Our ward had a private bathroom, so I could support Xiao Liang for just a few steps to get there.

Reaching the bathroom door, Xiao Liang said to me, "Thank you, Chen Rongsheng. You go back and lie down. I can manage on my own."

I said we were already at the door, and I could help her sit down; it wasn't much farther.

But Xiao Liang blushed and said, "I... I need to take my pants off in a bit. It's not proper for you to be in there. Go back and rest. I can handle it myself."

Having said that, she supported herself against the wall and went inside.

I nodded, watching her enter and close the door. But I was still worried and stood by, waiting.

After all, I felt she was a little weak in her current state, her steps light and unsteady.

Sure enough, about two or three minutes later, I suddenly heard a muffled thud from inside, followed by Xiao Liang's "Ouch!"

"Xiao Liang, what's wrong?" I asked quickly through the bathroom door.

Xiao Liang said painfully, "I... I fell."

Without another word, I quickly pushed the door open and rushed in.

The bathroom doors in the wards were designed without locks precisely to prevent patients from fainting or falling inside, leaving people unable to get in.

So the door opened with a push.

Stepping inside, I saw Xiao Liang collapsed by the sink. She had managed to put her pants back on, so she probably fell while washing her hands after using the toilet.

I quickly helped her up, asking, "How did you fall? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Xiao Liang said, "Maybe I sat on the toilet for too long. My legs were a little numb when I stood up, and after a couple of steps, my legs just gave way... But it's okay, I didn't hit anything."

Only then did I relax, saying it was good she didn't hit anything.

After saying that, I helped her back to the bed, and I also went back to bed to rest.

We were both young, after all, and were sitting in the back row during the car accident, so we weren't seriously injured. After lying in bed for two or three days, we basically recovered.

Uncle Mei and Jiang Yongguang were much more seriously injured than us. Although both had woken up, and Uncle Mei had been moved out of the intensive care unit, it was impossible for them to get out of bed.

After they woke up, I quickly went to see them. Mainly because I had been watching a lot of TV dramas at that time, and there were always plots about car accidents causing amnesia. I was very worried that Uncle Mei and Jiang Yongguang would also have such a scene and directly lose their memories.

But fortunately, real life wasn't a cheesy TV drama. Neither Uncle Mei nor Jiang Yongguang suffered from amnesia. Not only did they not lose their memories, but they were both quite vindictive.

After seeing me, they both kept talking about taking revenge on Liu Huangshu. They felt that the dump truck must have been hired by Liu Huangshu to kill us!

I said to them, "Don't worry, we will definitely catch Liu Huangshu when we go to Qu Shang Ancient City this time, and we will avenge you when we catch him! We will make that guy pay the price."

Two more days passed, and Xiao Liang and I recovered well, so we were discharged from the hospital directly.

Uncle Mei and Jiang Yongguang continued to stay in the hospital for observation. It was estimated that it would be impossible to leave for at least ten days or half a month.

After we came out, Lao Wei found us as soon as possible and told us that according to the *Tomb Robbing Notes* found in the Ge family's ancestral house, the Xiaoling Guards had successfully found the ruins of Qu Shang Ancient City.

The ancient city from more than four thousand years ago had long been reduced to nothing. The so-called "ruins" were just a few rammed earth foundations overgrown with weeds.

But our real goal this time was not Qu Shang Ancient City, but the tombs in the suburbs of the ancient city.

Qu Shang Ancient City was built on the ground, and more than four thousand years of wind and rain had long swept away the buildings in the city, but the tombs of the ancient Shu kings around it were built underground, which could avoid the sun and rain. Even after four thousand years, it was very likely to be well preserved.

I asked Lao Wei, had the tomb been found?

Lao Wei said that the tomb had not been found, but he had found a lot of clues about the activities of haozi (tomb robbers).

This was also within my expectation. After all, according to our understanding, there were at least four tomb robbing gangs active in the Qu Shang area. With so many people acting at the same time, they would definitely leave some clues.

I asked Lao Wei if there was any news about Liu Huangshu.

Lao Wei shook his head and said, "No, there isn't."

I asked him, "Is it really no news, or are you afraid that Hu Wazi and I will take revenge on him privately, so you say there isn't even if there is?"

Lao Wei said with a wry smile, "Xiao Chen, what kind of person do you think I am? Would I lie to you? There really isn't! We have only discovered a few santu (unorganized individual tomb robbers) who are active in the Nanshan area. In order not to alert the snake, we have not closed the net. We have not yet found out which zhi guo ba tou (gang leader) they are under."

I trusted Lao Wei, nodded and said, "Okay, then what's the next step? Is there anything I can help with?"

Lao Wei said, "Tonight we plan to go to Nanshan to see if we can find the location of the tomb entrance by following the clues, and hopefully stop them from going down into the tomb in time."

I said, "Then I'll call Hu Wazi, and we'll go together. If we run into any haozi digging a hole, we'll have more manpower."

When digging a tomb entrance, tomb robbers are often well-equipped. In addition to common digging tools such as Luoyang shovels, whirlwind shovels, iron shovels, pickaxes, and hoes, some tomb robbers with wilder methods will even prepare explosives, so tomb robbers doing this kind of work are the most dangerous.

Even if the Xiaoling Guards are equipped with guns to encircle and suppress them, they may not be able to retreat unscathed. Jiang Yongguang told me before that many Xiaoling Guards were killed by explosives while arresting haozi digging tomb entrances, leaving no complete bodies, which was quite tragic.

Lao Wei knew the danger of this task, so he was not in a hurry to agree, but said to me seriously, "Xiao Chen, are you sure you want to bring Hu Wazi and his two paoge (sworn brothers) over? Tomb robbers are not petty thieves. If they are cornered, they will bite us back. If you go, there may be a danger to your lives."

I smiled and said, "I've experienced more dangerous things, and I don't care about this one more time. Besides, that Liu Huangshu almost killed us in the car accident. I can't swallow this breath. I have to get an explanation from him!"

"Okay!" Lao Wei didn't hesitate any longer, nodding and saying, "Around nine o'clock tonight, you bring Hu Wazi and his two paoge over, and we'll go to Nanshan together."

Before I could agree, Xiao Liang suddenly stood up and said, "Chen Rongsheng, I'm going too!"

I quickly said, "Don't make trouble. You just got out of the hospital. Go back to the hotel and lie down, watch two episodes of TV, and go to bed early."

Xiao Liang refused, "Chen Rongsheng, have you forgotten? I am also a member of the public! You and Hu Wazi are just ordinary people, yet you are rushing to the front. How can I, a member of the public, hide behind?"

These words blocked me, and Lao Wei couldn't refute her, so he had to agree, "Okay, Comrade Xiao Liang, you come along too. You and Chen Rongsheng live together anyway, so you two can act together."

"Understood!" Xiao Liang said excitedly. From her expression, it seemed that she was looking forward to this mission.