His hand had barely touched it when Zhao Qian suddenly woke up.

Instinctively like a startled bird, she dodged away immediately.

"Uncle, I, I can't take this money!"

This money was absolutely dirty.

And so were those gold bars; all dirty.

Qin Fuhai, with a smile, walked over, taking a step toward her, and Zhao Qian stepped back, ensuring there was no physical contact between them.

She knew what Qin Fuhai wanted to do, but it was absolutely out of the question.

When Qin Fuhai saw her resistance, he became somewhat displeased: "Qianqian, this is your uncle's way of showing care."

"You don't have a job right now, no income, how can you manage without money?"

"Girls tend to need more money for daily use, like cosmetics, clothes, they all cost money."

"Whatever other girls have, you should have too, I can't let you be left wanting."

He grabbed the money and stuffed it into her hand; seeing her trying to push it back, Qin Fuhai's face turned serious: "If you don't take this money, don't think about leaving in those clothes today."

Zhao Qian panicked in her heart.

In the basement, it was just the two of them.

And although Qin Fuhai was old and fading, he was after all a man; if he really wanted to do something to her, she, a frail woman, had no strength to resist.

Zhao Qian quickly calmed herself down, analyzed the pros and cons, and planned to just agree for now.

"Well, then, thank you, Uncle."

She clenched the money in her hand, saying, "Uncle, I'm going to go sleep now."

"Mhm, go ahead."

Seeing that she had accepted the money, Qin Fuhai didn't persist further.

As long as she was willing to take the money, the rest would be easy to handle.

There was no woman who did not love money.

Especially those without an income source like her.

When this batch of money runs out, he would give her more, little by little eroding her bottom line.

It wouldn't take long for him to have his way.

In this regard, he had too much experience.

"Qianqian, wait a moment."

Zhao Qian's body shivered, thinking that Qin Fuhai had changed his mind.

Qin Fuhai stuffed a key into her hand: "Keep this key for me."

"I..."

"Alright, go to sleep."

"Remember to keep the money safe, don't let your cousin's mother see."

Looking at the key in her hand, she pursed her lips and nodded: "Mhm, I, I understand."

When she came up from the basement, she did not run into Wang Meihua.

She hurried back to her room and put the money on the table.

After thinking, she stuffed the money under her pillow instead.

Because Wang Meihua often came in and moreover didn't knock.

If Wang Meihua saw this money, she would certainly interrogate her.

Once she knew that it was from Qin Fuhai, she would definitely beat and scold her.

She rushed to lock her door, returned to her bed to lie down, but for a long time couldn't fall asleep.

The series of events that had happened tonight had almost incapacitated her thinking.

"Right, I'll ask him."

She took out her phone and sent a message to Wang Dahai: "Qin Fuhai just gave me some money, what should I do?"

Wang Dahai, reclining in his chair, saw her message and thought to himself why she was asking him.

How would he know what to do?

He had no experience with this.

But the purpose behind Qin Fuhai's giving the money was very clear.

He asked: "How much did he give you?"

"Fifty thousand, cash."

"Cash?" Wang Dahai was surprised. It was rare for people to use cash these days.

Zhao Qian replied: "He just took me to the basement and took it out of the safe."

Safe?

Wang Dahai frowned, then quickly caught on to a detail: "Is there a lot of money in the safe?"

"Lots! There's at least several hundred thousand in cash alone, and a lot of foreign currency too. Altogether, it's definitely a few million."

Sss!

Wang Dahai was shocked.

He had never seen so much money in his life.

Before he could think further, Zhao Qian sent another message: "Besides the cash, there's also gold, and, oh right, at the very bottom, there's a notebook."

A notebook?

Wang Dahai was taken aback.

A safe, cash, gold, a notebook...

These keywords linked up in his mind, causing Wang Dahai to start feeling excited.

Anything that he kept in his safe would definitely be of great value.

An ordinary notebook, why would it be kept together with these things?

Unless the notebook held information of great value.

With this in mind, Wang Dahai didn't hide anything, saying directly: "Find a way to photograph the contents of the notebook."

He didn't hide anything because Zhao Qian was not foolish.

She might not think so far ahead now, but once she had calmed down, she would definitely think in that direction.

Thus, there was no need to hide anything; it was better to share information with her directly.

After all, he still needed Zhao Qian to get that notebook.

Sure enough, reminded by Wang Dahai this way, Zhao Qian also guessed that the notebook might contain some sensitive and very important information.

"Okay!" Zhao Qian continued to ask: "Then what about this money?"

Wang Dahai asked: "Are there any cameras at home?"

"No."

"Then keep it. If you're worried, give it to me, and I'll keep it for you. After Qin Fuhai falls from power, we'll wait a little while before giving you the money."

Since Qin Fuhai had stored it as cash, it meant the money couldn't be traced.

Unless he voluntarily surrendered it.

So, there's no need to worry about the money being traced, it can be used with peace of mind.

But Zhao Qian and Qin Fuhai were, after all, relatives, and there was a chance she could be investigated too.

"Mhm, I got it. I'll bring it to you tomorrow."

Wang Dahai, gripping his phone, was full of turmoil inside.

He hadn't expected such a big gain tonight.

It was good that Zhao Qian had chosen to cooperate.

Otherwise, he could never have gotten this information.

He really wanted to know what was inside that notebook.

Presumably, it had something to do with some local officials.

And very likely, it contained dirt on certain people.

If that was really the case, its value was enormous.

If used properly, it could have an unexpected effect.

Wang Dahai suddenly thought of Wu Qiangwei's suggestion last time that he should consider a public-service job.

Originally he had no interest, because he had no connections in the bureaucracy.

But now, he suddenly felt tempted.

If the notebook really contained some explosive content, he could leverage that content to gain a foothold in the bureaucracy.

He knew very well that money wasn't everything, but power could be.

Time flew by swiftly.

The next morning, Wang Dahai came back after having breakfast nearby.

He did not go to the company.

Today, he had to get his hands on the contents of that notebook.

Qin Fuhai left early by car, and around ten, Qin Xiaotian also left.

But Wang Meihua showed no signs of leaving.

Wang Dahai took out his phone and messaged Zhao Qian: "Is there still someone at home?"

Zhao Qian: "My aunt is still at home."

Wang Dahai: "Is she going out later?"

"I haven't heard her say anything."

"I'll make arrangements to meet her outside soon; once she leaves, you immediately photograph the content of the notebook, and remember, don't miss a single page, make sure the pictures are clear."

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