Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"I don't want to talk to you any more. We have captured the two men under your command alive. Although it took a lot of effort, they explained everything clearly while you were sleeping just now."

"I didn't expect you to dare to talk nonsense here. In this case, I can only hand you over to Lao Hu and the others for handling. You know, it was Lao Hu who pried open the mouths of your two brothers himself!"

"I might as well tell you that your two brothers are really tough guys. They would rather die than surrender in the face of tortures like the tiger bench and pepper water. They kept gritting their teeth and persevering. Until the end, when the red-hot iron was about to burn their vitals, they had no choice but to surrender and confess everything. I hope you can survive these three levels. If you can make it through, I will respect you as a hero and let you go after I take your money!"

Xu Damao said to the middle-aged man with a sinister smile on his face. In the eyes of the middle-aged man, this smile was simply the devil's smile, which made him shudder.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you the truth. I don't care if you're a police officer or a gangster. I'll tell you the truth. I really haven't done anything to let you down! And I'm just an appraiser. I was forced to do this by those bastards from the Kuomintang!"

"Besides, I am also willing to accept labor reform. After all, I still have some brains..."

The middle-aged man said in horror, cursing the two black-clad men in his heart: These two bastards must have exposed everything about me! Don't expect to return to Taiwan now, I should be thankful to God if I can save my life!

Lei Gang must be dead. The gunshot just now was probably because the other party couldn't beat Lei Gang, so someone fired a second shot and killed Lei Gang. Damn it! What went wrong? My trip should have been foolproof!

The middle-aged man was regretting so much at this moment.

"Oh, you know a lot, don't you? You even know the work and transformation. It seems that you are leaving yourself a way out. Tell me, according to the confessions of your two subordinates, those things on the donkey cart are to be transported to Taiwan Island. Who is your superior?"

Xu Damao continued to ask.

"Well... I won't hide it from you, brother. I don't have many people above me. I was planning to embezzle those things in the car privately. This time, I am using chicken feathers as a token to secretly transport those things to my home on Taiwan Island."

"Oh, so your whole family has moved there?" Xu Damao asked the other party in a suspicious tone.

He thought to himself, "Does this guy really intend to give up everything and leave here completely? But he doesn't look like that..."

"Then what about your subordinates? Aren't you afraid that they will reveal all your affairs after following you back to Taiwan? After all, they are your closest people!" Xu Damao continued to ask, trying to find flaws in the other party's answer.

However, the middle-aged man seemed very calm. He shook his head and said, "No, they will not go back with me. I have told them in advance that this mission is an absolutely confidential one. And as long as this mission is successfully completed, they can give up their identities as spies and no longer have to live in fear all day long. At that time, they can stay here with a new identity and live a stable life."

Hearing this, Xu Damao's heart was moved. He realized that if what the middle-aged man said was true, then this would undoubtedly be an excellent opportunity for those who were forced to become spies. They could get rid of the shadow of the past and start their lives again.

The middle-aged man seemed to see through Xu Damao's thoughts. He continued, "And as far as I know, their superiors have long been captured by your reconnaissance team! Now they have no way out and can only choose to trust me. So, you don't have to worry about them leaking any secrets."

After saying this, the middle-aged man let out a long sigh, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart. Then, he began to talk about more details and background information about the mission like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

"My family followed the army back to Taiwan several years ago. I was also responsible for collecting a batch of gold, oceans and some antiques, but I always had a greed in my heart and wanted to take more wealth for myself."

"So, when no one was paying attention, I secretly hid some of the gold, dollars and antiques and put them on the donkey cart. These were all things I embezzled because of my greed. I couldn't bear to part with these things, so I didn't return to Taiwan the first time. Alas..."

When the middle-aged man said this, he sighed deeply, with deep regret in his eyes, as if he had realized his mistake, but it was too late.

"Besides the things in the car, there are also some gold bars and dollars. Where do you hide the other things?" Xu Damao asked sternly, his eyes as sharp as a torch, as if he could see through the other person's heart.

"There are some antique paintings and calligraphy and other items in the place where I lived before. You can go and search them when the time comes." The middle-aged man lowered his head and answered in a low voice. He knew that he had no room for resistance now.

"Okay, I hope you don't lie to me, otherwise it won't be as good as chopping off your right hand! Also, look at what this is?"

As Xu Damao spoke, he took out a small screen from the table behind him, handed it to the middle-aged man, and motioned for him to take a closer look.

"Okay, let me take a look!"

The middle-aged man took the small screen with both hands and began to look at it carefully.

"Well... this is a screen. As for its age, it should be a product of the early or mid-Qing Dynasty. Look inside, there is a piece of fine Hetian jade in the middle, and the wood around it is made of small-leaf red sandalwood."

As the middle-aged man gave the explanation, he gently touched the small screen, as if he was feeling the historical atmosphere it contained.

"Oh my, this is such a good thing! It's worth a lot! I estimate it can be sold for about a hundred dollars. Mainly because the jade in the middle is more valuable. It was originally the head of a three-inlaid jade ruyi, and later on, someone somehow modified it to this small screen."

After saying these words, the middle-aged man stared at the small screen for a long time, for five or six minutes. Finally, he slowly raised his head, with an expression of great confidence in his professional knowledge on his face.