Chapter 1564 - 1562: Going In to Inspect

Chapter 1564: Chapter 1562: Going In to Inspect

Yang Chen followed Liu the Second to the foot of the mountain.

Next to the small stream at the foot of the mountain, behind several trees, after pushing aside the dense foliage, he saw a very inconspicuous small cave.

So this cave is hidden here!

Yang Chen suddenly realized.

No wonder Liu Dazhu couldn’t find the location. It was hidden so discreetly; without a meticulous search, it couldn’t be found at all.

Yang Chen was also curious. How did Liu the Second find it?

"How did you find it?" Yang Chen inquired, "Who brought you here?"

Liu the Second immediately waved his hand, "No one brought me here. After my nephew mentioned this place to me, I came here every day and almost searched every corner. Later, because I poked here with a stick and found it was hollow, I went inside to see that there was a cave. Then I entered with a lamp and discovered it led to a tomb."

While Liu the Second was speaking, Yang Chen closely observed his behavior. After confirming he wasn’t lying, he nodded and said, "Wait here!"

Liu the Second stood honestly to the side.

Soon, a caravan of jeeps stopped outside.

Under the leadership of Yang Cao, a team arrived.

"Boss!" Yang Cao saluted Yang Chen.

Yang Chen nodded slightly and said to Yang Cao, "This seems to lead to the tomb inside the mountain. Take people into investigate!"

"Yes!" Yang Cao nodded, immediately turned around and began to give orders to the others.

Quickly, after they sized up the cave, they selected a five-man team, put on their equipment, and entered the passage.

Liu the Second saw this scene, and his legs turned weak with fear.

Although he knew Yang Chen might be an official, he hadn’t expected Yang Chen to be so formidable, summoning so many people with just one call.

This made him feel utterly dejected.

Soon, the footage from inside was transmitted through the cameras.

Yang Chen and Yang Cao watched on the side.

The passage inside was very narrow, but it was evident that there were signs of excavation on the walls.

Clearly, this was a robbers’ tunnel. It was historically ancient, but there were recent signs of development.

The further inside, the wider it became, gradually broadening directly into the tomb passage.

Upon entering the tomb passage, it suddenly opened up brightly.

Under the illumination of light, the surrounding walls could barely be made out.

Yang Chen frowned as he viewed the footage.

He asked Yang Cao, "Do these murals look familiar?"

Yang Cao shook his head and said to the technician beside him, "Pull up the murals inside the tomb passage and make a comparison!"

"Yes!"

The technician immediately captured the video footage to compare with the earlier murals.

Soon, the results were out.

"Report, sir! Based on mural analysis, the styles and ages of these two murals are not consistent!" said the technician.

Yang Chen and Yang Cao both furrowed their brows.

This indicated that there was a tomb within a tomb!

Inside this mountain, there were already at least three tombs, and now they had discovered another!

Just how many tombs were hidden in this mountain?

What was the purpose of these people being buried in this mountain?

Yang Chen pondered and said to Yang Cao, "Immediately contact Purple Cultivator and have him send someone from the Xiang family. I need their expertise; people who can identify auspicious burial sites!"

"Understood!" Yang Cao picked up his phone and started contacting them.

Yang Chen frowned, continuing to watch the footage.

As the soldiers delved deeper, the data transmitted back after radar detection had drawn the outline of the tomb.

It was a square-shaped tomb.

There were a main burial chamber and three or four adjoining chambers.

Yang Chen looked at Liu the Second and asked, "Where did you take your things from?"

Liu the Second answered honestly, "I took them from the first room. I didn’t dare go too deep for fear of unclean things..."

Yang Chen sneered at this, "Hurry up then, afraid of what’s inside?"

Liu the Second looked at Yang Chen awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

Yang Chen instructed Yang Cao, "Have them go to the first accessory chamber to check the situation."

"Yes!" Yang Cao immediately made the arrangements.

After inspecting the accessory chamber, they found that things were indeed missing, and someone had been inside.

The same was true of the other chambers.

Even the main chamber had been robbed, and the coffin was damaged.

Yang Chen watched, gritting his teeth in anger, coldly saying, "These people should all be executed!"

These were national treasures, damaging national treasures must be severely punished!

Yang Chen glared at Liu the Second and said to Yang Cao, "Continue to investigate, see if this is connected to anything inside!"

Yang Cao immediately understood Yang Chen’s intentions and responded, "I understand!"

Immediately, Yang Cao began to clear the area and disperse the surrounding villagers.

If there was indeed a connection to the cliff below, once it disperses, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Generally, there shouldn’t be a dispersal.

After all, this has been here a long time; if dispersal were to occur, it would have happened long ago.

But since there was another robbery, who knows if there could be leakage.

To prevent any unforeseen events, they must be on high alert!

After dispersing the crowd, Yang Cao had people spread lime around and cut off the water flow.

Finally, he sent in another five-man team, all wearing protective suits to explore.

After some exploration, they didn’t find any connection to the cliff.

Could it be just a simple tomb robbery?

Yang Chen maintained a doubtful attitude.

The guard around the mountain had been so tight; normally, no one would dare target this.

Were Liu Erdan and the others the type to take such a risk?

Yang Chen didn’t think so.

If it was just a simple tomb robbery, why did they flee?

No one even noticed them?

Moreover, why didn’t they try to sell the ancient artifacts they had?

Instead, they fled overseas.

There must be some undisclosed issues here!

"Continue the investigation! Even if you have to turn everything upside down, find it!" Yang Chen said gravely.

"Yes!" Yang Cao immediately went to make arrangements.

Time ticked away.

An hour later.

Ye Xin whispered in Yang Chen’s ear, "His accomplice has been captured and is being brought here."

"Good!" Yang Chen clapped his hands.

Since Liu Erdan’s accomplice was caught, Liu Erdan surely couldn’t escape.

Yang Chen didn’t believe they hadn’t arranged some secret signals or meeting points.

Once those are found, catching Liu Erdan would be straightforward!

"How long until they arrive?" Yang Chen asked.

Ye Xin estimated the time and said, "About two hours!"

Yang Chen remarked, "They fled quite far!"

Ye Xin smiled, "Nearly escaped!"

Yang Chen glanced at Ye Xin, knowing she put a lot of effort in.