Chapter 39

It was another bright and sunny day, but our classmate Lin Xiao was rushing to the construction site of the courtyard under the scorching sun. What had happened to make Lin Xiao so anxious?

The reason was this: Lin Xiao, who was still sleeping in, was hurriedly on his way because of a phone call. The other end of the phone was very noisy, with the sound of machinery and people, making it hard to hear clearly. He only caught a few key words: "something big happened," "collapse," and so on.

Lin Xiao could only rush over first. After hearing "something big happened" and "collapse" on the phone, he couldn't hear the rest of the words. He just prayed that nothing serious would happen. "Building a house is not easy, why does something like this have to happen? I hope no one is injured."

Anyway, the meaning of the phone call was that they couldn't handle the situation and had to call Lin Xiao to deal with it. Lin Xiao was the owner of the land, and no one else had the authority.

It turned out that over the past few days, they had been demolishing the old house, clearing and leveling the ground, and digging the foundation. It was better not to dig, but once they started, something happened. Fortunately, no one was injured; only half of the excavator got stuck. Seeing this, the workers worked together to pull the excavator out.

A cave about two meters deep was exposed, and no one knew what was inside. In the end, the site supervisor and manager decided to send someone in to explore and see what was there.

They used some practical methods, making a makeshift torch with a stick and slowly lowering it into the cave. The torch didn't go out, indicating that there was oxygen inside, so it was safe to enter. They sent a representative in to check.

There were many brave people, and a young man volunteered to go in with a flashlight, disappearing into the cave entrance.

When the people outside were getting impatient, the young man came out, his face covered in dust, holding a gold ingot. The people around him almost bulged their eyes at the sight of the gold, waiting for the young man to speak.

The young man, as expected, said that at the top of the tunnel were three secret rooms: one was a wine cellar full of wine, another was a treasure room with gold, and the last one was a room full of swords.

The site supervisor and manager saw that everyone was getting restless and knew that if they didn't stop them, something serious might happen. They immediately stepped forward and said, "Alright, everyone, don't move. We need to report this to the company. If anyone touches anything, you'll all be packing your bags and going home." Then he called He Pingji to ask how to handle the situation.

He Pingji first praised his handling of the situation and then got to the main point, saying that they needed to inform Lin Xiao and maintain order at the site to protect the company's reputation. "I'll be there shortly."

The site manager had the phone on speaker to remind all the workers. Under his supervision, there was no major disturbance. After all, not many people had gone in, and even if the gold was tempting, it wasn't just an individual's problem but a whole team's issue. Even those who were particularly greedy and wanted to sneak in were watched by several others and had no chance.

The young man who went in was already under control, told not to reveal the situation inside, to prevent some fearless people from really going in.

When Lin Xiao arrived at the scene, he saw a crowd gathered. Not knowing the situation, he quickly pushed through the crowd and rushed in.

Seeing the situation inside, Lin Xiao took a deep breath and began to observe the scene.

He Pingji was already there, speaking in the center. He noticed Lin Xiao, who had just arrived, and walked over to him.

"Brother He, what's going on? The phone was too noisy, I only heard something about a collapse. What's the matter?" Lin Xiao said before He Pingji could speak.

"Hehe, I can only say you're in luck. Maybe we should become sworn brothers. How can you have such good luck, buying land to build a house and digging up a treasure?" He Pingji's tone was filled with envy.

Lin Xiao, hearing the word "treasure," was instantly confused. What does a collapse have to do with a treasure?

Seeing Lin Xiao still puzzled, He Pingji pulled him to the cave entrance and said, "Look, this is where the collapse happened today. A worker went in and brought out a gold ingot, saying there are three secret rooms inside. Isn't this a treasure?"

Hearing "treasure" for the second time, Lin Xiao finally understood. His first reaction was not surprise but relief that no one was injured. The treasure didn't particularly excite him; after all, how could any treasure compare to space?

But since it was a treasure, it was worth a good look. Lin Xiao turned to He Pingji and said, "Brother He, let's go in together and see what's inside. Such an experience might not come around often, let's enjoy the thrill of treasure hunting."

"Hehe, I was waiting for you to say that. Let's go together," He Pingji said with a smile.

Lin Xiao and He Pingji went to the site, and the crowd slowly followed them to see the spectacle.

First, they saw three large doors, all locked, but the locks were so rusty that the young man had already forced them open. They entered the first door without any hindrance.

Inside were jars of all sizes, and a faint aroma of wine tempted the uninvited guests. This was clearly the wine cellar. After checking and finding no other passages, they moved on to the second door.

Pushing it open, they found a few old wooden boxes. Lin Xiao opened them one by one, and the golden and silver objects inside blinded everyone. There were five boxes: one with gold ingots, which the young man had taken out, and the others with exquisitely crafted silverware, including plates, chopsticks, bowls, and spoons, filling three boxes, each a complete set.

Lin Xiao didn't hesitate, sharing the gold ingots with everyone present, one for each person. In the end, there were still about ten gold ingots left, which Lin Xiao decided to keep for himself.

He Pingji, seeing the exquisite silverware, couldn't contain his excitement, almost drooling. It was embarrassing for someone with a net worth of billions to be so fixated on silverware.

Seeing He Pingji's eagerness and the fact that there were three sets of silverware, Lin Xiao decided to give him one set.

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