Chapter 75 It’s Not Negotiable

Yinzhe looked straight ahead, as cold and calm as usual, yet there was also an unquestionable determination hidden in his eyes.

"Sixth Prince, yes."

Qin Zhaoyue waved his hand without thinking, "I can't do it. If you don't want to tell me, you can lie in the grave with the secret."

Zhao Qingshan: ...

Well... there's no need to be so absolute, and it's not impossible to discuss...

At this moment, a man walked in from outside the door. It was Constable Jiang Mingyuan.

Although the dagger did not hit the vital part, it did cause an injury.

I was caught in the rain and had the experience of sleeping underground, so I just applied medicine and bandage next door and changed into clean clothes before rushing over.

"Constable Jiang!"

Zhao Qingshan was so excited as if he was looking at a relative. The atmosphere in the room was really too solemn, and it would be easier to talk to someone he knew.

Jiang Mingyuan clasped his fists and saluted before looking at the other party, "Qingshan, it has come to this, what choice do you have?

It's better to be straightforward. I believe that Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Xuanji Guards will definitely keep their promise."

Uh-huh!

Zhao Qingshan looked eagerly towards the door, waiting for the fulfillment of a promise.

More than ten breaths passed and no one spoke.

Are you kidding? Qin Zhaoyue would never make a promise casually.

It’s okay that it’s something her eldest sister asked her to do and it’s related to disaster relief, but iron ore and the like have nothing to do with her.

If you don't have the skills, don't take on the job. Even if you do have the skills, don't take on the job.

What happens if you do a good job? You may not get a promotion or a raise, but you will most likely get more work.

Yes, she has wrong values, is not ambitious, and is a slacker, but... that's just how she is.

Yinzhe's veil rose and fell slightly, which was a very strong emotional fluctuation for her.

"Is it enough that the Xuanji Guards have given their promise and Her Highness the Sixth Princess has witnessed it?"

Yaoguang almost dropped his jaw in shock, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

Her chieftain had given in? Just... gave in?

Qin Zhaoyue curled her lips. Being a witness was fine. She was just a tool, and she was familiar with this job.

Zhao Qingshan didn't even dare to stumble this time, "Okay, I promise!"

The answer was so crisp because he had a strong intuition: this was the best result.

The eldest princess would definitely not be able to return for a while, and the sixth princess had no intention of intervening. If the argument continued, she might not even have the "witness" anymore.

"I can immediately begin translating the secret documents and implore you to go down to the mines and rescue my father."

Yinzhe finally withdrew his gaze after hearing this, as if it was a signal to stop the fight, and Qin Zhaoyue also went back to sit at the top.

"Your father was in the mine when the flood occurred. It has been more than 20 days now."

Is the word "rescue" a bit inappropriate? Perhaps "bury" is more appropriate.

Zhao Qingshan clenched his fists. He knew how outrageous this sounded.

He begged the organization for help many times, but no one paid any attention to him and just thought he was crazy.

The mine is so deep and filled with floods. How could he still be alive after more than 20 days?

"Invisible mine!" Zhao Qingshan only believed what his father mentioned.

"My father occasionally stayed out all night, and I originally thought he was out drinking and gambling, but it was only recently that he revealed some information to me.

Now that I think about it, it was hinting at illegal iron ore mining.

Since we will be staying overnight in the mine, would you prepare some food and water?

Is it possible that the illegal mining tunnels are located in higher ground and not flooded?"

Yinzhe pondered, although this was Zhao Qingshan's earnest hope, it did make some sense.

If Zhao Hengjiang were still alive, his value would naturally be higher than a secret file.

"You can go down into the mines, but you need a map."

Chiyan County has been developed for two generations, and the tunnels are intricate.

New, old, closed, collapsed, if you don’t have a familiar veteran to lead the way, you will probably get lost once you enter, let alone find any “invisible” tunnels.

"Yes, I have a map here!"

As he spoke, Zhao Qingshan quickly took out his secret file. When he peeled off the outer layer of oil paper, he found a book inside.

The first dozen or so pages are filled with dense numbers, while most of the rest of the book is filled with various lines.

"Here, the map."

Qin Zhaoyue put his hands in his pockets and leaned over to take a look.

Nodded, well, it has nothing to do with the map.

Some pages have only a few lines, some have more, and some even have circles and crosses marked on them.

Where is the map? It looks like a child's graffiti.

Yinzhe's forehead twitched again. After working in intelligence for so many years, she admitted that she hadn't noticed it either.

"You said this is a map?"

"Yes, it's very simple, you can learn it in no time."

After his story, everyone finally understood why this was a map.

Anything on one page means that the mine tunnels are almost on the same level.

Simply opening to the next page means that there has been a relatively large fluctuation in height.

If the line at the bottom of the next page is pointing to the left, it means going up, and if it is pointing to the right, it means going down.

Most of the booklet is filled with this.

The corners of Qin Zhaoyue's mouth twitched. Wow, it's a three-dimensional spatial map.

I couldn't help but ask, "Who did your father learn this map-making skill from?"

"No one, my dad created it."

Qin Zhaoyue gave him a thumbs up, what a talented person.

Yinzhe took the booklet and tore off most of the back part without hesitation.

After the recording rules were explained, it was quite easy to understand.

However, the underground tunnel is definitely not that simple, not to mention that it is filled with a large amount of water.

The support from Xuanjiwei has not arrived yet. Now she is the only one in the Divine Martial Realm, so it is impossible for her to go down to the mine and she can only leave it to her subordinates.

So she needed to write down the route first so that she could have a backup plan if anything unexpected happened.

"I'll send someone down to the mine later. I'll translate now."

Zhao Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the promise. "Sure, but the translation requires a book."

In fact, everyone present had thought of this point. The meaning of the numbers is nothing more than the page number, line number, and word number.

Anyone can guess, but the key issue is the original copy. No one knows which book they are using.

Zhao Qingshan did not hesitate any longer and directly announced the title of the book: "Rouge Tiger".

Qin Zhaoyue didn't understand what was going on, but everyone else in the room looked as if they understood.

"Rouge Tiger" is a vernacular novel that tells the story of a female escort traveling around the world. It has been published for more than ten years and is quite well-known among the people.

"For the sake of secrecy, I didn't bring the book with me. Could you help me find a copy?"

Although it is a common storybook, where can I find it in the middle of the night?

At this time, Sui Mo suddenly asked, "Which version?"

"Popular version."

Sui Mo breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was correct.

Qin Zhaoyue was surprised, "You really have it."

"Your Highness has forgotten that before leaving the capital you were reading storybooks. Taoyao then packed a basket of books and placed it on the last carriage."

Qin Zhaoyue remembered it, but she read the storybooks to make money and see what was popular in this world.

She had so many online novels in her mind that she naturally looked down on those storybooks. She just flipped through them casually, so she didn't have any impression of them.

Sui Mo bowed and left quickly, and soon brought back the book "Rouge Tiger".

"Look, but this one?"

Zhao Qingshan flipped through the pages, mainly reading the last one or two words on each page.

"Yes, that's it. I'll translate it right away..."