The Luo Zhong Imperial Mausoleum in Focus
Zhang Xuezhou had visited the Zuo Household once before.
For him, any place he has been to once will not be forgotten, and he can pass through it quite skillfully again.
"Why does it feel like a no-man's land?"
The architecture of the Scarlet Alliance State has always been relatively low-key, and the Zuo Household is no exception. The residence of Zuo Jin and others is just a villa of a few hundred square meters, without any palace-like decorations like those of a nouveau riche.
However, the Zuo Household's territory covers a vast area, and the buildings within the Zuo Household's domain are not only villas for the Zuo Household, but also research institutes, high-end residences for researchers, sports fields, various equipment rooms, and canteens.
Zhang Xuezhou took Zuo Teng's key and key, and could enter and exit any area that didn't require facial recognition.
His method of passage had some problems, but Zhang Xuezhou didn't expect to reach Zuo Jin's residence directly using these two methods. As long as he passed through the outermost area, the inner patrol guards would announce his arrival, and the visit would proceed normally.
As Zhang Xuezhou continued driving, he felt that no one paid any attention to him at all.
The area where the Zuo Household lived was quiet, and they didn't bump into anyone along the way, which made Zhang Xuezhou complain.
After glancing in the direction of the Zuo Household's dining center, Zhang Xuezhou ultimately restrained himself and did not search around like an investigator.
After opening twelve security doors in succession, Zhang Xuezhou drove his car back to Zuo Jin's villa.
He had previously been a guest at this villa and was welcomed with a red carpet.
When I returned this time, everything was eerily quiet.
Zhang Xuezhou looked around, then pulled the door knocker on the villa's entrance door, and rang the doorbell, which was almost never used.
The cheerful doorbell rang incessantly, sounding particularly jarring in the area.
"Committee Member Zuo?"
After ringing the doorbell three times, Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to call out.
The lack of response was quite different from what he had expected, so Zhang Xuezhou quickly grabbed the communicator.
"Hey, Professor Qin... you've entered the True Spirit Realm and broken through to the Fifth Sequence, congratulations... you've been shut up and haven't spoken to Zuo Jin these past few days, right?"
"Song Sijia, we can't get through to your father... You haven't seen him these past few days... You only made Zuo Denggao cry once recently, and you haven't contacted the other Zuo Household?"
"Wishing you good fortune..."
After making several unsuccessful phone calls to inquire, Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to send messages in several large communication groups to ask for information.
His visit to the Zuo Household was originally a rather private inquiry, but since he hadn't even seen the person in question, Zhang Xuezhou had to rely on others to obtain the information.
"The Zuo Household's place is often brightly lit at night; it doesn't look like no one lives there!"
"I met Committee Member Zuo in Dongshan. He's been extremely enthusiastic about the Dongshan construction project lately, frequently going there to check on the progress. We even bumped into each other a couple of days ago!"
While Qin Meng found it difficult to utilize technological conveniences, Zhang Xuezhou, returning to Western Capital City, clearly found it very convenient.
With just a simple inquiry, he learned about the Zuo Household's recent situation in the large communication group.
Firstly, the Zuo Household is not an uninhabited area; at least there are lights at night, which means that someone is turning the lights on and off normally.
Secondly, Zuo Jin has been frequently visiting the imperial mausoleum in Dongshan these days, and he even made an appearance there two days ago.
He glanced at the sky and, instead of waiting until nightfall to fly, chose to drive directly to the Eastern Mountain Imperial Mausoleum to investigate possible clues.
The drive Western Capital City and the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum takes about two hours, and Zhang Xuezhou felt that it would still be slightly bright when he arrived in Dongshan.
"Where people live, there are no people; where no one lives, there are people everywhere!"
The medical vehicle has a plain design, but it moves incredibly fast.
In less than two hours, Zhang Xuezhou entered the outer area of the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum.
There were numerous road construction and excavation areas here, each with its own designated area for development, resulting in a variety of small roads. The complexity of the roads made Zhang Xuezhou question his life choices.
Zhang Xuezhou didn't spend much time on his way to the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum, but he spent an extremely long time inside the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum Management Office area.
He encountered rush hour at that time, and the roads and lanes were crowded with people and vehicles, making the traffic flow slowly.
Caught between a large number of people and vehicles, and with construction workers constantly yelling and cursing at him, and some even banging on his vehicle with tools, he couldn't simply abandon his car and leave.
It wasn't until night fell amidst the hustle and bustle that Zhang Xuezhou finally found a spot in an area with piles of construction waste to park his car.
Seeing the countless headlights and the slowly moving traffic and pedestrians, he couldn't help but take off running.
The wind and waves surged beneath my feet, turning running into walking on the wind.
Having not visited Dongshan for several months, and with lights everywhere, Zhang Xuezhou didn't try to be too conspicuous. Moreover, he genuinely needed to understand the current situation in Dongshan to avoid any oversights during his investigation of Zuo Luo.
"Be careful, something's fishy about the Zuo Household!"
Before dark, there was no one in the Zuo Household, but around 7:20 PM, all the lights in the Zuo Household's house were on, and there were people in all the different rooms!
Zhang Xuezhou kept running until his communicator vibrated, and he quickly checked the messages from his close friends.
The messages sent by Ren Wuyang and Ren Anran made his heart tighten.
He had a vague sense of unease and quickly replied to the message.
"My ability to sense danger is not bad, and there are usually no problems. Did you discover something before you went to Dongshan?" Ren Wuyang asked in reply.
"I'm just here to try my luck and see if I can find Zuo Jin and Zuo Luo," Zhang Xuezhou replied. "You guys should avoid taking any risks over there to prevent causing trouble!"
What problems will this cause?
Ren Wuyang asked a question, Zhang Xuezhou was unable to provide a detailed answer.
He was now riding the waves at a speed several times faster than driving, and gradually he saw the familiar area of the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum Management Office.
In the past, many old folks and descendants would hold bonfire rituals and other activities in this area at night. Now, the area was packed with people, all craning their necks to look ahead. The fervent atmosphere and cheers swept back and forth like waves.
Whether it's a family reunion, a site visit to Dongshan, or a job search, the number of elderly and young people from the old regime gathered in Dongshan is constantly increasing.
The number of people gathered in the square has increased from several thousand to nearly ten thousand. The gathering is not limited to the square of the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum Management Office, but also extends to many other areas of the imperial mausoleum.
After searching for a while, Zhang Xuezhou finally found the Luo Yan Emperor's Mausoleum and other areas among the various building railings. He also saw that in almost every area, hundreds of people were carrying incense and candles to worship at night.
The Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum is not a large residential area. Even though vehicles constantly deliver food and other supplies every day, the public health facilities here have limited capacity, and the air is thick with smoke and the stench of feces.
This crowded and smelly area is clearly not a good place.
"There's no reason for Zuo Jin to be so eager to check on the progress of the imperial mausoleum project, unless there's something wrong with the Zuo Household's choice to build the Luo Zhong imperial mausoleum!"
Luo Zhong's imperial tomb was dilapidated and ruined, with an intact exterior but a sparse interior, and even burial objects were scarce.
Zhang Xuezhou's only find was a crystal resembling a shard of glass among Luo Zhong's remains; nothing else was discovered.
His past focus has always been on the Luo Yan Emperor's Mausoleum, where the purple gladiolus has never been found, and the fortune he stole also originated from the Luo Yan Emperor's Mausoleum, so he paid very little attention to the Luo Zhong Emperor's Mausoleum.
Having observed the situation at the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum area, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Zuo Jin had no reason to pay so much attention to the Luo Zhong Imperial Mausoleum, nor should this be a place Zuo Jin frequented.
Unless Luo Zhong's imperial tomb involves some important secret, or there is something extremely important happening at Luo Zhong's imperial tomb at present, it would not be the case that Zuo Jin has to come here every few days.