Chapter 15: Looted and Empty
After tidying up the things Shao Zijie had brought, Gu Yanxiao said there were some things he still needed to take care of, and then they went out together.
Su Xiangwan's heart was already restless after she learned that Zhu Cuihua had been sent back to her parents' home by Gu Jianjun, and that Gu Jianjun had taken Gu Yanni back to the old house.
Fortunately, Gu Yanxiao was taken away by Shao Zijie, otherwise she would have had a real hard time making a move.
She didn't believe she could sneak away and do something bad right under an officer's nose.
She made an excuse that she was tired and needed to rest, disguised herself, took out a ladder, and quietly left through the window.
Arriving at Gu Jianjun's backyard, after looking around and finding no one, he set up a ladder and easily climbed over.
The military compound is strict on the outside but relaxed on the inside.
After all, no one would have imagined that a traitor would appear in the military compound.
After breaking into Gu Jianjun's house, things became much easier.
Gu Jianjun's door was secured with those old-fashioned locks, which posed no challenge for her.
Her first action was to search Gu Jianjun and Zhu Cuihua's room.
As she searched through each cabinet, she indeed found quite a few "Happy Reunion" items and food coupons.
She glanced at these items casually, then tossed them into her spatial storage and continued rummaging through them.
Finally, in an inconspicuous woman's handbag, she found a property deed.
The house is located on the next street.
After finding the property deed, she went straight to where it was located.
This was also a detached courtyard. As soon as Su Xiangwan opened one of the doors, she saw many familiar things.
These were the valuables, ceramics, jade, vases, and antiques that had been looted from their home by the Tail-Cutting Association.
Sure enough, this time their family was targeted by the Tail-Cutting Society because of Gu Jianjun and his gang.
Su Xiangwan's gaze darkened. Gu Jianjun was Gu's father's younger brother and Gu Yanxiao's uncle.
Just to seize the resources of the Gu family, he actually colluded with outsiders to persecute his own brother and nephew.
That's absolutely outrageous!
Thinking of the tragic fates of Gu Jianjun's parents and Gu Yanfei in the original novel, Su Xiangwan wished she could just kill Gu Jianjun and the others.
However, now is not the time.
Su Xiangwan carefully inspected the place and found that almost all the things that had been moved from her home were here.
However, a considerable amount of gold bars are still missing.
So, the gold bars I collected at their stronghold must have been quite a lot, which were taken from the Gu family by Cao Huai Ren.
Everything that the tail-cutting gang had looted was recovered intact.
Not only that, they made back double.
Despite thinking this way, Su Xiangwan was still furious after taking everything out of the house.
After returning to the military compound, Su Xiangwan, filled with resentment, simply climbed over into Gu Jianjun's house again when she passed by.
She began a massive looting spree, storing everything she could move into her spatial storage.
Not only grains like rice and flour, but also oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and even clothes and bedding.
Even the washbasin, table, chairs, wardrobe, chests, the beds, the sofa in the living room, and the curtains hanging in every room's window were all stored away in her space.
It was during this search that she actually found the gold bars that Gu Jianjun had stuffed into the cracks in the bed.
And the gold bars that had been hollowed out and stuffed into the wall behind the wardrobe.
Looking at the gold bars in these two places, Su Xiangwan thought to herself that it was very likely that the couple had hidden them separately, otherwise there would have been no need for such trouble.
It seems that even without Cao Huai-ren's involvement, Gu Jianjun and Zhu Cuihua were outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds.
As she was leaving, she glanced at the light above her head, which was not even turned on.
Hmm, I almost missed these.
Thinking it over, she took out a stepladder from her spatial storage, removed all the light bulbs from all the rooms, including the living room, and stored them inside.
Looking at the empty room, with only the floorboards missing, Su Xiangwan finally left satisfied.
At the same time, Shao Zijie also drove his jeep toward the military compound.
He glanced at Gu Yanxiao, who was resting with his eyes closed, and said, "Commander, it's just a matter of dealing with two thugs. You could have just told me. Why did you have to do it yourself?"
The commander still has a shrapnel lodged near his heart!
God knows, when he saw the regimental commander personally beat up Wang Yaozu and Li Guangzong, he almost had his heart stop.
Didn't we agree that he would take charge of the action while the commander just watched from the sidelines?
To make matters worse, the commander didn't say anything and just started taking action.
If it weren't for the thought of sending them to a labor camp in the Northwest, those two thugs would probably be paralyzed, if not dead.
However, given the mess they've made, they'll probably spend the rest of their lives in labor camps in Northwest China.
"I'm fine."
Gu Yanxiao spoke calmly. Since they had already targeted his wife, he couldn't swallow his anger without taking action himself.
What kind of soldiers can't lay a hand on civilians?
Even if he had taken off his military uniform, he would still have been beaten up.
If you can't even protect your own wife, how can you talk about protecting your country and your people?
"And that letter, remember to hand it in after I leave."
Gu Yanxiao's expression was icy.
Shao Zijie's expression stiffened: "Commander, if you really do this, what about Old Master Gu..."
No one knew better than him how much the regimental commander cared about Old Master Gu and the Gu family.
It can be said that he dedicated all those years in the military to supporting his family.
The term "Gu family" refers to the entire Gu family, not just their eldest branch of the family.
That's why, even though the regimental commander knew that Gu Yanfeng from the second branch of the Gu family had climbed to the position of platoon leader by stealing his credit, he silently endured it.
Unfortunately, the second branch of the Gu family acted too recklessly, and this time they completely angered the regimental commander.
Gu Yanfeng's military career is probably coming to an end.
Everyone knows that Cao Zhiyuan and his gang used to follow Gu Yanfeng around.
Gu Yanfeng is absolutely involved in this matter.
"I can be filial, but I cannot be blindly filial! I can suffer injustice, but that doesn't mean that the people around me have to suffer injustice with me."
As Gu Yanxiao spoke, the image of Su Xiangwan telling him that Gu Yanni had asked Wang Yaozu and Li Guangzong to abort the child in her womb resurfaced in his mind.
It was so calm, and the tone was so understated.
It's as if you're talking about someone else's business.
At that time, she must have felt an indescribable sense of grievance!
If it weren't for him, how could Miss Su, the richest woman in Shanghai and the most precious jewel in her family, have suffered such injustice?
Even trash like Wang Yaozu and Li Guangzong dare to make a move on her?
If he, as her husband, doesn't protect her at this moment, how heartbroken she would be.
How could he still be qualified to stand by her side, how could he still be qualified to be the father of her child?
During the conversation, the jeep drove into the military compound.
Gu Yanxiao, who was thinking about that delicate young lady, suddenly caught a glimpse of an unfamiliar figure out of the corner of his eye.
The figure's appearance and attire were completely unfamiliar to him, yet he inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity.
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