Looking at his watch, it was already midnight. Ning Zhiheng locked the safe, put all the other valuables into a suitcase, and placed it under the bed. He needed to retrieve the hidden gold and deal with it as soon as possible tomorrow morning, otherwise it would be too unsafe to keep it at home!
He changed into a set of black casual clothes, put the large suitcases he had bought that day in the car, locked the door, and drove to No. 12, Heye Lane, Youshang Street, in the north of the city.
Dai Daguang's residence and trading company were both in the south of the city, but this residence was in an alley in the north of the city. It seems that this was a deliberate arrangement by Dai Daguang.
It should be noted that Nanjing was the capital of the Kuomintang, a vast city with a population of over one million. Some locals had lived in Nanjing for many years without ever having explored the entire city. Dai Daguang had set up his escape route here, so that if anything happened, he could hide here and it would be difficult to find him in the short term.
Arriving at the gate of the house, Ning Zhiheng looked around. It was already one o'clock in the morning, and the surroundings were pitch black. The moonlight was also very dim. It was only because Ning Zhiheng had exceptional eyesight that he could see things.
Seeing that there was no one around, Ning Zhiheng took out a pair of fine woolen gloves, put them on, and went to the courtyard wall. The wall was very high, but this was not a problem for Ning Zhiheng at all.
He took a few steps back, accelerated forward, and leaped into the air. He quickly tapped the wall three times with his toes, his body rising high into the air. His fingers were already on the top of the wall. With a little leverage, he flipped over the wall like an agile monkey, landing perfectly. He controlled his strength perfectly and didn't make a sound.
Looking around, he saw that the yard was large and filled with flowers and plants. Without lingering, he lightly walked to a window in the room, gently pushed it open. It wasn't locked from the inside. In fact, even if it were locked, Ning Zhiheng could easily pry it open; it would just take a little effort. In an ordinary house like this, with his skills, he wouldn't be able to cause any trouble for Ning Zhiheng.
He pushed open the window, climbed in, and stealthily moved about, focusing his attention on his keen hearing. He quickly found a bedroom by following the faint snoring.
He slowly walked to the bedside, saw that it was a middle-aged man, and without hesitation, controlled his strength and struck the back of the head. The man's head immediately tilted to the side, and he was knocked unconscious in his sleep!
Ning Zhiheng reached out and gently lifted his eyelids to observe his pupils. After confirming that he had lost consciousness, he got up, left the room, turned on the corridor lights, and went to the door of the room that Dai Daguang had mentioned.
There was a large padlock hanging outside the room. These are the kind of heavy padlocks used to lock courtyard gates, and they are really hard to break open without a key.
Ning Zhiheng took out the key, opened the lock with a "bang", pushed open the door, and turned on the lights. The room was empty except for two specially made large safes placed at the very back.
This must be the backup plan Dai Daguang was talking about! Ning Zhiheng went to the safe, and following the password given by Dai Daguang, gently turned the round combination lock and opened the door.
Inside, there were stacks of banknotes, mostly pounds and dollars, with only a small amount of fiat currency.
Ning Zhiheng did the same thing again, opening another safe. The situation inside was the same, with some banknotes as well. The difference was that this safe was mostly filled with gold bars and some gold ingots that looked quite old.
Ning Zhiheng was secretly astonished. The value of the valuables in those two safes was no less than, if not, the value of the property that Sun Jiacheng and his companion had brought today.
Dai Daguang probably put most of his assets here. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, these assets would be enough for his family to live a wealthy and comfortable life for the rest of their lives.
Ning Zhiheng turned around and quickly left the room. He opened the courtyard gate from the inside and took three large leather suitcases that he had prepared in advance from the car.
Back in the room, he quickly packed all the banknotes, gold bars, and gold ingots into the suitcases, and then put all three suitcases into the carriage.
Finally, he returned to the room, locked the doors of the two large safes, restored everything to its original state, and began to carefully clean up any traces of his actions according to his memory. He then locked the room again with a large padlock.
Finally, they arrived at the man's bedside and reached out to check his breathing, finding it normal.
Once inside the courtyard, he cleaned up his footprints, locked the gate, and leaped lightly out of the courtyard.
Back in his car, sitting in the driver's seat, he carefully recalled everything in his mind, making sure all traces of himself had been erased, before starting the vehicle and speeding away.
The next morning, Dai Daguang's cousin woke up slowly, feeling a bit heavy and throbbing in his head. He wondered if he had drunk too much wine the night before, or if he had caught a cold. He thought he should go to the pharmacy to buy some herbal decoction to dispel the cold.
He muttered a few words to himself, slowly got up and left the bedroom, went to the second room in the corridor, looked at the big lock on the door, reached out and touched it, then nodded, and then limped away!
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