With numerous military zones in the area, it was not a place to wander around freely, so the logistics department hired a reliable local guide for us who could help us avoid controlled areas.

The location provided by Bi Shi was not within tourist spots nor in areas densely dotted with pyramids, it couldn’t be found on the map, needing to follow coordinates instead.

We couldn’t let the local government know our purpose, thus if something went wrong we couldn’t call the police to tell them we just wanted to find an ancient tomb and have a chat with the mummy inside, who would believe that!

Our seven-member team, plus the guide, convened at a hotel in the capital of the Nilo Country. Because everyone needed different amounts of time to get there, I set a meeting time and we started the meeting punctually in my room.

A tour group should look like a tour group. Among the six people, three had SLR cameras hanging around their necks, another female member was wearing a traditional local long skirt with exaggerated earrings, looking like tourists.

All we wore were locally bought outdoor outfits, and the backpacks were ordinary ones, but the contents were all professional tools.

Before I boarded the plane, the captain pulled me into a separate chat group, specially established for this rescue mission.

We greeted each other in the group, made some brief introductions, and since the captain had sent our photos in the group, at least we could match names with faces when meeting face to face.

I had been out for a while, believing my experience in interacting with humans was no longer lacking, if faced with a question I couldn’t answer, remaining silent would suffice, feigning a cool and aloof demeanor, naturally making it passable, at least most of the time. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

The first one to knock on my door was a man around forty years old, of medium build, whose skin showed signs of frequent outdoor work. He had a camera hanging around his neck and a simple kit on his back.

This man was named Zhao Zhenghua, 42 years old this year, but joining our department and becoming frontline field personnel was only three years ago.

The department consists of a small part of directly trained talents, a large part recruited from society or poached from other units, and another part joining by coincidence.

Zhao Zhenghua and I belonged to the latter, joining this special department by chance.

On the surface, he appeared older than me, but he was very polite to me, calling me captain when entering the room.