Tomb raiding: Today is another day I don't want to go home.

Chapter 33 Start making trouble

After sitting for only half an hour, Yan Huai left the courtyard. He needed to find out in advance which tomb Qiu Dekao and A Ning were going to. In addition, he needed to prepare more clothes and equipment that might be needed, so as not to be caught off guard again like before.

On the morning of the third day, Yan Huai finally learned about the company in front of him—the International Marine Resources Development Company—from the people Qiu Dekao had left near the courtyard.

And what about those people?

On a whim, Yan Huai crushed all those people's communication devices to pieces and dumped them in the remote mountains—since you like surveillance so much, let's see how you can monitor them if you can't find your way!

Yan Huai swaggered into the company and had already scanned the highly visible lobby before even reaching the door.

Perhaps because of this tomb raiding operation, Yan Huai saw very few people in the hall; most of them just passed by in a hurry.

It was at this moment that Yan Huai had a different thought in his mind...

"System, can you block communication signals at a specific location for a period of time?"

"Host, you can do it!"

"Um……"

He was wearing a low-key, understated dark blue suit, with broad shoulders and narrow hips, a languid and slender figure, and sunglasses on his face. His hair had been styled back to its original buzz cut, and his sharply defined facial features gave him a cool and aloof, ascetic feel.

The receptionist at the international marine resource development company was a beautiful woman with professional and courteous manners. When she noticed someone enter, she looked up, but she was surprised to see someone like Yan Huai there to feast his eyes. She was momentarily stunned, but after regaining her composure, she immediately stepped forward, nodded, and asked, "Sir, how can I help you?"

Yan Huai readily replied, "I'm looking for A Ning." Of course not! He only said that because he was certain A Ning wouldn't be there.

"You mean Miss Ning?" The receptionist gave a polite smile. She could tell that Yan Huai's identity was not simple, so she didn't dare to be presumptuous. "Miss Ning went to Xisha Island yesterday. Is there something important for you?"

Xisha Island...

"It's nothing important. Ah Ning gave me a gift before, and I was passing by and wanted to thank her in person. I wonder when she'll be back?"

"The Xisha Islands will enter their half-month typhoon season in about a week, and Miss Ning should be back before then."

If we have to consider the windy season, then it seems the tomb isn't underground, but underwater.

Yan Huai nodded politely, then smiled with feigned helplessness, "It seems I'll have to find another time to thank you. Thanks for letting me know, goodbye!"

"Hey sir, please wait a moment!" The receptionist called out hurriedly when she saw Yan Huai about to leave.

"Is there anything else?" Did you sense something was wrong?

"May I ask your name? It will be easier for me to let Miss Ning know when she returns."

Yan Huai breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Tell her that my surname is Yan, the Yan of 'Shuoyan Mingru' (a scholar of great learning and profound knowledge)."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Huai walked out of the international marine resource development company. The thought of how much psychological trauma his next actions would cause A Ning made him feel quite good.

Xisha Island, located in the southeast of Hainan Province, is considered a fishing island.

To get to the dock as quickly as possible, even with Yan Huai's speed after bypassing surveillance and human eyes, it would take at least ten minutes.

Underwater tombs, also known as seabed tombs, differ in layout from those on land.

When a ship sails into the deep sea, the shipwreck is sealed with earth to become a tomb. These tombs are usually located in basins, trenches, and deep-sea plains. Without sufficiently advanced diving equipment and detection instruments, ordinary people cannot find them.

According to the company's receptionist, A-Ning departed for Xisha Island yesterday, which is probably already close to deep sea, but she couldn't possibly leave someone at the pier to meet her.

Yan Huai's first task was to find these people.

But isn't that already there? There are many cruise ships, yachts and fishing boats at the dock, but the logo of the International Marine Resources Development Company is very eye-catching!

Yan Huai walked to the deck of a dock and casually glanced at a cruise ship not far away. Many people carrying communication devices were walking on it. Judging from their walking posture and orderly shift change, they were undoubtedly mercenaries.

Will Qiu Dekao be up there? If that old man starts running, won't he just die on the spot?

"Host, Qiu Dekao is not on the cruise ship."

"Oh..." That's a bit of a pity.

Yan Huai stretched and took off his sunglasses as he walked toward the cruise ship.

"Hey! Get away from here!" The person stopping Yan Huai was an American. He pointed elsewhere, roughly meaning for Yan Huai to leave, but...

"Is he speaking?" Yan Huai's previously calm face instantly went blank.

“Host, he’s telling you to leave.”

"Then what should I say?"

Knowing Yan Huai's plan, the system sighed and decided to help him: "Host, please repeat after me—"

I'm here to see your leader, Miss Ning. The boss asked me to keep an eye on her progress in case she wasn't finished when the monsoon season arrives.

Yan Huai copied the system's words, speaking a little slower, but surprisingly, he actually managed to repeat what the system said. His deep voice and calm expression made it seem like he wasn't repeating it for the first time.

Upon hearing this, the American mercenary looked Yan Huai up and down suspiciously, then spoke into the communicator on his right ear: "LiuTai, there's a man who claims to be assigned by the boss to oversee the process. Check!"

"Host, he is verifying your identity. Would you like to block communication signals?"

Yan Huai instantly understood the system's meaning. He smiled slightly and stared intently at the mercenary's changing expression. Five seconds later, he said, "Block!"

"System blocking has been enabled."

Yan Huai withdrew his gaze and waited quietly for several dozen seconds until someone on the cruise ship came out and made a hand gesture to the mercenary beside him, which gave him some confidence.

“All right! You can go up now.” The American mercenary tilted his head toward the cruise ship, his tone less aggressive than before.

Yan Huai could guess what the mercenary meant, so he boarded the cruise ship without waiting for the system's prompt.

"System, what did you just tell me to tell him?" That's kind of amazing!

"That's in English, and it's a translation of the speech you prepared when you planned to board the ship."

So this thing is called English!

It's a pity Yan Huai can't raise his eyebrows, otherwise he would definitely express his amazement.

Once on the deck of the cruise ship, Yan Huai was met with the gaze of sixteen pairs of eyes. He glanced around, then walked towards the ship's cabin with an unchanged expression. Behind him, two mercenaries, one touching his lower back, quietly followed.

Yan Huai didn't care much; he was sure he would be suspected, but that wasn't his purpose.