With a muffled thud, the lid of the cellar opened, and with the sound of hurried footsteps, a figure rushed in.

"Boss, the skinny monkey is dead!"

Of course, it was Gangzi who rushed in, and when he saw Zhu Tourong, he seemed to see a savior.

Pig Head Rong was already wooden at this time, and he even forgot to scold Gangzi in a low voice.

Every time, just want to stand up and die?

Including the black wolf on the side, his face was also full of surprise.

"How did you die?" He was the first to speak.

"I don't know." Gangzi's face was already full of fear at this time, and his pupils visibly revealed the color of fear.

"I don't know what it means? Did you fall to your death again? Zhu Tourong finally came back to his senses and held back a few words from between his teeth.

It's been a fucking bad year. Zhu Tourong has been engaged in tomb robbery for so many years, not to mention the loss of his younger brother, and even the police have never touched their figures.

After so many years of being at large, it turned out that three of his subordinates have died in a row this year.

One is more bizarre than the other!

"No, I'm peeing, and the skinny monkey is looking at me, and suddenly it pounces on me, and I die after two strokes." Gangzi replied in shock.

"Do you need someone else to look out for the wind when you pee?" The black wolf keenly grasped an unimportant point, he frowned and glanced at Pig Head Rong, as if asking: This is the brother you blew out?

Pig Head Rong didn't bother to care about him, although he was cooperating with two mercenaries, neither side was convinced, and even looked down on each other.

This is also normal, the mercenaries can always put on the appearance that they are the boss, as if they are buyers, and they can give orders to the pig's head.

But Zhu Tourong has been on the road for so many years, when have you ever heard someone else's words?

"Did you find anything out of the ordinary?" He looked at Gangzi.

Gangzi is not small, he has been digging tombs under ancient tombs for so many years, and he has never seen him frown.

To be able to scare him like this is certainly not normal.

"When the skinny monkey died, I saw a shadow not far away. I don't know if it's a human or a ghost, anyway, he pointed at the thin monkey with his hand, and the thin monkey died. ”

"By the way, he also pointed at me, and my neck hurt too." He pressed his neck to the eyes of Pig Head Rong.

Only then did Zhu Tourong find that Gangzi's neck was bleeding, his eyes were fixed, and he carefully looked at the wound, and the black wolf on the side also came over.

The wound on Gangzi's neck was very small, it looked like it was wounded by a sharp weapon, the flesh was slightly turned out, and blood was slowly pouring out of the wound.

The wound is not so severe that it doesn't even need to stop the bleeding, it will heal on its own.

But Pig Head Rong's brows furrowed slightly, and he subconsciously looked at the black wolf on the side: "What kind of weapon do you think this is?" ”

"From the wound, it seems to have been caused by an extremely sharp knife. However, this trace is a bit odd. ”

As a mercenary, the black wolf is still very professional in identifying wounds, he carefully looked at the wound on Gangzi's neck, and said uncertainly: "Normal knife wounds are straight, but this wound has amplitude, and there are tear marks in the second half, which is a bit contradictory." ”

Pig Head Rong nodded, he understood what the black wolf meant.

The wound on Gangzi's neck is small, which means that the weapon that hurt him is very sharp, otherwise the wound would not be so fine.

And a sharp weapon will certainly experience very little resistance, then the knife edge will be straight.

However, the second half of Gangzi's neck wound suddenly bent, and the skin and flesh also had tear marks, which was a typical blunt knife wound.

What kind of weapon can inflict two very different effects on the same wound?

"Do you see exactly what weapon the other party used to hurt you?" Pig Head Rong spoke with burning eyes.

"It's this." Gangzi finally remembered what he was holding in his hand, and he stretched out his hand to Pig Tourong's eyes.

And Zhu Tourong was stunned.

Because, it's a leaf.

Maple leaf!

Judging by the thickness and jagged shape of the leaves, it does fit the characteristics of the wound on Gangzi's neck.

However, this is just a leaf!

How is it possible for someone to cut a person's neck with a single leaf?

No, it's not just cuts.

In fact, three people have already had their necks completely cut and died as a result.

Little Sanzi, Lynx, and Skinny Monkey!

Yes, Zhu Tourong has already determined that the figure that Gangzi said is the master with a knife!

He's not a ghost, he's human!

But how is it possible to kill with leaves if it is a human!

Could it be that there is really such a thing as picking leaves and hurting people in the world?

How is this possible!

It's impossible, folklore, and even martial arts, what true qi and internal force are true, right?

Even if what is said in martial arts is true, to achieve this effect, it will take decades of cultivation, right?

And the target that Zhu Tourong has always suspected, the anchor Su Yun, is just a young man in his twenties!

This is complete!

Moreover, Su Yun shouldn't know the whereabouts of his group.

If not him, then who?

Could it be that they are the descendants of the guards who guarded the tomb?

Zhu Tourong knew that after the death of the ancient nobles, such as the emperor or something, they would place a mausoleum guard near the tomb.

The only task of these mausoleum guards is to multiply near the tomb and guard the mausoleum for generations.

For example, the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty has been guarded by the descendants of the tomb guards until modern times.

In the vicinity of the imperial tombs of the past dynasties, there will be a village, and the residents of the village are actually the descendants of the mausoleum guards of the year. It's just that due to the passage of time, many of them have forgotten their identities and just guarded the mausoleum according to the customs handed down from ancient times in the village.

The problem is that even the descendants of the tomb guards who have continued to modern times are actually just ordinary people.

In ancient times, there was no such thing as a miracle.

And when Zhu Tourong stepped on the plate, he dealt with these people a lot, how could they have such a ability?

Zhu Tourong only felt that his brain was beginning to ache faintly.

The world is becoming more and more unreal.

How did the other party kill people?

If a knife is used, why can Gangzi be injured at a distance?

Could it be that Gangzi was just accidentally bruised, and it had nothing to do with the mysterious knife master?

Gritting his teeth fiercely, a fierce color appeared on Pig Head Rong's face.

He has always been a decisive person and does not waste too much time on these illusory things.

It doesn't matter who this mysterious master is, or what weapon he uses to kill people.

Obviously, he has come to the door, and he is using assassination methods to eliminate his own men one by one!

This means that he actually doesn't have the certainty of confronting himself head-on!

Otherwise, why use assassination?

You still have the advantage in strength!

The most, most important, the Warring States Gold Leaf, must be on his body!

He said with a fierce face: "The enemy has already touched the door, and besides, what we want is on him!" ”

"Old ghost," he looked at the little brother who had been in charge of Xu Jiajia, "take this chick and go to the ground!" ”

"Black wolf," he turned to look at the black man, "I remember you had a handful, and now it's time to use it!" You're a mercenary and have a gun in your hand, so it shouldn't be hard to kill him, right? ”

"The three of us took this chick and lit the lamp directly in the middle of the camp and sat under the light! Black wolf, you take the guy to find a place to cat, as long as you see his shadow, you shoot directly! ”

"Whether his goal is to save this chick or to kill all of us who dig up the graves of his ancestors......"

The black wolf was also ruthless at the moment, and said in a broken oriental language: "No matter how fast his knife is, it can't be faster than a bullet!" I want to see if he can beat AK no matter how good he is! ”

……

meanwhile

When Zhu Tourong broke the boat on Maple Leaf Ridge, intending to use himself and Xu Jiajia as bait to force the unknown mysterious master to appear, at the foot of Burning Mountain, in the minibus, Zhou Nanhai was frowning.

The minibus was still full of people, but instead of the previous police officers, there were a dozen or so fighters in black combat uniforms, helmets, and even black masks covering their faces.

It's the special police sent by the Molten City Corps!

Everyone looked at a map in front of the minibus, frowned and said nothing, and there was silence in the minibus.

It was still Zhou Nanhai who broke the silence, and he pointed to the map and said: "Everyone has seen that this is the main topographic map of Maple Ridge. There are at least 10 places where criminals can hide. ”

"Do you have any news from your colleagues in the city bureau?"

It was Captain Wang of the SWAT team who spoke, while Zhou Nanhai shook his head.

"The Pig Head Rong criminal gang is much more familiar with the terrain of Maple Ridge than our police, and now they have a high probability of having hostages in their hands, so I just asked the police officers of the city bureau to block off the perimeter of Maple Ridge to prevent criminals from escaping the encirclement."

"In order to avoid startling the snakes, I didn't let them go up the mountain to investigate." He explained.

"It's not easy." Captain Wang's brows furrowed.

On the way here, he had already received the information from the city bureau, and he already knew what he was about to perform.

Although the Pig Head Rong criminal gang is professional, no matter how professional it is, the police of the city bureau are confident that they can deal with them.

It's just that now the other party has suddenly taken a hostage, and it is the daughter of the military commander Xu, which caused the city bureau to throw a mouse trap and ask for special police assistance.

The SWAT team has done a lot of rescuing hostages, and even the most professional gangsters are, they are confident that they can safely rescue the hostages.

However, this operation is different, not to mention the complicated terrain, and I don't even know where the other party is hiding.

Where can I find such a large maple ridge?

Searching one area after another is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it may also startle the hostages and put them in danger.

Captain Wang looked at the map in front of him with a solemn expression, and poked a little hard at several unknown points on it:

"These places have too large open areas and can form visual crossovers with other hiding places.

If they weren't hiding in this position, then we would be startling the snake by surprise.

And if they happen to be hiding here, there will inevitably be dark sentinels elsewhere. ”

Captain Wang's remarks also fully illustrate the problems encountered by the SWAT team at present.

Their understanding of Maple Ridge was limited to the map in front of them, and naturally it could not be compared with the tomb robbers who had been living here all year round and used it as a base.

As the so-called cunning rabbit three holes, the professionalism of this gang of criminals is also a headache.

Multiple suspected target locations, if the target cannot be found directly, it may alarm the other party.

Once alarmed, the consequences are self-evident.

Zhou Nanhai sighed softly, and Captain Wang's words really spoke to his heart.

The topography of Maple Ridge is north-south, with direct access to dense forest to the north and urban areas to the south.

If the fighting is not compressed in this area, whether the gang of grave robbers flee south or north, it will cause more trouble for the SWAT team members.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Nanhai thought about it and said:

"Well, let's mobilize drones for low-altitude reconnaissance first.

If you can't get into the mountains, you will first carry out aerial control on the periphery.

It just so happens that there are several suspected hiding places, close to the outside of the mountain, and the drone should be able to catch it.

Make sure to find out as much as possible where the offender is hiding without the offender noticing, and at least the bottom line, the situation on the edge of Maple Ridge.

In this way, although some of the hiding places are obscured by dense forests and cannot be accessed by drones, at least a few of these options can help us eliminate a few. ”

There was no other way at the moment, Captain Wang nodded helplessly.

Soon, a special police drone slowly rose into the air under careful control, melted into the night, and flew towards the sky above Maple Ridge.

Thanks to this dedicated drone, the exterior is painted with a paint that is easy to conceal and can be easily detected at night when visibility is extremely low.

Soon, the SWAT team members projected the drone-connected display onto the computer screen.

In this way, all SWAT team members in the car can see the drone shooting in real time through the computer screen.

The actual situation is almost the same as marked on the map, and there are only three hiding places that are visible from sight.

The drone did not encounter any bottlenecks during this period, and soon reconnoitred the three hiding places.

The SWAT quickly ruled out the possibility of hiding in the three hiding places.

This also means that the means of drone reconnaissance have not brought them a great breakthrough.

While three hiding locations have been ruled out, several more are hidden in the dense forest.

Drones can't pass through at all, and the dense forest is overhead, and the line of sight will be greatly obscured.

And considering that the other party's criminal gang is very professional, it will definitely involve many secret posts.

Drones are likely to expose the covert operations of SWAT, which will outweigh the losses.

For a moment, Zhou Nanhai frowned.

If Xu Jiajia is really kidnapped, then it means that the current situation cannot be delayed.

At least if Xu Jiajia is really in this mountain, then every second of delay will add more risks to the operation.

A girl who stays in the hands of a vicious bandit for a second will also face an existential crisis.

The police can't take any chances......

But now the SWAT is all trapped under Maple Ridge.

The raid could not be deployed as it was not possible to determine the location of the bandits.

"Zizi...... Zizi ......"

At this moment, there was a disturbing sound from the internal police interchange pinned to Zhou Nanhai's waist.

Facing such a bottleneck, Zhou Nanhai was already annoyed enough.

The sudden appearance of this voice naturally interrupted his contemplation, making it impossible for him to think of an effective plan in a short time.

But soon the signal within the transmission period was connected, and Zhou Xiaoxiao's voice came:

"Report, the investigators in the south of the mountain reported that a hiding place was discovered, and a faint light suddenly turned on."

"What?"

Zhou Nanhai and Captain Wang glanced at each other suspiciously, this situation was not what they expected.

According to previous investigations by the police, this criminal gang can be described as very professional.

It stands to reason that such a mistake would never be made.

Regarding this sudden news, Zhou Nanhai confirmed it again and again.

But Zhou Xiaoxiao's tone was also very firm, and he repeatedly stated the accuracy of the information.

This made Captain Wang a little unclear about the other party's path for a while:

"Something is not right, they have always been cautious, why are the lights on all of a sudden?

It just so happened that we couldn't determine their location, so it's a bit too coincidental, right? ”

Zhou Nanhai nodded in agreement:

"Yes, it's weird.

We've been here for more than an hour.

With what we know about Maple Ridge now, and where all the hiding places are located.

It's not easy to find them.

But in this case, they inexplicably lit the lights.

Doesn't that tell us where they are hiding? ”

"You mean, it's a conspiracy?"

Captain Wang looked at Zhou Nanhai with some caution and asked......

Zhou Nanhai thought for a moment before saying:

"It's hard to say, if it's a conspiracy, it doesn't make sense.

Originally, the tomb robbers stole the national treasure, and they could have left without realizing it.

Why did you kidnap Xu Jiajia? We have not had an answer to this question.

Even now, we are still not sure whether Xu Jiajia is really in their hands.

They obviously have an advantage, why are they rashly exposing their position now, isn't it adding a lot of risks to themselves.

How could these well-trained tomb robbers make such mistakes that have put them in a desperate situation?

It doesn't make sense, and it's a little too strange. ”

"Either way, we can't let go of any possibility."

Captain Wang looked at the map in his hand and said:

"Let's hurry over and have a look.

Hope is better than hopelessness.

However, they have to make detailed arrangements on the road and plan for multiple possibilities. ”

"Okay, let's go......"

The situation reported by Zhou Xiaoxiao undoubtedly cleared the dark clouds hanging over the police force.

If it weren't for this unexpected situation, the police's final choice would have been nothing more than to venture into the mountains.

If we can't take advantage of the darkness to search the mountains and investigate, it will be more difficult for the police to rescue them after dawn.

So whether it was Zhou Nanhai or Captain Wang, although they were puzzled by this unexpected situation, they didn't want to miss it easily.

The minibuses parked here quickly and secretly rushed to Shannan.

Along the way, Zhou Nanhai and Captain Wang were quickly adjusting their action plans.

They have to prepare for the worst to ensure that the action is established.

……

At the same time, inside the stone village of Maple Ridge.

Under the arrangement of Zhu Tourong, gas lamps have been lit around the stone village, which illuminates the surroundings very brightly.

This sudden change made Xu Jiajia feel a little puzzled.

Especially from the conversation between the few people just now, Xu Jiajia learned that there seemed to be a mysterious person who made a move.

In a short period of time, several of Zhu Tourong's younger brothers had already lost their lives and died.

Even from beginning to end, no one knew who did it.

This also led to the fact that the kidnappers began to panic and no longer calm.

Xu Jiajia's eyes drooped, and she didn't seem to care about the conversation between Zhu Tourong and the others, but in fact, she had been thinking about the mysterious person in their mouths.

I don't know why, especially when Xu Jiajia heard Gangzi's description of the wound of the deceased, Xu Jiajia always felt that something seemed a little weird.

Who is this person?

Could it be the police, or the special forces?

It's possible, after all, if you can join the special forces, it's reasonable to fight silently in such mountains and forests without being detected.

But the wound described by Gangzi is not the technique of special forces.

Could it be that it is the pig's head that honors their enemies?

I remember hearing my father say that this group of tomb robbers had killed a person before, and it was suspected that he was stabbed by a master with a knife!

What is the identity of the other party?

Friend or foe?

Xu Jiajia couldn't guess it, but at this time, she could only clearly feel that Zhu Tourong and the others were a little confused.

Therefore, although Xu Jiajia felt a little confused about what happened, she also knew that this was one of the few important opportunities she had to seize.

Since it is messed up, it will reveal flaws!

Therefore, Xu Jiajia began to move her wrist again without a trace, so that the sharp knife in her hand could speed up the progress of cutting the rope.

At the same time, the other side.

A group of kidnappers gathered together, although Pig Head Rong and the black wolf group of mercenaries did not deal with each other, but this time, Pig Head Rong's proposal had obviously been approved by the black wolf.

Gangzi went to light the gas lamp, and the black wolf found a visual commanding height and hid it.

And the old ghost, who has been in charge of guarding Xu Jiajia, dragged Xu Jiajia up.

Fortunately, Xu Jiajia very dexterously hid the knife back in her sleeve, so that the old ghost didn't see any clues.

Zhu Tourong has been walking in front, his face is pale, and he doesn't say a word.

So many evil things have happened, Zhu Tourong is now holding back his anger, wanting to find out this person behind the scenes as soon as possible, and he can't wait to break his body into pieces.

Soon, according to the plan, Zhu Tourong and the old ghost took Xu Jiajia to the ground.

In the middle of the gas lamp that was lit at this time, there was a chair.

The old ghost pressed Xu Jiajia on the chair, and then looked around vigilantly.

Pig Head Rong's vicious eyes have been scanning the distance, hoping to find the person hiding in the shadows through this night.

And the light around made Xu Jiajia a little uncomfortable.

It took a moment for her to open her eyes and look around without a trace.

She is more concerned with how to get out of the current predicament than the mysterious person who dealt with the kidnappers.

She allowed herself to calm down completely, and only then was she able to make the most effective analysis.

Gangzi on the other side had already lit the last gas lamp at the back of the courtyard.

The darkness around the camp was quickly illuminated by the gas lamp, and standing in the light, Gangzi's restless heart was finally able to ease a little.

Now Gangzi is still in shock, so much so that he always feels as if there is a pair of eyes behind him looking at him.

This suspicious look obviously frightened Gangzi.

One by one, the brothers around him died in a very bizarre way.

Although Gangzi tried to restrain himself and not think about other things, he inevitably kept thinking in his mind: Will it be his turn next?

In such a critical moment, human intuition will always be very sensitive.

Gangzi thought he was suspicious, but his intuition kept reminding him to live.

It's like, at this time, in the darkness outside the light, a figure in a hooded sweatshirt is standing there quietly!

It's Su Yun!

He watched Gangzi light the gas lamps around him, and he had already guessed that Zhu Tourong and the others must have made a new plan.

And this plan, to be targeted, is obviously yourself.

At this time, Su Yun saw from a distance that after lighting the last gas lamp, Gangzi walked quickly forward, wanting to meet Zhu Tourong and He.

Obviously, Gangzi didn't want to be alone at such a time, especially since he always felt that something was staring at him all the time.

Passing through the path in front of him, Gangzi will come to the front yard where Zhu Tourong and the others are.

Therefore, Gangzi couldn't help but speed up the pace of his feet, but he didn't notice that Su Yun in the dark slowly took out a playing card from his pocket!

Su Yun flipped his wrist and pinched the playing card between his fingers, and his eyes did not carry any emotion, like a beast ready to catch its prey.

Calculating the speed and distance of the Gangzi moving in the distance, Su Yun's breath became more and more stable.

He couldn't get out of the darkness and move forward, otherwise he would be exposed to the light, so he had to try to fly from a distance.

Before that, Gangzi had escaped with a single blow, and this time he had to kill with one blow!

At this time, Gangzi had already seen the figures of Pig Head Rong and the old ghost, and then shouted:

"Boss, the gas lights are on."

Zhu Tourong said impatiently:

"Damn's little voice, it's on the spot, what are you shouting?"

As he spoke, Zhu Tourong took out a knife that was glowing with cold light, threw it to the old ghost not far away, and at the same time took out a pistol:

"It's all ready, I don't believe that Yin grandson can hide so deeply.

The black wolf has already laid an ambush, and will use her to lure this grandson out in a moment.

Remember, as soon as anyone appears, go up and cure me!" ”

Zhu Tourong is also not sure if the other party is here for Xu Jiajia, but now the enemy is in the dark, so that he has nothing to do, he can only use Xu Jiajia's life to try!

Moreover, the headache is that you can't kill him immediately, otherwise once the gold leaf is in the other party's hand, as soon as he dies, the whereabouts of the gold leaf will be completely broken.

"Whoosh......"

However, just as Zhu Tourong was speaking, Gangzi, who was walking this way, suddenly felt a strong wind blowing through his ears.

Then, in his peripheral vision, he seemed to see something, flashing under the light!

"Huh?"

Gangzi didn't react for a while, he looked back in astonishment, only to find that there was nothing behind him.

It's that damn feeling again, that person must be staring at him from behind!

"What are you doing there, come here!"

At this time, the old ghost waved his hand at Gangzi, but Gangzi looked at him blankly, and then walked forward step by step.

But before he could take a few steps away, Gangzi suddenly covered his neck, a tingling sensation that he didn't care about.

But when Gangzi's hand touched the stinging pain, it suddenly froze in place.

It seemed to have touched a wound somewhere, and the stinging sensation became a little more obvious, and suddenly it hit the whole body!

He looked down at his right hand in some astonishment, only to find that there was nothing on it.

But what's the stinging sensation about?

"I ...... I ......"

Gangzi, who wanted to say something to his brothers, found that he was speechless.

Just in an instant, blood poured into the lungs in the body, which was invisible to the naked eye, and the feeling of powerless despair violently invaded Gangzi's brain.

"Forehead ......"

"Gangzi, what's wrong with you!"

The old ghost soon noticed that something was wrong with Gangzi and quickly ran towards this side.

But before the old ghost could get closer, he heard a pop, and Gangzi had fallen to the ground weakly, convulsing constantly, as if desperately trying to take a breath of oxygen.

But all this is in vain, when the blood enters the lungs, what awaits Gangzi is the pain of suffocation.

No matter how much he breathed, his severed trachea could not provide him with the necessary oxygen.

At this time, watching the old ghost running over in a panic, Zhu Tourong, who was patrolling around, frowned, and asked in astonishment:

"it, what's going on? What are you two up to? ”

The old ghost turned around slowly, and said with a panicked face:

"Old ...... Boss, Gangzi is dead! ”

"What?!"

Zhu Tourong's face changed in shock, it was only a blink of an eye, and he didn't notice any movement, why did Gangzi die?

didn't have time to think about it, Zhu Tourong walked quickly to Gangzi's side, but found that Gangzi had fallen to the ground and was silent.

This sudden change made Zhu Tourong and others a little unexpected, and they couldn't help but have cold hairs standing on their backs and numb scalps.

"Who the hell is it?!"

The old ghost roared, and frantically turned his head to scan the four directions, but saw that the lights were bright all around, but there was no human figure.

Only Xu Jiajia, who was fixed on a chair not far away, looked down at something at his feet, and his face became a little strange......

It seemed to be a ...... stuck diagonally on the ground Playing card?!

Pen fun pigeon