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Chapter 182 Treasure Clues Delivered to Your Door
Upon hearing Zhang Ming's furious questioning, everyone present stared wide-eyed, as if looking at an alien.

The audience found it hilarious.

[Laughing Mouse, with this level of skill, you think you can be a spy? You're just sending yourself to be killed by Sister Xi.]

[Those who slip through the net of nine-year compulsory education!]

[This guy is obviously like Cheng Qiaozhi; he didn't grow up in China. What Chinese kid doesn't know where Sun Wukong's golden cudgel is hidden!]

Zhang Ming initially thought his question made sense, but the room fell silent, and everyone looked at him with scrutinizing eyes, which made him feel a little guilty.

He asked nervously, "Did I say something wrong?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

Jiang Nanxi then said, "You say you're a geological surveyor, so you should be a highly educated person, right? How come you don't even know the important setting of one of China's Four Great Classical Novels?"

Zhang Ming was covered in sweat. "I...I grew up and went to school abroad, and only returned to China to work after graduation. I don't have much knowledge of Chinese culture."

Seeing his guilty look, Ye Shutong knew he was up to no good, so she simply raised her hand and said, "Arrest him and check everything on him."

"Yes."

Four or five members of the Psionic Bureau immediately surrounded Zhang Ming and began to search him.

"Don't touch my things!"

Zhang Ming clung to his backpack, his expression growing increasingly guilty. "This bag contains my research data, which hasn't been released to the public yet. No one else can see it!"

Ye Shutong said coldly, "We are from the Psychic Bureau. The situation in Ailao Mountain has been unusual lately, and your behavior is suspicious. We have the right to inspect your belongings. If you refuse, we will have no choice but to send you out immediately!"

Zhang Ming retorted, "I'm an overseas Chinese who recently returned to work in China. I just don't know much about Chinese culture. Is that why you treat me like this? This is so unfair!"

Jiang Nanxi asked in surprise, "You got lost in the Ailao Mountains and asked us for help so we could take you out. Now that there are more reliable people to take you out, why aren't you happy about it?"

"I……"

Zhang Ming paused for a moment.

At first, his story to Jiang Nanxi and the others was fabricated; he simply wanted to infiltrate their group and complete the task assigned by Mr. Cheng.

Zhang Ming thought for a moment and said, "I haven't found my companions yet. They must be lost in the mountains too. I hope I can find them and leave together."

Ye Shutong then said, "You can give us your companion's information, and then you can leave first. We will contact you once we find the person."

Zhang Ming remained silent for a long time.

Ye Shutong's expression grew even colder. "What? You don't even have information on your companions? It seems like most of what you're saying isn't true."

Zhang Ming was sent here temporarily, and the excuse of getting lost from his companion was just something he made up. Where did he get the information?

When he saw that the people around him wouldn't let him pass and were clearly preventing him from following Jiang Nanxi, his face turned ugly.

Zhang Ming stared at Jiang Nanxi for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go out with you."

Well, the most important thing has been done, so let's just leave!
As long as these people die in the chieftain's mansion, Mr. Cheng will still be able to get what he needs!

Upon hearing this, Ye Shutong said to the people around Zhang Ming, "Keep an eye on him. When the helicopter arrives, take him out with you and get to the bottom of things."

This means that Zhang Ming should not be allowed to leave without clarifying the situation.

After the others agreed, Jiang Nanxi went over to ask if there was a reward for reporting spies.

Ye Shutong said she would only receive the reward if there was concrete evidence proving that Zhang Ming was a spy for another country. The outcome would only be known after the investigation was completed overseas.

After Jiang Nanxi finished talking with Ye Shutong, she and her teammates left the Saba tribe and continued their journey.

But as she left the Saba village, she felt a hostile gaze fixed on her. Jiang Nanxi turned her head and saw Zhang Ming being watched.

Zhang Ming sensed that she had turned her head, so he looked away and stopped staring at her.

"What on earth does this kid want to do?"

Jiang Nanxi muttered something to herself and continued walking.

Fortunately, the distance they had just traveled was not very far, and the round trip didn't take much time.

Jiang Nanxi checked the location of the Tusi Mansion in Ailao Mountain on a satellite map and led everyone there first.

Along the way, everyone noticed that the surrounding plants were becoming increasingly strange and bizarre.

Most of the trees grew crookedly, and their dense foliage blocked most of the sunlight, making the mountain light still very dim in the afternoon. You needed to use a flashlight to see the surroundings.

The branches and twigs of the trees were covered with thick moss, and the mountain path was particularly damp and muddy, making it difficult to walk. A thin mist also hung in the air.

Lu Jiaqi pulled her shoes out of the wet mud and couldn't help but complain, "It's not raining, so why is the ground so wet and foggy?"

Liu Qingyan's voice came through, "The Ailao Mountains are a transitional zone between the southern and northern subtropical regions. We are currently on the windward slope of the Ailao Mountains. The air humidity is high in this direction, and the clouds and fog will increase as the altitude increases, causing the visibility in the forest to decrease. Everyone, please be careful."

As he finished speaking, he noticed dewdrops clinging to the branches and leaves of some trees, with small water droplets dripping down from time to time.

He reached out and pulled down the hood of Jiang Nanxi's windbreaker, helping her put the hood on.

There was a snap.

As soon as Jiang Nanxi put on the hat, she felt a copper piece the size of a fingernail fall out of the hat.

The thing fell onto her neck, and she quickly reached out to grab it to prevent it from falling inside her clothes.

"What is this? Did you put this here?"

Jiang Nanxi turned to look at Liu Qingyan.

"..."

Liu Qingyan was speechless for a moment. "I just wanted to help you pull your hat up. Why would I put this thing here?"

Jiang Nanxi looked away and stared at the small copper piece, about the size of a fingernail, in her hand. "What is this? How did it get into my hat?"

"Let me see."

Liu Qingyan took it and glanced at it. He saw that the old bronze piece was covered with verdigris and had a drop of blood on it, like a part that had fallen off some ancient artifact.

"This thing is a bit eerie."

Liu Qingyan said, "The thing looks quite old, like it came from the ground, but the drop of blood on it is very fresh. It must have been dripped on it recently and dried."

Jiang Nanxi narrowed her eyes and thought for a moment, "Could it be that Zhang Ming took the opportunity to put it in my clothes and hat? I just had contact with him."

When she first met Zhang Ming, she tried to get information out of him and even put her arm around his shoulder for a while.

"possible."

Liu Qingyan said, "This thing is no good, we should just throw it away."

Just as he was about to throw away the copper piece the size of a fingernail, Sang Yu, who was walking at the back of the group, suddenly let out a strange cry.

Sang Yu's figure flashed by.

He suddenly came up to them from the back of the line, his eyes fixed on the copper plate.

"Treasure...treasure..."