Reborn in the 80s: The Smart Wife with a Secret Space

Chapter 1218: Chapter 1218: Found the Treasure Site

As the door opened, the group couldn’t wait to walk in.

The gatekeeper, seeing they were strangers, chased after them to inquire about their situation. Only after registering them did he allow them to enter.

Han Jingchen had reached out to someone for contact assistance, so none of them knew this person.

After finding the person, he scrutinized them up and down, and after a few simple exchanges, Mr. Gu pulled out the photograph: "I heard you are a veteran of the exploration team, could you tell me if you recognize the people in this picture?"

The man took the photograph and looked at it carefully for a long time: "Not everyone in this photo is from our exploration team; some were temporarily assigned from other places."

Mr. Gu pointed directly at one person in the photo, brushing aside other matters, and asked: "Is this person from your exploration team?"

After taking a look, the man shook his head and said: "No, back then, due to the heavy workload, we hired many laborers and guides locally, all on a temporary basis, and they disbanded once the work was done."

The hope that had risen in Mr. Gu’s heart was thoroughly doused by these words.

Xinyan quickly supported him: "Grandpa, don’t worry, since they said they’ve seen the person in Chongqing before, we will find them sooner or later."

Although that was what she said to comfort her grandpa, she was also anxious inside, thinking: In this modern age of the internet, it would have been much easier.

Xinyan asked about information on other people in the photograph from that man, recorded it, and then tried to locate each of them one by one.

A day passed, and they inquired everyone they could find. Some people remembered the second uncle, but unfortunately, the one who recruited him had passed away from illness many years ago, and others had no idea about his details.

In the photo, only one person who had been transferred years ago and another who had retired a few years back to live with his son in Chongqing were left unvisited.

Their spirits were somewhat dampened.

Xinyan understood that Wei Fengyuan couldn’t accompany them indefinitely in their search, so she planned to return to Chongqing with him, then take her grandpa to find those two individuals.

She thought, maybe the miracle lies with these two people.

Afterwards, the three retraced their route, declined the kindness of the Wei Family, and Xinyan, accompanying Mr. Gu, visited several units before finally finding the transferred colleague.

But they still found nothing.

As for the retired comrade, they were never able to find any information about his son, nor could they confirm if he was still in Chongqing.

Ultimately, Mr. Gu, having witnessed many storms in his life, decided after a few days of dejection to first take Xinyan to the Gu Family treasure site in Sichuan.

After all, he was curious about what kind of allure drew people to continually target the Gu Family.

Taking several transfers, they finally arrived at their destination. After a night’s rest, they followed the instructions on the leather map and took an entire day to find the place.

To be honest, if it weren’t for that leather map, finding this place would have been nearly impossible.

Truly curious how the Gu Family Master discovered this place, a narrow path only fit for one person to traverse, some parts so precarious that a slip could send one tumbling down the cliff to their doom.

The two were prepared for the journey, bringing not just food but also tools, knowing it wasn’t easy to get there. Both shared the same thought: what exactly was this treasure hiding?

Today’s task couldn’t possibly be completed; after all, Mr. Gu was aging, and these past few days had been stressful and exhausting. After eating something, he lay down where Xinyan arranged for him and fell asleep.

Xinyan, having studied the leather map for a while, finally sprinkled insect repellent and animal deterrent powder around her, leaned against the wall to rest, gathering energy for the challenges of tomorrow.