After an unknown amount of time, just as Zhu Yanzhi and his wife were preparing to head to the school as usual, a large group of people finally stormed into the Zhu family villa.
Hearing the commotion outside, everyone who had been sitting anxiously in the living room seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
They looked at each other, as if to say: "It's finally here."
The person who entered saw that the family was quite well-organized and grinned, a grin that Zhu Qinghao found incredibly irritating.
However, she didn't stay in one place for long, afraid that she wouldn't be able to stand it, so she used the space to go to various places in the house to collect things.
The first place she went to was the room of the Zhu family elders. The Zhu family elders had a lot of things in there, including the dowry of the old lady and the antiques that the old man liked the most. She went in and picked out all the valuable items and put them away.
Then they did the same to the other people's rooms, until only the blankets on the beds and some clothes in the closets remained.
Then she rushed to the family storeroom, which contained a lot of rice, flour, cooking oil, thick quilts, cotton cloth, and other essential items for rural life.
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"Oh, Grandpa Zhu, Professor Zhu, everyone's here? That's good, saves us the trouble of going to their workplaces one by one, right? Come on, take them with us!"
Even though Zhu Huaichuan knew what was going on beforehand, he still acted as if he knew nothing. After confirming the leader, he calmly asked:
"I wonder what brings this comrade to my house so early? And what does he mean by shouting 'take away'? I don't think there's anything wrong with the Zhu family's household."
The leader was a squad leader from the committee named Zhang Jian, who was extremely arrogant at that moment.
"Oh, surely an old hand like you, Mr. Zhu, knows what brings us here? It's just what you're thinking, let's go somewhere else to retire."
After saying that, he sized up everyone in the Zhu family with his beady eyes, then said in a sly tone:
"I advise you all to cooperate, otherwise, my men don't know their own strength, and if you accidentally get hurt, don't blame us..."
"Even if I die, I hope that person will die knowing why."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian smirked, took a few steps forward, and brought his face close to Zhu Huaichuan's, saying each word clearly:
"What else could the committee be doing here? Mr. Zhu, you're not telling me you never imagined this day would come, are you? Besides, your young master..."
Zhu Huaichuan closed his eyes tightly:
"The Zhu family's assets have long been donated to the country, and besides, the leaders personally wrote a letter of praise, stating frankly..."
When Zhang Jian heard him trying to argue, he impatiently interrupted him.
"Hey—hold on, Grandpa Zhu, you can't talk to me about these things. I'm just following orders. You should save your strength for later."
After saying that, he looked at the group of Red Guards he had brought, who thought they represented justice, and waved.
"What are you standing there for? Waiting for dinner? You all better hurry up and get moving, or you'll mess things up!"
The shrewd members of the Zhu family sprang into action at the first sign of trouble. A few of them escorted the Zhu family members back to the committee, while the others stormed into the house and ransacked it, with sounds of smashing and ransacking echoing everywhere.
The Zhu family members heard these sounds clearly, and despite their reluctance, they still cooperated and followed the Red Guards.
The family consisted mostly of the elderly, women, and children, so they hadn't originally intended to confront each other head-on.
Meanwhile, Zhu Qinghao had arrived at her final destination—the secret room beneath Old Master Zhu's room.
This is the place that Grandpa Zhu told her about since she was a child. It's hard for most people to imagine that there is another secret room below the secret room, and it is hidden very well.
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