<h4>Chapter 1177: Chapter 1184: Clues on the Old Map</h4>


    The test results are very optimistic; the illness has been contained, and Nanrong Yong’s body has basically returned to normal. This result allowed Ling Chen and the others to breathe a sigh of relief.


    "Old man, how are you feeling?" Ling Chen asked with a smile.


    "I haven’t felt thisfortable in a long time." Nanrong Yong stretchedzily and, with Ling Chen’s help, took a couple of steps. On the balcony, Nanrong Yong looked at the clear sky and slowly exhaled a breath.


    "Ling Chen, thank you, you saved me once again." Nanrong Yong was a sensible person, knowing that his illness had stumped even the doctors and professors, yet that mysterious middle-aged man had merely injected him with a mysterious drug, and his body had immediately recovered to its original state, proving the extraordinary nature of the drug. Without Ling Chen’s help, it would have been impossible for him to receive such advanced medication.


    Ling Chen smiled faintly: "Old man, don’t mention it. I’m a friend of the Nanrong Family; this is what I should do, you don’t have to stand on ceremony."


    After speaking, Ling Chen changed the topic and said, "Old man, recently, Hongyu Group has encountered some trouble."


    "I know." Nanrong Yong said calmly, "These were all within my expectations. The assets and interests of Hongyu Group are tempting, and if anything were to happen to me, those bastards would certainly not pass up such a good opportunity. Unfortunately for them, no matter how much they nned, they still came up short, not expecting me to live this long. Just in time, we can use this opportunity to lure out those with ulterior motives and eradicate them all at once so that Hongyu Group can have peace of mind."


    "Old man, what are you nning to do?"


    "Are you asking what I’m nning?" Nanrong Yongughed and said, "What I need to do is lie in bed and rest well, and let Wanqing handle the other matters."


    "Wanqing?" Ling Chen was slightly taken aback and asked in surprise, "Do you intend to let Wanqing handle the crisis alone?"


    Nanrong Yong nodded and said, "That’s right. I will give some assistance in secret, but she will have to principally rely on herself. Ling Chen, don’t underestimate Wanqing, she is someone I have personally cultivated, and I’m very aware of her capabilities. Besides, this crisis is also a kind of training for her."


    After Nanrong Yong’s condition stabilized, Ling Chen intended to stay a while longer to chat with him, but a phone call from Hu Fei made him rush to the base. Walking into the control center, Ling Chen couldn’t wait to ask, "Fatty, have you found the location of the tomb?"


    Hu Fei nodded and said, "I have investigated the map of East Sea City entirely, but no matching location was found."


    On hearing this, Ling Chen asked curiously, "Could it be that Ling Gengqiu’s tomb isn’t in East Sea City?"


    "No." Hu Fei smiled smugly and said, "If it were someone else, it would probably be difficult to find the whereabouts of the tomb. You should thank God for having someone as smart as me to help you." Saying this, Hu Fei disyed a map on therge screen and exined, "This is thetest map of East Sea City, but we’ve been on the wrong track. The roads drawn by Guo Qiang are hundreds of years old, and in these hundreds of years, East Sea City has undergone tremendous changes; most of the old roads have been changed. So, we’ve wasted so much time and haven’t found any clues at all."


    "I spent a day and found several old maps in the database. Afterparing and confirming repeatedly, I finally found some clues." As Hu Fei spoke, he pressed a few keys on theputer, and three area maps were disyed on the big screen immediately.


    "Look, these three regional maps were found from old maps, and their roadyouts are very simr to the pattern."


    Ling Chen examined them closely and asked, "Is there any ce that’s a hundred percent match?"


    "No, the simrity of these three regional maps is around ny percent," Hu Fei said, "After all, they are roads from hundreds of years ago, many roads have been altered and are untraceable, so we can only investigate these three ces one by one."


    "That’s not difficult." Ling Chen said.


    "If you think like that, then you’re gravely mistaken." Hu Fei said with a wry smile, "These three ces are all in the city center of East Sea City; one is the city government, one is a private office building, and the other is the National Security branch. Aside from the office building which is easier to check, the other two ces are more troublesome; if you rm the local government, it could reveal the tomb’s location."


    Ling Chen nodded silently; what Hu Fei said made sense; all of these considerations had to be taken into ount. After thinking for a moment, Ling Chen walked to therge screen, pointing out the three locations separately, and said, "Ling Gengqiu’s tomb must be constructed underground; regardless of whether it’s the city government or the office building, when they were being constructed, it was necessary to dig a foundation. Especially for an office building, the taller the building, the deeper the foundation; when they dug the foundation and didn’t find the tomb, this indicates the tomb’s position is very deep. We can dig a tunnel from these three ces directly to the bottom. This way, we won’t disturb those above and can achieve our goal. What do you think?"


    "Yes, that’s what I was thinking too. Without idents, it can be done in about three days."


    "As soon as possible, and by that time, you, I, and Boss Tang will each be responsible for one ce."


    "Alright, I’ll arrange the manpower now, striving to start construction today."


    Night fell.


    Ling Chen led a team to a shopfront about fifty meters away from the city government. This shopfront was newly rented for a high price by them; to cover their actions and facilitate operations, a safe environment was necessary, and this ce was undoubtedly the best choice.


    The number of people Ling Chen brought wasn’trge, only about twenty people. Having too many people would attract attention, so maintaining a low profile was preferable. Afterpleting the preparations, Ling Chen took off his jacket and directly started working with the team.


    In less than two hours, they had dug a pit over two meters deep,rge enough to amodate four people at the same time. Since the area of the shopfront wasn’t veryrge, machines couldn’t be brought in, so manual excavation was necessary.


    They worked continuously for five hours, and Ling Chen finally couldn’t hold on, dragging his weary body out of the pit to rest for a while.


    Just like that, an entire night passed. With the efforts of more than twenty people working through the night, the pit’s depth had reached sixteen meters. Since it needed to reach the bottom of the city government, the pit was dug at an angle downward, facilitating both digging and movement.


    After working tirelessly for a whole night, by the next morning, Kaelina brought another team to take over. ording to Ling Chen’s n, a passage must be dug within three days. To meet the deadline, they had to work extra hours, with two teams rotating shifts.


    Returning to the base, Ling Chen didn’t stop to rest but first met with Hu Fei and Tang Guolun to discuss their progress. Tang Guolun, given the best location for excavation, had the fastest progress and had alreadypleted one-third of the task, Hu Fei and Ling Chen were about the same.