Chapter 619: Chapter 619: Behind the Bronze Gate_1
"Did you come up with this idea too?" Zi Ling asked Lin Qing with displeasure written all over her face, looking threatening.
Li Qing just smiled, not bothering to hide anything, "You have quite sharp ears. Yes, she does have some relationship with me. But be careful about eavesdropping around corners; if you keep doing that, your ears might rot away. And if your ears rot away after being pricked by a needle, you might actually never be able to get married."
Zi Ling’s face, which had just calmed down, immediately flared up with anger as she glared at Li Qing, wishing she could bite this bastard to death.
Li Qing remained unfazed, laughing with a "hehe," "Though it’s just a rumor that eavesdropping can cause rotten ears, it’s still better to be cautious."
"Would you shut up?!" Zi Ling shouted in exasperation.
She certainly didn’t believe any nonsense about rotting ears; what really bothered her was that Li Qing kept bringing up the fact that she had been pricked by a needle.
Moreover, she had this foreboding feeling that this damn guy wouldn’t just stop at teasing her for today.
Perhaps, for a long time to come, this damn guy would continue to make fun of her embarrassing situation.
Even worse, he might outright reveal the special thing about her body.
Thinking of this, Zi Ling’s thoughts of silencing him turned increasingly intense, to the point where she actually wanted to do it.
Just the thought of him joking about it every now and then made her want to die.
It was at this moment that a series of hurried footsteps interrupted what could have been the outbreak of a massive fight between the two.
Wang Baichuan entered the corridor hastily with two people following him.
Apart from the police officer who had been with Wang Baichuan before and was responsible for operating the drone, the other person was a doctor.
"Qingzi, where’s the injured person?" He walked over and asked directly.
Li Qing pointed at Zi Ling, "Get her to the hospital quickly. I’ve already spoken to Doctor Xu from the county hospital."
"Are you referring to Director Xu from the gynecology department?" asked the doctor.
Li Qing nodded, "Her injury is quite specific, I’m afraid she can only be treated in the gynecology department."
"Alright, we understand. I’ll have Doctor Xu take over," the doctor responded and then approached Zi Ling to support her, saying, "We’ll have to trouble you a bit since the hole is too narrow for a stretcher. We can only carry you or support you out."
"Just help me up a bit, I’m fine," Zi Ling said, her brow furrowing secretly.
Although most of the cow hair needles had been removed by Li Qing, the ones that had burrowed into her flesh still caused her considerable discomfort.
She had barely noticed it while bickering with Li Qing, but now even a slight movement was painfully intense.
Li Qing, this worthless guy, wasn’t completely useless after all.
At least, arguing with him helped distract her from the pain.
Zi Ling was helped out of the tomb by the doctor and the police officer who had accompanied Wang Baichuan.
Wang Baichuan looked up at the Bronze Gate that was as tall as a building, his face full of surprise, "Qingzi, is this the tomb you were talking about?"
Li Qing nodded, "According to the disciple of the Tomb Explorer Daoist, this is a Qi King’s Tomb, a genuine Prince’s Tomb. No matter which dynasty it was from in the past, this was a person of high rank and great power!"
"Good gracious, no wonder it’s so luxurious." Wang Baichuan murmured in admiration, "If this gate were moved outside, it should fetch quite a sum of money, right?"
Li Qing chuckled lightly, "What? Are you tempted?"
"Definitely tempted. This is bronze stuff. Just look at these patterns; they’re not ordinary," Wang Baichuan said, "But being tempted is one thing. Whether we can actually do anything about it is another. I’d better report this quickly."
"Hold on a second, let’s go in and have a look first," Li Qing stopped him, "Even if we can’t take anything, a quick look around should be fine, right? The traps here have already been dealt with by that Tomb Explorer Daoist. We just need to open the big door to get inside."
Wang Baichuan hesitated for a moment, somewhat tempted, but still cautioned, "I’m telling you, just look and don’t touch anything. If you mess with this stuff... writing the report will absolutely kill me, not to mention the countless troubles that will follow."
Li Qing nodded, "Don’t worry. I’m clear about these things. We’re both part of the same system now. If we can’t even manage to get these small things right, that would be going too far."
After the two reached an agreement, Lü Zong woke up.
He looked around bewildered until his eyes settled on Li Qing, which calmed and steadied his gaze.
"Awake, huh? This time, you truly had a brush with death at Ghost Gate," Li Qing said with a smile, "But luckily, your life was spared. I already told you some things earlier. You’ve got to keep steady, Lü Zong."
Lü Zong gave a bitter laugh, "I didn’t expect trouble to come so fast. I was already being very careful, but who knew I’d be targeted."
Off to the side, Wang Baichuan spoke with an unfriendly tone, "Given the things you’ve done, isn’t it only to be expected that you’d be targeted? I don’t think you have anything to feel wronged about. You’re lucky to be alive."
"Officer Wang, you don’t need to always be so hard on me. I’ve already turned over a new leaf. I really am just a straightforward businessman now. Even though you’ve been promoted, you can check; I really haven’t done anything illegal," Lü Zong complained.
"You don’t have to tell me that. When it’s time to check, I’ll definitely do it," Wang Baichuan said coldly, "Today you’re just a hostage I need to rescue. I won’t do anything to you."
"Why do you always have to go after me? There’s so much shady business in Tongcheng County. You should be focusing on them," Lü Zong retorted with a pout, muttering discontentedly, "I think you’re just bitter you could never find any dirt on me before."
"That’s because I know what kind of person you are," Wang Baichuan snapped back.
Seeing this, Li Qing stepped in helplessly to mediate, "Come on, don’t start off like you’re arch-enemies. Lü Zong has just woken up, he’s still injured. I think it’s best to leave these matters for another time."
Even though he played peacemaker, he didn’t dare to overpromise.
Although the business he conducted with Lü Zong was legitimate, he couldn’t guarantee that Lü Zong hadn’t been involved in anything shady, and in fact, his understanding of Lü Zong wasn’t comprehensive.
It could even be described as vague.
Even as their cooperation had become closer, Li Qing couldn’t truly claim to understand Lü Zong fully.
With Li Qing intervening, Wang Baichuan didn’t continue to argue.
But Li Qing could see that this stubborn fellow definitely wouldn’t give up investigating Lü Zong so easily.
"Lü Zong, do you feel any discomfort anywhere?" Li Qing asked.
