This was going to be difficult.
The boundary line alone really couldn't settle it.
If this kind of boundary lay at the foot of a mountain or along a major road, it would be easy to distinguish. Years of adjustments would have long since made the division between counties clear—for instance, the west side of a main road belonged to one county, while the east side belonged to another. Or they could use an overpass or road signs to mark the boundary. Everything would be obvious, with no room for error. But Qingluan Mountain was different. People rarely even came here. The mountain had been split in half, with each county claiming one half, yet no one could clearly say where the actual boundary lay. That made this an ambiguous area. Calling the ancient tomb part of Jiaolin County worked, but saying it belonged to Yanbei County wasn't entirely unreasonable either.
"It's obviously ours!"
"How is that possible? The map makes it perfectly clear!"
"It is clearly marked! It belongs to Jiaolin County, and we discovered the tomb first..."
"Oh, so whoever finds it first gets to keep it? This isn't children playing house! We need to speak with facts!"
The Yanbei County and Jiaolin County groups argued fiercely, one retort after another. It felt as though they might start fighting at any moment.
"Enough, enough!" Qian Litao said irritably. "Stop arguing. We'll study it further. What kind of behavior is all this shouting?"
Only then did everyone fall silent.
Qian Litao discussed the map again with several municipal officials behind him. In the end, he also asked for the judgment of Xiao Dongnan, the director of the provincial Culture Hall. Since this involved an ancient tomb, Director Xiao's opinion would certainly affect its ownership.
Xiao Dongnan thought for a