Chapter 208: Telephone

The main focus is on examining the structure of the small house.

It is estimated that all the places that can be opened have already been opened.

The contents have definitely been searched through. Nothing will be missed. But it seems that no treasures other than antiques have been found.

Are the silver certificates and cash in the safe all with Kintaro Nogaya?

Damn, this miser!

At least let some fall through the cracks...

He pondered.

After a long time, he finally discovered a special place.

In the guest room on the southeast side of the first floor, he found a hidden area. It was dark inside.

He estimated the area. The middle was indeed about two metres shorter.

In other words, this special enclosed space was about four metres long and two metres wide.

What could be inside?

After searching carefully, he didn't find an entrance. But it didn't look like a load-bearing wall.

'Zhongyang!'

'Liuqi!'

Zhang Yong decided to get someone to come over and investigate.

Soon, the two men arrived.

Zhang Yong explained the situation.

'Huh?'

The two men were surprised.

There's such a place? They hadn't noticed it at all.

So what should be done?

Just break it down!

Get the tools and break it down from both sides.

At first, the wall was quite sturdy. It wasn't easy to break it down.

The wall is very thick. It's all 48-centimetre walls. All made of green bricks. And cement.

After half an hour of hammering, cracks begin to appear. After another half hour, a hole is created. They make sure it's empty.

'Bang!'

'Bang!'

Keep hammering!

Finally, a large hole is created in the wall.

Everyone gradually becomes more and more excited. Could there be a treasure inside?

After the wall was broken open, they could finally stick their heads in and take a look. However, after checking, they found that there was nothing there.

It was empty. There was only some construction waste. There were no valuable items.

Zhang Yong frowned inwardly. Could it be that he had guessed wrong.

Could it be that even the Huizong authorities didn't know about this place?

It was very likely.

They might have bought the house later.

This hidden space was probably built many years ago.

But it was certain that it was definitely not built together with the house. Because the materials used were completely different.

The combination of bricks and cement is too sturdy. It would be more than enough to build an air-raid shelter. It would be a waste to build a hidden space. It must have some special purpose.

Never mind. If it's not found, it's not found. We'll talk about it later.

Continue the search.

'Ding-dong!'

Suddenly, the phone rang.

Everyone was taken aback.

A phone?

Where? Oh, it's in the lobby.

There's a phone in the lobby. But no one had noticed it before.

'Ring ring ring...'

'Ring ring ring...'

The phone continued to ring.

Zhang Yong picked up the receiver.

The other person didn't say anything. But they didn't hang up either.

Oh, playing mysterious, are they? I won't say anything either.

Everyone around was also completely quiet.

Thirty seconds...

One minute...

Finally, the person on the other end of the phone spoke, 'Liu Heizi!'

Gritted teeth!

Hate to the bone.

Zhang Yong smiled slightly and responded gently, 'Hello, Mr. Noguchi!'

'What do you want?' On the other end of the line was Kintaro Noguchi, who was both anxious and angry. "When did our Guai agency offend you, so that you would do such a thing?'

'Mr. Noguchi, you are mistaken," Zhang Yong responded slowly. 'What did I come all the way from Shanghai for?'

'Baka! I'm telling you, you will not fare well if you offend the Japanese Empire!'

'Hey, you're right. I like picking on you Japanese. What are you going to do about it, Mr. Noguchi? You're going to call the police? Tell them you're Japanese? And ask the Chinese police to do you justice?'

'Baka! You bastard! I'll get you!'

'Mr. Noguchi, why don't you come over here and get me right now? I'll be waiting for you.'

'Baka!'

'If you don't come, then all the antiques here will be mine!'

'Ahhh...'

On the other end of the line, Kintaro Nogaya roared at the heavens.

He was beside himself with rage.

He wanted to strangle the other person on the spot.

Then he would dig a big hole 300 metres deep and plant the other person upside down in it.

Damn it!

That was all the wealth he had accumulated over the years!

Any one of those items could be sold for hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars. And now it was all gone.

Son of a bitch!

He was so angry he wanted to explode right there and then.

'Mr Noguchi, the truth is, I'm only here because you've offended someone.'

'What?'

'Someone wrote to me and told me that your stash is at 31 Wutong Road. Otherwise, I wouldn't know either, would I?'

'Baka...'

Kintaro Noguchi cursed angrily.

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At first, he thought Zhang Yong was talking nonsense.

How could the other party tell him such confidential information? Most likely, it was a frame-up. A way to mislead him.

However, he soon doubted himself again.

Because there was one fact: how did Zhang Yong know about this place?

Neither Hashiguchi Manami nor Noguchi Hirotaka knew about this place. Therefore, it was impossible for them to betray. It was also impossible for his younger brother.

Could it be that there really was a traitor?

Hagya!

Damn it!

Someone must have ratted on us!

The problem was, he didn't know who. And he didn't dare to suspect lightly.

Because the only people who knew about this place were a few high-ranking members of the Kwai organisation. There could be no more than five. Even his other four brothers didn't know.

This is where the problem lies. Who is the traitor?

Whoever it is, it could have devastating consequences for the Kwai organisation.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

How did the Kwai organisation get exposed?

It seems to have happened suddenly. Suddenly, Liu Heizi caught it.

You say there is no traitor, how can it be such a coincidence?

His second younger brother was even captured by the Chinese secret service.

Damn traitor!

"Mr Nogata, you don't need to think too much...'

'There is no problem within your organisation...'

Zhang Yong added with a smile.

The main point was to cause chaos.

Say whatever came to mind. Say whatever would cause chaos.

Say that it wasn't a problem within the Kuaiji organisation. Most likely, Kintaro Nogata would think that it was a problem within the Kuaiji organisation.

This was a transparent attempt to deceive.

Chinese tricks. Kintaro Nogaya is very familiar with them. He does begin to suspect the internal.

'Mr. Nogaya, let's meet!'

'Hagah! Don't even think about it!'

'Let's meet, let's make an agreement, you pay me 30,000 taels of silver every month, I won't cause you any trouble in the future, and I will protect your safety...'

'Hagah! Go to hell!'

On the other end of the phone, Kintaro Nogaya almost dropped the receiver.

30,000 taels of silver a month?

How dare he ask for that!

Does he really think there are no people left in the Empire of Japan?

Hagah!

30,000 taels of silver, I'll let you die a thousand times over!

Aaaaaa...

'You're dead, you're dead, you're dead!'

'You're dead, you're dead, you're dead!'

'You're dead, you're dead, you're dead!'

In a rage, Kintaro Nogaya yelled angrily and continuously.

Then he hung up the phone.

Zhang Yong took the receiver. He shrugged. Then he threw his hands up in the air.

Alas, no deal.

Not even 30,000 yuan a month. What a miser.

What should I do?

What else can I do?

Keep digging! Keep investigating!

Until we root out the source of the problem!

He waved his hands. He told the others to get back to work. He alone continued to study the secret space with a stubborn heart.

He looked in through the hole he had broken open. Indeed, there was nothing there.

He doesn't believe it. He decides to drill through.

After some effort, he finally drills through the hole.

He lands. He doesn't notice anything unusual. He walks back and forth. And then...

He finds something again!

It seems like there's a step-through below?

What do you think? It seems like there's another hidden space below?

He's puzzled.

He crouches down. He searches carefully.

He finds a slight, inconspicuous crack in the ground.

Because there's only one hole through which light shines, the inside is relatively dark.

Just now, when I was outside, I couldn't see anything unusual about the ground.

When I was smashing the wall just now, a lot of brick fragments covered the ground, hiding everything.

Now, after I came in, I stepped on it and realised that there was something wrong with the ground.

Feel around the ground.

Use the dagger to pry open the crack. It's actually a steel plate.

The steel plate is about 1 mm thick. Not big. About 30 cm long. About 10 cm wide. The surface is painted white.

Carefully lift the steel plate. He finds a wooden box underneath.

Or is it a wooden box? It's very small.

Lift the wooden box. Open it. He's very excited. If only it were gold bars.

Unfortunately, the wooden box feels very light in his hands. It definitely isn't gold bars. Sure enough, when he opens it, he finds a few drawings. He drew them himself.

They're very sloppy. There are lots of messy symbols on them. The place names are also very strange.

Almost all the place names were unfamiliar to him.

Zhang Yong looked at each drawing. But he couldn't understand any of them.

Forget it. Drawings are just drawings. Let's put them away for now. Who knows, they might come in handy sometime?

There's definitely something fishy about these drawings being so carefully hidden.

Put the wooden box back. Close the steel plate.

Shove the broken bricks and dirt around it to hide it.

Then he burrowed back down.

He patted the dust off his clothes. They were filthy.

'Ring ring ring...'

'Ring ring ring...'

Suddenly, the phone in the hall rang again.