“Alright, thank you for your trouble.”
Lu Rao placed down a stack of money and a 20-jin bag of rice before quietly leaving the jade craftsman’s home.
Inside her spatial storage, there was now an identical fake piece of jade that could pass as the Dragon and Phoenix Pendant.
【This is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Master Li’s craftsmanship is incredible.】
The system praised repeatedly.
Lu Rao fully agreed.
It was a pity that the novel never mentioned the fate of these background characters, so she didn’t know how they would end up in the future.
“At this time, he still dares to take my order. He’s probably not someone easily manipulated.”
Lu Rao quite admired this strong-looking jade craftsman.
When she stepped out of the alley, the sky was already faintly bright.
She hurried back to the Lu residence.
Fortunately, she had trained in martial arts since childhood and never slackened over the years. Otherwise, this overnight operation would have exhausted her to death.
After returning to Lu Manor, she immediately went to the backyard and replanted the old pear tree, disguising the soil before slipping into each room.
As usual, she first released a puff of sleeping powder in every room, then went in to collect everything.
Since she had already cleared out other households, of course she wouldn’t spare her own home.
All of this belonged to her—Lu Rao had already said she wouldn’t leave a single strand of hair for Qiao Shuxin.
As for Gu Cheng.
Lu Rao stood by Gu Cheng’s bed, expressionless, and took out a packet of medicinal powder from her space. She poured out a tiny amount, about the size of a fingernail, and gently blew it toward his face. The powder entered his nostrils with his breathing.
A quick death would be too easy for him.
He only deserved to suffer a fate worse than death.
After clearing out everything in Gu Cheng’s room and hidden chamber, he was left lying directly on the floor, wearing only a pair of underpants, not even a blanket.
Lu Rao looked at the train tickets and ship tickets she found on him.
Each set had three copies.
“As expected, just like in the original plot, Gu Cheng planned to take Qiao Shuxin and her mother overseas.”
【But he doesn’t know that in this life, Qiao Shuxin, after rebirth, won’t let him leave Shanghai at all.】
【In the future they’ll definitely tear each other apart. With what the host has added, it’s going to be even more exciting…】
The system shivered dramatically.
Lu Rao sneered.
According to the plot, Qiao Shuxin would later harm her biological parents, then go down to the countryside with the male lead Xu Zhengyang. Later, Xu Zhengyang would join the army, and she would follow him to the island.
The traitor who framed Lu Rao would also be someone Qiao Shuxin discarded during her time in the countryside.
“Don’t worry. I won’t let Qiao Shuxin go to the island.”
Lu Rao narrowed her eyes.
“As for Xu Zhengyang…”
Gu Cheng and Xu Jia had worked together to imprison her father. What about Xu Zhengyang, the nephew?
Did he know about it?
How much did the Xu family participate?
Lu Rao decided that before leaving, she would meet him personally.
But when she went to look for Qiao Shuxin, she discovered she wasn’t in the Lu residence at all.
【Eh? As expected of the heroine with plot armor.】
【Host, where do you think she went?】
“I don’t know.”
Lu Rao recalled the storyline. Qiao Shuxin should have been sleeping in the guest room tonight and gone nowhere.
But now, because Lu Rao had stolen the four dowry boxes, the plot had already changed.
“Let’s wait and see. I want to see how thick her turtle shell really is, and how long it takes to crack.”
Lu Rao wasn’t worried.
Without Xu Zhengyang’s help, Qiao Shuxin currently had no such capability.
She cleared out everything in the Lu residence, not even leaving a single lamp behind.
Satisfied, she returned to her room, locked the door, and began preparing.
She would leave the Lu family tomorrow, and there were still many things to do.
She took out pen and paper and began writing intelligence reports.
Using what she knew from the plot, she listed blackmail-worthy secrets of key figures in Shanghai, including those connected to Lu Xiong. She had already obtained many items from their homes and documented everything.
She wrote with her left hand.
Her writing technique was taught by Professor Tan, but altering handwriting was taught by the old foxes of the Lu family.
After finishing all the documents, she sealed them into envelopes one by one.
She also emptied all furniture from her room into her space, then checked on Lu Fengtang in the secret chamber.
Seeing his condition slightly improved, she finally relaxed.
After feeding him medicine and food, he briefly woke before falling back into unconsciousness.
Lu Rao returned him to the space and began inventorying supplies.
【Leave it to me! I’ll report everything!】
The system eagerly listed everything:
【8000 jin of rice, 23000 jin of grains…】
【2000 jin of fruits and vegetables, 500 jin of meat…】
【A warehouse full of seasonings… oil, soy sauce, vinegar, alcohol…】
【Five warehouses of clothes, furs, bedding…】
【Two warehouses of antiques and jewelry, though many are fakes…】
【100 jin of gold bars…】
【Cash and vouchers totaling 88,000 yuan…】
【Xu family loot: 40 boxes of gold, 20 boxes of valuables, 12 boxes of copper coins…】
【Plus more hidden caches not yet uncovered…】
Lu Rao nodded calmly.
“With this, I don’t need to buy much anymore. Just basic supplies for the countryside will do.”
After organizing everything in her mind, she prepared materials for her departure.
She also took photos of signed severance and confession documents from the Lu clan members.
Then, carrying a backpack, she once again left the Lu residence through the window.
Not long after she left, chaos erupted across Shanghai.
In multiple homes, screams of panic echoed.
At the same time, teams from the revolutionary office were dispatched in different directions.
A silent upheaval had begun.
And Lu Rao had already arrived at the nearby office building holding her household registration booklet.
As she entered the office, she saw a tall middle-aged man holding a enamel mug of tea.
He was the director of the resettlement office, Zhai Bingfeng—also Lu Fengtang’s childhood friend.
Seeing Lu Rao, he was surprised.
“Rao Rao, why are you here?”
Lu Rao smiled slightly.
“Uncle Zhai, I’m here to register for going to the countryside.”