Chapter 1495 Encounter Investigation
Li Jinxing did not tell Nie Yao that Osiris's body had not been found, so as not to affect Nie Yao's mood.
After resting for a day, Nie Yao decided to return to work and continue the archaeological work with Steve and his team.
But this time, another archaeological team led by Vanessa Campbell expressed opposition and doubts about Nie Yao's return.
The reason was simple. Although Nie Yao was rescued safely, some of the cultural relics that disappeared with her have still not been found...
Therefore, they believe that Nie Yao should bear full responsibility for this batch of missing cultural relics, and she is not qualified to go down to the underground palace to continue archaeological excavations until her suspicion is cleared!
After Steve found out, he was very indignant and argued with them, even directly bringing up Nie Yao's adoptive father, Professor Fred.
Professor Fred therefore communicated with the Cultural Relics Committee, and the authorities also sent people to find Nie Yao to take some notes and conduct investigations.
That day, Nie Yao was in the hotel communicating with the officials they had sent. Li Jinxing, standing nearby, frowned slightly and asked unhappily, "So my fiancée was kidnapped, and not only did you fail to rescue her in time, but now you suspect she's colluding with tomb robbers? Is this your attitude?"
"Of course not, Mr. Li, don't get me wrong, we are also following the rules. These procedures are necessary, otherwise we can't report to our superiors!"
The official quickly gave a wry smile and apologized to Li Jinxing.
"An explanation? You are responsible for her safety, but she was kidnapped right under your noses. Shouldn't you also give an explanation to my fiancée?" Li Jinxing asked with a sneer.
"I'm sorry..." Upon hearing this, the official investigator also hurriedly apologized.
"It's easy for you to apologize, but my fiancée has suffered mental damage and was kidnapped to Sudan by those tomb robbers. How can the loss and distress she has endured during her abduction be erased by a simple apology?"
This time, Li Jinxing had lost his patience, and his tone became more aggressive.
"Don't forget, we provided you with information about the tomb robbers before, but you evaded us by saying you couldn't afford to send anyone to Sudan!"
"This..." The other party's face was extremely embarrassed. Seeing this, Nie Yao hurriedly patted Li Jinxing's arm to calm his temper. Then she smiled faintly and said, "Don't mind him. He has a bad temper. I did my best to cooperate with your investigation and tell you everything I know. But I really couldn't find any artifacts from the underground palace this time in his lair!"
She paused here, then continued, "I think the cultural relics he stole may have already flowed into the underground auction black market. If we want to recover them, I'm afraid we'll need your official people. But I can tell you with a clear conscience that I absolutely did not conspire with them!"
"Yes..." The investigator also took note of Nie Yao's words, nodded, and smiled, "I will report everything you said, Miss Nie. However, the final decision will still be made by our superiors. However, Miss Nie, I personally believe in you!"
"Thank you!" Nie Yao thanked him and stood up to see the investigator off.
After the investigators left the hotel, Nie Yao noticed Li Jinxing's frown, so she patted his cheek and said jokingly, "Are you still angry? You know, these procedures are indispensable..."
"Yaoyao, I just regret it!" Li Jinxing shook his head and sighed softly, "If I had known this would cause you so much trouble, I wouldn't have done it, and I wouldn't have let you be targeted by a madman like Osiris!"
"Even if you don't do this, he will still target me!" Nie Yao smiled faintly and said nonchalantly: "So don't blame yourself. At least now this archaeological progress has been completed a lot. Soon the secrets buried underground for many years will be revealed!"
Seeing that Li Jinxing was still frowning, Nie Yao reached out and smoothed his brows, chuckling softly, "Don't you want to know the secret behind this cultural relic that your family has been protecting?"
"I only know that my parents died because of it. I'm not really that interested in what it hides. I just hope that no one around me gets into trouble because of it!"
Li Jinxing sighed, held Nie Yao's hand, and said with a wry smile: "Yaoyao, they are far less important than your safety!"
"I know. I'll be fine. You blew up Osiris's lair, didn't you?" Nie Yao blinked and consoled him with a smile, "Now that we've come this far, there's no point giving up halfway, right?"
Li Jinxing met her gaze, sighed deeply, and pulled her into his arms. He lowered his head and kissed the top of her head, whispering, "Yes, but promise me that after this mission is over, you'll take a long vacation, right?"
"Okay, I promise you!" Nie Yao nodded happily and chuckled softly, "After this mission is over, I'll take a good vacation and stay with you. I'll follow you wherever you go, as long as you don't find me annoying!"
Li Jinxing was also amused by her words. He shook his head and chuckled, "How could that be? As long as you are here, I will never get bored——"
Nie Yao also laughed, leaning into his arms and whispering, "The time to open the secret room will come soon. I have no other hope now, I just hope that everything will go smoothly!"
"I will!" Li Jinxing kissed her cheek and comforted her in a deep voice.
Just as Li Jinxing promised, the investigation into Nie Yao was originally progressing a bit slowly, but it was accelerated because the report submitted by Nie Yao mentioned that the most important secret room would be opened in less than half a month!
With the joint support of Professor Fred and the museum director, and with Interpol making new progress in its investigation into the tomb-robbing organization behind Osiris, the Supreme Antiquities Council finally decided to reinstate Nie Yao as the archaeological team leader and allow her to continue with the next archaeological project!
After the resolution came out, Steve brought all the members of the archaeological team to celebrate and congratulate Nie Yao.
"Fortunately, there are still many people with discerning eyes, so the senior sister can continue to do archaeology with all of us!" Steve said with a smile, holding up a glass of beer.
"That's right! Our captain was captured by the tomb robbers because of the secret room incident, but those people still slandered him for colluding with the tomb robbers. How despicable!"
"That's right, they don't care about the captain's safety at all, they only care about the lost artifacts!"
Everyone chatted back and forth. Nie Yao smiled faintly and said to her team members, "I know it's been tough for you guys lately, but thank you for your support. My kidnapping this time paid off, and I was able to find out important information...."
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