At midnight, there was a slight chill in the breeze.

At this time of the day, after dark, no one was brave enough to go out and walk around in the cold, and there was not a single person on the road.

Pei Manning found Mrs. Xu in the dark and told her that she was at the Li family's house on Liucheng Street. While no one was around, she moved the ladder from the Xumi boundary out, carefully climbed over the wall into the Li family's courtyard, and then put the ladder back.

The Li family's house has its own gate and yard. The yard is very spacious with a small pond in the center. Although the furnishings are not luxurious, they are very exquisite. Not to mention the house is fully equipped with sofas, televisions, electric fans and radios.

In the room, a mother and daughter were crying together on the sofa.

"Qianqian, listen to me. Your father and I are afraid that we won't be able to escape this time. When the time comes, you will draw a clear line between us and sever ties with us."

"Mom, I don't want to! I don't want to break off relations with you guys! Okay, how did things turn out like this? Wuuuuuu..."

"Qianqian, listen! Your future cannot be ruined!"

"Mom! Let's go ask Uncle He for help, okay?"

"No! This time the matter is so serious, the higher-ups have ordered a strict investigation, and your uncle He can't interfere. As for your marriage to the He family... Don't worry, your father has leverage over the He family, so they won't dare to change their minds. However, you can't trust them too much, you have to keep the evidence in your hands."

"Mom?"

"Qianqian, remember this for me. If you use this evidence well, even if our family falls, the He family won't dare to look down on you and will secretly try to get us out. If you don't use it well, it might become a death warrant for our family!"

"I understand. When the storm has passed, I will ask the He family for help."

"Don't do that. You can't pretend you know anything now. Let's wait and see what the He family thinks. Also, in the water tank in our yard, the one where we grow lotus, there is a small box hidden in the mud. When this is over, you can quietly take the things inside."

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"Also, your father and I have saved money over the years, but we didn't dare put it in a bank passbook. We buried it under the jujube tree in the yard. These days, everyone is staring at us, and I can't find a chance to transport the money out. After a while, you can take it away quietly."

After Li's mother finished her instructions, she touched her daughter's face and said, "Qianqian, when you marry into the He family..."

"Mom, don't worry. After I marry into the He family, I will never let go of anyone who harms our family! I will never let that female educated youth and her family, whose surname is Ma, and the one whose surname is Pei, have an easy life."

Li's mother was shocked. "Don't do anything stupid, kid! Your father fell into their hands."

Li Qianqian had a cold face, red eyes, and hatred in her eyes: "I know what to do. I will wait for the opportunity slowly."

…

Pei Manning frowned when she heard this. Suddenly, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the courtyard.

She was originally hiding under a tree behind the wall, but fearing being discovered, she immediately hid in the Sumi Realm.

"Open the door. Open the door."

Deputy Director Ma had just found some clues, and in order to avoid any further delays and the possibility that the things had been moved, he immediately took his men to Li's house.

As soon as they walked in, they started looking for things everywhere.

"What are you doing here? Didn't you search everywhere two days ago? There's nothing in our house! Do you have to search again?" Li's mother was furious and stopped them from rummaging.

Deputy Director Ma gave her a sneerful look. When Old Li led people to search the house, his behavior was much more brutal than his.

"Sister-in-law, we will leave once we find the things. Do you want us to hand them over or let us find them ourselves?"

"Things? What things? I don't know." Li's mother stuck out her neck and pretended to be confused.

"Okay, you don't want to tell me? Then let's look for it ourselves. You guys go over there and take a look." Deputy Director Ma commanded a few people.

Mother Li and Li Qianqian held hands and sat nervously on the sofa, letting them rummage around, their faces still looking a little embarrassed.

Deputy Director Ma was standing nearby, smiling with his eyes wide open: "By the way, sister-in-law, Lao Li is no longer the deputy director. You have to move out of this hospital within the next two days. After all, Lao Li and I are colleagues. How about this, do you want me to help you move?"

Li's mother said coldly: "No need, let's go by ourselves!"

The weasel pays New Year's greetings to the chicken, but he has no good intentions!

…

Pei Manning was listening outside and searching several people inside, but she didn't find anything after a long time, and the leader was just talking nonsense, which made her speechless.

While everyone was inside and it was dark, she picked up a stone and smashed the pottery jar where the water lilies were planted. With a loud "bang", the jar broke into several pieces and water splashed all over the ground.

"What's that noise?!" The people in the house finally came out after hearing the noise.

Li's mother followed out and saw that the water jar was broken. She was horrified and her face turned pale instantly.

Why did the water tank break for no reason?

Is it true that I have done too many bad things and will be punished?

"Sister-in-law, the quality of your water tank is not up to standard." Deputy Director Ma said with a smile, but when he saw that Li's mother was sweating all over her forehead, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Li's mother came to her senses and said dryly, "Mr. Li usually likes to grow these flowers and plants. This water tank has been used for a long time and has cracked due to the sun."

Deputy Director Ma looked around the water tank several times and finally found a square edge in the mud. He took the thing out himself, put it in a metal suitcase, and wrapped it in waterproof plastic bags, wrapping it tightly with layers of plastic inside and outside.