"General Manager Lu, please let me go quickly! That bastard has messed up all our plans!"
Seeing Huang Zhongxiang's reaction, Li Dadan and Yang Tianwen exchanged a worried look.
Something's not right!
Huang Zhongxiang didn't seem like a guilty man. Could there really be some hidden story between him and General Manager Lu?
Just as they were feeling uneasy, Lu Chuanbai lifted his foot and pressed the tip of his leather shoe against Huang Zhongxiang's chin. "What are you talking nonsense about? What on earth was your purpose for bringing people to hide on my island?"
Hearing Lu Chuanbai's cold tone, Huang Zhongxiang's heart sank.
He wasn't a fool. The fact that Lu Chuanbai didn't protect him was enough to show his current attitude.
"General Manager Lu, didn't you say..." Huang Zhongxiang's voice trembled as he asked again.
Lu Chuanbai rudely interrupted him and hooked his finger. A man Huang Zhongxiang had never seen before ran out of the dark woods.
The man was in camouflage, with a strong build. He looked at Lu Chuanbai respectfully. "General Manager Lu, what can I do for you?"
"Immediately take your men to search what's inside the cave."
Lu Chuanbai kicked Huang Zhongxiang's knee with a cold face. "I'd like to see what it is that made you want to betray me regardless of the rules."
Huang Zhongxiang's heart turned completely cold. He knew he was finished. Lu Chuanbai had never intended to give him a chance.
Li Zhengyi raised his head and stared fixedly at Xu Qingqing, his eyes filled with anger. He was like a doll without a blinking switch. Even though the wind made his eyes tear up, he didn't blink.
Damn it! It was this woman again. She had ruined his good deeds once more!
Lu Chuanbai shielded Xu Qingqing behind him and gave a signal. Li Dadan immediately rushed over and kicked Li Zhengyi hard in the stomach several times.
"What on earth are you here for!"
Li Zhengyi gritted his teeth. No matter how much his body hurt, he didn't say a word. He just stared fixedly at Xu Qingqing.
"Stop hitting! If we tell you, will you let us go!" Fang Qing couldn't bear to see Li Zhengyi being beaten. She looked up at Xu Qingqing.
"Of course." Xu Qingqing tidied up her hair that had been blown by the wind. The dim streetlight shone on her face, making her look both fragile and determined.
"Shut up!" Li Zhengyi shouted at Fang Qing. "If you dare to say anything, you're a traitor!"
"What's wrong with being a traitor!" Fang Qing shouted. They were just following someone's orders. If they told about Gu Anrou and Lu Fenglin, they could suffer less.
"If you dare to say it, I'll hate you for the rest of my life. You'll become my enemy!"
After Li Zhengyi said that, he glared fiercely at Xu Qingqing. "Do whatever you want to me, kill or torture!"
Xu Qingqing wanted to walk over, but Lu Chuanbai grabbed her, worried that she would be bullied.
Xu Qingqing patted the back of Lu Chuanbai's hand. This had become a special gesture between them.
Whenever Xu Qingqing patted the back of Lu Chuanbai's hand, it meant for him to rest assured.
Xu Qingqing walked up to Li Zhengyi and gently persuaded him, "As long as you tell me the mastermind behind this, I'll let you go."
"Do you think that's possible!" Li Zhengyi looked up coldly. His eyes were like poisoned daggers, shining with a cold light.
"What on earth did I do to offend you? Every time you just won't let me go! Don't you know that ruining someone's livelihood means cursing their whole family?"
Li Zhengyi cursed Xu Qingqing with the most vicious words, but Xu Qingqing remained calm and unaffected. "Protecting cultural relics is my responsibility."
"Only those who make money through improper means are like what you said."
Li Zhengyi closed his eyes and stopped talking, indicating his attitude.
Xu Qingqing shook her head and returned to Lu Chuanbai's side.
Forget it. Since he didn't want to say, she wouldn't force him!
There was a rustling sound from the bushes. A tall and strong man in camouflage walked out and reported to Lu Chuanbai.
"General Manager Lu, we've finished the inspection. There's a tomb in that cave. These people are tomb - robbers."
"Tomb - robbers!"
Li Dadan and Yang Tianwen were so shocked that their mouths dropped open wide enough to fit an egg.
They had thought that at most Huang Zhongxiang had brought people to steal materials. They never expected them to be tomb - robbers!
"Okay, hand them over to the police." Lu Chuanbai approached his subordinate and ordered, "No one is allowed to visit them."
"Understood." The subordinates nodded and escorted the four people away.
Huang Zhongxiang cried and shouted as he walked. "General Manager Lu! Please spare me. Please..."
Lu Chuanbai ignored him at all. He turned to look at Li Dadan and Yang Tianwen. His eyes were as black as night, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking. "It was you who caught Huang Zhongxiang."
"Yes!"
Finally, this was mentioned!
Li Dadan and Yang Tianwen nodded excitedly like crazy!
"You did a good job. After this matter is settled, I'll reward you." Lu Chuanbai promised.
"It's our duty! It's our duty!"
The two of them said modestly. Yang Tianwen even poked his head out from behind Li Dadan, looking at Lu Chuanbai eagerly.
"General Manager Lu, what kind of reward will it be?"
Li Dadan nudged him with his shoulder. His smile remained on his face, but he cursed Yang Tianwen in his heart for being so stupid. How could one ask for a reward actively!
"I'll decide later. You go back and rest first."
"Okay." Li Dadan pulled Yang Tianwen and ran back to the dormitory.
The matter was resolved unexpectedly quickly. If it weren't for the late hour, Xu Qingqing would definitely go up the mountain to see the tomb.
Lu Chuanbai stopped her. "Come on, the tomb isn't going anywhere. Aren't you afraid that a wolf will carry you away if you go up the mountain in the middle of the night?"
"If I could see all the bronze wares, I'd accept it even if a wolf carried me away." Xu Qingqing was full of anticipation.
A small bronze statue was already so shocking. If she could see the whole thing, it would surely shake the world.
"Let's go. Go back to sleep. Tomorrow I'll inform the employees to suspend the project and leave time for you to excavate." Lu Chuanbai's lips curled up, showing an extremely gentle smile.
"Lu Chuanbai, you're so nice!" Xu Qingqing happily threw herself into Lu Chuanbai's arms. She hugged him tightly and then let go, sending a text message to Wang Lide and the others.
"This news must be told to Teacher Wang quickly. They must be looking forward to it!"
Xu Qingqing bounced along in front, extremely excited. Lu Chuanbai, however, was deeply touched by Xu Qingqing's hug. He was secretly happy that Xu Qingqing was starting to accept him.
Now she could hug him naturally. He had to make more efforts to get closer to Xu Qingqing.
It wouldn't be long before they became a family!
When they got home at night, Lu Chuanbai took out the quilt and spread it on the floor, preparing to sleep on the ground.
Xu Qingqing stopped him from spreading the quilt. "Forget it. The floor is too hard. Sleep in the bed with me."
After saying that, Xu Qingqing used two big pillows to divide the bed into two parts. She occupied one half and patted the other half. "Okay, you sleep on this side. Don't cross the line."
After saying that, Xu Qingqing lay down on the bed and covered herself with the quilt, curling up like a silkworm chrysalis.
Lu Chuanbai chuckled and lay down too.