After a thorough search, the haul far exceeded expectations!
Drawing on his experience clawing his way through the bottom rung in the past, Chen Qing knew every trick for hiding money.
He precisely pried open the hidden compartment in the bedroom, lifted the false layer beneath the bedboards... and there lay a thick stack of banknotes, totaling a staggering seventy or eighty thousand taels!
This was undoubtedly the dirty money the two had embezzled from the fishery profits, not yet transferred away or handed over.
Then, deep within Wang Hai's bedroom, inside a secret compartment containing a cold jade box, Chen Qing found the greatest surprise of this trip.
A lotus-root segment half a foot long, pure white all over like jade!
It gave off a gentle aura. A faint milky-white glow flowed through its holes, as though spiritual radiance were contained within.
Jade Marrow Lotus Root!
Chen Qing recognized it at once. It was one of the precious medicines described in miscellaneous records, capable of gently improving one's bone structure.
The mild Earth Vein Jade Marrow essence it contained was an excellent substance for tempering the muscles and bones and nourishing one's bone structure.
This kind of precious medicine needed to be at least ten years old before it had any effect. The older it was, the more pronounced its effects became.
Treasures that could improve one's bone structure basically never circulated on the market. The moment one appeared, it would be snapped up.
Judging from the Jade Marrow Lotus Root in his hand, Chen Qing estimated it was around fifteen years old!
This was probably something Wang Hai had prepared for himself, or for someone behind him!
Chen Qing did not know, but none of that mattered now.
This treasure had fallen into his hands.
Chen Qing was