Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

The most eye-catching items were a pile of bronze artifacts against the wall, along with some glittering gold objects.

"Yes, yes, these are the things, leaders, you see them, they're all gold."

"Do these things belong to Lou Wanshan?"

"He hoarded gold and stored all sorts of random things; the evidence is irrefutable."

"I think we should arrest him now, take him back and interrogate him thoroughly. We're sure we can get more information out of him."

The others seemed not to have heard half of Xu Damao's words; they were all examining the objects in the secret room.

Cao Xu stepped forward and picked up a wine cup that had fallen to the ground.

"This must be gilded."

Xu Damao was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized what was happening.

"So what if it's gilded? Gilded gold is still gold, and little by little, it adds up."

"There are mountains of objects, and if you add them all up, there are quite a lot."

Cao Xu glanced at the old objects laid out on the ground, smiled, and said nothing.

There are probably very few genuine items in this pile, and besides, these things must have already been screened before being displayed here.

What's most troublesome is the pile of gilded objects and the mountain of bronzes in the corner.

He didn't believe Lou Wanshan would leave such a pile of things behind as leverage; there must be a reason behind it.

Jiang Mingchu was unfamiliar with these things, which were indeed prohibited nowadays.

He pointed to the small hill in the room filled with bronzeware and said in a deep voice.

"Comrade Lou Wanshan, can you give me an explanation?"

Lou Wanshan gestured towards the door.

"Then please come with me to the study."

Upon entering the study, Lou Wanshan took a document from a drawer and handed it to Jiang Mingchu.

"Director Jiang, the things you just saw are old items that were hidden by the group of people who lived in my house before liberation."

"When Beijing was peacefully liberated, those people fled to Taiwan, and these items have been left here ever since."

"I moved back to the White House after liberation with the government's approval, and it wasn't until recently that I unexpectedly discovered these things."

“I’ve seen it. The things inside were probably confiscated from the people by that group back then.”

"They've probably taken all the good stuff, so all that's left are these half-real and half-fake items."

"The only valuable things are those gilded items and the pile of bronzeware against the wall."

Jiang Mingchu looked at the document in his hand with surprise on his face.

"You donated all of these things?"

Lou Wanshan laughed.

“They took it from the people, so naturally it should be returned to the people.”

"But these things have no names or identities and cannot be returned, so I have no choice but to hand them over to the state."

"Whether it's recycled, refined, or reused, it can always generate value."

"At that time, the country will use these funds directly or indirectly for the benefit of the people, which can be considered as taking from the people and using them for the people."

Jiang Mingchu passed the document to everyone and they all fell silent.

How the hell are we supposed to investigate this? It's a donation. The stuff in the house isn't worth much; it should be worth at least tens or hundreds of thousands, maybe even more.

With such a large amount of supplies, Lou Wanshan simply donated them to the metallurgical department. How could he possibly investigate further?

The donation agreement clearly states that it is an unconditional donation, and according to the agreement, the people from the metallurgical department will come to pick up the goods tomorrow.

The people on the street left, and the security guards left too. The Lou family quickly returned to their usual peace.

"Wanshan, you donated so many things? (Nono, hello)?"

Lou Wanshan watched the departing figures of the group.

"It wasn't ours to begin with, we can't take it with us, it'll be found out sooner or later, so donating it won't hurt us."

"As the saying goes, you have to give to receive. Relying on personal relationships is useless; you have to spend the money that needs to be spent."

"Two hundred thousand yuan was used to ensure our family's safe departure from Beijing, so these things were put to good use."

Tanya walked up to him and whispered.

"So, when are we leaving?"

Lou Wanshan felt a bit tired when he thought about the two groups of people who came to ransack his home today.

"We'll go through the formalities tomorrow. We can use their arbitrary house raids as an excuse to leave Beijing. The sooner the better."

With a donation agreement and a three-party search and verification, the Lou family is at least cleared of wrongdoing for the time being, so the street office should be able to issue the necessary paperwork for leaving Beijing.

In this way, Lou Jiaqing can leave Beijing with a clean record, and neither Director Yang nor Cao Xu will be affected.

Even if problems arise in the future, today's search warrant and raid on their home is enough to ensure they are not implicated by the Lou family.

Chapter 204: A Frank Confession Round – Bang Geng Gets Sold Out! [Please Subscribe]

After seeing everyone off, Lou Xiao'e returned to the Lou family home. She had just arrived at the door when she heard Lou Wanshan's words.

"Dad, are you leaving so soon?"

Tan Yali felt a bit scared thinking about what happened today. If she hadn't taken precautions beforehand, her whole family would probably have been arrested today.

Whether you end up in the police station or the security department, you won't get away with it.

"Xiao'e, Cao Xu is right. The situation is changing every day. The sooner we leave, the sooner we can be safe."

Lou Wanshan looked at his daughter Lou Xiao'e, who was helping Tan Yali into the house, and said in a deep voice.

"Xiao'e, our whole family is leaving."

Lou Xiao'e knew it was time to lay her cards on the table.

"Dad, I have something to tell you."

Tan Yali felt her palms were a little damp; she knew Lou Xiao'e was nervous.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother, so she patted Lou Xiao'e's hand to comfort her.

Lou Wanshan sat back down in his chair and stated the matter directly.

"You mean to talk about your relationship with Cao Xu, right?"

Lou Xiao'e exclaimed in surprise.

"How do you know?"

Tanya Li said, holding her daughter's hand.

"Your dad and I knew before the Spring Festival, and we've been waiting for you to tell us."

Lou Xiao'e was initially under some pressure, but now that she heard her parents knew before the Spring Festival, she felt relieved.

Her parents knew about it before the Spring Festival, but they never objected; on the contrary, they tacitly approved. Their attitude was very clear.

Her face flushed slightly as she announced her and Cao Xu's decision.

“Dad, Mom, since you already know, I’ll just say it directly.”

“I’ll go with Cao Xu to get our marriage certificate on Monday. Since you’re in such a hurry to leave, we’ll start preparing things tomorrow.”

"We will make sure you can enjoy our wedding banquet and drink our toasts before you leave."

Tan Yali looked at her daughter's hopeful eyes and couldn't bear to shatter her dreams. In the end, Lou Wanshan was the one who did the bad deed.

"Xiao'e, you can't marry Cao Xu."

Lou Wanshan's voice wasn't loud, but it sounded like thunder to Lou Xiao'e, stunning her.

After a long while, Lou Xiao'e came to her senses and looked at Lou Wanshan in disbelief.

"Dad, what did you say? I didn't hear you."

Lou Wanshan took a deep breath and said.

"I said you can't marry Cao Xu!"

This time, Lou Xiao'e heard it clearly, and she directly asked back.

"why?"

Seeing his daughter's puzzled look, Lou Wanshan explained the pros and cons involved.

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At the steel rolling mill, after Cao Xu and the others got out of the car, they had Xu Damao taken to the security department.

Xu Damao was naturally unconvinced and even brought up Director Yang, but he was slapped by Sun Guofu.