"This is too much of a waste of time, we can't afford to wait," Lin Yi said.

"Since this method won't work, let's change our approach and look for places where the entrance might exist."

"Actually, I think that crack might be the key," Ning Che said.

"Let's assume there are relics inside. Then, that crack is likely the closest point to the relics. If we use tools to chip away at it, maybe a fissure will appear, opening a passage into the relics."

"If we do that, we'll expose ourselves. Even if we find something, we won't be able to get the relics."

This was on American soil. If a conflict broke out here, even with Lin Yi present, they wouldn't stand a chance. So, they absolutely couldn't do that.

"Normally, unless there's a large-scale geological shift, there will always be an entrance leading to the relics inside. The entrance must be hidden; we just haven't found it yet."

"Then, that leaves us with only one option. Call Jenna and ask her what Sapkins did that day when he came here. Then, based on his movements, we can focus our search. Maybe we'll find a reliable clue."

Ning Che's suggestion was approved by the others. Then, the four of them returned to the car, and she called Jenna.

"Hello, Ms. Jenna. This is Lola from the police department. I'd like to ask you a few more questions about your husband."

Ning Che's English was standard. Jenna's counter-intelligence abilities weren't that strong, and she couldn't detect anything amiss.

"What do you want to know?"

"I want to know what your husband, Sapkins, did when he came here on vacation. Can you tell me in detail?"

"It's been a while, I need to think about it carefully."

"There's no rush, you can take your time."

"Actually, he didn't do much. He picnicked and set up the tent with us. Then we barbecued here. After that, he went fishing and looked at the scenery. After fishing, he came back and said he was a little sleepy, so we didn't rush to leave. He slept here for a while, and we left in the evening."

Hearing Jenna's words, Ning Che seemed to realize something.

Jenna on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time.

"No, he really didn't do anything that day, he was always in my sight and didn't go far."

"Okay, thank you, we will investigate as soon as possible."

"I also hope you can find out the results as soon as possible."

"We will."

After speaking, Ning Che hung up the phone and looked at Lin Yi and the others.

"The situation at the time didn't seem to be special. After he came here, he didn't check Mount Zolk. From this point of view, he shouldn't have any interest in this place."

Ning Che, Cai Dongyi, and Sheng Wenjing were all a little depressed, because there didn't seem to be any useful information here, and there was no way to use it.

"He went to sleep after fishing. Something's not right here," Lin Yi said.

"What's not right?"

"We can plan the time. They came on vacation, and they wouldn't leave too early. Assuming they left at 10:00 in the morning, the drive to here is about an hour, so they arrived here at about 11:00. Then, set up the tent, prepare the ingredients, and start barbecuing. Let's calculate two hours for this part of the time, so now it's 1:00 in the afternoon."

Several people nodded, also agreeing with Lin Yi's speculation.

"Fishermen are a very peculiar group. Once they catch a fish, they won't end too early. But in Jenna's description, they went back at sunset. In this season, sunset is around 5:00 in the evening, so he went to sleep around 3:00. The fishing time was only two hours from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, and I haven't even counted the time he spent eating, going to the bathroom, and strolling around, otherwise the fishing time would be compressed even shorter."

After listening to what Lin Yi said, Ning Che felt that she had found a clue.

"You mean there was a problem in the fishing process?"

"Yes, because he said he was sleepy after fishing, and then he had that dream," Lin Yi said.

"The fishing lasted for no more than two hours, which is not in line with the behavior logic of fishermen. So I think something must have happened that forced him to stop fishing."

Ning Che suddenly lit up and said:

"When he was fishing, he may have been affected by the hallucinatory effect. He thought he was sleepy, so he went back to the tent to sleep, and then had that dream."

"That's right!" Lin Yi said:

"Call again to confirm where he was fishing."

"Okay."

Ning Che dialed the phone again.

"Hello, Ms. Jenna, I want to confirm with you where Sapkins was fishing at the time, do you still remember?"

"I know what place it is, but I don't know how to describe it to you, let me think about it."

"Okay."

After a while, Jenna suddenly said:

"I took a picture of him at the time, you can take a look at the picture, you should be able to find it."

Ning Che was about to speak, but Lin Yi rushed at her, and she immediately understood what he meant.

"I would also like to ask how long he fished for."

"About half an hour or so."

The expressions of several people became serious, because this guess was almost the same as what Lin Yi said.

Ning Che looked at Lin Yi and confirmed that he had no problems, and said:

"Okay, thank you for your cooperation, we will investigate the results as soon as possible."

Ning Che left an email address for Jenna, and not long after, Jenna sent the photo.

Because they had been searching around for two consecutive days, the four of them knew everything about the surroundings. The moment they saw the photo, they were sure that this was the place in the photo.

After walking for about ten minutes, they came to the place where Sapkins fished, on a large rock.

From a fisherman's point of view, this is an excellent fishing spot. Even if I am not a big fan of fishing, if I find such a good spot, I might stay and fish for a while.

But Sapkins left after fishing for less than two hours, there must be a problem!

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