Chapter 149 Liu Mang’s Family Assets
That was a man.
He was sitting hunched over on a low stool with his back to them.
His hair was gray and his clothes were dusty. Judging from these two points alone, he must be an elderly man.
In the dim light, the scene looked a little strange.
There was a long object beside him, but half of it was buried in dust, so it was impossible to tell what it was.
Jiang Liuyun and Lin Zhiqing looked at each other, and neither of them acted rashly.
It was really scary that a person suddenly appeared in such a place.
The two of them stood there motionless for a long time. Seeing that the man didn't move, Lin Zhiqing narrowed his eyes and wanted to go forward to check.
But as soon as she took a step forward, she was stopped by Jiang Liuyun.
He made a gesture to Lin Zhiqing, indicating that Lin Zhiqing should wait for him here while he went over to check out the situation first.
Lin Zhiqing's beautiful eyes moved and she nodded obediently.
Jiang Liuyun smiled at her and then put his hands on his waist.
If Lin Zhiqing remembered correctly, Jiang Liuyun should have a dagger on his waist.
He's on the defensive.
As Jiang Liuyun got closer to the white-haired man, his steps became lighter and lighter.
The dust in this secret room was even thicker than above, fortunately he was wearing a mask.
Soon, he was only a few steps away from the man.
Maybe the man didn't make any movement at all, as if... he was dead.
Jiang Liuyun did not relax his vigilance. He lowered his body, drew the dagger from his waist with his right hand, and prepared to touch the man in white with his left hand.
Lin Zhiqing watched Jiang Liuyun's actions from the side, and she couldn't help but take a few steps closer.
The unknown is always the most terrifying, but at the same time it has a fatal attraction.
At this time, Jiang Liuyun held his breath, slowly moved his left hand, and patted the white-haired man on the shoulder.
The moment his palm fell, the dust on the man's body flew up.
Jiang Liuyun's body quickly retreated to a safe place.
But surprisingly, apart from the dust, the man didn't move at all at this moment.
Jiang Liuyun frowned and waited for a while. Seeing that there was indeed no movement, he slowly walked forward and patted the man's shoulders twice.
Still no response.
After he confirmed that the man would not attack him, he put the dagger back in his hand.
When Lin Zhiqing saw his action, he knew that the white-haired man was unable to move.
She walked up.
As the fire started to move closer, the light became brighter and brighter, and Lin Zhiqing could see the scene on both sides of the man clearly.
There were dozens of wooden boxes on both sides of his hands.
However, there was a thick layer of dust on the wooden box, and the color could no longer be seen.
Jiang Liuyun chose the box closest to him and opened it with almost no effort.
Lin Zhiqing leaned forward to take a look, and his eyes suddenly lit up when they fell on the golden ingots.
"Liu Mang is just a councilor, but his family is so wealthy." Jiang Liuyun did not touch the silver, he opened a few boxes next to him.
"This is not just strong, this is simply too strong." Lin Zhiqing looked at them one by one and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Those boxes contained either gold, silver, jewelry, or cash, as well as some house deeds and land deeds.
When Jiang Liuyun saw this, his eyes did not fluctuate at all.
He came from the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, which was very popular in the court. He had seen these things many times and was not surprised.
Lin Zhiqing was different. She had lived two lives, and this was the first time she had seen so much gold and silver.
In one word, rich!
It's really inhumane.
In order to control the Lin family, she had been running around trying to make money. Although the income of Jianxin Hall was enough to support the Lin family, it was still far less than Liu Mang's gold, silver and treasures.
After expressing his genuine envy, Lin Zhiqing closed the box with tears in his eyes.
It's not that she doesn't want to take it, but the current situation is special. She doesn't know where the money comes from, and taking it might cause a lot of trouble.
Another thing is, it’s more reliable to earn money yourself.
After taking his eyes off the boxes, Lin Zhiqing felt very happy.
Now that she had found Liu Mang's family background, it proved that her judgment was correct.
This warehouse looks shabby on the surface and is not as luxurious as the study and the main house, but the things stored in it are real and important items.
So will there be the evidence she is looking for here?
Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing moved the treasure chest piled on the left side of the white-haired man.
Because she noticed that there were many boxes of different sizes in front of the white-haired man, and she couldn't see what was happening in front of the white-haired man unless she cleared the things on the sides.
Realizing Lin Zhiqing's intention, Jiang Liuyun started to move the box.
The two of them quickly cleared the side.
Lin Zhiqing took a step forward and wanted to take the boxes directly, but when his eyes caught sight of the white-haired man, he was stunned.
It was the face of a young man. There was no flesh on his face, as if there was only a layer of skin attached to the bones.
Thinner than Lin Zhiqing.
Seeing that Lin Zhiqing didn't move, Jiang Liuyun also walked forward to take a look.
But when he saw the white-haired man's face, his eyes narrowed and he took a small step back.
Lin Zhiqing looked back and saw Jiang Liuyun patting his chest. "This...this is too thin. It's really scary."
"Qing'er, please step back quickly. If someone doesn't know, they might think this is a dead person."
Well... now that you mention it, the white-haired man does look like a corpse at first glance. His eyes are closed and his whole body is covered in dust.
If he wasn't still breathing, he would be almost the same as a corpse.
"Don't be afraid, he's still alive." Lin Zhiqing gestured to Jiang Liuyun to look at the left chest of the man in white.
There was a slight pulsation there, proving that the man was alive.
"But why doesn't he move?" Jiang Liuyun was a little confused.
Lin Zhiqing guessed that this person was hypnotized, because the white-haired man was skinny and covered with dust, as if he had not moved for a long time.
But she wasn't sure, so she didn't say it rashly: "I would be scared if he moved."
"What's there to be afraid of?" Jiang Liuyun raised his chin: "I'm here, I will protect you no matter what happens."
He seemed to have forgotten that he had just been frightened and took a step back.
"Okay." Lin Zhiqing smiled softly and did not expose Jiang Liuyun's shortcomings.
Then she leaned over, intending to see if there was anything else wrong with the man.
But as the fire starter in her hand got closer, her vision became clearer and clearer, and then she noticed that there seemed to be something under the white-haired man's folded arms.
Lin Zhiqing quickly handed the tinderbox to Jiang Liuyun, and she reached out to pull open the white-haired man's sleeve.
At the same time, he brushed the dust off his arms.
Following her movements, Jiang Liuyun also saw clearly: "Qing'er, it seems that he has another box in his hand."
Yes, that's the box.
Lin Zhiqing's eyes were fixed on the medium-sized box.
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