Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife-Chapter 2004 - 499: Secret Room

Xia Tian fell flat on her back, lying on the ground in pain, unable to get up. An Yiqing’s sarcastic remarks fanned the flames of anger in her heart, making her feel even more painful all over.

Colleagues at the police station didn’t dare to laugh openly, only pursing their lips and lowering their heads to snicker. But the members of Hong Ci didn’t give Xia Tian any face, bursting into laughter one by one and giving An Yiqing a thumbs-up.

"Mr. Chief, if there are no other issues, I think we can resume work, right?" An Yiqing turned her head towards the chief Wang Song, speaking lightly.

Wang Song was startled and quickly nodded, "Miss An is right, please go ahead!"

Xia Tian left, battered and disoriented, running away in embarrassment. With the troublemaker gone, everyone’s attention returned to the real business.

"Xiao Qing, the boss led us to search this mansion more than twenty times, almost flipping the earth over." Tan Yulin complained once again, with a distressed face.

An Yiqing chuckled softly and reassuringly patted Tan Yulin on the shoulder. It wasn’t that the members of Hong Ci lacked ability, it was indeed Old Master Yu who was too cunning.

"Follow me."

An Yiqing said briefly and took the lead upstairs. Gu Yelin followed without a word.

The others exchanged looks and followed suit.

The Yu Family Old Residence has three floors, with the first floor being the living room, kitchen, and servants’ quarters. The second floor comprises guest rooms, while the third floor houses the bedrooms and study of the Yu Family. Old Master Yu’s room is at the end of the hallway, the best-lit and best feng shui room in the Yu Family Mansion.

Next to Old Master Yu’s bedroom is his study room. Except for himself and the butler who had been with him for decades, others are not allowed to enter without permission.

Tan Yulin and others had long suspected that clues might be hidden in the study, but after checking it over and over, they had found several secret compartments but came up empty-handed regarding clues.

Under the puzzled gazes of everyone, An Yiqing entered the study. She stood in the room and looked around.

Just outside the mansion, she had used her Clairvoyant Eye to quickly scan, identifying the place where the clues were concealed within the study. Recalling the framework she had seen through her clairvoyant vision, An Yiqing stepped toward the direction of the bookshelf.

"Xiao Qing, we’ve already gone through the bookshelf; there’s a secret room behind it. Lots of gold bars are hidden inside, but there are no clues related to the mastermind." Tan Yulin couldn’t help but remind her, not wanting An Yiqing to waste her efforts.

An Yiqing nodded, saying nothing. She looked around the bookshelf, then reached out to press a barely noticeable protrusion on the wall.

A soft friction sound echoed as the large bookshelf suddenly parted on both sides, revealing a dark secret room in the wall.

No one was surprised; this secret room had long been discovered, and the gold bars inside had already been confiscated as ill-gotten gains and handed over to the country.

Under the confused stares from everyone, An Yiqing stepped into the secret room, then turned on the flashlight function on her phone.

She carefully examined the surroundings of the secret room. The room was not large, about four square meters or so. It was square-shaped, with walls clad in Da Bai, and the floor coated with a layer of cement. Under the flashlight’s illumination, An Yiqing could clearly see that there was obvious dust on the floor of the secret room, with a rectangular outline likely left by a safe or box. This secret room was where Yu Guocai stored his illicit wealth, known only to him and the old butler, not even his own son had been told.