Starting from 40, holding the Star Mall to lead the motherland

Chapter 68 Getting rich

Returning to the dormitory, Han Hui saw the room was in a complete mess, with clothes and bedding scattered on the floor. After cursing inwardly, she resigned herself to her fate and began to clean up.

After she finished packing and climbed onto the bed, she tilted her ear to listen. When there was no sound outside, she realized she had entered the space. Everything in the Xinan Trading Warehouse was packed in boxes, occupying half of the space.

Han Hui opened the outermost box first, which was filled with pistols. Since she couldn't understand the English description, she put it aside and continued opening the other boxes.

She opened ten boxes in succession, all of which contained pistols. One was a Browning; the other was a model she didn't recognize, but it looked better than the Browning.

After looking through the items, Han Hui understood why the two men had resorted to fighting in the warehouse instead of shooting. Over forty boxes of guns and ammunition, hundreds of kilograms of explosives, and flammable items like veil and cotton cloth—if they had opened fire, they might have been sent flying.

Han Hui thought to herself, fortunately she guessed that there were guns and ammunition in the warehouse, so she gave up the dagger for the gun. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened!

After taking inventory, Han Hui felt like she had struck it rich. Medicines, guns, ammunition, radios—these were all in high demand, and any one of them could be sold for a high price.

Han Hui cursed inwardly, thinking that the owner of Xinan Trading Company was the military attaché of the US Embassy in China. This foreign devil, who knows how much money he made from their country's war profit? He deserved to die. At this moment, she even wanted to rob Adolf. But she only thought about it and would not do it. The other party's goal was to make money. Although they were profiting from the national crisis, they did transport the supplies needed by China and solved some problems.

After Han Hui finished counting the supplies in the space, she came out and went to sleep. She slept until after eight o'clock the next day.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Hearing Zhang Ziqiang's voice, Han Hui immediately opened the door and invited him in: "Brother Zhang, I offended Deputy Section Chief Jian yesterday. He would be unhappy if he knew you came to see me at this time."

Zhang Ziqiang waved his hand and handed him a bag of food: "I won't go in. Xiaoman, no one in the entire building can leave today. If you have anything you want me to bring to you, just tell me."

Han Hui took the food and said she didn't have anything else to bring: "Brother Zhang, thank you!"

After saying a few words, Zhang Ziqiang left. He knew she had a big appetite and was afraid she would be hungry, so he asked someone to help buy six buns in the cafeteria.

Han Hui thought she would be under house arrest for two or three days, but she was released in the afternoon. However, she was confined to the dock and could not leave.

As soon as she arrived at the office, Dong Xiaomei came over and asked, "Xiao Han, what happened last night?"

Han Hui exclaimed, "I heard a whistle last night, and soon after, someone came and kicked down the door to search. They didn't find anything in the dormitory, so they sent us back to our rooms. To this day, I still don't know what happened."

Dong Xiaomei said, "I heard that one of Fujiwara's warehouses was robbed and another was set on fire. The Xinan Trading Company's warehouse was emptied of its contents. I wonder if this is true?"

Han Hui was depressed when she heard this: "If I had known something like this would happen last night, I would have gone home instead of living in the dormitory. It's really unlucky."

Internal embezzlement? So, I'm lucky I collected the two bodies. These people thought it was the two bodyguards who were colluding, so they didn't suspect me. Yeah, that's good!
Dong Xiaomei also felt that she was unlucky: "In the past, all kinds of things happened at the end of the year, and this year is no exception. You should go home and live there from now on. The dock is too unsafe."

Although the girl was a bit gossipy, she was doing it for her own good, so Han Hui still thanked her sincerely.

Before leaving get off work, Han Hui handed the organized documents to Section Chief Lou. She made a spreadsheet, filled in the numbers from the documents, and then summarized them. This made it easy to see at a glance, saving time and effort. Section Chief Lou was very satisfied after reading it: "Xiao Han, work hard. I will make you a regular employee next month."

"Thank you, section chief."

Han Hui was stuck at the dock for three days, and on the fourth day, she was finally able to return home. However, this time, she had to undergo a checkpoint before leaving the dock. Men and women were checked separately. Han Hui didn't like others touching her body, so she took off her cotton jacket, trousers, and shoes, indicating that she didn't bring anything with her.

As soon as she left the dock, Han Hui saw a familiar figure. She walked forward in surprise and asked, "Brother, why are you here?"

Han Mengyang said, "I heard about an incident at the dock a few days ago, and I was worried, so I came to look for you. But you're not allowed in here! I don't know anyone there, so I can only wait outside!"

When he got the news, he suspected that Han Hui had caused this. When he learned that the docks wouldn't even let him pass on the message, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Han Hui noticed someone was secretly watching her, so she pretended to be depressed and said, "Something happened. Goods from two businesses were stolen, and no one knows who did it. Oh, if I had known I would encounter something like this, I wouldn't have argued with you. I went home to sleep after get off work. You don't know that day, we were sent downstairs to face the cold wind in the middle of the night. I was strong enough to withstand it, but everyone else caught a cold."

Han Mengyang understood immediately and said self-reproachfully, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have argued with you."

Han Hui waved her hand and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go back quickly and ask mother to cook a few more delicious dishes for me to calm down."

After the brother and sister performed a few shows, they took a rickshaw back. The people who were watching them secretly didn't notice anything wrong and changed their target.

After Huang Shufen learned about this, she forbade Han Hui from living in the dormitory anymore: "Move all the bedding back tomorrow and return the dormitory. You won't be living here anymore."

It's winter now, and digging someone out of bed in the middle of the night and sending them downstairs to face the cold is so inhumane. It's a good thing my daughter is in good health and reacted quickly, otherwise she would have been seriously ill. A weaker person might have died.

"Listen to me mother."

After dinner, Han Hui took the "Records of the Grand Historian" and asked Han Mengyang for advice. She understood most of it, but some parts were unclear. Han Mengyang, who had started learning at the age of three and later went on to attend Fudan University, was a learned man, and he could explain any question to Han Hui.

After answering Han Hui's questions, Han Mengyang asked, "What happened that night really has nothing to do with you?"

His sister is a fearless person, yet she didn't even go to join in the fun when such a big thing happened at the dock. How could he be so unconvinced?
Han Hui knew he was testing her, so she said, "I've been in the Security Department for over a month, and I was awakened by the whistle. But I've been transferred to the Operations Department, and the Security Department's affairs have nothing to do with me. I understand the principle of staying out of one's own way and living a long life."

Han Mengyang paused. Many people these days are playing it safe, but if everyone did, who would save the country? He didn't dare tell Han Hui this. In his mind, Han Hui was hot-tempered and impulsive, and she was also a skilled martial artist, so she needed to be disciplined.

Han Hui thought about the English words written on the box in the space. She said, "Brother, do you know English? I want to learn English."

Han Mengyang not only knew English, but also spoke it fluently. Seeing that she wanted to learn English, he immediately taught her the 26 letters of the alphabet. To his surprise, Han Hui memorized all of them after only two teachings.

(End of this chapter)