Confined in the secret room, Hong Xiaoduo was somewhat annoyed, realizing she had been too careless.
Had I really become so greedy? I lowered my guard when I saw the gold and jewels here. Luckily, I was only locked in a secret room. If this guy had stabbed me in the back, would I have been able to avoid it as easily as before, given that my attention was focused on the treasures?
Hong Xiaoduo really despised herself. She was now a very wealthy person, so why did she still act like she had never seen the world?
However, the annoyance only lasted for a short while.
What kind of secret room could possibly trap her now? I went into the space and used the equipment to check the secret room. There was air circulation, no other mechanisms, and no poisonous smoke or anything like that.
Let's take a good look and see what other good things are in the other boxes.
As for that garrison commander, Hong Xiaoduo wasn't worried at all that his departure would have any negative consequences for Gong Wei's army's operations.
Such corrupt officials had already dug secret passages in advance, sending away only their wives, children, and elderly relatives, while leaving their concubines, illegitimate children, and virtuous ladies behind to deceive others. How could such a corrupt official be loyal to the emperor, serve the country, and fight to the death to protect the city?
He rolled up his sleeves and opened all the boxes to look inside. Surprisingly, he found two ledgers. One of them recorded in detail the people who bribed him, the dates, the items, and the amounts.
The other book contained records of his bribery of officials, detailing the date, the official he bribed, the amount, and a specific list.
Hong Xiaoduo couldn't help but complain after reading it, saying that corrupt officials throughout history are really the same.
The money they covet provides them with psychological satisfaction. They record every income as if it were a record of their own achievements, which is a way to soothe their psychological hunger.
Corrupt officials can also be cowardly. Just like thieves, they can't forget their illegal acts. It's like some thieves or murderers have the urge to go back to the scene and pretend nothing happened.
Deep down, they weren't at ease either, always imagining that one day, if their misdeeds were exposed, the record was a way of coping with their extreme fear.
There is another type of calculating corrupt official. Corrupt officials always have people who provide them with the conditions for embezzlement, such as bribe-givers, subordinates, and superiors. They worry that these people will be detrimental to them in the future, so keeping evidence is also a potential deterrent.
Hong Xiaoduo wasn't in a hurry to leave. Remembering that there was a scanning and counting device in her space, she took it out and tried it out. And sure enough, it was really effective and efficient. After scanning everything in the secret room, it automatically printed out a catalog of the contents of each box, along with the amount of gold and silver, all clearly displayed.
When compared with the two ledgers, it was found that the amounts did not match the accounts. There were six thousand taels of silver, one thousand taels of gold, and some antiques, jewelry, and jade artifacts that were extra.
Thinking of Tianquan's father, who was the highest-ranking general in Huazhou City, Hong Xiaoduo gave up her plan to store all the valuables here into her spatial storage.
Not wanting to arouse suspicion that Gong Wei had embezzled the property, she only stored the gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, and jade items that weren't listed in the ledger into her spatial storage.
After wandering around the space for a while, Hong Xiaoduo suddenly had a thought: if she completes this mission and returns to the modern world, this space will no longer be usable.
It's such a pity, I'm so reluctant to let it go.
Otherwise, next time you see Old Man Luo, ask him.
After this thought flashed through her mind, Hong Xiaoduo felt again that it wasn't so bad for her to stay in this dynasty. Modern times are indeed a high-tech era, but she didn't know when it started, but while living standards were getting higher and higher, people's happiness index was getting lower and lower.
The various challenges and pressures across all industries are making people increasingly anxious.
People's ability to withstand stress is getting weaker and weaker, and more and more people are suffering from depression.
In the past, owning a car meant you were either an official or a businessman; a car was a symbol of status.
Nowadays, cars are just a means of transportation, and seem to have become a standard and essential part of life.
What if you don't have the money to buy it? Get a mortgage or installments! Because everyone else already has one!
Everyone complains that this is just how society is now, that's just how the environment is! They never consider that some of the pressure is actually caused by their own decisions and choices.
Some dead ends are actually places we find ourselves in without even realizing it!
Hong Xiaoduo then thought of how modern people say that in ancient feudal society, men had multiple wives and concubines, and women had no status.
Modern women do have status and can hold up half the sky, but aren't there plenty of scumbags and cheaters in modern times? Are modern people truly faithful in relationships? There are those who cheat before marriage and those who cheat after marriage!
Modern society is based on monogamy, but that hasn't stopped some people from having mistresses or even four mistresses!
There's a saying that goes, "When people are well-fed and warm, they think of lustful desires." Having too good a living condition isn't necessarily a good thing; it can make people arrogant and dissatisfied.
Thinking about all this, Hong Xiaoduo felt that she didn't necessarily have to go back to the modern world.
Dad has one family, Mom has one family, and she's the extra person. What difference does it make where she lives? If she could choose, she should stay wherever she's happy and comfortable!
As I was reflecting on this in the space, my emotions became a bit turbulent. Just then, I noticed a large glass bottle of wine that had appeared on the wine shelf. The label on it said that it was wine made by Old Luo himself.
I poured a glass of red wine, and the aroma was wonderful. I took a sip, and it tasted pretty good. It didn't have that natural astringency or acidity.
The more she drank, the more she wanted to drink, and she poured more and more until she had several full cups. She started to feel a little dizzy and realized that although it didn't matter that she had stayed in the space for too long, she was still actually in the secret room.
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