Transmigrated into a poor peasant family, lacking clothes and food, life is hard enough, why must she also be schemed against by her only relative?
So she's not their biological child, wh...
Jiang Qiao came in out of curiosity, but there were only so many things in the room. After looking around, she didn't find anything. Originally, she wanted to leave, but since she was already there, it would seem a bit of a waste not to check it properly.
After checking around, she finally found something strange: several bricks under the bed showed signs of being moved. If she hadn't looked closely and had such experience, most people wouldn't have noticed.
Jiang Qiao couldn't understand what might be under the bed. Especially for an ordinary worker, what important thing would he need to hide there?
She hesitated for a moment. After all, she hadn't come in through the proper channels. If there were no problems and she got caught, she would have no way to explain herself.
However, I can't get over letting her leave so easily.
The bed was a single bed, and moving it wasn't a big problem for Jiang Qiao.
After moving the bed and lifting the floor tiles, Jiang Qiao discovered a hole underneath. Judging by its size, it was only big enough for one person to fit through.
Jiang Qiao didn't know what was going on down there, and didn't dare to go down rashly.
She took out a flashlight and shone it on the area where the light shone, and saw several boxes.
After comparing her belly to her own, Jiang Qiao decided not to go down, fearing it might choke the baby inside her.
This matter needs to be reported to higher authorities immediately.
He turned and went out, intending to see if Hou Diankui had returned.
Unexpectedly, she not only saw Hou Diankui, but also Liu Zhanyu.
He waved to the two people standing on the ice and said, "Dad, over here, come quick, something's happened."
Although Liu Zhanyu couldn't hear clearly, Jiang Qiao was waving over there, so he quickly pulled the old man up and ran over.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Qiao pointed inside the house and said, "You'll see when you go in. Master Hou, you stay outside and keep watch. I'll go in with Lao Liu and take a look."
Hou Diankui, unaware of Jiang Qiao's situation, asked, "What's going on? Someone died?"
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "I found a hole in the ground, and there's something inside. I don't dare to go down there; I'm too big for it. So, I can only ask Lao Liu to go down and take a look."
When Liu Zhanyu entered the room, he saw that the bed had been moved, and the opening in front of him made his expression serious.
She took a flashlight out of her bag and asked Jiang Qiao to shine it on her. "Don't rush down. Wear a mask. Who knows if there's anything else inside?"
Jiang Qiao asked Liu Zhanyu to wear it, and Liu Zhanyu did not refuse. Once ready, Jiang Qiao lit the way from above, and Liu Zhanyu jumped down.
Once they got down there, he realized there was another mechanism up there, a ladder attached to the wall, but they didn't know about it.
When Liu Zhanyu opened the boxes, Jiang Qiao gasped. Two of the boxes contained TNT explosives and detonators, while the other two contained valuable gold and silver jewelry.
"My God, who exactly is this person? Lao Liu, you guys need to investigate this quickly. It's not something an ordinary person could do to get this. Explosives are easy to explain, but TNT, you should understand that."
Liu Zhanyu sighed and nodded solemnly. "Jiang Qiao, you've done a great service again. These two boxes are enough to destroy a lot of buildings."
Jiang Qiao just smiled and said, "As long as this thing isn't used, that's fine. I haven't thought about anything else."
She knew perfectly well how powerful TNT was; it was far more powerful than ordinary explosives.
Hou Diankui was anxiously waiting outside. "How is it? Have you found anything?"
Jiang Qiao sighed, "Master Hou, we caught these fish very legally today, otherwise we wouldn't have found this thing. Lao Liu, report it quickly. We need to investigate this place thoroughly, especially the identity of this administrator. Also, where did this person go? Was he really sent out on a business trip?"
Liu Zhanyu frowned and said, "A lowly worker shouldn't be sent on a business trip. Even if he were, it wouldn't be his turn."
After fiddling with the ladder by the wall for a moment, Liu Zhanyu climbed up again.
"The cellar isn't very big; it must have been dug later. You guys stay here and keep watch while I go make a phone call."
After everyone left, Jiang Qiao finally had a chance to ask the old man, "Master Hou, why did Old Liu come over? Did you send him?"
Hou Diankui gave a wry smile. "I was thinking that we had too many fish, and we couldn't carry them all. I was thinking of asking Jian Ling and the others to come over, but I couldn't find Jian Ling. So I went to Lao Liu and asked him to let them know. Who would have thought that he would come over in person?"
However, his arrival is timely, as you have just made a new discovery.
Girl, tell me properly, what exactly happened?
Jiang Qiao recounted the whole story of what happened after Hou Diankui left to the old man.
"I also felt that it was a bit strange for a junior administrator to be on a business trip. Besides, who would come to check this house for no reason? I just came over on impulse, and since no one was there, I figured out how to open the door and come in, and that's how I discovered the anomaly."
"Sigh, you know, the two of us were just planning to have some fun, but unexpectedly, we both discovered something was wrong."
Hou Diankui smiled and said, "Girl, I've told you before, haven't I? Your luck is unmatched. Even I couldn't have predicted your fate. So, don't complain. It's all in the hands of fate. Just accept it."
"I'll stay here and keep watch. You go over there and get some more for the veterans and Jian Ling. They're all young and out there every day, and they can't just eat vegetables. We need to treat them well so they'll have the energy to keep going."
Jiang Qiao nodded and went down to continue fishing. With her there, catching as many fish as she wanted wouldn't be a problem.
This time, she really doesn't need to worry. People will investigate. She's here to handle a case. If she doesn't find something to do, wouldn't that arouse suspicion?
She had just pulled the fish out of the water when Liu Zhanyu rushed back.
Seeing Jiang Qiao standing on the river fishing, Liu Zhanyu, unusually in a good mood, came over to help.
“I’ll load it onto the truck. You should get more so we can have an extra meal at the canteen. Everyone’s tired, and Xiao Song’s wife is pregnant. Fish soup is good for them, it’s so fresh.”
They had just loaded the car when the police arrived. Liu Zhanyu asked Grandpa Hou to drive Jiang Qiao back, and he would hitch a ride with someone else.
“I have to stay and accompany them. I suspect this is related to Cobra and his gang. You guys go first, we can talk about it later.”
Liu Zhanyu handed the car keys to Jiang Qiao and then hurriedly left.
Hou Diankui sighed, "He's had a tough time too. I was hoping he could steal a moment of peace amidst his busy schedule, but I never expected you to discover those things. It's truly fate. Of all times to go out, it had to be today. Well then, let's not stay here any longer, let's go—"
Jiang Qiao and Hou Diankui were not the type to dawdle. Since there was nothing more for them to do here, the two of them immediately got into the car, loaded up their things, and left.
As for curiosity, Jiang Qiao is not curious at all now. She has already discovered everything, so her mission is complete. The cleanup is no longer her concern.