The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"Lieutenant, I'm entrusting Eighth Master to you."

After giving instructions to his adjutant, Zhang Qishan went straight into the cave and followed Fang Yun.

"Girls, one at a time, slow down."

After reminding her subordinates, Huo Sanniang also jumped onto the mine tunnel.

Watching the Huo family women jump one after another onto the mine shaft, Qi Tiezui shuddered and his face turned bitter.

Although the gap is only a little over three meters, it's not very far.

But when he saw the abyss below the gap, his legs went weak.

"Eighth Master."

"If you're too scared to jump, I'll carry you on my back and jump."

Seeing Qi Tiezui's cowardly appearance, Deputy Zhang patted Qi Tiezui on the shoulder with a smile.

"No, then I'll jump by myself!"

Qi Tiezui shook his head repeatedly.

What a joke! His life is in his own hands.

Chapter 195 The Red Mansion Mark!

While Qi Tiezui was dawdling, Fang Yun had already walked to the end of the cave entrance.

At the end of the cave entrance is a mountain cave.

There are many traces of people living in this cave, with a large number of abandoned oil drums, wooden frames, wires and other miscellaneous items and tools inside.

Fang Yun also saw several pairs of wooden clogs.

Miners wouldn't wear wooden clogs down the mine.

Clearly, Riku himself stayed here, which means the cave was relatively safe.

"Is this Riki's storage room?"

Zhang Qishan also discovered the problem inside the cave. He used the muzzle of his gun to pick up a wooden clog, and his face lit up with joy.

Since traces of Rihito's life can be found here, Rihito's secrets must not be too far away.

Seeing the wooden clogs hanging from the muzzle of Zhang Qishan's gun, Huo Sanniang's eyes lit up, and she turned around to give orders to her men who had already entered the cave.

"550" "Girls, take a break here and check the surroundings while you're at it."

"Someone come here..."

Hearing Huo Sanniang's words, Zhang Qishan also wanted to call his men.

But when he turned around, he realized that Zhang, the adjutant, and the other nine guards had not yet come in.

Seeing this, Zhang Qishan was taken aback and asked one of the Huo family members:

"Miss, why haven't Lieutenant Zhang and Eighth Master come in yet?"

"Master, Eighth Master didn't dare jump; he's blocking the road over there..."

The Huo family member who was questioned by Zhang Qishan suppressed a laugh and replied.

"..."

Hearing this, Zhang Qishan sighed helplessly.

Looking at Huo San Niang and the group of Huo family members who were searching for clues, he felt a little embarrassed and had no choice but to take matters into his own hands and start searching the cave himself.

Watching the busy crowd, Fang Yun found a chair, sat down, and happily lit a cigarette.

He doesn't need to do these kinds of chores.

"Hey! Lieutenant Zhang! Slow down, let me walk by myself!"

He had just sat down when he heard a gasp of surprise coming from the cave entrance.

Turning his head, he saw Zhang, the adjutant, carrying Qi Tiezui on his back, running quickly into the cave.

Qi Tiezui, who was clinging to Zhang's back, was patting Zhang's back with a deathly pale face, shouting incessantly.

After entering the cave, Zhang, the adjutant, put Qi Tiezui down immediately.

"Snapped..."

After landing on the ground, Qi Tiezui's legs trembled, and he sat down heavily on the ground.

"This is terrible, that mine is so deep..."

He was already afraid of heights, and the adjutant Zhang had to carry him across the gap that was more than three meters high. He almost peed himself.

"puff..."

Seeing Qi Tiezui's limp appearance, all the Huo family members covered their mouths and laughed.

Zhang Qishan shook his head helplessly and said to his adjutant Zhang:

"Lieutenant, have the guards thoroughly search this cave."

"Yes!"

Lieutenant Zhang nodded solemnly and turned to meet the remaining men.

.........................

Two minutes later, the group of more than twenty people entered the cave and began to inspect it.

The cave is not very big, only thirty or forty square meters.

However, there was too much clutter inside, and it would take a lot of time to explore everything thoroughly.

"Master, we've made a discovery!"

After searching for about two minutes, one of Zhang's personal guards reported this.

Zhang Qishan's expression brightened, and he strode to his personal guard's side. "What is it?"

The guard pointed to the rock wall.

On that rock face, there is a pattern painted with special oil paint.

The pattern was round, with a few small dots inside, and it was very simple.

"This pattern... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before!"

Looking at the pattern, Zhang Qishan's heart skipped a beat, and he fell into deep thought.

"This is the mark of the Second Master's family!"

At this moment, Huo Sanniang, who was following behind Zhang Qishan, quietly uttered a sentence.

"The Second Master's family mark?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qishan was taken aback. "Third Sister, I've seen the mark on Second Master's house before. It's very different from the one on the wall. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Huo Sanniang shook her head and whispered:

"This is the mark of the narcissus stamen."

“The clan flower of Second Master’s family used to be daffodil. It wasn’t until Second Master’s father took over that the daffodil was replaced with azalea, and the markers used in the tomb were also changed.”

"So that means... this mark was left decades ago?"

Qi Tiezui stood up from the ground, moved closer to Huo Sanniang, and said meaningfully:

"Third Sister, you're amazing... You can even recognize the Hong family's insignia from decades ago. When it comes to understanding the Hong family, you're undoubtedly the best among the Nine Gates!"

The clan flower can be shown to others, but the markings are different...

The markings represent secret codes and are very important.

Huo Sanniang was able to recognize the secret code of the Hong family from decades ago, which means she must have done a lot of research on the Hong family when she was plotting against Er Yuehong.

"Eighth Brother, let's not dwell on the past!"

Seeing Qi Tiezui teasing Huo Sanniang, Zhang Qishan coldly retorted.

Although Huo Sanniang was usually shrewd and profit-driven, this time was different.

This tomb raiding mission was of utmost importance, and everyone was risking their lives.

Huo San Niang was willing to lead the Huo family in their efforts, which was a noble cause. As the initiator of this action, he would not tolerate Huo San Niang being ridiculed or mocked.

After all... even Er Yuehong refused this mission.

He understood, but he still felt a little uncomfortable. How could personal feelings outweigh the greater good of the nation?

Qi Tiezui gave an awkward smile, shut his mouth, and gave Huo Sanniang an apologetic look.

He didn't mean anything by it; he was just joking.

"It's alright, what Eighth Master said is not wrong."

Huo Sanniang sighed, unwilling to discuss the matter further, and pointed to the mark, saying:

"Three dots forming a circle represent safety, indicating that there is no danger in this place."

Upon hearing Huo Sanniang's words, Qi Tiezui, who had just closed his mouth, became excited again.