Chapter 94: Ownerless property belongs to whoever finds it
After Wen Zhu ran out of the school gate, he did not take the usual route home, but instead slipped into a sheltered place.
Observe secretly.
Even if she knew where the money was, she couldn't get it right away.
What if she meets the unidentified person mentioned in the barrage, who has just put the money down and has not left yet, and wants to kill her to silence her, or what if the other party is a vicious criminal?
Then you have to explain yourself.
Money is important, and life is important too.
So she had to follow Xu Niannian quietly and make sure she met that person before taking action.
Xu Niannian didn't have a flashlight, so she walked slowly in the dark.
She cursed Wen Zhu in her heart, and also scolded her mother for being stingy. To save a little money, she had simply canceled her dormitory room, leaving her with no choice but to lie on the table to rest at noon. If it was too late at night, she would have to go back to her aunt's house in the dark.
It was around nine in the evening, and most students lived on campus, and day students didn't have to go to study hall. So I hardly ran into anyone along the way.
People nowadays don’t have much entertainment and go to bed early.
The road was eerily quiet.
The night was like a giant beast from the abyss, swallowing up all the light. No moon or stars were visible today. The only sounds on the quiet road were footsteps and the occasional chirping of insects and birds in the grass and trees by the roadside.
Xu Niannian was originally full of resentment, but she didn't notice it while she was cursing. Suddenly, after she finished cursing, she felt scared.
So she quickened her pace and took a shortcut through a small alley behind someone's house in order to get home earlier.
Wen Zhu followed from a distance, sighing inwardly, "She's truly the heroine. She's bound to encounter something wherever she goes. Even if she doesn't, she can always create something."
Who would walk home through an alley in the dark at night?
But she had a hunch that injured people usually liked to hide in alleys like this.
It's like some weird convention.
Anyway, she had a shadow over the alley, so she didn't want to follow in and just hid at the entrance and watched.
"Ah! What is that? Wuuwuwu..."
Xu Niannian screamed from the front, and then it was as if someone covered her mouth, and she could only make a whimpering sound.
"Shut up! Or I'll kill you!" A man's low voice appeared in the alley.
Xu Niannian nodded in fear, feeling extremely regretful. If only I had known I wouldn't have taken the shortcut!
"Save me, I... will give you money, a lot of money!" The man's voice gradually became weak and powerless.
When Xu Niannian heard that he promised to give her a lot of money, her fear instantly turned into surprise.
"Are you serious? What if I saved you and you don't keep your word?"
"Then you can choose between dying now or saving me and getting the money later!"
Xu Niannian choked. What kind of choice was this? Wasn't this forcing her to choose the latter?
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Wen Zhu stopped listening. She knew the plot had come to a head. The heroine was saving someone, and she happened to take the opportunity to pick up some money.
So he didn't stay any longer and turned to move towards the dilapidated house on the south street.
She found the ruins by memory, the beams of the house were almost collapsed, and there were traces of burning.
It is said that this place used to be the home of a wealthy man. During that special period, it was smashed and eventually burned down.
She didn't understand. Wasn't this place a better place to hide than that alley? Why would they hide their belongings here when they would run to a place where people might be around and more likely to be discovered?
Was he afraid that his pursuers would find his money and leave him penniless? But wouldn't everything be lost when someone died?
Since she couldn't figure it out, she was too lazy to think about it.
Anyway, it's ownerless property now, whoever finds it owns it.
Wen Zhu turned on the weak light of the flashlight, lowered his head, and crawled under the tilted beam.
Following the flashlight, I looked around.
There were broken tiles and weeds everywhere.
It was late at night, and with the sounds of unknown insects and birds, it was a bit creepy. But she had died before, so why should she be afraid of ghosts?!
As long as she is brave enough, she can scare ghosts if there are any!
Wen Zhu consoled herself mentally as she searched. The comments mentioned corners. So she specifically looked for corners. From reading novels, people in the past liked to hide money in hollow spaces between bricks in the cracks of walls. Or in hollow spaces on the ground.
She started looking in these two directions.
After searching for a while without any results, she looked at the place and thought, if she wanted to hide the money here, how would she hide it?
She looked around, finally her eyes settling on the stone steps near the door.
The house was in ruins everywhere, but this part, made of stone, was perfectly preserved. Stones of varying sizes were scattered around the steps.
Where did all these stones come from? It seems like someone put them here on purpose.
She walked quickly outside, put the flashlight on the ground, and then moved the rocks aside.
There was nothing under the pile of stones.
Wen Zhu thought he had guessed wrong and was about to look in another place when he tripped.
She shone her flashlight.
When he saw this, surprise showed in his eyes.
There is no grass in the corner of the steps.
She immediately began to dig the soil with a stick, and soon revealed an iron box inside. It was a box of imported cookies and there was no lock.
She was about to open the box. After a moment's hesitation, she slipped her hand back into her sleeve and opened it through her clothes. She didn't know if fingerprints existed anymore, but being careful wouldn't go wrong.
There was a bag inside the box, and Wen Zhu opened it and took a look.
Her eyes were shining and the corners of her mouth were almost raised to the sky.
Gold, really gold! A box full of gold. Thanks for the comments.
She didn't look closely, fearing someone would notice, and quickly dumped the heavy stuff into her already empty schoolbag. Then she filled the bag with gravel and stuffed it back, returning it to its original state.
I turned off the flashlight, walked to a ditch with water, washed my hands, and then walked home.
Wen Zhu held up a flashlight and saw a person walking towards him from a distance.
She subconsciously tensed her nerves.
Carrying gold in the bag, I was a little afraid of being robbed.
People are like this. When they have nothing, they are fearless. But when they have something, they become cautious.
She gripped the flashlight tightly in her hand. It was a stun gun her third brother had made. She had previously asked Wang Gongan about it, and he said it was okay for self-defense. After all, homemade guns were still usable in the village.
Even with the electric shock tool in her hand, she was still worried, so she picked up a large stone from the ground and held it in her hand.
Wen Zhu stood there motionless, watching the reaction of the person in the distance opposite.
If that person dared to do anything bad, she would immediately shout and beat him. She couldn't lose in terms of momentum.
The man saw her pause and then continued walking towards her.
"Who are you? Don't come over here, I'm calling for help!"
Wen Zhu spoke loudly, just to tell the people on the other side that she was not a pushover and would also shout to attract help from those around her.
If you want to do something bad, think about it before you decide.
The figure was getting closer.
Both of them were holding flashlights, causing strong light from both sides to collide, making it difficult to see clearly.
The person on the other side also noticed this and turned off the flashlight.
Just when Wen Zhu was about to shout for help, the person on the other side spoke.
"It's me, don't be afraid."
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