Chapter 72: Surviving Under the Grave
The entrance to the cave was gone, and the fear in my heart was palpable when I saw the dead dog slumped on the floor of the burial chamber weakly. A tomb robber with such good skills has given up hope of escape when he encounters the situation in front of him, so can I, the person who went down to the tomb for the first time, still hope to get out alive?
After a short dead silence, I could no longer bear the dead dog waiting for death like this. I knew in my heart that if I wanted to get out of this place of dead people alive, I had to use the power of a dead dog. And his heart is dead, and the only thing I can do is to arouse his desire to live.
But I spoke to him almost in a pleading tone, and he only told me in a dejected manner that I should not move on that thought, and that it would be better to save some effort and remember the joys of my old life before I was trapped in the tomb and starved to death.
This guy is so determined that he doesn't seem to bother to talk to me. When I was helpless with him, I suddenly heard him tell me to think more about the past, and I couldn't help but have an idea in my heart.
I decided to induce him to tell him how he had come to know the great trick, even though he had no hope of escaping, but as a master tomb robber, being trapped in the tomb by another colleague should be a great shame for him, and maybe he would become angry. As long as his emotions change together, then I can hopefully encourage him to use his brain to find a way to help us both escape from this tomb.
When I thought of this, I no longer begged him, but took a cigarette out of my pocket and gave him one. The dead dog took the cigarette, and when I lit it for him, he politely said 'thank you'.
He and I looked at each other silently, just smoking hard, and no one spoke. When the cigarette butt was about to burn, I suddenly said: "Dead dog, I heard Fang Wei say that you are the top tomb robber within a radius of hundreds of miles, but unfortunately, you were actually trapped here by Fang Wei's trap, which shows that Fang Wei is estimated to be much more powerful than you in tomb robbing." ”
The hand of the dead dog, who had not spoken, trembled, suddenly shook the cigarette butt, jumped up from the ground, stomped on the cigarette butt with his right foot and said, "Ling Sen, do you think that I fell for him, and he is better at robbing tombs than me?" Phew, let me tell you, he's not a tomb robber at all. ”
I feigned surprise and shook my head deliberately. When the dead dog saw me, he probably didn't believe his words, and was obviously a little anxious.
He told me that Fang Wei was just an ordinary courier, and because he liked to gamble, he owed a huge gambling debt. The image of Fang Wei that I began to see was his real life.
Fang Wei has two old mansions handed down by his ancestors in the city, and in order to borrow money to gamble, he gave the property to a mysterious boss. As a result, after the loan deadline expired, Fang Wei was penniless and could no longer afford to pay his debts.
When Fang Wei borrowed money, the mysterious figure never showed up, but asked the dead dog to come forward to negotiate with Fang Wei. The dead dog forced Fang Wei for a long time, but he still couldn't catch the money.
The dead dog was helpless and explained the truth to his boss. Who knew that his boss told the dead dog that the cultural relics stolen by the dead dog had encountered trouble when he made the sale, and he almost lost all his money.
In order to keep his promise and give the dead dog the part of the tomb robbery according to the agreement, his boss had to come up with a way out of the way in the most difficult situation.
He gave Fang Wei's IOU and the mortgaged real estate certificate to the dead dog, which meant that the dead dog asked for it himself, which was regarded as the part of the share given to the dead dog. The dead dog wanted to get a large amount of commission, but the boss himself could not protect it, and it was completely impossible to get cash.
Fortunately, the boss still has a conscience, and when he was in trouble, he didn't forget the dead dog, and paid Fang Wei's debt to the dead dog. The dead dog calculated for a while, even if Fang Wei couldn't get the money, as long as the agreed time limit arrived, Fang Wei's real estate would be returned to the dead dog, and in this way, the dead dog would make a lot of money.
Seeing that the deadline was about to be believed, Fang Wei, who was unwilling to lose his property, actually took the initiative to find the dead dog. Fang Wei told the dead dog that he had inadvertently obtained information about an ancient tomb. If the dead dog agreed to give him this vote, then, in addition to the treasure in the ancient tomb, Fang Wei also gave the dead dog his share of the treasure after deducting the debts owed.
Because Fang Wei himself would not rob the tomb, the dead dog also believed his words, and after weighing it again, he decided to take the risk of doing this vote. It's just that Fang Wei said that this ancient tomb was too evil, and in order to thank the dead dog for not pressing him to collect debts, he decided to find a Taoist priest who knew how to spell and follow the dead dog down to the ancient tomb.
Perhaps greed is the nature of tomb robbers, and the dead dog was also worried that Fang Wei would have a black heart when he robbed the tomb, but he thought that there was a person who accompanied him down to the tomb, and he was still a little taboo, so that the temptation of the huge treasure rushed away without a trace.
It was only then that I really figured out why I was deceived by Fang Wei into going down to the tomb. After the dead dog complained, he suddenly asked me, "Hey, Ling Sen, I don't understand. If the dead dog wants to kill me, he has a chance, why bother so much to trick me into the ancient tomb, and pull you in? ”
I thought for a moment, sighed, and said, "Dead dog, this is Fang Wei's shrewdness and viciousness. Think about it, what will happen if he takes advantage of your unpreparedness and kills you out of the blue? ”
The dead dog shook his head, and then blurted out: "Then you still need to ask?" If I die, even if the police don't find him, my boss will know who did it and will never let him go. ”
I 'um' and said, "yes, that's why." Fang Wei is reluctant to even transfer the property to you, will he not be afraid of death? So, in addition to getting rid of you and recovering the IOU and the real estate deed, he doesn't want anyone to know that he killed you. ”
"If you suddenly go missing, will your boss report it? In my opinion, not necessarily. Why? Because you are a tomb robber, your boss will not be doing a legitimate and glorious business. Therefore, if he is not sure about your specific situation, he will not rashly choose to call the police. ”
"Even if he suspects that Fang Wei has done something, he won't hack Fang Wei until he gets your exact information. What's more, Fang Wei owes him a debt, your boss has already paid it to you, is it necessary for him to take such a big risk for you? ”
I guess I said it to his heart, and the dead dog's face was full of surprise. He couldn't wait for me to continue, but I suddenly asked him, "Dead dog, can you tell me who your mysterious boss is?" ”
The dead dog was stunned and shook his head. I was very surprised in my heart, when it came to life and death, there was no need for the dead dog to lie, did he really not know his boss? What kind of person is it that makes him so mysterious?
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