After everything is settled, it will be returned to the Jiang Province Cultural Relics Bureau in the name of a donation for them to handle.

The purpose of doing so is also to prevent this bronze mirror from being exposed to the outside world, just like that stone tablet.

The group sent by De Gaulle were able to accurately locate this tomb, clearly having some information. Once the route behind the bronze mirror is known to them, they'll lose this important trump card.

After securing the items, Qi Yun and the others also left the stone chamber and went outside to find Director Hua.

At the corner of the passage ahead, Director Hua frowned, staring intensely at the stone slabs overhead.

Qi Yun noticed the strange look on his face, leaned in, and asked softly, "Director Hua, what did you discover?"

Director Hua's expression was grave: "I smell sulfur."

Qi Yun immediately held his breath, his nose twitching lightly, indeed smelling a faint, acrid odor similar to that after popping firecrackers.

"It's a fire trap." Director Hua pointed to the pattern at the center of the slab, "The stone slabs above and on both sides of this area are hollow, hiding flammable slots, once triggered, the slabs will crack open and spray fire."

"This structure is similar to the Tianbao dragon glass top in some grand tombs; once activated, the high-temperature flames can instantly burn everything in the passage!"

Duan Pingyu chimed in: "Like in Ghost Blows Out the Light, right? I've read it!"

Director Hua nodded: "Pretty much like that."

"Do we have a way to get past it?" Qi Yun asked worriedly.

"If fully equipped, there might be a way to disarm it, but we've only brought simple tools, and I can't do anything." Director Hua replied with a sigh.

He could only admit that if they couldn't enter the main tomb chamber today, there would be no chance once the people above take over.

Qi Yun rubbed his chin, puzzled: "Why are there no traps outside among the burial items, but suddenly there's one here?"

Director Hua shook his head: "Ever since the Eastern Han Dynasty, grave robbing has been rampant. The designers of this underground palace perhaps hoped that tomb raiders taking the burial items would give up and retreat."

"After all, these fire traps are one-time; once activated, they won't stop any tomb raiders coming in afterward."

"I see..." Qi Yun nodded thoughtfully.

"Forget it, let's not push it." Director Hua sighed regretfully, "Based on our current discoveries, we can basically confirm this is the Genghis Khan Mausoleum; let's head out."

"Alright."

...

Half an hour later, the three of them exited the tomb through the entrance used by the raiders. Captain Wu, who had been waiting outside, breathed a long sigh of relief upon seeing them return safely.

The scattered cigarette butts on the ground showed he'd been worried outside.

"We've received a call; Northern Mongolia will send people from the provincial cultural relics bureau and criminal investigation to take over the site here, probably tonight."

Upon hearing that, Director Hua's eyebrows shot up, angrily saying, "Damn, those people got lucky!"

Captain Wu, puzzled by the remark, looked towards him, "What do you mean?"

Director Hua didn't answer his question, growing increasingly dissatisfied. He pulled out his phone and walked aside, "No way, I have to report this matter upwards; it was clearly our discovery!"

Qi Yun smiled helplessly and explained to Captain Wu, "The tomb below is Genghis Khan's; Director Hua has already confirmed it."

"This..." Captain Wu opened his mouth as if understanding why Director Hua was so upset, "Alright then..."

"There's food left in the tent for you; go eat something first."

Qi Yun nodded: "Okay, thanks, Captain Wu."

Captain Wu knew what Qi Yun was thanking him for, patting his arm, "As long as everyone's safe."

Qi Yun didn't hurry to eat; instead, he glanced at Director Hua's distant back, walked aside, and took out his phone to call Wei Xueming, briefly describing the situation at the site.

Upon learning they really discovered Genghis Khan's Mausoleum, Wei Xueming was so shocked he couldn't say anything for a long time.

"You always manage to pull off big things quietly..."

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