“Jack, things have gotten complicated.”
After stuffing the mouths of the two mercenaries with rags, Lu Hao clicked his tongue, “A group of mercenaries with heavy firepower are following us. Now we’re in big trouble.”
“Adolf… that name sounds familiar!?”
Jack furrowed his brows and pondered.
“Adolf was one of the eighteen personal guards of Hans’s deputy back then.”
Lu Hao directly revealed Adolf’s identity.
“There were still people alive among the ones who buried the gold!!”
Jack and the others were shocked. Ida looked at Ilsa with even more suspicion.
She had always suspected that someone from the gold guard squad back then had gone into hiding to steal the gold. And, coincidentally, Ilsa was Hans’s deputy’s granddaughter, who unexpectedly joined their treasure-hunting team.
All the coincidences made people wonder if Ilsa was deliberately infiltrating their treasure-hunting team as an undercover agent, waiting for the opportunity to steal the base map and keys.
“I don’t know this person.”
Ilsa, realizing that Ida suspected her, immediately became anxious and argued her case.
“I trust Ilsa.” Lu Hao smiled and dispelled everyone’s doubts, “If the one who wanted to steal the gold was Hans’s deputy, then as the former base commander, he had no need to steal the base map and keys. He could simply hire someone to quietly dig up the gold.”
“With today’s technology, there are a hundred ways to bypass the base gate and dig up the gold. Even if they used shovels, hammers, and the method of sawing down a big tree with a small knife, they should have been able to dig through the entire base by now.”
“However, there has never been any related news in all these years. This means the gold is currently safe. So, I dare say that this matter has nothing to do with Ilsa’s grandfather.”
After listening, Jack nodded in agreement, “Lu Hao makes sense.”
“Lu Hao, thank you.”
Seeing Lu Hao firmly trust her, Ilsa felt touched.
“You’re welcome.” Lu Hao chuckled, “I’m just speaking the truth.”
“Even if it wasn’t Hans’s deputy, Adolf was also involved in the task of burying the gold back then. He definitely knows the location of the Bukki Old Kiki base.”
The misunderstanding was cleared. Ida was a little nervous and said, “If they get to the gold first, wouldn’t we be in vain!?”
“So, we have to set off as soon as possible and find the gold before them.”
Jack made a quick decision, “We’ll rest for a night and set off tomorrow morning.”
After learning that a bunch of vicious mercenaries were following them, he also became anxious.
“Yes, yes, we have to get to the gold before them.”
Ida raised both hands in agreement. Ilsa also wanted to find the base as soon as possible to uncover the truth about her grandfather’s disappearance years ago.
“Hmm!?”
Lu Hao had no objections. At this moment, he glanced casually and suddenly noticed a figure swaying outside the window. His heart moved, and he immediately realized who it was.
He didn’t expect those two Arab fools to be so capable. Even after Ilsa was transferred by him beforehand, they still managed to track them to the desert inn.
“Jack!!”
Lu Hao nudged Jack with his elbow and pointed his chin at the window.
“Hmm!?”
Jack looked over and instantly discovered someone eavesdropping outside the window. He quickly hissed, “Shhh,” signaling Ida and Ilsa not to make a sound. He also asked them to step back and hide.
Lu Hao and Jack exchanged glances, and they moved towards the window, flanking each other.
The Arab fool who was eavesdropping outside the window was scratching his head, wondering why it suddenly went silent inside.
Crack~
At this moment, Lu Hao and Jack pushed open the window together. The Arab fool, caught off guard, was directly knocked out of the window and screamed as he fell from the upstairs, landing with a splash in the water pool below.
“There’s one more!!”
On the palm tree outside the window, the remaining Arab fool was trying to climb the tree, hoping to climb up to the window and sneak into the room to steal the base map and keys. Suddenly, he heard his companion’s scream. He looked up blankly and met the gaze of Lu Hao and Jack.
The scene was awkward for a moment.
“It’s you!?”
Lu Hao looked at them “surprised”, “I let you go last time, but you dare to follow me here again.”
Speaking, he raised his gun and aimed at the stunned Arab fool, “Do you want to jump down yourself, or should I send you down?”
Seeing the black muzzle pointed at him, the Arab fool who was climbing the tree slipped in fright. He exclaimed as he fell backward and plunged into the water pool.
“Be careful next time, don’t let me find you again.”
Lu Hao watched the two fools who had become drenched. He shook his head. These fools were quite entertaining. He wondered who had given them the courage to participate in this gold treasure hunt.
“We won’t give up!!”
“Warriors of the holy war, we would rather die than surrender!!”
The two fools shouted loudly from the water pool.
“Lu Hao, do you know them?”
Jack looked at the two Arabs who seemed to be mentally challenged. He looked at Lu Hao in confusion. Lu Hao shrugged, “They’re the two people who followed Ilsa and were knocked unconscious by me last time.”
“Another group looking for gold!?”
Jack had a headache. It seemed like there were quite a few people after this batch of gold.
“So, Jack, let’s find the gold soon. Otherwise, once the news gets out, who knows how many people will come to grab the gold!?”
Lu Hao chuckled. He wasn’t joking. As soon as the news of the gold base’s reappearance got out, those desperados would definitely swarm in.
It was only quiet now because the news hadn’t spread yet. Only those who knew the inside information were keeping up.
Otherwise, just the fact that they had the base key and map would be enough to attract the pursuit of countless martial arts heroes.
“We’ll set off tomorrow morning. We have the map, so we can find the gold faster.”
Jack made the decision.
The longer they delayed, the more unfavorable it would be for them.
Lu Hao didn’t disagree. With that military map, it was unlikely they could find the Bukki Old Kiki base.
That’s when he would come in handy.
The intelligence about the Bukki Old Kiki base could be sold for a high price.
He wasn’t someone who worked for free.
He wouldn’t feel right if he didn’t sell the intelligence he had worked so hard to obtain for a high price.
As for the Earl’s commission… heh, the commissions accepted by Asian Flying Eagle have nothing to do with me, Asian Flying Dragon!?
He wasn’t only going to sell the intelligence, he was also going to grab the gold.
As long as he didn’t accept the commission, it wouldn’t be considered a violation of professional ethics.
The so-called win-win situation was that he would win twice and earn twice the money.