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Published at 24th of December 2019 09:52:49 AM


Chapter 197

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In the Prosperous House.

The special forces who executed the urgent orders blocked all the exits and entrances, and no one was allowed to come in or go out. No explanation. Even the cell phone signal was shielded. Thus, all the guests who came to the engagement banquet could not get in touch with the people outside, let alone taking some photos to post a Moment.

No one ever expected what happened to the fine engagement banquet.

Zhao Wushuang stood in front of a broken window and stared blankly at the forest against the window.

The window was smashed by Ning Tao.

The window was broken, the person left, and her heart was perturbed.

When Qing Zhui took Ning Tao’s place to propose to Zhao Wushuang, she felt happiness was around the corner and she was highly gratified, though she knew clearly that Qing Zhui could not replace Ning Tao and Qing Zhui’s proposal did not count. But later, Ning Tao turned out to be a grave robber. Not only was he indicated on the spot, but also the surveillance video shot him. What clear evidence! So she was distraught, even just for some seconds, she thought her love for Ning Tao was just paid by a deception. She felt extremely upset.

Then, she was entangled with confusion. She was such a promising big star that she could become a hot world-class superstar one day. How could she be with a grave rob?

However, when she did not know how to face Ning Tao, he struck back, at last, claiming that he was an external staff of the National Bureau of Special Affairs and that robbing the grave was to conduct a secret mission. At that time, no one believed what he had said. But in less than 20 minutes, the special forces did come and blocked there immediately.

Now, Zhao Wushuang’s heart was more perturbed.

“Miss Wushuang.” A man’s voice rang behind.

Zhao Wushuang collected her confusing thoughts and turned around to see the man behind her. Li Xiaofeng’s handsome face came to her sight, but it was this attractive face that disgusted her. If the guy had not worsened the situation and provoked discord, how could she act rashly and think that Ning Tao cheated her?

Li Xiaofeng gave a gentle smile and asked, “Miss Wushuang, what are you looking at?”

Zhao Wushuang answered petulantly, “Is there anything to do with you?”

Li Xiaofeng smiled lightly and said, “Miss Wushuang, I come here to make an apology to you for what I’ve done before.”

“An apology to me?”

“I misunderstood your friend Dr. Ning. I watched the surveillance video and thought he was a grave rob, but I did not expect that he was… Well, in my opinion, he is a special agent. I did not expect that he was performing a task. I have an abhorrence of evil. I am so sorry to have made those wrong remarks in the heat of the moment,” After finishing the words, Li Xiaofeng bowed his head slightly to Zhao Wushuang to show his apology.

But the moment he bowed his head, Zhao Wushuang walked away immediately without giving him one more look.


Li Xiaofeng raised his head, and the smile faded away from his face. He was embarrassed and angry.

Zhao Wushuang walked to the Commander of the Special Forces, because she wanted to ask whether the searching team came back or not, and whether they found Ning Tao.

The commander was interrogating Xin Zhiyu and Xin Changjiang with a serious look, “Where did the ancient tomb come from?”

“I… it…” Xin Zhiyu stammered, because he knew nothing about the ancient tomb.

Xin Changjiang said, “Sir, the ancient tomb is one of my family graves.”

The Commander snapped, “You even don’t know what trouble you’ve gotten into, right? Dare to lie in front of me?”

Xin Changjiang braced himself to answer, “Sir, I am not lying. It is really our family grave. My wife’s family name is Zhu. The stone coffin belongs to Zhu Hongyu, the daughter of the prince of the Ming Dynasty. My wife is the descendant of Zhu Hongyu. We guard the grave and worship ancestors. Doesn’t it break the law?”

The Commander snorted and refuted, “My family name is Qin, so does it mean the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is my family grave?”

Xin Zhiyu grumbled, “Qin Shi Huang’s family name is Zhao.”

“What are you saying? Loud out!” The Commander reprimanded. Obviously, he acted in obedience to certain orders and tried to know the situation, but he was not good at interrogation apparently.

“No, nothing.” Xin Zhiyu did not dare to talk back.

Xin Changjiang shifted the topic tactfully and asked, “Sir, is there any news about my wife? I am really worried about her. Could you tell me something about her?”

“Hey, I am asking you about the ancient tomb. Are you deliberately transferring the topic?”

“I am worried about my wife’s safety. Is it okay?”

The commander came to his wit’s end.

Zhao Wushuang originally wanted to ask if there was any news about Ning Tao, but she held back when seeing the distressed look on the Commander’s face. She was afraid of being snubbed at this sensitive moment.

Suddenly a voice rang, “Sir, if you don’t mind, let me ask for you.”

Zhao Wushuang would not forget that voice in her whole life. It was Ning Tao’s voice. She turned around hurriedly and saw Ning Tao coming from the entrance of the hall. He was still wearing the black suit, but there was a pair of shoe prints, plus some bloodstain, on the chest of his white shirt.

Zhao Wushuang came up and asked worriedly, “Brother Ning, why is there blood on you? Are you injured? Are you okay?”

Ning Tao gave a smile and said, “I am fine. Don’t worry about me.”

Just in one second and more, Zhao Wushuang wanted to hug Ning Tao, and even opened her arms slightly. But before she had the courage to do that, Ning Tao had brushed past her.

“Let’s talk later,” Ning Tao said.

Zhao Wushuang looked at Ning Tao’s back and could feel empty in her heart, as if she lost something.

The Commander of the Special Forces looked at Ning Tao, trying to confirm something, and then the Commander asked tentatively, “Excuse me, are you Mr. Ning, Ning Tao?”

Ning Tao nodded his head and replied, “Yeah, I’m Ning Tao.”

The Commander suddenly stood upright and saluted Ning Tao, and he said, “My name is Meng Bo. I am saluting you on behalf of my comrade in arms whom you’ve saved.”

After a moment of suspense, Ning Tao stood upright and saluted the Commander as well. However, Ning Tao could not give a typical military salutation, as he had been only trained for a few days in his freshman year and he was not a soldier in the real sense.

And then, Meng Bo came up to shake hands with Ning Bo and said, “I have performed several missions with Comrade Jiang Hao. And she mentioned you before. Some of the soldiers you’ve saved came from our team. I also heard many things about you from them. At that time, I thought it would be great to meet you one day. And out of my expectation, I can meet you here. Nice to meet you.”

Things turned out to be in this way.

Ning Tao replied courteously, “Commander Meng, you’re too polite.”

Meng Bo said, “You said we don’t need to be too polite. So don’t call me Commander. Since I am a little older than you, just call me Brother Meng.”

Ning Tao smiled and said, “Brother Meng, when will Jiang Hao come here?”

… Meng Bo said, “She was on the way to the airport when she called me. Just now, I made a call to her, but it could not get through. I guess, she has been on the plane.”

Ning Tao said, “Before she comes here, could I ask Xin Changjiang and Xin Zhiyu a few questions? And it will help Jiang Hao to know the situation more quickly when she arrives here.”

“Go ahead! Ask whatever you want.” Meng Bo agreed without a second of consideration. Then, he asked several soldiers to clear the guests away, including Zhao Wushuang.

Ning Tao came to the front of Xin Changjiang and Xin Zhiyu, took a chair and sat down. He did not say a word but just looked at them. Before talking to them, Ning Tao needed some deliberations, as well as observing how Xin Changjiang and Xin Zhiyu would react.

Xin Changjiang avoided Ning Tao’s eyes.

But Xin Zhiyu looked directly at Ning Tao’s eyes. She did not fear nor hide her anger, and she interrogated, “Do you have the gall to come back?”

A smile appeared on Ning Tao’s face, and he replied, “Why don’t I have the gall to come back? I’m afraid that you haven’t figured out what is going on now. You’re in deadly danger right now. Do you still put on airs in front of me?”

“Hmph,” Xin Zhiyu snorted and said, “An alarmist talk! Do you think you can frighten me? Besides, you robbed my family grave. I am not done with you. It is a society with the rule of law. No matter how good our relationship is, I will call the police and sue you in court.”

Ning Tao said lightly, “Your family grave? Can you prove that it is yours? Your mother is surnamed Zhu, so she is the descendant of Zhu Hongyu? Is there any DNA to prove it? If not, you get into big trouble. You not only robbed the precious antiques in the ancient tombs, but even stole the entire tomb. Thinking about the whole value, do you think who can bear the sin? How many years will the one be in jail for it?”

Ning Tao’s answer suddenly reduced Xin Zhiyu to silence.

Ning Tao continued saying, “I tell you another story. The CEO of Blueprint Biotechnology Company of Shan City, Lin Qinghua, has a similar current situation as yours. Now he has disappeared. No one knows if he is alive or dead. The things hidden in your family, no, to be exact, the things you’ve stolen from the ancient tombs are of great importance, even foreign hostile forces try to grab them by armed forces. If you still think I robbed your ancient family grave, just forget what I’ve said. And I am leaving now. However, this is the last chance I give to your family. If you don’t say now, I will not help you even if your whole family kneel in front and beg me in the future.”

Confidence and calmness faded away from Xin Zhiyu’s face, but he was not reconciled to the situation.

“I give you two the last words: Bai Sheng is not a good person. Now, Zhu Hongqin is in his hands. Without my assistance, her living chance is almost zero. How to choose? It is up to you.” After finishing the words, Ning Tao stood up from the chair, ready to leave.

Xin Zhiyu opened his mouth and wanted to stop Ning Tao, but Xin Zhiyu still did not say anything, because he felt it was shameful.

Finally, Xin Changjiang opened his mouth, “Doctor Ning, please stay.”

In fact, Ning Tao did not want to leave, but he just used some schemes to deal with the people like Xin Changjiang and Xin Zhiyu. Ning Tao sat down and asked unemotionally, “Tell me, where is the real skull fragment?”




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