Chapter 6

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To enter the 19th tomb, you’d have to go through the 18th one. Today, although the workers had been temporarily evacuated in expectation of Lin Yuncong and Qin Baichuan’s secret arrival, nevertheless the deputy leader of the archaeological team and other experts had stayed behind to excavate the 18th tomb. Lin Yuncong was able to transfer the people supervising the excavation via his connections in the government. However, even if their arrival was a secret, they couldn’t have gone to the 18th tomb without being escorted by at least two personal guards.

Thus, the number of people in the 18th burial chamber added up to no fewer than ten. Although the passages were separated, the noise was still easily audible on one side if there was movement on the other. In other words, this group of men had to get rid of the outsiders in an instant. How can an ordinary group of thieves be so skilled?

Stealing national cultural relics was not a minor crime, yet these men had their faces in full display. The more Hai Lan thought about it, the more afraid she became. It seemed that they wouldn’t hesitate to pull the trigger.

If she had been able to figure it out, Qin Ge must have also anticipated this.

Looking in his direction, she saw that he had pushed Lin Siwei to Qin Fei’s side to let Xiao Xia protect them, along with his mother, and quickly walked towards Lin Yuncong and stood before him.

The old man at the head of the group saw through what Gin Ge was trying to do, “Boy, don’t play any tricks on us, else you’d like to get shot!”

Qin Ge furrowed his brows slightly and didn’t utter a word. However, Lin Yuncong couldn’t stop himself from saying, “Are you aware of our identities? We won’t pursue this case if you put down those weapons and leave immediately!”

Qin Ge’s face changed, and suddenly a loud noise echoed, making Lin Yuncong roar in surprise and shock. He saw light smoke rising from the ground due to the penetration of a bullet. It was the young man standing beside the older one who had shot at him. If not for Qin Ge’s quick reflexes, Lin Yuncong would be lying in a pool of his own blood by now.

Lin Yuncong’s wife was shocked, his daughter ran up to him as soon as she recovered from the shock. “Dad!”

The old man, who was originally looking at professor Ai Wei, turned his gaze to Qin Ge with praise, “what good reflexes you have there kid!”

He then looked at Lin Yuncong coldly, “We are naturally well aware of your identity, however, does Mr. Lin know who we are?” He said, “We’re people who are not afraid of death!”

Lin Yuncong was shocked, his face suddenly sank.

“Oh, are you really not afraid of death?”

Qin Ge unexpectedly smiled, the old man glared and pointed his gun at him.

Lin Siwei trembled and hid behind Qin Ge, Hai Lan’s heart ached. She heard Qin Ge say, “Since you’re not afraid of dying, I might as well guess what’s been on your mind. The Emperor’s tomb is still buried deep and has yet to be excavated completely. Of course, treasures of great value should be buried here, but that’s not all is it? Having us take the lead increases the chances of your survival from any possible unknown dangers, therefore, you haven’t ordered your men to kill us yet! Isn’t that right?”

The old man let out a low chuckle. Although he was undoubtedly angry, his eyes still had a trace of praise for Qin Ge’s acuity.

Everyone was still disoriented from the aftershocks of the gunshot. From the old man’s expression, they realized that Qin Ge had indeed been correct. Upon learning this, they couldn’t help but be both happy and scared at the same time. The happiness came from the fact that they would still be alive once they reached the Emperor’s Tomb, and the fear came from the fact that their lives weren’t guaranteed after reaching it. After all, they would still be unable to escape.