Chapter 116: Development
“Don’t you think this matter is too strange?”
No one knew better than them what was in the opened warehouse, not to mention those scarce items, even just those major items couldn’t be taken away so openly and quickly by just a few people.
But the fact was that from the moment they noticed something wrong and immediately ran out, besides seeing that black shadow flash by, they saw no one else; the entire emptied warehouse seemed like the things inside had vanished into thin air.
Four people with eight eyes, could they all have collective hallucinations?
The fear was that the black shadow wasn’t human at all; could they catch up? Even if they caught up, could they beat it?
“Damn it, look at your rat guts, Skinny Monkey, you stay behind to guard the remaining two warehouses; as for you two, if you don’t want to die, hurry up and chase with me!”
The tall guy cursed hatefully and took the lead, running towards the direction where the black shadow had left.
“Go! Split up and block him; there are only these few alleys, move fast!”
……
Su Ning, who ran out of the stilted building and slipped into the darkness, didn’t delay even a minute before directly flashing into the space.
Unfortunately, the people inside were too alert; she only had time to empty one.
If she wasn’t afraid of being trapped like turtles in a jar, and also because there was something more important to do after dawn, she really wanted to wipe out Yan Bin’s lair in one go.
Next, she just needed to stay safely in the space and wait until the latter half of the night to go out and leave.
Walking towards the open space outside the yard, in the pitch black just now she hadn’t seen clearly what she had moved; thinking that idling was idling, she might as well take inventory.
When she saw the things laid out in front of her, Su Ning felt that swapping to the purple magnolia flower pendant before the action at the Yan family was really too wise!
Those connected warehouses were probably the most valuable in the one she casually opened.
Right now, the most fashionable three major items for marriage: sewing machine, bicycle, radio—there were three or four of each here.
Not to mention many other scarce items like watches, military water bottles, thermoses, iron pots, cotton, cloth, and so on.
The space was mostly things she grew and raised herself; she really hadn’t thought of stocking up on these.
Keep them; what if they come in handy someday?
As for the boxes obtained from the Yan family and under that abandoned house, the four boxes with money in them went into the bedroom two each, and the rest of the gold and silver jewelry and such were all moved to the cave.
The last two boxes of money, as well as the money from the old woman of the Yan family that disgusted her so much, would all be used as donations.
Perfectly, Brother Mao was one of the Eight Great Officers at Hongqi Commune; with these, it was enough to build a good road and a good school. The villagers would benefit while also adding to his political achievements—best of both worlds, pretty good.
……
South Gate First Street, Su Family Courtyard.
“Xiang, little Xiang!”
After dinner, with time still early, Tian Xiang, Mother Zhang, and Mother Mao couldn’t stay idle: one was cleaning inside and outside the room, while the other two old sisters went to the backyard to tend their treasured vegetable garden.
Just as Tian Xiang finished sweating profusely and was preparing to go to the kitchen to boil some bath water for everyone, she heard the old woman shouting loudly.
She turned her feet and strode quickly towards the backyard while calling back, “Mom, what happened?”
“Come listen quickly; isn’t this cry from Little Round Circle at Ning Yatou’s house?”
The two courtyards were not far apart, and it was quiet at night; no need to prick up ears to hear that milky woofing sound.
At first, Mother Zhang and the others didn’t pay attention, but an hour had passed; given Ning Yatou’s temperament, how could she let it bark for so long?
The more they listened, the more something felt off; the more they thought, the more worried they got, so they hurriedly called the daughter-in-law to ask.
“Xiang, go take a look quickly and see what’s going on? Don’t let it be that Ning Yatou has had an accident!”
“Okay, Mom, I’ll go right now!”
Remembering that her husband, before leaving for the long haul, was still uneasy and instructed her to care for and check on her more, she had almost forgotten amid today’s busyness.
Tian Xiang replied to her, feet not stopping as she quickly headed to the small courtyard.
In just a few steps, she reached the courtyard gate of the small courtyard; when she saw the lock hanging on the gate, her heart startled as she realized it was this late and Su Ning still hadn’t returned?!
No wonder Little Round Circle was going crazy, running around and barking!
She hurriedly took out the spare key she left for her and opened the gate.
Little Round Circle, scratching at the door and barking madly behind it, heard the noise and smelled it wasn’t its owner, barking even more fiercely.
“Okay, okay, Little Round Circle, stop barking!”
Tian Xiang hurriedly soothed by rubbing its little head, then picked it up, locked the door, and hurried home.
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Gu City First People’s Hospital.
Qiao Yuan stood in front of the toilet mirror making all sorts of exaggerated expressions, only stopping with a big sigh of relief after confirming his face was truly back to normal.
Thinking that he had fainted in front of Su Ning, he wished he could do it again right there on the spot.
Hero saves the beauty; beauties are most likely to fall for the hero who saves them.
What a great chance to show off, ruined by him!
But Su Ning was really amazing; as expected of the one he fancied, so calm and composed in the face of trouble.
Hearing from the JC taking statements that she was the one who made them all collapse and be hospitalized together—what an achievement, taking down six…
No, including himself, one weak girl took down seven big men!
“Tsk~”
“Brother Qiao? Brother Qiao!”
Qiao Yuan, interrupted from his thoughts, grabbed his hair hard and irritably walked out of the toilet to the corridor outside, “Calling for my soul? How’s the matter I asked you to inquire about?”
“Rest assured with my work!”
Patting his chest with resounding thumps, Chen Baisi smiled and stepped forward, continuing only after leaning in.
“That gang was taken to the station as soon as they regained consciousness; you don’t know, Brother Qiao, I specially asked around and got ripped off…”
“Blah blah blah, get to the point! Same old rule, reimburse you later!”
“Heard they are all subordinates of Brother Bin on the streets; I pieced together the sequence of events simply, and feel this matter is inseparable from Tang Tian, the colleague of Cadre Su from the Purchasing Department.”
“Tang Tian, that ugly woman with delusions of beauty?”
“Yes, yes, the one you scolded to tears last time.”
Qiao Yuan dropped his usual roguish demeanor, his eyes full of icy frost; soon the frost melted and he resumed his rascally look, “Go, help me buy some red medicinal water.”
“Huh?”
“Huh what, go when I tell you to!”
“Oh, oh, okay, I’ll go right now.”
“Hurry up, before my mom and them arrive!”
Instantly understanding what he wanted to do, Chen Baisi turned quickly, but his facial muscles twitched uncontrollably: Bah, such a grown man still using that childhood bitter flesh trick to play pitiful and tattle!
His mom just loved eating that up; alas, since ancient times, doting mothers spoil sons!
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North Zheng Riverside Street, a certain stilted building.
“What the hell did you say? Say it to me again!”
“Biao… Brother Biao Zi, I swear it’s absolutely not us shirking; it’s really like that.”
“Yeah, Brother Biao Zi, believe us, we really didn’t lie!”
“Heh~”
Jin Biao sneered coldly without smiling, slowly pressing the thing in his hand against his head.
The chilling coldness in those sinister eyes terrified them, making the few opposite him all go weak in the legs and hearts pound wildly.
“You say you only saw a black shadow, and then a whole warehouse of stuff was gone? You haven’t caught that person yet and suspect this was done by ghosts, is that what you mean?”
“Are you treating me like a fool or Big Brother as stupid? If you don’t want to live, just say so; I’ll send you off for free!”
“Brother Biao Zi, we really didn’t lie; it’s absolutely not like you said. How many years have we followed you and Big Brother? We’ve never had any thought of betrayal and would absolutely never do something like stealing from our post!”
“Yeah, Brother Biao Zi, boo hoo…wronged!”
As he said, they were all brothers of many years; who didn’t know whom?
Jin Biao wanted to believe his subordinates, but their reason was too ridiculous; how could anyone believe it!
Slowly lowering the thing in his hand, Jin Biao changed from grip to support and gave one blow to the man tied up like a dumpling opposite.
Looking at the few who instantly had their heads smashed open with blood flowing, yet not daring to make a sound, he said coldly.
“No matter who did this, he won’t live; every one of you counts, better really have nothing to do with this, or I’ll personally blow his head off!”
Leaving the guards behind without minding the cries of wronged, Jin Biao returned downstairs to the study in the building.
“Brother Bin.”
“How is it, did they spit it out?”
Shaking his head, Jin Biao carefully glanced at the man whose face grew increasingly ugly, “Still sticking to that story.”
