“Never opened it?”
"This... the army doesn't teach this..."
Ming Leyao's mouth twitched. If the army could teach you how to break into houses and pick locks, would it still be a serious army?
"Let me try."
Although she is in modern times, she often sneaks into houses and picks locks...
The purpose was to escape from the old man's control. I don't know if the lock she had picked before was the same as the one she is picking now...
It turns out...
It is really important to have a skill...
Ming Leyao looked at the lock in her hand that had been opened with surprise, and looked at her man in a daze.
"Is this lock... so weak?"
She had just inserted the small wire and hadn’t applied any force when the lock opened? ? ?
"Maybe it's because it's been a long time, and the machinery inside has aged?"
Fu Wencheng answered uncertainly...
“….”
Can it be explained this way?
Pushing the door open, Fu Wencheng took Ming Leyao's hand, stepped in, turned around and walked out.
"What...what are you doing?"
“This is not...”
Ming Leyao "......"
I thought I saw something unclean.
After closing the door and restoring the lock to its original state, the couple headed towards the next house.
In this way, they opened the doors of one store after another. When Ming Leyao was completely numb, Fu Wencheng finally determined his goal this time.
"Yes, this one. There is a ginkgo tree at the door. The trunk is so tall that it just reaches the attic above."
"Did you play in the attic when you were a kid? Otherwise, why is it so memorable?"
Fu Wencheng gave her a look that said "you know me very well".
Ming Leyao "......"
I was just saying that.
"Be careful, these floors are in disrepair and may not be very strong."
"good."
It was dark and this dilapidated little western-style building had a rather eerie feeling.
Ming Leyao was a little scared at first, but then she thought that she seemed to be a soul traveling through time...
Which soul is more powerful than her? Can she travel through time and still be alive?
Thinking of this, I suddenly felt that I was fine again, my back was straight, as if I was going to kill you if you dare to come.
"What's wrong?"
Sensing the change in his wife's mood, Fu Wencheng turned around, took her into his arms and asked.
"It's okay. I was a little scared at first, but when I thought about you being by my side, I felt there was nothing to be afraid of."
"Well, I'm here, don't be afraid."
The words of his wife inexplicably gave Fu Wencheng a sense of accomplishment...
A little bit of a show-off.
The two of them groped their way all the way to the attic and stood in front of the attic door. Fu Wencheng fumbled for the lock that had been opened, opened it, pushed open the attic door, and raised a cloud of dust.
"Come in."
Ming Leyao found a light-blocking curtain and fixed it on the only window in the attic. Then she took out a candle and lit it. The yellowish candlelight made the originally small attic exceptionally bright.
"There's nothing here... except dust."
The whole attic is not big. Two people might bump into each other's heads if they walk around it. It is empty and there is nothing in it.
"Wait a moment, I'll look for it."
Fu Wencheng lowered his head and began to grope on the attic floor until he found the floor in the corner. The sound it made was different from the others. He then took out a small knife from the space and carefully pried open the floor.
"This is...."
Seeing her man taking out a waxy yellow box from the floor, Ming Leyao raised her eyebrows and asked.
"The Fu family is actually a family with a long history. The family has a large population and many things to do. By the time of my grandfather's generation, it had actually declined a bit. But no matter how declining it was, the title of this family was not worn in vain. With the family heritage, there must be an heir. At that time, my eldest uncle, second uncle and my father had similar talents in business. Grandpa didn't know who to choose as the family heir. On his deathbed, he left this family emblem, claiming that whoever finds this family emblem will be the heir to the Fu family's fortune."
"Then what's in this box is..."
"Yes..."
"After the old man passed away, no one found him?"
"No... My uncle later lived in this old house. The things are still here, which means... he didn't find them either."
"You weren't just having fun as a kid and happened to discover this secret, right?"
"Not really. I only knew there was a secret compartment in the attic at the time, but I never knew what was inside. It was only before the movement that my uncle took out the family crest and declared his succession to the family. That's when I started to wonder if grandpa might have hidden something here."
"Open it and take a look."
"good."
Fu Wencheng was not sure if it was what he thought, so he opened the box without hesitation. Inside was a copper disc in the shape of a pocket watch, with "Fu" engraved on it and the Fu family motto engraved on the back...
It’s just that the words were a little small and the two of them couldn’t see it clearly.
"There's another letter here."
There was a yellowed piece of paper under the family emblem. Fu Wencheng opened it carefully, read it quickly, and handed it to Ming Leyao.
After reading it, Ming Leyao couldn't help but secretly praise that the old man's brain was really quick.
"I didn't expect that the old man could see something was wrong at that time and had already left a way out for the family."
Fu Wencheng shrugged. His grandfather had always been a very wise man, but the times were bad back then and he was restricted in what he could do. His grandfather could only protect the family business and did not dare to expand it, so outsiders felt that the Fu family had declined.
Even the descendants of the Fu family think so.
Unexpectedly...
Most of the Fu family's wealth was hidden by grandpa, and it was in this old house. I wonder what my uncle's expression would be when he knew this news? ? ?
Oh, there is also a prerequisite that his good uncle who went abroad is still alive...
"Come on, let's get everything."
"good."
Thinking of those things, Ming Leyao's eyes lit up.
Who doesn’t love money?
Besides, it was her own stuff, so she didn’t feel burdened.
After restoring the attic to its original state, blowing out the candles, and removing the blackout curtains, the two went straight downstairs to the storage room behind the stairs. This room was next to the kitchen and was where food and various daily necessities were stored.
After moving the cabinet away, Fu Wencheng followed the instructions in the letter and found the empty floor that was pressed by the cabinet. After prying it open, he covered it with the family emblem and gently turned the mechanism. With a click, the wall suddenly opened. Ming Leyao quickly lit a candle at the door. Seeing that the candle had not gone out, it showed that there was oxygen in this secret passage.
Then he took the candle and shone it inside.
"There are steps here, and you can't see any more inside."
"Go down and take a look."
"First, check if there is a mechanism at the door. Don't let yourself go in and then be unable to get out."
"Let me see..."
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