Chapter 58 Pine Tree Seeks Help Again from the Tomb-Robbing Trio (Revised)
Han Yi recounted his encounter with Ye Fan.
"She came looking for you," Gu Yiliu stated directly. She snorted coldly; she really was a persistent ghost.
She still remembered the intimidation Ye Fan had given her back then.
“You handle this yourself, and then,”
Gu Yiliu didn't say anything more. She was truly disgusted by the constantly appearing and disappearing positive reviews on the system panel.
"Do two good deeds, and you must receive thanks from others. Don't come to see me until you meet the requirements." Gu Yiliu directly arranged for Han Yi to help Dian Dian earn positive reviews. If the results were good, he would arrange for him to do it a few more times.
Good news? Thanks?
Han Yi looked puzzled, but after thinking about it for a moment, he realized that Gu Yiliu must have her reasons for doing so.
Moreover, Gu Yiliu also has a system.
But I can't see her?
Han Yi frowned. "Can't I see you? Why?"
Gu Yiliu remained expressionless. "Yes, you won't see me until you've done two good deeds. If you want to see me, you'd better hurry up and do some good deeds."
So, is doing a good deed some kind of barrier to getting to see you?
Han Yi felt it made no sense, but he knew he couldn't argue with Gu Yiliu about it.
Gu Yiliu's lips curled slightly, then quickly smoothed out, not letting Han Yi see the slightest hint. She was amused by the word "threshold," and said, "I believe you are capable. Two good things are a piece of cake for you."
Han Yi gave her a deep look and nodded in agreement.
"OK."
Han Yi's understanding of doing good deeds was simple: he helped the old lady repair her roof after responding to a call, and then, seeing that her house was dirty and messy, he helped clean it and chopped firewood. When he left, the old lady was very grateful and insisted on giving Han Yi an egg.
There was also the case of the restaurant owner's child across from the Shuikou Street Police Station. The child hadn't done his homework and was being scolded by his parents so badly he couldn't even lift his head. Han Yi called the child to the police station and tutored him. When the child's parents left, they were full of gratitude.
After Han Yi finished these two tasks, he couldn't wait to see Gu Yiliu. At the police station, he was busy, and Gu Yiliu was busy too. Although they worked at the same police station, they hadn't seen each other for several days.
Han Yi really wanted to see her.
Gu Yiliu already knew, but she didn't even open the door. She simply told him, "It's not finished. I haven't received it."
Gu Yiliu didn't receive anything, and there wasn't even a fluctuation in his positive review rating. Because he was wearing the bulletproof vest produced by the system, DianDian could sense that he was helping others, and that was all.
impossible.
Han Yi knocked on the door, asking her to open it so he could take her to verify everything.
However, Gu Yiliu remained unmoved. After thinking for a moment, Han Yi climbed over the wall.
Then, as soon as he poked his head out, a stick as thick as an arm appeared in front of him, with Gu Yiliu smiling at him at one end, looking like she would slap him in the face if he dared to move again.
Han Yi: "..."
He leaned back but remained on the wall. "Why didn't I finish? I did do two good deeds: help the elderly clean and tutor the children with their homework."
"You won't feel the drizzle on your body."
Han Yi remained silent, but he understood that they were dissatisfied with the small amount of good deeds he had done.
"You wait." Han Yi suddenly smiled at her, his gaze lingering on her, his eyes filled with hidden emotions.
His gaze was so intense that Gu Yiliu glared at him. When Gu Yiliu finally realized what was happening, his heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously took a step back.
Seeing her actions, Han Yi's smile widened. He moved his lips towards her, and Gu Yiliu sensed that he was saying "wait" before disappearing over the wall.
Gu Yiliu cursed under his breath, thinking that he would have to fight Han Yi once he finished his work. Just then, he suddenly heard Dian Dian's voice.
For the next two weeks, Gu Yiliu didn't see Han Yi. It wasn't that Han Yi was busy, but rather that Gu Yiliu was busy.
After Han Yi disappeared from the wall that day, Gu Yiliu received another message from Songshu asking for help.
"Officer Gu, it's me! It's me! I'm Pine Tree! Come quick! I've spotted tomb raiders! There are so many of them!"
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Upon receiving the request for help, Gu Yiliu immediately used a teleportation portal to travel to the vicinity of the pine tree.
In the blink of an eye, his view changed. Looking at the treetops stretching out before him, Gu Yiliu was stunned for a moment. He looked down and was shocked. He almost lost his footing and fell from the sky.
The teleportation portal had somehow transported her to a tree; she was now standing on a branch.
Gu Yiliu carefully sensed the tree and discovered that the tree under his feet was the same pine tree from which he had called for help.
"Officer Gu! How did you end up in my hands?!" Sure enough, before she could react, the pine tree beneath her feet spotted her and spoke first.
"Wow! Officer Gu, you're amazing! You can actually fly! Are you a bird that transformed into a human?"
"..."
Gu Yiliu was speechless, feeling that the pine tree under his feet was kind of adorably silly.
Dian Dian spoke up unexpectedly, "First-rate. This tree is an idiot. Its IQ is only slightly better than that of an 8-year-old child, but it's not enough among pine trees. It's the kind that makes a fuss over the slightest thing."
"..."
Gu Yiliu didn't intend to answer the pine tree's question. Instead, he asked the pine tree a question.
Where are the tomb raiders?
"In front of me."
The pine tree swayed its branches in the wind, and the pine needles on the tree kept shaking.
Gu Yiliu and Song Shu faced the same direction, not wanting to miss any part of the place.
However, all that could be seen in front of me were pine trees, or other trees whose names I didn't know. Looking down, the vegetation coverage here was quite high, the ecological environment was very good, with groves of trees, grass, and bamboo forests.
"Did you see that?"
Gu Yiliu shook her head. Since the pine tree wasn't very intelligent, she would just ask more detailed questions. "What are its specific characteristics?"
“There are bamboo trees, right under the bamboo grove in front of me.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Yiliu immediately spotted the bamboo grove at the bottom of the slope ahead. The small, continuous bamboo grove was not a significant area and had already been cut down.
Upon closer inspection, they are indeed quite different.
A significant portion of the bamboo had been cut down, and the pieces were laid out all around. Large green leaves were placed in the middle, along with branches from various trees. From her vantage point above, it seemed as if something was being concealed.
From a distance, it looks like an inconspicuous place if you don't pay attention; you wouldn't notice the felled bamboo or the obscured areas.
The pine trees are so tall that they can be found even at the foot of a sheltered mountain. Gu Yiliu suddenly sighed.
"Are the tomb raiders inside?" Gu Yiliu asked the pine tree.
"Here I am."
When did they arrive?
"Just when I called Officer Gu, he had only been inside for a short time."
Gu Yiliu climbed down the tree, feeling he should first go and scout out the situation.
She carefully descended the steep slope, approached the bamboo forest, and finally walked to the very center of the forest, where, hidden among the layers of bamboo, there was a cave entrance large enough for two people to pass through at the same time.
Gu Yiliu gasped.
"What kind of tomb is this?" Gu Yiliu asked the pine tree.
"I don't know. Only the pine tree ancestor knows, but I no longer have a pine tree ancestor. They were either struck by lightning or cut down by humans for firewood."
Gu Yiliu ignored Song Shu's nonchalant attitude, "...Did these tomb raiders take anything out?"
"I took it, but I didn't see what it was. I only know that many animals said it was a good thing."
Gu Yiliu guessed that it probably wasn't the tomb of an ancient prince or princess, since this was a small place. If it were ancient, she was more inclined to believe it was the tomb of a minor gentry or local powerful figure. However, she would have to see it for herself to be certain.
She crouched near the exit, carefully keeping watch for a while. Finally, just as it was getting dark, she saw the people inside come out.
Three men can make a tiger. No wonder they had the guts.
Gu Yiliu made a note of the three people. Perhaps because this area was rarely visited, these three were quite casual after they came out, even squatting at the entrance of the tomb to divide the loot.
Gu Yiliu tiptoed over and listened to their conversation.
The three men formed a circle, with the "goods"—two whole sacks—that had just been pulled from the grave in the middle.
“This tomb is huge, and there’s a lot of stuff inside. Let’s come back tomorrow to continue digging and make some more money.” Gu Yiliu looked at the person who had made the first suggestion. This man was all muscle and looked like he was used to physical labor. Despite the cold weather, he was only wearing a thin autumn shirt and his face was flushed from the heat. As he spoke, he tossed two pieces of jade and a string of jewelry to the two people opposite him.
“Okay, we’ll do whatever Brother Xiaolong says,” the two accepted the gift with both hands, smiling and thanking him in unison, “Thank you, Brother Xiaolong.”
Wang Xiaolong nodded, picked out another gold hairpin, and was about to toss it to someone when he suddenly remembered something and looked at Xiang Haifeng beside him.
"Your brother-in-law got arrested while I was listening to audiobooks?"
Xiang Haifeng nodded with a grim face, "...They're all dead, and even I was being watched for a while." He had immediately gone outside to hide when he heard rumors of it. He knew that tomb raiding was forbidden, and if he was discovered and caught, he would be in deep trouble.
"So now you..."
Xiang Haifeng quickly assured him, "I came here because no one is following me."
"Your brother-in-law... didn't say anything wrong when he was arrested, right?" The man next to Wang Xiaolong looked hesitant.
Xiang Haifeng shook his head, "Don't worry, he still doesn't know what we're doing. Even if he did tell us, it wouldn't be any important clues. He won't be able to find this place. We'll just move everything out of here and leave this dump."
Wang Xiaolong smiled excitedly upon hearing this. Xiang Haifeng's words were exactly what he wanted to hear.
“Let’s go sell the stuff first.” Wang Xiaolong stood up first. “After we sell it, we’ll divide the money into three parts, each keeping one part.”
The other two had no objections; it was the same every time—they kept only one or two items and sold the rest.
Looking at the tomb entrance that was now covered up again, Gu Yiliu decisively chose the person over the tomb.
She followed them and watched as the three quickly traded their goods, took the money, and went their separate ways. It turned out they had already found buyers!
Gu Yiliu watched their retreating figures and immediately went to the Forestry Bureau to notify them.
The other person clearly didn't believe it. "How did you know?"
Gu Yiliu had already prepared her explanation: "These birds told me that they found tomb raiders at the foot of the leeward side of Black Mountain." Anyway, she could speak animal language, so she already knew everything she needed to know.
Gu Yiliu has such a fiery temper. She decided that after this matter was settled, she would have Director Bai apply for a transfer to Yaohai City; Bai Weigang truly wouldn't doubt her.
Are you sure?
Gu Yiliu nodded. After much hesitation, the forestry bureau of Yaohai City finally dispatched officers.
They split into two groups: one group went to capture Wang Xiaolong and his two companions, and at the same time intercept the goods that Wang Xiaolong had sold; the other group went to confirm the location of the tomb.
There really is a tomb.
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Author's Note: Here it comes!
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