The driver turned around and saw Zuo Gang, the team leader. He nodded and said, "I've already arranged a new identity for you. You know, those people at the Shanghai station are no pushovers. If they can't find this treasure, they'll definitely come back to cause you trouble. We have to be careful!"
During these five days, Zuo Gang also made thorough preparations. Su Gaoyang had already met with the Shanghai station staff, and he had to change his identity without leaving any loopholes.
Seeing that everything was going smoothly, Guan Han immediately called Wang Hanmin. Wang Hanmin was very happy and rushed to the safe house without delay to inform Gan Mingxuan.
"Mingxuan, things are going very smoothly. We have now acquired the Lian family's old house. We'll head over there now and wait for you to retrieve the valuables so we can send them out of Shanghai overnight."
Gan Mingxuan had been feeling stifled and uncomfortable these past few days while guarding this safe house. Upon hearing Wang Hanmin's good news, he jumped up and said happily, "Finally, there's a result! Station Chief Wang, thank you so much this time. We'll be going now."
The two men went out, and the agents who had been protecting Gan Mingxuan followed them out. They all got into a car and hurriedly drove towards downtown Shanghai.
However, they did not notice that just as Gan Mingxuan and the others walked out of the gate, a man in a coarse cloth shirt who was guarding the roadside not far away immediately looked at them. After they left, he quickly crossed the road and got into a car parked on the side of the road.
"Let's go, these guys have shown up, let's follow them."
The car started up quickly and followed behind Wang Hanmin and the others' car, passing Suzhou Bridge and arriving in downtown Shanghai.
Wang Hanmin led Gan Mingxuan to the entrance of the Lian family's old residence. Guan Han was already waiting there. He signaled to his team members to close the gate tightly, and then led Wang Hanmin and Gan Mingxuan into the garden.
Wang Hanmin turned to Gan Mingxuan and asked, "Mingxuan, where are the valuables hidden?"
Gan Mingxuan had heard his father's instructions clearly and knew that the treasure was buried under the flower bed in the backyard.
He looked around and said, "Let's go to the backyard!"
Everyone followed him to the backyard, where Gan Mingxuan immediately spotted the rectangular flower bed in the very center.
He pointed to the flower bed and said, "Right under this flower bed, if you dismantle the flower bed, there's a secret room underneath, and the things are hidden inside the secret room."
"Demolish!" Wang Hanmin waved his hand and ordered.
The agents worked together and quickly dismantled the flower bed, finding nothing underneath.
Gan Mingxuan stepped forward and looked around, saying with some doubt, "If we dig any deeper, this should be the place!"
But what happened next disappointed everyone. They dug down more than half a meter, but still found nothing.
"Dig, keep digging!" Wang Hanming was also anxious. This task was assigned by the Director. If something went wrong, it would be difficult for the Director to explain to Minister Gan, and it would be difficult for him to explain clearly.
"Yes, yes, dig deeper!" Gan Mingxuan was also extremely anxious.
But the result remained unchanged. They dug more than a meter deep, but still found no trace of the secret room.
Wang Hanmin turned to Gan Mingxuan and asked, "Mingxuan, are you sure the location is correct?"
Gan Mingxuan was also in a panic and completely lost. These treasures were the wealth that the Gan family had accumulated in Shanghai over the years. In order to retrieve them smoothly, his father dared not trust anyone else and specially sent him to Shanghai, but now they had vanished without a trace.
Gan Mingxuan stamped his feet anxiously and said loudly, "The location is correct. My father said it very clearly. It's under the flower bed in the middle of the backyard. How could it be gone?"
Guan Han frowned. He walked over to the mound of earth that had been dug out, grabbed a handful of soil, felt it carefully, and said to his agents, "Dig another meter to the side and see if the soil's hardness changes."
The men didn't dare to delay and quickly widened the pit by another meter. At this point, they could clearly feel that the soil next to it was harder, making it much more difficult than before.
"The soil next to it is much harder than before, and the humidity is different too!" an agent reported.
Guan Han had already sensed something was wrong. He jumped down into the pit, felt around, and finally confirmed his judgment. He turned to Wang Hanmin and said, "Station Chief, this soil is newly buried. Someone must have dismantled the secret chamber and then filled it back in with new soil. We're too late!"
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