Chapter 431: Treasure Island

Chapter 431: Chapter 431: Treasure Island

Director Zhao fell silent for a moment after hearing Han Xiaorui. "Ms. Han, please don’t be anxious or angry. We truly are just thinking about Shencheng’s development. Now that we’ve identified a problem, we will certainly be cautious."

Han Xiaorui was saying that if Hua Country people could invest themselves, why let foreigners do it?

’Those not of our kind are sure to have other motives, let alone those devils.’

’Of course, I can’t rule out the possibility that someone has been corrupted.’

Han Xiaorui nodded. "Director Zhao, I understand the district’s decision, but I will not agree to it. The district also doesn’t need to worry, I have the funds to invest. As of this month, the total export value of my ornamental fish farm has reached thirty-eight million US Dollars. With one quarter left, the full-year total will definitely exceed fifty million US Dollars."

"Please rest assured, Organization. We can build up Jinshan Bay well, create more jobs, and better protect the interests of us Hua Country people. As for those foreign investors with their abnormal behavior, you must be cautious."

Director Zhao agreed. "Ms. Han, I understand."

Director Zhao left with a complicated feeling, having returned empty-handed.

Han Xiaorui was absolutely not going to give up those islands. Thinking about the foreigners’ strange behavior, she found it very odd.

’Why are those foreigners so fixated on that island?’

’Besides secretly testing the hydrological conditions, what other purpose could they have?’

Han Xiaorui couldn’t figure it out. She breastfed Ningning and Zhuangzhuang, then instructed Wu Yao and Sister Lian, "You two watch the house. If the babies get hungry, give them formula."

Wu Yao was taken aback. "Sister Xiao Rui, where are you going?"

As Han Xiaorui put on a thick coat and a hat, she said, "I’m going to take the boat out and check on those islands. I just feel that those people insisting on investing here is very strange, as if there’s something valuable in these places."

Wu Yao paused. "Could it be that the things the devils plundered from us back then were hidden there because they couldn’t get them away in time?"

Sister Lian was the Xu family’s nanny. She had been working for the Xu family since she was seven or eight. She never married and was a native of Old Shencheng City.

"You know, that’s possible. I heard back then that the treasure ship was bombed. The ship didn’t sink, but the things on it vanished. No one knows where the goods were hidden."

Hearing this, Wu Yao’s eyes lit up. "Sister Xiao Rui, can... can I go with you?"

Han Xiaorui waved her hand. "No, you stay home and watch the children with Sister Lian. I’m going out alone."

"But you just finished your postpartum confinement. Your body..." Wu Yao said with concern.

Han Xiaorui quickly retorted, "I... I’m fine, my body has recovered. Don’t worry, I wouldn’t joke about my own health."

During her confinement, she had eaten well and exercised little. Other than being a bit more curvaceous, everything else was great.

Her body had become strong and robust, and both her physical stamina and spirit had recovered.

Under Wu Yao’s reluctant gaze, Han Xiaorui rode her bicycle to the pier, started her small boat, and headed straight for the islands.

Many people on the pier saw Han Xiaorui take her boat out and were curious, but judging by her clothes, she didn’t look like she was going fishing.

The little sea snake had gone out to sea with a fishing boat. Although Han Xiaorui couldn’t command distant sea snakes, she could command the sea snakes and sea turtles in her vicinity.

Feeling the sea breeze, Han Xiaorui took a deep breath. It was as if an endless, inexhaustible power was being poured into her body.

She truly did belong to the sea.

Being on the sea was where she felt most comfortable.

Building an amusement park on the islands was something she was determined to do.

If she could build an amusement park, she could build houses. When her children were older, she could come live on the island and feel the breath of the sea every day.

About twenty minutes later, she reached the islands.

There were six small islands scattered nearby.

The seawater was clear, with some small fish and shrimp in it. There wasn’t much vegetation on them, just some moss, with trees only on the higher parts.

The reason she had chosen to reserve these places for building a water park and an aquarium was also that the rock here was hard enough and suitable for construction.

Furthermore, the aquarium Han Xiaorui wanted to build was the kind that would connect to the sea, not be separate from it.

It would be very difficult, but not impossible to achieve.

It would just take more money and more time.

’If I’m going to do it, I’m going to do it right.’

Han Xiaorui steered the boat, circling the islands and investigating with her Water Ability.

The deepest the water got here was just over fifty meters, while the shallower edges were only a few meters deep.

The hills on the islands, however, were quite high, and some even had caves.

’Caves?’

With so many caves, it was impossible for Han Xiaorui to check them one by one. She could only rely on the sea snakes.

Sea snakes swam fast in the water, could also crawl quickly on land, and were even better at squeezing into holes.

While Han Xiaorui was waiting on the boat, she followed the line of sight of the sea snakes and discovered signs of human activity in a very remote cave.

Inside the cave was a pool of water with no visible bottom.

A little sea snake dove into the pool and kept descending, discovering that what lay beneath was not just a surface pool, but a huge underwater pit.

There, it discovered many chests.

Han Xiaorui was stunned. ’I was right after all.’

’There’s something valuable in here!’

Some of the chests were metal, and some were wood. Thanks to some unknown process, they hadn’t rotted.

Han Xiaorui had no intention of keeping these things for herself. Besides, there were so many that she couldn’t possibly bring them up alone.

Even if she did get them to the surface, she would have nowhere to put them. She would have to get others to help, and if she did that, it wouldn’t be a secret.

’But this hiding place is so remote. Over the years, many people have come to this small island, but no one ever discovered this treasure.’

’How can I reveal this information in a plausible way?’

Just as Han Xiaorui was pondering this, a little sea snake discovered another hiding place elsewhere.

In total, there were four locations.

This truly shocked Han Xiaorui. ’This is a Treasure Island.’

She went ashore on the island, machete in hand, and brought Heizi to a cave entrance concealed by dense woods.

Although the entrance was covered by rocks and moss, making it completely unnoticeable, the little sea snakes could crawl through the cracks.

Han Xiaorui pulled away the rocks at the entrance, walked along the cave, and saw chests upon chests of cultural relics inside.

Unlike gold and silver, these things would be damaged if they got wet.

She also saw a diary. Opening it, she was stunned. It turned out these were items recovered from the devils’ treasure ship by the anti-Japanese resistance organization back then. This was of great significance.

Han Xiaorui restored the cave entrance to its original state, taking only a single blue-and-white vase. She couldn’t tell if it was a Yuan dynasty original or a later imitation.

She didn’t know anything about antiques.

She had wanted to keep exploring, but her breasts were painfully swollen. She looked at her watch; she had been out for three hours.

Even though the babies could have formula, her milk would keep coming in, and it was uncomfortably full now.

Han Xiaorui took the blue-and-white vase, restored the cave entrance, and then steered her boat home.

Han Xiaorui placed the blue-and-white vase in a bucket to carry it back.

On the way, she ran into Uncle Liu. "Xiao Rui, what were you doing out at sea?"

Han Xiaorui smiled. "I went to check on the small islands. Construction is about to start, so I need to pay close attention."

"Good! Once the water park and aquarium are built, our Jinshan Bay will definitely reach a whole new level," Uncle Liu said with a laugh.

"That’s for sure," Han Xiaorui laughed. "I have to thank you and the villagers for last time, Uncle Liu. Otherwise, Cao Xuewen would have torn up the contract."