HCB Chapter 351 The Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor
Chapter 351 The Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor
Tang Qianqian asked, "Girl, how did you end up fainting here?"
Upon hearing this, the girl recounted her experience, which made everyone smile. A little embarrassed, she said, "I just wanted that brother to take me down the mountain. Sigh, if it weren't for that brother, I might have… Sisters, thank you all!"
Lily smiled slightly and said, "You're welcome, young lady. We have other matters to attend to, so please go down the mountain on your own!"
The girl exclaimed anxiously, "I don't even know the way down the mountain!"
Li Wei pointed to the mountain road and said, "Just keep going down this road, turn right at the second fork in the road, and keep going until you get down the mountain."
"Thank you sister!"
With that, the girl quickly went down the mountain. Then, Li Wei asked, "Sister Baihe, should we follow her?"
Lily thought for a moment and said, "Young Master must have discovered something, otherwise he wouldn't have asked us to pretend we don't know him. Sisters, let's go and see. We can also help Young Master if necessary."
The so-called tomb raiding company is actually HKL Technology Co., Ltd., which is a sham business. The boss of the company is surnamed Ma. He was originally the leader of a tomb raiding gang. Later, fearing that his crimes would be exposed, he opened a company to cover his tracks.
In Boss Ma's office, the man hurriedly entered and respectfully greeted, "Boss... Boss."
Mr. Ma seemed oblivious to the man's unusual hand gestures, engrossed in studying half a drawing, and casually asked, "Ah Jie, did you get the stuff?"
Ah Jie's heart tightened, and he stammered, "Boss, the stuff..."
Sensing something was wrong, Boss Ma looked up at Ah Jie and scolded, "What are you stammering about? I asked you if you got the stuff or not."
Ah Jie was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he knelt down, stammering, "Boss, I...we've been scammed. They took the money but didn't give us anything."
"What?!" Boss Ma slammed his fist on the table in anger, shouting, "Damn it, how dare you lie to me!"
As he spoke, Boss Ma took out his phone and dialed a number. After the call connected, he questioned without saying a word, "Boss Jin, what do you mean? You took my money but didn't give me the goods. What, are you trying to trick me?"
“Mr. Ma, shouldn’t I be asking you that? We agreed on the delivery location and time, but you stood us up, making my people wait all morning for nothing. Fine, I’ve changed my mind. I want double the price, otherwise, I won’t sell.”
Unexpectedly, the other party turned around and accused him. Boss Ma's face turned green, and he said angrily, "Boss Jin, you had better explain yourself to me. You took the money but did not give us the goods, and you even said that we stood you up."
"Bullshit! When did we take your money? You clearly stood us up. Mr. Ma, I'm not doing this deal."
"Hmph, you think you can just take the money and then quit? Boss Jin, do you think my money is so easy to take? Let me tell you, if you don't deliver the goods to me, you just wait and see."
"What? Trying to scare me? Let me tell you, I, Jin Biao, am not easily intimidated. If you have the guts, come and snatch it."
"Beep beep!"
After Boss Jin hung up the phone, Boss Ma's face turned from green to purple with anger. He quickly made another call, and soon, several stylishly dressed men walked in. Seeing that Boss Ma's expression was off, one of the men asked, "Old Ma, what happened?"
Mr. Ma angrily said, "Damn it, we've been tricked by that guy surnamed Jin. They took the money but haven't given us anything."
"Damn it!" the man immediately cursed, angrily saying, "He dares to play us, he's got a death wish. Let's go, we'll take care of him right now."
Boss Ma quickly said, "Wait, Lao Du, take more brothers over there, get the stuff first, and then take care of him."
"Don't worry, I know."
Seeing that things had escalated, the man seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Boss, I brought someone over. He says he's discovered an ancient tomb and wants to cooperate with us."
Boss Ma asked, "Who is it?"
The man replied, "All I know is that his name is Chao Bufan. Boss, I don't think he's lying to us. Should we call him in?"
Boss Ma thought for a moment and said, "Have you tried to find out anything about him?"
Eager to prove himself, the man quickly replied, "I've checked, and the person is safe."
"Then let him in!" With that, Boss Ma sat down.
"Yes, boss."
Soon, Chao Bufan walked in with his hands behind his back and smiled slightly, "Hello, Mr. Ma!"
Mr. Ma took out a cigarette from the drawer, lit it, and said, "Please sit down! I heard you discovered an ancient tomb, is that true?"
Chao Bufan glanced at the half-treasure map on the table, then sat down and said, "Yes, I have discovered the location of the tomb of the S-generation emperor, and I have also found the exact location of the tomb. I heard that you specialize in this kind of business, so I would like to cooperate with you to see if we can dig out the things inside this Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum together."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Ma smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Chao, right? Since you know what we do, I'll get straight to the point. You said you discovered the tomb of the S Dynasty emperor, so can you tell me the approximate location of this Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum? Otherwise, I don't know if what you said is true or false."
Chao Bufan knew perfectly well that Boss Ma was just testing him. After all, tomb raiding was illegal, and even he had to be careful. So he smiled slightly and took out a yellowed floor plan. This floor plan was something Chao Bufan had obtained from the pirate ship, the Godwalker. And sure enough, it was indeed a map showing the distribution of the S-generation emperor's tombs.
More than a thousand years ago, before his death, Emperor S commissioned the most famous painter of the time to draw a design for his mausoleum. After the design was completed, he ordered the painter to be killed. After the mausoleum was built, the design disappeared. After the emperor's death, many people coveted the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, but none knew its location, and their efforts were in vain.
After several twists and turns, the map of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum ended up in Chao Bufan's hands. Of course, after learning that this map was indeed the map of the S Dynasty emperor's mausoleum, Chao Bufan originally intended to hand it over to the state. However, he thought that since it was the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, the good things inside were naturally beyond question. And people inevitably have times when they are short of money. If he ever ran out of money, he could secretly dig up this mausoleum and take out some valuable items to exchange for some money. It might not be a bad idea. So he kept the map.
This is what he was thinking: the person is dead, what's the difference between leaving good things buried in the ground and never seeing the light of day? Rather than letting others find them and steal them later, it's better to keep them for himself. At least after he gets what's inside, he can still bring some benefits to the country.