Lu Fenglin raised a finger, signaling the middle - aged man to shut up. "The 500,000 yuan will be transferred to your account in full without a single cent missing."
"Thank you, Mr. Lu!" The middle - aged man bowed happily to Lu Fenglin and stepped aside.
This man was Huang Zhongxiang, a team leader of the construction crew under Lu Chuanbai. He had been working for Lu Chuanbai for many years, but he couldn't resist the price Lu Fenglin offered, so he was bought off.
While waiting, Lu Chuanbai's right foot in black leather shoes tapped the ground rhythmically. The tapping sound echoed in the empty night.
The blindingly bright white car lights shone over. Gu Anrou drove the car in front of Lu Fenglin. Lu Fenglin impatiently said to the people in the car, "Why are you so late?"
"I was being followed on the way. It delayed me for some time." Gu Anrou got out of the car to explain. She looked at her scratched car from front to back, her face full of distress.
Li Zhengyi and the others got out of the car one after another. Li Zhengyi looked at Lu Fenglin, who was handsome but didn't seem like a decent gentleman.
Similarly, Lu Fenglin was sizing them up too.
"These are your people." There was scrutiny and contempt in Lu Fenglin's words, as if saying they were nothing special.
The bald - headed man could tell that Lu Fenglin looked down on them. He clenched his fist and wanted to rush up, but was held back by Li Zhengyi. Li Zhengyi shook his head at him, using his eyes to signal him not to act rashly.
Li Zhengyi had been in the world for many years. Although he couldn't claim to judge people 100% accurately, his intuition told him that this man was definitely not a good person and should not be provoked.
Seeing Li Zhengyi's actions, Lu Fenglin curled his lips into a smile and casually turned his head away.
This guy might look ordinary, but he was quite good at sizing up the situation.
Lu Fenglin introduced Huang Zhongxiang to Gu Anrou. "This is Huang Zhongxiang. He will lead you in."
"Then stop wasting time. Let's go quickly."
Gu Anrou was worried that if they stayed any longer, they would be discovered, so she urged Lu Fenglin.
Lu Fenglin gently raised his hand. Huang Zhongxiang immediately stepped out of the darkness and said to the others with a beaming smile.
"Everyone, follow me in. I've already talked to the guys. They're all sleeping. I'm on duty tonight. No one will notice you."
"Thank you." Li Zhengyi opened the car trunk, took out his backpack and put it on.
Little did they know that their every move had already been recorded by the remote - controlled plane hovering in the air.
After Xu Qingqing's reminder, Lu Chuanbai had added two more remote - controlled planes with surveillance cameras, which circled Weishan Island 24 hours a day.
He also added more people to observe in the dark, seeing Lu Fenglin and Gu Anrou's plan clearly.
Especially when Lu Fenglin showed up and made a deal with Huang Zhongxiang, Lu Chuanbai sitting in front of the screen had a dark look in his eyes.
Huang Zhongxiang was promoted by him. He used to be an ordinary migrant worker. Lu Chuanbai took pity on him and promoted him to team leader. He never thought that this guy would stab him in the back so quickly and play tricks on him!
There were also Gu Anrou and the three people she brought, whom Lu Chuanbai didn't know. This made him even more angry. He tapped his fingers on the table from time to time, full of rage.
Back then, he had spared Gu Anrou's family. He never thought that Gu Anrou would still play tricks behind his back and even scheme against him!
"Mr. Lu, shall we arrest them?"
The person monitoring in the dark sent a message to Lu Chuanbai.
Lu Chuanbai stopped his hand and said expressionlessly, "No. Let them be. Just follow them and find out the location they're looking for."
This matter involved Lu Fenglin. It seemed that there really was something extraordinary under his island!
Under Lu Chuanbai's deliberate permission, Li Zhengyi and his group encountered no obstruction and smoothly arrived at the back mountain of Weishan Island.
The back mountain hadn't been developed yet. Almost no one had been there. It was desolate, with the surrounding trees blocking out the sky and the sun.
When they reached the destination and saw that the bluestone slab covering the entrance showed no signs of being pried open, Li Zhengyi heaved a sigh of relief. He took out a crowbar from his bag and pried open the bluestone slab covering the entrance.
"That's it?" Gu Anrou was a bit stunned. She had thought that Li Zhengyi would show his great skills, like finding the dragon's lair and removing all kinds of traps as described in novels and movies.
She never thought that just lifting the bluestone slab could reveal the entrance. It was too easy!
"I've been here before and found the entrance. I just had to stop because the island was bought by Lu Chuanbai," Li Zhengyi explained, with a hint of pride and regret in his tone.
If Lu Chuanbai had bought the island a few days later, he would have been able to transport out all the treasures inside.
Lu Fenglin, who had once competed with Lu Chuanbai for Weishan Island and was standing behind Li Zhengyi, said coldly, "Hurry up and go in."
Lu Fenglin was thinking that it was fortunate that he hadn't insisted on competing with Lu Chuanbai for this piece of land back then. Otherwise, the one being schemed against now would be him.
Li Zhengyi and the other two went down one after another. Gu Anrou didn't forget to instruct Huang Zhongxiang, "You come to the back mountain at 12 o'clock every night to transport the cultural relics they dig out and also deliver three meals a day."
To avoid attracting attention, Li Zhengyi and his group couldn't transfer things back and forth every day. So Huang Zhongxiang had to be the transporter.
Moreover, for the sake of convenience, Li Zhengyi and his group only packed equipment in their bags and didn't bring any food.
If no one delivered food, they might starve to death inside.
"This... I can't leave during meal times. The guys are all around..." Huang Zhongxiang looked embarrassed. Bringing the people in was already his limit.
Gu Anrou was about to persuade Huang Zhongxiang further when Lu Fenglin simply raised a finger and said crisply, "Add another 100,000 yuan."
Hearing that another 100,000 yuan would be added, Huang Zhongxiang beamed with joy and nodded desperately, stretching his limit.
"It's my honor to do things for Mr. Lu. I guarantee to complete the task."
After getting the guarantee of food, Li Zhengyi was finally relieved and let people cover the slab.
Huang Zhongxiang sent Lu Fenglin and Gu Anrou out. He was happily calculating how to spend his 600,000 yuan. Should he build a house first or marry a wife first...
"Hahaha! I've struck it rich! I've earned 600,000 yuan just by talking!"
The more Huang Zhongxiang thought about it, the happier he became. He walked extremely carefully all the way.
This matter must never be discovered by others, or he would lose his job.
It had to be said that Huang Zhongxiang was a greedy man, wanting more while already having something.
"Especially not by..."
"By whom?"
A soft male voice sounded from behind. Huang Zhongxiang subconsciously replied, "Especially not by Mr. Lu. If he finds out, I'm doomed!"
Lu Chuanbai and Lu Fenglin were sworn enemies. If Huang Zhongxiang was found helping the enemy, he would surely be in big trouble.
After saying this, Huang Zhongxiang sensed something was wrong. He turned around in horror and saw a helicopter flying right behind his head.
Through the surveillance on the remote - controlled plane, Lu Chuanbai had heard all of Huang Zhongxiang's schemes just now.
The moment he saw the helicopter, only three words came to Huang Zhongxiang's mind.
He was doomed!