They finally guessed correctly, and the group sighed in relief.
The wild man friend placed the box in front of Gao Dan, clearly intending for Gao Dan to open it.
Gao Dan squatted down, examined the box, and tapped it to make sure there was no danger before pulling the dagger out of his shoe again.
Well, you never know, there might be a hidden mechanism inside this old box.
Caution and prudence have always been Gao Dan's guiding principles in doing things.
Especially at work, whether in the past or present, one must never be careless; a slight oversight could cost you your life.
The lock on the box had rotted over the years and broke easily with a pull.
Then, he gently pried along the seam with a dagger.
After prying around once, I pushed it up with force, and the box was completely opened.
Several pairs of eyes immediately turned to look inside, but what was inside was somewhat... disappointing.
Hidden so mysteriously, on a deserted island, I thought it was a treasure trove.
The result was a notebook wrapped in plastic, a fountain pen, and then... wait, this box actually had a hidden compartment.
Gao Dan took out the notebook and pen and placed them aside, then used the dagger to pry them open again.
The interlayer was very well made; it wouldn't have been discovered so easily if the box hadn't started to rot over time.
When prying open the interlayer, Gao Dan made the others step back a few steps before starting.
Once it was completely pried open, the bottommost layer was filled with a whole layer of jewelry.
"Wow, there really is a treasure?" Liao Gang said with a smile.
However, none of the people present had any intention of embezzling the items. These things clearly belonged to the wild man's friends, who were also considered heroes who had saved people. Besides, none of them would covet such things.
Do you care about these things at home?
They didn't even consider the half-room of antiques left by Old Madam Gu.
Gao Dan was naturally not interested either.
Liao Gang grew up in the workplace and couldn't possibly have any ulterior motives.
However, having these things would provide some protection when our wild friend goes out.
On a deserted island, these pieces of jewelry are like scrap metal.
But outside, it's all about money!
Money, that's everything!
But naturally, this matter couldn't be known to anyone other than the three, or rather, the four. Everyone understands the principle that possessing a treasure is a crime.
"Liao Gang, bring the detector over here."
"Oh, okay."
The bag containing the detector still had room to fit a full layer of jewelry; if I had been carrying a box, people would definitely have noticed.
Since we've already decided to keep this a secret for our savage friend, we should make it a permanent solution.
Let's go all the way with this matter.
However, just as I was putting the jewelry out of the box into my bag, a brass lock appeared at the very bottom of the innermost compartment.
The box was filled with jewelry, but this copper lock was the most ordinary and least valuable.
But when Gao Dan saw the bronze lock, his eyes widened in shock.
"High office?"
"Xiao Dan?"
It wasn't until Liao Gang and Gu Beiwang's voices rang out that Gao Dan came to her senses. She unconsciously took the copper lock in her hand, her wrist even trembling slightly.
"What's wrong?" Gu Beiwang was very suspicious. Why was his son reacting so strongly to the copper lock?
etc...
If I remember correctly, many years ago I saw a copper lock that looked exactly like this one at my mother's place. My mother said that the copper lock was something Tianjia always carried with her.
Well, this...
However, too much time had passed, and Gu Beiwang didn't care much about these things at the time, so he couldn't remember many of the details.
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