Chapter 44: The Destruction of the Lu Family
This time, Lu Zhiyong didn't refuse; he accepted the appointment letter and the ten small yellow croakers.
Yamada Takeichi was puzzled, "Aren't you indifferent to money? Why did you take it?"
Lu Zhiyong explained, "Yamada-kun, these ten small yellow croakers aren't for my pocket but have a different purpose. I'll soon send them out."
Yamada asked, "Why? Who are they for?"
"For your safety, Yamada-kun. Since you've been seen in Jinshanwei, the police might be onto you. To ensure your safety, I'll give some croakers to those officials. They'll arrange documents for you, claiming you're here for tourism."
Yamada Takeichi understood, "Thank you, Lu-san!"
After the dinner, Lu Zhiyong returned to his room, taking out the ten small yellow croakers. He separated seven for himself, muttering, "These seven are for the dogs."
Holding the remaining three, Lu Zhiyong approached the bed, pressed a pillar, revealing a hole.
Descending into the hole, Zhou Lin heard someone calling and returned. It was Qiao Shaowen.
"Big Boss, are you okay?"
Zhou Lin replied, "Fine. Killed two people: Lu Zhiyong and a Japanese, probably Yamada Takeichi."
Impressed, Qiao Shaowen said, "Big Boss, you're amazing."
Zhou Lin asked, "What about Lu's son?"
"Dead! I killed him," a team member proudly reported.
"What about the servants?"
"All eliminated. Only the maids are locked in a room."
Zhou Lin ordered, "Search the Lu residence thoroughly."
People believed Lu's family had a lot of money, so they began searching.
In the room, Zhou Lin found himself alone. He approached the bed, pressed a pillar, and a secret compartment appeared.
Zhou Lin lit a candle and descended. In the small space, he found three boxes. One contained various croakers—five large and twenty-two small.
Zhou Lin spoke, "System, exchange five large and ten small croakers."
System: "Exchange successful, earned 2000 points."
"Host, there are twelve small croakers left, exchange?"
"No exchange."
Moving to the second box, Zhou Lin found it filled with currency notes. The third contained silver dollars.
"System, can these silver dollars be exchanged for points?"
"No."
Inspecting the cave, Zhou Lin noticed account books and land deeds, uninteresting to him.
Climbing out, he shouted, "Someone!"
Qiao Shaowen quickly arrived, "Big Boss, what happened?"
Zhou Lin pointed to the hole, "There's money down there!"
A team member tried to jump down but was stopped by Qiao Shaowen. "It's public property."
Zhou Lin had Qiao Shaowen bring someone to lift the boxes.
Soon, three boxes were on the ground. Zhou Lin had Qiao Shaowen count them.
Total: 55,000 local currency, 545 big dollars, 12 small croakers.
Zhou Lin instructed, "Send a report to the headquarters."
"Headquarters, our reconnaissance found Japanese spy Yamada Takeichi in Jinshanwei. After a fierce battle, we wiped out Lu family's armed forces of 30 and Yamada. Confiscated: 12 croakers, 400 local currency, 55,000 local currency. Please advise on handling. End of telegram."
Learning Zhou Lin omitted 5,000 currency and 135 big dollars, the team eagerly anticipated.
Zhou Lin told Qiao Shaowen, "Everyone, follow me. Fight hard, kill enemies, how can there be no rewards?"
Qiao Shaowen shouted, "Thanks, Big Boss!"
Everyone echoed, "Thanks, Big Boss!"
Zhou Lin had Qiao Shaowen take out 5,000 currency and 145 big dollars.
"Each team member gets 170 currency and 5 big dollars."
With 29 people, there was 70 currency remaining per person.
Zhou Lin said, "Injured members get an extra 35 currency each."
Excited, they took the money, equivalent to a year and a half of their military pay.
Zhou Lin smiled, "Headquarters rewards. Come, each of you, collect your money."
Amidst the cheers, Qiao Shaowen took Zhou Lin aside.
"Big Boss, did you see those land deeds?"
Zhou Lin replied, "Yes, but they're not money. They're useless."
"You overlooked it, Big Boss. Those deeds can be sold. They're even more valuable than money."
"Really? Can they be sold?"
"Of course! Put them on the Shanghai market, pay the fees, and they're tradable."
Zhou Lin was pleased, "Old Qiao, handle this. After it's done, take a 10% cut."
Qiao Shaowen grinned, "Big Boss, just give the word. I'll handle it discreetly."
Zhou Lin nodded, "Only you and I should know."
"I promise. Big Boss, there's still a lot of good stuff in the Lu family."
"What kind of stuff?"