The Informal Tomb Raiding Diary: She is the occupant of the tomb!-Chapter 188 - 189: Conspiracy

I’ll spare the details, as long as they know that Qinghan will be searching for his missing sister.

"Such a coincidence?" Guan Hai looked towards the distant island with a face full of surprise.

"After searching high and low... It seems the time has come." I squinted my eyes and spoke in a cryptic tone.

"Huh? No way, an expedition? Did they eat the eyes of the mascot before coming to explore?" Bi Shi also squinted her eyes and smiled at me with a ’I’ve seen through everything’ expression.

"If eating eyeballs is a necessary condition, then surely they have. But the eyeball issue is minor, what I want to know is the connection between the Tower Clan’s Holy Land and the misfortune of Qinghan’s family."

His sister came to this island to pursue the truth; could it be that the project Qinghan’s parents were involved in is related to the Tower Clan?

"Hey, his sister isn’t part of Shield, is she?" Bi Shi asked openly, without lowering her voice, in front of Qinghan.

This question is indeed difficult to answer. After Qinghan’s sister disappeared, someone must have helped her find the unnamed deserted island at sea.

Otherwise, how could a young woman suddenly leave home, having the resources and manpower to investigate the events of that year?

She didn’t even get her graduation certificate and could only find under-the-table work; Qinghan searched for her for so many years without finding any trace. If she’s not dead, then she must have changed her identity.

Changing an identity is not something she could accomplish alone, but this matter can be as big or as small as one perceives.

On a large scale, like me, with Qinghan and his department helping me maneuver, everything like ID, files, and work can be handled smoothly.

On a smaller scale, you could make a fake ID, work in places with lax checks, or do business.

But I think the latter possibility is quite small because Qinghan’s family’s affairs aren’t something an average investigative company can look into.

In other words, even if she’s wealthy, hiring the best detective wouldn’t lead them to the Tower Clan.

Because that relates to many things beyond common understanding, like swallowing mascot eyeballs or using a special compass.

The navigation system of this fishing boat is different from ordinary ships; it seems Shield has mastered my clan’s compass technology or similar technology, which allows them to enter these waters.

Just like Bi Shi said, ships that accidentally sail here tend to avoid this area subconsciously.

Unfortunately, I’m not allowed to ’visit’ the cockpit, so I can’t see the improved maritime instruments.

But this doesn’t prove Qinghan’s sister has connections with Shield; at least there’s no evidence yet that they know each other.

Maybe his sister has other fortunes, like Old Shi and them, finding treasures leading to the Undersea People’s White Jade City.

Qinghan is surely eager to land on the island now, but the rescued woman is severely injured, in terrible mental condition, and the situation on the island is unclear, so his hurry is in vain.

Captain Jack’s plan is halted again due to the landing team’s mishap; he only handles picking up people, and having received even one person, he’s considered to have completed the task.

However, our appearance added some tasks for him; without sending us to the island, he won’t finish his work.

The leaders discussed, saying the hijacking must wait until the task is completed unless we kill all the crew and staff; otherwise, we still need to leave someone to watch over them.

They know the fishing vessel better than us; even if it’s locked, there’s a chance of escaping, so the best hijacking opportunity is after our return.

As long as two people are left to destroy the communication equipment, when we come back, we coordinate from inside and out.

After the leader’s summary, Guan Hai raised a question, "What if... we don’t come back? What about Zhou?"

I think Professor Liu’s death and Cong Zhibo’s severe injuries hit him hard. A team entering, only a few came out alongside Old Shi, so many lives disappearing before his eyes, he can’t help but think of the worst.

Though for me, this won’t happen. Whoever dies, Bi Shi and I won’t, so compared with us, Zhou is actually safer.

As long as either Bi Shi or I can return to the ship, even if I don’t, as long as Bi Shi sneaks back alone, Zhou won’t be in danger.

The leader understood clearly; he pressed Guan Hai’s shoulder lightly and shook it gently, showing a rare smile, saying, "You don’t trust the superheroes? With them, Zhou will be fine."

Immediately his smile faded into a wry one, "If we all don’t come back, then at least Zhou will have company along the Yellow Springs road."

Bi Shi knocked on the floor in dissatisfaction, "Thinking of sharing a fate before the battle even starts? Whence goes your morale? I don’t know about you, but whoever wants me dead, I’ll fight to survive."

Bi Shi was speaking the truth this time; in the Tomb Prison, she became that form, neither human nor excrement, driven by her survival instinct.

Her original body had decayed, she chose to become excrement-like just to retain her consciousness and energy.

With these two things intact, even after a thousand years, she still has a chance to resurrect.

Endured by survival instinct and inner obsession, her suffering was far more severe than mine.

Forgetfulness can sometimes be a ’mercy’, which is why when we first saw her, her mental state was unstable.

Luckily, after coming out, reconnecting with the real world stopped her erratic behavior, though her personality skewed, becoming very different than before.

Guan Hai apologetically smiled, saying he will do his best, swore to Professor Liu to bring Cong Zhibo back alive.

After the small meeting, they dispatched Lu Xiaodao to scout, exploring all areas of the ship.

Especially locating the armory; he is the only one who could do this, a group of us moving together would be too conspicuous.

Lu Xiaodao has memorized all the monitoring equipment locations on the ship these past few days; he said he’s confident in avoiding them.

The leader went back to convey the meeting spirit to Zhou and planned how to sabotage the communication devices.

Currently, there’s no set action time, but we’ve agreed on a code.

After they left, only Qinghan and I were left on deck. He was exceptionally silent during the meeting earlier, saying nothing.

The others tactfully did not disturb him, giving him space. I assume after brooding through, he’d want someone to talk to. If we all leave, he won’t have anyone to speak to.

Others seemed to expect I should stay, which makes sense. They barely know Qinghan, he wouldn’t talk sincerely with them.

Though I’ve never been the ’big sister’ type giving heart-to-heart talks, being a listener I’m quite familiar with. I often lay in the coffin listening to Tomb Robbers soliloquy when trapped.

Qinghan’s eyes never left the island; the sea breeze howled, the waves quietly swayed, Qinghan stood by the railing like a plastic figure, unmoving.