Landlord Discovers £616,000 Under a Bed as He Cleared Out Rented Apartment

When Ma Guangdi rented out his apartment, i wonder if he knew what to expect when the tenant would leave his house, while Ma Guangdi was cleaning up after one of his former tenants in an apartment in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, he made a surprise discovery underneath one of the beds, he found 6.33million Chinese Yuan in cash, stacked in carton boxes and left behind.

The tenant had been out of reach for several months and after he stopped paying rent, Mr Ma went round to clear out the flat.

The former tenant had rented this apartment for several years, but after his contract ran out in may he has been out of reach and didn't continue paying the rent,’ Ma Guangdi said.

However it was not until recently that Mr Ma had time to go and clean out the apartment, where he and his friends discovered the huge stack of cash.

‘When we moved away the bed mattress, we saw that there were four carton boxes under the bed. Each box was fully stuffed and sealed up.’

When Mr Ma tore one corner of the box he was shocked to find that it was filled with bundles of cash.
Mr Ma called police who took the money away to be counted, with the local bank valuing the cash to 6.33million Yuan (£616,000)

The fortune has now been placed in a safety bank account and remains frozen while police investigate the former tenant.

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