Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 842 The Disguised Scientific Expedition Team!

Hu Ming's suspicions stemmed entirely from seeing those people's equipment.

If it were truly a scientific expedition team, they would typically be carrying high-tech equipment.

However, the equipment this team brought was clearly prepared for excavation, including even the Luoyang shovel, a type of longsword used in China.

Upon seeing the Luoyang shovel, Hu Ming immediately felt that these people didn't seem like scientific expedition team members, but rather like tomb raiders.

Of course, for foreigners, the term "tomb raider" isn't quite accurate; perhaps "treasure hunter" would be a more fitting description.

Treasure hunting teams like this are actually quite common abroad.

However, Hu Ming was also well aware that these treasure hunters were generally profit-driven and ruthless.

Therefore, Hu Ming couldn't help but become more vigilant to prevent these foreigners from attacking them.

Keep in mind that this is the Antarctic ice sheet; once they start fighting, they will be a formidable opponent.

Thinking of all this, Hu Ming couldn't help but give the young man a wink.

After the young man understood, the three of them remained silent until the team leader appeared, bought a snowmobile, and left.

However, after Hu Ming and his group waited and waited for several more hours, the team leader still did not appear.

This made Hu Ming start to get a little annoyed, after all, they didn't have time to waste here.

Richard clearly already knew Hu Ming and his group's motives, so Hu Ming and his group had to get to the place where the blind man and the others were being held first and rescue them.

So, after waiting and waiting, and seeing that the captain hadn't appeared, Hu Ming finally stood up and prepared to leave the small ice house.

However, before Hu Ming could take a few steps, a middle-aged foreigner suddenly walked in.

Upon seeing the middle-aged foreigner, Hu Ming immediately sensed a murderous aura emanating from him.

That kind of murderous aura is something only those who have returned from the battlefield possess.

Clearly, the middle-aged foreigner in front of him was a retired veteran.

Looking at the middle-aged foreigner, Hu Ming frowned slightly.

"Hello! Are you the team leader?"

Hu Ming tried to communicate with the foreigner, but when Hu Ming finished speaking, the foreigner showed an expression of not understanding.

Just as Hu Ming realized that the people around him were not Chinese and was about to switch to a foreign language, Juliet stepped forward to act as a translator. Seeing this, Hu Ming did not switch to another foreign language to chat.

"I'm the captain of this squad, but I'm sorry, we can't sell the snowmobile to you!"

Upon learning of Hu Ming and his group's idea, the middle-aged foreigner immediately refused.

The middle-aged foreigner's refusal was exactly what Hu Ming had expected.

Seeing that he couldn't get the snowmobile, Hu Ming prepared to leave with Xiao Ge and Juliet.

However, before Hu Ming could leave the small ice house, the middle-aged foreigner suddenly stopped him.

"It's true we can't sell you the snowmobiles, but we can give you a ride! We'll be staying on this ice field for a long time anyway!"

"Of course, if you really need snowmobiles, they can also help us complete our scientific expedition. We can send you a few then, what do you think?"

The foreigner spoke again, and Hu Ming was overjoyed to hear his words.

"Oh, that's great! But won't that disrupt your schedule?"

Hu Ming was also worried that they might be going in the same direction, so he asked again.

However, the foreigner shook his head at Hu Ming's doubts.

“It’s alright! We’re looking for something in Antarctica, so we’ll be going to quite a few places! Taking you along is no problem, but you’d better be able to help us out in some way!” The foreigner stated his request again, and after thinking about it for a while, Hu Ming finally did not refuse.

"Alright then! We'll hitch a ride on your Snow Demon! As for helping out, if you need anything, no problem!"

Hu Ming readily agreed.

The middle-aged foreigner finally smiled upon seeing this.

After reaching an agreement with the middle-aged foreigner, the foreigner called over his men and began distributing snowmobiles and equipment to Hu Ming and his group.

However, just as Hu Ming and his two companions were looking at the equipment, the young man who had been silent all along frowned.

Seeing this, Hu Ming couldn't help but look at the young man, who clearly had made some discovery to give him such an expression.

"What's wrong, buddy? Did you find something?"

Hu Ming spoke up.

"Blood!"

The young man continued to answer sparingly, as if his words were precious.

"Blood? Is there a problem? Could it be human blood?"

Hu Ming looked at the device in the deliveryman's hand and, sure enough, saw a few drops of congealed blood on it.

As for where the blood came from, Hu Ming dared not be certain.

Since the young man raised a question, it should naturally attract the attention of Hu Ming and the others.

Human blood! And not just human blood!

The young man's brows furrowed even more as he spoke; Hu Ming hadn't seen him so serious in a long time.

Therefore, they became even more cautious.

"What do you mean? It's not just about people? What does that mean?"

Hu Ming pressed for more information.

"It smells like some kind of underground creature! But it's rarely seen in the country!"

After the young man finished speaking, he unconsciously touched the few drops of blood with his fingers.

Seeing the young man's serious expression, Hu Ming couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"An underground creature? Could it be a giant zombie? But giant zombies don't bleed!"

Hu Ming immediately thought of the giant zombie in the tomb, but upon closer inspection, he realized that the giant zombie couldn't possibly be injured, so the blood obviously wasn't from it.

However, it's still impossible to determine whose blood it is.

"It's not a rice dumpling, it's much scarier than a rice dumpling! Be careful!"

The young man reminded Hu Ming, and Hu Ming nodded slightly upon seeing this.

At this point, Hu Ming was almost certain that this group was definitely not a scientific expedition team, but rather an underground group disguised as one.

"We can't worry about that now! We'll just have to play it by ear! Anyway, don't trust too much. If something really goes wrong, we'll be completely helpless."

Just as Hu Ming and his friend were beginning to have doubts about the expedition team, in the small igloo on the other side, the middle-aged foreigner from before also turned on a walkie-talkie.

"Hey! Boss! We've reached the designated location! We can start searching for the dzi bead soon! Do you have any further instructions?"

The middle-aged foreigner spoke into the walkie-talkie.