Chapter 96: Entering the Cave

Sun Hao and his son, having received the news early, urgently asked for leave, found a few reliable helpers, and kept a close watch on Yang Qing.

While they were acting, they also noticed that others were watching Yang Qing.

They thought it was the person behind them passing on the news.

So they did not retreat, and they tacitly agreed that no one would speak up.

Yang Qing was busy all morning, and at noon he still went to the Jiedao office as usual.

After chatting with Chen Hong for a while, he gave Director Wang a look, then Yang Qing left the Jiedao office and returned home.

He took a bamboo basket from home and, as usual, walked north.

But this time his behavior showed an obvious difference.

He stopped several times, looked around, as if searching for something.

Only after confirming there was no problem did he continue north again.

In this way, walking and stopping, he returned to that piece of ruins.

At this moment Yang Qing became even more careful, turning his head more often.

The people watching him from afar could only observe his every move with binoculars.

Sun Hao and his group had no binoculars, so they could only follow behind that crowd, fearing to ruin things.

"He disappeared, can't see him."

"That person has no trace."

"His position should be right there."

"We can act now."

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People from all places began to speed up, converging on the ruins; by the time they reached the surroundings, over a hundred had gathered.

Someone produced a gun.

"Gentlemen, before we go down we might need to clear out the small fry."

Others then drew their guns as well.

Seeing this, Sun Hao also took out his gun.

"Everyone, since ancient times unexpected wealth belongs to whoever sees it."

"Moreover, we don't know how much money is down there; better to find it first before talking."

"If it's too little, it's not worth fighting to the death; if it's too much, we can split it—no need to kill each other."

At this moment, Sun Hongqi, following his father's orders, kept a close watch on the surrounding people, trying to find the one who had been sending them information from behind.

Only by finding that person could they have a chance to eliminate this hidden danger.

Xu Liangcai covered his face, hid in the back, and when Sun Hao spoke, someone looked at him.

He nodded slightly, agreeing with Sun Hao's suggestion.

What Sun Hao said was right—no one knows how much wealth there is, so a firefight now would be unwise, and gunfire might attract the police.

"Good, this person is right; our immediate priority is to find the treasure."

"This is a one-time deal; whatever we can carry away in one go is all we get—there won't be a second chance to come back and haul more."

Zheng Changgu, hiding in the crowd, felt uneasy inside; there were too many people, and the situation far exceeded his expectations.

He looked at another person—his buddy, the one who had pulled him into the group.

That person wanted to scoop up a huge fortune from Yang Qing.

Seeing him look over, that person gave a slight shake of the head.

He was the middleman selling information; someone had asked him to watch Yang Qing, he found Zheng Changgu and told him Yang Qing's home had a treasure.

Someone had taken a liking to Yang Qing, pulled him into the group, and promised him a share after the money was obtained.

Why pull him in? Because he lived in the west ear room of the deaf old lady, right behind Yang Qing's home, convenient for surveillance.

It's just bluffing, costs nothing, and this bluff has gone on for years; now finally the clouds have parted and the sun appears—we're going to get rich.

Then a hubbub arose as over a hundred people came rushing in.

The dream of vast wealth turned into a mere trickle.

We can only hope this wealth is enough.

The crowd arrived at the well mouth, saw the bamboo pole and rope, and confirmed Yang Qing had gone down here.

No one at the bottom of the well, so there must be a secret passage below.

At this moment a man stepped out, moving with the stride of a dragon and the tread of a tiger—clearly a martial artist.

"Let a few people go down first to check the situation."

The crowd nodded.

A group sent one person down, and nine people went down.

This indicates there are nine groups here.

"Big brother, inside is a passage, very deep."

"Who brought a flashlight?"

Someone had brought a flashlight, and of course someone also brought candles; the exact reason is unclear, but at this time, when looking for treasure, lighting candles seems like an unspoken rule.

After a while, another person came out.

"Everyone, the passage is very deep, with many branches."

"We need more manpower."

A crowd gathering openly in broad daylight is actually very dangerous.

Hearing that the underground passage below was very deep, several people exchanged glances.

"Leave a few people to guard the well opening; the rest go down."

Zheng Changgui was driven down the well by someone; now he feels anxious inside, this is a group of ruthless people with guns.

Someone like him, does he really have the qualifications to get rich?

What if the other side, in order to keep secrets, wants to kill to silence?

He now regrets it; he shouldn't have gotten into this muddy water.

Unfortunately, he has a gun pointed at his back; now it's too late to regret.

Sun Hongqi was left behind by Sun Hao; he doesn't trust the others.

The remaining nine people pulled some weeds and hid their figures.

Sun Hongqi imitated them, making himself covered in grass, then he held his gun and stared at the others.

As Xu Liangcai went deeper inside, he felt that this time they might really find the treasure.

He told others he didn't care about money; in this era money is useless.

The truth is indeed so; money really has no use domestically.

But it is useful abroad.

He is alone, but his wife and children had already been transferred abroad by him through faking his death.

They need it.

What he has his eye on is not that portion of the National Army's money that vanished.

What he has his eye on is the wealth that, before the little Japanese's defeat, Yang Rong secretly moved out using his own channels.

After Yang Rong learned that the little Japanese were going to surrender, he directly seized their goods.

Because they had already lost, the little Japanese didn't dare make a fuss, giving Yang Rong a free advantage.

No one knows about this matter, but he does.

Because he is the little Japanese's informant.

He is also someone who stayed domestically to track down this batch of wealth.

The little Japanese, holding his lifeline and his family, he can only do as they say.

The passage is deep; he walked for a while before reaching that cavern.

On one side of the cavern's wall, a stone chamber appeared, and light emanated from inside the stone chamber.

When they were about to surround the stone chamber.

Yang Qing, however, was still staying together with Ge Liang.

Watching a continuous stream of people surge out of the passage.

Ge Liang felt a little restless.

Yang Qing pressed him down and spoke softly.

"Don't rush; wait until they all come out, then use firepower to suppress the entrance."

"Don't let them escape."

"The passages here are too complex; if they get away, catching them again will be difficult."

Ge Liang didn't think much of it and spoke softly.

"Our people are in the other passages."

Yang Qing didn't believe it.

"Do those dog holes also have your people?"

"Human potential is great; maybe the holes you can't crawl through, others can."

"There are many strange people and marvels in this world; don't underestimate the heroes under heaven."

"Do you believe it? Someone can crawl along the cave wall."

"You say your people can detect them?"

"Or let everyone come in first, then we'll talk."

"Otherwise, if they run into the passages, even if we block both ends."

"But if we want to catch them, the sacrifice won't be small."

Ge Liang was convinced by Yang Qing.

He was a bit careless, feeling that he had already arranged everything perfectly; these mice entering the cave would not escape his Five Finger Mountain, but he overlooked the complexity of the passages.

Here there are many natural caves, as well as many man-made tunnels dug out.

If these people really wanted to play hide-and-seek with you, in a short time they truly would have no way.

And the people guarding the other caverns only compress space after they fire; now they are deep in the depths.