With the crisis averted, Chen Ke breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, saying, "Yuan Chao has always been the best."
As they were talking, the people inside were carried out, with Master Dong being the first to come out.
Overall, he was alright. Although his face was sallow, his clothes were all wet, and his usually high eyebrows and beard were all droopy, he was not unconscious, his eyes were still bright, and he recognized Chen Rou when he was carried out.
The stubborn and unyielding old man gave Chen Rou a thumbs-up before being carried away.
Next came One-Eyed and Weng Hua, both of whom had already fainted.
Next up were Ah Bao and Ah Lang. They were in good physical condition, and as soon as they came out and breathed in the fresh air, they could sit up.
Finally, there's Song Yuanchao, which even Nie Zhao feels a little ashamed of.
His most striking feature was his bald head, and his lips were not only dry and peeling, but also covered in scabs. His hands were also covered in dried mud. He must have gotten addicted to being a bodyguard. As soon as he was helped out, he immediately stood up and stumbled toward Nie Zhao: "Boss, what brings you here?"
Nie Zhao quickly handed him a bottle of mineral water and asked, "Didn't you drink any water just now?"
Extremely thirsty, Song Yuanchao took the water bottle and gulped it down before saying, "It needs to be reinforced immediately."
Nie Zhao asked, "Reinforce what?"
Song Yuanchao didn't have time to drink water because One-Eyed and Weng Hua's pulses had stopped beating. As a soldier, his first priority was to assist his comrades in rescuing the wounded, so he didn't have time to drink water.
But after being dehydrated for 14 hours in the high-temperature cave, he was also extremely thirsty. He gulped down a bottle of water, then took another bottle, but couldn't drink any more. So he simply poured it all over his face before saying, "Reinforce the cave."
He added, "The soil inside has three layers: red, yellow, and black, and... and there are metallurgical tools inside."
Nie Zhao understood: "It's a gold mine inside!"
Actually, a man who is bald, covered in mud, and has dry, bleeding lips can have a unique charm.
Song Yuanchao grabbed another bottle of water, poured it all over his head, and grinned, "That's right!"
He added, "If an explosion had occurred, it would have been very difficult for us to find it again, but it can now be put into use with just a little reinforcement."
There must have been a reason why Ah Ha blew up that passage before leaving.
It was a lucky accident.
He and Chen Rou had originally split up to go find Li Gang, Chen Ke's brother-in-law.
However, he did not find Li Gang. Instead, he ran into Master Dong and One-Eyed's group. They captured several pirates who were trying to escape, followed them into the cave, and killed the pirates inside.
When they reached the fork in the road, an explosion occurred on the road ahead, making it impassable. So they turned back and entered another fork in the road.
Once inside, they found a particularly large mine shaft and metallurgical tools.
This is the bottom of the volcano, the place most likely to produce gold. When Song Yuanchao turned on his flashlight, he saw that the rock wall was red, yellow and black. Geographically speaking, these are the colors of gold ore.
He was naturally very excited at the time and wanted to go out immediately to report the situation to Chen Ke.
But at that moment, he discovered a time bomb in the cave, and the countdown had already begun.
If a mine like this explodes and is buried, it could potentially affect a volcanic eruption, triggering geological activity and making it very difficult to find the gold deposit again.
However, the time bomb was fixed inside the cave and could not be removed.
Song Yuanchao made a decisive decision to stay and defuse the bombs.
Mr. Dong was a man of honor, so he stayed to keep him company.
As a result, they managed to defuse the time bomb inside, but there was another one outside. Just as Song Yuanchao defused the danger, it exploded, burying the entire mine.
Fortunately, Weng Hua had brought Master Dong's water cup with him, so Master Dong was able to drink some water and survive until now.
But the others didn't drink a drop of water; they just boiled it raw.
The reason why Song Yuanchao was in the worst condition, with blood gushing from his mouth and hands, was because he firmly believed that his comrades would come to rescue him, and he was also afraid that the other people would lose their strength. So, from the beginning of shouting for help to later digging holes and knocking, he did it all by himself.
For outsiders, it was just a night and a lunch, but for Song Yuanchao and his group, it was a long journey.
One-Eyed and Weng Hua cried at least a hundred times, crying about their mortgage, crying about their wives and children. Weng Hua also revealed a little secret: that old lecher actually had a concubine.
Ah Bao and Ah Lang told Song Yuanchao their bankbook passwords and said that if he could get out, they would give all their savings to Song Yuanchao.
Master Dong would curse Master Er one minute and then cry about his miserable life the next, almost driving Song Yuanchao crazy with his commotion.
But he persisted because he firmly believed that his comrades would come to his rescue.
At that moment, he actually wanted to share that joy with Chen Rou.
But of course, he could only tell his boss.
He repeated, "Boss, it's a huge gold mine!"
...
This is why Boss Nie didn't hesitate to invest in buying a medium-sized ship when he heard it was available.
The warships he sent were just a small gift; what these international police could find and protect was a huge gold mine!
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