"Absolutely certain. The three of us brothers did the filling ourselves. Second brother was even blowing smoke in there, which couldn't dissipate. It would have suffocated them within a minute."
"In that situation, we quickly filled it with earth. There was no way they could have survived inside," Zhao Long continued.
"Then I know what happened!"
Li Yang nodded. Zhao Long didn't seem like he was lying, and with a smile, he said, "Fortunately, you three brothers went there early. After you left, some expert must have gone up the mountain and dug open the cave."
"The white smoke inside dispersed, and those foreigners woke up again. They fought with those people, but because they were too weak, they were easily ensnared by dark arts, which is why they died in the mountains."
"So that's how it was. I never imagined so much happened in the mountains after we left," Zhao Long sighed deeply.
"So what? As long as those foreigners are dead, we have one less group of opponents. Didn't Li Yang just say he knew a clue about the treasure map? Where is the treasure map?" Zhao Hu asked Li Yang, his eyes wide.
"It's in the Jiangcheng Museum. However, Ku Teng and his group haven't figured out a precise way to retrieve it from the museum. I estimate it will be difficult for us too," Li Yang stated frankly.
"What? The treasure map is in the museum?"
Hearing this, Zhao Long and Zhao Hu felt the difficulty instantly double. A museum was no ordinary place. It had no blind spots. Even if they could sneak in, finding a place to hide would be a challenge.
Who could take the treasure map right under the watchful eyes of the surveillance cameras?
Unless all the employees inside were blind!
"It seems it really is difficult. We've been busy all this time, only for the treasure map to be hidden in such a secure place at the end. Brother Li Yang, do you have any way to get the treasure map out?" Zhao Long asked Li Yang after thinking for a long time without any ideas.
"I do have a method, but I'm not sure if any of you are willing to take the risk," Li Yang asked with a smile, stroking his chin.
"What method? We're all capable of risky endeavors. Whatever Brother Li asks us to do, we can accomplish it," Zhao Long said immediately, his interest piqued.
"Since the treasure map is in the museum, it won't grow legs and walk away. So my plan is to dig a tunnel from outside the museum to the inside. I will give you the exact location of the antique within the shortest possible time."
"When you've dug through the tunnel, you can directly smash through the antique display cabinet and take the item," Li Yang said frankly.
"This… Brother Li Yang, that's a brilliant idea!"
After hearing the entire plan, Zhao Long felt Li Yang was simply a genius!
As tomb raiders, digging was their specialty. A tunnel was no difficulty for them.
Zhao Hu and Zhao Jun also thought it was a good idea. They both gave Li Yang a thumbs-up and praised him incessantly.
Li Yang came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Since you three think it's fine, then it's settled. I'll bring you the blueprint when I find it. You can enjoy yourselves in Jiangcheng for the next couple of days and wait for my news."
"Alright, Brother Li Yang, we'll listen to you. As long as this plan succeeds, I, Zhao Long, will be your soldier for life. If Brother Li Yang tells me to go east, I will never go west," Zhao Long said, patting Li Yang on the shoulder.
"This is a minor matter. However, you three should keep a low profile recently and not reveal our plan. After all, Ku Teng is still discussing his treasure-robbing plan. If they get ahead of us, all our ideas will be ruined," Li Yang reminded them very seriously.
"Brother Li Yang, don't worry, there won't be any problems. This is on us," Zhao Long readily agreed again.
With the plan fully deployed, Li Yang's face showed a relieved smile.
Now, the treasure map would basically not fall into the hands of outsiders.
After leaving the hotel, he first contacted the master thief Wang, asking him to take action, pretending to be robbing the museum, but actually spreading rumors that he had obtained the treasure map and handed it over to Ku Teng.
After tonight, tomorrow morning, Ku Teng would be besieged by all the treasure seekers demanding the treasure map. At that time, Ku Teng and his group would surely be in disarray.
Once Ku Teng was jointly defeated by everyone, Li Yang could officially begin his operation to transfer the treasure map.
"Hello, Sister Shui, how did you know I haven't slept yet? Calling so late, do you miss me?" Li Yang asked jokingly as he got into his car to go home and received a call from Shui Xiang.
"Tsk, you heartless fellow. You came back today, and you're not coming to my place tonight? Do you want me to continue feeling empty and lonely by myself?"
Shui Xiang complained from the other end, then said, "Where are you now? Can you come over? I'll warm up the bathwater for you, and we can shower together when you get here."
"Okay, I certainly..."
Just as Li Yang was about to agree, Tang Xinyu also called.
He felt very confused. Why was Xinyu calling at this hour? Was there something important?
After thinking for a moment, he decided to hang up on Shui Xiang first and ask Tang Xinyu why she was looking for him.
After all, Tang Xinyu was still an injured person. It wouldn't be good if important matters were delayed.
He made an excuse to send Shui Xiang away and immediately answered Tang Xinyu's call, asking with a smile, "Xinyu, why are you calling? It's so late, I'm already asleep."
"Li Yang, where are you? I've warmed the bed for you. Come and keep me company," Tang Xinyu said in a very gentle voice, which made Li Yang feel a shiver.
Li Yang was stunned. Tang Xinyu was also looking for him to sleep with?
How to choose between these two beauties?
Both were women Li Yang loved. He would feel bad refusing either of them.
If he could have both of them stay with him at the same time, that would be incredibly wonderful!
Thinking of this, Li Yang cleverly said, "Xinyu, I'm at home. I was just about to take a bath. Your place isn't far from mine. Why don't you come to my place to find me? I can check your condition then."
"I'm an injured person, how can you bear to make an injured person run herself?" Tang Xinyu pouted.
"Heh heh, if you don't want to run, then I'll come pick you up. Is that acceptable? I feel a bit constrained at your place. When you come to mine, I'll definitely compensate you well," Li Yang coaxed Tang Xinyu with sweet talk.
He knew Tang Xinyu very well and knew that as long as he persuaded her, she wouldn't refuse.