Two Jade Artifacts

The village was not wealthy, so although the villagers had no idea what these people did, the sizable sum of money deposited into their accounts made them happy and led them to think these people were fools with more money than sense. Later, when the scouts came to the village to investigate, they found out everything without having to ask many questions.

After that, the area around the village was covered with a dragnet. They were ready to catch the whole group the moment they made their move.

On the day of the operation, Nian Dasha was in charge of keeping watch. He had originally been assigned to scout the route, but a few days earlier, he had twisted his ankle while entering a tunnel. Thus, the gang leader had ordered him to stand watch instead.

When the others began their operation, Nian Dasha sat by the door, one hand on the alarm mechanism as he stared blankly into space. Before five minutes had passed, he already felt terribly bored. Besides, everything had gone smoothly for so many years that his vigilance had declined considerably.

Nian Dasha felt that nothing had gone wrong all these years, so it was impossible for something to go wrong now that it was his turn. Thus, he picked up the Lao Bai Gan placed beside him and began drinking. He was an old drunk as well, and once he started drinking, he lost himself in it. In no time, he had downed half the bottle.

Just as he was drinking enthusiastically, the dogs outside suddenly began barking. This gave him such a fright that he hurriedly pulled the alarm mechanism in his hand, and the alarm instantly rang out.

After setting off the alarm, Nian Dasha heard the people outside force their way through