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Chapter 236 Mountain Mine 2

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    Our current location is on a cliff about ten feet high above the ground, and there is a small platform at the entrance of the cave with some relatively short shrubs growing on it, but it is enough to block the entire entrance of the cave.  But below us, there is a large valley. Now there are blazing torches everywhere in the valley, illuminating the valley that was originally dark due to darkness like daylight.  There are many people busy working in the valley now, and from the clothes of the people closest to us, it can be seen that these people are all coolies.  And at regular intervals there are some men wearing the same clothes as we just saw, holding whips in their hands and sabers hanging on their waists.  The whips in their hands fell on the coolies from time to time, and the screams we heard in the cave came from this.  In the valley, there are still many simple factories standing. Thick smoke is coming out of the chimneys of these factories, and some people are carrying some things into these chimneys that are emitting thick smoke.  "Look there!" Jian Rufeng said suddenly, then pointed to a factory building and said, "It seems different from the others." I followed the direction of his finger and looked over. On the mountain not far from us  There was a factory building standing at my feet. After comparing it with some other factories, I discovered the differences between it and those factories.  One is the size. Compared with other factories, this factory is much smaller. According to my estimate, it is only more than 200 square meters. Moreover, the factory is not ventilated from all sides like other factories. This factory is almost entirely made of stone.  Except for a few openings that look like windows very high above the ground, looking from my direction, there is only one small opening against the mountain wall.  The second is location.  Most factories are some distance away from the mines dug out of the mountains, but this one is very close, and from the surroundings, it looks cleaner than other factories.  There are several watchtowers surrounding it.  The third is on the guards. The rest of the factory buildings only have a few sparse guards standing outside. In addition to the watchtowers around this factory, there is almost a circle of guards outside the factory building, and in the pass.  On this side of the mountain wall, there are guards every few meters.  But unlike other places, what they hold in their hands is not whips, but knives.  After careful identification, I turned around and asked, "What do you think?" Jian Rufeng thought for a while and said, "If the old man today is right, the mine here should be a gold mine. Look at the guards there.  It is very likely that this is the place where the gold was finally refined, so the warehouse they used to hide the gold may also be in the mountain where we are now." I nodded and said, "I have the same idea as you, and you  It seems that there are a lot of workers here. In addition to the villagers in the mountain village, there may also be people from other places. The only thing we have to think about now is how to sneak in?" Jian Rufeng was slightly startled and asked doubtfully: "How to sneak in?  ?" "That's right!" I turned my attention to the workers who were working hard and said, "If we investigate as officials, I can guarantee that nothing will be found, and the current prefect of Jiangzhou is very likely to  If he has an affair with this gold mine, he will do everything possible to hinder us. For this reason, we can only find out the real cause of the matter by sneaking in!" "But" Jian Rufeng also cast his gaze and said: "  It's really impossible for us to sneak in now. The defenses below are so tight. It's really difficult to sneak in without anyone noticing!" I was also a little frustrated. Although I found this passage, it was still more than ten meters above the ground.  It's 10 feet high, there are no obstacles below, and there are torches everywhere. We will probably be surrounded by a group of people as soon as we land.  So this hole just gives us a hidden place to observe inside.  "Master! There is another way here." Just when we were worrying about how to get in, the voice of a Hades fang came from the year after.  Now there are only two people lying side by side at the entrance of the cave, and Jian Rufeng and I just blocked the entrance, and Ming Ya behind can only wait.  They have practiced their ability to see in the dark, so compared to me and Jian Rufeng, their eyes can see things more clearly in the dark and can see farther.  So after the fire is extinguished, they can see things that we can't see, so some of them can discover other cave entrances.  After hearing Ming Ya's shouting, we immediately retreated back with Jian Rufeng. Under the leadership of Ming Ya, we discovered the existence of another cave entrance in a recessed place. After lighting up the fire fold, we also discovered the entrance of this cave and the entrance of the cave.  The other caves are different, that is, the cave walls here are smoother than other cave walls.  And at the entrance of the cave, I found a spot that looked like it was blackened by smoke. I touched it with my hands, and then looked through the weak light of the fire drill. Sure enough, there was something black on my hand.  I felt happy, and then said: "Let's go! Go in and have a look." After that, I took the fire seal from Jian Rufenghu and walked in first.  At first, the entrance of the cave could only accommodate one person, but then it gradually became wider, and now the direction of the cave is downward. At the same time, we did not feel the wind blowing in front of us, but we did not feel stuffy.  Approximately how long have we walked?After a few feet, the terrain suddenly became flat, and the entire cave suddenly opened up. It gave me the feeling that we had just walked into a room from a long corridor.  We took a quick look with the faint firelight, and found that this was basically the end, and there was no other way out.  At the same time, we also saw clearly the layout inside, including stone tables and stone beds. It seemed that someone had lived here before, but we didn't know whether this person was the old man.  Originally, I thought we had found a passage for us to sneak in, but unexpectedly we came to such a hole. Apart from being used as a mouse nest, we really don¡¯t know what other uses this hole has.  I looked around the stone room again with the fire seal. After confirming that there was no other exit, I waved my hands to Jian Rufeng and said, "Let's go! It seems that we will return without success today."  "Jian Rufeng nodded, waved his hand, and said: "Go back!" We took two steps, and suddenly there was a crisp crashing sound from the stone wall, as if some metal had hit each other.  "Who is it?" Jian Rufeng roared, and he and Mingya pulled out their weapons.  Then he looked around carefully.  After the metallic sound, a sound of whips being struck on the body came in again, and at the same time there were curses: "I'll beat you to death for being careless, you bitch!" Following the appearance of the whips, there was another sound.  A burst of screams.  It sounded like someone had made some mistake and made the people next to him unhappy, so they beat him up.  "Uncle! Just do it! Just don't fight him. He's young and immature. Just spare him this time!" There was a sound of pleading and a groan at the same time.  But the man didn't seem to have any intention of stopping, and the whip still fell down without listening.  "Okay!" An unhurried voice came in, "Just teach him a lesson. If he is beaten to death, will anyone still do anything?" "Yes!" After this voice, the sound of the whip stopped.  "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!" The person who just begged for mercy said quickly, with pain in his words. It seemed that he had been whipped a lot in order to protect the person who made the mistake.  "Pack your things, everyone get out!" the unhurried voice ordered.  "Yes!" After agreeing neatly, there was no sound. It looked like he was packing his things, but his voice was too low to be heard.  After the sound stopped, I waved my hand and whispered: "Put away the weapon!" Mingya did not answer, but carefully put away his saber, trying not to make a sound.  And I moved my steps carefully and came to the edge of the cave wall. I was extremely happy. I was now almost certain that on the other side of the stone wall, there was probably the warehouse of this gold mine, because according to the clear sound coming from  Degree, I can even tell that this stone wall is not thick.  They didn't know why at first, but they didn't dig more when they were building the vault. If they had dug more, the cave would have been discovered.  And at this moment, I couldn't help but have an idea in my mind. Even if I couldn't grasp the evidence, I might as well be a gentleman in Liang Shang and move all the gold here to him, and then turn it over to the national treasury.  You must know that the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is the biggest broker of selling stolen goods. I don¡¯t think anyone can get the things back if I give them to him. Of course, I still have to keep some hard money for myself.  I put my ear against the wall and could hear the slight metal collision sound coming from the opposite side. It was very clear. After the sound stopped, someone said: "Master Qi, everything has been cleaned up!" "You guys get out.  !" Then there was a burst of chaotic footsteps, and then there was the sound of an iron door closing heavily.  I thought there was no one on the other side, and I was a little disappointed. I was about to take my ears away from the wall, but I didn't expect that someone on the other side said: "Sir!" The voice was that of the person who had been giving orders just now, with a hint of flattery in his tone.  "Hmph! How many times have I told you how to call me, don't you know?" A voice snorted coldly, the voice was low and somewhat hoarse.  "Yes! Yes! The villain understands! It's Master Lin!" "Don't talk about this, how much gold do we have here now?" "For Master Lin, there are about three hundred thousand taels here now, and there is also one hundred silver  Ten thousand taels." "That's right!" There was a hint of joy in the voice, and he said, "Tell the people below to hurry up. The King of Thailand is waiting for this gold, so there must be no mistakes!" "The King of Thailand?" I  I was shocked!  What does the mine here have to do with the King of Thailand?
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