The Space-Time Boss: 1970s Revolution

Chapter 42: A Conspiracy and Framing

After entering the room, she put on shoe covers from her space and carefully checked every corner. Inside a book on the shelf, she found a letter. Without examining it, she directly tossed it into her space. She flipped through every book on the shelf but found nothing else.

Thinking for a moment, she took out a metal detector from her space and scanned every part of the room. Under the floorboards beneath the bed, she found a dozen gold bars, and there was also a small box of gold and silver jewelry on top of the kitchen cabinet. At this point, she didn't care whether it was placed there by her third uncle or someone had planted it to frame him. She put everything into her space.

She checked over and over again, prying open any floorboards that showed signs of tampering to see what was hidden beneath.

Finally, under one of the floorboards, she discovered an account book and a few bundles of cash.

Having found these, it was clear that this was a setup. Fu Xiao's eyes darkened with a stormy intensity, her presence slowly enveloped by a chilling aura. She couldn't imagine what would have happened if she hadn't come here today, or if the old guard hadn't said what he did. If these things were discovered in public, what consequences would Fu Weilun face?

Considering the situation, she decided to head back down. After all, the items had already been found.

Since it was daytime, being discovered could also be a ready-made piece of evidence. After looking out the window to ensure no one was around, she wiped off any footprints she had left on the window. She then climbed down the tree back to the first floor.

Pretending nothing had happened, she returned to the guard's room. She thought to herself that from the county committee dormitory to the office was just a short distance. If nothing unexpected happened, her older brother should have returned by now. If he wasn't back yet, he must have encountered some sort of trouble.

She didn't panic because she knew that whatever happened to him, the focus was on the things she had just found. If she was not mistaken, the climax of today's play, no matter how it was staged earlier, would surely end here.

And she guessed correctly. Just as Fu Yu received the keys from Fu Weilun and was about to go downstairs, a commotion erupted below.

Fu Weilun, his face dark, looked at the scene below and said to Fu Yu, who was standing beside him, "It looks like you won't be going back anytime soon."

After saying this, he started walking out, with Fu Yu closely following behind.

When they got downstairs, they saw a man in his forties. He was fit, had a long face, a buzz cut, and a perpetually serious expression. He stood there with a few others.

Fu Weilun's gaze was cold, his tone calm as he spoke, "Director You, are you here to conduct a search?"

You Pengtao's face held an unnatural smile as he said, "Secretary Fu, I received a report against you."

"Oh...?" Fu Weilun said coldly, "A single report is enough for you to personally lead a team here, Director You?"

You Pengtao feigned a difficult expression, "Ah, my dear secretary, if it were just any report, of course not. But the contents of this report are so shocking that I couldn't rest easy without checking it out. Besides, I'm also here to clear your name. If you carry a bad reputation, the city won't be at ease either..."

As he finished speaking, silence fell over the area like a shroud.

The temperature in the air seemed to drop bit by bit.