Chapter 168: Every Part of the Body is a Treasure

"Gulp!"

Looking at the glittering golden chest in front of him, Sun Mang felt as if his eyes were about to be blinded by the radiance.

He had never seen so much gold in his entire life.

"Miss Su, in addition to this gold, Mr. Yuan has also instructed us to give this cash to you."

The Yuan family's steward handed a leather briefcase toward Su Yan.

Before Su Yan could even react, Sun Mang immediately took it. "I'll hold it for Su Yan."

The heavy weight of it made him incredibly curious.

After the steward left, he immediately asked gossipingly, "Su Yan, what's inside?"

"You'll know once you open it."

Since Yuan Jing had promised extra compensation earlier, Su Yan didn't even need to ask to know.

"My god!"

When Sun Mang saw that the inside was packed tightly with banknotes, his blood began to boil.

"Money, so much money!"

Su Yan glanced at the briefcase, showing little joy.

However, this was what she deserved.

"So, besides the ten thousand gold pieces, Mr. Yuan gave this much money as well?" Sun Mang immediately drew a conclusion.

Are all rich people this extravagant?

No wonder people had been fighting tooth and nail to secure business with the Yuan family.

"Su Yan, we're truly striking it rich this time!" Sun Mang was incredibly excited.

Ever since he started following Su Yan, his horizons had truly been broadened.

"Pack up, it's time for us to head back." Su Yan was already eager to return home.

After calming down, Sun Mang looked at the chest with worry.

The briefcase could be carried along, but a chest this large was not only too conspicuous to take on the road, but even the two of them would struggle to carry it.

"Su Yan, do we need to find a car to take us back?"

Since they had so much money now, forget finding a car—buying one wouldn't be a problem at all.

"No need."

After saying this, Su Yan directly flipped open the cloth bag she was carrying on her back.

Her next move left Sun Mang dumbfounded once again.

She first applied a talisman to the chest, and then, just as if she were capturing malevolent spirits, she directly stowed the heavy chest into that tiny cloth bag.

"Hiss."

Sun Mang reached a conclusion.

Everything Su Yan possessed was a treasure.

Not only was the staff in her hand one, but even this plain, unremarkable cloth bag was.

"Su Yan, just how much space is inside this bag of yours?"

"This is a Qiankun Bag, given to me by Granny Li. I'm not quite sure how large it is. If you're interested, I can pull you inside to see for yourself," Su Yan said with a straight face.

A crack instantly appeared on Sun Mang's face, and his head shook like a rattle.

"Let's go," Su Yan urged.

As soon as the two stepped out of the Yuan family gates, they saw Lu Ao leaning against the front of a car.

Seeing them come out, he immediately stepped forward to greet them.

"Su Yan, Officer Lu is here," Sun Mang quickly reminded her.

Su Yan nodded.

"Miss Su, are you heading back?" The way Lu Ao looked at Su Yan now was a complete 180-degree turn from before.

"Yes."

Receiving Su Yan's affirmative answer, Lu Ao said directly, "I'll see you off."

Thinking of the words Cao Meng had said earlier, Sun Mang instinctively wanted Su Yan to refuse.

But Su Yan accepted quite readily.

"Then thank you in advance, Officer Lu."

Soon, Su Yan and Sun Mang were sitting in the backseat of Lu Ao's car.

Sun Mang was tense from head to toe, not daring to relax his guard against Lu Ao in the slightest.

"I've been following the Yuan family case for three years, and it's finally closed," Lu Ao, who was driving, said while looking at Su Yan through the rearview mirror. "It's just that this is the first time a closing report has been so difficult to write."

Su Yan smiled slightly. "It certainly must have been difficult for Officer Lu."

"I wouldn't say difficult, it's just that this time truly opened my eyes." In truth, even now, Lu Ao still felt it wasn't quite real.

"There are many people and things in this world that we don't know about. Officer Lu, you won't be writing the report truthfully, will you?" Su Yan asked intentionally.

This time, it was Lu Ao's turn to smile. "If I actually wrote it like that, I doubt anyone would believe it." After saying that, he immediately added, "It's better not to cause a panic."

"Officer Lu is very thoughtful." Su Yan had obtained the answer she wanted.

"Actually, I have to thank you both. With this experience, I'll have an extra perspective when handling cases in the future." Lu Ao's words were absolutely sincere.

He had indeed been ignorant before.

"Miss Su, Young Man Sun mentioned earlier that if we have a need in the future, we can contact you. Does that still stand?"

Sun Mang, who was listening intently to their conversation, immediately held his breath when he heard Lu Ao suddenly mention him.

In truth, that sentence had been said merely to appease Lu Ao.

Dealing with the police—for the things they did—wasn't exactly a good idea, was it?

So, he had no idea if Su Yan would be angry once she found out.

But in the next second, Su Yan replied with certainty, "Of course."

Just as Lu Ao was about to express his gratitude, Su Yan spoke again: "But I do charge a fee. However, if it's for official business, I can give you a discounted price."

"Haha, Miss Su really is..." For the first time, Lu Ao didn't know how to describe a person.

To call her mercenary, yet when facing "Li Rong," she could put herself in danger for the sake of the truth.

To call her righteous, yet every word revolved around money.

And as far as he knew, the compensation Yuan Jing had given this time was as much as ten thousand gold pieces, which was definitely more than one could spend in a lifetime.

The atmosphere in the car became much more relaxed.

Su Yan looked out at the bustling streets through the car window.

On this trip to the provincial capital, she had gained far too much.

Lu Ao drove them to the station, left his contact information with Su Yan, and then departed.

After Sun Mang bought the tickets, the two boarded the bus for their return journey.

"Oh no!"

The bus had been driving for over half an hour when Sun Mang suddenly let out a loud, frantic cry.

Su Yan had long since grown used to him and showed no reaction at all.

"Su Yan, we're just going back like this? What about Big Brother Ghost Shadow? Did you forget him?"

On their first day in the city, Su Yan had sent Ghost Shadow out to track the person who was following them.

Strangely enough, that person had not appeared again during these days, so Ghost Shadow had never returned either.

Su Yan looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Was he actually worried that a ghost wouldn't know the way home?

"It's rare that you even remember Ghost Shadow. Weren't you very afraid of him?"

"I'm not that afraid anymore."

Ever since Sun Mang had met Li Rong, he suddenly felt that death wasn't so terrifying after all.

Kind people could become kind ghosts.

And perhaps, what he feared seeing was exactly what some people were desperately trying to see.

Su Yan watched his slightly wavering eyes. Although she didn't know what kind of nonsense was running through his head, it was indeed a beneficial change.

"Su Yan, something bad hasn't happened to Big Brother Ghost Shadow, has it?"

(End of Chapter)