Chapter 227: Where’s the Treasure? – Daily Melon Eating at the Sickly Aunt’s Courtyard

Chapter 227: The Mystery of the Missing Treasures - The Daily Life of the Fragile Aunt in the Compound

Before bedtime, Lin Qing and Cen Xi had talked it over and decided it was better to stay at the Lin family's house for a few days. On one hand, the bathroom hadn't been rebuilt yet, and the stench from the whole street hadn't gone away. On the other hand, what if Wang Gousheng lost it again?

They weren't that high and mighty, nor did they enjoy putting themselves in harm's way. Rushing into danger when you know it's there—isn't that just asking for trouble?

However, she thought she should still check it out—why did Zhou Qin and Qin Xianglian get hurt by Wang Gousheng out of the blue?

She had a hunch that something was off.

First, Zhou Qin and Qin Xianglian got hurt together, which was a bit suspicious.

What would make both of them get hurt at the same time?

Secondly, why them specifically?

Were they the ones who stole Wang Gousheng's treasures?

Well...

Lin Qing pondered and figured it wasn't out of the question. After all, she had once caught Zhou Qin and Qin Xianglian meeting behind the toilet. Maybe their relationship had taken a step further?

Maybe during one of their secret meetings, they ran into Wang Gousheng and his mistress?

The more Lin Qing thought about it, the more it made sense.

"Brother Nan, am I on the right track?"

Cen Xi patted her head and gave an awkward smile. "Uh... I think I forgot to mention something."

"What? What did you forget to tell me?" Lin Qing couldn't recall either.

"Remember what you asked me that night?"

"Huh? What was it?"

"About Wang Gousheng's treasures."

Lin Qing's eyes widened. "You know?"

Cen Xi nodded. In fact, he had pretty much given his approval for the whole thing.

Cen Xi leaned close to Lin Qing's ear and told her about some of the things he had done and some things she wasn't aware of.

"Ah?" Lin Qing looked utterly incredulous.

After hearing everything, Lin Qing was so excited that she hugged his neck and kissed him on the lips. "How are you so smart? Why didn't I think of that?"

Actually, Cen Xi hadn't done much. Ever since he heard about the incident from Lin Qing, he knew that the treasures in Wang Gousheng's hands were ill-gotten gains.

He had his bodyguard replace Wang Gousheng's treasures with fakes.

As for the real treasures that were replaced, Cen Xi also had his bodyguard investigate and found out that Wang Gousheng might have secretly hidden them during the time when he was smashing capitalist properties. The capitalist's entire family had been driven to death by the Red Guards of the Revolutionary Committee.

This made him sigh.

He wondered how Wang Gousheng had managed to hide these treasures from everyone else.

After all, among the treasures that were replaced, there were dozens of pounds of gold, as well as jewelry and diamonds.

Cen Xi didn’t look, but the guard who replaced it said he was nearly blinded by the brightness.

There was no way to return these things either. Cen Xi swapped them out because he didn’t want a petty person like that to enjoy ill-gotten gains.

In the end, Cen Xi handed the money directly over to the military unit behind the guards. The unit leaders were surprised to receive such unexpected income—it wasn’t a huge amount, but it wasn’t insignificant either.

“Ahhh! You did great—that’s exactly what should’ve been done. If this ill-gotten wealth had ended up in the hands of someone like Wang Gousheng, who knows what kind of trouble it could’ve caused? Handing it over to the military and the state was absolutely the right move. At least it’ll definitely be put to good use.” Lin Qing was thrilled.

“Yeah, that’s what I thought too,” Cen Xi replied, kissing her forehead.

“Hey, by the way, didn’t you say you swapped it out? Shouldn’t the swapped-out items still be in the original spot? But that night, it seemed like nothing was there!”

Cen Xi found this a bit amusing. “Remember that night Lin Shu screamed because of a mouse?”

Lin Qing nodded. “Of course I remember! How could I forget something so annoying?”

“Ah! So Qing Qing’s a grudge-holder, huh?”

“Hmph! You got a problem with that?”

“No, no, I like it. Grudges are worth holding. I hold grudges too.”

“Hmph!”

“Alright, spill it already!” Lin Qing urged eagerly.

“Oh, right! I only heard about it later from the guard. He said that night, from the shadows, he saw Lin Shu searching the toilet for a long time, and then she gleefully carried a big bundle back home.”

Lin Qing was stunned, staring blankly at Cen Xi. “You mean…” She grabbed Cen Xi’s arm, still in disbelief. “No way!”

“Ah!” Lin Qing gasped softly. “What are the odds?”

“I didn’t see that coming either.”

Lin Qing couldn’t help herself. “So Lin Shu took the swapped-out stuff back?”

“Yep.”

“Haha! This is just too funny.”

“Quick, tell me, what did you replace the stuff in the bundle with?”

“Just whatever was lying around by the toilet.”

“Hahaha! Rocks? Hahaha!” Lin Qing was practically in tears from laughing.

“Suddenly, I understand why she screamed.”

Cen Xi chuckled. He really hadn’t expected it to turn out like this. Who could have known? Initially, he just didn’t want the ill-gotten wealth to fall into the wrong hands. Who knew it would end up like this?

Lin Qing laughed until tears nearly came out. “So when she came over today asking to stay, she was really scared!”

“Probably,” Cen Xi nodded. “She’s probably afraid her taking that bundle will be exposed.”

"I bet she's going to be furious. She probably thought it was a bag full of treasures, but... haha... when she opened it, it turned out to be a bag full of stones!" Lin Qing didn't want to laugh, but she couldn't stop laughing.

After laughing, she felt a bit worried, "But will we be exposed?"

Cen Xi gently patted her back, "Relax! The guards handled it, and with their skills, it was done without anyone noticing. No one saw anything."

"Oh, oh, that's good, that's good." Lin Qing felt a bit of relief after hearing that.

"But why would he hurt Zhou Qin and Qin Xianglian?" This was something Lin Qing couldn't understand.

Cen Xi wasn't sure either, but he made a guess, "Could it be that Wang Gousheng thought Zhou Qin and Qin Xianglian had something to do with his missing treasure?"

Lin Qing was clearly taken aback, that actually makes a lot of sense.