Chapter 2 The Case Begins

  I don't know when I fell asleep on Feifei's sickbed, and by the time I woke up it was already deep into the night.

  I rubbed my eyes which still had some sleepiness and took a look at FeiFei who was still in a coma, feeling slightly more at ease.

  Just then, a mobile phone ringtone came from my pocket.

  I pulled out my phone from my pocket and took a look, the screen displayed an unfamiliar number.

  He lightly pressed the connect button and a familiar voice came from the phone - Cao Ming's.

  "We're in trouble again."

  "What's wrong?"

  "The Palace Museum was stolen, did you know?"

  "I don't know, I'm still in Tai'an now, and Feifei is still unconscious."

  "I know your situation, do you have time to come out for a bit?"

  "When?"

  "Now."

  "Where?"

  "Street food stall at the entrance."

  “……”

  I hung up the phone and took another look at Fei Fei before putting on my coat and walking out of the ward.

  Just as I closed the door of the ward, Feifei slowly opened her tightly closed eyes.

  At the snack stall at the hospital entrance, Cao Ming was indeed found.

  Cao Ming saw me walking over and hastily beckoned for me to come over.

  "Tell me, what's going on?" I walked up to Cao Ming and asked directly.

  Cao Ming didn't answer me, instead he reached out and pulled over a stool from beside him, then gestured for me to sit down.

  I took a glance at Cao Ming and directly sat down on the small stool he had brought over.

  Cao Ming saw me sit down and said: "This matter will be discussed later, now I have something about you, do you want to know?"

  I frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

  Cao Ming paused for a moment and said: "Now the police already know your identity, they want to arrest you."

  I let out a sigh and said, "Whatever, catch me if you want." After finishing speaking, I stood up and was about to leave.

  Cao Ming hastily grabbed me and said: "But there is a solution, don't you want to hear it?"

  I shook my head and said, "It doesn't matter, even if I get caught, I won't be sentenced to death."

  "Don't you even want to hear about the Forbidden City being robbed?" Cao Ming saw that I wasn't moved by his words, so he pulled out the incident of the Forbidden City and began to tempt me.

  "If you want to say something, just say it quickly, I still have to go back and take care of Fei Fei." I replied with a nonchalant expression.

  "Alright, I'll tell you. " Cao Ming paused for a moment before continuing: "Actually, what was stolen from the Forbidden City this time wasn't just anything - it's a pure gold cane that Kangxi often played with."

  "What's so surprising about a walking stick?" I asked Cao Ming as I looked at him.

  "It seems you still don't quite understand. An old man at the Palace Museum told me that the cane is related to the gathering place of the entire Qing dynasty's wealth, and there may even be a way to find the Qin Mausoleum." Cao Ming said, pulling out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, taking one from the middle and handing it to me.

  I looked at Cao Ming in surprise and asked: "Is what you said true?"

  Cao Ming looked at me and said: "I can only say so much, if you want to know more, follow me." After that, Cao Ming pointed to the parking lot on the east side of the hospital.

  "I'll go with you, but I want to see FeiFei first."

  Cao Ming's mouth curled up slightly as he said, "I'll wait for you over there." After finishing speaking, Cao Ming stood up and walked towards the parking lot.

  And I stepped towards the hospital building.

  Sitting in Cao Ming's car, Cao Ming told me about it again in detail.

  It turned out that the people who stole from the Palace Museum this time were none other than Xu Peng and his gang.

  According to the intelligence in Cao Ming's possession, it is highly likely that they have found another tomb. The treasure in this tomb, if found and auctioned off, can be said to be rich enough to rival a country. Among these treasures, there are also some cultural relics with very high historical value.

  Cao Ming then said there was a way for me to avoid being caught by the police, which was for me to assist the police in capturing Xu Peng and others, and use my merit to redeem my crime.

  "How can you be certain it was Xu Peng and his team who did it?" I asked, looking at the materials in my hand.

  Cao Ming looked at me and said, "Because after you left that day, Xu Peng and Zhang Tianqi blasted open the stone gate. After they entered, they found only I was left. At that time, according to Zhang Tianqi's idea, it was to get rid of me, kill me and silence me. But Xu Peng had a different opinion, he didn't kill me, and even told me about the golden cane incident, and warned me to be vigilant. After telling me these things, Xu Peng left the tomb with Zhang Tianqi, and I also followed you after they left. However, when I walked out of the passage, I found myself in Jinan, hundreds of miles away. At that time, I wanted to call my superior, but when I arrived at the phone booth, I realized that I didn't have a single penny on me. So I rushed to a local police station, and it wasn't until I made the call that I learned the Forbidden City had been robbed."

  "It seems that Xu Peng had planned this thing long ago, and now we have no preparation at all. What do you think we should do to deal with him?" I asked after hearing Cao Ming's words.

  "Now we are different from before, now we have a background, so after finding them, we don't need to take action, just mobilize reinforcements." Cao Ming smiled at me after finishing speaking.

  I looked at Cao Ming's relaxed face and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

  "Have you ever looked for Gao Yuhanchen?"

  Facing my sudden question, Cao Ming was stunned for a moment and said: "How did you think of Gao Yuhans?"

  "It's nothing, I just feel like it might be easier with him around."

  Cao Ming smiled and said: "Gao Yuhancan is already found, waiting for us at my place."

  "You're really something, kid." Hearing that Gao Yihan was at Cao Ming's place, the stone in my heart finally fell to the ground.

  The car drove for over ten minutes before turning into a residential area.

  Cao Ming stopped the car downstairs and pointed to a building with pink paint, saying: "Gao Yuhanchen is waiting for us upstairs, let's go up quickly." After finishing speaking, Cao Ming got out of the car first.

  Pushing open the door, Gao Yun Han was indeed sitting on the sofa in the living room, but there were also some people around him.

  I pointed at those people and asked Cao Ming: "Who are these people?"

  Cao Ming smiled and said: "These are all people from our department, sent by the top to assist me." After finishing speaking, Cao Ming went over and exchanged greetings with them.

  Gao Yihan just looked up at me with a glance and didn't say anything to me.

  I was a bit puzzled by Gao Yuhan's abnormal behavior and walked towards him.

  Just as I was about to walk up to Gao Yihan, Cao Ming grabbed me and said, "Don't mind him for now, he's got a bit of a problem here." As he spoke, Cao Ming made a slashing motion across his own neck.

  "What's going on?" I asked hastily as I saw Cao Ming make a gesture towards his head.

  Cao Ming sighed and said, "It's hard to explain in a few words. I'll tell you later when we have time. Come with me for now." He then led me into a room.

  Cao Ming took out a map from a cabinet and pointed to a place on it, saying: "Xu Peng and the others may be making their move here."

  I looked in the direction Cao Ming pointed and said: "What are you doing in Xinjiang?"