The man in the lead used a razor blade to poke through the crack in the door, made a few cuts, and then opened the door.
He walked in, carrying a gleaming knife...
Li Wenbo was so worried about his wife and daughter arguing that he couldn't sleep. He had just managed to drift off to sleep when he unexpectedly heard some faint noises, as if someone had pushed open his bedroom door!
He opened his eyes with a start and saw a gleaming knife thrusting towards him, pressed against his neck.
The flashlight beam was shining directly into his eyes, and he couldn't see anything.
The man lowered his voice and said in a hoarse, raspy tone, "Where are the gold bars hidden?! Tell me now! My patience is running out!"
Li Wenbo broke out in a cold sweat and said, "No... I don't have any gold bars... My family has never had any gold bars!"
Although he spoke very softly, he still woke up Cheng Xiaohui, who was sleeping next to him.
Cheng Xiaohui opened her eyes and was surprised to see a bright flashlight beam and a knife. A beam of light shone directly into her eyes, and she reflexively closed them.
Just as she was about to shout, someone stuffed a pillowcase into her mouth.
The man with the hoarse voice continued, "You can refuse to talk, but if I ask you one question and you don't answer, I'll cut off one of this woman's fingers!"
"One gold bar for one of her fingers! After asking ten times, I'll chop off her toes; after twenty times, I'll chop off her arms and legs. Let's see how many body parts she has that we can chop off!"
Li Wenbo trembled with fear. He hurriedly said, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you, okay? Just don't hurt my wife!"
The man with the hoarse voice said, "Hehe! I didn't expect you to still have such genuine feelings for your wife! Tell me, where are the gold bars?"
Li Wenbo said, "The gold bars are in the basement."
The man with the hoarse voice said, "You're kidding me! We've been to the basement. There were only a few boxes of junk, nothing else!"
Li Wenbo said, "I'll take you to get it. The gold bars are hidden; most people can't find them."
The man with the hoarse voice said, "Okay, take me to get it."
He turned to his buddies and said, "You two come with me, the rest of you stay here and keep watch. If this woman dares to make a sound, just kill her!"
Cheng Xiaohui's mouth was covered by a pillowcase, so she couldn't speak, but she could hear the sounds clearly.
She was so anxious that she cried. These scoundrels had no integrity whatsoever. Her husband had gone to the basement with these scoundrels, and she was terrified that he might be in grave danger!
The man with the hoarse voice pushed Li Wenbo outside. Li Wenbo didn't even have time to put on his shoes and followed them barefoot.
As he stepped out of the room, he glanced nervously at Li Xiyue's room.
Li Xiyue's door was closed, and his heart slowly calmed down a little.
It seems these bad guys didn't go to Li Xiyue's room.
He was pushed towards the basement.
The man with the hoarse voice held a flashlight and shone it on the stairs in front of him.
Li Wenbo walked down the spiral staircase and opened the basement door.
It's an old house after all, and the basement has a musty smell from years of decay, which makes it very unpleasant to walk in.
Basements are usually used to store useless junk and the like.
His basement was no exception; it originally contained several large boxes filled with useless scrap metal, as well as aluminum pots and pans that he couldn't bear to throw away.
The basement wasn't big; you could see it all at a glance.
However, now all these boxes have been opened, their contents have been taken out, and they've been carelessly thrown on the ground.
The man with the hoarse voice asked, "Where is it hidden? Tell me!"
Li Wenbo pointed to the box and said, "It's in that box!"
The man with the hoarse voice examined the box carefully, then slashed the knife in his hand across Li Wenbo's neck!
He said, "You're kidding me! I took everything out of that box, and there were no gold bars at all, just some scrap metal and nails!"
Li Wenbo said, "It's not inside the box, it's inside the box..."
The man with the hoarse voice couldn't understand Li Wenbo's words at all. Was there a difference between the two sentences?
Li Wenbo emphasized again, "It's inside the box, inside the box!"
The man with the hoarse voice thought for a while before he finally understood. He asked, "How do I open the box? Is there a hidden compartment?"
Li Wenbo said, "Yes, this box has a hidden compartment under the bottom panel. Open the bottom panel and you'll see the gold bars!"
The male duck thought to himself, "Damn it! No wonder we couldn't find it after searching for so long!"
Li Wenbo said, "Don't even mention you haven't found it. Mu Jiuhong has lived in this house for over ten years, and she still hasn't found it!"
Mu Jiuhong sneaked into the basement several times to look for things; don't think he didn't know.
However, he felt that the two of them still had a daughter and didn't want to ruin things, so he didn't pursue the matter with Mu Jiuhong.
Moreover, he knew that Mu Jiuhong would definitely not be able to find the gold bars, so as long as the gold bars were not lost, that was fine!
God knows how long these boxes of junk have been in this room.
This room was confiscated before, and it wasn't returned to them for many years.
During this period, it wasn't that no one had lived in this house, but no one had ever found the gold bars.
The man with the hoarse voice walked over, touched the bottom of the box, and found an inconspicuous little strip of cloth.
Someone who didn't know better would think that the little strip of cloth was accidentally stuck in the seam.
He pulled hard, and the bottom of the box opened.
Haha, it's such a simple design, yet so many people didn't notice there were gold bars inside.
He opened the baseboard and shone a flashlight into the hidden compartment underneath.
Not to mention his hoarse voice, even his two brothers were shocked and widened their eyes.
In this hidden compartment, there was a whole box of gold bars neatly arranged!
The gold bars have clearly been used; there are four empty slots.
The man with the hoarse voice reached out and grabbed the gold bars, stuffing them one by one into his crossbody bag.
Clearly, they had no concept of the weight of gold. They saw that there were only a few gold bars at the bottom of the cabinet, enough to fit into a crossbody bag, but they felt it was very heavy after only a few bars were in!
The man with the hoarse voice called for his brothers to come and help, stuffing the food into the men's pockets.
While the three were busy packing the gold bars, they were so engrossed in the gold bars that they completely forgot about Li Wenbo.
Li Wenbo seized the opportunity and ran out.
However, he forgot that his house had wooden floors, which would make a thumping sound even when walking barefoot.
The thumping sound immediately startled the man with the hoarse voice.
The man with the hoarse voice shouted urgently, "Quick, grab him! Grab him!"
His two brothers turned and rushed over, tackled Li Wenbo, and pinned him to the ground.
They turned to the man with the hoarse voice and asked, "What should we do with him? Should we just kill him? Otherwise, leaving him alive will only cause more trouble!"
Although each of them wore a black mask, it's better to be safe than sorry. If someone survives and leaves any clues, all of them will be doomed!
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