Chapter 065: Unboxing and Appraising Treasures
Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing were exhausted. They didn't sleep last night and now they got off work in the early morning. Even a strong body couldn't bear it.
Jiang Nan sighed, "Once I've gotten enough sleep, I'll have to look through the system and buy some supplements to replenish my body."
Zhou Zhixing fought for his own rights: "What about me?"
Jiang Nan squinted at him and said, "It depends on your performance."
Zhou Zhixing smiled and raised an eyebrow. "Okay, just wait and see. How's the probability these past two days? Has there been any change?"
Jiang Nan yawned, pushed his bike out of the shed, and suddenly stopped. He muttered, "Oh my god, the probability has gotten smaller. It's now 65%! That's down ten points."
"Team leader, we're leaving. Xiaonan, what are you doing? Standing here?" Wen Qiang greeted the two of them.
Jiang Nan reacted, chuckled twice, and said, "It's just a yawn, I'm leaving now."
"Well, I never heard of having to stop yawning. Let's go."
Zhou Zhixing also waved his hand and said as he walked: "Let's go, let's talk on the bike."
When no one was around, Zhou Zhixing analyzed, "There's been a lot going on lately. We're involved in two cases, Wu Dachui and Zong Dalong. Wu Dachui's family is responsible for the explosion. But before, Wu Chunli was there, and now she's in the countryside. Have you seen what's going on there?"
Jiang Nan confirmed it and shook his head. "No, it was tough being in the countryside, but watching Wu Chunli's channel, she seems to be doing okay. At least she's more cheerful and talkative."
Zhou Zhixing continued, "That's good news, isn't it? Where's Sun Qiaolian? Is her son Fang Nanshan okay?"
Jiang Nan glanced at the system, his mouth stiffening, but he still said, "Fang Nanshan and Cheng Meijuan have already done something, and they are probably getting married soon."
Zhou Zhixing frowned. "That's a good thing. Cheng Meijuan's family is wealthy, so the possibility of Sun Qiaolian doing that kind of business in the future is reduced. That's one reason."
He continued, "What about Qiu Pan'er and Tao Meiyu? What's wrong with them?"
Jiang Nan: "Qiu Pan'er is still flirting with Phoenix Man, and Tao Meiyu is pretending to be pregnant on the West River Bank. It's nothing..."
Zhou Zhixing suddenly asked, "Wait, pregnant?"
He smiled silently and said, "You forgot, there was another pregnant woman, but she had a miscarriage."
Jiang Nan: "Widow Qin?"
Zhou Zhixing: "Yes, Wu Dachui saw it. Now Widow Qin has completely lost the possibility of marrying Wu Dachui. Do you think this is a good thing for Tao Meiyu and Qiu Paner?"
Jiang Nan: "Don't you have to see your love rival or stepmother every day?"
Zhou Zhixing: "Yes. Tao Meiyu and Qiu Pan'er both lost a source of stimulation, which should also be a factor."
The two men were discussing along the way, but their attention was soon drawn to two figures ahead. They appeared to be two men, one of whom was carrying a bag, and they were acting very stealthily. After stopping at the intersection, they looked around nervously.
Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing quickly jumped out of the car, held on to it, and quickly hid behind a big tree.
Jiang Nan gasped and patted his chest. It was so close, he almost got seen.
Zhou Zhixing found it amusing and whispered, "Okay, that person stopped looking. He probably thought there was no one around."
Jiang Nan then leaned over to take a look, only to see that the two men had already squatted down, were opening their bundles, and were starting to... light a fire and burn the paper?
She whispered, "It's Wu Dachui and Old Wu!"
Zhou Zhixing nodded. As expected of someone with a melon-eating system, he always encountered all kinds of weird things.
Were the Wu family father and son scared by the female ghost last night?
Indeed, Wu Dachui was burning paper and kowtowing, muttering to himself, "Cui Fen, go well. I'll burn paper for you every year, so don't think about me. I know you can't forget me, but we're separated by the Yin and Yang, and it's really not suitable for us to be together again. Please forgive me. If you're really lonely, I'll burn a few young boys for you in a few days and let them take good care of you, okay? Just forget me."
Old Wu muttered quietly, "There are so many people here today. I shouldn't have come today. We almost got seen when we came out just now."
Wu Dachui finished muttering and said dissatisfiedly: "You have never seen a ghost, so you are not anxious, right? I can't wait. What if she comes to me again tonight? I am your only son. If anything happens to me, don't expect my son to take care of you in your old age."
Old Wu said: "Alright, I won't say anything more, hurry up and burn it, or someone will come and it will be bad."
Wu Dachui also knew the seriousness of the situation. He quickly clasped his hands together and bowed carefully. After the yellow paper and gold ingots he brought were burned, he stood up and stomped out the fire: "Okay, let's go."
The two crouched down and silently walked through the grove, soon disappearing from sight. Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing made sure the two would not return, then emerged from behind the tree.
Jiang Nan curled her lips. "What's going on? Wu Dachui is so confident. He even said Wang Cuifen can't forget him. Humph, he's ugly but has beautiful thoughts."
Zhou Zhixing laughed: "Okay, if you're still angry about something like this, then you'll be angry for the rest of your life. Let's go, aren't you tired? Go back to bed early."
Unfortunately, I couldn’t sleep.
Why? Because several families in Courtyard No. 1 were still awake, waiting to block people at the gate.
Wasn't it that the old lady from the Sui family was called to the police station? Everyone was curious about what happened. Although she returned around 9:00 to 10:00, she had been away for such a long time, so everyone was still curious. Seeing that the two police officers in the building hadn't returned, what was there to understand? Something must have happened.
Some clever people quickly thought of the job exam. Besides that, there hadn't been any other major events recently. And all day, Old Lady Sui had been saying her son Xiaoqiang would pass. So, after thinking about it, it all made sense.
They were up all night waiting for Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing. Recruiting was a big deal; if there was any favoritism or fraud, they would make a scene, even if it meant being criticized by their superiors.
Why should their children study so hard while the Sui family can buy the exam papers? Even though their family says they are fake, is there any real ones? Thinking of this, everyone's face was filled with anger. Those who were peeking in at the gate of the family compound, saw the two people's bicycles and surrounded them, asking questions.
"Xiao Nan, was the exam leaked? Have you confirmed it? How many people leaked it? Have they all been arrested?"
"Yes, Xiaonan, we just signed up today, and this kind of thing happened. Isn't this really frustrating for ordinary workers like us? You police officers must catch all the bad guys."
"That's right, you can't be cowardly. Even if you are threatened, you have to fight for everyone's rights. You are the people's police, you have to serve the people."
Seeing everyone's excitement, Jiang Nan's face became unusually serious. She said, "Everyone, please be quiet. I know you're all concerned about the exam, and I'm telling you the truth. The person who created the exam questions has long been sent on a business trip, and he's accompanied by three public security officers. There will be no leaks of the exam questions, so rest assured. If you haven't registered yet, please hurry up and register. The leaders have given us three days to allow people from remote teams to get here. If you have relatives who meet the requirements, please notify them. The oilfield leaders have made up their minds this time. It will be absolutely fair and just. You can all supervise, okay?"
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Jiang Nan continued, "Okay, it's getting late, everyone should go home early."
If everyone was so easily obedient, there wouldn't be the saying that grassroots work is difficult. Seeing that the crowd showed no signs of dispersing, someone asked, "Xiao Nan, then... can the police officers accompanying that person on a business trip be trusted? Could they be bribed?"
"Yes, money can move people's hearts. What if..."
Jiang Nan said sternly, "Think about it, how much would it cost to bribe three police officers? Everyone, you have to believe that there are still many good people in this world. We police officers serve the people, how can we be bribed so easily?"
Someone murmured quietly, "Yeah, there's not that much money to bribe all three of them."
Zhou Zhixing spoke at the right moment: "Everyone, rest assured. After this incident, I believe the oil field will issue an announcement soon to give everyone an explanation. In addition, the Public Security Bureau of the Operations Office will also increase patrols. Everyone, just relax and let your children review."
The crowd finally settled into a low conversation, no longer focusing on Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing. Not far away, Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua exchanged a glance and both laughed.
Chen Jinhua held her head high and chest puffed out, very proud: "My daughter is amazing."
Jiang Mancheng also had the look of an old father who was pleased: "As expected of my daughter, she follows me."
Jiang Nan suddenly jumped in front of them and said with a fierce face, "Dad, Mom, are you saying bad things about me again? Tell me, or I'll be angry!"
Jiang Mancheng rubbed his daughter's head and said with a smile: "They said that my Xiaonan is getting better and better, just like me. Let's go home and sleep."
Zhou Zhixing nodded to the three of them and walked towards Old Lady Cao on the other side. Cao Chuncao had come out to greet her grandson because she couldn't sleep and didn't come home so late. Seeing him come back, she put away her knitting needles and smiled unconsciously.
After picking vegetables, Old Lady Cao changed her look to knitting. She'd spend every day with her needlework basket, chatting while she knitted. Knitting is an enviable occupation these days, but not everyone can afford wool. Xiaoxing found this for her, saying it was specially bought for her. Look at it, a dark red color that shines brightly even at night.
But no matter how bright it was, no one would compliment it at this time. Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing hadn't slept well for two nights. Jiang Nan, however, fell asleep as soon as he got home and slept soundly. When he woke up, it was already 11 o'clock in the morning, so he didn't even need to eat breakfast.
There was a commotion downstairs. Jiang Nan was lying in bed, still a little groggy from just waking up. She asked the system, "What's going on downstairs? Are Grandma Liu and the others down there?"
[Yes, host.] The system connected to Old Lady Liu's channel and said, [There's a notice downstairs. It's the homework department's announcement regarding the exam question selling case. They've also announced the exam date. It's this Sunday afternoon. Everyone's talking about it.]
Jiang Nan understood that the leader of the Operations Department was decisive as he issued an announcement so quickly.
She lazily checked the system gold coins and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Five thousand and six! How can there be so many?"
[Because the host is solving more and more cases and saving more and more people, even a small matter like stealing a piece of garlic will earn you 0.5 gold coins after handling it. Not to mention that the host also caught the scammer, so of course there will be this much.]
"Is there any pattern to the gold coins you give out? For some things, you give more, and for some things, you give less?"
[No, host. I'm the Justice League's "Melon-eating System." I'll give gold coins to anyone who does good deeds. The more people you save, the more you'll get. The fewer people you save, the less you'll get.]
“Is this a rule?”
[Hey, after all, we're a melon-eating system. Eating melons is the most important thing, and earning melon coins is just a byproduct. We do good things while eating melons, not doing good things while eating melons. The emphasis is different.]
Jiang Nan didn't bother to talk nonsense with the system. She asked, "Will you upgrade in the future? Wasn't it 1.0 before? Now it's 2.0. When will it be upgraded to 3.0?"
[Host, for the sake of system stability, we will only upgrade once per host. I have already upgraded before, so I will not upgrade again.]
"So you're 2.0 now, what do you have that 1.0 doesn't have?"
"Back in 1.0, you could only connect to a real person's brainwaves. If you couldn't see them, it wouldn't work." The system confessed, "Now, once you connect, it's valid for life."
Jiang Nan sat up with a jerk. No wonder Zhou Zhixing had died. He was bound to 1.0, and the one who wanted to kill him was the Emperor. It would be strange if he didn't die.
She stretched, finally willing herself to get out of bed. She checked her watch. It was half past eleven. She figured her parents would be home by the time she drank some malted milk.
Sure enough, not long after, Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua returned, along with old man Chen Wanli. However, Chen Wanli came to say goodbye.
The old man looked around the room like a noble person on tour, followed by his two bodyguards Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua.
After taking a look, Chen Wanli sat down at the dining table with a majestic posture and said in a gracious manner, "Not bad, is the whole city cleaned up at home?"
Jiang Mancheng nodded and groveled like a eunuch, saying, "Of course. I'm the one who protects everyone at home and abroad. Don't worry, Dad. Jinhua just needs to do her job well. I'll take care of the family."
Chen Jinhua was very embarrassed: "Dad, I'm clumsy, but I will learn, and I will help with housework in the future."
Chen Wanli glanced at his daughter with a look of disappointment, waved towards Jiang Nan, and asked, "Xiao Nan, can you do housework?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Zhixing, as if he had developed clairvoyance, pushed the door open at the perfect moment and assured him, "Don't worry, Engineer Chen. From now on, it's the men who will do the work in this household. Women won't be doing these things, right, Uncle Jiang?"
Jiang Mancheng felt like he had lost again. He never thought he would lose in terms of shamelessness. He nodded stiffly, "Yes, Xiaoxing is right."
But he continued, "Dad, Xiaoxing said he has found some good tiger penis wine. He also said he found a tiger skin for you. It will keep you warm in the winter. Remember to come visit us more often and pick up something."
As he spoke, he glanced at Zhou Zhixing, whose face froze, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, Engineer Chen, I already know who has it. Don't worry, even if it means losing everything, I will buy it."
Jiang Nan: “…”
Silence, endless silence. The relationship between the father-in-law and son-in-law is comparable to that of a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
She was silent, but Chen Wanli laughed out loud with satisfaction, like an emperor watching his concubines fighting for his favor. He nodded and said, "That's right. I'll find a way to come back before the New Year."
Because Chen Wanli was coming, Jiang Mancheng pulled out all the stops, putting together a five-dish, one-soup meal. There were steamed eggs with meat sauce, eggplant with garlic sauce, stir-fried bok choy, mapo tofu, and stir-fried potatoes with meat. The soup was tomato egg drop soup. While simple, it was the result of scavenging from all over the building. The potatoes were from the supply and marketing cooperative a few days ago. Old Lady Liu couldn't bear to eat them all, so they were almost sprouting. Jiang Nan traded them for two eggs. Sun Qiaolian bought the tofu this morning, and Chen Jinhua had to come up with three eggs in exchange.
After finishing his last meal at the Tenth Workshop, Chen Wanli gave all the tickets he had on him to Chen Jinhua before leaving. "This is a bicycle ticket. Two bicycles at home are not convenient. Let's buy another one. Don't just take Mancheng with you. Let Mancheng ride to and from get off work by himself. It won't be so tiring to go back to Xihe'an."
He went on to say, "The rest are some cloth coupons and industrial coupons. I won't give you any grain coupons, so keep them."
He waved his hand, not giving Chen Jinhua time to get mushy, rubbed Jiang Nan's head, and stood up to leave. Zhou Zhixing was left with a look of despair. His father-in-law had really tricked him without even notifying him. Where could he find tiger penis wine and tiger skin?
Sadness is even sadder than the yellow flowers in autumn.
But he couldn't worry for long, as he still had to go to work in the afternoon. It wasn't the weekend, and the director had kindly given them a day off in the morning. He had to go to work in the afternoon anyway. He couldn't even think of taking a whole day off. He didn't see how short-staffed the police station was.
Because of the shortage of manpower, the General Administration decided to assign the pre-exam patrol task to the branch office, where Jiang Nan and his team were located. And because it was Team 6 who discovered the incident, the patrol task naturally fell to Team 6.
"Okay, I know everyone's tired, but it's just for the next few days. After the weekend exams, there's no need for patrols. Patrols are nothing more than wearing a police uniform and walking around the various communities in the operation department. It's pretty easy." Shen Mingguang had an expression that said, "I'm very optimistic about you all." Jiang Nan immediately thought of the unscrupulous bosses in the future who promised new employees big things. Director Shen clenched his fists and said excitedly, "Come on, everyone. I believe you can complete the tasks assigned to you by the organization perfectly. Come on!"
Well, it’s confirmed, it’s just empty talk.
Unfortunately, she was the only one who saw through everything. Wen Qiang and Zou Li's eyes were shining with excitement, and they kept promising to complete the task.
Oh, and there’s Zhou Zhixing, he’s also a cunning guy, the excitement on his face looks fake.
The two dummies looked at each other and resignedly accepted the patrol mission.
It's not that they don't want to patrol, it's just that they are walking around in police uniforms, and the old men and women are like watching a monkey show. It's very embarrassing.
After an afternoon of monkey tricks—no, an afternoon of patrol—Zhou Zhixing counted his fingers with lingering fear and whispered to himself, "Four more days. Perseverance is victory."
Jiang Nan was too tired to reply and went straight to change into casual clothes. Her heels ached from walking all afternoon.
When they reached the carport, Zhou Zhixing said, "I'm going to the reservoir. I won't be going back with you today."
Jiang Nan: "Why are you going to the reservoir?"
Zhou Zhixing: "I've been so tired these past few days, let's go there and get some fish to replenish our energy."
Jiang Nan asked quietly, "Is there anyone selling fish over there?"
Zhou Zhixing chuckled, "That's about right. There are people fishing there every day. Some people catch fish but don't eat them, so they trade them out. I'll go take a look."
He looked around and whispered, "Aren't we supposed to look at those boxes tonight? Let's have a good meal, replenish our energy, and celebrate in advance."
Jiang Nan nodded: "Then be careful not to get reported."
Zhou Zhixing looked relaxed. He pointed at his bag and whispered, "Don't worry. When I came here this afternoon, Uncle Jiang specially gave me a bottle of meat sauce. It's more than half a pound. It's full of oil and meat. I'm sure someone will replace it."
Jiang Nan felt relieved and the two of them quickly separated.
These days, everyone craves meat, and fish is certainly a favorite, too. But compared to pork, fish lacks that appeal; nothing compares to its flavor. Zhou Zhixing successfully traded for a large grass carp, weighing two or three pounds. He had no idea, however, that this fish would also bring good news back to the building.
Although it was a grass carp, freshly caught, Jiang Mancheng specially prepared boiled fish fillets. The sizzling sound of the hot oil was so satisfying to listen to. However, just as the four of them started eating, they heard the sound of vomiting from the next room.
The burping sound was so intense that the Jiang family and Zhou Zhixing couldn't put their chopsticks down for a moment. The four of them stood up, opened the door and peeked in. They saw Old Lady Liu, Old Lady Qiu, Sun Qiaolian, and the others already peering in.
Old Mrs. Qiu had a face full of bad luck. She said unhappily, "Jianguo's wife, everyone is eating. Who can eat with your loud voice? Aren't you looking for bad luck?"
Old Mrs. Qiu usually looks down on others and thinks that their family is the best in the entire tube-shaped building, so she speaks to them without any courtesy.
Wu Jianguo frowned and wanted to refute, but because he was a junior, he couldn't open his mouth.
Although Old Wu felt it was a distaste, he couldn't bear to see his granddaughter-in-law being talked about like that. He yelled through the door, "We can do whatever we want at home, and you old hag, you think you're the police, meddling in everything."
Old Mrs. Qiu was furious. Ever since Jiang Nan became a police officer and her granddaughter didn't, she hated the police profession the most. Upon hearing this, she immediately retorted, "Hey, your family burped during dinner, and no one else can say anything? Jianguo's wife, tell me, did you do it on purpose? Who are you trying to disgust by burping at this time?"
Wang Yanyan tried hard to control the urge to vomit and said with difficulty: "Aunt Qiu, I didn't mean to do it. I just smelled the fishy smell. I really didn't mean it."
Sun Qiaolian exclaimed, "It's tough! Are you pregnant? I feel like vomiting when I smell fish, just like when I was pregnant with Nansheng and Nanhai."
Old Lady Liu slapped her thigh and shouted, "Yes, Jianni, you might be pregnant. My daughter-in-law was like this when she was pregnant with Geology. Oh, the men in your Wu family really don't know anything. What are you doing just standing there? Take Jianni to the staff hospital and have a look. Maybe you are pregnant."
Old Wu immediately jumped up and flung open the door. "What? Are you telling the truth?"
"Well, you still have to consult a doctor about this. What we say doesn't count. What I just said is just my personal experience. After all, I have been pregnant, right? But I can't guarantee whether it is really difficult."
Sun Qiaolian took back her words. She didn't want the Wu family to blame her for being too talkative when she found out. She said, "Oh, I haven't finished my meal yet. I'm going back to eat. The doctors at the hospital are off work now, right? If you want to go, you have to go tomorrow. You can't go now."
Old Lady Liu disliked Old Wu the most. Seeing that it was this old man who came out, she snorted coldly. This old man had taken advantage of her Gaigai before, and she hadn't forgotten it. She curled her lips and turned away: "I'm going back to eat too."
Old Mrs. Qiu didn't look particularly happy. Just kidding, other families were living better than hers, so why would she be happy? She slumped and slammed the door, feeling like she was just going out unnecessarily.
Only Jiang Nan was genuinely happy for Wang Jiannu. She warned Wu Jianguo loudly, "Brother Jianguo, don't forget to take Sister Jiannu for a checkup tomorrow."
Wu Jianguo's mouth curled up to the sky, he chuckled and replied loudly: "Yeah, I can't forget it. Even if I forget to go to work, I can't forget this."
Wang Jianyi was also in disbelief. With her appearance, many people said she was a barren woman and could not have children. Unexpectedly, she was suspected of being pregnant not long after getting married, and her eyes immediately became red.
Wu Dachui was also overjoyed, deeply believing that it was all thanks to the paper burning last night. Look, the ghost is gone, and good news has arrived. He still needs to burn the boy. As long as he can satisfy the female ghost, his family will be smooth sailing and full of good news.
Lin Bing from next door was so angry he couldn't eat. He hadn't even gotten married yet, and Wu Jianguo, the one who'd snatched it away, was going to be a father. He was furious. He put down his chopsticks, stood up, and paced around the room. "No, this kid has to be taught a lesson. He's always been ahead of me, so he's outshining me, right? No, no."
Lin Youliang scolded: "Well, aren't you and Tong Lili getting married soon? You better take it easy before the wedding. If something goes wrong, who will marry you?"
Thinking of getting married, Lin Bing finally stopped talking, but he was still sulking. He said, "So, just watch them get better and better? Can you swallow that?"
"What's so hard to swallow?" Lin Youliang said proudly while drinking his porridge. "You may be narrow-minded, but as a man, this is nothing to worry about. Get married, work hard, and have three or four sons. Who dares to look down on you?"
Lin Bing's eyes lit up. "Yeah, what's a pregnancy? His family will definitely give birth to a girl! Our family is full of sons. We have the genes. My uncle and my younger uncle all have sons. I'm sure Lili will have sons in the future too. I envy them so much."
A fish sparked a discussion about having a son or a daughter, but the parties involved had already closed the door and started treasure hunting.
When the three identical golden nanmu boxes were taken out, the four people immediately drooled at the sight.
Jiang Nan's eyes were full of stars. She swallowed and said naively, "How much is this worth?"
Jiang Mancheng couldn't bear to see his daughter act silly, so he explained, "It's not about value. The golden nanmu trees have basically been cut down, and the ones that can be seen are all used by the royal family in the past. Don't even mention what's in the boxes. These three boxes alone are priceless."
Zhou Zhixing nodded, picked up a box, and looked around. He said, "There should be a mechanism on the outside of the box, but I don't know where it is. If I force it open, I don't know if the box will be destroyed."
The three golden nanmu boxes all have the same carvings. Auspicious clouds line the four sides of the box, with the common plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum carvings in the center. Guarding the center is the less common cherry blossom pattern, with the center of the flower hollowed out, a touch of exquisite detail.
Jiang Nan observed carefully for a while before taking out everything he had dug up, including the iron box that held the box, and three old-fashioned copper locks. The copper locks had been smashed open, and the lock bodies underneath were a little cracked.
The four of them gathered around the items and studied them. Suddenly, Chen Jinhua pointed at one of the copper locks and whispered, "This one looks hollow. There's something inside!"
Jiang Mancheng immediately rushed over, picked up the copper lock and examined it carefully. He said happily, "Oh, it's you, Jinhua. You're so lucky. The key was originally in the lock. Zong Renlong is really cunning."
Yes, if a greedy person slammed the lock on the outside, threw it aside, and then smashed the box without knowing the value of it, it would be a huge loss. If there were any calligraphy or paintings inside, they would probably be destroyed, and in the end, all they would get would be a little gold.
But it's easy to imagine that the least valuable thing hidden in such a blatant way is the gold.
Indeed, after finding the three keys and inserting them into the cherry blossom pistil in the center of the box, Jiang Nan carefully twisted it counterclockwise, and the upper lid of the box immediately split into eight petals, spreading outwards as if there were pulleys underneath.
The contents of the box instantly blinded the four people's eyes.
Twelve large yellow croakers lay neatly inside. Thirty-six in three boxes. There were also twenty-four rubies and sapphires, each the size of a pigeon egg, shimmering with brilliance and clearly of the finest quality. There were also three pearl necklaces, each pearl the same size, round and lovely. There were also some gold and silver jewelry, such as emerald rings, jade rings, jadeite beads, and gold shrimp bracelets. While valuable, they were not as impressive.
There are no antique calligraphy or paintings, but when you think about it, it makes sense. When escaping in troubled times, these things are more valuable and can better save your life.
The most striking thing was the small Browning pistol. However, the four knew that it was this pistol that saved the lives of Zong Renlong and Zong Fengxian.
Jiang Mancheng swallowed and whispered, "We've worked so hard all night digging, we should at least get some compensation, right?"
He muttered to himself, "There's no such thing as wasted work. I'm not greedy, so let's each have one large yellow croaker and leave the rest. Isn't that too much?"
Chen Jinhua suddenly realized: "This...this is too much, Mancheng, didn't you say you wanted to hand it over to the government?"
Jiang Mancheng covered his chest and said, "Pay everything? I feel bad."
He said with a sad face: "Jinhua, let's just keep four and don't take the rest, okay? Jinhua, my good Jinhua." Jiang Mancheng shook Chen Jinhua's arm, as if saying, "If you don't agree, I will cry in front of you."
Jiang Nan shuddered. Her father never forgot to show off.
Chen Jinhua looked at the man, then at the treasure chest, and gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I've decided. I'll keep four! It's none of Xiaonan and Xiaoxing's business. This is my decision."
Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing: a poor couple who cannot change their parents' decision, weak and helpless.
After seeing the treasure, the four of them were satisfied. Jiang Mancheng began to forge an anonymous letter, and Zhou Zhixing volunteered: "I'll go this time. I'm good at it."
Jiang Nan shook his head: "No, you don't have a system, and you won't know what will happen if someone finds out. I'd better go."
Zhou Zhixing remained noncommittal: "Okay."
He looked at his watch and saw it was already half past eight. He stood up and said, "I'm leaving now. Remember to be careful."
Jiang Nan was proud: "Need you to tell me? I'm already an old hand."
She was indeed an old hand. She put on makeup, delivered the anonymous letter, and returned home, all in one go, without a single slouch. The next day, seeing Director Shen with a look of "another great feat awaiting me," Jiang Nan confirmed that this operation had worked.
Because Group 6 had to patrol, the task of monitoring and arresting Zong Renlong was assigned to other groups. According to Jiang Nan's observation, it should be Group 3. The other groups were all busy with cases, and Group 5 was also involved in a major case related to the Revolutionary Committee. Only Group 3 could still squeeze in time.
As the exams approached, the housing estates became much quieter, the chatter of the elderly became quieter, and there were fewer conflicts.
After all, no one dares to bear the blame of others for failing the exam.
There are over 10,000 people in the Tenth Operation Office, plus those from surrounding brigades who meet the requirements. Although the quota of 300 workers sounds like a lot, it is really not that many compared with the number of applicants.
After the three-day registration period was over, according to rumors, well, actually, according to the uncles and aunts, the number of registrants exceeded 5,000!
With so many people, no one can guarantee that their children will pass the exam.
To put it bluntly, perhaps no one in the entire community can pass the exam.
But who dared to speak the truth? Everyone kept their tails between their legs, fearing a small conflict would arise, and if that child failed the exam later, they would blame it on this conflict. Tell me, is this an injustice? This is a matter of life and death, a matter that could potentially lead to a lifelong hatred. Are you afraid?
After all, what parent thinks their child is incompetent?
If they fail the exam, it’s everyone else’s fault. Their child has done nothing wrong.
What about the neighbors disturbing his children's studies, what about the neighbors being poor and useless, what about cooking making such a big noise, it doesn't allow the children to study.
In short, blame the sky, the earth, and the air, but don’t blame your own children.
In this tense atmosphere, Wang Yanjiu's pregnancy news was a cause for celebration. The Wu family was incredibly frustrated. They couldn't even laugh, and they couldn't even eat meat to nourish their bodies. They were so overwhelmed with frustration that they developed several knots.
Why wouldn't they dare cook meat? I heard recently that a neighbor in a fiberglass residential complex cooked meat, and the child who was studying at home started crying because they were craving it, saying they wouldn't study unless they ate meat. The child's mother was so worried that she stood in front of the butcher's house and cursed him for two hours. It was only when Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing, who were on patrol during their lunch shift, came over that they finally managed to stop him.
This is not the most outrageous thing. The most outrageous thing is that there are actually people who buy the test papers!
One dollar a ticket, and the business is surprisingly good!
Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing tried to persuade the buyer, but he still had something to say: "My child said there are no exam papers and he doesn't know what to review for. Spending a little money before the exam makes me feel at ease. Officer, I'm not buying the exam papers. The seller said they're not exam papers. I know that. I wasn't deceived. I bought them voluntarily. No, I'm exchanging them voluntarily."
Well, I even pleaded with the seller.
Not only were the parents being ridiculous, but so were the students. With over 5,000 students, the competition was fierce, and the pressure was immense. Even Cheng Gaigai, a normally good student, spent the entire day like a ghost, studying in the dark of the building. Others worked day and night, their main focus being a race against time.
The one who was not good at studying would howl from time to time. If you didn’t know, you would think that a wolf had entered the tube building.
Jiang Nan came home from work, thinking about recent events and finding them outrageous. Going upstairs, he saw the Wu family members trying to laugh but not daring to, which was even more amusing. If it were any other time, Old Wu would have been showing off to death if his grandson's wife was pregnant with his great-grandson, but it had to be this time.
It happened to be during the exam period. Old Wu must be feeling very upset.
Jiang Nan clicked her tongue inwardly, and when she saw her father frying shredded radish meatballs, she raised the corners of her mouth happily.
She likes eating shredded radish meatballs the most. She doesn't like any other way of cooking radish, but radish meatballs are different. The radish in radish meatballs is not the same as the ordinary radish.
Just as she was about to take a bite of today's happiness, Jiang Nan suddenly felt that the taste was wrong.
What is that smell floating in the air?
She moved her nose again, oh my god, the smell is getting stronger.
Have you ever smelled the urine smell in a public restroom? If you multiply it a hundred times, you get this smell.
Jiang Nan quickly covered her nose, the smell making her question her life.
Who is boiling urine in the tube-shaped building?
Is it immoral or not?
Oh my god, what a smell.
There's already a commotion outside.
Old Lady Liu covered her nose and jumped up and down: "Old Wu, you idiot. What are you cooking? You're cooking urine to drink? What does it smell like?! Oh my god, I can't stand it. If you want to drink urine, go to the public toilet. What are you doing at home? Do you have any sense of public morality?"
Old Wu laughed awkwardly, "Sister Liu, you're such a jokester, haha. I'll just bring it in. Don't be angry, I'll bring it in right away."
Qiu Paner opened the door with a look of vomiting on her face. She said, "Grandpa Wu, I'm pregnant. What are you doing? Oh my god, this smell gives me a headache. Oh, that's not right. This smell won't affect pregnant women, right?"
She covered her nose tightly, her eyes filled with anxiety. She said, "I remember Sister Yan is pregnant too. Even if you don't think about me, you should at least think about Sister Yan. Smelling this smell too much is definitely not good for pregnant women."
"That won't happen." Old Wu touched his nose, with a flattering look on his face, and shouted to the house, "I'm cooking something good, how can it be bad for pregnant women? Jianguo, it's hard, don't listen to this tiger girl's nonsense."
"That's hard to say." Qiu Pan'er disagreed. "Even if the taste doesn't matter, pregnant women shouldn't eat random things, Sister Yan."
She shouted, "Sister Yanjiu, you can't eat anything just to give birth to a son."
Humph, what if she didn't know? It must be her son's secret recipe. See if she doesn't expose the old Wu family!
"No." Old Wu quickly interrupted Qiu Paner, "This is not for hardship, this is what I want to eat."
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