I thought the box would contain money or tickets, but when I opened the lid, all sorts of gold, silver and jade items were neatly arranged inside.
Zheng Hongkuan looked on with fascination as he gazed at the box of treasures.
His limited perspective meant he wouldn't convert all his illegal gains into cash; in prosperous times, antiques were valued, and in chaotic times, gold was valued—Zheng Hongkuan understood this principle well.
Ruan Xianxian stroked her chin, wondering if this box of gold and silver jewelry would be enough for her to fill the space with land.
So she watched as Zheng Hongkuan sat cross-legged on the ground, took out the various sizes of yellow croaker from the box, and wrapped them separately in a cloth bag.
The quantity wasn't large; it was roughly the limit a factory manager could obtain without alerting the outside world.
This means they've truly decided to betray their country and abscond with the money!
Zheng Hongkuan was cunning. He divided the remaining treasures in the box in two. He took one half out of the house and buried it in an unknown, deserted courtyard, while he buried the other half at his wife's family home.
Ah, this...
You could say he wanted to trick the Wei family, or you could say he was leaving himself a way out.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Unfortunately... no sooner had Zheng Hongkuan hidden the treasure than Ruan Xianxian dug it out, threw it into her spatial storage, and took it away.
She followed him and witnessed him coaxing his wife and children back to her parents' home, clearly not intending to take them with him when he fled the country.
Rather than fearing that something might happen along the way and implicate his wife and children, she prefers to believe that Zheng Hongkuan simply didn't want to be burdened with three people.
Those who cross the line will have their true nature, which they try so hard to hide, revealed without reservation.
The next day, Zheng Hongkuan arrived at the textile factory at the agreed time. He first inquired about the progress of the provincial department's audit and answered some of their detailed questions.
Throughout the entire process, he didn't reveal the slightest clue.
It's still the same toilet and the same pit.
When Shotaro finally got a chance to come in, Zheng Hongkuan was already waiting inside. He got straight to the point: "I agreed. What do you need me to do?"
Shotaro, unsurprised by the answer, smiled with confidence. "It's nothing serious, Zheng. You can definitely do it."
"Speak!" Zheng Hongkuan didn't rule out the possibility of betrayal, but added, "Even if I can't do it, I promise I won't betray you to anyone."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Xianxian and Xiang Taro both scoffed inwardly and called him naive!
Shotaro smiled and shook his head: "No! Zheng, you can definitely do it."
To demonstrate our sincerity in cooperating, someone picked up your wife and children last night and took them to the other side of the Lujiang River, where they will be waiting for you to reunite with them.
"What?" Zheng Hongkuan was shocked.
Could it be that my wife was kidnapped by Shotaro's men on her way back to her parents' home last night?
He was filled with regret, but it was too late to say anything now!
With a grim face and a hoarse voice, Zheng Hongkuan said, "I need to make sure they live safely."
He wanted to leave his wife and children in the country, just as Nguyen Hien had guessed, partly because he was afraid that something might happen on the way and his wife and children would be shot and killed in the process, since the border guards' bullets never missed.
Another reason is the fear that having two teenagers with me would make it easier to be exposed. My family wasn't involved in the plan, so staying in China means there might be a chance to see them again in the future.
His decision not to take his wife and children with him does not mean he doesn't care about them.
“Of course.” Shotaro handed over a token through the partition. Zheng Hongkuan recognized it as the watch he had given his wife when they got married, which she rarely took off after the marriage.
He had seen the watch his wife took with her before he left home last night, and in that instant, he seemed to age ten years.
I finally understand what the old man meant when he said, "Don't try to get something out of a tiger."
Through the partition, Shotaro, seeing Zheng Hongkuan's legs trembling, was quite satisfied. To ensure the knife obeyed its master and didn't turn against him, he offered words of comfort:
"Your family has crossed the river safely. I have arranged for someone to send the photos back to you so you can rest assured."
As for Zheng Hongkuan's concern about killing them to silence them, the cunning Japanese devils wouldn't risk losing more than they gained. They hadn't even finished their work yet, so how could they kill the donkey?
His family members are in their hands; they are both hostages and the driving force behind Zheng Hongkuan's progress.
Didn't you see that he had already given up even the last bit of hesitation?
Indeed, from Ruan Xianxian's perspective, Zheng Hongkuan, who had just been trembling with extreme fear and regret, had completely calmed down after Xiangtaro's onslaught.
He had no way out.
The photos were sent back, and if his wife and children had indeed crossed the river, it meant there was a greater chance he had left safely.
This Japanese devil has figured out the trick of using both carrot and stick. Ruan Xianxian's eyes are playful, and her evil instincts are raging. She can't wait to clash with this piece of shit!
Having already been tricked, Zheng Hongkuan didn't hesitate any longer: "Tell me, what do you need me to do?"
Shotaro Kano did not inform them of the plan immediately.
He carefully checked the toilet inside and out, and knocked on the door a few times. Only after receiving a response did he feel relieved enough to walk up to Zheng Hongkuan and face him.
"It's not too difficult. All you need to do is create chaos on the day of the exhibition so that my people can take the opportunity to enter the machine factory."
"Isn't that difficult?" Zheng Hongkuan's face turned pale!
He suddenly remembered something, "People from the provincial department are coming to investigate. It's hard to say whether I'll be able to make it to the exhibition safely."
"That's not a problem. Leave it to me. The people investigating you will be leaving the textile factory soon."
In Shotaro's eyes, who only knew the facts but not the reasons, it was indeed a trivial matter. All he needed to do was have his own people working in the provincial government find an excuse to revoke the inspection order.
However, their people cannot infiltrate and blend into the exhibition in a very short time. The identity of the textile factory director is different, and it is not difficult to stir up trouble from within.
With the plan finalized, the two left one after the other.
Knowing that there were Japanese soldiers waiting outside, Ruan Xianxian, shameless as ever, clung tightly to Zheng Hongkuan like a ghost as they left the men's restroom.
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