Inside the camp tent, Qu Ruilin and the others were all drawn to Jiang Man's words. Qu Ruilin stood up and asked, "Where exactly is the location of the explosion?"
Jiang Man shook her head: "It's not certain yet, we only know that the sound came from the west."
"West side."
Qu Ruilin moved the wooden stick in his hand along the ditch on the ground: "The west side of your mountain is the area through which the river passes, and it is also the area of the old site of Ping'an Town."
"Other teams also discovered the underground river, which is why they blasted the opening; otherwise, there would have been no need to make such a big commotion."
I turned my gaze to the group: "Do you think they're Duan Jinyan's group, or people from Ping'an Village?"
"It's hard to say."
Jiang Man shook her head: "The terrain in our area is high in the west and low in the east, so the rivers all flow from west to east. In other words, the location of their explosion was upstream of the river. Since the people in black robes have the key to enter the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, it is reasonable for them to look for the normal entrance!"
However, as you just mentioned, the people of Ping'an Village are also searching for a way to enter the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace. Although their chances of entering the palace from upstream are slim, they might find themselves unable to enter after digging up the green clay, so they're preparing to destroy the entrance! Demolition isn't just about digging, right?
"No matter which side it is, it's not good news for us. It means that the situation we just calculated has not given us the upper hand."
I looked away from the sand table and said to Jiang Man, "Gather all our people and head to the incident area!"
Qu Ruilin also stood up and instructed one of his men, "Have our men prepare as well. If it's Duan Jinyan's group, arrest him immediately!"
Upon hearing Qu Ruilin's words, I immediately turned my head and looked at him.
Qu Ruilin looked into my eyes and said, "These are the terms of our cooperation. Since people may appear, everyone naturally has their own goals."
"Let's get things done first."
At this moment, I am not sure if it was Duan Jinyan and others who used explosives, and the matter of the underground river that Qu Ruilin mentioned has not been verified, so it is not the time to turn against them.
Both our teams came here to find Duan Jinyan, and since he might appear, everyone's enthusiasm has been mobilized.
Our forces were assembled in the shortest possible time, and then we headed towards the direction provided by the Jiang family.
We were already in the vicinity of the old site of Qingyun Town, and in less than twenty minutes we arrived near the coordinates sent by the Jiang family.
Xue Dong glanced at the handheld terminal and said to Jiang Man, "Miss, we are 300 meters away from the coordinates of the incident site, which should be on the hillside ahead."
Looking at the dense forest ahead, Wei Shengnan waved to her disciples, "You guys go into the woods and see if they've set up any hidden sentries."
As soon as he finished speaking, several members of the Wei family dispersed and slipped into the woods.
About five minutes later, a bird called out from the woods. Wei Shengnan stepped forward first: "The sentries have been taken care of. Let's go in."
Seeing the Wei family move, I followed behind them and instructed Jiang Man and Xue Dong beside me: "It's still uncertain which team is inside, but if it's confirmed to be the people in black robes, and Duan Jinyan is present, we must capture them before they do."
"What about the standards?"
Xue Dong interjected, "If we take action to seize them, the Wei family certainly won't stand idly by. What should we do if a conflict breaks out between the two sides?"
"Although Wei Shengnan and I had an agreement that whichever side gets Duan Jinyan first, the other side will stop there, no one can say for sure what will happen when it comes to the crucial moment."
I took a deep breath: "Our goal today is to take people away, whether we capture them or they capture them, we must take them away in the end! After we capture them, Jiang Man and I will be responsible for taking them away, and you lead the others to stop them, just remember not to cause any deaths."
While I was talking to Jiang Man and Xue Dong, Qu Ruilin, Wei Shengnan, and Song Laosan were also talking. I felt that what they were talking about was probably similar to what we were talking about. Once it was confirmed that Duan Jinyan was the one who used the explosives, the tension between the two sides would be broken in the shortest possible time.
We walked along the woods to the mountainside, where the two sentries had already been subdued by the Wei family. One of them, seeing us arrive, came over and said to Wei Shengnan, "Miss, those two sentries are tough nuts to crack. We interrogated them for ages, but they didn't say a word! There's another group of people digging in the valley ahead!"
"Let's go take a look."
After listening to the disciple's introduction, Wei Shengnan quickly walked to the edge of the ravine ahead, and I also walked over and raised the binoculars in my hand.
Below us was a valley that stretched across the mountainside. The vegetation below had been crushed by the soil that collapsed during the blasting. At the same time, several figures were moving among the grass and trees. Some were carrying shovels, while others were carrying baskets to remove soil. Because they were all wearing gas masks, I couldn't see their faces, but their clothes were very uniform, all black police training uniforms.
Jiang Man looked at the scene in the valley and said to me, "Today we rescued the survey team, and they said that the people who kidnapped them were wearing black clothes. Do you think it could be these people?"
I shook my head: "There are quite a few tomb raiding teams in these mountains nowadays. To avoid encountering other teams and getting into a melee, they all wear uniform clothing to make them easy to identify. This alone doesn't prove anything."
Xue Dong interjected, "There aren't many of them, should we arrest them and interrogate them?"
"No, let's wait a little longer."
I waved my hand: "The people we're looking for haven't shown up yet. If they really are the Black Robe people, we might alert them if we make a move now."
Hearing our conversation, Song Laosan said to the people around him, "Bring over the hovercraft, protective suits, and lights we prepared. If we confirm that it's not the people in black robes below, then prepare to enter the tomb. As long as we block the road to the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, we will definitely achieve our goal!"
The group of people below worked very quickly, and in no time they had piled up a mound of earth in the valley.
Seeing their actions, Qu Ruilin said to me, "These people are behaving strangely. Judging from the traces of the soil they've dumped, they're just clearing away, not digging. This means the previous blasting has already opened up the passage!"
Just as I was about to say something, the branches and leaves on the hillside on the other side of the valley swayed, and another group of people arrived at the scene.
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