Feng Jun ignored the other party's request. "Leaving the items here would be too dangerous. Who knows when they'll come to collect them? Our main task is to trace their origins, so... everyone, turn around."
Sure enough, his insistence on finding the turnaround point paid off. Gao Qiang quietly sent Wang Haifeng another message: "I moved a rock at the spot where the items were buried... Hopefully they understand the principle of waiting by the stump for a rabbit."
The moment Wang Haifeng saw it, he felt terrible. "Gao Qiang, enough already. You keep sending me this kind of information all day. Are you trying to make my life harder? Get this straight: you're only a registered disciple right now... Aren't you afraid I'll badmouth you and make sure the boss doesn't take you in?"
Gao Qiang smiled unconcernedly. "The boss is thinking the same thing. If I don't send you this message, should I send it to the Second-in-Command instead?"
"Second-in-Command" was the nickname Luo Hua's people had given Zhang Caixin. It carried a hint of teasing, but it also showed that her standing was steadily being established.
Gu Jiahui had even heard through her sources that Zhang Caixin ranked second only to Feng Jun on the Surveillance Ranking. In other words, even outsiders believed that if Feng Jun were ever absent from Luo Hua, Zhang Caixin would inevitably take over his work.
They joked as they turned around and continued on their way, unconcerned about what might happen later.
The place where the items had been buried could at most survive until this harvest of corn was over. Once the soil was turned before the next planting season, everything would be exposed. Someone would definitely come to retrieve the items during that time—but since they had already been