Xixia dead book

Chapter 146 The Decisive Battle at the Peak of Helan (31)
After the death of the black lama, your grandfather brought a few brothers into the ranks of the warlord Ma Hongkui; later, your grandfather entered the military command, until later the Secret Bureau.Although your grandfather has changed from a bandit to an officer of the Bureau of Secrecy, he still never forgets the secret behind that treasure, and his footprints are all over the Northwest.In the end, your grandfather led me, who was just in my early twenties, and two other brothers to a place called Qise Jinhai.It was a really beautiful place, but a horrible place at the same time.Your grandfather and another brother died in the cave there and never came back, but I managed to escape.

Afterwards, I still served the Secret Service.For some reason, like your grandfather, I also had the idea of ​​cracking the secret of that treasure in my chest.When the Nationalist government was defeated and retreated to Taiwan, I voluntarily stayed and remained in hiding in the northwest area.It wasn't until a terrible thing happened that I gave up the idea of ​​cracking the secret of the treasure and fled alone.I traveled to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, crossed the Himalayas, took a boat from India, and drifted at sea for more than half a month before coming to the United States.In this way, I kept my name incognito, hid in Tibet, avoided many disasters, and survived to this day.

Let's stop here, my father has no strength anymore.Stephen, you must remember the father's advice.After you get this treasure, you must not try to decipher the secret above.You must keep this treasure well and never show it to others.

One more thing, it was a huge mistake for my father to let you go to Beijing to participate in the auction a few days ago, you must be careful, I hope that my father's temporary enthusiasm will not harm you!
Ma Changguo's last pen

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Stephen finished reading the letter his father left for him, his eyes blurred with tears.Seeing that it was already bright outside, and the number of people in the corridor gradually increased, Fanny hurriedly persuaded: "Let's get out of here quickly."

Stephen came to his senses, looked around vigilantly, went to the corridor to observe for a while, and then went back to the house and said, "Fanny, we really can't stay here for long, maybe this place has been monitored by the FBI and the police. Our Every move will attract their attention, we have to leave quickly with the box."

"Yes, Stephen, I feel very bad when I come back from China this time. It seems that there are always a pair of eyes staring at us."

Stephen nodded.So, Fanny opened the small bag she was carrying with her, and began to make some elaborate dressing up...

Stephen was dressed as an elderly man in a wheelchair, while Fanny was a paramedic in uniform.Fanny pushed Stephen out, through the long hallway, and everything seemed normal.But in the hall on the first floor of the nursing home, Fanny's sexy figure and the strange emerald ring on her middle finger still exposed them.

Stephen felt that countless pairs of eyes were staring at him, he felt suffocated and wanted to leave here as soon as possible.He tightly hugged the box in his arms, which was the only relic left to him by his father.He didn't know whether the eyes around him were staring at him or the box in his arms.He suddenly remembered his father's advice before he died: When you get this treasure, danger will approach you step by step.

Stephen coughed twice, Fanny understood and quickened her pace.The wheelchair was pushed faster and faster, and Fanny's steps became more and more messy.Stephen was sitting in a wheelchair with his eyes slightly closed, looking weak, but he was watching every move around him.Fanny's speed obviously made the eyes in the hall a little uneasy, and Stephen felt that danger was approaching him step by step.When Fanny pushed the wheelchair out of the hall, Stephen was already sure that they were being watched.He decided not to wait any longer, stood up abruptly from the wheelchair, pulled Fanny up and ran towards the parking lot.

The behavior of Stephen and Fanny obviously exceeded the expectations of those eyes, and there was a commotion in front of the nursing home.When Stephen and Fanny jumped into the Ferrari and drove out of the parking lot, two silver-gray Cherokees chased them out.

Just when Stephen thought he could get rid of the Cherokee behind him, an unexpected scene appeared. An OH-58D "Kiowa Warrior" helicopter rose out from the horizon at some point.Stephen panicked, and then looked behind, the two Cherokees followed.

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Soon, Stephen and Fanny drove the red Ferrari onto the interstate, and they rushed west all the way, trying to get rid of the Cherokee behind them.But all their efforts seemed to be in vain. The two Cherokees behind were always following closely. No matter how hard Stephen tried, he couldn't get rid of them.Several police officers resting on the side of the road were stunned by the scene as they passed a bridge, and two police cars then joined the chase.All of a sudden, sirens blared on the highway.In the air, the OH-58D "Kiowa Warrior" helicopter flew over the red Ferrari several times, and even hovered very close to their heads.

Stephen and Fanny looked up and could already see the strong man holding the M-4 assault rifle on the helicopter.Stephen frowned, and said viciously to Fanny: "Since they want to play with us, then we will play with them to the end."

Fanny nodded, turned around and pulled out a Calico M-950 9mm submachine gun from the bag at the back, and raised the gun to shoot at the helicopter in the air.The people on the helicopter were caught off guard, "Da! Da! Da!" A row of bullets hit the soft belly of the helicopter, opening several small holes in the belly.The helicopter shook violently, not daring to fight, and quickly pulled up.The helicopter that survived the incident quickly returned the favor.Stephen increased the speed of the car to the maximum, swaying from side to side on the road, dodging shots from the M-4 assault rifle.

"We have to find a way to get rid of them!" Fanny shouted at Stephen.

Stephen frowned and said nothing, he was thinking of all the ways to get rid of the pursuers.Suddenly, he found a fork in the road ahead, which led to a large dense forest.Seeing this, Stephen had already made up his mind.

"Sit down!" Stephen said to Fanny, just as he came to the fork in the road.Stephen slammed the steering wheel, and the red Ferrari veered off the road.The two following Cherokees didn't expect Stephen to do this, and in a hurry, they slammed the steering wheel and turned to the side road; when the police cars behind arrived, Ferrari and Cherokees had long since disappeared.

In the dense woods, the fork in the road soon came to an end. Shit!Stephen slammed the steering wheel and cursed, he never thought that this would be a dead end.Originally, Stephen hoped to use this forest to get rid of the pursuers and the helicopters in the air, but he did not expect to put himself in a desperate situation.He could already hear the Cherokee behind him.In desperation, Stephen put the backpack with the mysterious box on his back, pulled Fanny out of the car, and headed into the dense woods.

The two ran aimlessly for several miles in the woods, but they still couldn't shake off the pursuers. "Da! Da! Da!" There was another gunshot behind him, and Stephen instinctively raised his gun to fight back.The two sides fought back while running like this, fighting and retreating.However, there were so many chasing soldiers, they quickly ran out of bullets.Stephen and Fanny dropped their guns and continued to run wildly.Just when the two were exhausted, a big river appeared in front of them, blocking their way.

Stephen and Fanny panted heavily, looked at the big river in front of them, and then looked back at the approaching pursuers. "It seems that this is the place where you and I are buried! Father, forgive me for being unfilial and not being able to take care of the family heirloom of our Ma family." Stephen murmured to himself.

Fanny knew that although Stephen grew up in the United States and had an American name, he was deeply influenced by traditional Chinese culture. She could fully understand Stephen's feelings for his father.Fanny reassured Stephen and said, "Maybe, we can swim across this river."

Stephen tried his best to regain his sanity. He observed the river, which was wide but calm: "Maybe...maybe it's really possible to swim across?"

The survival instinct left Stephen and Fanny with no time to think about it, and the two mustered up their courage and slowly walked into the river... When they swam into the river, the pursuers on the bank also arrived, and seven or eight long guns and short cannons shot towards the water surface together. shooting.Stephen and Fanny had already swam far away, the dense bullets only splashed on the surface of the water, and did not hurt them.

All went well, and Stephen and Fanny swam across the river.But just when they thought they had successfully escaped danger, the huge roar of the helicopter came from their ears.As soon as the two emerged from the water, several black muzzles were pointed at them...

Despite all their efforts, Stephen and Fanny failed to escape the hunt.The two collapsed on the shore exhausted. Stephen panted heavily, looked at these mysterious pursuers, and shouted at them in despair: "Who are you? Why are you arresting us?"

A man wearing sunglasses who seemed to be the leader of the group sneered twice, and said to Stephen, "Why are you arrested? Because the general wants to see you!"

"General? I don't know any general!" Stephen quickly searched for this so-called "general" in his mind, but he really couldn't remember it, and he didn't know any general before.

The man did not answer Stephen's question, but went on to say, "The general has waited too long to see you, and of course your father. Your father is too cunning, and he made us waste too much time. But no matter how cunning your father is, he can't escape from our hands. Well, if you want to know, you can ask the general!"

After speaking, the man remained silent, and Stephen and Fanny were escorted onto the helicopter.The helicopter slowly flew out of the woods, and soon disappeared into the distance...

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"So you are the descendant of Ma Yuan!" Tang Feng exclaimed after hearing Stephen's memories.

"No wonder the door on the south side of the front hall is gone. It should have been demolished by the black lamas and Ma Yuan as early as the Republic of China!" Makarov said.

"There are also bones in the gold-clad bronze door leading to the nave, so it must belong to the black lama." Han Jiang couldn't imagine how those people trapped the black lama alive in the crack of the door.

"Stephen, according to what you said, your family has always kept the jade screen from Dunhuang?" Tang Feng asked.

"Yes, four...four pieces of jade screens, in the four directions of Xixia. The north...the one in Heishui City in the north was brought to Petersburg by Kozlov's expedition team, and the one in Dunhuang in the west...that one The Jade Inserting Screen has always been in the hands of our Ma family, and the piece of Animaqing Snow Mountain in the south was... taken by you, and now... now only the piece in Helan Mountain in the east is left." Stephen slowly Said.

"Didn't you find the jade screen in Helan Mountain?" Tang Feng asked with concern.

Stephen shook his head strenuously: "I still...don't know where the jade screen is placed, but it should...it should be in this area."

"We searched all over the Black Eagle Temple, and found the treasure of the Black Lama, but we didn't see the jade screen!" Tang Feng said in confusion.

"Maybe... maybe that jade screen is just outside the coupon door..." Stephen pointed to the coupon door with difficulty.

Tang Feng pushed the ticket door again, still firm as a rock, motionless.

"Stop pushing, the outside must be... blocked by people." Stephen said weakly.

Han Jiang signaled Tang Feng to come back, and then asked Stephen: "From what you just said, your Ma family and the general are not in the same line, but why did you become loyal to the general later?"

Stephen's body shook violently again, and after a long silence, he slowly said, "That... that's all unavoidable."

When Stephen and Fanny were taken off their hoods, they were already in a desert hundreds of kilometers away.Stephen wondered to himself: Who are these guys?Looks like FBI agents, are they arresting us for cultural relics smuggling?He waited anxiously for the arrangement of fate.However, he and Fanny did not wait for the arrangement of fate here.After being detained for a day, they were put on black hoods and escorted to the plane.

"This is not a helicopter, it's a fixed-wing aircraft, a [-]-seat regional airliner produced by Bombardier. However, this aircraft has been modified and is now a private airliner." Although Stephen was wearing a hood, but with With his many years of experience in the world, he quickly judged the environment they were in.

"Where are they sending us?" Fanny asked Stephen in a low voice.

"I don't know, maybe it's to meet the general they mentioned!" Stephen replied.

As soon as Stephen finished speaking, the person in charge of escorting them shouted loudly: "Don't talk!"

Stephen was shocked when he heard this, and then he asked the man: "Aren't you the same group as the group who arrested us yesterday?!"

Stephen's words surprised everyone, including Fanny.The man stopped talking, and the cabin was dead silent, only Stephen whispered to Fanny: "They are definitely not on the same side as the group chasing us!"

"How do you know?" Fanny asked.

"That group of people are mostly federal agents. I don't know this group of people. I can't judge."

"Separate them and seal their mouths!" the leader shouted.Stephen was taped to seal his mouth, and Fanny also left him, but he was still trying his best to distinguish and judge.Who is this guy?Where are you taking yourself?
The plane had been flying for at least five hours, and Stephen was getting more and more uncertain.Five hours, which is perfectly fine to leave the United States.The plane was still flying in the air, and Stephen couldn't tell the direction of the plane. He felt the depression and tension that he had never felt in his life...

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About six hours later, the plane finally began to land.The plane landed steadily on the tarmac, and Stephen and Fanny were escorted down.As soon as he got off the plane, Stephen felt a wave of heat surrounding him, and the strong sunlight scorched his body.He quickly judged that this should be in a tropical area, a small island in the Caribbean Sea, or a small island in the South Pacific?
When Stephen and Fanny were taken off their hoods again, they found that they were in a large dark room, which was full of air conditioning, which formed a huge contrast with the scorching sun outside.Fanny obviously couldn't adapt to the contrast for a while, and sneezed three times in a row.Just after she sneezed for the third time, the lights above their heads came on, but this light could only illuminate where they were, and the rest of the dark room was still dark.Great curiosity prompted the two to step forward and move forward.At this moment, an old and hoarse voice came from the shadows deep in the dark room: "Hi, welcome to come here!"

The sudden terrifying sound scared the two of them to a halt.Stephen tried his best to judge useful information through the man's words, but he didn't get any valuable clues.The man spoke English, pure American English, without the slightest accent.After a long time, Stephen dared to ask: "Where is this? Who are you? Why did you bring us here?"

The voice sounded again: "Stephen, you have too many questions. You don't need to know where this is or who I am. You can call me 'General'! I like this title! As for why I Bring you here, and you'll find out soon!"

"General? How do you know my name!" Stephen asked in surprise.

"Hehe! Of course I know your name, and I also know that this beautiful lady is named Fanny. Don't be surprised, the international art smuggling business you are engaged in makes you not only in your industry, but also in the Interpol You are well-known in the sights of the police and many countries. As far as I know, you have done a lot of business and accumulated huge wealth, but you have ignored the existence of danger."

"Dangerous? You mean the police?"

"Yes, if I hadn't invited you here, I'm afraid you would have spent the rest of your life in prison!" The general said, sneering twice.

"So, you tied us here, we should thank you?" Stephen asked contemptuously.

(End of this chapter)