"Commander Qiao, there's a group of people in Nanling who are excavating soil without permission, suspected of grave digging, such people..."
Ye Hao stopped halfway and didn't continue, waiting for Qiao Zongheng to ask.
Qiao Zongheng heard the first part of Ye Hao's words and immediately got interested, asking, "Oh? Grave digging? What kind of grave is it? A state-protected one or just some ordinary grave robbing?"
"Well, I'm not very clear about this either, but I drove by and heard some locals say it might be the tomb of Ming Taizu or Zhu Di, something like that. I'm not sure, but given that they used so many dump trucks to secretly transport the soil, the tomb must be quite large, right? Otherwise, why don't they just go in? Instead, they have to dig a tunnel to get in." Ye Hao's words were vague, as if he was quoting hearsay.
"Ming Taizu? Or Zhu Di?" Qiao Zongheng frowned and asked.
"I also heard about it and went to see it myself, but I feel those people are quite skilled, with each having around the fifth level of National Martial Arts, or even stronger, though I couldn't see through them. I'm reporting to you, Commander Qiao, out of my duty as a soldier who loves his country and wants to protect the national heritage. What you decide to do, Commander Qiao, I'll leave to you." Ye Hao hinted at this point sufficiently.
If Qiao Zongheng doesn't want to deploy troops, then Ye Hao might as well give away hundreds of tons of silver to those sent by the Gao Family.
He wouldn't lose anything, but Zhu Yuanzhang's coffin might be in danger...
"Very good! Your intelligence is very useful. Although what you've reported is not very clear, to prevent the nation's heritage from being illegally taken by malicious people, Comrade Ye Hao, the military wants to ask you now, do you know the exact location? Where in Nanling?" Qiao Zongheng was reminded of this place by Ye Hao, and he couldn't sit still.
After all, past emperors generally have several tombs, and no one can clearly say which one is their real tomb.
If there's really an emperor's tomb in Nanling and Qiao Zongheng doesn't send troops to maintain its original state, he would be a sinner!
After all, emperors' tombs generally have many burial items, which are antique-level national treasures. If they leak abroad, it would be a huge loss for Huaxia.
"The location? Let me think, to be honest, I just passed by briefly. It's near Nanxiang, north of Nanyue, about a bit past Qing City in Nanyue Province. If Commander Qiao wants to go immediately, I have a driver here, and you can have him take you there." Ye Hao kindly offered.
"Very good, Comrade Ye Hao, you're excellent." Qiao Zongheng praised Ye Hao extravagantly.
Ye Hao modestly replied, "I, Ye Hao, am also a soldier. When something requires my attention, I'm duty-bound. But General Qiao, I must tell you, there are many experts on the other side. Even with a quick glance, I could sense they are very powerful."
"Exactly how many tomb robbers are there?" Qiao Zongheng asked.
"A few hundred, perhaps? I don't know how far they've dug the tunnel. If it's wide, there might be many people below as well. So, General Qiao, if you must send troops, you must deploy enough forces! If there aren't enough of us, the brothers from the camp might suffer damage." Ye Hao exaggerated, with the grave robbers being only a few dozen, but Ye Hao said there were hundreds.
He did this mainly to have the military send more people, to win by numbers, to prevent the possibility of being wiped out if they send too few.
Ye Hao didn't know who was on the other side, but they were definitely not good people. If the military sends too few people, they might indeed be killed.
After all, given the temptation of money, not many people can keep a clear head.
"Are there really that many?" Qiao Zongheng raised an eyebrow and asked.
"More or less! Probably more, not less. Of course, this will only be known once General Qiao sends people to check it out."
"So where are you now, Comrade Ye Hao? I will send the Fierce Tiger Group over immediately to contact you." Qiao Zongheng asked.
"Okay, I'm currently with my driver on the Far South Highway. When General Qiao's men arrive, just give me a call, and I'll have my driver take them to the incident site." Ye Hao said.
"Alright, Comrade Ye Hao, thank you for your trouble." Qiao Zongheng politely said over the phone.
"No trouble at all, Commander Qiao, you just arrange for someone to come." Ye Hao said.
Qiao Zongheng nodded, then hung up the phone and immediately arranged for two thousand men from the Fierce Tiger Group to set off.
After receiving Qiao Zongheng's call, the group's commander, Li Zhong, immediately led two thousand troops, equipped with the best weapons, to the Far South Highway.
It took just about an hour from the Lingnan Military District to the Far South Highway.
Ye Hao, on his way back to Peng City, was waiting for Li Zhong who was coming via the left lane.
Ye Hao had met Li Zhong from the Fierce Tiger Group too, back when Ye Hao first arrived in Peng City, his plane was hijacked, and after capturing the hijackers, Ye Hao handed them over to Li Zhong.
Ye Hao sat in the car with Flying Fish, who seldom appeared, intending to have Flying Fish take the Fierce Tiger Group's men there.
Zhuorong Town and Xue Zhaolong were famous sons of wealthy families in Peng City, so Ye Hao didn't send them.
Ye Hao stood on the right side of the highway, seeing over a hundred military trucks coming from the left lane, Ye Hao waved at the trucks approaching from afar with Flying Fish.
The approaching military trucks issued warning signals when they saw someone blocking their path.
But Li Zhong clearly recognized Ye Hao, and after thinking for a moment, understood he was waiting for them. So he had everyone stop and ran over himself.
"Hello, Chief." Li Zhong wasn't aware of Ye Hao's real identity, so based on Fang Zhongtian's instructions, whenever he saw Ye Hao, he addressed him as Chief.
"Director Li, don't mention it, time is of the essence, and it's not the time for idle talk. This is my driver, called Flying Fish; let him lead you to the site." Ye Hao instructed.
"Yes, Chief." Li Zhong responded loudly.
Ye Hao leaned close to Li Zhong's ear and said, "Director Li, I feel you'll face very formidable people, remember not to underestimate the enemy."
Li Zhong nodded solemnly, gratefully looking at Ye Hao, "Thank you, Ye, once this mission is complete, I'll treat you to drinks."
"I'll be waiting." Ye Hao nodded.
Then Ye Hao watched as Flying Fish and others got into the army trucks, and the hundreds of trucks slowly moved towards Xiao Xiang.
Ye Hao's mouth curled into a satisfied smile.
He thought to himself, Gao Family, Gao Family, despite not knowing whose coattails you've latched onto, with so many military personnel deployed, you'll surely be left with nothing but disgrace. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
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