Chapter 21: Nighttime Exploration of the Government Compound

At 11 pm, Xia Ning’an quietly left the guesthouse and headed towards the government compound.

Following Bond’s guidance, she found a hole to crawl through.

“Bond, you actually made me crawl through a dog hole.”

Humph, she would definitely kick that toad a few times later.

She reached Su Jianchao’s house. It was a separate small courtyard. She entered the courtyard, and Bond helped her open the door lock. She quietly slipped into the house.

She quietly went up to the second floor. The room on the south side should be the master bedroom. The door wasn’t locked. She opened the bedroom door and quietly walked in, wearing only socks. She went to the bed, where a middle-aged couple was sleeping.

She sprinkled some mushroom powder on them directly.

She left the master bedroom and quietly pushed open the door next to it.

This wasn’t a bedroom, but a study.

She pulled down the curtains, locked the door, and turned on the light.

There were some papers scattered on the desk. She looked around but didn’t find anything special. She turned off the light and prepared to leave.

“I detected metal behind the painting. Anjie, go take a look. Many people in this era hide gold bars in their homes.”

Xia Ning’an suddenly realized. She learned something new.

She took down the painting on the wall. A wooden panel was revealed behind it. She took down the panel, and there was a wooden box inside.

She took out the box, placed it on the desk, and opened it.

She found a pistol, two notebooks, and a few letters inside.

She opened the notebooks and her face turned green when she saw the contents. It turned out that this notebook recorded his bribery and opening doors for others over the years. It also recorded the gifts he sent to his superiors and the various gifts he sent to people to help his son settle things. He was truly a national parasite.

Xia Ning’an took out the letters and pulled out one of them. She found that the writing was in Japanese. She took the letter to the space and asked Bond to take a look. Bond read the letter for her. The letter said that this Vice Mayor Su’s real identity was a Japanese-Chinese mixed-race, a spy left behind in China after the war. After reading a few more letters, she found that they all instructed him to do bad things.

Xia Ning’an knew this was a serious matter. She put everything back exactly as it was.

This wasn’t just about beating up Su Jianchao. She then snuck into Su Jianchao’s room and sprinkled some mushroom powder on him as well.

On the first floor, she snuck into the study on the first floor. This study should be his official office.

She opened the drawers and found some files.

She opened Vice Mayor Su’s briefcase. Inside, there were over 200 yuan and some tickets. On the inside of the briefcase, Xia Ning’an pulled out a paper package. The package was labeled “Yangcheng Department Store” and contained a red silk scarf.

This old man must have a mistress outside.

She put everything back in its original place.

Bond told her there was metal under the desk.

Xia Ning’an bent down and saw a brick that was different from the others under the desk. She took out the brick, and there was an iron box underneath. She lifted a few more bricks and found an iron chest.

She struggled to pull out the iron chest and opened it. Inside, there was a cloth bag, a shoebox for shoes, and gold underneath. She opened the bag and saw that it was full of gold bars. She estimated that there were over 100,000 yuan worth of gold bars. The shoebox contained jewelry. Inside, a velvet cloth wrapped two pairs of excellent jade bracelets, a beautiful emerald green.

There was also a string of rare emerald green prayer beads wrapped in velvet. She remembered seeing a string of prayer beads when she was an assistant director for an appraisal program. It was said to be Empress Dowager Cixi’s prayer beads. It was sold for 200 million yuan. Even if this wasn’t Cixi’s, it should be very valuable.

There was also a jade Guanyin, also completely emerald green.

A bag containing ten pearls and another bag containing twenty diamonds. The diamonds were all 2-3 carats in size.

Underneath the box were neat gold bars. Xia Ning’an didn’t have time to count them, so she put the box into the space and filled the space with some soil from the space.

“Bond, are there any more metals?”

“Under the pomegranate tree in the courtyard.”

Xia Ning’an dug up 15 large boxes from under the tree. She directly put them into the space, smoothed out the ground, and took a piece of withered turf from the farm space and laid it on the ground.

At 11 pm, Xia Ning’an quietly left the guesthouse and headed towards the government compound. Following Bond’s guidance, she found a hole to crawl through. “Bond, you actually made me crawl through a dog hole.” Humph, she would definitely kick that toad a few times later. She reached Su Jianchao’s house. It was a separate small courtyard. She entered the courtyard, and Bond helped her open the door lock. She quietly slipped into the house. She quietly went up to the second floor. The room on the south side should be the master bedroom. The door wasn’t locked. She opened the bedroom door and quietly walked in, wearing only socks. She went to the bed, where a middle-aged couple was sleeping. She sprinkled some mushroom powder on them directly. She left the master bedroom and quietly pushed open the door next to it. This wasn’t a bedroom, but a study. She pulled down the curtains, locked the door, and turned on the light. There were some papers scattered on the desk. She looked around but didn’t find anything special. She turned off the light and prepared to leave. “I detected metal behind the painting. Anjie, go take a look. Many people in this era hide gold bars in their homes.” Xia Ning’an suddenly realized. She learned something new. She took down the painting on the wall. A wooden panel was revealed behind it. She took down the panel, and there was a wooden box inside. She took out the box, placed it on the desk, and opened it. She found a pistol, two notebooks, and a few letters inside. She opened the notebooks and her face turned green when she saw the contents. It turned out that this notebook recorded his bribery and opening doors for others over the years. It also recorded the gifts he sent to his superiors and the various gifts he sent to people to help his son settle things. He was truly a national parasite. Xia Ning’an took out the letters and pulled out one of them. She found that the writing was in Japanese. She took the letter to the space and asked Bond to take a look. Bond read the letter for her. The letter said that this Vice Mayor Su’s real identity was a Japanese-Chinese mixed-race, a spy left behind in China after the war. After reading a few more letters, she found that they all instructed him to do bad things. Xia Ning’an knew this was a serious matter. She put everything back exactly as it was. This wasn’t just about beating up Su Jianchao. She then snuck into Su Jianchao’s room and sprinkled some mushroom powder on him as well. On the first floor, she snuck into the study on the first floor. This study should be his official office. She opened the drawers and found some files. She opened Vice Mayor Su’s briefcase. Inside, there were over 200 yuan and some tickets. On the inside of the briefcase, Xia Ning’an pulled out a paper package. The package was labeled “Yangcheng Department Store” and contained a red silk scarf. This old man must have a mistress outside. She put everything back in its original place. Bond told her there was metal under the desk. Xia Ning’an bent down and saw a brick that was different from the others under the desk. She took out the brick, and there was an iron box underneath. She lifted a few more bricks and found an iron chest. She struggled to pull out the iron chest and opened it. Inside, there was a cloth bag, a shoebox for shoes, and gold underneath. She opened the bag and saw that it was full of gold bars. She estimated that there were over 100,000 yuan worth of gold bars. The shoebox contained jewelry. Inside, a velvet cloth wrapped two pairs of excellent jade bracelets, a beautiful emerald green. There was also a string of rare emerald green prayer beads wrapped in velvet. She remembered seeing a string of prayer beads when she was an assistant director for an appraisal program. It was said to be Empress Dowager Cixi’s prayer beads. It was sold for 200 million yuan. Even if this wasn’t Cixi’s, it should be very valuable. There was also a jade Guanyin, also completely emerald green. A bag containing ten pearls and another bag containing twenty diamonds. The diamonds were all 2-3 carats in size. Underneath the box were neat gold bars. Xia Ning’an didn’t have time to count them, so she put the box into the space and filled the space with some soil from the space. “Bond, are there any more metals?” “Under the pomegranate tree in the courtyard.” Xia Ning’an dug up 15 large boxes from under the tree. She directly put them into the space, smoothed out the ground, and took a piece of withered turf from the farm space and laid it on the ground. After checking that there were no problems, she crawled out of the original dog hole and returned to the guesthouse. After the tension and excitement, she felt very tired. She washed up briefly in the space and went to sleep. She didn’t wake up until 8 am. After washing up, she ate some small wonton soup and a rice bun in the space. She checked out of the room and went straight to the black market. She had made an appointment for 9 am yesterday, and she arrived a little early. She wandered around and saw a dilapidated courtyard. It was full of weeds. There were four rooms, two of which had collapsed halfway. She found a room that was still relatively intact and put 5 bicycles, 2 sewing machines, 2 radios, 500 jin of pork, 500 jin of eggs, 200 chickens, 200 ducks, 200 geese, 500 jin of red dates, 200 jin of white sugar, 200 jin of rock sugar, 200 jin of prawns, 500 jin of noodles, 50 iron pots, and 100 water bottles inside. After putting everything away, she put on some makeup, put on a hat and mask, and headed towards the black market. When she arrived at the entrance, she saw Lao San. “Big sister, you’re here!” “Good morning!” “Good morning, good morning.” Seeing Lao San’s sudden embarrassment, she realized that people didn’t greet each other like this in this era. She quickly changed the subject. “Are my vehicles ready?” “Yes, yes, they’re right here.” He was about to push the vehicles when he saw Li Qiang walking over. “Little sister, you’re here so early. Do you want to go inside and take a look today?” Seeing the moneymaker, Li Qiang enthusiastically invited Xia Ning’an. “No, I’m in a hurry. I’ll go shopping next time. Do you still want the goods?” “Yes, little sister, how much goods do you have? I’ll take them all.” Li Qiang’s eyes lit up when he heard this. Fortunately, he came early today. “Then bring two people and a scale with you and come with me.” Xia Ning’an took them to the dilapidated house, let them inspect and weigh the goods, and handed the list to Li Qiang. The total amount of goods this time was 7,860 yuan. Li Qiang didn’t expect to have so many goods today. “Little sister, I only have 4,500 yuan in cash today. Can you see if you can make an exception and settle the rest with old objects or yellow croaker?” Xia Ning’an had dug up a lot of gold yesterday. She remembered that gold wasn’t valuable in China at this time. In her world, it wasn’t until 1982 that gold jewelry began to be traded. It wasn’t until 1983 that it was restored to circulation. It wasn’t until 2001 that the gold market began trading. Currently, gold was only valuable abroad, so she decisively chose to settle with old objects and gold. “Antiques, jade, porcelain, calligraphy and painting, and gold are all acceptable.” “Okay, give the things to them. You come with me.” Xia Ning’an followed Li Qiang through twists and turns to a small courtyard. It was some distance from the black market. He asked Xia Ning’an to sit down in the room and wait for a while. He called someone to make her some sugar water. He went to the back. After about fifteen minutes, he came back with two large boxes carried by people. He opened the boxes in the hall and showed Xia Ning’an the goods. “Bond, scan to see if there are any fakes.” “No, Anjie.” “Okay, that’s it. Help me put them on the tricycle and find a canvas to cover them.” Her heart was screaming wildly. She had just seen a jade Buddha in the box, completely emerald green. Bond also told her that there were two very valuable authentic paintings in the box. After receiving the money and the old objects, Xia Ning’an said goodbye to Li Qiang.