Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 683 - 680: Underground Maze

Chapter 683: Chapter 680: Underground Maze

Lin Tian looked at the gold bars a few times, laughed, and said, "The standard weight specifications for gold bars are 10 grams, 30 grams, 50 grams, 100 grams, 300 grams, 500 grams, and 1000 grams. Judging by the size of these bars, they should be 1000 grams each."

"How many bars make up a ton of gold? One ton equals 1000kg, and each bar weighs 1kg, so there are a thousand bars in a ton. According to the size of these boxes, each box should hold a hundred bars, and there are exactly ten large boxes here, so Miss Yue’er’s guess was spot on, a full ton of gold," Lin Tian calculated quickly and spoke hastily.

"Brother Lin, you are so amazing, knowing at a glance that there’s a ton of gold here!" Kikuchi Mika said admiringly.

Lin Tian touched his nose sheepishly and said, "Actually, it just takes a bit of observational skill and mental arithmetic to calculate the total amount of gold at hand. It’s so simple, I can’t claim to be amazing. Miss Yue’er is the real prodigy here, a woman’s intuition about gold and jewelry is indeed incredibly accurate."

"Hmph, you’re really fake with your modesty. Also, remember, don’t call me Yue’er, you should call me Sister Li," Li Yue glared and placed her hands on her hips, huffing.

"Yue’er, stop fussing. Let’s finish counting quickly and go check the lab to prevent any unexpected troubles due to delay," Li Qingyun, as the elder here, spoke up.

"Granny Li really thinks things through, it’ll get difficult to move the shrine’s goods if the little devils’ police come," Lin Tian said, then walked past the gold, heading inside.

Inside, there were black leather cases. Lin Tian opened one to check and found that it contained banknotes, which, judging by the look of the currency, were undoubtedly US Dollars. He opened a few more cases and found that the vault not only stored dollars, but also euros, RMB from Huaxia, and Japan’s currency.

"This money must be there for them to carry out missions, the Sun Shadow Association sure is well-prepared," Lin Tian said upon seeing so much currency, sneering coldly.

"Of course. There are restrictions on the amount of foreign currency that can be exchanged in each country. Without bringing this money upon entry, the exchanged funds wouldn’t be enough," Ning Luoxi stated.

"You see, the most valuable thing in the vault is probably not the gold," the Heavenly Master Girl suggested.

Lin Tian walked toward the Heavenly Master Girl and found a glass cabinet in front of her, containing exquisitely boxed diamonds, jade jewelry, and various other gemstones.

"The value is indeed extraordinary. According to current gold prices, a ton of gold is worth about 300 million RMB, but the total value of these jewels is probably more than 500 million," Lin Tian remarked.

"The shrine should have more money than this," Kikuchi Mika said with some confusion, "I heard that the vault is just a reserve fund. It’s not usually accessed unless there’s an emergency."

Lin Tian paused at this, then something dawned on him, and he exclaimed, "We’re at a big loss! The shrine still has some assets with Oda Manaka. As long as she remembers the bank accounts and passwords, that portion of the funds is still in her control."

"We really are at a big loss. If we’d known, we would’ve had her reveal the account and password first," Li Yue also lamented.

"Never mind, we now have the vault’s money, the lab’s data, and the pharmacy’s herbs. This is already invaluable," Lin Tian said nonchalantly, not bothered at all by the loss, as long as the money did not end up in someone’s private pockets—he wouldn’t mind donating the entire vault’s funds.

After a final check, the total value of the vault was about 900 million, and although it was not as valuable as the "Three Pure Ones’ Holy Realm" jade sculpture at Tianxue Jewelry, it was still a substantial amount; many companies don’t even register with as much as 100 million in capital.

"Miss Luoxi, this is something we’ve acquired together. How are we going to transport these items back home? With such a massive sum, I’m afraid it won’t pass customs, and even if we sneak it in, it can only become unaccounted-for money," Lin Tian said.

"You’re right, but there are ways around it. You could donate a portion of the money to the Hope Project and become a philanthropic investor, which should be feasible," Ning Luoxi suggested a possible solution.

"Let’s forget about using my name; I don’t want that kind of attention. The Xiao Family has properties in Japan too, so I think a donation in the Xiao Family’s name would be best. I don’t care how much is donated, as long as the money is put to good use," Lin Tian said indifferently, as money wasn’t an issue as long as it didn’t end up in the wrong pockets.

"Don’t worry, if I find out who dares to take any, I’ll chop off their hands first," Ning Luoxi said assertively, and Lin Tian believed in her capability—not in terms of force, but due to her social status, as there were few leaders who dared to provoke the Ning Family.

"Lin Tian, you go check the other stuff; I’ll take Yue’er to inspect the lab. Let’s split up and work quickly," Li Qingyun proposed.

"That’s a good idea. You are more familiar with Gu techniques, so the two of you should take a look at the laboratory. But still, please be careful; in case someone is hiding here and takes a potshot, it would be dangerous," Lin Tian cautioned.

"Don’t worry, we are not that weak," Li Yue said, lifting her chin proudly.

After Li Qingyun and her granddaughter left, Lin Tian recalled a very important matter. Oda Manaka had mentioned that Guizhong Yilang spent a lot of time underground.

At first, Lin Tian thought he had crawled out of a coffin underground, but now it seemed more likely not that bizarre; chances were that the shrine had two levels, one above ground and another below.

The mountain where the shrine was located was very solid, making it very safe to hollow out for a secret underground spot without worrying about collapse.

Furthermore, considering the shrine’s long history, which Lin Tian estimated to be several hundred years, even if the undertaking of hollowing out the mountain was massive, it would have been completed if they intended to do so.

The more he thought about it, the more convinced Lin Tian became that his hunch was correct. He turned to Kikuchi Mika and asked, "Lady Kikuchi, is there an underground level to the shrine?"

"Brother Lin, this is exactly what I was going to tell you. I overheard before that the shrine occasionally undergoes strange occurrences, with people mysteriously disappearing. When reported to Oda Manaka, she paid no attention, and thus it was rumored in the shrine that beneath it, there’s a maze. If one carelessly wanders in, they’d be lost forever inside!" Kikuchi Mika said seriously.

An underground maze? Lin Tian was taken aback, then realized it likely wasn’t any spooky maze, but rather Guizhong Yilang was up to something, kidnapping people to sacrifice and practice his Shishen and living dead, causing the disappearances.

Ning Luoxi and the Heavenly Master Girl obviously thought the same and exchanged glances with Lin Tian.

"Let’s go, even if we have to turn over the entire mountain, we must find the entrance to the lower level," Lin Tian said with slight excitement, considering that Guizhong Yilang, as a descendant of the Guizhong Clan, must have treasures stashed away.