Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 174 - 166 Agreement

Chapter 174: Chapter 166 Agreement

Shitou had already become adept at finding the switch.

A large secret chamber, approximately one hundred square meters and four meters high, appeared before them, stacked with dozens of boxes.

"There’s no other place, the exit is in the cellar," Shitou pointed to a spot.

"There’s actually a cellar in the house? Where?" Lu Aiguo’s eyes widened in surprise.

"Mm, in the storage room," Shitou casually said. One secret chamber below this house led to another. Who knew if there would be similar secret chambers under the houses that were originally part of this property? If there’s a chance, they should thoroughly investigate. If not, it’s no big deal. Once the level of spiritual power increases, the range of investigation will widen and everything will become clear.

"This thinking... if someone discovered the exit, would anyone searching down there just assume it was a cellar, without imagining other secret chambers beyond it?"

Xia Yuan laughed and sighed, "Just like the place we first entered, if we had lit an oil lamp, we might have thought the way forward was blocked. The same feeling would persist upon reaching the second secret chamber... and then here, if one fails to find the mechanism in any one spot, I’m afraid it would trap someone inside for good. Isn’t it like being lost in mountains and rivers without a path, and then finding a village when the willows are green and the flowers are bright again?"

"Exactly, I was really scared at first. But if the original owner themselves came down, in a life-threatening situation that huge rock would become an excellent tool for keeping out enemies," Lu Aiguo also clapped in amazement.

"Shall we see what’s inside the boxes?"

Lu Yun’s heart was also greatly shaken. The person who built these secret chambers probably wouldn’t create too many mechanisms, but the ingenuity of it was enough to compensate.

This time, she didn’t collect all the boxes, but instead went and opened them directly. Everyone was extremely curious and crowded around to look inside. The dozens of boxes were all identical camphor wood boxes, most of which contained ancient books and calligraphy and paintings, while a lesser portion held sets of porcelain and some small antique ornaments.

Xia Yuan immediately took a liking to a set of teapots and cups painted with peony patterns, and couldn’t help picking them up. The porcelain was thin and light, and the shape was smooth and elegant, making it irresistible to her. Lu Yun also picked up a cup from the same set as her mother’s and looked at the base, only to see the word "Imperial" written there.

Lu Yun picked up several more pieces of porcelain to examine and found the marks on the porcelain varied widely in characters and handwriting, leaving her utterly confused. Apart from those marked "Imperial" and "Kangxi Imperial Manufacture," there were ones that read "Guyue Restaurant" and "Zhenghe Year Manufacture"...

She was no expert in porcelain and could not judge the authenticity of these pieces, apart from feeling that those marked with "Imperial" and "Kangxi Imperial Manufacture" couldn’t possibly be common kiln products. However, judging by the exquisite quality of the porcelain, she could tentatively determine that these pieces were likely genuine and of no small value. Otherwise, why would they be so carefully stored in the secret chamber by the original owner, right?

As for the ancient books and paintings, any one of them could probably be worth their entire fortune now.

Lu Yun took out all the boxes that had been collected in the space, as well as a Zitan Wood Box and a jewelry box.

When they opened the previous boxes, unsurprisingly, they found them either filled with gold bars or neatly stacked silver ingots, an entire box of silver coins, and jewelry. The heaps of bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, gold locks, silver locks, jade locks, safety buttons, pendants, and even various ancient hairpins and shaking ornaments solely worn by ladies in their private quarters dazzled them...

Lu Yun was somewhat dazzled by the sight.

When they opened the Zitan Wood jewelry box, the difference was that the jewelry inside had a finer quality.

Finally, they remembered the Zitan Wood Box filled with diamonds and the parchment paper bag inside.

They had thought that the items before them were already thrilling enough to make hearts race. But when they took out the contents of that paper bag, they got another shock.

Inside, shockingly, was a Swiss Bank bearer deposit slip and a password. The date on the deposit slip was 1936, and the deposited amount was three million, five hundred thousand US dollars.

"Whose house was this originally? How could they be so rich?" Everyone couldn’t help but gasp in amazement. Aiguo muttered.

"What’s the point in knowing who it originally belonged to? It’s ours now, anyway."

Lu Yun had no selfless desire to find the original owner and then return the property to them. Even if the original owner showed up, they wouldn’t be foolish enough to admit it. This house had changed hands countless times, who knew if one could trace back to whom the items originally belonged?

"I’m just curious, I’m not stupid." Even if they were willing to hand over all the valuables, they would probably still be suspected of hiding more. Rather than face endless trouble, it was better to quietly make a fortune.

Their family had a large warehouse and a small one, but others didn’t know that. Could anyone guess that they had moved all these things? However, it was a pity about the bank deposit slip; so much money, all in foreign currency, yet they couldn’t withdraw it.

"I think this box was probably their planned last resort, a pity they never got to use it. In the end, it’s us who benefit. But can we still withdraw the money?" Shitou and Aiguo came to the same conclusion.

"Why couldn’t we? It’s just that we can’t go abroad in the short term." Lu Yun looked at the deposit slip for three million, five hundred thousand US dollars. Not withdrawing it would just benefit the bank, why would something that convenient happen?

"What I’m really worried about now is how we’re going to divide all these things?" Lu Yun looked distressed at all the boxes scattered on the floor, including the Zitan Wood Box and jewelry cases. It was almost impossible to divide these things fairly based on their value.

"Equal shares for everyone who sees it," Shitou said, nodding with certainty after glancing at Lu Yun.

Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan exchanged glances, and Lu Aiguo nodded, "Equal shares is fine, but you should take two shares. It’s not excessive for you to have more because you discovered the place first. On the contrary, if you leave with only a quarter, Xia Yuan and I wouldn’t feel right about it. Actually, by dividing it this way, you’re already at a big loss."

"Agreed," Xia Yuan nodded in concurrence.

"Yeah, I also think dad’s suggestion makes sense. Majority rules, so let’s settle on that."

This time, Lu Yun firmly sided with her parents. By dividing everything into five parts, her parents and Shitou would get two larger shares, and she would settle for the smaller one. It seemed fair.

"Fine."

Shitou knew that dwelling on this issue would lead to half a day of argument again. The deep shadows of the previous dispute still loomed, and the thought of possibly spending a few more hours bickering about the same matter made him nod decisively.

It was good that Shitou agreed so readily. Honestly, Lu Yun was also fed up with everyone pushing back and forth about this issue.

"It’s difficult for anyone to determine the true value of these items, so I suggest we divide them by category. Everyone can just pick what they like and take their share. If there is anything left over that can’t be divided, we’ll put it into a common fund. Later on, we can either auction it off or decide what to do with it, and whatever money we get will be divided among us."

After thinking it over, Lu Yun felt this was the simplest way, but some things still needed to be said upfront, "The most important thing is, no matter what the value of the items someone gets in the future, the others can’t be jealous or have regrets."

"All right, that’s settled then. Obviously, there can be no regrets in the future." Lu Aiguo agreed first, followed by nods from Xia Yuan and Shitou.