After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me

Chapter 1006 Digging for Treasure

Seeing her, Lei Chong nearly choked on his breath and almost passed out.

His eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the police officer, looking at him as though he were an idiot.

Noticing his gaze, the police officer raised his chin in disdain and said, "You think I'm a fool? Let you go and get me expelled from the station? Do you know how hard it is to find work these days? Are you going to pay for my social security?"

Lei Chong's eyes reddened in fury. What an idiot!

Helping him would have meant a windfall of money. He didn't need to work for a living.

His mother and grandfather had always told the townspeople that one big score was worth ten small ones; a year of work could mean ten years of lounging around.

Why didn't that work for him?

He was still just a child, and his emotional control was poor. With a loud wail, he burst into tears.

Zhouzhou, however, was not affected in the slightest. She laughed joyfully and grabbed Qin Xu's hand, cheerfully pulling him toward the hospital.

According to Lei Chong's directions, they found the tree. Zhouzhou immediately pulled out a small shovel from her bag and began digging.

Qin Xu saw this and couldn't help but twitch his mouth. "Why do you carry this thing around with you?"

It didn't seem like something a good person would do.

Zhouzhou answered confidently, "Of course I need to carry it! What if I find something valuable while I'm out? How am I supposed to dig it out?"

Qin Xu couldn't help but roll his eyes. What treasure would there be out here?

Her bag was some kind of magic pouch that could fit everything in it. If not, with all this equipment, she would have been arrested the minute she stepped outside.

Who brings a shovel around with them?

Seeing him standing there in a daze, Zhouzhou sighed, clearly exasperated. "Second Uncle!"

"If you're not going to help, at least stop blocking the way!"

She gave him a look, clearly thinking he was as clueless as a block of wood.

Upon hearing her words, Qin Xu touched his nose and took the shovel from her. "Alright, I'll help you."

Zhouzhou didn't argue and handed it over. She then pulled out her compass, spun it, and dashed over to another tree, taking out a hoe and started digging there.

Qin Xu watched her work, his eyelids twitching. Every time she did something, she managed it so carefully without injuring herself. He didn't say anything, just let her be.

After a while, he suddenly felt the shovel hit something hard. He kept digging, and soon, he saw the corner of a box.

His expression changed, and his eyes widened in surprise. So there really was something there.

He dug a few more times and gently pulled the box out.

Opening it, sure enough, it was filled with gold.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Zhouzhou excitedly wave at him, "Second Uncle, come here!"

Inside, besides a few gold bars, most of the items were vases, jade, night-shining pearls, and other trinkets. His expression immediately darkened.

Zhouzhou also noticed something. "Hmm, why does this have so much yin energy?"

Although each item glowed with golden light, indicating they were valuable, they all emitted a heavy, sinister aura.

"It's like... they were dug up from a tomb," she said.

"They were dug up from a tomb," Qin Xu said coldly.

Zhouzhou looked at him, her curiosity piqued.

Seeing her expression, Qin Xu softened a little but, upon seeing the contents of the box, his anger returned.

"I didn't expect Lei Dao and his crew not only to be involved in smuggling but also grave robbing."

He knew exactly what they planned to do with these items—to sell them and make a profit.

Tch.

That Lei Chong may be young, but he's quite clever.

He told them where the gold was hidden but kept the real treasures for himself.

The tree had withered and was easy to spot, but at worst, the hospital would choose to dig it up and plant a new one.

It seemed like their original plan was to leave with the box soon.

At this thought, Qin Xu sneered.

He turned to Zhouzhou and asked, "Zhouzhou, is there anything else?"

Zhouzhou glanced at her compass and nodded, "Yes!"

"Show me, and I'll have someone come to dig it up."

"Okay." Zhouzhou nodded, holding her compass as she circled the area. She soon pointed to three more trees.

Qin Xu noted their locations.

Zhouzhou ran over and said, "Second Uncle, do you think that big bad guy has any treasure hidden at home too?"

She'd been too busy catching people earlier, it had been dark, and she hadn't had time to look properly.

Her question reminded him; it was very possible.

Qin Xu bent down and looked at Zhouzhou. "Zhouzhou, I'm giving you a task now."

"Treasure hunting?" Zhouzhou asked excitedly.

Qin Xu nodded. "That's right. Find all the treasures. I'll put in a good word for you and ask Chief to give you a reward."

Zhouzhou's eyes immediately widened, and she asked curiously, "Second Uncle, aren't these treasures for me?"