Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“A tank?” Zhao Yu turned around and was shocked. “Where did this thing come from?”
“Considering its design, I think it’s probably a classic 97, a Japanese signature tank used in the second world war. But…” Li Jing looked at the tank with her phone’s light and said, “This is an improved structure. Look at the barrel of its gun. On the international battlefield, Japanese tanks have always been a weak point. It is said that they had secretly developed a new tank in 1945. Maybe this is it.”
“Captain Li. Turn off your cell phone,” Xiao Hang urged. “I hear something. They might have caught up with us again.”
Li Jing immediately turned off her cell phone and together with Zhao Yu, she lifted the still unconscious Cui Lizhu.
While carrying Cui Lizhu, Zhao Yu used an antidote on her. Unexpectedly, Cui Lizhu had been stuck with too many anesthesia-laced needles. If Zhao Yu wanted to wake her up, he had to spend a lot of points to enhance the antidote.
Zhao Yu didn’t have that many points at the moment. He gave up on the idea and lifted Cui Lizhu onto his shoulder, then he, Li Jing, and Xiao Hang moved ahead.
“What is all this?” Zhao Yu wondered.
They had only taken a few steps, but they suddenly found that their surroundings had changed. They were not in a narrow passage anymore but seemed to enter an open space, much like a large warehouse.
Next to them, in addition to the tank, there were multiple boxes. Some of them were piled up several meters high, like a hill, while others were only piled as high as a person.
All of the boxes were made of wood, and had a thick layer of dust on them.
Seeing the boxes, Zhao Yu couldn’t help but think about the treasure. Of course, he wanted to know what was in the boxes.
However, he was unable to check inside the boxes with Cui Lizhu on his back. He had to ask Xiao Hang for help.
In fact, Xiao Hang was even more curious about what the boxes contained than Zhao Yu. After walking for about ten meters, he saw a damaged box and immediately walked over to check it out.
He found that the box did not contain gold, but instead it held artillery shells.
Zhao Yu was startled. The huge shells looked terrible.
Are they loaded with ammunition? A stockpile this large would be able to blow down the entire cave, Zhao Yu thought.
“This is really an underground fortress.” Xiao Hang was shocked, murmuring, “If it was built by the Japanese, then…”
What Xiao Hang wanted to say was obvious. Since the fortress had not been discovered for many years, the treasure was very likely to have been hidden here.
Are we going to find the gold and the treasure? Zhao Yu wondered.
“But I don’t understand,” Li Jing said. “Since no one knows about this place, why did they bring us here? What their reason for leading us here?”
“We are trapped here,” Xiao Hang said anxiously. “Ah Yong and Yang Kai are outside…”
“They aren’t targeting the Secret Service,” Li Jing said. “Maybe the two of them were just subdued. I have worked for the Secret Service for years, but I have never encountered a situation like today. These people… How dare they lay such a trap for us?”
Xiao Hang frowned. “So, you think the Tian brothers lured us into this trap? They deliberately made a purchase with the bank card to bring us here? Do you think that they have been here before? They knew that we have anti-tracking devices, so they led us here?”
“And the rain…” Li Jing thought for a moment then said, “The weather is not conducive to our rescue team. They probably also checked the weather.”
“But? For what?” Xiao Hang asked, puzzled. “This doesn’t make sense. If they wanted to keep this cave a secret, they shouldn’t have led us here. Even if they kill us, the Secret Service will be able to find this place in the future. Unless…” Xiao Hang looked worried as he said, “unless they have already transported the treasure.”
Li Jing pointed to Cui Lizhu on Zhao Yu’s back and said, “I just saw those people try to take Cui Lizhu away after you were knocked out. I believed that their target was Cui Lizhu. As for the treasure, I haven’t found anything yet.”
“Ah? So…” Xiao Hang touched his head and asked, “How could it be her? Again? Why is she so important to them? Leader Zhao, do you believe us now? The daughter of the thief king must have some secrets that she hasn’t told you.”
Zhao Yu was not happy with what Xiao Hang was suggesting. “Shut up! I am 100% sure that Cui Lizhu has told me everything that she knows. We even hypnotized her,” he said.
Xiao Hang looked at Cui Lizhu and asked, “Do you think the king of thieves left anything on her? Maybe a tattoo or a birthmark or anything like that?”
“Impossible. I’ve seen her body… Um…” Zhao Yu felt awkward and shut up quickly.
“Wow…” Xiao Hang and Li Jing stopped, their expressions becoming disdainful.
“I’m a detective, OK? I’ve had my people check her. No tattoos, no clues left by her father…” Zhao Yu looked depressed. “How can you think I would do something like that?”
“We didn’t say anything,” Li Jing retorted with a wry smile. “It’s you who are thinking about dirty things. Zhao Yu, there’s something I must tell you. Next time when I’m fighting with the enemy, can you stop shouting things like ‘whoa, whoa’? You are exposing yourself to the enemy. That’s dangerous.”
“Ah?” Zhao Yu didn’t expect Li Jing to blame him for that. “You know what?” he said. “There’s something I must tell you. You are a cruel creature. The enemy used anesthetics and rubber bullets, it’s obvious that they don’t want to kill us. But you shot at whoever was in front of you. You are provoking them into doing something really crazy.”
“Are you stupid?” Li Jing asked angrily. “Although they used rubber bullets and anesthesia-laced needles, it doesn’t mean that they don’t want to kill us. And in that kind of emergency, if I hadn’t killed them, we would have been in danger.”
“I’m ok with you killing the first guy, but the second guy had fallen to the ground and lost the ability to fight back,” Zhao Yu retorted. “You didn’t even turn your head back and look at him, you killed him with the gun positioned under your armpit. Are you showing off your shooting skills? We should catch them alive. We don’t even know what they looked like, and now we don’t know whether they were the Tian brothers or not.”
“No, they were not the Tian brothers. You could easily answer that by listening carefully to their accent. They are not even Chinese.” Li Jing narrowed her eyes and said, “You haven’t dealt with terrorists. Do you think in that situation he would confess everything to you honestly? Detective, you must understand the situation. We are not investigating a case now. This is a horrible attack. It may even cause an international war.”
Zhao Yu looked sullen. “If it hadn’t been for me, you would have been dead now. You know that?” he asked.
“Without you, we would not have been in danger,” Li Jing said coldly. “We still don’t know if the rescue team has located us yet, and we don’t know whether we are going to get out of here alive. Do you want to argue with me now? Well, if you want to get out of here alive, just shut your mouth and go fight back the enemy by yourself.”
Zhao Yu patted his chest. “You think that I am useless without you? Wait and see…”
Before Zhao Yu could finish there came a buzzing sound, which scared them. Zhao Yu immediately became quiet.
The buzz lasted for more than ten seconds, then their surroundings suddenly became bright. The lights were turned on.
Ah.
When Zhao Yu, Li Jing, and Xiao Hang finally saw their surroundings, they were stunned.
