The two have been searching for supplies in the cave. Chen Yuanyuan is responsible for collecting, while He Yuehua is responsible for finding the way.
After walking around in the cave, Chen Yuanyuan had almost figured out the structure of the cave. It turned out that the cave was connected by three interconnected caves.
When Chen Yuanyuan had almost closed the last cave, the sound of conversations and footsteps coming from unknown sources caused the two of them to panic and immediately went to the dark entrance of the cave to hide.
"Let's get some more food later. There are so many things and the boss can't even notice." A rough male voice said.
"But Mr. Cousin won't be waiting up there when the time comes," another man with a sharp voice said.
"Young Master Biao, he's not a young master, so what are you afraid of? Besides, if he doesn't come down to keep a close eye on you, you should blame him first if you lose something." said the rough man.
"What's going on? Why are the things gone?" the sharp-sounding man said.
"How do I know? Why don't you go back and ask your cousin to ask?" the rugged man said.
"Let's see if anyone is around first," the shrill man said.
Hearing that they were going to inspect, Chen Yuanyuan's heart tightened, and she held the claw knife tightly in her hand on guard.
"What are you looking at? There is really a thief and you want to catch it? Go back and report it quickly. If you stay for a long time, you will think we did it."
"Fine."
When Chen Yuanyuan heard the voices of the two people gradually moving away from each other until they disappeared, her hanging heart was relieved.
"We have to leave quickly, otherwise if we are discovered, even if no evidence can be found that we took anything, we are afraid that someone will be killed and silenced." Chen Yuanyuan said.
"Well, let's go." He Yuehua nodded.
When the two of them returned to the cliff, they were fine and fine. Except for being almost discovered just now, Chen Yuanyuan felt that the trip went quite smoothly.
"Are there any good things down there?" Liu Feiyang asked when he saw the two people coming up.
"We haven't had time to look yet. Two people came down just now and found that everything was gone. We need to evacuate quickly. Where is Linlin?" He Yuehua asked.
"We just found another road from behind the grass. She said to go check it out." Liu Feiyang couldn't help but worry when he heard someone coming.
"Let's go see her quickly and put the backpack on." Chen Yuanyuan had already put away the RV and sundries, and filled the hiking backpack with things.
Chen Yuanyuan walked to the road pointed by Liu Feiyang and saw that it was also a dirt road for the first 50 or 60 meters. After passing a small hill, there were artificially paved stone roads along the road.
Chen Yuanyuan and He Yuehua looked at each other and guessed that this road must have been laid by the people who reclaimed the cave.
"Let me go!" Zhang Linlin's cry came from a distance, and the three of them immediately ran wildly. Chen Yuanyuan also immediately took out a pistol from the space and put it on her waist.
"Tell me! Did you steal the thing? Where is your accomplice?" Just like the rough voice in the cave just now, Chen Yuanyuan turned out to be a sturdy man.
"Let her go!" Liu Feiyang wanted to step forward when he saw Zhang Linlin being held on the ground.
"Ouch, your accomplice is here!" The sharp voice came from a thin man who looked like a weasel.
"Who are you?" asked a handsome man with angry eyes.
Chen Yuanyuan guessed that this was the "Master Biao" they mentioned in the cave just now.
"Let go of my companion first." Chen Yuanyuan touched her waist and said.
The thin man immediately came forward and said a few words to the comely man. He saw the comely man frowning and staring at Chen Yuanyuan and his group with a solemn face.
"Help her up first." The handsome man had no intention of letting go of Zhang Linlin, but held her by his side first.
Seeing Zhang Linlin standing up with scratches on her face, Liu Feiyang was even more anxious and wanted to rush forward, but was stopped by Chen Yuanyuan.
"Why do you want to catch her?" Chen Yuanyuan knew that they were looking for the person who stole the materials, but for now it was better to pretend to be innocent.
"This hilltop is our Xiang family's property, and we have the right," the thin man said before being interrupted by Zhang Linlin.
"It's already 2024, it's been snowing for a year, and we still have property! Ah!" As soon as Zhang Linlin spoke, she was kicked by the rough man who caught her.
Liu Feiyang pretended to be angry, but he was still pulled by Chen Yuanyuan.
"Are you Xiangcheng's family?" Chen Yuanyuan asked.
"No matter what Xiangjia we do, you can't afford to offend us!" said the thin man.
"Yellow dog, shut up." The handsome man glared at the thin man, who immediately shut up and walked aside.
"What are you doing here on the mountain?" The handsome man did not directly answer Chen Yuanyuan's question, but seeing his look for a moment, Chen Yuanyuan knew that she had guessed correctly.
"You guys came here from the Guangdong base, right? Let me go and let's talk properly. There's no need to make things unpleasant," Chen Yuanyuan said.
"Why should we listen to you?" the rough man said.
"He is an employee of the institute, and she is a relative of Gu Zhiming, a key scientific researcher at the institute. We are looking for medicinal materials for this mountaineering trip," Chen Yuanyuan said.
"What are your names? Let me check first." The handsome man said.
"My name is Liu Feiyang, let her go first!" Liu Feiyang said immediately when he saw Zhang Linlin's pained face.
"You can call the person in charge named Locke and ask." Chen Yuanyuan was afraid of revealing his secret, so she asked him to find someone to contact Locke and ask.
"Locke? Is this General Manager Luo? I'll contact you first." When the handsome man heard Locke's name, he didn't dare to act recklessly.
"Please do it, but please don't let your men hurt my companions, otherwise we won't be able to explain it when General Secretary Luo comes to hold us accountable." Chen Yuanyuan said coldly.
Seeing the pretense, the handsome man glared at the rugged man, who also relaxed his grip on Ning Linlin.
Chen Yuanyuan didn't expect Locke's name to be so effective, so she had to treat Locke to a nice meal when he got back.
Before departure, when Chen Yuanyuan contacted Locke, he told him that if there was a conflict with people from the base outside, the reasonable ones would call his name, and the unreasonable ones would be resolved by force.
Chen Yuanyuan saw the handsome man pick up the satellite phone. The conversation was fast and low-pitched. He didn't know what was being said on the phone. He probably heard the names of Gu Zhiming, Locke, Liu Feisan and others.
The handsome man held it and talked for about five minutes, and then his frowning expression slowly softened.
During this period, Chen Yuanyuan was also worried. Although they had the numerical advantage, Zhang Linlin was still in their hands. Once they took action, Zhang Linlin's safety would also be affected.
In addition, the Xiang family was not someone to be trifled with, and Chen Yuanyuan did not want to have anything to do with them to avoid getting into trouble.
If the negotiation fails, it is troublesome to directly kill people and silence them, but it is not impossible.
(End of chapter)
