1

Several cars sped past Tang Feng, Tang Feng knew that they had finally walked out, and several people sat on the side of the road, breathing in the familiar air outside, although the air was mixed with the smell of some gasoline.

Suddenly, a white "Cherokee" off-road vehicle slowly drove from the direction of Maqu, the speed of the "Cherokee" became slower and slower, and finally stopped beside everyone, Tang Feng thought that it was a passing kind-hearted person to help them, but who expected that it was Xu Renyu who jumped off the "Cherokee".

Xu Renyu saw everyone and said with a smile: "I knew that you would appear here, I have been waiting for you here for two days, I thought I would have to wait for ten days and half a month, but I didn't expect you to come out so soon." ”

"You...... This is ......" Tang Feng, Liang Yuan and Makarov looked at Xu Renyu dressed as a traveler in surprise, only Han Jiang already had the bottom in his heart.

"As soon as you left Langmu Temple, the next day, the road that was washed away by the flood was repaired, and Langmu Temple also restored contact with the outside world, I dialed the number that Han Jiang gave me, and then ......"

When Makarov heard this, he said with some annoyance: "It's really unlucky, if we had waited for one more day at Langmu Temple, we wouldn't have encountered so many dangers, and Yelena wouldn't have ......."

"Let's open it! That way, we won't have as much to gain! Han Jiang persuaded.

"So the passengers who were trapped in the mountains were also saved?" Tang Feng suddenly asked Xu Renyu.

Xu Renyu nodded and said, "Yes!" All passengers were saved, only ...... Only Stephen ,...... I heard from the rescuers that if it had been a little later, a few passengers who were more seriously injured would have died. ”

"Looks like you've done a great job!" Han Jiang smiled at Xu Renyu.

Who knows, Xu Renyu said to Han Jiang seriously: "That's all your leadership, thanks to the number you gave me!" ……”

"Okay, let's talk about the rest of the things in the county seat! It's up to you to arrange it! Han Jiang interrupted Xu Renyu and said.

Xu Renyu understood what Han Jiang meant, and drove everyone to Maqu County, Xu Renyu, who had arrived a long time earlier, had already arranged everything for everyone, and rested for a whole day before everyone gradually recovered.

After dinner, Xu Renyu came to Tang Feng and Han Jiang's room, Han Jiang saw Xu Renyu and asked straight to the point: "Is there any of us nearby?" ”

Xu Renyu was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "There are four special combat team members brought by Zhao Yong nearby, but according to the requirements of the headquarters, we can't contact them, they are only responsible for our safety in Maqu." ”

Xu Renyu's answer made Tang Feng confused, "Captain, Dr. Xu, this is ...... It's ......"

Han Jiang smiled at Tang Feng: "Hehe, you may not know yet, Dr. Xu is already our person. ”

"Already ours?" Tang Feng looked at Xu Renyu suspiciously.

Xu Renyu said: "Yes, I am K8 now. ”

“K8？ How do you ......" Tang Feng was extremely surprised.

Han Jiang introduced: "The number I gave to Xu Renyu in Langmu Temple is a special number, if it is just to ask Xu Renyu to report the plane crash, I don't need to give him that number." According to my agreement with Zhao Yong, the person who uses that number to contact him must be one of our people, or someone I think is reliable. ”

"That means you recommended Dr. Xu to the headquarters."

Before Han Jiang could answer, Xu Renyu complained: "You kidnapped me in disguise, you told me that as long as you call this number and explain things clearly, someone will come to protect me, good guy, as soon as I finished the call, five hours later, Zhao Yong took more than a dozen special combat team members, and actually surrounded this small county town, and then directly found me, took me to this hotel, and interrogated me for a long time!" ”

"Hehe, you were terrified, weren't you?" Tang Feng said with a smile.

"Yes! I was stunned, I didn't know what was going on, and then I was asked to stay in the room, I couldn't go anywhere, the next afternoon, I, something even more surprising happened, Zhao Yong actually found me with a lot of materials, and checked my resume to the bottom, and even I fell in love a few times, he knew! Then, he proposed, hoping that I could work for Lao K, and I had no choice but to ......"

"It seems that you are like me, you were pulled in like this!" Tang Feng joked.

Han Jiang said with a serious face: "You two have to be clear, it's not that we insist on pulling you to join Lao K, but that you have been involved in this incident, and you have no way out, Tang Feng, you must know that if it weren't for us, do you think you would still be alive today?" And Dr. Xu, if you don't join us, I'm afraid you won't be able to see us now! ”

"But I didn't know anything about you! Why did those guys do something to me? Xu Renyu asked Han Jiang with an innocent face.

Han Jiang sneered twice and said, "If you want to think so, you are too naïve, you may not know much about the inside story, but those people in black don't think so, so you have no choice." ”

Han Jiang's words made Xu Renyu's back feel a chill, and the room fell into silence. Tang Feng broke the silence and asked Xu Renyu: "Doctor, what about your company?" ”

Xu Renyu smiled bitterly: "Company? I've already handed it over to my deputy, and my company wasn't doing well, but now it's ......."

Han Jiang patted Xu Renyu on the shoulder and comforted: "Don't worry, joining Lao K does not mean that you will become a full member of the national security organs, Lao K is just a temporary organization, once the mission is over, you will all return to your original life, doctor, maybe you will hand over the company to the deputy to take care of, and the company's business will flourish." ”

Xu Renyu didn't say anything more, just smiled bitterly twice.

2

Han Jiang gave Xu Renyu a general account of what happened along the way, and Xu Renyu heard that his mouth was so wide that he dropped his precious pipe on the ground.

At nine o'clock in the morning of the next day, Tang Feng and Han Jiang had a video connection with Zhao Yong and Professor Luo from the headquarters, Tang Feng first briefly described their encounter, Zhao Yong and Professor Luo were also surprised by Tang Feng and Han Jiang's encounter all the way, Professor Luo first congratulated Tang Feng and Han Jiang on making such an important discovery, and then said excitedly: "Your discovery is very important, which confirms Walker's record and points out the direction for our next move." ”

"You mean Anima Qing Snow Mountain?" Tang Feng asked.

"Well, you've found so much evidence, it's enough to prove that the black-headed stone chamber should be in the Anima Qing Snow Mountain." Professor Luo said with great certainty.

Zhao Yongwu said regretfully: "These days, we have not been idle, searching the mountains in that area, but we have not found the Qiang village you mentioned, but we have investigated Zhou Nannan's death. ”

"Oh! What did you find? ”

"According to the evidence we have, Zhou Nannan's appearance in Langmu Temple is by no means so simple, she left China many years ago to study in the United States, but when she was in the United States, she became addicted to drugs and was forced to drop out of school, and since then, she has disappeared."

"Missing?" Tang Feng was shocked.

"Yes, no one knows where she went, in short, she didn't go home, and the immigration department doesn't have a record of her returning to China over the years, but she mysteriously appeared at Langmu Temple this time, so, I suspect ......"

"Do you suspect that Zhou Nannan's appearance has something to do with our actions?" Han Jiang interrupted Zhao Yong's words and asked rhetorically.

Zhao Yong nodded and expressed his judgment: "I think it is very likely that Zhou Nannan is in embarrassment and confusion in his future because of drug abuse abroad, and he has been bought by some special organizations. And Langmu Temple is just the most suitable location, if you meet Zhou Nannan in the wilderness, you will inevitably suspect her origin, and in Langmu Temple, you will naturally know each other. ”

"So things are so complicated? I really know people and faces, but I don't know my heart! Tang Feng sighed.

"Also, have you noticed the money left in Zhou Nannan's bag? That's telling. Zhao Yong prompted.

Han Jiang nodded and muttered, "I should have thought of this a long time ago, but why was Zhou Nannan killed?" ”

"It's not clear, maybe it's because of their internal conflicts, or Zhou Nannan's unwillingness to carry out this operation, so the gang of men in black killed Zhou Nannan."

When Han Jiang heard Zhao Yong say this, he suddenly remembered the strange quarrel he heard in the middle of the night in Langmu Temple, could it be Zhou Nannan? Han Jiang thought for a long time, and then asked Zhao Yong: "Are there any progress in the cases you are responsible for investigating?" ”

"There are some new discoveries, and some of them I think are important, but I can't say a word about them right now." Zhao Yong replied.

"I understand that we can't go back for the time being, our goal now is very clear, and the next step is to find the 'Blackhead Stone Room' as soon as possible and get the second jade interstitial. So, if your findings have nothing to do with the 'Blackhead Stone Chamber', let's wait for us to come back and analyze it in detail! Han Jiang said the next step.

"That's what I mean, you can't be distracted now, all in order to get the second jade interstitial, Professor Luo and I analyzed that if we get the two jade interstitial screens first, the whole incident will develop in our favor." Zhao Yong replied.

"Not bad! I think that's the case too, but by that time, the competition for jade interstitial screens will definitely be more intense. Han Jiang said calmly.

"Have you now thought about the personnel who will go to Animaqing Snow Mountain this time?" Zhao Yong asked suddenly.

"I'm still thinking about it, it's a problem! I expected that this mission would be more difficult than ever, so I had to think carefully about who would go and who wouldn't, and of course, Tang Feng and I should be indispensable. Han Jiang frowned.

"While I fully agree with your next move, I ...... In fact...... A little worried......" Zhao Yong looked like he wanted to say something.

3

Han Jiang was surprised when he saw Zhao Yong's appearance as a soldier: "Just say anything, how did you become such a mother-in-law!" ”

"I'm worried about going to the alpine region this season, can you do it? After all, it's late October. Zhao Yong voiced his concerns.

Han Jiang's face was like water, he thought for a moment, and said firmly: "Your worries are reasonable, this season is already relatively cold, and the snow-capped mountains and cold areas are even colder, but if it doesn't work, we have no way out, and we don't have time!" Because winter is coming, it is even more important to speed up, and I think our opponents must be aware of this, and I ask you to prepare the necessary equipment for us as soon as possible, including equipment for climbing snowy mountains. ”

"You can rest assured that I will equip you with the best equipment, at least no worse than our opponents! The specific matters are in charge of Xu Renyu and me, you don't have to worry about it, but I need your accurate personnel list, otherwise, I can't prepare. ”

Han Jiang lowered his head and pondered, and after a while, he said to Zhao Yong, "That's it!" I'll give you the exact list of people by nine o'clock this evening at the latest. ”

Zhao Yong nodded, and at this time, Professor Luo's figure appeared on the screen again, and Professor Luo said to Han Jiang and Tang Feng without worry: "Although you have determined that the 'Black-headed Stone Room' is in Animaqing Snow Mountain, where is the 'Black-headed Stone Room'?" You still don't know, it's late October, and it's already very cold in a high-altitude area like Animaqing, so you can't go into the mountains, and look for it little by little, right? ”

After listening to Professor Luo's words, Tang Feng and Han Jiang's hearts sank, yes! You can't go into the mountains like headless flies, you have to have a more specific area to search. Tang Feng thought of this and asked Professor Luo, "Then what good way do you have?" ”

Professor Luo thought for a moment and said, "We must first roughly deduce the location of the Blackhead Stone Chamber based on the information you already have, and then think of other methods, Tang Feng, do you say the legend that the Great Lama said again, especially the part about Anima Qing Snow Mountain?" ”

So, Tang Feng told the legend that the Great Lama said from beginning to end, when he said that after the fall of the Western Xia, the Wuzang family and the white-clothed young man migrated to the northwest of Sichuan with a piece of jade insert, crossed the Anima Qing Snow Mountain, and was suddenly hit by a blizzard, Professor Luo immediately interrupted his narration: "Tang Feng, have you noticed, the legend that the Great Lama said that they have passed down from generation to generation, mentioned that after the fall of the Western Xia, in order to return to the northwest of Sichuan, they crossed the Anima Qing Snow Mountain, and when they encountered a blizzard, They found the 'Blackhead Stone Chamber' in a col. ”

"Yes, but Professor Luo, what does that mean?" Tang Feng asked puzzled.

"It shows that the target of our search should be in the eastern section of the Anima Qing Snow Mountain, or more precisely, it should be the mountain range in the southeast part of the Anima Qing Snow Mountain. Why do you say this, you only need to check the information about the Animaqing Snow Mountain, you will know that the Animaqing Snow Mountain is a large mountain range in the northwest and southeast direction, lying in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the Yellow River is called the 'Yellow River Shouqu' because it has turned a big bend; the Anima Qing Snow Mountain, Kailash Pochen in Tibet, Meili Snow Mountain in Yunnan, and Gaduo Juewo in Yushu are called the four sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism; This northwest, southeast trending mountain range, the northwest direction is high, the main peak Maqing Gangri, 6282 meters above sea level, is in the northwest part of Anima Qing, and the southeast part is relatively shorter, I think, after the death of the Dangxiang people in the Western Xia, migrated to the northwest of Sichuan, over the Anima Qing Snow Mountain, the route they crossed must be the southeast part of the snow mountain is relatively shorter, one is because it is relatively easy to climb here, and then there is, you look at the map to understand, the party people from Ningxia, There is no need for Gansu and other places to go to the northwest of Sichuan to cross the big snow mountains in the northwest part of the Animaqing Snow Mountain, so based on the above judgment, I think we should set the search range to the west of the Yellow River and the southeast part of the Animaqing Snow Mountain. ”

Tang Feng and Han Jiang looked at the map and completely agreed with Professor Luo's inference, Han Jiang meditated for a while, and suddenly said to Zhao Yong: "You hurry up to the land department and check all the geological data about the southeast and southeast part of Animaqing Snow Mountain, I estimate that you should be able to find some valuable clues." ”

Zhao Yong nodded, "This is no problem, but I need some time, so let's do it, at nine o'clock in the evening, we will connect again, you tell me the final list of personnel, and I will pass on the geological information you need to you." ”

"Alright! That's it, see you at nine o'clock in the evening! After speaking, Han Jiang ended the video connection and walked out of the room alone.

4

Tang Feng saw that Han Jiang was silent alone, as if he was thinking about something important, and it was inconvenient for him to disturb, so he went to Liang Yuan and Heiyun's room, this girl of a similar age, although she lived in two completely different worlds since she was a child, but at this time she was already chatting very speculatively, when Tang Feng entered the house, he saw Liang Yuan combing Heiyun's hair!

Seeing that the two girls were safe and sound, Tang Feng returned to his and Han Jiang's room, but he couldn't wait for Han Jiang on the left, and he didn't see him come back when he waited for the right, Tang Feng was suspicious, where did Han Jiang go alone? He went to Xu Renyu and Makarov's room and asked, "Did you see Han Jiang?" ”

Xu Renyu asked him instead: "Aren't you in the same room with him?" I didn't see him! ”

Tang Feng walked out of the small hotel where they lived, this is already the best hotel in this county, Tang Feng came to the street of Maqu, this small city located in the hinterland of the grassland, since ancient times is the only way to Tibet in the mainland, most of the people in the city are Tibetans, Maqu is the meaning of "Yellow River" in Tibetan, it does not take long, you can go all over the city, outside the city, as far as the eye can see, there is an endless prairie, this vast Maqu prairie, Tibetan herdsmen affectionately call her - Shambhala!

Beautiful Shambhala, the herder's paradise. Tang Feng had unconsciously walked out of the city, he was completely surrounded by the boundless grassland, he suddenly saw a person sitting on a hillside, motionless, that person stared into the distance alone, from a distance, Tang Feng couldn't see the person's face clearly, and he was suspicious, so he walked to the hillside, and when he got closer, he found that the person sitting on the hillside was Han Jiang.

Han Jiang remained motionless, ignoring Tang Feng's arrival at all, until Tang Feng patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Running here alone to enjoy the scenery?" ”

Only then did Han Jiang notice Tang Feng's arrival, and he laughed dryly, "Enjoy the scenery? Hehe, I'm not in the mood right now! ”

Tang Feng was still immersed in the beautiful scenery, "Relax, don't be so nervous, you see the boundless Maqu grassland in front of us, rich in 'Hequ horses' since ancient times, known as the most beautiful grassland in Asia, if it is in summer...... It was simply a sea of green. ”

"You still have this leisure and elegance now, I think your psychological quality is better than mine, I should let you be the captain!" Han Jiang said angrily.

"I'm not in my position, I'm not in my job, I can't think about so many things! You, those who can work hard...... What are you thinking? ”

"What do you think? Thinking about the whole event, I just thought about it from beginning to end? ”

"Oh! So what do you think of? ”

"I thought about it a lot, for so long, we haven't reflected on the whole incident, and today I thought about it a lot, but we still settled down on the things in front of us first."

"What's in front of you?"

"Hmmm! Who will carry out this mission to Animaqing Snow Mountain? ”

"You don't have to think about it, of course it's the two of us."

"And what about the two of us?" Han Jiang asked.

Tang Feng ran out of ideas for a while, "Except for the two of us, Liang Yuan and Heiyun, forget about the two girls, Lao Ma is old,...... Seo In-woo? Dr. Xu can go with us! ”

Han Jiang waved his hand, "Plus Xu Renyu is only three people, and his strength is not enough, it would be nice if Zhao Yong was here, and I don't know the bottom of my heart about Xu Renyu!" ”

"What? You don't know what to do with Dr. Xu! Tang Feng was very surprised.

Han Jiang looked at Tang Feng, smiled bitterly twice, and was silent, his eyes looked straight ahead, it was the prairie under the hillside.

5

Han Jiang was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked Tang Feng: "Tang Feng, do you think that in the whole incident, we judged the right direction?" ”

Tang Feng heard Han Jiang ask this, and his heart "chuckled", this was also a question he had always wanted to think about in his heart, but he didn't want to think about it, he shook his head, not knowing how to answer. Tang Feng remembered the auction that still haunted him so far, if it weren't for that abnormal auction, if it weren't for the mysterious Xixia jade insert at the auction, he wouldn't be here now, and he wouldn't have experienced so many things! Thinking of this, Tang Feng couldn't help muttering, "I...... I don't know, maybe...... Perhaps our investigation was in the wrong direction from the start. ”

"Oh! Can you tell us more about it? Han Jiang was obviously interested in Tang Feng's words.

Tang Feng explained: "That day, after listening to Lao Ma's narration, and then thinking about the whole thing, I have a bad feeling, I feel that we seem to have been led by our opponents, before we got this jade insert, after we got this jade insert, it was the same, and even now, we don't know who our opponent is." ”

"Yes, you feel the same way you do! Throughout the incident, no matter how hard we tried, we were in a passive position, and I felt more and more that our opponents seemed to know everything about us, where are we going? They will be there! Originally, I didn't feel this strongly, but now it's getting stronger. Han Jiang said the question in his heart.

"What do you mean...... Are there inner demons among us? Tang Feng asked rhetorically.

Although Han Jiang had been mentally prepared, but when he heard Tang Feng say the word "inner ghost", his heart couldn't help but tremble, he turned his face and looked at Tang Feng, Tang Feng was also looking at him, Tang Feng had never seen Han Jiang like this, Han Jiang's eyes revealed a kind of confusion and overwhelm, which was similar to the shrewd, capable, and confident Han Jiang in the past.

Even in the most difficult moments, Han Jiang has always maintained his self-confidence, at this moment, what's wrong with him? Han Jiang lowered his head and looked thoughtful...... When he raised his head again, Tang Feng found that Han Jiang's eyes seemed to have regained some of his former self-confidence, and he only heard him say calmly: "To be honest, I don't believe that we have internal ghosts, but we can analyze all the people involved." Let's go back to Guangzhou, that is, when the two of us met for the first time, when you joined Lao K, I told you that counting your Lao K is a total of seven people, and now plus Xu Renyu is eight people, I am K2, Zhao Yong is K3, Professor Luo is K4, Xu Renyu is K8, you are K7, in addition to the five of us, there are three people, let's analyze these three people first. ”

"I remember, you told me that you don't know who these three are?" Tang Feng wondered.

"Yes, K1, K5 and K6, I don't know the identities of these three people, you suspected that K1 was the real head of old K."

"Yes! But when you said that the head of Lao K was you, at that time, I muttered in my heart: Since you are the captain, why is there still a code name before you? ”

"I have also had this question of yours, think about it, when I was appointed as the captain of the old K, the chief told me that my code name is K2, and there is a K1 in front of me, can I not doubt it? On this issue, I have asked the chief many times, but the chief repeatedly emphasized that I should not have any worries, I am the head of Lao K, and I have the final say in Lao K's actions! But the chief just won't tell me who K1 is? ”

"Could K1 be your leader?" Tang Feng guessed.

"Impossible, I also thought so, but this idea was quickly denied, the chief is very busy with work, and is not specifically responsible for the jade interstitial screen, and all the people who join Lao K must be directly involved in this incident; Also, if the leader is K1, there's no need for him to hide it from me. Han Jiang denied Tang Feng's speculation.

"That's strange, you are the boss in the old K, how can there be someone older than you?"

"So, I later changed my thinking, this K1 is smaller than my official, I don't know, but I think the reason why he is ahead of me is not because his position is higher than mine, nor is his level higher than mine, but because of this mysterious K1, he was involved in the jade interstitial incident earlier than me, and even he is closer to the core of the whole incident than us."

6

Tang Feng listened to Han Jiang's analysis, thought about it, and nodded: "It only makes sense for you to analyze it like this, but since he intervened earlier than us and was closer to the core of the whole incident, why didn't he help us?" Even if he doesn't show up, he can help us! ”

"Hmmm! This is a problem, from the beginning, we have come to this day, basically relying on our own analysis and efforts, without any additional help, and the above has not provided us with any valuable information and clues, so I really can't figure out what the role of K1 is? ”

"What about K5 and K6?" Tang Feng asked.

"I know even less about these two people, I can say that I don't know anything, and I don't have a clue, only one thing is certain, they entered the old K later than me, before you."

"Yes! They joined Old K, and they should have been right before me; It's really weird! What is their role? ”

"They must have a role to play, we just don't know!" Han Jiang spread his hands helplessly.

"But this is the problem, the chief said, you are the head of Lao K, and Lao K's actions are commanded by you, but you don't even know who your team members are and what they do, how to command? Also, those three people definitely have their role, but we have not had any relationship with these three people so far, how can this be explained? It's incredible! Originally, what we encountered along the way was incredible, I didn't expect that we ourselves were so unpredictable, it's really ......" Tang Feng said this, and suddenly felt funny.

But Han Jiang looked serious, "Maybe the chief has the intention of the chief, they joined Lao K, and they were all absorbed by the chief himself, including procedures such as oath, which should be presided over by the chief himself." ”

"But you just said that the chief does not personally command the operation, so who will command the actions of these three people?" Tang Feng paused for a moment, suddenly seemed to think of something, and exclaimed: "Could it be that in addition to us, there is also a team that acts alone, they are also looking for jade interstitials, maybe they are looking for the other two jade interstitial screens!" That K1 is their head, although they are all old Ks, but they are actually two teams! ”

Tang Feng's speculation was shocking, and Han Jiang was also speechless by this speculation, but Han Jiang quickly regained his senses, shook his head, and said: "Impossible, if you think about it carefully, it is completely impossible, if they are a single team, where do their clues come from, the jade interlude is in our hands, and an academic authority like Professor Luo is also on our side." And, more importantly, if, as you said, there is no need for the chief to hide this fact from me, because this may cause us to duplicate our actions and waste our already precious resources, therefore, it is impossible to have two teams looking for jade interstitial at the same time, as you said, and if there is, that team is our old adversary! ”

Tang Feng thought about it, it was really unlikely, the two discussed for a long time, and they didn't figure out the clues of these three mysterious figures, Han Jiang finally had to say: "In short, about these three mysterious figures, we can only be sure that they exist, they are informed, they are effective, they will help us, maybe at the most critical moment, as for whether there are any internal ghosts among the three of them, I think this is not something we can decide, it depends on the chief, after I go back, I will say our questions to the chief again, Now it's time to talk about the five of us. ”

7

"Five of us? Do you suspect that there are internal demons among us? Tang Feng felt that cold sweat was breaking out on his back.

"I said I don't doubt any of us right now. Let me analyze the five of us in detail, to be precise, it should be six, and Liang Yuan. Han Jiang said.

"Well, how did I forget this eldest lady, I can't figure out why you agreed to let Liang Yuan join us, I think she will only drag us down."

"Isn't this because of Liang Yongquan's request? The jade insert belongs to their Liang family, Liang Yuan insists on participating, and we can't help it! ”

"Nonsense! According to relevant international law, the auction of smuggled cultural relics is illegal, that is to say, the auction is illegal, the auction is illegal, and naturally the jade insert should not belong to the Liang family. Tang Feng's bookish anger came up again.

"Then according to what you say, the police should recover this jade insert and return this Chinese treasure to the Russians?"

"This ...... This ......" Han Jiang's words made Tang Feng speechless.

"You don't know yet, the Hermitage and the relevant Russian authorities have asked the Chinese police to recover this cultural relic, but we have a tai chi with them, and we haven't done it! First, because Liang Yongquan was very cautious and silent, outsiders didn't know that the Liang family bought the jade insert, so we pretended not to know; The second is because we need this jade interstitial, so I don't need to explain this, you should understand; Third, and most importantly, this treasure belongs to China, and although it has been kept with them for so many years, we are not obliged to return it to them now. ”

"So they sent Yelena and Lao Ma to recapture the jade interstitial!" Tang Feng immediately thought of Lao Ma's trip to China.

"Hmmm! Yes, that's the way it is, but it's not clear whether Yelena and Lao Ma are just a matter of routine, or if they have other bigger intentions. Leave them alone, let's go back to the topic and analyze the six of us. Han Jiang pulled the topic back again.

"Six of us? First of all, the two of us can rule out ......" Tang Feng said this, and was suddenly stunned, because he found that Han Jiang was staring at him with a strange gaze, Tang Feng was stared at by Han Jiang shuddering, "You...... You don't doubt me, do you? ”

Han Jiang put away his strange gaze, squeezed out some smiles, and comforted: "Yes to you!" I'm still very relieved, I investigated you in detail before I recruited you into Lao K, and I'm sure you won't have a problem. ”

Han Jiang's words finally made Tang Feng breathe a sigh of relief, and Han Jiang continued: "The two of us have ruled it out, Zhao Yong can also be ruled out, he was directly selected by me from the Marine Corps, he has been serving in the army before, and he has relatively little contact with the outside world, and he has performed well in the army, so he should not have any problems." Professor Luo, I have been invited to the door several times, people are so old, their legs and feet are not convenient, reputation, status, everything, they have long been unwilling to bother with this idle matter, people are purely here to help, no desire and no desire, so Professor Luo will not have a problem at all. ”

"Then Liang Yuan and Xu Renyu are left? Let me talk about my opinion of Liang Yuan first, I think she can also rule it out, she is just a rich lady, curious about everything, and doesn't understand anything. ”

Han Jiang smiled: "Hehe, I found that the power of love is really strong, you have only known each other for a few days, and now you have begun to defend her." ”

"What love? Who says I like her anymore? She's always pestering me! Tang Feng is still stiff-mouthed.

"You analyzed it well, she is an innocent and lovely little girl, but don't forget her father!"

"You mean—Liang Yongquan? Do you doubt him? Tang Feng exclaimed.

Han Jiang looked at Tang Feng and asked rhetorically: "Liang Yunjie is so invested in the jade interstitial screen, he spares no expense!" Could it be that Liang Yongquan is not interested in jade interstitial screen at all? ”

Tang Feng thought about it, and Han Jiang's question was worth scrutinizing, "Yes! Although I have only met him twice, Liang Yongquan gives me the impression that he is not interested in the jade interstitial screen at all, and even avoids it. ”

"Is this suspicious?"

"But it's also easy to understand, his father died because of the jade insertion, coupled with Huang Dahu's death, of course Liang Yongquan didn't dare to keep the jade insertion, he has his career, I have read their company's statements, the performance has been very good, the cash is abundant, he has no need to take such a big risk...... What's more, he was far away in Hong Kong and didn't find out that he had any abnormal contact with Liang Yuan, and besides, although Liang Yuan had been with us, she didn't participate in the decision-making, and she didn't know a lot of things! ”

Tang Feng said a lot in one breath, Han Jiang nodded and smiled: "You work hard for Liang Yuan, not bad!" I have thought of what you said, Zhao Yong and I have actually been monitoring the connection between Liang Yongquan and Liang Yuan, but we have not found anything abnormal, especially since Liang Yuan acted with us, due to the limited conditions, there is very little contact between Liang Yuan and Liang Yongquan, and I also found that Liang Yuan has become mature now, when she first came, she had to tell Liang Yongquan everything, and I also criticized her for this, and now, she rarely talks about her own affairs except for asking about her father's body. ”

"Hehe, we're still very workout here!" Tang Feng said with a smile. Then he put away his smile again and asked Han Jiang: "If Liang Yuan is also ruled out, then only Xu Renyu will be left?" ”

8

Han Jiang heard Tang Feng mention Xu Renyu, sighed, and said, "He?!" I really don't know the bottom in my heart. ”

"Since you're not at ease with him, why are you pulling him in?" Tang Feng was puzzled.

Han Jiang explained: "Why did he come in, first, because he acted with us and already knew a lot of things he shouldn't know, second, it was also to protect him, no matter how much he knew, that group of men in black would not let him go, and third, because of him, maybe you don't know, Zhao Yong has investigated Xu Renyu in detail, Dr. Xu has studied in many foreign universities, is proficient in many foreign languages, has obtained multiple degrees, he is indeed an expert in weapons, and will tinker with a lot of small things we need; In addition, he had studied at St. Petersburg University and Moscow University in Russia, was fluent in Russian, and had a wide network there, and we probably needed the cooperation of the Petersburg side below, so we brought him in. ”

"I see, it seems that his business card is not all bluffing!"

"Another point, it's not that I asked Xu Renyu to call that phone number, Zhao Yong and they listened to me and pulled Xu Renyu in, Xu Renyu called Zhao Yong according to what I said, it just means that I think this person may be available, and next, Zhao Yong has to conduct a comprehensive investigation to understand this person, and then, with the approval of the chief, Dr. Xu can join Lao K!"

"In that case, Dr. Xu won't have any problems, why do you still say that you don't know anything about him?"

"I don't know, maybe it's intuition. Originally, I didn't doubt him or anyone in the old K, wasn't it because of what happened during this period of time that I ...... I'm starting to get suspicious, too! Han Jiang shook his head, feeling a chaos in his mind.

"If Dr. Xu is okay, what do you think of Lao Ma and Yelena?"

"They?" When Han Jiang thought of Yelena, his heart suddenly sank, Han Jiang thought for a moment, and said: "I was very suspicious of the two of them, but that night on the shore of the Seven Colors Brocade Sea, after we had a showdown with Lao Ma, I basically no longer doubt them, even if they are not all the way with us, they are not with the group of people in black." ”

"The two of us have analyzed such a big chase, and to put it mildly, everyone's suspicions have been ruled out, and there is no conclusion!" Tang Feng said with regret.

"Nope! And one more! Han Jiang said suddenly.

"Who else?" Tang Feng was taken aback.

"Stephen!"

"Stephen!? Didn't he fall into that shaft in the Qiang village? Tang Feng's mind suddenly appeared in the dark and bottomless hole again.

"But we didn't see Stephen fall, nor did we see his body! This will have to wait for Zhao Yong and them to find the Qiang Village, and then clean up the collapsed Qiang Village, so that Stephen's body can be found. ”

"Maybe by then, his corpse had already turned into a white bone, a soul floating in the tunnel of human bones." When Tang Feng said this, he paused slightly, and then said: "Stephen disappeared in Qiangzhai and didn't act with us later, so I think he can also be ruled out." ”

"I've thought about this too, and I didn't find anything in Stephen, so ...... That's why I say it's a problem! Until now we know almost nothing about our opponents, and they, however, know us all out. I really don't dare to think about going down......" Han Jiang suddenly felt a deep chill.

Tang Feng was still sober, and said to Han Jiang: "If you don't dare to think about it, you have to think about it, you have to talk about everything after you go back, now we have to set down the personnel who will go to Anima Qing Snow Mountain, even if we encounter those black-clothed people again on this trip, it doesn't matter, it's not the first time we've encountered them anyway, as long as we are careful enough, I think we can deal with it." ”

When Han Jiang heard Tang Feng say this, he looked at Tang Feng in surprise, "I can't see it, you kid is very assertive now!" In the face of danger and not chaos, in danger and fearless, you can stand alone! ”

Tang Feng said with a smile: "The captain's speaking level is also rising now, and he is all literate!" Hehe. ”

"Okay, okay, we don't have to praise each other, let's talk about my plans, first of all, we have to analyze our opponents, the so-called 'know yourself and know your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.'" ”

"Our opponents? The men in black? ”

"That's right! It's the men in black, and in my judgment, this gang of men in black is different from the rabble we met in Hong Kong and Qiangzhai, they are obviously more professional and have received long-term and rigorous special operations training, so I once mistook them for Lao Ma and Yelena's people, but now it seems that their backgrounds are very complicated. ”

9

Tang Feng asked Han Jiang puzzled: "What's wrong with that group of people in black?" Tell me about it! ”

Han Jiang expressed his opinion: "I feel that their strength is obviously beyond that of ordinary criminal groups, but they are not like the special forces of some countries, why do you say this, first, my experience over the years, and second, our intelligence network shows that there are no special forces of any country that have had similar operations recently, so I judge that this group of people is a group of well-trained, but not affiliated with any country's mysterious organization." Many of them should have served in the special forces and intelligence services, just ...... It's just that we don't know anything about such an organization. ”

Tang Feng suddenly remembered something, and exclaimed: "As soon as you say this, I also remembered that the tattoo on the killer who assassinated Liang Yunjie in Guangzhou is exactly the same as the tattoo of the dead corpse we found under the waterfall of the cave, and the pattern is also an eagle standing on the wolf's body, and the position is the same, both at the base of the back of the neck and ears, which shows that ......"

It means that there must be a connection between them, even ...... It can even be concluded that they are in a group. I have examined the corpses of the bandits we shot and killed in Hong Kong, and they do not have such tattoos on their bodies, so this proves my previous judgment, and the gang of black-clothed men who are now chasing us are by no means idle people, they all have uniform tattoos on their bodies, which shows that they are well organized, their marksmanship is accurate, their skills are extraordinary, and they are well-equipped, which shows that they are well organized. Han Jiang said, and couldn't help muttering to himself: "Who is this?" ”

"Do you remember Makarov's unusual behavior when we saw that tattoo in the cave?" Tang Feng's words reminded Han Jiang again.

Han Jiang nodded, "This shows that Makarov should have seen such a tattoo before, it may be on someone's body, or it may be somewhere, but he flatly denied it, it seems that there must be an article here, looking for a chance, I want to ask Lao Ma well." ”

"Also, I thought a little bit about that pattern, you remember when we were tied to a tree in the seven-colored Jinhai, the old man used to say that we were 'eagles and wolves don't eat'."

"Yes, what did you think of?"

"I think this tattoo should be related to Western Xia, but I don't know what the special meaning is."

Han Jiang thought for a while and said, "Maybe there is no special meaning, just to find such a pattern for unified labeling." I went on to say that our opponents, I have already analyzed the strength of this group of black-clothed people, so they are not very numerous, about a dozen or so, I expect that this time they will also go to Anima Qing Snow Mountain, as for how they got the information about the black-headed stone room, this I can't explain now. In short, based on past experience, they will definitely not be absent, so we must be fully prepared, I estimate that they should not exceed five people this time, and they also need to keep it secret, the real mastermind behind the scenes definitely doesn't want more people to know the secret of the jade interstitial, so they won't send more people, but these people will definitely be their most capable. ”

Tang Feng listened to Han Jiang's analysis, felt that it made sense, and asked, "Then which people should we go to?" ”

"Based on my judgment above, I don't think we should go too many people, first, we also need to keep it secret, and secondly, in that kind of alpine area, sparsely populated, more people are easy to expose, so it is better to be less and fine. However, what has always bothered me is that it is better to send a few people, if only Zhao Yong could go, with his skills, one top ten, I can save a lot of things. Han Jiang sighed again Zhao Yong.

"You'd better be realistic, just a few of us now, okay or not, that's it!"

"First of all, the two of us, and secondly, it can only be Xu Renyu, his skills are okay, although the remaining old horse is experienced, but he is too old, he will definitely not be able to bear it when he goes to the alpine region, and in addition, I don't think about the two little girls at all."

"That's three people!"

Han Jiang nodded helplessly, "The strength is a little thin, but it can only be like this!" Speaking of this, another person suddenly appeared in front of Han Jiang's eyes, but he quickly came to his senses.

10

Tang Feng patted the grass clippings on his body, stood up, and said to Han Jiang: "Okay, we have analyzed everyone, who will carry out this mission has also been decided, is there any problem?" ”

Han Jiang smiled bitterly: "What's the problem?" Let's go back and announce it, I guarantee that someone is crying and someone is making trouble, hehe! ”

"You mean Liang Yuan, and Lao Ma! They want to go, but it's not up to them. "Tang Feng doesn't care.

Han Jiang also stood up, patted Tang Feng's shoulder, and said, "That's good!" They have to be emotional, you are in charge of Miss Liang, and I am in charge of Lao Ma, you must hold them down. ”

Saying that, the two walked towards the county seat, after lunch, Han Jiang announced his decision to everyone, and sure enough, Liang Yuan and Makarov agreed with the boss, and said that they should follow each other, Han Jiang and Tang Feng smiled at each other, and acted according to the original plan, Han Jiang was responsible for persuading Lao Ma, Tang Feng was responsible for persuading Liang Yuan, Tang Feng was responsible for persuading Liang Yuan, knowing it with affection, moving with reason, and it took two hours of hard persuasion to finally persuade Miss Liang.

And Han Jiang's side is not so easy, Han Jiang and Xu Renyu took turns to fight, and it took an afternoon, until the sun set, and they couldn't say anything about the old horse, Makarov insisted on going together, for three reasons: for the sake of the dead son, in order to uncover the secret of the jade interstitial, and for Yelena, whose life and death are unknown. No matter how Han Jiang persuaded him, Makarov was unwilling to compromise, and claimed that if Han Jiang didn't take him with him, he would go to find the gang of men in black and rescue Yelena, forcing Han Jiang to have no choice but to slam the door and go out.

Han Jiang returned to his room and scolded Tang Feng: "This stubborn old man is stubborn. ”

Tang Feng smiled: "It seems that the captain has been defeated, hehe." ”

"You don't want to gloat, if I say don't take him, I won't take him!" Han Jiang said angrily.

Tang Feng thought about it, changed his mind, and persuaded Han Jiang in turn: "Why don't you take him with you, Lao Ma is experienced after all, and he is still very useful at critical moments." ”

"Take him, I'm afraid that he won't be able to do it and drag us ......back," Han Jiang just said this, but unexpectedly, Makarov suddenly kicked in the door and shouted at him: "Han! When have I dragged you back, I'm old, but my old bones are okay! I don't need your mercy! ”

Han Jiang and Tang Feng were stunned by the sudden shouting of the old horse, Han Jiang crossed his waist, looked at the stubborn old man in front of him helplessly, and was stunned for a long time before he said, "Okay!" Count you ruthless, I agreed to take you, but you ...... You do it at your own risk! If you throw this old bone on the mountain, don't blame me! ”

Lao Ma didn't understand what Han Jiang meant when he said "throw this old bone on the mountain", and he was stunned, at this time, it happened that Xu Renyu arrived and translated this sentence to Lao Ma, Xu Renyu and Han Jiang thought that Makarov understood the meaning of this sentence, and he would definitely be angry at Han Jiang again, who expected, Lao Ma laughed out loud after listening to Xu Renyu's translation, and then hugged Han Jiang, kissed Han Jiang on the cheek in the traditional Russian way, and said: "Thank you for giving me this opportunity, I won't let you down. As he spoke, he also saluted Han Jiang, which made everyone cry and laugh.

Han Jiang was stunned by Makarov's sudden kiss, and when Makarov left, Han Jiang had completely lost his temper with the old horse, shook his head and said: "How can this old man be like a child now, it's really unreasonable." ”

Tang Feng smiled and said: "You don't have to scold Lao Ma, in fact, I think you two are very similar!" ”

"Am I like him? Like him, crazy and incomprehensible! Han Jiang was quite unconvinced.

Tang Feng explained: "Isn't it? Both of you have the same stubborn temper, running all the way to the dark, saying good things, calling for firm beliefs, perseverance for the goal, even if it is to put your life on the line! ”

Listening to Tang Feng's words, Han Jiang recalled it, but felt that Tang Feng had some truth in what he said, and he couldn't help but feel a little more good for Makarov in his heart.

11

At nine o'clock in the evening, according to the time agreed with Zhao Yong in the morning, Han Jiang connected with Zhao Yong again, and Han Jiang first determined the number of people who would go to Animaqing Snow Mountain: "Prepare four sets of mountaineering equipment for us, as well as other equipment." ”

"Four sets?" Zhao Yong was also surprised, "Which four?" ”

"I, Tang Feng, Dr. Xu, and Lao Ma!"

"What? You still take Makarov with you? ”

"I don't want to take him, but I can't help it, he has to follow."

After hearing this, Zhao Yong also shook his head helplessly: "Okay then!" I'll prepare it for you right away, and you'll receive the equipment tomorrow, and I'll get you the geological information you want about the eastern section of the Anima Qingxue Mountain. ”

"That's great, is the information detailed?" Han Jiang is still not at ease.

"You can rest assured about this, this is the most detailed and comprehensive information I can get now, in addition to asking the land department for a copy, I also checked the relevant information from the military, if you are not satisfied, I have no choice."

"Okay, I'll take a closer look at it tonight, and if I still need your help, we'll get in touch."

"Besides, whatever equipment you need, Dr. Xu should be able to solve it for you."

"It's nothing, except for mountaineering equipment, it's weapons." Han Jiang said and checked the weapons and equipment.

"Oh! Another thing, this time we have learned the previous lesson, I have equipped each of you with a satellite tracking and positioning signal transmitter, as long as this thing is on you, can send a signal normally, the headquarters will know where you are, and in times of crisis, we will provide you with support in time. Zhao Yong introduced.

"Hear you say that, it's a good thing, and I need it. Is Professor Luo next to you? What else do you have to tell Professor Luo? Han Jiang said.

Professor Luo's avatar appeared on the screen, and Professor Luo said to Tang Feng and Han Jiangyan: "Tang Feng, Han Jiang, I don't have anything to say now, I can only wish you success, I am waiting for you to come back at the headquarters, I believe that if we get two jade interstitial screens, we will be able to crack more information." ”

Tang Feng and Han Jiang nodded, and they were about to end this connection, but Han Jiang suddenly called out to Zhao Yong again, and Zhao Yong didn't understand what he meant, "Captain, what else do you have to order?" ”

Han Jiang asked Zhao Yong: "I asked you to investigate the situation of Makarov and Yelena, have you found it?" ”

"Checked, the information we have is basically the same as what Makarov told you, Makarov is a retired major general of the KGB, Yelena is indeed an ace agent, as for the purpose of their trip, as Makarov said, is it to retrieve the jade interstitial, or has other intentions, then it is unknown, so when you and Makarov act together, you still have to be careful."

After listening to Zhao Yong's report, Han Jiang was silent for a while before he asked again, "Does the headquarters have any information about Yelena's whereabouts now?" ”

Zhao Yong shook his head and replied, "No! ”

Han Jiang ended the connection with disappointment, and then opened the information that Zhao Yong had just sent and studied it carefully. Tang Feng, Han Jiang and Xu Renyu studied until late at night, and finally marked two suspicious areas on the map of the southeast part of Anima Qingxue Mountain, Area A and Area B, the reason why they thought these two areas were suspicious was mainly based on the information provided by the land department, which showed that these two areas were in a mountain col surrounded by mountains, and there may be caves, and what is even more suspicious is that although these two areas are far from the settlement, a small number of traces of artificial structures have been found on the surface, all of which are consistent with the legend told by the great lama.

Tang Feng drew two circles on the map with a red pencil, and said to Han Jiang and Xu Renyu: "We have checked the existing information, only these two areas are the most suspicious, according to the distance of the road, we must first go to Area A, followed by Area B, do you have any opinions?" ”

Han Jiang had no opinion, but Xu Renyu was slow to express his position, Tang Feng asked Xu Renyu: "Doctor, is there any problem?" ”

Xu Renyu said: "I don't see anything wrong now, but I ...... I'm worried that if the 'blackhead stone room' is not found in Blocks A and B, it will ......"

Before Xu Renyu could finish speaking, Tang Feng interrupted him, "Your worries are superfluous now. Whether Area A and Area B can find the 'Blackhead Stone Room' will only be known if they go there. ”

The three of them finally reached a consensus and acted according to Tang Feng's plan. In the afternoon of the next day, they were delivered with all the equipment they needed, including crampons, ice axes, rope shacks, locks, ski poles, helmets, harnesses, ascenders, descenders, rock hammers, alpine boots, snowboards, alpine glasses, and so on, as well as some weapons and oxygen cylinders, as well as what Zhao Yong called satellite signal positioning equipment.

It was a sleepless night, Tang Feng, Han Jiang, Xu Renyu and Makarov all had insomnia, and in the second half of the night, the four of them simply got up, while preparing the equipment they needed to carry, while continuing to plan countermeasures in case of possible dangerous situations.

The four of them anxiously waited for the dawn to come, but the sky outside the house was slow to see the light, Tang Feng ran to the outside of the hotel to check, and found that there was a large dark cloud floating from a distance, shrouded in the prairie, the sky was gloomy, Tang Feng's heart was suddenly shrouded in a layer of dark clouds, but he knew that it was time to set off anyway.

Tang Feng and Han Jiang were not at ease with Liang Yuan and Heiyun, so they were handed over to the local police first, Liang Yuan looked reluctant, which made Tang Feng inevitably feel a little soft-hearted, but he was still ruthless and set off with Han Jiang. In an uneasy atmosphere, Tang Feng, Han Jiang, Xu Renyu and Makarov took the jade interstitial screen and drove this "Cherokee" out of Maqu and into the embrace of the boundless prairie.