The three of them dragged the handcart, making their way to the county police station while keeping a low profile.
Zhang Dongi had just co out of the literacy class and saw the three behaving suspiciously from a distance, so she imdiately followed them.
It was clear that the Su Family siblings had sothing on their minds. The handcart was covered with a layer of straw, making it impossible to see what was on it.
Zhang Dongi trailed behind them at a distance, already calculating in her mind.
Su Xiaoxiao had been dealing in rare items lately. This could be another procurent trip.
If she could get hold of Su Xiaoxiao’s procurent channels...
Excitent flashed in Zhang Dongi’s eyes as she kept a close watch on the three of them, not daring to blink for fear of losing them.
The three siblings reached the town. They arrived a bit early, and the police station wasn’t open yet.
They were in such a hurry to leave in the morning that they didn’t eat, and after walking all the way there, they were starving.
But considering they had a sack of very valuable items with them, they didn’t dare all go to eat, fearing they might lose it.
"Big Brother, Second Brother, why don’t you two watch here while I go buy so buns?"
Su Xiaoxiao spotted a bun shop not far away, just a few minutes’ round trip.
"Sure, we’ll wait for you here."
Su Wenbing responded, finding a discreet spot to park the handcart.
He and Su Fusheng squatted next to the handcart, keeping an eye on their surroundings.
Zhang Dongi, who had been observing them in secret, saw the three stop, and Su Xiaoxiao leave, felt a surge of excitent.
That rascal Su Xiaoxiao must be going to connect with soone.
Once they completed their transaction, she would find Su Xiaoxiao’s partner and negotiate a deal at a higher price. She didn’t believe the other party wouldn’t be tempted.
Zhang Dongi felt a rush of pleasure at the thought, as if she could see wads of cash waving at her.
Just wait until she could trounce that little brat, take over all her business, and make her kneel and apologize.
At that mont, Su Xiaoxiao returned, but she was holding a large oil-covered paper bag, with no one behind her.
How could this be? Could she have been wrong?
Just as she was puzzled, she saw Su Xiaoxiao pull a large, round bun out of the paper bag.
Her attention was imdiately drawn to the bun, and she couldn’t think of anything else.
Faintly, Zhang Dongi felt as if she could sll the scent of the pork buns, uncontrollably swallowing a mouthful of saliva.
How could that little brat eat so well? Those were white flour pork buns. Her family couldn’t afford to eat them more than a few tis a month, and yet that brat bought ten at once, along with three soy milks.
Zhang Dongi felt a pang of jealousy. Why was that little brat doing so well now? Clearly, she used to be the daughter of a rogue and her family couldn’t hold their heads up in the village.
Over there, the three mbers of the Su Family were eating the fragrant buns, attracting many glances from those around.
What kind of condition is this, each person eating several pork buns, and white flour ones at that.
During this ti, an old lady with her little grandson tried to co over for a bun, but Su Xiaoxiao stuffed the remaining buns into her mouth, leaving the old lady fuming.
Cursing, she left with her little grandson.
These days, everyone wasn’t well off. If she conceded, others would co to her for buns afterward, and how could she handle that?
The pork buns were too good; Su Xiaoxiao ate two in one go and gave a satisfied burp.
Her eldest and second brothers each had four. The three of them ate and drank their fill, then continued on to the police station.
They arrived just as the police station opened.
A young male officer spotted them imdiately, looking surprised: "Comrade Su, what is this..."
Unexpectedly, it was an old acquaintance, Police Zhang, who had been to their house before.
"Officer, can we talk inside? It’s not very convenient out here."
Police Zhang nodded and stepped aside to let them in.
Su Wenbing carefully shouldered the sack while Su Fusheng wanted to follow but feared the handcart would be stolen. He could only return to it and squat there, eagerly eyeing the entrance.
Police Zhang turned his head, noticing the sack on Su Wenbing’s back with so curiosity: "Comrade Su, what is this..."
"Officer, our family’s ancestral grave has been dug up by tomb robbers."
Su Wenbing put down the sack and spoke.
"What?"
Police Zhang assessed them both, noting they didn’t seem to co from a wealthy background with high-ranking ancestors.
eting his inquisitive gaze, Su Xiaoxiao quickly explained.
She recounted how the village’s graves had been robbed and how they had co to find these items.
She had just finished when a disdainful voice suddenly interjected from the side.
"In a remote backcountry, what good things can be buried in the grave? Maybe it’s just a pile of bones inside."
Only then did Su Xiaoxiao notice a young man in his twenties standing behind them, looking at them with disdain.
"Are you also a police officer?"
Su Xiaoxiao turned to glance at the man, wearing a white shirt, army green trousers, and gold-rimd glasses on his nose, looking more like a student.
Chen Jianhua shook his head: "No, I am..."
Before he could finish, Su Xiaoxiao quickly turned back: "Mind your own business!"
She was always the type not to provoke unless provoked.
Chen Jianhua’s expression froze: "You, young lady, how can you talk like that?"
Seeing the two about to argue, Police Zhang quickly acted to diate.
"Comrade Su, and this young man, let’s talk about the main issue first."
With the police officer speaking, Chen Jianhua couldn’t ignore it, imdiately glared at Su Xiaoxiao, moved aside, and kept quiet.
Su Xiaoxiao returned the glare with a roll of her eyes, then turned to Police Zhang with a smile, clearly showing the difference in treatnt.
"Big Brother, open it up so the officer can take a look."
With her request, Su Wenbing didn’t hesitate at all and directly untied the sack. As soon as it was opened, there was an imdiate exclamation: "Gold... it’s gold, and there’s porcelain and jade... these must be cultural relics. Where did you get them?"
The disdainful Chen Jianhua didn’t know when he had approached, but his eyes were filled with shock, almost jumping off the ground in excitent.
He stared fixedly at the relics, his eyes full of amazent: "These relics must be at least six or seven hundred years old; look at the patterns and glaze of the porcelain..."
As he spoke, he reached out to touch the items inside, but before he could, his hand was slapped away.
"Keep your filthy hands off; these are precious relics. What if you damage them?"
Su Xiaoxiao gave him a sharp look, partially out of personal spite.
Unexpectedly, the young man who had been like a ruffled rooster earlier suddenly beca overly accommodating: "Comrade, I’m sorry, I got too excited and forgot to introduce myself. I am a student of archaeology at Jing University. My na is Chen Jianhua. These items are likely from a Yuan Dynasty tomb. Could you tell about the circumstances when you found them?"
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