The whole story is very simple. Wang Xueqi took the iron box into the tunnel and hid in a corner to fiddle with it alone. It was a combination lock box that could not be opened at all.
Children are like this. The more they can't open it, the more interesting it becomes. They simply hide the lockbox and prepare to continue playing with it the next time they come in.
After returning to the ground, news soon came that the Japanese army had broken into the city. Wang Jingmin took his whole family and children to escape from Yanjin. He had several iron lock boxes at home, which were used to store valuables, so he was careful not to leave them in a hurry.
Got one.
By the time Wang Jingmin discovered that he had lost the crown of King Qin, it was too late, and Yanjin completely fell into the hands of the Japanese army.
After careful interrogation, Wang Xueqi admitted hesitantly that he had hidden the iron box in the tunnel. Because he was worried about being scolded by his father, he did not dare to say it when he came out of the house, and he did not expect such a valuable thing.
It was too late to blame a child for his unintentional act. Wang Jingmin could only sigh that he was too careless and did not want to defend his son day and night.
Now that Wang Xueqi has grown up, every time he sees his father mentioning this matter, he sighs and feels a little unwilling. He hid the password box with his own hands and can find it as long as he enters the tunnel.
After thinking about it, Wang Xueqi found the third child, who always obeyed him, and asked him to accompany him back to Yanjin to get the password box back!
Unable to stand the tough talk, Lao San finally agreed. He didn't know that No. 13 Plum Blossom Lane was now a gendarmerie station. He thought it was where some high-ranking Japanese official lived. If he had known that this was the case, he would not be able to come even if he was killed.
Wang Xueqi left a letter to his father. He did not dare to say that he had gone to Yanjin. He only said that he wanted his third son to accompany him to see the scenery in Sichuan. He would go back in one or two months at most, or ten or eight days at least.
When they arrived in Yanjin, they had a bad start. They were caught using fake IDs and taken to the police station. If Jiang Xinyu hadn't helped, I don't know what the outcome would have been.
In order to be closer to No. 13 Plum Blossom Lane, I rented a house nearby and looked for opportunities to join the military police. The third child had practiced martial arts. With some strength from the two-meter-high courtyard wall, he could climb up in a few steps. This was also
The main reason why Wang Xueqi brought him here.
"Since you can't enter from the front, why don't you try to enter from the tunnel exit?" Jiang Xinyu said thoughtfully.
Wang Xueqi sighed: "I have also thought about this method. We searched all over the Huaishugou area and could not find the tunnel entrance."
Jiang Xinyu understood that this was a major event related to the lives of the whole family. Wang Jingmin must have carefully disguised and arranged it, and it was impossible for one or two people to easily find the tunnel entrance.
"Oh... where is the entrance to the tunnel?" Jiang Xinyu asked casually, but in fact this was the answer he wanted to know the most.
Wang Xueqi looked at Jiang Xinyu and said: "Captain Jiang, if you are willing to help, I will naturally tell you the tunnel entrance, otherwise... I'm sorry."
"Second Young Master, you want me to help you take out the safe?"
"Of course. I said a lot of words, and that's what I meant!"
Jiang Xinyu pondered for a long time, shook his head slightly, and said: "This is a matter of losing your head. If I didn't report the knowledge, I would be shot. If I help you steal things in the gendarmerie again and let the Japanese know about it, I will be punished."
My nine tribes can’t... no, no, it’s not that I don’t want to help, it’s that I don’t dare to help.”
The third child immediately became anxious and said angrily: "Jiang, if you can't help, why are you talking so big words? Now that you know our secret, you say no, you dare not help. Isn't this just kidding!"
Jiang Xinyu said calmly: "I didn't say that I would definitely help you. I just said that I would listen to what happened first. However, please relax. Even if I can't help, I will definitely keep my promise and won't share your secrets."
Tell anyone."
At the beginning, Jiang Xinyu did not promise to help.
The third child said angrily: "Who knows if you will turn your back and tell the Japanese!"
Jiang Xinyu's expression changed, and he said coldly: "If I were a dishonest person, how could you, master and servant, sit here and talk to me?"
Wang Xueqi scolded the third child and said: "What nonsense are you talking about! How could Captain Jiang be that kind of person!"
He turned to Jiang Xinyu and said: "I'm sorry, Captain Jiang, the third child is a rough man. You don't care about villains. Please forgive him for speaking too recklessly."
Jiang Xinyu waved his hand and said: "Second Young Master, it's not that I won't help you, it's really..."
"Captain Jiang, this is the deposit, and after the deal is completed, we will add ten times more!" Wang Xueqi gently placed the two gold bars on the table.
Jiang Xinyu glanced at the gold bar, made a reluctant expression, and said: "It's really not possible, Second Young Master, you should find someone else..."
"When the job is done, I'll add ten times more!" Wang Xueqi took out two more gold bars and put them on the table.
According to the price he said, forty gold bars are a huge sum of money. Not to mention in Yanjin, you can live a life without worries about food and clothing even in Shanghai, Hong Kong or even abroad.
Thinking that he had caught Jiang Xinyu's weakness, Wang Xueqi whispered: "Captain Jiang, everything is fake now, only real money and silver are real. With this money, even if I quit, what can I do as a detective captain?"
how?"
"I quit, how could the Japanese let me go so easily..."
"Look at the current situation. Who doesn't leave a way out for themselves? Let me tell you something you don't like to hear. If the national army recaptures Yanjin one day, will you just sit back and wait to be killed?"
"Then you tell me... what should I do?" Jiang Xinyu looked like he had been brainwashed.
"It's much easier when you have money. Now that the situation is unfavorable, run away!"
"Second Young Master, you are risking your life..."
When Wang Xueqi saw that his money offensive was working, he quickly said: "Don't worry, it's actually very simple. As long as you can enter the tunnel, you can take out the lock box in less than five minutes. With your identity, you shouldn't be searched."
"How can I restore the tunnel entrance without letting people see it?"
"I guarantee that after you come out, it will only take you five minutes to seal the tunnel entrance so that you can't even see it!"
Jiang Xinyu stared at the gold bar for a long time and said, "If the matter is completed, when will I receive the money?"
"At that time, we will pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand, and the remaining money... will not last more than three days at the latest!" Wang Xueqi said firmly.
Jiang Xinyu gritted his teeth and said, "Then it's settled! I'll help you do this!"
"Thank you, thank you!" After such a long time, he finally got some clues. Wang Xueqi was also very excited. He took Jiang Xinyu's hand and thanked him repeatedly.
Jiang Xinyu put the four gold bars into his arms without any politeness. He was preparing for the worst. If the matter was exposed, he could use the excuse that he couldn't stand the temptation of money. With Mina Hattori protecting him, he would probably be at best.
Dismissal and investigation.
Jiang Xinyu said: "We are now grasshoppers tied to a rope. If this matter is exposed, no one can escape and be shot. Therefore, you must obey my orders."
"This matter is mainly yours, and I will naturally follow your arrangements." Wang Xueqi agreed happily.
"Well, you will leave Yanjin today and rush to Jing County immediately. I remember that there is a Sihai Hotel in the east of the county. You will be waiting for my news there."
"If you take money and don't do anything..."
The third child swallowed back half of what he said. He also knew that it was unlikely. From Jiang Xinyu's point of view, he should be more worried than Wang Xueqi.
"Okay! We'll leave in the afternoon!" Wang Xueqi agreed happily.
Jiang Xinyu thought for a while and said: "Also, don't be too impatient. This kind of thing takes time. Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, whether there is any result or not, I will inform you."
"Can."
"Now tell me, where is the entrance to the tunnel?"
"Third, enter the house at the west end of the courtyard..."
"Wait a minute! Enter the westernmost room in the courtyard? Is it a study?"
Wang Xueqi said eagerly: "Yes, it's the study. Have you ever been in it? What's it like inside now?"
Jiang Xinyu described the layout of the study, and Wang Xueqi said excitedly: "It seems that God has a good eye and this matter should succeed!"