Climbing ashore, I took a breath, changed my clothes, and described the comic strip in the Dragon Locking Well.

After listening, Uncle Mei immediately guessed, "The hero who subdued the evil dragon should be Liu Bowen, right?"

Jiang Yongguang shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem like it. Liu Bowen suffered from a serious illness in the first month of Hongwu's eighth year, asked to retire, and died in mid-April. He was buried in his hometown in Jiangnan. This is recorded in history, and Liu Bowen's tomb is indeed in Jiangnan. The person in this painting clearly didn't die of illness, nor was he buried in his hometown, which is inconsistent with Liu Bowen's identity."

"Then who is the person in this comic strip? Is it the person who built this Dragon Locking Well?" Uncle Mei asked again.

I speculated, "I think the person in the painting must be the one who built the Dragon Locking Well. After all, the whole story depicts the process of subduing the evil dragon."

Jiang Yongguang also agreed: "I think so too. If the person in the painting isn't the well builder, then why record his story in the well?"

"But this person isn't Liu Bowen?" I asked.

Jiang Yongguang nodded to confirm, "This person is not Liu Bowen."

"That's strange. This Dragon Locking Well is clearly built on the site where Liu Bowen cut off the dragon vein, but it wasn't built by Liu Bowen. Oh, my head is a little messed up..." I said helplessly, holding my head.

Jiang Yongguang smiled and patted my shoulder, and said, "Forget it, don't worry about this for now. Since this waterway is blocked, the rats couldn't have escaped from here. Then their passage may only be the tomb robbery tunnel behind Lao Huang's house, right? Why don't we go and see Xiao Liang and the others first?"

Uncle Mei also said, "That's right. I don't care at all who built this Dragon Locking Well. I just want to find the ancient Shu tomb and rescue An'an as soon as possible."

After speaking, we put the diving equipment back in the car first, and then, led by me, went to meet with Xiao Liang and the others.

The location of the tomb robbery tunnel was not far from the pit of the dead. I hadn't heard any gunshots, which meant that everything was under control on Xiao Liang's side, at least there was no fierce conflict with the rats.

When we arrived at the scene, we saw that Xiao Liang and Lao Wei had already gone in. Standing outside the courtyard, I could vaguely hear Lao Wei's loud voice.

I shouted, "Xiao Liang?"

Xiao Liang in the courtyard heard the movement and trotted out to greet us.

"Chen Rongsheng, Officer Jiang, Uncle Mei, you're here? How is it? Did you gain anything in the Dragon Locking Well?"

I shook my head and said, "Not much of a gain, just saw a comic strip. What about you? How many rats did you catch?"

Xiao Liang pointed inside and said, "Caught three people, one scattering dirt, two keeping watch."

"How is it, are they cooperating? Did they confess any useful information?" Jiang Yongguang asked.

"They're quite cooperative. These three people are all young and haven't seen much of the world. Lao Wei interrogated them separately, and after a few bluffs, they immediately confessed." Xiao Liang said with a smile.

"Not bad, Lao Wei, you've got some skills." Jiang Yongguang praised with a smile, and then asked, "What did they confess?"

Xiao Liang said: "This group of rats has about twelve or thirteen people. The one in charge is an experienced old hand named Yang Guo, who is said to have robbed many tombs and is a well-known figure in the circle."

I found this name funny. How could the leader of the tomb robbers be called "Yang Guo"? Does he have a condor?

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yongguang had actually heard of this "Yang Guo" and said with a sneer: "I know this person. He lost an arm because he was caught in a trap while robbing a tomb in his early years, so he got the nickname Yang Guo. But he was lucky to survive. I didn't expect that after a few years, he would actually be doing well. He robbed several Tang tombs in the north a few years ago and made a lot of money. I've wanted to catch him for a long time. I didn't expect to run into him here."

After listening, I guessed: "It should be the person contacted by Master Gao. Master Gao asked Shopkeeper Wang to rob those two tombs while letting Yang Guo be responsible for the Mamu River side."

"It should be." Jiang Yongguang nodded and asked Xiao Liang, "Where are Yang Guo and the others? Are they all in the tomb?"

Xiao Liang said: "Yes, they're all in the tomb. It is said that this group went down to the tomb last night. Logically speaking, they should have come up by dawn, but these people haven't made any movement at all. The two lookouts were uneasy and almost went down to find them."

Jiang Yongguang also pondered: "One shouldn't steal when the rooster crows and the lights go out. The rats rob tombs at night and sleep during the day. They must come up before dawn. These people are all veterans and can't make such a low-level mistake. Could it be that something went wrong down there?"

I immediately thought of the person who was pulled up from the pit of the dead and the Dragon Locking Well during the day, and said, "That rat this morning should be one of Yang Guo's men, right? I think his appearance is a bit strange."

"How so?" Jiang Yongguang quickly narrowed his eyes and looked at me, waiting for me to explain.

I said, "Generally, people who drown must drink their fill of water, and their stomachs will become very large, and their bodies will become very heavy. But the stomach of the corpse that was pulled up this morning was瘪 biě (deflated), and it wasn't too heavy. He obviously didn't drink much water. I'm afraid he didn't drown, but was already dead before going into the water."

Xiao Liang's pretty face turned pale after listening, and she asked me, "Chen Rongsheng, do you mean that this group of rats encountered danger in the tomb and died, but later, for some reason, they were swept into the pit of the dead, right?"

"It's possible." I nodded immediately.

Jiang Yongguang was a brave man who feared nothing. He immediately said, "We'll find out what happened by going down and taking a look, right? Yang Guo's gang is a key target, and we have to see them alive or dead. Besides, Xiao Chen, you want to find your fiancée, don't you have to go down and take a look too?"

Of course, I didn't hesitate and nodded immediately, "Yes, I definitely have to go down."

Uncle Mei and I were of one mind, and he nodded immediately.

When Xiao Liang saw that the three of us were planning to go down to the tomb, she hesitated for a moment, and finally took a step forward and said, "Then I'll go down with you too."

I quickly dissuaded her: "Don't go down. It's dangerous below. Even a veteran like Yang Guo has been caught. You should wait for us up here."

Jiang Yongguang also said, "That's right, Xiao Liang, you stay on top to respond."

Xiao Liang refused and said firmly, "No, I want to act with you too. I wasn't allowed to participate in the Duck River tomb, and I can't be left out this time, right? If the ancient tomb below is a water environment, I'm a good swimmer and can play a certain role."

This was very convincing. The Xiaoling Guards were generally not very good swimmers. The only good swimmers on the scene were me, Uncle Mei, and Xiao Liang.

From this point of view, it was good to have Xiao Liang with us, just in case.

Jiang Yongguang considered for a moment and finally agreed, "Okay, let's act together as a group, not one less!"