"Be careful!" Dai Shiya exclaimed. Just as the motorcycle was about to hit the tree trunk, Wei Qing suddenly turned the steering wheel, and the car just brushed past the tree trunk and rushed into the grass on the side of the road.
The two men fell off the car, but regardless of the pain, they got up and ran until they were sure they had shaken off their pursuers, then they hid in a 24-hour cafe.
"Huh...finally safe." Wei Qing breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest with lingering fear.
Dai Shiya's face was pale, but her eyes were extremely firm: "Wei Qing, thank you, if it weren't for you, I would have..."
"I've told you so many times, we are friends." Wei Qing interrupted her and handed her a cup of warm milk, "Drink something to calm your nerves."
Dai Shiya took the milk but didn't drink a sip. Her eyes fell on the token in her hand, and Dai Ming's words kept replaying in her mind: "This jade pendant is the key to unlock everything..."
"What are you thinking about?" Wei Qing saw what she was thinking.
"I wonder what the relationship is between this jade pendant and Grandpa's will?" Dai Shiya murmured to herself, "Why does Dai Ming have to get it?"
"Perhaps, we can start with this jade pendant and find clues to your grandfather's will." Wei Qing suggested.
"But we don't even know where the will is, how can we find it?" Dai Shiya was a little frustrated.
"Don't worry, there will always be a way." Wei Qing comforted her, "Take a closer look at this jade pendant first, is there anything special about it?"
Dai Shiya nodded, and in the dim light of the cafe, she carefully observed the jade pendant in her hand. The jade pendant was emerald green and soft to the touch. A lifelike phoenix was carved on the front, and some strange patterns were carved on the back, which looked like some kind of text, but it was unlike any text she had ever seen.
"These patterns..." Dai Shiya pointed at the patterns on the back of the jade pendant, frowning, "I seem to have seen them somewhere..."
"Where?" Wei Qing asked.
Dai Shiya closed her eyes and tried to recall. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind: "I remember! It's the safe!"
"Safe?" Wei Qing was puzzled.
"There is a safe in my grandfather's study. I saw it once when I was a child. The door of the safe was carved with such patterns!" Dai Shiya said excitedly, "Could it be..."
A bold guess formed in her mind, and Dai Shiya stood up suddenly: "I know what to do!"
Wei Qing looked at her, her eyes full of worry and expectation: "What are you going to do?"
"I want to go to Grandpa's study and check out the safe!" Dai Shiya's eyes flashed with determination. "I believe I can find Grandpa's will and uncover all the truth!"
After saying that, she picked up her coat, walked out of the cafe without looking back, and disappeared into the night. Wei Qing looked at her back, silently clenched her fists, her eyes full of worry and determination. The night was deep, and the Dai family's old house was shrouded in silence. Dai Shiya, wearing a black baseball cap and a black dress, climbed over the wall like a clever cat and entered silently.
"Are you sure you want to do this? What if we get discovered..." Wei Qing's voice came from the Bluetooth headset, with a hint of worry.
"No chance of that happening." Dai Shiya said firmly, "This is my last chance."
Dai Shiya has been uneasy since her last epiphany in the cafe. She has a strong feeling that her grandfather's will is in that safe. During the day, she pretended to cooperate with Dai Ming's arrangement, but secretly contacted a locksmith and carefully studied the patterns on the jade pendant.
Hard work pays off. Lock-picking experts discovered that these patterns are not words, but a special code. As long as they are arranged in a specific order, the combination lock can be unlocked.
Dai Shiya knew that the place where the will was kept was heavily guarded and could not be approached during the day. So she decided to take a risk and sneak in again in the dead of night.
With the experience from last time, she easily avoided the patrolling bodyguards this time and came to the place where the will was kept - a hidden basement.
There was a combination lock installed at the entrance to the basement. Dai Shiya took a deep breath, took out a handkerchief from her pocket, and carefully wiped each number button on the combination lock, as if she was wiping a precious work of art.
"3, 7, 1, 9..." Dai Shiya pressed the number buttons in the order indicated on the jade pendant. Her heart beat faster every time she pressed a number.
At this moment, Wei Qing's urgent voice came from the Bluetooth headset: "Shiya, be careful! Dai Ming is coming!"
Dai Shiya's heart tightened, but she did not panic and continued to enter the password.
With a "click", the combination lock opened.
Dai Shiya didn't have time to think about it. She pushed open the heavy iron door and slipped into the basement.
Almost at the same time, a burst of hurried footsteps came from far away...
With a loud bang, Dai Ming kicked open the door of the basement. The scene in front of him made him tear his eyes out...
Just as Dai Ming was about to arrive, Dai Shiya quickly entered the last number into the combination lock. With a crisp "click" sound, the combination lock opened, revealing a dark compartment behind it. Dai Shiya was ecstatic, and without thinking too much, she reached into the secret compartment.
"What are you doing?!" Dai Ming roared and rushed into the septic tank.
Dai Shiya's fingers touched a cold and hard object, and her heart trembled. She pulled hard, and a metal box appeared in her hand. The box was heavy and cold to the touch, and it was engraved with intricate patterns, and it was obviously worth a lot of money.
"Hand over the things!" Dai Ming's eyes were red, and he pounced towards Dai Shiya like an enraged beast.
Dai Shiya was prepared and dodged Dai Ming's attack by moving sideways. She then hugged the metal box tightly in her arms. She looked at Dai Ming coldly and said word by word, "Dai Ming, don't waste your energy. I will protect Grandpa's things for him."
"You...how dare you!" Dai Ming pointed at Dai Shiya, shaking with anger, but unable to speak for a long time.
Dai Shiya ignored Dai Ming's anger and turned to walk towards the exit of the basement. With every step she took, she felt her heartbeat speeding up, but she did not hesitate or retreat at all.
"Dai Shiya, just wait for me! I won't let you go!" Dai Ming's voice sounded hysterically behind Dai Shiya.
Dai Shiya did not look back. She knew that the war between her and Dai Ming had just begun. She walked out of the basement and disappeared into the night. Only one sentence was sent to Dai Ming's ears by the night wind:
"I'll let you know everything at the family meeting."
Dai Shiya hurriedly left the basement. The night wind blew across her face, but it could not blow away the suppressed tension in her heart. The dim street lights made her figure look particularly slender, and also reflected her determined eyes. She knew that she was one step closer to victory, but at the same time she also understood that this was just the beginning.
Back at Wei Qing's residence, Dai Shiya told her everything that had happened. After hearing this, Wei Qing frowned, and her worry was evident in her words. "Shiya, you're taking a big risk this time. If Dai Ming and the others get there first, the consequences will be disastrous."
Dai Shiya gently patted Wei Qing's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, I know what's going on. Now that I have this will, I want to see what tricks they can come up with at the family meeting!"
In the next few days, Dai Shiya and Wei Qing carefully studied the contents of the will and formulated a strategy for dealing with the family meeting. They knew that Dai Ming and others would not give up and would definitely try every means to discredit her, and even turn the tables and accuse her of breaking into the will safekeeping place and violating family rules.
Finally, the day of the family meeting arrived as scheduled. In the Dai family mansion, the atmosphere was solemn. Family members gathered together, and everyone had different expressions on their faces, some serious, some expectant, and some gloating. Dai Shiya was dressed in a black suit, looking capable and calm. She glanced around calmly, and a confident smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
At the beginning of the meeting, Dai Ming took the lead. He pointed at Dai Shiya and sternly accused her, "Dai Shiya, you actually dared to break into the will storage area and steal grandpa's will. Do you still have family rules in your eyes?!"