In this courtyard where we live, besides me, the only other dangerous person is Jiang Man.

In other words, if anyone wants to take action against this courtyard, the two of us will definitely be their primary targets.

So when Jiang Man suddenly came in and told me something had happened, it didn't catch my attention: "What happened? Did someone attack our yard and hurt someone?"

Jiang Man shook her head: "It's not about that, it's about what you brought that caused the problem!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, I instinctively stood up and quickly walked outside.

In order to prepare for this treasure-hunting competition, I didn't hesitate to ask Su Jialiang for a huge favor, and only then did I borrow his most treasured possession.

Unexpectedly, before I could even participate in the treasure-hunting competition, this batch of items ran into problems. This not only made it impossible for me to explain to Su Jialiang, but it also affected my subsequent plans.

We have quite a few rooms in this courtyard, one of which is specifically used as a warehouse to store these antiques.

As soon as I reached the warehouse door, I saw bloodstains on the ground and smelled a pungent odor.

When I stepped into the room with the lights on, I was immediately stunned.

The large chests that were originally placed in the house had all been pried open. The bronze artifacts inside were filled with corrosive liquid, and the wooden chests had been burned with a large hole, from which white foam was also rising.

Lin Man frowned as she looked at the pitted bronze artifacts: "To corrode bronze artifacts to this extent, it must be a high-strength oxidizing acid."

"Oh shit!"

Seeing all the things I had painstakingly prepared destroyed, I angrily questioned Jiang Man, "Didn't you say that this courtyard was specially prepared by the Jiang family and that there would be absolutely no security problems? Then how do you explain this to me?"

Faced with my accusation, Jiang Man also looked guilty: "This, I... this courtyard was indeed prepared by my father, and the social connections he used have no connection with the Jiang family. I really don't know who could find this place."

Lin Que overheard our conversation and whispered, "Young Master Duan, do you think the person who found us might be your father... Duan Jinyan? Isn't he said to be all-powerful and omnipotent?"

Jiang Man's eyes revealed deep confusion: "It can't be him! Our Jiang family has been dealing with him for so many years. We may not be able to find him, but we would never let him find out about us so easily! Unless that family in the Northwest leaked the news that they sold the jade token to our Jiang family, but even so, Duan Jinyan would at most know that we came here, but he wouldn't know our specific whereabouts."

Looking at the highly corroded bronze artifact that was beyond saving, the monkey said, "I don't think we need to overcomplicate this matter. Don't forget, many powerful families are participating in this treasure-hunting competition, but there are only four spots to enter Fengmen Village. Naturally, there will be people with dirty minds who will do anything to grab a spot. As long as one person is eliminated, their chances of winning increase, don't they?"

I looked at Jiang Man: "What exactly happened tonight?"

The bodyguard next to him said, "We implemented strict security measures in the yard and assigned two people to guard the warehouse. At 2:30, everyone took turns eating, leaving only one person in the warehouse. When the other person returned to relieve him, he saw his companion lying unconscious on the ground. He went to check on the situation, but someone rushed out of the room and injured one of our men. He then gathered the bodyguards in the yard and chased after them. However, there were people lying in ambush outside, and a fight broke out. In the end, those people were picked up and taken away by the ambushing car."

Jiang Man's chest heaved: "What are you all good for! How could such an important place as the warehouse have such a lapse, and someone even sneaked into the yard, and you didn't even notice! Is the Jiang family's exorbitant annual expenses meant to support a bunch of good-for-nothings like you?"

“Young Miss, this was our fault, but I really don’t know when that person sneaked into the courtyard, because I left a brother on the roof to keep watch.”

The head of the bodyguards looked embarrassed: "This guy who entered the courtyard must be a master."

"No! Since they have ambushed people outside our yard, it means they came prepared. This doesn't match Monkey's prediction. Their target is too obvious."

I shook my head: "Has anything unusual happened around here before this?"

"No... Oh right, I found out where those Mercedes are. It was all so chaotic earlier, I forgot to tell you."

Jiang Man said, "Our people found the whereabouts of those Mercedes-Benz cars. They were all parked in a free parking lot in a park. The people must have changed to other means of transportation. I looked at the surveillance footage they brought back along the route... but unfortunately the tint is too dark, so I can't see anything clearly."

I narrowed my eyes: "Who investigated this?"

"It's me!"

A young man in his mid-twenties stepped forward and quickly explained, "After graduating from martial arts school at the age of eighteen, I joined the Tianxia Group. I have been President Jiang's personal bodyguard ever since. President Jiang has been incredibly kind to me, and I would never betray the Jiang family or do anything to let them down!"

"I didn't say you were a traitor, but we've fallen into their trap!"

I clenched my fist: "Those cars were probably deliberately placed in our line of sight to lure us into investigating. You'll definitely be followed when you come back!"

"That can't be..."

The young man looked at me with surprise: "I drove a local car there, and I didn't even get out of the car when I got there. How could they possibly know that I work for Tianxia Group?"

"What if they have a lot of people? Every time they encounter a suspicious vehicle, they can send one person to follow it and investigate until they find something."

Jiang Man had already identified the problem: "We were too careless and misled by preconceived notions."

"The problem lies with me. Wei Shengnan and the others schemed against me once before, and they must think that I will definitely stick to them this time. With the Wei family's intelligence network, they will definitely be able to find your whereabouts."

Thinking about this, I had a feeling that my cleverness had backfired: "Perhaps the Wei family has been keeping an eye on me all along. They already knew that I went to Tianjin with you, and from that they deduced the relationship between us."

"If that's the case, it might not be a bad thing."

Lin Man comforted her, "If the Wei family only found out about your cooperation with us in the last few days, it means they probably don't have tickets to the treasure competition, so they're trying to lure us in and destroy our collection. What do you think?"