As Liu Feiyue walked through the woods, he suddenly stopped.
Liu Erxi and Liu Sanchang turned to look at him curiously: "What's wrong, brother?"
Liu Feiyue looked around warily: "Did you hear anything just now?"
Liu Erxi and Liu Sanchang exchanged glances, looked around, listened carefully, shook their heads, and said, "No, we didn't hear anything."
Liu Feiyue listened more carefully and found that he could no longer hear anything, but there were faint sounds like people whispering.
He met the puzzled looks of Liu Erxi and Liu Sanchang and said, "Maybe I made a mistake just now. It's okay, let's keep going, we'll get there soon."
As they spoke, the three of them had already arrived near the tomb robber's hole.
Liu Feiyue found the tree marked with an arrow with practiced ease, and then followed the arrow to the location of the robber's hole in the small meadow. He lifted the turf, tied a rope, and slid down.
As with every previous mission, Liu Feiyue and Liu Erxi went down this time, while Liu Sanchang stayed up to keep watch and provide backup.
In the bushes not far away, Gao Mingcheng and Zhao Bin lay motionless. They watched as Liu Feiyue and Liu Erxi went down, leaving only Liu Sanchang up there. Liu Sanchang tied a rope to the tricolor horse, preparing to send it down. The two men exchanged a glance, quietly got up, and slowly crept towards Liu Sanchang.
By the time Liu Sanchang realized something was wrong and turned around to look behind him, it was too late. Gao Mingcheng and Zhao Bin were already in front of him. The instant their eyes met, Gao Mingcheng pounced on him, pinned him to the ground, and covered his mouth to prevent him from making a sound and alerting the people below. Although it was a dead end down there and they were already trapped, it was better to avoid trouble.
Below the tomb, Liu Erxi was still waiting for Liu Sanchang to bring down the tricolor horse. After waiting for a while and seeing no movement, he couldn't help but urge, "Hurry up, Sanchang, stop dawdling."
As Liu Feiyue was preparing to put the pair of gold bracelets into the box, the beam of his flashlight swept across the boxes, and his expression turned serious. He quickly realized something was wrong; it seemed like a few boxes were missing.
He quickly checked the contents and was shocked to find that the four fine camphor wood chests that they had delivered just a few days ago were indeed missing.
A chill instantly spread from the soles of his feet to the back of his head, making him shiver involuntarily.
However, this place was discovered.
Did the person who discovered it only have time to move the four boxes, or...?
Liu Feiyue broke out in a cold sweat, too afraid to think about it, and hurriedly took two steps back, accidentally bumping into Liu Erxi.
Liu Erxi turned his head and saw that Liu Feiyue's face was pale and his expression was flustered. He asked in confusion, "What's wrong, brother?"
"Let's get out of here quickly, it seems like we've been discovered, it's not safe," Liu Feiyue said.
"What?!" Liu Erxi exclaimed in surprise. He immediately looked up and shouted to Liu Sanchang above the tunnel, "Sanchang, forget about that horse, throw down the rope and pull us up first."
Gao Mingcheng had just tied Liu Sanchang's hands and feet and covered his mouth when he heard the sounds inside. So he untied the rope from the tricolor horse and threw it down.
Liu Erxi took the rope and climbed up first. As soon as he poked his head out, he saw two strange men standing in front of him and was shocked. Before he could react, Gao Mingcheng grabbed him, lifted him up, and handed him to Zhao Bin. Zhao Bin covered his mouth, tied him up, and provided a one-stop service.
When Liu Erxi was thrown aside to keep Liu Sanchang company, he was still completely dazed.
Finally, it was Liu Feiyue's turn.
Liu Feiyue was a bit more cautious than Liu Erxi. As soon as he peeked out and realized that the people standing above him were not his own, he instinctively wanted to jump back into the tunnel below, hoping to hide for as long as possible.
Fortunately, Gao Mingcheng reacted quickly, reaching out to pull the person up and swiftly tying them up with a rope.
Liu Feiyue's mind went blank, leaving only two words: It's over.
Liu Sanchang struggled to his feet and rushed towards Gao Mingcheng, trying to knock him over so that his elder brother would have a chance to escape. As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn.
Gao Mingcheng kicked the man away. While his courage was commendable, it was also incredibly reckless.
Zhao Bin looked at Gao Mingcheng expectantly: "Actually, I think you could have come by yourself, there was no need to invite me."
"No, that's not it. There are three of them after all, and I alone am not enough," Gao Mingcheng said modestly. If one person is careless and one or two of them escape, it would be bad; it's better to be safe.
Zhao Bin narrowed his eyes slightly, a sharp glint flashing within them as he keenly sensed: "How did you know beforehand that there were three of them?"
Gao Mingcheng: "..." Oh no, it seems I accidentally let something slip.
Liu Feiyue recognized Gao Mingcheng at this moment and quickly realized what was going on. His face darkened. "It's you?! So all of this was planned by you? Including that girl from the Fu family? This tricolor horse wasn't picked up either, was it? You deliberately brought it here to lure me in, didn't you?"
"What do you mean? You already knew all along that the things in the tomb belonged to them? You were just looking for an opportunity to catch them red-handed?" Zhao Bin looked at Gao Mingcheng in surprise.
Gao Mingcheng naturally denied it: "I didn't, I didn't do it. Don't frame me. I was just doing what a soldier should do: discovering illegal and criminal acts and doing my best to arrest the perpetrators."
Liu Feiyue: "..."
Zhao Bin: "..."
Keep making things up, keep making things up.
Gao Mingcheng, realizing something, rummaged through Liu Feiyue's clothes and quickly pulled out a pair of gold bracelets from his pocket: "What are you doing carrying two gold bracelets? They must be stolen goods, right?"
Liu Feiyue made a last-ditch effort: "No, I bought this for my wife."
Gao Mingcheng picked up the gold bracelet and glanced at the character "Fu" engraved on the inner ring: "Your wife's surname is Fu?"
Zhao Bin leaned closer to take a look: "Hey, there are words engraved inside." After saying that, he looked at Liu Feiyue warningly, "Don't you dare lie. Isn't your wife surnamed Fu? I'm from the Public Security Brigade, I'll find out when we get back."
Liu Feiyue fell silent; he had nothing more to say. He accepted his defeat this time, vowing to be a hero again in his next life, though he had dragged his two brothers down with him.
Gao Mingcheng immediately handed the gold bracelet to Zhao Bin, since it was stolen goods.
Zhao Bin took the gold bracelet, looked at Gao Mingcheng with a complicated expression: "You guessed this, didn't you know it beforehand?"
Gao Mingcheng shook his head, his face remaining calm and composed as he lied, "I was just touching it casually, I didn't expect to actually find anything, I was just lucky."
Liu Feiyue scoffed dismissively.
Zhao Bin turned his head and glared at him fiercely: "What? You have a problem with that?"
"I wouldn't dare," Liu Feiyue said weakly. Whatever, he was already dead anyway.
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