Wei Guangming frowned as he looked at the money in his hands and said in a difficult tone:
“Qingqing, you know what those people are like. They don’t move unless they see real benefits. This…”
He hinted that Lu Qingqing should bring out more money—preferably gold and jewelry.
But Lu Qingqing was no longer the naive and innocent girl she once was in her previous life. There was no way she would reveal where the family’s hidden wealth was stored.
Lu Qingqing also put on a troubled expression and said pitifully:
“Guangming, you also know our family’s situation right now. I really only have this much.”
“Or… or you could help me cover it first?”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely pay you back. Our family’s wealth definitely hasn’t all been searched out yet. By then…”
Lu Qingqing wore a pleading expression, looking utterly heartbroken.
She had always been a well-behaved girl and never lied before. Combined with her sincere gaze, Wei Guangming believed her words to some extent.
But he was unwilling to give up—he wanted more.
Over the next ten minutes, Wei Guangming tested her several more times. After confirming that Lu Qingqing truly did not know the location of the Lu family’s hidden treasures, he finally left with a frown.
It seemed the plan needed to be changed. He had to let Lu Qingqing meet the Lu family members.
Without meeting them, how could he get them to reveal the true location of the treasure?
After watching Wei Guangming disappear, Lu Qingqing immediately returned to her bedroom. The room was in complete disarray, clearly ransacked.
She didn’t bother tidying up and immediately checked her condition. When she discovered that her wood-type ability had also come with her, her face lit up with joy.
With this ability, she would be much more convenient in action and have real power to protect herself.
It would also make it easier to deal with scum.
The only pity was that the ability she brought over was only at first level. If she wanted to become stronger, she would still need hard training.
Thinking of her previous life’s growth path, Lu Qingqing silently began planning her future training methods.
Suddenly, a mechanical voice rang in her mind.
“Ding, compatible host detected. Information System is activating.”
“Ding, Information System activated. Does the host wish to bind?”
A system? Lu Qingqing’s eyes widened. She was no stranger to this term—she had read similar novels during the apocalypse.
She just didn’t expect fiction to become reality. But considering her past and present lives, the appearance of a system didn’t seem that surprising anymore.
Lu Qingqing immediately whispered, “Bind.”
“Ding, binding successful. New user gift package is being sent. Please check.”
“Receive!” Lu Qingqing said excitedly.
She found a panel appearing in her mind and immediately opened it.
Her profile showed: Host: Lu Qingqing, Level: LV1, Points: 0.
The system interface also included: Shop (Locked), Information Section, and Storage Area.
The system shop required points to unlock, but she still didn’t know how to obtain them.
At Level 1, she could receive one free piece of intelligence every day after midnight. As the level increased, the number of daily intel entries would also increase.
After reaching Level 4, she could purchase information from the system—but the price would likely not be cheap.
She also discovered that system points were very important, not only for upgrading but also for shopping.
The system storage space was 100 square meters. If it wasn’t enough, she could buy space cards to expand it.
Seeing the storage space, Lu Qingqing’s eyes brightened. In her previous life, she had seen spatial ability users—those people could store items and even use space in combat. They were extremely powerful.
Unfortunately, she herself did not have spatial ability. But wood-type ability was also strong enough; she wouldn’t necessarily lose in a fight.
She opened the beginner gift pack, and her face instantly blossomed into a bright smile.
There was only one item inside: a spatial ring.
Although she didn’t know how large it was, it didn’t affect her happiness at all.
Even though the system provided storage space, who knew if the system might disappear someday?
But a spatial ring was different—it would become hers after binding and would not vanish with the system.
Lu Qingqing immediately took out the ring, dripped blood to bind it, and soon a vast space appeared in her sea of consciousness.
It was so large that she couldn’t see the end of it.
It was actually an infinite space. Lu Qingqing seriously suspected she had taken the role of a female protagonist in a power fantasy novel.
Not only did she have a system, but she also had infinite storage space—this was going to be big.
The only regret was that there was no black soil or spiritual spring inside.
But no, she should be content. Having infinite space was already extremely powerful.
She quickly shook off her greedy thoughts.
Then a wave of disappointment rose again. If only she had been reborn earlier—even an hour before the confiscation—she could have done so much more.
Realizing her emotions were off, Lu Qingqing slapped herself hard. Why was she getting greedy again?
“Ding, today’s intelligence has been delivered. Does the host wish to view it now?”
“View it.” Lu Qingqing immediately responded.
At the same time, she tried to interact with the system, but it ignored her completely, acting like a mechanical assistant following preset rules.
**Today’s Intelligence 1:** At 1:00 AM, Huang Ergou will conduct a transaction with someone at an abandoned factory outside the city.
Huang Ergou? Lu Qingqing quickly searched her memories and recognized the name.
Huang Ergou was a henchman of Zhang Shan, deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee, and had done many dirty deeds following him.
On the surface, Zhang Shan had no connection with the Wei family—but in reality, he was Wei Guangming’s maternal uncle.
Lu Qingqing only learned this years after marrying Wei Guangming. His explanation was that Wei’s mother had been separated from Zhang Shan and only recently reunited.
At that time, the naive Lu Qingqing had actually believed his lies.
She quickly made a decision: she would go to the abandoned factory at night and disrupt their deal.
If possible, she would even make them fight each other.
Having made up her mind, she didn’t stop. There was still much she needed to do.
The Revolutionary Committee had only confiscated the surface assets of the Lu family. The gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy hidden in the secret chamber had not been discovered.
She had to move everything into her space as soon as possible. In this world, there was no safer place than her space.
Lu Qingqing left her bedroom and went to the storage room in the backyard. She removed the piled-up clutter and opened the secret chamber.
No one could have imagined she would be so bold—her family had just been arrested, and she was already targeting the hidden vault.
The guards outside were careless at this moment, gathered together smoking, chatting nonsense, and teasing passing girls. No one noticed her actions.
The secret chamber was two meters high and over a hundred square meters wide, filled with boxes of various sizes.
This was only one of the Lu family’s hidden treasure locations; there were three others.
They believed in not putting all eggs in one basket, and they had done it well.
In her previous life, Lu Qingqing had only used the treasures from this chamber to build a trillion-level empire.
As for the other three locations, she was reluctant to touch them.
She hoped that some members of the Lu family might still survive. Those three hidden treasures were left for whoever remained alive.