Tomb robber: I am the tenth of the nine gates

Chapter 296 Chen Pi...is a good person? ? ?

After leaving the Huo residence, Chu Ning and Qi Tiezui, escorted by Master Xie Jiu, picked up Deputy Zhang and the others and returned to the Jieyu Tower together.

"Lieutenant, what's wrong?"

Chu Ning tilted his head and saw that Zhang, the adjutant, had a speechless expression on his face. He knew that it must be the content of the conversation between Qiu Dekao and Chen Pi that made the adjutant show such an expression.

All eyes fell on Zhang, the adjutant, who was asking with a smirk and a sour expression.

"Do you think Jude Kao might not be so smart?"

As he spoke, he raised his fingertip and pointed to his temple.

Qi Tiezui, not one to tolerate Zhang the adjutant, kicked him and said, "Ouch, stop being so mysterious, just tell me!"

Deputy Zhang glanced at Qi Tiezui, then looked at the shoe print on his calf with a helpless expression.

"Jude Kao said Chen Pi is a good person."

Chen Pi asked Qiu Dekao if he was blind, since he had seen him kill someone but still thought he was a good person, and asked if he was sick.

Jude Kao felt he wasn't sick, saying that Chen Pi was very sentimental towards those he cared about, and that the things in the mine could bring the dead back to life.

At this point, the group looked at each other in bewilderment.

Only Master Jie asked Chu Ning seriously, "Can the things from the mine really have such miraculous effects?"

Chu Ning blinked, casually took out a small box, and opened it.

It contains meteorite jade that came from the mine.

Chu Ning's gaze swept across the three faces one by one, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Do you... really care?"

Zhang, the adjutant, looked anxious and tried to come back, but Qi Tiezui pulled him away, silencing him.

Master Xie's gaze remained fixed on Chu Ning's face.

"It would be a lie to say that I don't care or don't mind."

This thing nearly killed the Buddha, but it has no effect on anyone here.

I think what we care about more is…

As Master Xie spoke, he stood up and walked closer to Chu Ning, placed his hand on the box, and slammed the lid shut.

"There's only one thing: what if our Xiao Ning suddenly appears and then disappears without a trace because of this thing?"

Master Xie didn't miss any of Chu Ning's expressions, bending down to look into Chu Ning's eyes.

Chu Ning's smile widened, her eyes reflecting the serious expression on Master Jie's face.

"Won't.

"I appreciate your concern. If I leave, I will make sure it's a grand and public announcement!"

"What is the child saying! Spit it out! Children say the darndest things, don't take offense."

Qi Tiezui, however, was not having it. He rushed over and hugged Chu Ning tightly, then muttered something to himself as he looked up at the sky.

Master Xie raised his hand and flicked Chu Ning's forehead. "Alright, I'll hire the best opera troupe in the city for you. I think Second Master's opera troupe is pretty good."

The atmosphere returned to normal immediately. Zhang, the adjutant, looked at the table and reminded her, "Xiao Ning, put the box away properly."

Jude Kao must know something to be so certain in telling Chen Pi that this stuff could bring the dead back to life.

Chu Ning lowered his head, put the box away, exhaled, and spoke with a firm voice.

"What's underground in the mine won't bring people back to life."

Its power, you…

For a moment, Chu Ning's vision blurred, and she paused. Then, a sweet taste rose in her throat, which she forcibly suppressed.

Master Xie adjusted his glasses, taking in Chu Ning's pause.

Chu Ning raised his voice slightly, looked at the group with a serious expression, and continued what he hadn't finished saying.

"None of you can stand it. I don't know why this place exists."

Perhaps due to the unique nature of meteorite jade, its power was sealed inside.

If you two stay together for too long, I don't know where to go to awaken you...

As Chu Ning spoke, her gaze slowly fell on Qi Tiezui's hand, which was gripping hers.

The back of his hand, with its distinct knuckles, was so taut that the veins were bulging.

Looking up, I saw that Master Xie and Deputy Zhang had worried expressions on their faces.

"Xiao Ning... stop talking."

Qi Tiezui rushed over to change the subject and stop Chu Ning from continuing, but he ended up stopping Chu Ning instead of Zhang, the adjutant.

So he turned his head and glared at Zhang the adjutant.

Zhang, the adjutant, hadn't expected that Chu Ning's face would grow paler and paler as she spoke, while her light pink lips would turn increasingly bluish.

It was as if life was continuously leaving this frail body with Chu Ning's words.

This happened in the blink of an eye, within just two sentences; neither of them had anticipated it.

Despite Qi Tiezui's forceful attempts to stop Chu Ning, Chu Ning didn't feel any pain.

Normally, Chu Ning would have frowned long ago.

Master Xie's eyes were deep, and before anyone could react, he made a swift move.

Chu Ning collapsed into Qi Tiezui's arms, where Qi Tiezui held her tightly.

"Ninth Master!"

"Now we know about Xiao Ning, the meteorite, and even about certain probability events in the 'future'."

When I asked Xiaoning about this, she was in a similar situation.

After Master Xie finished speaking, he turned slightly to look behind the screen, "Buddha, and everyone present."

If we don't want Xiao Ning to die, then none of us should have any designs on the meteorite.

He trusted us and told us at great expense.

If you can't figure it out, you should resign from your position as head of the household as soon as possible and leave it to someone with a good head for you.

We're not foolish enough to repeatedly exploit a teenager in pursuit of the truth.

The implication was that if he couldn't deduce anything from the clues and thus harm Chu Ning, he wouldn't let it go.

Jie Jiu is now trying to include Chu Ning in his protection zone.

When Master Xie mentioned his name, Zhang Qishan pushed open the door from behind the screen and entered.

"Buddha, Buddha?"

Lieutenant Zhang couldn't control his expression and exclaimed in surprise.

Zhang Qishan sighed, gently touched Chu Ning's face with his hand, and then immediately withdrew it.

Seeing the weariness in Master Xie's eyes, he said, "I was discussing matters with others in the private room next door. I didn't come in when you returned."

I just learned about Xiao Ning's situation.

"Eighth Master, take Xiao Ning down to rest first."

Xiao Ning's condition isn't suitable for seeing a doctor either; let's wait until the child wakes up and see how he explains it.

Qi Tiezui's gaze swept back and forth between the three of them. Finally, after listening to what Master Xie Jiu said, he carried Chu Ning to Master Xie Jiu's usual resting couch.

What are your plans next?

Master Xie asked Zhang Qishan a question, and Zhang Qishan looked at his adjutant, Zhang.

"Jude Kao's words must mean he's determined to send Chen Pi down into the mine. Once Xiao Ning is sober, we'll go down into the mine again."

"Secretly inform Second Master that this time we pressured Lu Jianyu from above and brought back the goods from the mine."

"Yes."

Lieutenant Zhang received the order and turned to leave.

Master Xie still frowned, "If the higher-ups put pressure on Lu Jianxun, it's hard to guarantee that Lu Jianxun won't have the same thoughts as us."

Chen Pi and the Huo family will inevitably enter the mine, but they will be close by, so the little gap they create is of little use.

"Therefore, I'll have the men go to the Huo and Chen residences again. Since we've decided to go down into the mine, it'll be good to have someone there to look after us."

Zhang Qishan instantly understood what Ninth Master meant: to prevent the Nine Gates' influence from being lost in the mine.

It seems that Jude Kao also had this idea. He not only wanted the meteorite, but also wanted to use Lu Jianxun to suppress the Nine Gates. In this way, even if the Japanese Chamber of Commerce was not in power in Changsha, it would indirectly increase its strength.

"Ninth Master is very thoughtful. Please prepare some useful equipment for us."

[Changsha - Military Region Headquarters (Changsha, Military Region Headquarters)]

"Yes, sir."

My name is Lu Jianxun.

……

"Yes."

"Yes, I will be more careful in the future."

it is good. "

Lu Jianxun smiled obsequiously on the other end of the phone, but his expression gradually turned sinister.

"Sir, what happened?"

"That Zhang Qishan is a persistent ghost!"

Several of his former subordinates jointly wrote a letter accusing me of "neglecting military intelligence, failing to distinguish between rewards and punishments, colluding with local forces in Changsha, and engaging in bribery and accepting bribes."

He really knows how to play the victim and accuse the innocent first!

He's already become the Commander of the Nine Gates, and now he's suing me first?!

Lu Jianxun's voice grew louder and louder, "The higher-ups have issued an order to suspend my right to use the troops."

Right now, the only people he can rely on are the Huo family and Chen Pi's group of subordinates...

No! He needs more people; these people are simply not enough!

Lu Jianxun's sinister gaze turned to the doorway. "Go and inform Huo Sanniang and Chen Pi to train their men and be ready to go down into the mine at any time!"