“Lu Hao, come in. This is the house my grandfather left behind. What do you think?”
Having just been saved by Lu Hao, and their bond strengthened by the golden treasure, Ilsa suddenly felt a sense of warmth towards Lu Hao.
They had only met twice, but they already felt like old friends.
Due to the golden treasure, they were able to hit it off easily during their conversation.
Through their casual chat, Ilsa had learned about Lu Hao’s identity and his purpose for this trip to Spain.
So, she quickly lowered her guard around Lu Hao and shared everything she knew.
However, she didn’t actually know much.
After all, she was not born when her grandfather buried the gold.
“The house looks pretty good. You’re not planning on staying here?”
Lu Hao surveyed the house that Hans, Ilsa’s grandfather, had left behind. Aside from some age, there were no major problems. After a renovation, it would be perfectly habitable.
“Since my mom and I moved back to Germany, this place has been empty for a long time, so I was thinking about selling it.”
Ilsa spoke about her situation. She and her mother lived in Germany and rarely returned to Madrid.
They only visited occasionally for tourism.
“I see. Can I have a look around?”
“Go ahead. I’ll get you a glass of water…”
After Ilsa gave her permission, Lu Hao took advantage of her getting water and quickly entered the room filled with miscellaneous items. Many things were covered with white cloth, untouched for a long time.
Lu Hao flipped the cloth and quickly searched for his target.
He soon found the photo of Hans, Ilsa’s grandfather, and his eighteen bodyguards standing in front of the statue at the base. He took out his Polaroid from his storage ring and snapped the photo.
Click~
With a faint whirring sound, the photo slowly emerged from the Polaroid.
Lu Hao took a look and found the photo to be clear, he nodded in satisfaction. He then put the original photo back in place and pretended to casually wander around the room.
“Lu Hao, here’s your water!”
Ilsa entered with a glass of water and handed it to Lu Hao. Looking at the white cloth covering everything, she had a wistful look in her eyes, “These are all my grandfather’s belongings, including photos from his time in the army.”
“Lu Hao, do you want to see? Maybe there’s a clue to the golden treasure hidden in them.”
“If you don’t mind, I’d love to see the photos your grandfather left behind.”
Lu Hao readily agreed. Ilsa immediately took out the photo frames and handed them to Lu Hao. He carefully examined them and found that besides the photo in front of the statue, there weren’t many other clues.
With no other choice, he returned the photos to Ilsa and then discussed buying the house.
Lu Hao wasn’t joking. He really wanted to buy a property in Madrid as his own private space.
After some discussion, Ilsa, aiming to sell quickly, gave Lu Hao a substantial discount and sold him the entire house for £250,000.
Lu Hao had no objections.
“Ilsa, it’s not safe here. I suggest you move out and hide for a while until the golden treasure is unearthed. By then, you’ll be safe.”
After finalizing the deal, Lu Hao persuaded her to stay away from the limelight. Neither her old home in Germany nor her current location in Spain was safe.
Money is the root of all evil, and this much gold was enough to drive people crazy.
As Hans’ granddaughter, Ilsa was an easy target for these people.
Seeing Ilsa hesitate, Lu Hao suggested, “Why don’t you move into our hotel? My partner and I are staying there too, and we can watch out for each other.”
“Okay!”
Ilsa readily agreed. In fact, she was also very interested in the story of her grandfather’s hidden gold.
When her grandfather took his eighteen bodyguards to hide the gold, he disappeared without a trace. There were many rumors circulating that he had gone into hiding to keep the gold for himself.
She didn’t believe her grandfather would do that, so she wanted to get to the bottom of things.
Lu Hao understood Ilsa’s situation. In Europe, many people valued family honor and wouldn’t tolerate any stain on it.
Someone with a tainted family history could easily be hindered in their future.
Naturally, Ilsa wanted to clear her family’s name.
However, over the years, she had been unable to do anything about it.
After all, she didn’t know the exact location of the gold.
That’s why she had been helpless.
Now that the United Nations was looking to retrieve the gold, it was her chance to clear her family’s name.
After their agreement, Ilsa packed a few clothes and some important items left by her grandfather Hans, and followed Lu Hao back to the hotel.
Lu Hao booked a room for Ilsa next door under the name Jack, for their convenience.
Jack wasn’t seen all day until late at night when he returned with a gloomy face.
“Hey Jack, who owes you money? You look so glum.”
Lu Hao came out upon hearing his voice and couldn’t help but tease him upon seeing his expression.
“……”
Jack was speechless and rolled his eyes, not wanting to deal with Lu Hao. This morning, he went to the library to listen to Ida’s lecture, and those desert knowledge made him sleepy. In the afternoon, he went to find out about Hans’ descendants, and after finding their home, he broke in but found nothing.
In short, he had wasted a whole day and got nothing done.
Tomorrow, he would have to go back to Hans’ descendants’ home again to see if he could find them, and he also needed to find a locksmith to check the base key.
“Jack, why be so serious? I have good news for you. A beautiful woman moved in next door.”
Lu Hao smiled and knocked on Ilsa’s door next door.
“A beautiful woman!?”
Jack looked puzzled. It wasn’t until the familiar blonde woman, Ilsa, opened the door that his face turned black. This guy is opening a room in front of me?
This is beyond cruel!
Lu Hao chuckled at Jack’s dark expression, pointed at Ilsa, and said, “Let me introduce you, Hans’ granddaughter, Ilsa.”
“Ilsa, this is my partner Jack, nicknamed Asian Flying Eagle, and the main operative of this commission.”
“He’s currently studying desert knowledge to avoid getting lost in the Sahara Desert and becoming an African sand sculpture.”