Most likely, these brothers had placed the treasures on the side of the road. To do such a thing in such a short period of time, it would definitely not be in place. Perhaps there would be a lot of traces left behind, which would provide a lot of clues for outsiders to discover this treasure cave.
Soon, One-eyed found a place with more footprints. Then, following the footprints, he found some traces a hundred steps away. He looked carefully and soon found the entrance of a rather large cave. As there were many branches piled up above, it would be troublesome to clean them up. Therefore, One-eyed didn't do it. He sighed and went back.
"Big brother, big brother, something happened."
One-eyed ran back to find the Horse Gang Leader and said nervously.
Although he was very anxious, he didn't want others to hear too much, so he didn't speak loudly.
"What the hell is going on? Didn't you just leave? Why did you come back? "
The Horse Gang Leader asked impatiently.
One-eyed said with heartache, "My brothers didn't listen to me. When I went back just now, I found that half of the luggage was missing. The remaining half was hidden in the cave by my brothers. It's a cave not far from here on the right. It's only three to five hundred steps away from here. Big brother, you'll understand once you take a look."
"What? There's actually such a thing? How could this happen? Quickly take me to have a look. You guys follow me. "
The Horse Gang Leader still had some trusted subordinates. He quickly took these people and One-eyed to the cave where the treasures were hidden. He wanted to see what was going on with his own eyes. These treasures were the lifeblood of the Horse Gang Leader. How could he allow any deviation? This was simply asking for his life.
Very soon, they arrived at the cave where the horse bandits had buried the treasures and saw a large number of traces in the surroundings. This infuriated the leader of the horse bandits. These treasures were his lifeblood and they were actually carelessly thrown in the cave by his horse bandits without his permission. Moreover, the surrounding camouflage was also not done well. As a result, it was very easy to be discovered by others.
Leaving some people to guard these treasures seemed like a good idea, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it wouldn't work. This was because he couldn't trust the people who stayed behind. If this person stole the treasures and secretly developed his own force, then wouldn't he lose a lot of money? Therefore, he absolutely couldn't leave anyone behind.
But this place was too carelessly hidden. If these treasures were discovered by outsiders, then he would suffer a great loss. As a miser, he didn't want to see this happen.
"Pull, pull all these branches away."
The Horse Gang Leader ordered his brothers to pull these branches away. He wanted to see these treasures with his own eyes to make sure that these treasures were real. Only after seeing them could he be at ease.
The carelessly placed branches were not difficult to get, and they were soon opened. The entrance of the cave was not very big, and it could be considered hidden. However, it was too close to the mountain path, and ordinary people would not be able to find it. However, if a woodcutter or hunter passed by, it would be very easy for them to find it. This made the horse bandit leader very worried.
"How can we just leave so many valuable treasures here? These are all treasures. What are our brothers thinking? How can they bear to leave the treasures here? It will be troublesome if they are stolen. "
The Horse Gang Leader said angrily and annoyedly.
"Big Brother, there is no better way now. If we force our brothers to come back and carry these treasures, I'm afraid there will be a big mess. Once our brothers have a change of heart, everything will be over."
One-eyed persuaded.
The Horse Gang Leader looked at his brothers behind him. They were so scared that they hurriedly said that it was difficult to carry them. They suggested that it would be better to leave the treasures where they were. This way, the burden could be reduced.
Which Horse Gang was not greedy? But in the face of the huge reality, they had to choose to give up. Most of the Horse Gang still felt that their lives were more valuable than the treasures. If they lost the treasures, they could continue to rob. But if they lost their lives, then they would have nothing. Before they set out, almost no one knew that the road would be so bad. Most of them did not object to taking the treasures with them. But after a few days, they found that the road was more difficult than they had imagined. They were Horse Gang. Without legal clearance documents, they could only choose to take small roads and side roads. But the small roads and side roads were very difficult to walk. Even the local hunters were not willing to take them. Only some salt and iron smugglers would take the risk to do such things. If they were caught, it would be a felony. In serious cases, they would be beheaded or exiled.
Seeing that there was no one to support him, the Horse Gang Leader felt disheartened. All of this was caused by himself. If he had not insisted on carrying such a huge amount of treasures, his brothers would not have gone against him like this. It was all because of greed.
"Since you all think so, then let's just leave these treasures here. However, it's very easy to be discovered by using branches to cover them. Shouldn't we think of a better way? At the very least, we should completely cover the entrance of the cave so that outsiders can't enter and exit as they please!"
The Horse Gang Leader was still thinking about the treasures. He felt that he would definitely come back to take them in the future. As long as he reached Fox Tu Mountain and stabilized his forces, he would immediately do this. The sooner he took the treasures away, the sooner he could avoid being discovered by irrelevant people and thus reduce the risk.
One-eyed thought for a moment and said, "Big Brother, there is a saying that goes' trying to cover up makes it more conspicuous'. If we cover up the entrance too tightly, it will arouse the suspicion of others. When the time comes, they will definitely go in to take a look. It is better to cover it up hastily. In this way, no one will notice such an inconspicuous cave. It will be safer this way."
It had to be said that this was a good idea. Whether it was too tightly covered or not covered at all, it was not safe. If it was not covered, people passing by would be curious and would go in to take a look. If it was raining, they would choose to go in to take shelter from the rain and might discover the treasures. But if the cave was too tightly covered, many passersby would also feel very suspicious and would very likely think of ways to enter in order to find out what was going on.
They could only set up some cover so that people would not be able to enter easily. But at the same time, it would not appear very tight, giving people the feeling that there could not be anything good inside. If there were good things, how could they cover it with some branches so hastily? And if they took away these branches, there would be some pressure for one or two people. So when they saw the situation, they did not go in.
"That's fine. Make the small hole in the cave bigger and bury these chests in the soil. Just step on them."
The Horse Gang Leader said.
He still did not feel at ease exposing the treasures so openly in the cave. He would only be at ease if they were buried in the soil.
This was already the best method at present. His subordinates did not raise any objections. Because there was a relatively large hole in the cave, the dozen or so brothers quickly dug out the large hole and placed all the chests in the large hole. Then, they buried them with soil. Finally, they found a lot of hay and burned it on the compacted ground. This way, through the baking of the ground, many traces would be covered up, making it even harder to be discovered.
Looking at these treasures buried in the soil, the Horse Gang Leader sighed and said, "I will come back to get them sooner or later. Let's go."
"Big brother, our brothers were forced to do this. Please don't blame them. Otherwise, it will hurt our brothers' hearts. Now there are few people in the team, so it's time to use them."
One-eye said.
"Don't worry! I'm not so narrow-minded. "
The Horse Gang Leader said hypocritically. After a pause, he suddenly asked, "That's not right! It's been more than a day. Why hasn't there been any news from Slim Monkey? "
One-eye thought for a moment and said, "Big brother, One-eye didn't bring anything. Of course, he walked freely. I guess he should have reached Hedong by now!"
"Impossible. Although his burden is light, the road he took is more rugged than ours. He can't run so fast. Maybe the brothers he sent out got lost! Or there was an accident. "
The Horse Gang Leader guessed.
"Accident? It shouldn't be! Slim Monkey is so shrewd. Who can plot against him? It's absolutely impossible. "
One-eye seemed to know his brother very well.
The Horse Gang Leader curled his lips and said, "Slim Monkey is as shrewd as a monkey. But it's because he's too shrewd that I'm more worried!"
Obviously, the Horse Gang Leader was worried about his brother. He always felt that his brother would betray him.
One-eye said timidly, "It can't be! Although Skinny Monkey is a smart monkey, he has always been very respectful to Big Brother. He will not betray Big Brother. "
The Horse Gang Leader sighed and said, "Life is unpredictable! That's all in the past. Now my prestige has been greatly damaged. My brothers look at me differently. How can Slim Monkey be an exception? Didn't you notice that before we set off, he always went against me. He always refused to listen to me and left empty-handed? "
One-eye heard and said quickly, "No, Slim Monkey didn't bring anything. What could he do? If he had any other thoughts, he should have taken some of the treasures. We were just considering the current situation. In fact, we didn't want to go against you. We won't have such thoughts. Big brother, you can rest assured. "
"Clean up the surrounding traces. We should go. No one is allowed to mention what happened today."
The Horse Gang Leader said domineeringly.
This was also to appease the people. Who asked this guy to have such a bad prestige now? A complete fiasco had hurt the foundation of the Horse Gang. The Horse Gang was frightened and became more and more suspicious of their leader's ability. They even wanted to change their leader. Perhaps their days would be better in this way.
Due to the delay in dealing with the cave, this group of people left a little late. They were more than ten miles away from the group in front of them. If not for this, the group behind them would have already caught up with the group in front of them.
One-eye thought that he was smart. He thought that a carelessly covered up cave would not attract the attention of outsiders. But he didn't expect that Big Colt and his subordinates had been watching them for a long time. Their every move was under the eyes of others. Therefore, not long after they left, Big Colt led his men to the vicinity of the cave. After a short observation, they found the cave that was not deeply hidden.
"What good things did the Horse Gang hide in there?"
From a distance, they could see smoke coming out of the cave. Was it cooking in the cave?
"Who cares what it is. We'll know once we dig it out. Hurry up and dig it out."
"The smoke is too big. Let's dig later!"
"This smoke is nothing. Everyone, work harder. Let's see what's inside."
Because they were too far away, they didn't see clearly. They only saw a group of Horse Gang carrying the box into the cave. As for what was in the box, they didn't know.
The efficiency of more than a dozen people was very high. They quickly removed the branches and saw the ashes on the ground.
"What a strong smell of smoke! What happened here just now? Where are the boxes hidden by the Horse Gang? Let's split up and look for them. "
More than a dozen people searched around but found nothing. The cave was only so big and everything was under their eyes. They could discover everything at a glance. However, they could see clearly from afar that the Horse Gang had indeed moved the chests into the cave and left empty-handed. Therefore, these chests must be in the child's cave.
The smoke on the ground made it difficult for people to get close. Everyone searched in the area where there was no smoke. No one would take the risk of being burned to touch the ashes that were still emitting smoke.
However, when the walls and the ground of the cave were searched, everyone immediately focused on the ashes that were not completely burned. Because the walls were normal, they didn't find any secret rooms. So, the only problem was the ground. The clean ground didn't show any abnormalities. So, the ground that was covered with ashes was naturally very suspicious.
"The boxes must be buried under the ashes."
"Could it be that the Horse Gang's boxes contained antiques, calligraphy, and paintings that have been burned?"
"How can it be? Even if the boxes were burned to ashes, there would still be traces. There are only withered grass and branches here. There are no boxes or wooden boards at all. It must be buried under the ground."
"Find some tools and remove the ashes. Let's dig up the soil below to take a look."
More than ten soldiers found some tools and removed some of the ashes in the cave. They immediately saw that the soil below was not normal. It was obvious that it had just been excavated. This could almost prove that the horse bandit's chest was indeed hidden in this cave.
Such a major discovery made Big Colt and the rest very excited. They quickly used the tools they carried with them and dug up the ground again. They also moved out the boxes that the Horse Gang had buried.
"Quickly open it and see what's inside."
Everyone was very curious and excited.
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