"Xiaoyu, look!"
Sun Xuefeng came out from behind a large rock carrying a black leather suitcase.
As soon as he dragged the bald man over, he found the suitcase behind him.
Lian Xiaomin hurried over with the sack in her hand, and looked into the open box following his movements.
Wow~ There are big gold bars stacked up neatly. They are not the weight of the yellow croaker, they should be melted separately. One bar is almost the size of two yellow croakers.
I didn't count them carefully, but there were at least thirty or forty of them, and nothing else.
These guys, did they rob someone who just swam ashore and was unlucky? ... Not really.
Take this old and heavy suitcase outside, for example. Who would go swimming with it?
Besides, there is no water in it. The box is dry from inside to outside.
The most likely possibility is that this group of people are not only robbing illegal immigrants here, but also happened to be conducting some kind of transaction at the same time. Isn't the boss here too?
It is unknown whether this transaction was completed or not.
Either use the gold to buy something.
Either the goods were sold, and the money (gold) that was collected was killed by himself before he could get it back.
Lian Xiaomin could only think about it to this extent. Forget it. No matter what, it was a dark and windy night. Xin Yian was far away and couldn't find her, so she just carried him away.
Sun Xuefeng weighed the amount and said, "Compared to what I have in my sack, it's just as much as I have in my sack."
Okay, it’s not hot anyway.
The two men first stole the Hong Kong dollars from the eight people, quickened their pace, cleaned up the scene, and left quickly to catch up with the people in front.
Sun Xuefeng was a little tired. He walked a few steps away with both hands and was a little slow.
Lian Xiaomin slung a sack over one shoulder, then took the suitcase from him and continued carrying it.
The two of them strode forward and soon caught up with the people in front.
There was no Royal Police Border Guard patrol on this small beach.
I don’t know if they were bribed by the gangsters and didn’t come on purpose, or if they were lucky and didn’t run into him.
In short, we left here smoothly and headed northwest, where there is a small village, Yuen Long.
There were twelve people, young and old, men and women, all wet, but luckily it was a hot July and the nights were quite hot, so we didn't feel anything after coming out of the sea.
There is no other way, so let's just bear with it for now.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Fatty could no longer walk. The “laborers” were all carrying sacks, and no one could carry him.
The sack doesn't look very bulgy, but the density of the gold bars is very high. Even after walking for a while, I still felt the 19 kilograms were very heavy.
Pei Yaohui and Cao Baojiang took turns carrying him on their backs and had no time to take care of their younger son.
Just then, we finally arrived. A bright light appeared ahead, and in the distance, there was a small village.
"Fatty, hold on a little longer, we're here!"
The little guy nodded at his second sister who was pulling him, gritting his teeth.
In fact, the journey was not very far and everyone was not very tired on the sea.
It was just that it was late at night, and after experiencing this smuggling experience, I was too excited. Now that I had completely relaxed, I began to feel tired.
After all, their physical fitness is there. Except for Lian Xiaomin and Sun Xuefeng, the rest of them, young and old, have weak foundations and need time to rest and recover.
They were getting closer, so Lian Xiaomin asked everyone to wait. She put down the "two big things" on her body and handed them to Sun Xuefeng, and went to fight the front battle alone to explore the way.
When we entered the small village, it was not yet twelve o'clock and there were only two or three houses with lights on.
The villagers might take advantage of the lax supervision on the coast at night to secretly catch some seafood and sell it the next day, so some people may not be asleep yet.
She released her mental power and walked through the village, constantly observing. Soon she came to a house with lights on and stopped in front of the gate.
She noticed that there was only an elderly couple in the house. Their family was simple, but their home was spacious, with three empty rooms that could accommodate them all.
Give it a try and see if you can take it in.
I knocked gently on the gate and someone came out soon. It seemed that the old man had already put on his clothes and was about to go out.
"Who is it? It's so late." While speaking, he opened the door.
When he saw that the other person was a young girl, he was stunned. Then, as he looked at her wet clothes, he understood almost immediately that she must have swam over there secretly.
But what is surprising is, why is there only this one child?
He immediately looked behind her with a little caution, but said nothing.
Lian Xiaomin didn't want to delay and directly stated her purpose.
"Hello, uncle. My family and I came here for swimming. Can we stay at your house for one night?"
She actually had a chance to impress at first sight, because this old man gave people the impression that, at least in terms of his facial features, he looked quite honest.
The other party indeed hesitated for a moment and did not chase the person away immediately.
The old man actually knew in his heart that such things were not uncommon in the village, but his two grandsons were not at home tonight, and he had to go out to the beach. It would be inconvenient if only his wife was at home.
If both grandchildren were here, it wouldn't be impossible, but now my husband and I can't be left alone to deal with all this.
Seeing the other party hesitating, Lian Xiaomin seemed to be able to guess his concerns, after all, she knew that there was only an old lady in the room.
"Don't worry, uncle. We have a family with elderly and children, and we have no other options. It's just one night. I can give you 200 Hong Kong dollars first, and another 200 when you leave tomorrow as a thank you. Is that okay with you?"
As he said this, he took out the money from his pocket and handed it over.
Money is a great temptation. The old man did not hesitate and gave him four hundred dollars for one night's stay. This was almost as much as his grandson's monthly salary as a laborer in Mong Kok.
In the early 1970s, the average salary of people in mainland China was around 20 yuan, while in Hong Kong it was around 1,500 yuan.
It is now 1969, and it is pretty much the same. Although you are the hardest working porter, you can still earn a few hundred dollars a month.
Lian Xiaomin got the Hong Kong dollars for free tonight. She estimated the income level here and gave an amount that would impress people.
After all, they all needed to find a reliable place to rest quickly.
"Okay, okay... come in!" The old man simply decided not to go out. Why should he go out? He might as well stay at home tonight.
There are only two old people at home and we don’t have any valuable things. What are you afraid of? Just live here.
"Thank you for your help. I will go and bring my family here now."
I turned around and called for help, hoping that after seeing the number of people, they would not regret it... For the money, I don't think they would.
In this way, everyone tried to walk as lightly as possible, entered the village, and came to the old man's house.
The old couple came out and took a look. Wow, there were really... a lot of people.
But I felt relieved when I saw that there were women and children. There were indeed people of all ages.
But I was wondering how he swam here! ...
There were three empty rooms in total, one of which was an attic, where Sun Xuefeng, Pei Zixi, Pei Yaohui, and Cao Baojiang lived.
The old couple Pei Zhaojia lived in one room with their three children, and Lian Xiaomin and Pei Ziqiu, mother and daughter, lived in another room. That was how it was allocated.
All the valuables were placed in Lian Xiaomin's room. She was the general in charge, and everyone agreed to let her take care of it.
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