Zhou Tong's group of four began to investigate the mine's vicinity according to the five elements and eight trigrams. As the sun rose, the thick fog also gradually dispersed.
"Young master, why don't you come with me and bring my donkey over?”
"Lord Myna, don't let your donkey suffer with you. There's no such thing as riding a donkey on a mountain road.”
"Aiyo, I miss my donkey so much. Do you think the donkey will be taken away by others?”
"What's wrong? Was Lord Myna worried that Lord Zeng was a servant? Don't worry, if you lose it, Lord Zeng will definitely compensate you.”
Zhou Tong and Lord Eight were chatting when they suddenly discovered a figure. They immediately had everyone stop talking, then pointed in the direction where the figure had just appeared.
But when the others looked in the direction Zhou Tong had pointed, he had disappeared.
"Are you sure?"
"Absolutely. There was definitely a person there just now. Let's follow him and not make a sound.”
Because of the previous incident, the four of them decided to go over quietly to prevent the other party from taking poison and committing suicide.
Zhou Tong led the three of them, carefully following that person. In the end, the four of them followed him all the way until they arrived at a small village at the foot of the mine.
"This person is so familiar with the environment here. He might have some unexpected gains.”
With that said, Zhou Tong's entire body was like a monkey, holding onto the beam of the roof and somersaulting up, observing the movements of the people in front of him from the roof.
Zhou Tong's group followed the figure in front of them to a remote location.
"Looks like this should be his home. Do you want to go in?”
"Go in and take a look at this.”
Lord Zeng said as he placed a Luoyang shovel in front of Zhou Tong.
"Luoyang shovel, could this person be a grave robber?”
"I don't think so. This person's skills are ordinary, his waist and legs are weak, and he's relatively careless. Moreover, compared to whether this person is a grave robber, I'm more concerned about where these things were found.”
Lord Zeng's analysis was reasonable. The few of them exchanged their opinions and prepared to go in and investigate.
The four of them pushed open the door and entered. They found a room full of backpacks, military water bottles, and Luoyang shovels.
When the little old man in the room saw that someone had barged in, he asked in a panic,
"Who are you? What are you doing at my house?"
However, no one paid attention to him. Lord Zeng picked up a Luoyang shovel and weighed it with his hand.
"This is better than mine. It's all made of pig iron. Tsk tsk, how rare.”
"This master... It's just a shovel. It's used to check if the grain has moldy. I used to work in the granary of this village. This is my food.”
"Oh? A guy who eats? Why are there so many of them? Do you know how much each of them costs? Do you know what this thing is for? Do you know who I am?"
Lord Zeng immediately asked three questions, which stunned the little old man. He immediately knelt on the ground and cried,
"Sir, I really don't know anything. Really, I'm just a little old man.”
"We haven't asked you yet. Why don't you know anything? Lord Zeng, there must be something wrong with this person. Why don't we capture him back to Sand City and interrogate him properly?”
"Don't... This old man is most afraid of being seen by the government. Masters, if you want to know anything, just ask. As long as you don't see the government, everything is fine.”
Zhou Tong pulled Lord Zeng to the side and whispered,
"Lord Zeng, there is definitely something wrong with this person, and it is not a small problem. I think we can find some clues on him.”
"Moreover, look at these tools. They are all of excellent quality. They don't look like they were forged by blacksmiths one by one. They look more like they were mass-produced using molds. The origin of these tools might be the clue we are looking for.”
"Second Young Master, do you have any good ideas?”
Zhou Tong chuckled. He glanced at the little old man and said to Lord Zeng,
"Leave the rest to me. Don't worry, I'll definitely get some useful information.”
"Sir, let me ask you something. Where did you find these tools? A mine or something?"
"Master, don't you already know? I found these things in the mine.”
"Does that mean you can enter the mine? And have your own connections?"
"I... Sigh, yes, I can go in, but the mine is too dangerous. I only dare to wander outside.”
"Sir, you're being dishonest. This thing won't appear in the periphery of the mine.”
Zhou Tong picked up a Luoyang shovel and weighed it in his hand, then said to the little old man.
"Sir, I don't know what you're talking about. I found these things outside the mine.”
"Oh? How about this, Sir System, I won't make things difficult for you. Take us to the outskirts of the mine. As long as we can find ten shovels like this outside the mine, I'll let you go. How about it?”
"Master, I've already picked up all the ones outside the mine. Look, there are already so many in the house. How can there be ten more?”
"So, you were lying to me just now? Lord Zeng, arrest him. I suspect that this person is working with the Japanese to conduct human experiments on the people of Sand City.”
Zhou Tong's words caused the little old man to tremble in fear. He hurriedly hugged Zhou Tong's thigh and said,
"Master, master, I'll talk, I'll talk. I lied just now. I was lying just now.”
"I found these things in the mine, not around the mine.”
"Beneath the mine? Does that mean you can enter the mine?"
"Yes, our family has been miners here for generations. It started when we took it back in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, my father and grandfather both went into the mines.”
"Fifty years ago, my father was."
"We didn't ask you to say these things. We just want to know if you know the entrance to the mine.”
"Yes, I know, but that place was bombed by the Japanese, so...”
"The Japanese exploded? Old Master, don't talk nonsense. When I came here, I saw you holding a shovel like this. Moreover, we followed you from the mine. Don't tell me you thought we didn't see anything!”
"This... Master, since you all know, just ask me whatever you want to ask. I'll definitely answer everything.”
Zhou Tong looked at Lord Zeng, who nodded and asked,
"Yes, Old Master, have you seen that train before?”
"Train? Oh, the train was driven out when the mine was blown up. Gentlemen, I'm just trying to make a living.”
"I really don't know anything!”
"Old Master, don't be nervous. Do you know who's in that train?”
"That train is filled with Japanese people. Don't you know what the Japanese have done to our land?”
"Sir, I don't understand what you're saying. I've never seen a Japanese before.”
In the face of the little old man's stubbornness, Lord Zeng directly made his words clear.
"I've already checked. The people on the train are Japanese, and they died in the same way as these people.”
"You knew that there was something wrong with the Japanese, but you didn't report it. How dare you!”
Lord Zeng's words were indeed effective. The little old man looked conflicted, indicating that Lord Zeng's words had touched the little old man deeply.
"Sir, I'm already so old. I can't tell who's Chinese and who's Japanese!”
By now, the little old man's psychological defense had already been crushed by this sentence.
"It's not important that you can't tell. What's important is that you know which mine it is!”
"Take us there and make up for our mistakes. At the very least, after you die, your descendants won't point at your grave and call you a traitor.”
"Gentlemen, it's not that I don't want to bring you there, but the mine cave has long collapsed. No one can enter now!”
Zhou Tong clapped his hands and stood up from the corpse. He said to the little old man,
"Old man, you dare to take the things in the courtyard. I don't believe that you're not curious about the things in the mine.”
"The Lord in front of you is not a patient person. Old Master, if you don't explain it now, no one can guarantee what Lord Zeng will do later.”
The little old man gave Zhou Tong a meaningful glance.
"This master is not simple. I didn't expect him to be able to hide it from you. Let's go, I'll bring you there!”
After the little old man finished speaking, he lowered his hand from his head. Although he was still somewhat afraid, he still led Zhou Tong and the others to search for the entrance to the mine.
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