He hadn't slept all night interrogating Boss Wang, and Jiang Yongguang looked like a panda with dark circles under his eyes.

He sat next to Uncle Mei's bed and said with a smile, "How could Boss Wang dare not cooperate? The things he's done are enough to get him executed several times over. If he doesn't cooperate, he'll be dragged to the execution ground next month."

Hearing this, Uncle Mei couldn't help but ask, "What? From what you're saying, if he actively cooperates, Boss Wang might be able to save his life?"

Jiang Yongguang quickly lowered his voice and told us quietly, "This is internal classified information, so don't go spreading it around. Someone like Boss Wang, who has some skills and has been in many tombs, a big rat, even though the sentence will definitely be death, if he actively cooperates and is willing to turn over a new leaf, the higher-ups will generally consider giving him a chance."

I asked curiously, "What kind of chance? He won't have to eat peanuts (be shot)?"

Jiang Yongguang said, "In Boss Wang's case, if he confesses everything voluntarily, it's generally commuted to a suspended death sentence, which means a two-year reprieve. And as long as Boss Wang performs meritorious service during these two years, the death penalty can be waived, meaning there's a high probability he won't die."

As soon as Jiang Yongguang said this, Uncle Mei and I immediately became nervous.

If Boss Wang doesn't die, won't Uncle Mei and I be unlucky?

If he ever gets out, the first thing he'll do is take revenge on us two "traitors."

Uncle Mei quickly said, "Da Yong, isn't this a trap? If Boss Wang doesn't die, he's definitely going to retaliate against Rongsheng and me!"

I also chimed in, "That's right, we'll have to guard against him then. How are Uncle Mei and I supposed to live our lives?"

Jiang Yongguang quickly said with a smile, "Don't worry, you two. Even if Boss Wang is spared from death, he won't be able to regain his freedom. There will be people specifically responsible for monitoring him, and he won't be allowed to run wild."

Only then did Uncle Mei and I feel relieved.

At this time, Uncle Mei asked, "You interrogated him all night yesterday. What did Boss Wang confess?"

Jiang Yongguang said with a smile, "In order to get us to spare his life, that guy basically said everything he knew, holding nothing back. He talked about all the tombs he's been to and all the treasures he's touched in his life of traveling north and south. Boss Wang entered the industry in his early twenties and has been doing it for over thirty years now. He's handled thousands of pieces of stolen artifacts and made several hundred million in profit..."

"Several... hundred million?!"

I was stunned when I heard that. At that time, I couldn't even imagine the unit of measurement "hundred million."

Uncle Mei was also dumbfounded and said, "Good heavens, tomb raiding really makes money fast. They're making money in the hundreds of millions."

Jiang Yongguang sneered and said, "Hmph, engaging in these evil ways, of course, the money comes quickly! But Boss Wang is still not satisfied. The more money he makes, the bigger his ambitions become. He heard that there was an extraordinary person in the capital—Master Gao—who was proficient in the art of finding dragons and locating acupoints, and who often managed to pinpoint ancient tombs. So he had an idea, wanting to make one big score before retiring, to ensure that his children and grandchildren would have no worries about food and clothing."

Xiao Liang clicked his tongue and said, "He's already earned several hundred million. Isn't that enough for his children and grandchildren to live without worry?"

Jiang Yongguang shook his head and said, "People's greed is endless. When you earn tens of thousands, you want hundreds of thousands. When you earn hundreds of thousands, you want to earn tens of millions. Even if you earn hundreds of millions, you still want to make another big score."

"If Boss Wang hadn't been so greedy and done this last job, he might not have been caught. It's all fate," Xiao Liang said with emotion.

"That's right," Jiang Yongguang responded and continued, "Boss Wang spent a lot of money to build connections and personally went to the capital to invite Master Gao to come out of retirement. He also gave him a considerable consultation fee. Master Gao hit it off with him, and then came to the Tuo River and Yazi River area to find dragons and locate acupoints. Moreover, he pinpointed two acupoints with one move, directly revealing two ancient tombs. Boss Wang thanked Master Gao profusely and immediately set about robbing these two ancient tombs. But because these two ancient tombs were too large and extremely dangerous, he finally revealed his identity and was caught by us."

At this point, the story of the Boss Wang tomb raiding gang coming to justice was basically over. Jiang Yongguang didn't seem to have missed any key information.

But there was still a question in my mind that hadn't been answered: the coffin that floated out of the ancient Shu tomb in the Tuo River, and the strange person who climbed out of it.

I quickly reminded him, "Don't forget, a monster crawled out of the ancient Shu tomb in the Tuo River. And when Boss Wang entered the Baiguan tomb in the Yazi River, he specifically hired a Xiangxi corpse driver, Mr. Liao. He wanted to drive out the tomb owner's remains. Did he explain this?"

Jiang Yongguang nodded and said, "I asked about this, but his answer was different from what you thought. Boss Wang confessed that the reason he hired someone to drive the corpse was because Master Gao wanted the remains. The tomb owner's remains, like the ancient Shu jade slips, were the reward that Master Gao specifically requested."

"He's talking nonsense!" I immediately shook my head and said, "It wasn't Master Gao who wanted the tomb owner's remains at all. It was Boss Wang himself who wanted them. When we went into the tomb at the time, he didn't mention Master Gao wanting the remains at all. And when we found the remains, Boss Wang was very excited and said something like 'Little Er can be saved,' 'Little Er can be saved,' which clearly shows that he wanted the tomb owner's remains in order to save Little Er."

Jiang Yongguang frowned when he heard this and said, "In that case, Boss Wang hasn't confessed everything. Little Er? Who is Little Er? Do you know? Is he one of Boss Wang's men?"

"It's possible," I nodded and said, "Boss Wang does have subordinates with names like Old Three, Little Five, Little Six, and so on. Little Er might be one of them."

Uncle Mei added to my statement, "It could also be Boss Wang's child. From the way he looked, he seemed very concerned about this Little Er. Da Yong, how many children does Boss Wang have?"

Jiang Yongguang immediately replied, "Three. The eldest is the Little Boss Wang who was caught by us in the Tuo River. The second is also a boy, two years younger than Little Boss Wang, and his whereabouts are currently unknown. The third is a girl who is just starting junior high school and is studying in Boss Wang's hometown. She shouldn't be involved in the case."

"Then could this Little Er be referring to Boss Wang's second son?" I asked warily.

"Very likely," Jiang Yongguang nodded and said, "I'll go back and ask about this again to see if I can pry any information out of Boss Wang's mouth, but since he's insisting that Master Gao wanted the tomb owner's remains, I don't think there's a high probability that he'll change his story."

I understood this.

Although I've always wanted to find out the truth of the matter, compared to Little Mei's whereabouts, this matter is actually not that important.

I quickly asked, "By the way, regarding the white-clothed fairy we encountered in the tomb, did Boss Wang provide any useful information? Is she actually one of Master Gao's people?"

After all, it's basically certain now that Little Mei is in the hands of the white-clothed fairy.

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Jiang Yongguang immediately said, "I almost forgot, there's also a white-clothed fairy. Boss Wang didn't say whether she was one of Master Gao's people, but I now know where to catch this white-clothed fairy."

"Where to catch her?"

Uncle Mei and I immediately sat up from the hospital bed and asked impatiently.

Because as long as we catch the white-clothed fairy, we can find Little Mei!