Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 412 The Gold in the Southeast Corner
After being beaten up by Da Bao, the burly man surnamed Kong slunk away.

It's not a big deal to ask Chu Danqing to move out.

If he had been nicer and refunded the rent, and then rented him a decent place instead, Chu Danqing wouldn't have said anything.

For him, it doesn't matter where he lives.

However, this was very troublesome, and since Chu Danqing was from out of town, it was also found through brokers that Chu Danqing's background was that he had entered Tianfu alone.

That makes things simple. Originally, he planned not to refund the rent at all, but to gather a bunch of thugs and hooligans to cause a scene for two days and drive them away.

The reason for giving up was that he learned from the broker that the other party was a江湖人 (jianghu person) who knew some martial arts.

If I hurt those thugs, they'll come after me and demand compensation, which wouldn't be worth it.

That's why I came in person.

Watching the other person walk away, Chu Danqing immediately closed the door and went back inside.

"Da Bao, look around and see if there's anything unusual," Chu Danqing said.

Since the other party was acting so rudely, Chu Danqing naturally wouldn't be polite in return.

Therefore, Da Bao was asked to search.

They had searched the area before, but not too thoroughly.

The main purpose is to check if there are any dead bodies inside the walls, in the wells, or on the beams.

"This," Da Bao casually pointed to the corner of the wall in the yard.

"You already knew?" Chu Danqing was a bit of a jerk. "Then why didn't you turn on auto-pickup?"

Da Bao nodded: "I know, it's all useless."

"Oh, it's useless." Chu Danqing understood. Da Bao's automatic pickup had a quality filter, and it ignored those that did not meet the standards.

But that's normal, otherwise if you pick up everything, you'll end up with a bag full of junk.

“Let’s dig it out and see what it is,” Chu Danqing said.

Upon hearing this, Da Bao naturally scurried off to dig the object out of the corner.

Upon closer inspection, it was a tightly sealed metal box.

It was locked with a padlock the size of a palm.

The iron lock was easily torn apart by Da Bao's outstretched claw.

When you open it again, you'll find it filled with bright yellow gold, arranged in neat rows.

"Oh, gold, it's really not very useful." Chu Danqing wasn't an apostle of the finance or economics department, so it was indeed useless to him.

He has quite a few in his own storage space, and they are of much better quality and more valuable than those smelted by the natives.

He bought it when he was in the reserve force, and he still hasn't spent all of it.

He usually uses silver, and when giving gifts, he gives modern glass crafts, which are both beautiful and easy to sell.

On the contrary, less gold was used.

"It seems to have been left behind by the ancestors of the Confucius family, and the other party only found out about it in the last two days."

“Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been possible to rent it out.” Chu Danqing looked at the gold, pondered for a moment, and then had Da Bao move it from the southeast corner to the northeast corner, and dig it another three meters deeper than it was originally.

If he takes it, it will take up storage space; if he throws it away, it's a pity.

They've changed locations and depths; if the other party can dig it up again, then it should rightfully belong to them.

After burying it, Chu Danqing cleaned up the digging marks to ensure that the other party could not see any trace of it.

"The fact that they're coming to our door at this time, could it be related to the earth-attribute true qi cultivation technique?" Chu Danqing felt that this matter was indeed a bit strange: "There should be more to this story."

"The other party is definitely not willing to give up such a large box of gold."

Putting himself in the other person's shoes, Chu Danqing couldn't possibly give up.

Moreover, to avoid any unforeseen complications, they will definitely take it away as soon as possible.

As evening approached, someone knocked on the door again, just as expected.

Upon opening it, one found an elderly man.

"Who are you looking for?" Chu Danqing asked immediately.

"Young man, won't you invite me in for a seat?" The old man leaned on his cane but didn't say anything.

"We're not familiar with each other, so it's not very convenient," Chu Danqing immediately refused.

You don't even know who you are, so why are you sitting here? For the principle of respecting the elderly and caring for the young to work with Chu Danqing, you must first be worthy of respect and care.

"My good-for-nothing youngest son offended you today, so I've come to apologize." The old man didn't seem to mind Chu Danqing's attitude.

"I really have some family matters to attend to and want to take back this house. He's reckless and unreasonable, and that's what caused this trouble."

"Please bear with me, young man." With that, the old man took off his backpack and handed it to Chu Danqing: "This is the compensation for the contract and three months' rent for you, young man."

"If it's convenient, please move out today."

"If you have nowhere to go, I'll add seven more days' worth of inn room fees for you. What do you say?"

If Chu Danqing didn't know about gold, then he must have thought the other party's attitude was good.

But now, looking at it, this amount of money is just a drop in the ocean compared to that box of gold.

However, it was ultimately someone else's property, and Chu Danqing wouldn't take it, but she would vent her dissatisfaction.

"Old man, if only your youngest son were as understanding as you, he wouldn't have gotten a beating," Chu Danqing said jokingly.

In reality, it was greed. When they realized they couldn't get rid of Chu Danqing, they resorted to this desperate measure.

The old man could only force a smile and say, "Young man, you're absolutely right. Do you think I'd like to help you clean up?"

This shows that they couldn't wait and were about to rush Chu Danqing away.

Chu Danqing put the money away and said, "I can do it myself. It's just a bit of a hassle for the old man to go to the brokerage and have the broker come over to cancel the contract." These words made the old man's smile freeze. You really want him to help? He's so old.

However, wanting to get rid of the person as soon as possible, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.

He then walked towards the tooth with his cane.

After waiting for about half an hour, they finally brought the dentist over.

The two parties quickly dissolved the contract, and Chu Danqing left with his belongings.

The old man finally breathed a sigh of relief after the person left.

He went back and called his whole family over.

Men, women, and children all pitched in and began digging in the southeast corner.

They dug until nightfall, but they found nothing, not even anything with a golden hue, let alone gold.

"That shouldn't be the case, how could there be none?" The old man's expression was full of doubt.

"Dad, could it be that the kid poached him?" said the burly man surnamed Kong, who had slunk away after being beaten up by Da Bao earlier.

“Impossible. Look at this soil, it hasn’t been disturbed.” The old man immediately rejected the idea.

"Then there's something wrong with the letter that Grandfather left back then," the other person continued.

Either it doesn't exist, or it's been poached; there's no third possibility.

As for the claim that the record is incorrect? The suicide note clearly states that it is in the southeast corner.

"Perhaps we didn't dig deep enough. Let's dig a little deeper!" the old man continued.

Hearing his father say this, the burly man surnamed Kong had no choice but to take his wife and children and continue digging.

Since it was gold, he naturally hoped it hadn't been dug up yet.

But another hour passed, and still nothing was found.

"Father, this..." The burly man surnamed Kong was exhausted.

The old man raised his hand to indicate that he should shut up, while he himself frowned deeply.

"Let's dig around here; maybe the area we've dug is too small," the old man continued.

After hearing what he said, the burly man surnamed Kong didn't dare to refute it and could only obediently start digging.

By midnight, the pit had become quite large.

"Grandpa is just fooling us." The burly man surnamed Kong climbed up; he didn't want to dig anymore.

But when he glanced at his father again, his face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water.

“I know what kind of person your great-grandfather was.”

“He is not the kind of person who speaks nonsense, let alone that this is his last letter.”

"It's very likely that someone poached him first. The kid who beat you up today is highly suspicious," the old man said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the burly man surnamed Kong also looked displeased: "Then what can we do? That idiot with him could easily take on ten of them."

“I know, he’s a江湖人 (jianghu person, meaning someone from the martial arts world).” Although the old man wasn’t involved in the江湖, he knew a thing or two: “Then let’s deal with him using江湖 methods.”

“I’ll pay the Ghost Face Society to capture this kid alive for a hefty sum.”

"Bring him back and interrogate him thoroughly. He will surely confess where the gold went," the old man said in a deep voice.

But the burly man surnamed Kong hesitated for a moment and asked, "But what if it wasn't that kid? After all, the ground hadn't been disturbed for a long time before we dug it up."

"Not to mention, this person has only stayed for seven days. If it really was stolen by someone else, it's possible..."

Before he could finish speaking, the old man glared at him fiercely.

"It must have been him who stole it!" The old man knew this all too well, but the problem was that the previous tenant had long since left Tianfu, so where was he supposed to find him?

They have to find someone to be a scapegoat, and they have to squeeze every last drop out of him.

He knew the gold might be lost forever, but he just couldn't believe it.

With this chest of gold, they could live a life of extravagance and debauchery.

Therefore, absolutely no mistakes can be made.

"Fill up the pit, and I'll go to the Ghost Face Gang to get some help," the old man said coldly, adding, "If I come back and see you haven't finished filling it, watch out for your skin, hmph!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Only the strong man and his family were left with bitter expressions.

After the old man left, the burly man's wife threw down the shovel: "You good-for-nothing, the old man's trip will cost at least several hundred taels of silver."

"If you don't give me an explanation for this, I'm taking the child and going back to my parents' home right now."

"Dad, Grandpa is old and senile, which is one thing, but he's spending money on such a trivial matter of saving face," the burly man's son complained.

The burly man stared at the large pit they had dug, his eyes darting around, lost in thought.

His wife immediately pushed him, which brought him back to his senses.

“Don’t fill this hole yet,” the burly man suddenly said. “We’ll fill it in for him when Dad comes back.”

The burly man's wife and children were momentarily stunned.

“With the old man’s health, how could he possibly fill it?” His wife realized what he meant before she could finish her sentence.

Therefore, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "This isn't a good idea, after all, he is..."

“The family has already been divided, and we’re still supporting him, but he’s still biased towards his older brothers, treating us like cattle and horses.”

"If we really find gold, how much do you think Dad will give us?" After the burly man finished speaking, his wife fell silent.

Because she knew that she would be lucky to get even a piece for them.

(End of this chapter)