Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

Yun Jixing left home and headed straight for Lan Youde's bombed-out clubhouse. He'd seen photos before, but the scene was even more spectacular than he'd imagined, even after the cleanup. The main structure had completely collapsed, with fragments of the wall scattered around, some as black as charcoal.

About twenty meters from the main structure, a three-story annex was also affected. One wall was severely yellowed and blackened, covered in spots, like an old painting splattered with ink. Not only was the glass completely shattered, but countless cracks, large and small, rippled through the walls, making it a dangerous building. But that wasn't the worst part. The most terrifying part was the land surrounding the buildings. The land had been completely plowed over by the construction workers, leaving it pitted and cratered. Long and short broken pieces of land, mixed with the soil, lay scattered around the edges.

Yun Jixing stood at the gate of the club, raised his mobile phone, took a photo and sent it to Shanren, with an additional message: Shanren, there are a lot of corpses here, do you think this is a setup?

After sending the message, he turned to the bodyguards around him and said, "Let's go in."

"Yes, young master." Several people answered in unison.

A few people entered the courtyard gate and waited there for a while. Then a man wearing a mask ran up to them and said, "Mr. Yun, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It wasn't long. I'm sorry to have asked you to come here specially to pick me up." Yun Jixing nodded with a smile.

"Hey." The man handed two large bags to Yun Jixing and said, "Mr. Yun, these are protective suits. If you want to go inside, you'd better wear them to avoid breathing in harmful gases. There are many corpses in this area, and a lot of chemicals have been spilled. I'm afraid they are poisonous."

"Okay, thank you for your help." Yunjixing nodded. Xiaoniu and Changtui beside him reached out to take the bag.

The man rubbed his palms and said, "Okay, Mr. Yun, I'll get busy now. I'll call a professional to teach you how to put on the protective suits and take you to check out the scene."

"Well, thank you."

After the group put on protective clothing, they were led by two people also wearing protective clothing to survey the scene.

Based on the surveillance footage he'd seen earlier and the general characteristics of the debris, Yunjixing had located the location where Manman had last lived. "Have any chips or anything like that been detected in this area?" he asked, turning to the accompanying staff.

One of the staff members shook his head. "Not yet, Mr. Yun. This club is too large, and the scene is too complex, making it very difficult to clean up. For this indoor area, we have temporarily dealt with the body, and the rest has not yet been processed."

"I understand." Yunjixing looked at Yan Zi beside him and said, "Yan Zi, Long Legs, the two of you use metal detectors to explore here and see if you can find something that looks like a chip. If there are many similar metal pieces that you can't tell apart, pack them all up and let me sort them out."

"Good boss."

Yan Zi Changtui stayed behind to check with the detector, while Xiao Niu, Xiao Guang, and Ru Youen followed Yun Jixing to explore elsewhere. Relying on his memory, Yun Jixing led everyone to a location near the secret room hidden in the club.

He stood on a stone slab, looked around carefully, then jumped down from the stone slab and pointed to a place and said, "You'en, the three of you find some tools and clean up this place and move away everything that's pressing on it."

"Good boss."

After some work, the area pointed by Yunjixing was cleared, revealing a mirrored block resembling a manhole cover. Working together, several people pried it open, revealing a hidden passage.

Yun Jixing squatted down and reached into the passage with the candlestick he picked up at the scene and knocked gently twice.

"Boom~"

With a sound, lights on both sides of the passage came on simultaneously, and the appearance of the passage became clear. It turned out that it was not a cave, but a staircase.

"There's actually a basement here?" The two accompanying staff members looked shocked.

"Boss, do you want to go down and take a look?" Xiao Niu asked.

Yun Jixing shook his head. "Not yet. Let's wait until the inspectors arrive. There was an explosion here. If we go down there rashly, there's a risk of collapse."

Of course, if it hadn't collapsed, they couldn't go down now. There were so many treasures hidden in the basement; the jade statues of the twelve zodiac animals alone were priceless. If anyone in Jiangcheng currently involved in handling the explosion knew about it, they might have secretly divided up the spoils. His Yun family didn't have the reach to control the people here, so he could only use some connections to come in and inspect the scene.

The deaths in this explosion were all important civil servants in Jiangcheng, and the situation has drawn high attention from higher-ups. A special task force has been dispatched to investigate the incident, but they haven't arrived yet. Only after the task force arrives and under their watchful eye can we enter the passage.

……

Since the explosion had already been known to those above them, the task force was already on its way. They arrived at the club the next day. The area around the basement had also been inspected today and confirmed to be safe from collapse, allowing entry.

Accompanied by a special person, Yun Jixing, his bodyguards and the task force members walked into this mysterious place.

Here, a massive crystal chandelier cascades from the ceiling, its millions of faceted crystals reflecting a dazzling light. Within, several Roman columns stand, adorned with three-dimensional reliefs that entwine like vines, and embellished with hundreds of gemstones. The brilliance of the gemstones and the radiance of the crystals interplay, creating a flowing sea of light. Towering rosewood display cases line the east and west walls. On one side, a dazzling display of precious artifacts, such as a white jade Guanyin statue, a golden bell, and blue and white porcelain, is displayed, while on the other, bottles of rare and sought-after wines and spirits are displayed.

The group looked at the scene in front of them and were stunned with shock.

Yun Jixing gave a wink to the bodyguards around him, and they started to act.

The bodyguards quickly dispersed, while he slowly moved forward, keeping his eyes and ears alert. Seeing a cabinet that looked like it could hold a lot of things, he walked towards it. He opened the door, revealing piles of documents. He pulled them out and placed them on the table, examining them one by one while quietly pressing the miniature scanner strapped to his chest.

There are some things he can look at here freely, but once he leaves this door and the things have been inspected, he may not be able to look at them anymore, and he won't know if they are missing. So he has to write down what he thinks is important and review it later when he gets back.