Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

After entering the village path, Xu Damao gradually slowed down. When he was about to approach the small village, he carefully put the bicycle into his pocket and then approached the target house quietly. At this time, he could vaguely hear a noisy sound coming from the yard.

"Hey, luckily the people haven't left yet!" Xu Damao secretly rejoiced. Taking advantage of the cover of night, he quietly found a place not far from the target house and hid there, waiting quietly. As time passed, his heartbeat became faster and faster...

About ten minutes later, two donkey-drawn carts slowly drove out of the courtyard gate. There were two people sitting on the first cart, and only one person sat on the next one.

"From the looks of it, they should be the three people from this morning, the man called Brother Niu and his companion, and the driver!"

There is no doubt that those important things must be hidden on these two donkey carts.

Xu Damao hid behind a big tree not far from the path and waited quietly. Not long after, two donkey carts drove slowly by one after another.

Xu Damao was not in a hurry to follow quietly, but waited patiently until the donkey cart went farther and farther away before walking towards the courtyard where the donkey cart had just driven out.

After all, he had entered the courtyard at around 4 a.m. this morning and searched everywhere, but to no avail. At this time, the donkey cart drove out of the courtyard, so these things were most likely hidden here, but why didn't he see anything this morning?

Out of curiosity, Xu Damao decided to go in again to investigate, to see where the things on the donkey cart were hidden, and also to see if there were anything left.

The donkey cart was not moving very fast and he could catch up at any time, but he decided to explore the courtyard first before making any plans.

When Xu Damao arrived at the gate of the yard, he found that it was firmly locked with a copper lock. He then went around to the side of the wall and climbed over it easily.

The courtyard was empty and the rooms were unusually quiet. Xu Damao quickly scanned every room, and the result was exactly the same as this morning - still nothing. However, a corner of the courtyard caught his attention.

Those were two huge and heavy door panels, like two solid barriers, placed abruptly in the corner of the yard. Xu Damao had extraordinary night vision, and his sharp eyes quickly caught the chaotic and irregular footprints around the door panels.

Strong curiosity drove him to approach step by step. When he got to the front, he stretched out his strong arms and lifted the heavy door panel effortlessly. Unexpectedly, there was a slanted entrance hidden under the door panel, a dark and deep passage extending to the underground, and there were staggered stone steps on both sides of the passage.

"Damn! It turned out to be hidden here. No wonder I didn't find anything last night. It turned out that this thing was hidden underground."

"I don't know if the two donkey carts have taken away all the stuff. I have to go down and take a look."

Xu Damao muttered to himself in a low voice, while listening attentively to the movements below. After making sure that there was no one around, he carefully walked down the stairs.

Thanks to his extraordinary hearing, if there really was someone hiding here, he would definitely be able to detect something unusual at such a close distance.

The underground space was not spacious, only about four meters long and wide. The ground was paved with a thin layer of wood, covered with messy footprints, as if telling a story that had happened in the past.

The things in the underground secret room had been moved out completely, and it was completely empty. Xu Damao stood there, quickly scanning the surroundings, and after confirming that everything was correct, he turned around without hesitation and walked upwards.

When he got to the ground, he gently covered the underground entrance with the door panel and carefully adjusted the position to restore it to its original appearance. Then, Xu Damao jumped up, using his feet to gain leverage on the wall and easily jumped onto the top of the wall. After standing firmly, he jumped down again, his body as light as a flying bird, and quickly chased in the direction where the two donkey carts left.

Xu Damao quickly took out his bicycle, got on the saddle, and pedaled hard, and the wheels started to spin rapidly. Before long, he successfully caught up with the two donkey carts in front of him. Under the cover of night, Xu Damao skillfully controlled the speed of the bicycle, followed the donkey carts at a moderate distance, and always kept a proper distance.

"Two carts, three people..." Xu Damao thought to himself as he rode his bike. He planned to find a secluded place, play the role of a robber, and hijack the two donkey carts. However, he had to be careful and make sure not to leave any clues. After all, he didn't want to be entangled by the Kuomintang spies.

After following for more than two hours, Xu Damao had no way of calculating how far he had walked, but he knew in his heart that it was almost time to take action because there happened to be a dense grove ahead.

"As soon as the cart enters the woods, I will overtake it immediately, and then kill people and rob them of their property! Hehehehe..." While Xu Damao was imagining what would happen next, he stared at the two donkey carts in front.

Seeing the two donkey carts slowly driving into the grove, Xu Damao's heartbeat began to speed up. He felt that the opportunity had come. So he stepped hard on the pedals and slightly increased the speed of riding.

The path was winding and in the dark night, once the two donkey carts entered the grove, they seemed to be swallowed by a huge monster and disappeared without a trace. Xu Damao found that he could no longer see the donkey carts, and he became nervous and quickly increased the speed of his bicycle.

"Hey, why did those two cars stop? And why are there so many people here suddenly?" Turning a small corner, Xu Damao saw two stopped donkey carts in the dark woods, and next to the donkey carts, four strangers suddenly appeared. At this moment, these four people were talking to Brother Niu, and Xu Damao could not hear their conversation at all.

Xu Damao rode very fast, and the crisp sound of the bicycle chain had already reached the ears of several people. At this point, he had no choice but to pretend to be a stranger passing by...

"Hey, friends, please make way. Can I have a way?"

Xu Damao was riding his bicycle while shouting loudly. In fact, when he saw those people from a distance, he slowed down on his own initiative. After all, it was a bit unreasonable for a person to ride a bicycle at such a dark and silent night.