Who Is the Traitor?
Autumn Goose was buried next to her mother's grave. I stayed with Uncle Lin for a few days, cooked for him, and accompanied him for a walk. In a few days, he had aged a lot and was no longer in the mood to do other things. He had also given up the gambling house of the mining department to someone else. I felt guilty and regretful. I had already treated him as my own family and only wanted to do a little filial piety for Yanqiu.
Every day, I would go to Yanqiu's new grave to sit for a while and talk to her silently in my heart. Or he would smoke two cigarettes and reminisce about the details of his time with her.
The setting sun dyed the green mountains red. The mountain wind blew, causing the bamboo forest to rustle. Countless spots of light flickered and jumped on the thick withered bamboo leaves and the new soil of the tomb. I quietly sat in front of the grave and smoked.
Many times, I thought of Autumn Goose's voice and smile on the motorcycle when she went to the old class. She said," There are some things that are related to your company. I'll tell you in detail when I come back.”What was she trying to say? I guess this is probably the matter of the traitor. But why didn't she reveal it to me? At that time, she was in a hurry to go to the class, but no matter how busy she was, she had the time to say a few words.
Bi Min left without saying goodbye…the crystal was stolen…the Wa soldiers tracked me and Qi Tonggao…my cousin went missing…Autumn Goose was killed…the bullet hole in the motorcycle…all of this should be related to the traitor. But who was he? I carefully analyzed and investigated, but I actually couldn't find any clues.
Uncle Lin told Commander Wang about Autumn Goose. Commander Wang said that he would investigate thoroughly, but there was no clue.
A few days later, I bid farewell to Uncle Lin and returned to the company. After a few days, Uncle Lin had aged a lot. Uncle Lin said,""You can go. You have your own things to do. You can't keep accompanying me. I'll take care of myself. There was still no significant progress on that matter. However, Commander Wang has found out that a thin old man in your company who wears glasses often goes to see Ma Shucai's orchids.”
"An old man wearing glasses? " I said," Shen Qiyou and Accountant Liu were the only bespectacled old men in the company. Both of them are thin and small. Who could it be?"
It was already noon when he returned to the company. I went to the kitchen. You and Enz were picking vegetables. Seeing me, Xiao You was pleasantly surprised, but immediately put down her face and glared at me without saying anything. "Aiyo, Big Brother Dabao, you're finally back." Little You and I were just talking about you. He really couldn't say it, as soon as he said it, people would come.”
"What did you say about me?" I looked at Xiao You and smiled." Xiao You, you've been here these days? Didn't you go to Sabah?"
"Humph. What does it have to do with you?" she said, lowering her face.
"Can't I just ask? Aren't we friends?"”
"You know it yourself!" She said with a straight face," Why did you come back? Aren't you going to keep watch?"
I smiled." Why didn't I come back? I'm here to mine." By the way, are there still mines coming out of the tunnel these days?”
" Yes," Little Enz said." I heard that the company is going to open a new hole."”
"Oh right, I met Zhao Yijing in Sabah. He asked about your recent situation and said that he would come to see you soon.”Little You said.
"Is that so?" I'm glad Yoo took notice of me.
A few days later, Zhao Yijing came. There was also a Wa man who came with him. Zhao Yijing said that he was his friend Ke Li Tuo. Kelituo looked to be in his thirties. He was tall and muscular.
Krito smiled and shook our hands."I heard Brother Zhao mention you. He admires your character and martial arts, so we came to do business together.”
"Business? What business? My crystals have been stolen. I have nothing to do.”I said, I thought he was the jade seller introduced by Zhao Yijing.
"It's not that." Zhao Yijing said," Brother Li, I already knew that your crystal was stolen. We came here this time because we wanted to see you. Secondly, I want to ask if you want to go into the jade business with us…"
According to them. You can go to Mengxiu to buy jade and bring it to the Celestial Dynasty to sell it. This was a small capital and a huge profit. It was even more profitable than mining. However, doing this kind of business requires capital and courage. Our company has money, and I have the courage, so I came to ask me out.
I introduced them to Duan Ming and Chen Peng. He didn't expect them to be so interested.
A few days later, the company held an enlarged shareholders 'meeting and invited Zhao Yijing and Ke Li Tuo to participate. At the meeting, the company's recent situation was announced. The ore from Pit No. 2 was sold back to China at 2600 yuan per ton. More than 800 tons had been sold, totaling 2.1 million yuan. There was still more than 1.5 million yuan in the company's account. At the meeting, everyone agreed to resume the fourth pit. After listening to Zhao Yijing's introduction, most of them agreed to take out a portion of the money to do the jade business. It turned out that they more or less knew about the profiteering of the jade business.
At the meeting, it was decided that the company would pay 300,000 yuan and Zhao Yijing would pay 200,000 yuan. They would share the profits and bear the risks. Zhu 'er, Ke Li Tuo, Zhao Yi Jing, and I will go to Meng Xiu to buy jade. The Khritos were employed, and they took ten percent of the profits as a commission. If there was no profit or loss, there would be no point.
When deciding on the candidates, everyone first recommended Qi Tonggao. But cousin stealing the orchids was too much of a blow to him and he's still angry at me. Although I explained this matter to him later, after he thought about it carefully, he no longer thought that it was me who instructed him, but there was always a knot in his heart. He looked at me and said,"Let someone else go." I'm not suitable to work with Da Bao. An accident will happen.”
After choosing for half a day, I finally decided to go with Zhu 'er.
"It's hard, tiring, and dangerous to be in the jade business," Zhu 'er said. I can go, but what about the benefits? Could it be that I went for nothing?"
"How is this a wasted trip? Deputy Manager Zhu, this is for the company. We're all responsible, aren't we? You have to have a little dedication, right? Comrade Bro!" Chen Peng said.
"According to what you're saying, those who are at home are the same as those who are out.”
"Of course it's the same. They're all working for the company. There's only a difference in the division of labor. Am I right?"
"Yes, yes, yes. Then you can go. I'm not going!" Zhu 'er said with a smile.
"You, you, you, how can you…If you don't want to go, then we'll get someone else!”Chen Peng said.
However, he couldn't find anyone. He either couldn't get rid of what he was doing or he didn't want to go. In the end, it was decided that Zhu 'er and I would not receive any salary, but after the business was done, we would be rewarded with 15% of the profits.
Shen Qiyou also wanted to go with us, but everyone said that the mine still needed him. Ke Li Tuo smiled and said,"Shen Gong, this isn't a sightseeing trip. I'm afraid your body can't take it." Moreover, this was very risky. The risks I'm talking about include injuries and deaths. You have to think carefully!”
He dismissed the idea after hearing it.
Zhao Yijing said that he was a geological engineer, but he was a little old. Otherwise, they could go and see the jade together. I told him that he didn't really know much about jade, and that when I picked up the spirit crystal, he thought it was just an ordinary crystal.
"Is there such a thing?" Zhao Yijing said," This is a little strange. I know Shen Gong. He has been to Sabah Zhou's one-eyed shop many times to look at jade. He even talked about a set of jade. How could he not recognize the quality?”
This sentence woke me up! I had thought that he wouldn't know about spirit crystals since they were rare. In that case, if he was pretending not to understand, things would not be simple.
I remembered Uncle Lin's words. So, the bespectacled old man who often visited Ma Shucai could be him. He could be the traitor who stole my crystal, snitched on me, stole the orchids, and killed Autumn Goose? I had always respected him and thought that he was just a skinny elf, an old engineer with superb skills. Did he not know that I had been sleeping in the same room as a sinister and vicious demon?
Everything else could be forgiven, but not anything related to Autumn Goose's death.
One night, when there was only him and me in the bamboo shed, I walked to his bed and stared at him without moving.
Under my gaze, he forced himself to remain calm, but he quickly panicked."D-Dabao, what's the matter?”His voice was clearly trembling.
"You know it in your heart. You'd better say it yourself. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!" I said coldly.
"You, you, you…Don't do it! Fine, I'll tell you, I took your crystal, but Bi Min has already taken it…"
Shen Qiyou told him the truth about the crystal being stolen. It was Bi Min who told him where to hide it. That night, he secretly went to the Black Pool to steal the crystal. That night, he handed it to Bi Min and she gave him 50,000 yuan.
My head exploded…It really was her! The last thing I wanted to happen happened. My fantasy was shattered. She actually lied to me like this. I didn't have any weight in her heart at all.
My heart ached. The shame of being looked down upon and teased by others deeply stimulated me. I stood there motionless...
Perhaps my appearance frightened him, for he said in a trembling voice,"I, I, I had no choice…Da Bao, I'm also a miserable person. I'm much worse off than you. You don't know, I, I only have one son, but he's a drug addict. Everything in the house has been sucked dry by him. After taking drugs, his son and daughter-in-law ran away. His son died, leaving behind a five-year-old grandson. In the winter, the grandfather and grandson slept on the bare bed, hugging each other for warmth. My wife died early, so she let her son do whatever he wanted and raised him up. I didn't expect this outcome. What a sin! I love my grandson very much and want to save some money for his studies. If it weren't for the fact that I had no other choice, I wouldn't have come here. I retired from a company, so I can't rely on my salary…"
He sobbed, bent down, and nodded repeatedly, slapping the bed frame like an old beast that was in its last years and forced into a desperate situation…
"I didn't touch the money, so I'll return it to you. I knew this day would come, so I didn't dare to touch the money.”
He took out a plastic bag from under the mattress and handed it to me.
I didn't answer and asked coldly,"Did you tell Ma Shucai about the orchid?" Autumn Goose's death was caused by you, wasn't it?”
"No, no, no. The orchid has nothing to do with me. Really, I'm not lying to you.”He said eagerly," Really, if I told you, I would admit it. I feel guilty for stealing your crystal. I feel sorry for your respect and concern for me. After receiving 50,000 yuan, his conscience was already blaming him. I will never do anything to hurt you again. Oh right, I was about to tell you something. I've been keeping this in my heart for a long time and have been hesitating whether to tell you or not. Today is just the right day. You have to be wary of Zhu 'er. I feel that the orchid incident was very likely done by him. Because I realized that when you and Qi Tonggao weren't in the company, he wasn't in the company either. I don't know where he went…"
"Are the others here?"
"Yes, I've paid attention and asked. The others are all in the company or doing other things.”
He didn't expect things to turn out like this. Looking at his tears and his crying, it didn't seem like he was lying. If that was the case, he was actually a very unfortunate old man. I thought he was a proud engineer. Thinking of how he and his grandson depended on each other for survival, my heart felt a little sour. I can't stand to see a pitiful child. As long as it had nothing to do with Autumn Goose's death, everything else was fine. He only wanted money."Alright, let's forget about this matter. You can keep this money for your own use. Don't tell anyone about this, especially Zhu 'er!”
"Really? You don't blame me?" He looked at me in surprise." Money? Money too?”
"I believe you're telling the truth. I don't blame you. I'll give you the money. It's not easy for you to come out to work. Use this money to send your grandson to school.”
He was stunned for a moment before he started crying again. He choked and said,"I, I, I'm really sorry. Da Bao, I knew you were a good person. I didn't expect you to be so good. I, I…"
"That's it. Go to sleep and don't take it to heart.”
I went back to my bed and lay down. I felt suffocated and my heart ached. I didn't want the 50,000 yuan because I felt pity. Was my crystal worth that 50,000 yuan? If he wanted it, he would really feel suffocated. I believe that a thousand gold can't buy true love, but can she lose her love for money? My love is worthless. Bi Min and Shi Tianlin really made me sad. I didn't let them down, but they treated me like this. This is really unfair.
Where were they now? What were they doing?
Outside the tent, the moon was high in the sky, the mountain wind was howling, and the forest waves were billowing. I felt exceptionally lonely and sad. I couldn't help but burst into tears. He was like a lonely goose that had nowhere to hide in the wind and rain, licking its wounds alone in a corner.
Autumn Goose must have been this lonely in the other world as well, right?
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