Harry grinned, and smoothed her long silky hair. He said, "If you want to take them away, I'll figure out a solution. If you don't want to, then we'll sink them down." Harry didn't care much about it. It was all up to her.
Lola thought for a while, and said, "Let's wait and see. But of course, it'll be the best if we can take them away!" She chuckled and thought that the treasure was something irresistible to everyone in this world.
Looking at the spark in her eyes when she mentioned the treasure, Harry held her tight and asked, "Your husband has given you the amount of money that is enough for three lifetimes. Do you still care about this treasure?"
She just kept on chuckling and answered, "Of course I do. What if they are some interesting antiques? If so, then we take them with us and keep them at home."
"Since those are something passed down from the ancestors, and even though not knowing the accurate ages of them, they must be some antiques," Lola thought to herself.
Harry put down his arm which was supporting his head, and helped her to cover herself with the quilt. "Now sleep first. You may find out about everything tomorrow!" He reassured her. He kissed her on the cheek, and closed his eyes.
Nobody else except him knew that he was trying so hard to restrain himself. But there were other people nearby, so he had to respect her. But he wanted so badly to touch her...
The night became very quiet, and everybody soon fell sound asleep.
At eight o'clock the next morning, they proceeded towards the southeastern direction.
The road was smooth and steady, and was without any cracking or silt. This showed that it might have never rained in here.
A few hours passed, and a stone-made building appeared in front of them.
They all got out of the car, and felt surprised to see that there was a house at the remote bottom line of the world.
In a short distance, there was a gate formed by three stone columns.
Behind it, there was a battered old gate, with the height of four or five meters.
Then behind the gate, there were a few houses built by stones. But the windows and doors were broken.
These were all they could see right now.
"Is it possible that there will be any treasure in here? It seems so deserted." thought Lola. She curiously looked around the small area. It was so small that it is impossible to name it a village.
Then some bodyguards went inside and patrolled around the area. They came back very soon.
They reported, "Mr. Si, there is nothing inside. All are just some empty stone-made houses."
He nodded, and guessed that the things inside might have withered away during a long history of exposure. It could have been naturally destroyed.
After reporting to their boss, the bodyguards stepped back a few meters from them, awaiting their next orders.
Harry went back and was about to help Lola get out of the car.
All of a sudden, a bomb went off. Harry reacted fast and bent down. Lola hadn't gotten out of the car yet, but there already came shooting and booming sounds one after another.
Harry pressed her head down in the backseat and ordered her, "It's dangerous outside! Don't raise your head! Don't get out of the car! Stay here!" The opponents must be strong. They have found out about this area and had already occupied it before long.
The climate in the land was much hotter than in the glacier land.
Lola was wearing a thin coat at that moment, and Harry took out two army overcoats to cover and hide Lola under them.
Lola huddled herself up on the backseat, and under the army coats. This made her even more difficult to be discovered.
By the moment Harry got out of the car, Lola suddenly gripped tight his hand. Harry was holding a gun.
Her eyes were filled with worries and anxieties. But in the end, she could say nothing else but to utter out two words, "Be careful!"
Harry looked deep into her eyes, and he nodded reassuringly. Then he got out of the car.
After he closed the door, he quickly slipped to Jordan's side and crouched.
Jordan was hiding on the other side of the military freight van. He heard Harry anxiously said to him, "You take Lola away, and leave the area. It's too dangerous here."
It seemed that the number of the enemy were quite a lot, and what was worse, they all sprung up suddenly without knowing where they were. They were not easy to be dealt with.
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