After listening to the bald man recount their story, I looked at him with pity: "So you risked your lives to enter Fengmen Village just to sell those 20 to 30 million worth of illicit goods?"
The bald man replied earnestly, "We're all from the countryside. After that shipment is sold, each of us will get at least five or six million. That's enough to change our lives. If we don't do this, we'll never see so much money in our lives!"
I sighed speechlessly: "Do you know that just one spot to enter Fengmen Village can easily sell for over 100 million yuan?"
The bald man and his companion were both dumbfounded after hearing what I said.
"Forget it, given your social standing, even if you knew the value of these tickets, you wouldn't know who to sell them to."
I scratched my head: "If you're only going into Fengmen Village to sell the burial goods you have, this spot is a huge waste. Besides, Fengmen Village is full of hidden talents, and you might even lose your lives because of these things. In other words, I've saved you."
I've already found a market for your goods. I know you won't believe me, but the only thing I can guarantee now is that you leave here safely! And I absolutely won't ask about the whereabouts of your goods. If you trust me, you can try selling them in Liulichang. Even if you don't trust me, you'll just lose the channel to sell your goods in Fengmen Village.
The bald man looked at me with a wry smile: "You don't need to try to persuade me. After all, I have no other choice, do I?"
"You should be very glad that you met me; at least you still have a chance to live."
I put away the Xuanwu jade tablet: "Tell me, how did you get to this mountain?"
"Digging a tunnel for thieves."
The bald man said bluntly, "After we arrived here last night, we found a military camp on the mountain, so we went around to the training ground and entered the mountain by digging a tunnel to avoid them."
I was somewhat surprised when I heard about how they got into the mountains: "How did you manage to dig a tunnel when you had absolutely nothing?"
“Last night, when we were about to cross the border, we found the border guards resting in a grove of trees. Their backpacks were lying on the side. We originally planned to steal a gun for self-defense, but they discovered us when we tried to do so. Two of my teammates were caught in order to cover us, while I took two entrenching tools in the chaos.”
The bald man paused for a moment: "Because of limited tools, we dug the tunnel for a whole day and night, and only managed to get through this afternoon."
After hearing what the bald man said, my eyes lit up. I had originally thought I would have to wait until noon tomorrow to sneak down the mountain, but I didn't expect that they had other ways.
Half an hour later, Manjing and I returned to the cliff. Jiang Man saw us bringing two people back and stood up to ask, "What's going on? Who are they?"
"They were the team that beat us to it."
I handed over the large bag of lychees I was carrying in my clothes: "We've successfully obtained the token. Everyone, let's eat something to replenish our energy, and then we'll head down the mountain!"
Everyone had been starving all day, and their eyes widened when they saw the food I handed them. While they were eating, I told Jiang Man and the others about the bald guy.
Although there were many twists and turns along the way, we finally managed to obtain the two tokens.
If we can successfully return to the rendezvous point, the mission will be complete.
If Wei Shengnan is in the same situation and also obtains two tokens, then we will completely monopolize the qualification to enter Fengmen Village and exclude Duan Jinyan.
After everyone had filled their stomachs and regained some of their energy, we quickly headed down the mountain, led by the bald man.
The mountaintop is covered in bluestone due to rain erosion, while the terrain below the halfway point is relatively flat and consists of loess.
The bald man led us around the training ground and pointed to a ravine ahead, saying, "The entrance to our tunnel is over there. It's about fifty meters long and just right to avoid the sentry post and leave through the valley below."
With dawn just around the corner, I took a deep breath and said, "Lead the way!"
Soon, we entered the ravine, and the bald man walked over and pointed in the grass: "We're here!"
Our position was out of the sentry's line of sight. Lin Que lit a lighter and shone it on his eyes, then turned to look at the bald man: "Are you kidding me! Where's the cave entrance here?"
"Damn it! Where's our tunnel?"
The bald man looked at the earthen slope in front of him, rushed up and rummaged through it, then picked up a blade of grass: "The soil here has been disturbed, and our tunnel has been blocked!"
Seeing the scene before me, I was immediately alarmed: "Something's wrong, get out of here!"
"Woof woof woof!"
As soon as I finished speaking, a dog barked and a conversation I couldn't understand suddenly came from the hillside.
The monkey's face immediately tensed up: "Could it be that the border guards discovered the robbery tunnel here and are lying in wait, waiting for us to be caught?"
"run!"
At that moment, I didn't have time to think about the specific situation here. I turned around and led everyone to run out of the ravine.
Jiang Man followed behind me, asking anxiously, "The only exit from this mountain is the training ground below. How do we get down the mountain without going around that spot?"
"Let's take it one step at a time! It's better than sitting and waiting to die!"
As I was speaking, I had already rushed up the embankment, when a flashlight beam shone directly into my face.
There were three soldiers in front of us. The one with the military dog was shining a flashlight at me, while the other two raised their guns and yelled at me.
Seeing their actions, my heart sank. I never imagined that after all the hard work we went through to obtain the token, we would end up losing it to the border guards.
Facing the gun barrels, none of us dared to move. Since I couldn't understand their language, I also raised my hands: "Jiang Man, what are they shouting?"
Jiang Man stood beside me, not daring to move: "They're not speaking a mainstream international language, so I can't understand them!"
As the soldiers in front shouted, they were already walking towards us. Just when I thought I was sure to be arrested, the soldier in front suddenly clutched his chest and then collapsed.
The other two soldiers went to check on their comrade, but they all collapsed at the same time, and even the dog fell to the ground and began to convulse.
The monkey was completely dumbfounded when it saw three soldiers fall in front of us: "What the hell is going on?"
Although I didn't know why the three of them had collapsed, I quickly made a decision: "Ignore them! Let's go!"
Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind us: "Gentlemen, are you in such a hurry to leave?"
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