Li Dong was not a reckless person. Although he had roughly determined that there was a problem with the load-bearing pillars, he did not rush to smash them.
He carefully compared them with the other load-bearing pillars and knocked them with the hammer. When he noticed that two of them sounded a little different, Li Dong began to smash them.
The sound of banging was very loud in the empty garage.
Chen Rui's two pillars were well built. They were very strong and the cement layer outside was also very thick.
Li Dong smashed for a while. His hands were numb from the vibration, but the cement outside the pillars had not been broken.
Putting down the hammer, Li Dong shook his hands and said to Tan Yong, "Old Tan, you do it. Smash slowly. Don't break the things inside."
Although he did not know what was in the pillars, Li Dong was sure that there must be something inside.
Otherwise, there was no need to make it so tight. He actually completely sealed it with cement. If ordinary people did not pay attention, they might not necessarily find it even after living for decades.
As for Tan Yong, Li Dong was also relieved.
It was not that Li Dong was generous and believed that Tan Yong was loyal. The key was that the benefits here were not enough for Tan Yong to betray Li Dong.
No matter what was in these two pillars, even if it was all gold, it would be tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.
If Tan Yong betrayed Li Dong for tens of millions, it would be better to just kidnap Li Dong. Maybe he could earn more.
Li Dong was too lazy to continue thinking about it. With the help of Tan Yong, the manpower perpetual motion machine, the cement layer outside the pillars was quickly smashed open.
Tan Yong smashed the last time, and there was a muffled sound. The sound was obviously different from the sound of smashing the cement layer before.
Tan Yong was a little embarrassed. He did not know if he smashed anything. He looked at Li Dong and said awkwardly, "General Manager Li, I did not stop."
"It's okay."
Li Dong waved his hand and went forward to take a look. Looking at the hole that Tan Yong smashed open, Li Dong said with some suspicion, "Wood?"
Tan Yong was actually very curious as well. He moved forward to take a look and said, "It looks like a small wooden box."
Then he said to Li Dong, "General Manager Li, do you still want to smash it?"
"Smash!"
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Accompanied by a muffled sound, the cement near the hole was all smashed open.
After smashing the pillar for a while, Tan Yong hurriedly turned to Li Dong and said, "General Manager Li, please move aside. This pillar might collapse soon."
After all, it was fake. It looked no different from a load-bearing pillar, but in reality, the top of the pillar was not connected to the roof of the garage. The middle part of the pillar was almost broken, so the stone pillar looked like it was about to collapse.
Li Dong was also afraid of hurting people, so he took a few steps back and said to Tan Yong, "See if you can take the box out. If you can't, don't smash it. I'll get Old Zheng and the others to help you."
"No need!"
Tan Yong replied and smashed it a few more times. The upper half of the stone pillar was shaking even more violently.
When Tan Yong saw this, he hurriedly pulled the small wooden box out. It took him a lot of effort to pull the wooden box out. As soon as he pulled the wooden box out, there was a loud bang from the garage.
In the end, the stone pillar could not hold on and collapsed after Tan Yong took the wooden box.
The gray fog filled the air, and Li Dong was shocked. He hurriedly shouted, "Old Tan? Where are you? Are you okay? "
"Cough, cough, cough. General Manager Li, I'm fine!"
Tan Yong responded and coughed for a while before walking out of the gray fog.
Before the two of them had time to communicate, a few other people shouted from outside, "General Manager Li, Brother Tan, are you okay?"
"General Manager Li, can we come in?"
"Brother Tan, what happened inside?"
The sound of the stone pillar collapsing was a little loud just now. It might not have been heard from afar, but it was definitely heard inside Li Dong's villa.
Li Dong patted the dust off Tan Yong's body and replied, "We're fine. You guys just guard the outside and don't let anyone in."
"Got it!"
Hearing Li Dong's answer, the few of them breathed a sigh of relief, and the footsteps gradually faded away.
When they left, Tan Yong handed the small wooden box in his arms to Li Dong with a dusty face. Then he smiled and said, "General Manager Li, I'm going out to wash my face. The dust is too heavy, and I can't breathe."
Li Dong glanced at him and didn't pretend to be aloof. He nodded and said, "Go ahead. I'll see what it is first."
Tan Yong responded and hurried out of the garage. Before leaving, he deliberately closed the garage door tightly.
Li Dong looked at his back and smiled. In this day and age, no one should treat anyone as a fool. Tan Yong usually looked simple and honest, but in fact, he was also a smart person.
If the things in the box were not important, then it would be fine. If he saw something shameful, and he saw it, Li Dong would definitely have a thorn in his heart.
Now that he restrained his curiosity and chose to go out, it was probably the best choice.
…
The small brown and red wooden box was not big. It was only a little thicker than a laptop, and the length and width were about the same. Otherwise, the stone pillar wouldn't have been able to wrap such a big box.
The small wooden box also had a small lock on it. Other than being a little dirty, the wooden box didn't look old.
Li Dong put the wooden box on the ground and rubbed his hands. There was some excitement in his eyes.
Chen Rui made it so tight just to hide such a small box. He didn't know what was inside.
He squatted down and picked up the hammer to break the small lock. Li Dong opened the box with anticipation.
When he saw what was inside, Li Dong slightly frowned. He held the box in his hand and opened the plastic bag. What was exposed in front of Li Dong was not the bankbook that he imagined, nor was it an anonymous checking account.
It was a bulging folder, no different from the folders sold on the roadside.
Of course, there was naturally something in the folder. Li Dong opened the folder and glanced at the first document.
This was a handwritten document. At first, Li Dong didn't plan to read it in detail. But when he read the beginning, Li Dong couldn't help but continue reading.
He didn't know how long it took, but Li Dong finally finished reading the content on the paper.
Li Dong frowned and looked at the other papers. Some were handwritten, some were printed, and some were photocopies.
There were all kinds of things. Some of them Li Dong didn't understand, and some of them were just numbers. He didn't know what they meant.
Of course, there was still some that Li Dong could understand. After reading these, Li Dong could roughly guess what the other things were.
Li Dong frowned and slowly closed the folder. He was cursing in his heart.
Chen Rui, that bastard, was trying to harm him!
Pingchuan was so big, and there were so many rich people. Why did this bastard have to find him and sell the mansion to him? What a scam!
Something that the Chen father and son hid so well and didn't dare to take out before they left, naturally, it wasn't a diary that Chen Rui wrote casually.
This was a book to save his life!
It obviously wasn't protecting Li Dong's life, but the lives of Chen Rui and his son!
Was Chen Jikuan's downfall unjust?
If it was in the past, Li Dong could only say that he probably wasn't wronged. After all, Chen Rui wouldn't be able to explain the origins of this mansion.
But at that time, he could only say that he probably didn't. After all, there was no evidence. Li Dong could only think about it, and guesses were just guesses.
But today, Li Dong could say with certainty that Chen Jikuan wasn't wronged!
Furthermore, this bastard was able to escape unscathed. He should go back and burn a few incense sticks for his ancestors. If it wasn't for the fact that his ancestors were emitting smoke from their graves, Old Chen might want to retire in his next life!
Of course, the fact that Chen Jikuan was able to protect himself probably had something to do with this document.
This document involved too many people and things, and they were all important people. If this was leaked, there would be a huge earthquake in Jiangbei's bureaucracy.
Li Dong even suspected that Du Anmin's shadow was involved in this. After all, Old Du had also contributed to Chen Jikuan's downfall.
Although Li Dong took a quick look at the document and didn't find anything related to Du Anmin, who could say for sure?
Of course, there was another possibility.
That was, Du Anmin didn't get involved. But Old Du didn't want the Jiangbei bureaucracy to be shaken, so he forcefully suppressed it. This was also possible.
Du Anmin was the leader of Jiangbei. If there was a huge earthquake in Jiangbei, Old Du wouldn't be able to get away with it.
Li Dong didn't continue thinking. He didn't dare to think about it. If this document was leaked, he would be the first to be in trouble.
There were too many people involved, and the money involved was also a lot. Li Dong didn't even think about many of them. If he hadn't seen this in Chen Rui's secret box, Li Dong wouldn't have believed that there were such people behind them.
Looking at the document in front of him, Li Dong had a headache. How should he deal with this?
Report it to the higher-ups? That was impossible.
Use it to threaten these people that he had information on? Just think about it. If he really did that, Li Dong would be in big trouble sooner or later.
If he couldn't report it to the higher-ups, and he couldn't use it to his advantage, then why did he get it?
Also, if Chen Rui found out that he had taken this thing, he might come after him. This was the only way for him and his son to survive.
Li Dong cursed in his heart. Since you knew that this thing was important, why did you still sell it to me, you bastard?
You could have sold it to anyone, but you had to harm me. You didn't even get any benefits. You're such a bully!
After cursing a few times, Li Dong could only put the document back into the box. As for how to deal with it in the future, he would think about it later.
Anyway, as long as he didn't admit it, others couldn't do anything to him.
The Chen father and son definitely wouldn't reveal to others that this thing was in his hands. Even if Chen Rui and the others knew, they probably wouldn't ask him for it. As long as he wasn't greedy and used this thing to threaten others, it shouldn't be too much trouble.
After comforting himself, Li Dong decided to take it back and study it.
Although he wasn't going to use it to threaten others, it was always good to know some inside information. At least, he already knew the background of some sanctimonious people.
In the past, he might have some scruples about giving money and gifts, but now, his scruples were much smaller. With these things in hand, as long as those people didn't fall, even if Li Dong didn't have Du Anmin's support, it wouldn't be difficult for him to have a smooth life in Jiangbei in the future. This was probably the only gain.
After packing the box, Li Dong looked at the second pillar.
The first pillar was a document, so what was in the second pillar?
This time, Li Dong didn't call Tan Yong in. Plus, with his first experience, Li Dong roughly knew the location of the hollow space. Then, he started hammering on it.
After almost half an hour, Li Dong finally hammered a big hole on one side of the stone pillar.
This time, because he had mastered the technique, the stone pillar didn't fall. Other than the hole in the middle, the entire stone pillar was still intact.
There was also a small box in the second pillar. Li Dong suspected that Chen Rui had a special interest in wooden boxes. Or maybe this guy didn't want to take it out. After all, this kind of wooden box had good anti-corrosion properties. As long as he didn't tear down the villa, it wouldn't be a problem to keep it for decades.
Li Dong followed the prescribed procedure. He broke the small lock and opened the box.
This time, it was still a document. However, Li Dong didn't recognize the words on it. It didn't seem to be English, so he didn't know which country's language it was.
Li Dong's interest was piqued. What is this?
After flipping through it a few times, Li Dong couldn't recognize what it was. However, since Chen Rui took it so seriously, it was definitely not a joke.
After thinking for a while, Li Dong stuffed the document into the first box and carried it out of the garage.
It was already dark outside, and Tan Yong was standing guard by the garage door.
Seeing Li Dong out of the garage, Tan Yong was slightly relieved. He didn't deliberately look at the box in Li Dong's hand. He asked in a low voice, "General Manager Li, are we going back now?"
"En, let's go back first." Li Dong said, "Right, arrange for someone to clean up the garage later. Only trust people. Don't ask outsiders, understand?"
Tan Yong nodded quickly.
Since smashing the first box, Tan Yong understood that this kind of thing wasn't something he could get involved in.
No matter what was in the box, he had to forget today's incident.
Tan Yong valued this job very much. Li Dong had treated him well, and his wife and children were also very grateful to Li Dong. Some things were fine as long as they were aware of it. There was no need to get to the bottom of it.
After Li Dong instructed Tan Yong, he didn't say anything else. He threw the box into the Bentley, got in the car, and drove away.
He wouldn't return these two things to Chen Rui. Not to mention the first one, Chen Rui might not want it even if he returned it.
Although he didn't know what the second document was, Li Dong knew it should be very important.
However, no matter how important it was or how valuable it was, he wasn't going to give it to Chen Rui.
He also understood one thing. Why did Chen Rui want to sell the house to him?
At that time, the father and son of the Chen family must have been monitored, or even threatened. After all, the first document involved something shameful.
At this time, the father and son of the Chen family definitely wouldn't hand it over, but it wasn't a problem to leave it in the villa.
If others couldn't find it at the Chen family's place, they would come to the villa sooner or later. After all, it wasn't a secret that Chen Rui lived here before. Although the Lan Mountain Villa was strictly guarded, it was still possible to find a way to get in.
No matter how well it was hidden, the secret would be discovered one day.
At that time, Chen Rui didn't have the time and ability to take it away. Once he took it, he wouldn't be able to hide it from others.
He didn't want the thing to fall into the hands of others, and he couldn't take it himself. It wasn't safe to leave the villa there. In addition, he had to leave Jiangbei. After thinking about it, Chen Rui still felt that it was appropriate to sell the villa.
Moreover, he couldn't sell it to an ordinary person. He had to find someone with status and no conflict with the Chen family.
Coincidentally, at that time, Li Dong was invited to a bar by Hu Xiaorui.
Chen Rui suddenly had an idea. Wasn't this the best candidate?
He had money, status, and backing. Who would dare to go to Li Dong's villa to look for things?
Moreover, Li Dong was so rich that he wouldn't sell the villa. In the short term, he definitely wouldn't go through a second person. It was perfect.
Chen Rui even thought about it further. Even if the secret was discovered by Li Dong, there was a high chance that Li Dong wouldn't reveal it. He might even help to hide it.
He didn't think that Li Dong was afraid of trouble, but he thought of Du Anmin.
If this thing was exposed, Du Anmin would most likely be in trouble. In the eyes of outsiders, Li Dong was Du Anmin's direct descendant. He might even be an illegitimate son. Would Li Dong harm Du Anmin?
This was obviously impossible. Therefore, Chen Rui was relieved. He couldn't wait to sell the villa to Li Dong.
He was even afraid that Li Dong wouldn't want it. Chen Rui didn't dare to ask for a high price. He sold the villa to Li Dong for five million yuan.
As for the thing, Chen Rui didn't expect to get it back. Since it was in Li Dong's hands, it was in his hands. He treated it as buying his life with money.
In the future, he and his father had to be careful in Jing City. It wasn't safe to hold the thing. If Li Dong took the thing, he could at least remember their kindness in the future. When the old man passed away, Chen Rui would be out of control. At that time, it might be more useful to ask Li Dong for help.
These were Chen Rui's thoughts. Although Li Dong didn't guess everything, he guessed the general direction.
Therefore, he accepted the two documents with a clear conscience.
As for what would happen in the future, he would think about it in the future. Li Dong was too lazy to think about it. Other than this, what else could he do?
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