I am a Big Player
Chapter 273 - 271. Delicacies of the Human World (Fifth Update)_1

Chapter 273: 271. Delicacies of the Human World (Fifth Update)_1

Jiang Haoyang and the other two couldn’t help it when they saw Ren He intentionally scare the skinny guy from behind the dirt slope, and now came running over, laughing loudly: "Awesome!"

Ren He spoke earnestly, "From now on, don’t think tomb raiding is so mystical. This is tomb raiding, though there are bigger gangs. They even have people outside the pit ready to buy the loot on the spot, forming a complete industry chain. And these two are relatively unprofessional."

"Who are you calling unprofessional?" The square-faced man was not pleased again, "You’re professional, your whole family is professional!" His words really struck a nerve; he originally worked as a security guard in the coastal areas, with the company providing room and board. Later, after gambling with some fellow townspeople and even organizing gambling himself, he swindled a lot of money, only to end up being conned by a female fellow townsman, losing everything.

Back home, they were pressing him to return and build a house and get a wife, but he didn’t have a penny in his pocket. He started by robbing a few girls for some travel money and ended up meeting a tomb raiding gang on the train. They saw his brawn and tempted him into the pit to snatch treasures, offering good money.

After all, the work in the pit was considered by many to taint the spirit and karma and was also dangerous. If they could have someone else go down, they would let them. Eventually, he and the skinny guy ended up on the criminals’ ship.

After two jobs, he had a few thousand yuan to his name, but the square-faced guy felt discontented. He knew that the cultural relics they churned out could sell for tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, and he was getting so little—it was unbearable.

So, he secretly brought some explosives and coaxed the skinny guy to come out, planning to pull off one big job and then go home to build the house, find a stable job afterwards, and continue working as a security guard, which would be quite nice.

But then... they encountered Ren He.

So, when Ren He said he was unprofessional, he was spot on.

The skinny guy just sat in the pit, listlessly, with a lifeless face. With the square-faced fool’s temper right beside him, he had no hope of getting out. Suddenly, he started crying loudly, lamenting how unlucky his life was. He had only done three jobs and on the third one, trouble arose.

The square-faced man cursed quietly: "Why the hell are you crying? If they want to cheat us, they still need us to bring the stuff up, right? We’ll just insist, people first, then the goods! If they dare come down, I’ll stab them!"

Hey, right, the skinny guy suddenly felt a surge of hope; the square-faced man was correct. The people above spoke Standard Mandarin, clearly not local villagers. And thinking about their actions, they definitely weren’t policemen: have you ever seen a cop with so much free time that they play around with a flashlight to scare people in the middle of the night? Could they be real cops?!

If they’re neither villagers nor policemen and they speak fluent Mandarin, in these wild and desolate fields, who else could they be if not fellow tomb raiders? They must be here for tomb raiding.

Shaanxi’s northern region has been quite famous these past few years, known for its large tombs and particularly for its bronzeware. Knowing this, the square-faced man brought the skinny guy here.

It’s quite normal for peers to gather here, as this is indeed a treasure land. So, if the others want what’s in the pit, they either have to hoist it up themselves, or they have to come down. There’s no other way out!

The skinny guy was thrilled; ha, no need to stay in the pit!

However, just then, the hemp rope dangling at the mouth of the pit was suddenly cut and fell down right at the feet of the square-faced man and the skinny guy, who both paused in shock: What does cutting the rope mean? Whether going up or coming down, you need the rope. Now without the rope...

The skinny guy burst into tears on the spot. It was clear that they had no intention of coming down, nor did they plan to let them go up...

What a load of crap about a double-cross; you’re kidding me, aren’t you? And here I thought you suddenly got smart...

The square-faced man was also momentarily stupefied. He suddenly looked up, "Big guy? Big guy? Are you still there, big guy? We can talk this out!"

Pfft, aren’t you a fool, Ren He said cheerfully, "Forget it, we’re not even interested in the stuff down there. In a bit, I’ll seal the entrance, and you can keep the zongzi company. He hasn’t talked to anyone in a few hundred years. I bet he has a lot to say to you guys."

The skinny guy’s hair stood on end from fear, always feeling like the coffin behind him could open at any moment, and a zongzi would jump out and greet them with a "hello" or something. But in fact, the coffin hadn’t moved an inch...

"Big guy, we really have good stuff here, for real!"

"Brave man, are you still there?"

"Brave man?" the square-faced man called out repeatedly.

"Haha, save your energy," Ren He laughed heartily. He hadn’t intended to leave those two to die. Although they weren’t exactly good eggs, they didn’t deserve death. For now, he was just toying with them. Ren He turned to Jiang Haoyang and said, "See what’s in their bags?"

Liu Bing dashed to the first bag and pulled it open: inside were two detonators, so this was the bag where they kept their tools for the job.

Li Yifan opened the second one, and the moment he did, he froze; everyone could hear him swallow in the dead of night.

What the heck, why swallow saliva? Ren He turned to look, and wow, the other large bag contained 6 buckets of instant noodles, the beef-flavored kind, plus six sticks of sausage...

Normally, no one would react much to this stuff; it’s just instant noodles, what’s the big deal?

But things were different now. Teaching in these wild mountains, enjoying a bucket of instant noodles was such a blissful thing. Liu Bing and the others even thought they were hallucinating, that the savory aroma of beef noodles was wafting out of the packaging... and the sausages! Slice the sausages in half, throw them into the noodles, and bite down...

In the Capital, these children, accustomed to a life of luxury, might not eat instant noodles once in half a year, but now it was the most delicious thing they could imagine!

"Hahaha, it’s actually instant noodles and sausages!" Jiang Haoyang became instantly joyful. The 6 buckets were probably meant for the square-faced man and his skinny companion to eat on the train, but now they had fallen into their hands.

With 6 buckets, there was one for each of them, plus an extra. Liu Bing, Li Yifan, and Jiang Haoyang suddenly felt that these tomb robbers were actually good people. Sending noodles over thousands of miles!

"We have instant noodles to eat now! This is great, haha!"

"And sausages too! This trip really had its rewards!"

"I can hardly wait to boil water for these noodles now!"

"Don’t even talk about it, my mouth is watering..."

Though they had been there for only two days, this was the stage they had not yet adapted to, so this period was the most torturous. Ren He also smiled, delighted by a few buckets of noodles; they truly had suffered.

However, down in the pitch-dark tomb, the two tomb robbers heard the cheering from above and felt their worldviews shatter. The skinny one muttered, "I can’t be hearing this right?"

The square-faced man nodded solemnly: "You heard right."

They were indeed cheering for instant noodles. Were these really fellow professionals? These were the poorest they had ever seen! Instant noodles over relics? Were they out of their minds...

Running to this desolate wilderness in the middle of the night, getting this excited over a few buckets of noodles? The two tomb robbers stood in the pit, looking up at the patch of starlight, beginning to doubt their life choices...

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This Chapter is an additional update for the Silver Alliance Sea Soul Coat; it’s the last one for today. The updates over these three days really left me disoriented; I’ve tried my best... I hope everyone enjoyed it.

Once again, thanks to the Silver Alliance Sea Soul Coat for the reward, I’m very grateful, for it’s truly a personal achievement.