The pledge warehouse is the warehouse where the pawn shop stores the mortgaged items. Most pawn shops will build the pledge warehouse outside the pawn shop, but this Tianliyuan's pledge warehouse is in the backyard of the pawn shop. Among the dozen or so people that Lao Ma brought to the pawn shop, there were not only people from the investigation team, but also a habitual thief from a gang and a locksmith. Lao Ma and others flooded into the backyard of the pawn shop. Following a few gestures from Lao Ma, the dozen or so people immediately dispersed and divided into several groups to inspect several rooms in the backyard one by one.
In a short time, the habitual thief found the vault built underground. The locksmith came forward and fiddled with it a few times, and the copper lock on the vault door was opened intact. "Captain, we've discovered something." Tang Cheng, who stayed in the front, was smoking and chatting with two of Bai Zhanshan's men. Lao Ma hurriedly came from behind and whispered into Tang Cheng's ear. Tang Cheng had already heard something strange in Lao Ma's voice, so he was just stunned for a moment, then stood up.
"Brother Wang, Brother Xie, I discovered something later, you two should come and take a look together!" Tang Cheng had no intention of hiding the truth from the two people left behind by Bai Zhanshan. In fact, when Tang Cheng took the initiative to ask for help from Bai Zhanshan, he had another intention, which was to let these two people become witnesses for certain periods of time to prove that he had not done anything inappropriate during this operation. A sensible move.
The three people from Tangcheng followed Lao Ma to the backyard. The door to the underground warehouse had been opened, and Lao Ma's men were also moving some boxes out of the warehouse. "Captain, there are too many boxes inside, and we don't have enough manpower to conduct a detailed search. So we have to move all these boxes out first, and then check the contents of these boxes in the yard." Lao Ma's explanation was obvious. It was a bit redundant, because the three people in Tangcheng all focused on these boxes.
Although the Military Intelligence Department is a privileged department, the actual salary of the Military Intelligence Department is not high. The salary of ordinary members of the action team is only a few dollars more than that of ordinary policemen like Lao Ma and others. The two boxes that had been opened were filled with silver coins. With just one glance, the two military intelligence team members couldn't move their eyes away. Tang Cheng, who had almost the same expression as them, couldn't help laughing secretly when he saw this, and then secretly winked at Lao Ma.
If people in the action team want to make extra money, they must not let their superiors know. Once their superiors find out about such things, they may not only lose their jobs, but may also be sanctioned by the rules of the Military Intelligence Department. However, people's greed can often make people do some unimaginable actions. Even if the Military Intelligence Office has strict family rules, there are still some people who take risks for the sake of some money.
Seeing the look from the Tangcheng envoy, Lao Ma immediately said, "Captain, most of the boxes that were moved out first are antique calligraphy and paintings. There are not many silver coins and cash. What should we do with these things?" Although Lao Ma was asking for instructions from Captain Tang Cheng, he kept paying attention to the two people from the Military Intelligence Department out of the corner of his eye. Especially when he noticed that the other two people turned to look at him, Lao Ma immediately lowered his head. Eyes open, pretending to be completely unaware.
"Brother Wang, Brother Xie, you can't eat or drink these antiques. I think it's better to just ask your Captain Bai for instructions and just move them back to your Military Intelligence Office. I heard that many officers like to play with them in private. Play around with these items and take out a few to give to your boss when the time comes. Maybe you two can also leave a good impression on your boss. In this world, more friends mean more paths!"
Tang Cheng's speech was a little slow, and the two people from the Military Intelligence Office just echoed, but their eyes never left the two boxes containing silver coins. At this moment, a member of the investigation team rushed out of the library. When he saw Tang Cheng standing not far away, the team member hurried over. "Captain, there are ** found inside, and there are a lot of them." This sudden discovery instantly made several people in Tangcheng nervous. Without even bothering to go into the quality library for confirmation, Tangcheng ordered the evacuation of people first.
** is not a good thing, especially when Tang Cheng knows that many ** in this era are very unstable. After all the team members who entered the warehouse to transport things came out, Tang Cheng went down to the warehouse with a nervous expression. The area of this underground warehouse is not very large. The four walls of the warehouse are covered with wooden shelves. The boxes that were moved out by Lao Ma and the others were originally placed on these shelves.
The secret that was suddenly discovered was not in this vault, but in a secret room connected to the vault. If it weren't for the habitual thief who was accustomed to working alone, Lao Ma's people might not have discovered this secret room at all. , let alone know that there are a lot of secrets hidden in this secret room. Tang Cheng was holding a flashlight at the door of the secret room, took a brief look inside, and then immediately backed out.
Calling the two team members left behind by Bai Zhanshan, Tang Cheng said to them in a low voice, "Brothers, we are lucky this time. I took a cursory look at those **, and I'm afraid that It doesn't weigh less than a thousand kilograms. In addition, I also saw firearms and handguns. This should be an arsenal set up by the Japanese secret service. I think it's better to report the situation to you, Captain Bai, immediately. This item We can't handle the matter."
After the two of them heard what Tang Cheng said, one of them moved to leave, but Tang Cheng immediately stopped him with his hand. "Brother Wang, don't be anxious yet, I have something else to say." Tang Cheng deliberately took the two of them a few steps away, then laughed in a low voice. "Since we got lucky this time and happened to uncover an arsenal belonging to a Japanese spy agency, shouldn't we reward ourselves in advance?"
The two of them obviously didn't understand the meaning of Tang Cheng's words. They just followed Tang Cheng's line of sight and saw the two boxes on the ground, and they finally came to their senses. "To be honest, none of us know how many silver dollars there are in these two boxes. How about this, each of my men takes 50 silver dollars, and the rest, the three of us, how about three-one-thirty-one ?" Tang Cheng proposed to divide the two boxes of silver coins, and the two people from the Military Intelligence Department did not raise any objections. Looking at the number of silver coins, even if Tang Cheng's dozen people could take away hundreds of silver coins, there would be nothing left. There are also hundreds of silver dollars left.
Lao Ma, who had been waiting for Tang Cheng to give orders, was a typical man of action. Seeing Tang Cheng's few words, he convinced the two people from the Military Intelligence Department, and immediately ordered his team members to divide the two boxes of silver coins according to Tang Cheng's suggestion. Several copies. The members of the investigation team brought by Tang Cheng were each given 50 silver dollars. The remaining portion was divided equally between the three of Tang Cheng, and each of them received almost 120 silver dollars. If 120 silver dollars were converted into legal currency, it would be almost half a year's salary of these two members of the Military Intelligence Department. They had gained a piece of foreign money for nothing, which made them secretly happy.
"Brother Wang, you go find Captain Bai right away. Brother Xie, you first find a place to put the silver coins so that Captain Bai and the others won't see them later. I'll take people to stay here and wait for you to come back." The partnership divided the profit. With two boxes of silver dollars, the relationship between the three people in Tangcheng seemed to have become more harmonious. The three of them immediately split up, but when Bai Zhanshan's two men left the pawn shop, they didn't notice the strange smile on Tang Cheng's face.
"Uncle Zhou, leave this to me. You can go to the backyard as well, just as we planned in advance." Zhou Guangzhi, who had been staying in front to guard the prisoners, was also sent to the backyard by Tangcheng. In front of the entire pawn shop, only Tangcheng himself and the police from the two central police stations, and the other three people from the pawnshop who were all tied up. "You, and you, I know that you two may be innocent. I know that you have to go through screening and questioning before I can let you go. So, if you want to survive, just stay honest and don't let anyone go." Random thoughts."
The two policemen from the Central Police Station had already recognized Tang Cheng. After all, Tang Cheng, the police chief, was affiliated with the Central Police Station. However, they did not understand why Tang Cheng was associated with the ginseng from the Military Intelligence Department. "It's a blessing for you two. Sit down and have a cigarette first. When our people arrive, you can leave." Tang Cheng didn't show his face to the two policemen, but just threw a pack to them. He smoked and ignored the other two people.
"Can you tell me your real name? Don't tell me that your name is Zhou Chaoxian. You should know it. I don't believe it." The tied-up Zhou Chaoxian had been dragged up from the ground. Tang Cheng stood in front of Zhou Chaoxian with a smile. You will not be at a disadvantage just because the other party glares at you. Seeing that the other person was silent, Tang Cheng continued to smile and said, "Then let me introduce myself first. The two people who left just now are from the Military Intelligence Department. We are here specifically for you this time. Now, you understand. Bar!"
When Tang Cheng mentioned the Military Intelligence Department, Zhou Chaoxian's eyes narrowed involuntarily. Seeing his reaction, the two policemen who were sitting and smoking also narrowed their eyes along with Tang Cheng. Now, they all believed it. Based on Tang Cheng's judgment, there is definitely something wrong with the person in front of him. "Since you don't want to say it, I won't force you. I'll call you Zhou Chao first." Tang Cheng stared at Zhou Chao for a while, then slowly softened his expression.
"Let me ask you another question, where is your safe? What's the password to the safe?" Before Tang Cheng said these words, his right hand had already pressed on Zhou Chaoxian's shoulder seemingly inadvertently. Others would think that Tang Cheng was putting pressure on Zhou Chao first. They would never have thought that Tang Cheng asked such a question because he just wanted Zhou Chao to think of these contents in his mind first, so that he could take the opportunity to copy what was in his mind. memory.
