Chapter 38 A wave of obesity In the end, Bai Fengyu didn't get any promise from Ning Weidong. Between men and women, the so-called level, how well one can manipulate people's hearts, to put it bluntly, is a competition of who can't let go more. Ning Weidong didn't care about her, so even if this woman had a thousand tricks, it would be useless. Wait until the evening and finish dinner. It was dark and thundering outside. Ning Weidong made an excuse to go out to digest his food, picked up a flashlight, and strolled out of the yard. I was anxious to see if there were any more secret compartments hidden under the cellar, so I quickened my pace. Walking along Fuchengmen Street, I could see the bright lights on the construction site ahead from afar. Ning Weidong was a little surprised, as the work should have been stopped by this time. When I got closer, I saw that several searchlights had been brought in from somewhere and two excavators had been driven directly into the site. They were rumbling and knocking down a large section of the wall with one shovelful. One machine was equivalent to dozens of workers swinging sledgehammers. There are more people watching the fun here than during the day. In addition to the men, there are also many women who come to join in the fun after dinner.
It was almost like a peep show, and some people even came with melon seeds in their pockets. Ning Weidong didn't know what was going on and suddenly sped up the demolition. But he was secretly glad. During the day, he had calculated that it would take three days before he could demolish Qi Jiazui's room. They only have two days left. The situation now is such that it won’t take two days. The ground can be leveled by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. No matter what you think, tonight is your last chance. Ning Weidong licked his lips, stepped out of the crowd of onlookers, and entered the alley next to him. There was no need to be sneaky. Ever since everyone inside had moved out, people often went in to relieve themselves in the dark, some small, some big, and no one cared. Ning Weidong walked in the abandoned alley without a flashlight, as if he was walking in the same place with ease. He could feel the slight vibration from the ground when the excavator was working, so he walked faster. Soon, they arrived near the yard. Ning Weidong didn't go over there carelessly. He remained cautious and went to the yard next to him first, climbed over the wall, and observed silently for a while. It was pitch black below, without a single light or unusual movement. Ning Weidong observed carefully for a moment and frowned. I didn't notice anyone hiding nearby. The reason why he waited until dark was to guard against Zhang Jinfa waiting here. Little did they know that between "taking action" and "giving in", Zhang Jinfa wisely chose the latter. Zhang Jinfa lives a pretty comfortable life, with a monthly income of several hundred yuan. He lives in a small courtyard with his own door and a wife at home and a lover outside, so he doesn't want to risk his life against anyone. Besides, Zhou Wu, who was beaten, accepted it himself, so what right does he have to take? In the end, all of Ning Weidong's precautions and cautions became a one-man show.
It was a cold day, and he squatted on the wall for seven or eight minutes. His legs were a little numb, so he flipped over and ran straight to the cellar entrance. Since I had been here during the day, I was familiar with the route. But he was afraid that there might be an ambush inside, so he shone his flashlight inside first, making sure that there was no one inside before going down the ladder. However, after Ning Weidong came down, he frowned. He swept the flashlight and saw metallic reflections on the ground! Ning Weidong exclaimed "Huh?" and quickly checked it carefully. I found that the Yuan Datou coins that fell on the ground were still there! Ning Weidong didn't understand. Could it be that Zhang Jinfa was so rich that he was too lazy to bend down to pick up the money when he saw it? This is obviously impossible. The only explanation was that after he left during the day, Zhang Jinfa did not bring anyone back, and no one entered the cellar. Ning Weidong was puzzled. It shouldn't be possible! But he didn't have time to think about it, as he was more eager to verify his guess about the secret compartment. Ning Weidong tilted his head back and shone the flashlight upwards. The light shines into the cave, revealing every detail inside. Ning Weidong squinted his eyes and looked carefully, trying to find any possible mechanism. But I found that it was very smooth inside, and it was made entirely of dark red hardwood boards. The wooden boards were joined together so tightly that Ning Weidong's eyes became sore, but he couldn't see anything. He simply ignored it and took out the screwdriver he carried with him, inserted it into the gap at the edge of the secret compartment and slowly opened it. As the gap became larger, the screwdriver went in a distance and Ning Weidong pried it open with force. Suddenly, with a "click", a large piece of the wooden board on one side of the secret compartment was pried open. Because he used too much force, the screwdriver was bent and the wooden board was cracked. Ning Weidong reached out and pulled down the pried open wooden board, which still had rusty nails hanging on it, and threw it into the corner of the cellar. However, there was no secret compartment behind the wooden board, but a cement wall. Ning Wei was not discouraged. After prying open the first piece of wood, the rest became much easier. After prying open the gaps along the edges one by one, a space finally appeared behind the fourth wooden board, and there was a mechanism structure on the edge of this wooden board. The way to open it is quite clever. It should require some special tool. You can pull the wooden board back a little bit, and then push it to the side to open the flap and reveal the secret compartment. It must be said that unless it is dismantled violently, it will not be opened in a short time even if you know there is a mechanism inside. Ning Weidong couldn't help but feel secretly happy, but he still didn't forget to be careful. He took the flashlight and reached in with a screwdriver to make sure it was safe. This secret compartment has a smaller space and cannot hold large items. It was somewhat disappointing, at least the porcelain, calligraphy and paintings that Qi Jiazui had obtained back then could not be put in there. But soon this feeling of disappointment was dispelled by a ray of reflected yellow light.
"It's gold bars!" Ning Weidong's eyes lit up, and he immediately took a screwdriver and swept it towards the location where the yellow light was reflected. Suddenly there was a "ding" sound, and it hit the metal inside. Ning Weidong quickly exerted force and used a screwdriver to pull it out. He got to the edge first, retracted the screwdriver, and reached his hand in. Suddenly I felt a cold piece of metal, which felt very heavy. “Is it a large yellow croaker?” Ning Weidong's heart beat faster and he took out his hand and shone it under the flashlight. Because of oxidation, the surface does not have a bright golden glow, and the cast shape is not very regular. But the stamp of "Shanghai Central Mint" on it proves that this is a big yellow croaker. This kind of yellow croaker is weighed in the old system of ten liang, which is equivalent to 312 grams in the metric system. The current price of gold is about 13 yuan, and a large yellow croaker is worth nearly 4,000 yuan. Ning Weidong was not very sure before he came, after all, they were all his guesses. Unexpectedly, he really touched out a big yellow croaker and quickly reached in again. However, at this moment, Ning Weidong's heart trembled when he heard hurried footsteps coming from above. (End of this chapter)
