Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“You don’t need to say that to me. Of course, Cui Lizhu is with me,” Zhao Yu said to the person on the other end of the phone. He was driving a police car. “I know, I know. Cui Lizhu is different. Don’t worry, I have installed a positioning device for her. She’s with me because she’s important.”
“But…” Li Beini hesitated. She had stayed at Feng Ping police station. Li Beini was very nervous. “Leader, you’d better bring more people with you. Do you need help from the Feng Ping police to protect yourself?” she asked.
“No.” Zhao Yu shook his head. “Don’t worry, Beini. The Secret Service car is behind me. They can protect me. Don’t worry.”
“OK… Be careful,” Li Beini said.
“In fact, if someone is watching us in secret, things will be easier.” Zhao Yu checked the Invisible Detector in his brain. In order to prepare for the Kun Gen hexagram, he spent a lot of points to extend the use time of the detector. Once someone attempted to track him, he would know immediately.
“Then… Leader, why are you going to Linshe in Zhaoyun city first?” Li Beni asked again.
Zhao Yu replied, “Because Yuan Juncheng stayed there for an extended period and went back there several times. I plan to follow his work logs and see if I can find anything out from the people he had made contact with.”
“All right.” Li Beini asked Zhao Yu to take care of himself before she hung up.
“Boss.” Cui Lizhu, who was sitting in the back seat, looked at Yuan Juncheng’s work logs and frowned at Zhao Yu. “This time you are putting me in danger. Let me tell you, I am not the kind of person who can sacrifice one’s life for work. You must make sure that I am safe. You’ve lost me several times before.”
Zhao Yu scolded her without looking back. “Nonsense,” he said. “Except for this time with the Secret Service, it is you who always attempt to escape from me.”
“Well…” Cui Lizhu touched her broken finger and said, “I don’t care. Anyway, I’m risking my life to investigate the case. In the end, whether it’s successful or not, I must get the villa back. Hum. I’ve checked the relevant legal documents. I won’t possibly lose if I start a lawsuit.”
Zhao Yu scolded her, saying, “Do you know what we are doing this time? Hum, everything you say is always about your villa. If we can find the treasure, your house is just a penny compared to it.”
Ah… Heroes… Zhao Yu’s cell phone rang. This time, it was Ma Jichun from the Secret Service calling.
“Team leader Zhao, I have reported your situation to Captain Li as you asked,” Ma Jichun said. “Captain Li has dispatched her men to investigate the places where Yuan Juncheng stayed. She wants to know your plans so she doesn’t accidentally double up any work.”
“Ok, you can tell her that Cui Lizhu and I are going to Linshe County. Zhang Jingfeng and Wu Xiumin are going to Jiangcheng, and Liu Zhanbing and Xu Hai are going to Jincheng,” Zhao Yu told him. “These are the places that Yuan Juncheng stayed the most when he had been looking for the treasure.”
“Thank you, leader Zhao, I’ll tell her now,” Ma Jichun said.
“Everything about the treasure is confidential. Try not to let the local police get involved,” Zhao Yu added. “Only the special investigation group and the Secret Service are working on this case right now. You must remember that the main target of our investigation is the people Yuan Juncheng got into contact with during his hunt for the treasure. Only by finding these people can we know what happened to Yuan Juncheng.”
“I understand,” Ma Jichun said in a hurry. “We have Yuan Juncheng’s work logs. We just need to show his picture to those people.”
Zhao Yu then said, “One more thing. Don’t you have some kind of anti-tracking device? You tell Captain Li to use it on all of her teams. Once she finds someone tracking them, you take immediate action to catch them.”
Ma Jichun nodded. “I understand. Captain Li asked me to tell you that if there is any special situation that requires our support, you must inform the Secret Service right away.”
“Good. Then I need to go now. We all have our work to do. No matter who finds out anything first, remember to let each other know,” Zhao Yu said.
“Yes,” Ma Jichun answered before hanging up.
“Hum, anti-tracking device,” Cui Lizhu said with a smile. “Boss, you don’t need to remind them of that. Li knows that. She works for the Secret Service. I think you should think about adding an anti-tracking tool.”
“Don’t worry.” Zhao Yu pointed to the back. “See that Jeep? The Secret Service will protect us. You don’t need to worry about that.”
Cui Lizhu put down the papers in her hand, smacked her lips, and said, “Although I have a certain level of confidence in your investigation, boss, the work logs were many years ago. Can we really find anything in the end?” Cui Lizhu snapped her fingers and said, “I’ve read Yuan Juncheng’s information. After all, he was an expert in cultural relics. It’s not surprising that he had bought so many of them. Also, don’t you say that he was a good man? What did he do that would lead to his death?”
“I said that he was a good man, but it doesn’t mean that he didn’t do any bad things,” Zhao Yu said. “When a person is doing something bad, he may not even know it. Anything can happen in this world. Don’t get surprised easily.”
Cui Lizhu pouted her lips and said, “All right, since you’re so confident, I will not say anything else that’s discouraging to you. I’d better help you think about who we should find first when we get to Linshe County.”
“I’ve circled all the names in the logs. We’ll go to talk to them one by one,” Zhao Yu replied.
“Wow, how thoughtful you are.” Cui Lizhu looked through the logs, then pointed to several names and said, “Interesting. It’s a confidential treasure hunt. How can there be so many people getting involved in this? Who are these people? What are they doing now?”
“More than half are Japanese descendants,” Zhao Yu explained. “In those days, Yuan Juncheng’s treasure hunt was mainly to collect information from people in addition to field investigation. After the defeat of Japan, there were a large number of Japanese soldiers who could not evacuate. Some of them stayed and got married to local people. They gradually settled down in China. Yuan Juncheng’s main task was to visit these people and inquire about the treasure at that time.”
“Wow. Mixed race? Great. However, because of this, our workload is not small.” Cui Lizhu frowned. “Besides, some of them should be very old by now and may no longer be alive.”
“I think we can manage to find something even from the dead,” Zhao Yu said. “Ask the family members of the deceased, and we may be able to figure out their exact relationship. We can’t look over any details.”
Cui Lizhu picked up the pen and paper and said, “All right. I’ll decide the order now and try to make the best of our time. Alas. Now, we are robbed of all of our time by this case.”
Although Zhao Yu knew that the workload was heavy, he appeared happy. The reason was simple. It was because of the Kun Gen hexagram last night. Based on his understanding of the system, Zhao Yu knew that this Kun Gen hexagram was by no means accidental. It was just when he discovered the reason behind the truth serum and Yan Juncheng’s route that this hexagram came out. Therefore, this Kun Gen hexagram was more like an affirmation of his thought. The system seemed to be suggesting that Zhao Yu was right.
So, am I right? He thought. Looking at the desolate expressway, Zhao Yu’s thoughts became complicated. He didn’t know what would happen to him next.
