Chapter 293: Discovery

When you total it, it's quite a bit; you only spent an hour, the hourly rate is pretty high!

Exactly!

Su Yu happily clasped the three hundred yuan and went to Ji Yan.

"Mom, look, I found another three hundred yuan!"

"Alright, you keep it!"

Ji Yan was used to it. Su Yi was seriously shelling walnuts for his wife, not even looking up.

"Okay! Thanks, Mom!"

Su Yu happily put the money into her little pocket and returned to the study to continue playing.

Wulongcha was still drifting around the study.

Take a look here—doesn't it have a dent?

While Su Yu was taking the money to find Ji Yan and Su Yi, Wulongcha circled the entire room, from the ceiling down to the bottom of the cabinet. It discovered a recessed spot.

The recessed spot can't be a trap, right? The protruding one is!

Whether it is or not, try it!

Su Yu looked at her cute T‑shirt and ran out, "tap tap".

"Dad, Dad, I think I found a trap!"

Su Yi: …

"Sweetie, can we go after we finish eating?"

Ji Yan saw the chef about to finish the dishes; she wanted Su Yi and Su Yu to eat first before going over. Su Yu just loves to trouble Su Yi; only five out of ten times are real. Whether there's anything there or not, it will delay their meal.

"Alright!"

After the meal, Su Yu also asked for a ladder.

"There's a nest up there; I want to climb up and take a look!"

Wulongcha told her that the swallows' nest up there actually hid a gold ring!

A gold ring!

Getting rich!

The trap isn't important; taking down the gold ring is the real business!

Ji Yan couldn't let Su Yu go up, and Su Yu wouldn't let the bodyguard go up, so in the end it was Su Yi who went up.

Su Yi acted quickly, climbed up, and tried to take the bird's nest down.

"Ka‑cha!" a huge crash sounded, and Su Yu hurriedly dragged Ji Yan out of the study.

"How could that be? It sounded solid there!"

Su Yu also wondered whether the bookshelf might have a compartment, but she knocked on it and it was solid! So what is it now? The nest had a ring, right? How did it become a trap?

Wulongcha thought it made sense: "That dent was deliberately made; after the bookshelf opens, it can latch!"

Su Yi quickly descended, stared at the back of the bookshelf, and ordered the bodyguard, "Go fetch a drone."

The back of the bookshelf was indeed solid. Su Yi examined it closely; behind the bookshelf there was not only solid wood but also a layer of stone bricks.

"This technique is so unique!"

Su Xi's study had many books, and when Su Yu was bored she specifically read miscellaneous books. She had once read a miscellaneous book on trap techniques, but it was scarce. At that time she feared Su Xi would assign her extra homework, so she didn't go as far as buying books about trap techniques.

Wulongcha had long since drifted into the space behind the bookshelf. When Su Yi obtained the drone and piloted it inside, Wulongcha still hadn't emerged.

The drone flew in, and the people outside also saw the interior scene.

"Um..."

In Su Yu's imagination, the trap secret room was a heap of gold and silver treasure! Antique calligraphy and paintings overflowing from boxes!

In reality, the trap secret room was pitch‑black, empty, with objects that seemed like bones.

Su Yu didn't finish watching the whole scene before Ji Yan covered her eyes and led her away.

"Call the police!"

Su Yi also agreed to call the police. The house was theirs, but they didn't know what era the people inside were from.

When Su Yi called the police, he also reported what happened here. This place was originally a summer resort, often yielding various antiquities, so a team of archaeologists was stationed there.

Over there the house was noisy, and Su Yu chewed the pizza in her hand while watching the commotion.

"Mom, how long will the uncles watch?"

The secret room in the study hadn't been ventilated for a long time. The staff who entered wore very high‑end equipment and were thoroughly prepared. They went in batch after batch, and the items they brought out were wrapped in white cloth and placed into a heavily guarded vehicle.

The staff still remained inside, unknown what they were doing. Su Yu was young, and Ji Yan feared that seeing things she shouldn't would destabilize her emotions, so she only allowed her to stay on the perimeter.

"Mom doesn't know either; sweetheart, why don't you go take a nap first?"

"No, it's too noisy, I can't fall asleep!"

【They on the outside have no idea what's happening, they keep shouting, I can't make sense of it, but I can hear it, I just can't sleep!】

They worked there until night, and neatly sealed off the study. Meanwhile, Wulongcha returned, bringing her news that might be a blessing or a curse.

【The secret room in your house is connected to an ancient hidden passage. Inside the passage are all gold and silver treasures, well preserved. However, the scholars continue to develop it recklessly; once those items contact air, they may be damaged.】

Su Yu was so conflicted: "If they go in, they'll bring air with them; they can't seal it off and let them go in for protection!"

There's no equipment to create a vacuum environment.

【Moreover, I later heard them say that the secret room behind the bookshelf has a chaotic array of paintings carved on it, and they're studying those murals.】

【I didn't look closely at the murals; those jewels are such a pity.】

Wulongcha wanted to keep those jewels for itself, but the researchers are sharp; they'll surely find the secret room's switch and walk into the hidden passage.

【It's a shame; even if we get them, we can't use them. We discovered that bookshelf; after reporting to the police, we can't take the items out.】

If we don't call the police, with so many people watching, it might later turn into some bizarre story. If we do call the police, those items will be out of reach for their family. If the locals are a bit unscrupulous and directly seize this courtyard as cultural relics, there's nothing they can do.

After learning she had no connection with those things, Su Yu fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning when she woke up, Su Yu saw Xie Xin Yi.

"Auntie, good morning!"

"Good morning!"

After Su Yu finished eating, she saw her mother packing things, and she was completely bewildered.

"Mom, didn't you say we were here to escape the heat?"

【Is Jingdu snowing in June or hailing in July? Isn't the weather no longer hot?】

"Right, we're moving to another place; this area will undergo protective development."

"Protective development?"

【I hope I won't cause a huge disaster this time?】

The people with a small courtyard here are either rich or noble. If, because of her accidental mistake, she created this secret room and then the police sealed off the whole area with a crowd, wouldn't the locals hate her to death?

Xie Xin Yi, unaware of Su Yu's inner panic, said, "Yes, let's all move out. Last night, professionals flew in overnight to help the scholars here with their work."

Su Yu and the others had only stayed here a day, and not much was released. Ji Yan finished packing and sent the convoy on its way.

Ye Shu went out to buy an RV, and Xie Xin Yi came over to hitch a ride with Ji Yan's convoy as they left.

Su Yu looked at the scene ahead, her heart racing, 【"Oh no, this time I really won't cause a huge disaster, will I?! Where did the Wulongcha go?"】

Up to here is five thousand characters~

There are still four thousand characters to add, the four thousand characters for the 17th, plus an extra thousand for the update.