Huo Tingzhou didn't return home until four o'clock in the morning after staying at the Military Affairs Commission. He didn't get involved in the interrogation and confrontation.
He was only responsible for checking which items belonged to the Jiang Family.
After getting home, he first moved those more than a dozen boxes of things to the storage room on the first basement floor.
Huo Tingzhou had heard from the Third Uncle - in - law that there was a secret passage in the Jiang Family.
He didn't care where the entrance to the secret passage was. He'd let his wife arrange it herself after she woke up.
After moving the things, Huo Tingzhou took a hot bath and then gently got back into bed.
Since he hadn't come back all night, Jiang Si didn't sleep very soundly either.
Feeling the movement beside her, she subconsciously turned over.
"What happened? Why did it take so long to come back?"
Seeing that she was awake, Huo Tingzhou pulled her into his arms and gently patted her back with his right hand in a random rhythm.
"Nothing serious. Director Qi was arrested. The interrogation and haggling took some time."
Jiang Si was awake at this moment, but her mind wasn't fully present yet.
After a moment of reaction, she asked, "Director Qi was arrested?"
Huo Tingzhou nodded. "Yes."
Jiang Si was surprised for a moment.
She thought that Huo Tingzhou had gone to the Military Affairs Commission yesterday to discuss countermeasures with Director Hu.
Unexpectedly, when she woke up, this person had already been arrested!
If that was the case, she wasn't sleepy anymore.
Just as Jiang Si raised her head from his arms and was about to ask for details.
Huo Tingzhou suddenly picked up a brown leather briefcase from the bedside table.
The bag didn't look big, but it felt quite heavy in his hand.
Jiang Si subconsciously asked, "What's in here?"
Huo Tingzhou didn't say a word and just motioned her with his eyes to open it and take a look.
"You're being so mysterious," Jiang Si muttered and then opened it to take a look.
The next second, her eyes widened in surprise.
The bag was full of "Da Tuan Jie" (10 - yuan RMB notes at that time), stacked in bundles.
"Where did this money come from?" Jiang Si looked at him in disbelief.
Previously, when she helped catch two spies, the total bonus was only 2,000 yuan.
It couldn't be that just for bringing down a director of the Red Guard Committee, they gave so much bonus, could it?
Huo Tingzhou said, "This money belongs to the Jiang Family."
"From the Jiang Family?"
Jiang Si was even more confused. Didn't she have all the Jiang Family's money in her hands?
Huo Tingzhou nodded and explained the origin of this money and the things downstairs.
"He was really good at hiding things," Jiang Si said after a moment of silence. She always thought that the "big gold bars" in the Liujia Courtyard were the last resort Shen Xiuwen had left for her.
Unexpectedly, he really had multiple hiding places like a cunning rabbit.
Jiang Si never expected that Huo Tingzhou had stayed up all night for this.
Looking at the bloodshot eyes in his eyes, Jiang Si's heart suddenly ached.
It was said that a son - in - law was like half a son. Huo Tingzhou, as a son - in - law, made even her, a proper Jiang Family daughter, feel ashamed.
Huo Tingzhou noticed that her mood was off and immediately comforted her.
"Why are you feeling sad all of a sudden?"
"I'm not sad," Jiang Si said stubbornly and at the same time reached out to hug his neck.
The two were so close that they could almost feel each other's breath.
Looking at his good - looking eyebrows and eyes, Jiang Si took a deep breath. Since she met this man, he always did more than he said...
"Azhou, thank you."
Saying thank you seemed too light, but it was what she most wanted to say at the moment.
Huo Tingzhou didn't expect her to suddenly say thank you. He tightened his arm around her waist.
"Wife, we're a family. It's too polite to say this."
After a pause, he looked down at her.
"For a family, there's no need to say thank you. It's just about whether you're willing or not."
"If I really have to say thank you, it should be me saying it."
"Okay, okay. Don't say it anymore," Jiang Si said. She thought if they kept talking, it would be like a gratitude - expressing meeting.
Looking at the time, it was almost six o'clock. "You take a little nap first. I'll wake you up at 7:30."
The plane took off at 9:15. In this era, the security check wasn't as troublesome as in later generations. It was okay to arrive at the airport half an hour in advance.
After talking for a while, Huo Tingzhou wasn't really that sleepy anymore.
But he had to listen to his wife, so he nodded obediently.
"Okay."
Seeing this, Jiang Si smiled in satisfaction.
After washing up, she went downstairs. The Third Uncle - in - law and Uncle Zhong were busy checking the luggage at this time.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Si couldn't help but think of a few months ago when they were also squatting in the living room, meticulously packing her luggage for her.
However, last time it was just her alone.
This time, the whole family was mobilized!
The same journey had a completely different mood because of the different people traveling together.
Looking up, she saw the Third Uncle - in - law opening a suitcase and rummaging through it.
Jiang Si asked with a smile, "Third Uncle - in - law, what are you looking for? Do you need my help?"
"No, no," the Third Uncle - in - law waved his hand and then turned to ask Uncle Zhong, "Azhong, where's my flowery undershirt? I remember I stuffed it in this suitcase."
"Maybe it's not in that one," Uncle Zhong pointed to the suitcase behind the Third Uncle - in - law. "It seems to be in that one."
"Really?"
Before Uncle Zhong could answer, the Third Uncle - in - law said again, "Azhong, help me look for those pairs of trousers I bought at the department store a few days ago. Where did I stuff them?"
Old - fashioned people were like this. Although they had packed their luggage a few days ago.
On the day of departure, they still couldn't feel at ease.
Sure enough, the Third Uncle - in - law insisted on opening the suitcases one by one to check.
Looking at the more than a dozen large suitcases on the ground, Jiang Si felt sorry for the Third Uncle - in - law.
Originally, she thought she was quite a big spender, but compared with the Third Uncle - in - law, she was like a small fry seeing a big shot.
Seeing that they were so busy that they didn't even have time to talk.
Jiang Si went straight to the first basement floor.
It was still early, and she couldn't just come in and leave right away.
So Jiang Si opened the suitcases one by one and took a look.
Compared with the previous ones that were either full of gold or jade, these suitcases were actually quite low - key.
The first few suitcases were all filled with medicinal herbs. There were quite a variety, but the only really valuable ones were ginseng.
Judging from their size, they were at most about thirty years old.
The middle suitcases were filled with ornaments. They weren't of antique level, just relatively more expensive.
The last few suitcases were all calligraphy and paintings.
Jiang Si majored in this, so she could naturally tell the good from the bad at a glance.
In other words, these things were actually just used to make up the numbers.
The purpose was to be prepared for any unexpected situation. If something really happened, they could take these things out to appease others.
Of course, there was also a pleasant surprise.
At the bottom of the suitcase, Jiang Si found a stamp album.
The old man had a hobby of collecting stamps during his lifetime, so most of the stamps in it were from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China period.
There were even some rare and misprinted stamps.
However, for Jiang Si, the value of the stamps didn't matter.
What was important was that these things were left by her grandfather.
After looking at the things, Jiang Si put them all into the space, and the stamp album was carefully stored in the small wooden house.
Calculating the time, it had been a week since she last entered the space.
Looking at the supplies stored in the space, Jiang Si couldn't help but sigh deeply.
She only had one mouth, and there were so many things that even if she slept and rolled in them every day, she couldn't finish them all.
It was even more impossible to resell them on the black market.
She didn't lack money or supplies at the moment, and moreover, she couldn't bear the anxiety of doing such a thing.
Fortunately, these things wouldn't go bad.
She could only consume them slowly.
After sighing and complaining in the space for a while, Jiang Si came out.
By this time, Uncle Third and Uncle Zhong had already sorted out the luggage and were busy making breakfast in the kitchen.
Jiang Si deliberately wanted Huo Tingzhou to sleep a little longer and didn't go upstairs to wake him up until the breakfast was on the table.
After breakfast, they checked all the doors and windows in the house.
After confirming that there was no problem, they picked up their luggage and headed to the airport.
