Tang Yuan frowned and thought to himself for a moment.
Suddenly, he put his hands on the edge of the tripod-shaped bronze vessel and tried to lift it. After lifting it, Tang Yuan felt its weight, and then put it down again.
"There's something wrong with the weight..."
"Is there something inside this tripod-shaped bronze vessel?"
Such speculation emerged in Tang Yuan's heart.
Last time, Tang Yuan encountered a similar situation when he completed the five-star mission Daming Fenghua. The Twenty-Four Seals of the Ming Dynasty were hidden in the ancient monument. If Tang Yuan hadn't smashed it open with a hammer in the end, maybe the Twenty-Four Seals of the Ming Dynasty would have been destroyed. The seal will disappear into the long river of history along with the ancient monument.
However, speculation is speculation. The situation this time is no better than last time. Even though the tripod-shaped bronze in front of you is not an item required for the mission, it is a bronze from the Spring and Autumn Period after all, and it is so well-preserved. It is a national treasure-level cultural relic, and there is nothing like an ancient monument. The value is lost if it is smashed. If the bronze in front of you is treated in the same way, it would be too much of a waste of natural resources.
"Xiong Kai, go and bring Niu Jianrong in."
Tang Yuan thought about it for a while, and decided to interrogate Niu Jianrong again.
"yes."
Xiong Kai responded, then strode out of the storage room and dragged Niu Jianrong in the living room like a dog to death.
Niu Jianrong's face was as pale as paper due to excessive bleeding from his legs. After being dragged to the storage room, he looked at Niu Jianxiong who was staring blankly in front of him. He stretched out his right hand tremblingly and gently placed it on his eyes to close them. Eyes closed.
Tang Yuan did not stop Niu Jianrong from doing this.
"Niu Jianrong, where did you dig up this tripod-shaped bronze vessel?"
Tang Yuan asked from a high position, looking down at Niu Jianrong.
Niu Jianrong raised his head and glanced at Tang Yuan. An unforgettable hatred flashed deep in his eyes, but on the surface he responded honestly: "We dug this out near Luyi County, ZK City, Nanhe Province."
"What have you dug up?"
Tang Yuan remembered this place and then asked Niu Jianrong again.
"The tomb was very empty and dilapidated, so we excavated this tripod-shaped bronze vessel and dozens of coins from the Spring and Autumn Period."
Niu Jianrong answered truthfully.
"Where are the coins?"
"sold."
"Where was it sold?"
“The black market on the China-Russia border.”
"Did you bring this tripod-shaped bronze vessel with you when you smuggled yourself into the United States this time?"
"right."
…
Tang Yuan asked one after another, and Niu Jianrong answered one after another.
Under such circumstances, Tang Yuan felt that Niu Jianrong would most likely not have the guts to lie to him.
Based on the information given by Niu Jianrong, Tang Yuan thought for a moment and felt that the key to completing the task lay in this tripod-shaped bronze vessel.
Although the coins of the Spring and Autumn Period are also very precious, they are definitely not comparable to the tripod-shaped bronzes. Moreover, these coins were sold by the Niu brothers before they smuggled into the United States. Obviously, they are not triggering five stars. Conditions of the task.
"please……"
"I've told you everything, just leave me a way to survive."
While Tang Yuan was thinking, Niu Jianrong raised his right hand weakly, his eyes full of helplessness and pleading.
When Tang Yuan heard this, he lowered his head and glanced at Niu Jianrong, and then turned his attention to Xiong Kai and Yuan Meng. Although he had already made a decision in his heart, he still wanted to see their reactions.
"Mr. Tang, if you cut the weeds without eradicating the roots, they will grow again when the spring breeze blows."
Facing Tang Yuan's attention, Xiong Kai said in a deep voice.
"Director Tang, it's the same sentence."
"Being kind to your enemies is the greatest cruelty to yourself."
Yuan Meng and Xiong Kai have the same opinion. They are both worried that Tang Yuan will let the tiger go back to the mountain because of his soft heart, leaving hidden dangers.
When Tang Yuan heard the two people's answers, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and then he waved towards the two of them, and the meaning was naturally self-evident.
Xiong Kai understood what Tang Yuan meant. Without saying anything, he grabbed Niu Jianrong's collar and dragged him out of the storage room again.
Seemingly aware of his fate, Niu Jianrong suddenly struggled violently. Unfortunately, how could he break free from Xiong Kai's restraints as he was already weak.
"You executioners!"
"You must die a good death!"
"You're going to hell!"
"Our brothers are all ghosts..."
"Puff puff!"
Along with three slight sounds, Niu Jianrong's roar stopped abruptly.
At this point, the entire Villa No. 76 became completely quiet.
"Yuan Meng, wrap this tripod-shaped bronze vessel and put it in the trunk of our car. Don't let others get it, and don't let others see what's inside."
Tang Yuan was silent for a moment, then pointed to the tripod-shaped bronze vessel in the corner and gave these instructions to Yuan Meng.
"OK."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Meng immediately acted according to Tang Yuan's instructions.
Soon, this priceless tripod-shaped bronze was wrapped tightly by Yuan Meng, and then the two walked out of the storage room. Yuan Meng left the scene directly, while Tang Yuan stayed.
Looking at the villa filled with blood, Tang Yuan sighed softly: "Xiong Kai, let the brothers move in all the bodies outside, and then bring in some gasoline, and burn the villa directly later."
"As for other things, you watch the operation. You are professionals in cleaning the battlefield. Anyway, my only request is to leave no traces as much as possible. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Xiong Kai responded simply, and immediately directed everyone at the scene to start the finishing work.
…
Half an hour later.
In Villa No. 76, a fire gradually lit up.
Outside, the ground that was originally soaked with blood had already been washed by Xiong Kai and others with water. At the same time, the bullet casings that had just been dropped in the battle were picked up by Xiong Kai and others and placed in the villa with the corpses.
In the darkness, Tang Yuan silently watched the fire gradually grow bigger. Then he took out his mobile phone and made a call to Danny Grant.
"little Master."
Although it was almost two o'clock in the morning, Danny Grant still answered the phone immediately. It was obvious that the other party was not asleep at all, and he had been waiting for the call very early.
"Uncle Danny, we're done here. Please send someone over to handle the follow-up matters."
Tang Yuan said softly to Danny Grant.
"OK."
"Little Master, you can just go back and sleep peacefully. I will handle the follow-up matters personally."
Danny Grant responded with a smile, his tone was quite relaxed, and it was obvious that such a thing was not taken seriously by him at all.
"Uncle Danny, thank you for your hard work."
Tang Yuan did not refuse and expressed comfort to him, then hung up the phone.
In just a few minutes, the fire in Villa 76 became even bigger.
The blazing fire turned the dark night sky into orange.
Tang Yuan stood there and watched for a while. After he was sure that the fire had completely devoured the body inside, he silently took off his gloves, threw them into the fire, then turned around and slowly left the scene...
(End of chapter)
