Chapter 737: Anyway, He Is Just the Scapegoat

Only then did she discover that the steel bar inside was actually in two segments; without the wooden strip protecting it, they had separated completely.

Another sigh rose in her heart; it seemed her wish could not be granted, and this drawer would likely never be pushed back in.

Forget it; let's see what happens.

She felt very displeased; since someone would discover it sooner or later, she stopped being so cautious, broke the steel bar off directly, but with this break, she discovered a new world.

The short exposed steel bar actually resembled a key, with two protrusions underneath, and pressing it would make it retract; seeing its size, it matched the hole beneath the mechanism almost perfectly, her heart suddenly pounding wildly, her hand pulling the steel bar outward becoming somewhat uncooperative.

Once she held it completely in her hand, she immediately understood; the two protruding parts were originally exposed, without the wooden strip's support, that spot happened to be an interface, and perhaps due to the passage of time, Liu Chuxue's forceful pull caused the wooden strip to snap right there.

Truly, it was the timing and fate, haha.

It flipped over so quickly.

She reactivated the mechanism, exposing the hole below again, inserted the steel bar from her hand, turned it to the right, and only then did the creaking, creaking, creaking sound rise up.

The steel plate on the ground actually swung open to both sides.

Once fully opened, the space below was still pitch black; only the steel plate beneath had been opened.

She couldn't help but curse inwardly: "Damn it, this isn't over yet."

Taking a pair of wire gloves from her space, she put them on, knelt and crawled there, extended her arm underneath, fumbled around for quite a while, and only after several rounds did she discover a green-bean-sized dot on a corner near the wall; without her eyesight, others would likely never have found it.

Because that green-bean-sized dot blended into the same color as the surface below, it was truly hard to distinguish.

She pressed hard inward, and the creaking, creaking, creaking sound rose up once more below.

For safety's sake, Liu Chuxue pulled her head back, waited until the space below opened completely and no danger was detected, only then did she extend her head forward.

Although it was still pitch black, she could clearly feel the airflow.

She waited up there for fifteen or sixteen minutes; of course, she didn't idle during this period, storing the grain, tobacco, alcohol, fabrics, some daily necessities, and two large boxes from the room on the other side of the main hall into her space; truly worthy of being the second-in-command of the Red Committee.

It seemed the Yao family might not even know about the items in that secret room; after all, inside the two large boxes just stored in her space, half a box contained cash, amounting to at least several tens of thousands, while the rest was filled with gold, silver, jewelry, jade, antiques, and similar items.

After all, Yao Qidong hadn't held this position for very long; having this much must represent his entire fortune.

Returning once more to the secret room entrance, she took a flashlight from her space and looked down, discovering there were no steps.

Jumping down from the hole was at least eight or nine meters deep, and anyone slightly plumper wouldn't be able to get down; how were those slightly larger boxes down there even put in?

Although her skills were quite good, for safety's sake, she still lowered a rope, lest something strange happen again and she be unable to climb back up, which would be disastrous.

After all, she hadn't been able to store the items remotely before, so it was better to be cautious.

Taking a wooden bowl she had previously stored from her space, she threw it straight down; confirming no abnormalities below, she then jumped down along the secured rope.

Trying to open one box, she found no danger, so she didn't open them one by one; after all, she had already delayed quite a bit, and any later would make the timing at the other location too tight.

Confirming no other mechanisms remained below, she climbed the rope back to the ground, restored the area below to its original state, destroyed the mechanism inside the drawer, and then used brute force to push the drawer back in.

As for whether that drawer could be pulled open in the future, that was no longer her concern.

Exiting the courtyard, seeing the person previously ambushed still had breath, she directly forced a few mouthfuls of the space's spring water down his throat to ensure he stayed alive, only then storing the other person in her space and taking him away.

As for how to deal with him, there was no time to consider it now.

Anyway, he was just the scapegoat.

Confirming all her traces had been erased, she hurriedly left for the next destination.