Chapter 1868 Residential Building

A few minutes later, a man placed a dagger and two snakeskin bags in front of Zhang Maocai.

"Master Zhang, have you thought about it?" the man asked.

Zhang Maocai looked at the snakeskin bag and said, "What is this?"

The man said, "There is a lot of money in the bag on the left. As long as Master Zhang helps us open the lock, you can take it and leave here and go wherever you want."

"In the bag on the right, there are saws, axes, shrouds, etc. These are used to deal with corpses. If you refuse to help, we will strangle you with a rope, cut you into pieces, and throw them into the sea."

The man looked calm, as if he was about to kill a pig or a dog.

Zhang Maocai's expression finally changed slightly.

The man was very satisfied with his change: "So, Master Zhang, what do you choose?"

Zhang Maocai took a deep breath and said, "I can promise to help you unlock the door, but I have one more request."

"What?" the man asked.

Zhang Maocai said: "I have my own set of lock-picking tools. Only with that set of tools can I open the lock most smoothly. The tools are in the hardware store. I need to get them over."

The man laughed: "Is this what you are talking about?"

He waved his hand and the person behind him handed him a backpack that was bulging with many tools.

Zhang Maocai was slightly surprised: "You actually brought it all here?"

The man smiled and said, "We have consulted several locksmiths and know that each of them has their own commonly used tools. Your tool kit is placed in a conspicuous place, so of course we have to take it."

Zhang Maocai sighed and had nothing to say.

The man asked, "Anything else?"

Zhang Maocai shook his head. The man placed the tool bag in front of Zhang Maocai, then carried over a long table and poured all the tools on the table.

When Zhang Maocai was checking the tools, the man said in confusion: "Your things are very simple, and there are many ancient keys and locks? How come there are no high-tech ones?"

Zhang Maocai said coldly: "The things left by our ancestors are the crystallization of wisdom. my country's locks can be traced back to more than 5,000 years ago. At that time, people could already use simple knots to make locks."

As he spoke, he took out a tied knot from his backpack: "This kind of knot cannot be opened with ordinary techniques. It can only be opened with the key invented by the ancients at that time - this kind of bone awl."

Zhang Maocai took out a bone file made of animal bones. The front end of the bone file had been manually polished to have many complex dents.

Under the gaze of several men, Zhang Maocai inserted the front end of the bone roller into the knot. Then, he applied light force, and the knots that were originally messy and difficult to untie suddenly made a snapping sound, and in about a second, they were all loosened.

Seeing this magical scene, even the man who had no interest in locks showed curiosity and surprise: "Is this really the wisdom of the ancients five thousand years ago?"

Zhang Maocai said: "Of course, you think I have great skills, but are my skills innate? What I learned is just the lock-picking techniques of the ancients."

"In addition to knot locks, there are also wooden locks, paper locks, etc. Each type is complex. For example, the Luban lock is made of wood, but if you don't know the tricks, it is difficult to open it even if you use brute force."

"In comparison, those so-called high-tech locks often can't even withstand a crowbar."

The man nodded, expressing his recognition of Zhang Maocai's professional knowledge.

He said, "Master Zhang, I have learned a lot today. However, things are urgent, so I will not listen to your knowledge about unlocking tools."

After saying that, he ordered two of his men to go out and get some things.

After a moment, there was a gurgling sound and the sound of wheels rolling on the floor.

The two men pushed in a huge safe on a flatbed cart.

This safe is wrapped in thick tin foil, and there is also a thick curtain in the gap of the flatbed truck.

The man smiled and said, "Master Zhang, I'm really sorry. Due to special reasons, you can't open the lock normally. Before opening the lock, I need to cover you and the safe with tin foil."

Zhang Maocai sighed and said nothing. He watched several people move the safe to the ground, then erect several steel pipes around it to build a simple tent. They then took out signal shielding tools and covered him and the entire safe.

At the same time, Liu Fusheng, Shi Xingyu and others immediately discovered that Zhang Maocai's positioning signal on the computer screen had become weaker, and the position of the signal kept fluctuating, as if Zhang Maocai was jumping repeatedly within a radius of about 100 meters.

Shi Xingyu said hurriedly: "The other party blocked the signal."

Liu Fusheng nodded and said, "The other party is worried that during the unlocking process, the signal shielding in the safe will fail, and then the positioning system will be successfully activated, causing trouble for them."

Shi Xingyu's eyes lit up: "In other words, Mr. Zhang has arrived at the place where the real safe is placed?"

Liu Fusheng shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. This should be a test from the other party."

Zhou Zhi also said: "Indeed, the place where they are located is in the downtown area. If they put the safe here, it will be easily found by a carpet search."

"They can't afford this kind of risk. Besides, they should also want to try to see if someone is following Zhang Maocai. Only after they are sure, they can take out the real thing."

After hearing the two people's explanation, Shi Xingyu's eyes dimmed again.

He was very anxious. After all, his duty was to protect Zhang Maocai's personal safety.

Liu Fusheng patted his shoulder and said, "Take a rest first. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

Shi Xingyu shook his head and said, "Thank you, Secretary Liu. I know you mean well, but I absolutely cannot leave now. Only when I am on the front line can I feel at ease."

Liu Fusheng nodded and said nothing.

At this moment, his heart was also very tormented.

He could not afford the consequences of an accident involving Zhang Maocai. Whether for public or private reasons, he could not let anything happen to Zhang Maocai.

Time passes minute by minute.

About ten minutes later, Shi Xingyu exclaimed, "Boss Zhang's signal is stable again!"

Liu Fusheng and Zhou Zhi also saw the signal on the computer that things were back to normal.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they also knew that if they made a wrong judgment, Zhang Maocai would be in great danger even with a positioning signal.

……

In a dilapidated residential building.

Zhang Maocai emerged from under the signal-blocking curtain, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "All right."

The man who kidnapped him said in disbelief, "It's open?"

Zhang Maocai nodded.