Chapter 1023: The Startling Movement
The group of outsiders spent a day digging the passage in the west corner to the end, and in front of them was only a stone wall with a human-shaped stone sculpture lying on it.
Past this is the entrance to the secret treasure, but without the key and the correct way to open it, even if they smash the stone wall, they cannot get in. There is either nothing in the past, or it is the other end of the Maka temple.
The middle-aged man asked everyone to step back. He walked forward, took out several long branch-shaped secret poles, and inserted them into different locations on the wall. After he was done, he left two people here to guard, gave them a few instructions, and quickly left.
When he arrived, he saw that it was pitch black outside. He took out a pocket watch and checked the time. It was already nine o'clock in the evening.
Someone nearby came up and said, "Shaofu, it's getting late, and the villagers are... tired. Should we continue tomorrow?"
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment and said coldly, "Don't stop tonight. I'm going to rest for an hour. After an hour, you all follow me and dig through the last corner for me."
Those people looked at each other, not knowing why he was so anxious, but since Shangguan said so, they could only obey his orders and bowed in agreement.
The middle-aged man snorted. He had strongly opposed the higher-ups sending people to the Cao family. Even without the other half of the key, he could still successfully break the ritual and enter the secret vault on his own. It would just make a little noise, so what was there to be afraid of? This was Jiaoshan, far from the Sanshan area.
But the higher-ups insisted on sending someone, so there was nothing we could do. They didn't consider that if someone showed up at the Cao family, the matter might be exposed.
Although the higher-ups had contact with the Cao family many times in the past and nothing had been leaked, he still felt uneasy, so he would rather speed up.
He walked to the side, took out some medicine, took it, stood there, and slowly recovered using breathing techniques.
He possesses special spiritual powers. With just a little bewitchment and some drugs, he can make people enslave him. However, he had consumed too much of it before and needed to recover.
Two hours later, he regained his spirit, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and with a wave of his hand, he led his men to the last southern corner.
There is a village here. When the villagers heard someone coming, they took out bows and arrows, homemade guns and grenades, but these were useless to the fighters wearing protective clothing. These ordinary people couldn't even see the human figure.
Only some villagers who had been fitted with second-hand implants caused them some minor trouble.
After the remaining villagers were controlled, the middle-aged man took out a pack of cigarettes, lit it and released it. The villagers just smelled it and suddenly became confused. As he mobilized his spiritual power, these villagers stood up numbly, picked up hoes and shovels, and followed his instructions to go to the side to dig.
Without caring about the lives of the villagers, he finally opened up the last corner of the secret treasure after just one night. A half-sculpture appeared in front of him, on which was a ghost slowly crawling out, as if something was chasing it from behind. There was a smile, anger, and a bit of fear on its face, which looked weird and terrifying.
After the middle-aged man set up the ceremonial pole here, he looked at his pocket watch and ordered his men, "Go and inform the others immediately and ask them to activate the instrument together at exactly 12:00 AM."
The subordinates were startled and asked, "Shaofu, isn't this a bit too hasty?" They had been busy for several days, almost without a moment's rest, and their condition was not very good. Now they had to enter the secret treasure again. Even if they had half of the key, they couldn't say what they would encounter.
The middle-aged man said coldly: "The sooner the better, go quickly." His men had no choice but to rush out to notify all parties.
More than an hour later, at the hour of Mao, people in all corners activated the instruments according to his instructions.
Soon, they saw a ray of light overflowing from the stone wall facing each of them, and the secret treasure was gradually revealed. However, the movement was not big at the moment, but if the cracks were opened, the entire Jiaoshan might be severely affected, and it would be very eye-catching at that time.
At the same time, Ren Xiaotian and Lu Ke had already buried the last pottery pillar.
Lu Ke said, "Brother Ren, this is the last place, right?"
Ren Xiaotian said: "This is the last one."
Lu Ke felt a little relieved, thought for a moment, and said, "Brother Ren, this mission seems very important. What if we fail?"
Ren Xiaotian simply replied, "It won't fail." After a pause, he added, "Even if we can't complete it, there are others who can."
"So what do we do now?"
Ren Xiaotian said, "Go back and wait."
"good."
Just as the two of them were about to leave, they had only taken two steps when
Ren Xiaotian felt something in his pocket vibrate slightly. He paused, reached in, and took out a silver sphere with a hollow belly.
This thing was the instrument that the Esoteric Censorship Bureau had given him before, and now it began to vibrate.
He thought about it, then lifted the thing up and turned it in all directions. When it turned in a certain direction, the vibration amplitude suddenly increased.
Lu Ke asked: "Brother Ren, what is this...?"
Ren Xiaotian knew that this must be a ritual being initiated. He needed to notify the rear immediately because sending telegrams from Jiaoshan would always be inexplicably interfered with. So he needed to get back to the car and do this immediately. He said, "Let's go now."
On the other side, as the secret treasure was gradually opened, the middle-aged man was about to enter when he suddenly felt something was wrong. He frowned and listened for a moment, then took out a small golden ball from his sleeve.
He let it hang down naturally, and after waiting for a while, it actually started to rotate on its own.
His eyes suddenly became sharp, and he said, "Someone is spying on the secret instrument."
Everyone around was shocked.
The middle-aged man said: "The resonance has just appeared, so the person who is spying must be in Jiaoshan. You should go out and find him immediately.
"Shaofu, Jiaoshan is so big, where can we find it?"
The middle-aged man sneered, "It's not easy to get news here in Jiaoshan. Even if someone gets the news, they won't stay where they are. Now that the sky is just getting light, anyone leaving at this time must be the real boss. You all should quickly go to the entrance and exit of the mountain road. Don't let anyone who leaves go!"
After hearing what he said, two people rushed out of the tunnel as fast as possible and reached the mountain road outside Jiaoshan as fast as possible.
After waiting for a long time, I saw two figures quickly heading out of the mountain.
After seeing this, one of them took out a long-range rifle, took aim for a moment, and pulled the trigger after a moment. With a bang, the person behind him fell to the ground instantly. The person in front seemed startled after seeing it, and was stunned for a while before he quickened his pace to run out again. But it was too late. Another gunshot was heard, and he was also shot dead on the road.
Behind a rock in the back, Ren Xiaotian and Lu Ke were hiding there. Lu Ke was looking outside. They were clearly about to leave, but Ren Xiaotian found two people, gave them money, and asked them to run out of Jiaoshan. If they went out, they might be the ones to be shot.
"Brother Ren, how do you know someone will deal with us?"
Ren Xiaotian said, "It's always better to be careful."
Lu Ke nodded. He didn't feel sorry for these two people at all. These two people were the most cruel ones who abused the villagers in the village. It could be said that they deserved to die.
He said, “Shall we go now?”
Ren Xiaotian said: "No, wait a little longer."
"Then how do we get the message back?"
Ren Xiaotian looked outside and said, "Take a detour."
There is more than one way to go down the mountain, but if you go from somewhere else, you will have to take a longer detour and may delay you for a day or two, but it is better than being stuck here. The enemy's situation is unknown, so it is best not to directly conflict with them.
At this moment, outside Jiaoshan, an observer quickly came to He Fen, saluted, and said, "Director, there's something going on."
After hearing the report, He Fen followed the observer's instructions and used a telescope to see two people lying dead there.
He thought about it. He had been informed by his superiors that two people had entered Jiaoshan to investigate the situation. Could they be these two people?
He thought for a moment and said, "Go and search those two people and check their identities. Be careful."
"yes."
At that moment, two members of the processing bureau ran out quickly, came to the two bodies, searched carefully, ran back quickly, and handed the things they found to He Fen.
"Director, those are two villagers from Jiaoshan, but they have two Wansheng Bank gold notes on them."
He Fen took it and looked at it. The name on the gold note was "Ren Xiaotian", which matched the name of the person he knew in advance, and he immediately made a judgment in his mind.
He quickly raised his head and said, "Send a message back, saying that the advance scouts discovered someone on Jiaoshan Mountain had initiated a secret ritual."
The adjutant beside him was startled and reminded, "Chief, don't you need to confirm it again?"
Wasn't it a bit hasty to confirm this with just a gold ticket and a name? What if these were just two people who stole the gold ticket and ran away?
This is no joke. With so many eyes in Central City watching this matter, and secret communication channels being used, it's very important. If the wrong information is conveyed, the director's job will be in jeopardy.
He Fen said, "No need to confirm. These two gold notes are just someone on the other side trying to pass on a message to us. Adjutant Yang, I'm going to teach you a lesson today."
He pointed at his hat and said, "Wearing this hat means taking risks. If you can't handle the risks, don't wear it. In this matter, I'd rather be wrong than do nothing because of concerns. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
Adjutant Yang saluted solemnly, then left quickly. When he reached the rear, he instructed the telegraph operator to pass the message on immediately.
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(End of this chapter)
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