Volume 3 Chapter 15: The Tomb Raiders of Niangzi Mountain

  On the way back, the old man told me why they always discuss grave robbery and tomb excavation. If you don't listen, you won't know; after listening, I couldn't help but feel that there's something fishy going on.

  According to Grandpa's account, it was in the spring of 1982, a year ago.

  Xiaojin County was already bustling as a tourist destination, with many people coming and going, so the arrival of a few more didn't seem particularly noticeable. According to Old Man, the clothes these people wore were all similar, like they belonged to an organization or department, but the merchants in Xiaojin County had no time to bother with such trivial matters, as long as they made their own money.

  This group of people acted with ease and didn't interact much with the locals, so they stayed at Old Man's house that day. Old Man's house had two more houses besides the one his family lived in, which were used to rent out to tourists. This group only had six people, so staying in these two remaining houses was just right.

  The old man didn't pay much attention to this group of people. As long as the tenant doesn't run away without paying rent, that's all that matters. So the old man wouldn't bother with such trivial things. After about two days, the group packed up their mountain gear, paid the rent to the old man and left.

  When the old man was collecting rent, he found a pouch on the table that didn't belong to his family. People are curious, some more than others, and the old man slightly opened it to find a black donkey's hoof. The old man immediately grabbed the black donkey's hoof and chased after the group of people, who left after returning the hoof.

  In Xiaojin County, there were not only one old man who was a mountain patroller, but also six other elderly men of similar age who served as mountain patrollers. They took turns patrolling the mountains every day of the week, with each person responsible for one day. About a week later, one of the mountain patrollers discovered a dead body while on patrol.

  At that time, this matter shocked Xiao Jin County for a while. After the body was found, the patroller reported to his superiors, and Lao Ye Zi also saw the body. The body was one of the people who had stayed at Lao Ye Zi's house a few days ago. The body looked extremely miserable, according to Lao Ye Zi, if it weren't for the clothes and attire, just looking at the face would not have been recognizable.

  Since the case was handed over to the police for investigation, there have been no fewer police visits to Lao Ye's home, but each investigation has yielded no leads, so the case has been shelved. As for why Lao Ye said that group of people were grave robbers, it started with what happened a few days after the body was discovered. Lao Ye happened to be going to look for Ye Bo and casually brought up the topic with him. Ye Bo himself can be described as someone who has some skills and knows some tricks. Upon hearing Lao Ye mention "black donkey hoof" and learning about the location and appearance of the corpse, he immediately concluded that those people must be grave robbers.

  Then, before long, it was autumn again, and another group of people came to Xiaojin County. They were dressed exactly the same as the previous group, seemingly from an organization, and they also stayed in local farmhouses, but this time not at Old Man's house.

  Although they didn't live in the old man's house, they did the same thing. In a few days, this group of people also left the local farmhouse and went up the mountain. This time, no bodies were found, but neither was there any sign of them coming down the mountain.

  After hearing the old man tell me so much, I couldn't help but feel a sense of retreat in my heart. When I was at Fuday Hospital before, I had experienced the feeling of being on the verge of death. That feeling is one of powerlessness, attachment, and reluctance to part with life.

  But at this time, I was even more curious, wondering what that group of people were looking for. Did they also know about Zhuge Liang's tomb? Or were there other tombs on the mountain? No one dared to confirm anything without knowing.

  I returned to Lao Ye Zi's house, greeted him and then went back to my own room with Da Zhuang. At that moment, Da Zhuang was wiping the military knife he had just bought with a white cloth.

  "Where did Liu Gang and Ali go? I just came back and took a look at their room, they're not there." Da Zhuang's military knife was polished to a bright shine, the light on the blade was dazzling my eyes, I rubbed my eyes and put the black donkey hoof on the table.

  He heavily wiped the military knife, blew it and said "Hmph, don't mention those two bastards, they didn't behave from the start, went out to have fun." After that, he used his sleeve to wipe the knife again, then put it back in the scabbard and placed it in his backpack.

  Looking for fun? When I heard this word, I was confused. What's the fun in this cold winter? Could it be that these two old boys went out to have a snowball fight? Thinking of this, I shook my head. How can Liu Gang and Ali, who are also struggling in society, still go out to have a snowball fight at their age? I think these two old boys must have either gone crazy or been possessed by evil spirits.

  "What? Looking for fun? What kind of fun can you have in this cold winter?"

  After hearing what I said, Da Zhuang looked at me with contempt "What? Comrade Xiao Ke, don't you understand?"

  The more I listened to Da Zhuang, the more confused I became. Originally, I thought I was quite clever, but now I'm being asked by Da Zhuang and I'm at a loss for what to do. I shook my head, "You little brat, if you have something to say, spit it out quickly, don't keep circling around with us."

  Dazhuang smiled and said "My grass, isn't it? Little Ke comrade, you're still a virgin?" After finishing speaking, Dazhuang burst out laughing.

  When I heard Dawei say that, I finally understood what he meant by "finding fun". It turns out Liu Gang and Ali went to do that kind of thing. Looking at Dawei's smiling face, I punched him in the chest: "You're having a blast."

  Da Zang, who was punched in the chest by me, immediately stopped laughing. Da Zang rubbed his chest and said, "Little Ke comrade, you little bastard's hand is too damn heavy!"

  "Stop pretending, this punch is even a kid wouldn't cry out in pain, and you're as sturdy as an ox yet still complaining of pain." I said, punching Da Zhuang lightly, then paused "Right, earlier when I went out with Old Master, we finally managed to get the black donkey's hoof, now all that's left is the iron shovel. Earlier when I went out for a walk, I saw there are also people selling iron shovels nearby, so when we head up the mountain, we can just buy one on the way."

  After hearing what I said, Da Zhuang curled his lips and said, "When are we going up the mountain? This place is too damn cold, I don't like staying in this broken place."

  "Let's wait for Liu Gang and Ali to come back, then we can discuss when to go up the mountain." As for going up the mountain, I still have a bit of unease in my heart. According to what Old Master said earlier, there were two waves of tomb robbers who went up the mountain to steal from the tombs, and they all wore the same attire. So the first wave of people should either have been killed or stolen the treasure and scattered, otherwise that organization wouldn't have sent a second wave of people to go up the mountain again.

  Just then, the door was pushed open and Liu Gang and Ali walked in a bit dazed. You can search for "Ha Shi Ba" on Baidu to find the latest updates of this book! (To download this book, please enter or search for "book name + Ha Shi Ba") You can search for "Gui Gu Xuan Juan Ha Shi Ba" on Baidu to find the latest updates of this book!