American Comics: BOSS Invasion

Adjusting the time back a bit, Qi Shan instructed Xiaodouzi to investigate Zhang Dadan's affairs before heading straight home.

Xin Niangzi was chatting with two servant girls in the room. Seeing Qi Shan return, she briefly inquired about the situation, and Qi Shan answered truthfully.

A flicker passed through Xin Niangzi's eyes, as if a few complex emotions surged up, but in the end, she said nothing.

Qi Shan was preoccupied with tonight's actions and didn't pay too much attention. After greeting his mother, he went straight back to his room.

There wasn't much to prepare. Qi Shan had already inquired about the location of Master Tan's mansion. As for the secret room containing the gold and silver, he would slowly search for it once inside the courtyard.

The key would definitely be in Master Tan's study or bedroom.

After searching around, he should be able to find it. The only problem now was the giant pumpkin weighing eight thousand taels. How should he get it out?

If it were his true form, of course, there would be no problem. Not to mention eight thousand taels, even eight thousand tons would be just a wave of his hand.

But that wouldn't work now!

Silver is very soft.

Although most stalls still used copper coins, silver was more popular in restaurants. When collecting money, the shopkeeper would usually prepare a small scale and a large pair of scissors to cut the silver paid by customers into smaller pieces.

You could often see young masters strolling the streets with a servant, holding a long silver ingot in their hands, letting others cut off sections with scissors from beginning to end.

So, theoretically, an axe should also work.

As for the problem of irregular shapes, it was easy to solve. As long as the raw materials were brought out, he could make a mold with something and pour out standard silver ingots.

Having made up his mind, Qi Shan went to the woodshed in the back to find an axe and asked the rough servant woman at home to sharpen it.

As evening approached, Li Renxiao returned home with a flushed face. He had a meal with his wife, and during the meal, he was in high spirits, praising Qi Shan profusely for accomplishing another great task.

He was just a little dissatisfied with the county magistrate and General Du's evasiveness, roaring about why the truth of the case his son had uncovered was being hidden from him.

Xin Niangzi didn't say much throughout the entire process, but the fluctuations in her eyes were quite frequent, indicating that she had something on her mind.

Qi Shan ate quickly, maintaining this habit since he was a child. He really couldn't be bothered to accompany his father, who loved to drink but would get drunk after just a little.

After simply filling his stomach, he returned to his room to organize his small tools.

The servant girls came to light the lamps and serve the young master as he read and wrote. Actually, there was no rush. After completing the daily routine every night, they went to bed to rest around the first watch.

Just a few minutes after falling asleep, Qi Shan sat up again, pushed open the door, and walked out. He raised his hand and snapped his fingers, forcing the servant girls back into their sleep state from three minutes ago, then carried the axe and walked out of the courtyard gate.

The sound of the door opening and closing startled the doorman sleeping in the gatehouse. He just poked his head out.

He was slapped with a time reversal by Qi Shan, and the entire mansion instantly returned to three minutes ago.

Just like that, he quietly left the mansion and walked along the deserted road towards Master Tan's residence.

Master Tan was a wealthy man, and wealthy for more than one generation, so the location of his mansion was relatively close to the center.

Not too far from where Qi Shan currently lived, after walking for about seven or eight minutes, Qi Shan arrived at his destination. Looking at the vermilion gate with the words 'Tan Mansion' written on the plaque, he went straight up to smash the door.

Bang, bang, bang!

Qi Shan swung the axe around and slammed it hard on the wooden door, immediately splitting the wooden door with cracks. The sound was very piercing in the silent night, and the doors collided with each other, shaking constantly.

Shouting quickly came from inside.

"Who is it? What are you doing smashing the door so late at night? Are you looking to die?"

Qi Shan didn't answer, continuing to smash the door.

The person inside asked two more times and finally got angry, pulling open the door. Just as he was about to open his mouth to curse, Qi Shan dashed in with an arrow step. At the same time, a snap of his fingers made the surroundings instantly quiet.

Looking back at the tightly closed vermilion gate, Qi Shan's lips curled slightly, and he slowly walked towards the inner courtyard.

Relying on his ability to rewind time, Qi Shan was as if in an uninhabited place. Once someone discovered him, he would immediately adjust the time to three minutes ago.

The range of coverage was not too large, limited to the entire mansion.

If Qi Shan's actions tonight were relatively smooth, perhaps they would be able to sleep for several hours. If it was not so smooth and he used it more often, perhaps they would feel like the sky was bright as soon as they closed their eyes!

As predicted, Qi Shan wandered around the mansion and found the owner's study. After rummaging through it, in addition to some gold and silver jewelry and antiques, he indeed found a lot of keys.

Normally, the keys should be handed over to the mistress of the house to manage, but unfortunately, Master Tan lost his wife in middle age and never remarried. Although the housekeeper was in charge, the decision-making power was still in Master Tan's hands.

This made it easier for Qi Shan. He took a large bunch of keys and searched everywhere for the secret room.

He thought he would be able to find it quickly, after all, ancient people hid silver under artificial mountains or fish ponds.

Although his combat power was now almost zero, his mental sensing ability had not weakened in the slightest. Using it to search for a secret room would be a matter of minutes.

But what Qi Shan didn't expect was that it was somewhat different from what he had thought before. He turned around several times in a row and couldn't find a secret room underground. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the vault.

Looking at the three large locks in front of him, Qi Shan looked at the corresponding keys in his hand, patted his forehead, and opened the locks one by one.

Opening the door, he was speechless for a long time looking at the gold and silver ingots placed on the shelves inside.

"His thinking fell into inertia. How could wealthy families not prepare silver for daily expenses? Although the storage method of melting it into a large pumpkin also existed in ancient times, it was usually used for savings. Even if they were not often at home, they could deposit it in a money house.

Moreover, wealthy families must have a vault, and there must be a lot of silver inside.

He was still taking it for granted!"

Looking at the axe at his waist, Qi Shan had the urge to cover his face.

Fortunately, this was not a big deal.

Achieving the goal was the most important thing.

He took out the prepared bag, opened the mouth, and threw in a few large silver and gold ingots, estimating that it was about ten pounds, Qi Shan nodded.

Carrying the money bag on his shoulder, he turned and left.

Don't look at how little this is, but it's only more than one hundred taels of silver. It's more than enough to pay for learning skills from a master. His path to immortality is about to begin!