Zhou Yi linked her arm through Lin Fan’s and said with a smile, “Let’s go back to the car and wait. It’ll only take about half an hour for them to get here.”
“Okay.”
Lin Fan nodded, and then returned to the car with Zhou Yi and Xiao Zheng.
Zhou Yi was very affectionate, constantly leaning against Lin Fan and saying she wanted to absorb some of his immortal energy.
Xiao Zheng felt both embarrassed and shy watching them.
“Strange, why isn’t Master Long in his car?”
Xiao Zheng inadvertently saw Long Yun standing in front of his car, hugging himself and shivering.
Zhou Yi sneered, “What else could it be? He lost the bet fair and square. That car is Lin Fan’s now.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Fan felt a flicker of admiration for Long Yun.
Setting aside everything else, his attitude of accepting defeat after losing a bet was indeed commendable.
Half an hour later, a large tow truck sped into view.
In front of this tow truck was a Mercedes-Benz SUV.
After the two vehicles stopped, Li Si, wearing large sunglasses, quickly got out and hurried to the rear door of the Rolls-Royce Phantom, asking, “Boss, what are you doing?”
As Zhou Yi pushed open the car door, Li Si saw that Lin Fan was also there.
“Mr. Lin!”
Li Si extended his hand and approached, appearing very enthusiastic.
After Lin Fan shook hands with him, he saw Li Si mouth the words, “I apologize for what happened last time. Mr. Lin, please don’t take it to heart. As for Zeng Ping, don’t worry, I’ll deal with him.”
By now, he was completely certain that Lin Fan was a greatly favored person by Zhou Yi.
Building a good relationship with a favored person of Zhou Yi was definitely the right move!
“Brother Si is too kind; it was just a small matter.”
“What small matter?” Zhou Yi asked, slightly confused, not knowing what Lin Fan was referring to.
Lin Fan gave an awkward smile and didn’t answer.
Zhou Yi didn’t press the issue and directly instructed Li Si, “Li Si, tell the excavator to go over there, to the spot with the small circle drawn on the ground. Dig slowly, there might be something underneath, don’t damage it.”
“There’s something?”
Li Si understood yet was also perplexed.
Although he was in the earthworks and stone materials business, and occasionally unearthed ancient coins or other artifacts at construction sites, this was the first time he had been informed beforehand that there was something underground.
“What are you waiting for? Lin Fan saw it, could it be wrong?”
“Oh, oh, okay!”
Li Si subconsciously glanced at Lin Fan, thinking to himself, “A true master never reveals his abilities!”
“No wonder he’s in the boss’s good graces, turns out he has real skills!”
Li Si strode quickly to the tow truck and gave instructions.
Once the excavator driver climbed into the cab, with a deep engine rumble, the excavator, its long boom supporting the ground, slowly rotated its tracks and descended from the tow truck.
Lin Fan, Zhou Yi, and Xiao Zheng stood nearby, their faces filled with anticipation.
Long Yun, his face pale from the cold, also walked closer, wanting to witness firsthand whether there was truly something buried beneath the ground.
He knew this was different from geomancy’s dragon-seeking and acupoint-finding techniques.
Grave robbers were often proficient in Feng Shui, and when searching for ancient tombs, they would first examine the surrounding mountains and terrain, then scout the most auspicious locations.
However, Lin Fan was looking at a flat piece of land with no prominent geographical features. Furthermore, Lin Fan had not touched the soil at any point.
If one could discern buried treasures in such a way, it couldn’t be described as merely miraculous.
If word spread, it would surely shake the entire Feng Shui world!
Boom…
Amidst the roaring of the excavator, all eyes were focused on the small pit being dug.
Li Si had specifically instructed the driver, so he dared not excavate too aggressively. Instead, he peeled away the soil layer by layer, like stripping silk from a cocoon.
Time ticked by.
Unbeknownst to them, the excavator’s claw had already dug to a depth of about two meters.
Zhou Yi and Li Si were a bit puzzled. Building foundations for residential houses only required digging a meter or so deep, and they had already dug this deep. The soil below was all fresh soil!
Long Yun was also somewhat bewildered. Had Lin Fan made a mistake?
Perhaps I’m overthinking it.
Where in the world are there such miraculous abilities?
It’s all a scam…
Clang!
A clear ringing sound.
The highly focused driver immediately stopped the excavator.
“Boss, we’ve hit something!”
The driver pushed open the tempered glass door of the cab and shouted.
Li Si stepped forward and instructed, “Don’t rush. Dig slowly and clear away the surrounding dirt.”
He leaned forward and glimpsed what appeared to be a pottery jar.
Indeed, there was something!
Zhou Yi’s face lit up with a radiant smile.
While for someone of her wealth, unless a national treasure was unearthed, it wouldn't be a significant addition, digging up an antique from the land she purchased was undoubtedly a good omen and made her happy.
As the driver gradually cleared the area, the object in the pit slowly revealed itself to everyone.
A black glazed jar, about thirty centimeters tall, stood upright in the center of the pit.
Li Si grinned and quickly ran over.
“Holy cow!”
Li Si tried to lift it, but the jar didn’t budge an inch!
“Damn, why is this thing so heavy?”
Although Li Si had lived a life of luxury for many years, he was still a robust middle-aged man. How could he not move a not-so-large jar?
Unless…
There was gold inside!
Thinking this, Lin Fan immediately rushed over and helped Li Si lift it.
“One, two, lift!”
With their combined effort, they finally managed to bring the jar out.
After placing the jar on the ground, both of them mentally estimated its weight.
Lin Fan guessed it was around one hundred jin.
Li Si estimated it to be around one hundred fifty jin.
The jar was covered with thick oiled paper and bound with sturdy ox sinew rope.
However, these had all rotted away with time.
Li Si lifted and peeled back half of the oiled paper.
Grayish-black, round coins were suddenly revealed!
Beneath them, there seemed to be something shiny!
Li Si’s pupils contracted, and he then signaled Lin Fan with his eyes, saying, “Mr. Lin, let’s carry it to the car.”
“Okay.”
Thus, the two of them again combined their strength and carried the jar into the trunk of the Mercedes-Benz.
Zhou Yi’s eyes sparkled, knowing there were valuable items inside.
Li Si straightened his back, panting from exertion.
He smiled at Lin Fan, then took out a stack of red banknotes from his pocket and handed it to the excavator driver, “Split this between you two. Don’t say anything about this, you know the consequences if any rumors get out.”
“Brother Si, don’t worry. I just came to dig up a broken rock today, nothing to talk about.”
The excavator driver pocketed the money, said thank you a few more times, and then went to split the money with the tow truck driver.
“Let’s go back, to my place.”
Zhou Yi gave the order and then calmly settled into the Rolls-Royce Phantom.
An ordinary person would have jumped for joy upon unearthing a jar of antiques.
But for a tycoon like Zhou Yi, it was merely a moment of happiness.
Long Yun witnessed the entire event, his heart now filled with a complex mixture of emotions.
Does such an extraordinary person truly exist in this world!
Possessing such miraculous skills!