nycdaug Chapter 337: Money from Unknown Origins
Chapter 337: Money from Unknown Origins
Su Xiaoxiao quickly found the mechanism on the bookshelf.
In fact, it is very simple. The mechanism is controlled by a book, a large book, which is obviously used for decoration. Most people will not flip through it.
She just glanced at it and then reached out and pulled out the book.
Sure enough, the bookcase opened in the middle, revealing a secret door with a hidden lock.
This kind of secret lock is equivalent to nothing to Su Xiaoxiao.
However, there are obvious signs of prying on the secret lock now, and it can no longer be closed tightly.
Cheng Tao stood behind Su Xiaoxiao and reached out his hand to stop her, but after hesitating for a moment, he put his hand down.
He actually didn't remember anything.
As soon as he went upstairs, he felt something was wrong. The study door was wide open, and he had clearly locked it when he left.
This study is his exclusive study. Except for him and his wife, no one else can come in without permission.
Children's rooms all have their own study area, so there is no need for a separate study room.
When he walked in, he saw that the door of the darkroom was wide open and a man who looked like a worker was taking something out from inside.
Just as he was about to scold, he was hit on the head from behind. Before he fainted, he saw the man in front of him giving him a weird smile.
In fact, when he woke up, he realized that everything in the dark room had been taken away.
The only person who knew there was a darkroom in his home must be someone in his family.
He was so angry that his teeth were about to break after letting a wolf into the house, and he felt indescribable regret in his heart.
His chest felt stuffy, as if something was pressing on it, making him feel suffocated.
He reached out to unbutton his coat and was about to take it off when he heard a ticking sound in his chest.
When I looked down, I saw something tied to my chest, and a string of numbers started jumping rapidly.
Hearing the exclamation, Su Xiaoxiao in front turned around and was also surprised to see the scene in front of her.
She just opened the darkroom, which was a long and narrow space, no more than one meter wide, with rows of shelves from bottom to top.
There was nothing on the shelves, but it was obvious that items had been placed there before, with clear traces left on them.
When Su Xiaoxiao discovered this dark room, he had a guess in his mind, and now it just verified his guess.
I don’t know when Xiaojiu discovered this dark room. After all this trouble, their real goal was not kidnapping, but this place.
However, Xiaojiu probably discovered it only after the kidnapping began.
Perhaps their initial target was really Luo Yunyun, because Luo Yunyun happened to be running away from home.
However, her running away from home immediately alerted the police, and they didn't even have time to make a ransom call.
The police kept their eyes on Luo Yunyun. When they had no chance to take action, they turned their attention to Cheng Hao.
Xiaojiu probably didn't want to touch Cheng Hao at first, because Cheng Hao was so good to her, so good that even someone like her couldn't bear to do that to him.
However, they couldn't take action against Luo Yunyun, but they couldn't just do nothing, so they set their target on Cheng Hao.
Maybe after they kidnapped Cheng Hao, Xiaojiu accidentally discovered the secret room in the house. This would be much more interesting than kidnapping Cheng.
Therefore, their target changed from Luo Yunyun at the beginning, to Cheng Hao, and finally to this dark room.
If Xiaojiu had discovered this secret room earlier, perhaps things would have been much simpler.
The things in the dark room should be money, and cash.
In this day and age, who would keep a large amount of cash at home? The only possibility is that the money came from illegal sources.
They simply tried to rob each other, and Cheng Tao didn't even dare to call the police. No matter how big the loss was, he had to swallow it.
Unfortunately, Xiaojiu discovered it too late. They had already kidnapped Luo Yunyun and Cheng Hao. Both of them had seen their true faces, and this matter could not be resolved peacefully.
They could only use Luo Yunyun and Cheng Hao to attract the police's attention. They would then take the opportunity of installing furniture at the client's home and go there in a high-profile manner. By the time the police found them, they had already escaped safely.
They set the time for payment of the ransom to coincide with the day when the furniture would be installed at the home and moved the family members away.
The call to cancel the appointment should have been made by Xiaojiu. She called to cancel the appointment, and then Uncle Quan and his friends came to the door pretending to be workers.
One thing leads to another, and everything is in their plan, except for Cheng Tao who suddenly returns.
Although the police caught Wu Meiyu, this did not affect Uncle Quan's subsequent plans.
If their target was Cheng Hao, this would have a great impact on them, but their current target was the things in the dark room, and it would be more beneficial for them to let the police find Cheng Hao.
The cash in the secret room should be much more than the ransom they demanded.
Su Xiaoxiao estimated that it should be at least more than five million.
With so much money, Cheng Tao had no idea how many bad things he had helped others do.
Hearing Cheng Tao's scream, Su Xiaoxiao turned around and found a bomb tied to Cheng Tao's chest.
This is a time bomb. The activation device should be connected to the clothes. As soon as the clothes are pulled open, the timer will be activated.
"Save me!" Cheng Tao looked at the number on his chest with horror.
"Don't move."
Su Xiaoxiao immediately reported the situation to Qi Lei.
Qi Lei got a headache when he heard about another bomb.
The bomb on Cheng Hao's body was just checked by a bomb disposal expert, who found out it was fake, and has just removed it from Cheng Hao.
Why did another one appear here? Why is it not over yet?
Qi Lei looked at the two bomb disposal experts apologetically and could only let them work harder.
It's okay to be hard-working, but the distance is too far and I'm afraid I won't make it in time.
Qi Lei decided to let Lu Cheng drive the people here. This place is open and there is no one around. Even if there is an explosion, it will not cause a large number of casualties.
He told Su Xiaoxiao not to follow him and go to Li Yan's office. There was a problem with Guo Zhongliang's tracking. The car was found, but there was no one in it.
I don't know how those people escaped.
The person ran away, and Su Xiaoxiao's first reaction was that it was impossible.
You have to know that it was at least five million in cash. How could the people run away with such things after leaving them in the car? Moreover, they were on the highway, so where could they run?
Su Xiaoxiao quickly returned to the office, where Li Yan was checking the surveillance footage.
The person disappeared in the service area.
While Guo Zhongliang was chasing, Li Yan had been in contact with him through surveillance and pointing out their direction.
When they turned into the service area, Li Yan saw them, and Guo Zhongliang followed them, all in just over ten minutes.
Li Yan didn't see the car appear on the highway ahead, so she judged that they might still be resting in the service area.
After Guo Zhongliang went in, he looked around but couldn't find either the person or the car.
It was just an inconspicuous corner where some discarded old furniture was found, and it was as if the gang had disappeared out of thin air.