"What?!" Elder Lin jumped in shock, and then his eyes instantly lit up.
Compared with a dozen two-level or three-level cultural relics and a small gang of artifact smugglers, if they could find that thing, the merit would be incomparable.
"Listen, Elder Wang, you can't keep all the spoils for yourself; you've got to count me in on this thing."
"On your turf, how could I sidestep you, the local snake!"
"Great! Where's the thing then?"
"What do you mean, 'where?' I'm right in the middle of looking for it!"
"Right, right, right! I'll have my boys keep searching; even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, I will find that thing!"
With newfound motivation, Elder Lin, like a chicken on steroids, ordered his officers to step up the search for hidden compartments or tunnels.