1225 I Want to Make You Stay 103 (1/2)
An Xiaoning finally got discharged after staying in the hospital for five days. Every afternoon, she would personally head to Mount Heyuan to assign Shi Bao'er various difficult missions to accomplish.
The missions got increasingly more difficult, but Shi Bao'er completed them one after another and did not have to stay around those snakes anymore.
At the same time, at 5:08 am every morning, she would receive a mysterious call.
There was no number on the caller display, and no one spoke a word on the other line either.
This made An Xiaoning feel rather strange, as well as somewhat curious and uneasy.
Until Wang Jinsheng suddenly told her that something happened at the tomb that they'd found near the lake.
A curious staff member had secretly entered the tomb alone, never to return again.
They had only discovered this after watching the footage from the surveillance cameras.
No matter how everyone shouted for the staff member from outside, there was no reply, so Wang Jinsheng felt that it possible something had happened.
However, no one entered the tomb to check since they did not know what exactly was the situation like inside.
As such, An Xiaoning drove there personally to take a look.
It was the 15th of August, and the weather was as good as the mid-autumn's festive mood.
When she reached the lake, as the weather was rather hot, An Xiaoning took off her jacket and got off the car only in a short-sleeved shirt.
She was wearing a cap that completely covered the injury on her head.
She strode in the direction of the sunlight and headed toward the few people from the archeological team.
”Ms. An, you're here,” Wang Jinsheng said as he walked. ”What do we do? We've no idea what the situation is like with the staff member inside right now.”
”Come, let's go and take a look.”
The two arrived at the entrance of the tomb, and An Xiaoning surveyed the surroundings, realizing that the location of the tomb especially attracted dark energy. The surrounding land was obviously higher while the tomb was caved inwards, like a coffin had been placed inside.
”Have you checked whose tomb this belongs to?”
”I've tried checking but could not find any leads at all. The tombs here don't lead to any houses nearby. Moreover, since we haven't gone in to see, we don't know if there may be other clues inside. But the situation right now is knotty since we don't know what will happen if we go in. I just feel like the odds are against us…”
An Xiaoning also did not dare to enter the tomb hastily as well. Moreover, it was the 15th of August today, also the day when the full moon emerged.
”How about this? Let's all go back and come back the day after tomorrow. Only then will I go in and take a look.”
”The day after tomorrow?”
”Yes. Today's the 15th of August. Let's come back on the 17th. The moon will be very round these two days, but it might not be like that on the 17th.”
Wang Jinsheng never really paid attention to such things and could only listen to her opinion. ”Alright, then, we'll come back the day after tomorrow.”
”Take greater notice of the surveillance cameras here these two days. Also, warn your men again not to enter the tomb freely.”
”Of course, of course. I've already warned them previously, but that staff member just didn't listen. You tell me, who is to blame for such an incident?”
”Just put this incident aside first. You should also inform his family to be mentally prepared. I'll be going back first, you guys should leave too.”
”Okay.”
An Xiaoning returned to her car and drove back.
On the way back, she was still thinking about that tomb.
It had a squarish shape and only had space to allow for one person to enter each time. With such a small opening for the tomb, the one that was buried inside it could not have possibly been someone very old.
With many years' worth of dark energy gathered around the tomb, intruders who were not well prepared would not be able to fend themselves from the consequences that would unfold.
This was the reason why An Xiaoning took extreme caution.