Granny Liu was the first to greet them. Uncle Wu had something to attend to today and wasn't here at all, so she was in charge of receiving the two of them.
"Sir, why did you suddenly come here?"
"I just came to check on how you're doing and pick up something by the way."
Granny Liu was stunned and didn't come to her senses for a while. She remembered that this master hadn't left anything here with them.
But when she glanced at Fan Zhen's ugly expression, she instantly understood.
Thinking that this leader of their organization used to be extremely stingy, and now he had met his match, a smile appeared on Granny Liu's lips.
"Since you've brought someone here for something, I won't bother you here."
"Okay. By the way, Granny Liu, I don't usually care much about things here. Has there been any problem with the operation recently?"
As soon as this matter was mentioned, the smile on Granny Liu's face couldn't be hidden at all.
Previously, everyone would do anything for money. Now, with Shi Muyuan's supply and they didn't take on every task, the atmosphere of the whole organization had improved a lot.
"Thanks to you, master. Now these kids are much freer than before."
"That's good. I can't treat you badly for working under me. If you have any difficulties, just speak up. We're all a family. There's no need to hold back."
These words touched Granny Liu even more. She nodded and respectfully stepped back.
Although Fan Zhen did feel a bit heart - broken about his things, if those things were for the person beside him, he was more than willing. After all, no one had ever been so kind to him and his subordinates.
Taking Shi Muyuan, they soon arrived at the secret room. He pushed open the door and walked in first.
As soon as she walked in, Shi Muyuan was surprised by the grandeur inside.
She thought that this former ruthless leader in the organization didn't have many valuable things, or even if he did, they wouldn't be much. But when she really walked in, she realized she was too naive.
Maybe it was because Fan Zhen was also a money - grubber. He adhered to the principle of taking everything. After every mission, he would ransack the targets' places.
These spoils were what he had accumulated before.
Shi Muyuan felt that her eyes were almost blinded by the gold. It was glittering everywhere. If these things were taken out, they would probably shock most of the imperial court.
After all, she roughly calculated that these valuable antiques, calligraphy, paintings, gold, silver, and jewels were almost enough to buy half of the Great Liang Dynasty.
However, these things didn't seem to be what Fan Zhen cared about the most. He led Shi Muyuan deeper inside, and the size of the secret room exceeded her expectation.
She guessed that this secret room might have penetrated the entire Black Building.
The deeper they went, the more exquisite the secret room became. There were many jewels inlaid on the walls. If she weren't well - informed, she would probably have cried out at the sight of these things.
She couldn't help but cough twice. Looking at the slightly dark passage ahead, she was a bit puzzled. "Haven't we arrived yet?"
Fan Zhen scratched his head like a big boy and showed his big white teeth.
"It's almost there. Your Majesty, please be patient and walk a little more."
"Aren't the things outside considered treasures?"
"No, no, no. Those vulgar things are not worthy of Your Majesty. Only the most precious and invaluable things are worthy of you."
While they were talking, they had reached the end of the passage. Fan Zhen pushed open the door in front of him, and the situation inside came into view.
Although the decoration inside wasn't as grand as that outside, Shi Muyuan had seen many similar things when she was the empress dowager, but she was still greatly shocked.
"Where did you get so many things?"
Even as the little princess doted on by the Shi family and the most noble woman in the Great Liang Dynasty, she had never seen so many famous calligraphy and paintings.
As she asked, an idea suddenly came to her mind. Fan Zhen, a killer, loved these antiques and calligraphy and paintings the most. Could it be that his ambition wasn't in this line of work at all?
And the next moment, her conjecture was confirmed.
"Those vulgar things outside are just for me to ensure that the organization has enough money to get out of trouble when facing difficulties one day. These things are the most important to me. Does Your Majesty think these things are not worthy of you?"
Okay, Shi Muyuan was completely shocked by his words.
It turned out that a killer could really have feelings. He seemed stingy with his subordinates on the surface, but in fact, he had never ignored anyone.
Shi Muyuan withdrew her gaze and took a deep breath. She didn't forget the purpose of her visit, which was an ordinary fragment. Only when all the fragments were collected would it be useful, and Fan Zhen probably had no use for that fragment.
She scanned the surroundings with her peripheral vision but found nothing.
This was strange. All the most valuable things in the entire Black Building were here. Could it be that she hadn't noticed it when she came through the passage just now?
With this thought in mind, she took the initiative to speak.
"Since you've said you'll give me something, I'll just look for it myself in this secret room."
"Your Majesty, feel free."
With the permission of the owner of the secret room, she began to look for it openly.
But after almost turning the whole secret room upside down, she still found nothing in the end.
She frowned. Could it be that the man's information was wrong? But that couldn't be right. That man had never made a mistake.
She thought carefully for a moment. Maybe she had missed some places. After all, this place was so big, and it was normal to miss some places.
She pursed her lips and began to search from the innermost room. To prevent another fruitless effort, she searched every place carefully.
Such meticulous observation even made Fan Zhen speechless. He suddenly had a feeling that he had never been so meticulous when searching the homes of his mission targets.
However, gradually he also noticed something strange.
Shi Muyuan searched so carefully, but she wasn't tempted by those valuable things at all. What on earth was she looking for?
By the time she had searched half of the place, sweat was constantly dripping from her forehead, and her gorgeous clothes looked a bit messy.
Fan Zhen was a bit helpless and took the initiative to speak.
"What on earth are you looking for, Your Majesty? Why don't you tell me? Maybe I know."
"How could you know? I'd better do it myself."