Chapter 2894

Soon, Jiang Yunfeng returned, still holding a hammer and a pry bar. Zhang Zuo ran over from afar, snatched the pry bar, then turned and ran back, standing before a crate and eagerly beginning to pry open the wooden frame.

At this time, Shen Mingsheng also took the hammer from Jiang Yunfeng's hand and began working with Zhang Zuo to dismantle the protective frame with loud bangs. What surprised Zhou Andong was that Zhou Guodong walked over with his hands behind his back, taking leisurely small steps. Originally, there were still a few onlookers nearby, but upon seeing Shen Mingsheng, they all scattered in a hurry.

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette, offered one to Zhou Guodong, and said with a smile: "Leader, you're so busy—how come you also came down to join the fun?"

Zhou Guodong lit the cigarette, then walked around the wooden crate, saying with interest: "These four big crates—you don't even know what's inside, and I'm curious too."

What Zhou Guodong said was true—he was genuinely curious about what was inside. After all, even Zhou Andong, the consignee, didn't know what it was, so anyone would be curious.

Soon, Shen Mingsheng and Zhang Zuo dismantled the protective wooden frame, then began studying the cabinet door, which was a combination lock. They researched it for a good while but couldn't open it.

"Zhou Dong!" Shen Mingsheng said: "This cabinet door is combination-locked—you should know the code, right?"

Zhou Andong shook his head: "I don't know!"

"Ah?" Not only Shen Mingsheng, but everyone else also turned to look at Zhou Andong, their eyes full of disbelief.

Zhou Andong rubbed his nose and said to Zhou Guodong: "I need to make a call to Xiangjiang."

"Xiao Jiang!" Zhou Guodong said: "Take Zhou Dong to the administrative office to make the call."

"Okay!" Jiang Yunfeng nodded at Zhou Andong: "Zhou Dong, please follow me."

Zhou Andong and Jiang Yunfeng entered the office building. Just as they reached the stairwell of the floor where the administrative office was located, they saw Liu Guoguo come out of the office: "Zhou Dong!"

Zhou Andong hurried over and shook hands with Liu Guoguo: "Director Liu, I'd like to borrow your office's phone to make a call to Xiangjiang."

The commotion downstairs was too loud—everyone in the building knew about it and was discussing what those four big crates contained. Liu Guoguo naturally also leaned against the window to take a look for a while. When he saw Zhou Guodong go downstairs, he thought for a moment, then also became curious and stepped out of the office to go see, only to unexpectedly see Zhou Andong and Jiang Yunfeng coming up as soon as he opened the door.

"No problem!" Liu Guoguo said: "Come to my office to make the call."

"Thank you, Director Liu!" Zhou Andong expressed his gratitude and followed Liu Guoguo toward the office.

Upon reaching the office door, Jiang Yunfeng said: "Zhou Dong, you go in with Director Liu to make the call—I'll wait for you outside."

Zhou Andong nodded and followed Liu Guoguo into the office: "Zhou Dong, you make the call yourself."

Zhou Andong walked to the desk, picked up the phone, and asked again: "Calling Xiangjiang should be fine, right?"

Liu Guoguo laughed: "Go ahead—no problem."

Zhou Andong said nothing more, dialed Yuan Wanqi's office. After two rings, the voice of Yuan Wanqi came through the receiver: "Hello, this is Qiudongfang, I am Yuan Wanqi."

"Ms. Yuan!" Zhou Andong said: "I am Zhou Andong. The gift Alice sent me has arrived, but the cabinet is combination-locked—you should know the code, right?"

"The code is 8765!" Yuan Wanqi's voice carried some excitement: "Boss, the armed uprisings of Mexican farmers continue without interruption, and the president and secretary of the ruling Revolutionary Institutional Party have been assassinated one after another.

Now, within the ruling party and between the ruling and opposition parties, power struggles are intense. The political situation is becoming increasingly chaotic, foreign investors' confidence is plummeting, foreign capital in Mexico is beginning to flee en masse, and the outbreak of a financial crisis is already inevitable."

Zhou Andong smiled—his operations were expanding, and his need for money was growing. After the Mexican financial crisis, his wallet would fill up again. Moreover, this profit would absolutely allow him to splurge lavishly for over a decade.

"Good!" Zhou Andong's face couldn't hide his smile: "This time, I'll give you and Alice a big red envelope."

Yuan Wanqi joked: "How big?"

"Secret!" Zhou Andong said: "After it's over, I'll give you a surprise."

"Then I'll be waiting for your surprise, Boss." Yuan Wanqi truly looked forward to it, because Zhou Andong was not a stingy boss—each time he gave her a bonus, it was substantial.

"Alright, I still have things to do here." Zhou Andong hung up the phone: "Director Liu, I've finished the call."

Liu Guoguo asked curiously: "Zhou Dong, what's inside those big crates you brought?"

Zhou Andong truly didn't know how to answer—if he said he didn't know, it would seem like he had an opinion of Liu Guoguo; if he didn't answer, that wouldn't work either: "Good stuff—go down and see for yourself, then you'll know."

"Fine, then I'll go down and see." Liu Guoguo had originally intended to go down and look, and now, with Zhou Andong's words, he felt even more entitled, so he led the way out.

Soon, the three of them exited the office building. As soon as they appeared, Zhang Zuo shouted at the top of his lungs: "What's the code?"

Zhou Andong pretended not to hear, then only when they walked up close did he say: "8765!"

Zhang Zuo eagerly entered the code to unlock it, and immediately afterward heard a soft "click"—the combination lock opened. As Zhang Zuo moved to open the door, everyone held their breath.

At the moment the door opened, everyone widened their eyes. Inside was not the contraband equipment Zhou Andong had guessed, nor anything else anyone had imagined—just a large cabinet full of documents, all in Japanese.

"What... what is this?" Zhang Zuo picked up the top stack of documents. Since they were all in Japanese, he couldn't understand a word: "We went through all this trouble to bring it back and open it—just a crate of scrap paper?"

Jian Qiu walked up to the crate, picked up the documents, and her expression suddenly turned solemn. She turned around, snatched the documents from Zhang Zuo's hand, flipped through them, then carefully put them back in place.

Zhou Andong couldn't help but ask: "Wife, do you understand Japanese?"

"Since I was young, my grandfather made us study Japanese." Jian Qiu nodded: "He said, although the little devils were driven away, if war ever breaks out again, understanding Japanese would let us know ourselves and know the enemy."

Zhou Andong picked up the documents from the cabinet: "Then what does this say?"

Everyone, including Zhou Guodong, fixed their gaze on Jian Qiu's face, waiting for her answer.

Jian Qiu first glanced around, then took a deep breath and spoke softly: "This is the research and test data for Mitsubishi's 3.8L engine."

As soon as Jian Qiu finished speaking, everyone felt the air seemed to condense, making their chests feel tight and breathless.

After a while, Zhou Andong let out a long breath, his gaze turning to the other three large crates, his face showing neither joy nor anger as he said: "Then what's inside these three big crates..."