Wei Guangming frowned as he looked at the money in his hand, hesitating:
"Qingqing, you know how those people are—they won't budge without seeing something in return. This…"
He hinted that Lu Qingqing should offer more valuables, preferably gold or jewelry.
But Lu Qingqing was no longer the naive girl from her past life. How could she possibly reveal that she knew where her family's hidden wealth was?
Lu Qingqing also put on a troubled expression, pleading pitifully:
"Guangming, you know my family's situation right now. I really only have this much.
How about… how about you advance the payment for me first?
Don't worry, I'll definitely pay you back. I'm sure not all of my family's money was found. When the time comes…"
Lu Qingqing wore a pleading look, her expression heartbroken.
She had always been an obedient girl and had never lied before. Coupled with her sincere eyes, Wei Guangming believed her words to some extent.
But Wei Guangming was unwilling to settle for this—he wanted more.
Over the next ten minutes, Wei Guangming probed several more times. Only after confirming that Lu Qingqing truly didn't know the Lu Family's hidden treasure location did he finally leave with a frown.
It seemed the plan needed to change. He would have to arrange for Lu Qingqing to meet with the Lu Family.
Without a meeting, how could he make the Lu Family reveal the true location of their hidden treasure?
Watching Wei Guangming disappear, Lu Qingqing immediately retreated to her bedroom. The room was in complete disarray, turned upside down as if ransacked.
Without bothering to tidy up, Lu Qingqing immediately checked her condition. When she discovered that her Wood-element Ability had also followed her here, her face lit up with ecstasy.
With a Special Ability, she could handle many things more easily and had the confidence and strength to protect herself.
It would also make dealing with scum much more effective.
The only regret was that the ability that followed her was only at the First Rank. To become stronger, she would need to train diligently.
Thinking back to her growth path in her past life, Lu Qingqing silently formulated her future training plan.
Suddenly, a mechanical voice echoed in Lu Qingqing's mind.
"Ding, suitable host detected. Intelligence System activating."
"Ding, Intelligence System activated. Does the host wish to bind?"
System? Lu Qingqing's eyes widened even further. She was no stranger to this term—she had read similar novels during the Apocalypse.
She just never expected fiction to become reality. But considering her past and present lives, the appearance of a System didn't seem all that surprising.
Lu Qingqing immediately whispered, "Bind."
"Ding, Intelligence System binding successful. Newcomer gift package is being sent. Please check, host."
"Receive!" Lu Qingqing exclaimed excitedly. She noticed a Status Panel appearing in her mind and immediately clicked to view it.
Opening her personal information, it displayed: Host: Lu Qingqing, Level: lv1, Points: 0.
The System Panel also included a Mall (unavailable), Intelligence Zone, and Warehouse Zone.
The System Mall required Points to unlock, though how to obtain Points was still unknown.
At lv1, the System would provide one free piece of Intelligence every night after 12 a.m. As her level increased, the number of Intelligence pieces would also grow.
After reaching level four, she could even purchase Intelligence from the System, though the prices were likely to be steep.
At the same time, Lu Qingqing realized that System Points were crucial—they could be used not only for leveling up but also for shopping.
The System-provided warehouse had an area of one hundred square meters. If the space was insufficient, she could purchase Space Cards from the System to expand it.
Seeing the warehouse, Lu Qingqing's eyes lit up. She had seen Space Ability Users during the Apocalypse—not only could they store things, but they could also use their abilities in combat. They were truly impressive.
Unfortunately, Lu Qingqing herself didn’t possess a spatial ability, but her Wood-element Ability was also formidable and never fell short in a fight.
Lu Qingqing opened the newbie gift pack to check its contents, and as soon as she did, a brilliant smile spread across her face.
Inside the gift pack was only one item: a Space Ring. Though she didn’t know how large the Space Ring was, it didn’t dampen her good mood.
Even though the warehouse provided by the System could also serve as a spatial dimension, who knew if the System might disappear one day?
But the Space Ring was different. Once bound to its owner, it became hers and wouldn’t vanish along with the System.
Lu Qingqing immediately took out the Space Ring and bound it with a drop of blood. Soon, a vast space appeared in her Sea of Consciousness.
It was so large she couldn’t see its end at a glance—it was actually an Infinite Space. Lu Qingqing seriously suspected she had been handed the script of a powerful female protagonist.
Not only did she have a System, but she also possessed an Infinite Space. This was truly a stroke of luck.
Unfortunately, there was no black soil or Spirit Spring Water inside the space.
Wait, no—she shouldn’t be greedy. Having an Infinite Space was already incredible. Lu Qingqing quickly shook off her covetous thoughts.
Suddenly, a sense of loss welled up inside her. If only she had been reborn earlier—even just an hour before her family was raided—she could have done so much more.
Realizing her emotions were spiraling, Lu Qingqing slapped herself hard. Why was she being greedy again?
"Ding, today’s intelligence has been delivered. Host, would you like to view it now?"
"View it." Lu Qingqing immediately opened the intelligence to check, while also trying to strike up a conversation with the System.
Unfortunately, the System had no emotions and ignored Lu Qingqing’s questions, acting like a small customer service bot that only executed pre-set programs.
Today’s Intelligence 1: At 1 a.m., Huang Ergou will be conducting a transaction at an abandoned factory outside the city.
Huang Ergou? Lu Qingqing racked her brain and soon dredged up this person from her memories.
Huang Ergou was the lackey of Zhang Shan, the deputy director of the Red Committee, and had often followed Zhang Shan around, causing trouble for others.
On the surface, Zhang Shan had no connection to Wei Guangming’s family, but in reality, he was Wei Guangming’s maternal uncle.
Lu Qingqing only learned this by chance more than ten years after marrying Wei Guangming. Wei Guangming’s explanation was that his mother and Zhang Shan had been separated and had only recently reunited.
Back then, Lu Qingqing was naive and foolish, actually believing Wei Guangming’s lies.
Staring at the intelligence, Lu Qingqing quickly made a decision: she would sneak into the abandoned factory at night and disrupt their transaction.
If possible, she’d even try to make them fight each other.
With her mind made up, Lu Qingqing didn’t idle around. She still had many things to do.
The Red Committee members had only confiscated the Lu Family’s visible wealth. The gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, and paintings hidden in the secret chamber had gone unnoticed.
Lu Qingqing needed to quickly store these items in her spatial dimension—there was no safer place in the world than that.
Leaving her bedroom, Lu Qingqing headed to the storage room in the backyard. She cleared away the clutter piled on top and opened the secret chamber.
No one would have imagined that Lu Qingqing would be so bold—with her family just arrested, she dared to target the secret chamber.
The guards stationed outside were careless at the moment, gathered together smoking, chatting idly, and harassing passing girls. No one paid any attention to Lu Qingqing’s actions.
The secret chamber was two meters high and over a hundred square meters in size, filled with boxes of various sizes.
This is just one of the Lu Family's treasure vaults; there are three other such locations besides this one.
The Lu Family has executed the principle of not putting all eggs in one basket quite thoroughly.
In her previous life, Lu Qingqing had only utilized the treasures from this Secret Chamber to build a hundred-billion-dollar conglomerate.
As for the other three treasure vaults, Lu Qingqing privately had no desire to touch them.
She hoped that some members of the Lu Family might still escape, and those three treasures were reserved for any survivors.