Chapter 88

Lu Xin walked out of the building and strolled through the residential area, noticing several security guards staring at him.

Lu Xin did not show the slightest sign of unease, remaining calm as if he were just carrying some trash.

The security guards looked at Lu Xin curiously, wondering why he was still holding the garbage bag after passing several trash bins.

However, these security guards were not so bored as to stop Lu Xin and ask why he wasn't throwing away the trash. They saw that Lu Xin looked clean-cut and scholarly, like a college student, and didn't seem to be a bad person, so they didn't bother to question him.

Lu Xin, eager to return to his single apartment, hailed a taxi instead of taking the bus.

The taxi driver looked strangely at the three black garbage bags in Lu Xin's hand. "Why haven't you thrown away the trash? Do you want to get into the car with the garbage bags?"

Lu Xin smiled slightly. "These are some local specialties my colleague brought from home. There were no more bags, so I had to use these garbage bags. Anyway, I need to wash them before eating, so I don't mind!"

"What kind of local specialties?" The driver looked at the three black garbage bags with suspicion. "They are packed quite full!"

"Sweet potatoes, peanuts, and such! They're not worth much!" Lu Xin said casually.

The driver believed him and said, "Those are all muddy and will dirty the seats. You'd better put them in the trunk!"

How could Lu Xin put 1.06 million yuan in cash in the trunk? He felt safer keeping it with him. He smiled at the driver and said, "I tend to forget things if they're far from me. How about this, I'll give you an extra twenty. Is that okay?" He originally wanted to offer an extra hundred, but he thought that giving so much money would make the driver suspicious and counterproductive.

The driver hesitated for a moment and nodded. "Alright, where are you going?"

Lu Xin originally wanted to say the Sanjiang Group single apartment directly, but he thought it would be unwise to let Zhou Yuanfu trace him. So he randomly gave a location.

After getting out of the car at that place, Lu Xin paid and got out, walked through a busy downtown area, and then took another taxi. He changed taxis three times before he felt safe enough to return to his single apartment.

Back in the apartment, Lu Xin locked the door, took out the ledger and diary from the garbage bags, and put the money and gold bars into a large wardrobe.

He couldn't spend this money now or donate it. He had to wait until Zhou Yuanfu was in trouble before he could use it.

Lu Xin stared at the ledger and diary in front of him, a question forming in his mind: Who should he hand these things over to?

Hand them over to the disciplinary inspection department of the Sanjiang District Committee? That was unreliable. Zhou Yuanfu seemed to have a good relationship with the secretary of the Sanjiang District Discipline Inspection Commission. If he handed these things over, Zhou Yuanfu would be fine, and Lu Xin would be walking into a trap, facing Zhou Yuanfu's bloody and despicable revenge in the future.

Hand them over to the disciplinary inspection department of the Jiangzhou Municipal Committee? That didn't seem reliable either. Although Lu Xin wasn't sure if anyone in the Jiangzhou Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission was close to Zhou Yuanfu, he knew that these officials were principled and proactive. They might return these things to the Sanjiang District Discipline Inspection Commission for self-correction, which would again be counterproductive for Lu Xin.

After thinking for a while, Lu Xin suddenly remembered that Shen Yafang had been harboring resentment over the incident where her daughter Li Lu was almost assaulted by three hooligans. The three hooligans were in prison, but their leader, Zhou Yi, was not, because Zhou Yi's father was the deputy district chief of Sanjiang District. Although Shen Yafang's brother, Shen Yazhou, was the executive vice mayor of Jiangzhou City, he had to choose not to pursue the matter to protect Li Lu's reputation from being ruined by the Zhou family. However, Shen Yafang's anger had never been released, and she must have harbored deep hatred for the Zhou family.

Lu Xin thought with satisfaction that if he handed these things over to Shen Yafang, she would definitely pass them on to her brother, Shen Yazhou. As the executive vice mayor and a member of the municipal committee, Shen Yazhou had far more power than Zhou Yuanfu. While he couldn't completely deal with Zhou Yuanfu under the pretext of poor parenting, he now had concrete evidence of Zhou Yuanfu's corruption, making it easy and justified to take action against him.

Lu Xin originally planned to anonymously mail these things to Shen Yafang, but he was worried about problems during the mailing process. He also wanted to gain Shen Yafang's stronger favor and gratitude through this matter, so he decided to hand them over in person.

He put the ledger and diary into his backpack and took six stacks of red hundred-yuan bills from the wardrobe and put them in the backpack as well.

Lu Xin had a plan: buy a new phone for Li Lu and a better necklace than the previous platinum diamond one for Shen Yafang.

However, a problem arose: if Shen Yafang asked where the money came from, how should he answer? He couldn't say he took it from Zhou Yuanfu's safe. Lu Xin couldn't think of a flawless answer for now, so he decided to buy the phone and necklace first and think of a reason later.

Lu Xin left the single apartment and tried to hail a taxi to go to the city center to buy the phone and necklace. However, taxis usually parked in front of the group company's office building, so he quickly walked toward it.

As he walked through an alley and passed a lottery shop, he saw a banner hanging above the shop that read, "Congratulations to the Sanjiang District lottery player who won 20,000 yuan by playing the instant lottery 'Turning Stones into Gold' at this shop!"

Seeing the banner, Lu Xin had a sudden idea. He could play this type of instant lottery. If he won, it would make it easier for Shen Yafang and Li Lu to accept his gifts and also cover up the 1.06 million yuan he took from Zhou Yuanfu's house.

However, the instant lottery tickets were covered with a coating, making it impossible to see the content. There was no way to choose a winning ticket, so it was all about luck.

Lu Xin had played this type of instant lottery before. At first, he won small prizes like five or ten yuan, but after reinvesting the winnings, he didn't win anything and gave up, blaming his lack of luck.

Now, he didn't need to rely on luck. He had a powerful ability: the ability to see through metal. His eyes could see through metal objects to the things behind them.

The coating on these instant lottery tickets was mainly made of aluminum powder and titanium white, both of which are metal substances. Lu Xin could use his ability to see through the coating and read the numbers and patterns, thus winning the big prize.

Lu Xin entered the lottery shop and saw that they sold various types of instant lottery tickets, including the sports lottery 'Turning Stones into Gold.' He didn't have time to compare and choose, so he looked back at the banner and smiled at the shop owner. "Give me ten 'Turning Stones into Gold' tickets!"