Chapter 49

Cemetery Vault

At dusk, the sun sets in the west, and the reddish afterglow spreads over the calm lake. It looks like a piece of golden. Even a few figures on the speedboat were stretched out and projected on the slightly rippling lake.

The speedboat is speeding across the lake, speeding towards the shore. On the speedboat, everyone's face was a solemn and serious expression. Even Ruan Xiaotian, who usually hip-hops, didn't say a word at this time, quietly looking at the resort that was getting closer and closer.

Being able to escape, and escaping intact, was something that several of them had never thought about. This kind of thrilling life and death experience, they feel terrible when they think about it, let alone think about being able to come out alive.

The speed of the speedboat is really fast, and in less than a moment, the resort is close at hand.

When the speedboat died down, everyone stepped on the solid road, and everyone's hanging heart could finally be put down.

Not far away on the road, a man with a smile on his face leaned next to a car. Fang Xin and Xiaoxue couldn't help but light up when they saw it. This person is none other than Jiang Han.

Xiao Xue ran over happily, and Fang Xin also followed behind. Jiang Han stretched out his arms early to welcome Xiaoxue's arrival. The face is full of excitement and joy.

'Brother!' Xiaoxue couldn't hold on any longer, and while throwing herself into Jiang Han, tears finally flowed out. The grievances and pain in my heart were all vented at this moment.

Jiang Han stroked Xiaoxue's wet hair very thoughtfully. His eyes were full of tenderness and endless love, and I saw him say, 'All right, all right, my silly sister. It's all gone. With Brother here, I won't let you get hurt a little more.'

Xiaoxue cried in Jiang Han's arms for a while, and then stopped. Wiping the tears that were still in the corners of his eyes, he couldn't help asking, 'Brother, why are you here?'

'Say it again.' Jiang Han lightly scratched Xiaoxue's nose and said, "Fortunately, I came in time, otherwise, you would have become mud in Taihu Lake."

Seeing Fang Xin on the side, the two of them also hugged each other amicably. Jiang Han looked at the two of them carefully before asking, 'How is it, are you injured?'

'It's fine.' Fang Xin changed the topic and asked a question that he desperately wanted to know, 'What about Guo Xudong, this dog mongrel?' Did you see him when you came?'

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Jiang Han's face, but it quickly disappeared. He said, 'Maybe it's just a misunderstanding!'

'Misunderstanding, I'm damned.' Ruan Xiaotian took two steps, his eyes were about to erupt with fire, "He sank us in the lake, and it was just a misunderstanding. Holy damn it, don't let me run into it again. Otherwise, I'll have to dismantle him and feed it to the dogs.'

Jiang Han didn't argue again, just smiled.

At this time, after Xiaolian and Bobo parked the boat, they also walked over. Standing respectfully in front of Jiang Han, he listened to Xiaolian say, "Boss, the task you gave is complete. Xiaolian and Bobo are back to their lives.'

'Very good, you two did a good job and didn't let me down.' Although Jiang Han knew that several pairs of eyes were staring at him suspiciously, he was unmoved, and still instructed Xiaolian and Bobo, "There are cars over there, you two send them to my place of residence. After tossing for so long, they must be tired and hungry. Xiaolian, you should know what I mean. Delicious food and drink, there is still a tough battle to be fought ahead!'

'Yes, resolutely complete task.' The two girls spoke almost at the same time, and their tones were strong and powerful, and they never dragged their feet.

At the mention of eating, Fang Xin's saliva was about to flow out. The questions that filled my stomach just now were all thrown out of the clouds. The two feet did not obey the call, and they followed behind Xiaolian and Bobo, the two girls.

But also, counting it, several of them haven't eaten properly for several days, let alone slept. Now, as long as they have the opportunity, it won't take them more than five seconds to turn their heads, and they will sleep so hard that they can't wake up.

Jiang Han suddenly stopped Fang Xin, Ruan Xiaotian, Shen Kuo, and Xiao Xue: "You four wait, I have to take you to a place first."

The four of them all turned their heads and looked at Jiang Han in confusion. Shen Kuo asked, 'Take us to a place?' What is it?'

'Go, and you will know the way.' Jiang Han sighed and said, 'Alas! Time is running out, we have to hurry.'

The four of them looked at each other, full of questions. I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Jiang Han's gourd. Looking at the car that had already driven out of the old face, Xiaoxue opened her mouth and just wanted to say something. Jiang Han opened the door of the sedan and said, "Let's get in the car first!" This is not something that can be explained in one sentence or two sentences.'

There was no way, the four of them had to obediently get in the car. Jiang Han sat in the cab and started the car.

The car didn't go far before it turned around. Everyone is from the town of Watershed, and they are all quite familiar with this area. So, as soon as the car turned, they all knew where to go.

'Holy, what the hell is going on?' Ruan Xiaotian still couldn't help but ask. The eyes of the others also turned to Jiang Han, waiting for his reply.

Jiang Han drove the car and said tepidly: "Don't ask yet, when the time comes, you will know the truth of the Dao, and you will know everything about the Dao."

Sure enough, the car stopped in front of the Huayuanwu Cemetery, and after the four of them and Jiang Han got out of the car, Jiang Han took out four strong flashlights from the trunk and handed them to them.

Xiaoxue didn't understand and asked, "Brother, what is this for?" Do you want us to dig graves?'

'Of course not.' Jiang Han walked ahead without looking back, and walked towards the rows of cemeteries, "I'll take you to a place, and you will naturally know when you arrive."

Huayuanwu Cemetery is the only large cemetery complex in Fenshuilin Town, located at the foot of Xiaomao Mountain. So far, it is divided into three areas: A, B, and C.

I didn't know where Jiang Han was going to take them, but I saw him go straight to the middle and the first area to be established.

The steep stone steps spread up to the top, which doesn't look very high, but it's still quite tiring to climb up. Especially for the four of Xiaoxue, they were already exhausted, and if they came to climb the mountain for a while, they had already lost their strength, and they sat on the stone steps one by one, panting.

'Damn, where are you taking us?' Ruan Xiaotian was already tired and fell down on the hillside, "I really can't climb anymore, can we rest for a while?" You see it's going to be dark soon, we don't have to do anything to do in this cemetery, it's scary.'

As soon as Ruan Xiaotian said this, the remaining few people suddenly felt that the surroundings were gloomy, and an inexplicable sense of fear instantly crawled all over their brains.

If you want to talk about this cemetery, it's okay to come during the day. Who wants to run to this ghost place at night, isn't this nothing to find guilt!

Jiang Han finally stopped and stopped halfway up the mountain. He stood up straight, and in the light of the setting sun, he looked particularly heroic. His mouth seemed to be muttering something in pieces: 'One hundred branches, three ...... in the middle'

Fang Xin didn't hear it really enough, but he still heard these two familiar names to some extent.

Garden Dock Cemetery sits north facing south and there are three small villages directly south of it. On the east side, closer to the resort, is the village of Lisantou. And close to the Grand Canal is Baizhi Village. On the lower right, that is, on the west side, at the foot of Xiaomao Mountain, is the village where Fang Xin was born and grew up. Its name is Jiangwan Village. It's just that I don't know what Jiang Han's intention is when he mentions two small villages at this time.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Han slowly walked to the east side. As you walk, you seem to be observing something. The other four men ignored him and sat down on the stone steps to rest.

It didn't take long for Jiang Han to shout over there: 'Found it, come here!' It sounded like he was excited, and he didn't know what he had found.

Ruan Xiaotian lay on his back to the sky and asked lazily: 'Damn, what have you found, which ghost has you found in the body that was murdered? I want to lie down, I don't want to get up.'

Also, Jiang Han knew that they were all tired. But he still said, 'Don't you want to know the truth of the Dao, you want to know the answer to the Dao!' Come here, then, and maybe the truth is right before your eyes.'

So, except for Ruan Xiaotian, the other three people all stood up, only Ruan Xiaotian was still lying there, motionless. When Xiaoxue walked over, she kicked him hard and said, 'Dead man! Like a woman, you're still not a man.'

'Damn, oh, my good sister, can you do it!'

Jiang Han stood in front of a tomb, but strangely, this tomb seemed to have no tomb owner, it was an empty tomb. It stands to reason that this area is now the first batch to be built, and the probability of empty tombs is not high, how can there be empty tombs.

Four people, you look at me, I look at you, I can't figure out what Jiang Han means by taking them to see an empty tomb.

'This is it.' Jiang Han said seriously.

The four of them were still confused, so Fang Xin asked, "Brother, what do you want us to see?"

Jiang Han didn't answer, took a step forward, stepped over the tombstone, and squatted in front of the stone slab where the urn was stored. If it is an empty tomb, the two stone slabs on the top should be loose, and they are only covered with them.

Seeing that Jiang Han didn't look at it, he lifted the two stone slabs covering them, revealing a very small and very small hole. Of course, Fang Xin knew that this small pit was the place where the urn of the deceased was stored. I just don't know what the purpose of this is Jiang Han.

The four of them also approached curiously, but they didn't see anything. Jiang Han turned on the strong flashlight and shone it on the pothole. Suddenly, a bright smile appeared on his face, as if he had found some treasure.

What surprised the four of them even more was that Jiang Han jumped into the pit where the urn was stored without saying anything, and the person disappeared all of a sudden.

To say that the hole where the urn is placed cannot be too deep, at most it is a little deeper than the urn. Moreover, the potholes are not too big. The chance of being able to accommodate one person is quite small. But the four of them just watched Jiang Han, jumped into the pit, and disappeared.

Just when the four of them were inexplicably surprised, a flashlight shot out from the pit, accompanied by Jiang Han's voice: "I said, what are you still doing in a daze, don't come down quickly.'" The four of them suddenly realized that they crowded in front of the pit to find out.

Four flashlights shone at the same time on the pothole, and all four people were stunned. It turns out that the potholes are not as shallow as they think. At least one person is more than one person tall, no wonder Jiang Han disappeared after he went down.

So, the four of them no longer hesitated, and went down into the pit one after another. Seeing Jiang Han go down very calmly, it was not like that when it was his turn. The mouth of the pit is so small and narrow that they basically rub their skin down.

Fang Xin was the last to go down, and after going down, he found that there was a narrow passage in this pit, which was blackened, and he didn't know where the road led.

Turn on the strong flashlight, only then can I see clearly, the whole passage is circular, the diameter is about one meter, only one person can crawl through. The walls of the caves around are all yellow mud and yellow stone that are common on Xiaomao Mountain. That said, this passage is just a cursory excavation.

The five of them kept crawling forward and crawling. It didn't take long to climb, and his body was all covered with yellow mud, and he was dirty.

How long the passage is, no one knows. They climbed for about ten minutes and still didn't see the end. I can only feel that the passage is stretching straight ahead, as if it is still slightly downward. But the magnitude is not very obvious.

After climbing some distance, I suddenly found that Jiang Han, who was crawling at the front, was gone, and he couldn't even see the flashlight. Fang Xin hurriedly asked Ruan Xiaotian, who was in second place: 'Ruan Xiaotian, what happened ahead?'

I saw Ruan Xiaotian suddenly stand up, and then squatted down and said, "Damn, brothers, it's finally over."

Crawling out of the hole, Fang Xin's heart, which had always been suppressed, finally let go. I took a deep breath and saw the scene around me clearly.

This is a small space, about seven or eight square meters. It's not high, it's basically head to top. Like the long passage, it is all made of yellow mud and yellow stone. When you are in it, you can also smell a faint smell of earth.

'Damn, where is this, it's not going to be some kind of bullshit tomb!' Ruan Xiaotian complained, "It seems that this Xiaomao Mountain has been a treasure land of feng shui for thousands of years. Could it be that according to the Five Elements Bagua, it is where the dragon vein is!"

Xiao Xue glanced at him and said, "Ruan Xiaotian, can you not talk nonsense!" Is it useful to make all this mess?'

Shen Kuo was still relatively calm, and he said, "This place is definitely not a tomb. If I had to describe it, it was a secret room at best. You see, how could there be a very ordinary iron door in the tomb!'

Looking in the direction of Shen Kuo's finger, Jiang Han was already standing next to an iron door similar to a home security door, and he didn't know what Lu Dao was fiddling with.

The iron gate looks like it has been idle for a long time, and it is very oxidized. There is a big copper lock hanging on the iron door, which has also been rusted and has long lost its original appearance.

When Fang Xin and the others walked over, Jiang Han was fiddling with the copper lock, trying to open it. But the copper lock has corroded and formed a whole, and it is really not easy to open it.

The flashlight is not plastic, but a solid iron flashlight. Therefore, seeing Jiang Han fiddling with the copper lock, he didn't know the point. Ruan Xiaotian squeezed up and said, 'I'll, I'll come!' As he spoke, he threw the flashlight and smashed it at the copper lock.

Not to mention, the copper lock was smashed twice by him, broke with a bang, and fell to the ground. Ruan Xiaotian shook his flashlight proudly, his eyes aimed at everyone. As if to say: how about it, let's do it!

Jiang Han gently pushed open the iron door, making a crisp squeak, as if the iron door might fall apart at any time.

Everyone rushed in, and they didn't even look at Ruan Xiaotian, as if he didn't exist. It wasn't until everyone went in that he reacted, and quickly chased after him and said, 'Damn, what do you mean!'

As soon as the words came out, even he himself was stupid. I could hear Ruan Xiaotian's voice circling inside, and it took a long time to disappear. How do you say that old saying? The aftermath lingers for three days! Ruan Xiaotian himself was stunned.

'Shhhhhh Jiang Han made a silent gesture.

Xiao Xue glanced at him, lowered her voice and said, "Ruan Xiaotian, can you not be so reckless and annoying people.'

'Damn, I ......' Ruan Xiaotian wanted to refute, but finally swallowed the words.

Fang Xin took a strong flashlight and shone on this secret room. There's nothing else to call it, so let's call it a secret room!

This secret room is very large, about a hundred square meters. It was placed in front of everyone in an irregular rectangle. The height is the same as the outside, basically about the same. But the interior decoration is very different, the walls and ceilings around are all cement structures. Although it may have gone through a longer period of time, it is still largely intact.

The floor is even more elegant, all made of parquet flooring, and a whole red wool carpet is also on it. It's just a pity that the cruel years have corroded the floor and carpet for a long time.

Directly in front of it was an oversized desk, and on the table was a tablecloth that was supposed to be grass green, but now it was gray-black, and the original color was almost indistinguishable.

There were countless paper-like sheets scattered around the table, even on the floor. Shen Kuo picked up one, his face couldn't help but change greatly, and he exclaimed: 'Kuomintang?'

It turned out that the title on these blank documents was: Statistical Bureau of the Kuomintang Military Committee. Abbreviated as military command. It is known to be a notorious spy agency.

'Could it be that this secret room was left by the military commanders back then?' Shen Kuo was puzzled. Isn't the Republic of China in the last century too far away from the new century today?'

'I don't rule it out, come and see.' Jiang Han's flashlight moved to the corner of his desk, where there was a hanger. On the hanger hung a Kuomintang officer's uniform and a military cap. It's just that now, it's covered with a thick layer of dust.

"It's really a military commander," Fang Xin also felt for a while, "What do they want to do here, get a secret room?"

Jiang Han reminded them: 'Don't forget, you are involved in it because of something.'

"Are you saying that the Kuomintang military commanders of the year had already begun to investigate those legendary treasures?" The more Fang Xin thought about it, the more surprised he became.

Shen Kuo held his chin, pondered for a while, and said, "In this way, it seems that if you can attract the attention of the military commanders, the legend of those treasures may be true. Moreover, I dare to conclude that the Kuomintang military commanders did not get what they wanted.'

'For what?' Fang Xin asked.

Shen Kuo smiled and said, "If this batch of treasures has already been emptied, how can we be swept in. There will be no one who wants our lives to take the Bronze Seal.'

That's the reason for it.

Suddenly, I heard Xiaoxue screaming, and then I saw her stumbling back from the desk, almost bumping into Fang Xin. I only heard her stammer, 'That'...... There...... Yes...... Someone ......'

Fang Xin: They were just talking about the desk, and the Kuomintang military command. Actually, it's still some distance away from that desk. Because the light of the flashlight is relatively strong, only Xiaoxue stepped forward to check, and everyone else stood still and did not move.

There is a row of bookshelves behind the desk, and there are almost no books on the shelves, and even if there are, after such a long time, I am afraid that they have corroded almost a long time ago.

And between the bookshelf and the desk, there is a chair. The flashlight shone at this point, and there was indeed a person sitting in an office chair. A pair of big, terrifying deep eyes, staring straight ahead. No wonder Xiaoxue is afraid, just that look, whoever sees it, will be suddenly shocked in his heart.

How could there be anyone in the secret room?

Shen Kuo took the flashlight, approached the office chair, and approached the person. After waiting for a while, I heard Shen Kuo say, "Don't worry, it's a dead man."

When everyone heard this, they all came over. But I saw the man lying diagonally on the chair, his hands hanging at his sides, his head tilted to one side, and a pair of eyesless eyes staring deadly ahead. The muscles of the face are twisted and contracted, and the face is hideous.

The deceased was still wearing the uniform of the Kuomintang back then, and although Fang Xin and the others didn't know about it, they could also see that he was an official.

This man must have been dead here for decades, the skin on his body was dry and shrunk, and he was a dried corpse. Instead, the good place has been corroded to the point where only Bai Sensen's bones remain.

Everyone wondered, why did this person die here? Why didn't he leave, and retreat to Taiwan with the big army of the year?

Jiang Han pinched his nose and said, "Fang Xin, go and search his body to see if anything you find."

When Fang Xin heard this, he glanced at the dead corpse and said embarrassedly: 'What, I'll go?' Fang Xin was not shy about the dead corpse, but when he wanted to touch the corpse, his heart was still hairy. After all, this is already a dried corpse, not a dead corpse.

Seeing Fang Xin's aggrieved expression, Jiang Han smiled maliciously: "What, scared?"

'Why, just kidding.' Fang Xin hurriedly straightened his chest, stretched out his arms, and slowly approached the dead body. At the moment of approaching the dead body, Fang Xin held his breath and reached out to touch the dead body's pocket. As a result, to their regret, on the corpse's body, in addition to a few packs of spoiled cigarettes and a rusty lighter, there were only a dozen or so large silver dollars left.

Seeing these things on the table one by one, Jiang Han's face was full of regret and loss. It seemed that he hoped to find something from the dead body, but found nothing.

Shen Kuo looked at these and suddenly asked Jiang Han, "What is the purpose of bringing us here?" Isn't it like we're going to see the dead bodies?'

'Of course not.' Jiang Han said calmly, "We are here to find clues."

'Looking for a clue?' Everyone was shocked and their faces were bent. Xiaoxue stepped forward and said, "Brother, what is the clue?"

Jiang Han smiled coldly, he glanced at everyone and said, "What's the matter, I tossed you for a few days, and your brains are rusted, and you still ask me such a low-level question."

Fang Xin had an idea, and he said, "You mean, the clues of those treasures?" Seeing Jiang Han nodded, Fang Xin seemed to suddenly understand something, and he said, "You mean, the military commander back then already knew the specific whereabouts of those treasures?"

However, Jiang Han shook his head and said, "It was not easy for me to find the clues of this secret room. As for what's inside, I'm not sure. That's why I brought you here to search for you.'

The crowd seemed to understand something.

Xiaoxue said at this time: "Since there is nothing on the corpse, it is better to look for it in the desk, maybe there will be a harvest.'" As she spoke, Xiaoxue started one by one and opened the drawers on her desk.

With so many people present, Xiaoxue's nervous expression quickly disappeared. In her place, it was still her decisiveness.

The first two drawers are empty and there is nothing. It wasn't until I turned to the bottom of the third drawer that I finally had a small harvest.

Xiaoxue happily took out a soft notebook from the drawer and said, "Look, it's a notepad." As she spoke, Xiaoxue wiped off a thick layer of ash from the cover and flipped it over.

A few other people also came over with interest. Xiaoxue gently turned to the first page, only to see that it was densely written with words. Moreover, they are all traditional characters.

After reading it for a while, Xiaoxue said: "It's a diary, a diary written by a person named Jiang Yonghui." As he spoke, he looked back at the dried corpse lying on the chair.

Jiang Han also glanced at the dead corpse and said, "There will be no mistake, he may be that Jiang Yonghui, the owner of the diary. But Xiaoxue, we don't have time to study his diary right now. You keep it and we'll talk about it when we get back.'

Xiaoxue flipped through it roughly, and there was a diary part, which was only about a dozen pages. The rest is all blank and nothing. After listening to Jiang Han's words, she closed the notebook and put it away.

'Judging by the emptiness of this secret room, the military commanders who were hiding here took almost everything with them when they left, leaving nothing behind.' Shen Kuo said summing up on the side.

'Not necessarily.' Fang Xin said, 'Seeing that he was in a hurry, maybe it was all destroyed on the spot. It's just that I wonder why this guy named Jiang Yonghui didn't leave, and left a diary.'

Jiang Han said: "According to my investigation, the military commanders who participated in the search for the treasure did not all evacuate, but secretly lurked. This one named Jiang Yonghui may be the head of this group of people.'

'Agent?' Xiaoxue suddenly came up with such a term.

Just as they were discussing the relationship between the military commander and the spies, Ruan Xiaotian, who was searching on the other side, suddenly shouted: "Damn, you guys come and see, see what I found. I'm going to get a lot of money!'

It turned out that when Fang Xin and the others were attracted by the dead corpse, Ruan Xiaotian was looking around. I don't know what he was looking for, in short, this secret room is relatively large, he went around and finally let him find something. No wonder I didn't hear a little of his voice just now.

When they heard this, they all walked over. Ruan Xiaotian squatted in a corner of the northeast corner of the secret room, shining a flashlight on the corner of the wall. It turned out that Ruan Xiaotian had pulled a hole out of the corner of the wall, and there seemed to be something in it. All of them are rectangular wooden boxes, some large and some small.

Ruan Xiaotian seemed to have some kind of treasure, and happily patted the wooden box and said, "Damn, guess what it is?" Before everyone could answer, he excitedly gave his own answer: 'Damn, it's a gun, a brand new submachine gun. Brothers, let's send it now.'

There are about a dozen wooden boxes, and as Ruan Xiaotian said, they are submachine guns. But not the guns that are used in the army today. This kind of gun, Fang Xin has only seen in TV series, is a submachine gun that was equipped with a large number of Kuomintang troops at the end of the Anti-Japanese War. What is the name, Fang Xin doesn't know what to do.

It seems that these submachine guns are still brand new. In addition to being wrapped in oiled paper, the gun body is coated with a thick layer of oil.

There were three boxes of submachine guns, dozens of them . The rest of the boxes were all full of bullets, all full, and not a single shot had been touched. In other words, the guns and bullets haven't been moved since they moved in.

Jiang Han looked at it and said with a wry smile: "It seems that the military commander has spent a lot of money. And, if I guessed correctly, the military commanders of those years may have already grasped some clues.'

"If it weren't for the complete victory of the Liberation War, maybe the guys in the military command would have already started to act.'" Shen Kuo also put forward his own views.

Seeing that he was left out in the cold, Ruan Xiaotian had no choice but to say: "Damn, do you know how I found these guns?" You don't know what to do, but when I got here, I thought there was something wrong with the wall......

Ruan Xiaotian was talking energetically, but Jiang Han interrupted his words: "Ruan Xiaotian, you did a good job, count your head work. Our trip was not in vain, but it was still a bit rewarding. However, we're going to leave these guns here for now. When we actually set off, it's never too late to pick it up. We're running out of time, so let's go back first! Come to think of it, you must be tired and hungry. When you get back, you take a bath, eat a hearty meal, and then sleep well.'

Xiaoxue said, "Brother, why do you always say that time is running out, what do you mean?"

Jiang Han smiled, touched Xiaoxue's head and said, "This, now is not the time. When the time comes, I will tell you.'

The group followed the same path they had come from, and turned back again. By the time I arrived at Jiang Han's house, it was close to midnight. After Du Zijuan and the others had a good meal, they had already gone to the meeting with Zhou. So much so that when Fang Xin and the others came back, they didn't know anything about it. It's Xiaolian and Bobo, who are still sitting in the living room waiting. (To be continued......)