They stood in the basement and looked all over the basement, but there was still nothing they could do!
They finally waved to the men who were looking at them stupidly.
Those who were working were almost all soaked to the skin and walked away with their squeaking shoes.
Finally, the troops also lined up to leave.
However, the surrounding people who had been watching for two days suddenly rushed up. They crowded the huge basement! They were like fish after a long drought, struggling to search in the water half a foot deep, and wow wow
Yelling!
18-12
Zhao Shifu had already "armed" himself before this moment!
He put on a navy blue serge gown, polished leather shoes, a black fine wool hat on his head, and his leather bag was filled with enough money! This is his most important weapon!
He was waiting for the news that Du Wancai had found the money, and was ready to attack in all directions, break through all possible joints, and get the biggest piece of money for himself! He thought unceremoniously, I paid five thousand yuan! I should get the biggest piece of money.
One serving!
However, now he was staring at Du Wancai, but he couldn't believe his ears!
"It's empty!" he finally yelled!
"Empty! There's nothing in it!" Du Wancai cried out in distress!
"No money!"
"There is no silver! Not even one tael! There is no silver dollar! There are only some broken wooden shelves where the silver was once stored! Boss Zhao, even if there was any silver there, it would have been taken away long ago!"
"By whom! Who is so bold!"
"I don't know! No one knows! I look at those wooden shelves that are almost soaked. I'm afraid they have been moved away long ago!"
"That's the vassal's treasury! It's where the money is kept! How can there be no money!"
"During the Qing Dynasty, it must have been a place to store money! But it's gone long ago! It's empty inside!"
"That pockmark, that pockmark, didn't he say where the money is? Ah! He said it for sure!"
"My boss Zhao, we have been fooled! That bastard Mazi just lied to us! He is just afraid that we will catch them! He is talking nonsense! He lied to us! They just want to escape with their lives!"
"Find him! Go find him quickly! Damn it, even if I beat him to a pulp, you still have to tell me where the money is!"
"I have arranged for people to find them! These days, we have let him go! Let them live for a few more days! I will not let them go! I must find them! Just wait for my news!"
After Du Wancai finished speaking, he left in a hurry! He didn't want to stay here for another minute!
If Boss Zhao goes crazy, there will definitely be no good results from him!
18-13
Changsha Garrison Headquarters.
Commander-in-Chief Luo Bingli had a stern look on his face and stood motionless behind his desk, staring in disbelief at Xiao Ancheng and Lian Guozhang in front of him! Even now, he still doesn't believe that there is no money in the basement of the vassal treasury!
He put his hands on the table and stared at Xiao Ancheng opposite him fiercely, as if he was the one who took away the money!
He tried to calm down and said: "Mr. Xiao, you were right! There is no silver there! But you were right! Now, please tell me where the silver is! I just want to know this! You said,
There is money in Changsha! You said this!"
"Sir, what I'm saying is that there may be money in Changsha! I can't guarantee it!" Xiao Ancheng said calmly.
"I heard what you meant! You said there may be silver in Changsha! You actually meant that there is silver in Changsha! I believe you! Now, I ask you to make another judgment! I want to listen to your judgment now!
"
Xiao Ancheng looked at him motionless, but in his heart he was thinking about the plan that Miss Xiaoyan told him!
Thinking about it now, Miss Xiaoyan’s plan is flawed! If Zhao Shifu starts frantically looking for the child, I wonder if they can escape these two days!
In addition, he still couldn't figure out how to use the power of the garrison headquarters! This is the most powerful force!
He thought again and again, and finally said softly: "Sir, looking at it now, the silver can only be found by finding Yan Boling! My judgment is that only he knows where the silver is!"
Chief Luo suddenly turned his head and glared at Lian Guozhang, and said sternly: "Then you go find that person named Yan! Find him as soon as possible!"
Lian Guozhang had no choice but to stand at attention and said: "Yes, sir, let's find him as soon as possible!"
Chief Luo slapped the table and said, "It's a secret search! Go all out to search! A secret search! Mr. Xiao, and you, also search!"
18-14
That afternoon, Han Dan, who was looking for the child in Xicheng, also received the news that there was no money in the basement of Fanzheng Street!
When she heard the news, she felt unspeakable annoyance in her heart! To be honest, it had nothing to do with her whether Changsha had money or not, but she was very upset in her heart! That was hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!
Before this, she had been walking in the streets and alleys of Xicheng for almost a day, and was sitting in a small teahouse on the street to rest.
While she was drinking tea, she was thinking about the strange things in front of her!
How capable are those kids? They are hiding in the small city of Changsha, and there are so many people looking for them, but they can’t be found! It’s really surprising! It also makes me depressed!
Just at this moment, the bearded Jiang Ziya came over and told her that no silver was found in the ruins of Fanzheng Street!
As a result, Han Dan felt even more depressed!
But she glanced at Jiang Ziya. His eyes were strange, as if he had something else to say!
"What else?" she asked simply.
The smile on Jiang Ziya's face became even weirder, and he said: "The telegram from Section Chief Li of the Party Department has come back. Let me read it to you."
He took out the telegram from his pocket and read: "Regarding the incident of Shen Yimei in Wuhan, after investigation, it was found that he was indeed the director of the Communications Group of the Wuhan Municipal Party Headquarters. However, he took leave to return to his hometown at the beginning of this year and has not returned yet. It seems that he has resigned voluntarily! The Wuhan side is
Find this person."
After he finished reading, he looked at Han Dan with strange eyes.
Han Dan couldn't help but sneered, "As soon as I saw her that day, I felt something was wrong with her! There is indeed something wrong with her! Huzi, what do you think is wrong with her? Tell me and let me hear it."
Jiang Ziya said: "Just asking for leave and not returning and voluntarily resigning is already serious enough! What more can you do!"
Han Dan said: "It's not just that! She said her mission was to find those two children! Who gave her the task? When she left her job, the Chongqing Children's Gang had done nothing! In a word, give it to her
Her mission is to be a communist!"
Jiang Ziya was taken aback, "You mean, she is the communist!"
"She is not a communist, who do you think she is!"
"Then, what should you do? Surveillance or arrest!"
At this time, Han Dan stopped talking, but looked back out the window, thinking motionlessly.
After a moment, she turned back and said: "Capturing Shen Yimei is not our mission in Changsha! Finding those two children is our most important mission! You arrange a meticulous brother to secretly monitor her! She must be found My child, this will save us the trouble! Maybe I can find someone to give her the task!"
The bearded Jiang Ziya immediately said: "Okay, that's no problem! But what I'm thinking about is that she really looks a lot like Erju from the Children's Gang!"
Han Dan stared at the bearded man for a moment, then smiled and said, "Husband, tell me, does the girl named Erju have a sister who is upright and well-educated?"
Jiang Ziya blinked and thought for a moment, but had to shake his head.
In his memory, the girl named Erju should have been a beggar, so she got mixed up in the children's gang! It seems impossible that she has an older sister who has gone to school!
He had no choice but to say: "You are right. I think this is something and want to tell you."
Han Dan nodded, "Okay, that's it! Let's talk about it when we see that woman again!"
18-15
Shen Yimei was also in Xicheng at this time. She was leaning on the newsstand reading the newspaper.
The newspapers are full of articles about Fan Zheng Street digging basements in search of silver! From top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, it’s all about this! All the articles exaggerate are speculations about finding a large amount of silver in that mysterious basement!
Shen Yimei is reading these bullshit articles!
Logically speaking, Fan Zhengjie's digging of basements in search of silver has nothing to do with her mission!
But the number one person who dug the basement in search of silver happened to be Zhao Shifu from Chongqing! Zhao Shifu was also looking for the gang of children who had fled from Chongqing! In this way, Zhao Shifu's digging of the basement in search of silver had an indirect relationship with her!
The reason is very simple. If Zhao Shifu focuses on digging the basement to find money, he will relax tracking the children! His sister Erju is more or less safe. She hopes to take this opportunity to find her sister as soon as possible! Then further find the two children!
At this time, Lu Baofeng ran towards her and whispered: "I just called Guozhang and he told me that no silver was found in the basement of Fanzheng Street! There is nothing in there!"
Yang Yimei looked up at the young and handsome Lu Baofeng, and the first thing that came to her mind was that Zhao Shifu must have been furious because he had spent a lot of money but failed to find any money!
From today on, he will definitely try his best to find the Children's Gang! In this way, his sister Erju will be in danger!
18-16
At noon of this day, Mazi still had something important to do!
This is Xiaoyan's order and part of her entire action plan.
Mazi herself was a little surprised. In such a critical situation, Sister Yan was still thinking about this matter.
He chose to go out at noon because there were fewer pedestrians in Sujia Alley at noon.
He stood at the entrance of Wanfu Residence and watched. Seeing no pedestrians on either side, he quietly walked eastward and soon entered the small courtyard where his grandma lived.
Grandma was coaxing her brother to sleep, but she looked back at him with very alert eyes.
Little Anxiang next to her also stared at Mazi with her big dark eyes.
Mazi just smiled at them and waved his hand to say they were safe.
After that, he moved the water tank beside the stove and lifted up the stone slab underneath.