1940s: I supported my wife and sister-in-law by hunting.

Early the next morning.

As soon as the reveille blew in the camp, the people inside the house got up groggily, stretched, and grumbled as they got out of bed.

Chen Gaoshan got up with everyone else, got dressed, and washed up as they did.

Just as everyone finished washing up, the cooks carried two baskets of cornbread and distributed the food to everyone.

Before they could even finish their cornbread, chaos erupted in the direction of the military warehouse.

"Something's happened! Something terrible has happened!"

"The warehouse is empty! Completely empty! Quickly, go and call Director Wang over!"

Chen Gaoshan mingled in the crowd with Wang Laosi and his gang, pretending not to know anything, and watched the excitement.

When everyone rushed to the warehouse entrance.

The door lock was intact.

You can push the door open.

The doors to all three warehouses were open, and they were all empty.

It's cleaner than a dog licked!

Everyone at the scene stood there dumbfounded, their eyes wide open, mouths agape as if they could fit an egg in them, their brains completely blank.

The news reached Wang Xinmin's ears at lightning speed.

He was leisurely eating breakfast at home, since the bank wasn't his responsibility, and he was content as long as the military warehouse he managed was alright.

But when his guard ran over and said that the military warehouse was completely empty, he dropped his rice bowl on the ground.

They rushed to the military warehouse like madmen, not even properly dressed.

Immediately afterwards, Mr. Zheng and Mr. Zeng from the city rushed to the scene.

A group of officials stood in the warehouse, staring at the bare walls, and were instantly petrified.

A week later, the bank lost more than 20 tons of gold, 7.5 billion yuan in military bills, and antiques from its safe.

Today, the entire military warehouse was lost.

Guns, tanks, food, and medicine were all wiped out overnight.

General Manager Zheng was so angry that his head was throbbing. The large blister on his lip had just started to heal, and now he was furious.

He pointed at a group of officers and sentries below, his voice cracking from shouting.

"Investigate! Investigate right now!"

There's no trace of the vault, and no trace of the military warehouse either.

"More than 20 tons of gold, the entire warehouse of military supplies and food. Food is easy to obtain, it can be obtained locally, but what about the weapons? Were they taken away by people or by ghosts? Is Heaven going to destroy my country?"

No one dared to utter a sound.

There's really no way to explain it.

Military supplies vanished into thin air overnight.

Bank president Liang Guosheng stood to the side, finally daring to speak up. At least he wasn't the only one taking the blame. "You, Wang Xinmin, didn't you disbelieve in his folk magic? You were even mocking him a few days ago. What's this? You've gotten yourself into trouble too."

"Boss, this is really not a job for a human being."

"Yesterday it was the treasury, today it's the military granary—it must be the Five Ghosts Transporting Wealth Technique. It's an evil spell, absolutely an evil spell."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xinmin immediately chimed in, "Yes, boss, I think this is too suspicious. With so many people on guard, it's unrealistic for them to move things without making a sound. So what President Liang said might be true."

Big Foot thought about it more and more strangely.

It's impossible that it was stolen intentionally.

With so much tanks, artillery, and grain, it would take ten trucks three days and three nights to haul it all away, let alone one night.

However, there was not a single trace of transportation, excavation, or outsider entry at the scene.

Wang Xinmin stood in the warehouse, his face ashen and his eyes glazed over.

He was the quartermaster; if the military warehouse was emptied, he would lose his head, and getting angry at his subordinates would be useless.

Everyone took turns questioning and investigating all day, but they found no clues.

These two cases became a series of unsolved paranormal cases.

The entire city was placed under martial law again, and the investigation was even more frantic than when the vault was robbed last time.

All pedestrians on the streets were under control, every household was searched one by one, and no one in the military camp was allowed to leave their posts. Everyone was questioned and investigated.

Others were so scared that their hearts pounded, their legs went weak, and they were afraid of losing their heads.

He blended into the crowd and couldn't help but find it funny.

This is a huge profit!

Chaos erupted at the military warehouse, and the entire city was under martial law for seven or eight days.

Chen Gaoshan followed the team, searching house to house, and hadn't returned to the mansion for half a month.

As he watched the officials scratching their heads and passing the buck, he thought to himself that he would slip away when he had the chance to leave the city. More than three months had passed since he left.

I don't know what's going on at home, I should go back.

But Lin Xiuzhi, the first wife in the mansion, couldn't take it anymore.

After a month of close contact with Chen Gaoshan, she had completely fallen for him.

So what if she keeps a boyfriend? You sleep with women, and she keeps a boyfriend.

Before, the master never entered her room, and she lived a life of hardship, but she managed to get through it.

But after tasting the sweetness, Chen Gaoshan added so much firewood to her cold stove, and the residual heat made him feel stuck, restless and anxious.

For half a month, Lin Xiuzhi had neither seen nor heard the strong man's voice. Lying in bed, she felt restless and yearning.

She tried to imitate his massage movements, but her hands just didn't feel as strong or powerful as his. Even the treasures she had commissioned from craftsmen seemed utterly uninteresting.

During the day, I would stare blankly at the dressing table while drawing my eyebrows, and then my mind would wander, and I couldn't muster the energy to do anything.

I tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.

Outside the mansion, investigations into the thefts of the vault and military warehouse were still ongoing. The people of the whole city were in a state of panic. Many people had been arrested, and everyone was afraid of being implicated in the case. That would be like swallowing a bitter pill.

Although Lin Xiuzhi stayed at home, she had already sent a telegram to her elder brother about the matter. Her brother replied that Wang Xinmin probably couldn't escape it and told her to wait, while he would send someone to pick her up and take her back to Nancheng.

She and Wang Xinmin are now just a couple in name only.

They appeared to treat each other with respect, only sharing a meal during the day to maintain appearances, while sleeping in separate rooms at night. The master spent most of his time in his concubines' rooms and never stepped into hers. The two of them might not exchange a single intimate word for half a year, and their conversations revolved around his career.

That evening, dinner was served at the mansion.

Wang Xinmin frowned, smoking one cigarette after another, with no appetite whatsoever.

He's had the worst luck ever lately.

First, more than 20 tons of gold were stolen from the bank out of thin air, and the whole city could not find any clues. Then, the military supply warehouse under his management was completely emptied.

The pressure was suffocating him; he was likely to lose his position, and if things went wrong, he might even lose his head if his superiors held him accountable.

Lin Xiuzhi put her rice bowl on the table and stopped eating.

"Sir, things have been very unsettled in the city lately."

"Gold was stolen from the vault, the military warehouse was emptied, and even a warehouse heavily guarded by the military could be empty overnight. This shows how audacious and cunning the thieves were."

Wang Xinmin didn't even look up, and gave a perfunctory reply in a flustered state.

"Yes, I know."

Lin Xiuzhi then laid the groundwork.

"All the guards at home have gone out to search the mansion; there are hardly any guards left."

"I've heard the news from the city. They all say it's the work of evil magic, the Five Ghosts bringing wealth. If they come to the mansion, I, a mere woman, really won't feel at ease."

"In my opinion, it would be better to recall some of the guards from the mansion. They can keep the house safe and secure, and we won't be short of a few people guarding the outside."

Wang Xinmin was already overwhelmed and his mind was in a mess, so he had no time to think about these little things at home.

His only hope now is that his brother-in-law holds a high position of power and can help him out, plead his case, and give him directions; otherwise, he's definitely going to suffer a major setback this time.

He immediately nodded in agreement.

"Okay, you're right, home safety is the most important thing."

"Tomorrow, have all the guards withdraw to guard the mansion."

After saying that, he added another sentence.

"Send a telegram to your older brother tomorrow and ask him how to handle this matter, what the higher-ups' attitude is, and whether they can protect me from this."

Lin Xiuzhi remained elegant and docile.

"Okay, I'll send it first thing tomorrow morning."

After a dinner that was all show and no substance, Wang Xinmin didn't stay overnight in the main room at all. Instead, he went straight to the fourth concubine's courtyard to find some fun and relieve stress.

This is normal; the couple stopped getting involved together a long time ago.