After listening to my explanation, Jiang Man quickly understood the reasoning: "These people are using the method of digging a hole in the ground to cover themselves up, in order to prevent other gangs from discovering that they are robbing tombs here. They are still working so late, they are obviously digging a tunnel. Do you think they might be the people we are looking for?"

"These people are definitely digging a tunnel, but we need to confirm whether they are the people we are looking for."

I stared at the deep pit below and said, "Since these people are digging a tunnel, they must be scattering soil outwards. Let's hold down the people scattering the soil and find out their background."

Jiang Man glanced at me sideways: "Didn't you say before that if we arrested the wrong person, we would alert the enemy?"

“The group of good-for-nothings can’t find a place like this. The fact that these people dug a tunnel at the foot of the mountain means that they also dug up the mud layer on the mountain. So the area of ​​Miao Jiang Xian Gong is probably within this range.”

I adjusted my posture, hid behind a rock, and lit a cigarette. "Even if these people aren't the ones who kidnapped the monkey, they know the terrain here better than we do. My idea is to take them under control. If they are the ones who kidnapped the monkey, then all the better. If they aren't, we can take over their place and continue investigating the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace. Finding the monkey is important, but don't forget, our original goal was to find Duan Jinyan."

Now that Duan Jinyan has obtained three beast heads, his next plan is definitely to enter the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace. Since someone has already discovered its location, it saves us a lot of trouble.

I waited on the hillside for about an hour. Then the cover over the deep pit below was lifted, and three people came out of the next pit. They bent down, carried several large packages on their shoulders, and walked outside.

I looked at the three people below and said to the others around me, "They have more people dumping soil than I thought. When we arrest them, we must make sure they don't make any noise and can't transmit any signals. Go down and keep an eye on them. We'll make our move after they leave the valley."

Hearing what I said, everyone else followed behind me and crept down the mountain.

Because Song Laosan discovered the soil theft in the valley, I had a preconceived notion that they would dump the soil far away. However, after the three men left the valley and walked about twenty meters, they started dumping soil into a ravine.

What are these people doing?

Seeing that the three men had piled the soil so close together, Jiang Man said to me, "They first used a highly concealed method of tomb raiding, such as digging flat ground, and even the people below had to go hundreds of meters away to relieve themselves. Why were they so careless when they piled the soil?"

"I was really surprised that they were dumping soil here. Could it be that the lookouts made them lower their guard after confirming that there was nothing unusual around?"

I didn't know how to answer Jiang Man's question, so I waved my hand and said, "Never mind that. Go over there and hold these people down. Remember not to let them shout, and you have to control their bodies immediately to prevent them from carrying signal guns or other equipment to notify their teammates."

After hearing my words, the bodyguards all slowed their pace and disappeared into the bushes like ghosts.

Seeing the others set off, I also went around them from the side.

The other group dumped the soil from their bags into the ditch and then started to turn back. When I saw them coming, I hid in the roadside bushes and held my breath.

"Splash!"

Just as those people approached us, several bodyguards from the Jiang family rushed forward and instantly pinned the three of us to the ground.

I saw one of the men struggling, and even after he was knocked down, he was still struggling violently. I pounced on him, pressed down on his chest, and punched him in the cheek, knocking him unconscious.

Several bodyguards restrained the three men and began searching them. Jiang Man also said to me, "They were dumping soil at such close range. If they get back late, it will easily arouse suspicion. We can only interrogate them nearby."

"The trial will be held right here."

After we bodyguards searched the men, we pressed the tip of our knives against one of their necks and gently pricked his skin. We said, “We’re in this line of work, risking our lives for a living. We haven’t found the treasure yet, so don’t force me to kill anyone until it’s a matter of life and death! If you think you can shout faster than my knife, then go ahead!”

After I finished speaking, I gestured to the bodyguard next to me to release his hand covering his mouth.

The man on the ground felt a sharp pain in his neck and said breathlessly, "Boss, let's talk this out. I'm just a penniless scoundrel who's looking for money. I've never made enemies or blocked your way. Please spare my life."

Seeing that the man was cooperating, I didn't continue to threaten him. Instead, I asked, "How many people are in your team, and how deep is the tunnel?"

The man responded bluntly: "I have eight people. As for how deep the tunnel is, I really don't know. I'm just a hauler who goes down into the tomb to carry goods. I get paid by the piece. Someone else does the digging."

I heard there were only eight of them, and I felt they weren't the people we were looking for: "When did you arrive at this place? Did you meet any other people along the way?"

The man shook his head and said, "We've been in the mountains for many days now. Only the leader knows about feng shui. The rest of us just follow him around in the mountains. We did meet other people when we first entered the mountains, and we even had a dispute over finding the 'hole'. We even got into a fight. After that, we haven't met anyone."

I sighed: "So when did you discover the tomb here and dig a tunnel for tomb raiders?"

“We also arrived at this place not long ago, and there were already tomb raiders here before we arrived.”

The man moved his neck, but I poked him with the tip of my knife, making him wince. "We all thought the job was already done, so the leader wanted to send someone down to see if we could find anything. But the bottom of the tomb was all mud. We dug-outs tried to clear it, but we couldn't get the mud out. So we searched the surrounding area and found two large pits in the valley with tomb-raiding holes inside. Our leader said that the team that came earlier must have discovered the location of the tomb, but they stopped exploring because they encountered mud. Those people left temporarily, probably to get the tools and equipment to clear the mud. They'll definitely come back, so we decided to dig along their tomb-raiding holes tonight to see if we can find anything."

At this point, the man suddenly looked surprised: "Boss, this tunnel we dug, it wasn't left by you guys, was it?"