The fat and thin duo were jolted awake by the sound of police sirens. Seeing a mountain-like man charging towards them, they panicked and ran in a chaotic frenzy.

Qiao Muting kicked the fat man to the ground, and two steel bars on the ground got stuck in his fat belly. The fat man shouted, "Boss, Shuanzi, run! Don't worry about me!"

Qiao Muting stepped on his body, leaped forward, and clamped "Shuttle" in place. The man turned to fight back, but Qiao Muting threw him to the ground with a back throw, where he was immediately surrounded by the police who rushed in from outside.

In the chaos, Qian Lai quickly and secretly slipped to their "habitat" and opened the sack on the ground to take a look.

Wow! It turns out they weren't just desperate criminals, but also a gang of ruthless thieves who steal cultural relics without batting an eye.

Just as he was about to reach out to check, he suddenly heard someone shout, "Fourth brother, run!"

As I looked up, a dark shadow flashed by.

There was no time to think. Qian Lai flipped over the window frame and chased after the dark figure. The blood from the cut on her foot, caused by the long nail, had already congealed. The sudden movement caused the cut to reopen, and she could clearly feel the blood soaking her socks.

Under the moonlight, two people with mobility issues, one in front of the other, limped and chased each other.

After meandering through two blocks, "Old Fourth" ran into a scrap metal recycling station near the steel mill.

Qian Lai remained hidden in the shadows and did not approach.

The fourth brother stood in front of the scrap yard shack and knocked on the door.

Who is it?

"I am the fourth brother."

"Oh, you have it? Put it in the usual spot."

The fourth brother looked around. Dragging his crippled leg, he shuffled deeper into the recycling center.

At that moment, the door to the cabin opened.

Qian Lai was shocked! Could this really be viewed for free?

There stood Fat Old Wang at the junkyard, his arm around a woman. The woman playfully planted a kiss on his balding head.

"This is all our worldly possessions. You'd better keep it safe."

Fat Old Wang looked at the wooden box in the woman's hand and affectionately kissed the folds of her skin: "Keep it in the cellar. Nobody will find it!"

Qian Lai gasped in shock!

Qin Hongxiang, you really played it cleverly.

So there's a story about him and Old Wang next door. That fat Old Wang's face...it looks familiar?

"You go and release it yourself. I'll go check on the fourth brother in the back."

Qian Lai watched as Qin Hongxiang carried the wooden box into the cellar. A moment later, she swayed back into the house. As soon as she closed the door, the singing from the microphone began.

Time waits for no one.

Qian Lai took three steps at a time and sneaked into the cellar.

This long, narrow cellar wasn't very large. On one wall, wooden shelves held bottles and jars that Fat Old Wang had collected. At the far end of the other wall was a pickling jar.

She knew Qin Hongxiang too well. She always hid things either in a jar or behind a brick.

Just as expected!

The wooden box was found inside the pickling jar without any effort.

He opened it and... Wow! There was cash, food coupons, a necklace, and a watch...

Quickly store the money and valuables into the space and put the wooden box back in its original place.

Turning around, wait a minute! What's this?

Beside the pickling jar lay a triangular rough stone, completely covered in dried mud. On the surface, it was just an ordinary stone. But the exposed corner revealed a dark green, jade-like texture, reminiscent of Xiuyan jade.

It closely resembles the sacrificial jade artifacts unearthed in later Neolithic periods.

Qian Lai, who had followed his grandfather to various treasure appraisal events since childhood, could almost certainly tell that this was a priceless treasure.

This is truly an unexpected bonus!

She stored the treasure in her spatial storage and, when the time was right, wanted to donate it to the country as soon as possible.

Qian Lai quickly hid behind a tree, just in time to hear Lao Si kicking and stomping as he followed Fat Lao Wang out.

After giving a brief explanation, the fourth brother turned around, quickened his pace, and rushed towards the residential area.

not good!

Qian Lai had a bad feeling.

He's so cunning! He's followed her through four or five alleys, it's like he's leading her in circles.

Where is he going?

Qian Lai was getting impatient, mainly because the wound on her ankle was getting more and more painful.

Lost in thought, Qian Lai saw the fourth brother turn into another alley ahead. Before he could catch up, he heard a woman's shrill scream: "Ah! Help!"

She followed closely behind, and as she turned the corner, she saw the fourth brother tightly embracing a young woman, with a sharp weapon held against her neck.

The girl trembled with fear: "Don't hurt me. I... I can give you money... just, just don't hurt me, sob sob sob..."

The fourth brother ignored her completely, glaring at Qian Lai and asking, "Let me go! Otherwise, I'll kill her."

"Ah! No... Brother... Don't kill me!" The girl's voice trembled.

Qian Lai's eyes darted around, and he replied, "Fourth Brother, don't be afraid. I'm Shuanzi's girlfriend; he sent me to find you."

"A tethered partner? You're not a police officer?"

"Huh? Police? No, no." Qian Lai smiled and slowly approached him.

"Brother Shuanzi was supposed to introduce us today."

Who knew you wouldn't show up even after I waited for ages.

Later, the police arrived.

They covered my escape and told me to talk to you about how to save them…

Say something, then take a step closer.

A flicker of doubt crossed the fourth brother's eyes. As he remained skeptical of her words, the sharp blade pressed against the girl's neck gradually loosened.

"Fourth Brother, I've heard so much about you. Look, this is a keepsake from Brother Shuanzi." Qian Lai clenched his left fist, as if to hand the object in his palm to the other party.

The fourth brother instinctively reached out. She seized the opportunity to turn around nimbly, brushing past the man's arm, and the stun gun instantly slid from her sleeve into her palm, thrusting straight at the fourth brother's neck.

After a series of crackling sounds, the fourth brother didn't even have time to struggle before he fainted.

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