Chapter 1136 - Is it the Correct Answer?
Chapter 1136: Is it the Correct Answer?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“What do you mean?” Miao Ying asked, her eyes widening with shock as she looked at Zhao Yu and Cui Lizhu suspiciously. “What do you mean you two have seen it before together?!”
“Uhm… yea!” Zhao Yu hurried towards Cui Lizhu. “Xiao Cui, this matter concerns my innocence, you better explain it clearly!”
Cui Lizhu was speechless and said nothing. Instead, she continued to stare at the picture on the big screen. After a few moments, she closed her eyes in an attempt to remember.
Not quite sure of herself, she began, “I remember… the clothes of the woman on the Russian doll… they look really familiar… I just saw it recently, and boss was there as well! And also… also… Li Beini and Old Zhang…” She breathed heavily, clasping her hands with a pained look on her face.
“Hmm…” Zhao Yu said, relaxing after he heard this. Pointing at Li Beini and Zhang Jingfeng, he said, “Hurry! Both of you, try to remember!”
“Impossible!” Li Beini said. “There is no way we saw this dress. We have no memory of it!”
“Yeah!” Zhang Jingfeng said, nodding. “My memory isn’t that bad!”
“Wait… the four of us… when did we ever go to a fashion store together?” Zhao Yu asked, recalling something.
“Oh, wait!” Zhang Jingfeng said, hitting his thighs and turning to Zhao Yu. “A while ago when you tried to lure the enemy out, didn’t you bring us out to travel? We strolled the streets! Could it be from back then?”
“Oh!” Cui Lizhu said, opening her eyes and clapping her hands together excitedly. “Qing Dynasty Palace! That’s where I saw it!”
“Wait, what?” Zhao Yu whispered, shocked. “Wouldn’t it be Universal Studios? Why would such clothes be inside the Qing Dynasty Palace?”
“Right?” Li Beini said, scratching her head. “Why do I not have any recollection of this at all?”
“They’re not clothes!” Cui Lizhu said, running to the big screen and pointing at the red dress in the photo. “Look! The doll’s clothes are red, and the bottom has regular green patterns and wavy lines. Think about it… isn’t it similar to the inner walls of the Qing Dynasty Palace?”
After hearing this, Zhao Yu and the rest said nothing because they felt that Cui Lizhu was grasping at straws. How could clothes be associated with walls?
“This is a common habit in our line of work!” Cui Lizhu said. “We make some marks before making a move. This red dress is certainly one of such markings!
“It might seem a little abstract, but look at it from another perspective…”
Seeing Cui Lizhu’s gestures, Li Beini quickly flipped the picture. When everyone inspected just the dress, they could see it somewhat resembled the walls.
“Look!” Cui Lizhu said, pointing at the green embellishment. “These are all the green tiles at the top of the wall, these wavy lines are exactly the same as the patterns on the roof!
“Boss, boss!” Cui Lizhu spoke to Zhao Yu again. “Weren’t you just saying earlier how the secret behind these Russian dolls was right in front of our eyes? It can’t get any simpler than this!”
“Uhm…” Zhao Yu still could not believe it. “Isn’t this a little too… simple? The dress represents the inner walls of the Qing Dynasty Palace? I mean…”
“Yea, isn’t that way too simplistic? Almost like child’s play?” Wu Xiumin asked as she shook her head. “It’s a matter related to the treasures. Would the clues on the dolls be this childish? Could it just be a coincidence?”
“Long dresses are usually narrow at the top and wide below. It wouldn’t be odd if it were shaped like a triangle,” Cui Lizhu said, insisting on her stance. “But the dress on the doll isn’t like that! Have you ever seen a squarish dress?”
“I have, it’s called an apron!” Zhang Jingfeng said. He realized he had misspoken and quickly leaned back into his seat.
“Everyone…” Li Beini suddenly said. “I just checked. The roofs of the Forbidden City and the Ming Palace don’t have patterns like these. There are beasts on those walls!”
“This…” When they heard this, everyone fell silent.
Wait a minute, just wait… Zhao Yu said silently in his heart. The palace of the Qing Dynasty… the palace of the Qing Dynasty… could it be…?
Zhao Yu had thought about this a hundred times. Where would the safest place be for the Japanese to bury their treasures?
Now that he thought about it, what happens if they had really buried the treasure in the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty? It was the shadow under the light! The most dangerous place was probably the safest! No one would have thought they would bury the treasure in such an obvious location.
God f*cking d*mn it! Zhao Yu couldn’t help but shiver. Cold sweat began to form on his brow. The Qing Dynasty Palace was an important historical architectural site, people in the future would protect it and it was impossible to carry out any digging. Therefore, if the treasure was hidden there, it would never have been exposed!
The Japanese had seized Feng Ping for such a long time that it wasn’t inconceivable that they had built a secret hideout in the palace. Could it be? Was the answer really that simple?
Were the instructions on the doll really pointing to the Qing Dynasty Palace? Were the shocking treasures really hidden there?
Everyone present in the room were great detectives, and if Zhao Yu could come to this conclusion, so could they. Li Beini had already begun furiously typing on her keyboard.
“When the Japanese seized Feng Ping, they maintained and repaired the Qing Dynasty Palace for several years. There were quite a few rooms that they had maintained and built, so…” Li Beini said.
“Zhao Yu…” Miao Ying turned to Zhao Yu and they shared a look.
“Yup,” Zhao Yu said, nodding. “It doesn’t matter if Lil Cui’s guess is correct or not, we all have to take a trip to the Qing Dynasty Palace!”
“But…” Li Beini said, looking at the information, “The Qing Palace Museum is over 60,000 square meters and contains over 500 houses. How are we supposed to comb through such a big area?!”
“I’ve been there!” Cui Lizhu said with excitement. “Not all the houses have that pattern!”
“And…” Ma Jichun said. “We can find experts!”
“Then we can’t wait any longer!” Miao Ying said, snapping at Ma Jichun. “If our guess is correct, then Seraph’s people are probably near the Qing Palace as well!”
“I get it, I get it…” Ma Jichun quickly pulled out his mobile phone. “I will report this to Leader Li and get some support!”
“Wait a minute!” Zhao Yu said, unexpectedly stopping him. “Tell Leader Li that everyone is going there in plain clothes. Don’t create a scene! The masked a**hole has already run once, I don’t want him escaping a second time!”
“Got it!” Ma Jichun nodded and was about to make the phone call, but his phone rang first. After answering, his face paled and he hurriedly passed the phone to Zhao Yu.
“Zhao Yu!” Li Jing’s voice was loud and clear. “The Russians have replied! The clue on the doll is most likely to point to Feng Ping’s Qing Dynasty Palace!”
F*ck… Zhao Yu was stunned. “What do you mean?!”
“The Russians told us after checking that the woman on the dolls is most likely a real person!” Li Jing said quickly. “She was the wife of a Russian military officer who lived in the Cossack military camp with her husband.
“When the Russo-Japanese war broke out, the Tsarists were defeated, and the woman was stuck in the military camp. In order to not be humiliated, she committed suicide by jumping into the well!
“The Russians have recorded this story and the Japanese army have also recorded that Japanese soldiers living in the Cossack military camps often report seeing a female ghost in a red dress!
“Zhao Yu!” Li Jing’s tone had changed because of her excitement. “The Cossack military camp is the Qing Dynasty Palace! The treasure of the Japanese should be in the vicinity of the well where the woman in the red dress jumped!”