Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 387 - 288: Aftermath of the Dark Flower_2

Chapter 387: Chapter 288: Aftermath of the Dark Flower_2

When Mayor Shermer saw that Elijah and the others had brought in the three outsiders, he realized that there were six people in total!

In fact, the dozen or so young and strong villagers could have knocked these six people down with their sticks.

However, one of them had a gun, and if they started shooting beforehand, things could get much more complicated.

Nowadays, those over forty in the village had practiced target shooting and served as primary militia, while those under thirty had rarely touched guns.

Not used to hearing gunshots, the sudden sound could scare them and lead to more significant trouble.

Fortunately, one way or another, the six people were taken down, and although everyone felt scared afterward, everything had ended perfectly.

The lights in the Knight Family’s courtyard were already on because of the gunshot, and the nearby neighbors also came out. When they heard that someone tried to assassinate the Knight Family, they got furious!

It’s not so much about emotions, but rather the fact that if there’s a first time, there’s bound to be more.

In this era, due to strict controls, Xinjiang has some of the best public security nationwide. No one could have ever imagined such sensational incidents would happen!

And then the whole village knew about it.

Before the villagers even called the police, police officers from the township and the county bureau arrived.

The six people were taken away, and the villagers were asked to arrange for the militia to patrol at night, and then the personnel at the checkpoints were activated again.

Some people were initially resentful, but when they heard that assassins were targeting residents in their township, they immediately complied—this was a matter of life and death, and no one can take it lightly!

After the people were taken away, the village quieted down.

However, the village secretary and the mayor dared not let their guard down. In addition to arranging for the militia to patrol at night, they asked Sean Knight to be extra cautious.

No one can guarantee if there will be a second wave of attackers.

Elijah and the other two were absorbents of the energy. With their professional training, staying awake for a few nights was no big deal for them.

Sean remembered that they once talked about participating in an exercise where they marched 150 kilometers on foot for three days and nights, fighting two battles in the process.

Of course, such exercises were rare, as most were now motorized and mechanized.

But traditions should not be abandoned; infantry must maintain a certain combat capability.

So, Elijah and the other two stayed up to guard at night.

Though the Knight Family felt somewhat uneasy about it, Sean reassured them that they were treated generously.

At this point, the situation became clear.

On the second day, everyone could finally relax, and those who needed to rest returned home.

News of the attack on the Knight Family quickly outraged some people!

Such incidents happening in Xinjiang was like tarnishing the reputation of the place!

So the police began to investigate thoroughly.

Sean soon received some information.

The attackers were from Guanzhong. However, the one carrying the gun and the two who fought back the hardest were actually from abroad, with a background in mercenary forces.

They confessed that they took the online order to assassinate the Knight Family. The client paid a deposit of 100,000 US dollars, with another 300,000 US dollars to be paid upon completion.

With the involvement of international dark web forces, it would be hard to investigate further.

Although two of them were already foreign nationals, such incidents were always judged by Chinese law in China.

All six were sentenced for intentional injury. Two of them had to recover after being hospitalized for grave injuries before they could serve their sentence in prison.

It was mainly because the villagers were inexperienced with sticks, causing one to have a ruptured spleen and one to bleed heavily.

However, no one faced repercussions for this, as beating these people was justifiable.

At Knight’s home, Elijah and the other two stood guard under the grape trellis outside, while Sean and his family discussed the matter inside.

Sean spoke :

"This incident is my fault, but now is not the time to talk about it. I think you should move to the city. Find a place with better security in a residential area; it would be safer there."

"Safe my ass! No, we’re not going!" Ralph Knight rarely rejected his grandson’s arrangements, "This is our turf. If it’s not safe here, there’s no safe place left!"

"Right, we’re not leaving," Mark Knight added, "Staying here, we have the villagers to help us and the higher-ups paying attention. We can raise a few more dogs at home, and everything will be easier.

As you said, living in a residential area—we can’t stay inside all the time, right? In a place so unfamiliar to us, how can we protect ourselves?"

Staying in the village, as long as there are strangers coming, we would know in advance, and nowhere is safer than here."

Sean thought it made sense.

Of course, he also knew that his family was attached to their homeland. The role that the villagers played was indeed not comparable to that of the security guards.

"Sean, how did you get into trouble with those people?" asked his brother, Oscar.

"I guess they’re a group of Jewish people. They were looking for the treasures buried by the Schutzstaffel during World War II and targeted me, thinking that I had dug them up," said Sean, who didn’t mention the killing. It was better to keep such a thing secret.

"Did you find anything?" asked Ralph suddenly.

"Yes, I did." Sean didn’t hide it from his family.

"That’s good!" Ralph didn’t ask what he found but said with some relief, "At least we were not targeted for nothing."

Everybody laughed, not expecting the old man to think of these things at this time.

Sean wanted to talk some more, but Mark gestured:

"You take care of those things yourself. We have enough money at home now. No need for you to contribute more. I know I can’t control you. If you want to go out, that’s fine.

The three young guys are not bad either. I heard that they took down half the people yesterday. Take care of them and don’t treat them unfairly. Once you’re out, just take care of yourself."

Sean nodded quickly.

With that, the matter came to an end.

At last, Old Master Ralph said:

"In the future, when you go out, try to bring back more of our good things, like those bronze wares. Those treasures have spirits, and they don’t want to stay outside either!"

Sean promised to do his best.

Then the village secretary came to the house and told Mark a piece of news.

"The County Bureau notified the police station that they will restore the police post at the entrance of our village, with two police officers and six auxiliary police officers."

The village is located farthest from the Little District, with the Ring City Highway passing by the entrance. There are only two entrances to the village, and whoever tried to enter would have to pass through the fields.

Those who were unfamiliar with the area would most likely get lost.

Mark turned to Sean.

"I’m aware of this. In a few days, I will donate some things to the County Bureau and the Little District."

Sean thought about it and said, "Let’s donate some cars and office facilities."

Donating money directly doesn’t work well nowadays. It’s better to donate supplies.

"What about the village?" Mark said directly, "Should I take care of it?"

"You’ll have to do that, Dad," Sean laughed, "I don’t know what the village needs. I’ll give you the money, and whatever you say goes."

Mark understood.

They owed favors, but there should be some reciprocation of them.

Nothing comes for nothing in this world.

The following days were peaceful.

Not long after, someone from the Xinjiang Museum came to see Sean.

"The inscribed bronze ware has been repaired," said the visitor, who had picked him up at the airport. "So the leader asked me to take you over there to witness the naming and admission ceremony of this big bronze plate."

"Admission?" Sean was stunned. "I thought it was going into a small branch museum?"

"The reason is that this piece has been repaired first. And the inscriptions seem to have an important function, so the leaders decided to display it directly instead of waiting for the branch museum to be built for everyone to see."

She hesitated and then whispered, "This big bronze plate is said to have been applied to be a national treasure-level cultural relic, prohibited from being exhibited abroad."

At first, Sean was surprised, but then he understood.

The plate was indeed valuable.

Moreover, considering how some national treasures had been intentionally damaged when they were taken abroad for exhibitions, with the perpetrators being let go without proper treatment, it was better not to let it out of the country.

Similar incidents had happened more than once, with the Terracotta Army’s fingers and the large jade artifacts from Sanxingdui being deliberately damaged, yet the host country showed no intention of dealing with the tourists.

So, it’s better not to send it out, it’s uncomfortable!