Side Story 4: Saving the World in the 1950s 3

Director Liao frowned slightly, narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment: "She has no reason to lie to us. The Yun family has a deep foundation, and it is not impossible for them to secretly support some people. I just did not expect them to go to this extent."

Song Hu gritted his teeth and cursed, "This is clearly mocking us! Don't let me catch them! Damn it, a bunch of traitors!"

Director Liao had also lost interest in what he had initially thought and said to Song Hu, "Alright, this is beyond our control now. Let's quickly hand it over to the committee and let them handle it. Maybe they can stop them from coming back!"

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Yun Wangshu got the job unexpectedly smoothly. The position was confirmed on the same day, and she went to report for duty the next day. After reporting for duty, she immediately sat in the small office partitioned off from the warehouse, making her feel that the other party was even more anxious than she was.

There were no outsiders in the office, so Xiaohua immediately popped out. She looked around and said happily, "Master, there's something here too. It's not much, but every little bit helps. Please don't look down on it."

Yun Wangshu was looking at the previous ledgers. They were neatly written, with clear records of inbound and outbound transactions, but there were quite a few items that were worn out or scrapped.

Xiaohua came over and said, "The warehouse manager used to secretly replace good things with junk and then record them as waste. He stole a lot of things to sell, and he gave 20% to the sorters. The two of them were in cahoots. However, a few days ago, the manager offended someone and was crippled. The other person was worried that if he delayed, the new manager would check the accounts, so he hurriedly recruited someone to fill the position. We got lucky."

Yun Wangshu pinched its leaves: "It's mainly because you're capable." Information resources are important at any time.

Little Flower wiggled her waist: "Hehe, don't worry, Master, I'll keep everything neat and tidy from now on. Nobody will be able to take anything from under my nose. All the treasures are ours!"

Yun Wangshu knew it too well and instructed, "Take all the antiques and the like, but leave some gold and silver jewelry outside. It's not good to be too clean."

It doesn't make sense that you can find good stuff at other junkyards but nothing at the one in the east of the city. After a while, even a fool would know something's fishy.

Little Flower wasn't some clueless sapling; she immediately assured everyone, "Don't worry, Master!"

And so, Yun Wangshu began her working life.

She didn't need to do heavy work every day. She just kept accounts of the goods coming in and going out. Xiaohua counted the goods every week and kept the accounts so meticulously that not a single detail was wrong. In less than half a year, even the director of the supply and marketing cooperative knew that there was a girl at the scrap yard in the east of the city who kept accounts very carefully.

The matter of the Yun family had already been concluded. Along with several other families, they were labeled as big capitalists and counter-revolutionaries. Relatives associated with them all suffered. Yun Wangshu was also investigated several times. It was later confirmed that she was a servant of the Yun family, belonging to the exploited working class. In addition, she had a job and was a member of the glorious working class, which had nothing to do with the Yun family.

In July 1957, a storm swept through Suzhou, causing towering buildings to collapse one after another. The scrap yard became bustling with activity, and Yun Wangshu was temporarily transferred to help with the collection.

She looked at the pile of overly intact items in front of her, and her eyelids twitched: "Sell all of these as scrap?"

Gu Jiefang, the buyer, tugged at her sleeve: "If they want to sell, let them sell. Don't meddle."

Yun Wangshu glanced at the three burly men selling their wares, said nothing, and cooperated by accepting the goods.

The finest pear wood furniture, almost every piece has a hidden secret inside, what is the purpose of this?

After receiving the goods, Gu Jiefang did not let Yun Wangshu put them into the warehouse. "They still need to make a few more deliveries. Let's put them into the warehouse together when they are all collected."

Yun Wangshu raised an eyebrow, did not object, and turned to have Xiao Hua keep an eye on them.

Little Flower: "Master, should we take the baby away first?"

Yun Wangshu: "No need, there might be more later."

Xiao Hua thought this was too slow, so she came up with a clever idea: "Why don't I collect all the hidden treasures in the city? That way they won't be able to cause any trouble."

Yun Wangshu's brow twitched. After all this time, this flower was still so greedy. Could those things be taken now? If they didn't find any money during the subsequent cleanup, then probably none of the wealthy people in Su City would survive.

"Your mission is to save the world. The baby is right there; it won't get lost even if it goes abroad, understand?"

Remembering her master's identity, Xiao Hua immediately patted her chest and assured him, "Master, don't worry, with me here, no one will be able to touch a single hair on your head!"

Yun Wangshu smiled and said, "Yes, you're the best. Go ahead."

Little Flower is going all out!

The next morning, as soon as Yun Wangshu woke up, Xiaohua couldn't wait to complain: "Master, last night fourteen people were digging a huge secret room under the junkyard. They've already dug half of it, and they're going to continue digging tonight. There are also five people digging a secret passage from an abandoned house, planning to connect it to the secret room under the junkyard. They want to steal and sell the treasures!!"

Yun Wangshu's eyelids weren't even fully open, but her mind was already racing: "Break her legs and hang her from a tree." To avoid any possible trouble from coming her way.

Little Flower exclaimed excitedly, "Okay!!"

During the day, two more batches of intact items were delivered to the recycling station. Yun Wangshu accepted them without expression, which made the tense Gu Jiefang breathe a sigh of relief.

That night, the nineteen people who were working overtime underground had their legs broken by Xiaohua, tied up like rice dumplings, and hung upside down from the tree. Not only that, it also hung signs on them with the words "traitors" written on them, and placed a wooden board at the entrance of the secret room, stuck in the ground with the words "secret room" written on it.

It's worth mentioning that Xiaohua's handwriting has really improved a lot; it's now unrestrained and looks like it was written by a great person.

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Outside the scrap yard in the east of the city, Song Hu stared in awe at the person hanging from the tree: "What a talent!"

The young policeman scratched his head and said, "Captain, this is the first time I've ever seen someone tie someone up so tightly from head to toe. It's not easy to untie them."

Song Hu glared at him: "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean it's hard to demolish? Hurry up and have someone put them down and demolish them!"

The young policeman shrank back, and with four others, borrowed a ladder from a nearby house. Using a saw, he lowered the people down one by one, causing several to fall and scream in pain, writhing on the ground like worms.

The junior policeman resigned himself to his fate and used a saw to untie the ropes for them. After they finished, Song Hu and his men came out of the secret room. He looked at the fourteen people on the ground with a gloomy face and said, "Take them all back to the station!"

Meanwhile, another team of police officers brought the five men who had dug the tunnel back to the police station.