From abandoned baby to CEO

"Old man, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"

The old woman, who was standing to the side, was already pale with fright and her voice was trembling with sobs. She hugged the old man who had fainted with weak legs.

The old man's sudden fainting frightened Officer Zhang. He directed everyone to help the old man to the living room sofa and lay him down. He then immediately pinched the old man's philtrum to perform emergency resuscitation.

Several minutes later, the old man finally breathed a sigh of relief and woke up.

The moment he opened his eyes, the old man burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Old man, you're finally awake! You scared me to death!" His wife held his hand tightly, tears streaming down her face.

"Jianguo... how could he do such a thing!"

The old man sighed deeply, his eyes filled with despair.

He could hardly believe what he had just witnessed in the study.

He had lived most of his life and had never seen such a shocking scene. In his opinion, even TV dramas wouldn't dare to portray it like that.

At that very moment, their image of the "good son-in-law" crumbled.

The old man was in a daze: everything happening before his eyes was like a dream, yet it was also a very real reality.

That's real gold and silver, shining brightly!

How could such a thing happen in their family!

Over the years, in the eyes of the elderly couple, their son-in-law is a steady and honest good cadre. The young couple is very loving and lives a happy and fulfilling life. They are a model couple in the eyes of relatives and friends, and their outstanding son-in-law is their pride.

but……

The old man never imagined that his son-in-law's study, where he and his wife had lived for seven or eight years, held a shocking secret.

The son-in-law personally oversaw the renovation of the house, personally managing everything from material selection to design. All the items in the room were carefully chosen by him, and I heard that the renovation alone cost hundreds of thousands of yuan.

In such an old neighborhood, this is definitely top-notch renovation.

Since the elderly couple moved in, their daughter and son-in-law only visit two or three times a month. When the son-in-law comes, he just reads books and drinks tea in the study.

The old man couldn't even understand how his son-in-law had hidden all those gold bars and large amounts of cash on the floor...

He suddenly remembered that from the day they moved in, during a meal, his daughter had casually mentioned that the study was Zhang Jianguo's private space and that they should not touch the books inside.

So over the years, my wife has been the one cleaning the room, and he has only been to the study a handful of times.

Thinking of this, he became even more panicked.

Could it be that his daughter already knew the secret of the study? And that the gold bars and cash inside were hidden by the two of them together?

He dared not think any further, a chill running down his spine.

If his suspicions are true and he denies them, it means that his daughter and son-in-law will both face imprisonment.

He did know a thing or two about the law; the pile of stuff lying on the floor of the study was enough to put the two of them in jail for more than a decade.

The old man rose shakily, walked to Officer Zhang, and pleaded desperately:

“Officer, I will make Xiao Zhang return all the money he embezzled immediately. If you want to fine him, my wife and I will pay it for him. We've saved up over 100,000 yuan in our retirement pension over the years…”

The old man's voice choked up again, "If it's not enough... we can try to borrow from relatives and friends. By the way... we'll sell this house and move to the countryside later. I just hope you can be lenient and give Xiao Zhang a lighter punishment... I beg you..."

The old man's words filled Officer Zhang with immense sorrow.

The elderly man in front of him, with gray hair and a sprightly spirit, was about the same age as his father, but at this moment he was pleading bitterly with tears streaming down his face, his eyes filled with despair and helplessness, which was pitiful to look at.

Officer Zhang was speechless for a moment; he didn't know how to comfort the old man.

He could imagine the old man's heart bleeding at that moment.

Just two hours ago, Zhang Jianguo was described by the old man as a "great man," but in just two hours, that image has crumbled, and he is about to become a prisoner.

This reversal came too suddenly; the old man couldn't process it for a while!

However, this is just the beginning.

The pile of stolen goods lying quietly on the ground was just the tip of the iceberg; an even bigger "shock" was yet to come.

After sorting through the stolen goods in the wall of books, the officers turned their attention to another large item in the study: a luxury bed.

Two walls of books and a luxurious king-size bed make up the entire study.

Lifting the mattress revealed rows of neatly sealed cardboard boxes.

Upon opening the cardboard box, an astonishing scene unfolded once again: the box was filled with neatly arranged banknotes.

The police officers counted the contents one by one and found a total of eight large boxes, each one so heavy that it nearly made everyone's jaws drop.

Many police officers have been handling cases for many years and have seen many big scenes, but this is the first time they have ever seen such a shocking scene.

At this moment, a curious officer tapped the mattress scattered on the floor with his fist, frowning and asking in confusion:

"Captain Zhang, this mattress... something feels off... could it be... faulty too?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately turned to the mattress.

Officer Zhang gave the order:

"Cut it open!"

Two officers propped the mattress up against the wall, and with a ripping sound, a sharp blade sliced ​​a long gash through the high-end fabric of the mattress.

The next second, stacks of banknotes came rushing out with a "whoosh".

Stacks of banknotes were scattered all over the floor, and the tear in the mattress was like a dam bursting, with banknotes constantly flowing out. The banknotes on the high-end marble floor of the study quickly piled up into a small mountain.

The study was unusually quiet, and everyone stared wide-eyed at this unbelievable scene.

The old man stood like a tree stump at the doorway, his body trembling like a leaf, shaking his head and muttering to himself, "It's over, everything is over..."

The old man, severely traumatized, collapsed to the ground, his legs giving way. He slammed his fists on the floor and cried out in a hoarse voice:

"What a tragedy! What a terrible tragedy!"

"Grandpa... don't scare me..."

The old man broke down in tears, and his wife, who was squatting in front of him, also wept bitterly.

The room was filled with a complex mix of excitement and a heavy, oppressive atmosphere.

On one side, the police officers were gratified by their major discovery after hours of hard work; on the other side, the elderly couple were heartbroken upon witnessing this scene.

"Grandpa, don't be too sad. You must take care of yourself."

Officer Zhang couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he bent down and helped the old man up from the floor.

"Honey, call that bastard Jianguo and tell him to come right now and explain himself to me in person!"

The old man said with an indignant expression.