Crazy Detective - Chapter 1106

Chapter 1106: A Strange Feeling
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“I remember…” Zhao Yu was driving carefully while he spoke. “In Yuan Juncheng’s work logs, there was a description of Yishan Fortress. During the period of the Manchukuo government, Yishan Fortress was always regarded as the gateway to the whole Feng Ping area. Yuan Juncheng had once suspected that there were other supporting fortifications on the front of Yishan Fortress. So, he did research in this area but found nothing.”

“Front? But…” Cui Lizhu looked at the map displayed on the phone and said, “we are now at the back of Yishan Fortress, not the front…”

“Yes,” Zhao Yu said. “The back of Yishan Fortress is all cliffs. It was not a strategic area during the war. So, neither Yuan Juncheng’s team nor the other experts had conducted any large-scale searches here. But…”

Cui Lizhu snapped her fingers and said, “But you think that this is a trick of the Japanese. They deliberately built a fortress in a place of no strategic value, which not only achieved unexpected good results in the war but also became an excellent hiding spot for the treasure. Wow…” She wiped her hands and became very excited. “I’m looking forward to what will happen next. Do you think we can find the treasure? The treasure that has been missing for more than 80 years is going to see the light again? God bless me, please let my boss solve this case, so that my big house…”

Just as Cui Lizhu was murmuring to herself, the blue truck in front of them drove into a deeper area of the mountain. Because of the rugged road and the overloaded heavy tools on the truck, the truck gradually slowed down.

Zhao Yu didn’t dare to get too close to the truck. He also slowed down and kept a distance.

The heavy rain showed no sign of stopping. As Zhao Yu drove deeper into the mountain there were dangerous cliffs on both sides of the road.

After around 20 minutes, it became more and more difficult for Zhao Yu to drive.

Finally, after the truck went through a forest, it stopped beside a steep cliff.

Fortunately, there was a shelter in the forest. Zhao Yu and the Secret Service agents stopped their cars immediately behind the shelter. Then they used binoculars to observe the truck.

Boom! At that moment, the thunder boomed in the sky overhead. Zhao Yu was starting to grow uneasy.

“They are out.” Although Cui Lizhu wasn’t using binoculars, she had good eyesight and saw the two people getting out of the truck.

They were both wearing raincoats. They quickly got out of the blue truck, then together they carried a huge machine out of the car and began to tie ropes from the cliff to the machine.

The heavy rain made it difficult for Zhao Yu to see exactly what they were doing.

It seemed as though they wanted to carry the heavy machine up the cliff.

A few minutes later, one of them climbed up the cliff with the help of ropes. Zhao Yu noticed that there was a small cave at the top of the cliff.

After a while, the heavy machine began to slowly move towards the cave.

Cui Lizhu lightly pushed Zhao Yu and asked, “Boss, what are you waiting for? They are climbing up to the clifftop. We must arrest them.”

Zhao Yu frowned and said, “Don’t. After they go into the cave, they will not be able to run away. Don’t forget the murders of the experts. We’d better be careful. It’s likely that there are more people than just them.”

“You should contact Li Jing and ask for support,” Cui Lizhu said.

“Well…” Zhao Yu picked up his phone, but his eyes were still staring into the distance. The two men were transporting a larger machine into the cave. Later, they began to carry other machines and equipment from the car to the cave.

Bang. As Zhao Yu was about to call Li Jing, his car door was opened from the outside. A cold wind blew in, and a woman in a black windbreaker quickly got into his car.

When Zhao Yu looked back, he and Cui Lizhu were shocked to see that the woman was Li Jing.

“You…” Zhao Yu stared at her. “How did you get here?” he asked.

Li Jing dusted the water drops off her long hair and said calmly, “When I called you, I was almost in Linshe. You drove so slowly that I caught up easily. Group leader Zhao, what’s the situation now?”

“They are carrying the machines and tools they bought in the hardware store up to the cave.” Zhao Yu handed the binoculars to Li Jing. Although he had issues with this woman, at the moment, Zhao Yu could put his mind at rest a little now that she was there.

“Are you sure about their identities? Are those two the Tian brothers?” Li Jing asked as she observed the two men.

“No, they wear hats. We can’t see their faces clearly,” Zhao Yu replied honestly. “But you can see how they tie the machines, which suggests that they might be in the same field as the two brothers.”

“Yes. it’s highly likely that they are the Tian brothers,” Li said. “Even if they are not, they used the Tian brothers’ bank card, and they must have something to do with their disappearance.”

“Then… We now…” Zhao Yu took a look at Li Jing.

“Don’t startle them,” she said. “Don’t forget about the murder of the experts. It’s likely there are not just these two people.”

“Well…” Cui Lizhu was surprised. What Li Jing said was almost the same as what Zhao Yu had told her earlier.

“In that case…” Zhao Yu said cautiously, “let’s call more people over.”

Li Jing pointed behind her. “You don’t need to worry about that. I have enough people with me to protect you guys.”

“No, that’s not what I mean,” Zhao Yu said. “Captain Li, it’s better to be careful. Think about it, they should be aware that the police can trace the bank card that they used to them. We have to be careful.”

“I know.” Li Jing watched the truck in the distance and said, “but we can’t be sure yet. The Tian brothers must have something to do with the experts’ murder. So, we must follow them into the cave and see what the two men are planning to do.”

“They used the bank card because they have no money. And going into the cave doesn’t mean that they are looking for the treasure.” Li Jing put down her binoculars and said, “The rain is pouring down. I don’t want to bother my colleagues for support before I am sure that they are the two people we want.”

“To be honest, I don’t believe that the treasure would be hidden in such a place. According to what we found, all of the mountains in Linshe had been searched by remote sensors. Even if the treasure really exists, it can’t be buried here,” Li Jing said coldly.

Hearing this, Zhao Yu looked at the mobile map and found that the cliff where the two men were working was only about six kilometers away from Yishan Fortress, and they were in the same mountain range.

Zhao Yu felt the same as Li Jing. He didn’t think that the treasure would be buried here. However, when he thought of his Kun Gen hexagram, he got a strange feeling.

“All right, they have entered the cave. Let’s go and have a look. Group leader Zhao, if you still have concerns, you can stand by to await my news,” Li Jing told Zhao Yu. “Let’s keep in touch the whole time.” After Li Jing finished speaking, she opened the door and get out of the car without waiting for Zhao Yu to respond.

Cui Lizhu clapped Zhao Yu on the back. “Boss, this is a flagrant provocation. You are the crazy detective. How can you let her humiliate you in front of her people?”

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Chapter 1107: Scream in the Cave
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

It was raining heavily and now completely dark.

Zhao Yu and Cui Lizhu didn’t have raincoats with them. They followed Li Jing and the others to the suspects’ truck in the pouring rain. There was a piece of canvas on the back of the truck. The machines that had originally been transported under the canvas had been moved to the cave by the two people.

The cave was high up the cliff. It was about ten meters from the ground. A rope ladder hung down from the cave that led inside of the cave.

Li Jing was very cautious. She did not speak and only gestured to her people. The agents acted as soon as they received her orders.

Among them was the agent who was responsible for monitoring Zhao Yu. He opened the door of the pickup truck with a special tool and went into the car to search.

Another agent, after testing the strength of the rope ladder, immediately climbed up to the cave. He was strong and reached the top in just a few seconds.

The agent told Li Jin that the cave was safe, so she climbed the rope ladder and entered the cave as well. Li Jing looked weak, but she was in fact very strong and lively. After all, she was the leader of the Secret Service. She easily climbed up to the cave.

After Li Jing went up, there was only one Secret Service agent left at the base of the cliff along with Zhao Yu and Cui Lizhu. This agent was not just anyone. It was Xiao Hang, who had fought with Zhao Yu in the past.

Because of the fight, Xiao Hang and Zhao Yu had not talked to each other since their initial meeting. Seeing that Li Jing had entered the cave, Xiao Hang nodded at Zhao Yu. With his nod he was asking Zhao Yu if he wanted to go up or not.

Of course, Zhao Yu would not miss such a valuable opportunity. Without hesitation, Zhao Yu and Cui Lizhu climbed up the cliff and entered the cave.

After entering the cave, Zhao Yu saw that Li Jing and an agent were adjusting their tools. In order to not attract the attention of the two men who had entered the cave before them, they did not turn on any devices with lights. They put on night vision goggles that they had prepared in advance.

“Keep up with us,” Li Jing whispered. “You know the rules. We are responsible for all fieldwork. I hope you can cooperate well and not make any noise.”

Li Jing was very cold when she spoke to Zhao Yu. He would have been furious with her attitude in the past. However, at this critical time, Zhao Yu didn’t want to argue with her, so he took out the night vision goggles and began to put them on.

However, he and Cui Lizhu had only one pair of night vision goggles. He hesitated.

Cui Lizhu smiled and said to Zhao Yu, “I’m totally OK. Do you forget what I used to do for a living? You can put them on. I don’t need them.” Zhao Yu realized that he forgot his team member used to be a thief.

While Zhao Yu was putting on the night vision goggles, Xiao Hang had already climbed up to the cave. After that, Li Jing gave her men separate orders. She then took out her gun and went into the cave.

Zhao Yu also had his gun with him. In case there was an emergency, he also took out his gun and followed the agents into the cave with Cui Lizhu.

This was a naturally formed cave. Some places in the cave were wide while others were quite narrow.

After walking a few steps, Zhao Yu became confused. He remembered that the two people had carried a lot of heavy machines and tools in from the pickup truck. How did they transport everything deep into the cave in such a short time?

Did they have any accomplices? Is there anyone else in the cave? Zhao Yu wondered.

The cave was very big. The main path branched off in different directions. Xiao Hang, who had taken the lead, immediately stopped at the fork in the road and carefully identified which branch the two men had chosen.

Zhao Yu’s clothes were all wet from the heavy rain. He suddenly had the urge to sneeze. When the sound was about to come out, he realized that he couldn’t make a sound. He quickly held back the sneeze.

Li Jing couldn’t help but shake her head upon seeing Zhao Yu’s embarrassed look.

At the same time that Zhao Yu resisted his sneeze, Cui Lizhu smacked her lips beside him.

Li Jing frowned and wanted to scold her, but she realized that Cui Lizhu was pointing to the cave on her right-hand side and waving to them. She was telling them that where she was pointing was the right way.

Cui Lizhu turned to look at Zhao Yu’s side. Zhao Yu immediately understood what she meant. He held his gun up and proceeded in the direction that Cui Lizhu was pointing toward.

The agents were surprised. At that moment, there was no lighting in the cave. They didn’t understand how Cui Lizhu saw things clearly without night vision goggles. And, Xiao Hang hadn’t found anything in the front. How did she know that the right fork was the correct path?

The agents were curious, but Zhao Yu believed her. He knew what Cui Lizhu was capable of. As the daughter of the thief king, she had been trained strictly. Her eyesight and hearing were much better than normal people. Otherwise, she would have been caught by the police easily.

After going deeper into the cave down the right fork, several more splits appeared in the path. However, after arriving there, there was no need for Cui Lizhu to explain her reasoning to them anymore. Zhao Yu and others were convinced that they were going in the right direction because they could hear the rumble of machines and see a weak light.

Because he couldn’t see the light clearly with the night vision goggles, Zhao Yu took them off and went for the target first. A group of agents followed him with extreme caution.

The roar of the machines was so fierce that when they got close, the ground was shaking violently. It was obvious that someone was digging in the mountain with a gravel machine.

“Shhh…” Xiao Hang shushed Zhao Yu, worried that he would make a sound again. He hissed at Zhao Yu, then passed him and took the lead. Unexpectedly, after Xiao Hang walked forward a few steps, the deep roar of the machines suddenly stopped. After the sound of breaking rocks, there came a sudden scream.

“Yes. Yes. Wow! Look!” someone shouted.

“What’s that? Come on!” someone else cried.

After that, they heard a massive sound, then suddenly it got quiet again. The agents looked at each other. After receiving Li Jing’s approval, Xiao Hang ran toward the weak light. So did Zhao Yu. Ten seconds later, they arrived at their target. When they saw what was in front of them, they were shocked.

A hole that was nearly three-square meters had been dug in the ground of the cave. All the stones removed from the hole were piled up on the other side of the cave, almost blocking the path.

There were many broken and abandoned tools scattered around the hole along with some sleeping bags, cooking utensils, and food. They also saw a four-wheel cart with a brand-new drill on it. Obviously, the two brothers used the cart to bring the tools into the cave.

They quickly walked over to the hole and looked down carefully. It was more than three meters deep. The most amazing thing was that besides there being just rocks and stones, there was concrete at the bottom of the hole. In the dim light, people could see that there was a hole in the concrete. It looked like someone had used a stone crusher to dig it and part of the concrete had collapsed.

Zhao Yu looked into the hole and saw that there was a secret passageway under it.