Most importantly, even though he called for someone to block the wind, the smoke still veered in a completely different direction, which is quite strange.
I asked the person in charge of the forest park about the issue of drainage.
"Comrade, may I ask, in which direction does this sewage ultimately flow away?"
"The reason for repairing this sewer is to prevent this place from being flooded during heavy rain. The one you just saw leads to the east, and the one over there leads to the west side."
That makes even more sense; even if there is an effect from water flow, it shouldn't affect this side.
The problem is that he's not sure if this is what he previously thought, that it's caused by the ventilation openings.
After marking the location, Ning Hao continued his inspection. Having a common air vent wasn't enough; it was such a small place, and it might be quite far from the main structure. The most crucial thing was to find the entrance.
Ning Hao continued searching with his head down, when suddenly he looked up and was surprised to find Chen Fang standing motionless in front of a tomb, as if he were a stone statue.
"What's wrong, Old Chen?"
Chen Fang beckoned to him, "Come here. Something feels off to me, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I just don't want to move."
It wasn't that Chen Fang was superstitious; he genuinely had this feeling. When he came over, he didn't feel anything, but when he was about to leave, he felt a deep sadness and reluctance, as if his legs weighed a ton.
He himself was puzzled. What was going on? Could there really be something strange about this place?
However, after observing for a while, he couldn't see anything different. There was nothing suspicious about the ground or the top. It was the same size as other graves, and there was nothing extra.
While listening to Chen Fang's explanation, Ning Hao continued to look around. This location wasn't far from the drainage point he had discovered. As to whether there was anything strange about this place, he wasn't sure.
He didn't notice anything unusual about it from the outside, but there must be something fishy about it that made an old soldier like Chen Fang unable to move.
The two of them started circling the tombstone, looking to see if there was anything wrong with the incense burner and bowl. However, they could pick it up, and they hadn't found anything unusual underneath.
"What exactly is going on? Could I have made a mistake?"
This whole situation has even made Chen Fang doubt his own judgment. Feelings are something that can't be explained sometimes, but his intuition is really there.
However, he found nothing, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.
Ning Hao looked at the tombstone. He had seen many tombstones in his life, but he didn't know how this one was erected. So, he had to ask the people who looked after the cemetery.
“There is a base underground, and the tombstones are placed in slots on the base, which makes them easy to place.”
Chen Fang felt that he couldn't give up until he figured it out. "Come on, lend a hand, let's move the tombstone."
"Isn't this a bad idea?"
The people guarding the cemetery were in a bit of a dilemma when Jiang Qiao came over and said, "What's wrong with this? We should have reverence for the dead, but we can't let anything foolish disturb the spirits of the fallen heroes. If we do this, these ancestors certainly won't blame us."
"Move it aside, I want to see what's hidden down there."
The tombstone had been moved, and there was nothing in the slot. However, Ning Hao reached out and touched a protrusion in the corner of the slot. He pressed it in, and the entire tomb suddenly began to move. To everyone's astonishment, the tomb chamber sank, and then an opening appeared below. Looking down, they saw a ladder.
Ning Hao was about to go down when Jiang Qiao stopped him. "Don't rush. There should be accomplices inside and outside. Bring the stuff. We'll use smoke to warn the people around us. I reckon their accomplices are not far from here."
Chen Fang clapped his hands and said, "That's a great idea! Quick, quick, bring the things over. Let's see how they hide this time."
Those hiding below, upon seeing the light at the entrance, knew that they probably couldn't escape.
Dou Yanhua's heart was in her throat. She had diarrhea for half the night and only managed to find her way here in the middle of the night. She had only slept for a short while and hadn't fully recovered when they came looking for her.
She was thinking about it last night. What kind of parents are they? What do they have to do with her? They haven't raised her all these years. Ever since she got involved with them, she's never had a good life.
You know, wouldn't it have been better if she had stayed where she was sent to work in the countryside?
Even if life is tough, at least you don't have to live in constant fear. Look at what she's become now, she's become a pariah. Those empty promises have nothing to do with her. Rather than be beaten to death, she might as well surrender.
Before anyone around her could react, Dou Yanhua immediately scrambled to her feet, saying, "No, no, don't suffocate us! We surrender right now!"
"Miss--"
Dou Yanhua glared at the two men and yelled, "Miss my ass! What kind of 'Miss' am I? Are you satisfied now? Tell me, what other way is there to escape?"
The two men looked at each other, then shook their heads. "There's nothing we can do about it for now."
"What are we waiting for? Hurry up and get out of here. We'll try to get lenient treatment. Ever since I met you guys, I've had the worst luck ever. I haven't had a single peaceful day."
Hurry up, if you don't want to die, get out of here right now. Did you hear that noise outside? That's Jiang Qiao.
Jiang Qiao, do you realize that if you don't behave yourselves now that you're in her hands, you're in for a world of trouble?
Dou Yanhua is quite shrewd; she always knows which choices are best for her.
Hearing the shouts from below, Jiang Qiao and the others grinned. By the time Ning Hao came over carrying a bundle of straw, the first man had already climbed out.
"My God, there really are people here! Wow, you guys are really something, hiding in a place like this. Are you all brain-dead, or do you just not have any brains at all? This is not a place for you to stay? All of you, behave yourselves and cuff yourselves—"
The people who surrounded them handcuffed the three people who came out one after another.
Jiang Qiao smiled broadly at Chen Fang, "Uncle, you're amazing! You noticed this place was different right away."
Chen Fang gave a wry smile. "It's not that I noticed it, I just felt something was off. But Haozi's eyesight is still pretty good. Sigh, at least we've brought these people to justice."
However, one person is still missing. Where is that person? Tell me—”
Before Dou Yanhua and the others could speak, Liu Zhanyu had already brought in a man with his men.
"Qiao'er, look, are we all here now? That bastard is still hiding in the ditch. Does he really think we're so easy to fool? 'Ordinary people,' I spit on him. Who are you trying to fool? You all, take a look. Do you recognize this person?"
The other two men glanced at the man being brought back, their expressions complicated. They sighed and nodded. "It's him."
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