He moved the desk in the bedroom, revealing a safe embedded in the wall. This was a brand-new combination safe that he had recently ordered at great expense; the safe was heavy, thick, and extremely sturdy.
Multiple combination locks: if the round combination lock is rotated incorrectly more than three times, the inner horizontal lock will automatically lock.
After that, the only way to open it is by force, otherwise it will be impossible to open again, so it's very safe. Some of his most important things are stored inside.
He rotated the circular combination lock according to the password he had set and opened the safe.
Inside were three portraits he had painted himself, each marked with a date and a note indicating its provenance. He believed he would need to store many more portraits in the future, and this way he wouldn't have to worry about mixing them up.
There were also more than a dozen stacks of US dollars and British pounds, and twenty gold bars weighing ten ounces each.
Including Huang Xiansheng's ill-gotten gains, Qian Zhong's hush money, Cui Guohao's thank-you gift, and the money his father gave him.
The largest amount of income came from Wang Shucheng two days ago, the entire fortune he had extorted from Wang Bapi.
Wang Shucheng quickly sold off those two properties as well. Houses in Jinling sell very well, and of course, the prices are very high.
Adding everything together, excluding gold bars, Ning Zhiheng now has 1,000 pounds sterling, 18,000 US dollars, and 3,000 yuan in cash.
This was an enormous sum of money. In just two months, Ning Zhiheng amassed a fortune that most people couldn't accumulate in several lifetimes.
He took out the three thousand yuan in legal tender, put it on his person, locked the combination safe, restored the desk to its original state, carefully checked it and found nothing amiss before leaving.
He rushed to the military intelligence office and called Liu Datong, asking him to meet him at the Hongyun Teahouse, which was not far from the entrance.
Then they went out to Hongyun Teahouse, ordered some food and waited for Liu Datong. Soon Liu Datong rushed over.
Ning Zhiheng didn't even look up. He gestured for Liu Datong to sit down opposite him, then ate the last piece of rice cake in two or three bites. Looking at the mess on the table, he laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "You know what? This is the most comfortable meal I've had in so many days!"
Seeing Ning Zhiheng's smiling face, Liu Datong knew he was in a good mood and joked, "Being able to eat is a blessing! Commander Ning, you're beaming with joy! Is something good coming your way again?"
Ning Zhiheng smiled and nodded, poured himself a cup of fragrant tea, blew on it leisurely, took a small sip, and then said easily, "All these days of hard work have paid off. This case was handled brilliantly and yielded huge results! The brothers under my command have all contributed a lot, and I will not treat them unfairly!"
After saying that, he threw two thick stacks of banknotes on the table: "This is three thousand yuan. Take it and distribute it among the brothers. Chen Yanqing and Xiong Hongda, the other four, each get three hundred. Double the subsidy promised to the rickshaw pullers. As for the rest, go and find more rickshaw shops!"
Although Liu Datong has seen more of the world and handled more money, he was still taken aback by Ning Zhiheng's extravagant spending.
Commander Ning's generosity has grown with each transaction, and now all his men know that their boss is generous and has a big hand!
However, he didn't say much. Liu Datong was worldly-wise, and he wouldn't refuse the reward money that Commander Ning gave to his brothers.
"I know, it's almost the end of the year, and everyone needs money right now. Thank God, we brothers have really stuck with you this year, and life is getting better and better!" Liu Datong said with a grin as he put the money away.
"Haha, Big Head, you're such a smooth talker!" Ning Zhiheng smiled and pointed at Liu Datong. "Now that you've been promoted to police chief, you have more men under you. You need to be even more vigilant about what's happening on the streets. Spread the word that if anyone reports any suspicious activity or even the slightest clue, we'll reward them. This is very important, so you need to put in a lot of effort!"
Liu Datong nodded quickly. He knew that Ning Zhiheng valued intelligence gathering and that he had taken over the rickshaw company for this purpose.
Ning Zhiheng explained some more details to him before the two parted ways and left.
Ning Zhiheng hurried back to the Military Intelligence Department. He wanted to know if there had been any progress from the interrogation department the previous night.
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