Chapter 101 Saving the Miners
Sure enough, footsteps were heard outside again. It was the same guard who moved back and forth five times before he stopped coming.
Zhu Mingqing left only after he felt the time was about right.
"Qingqing, everyone in that room is asleep." The little world spirit pointed towards the northwest.
Zhu Mingqing nodded, only to see that the two guards at the mine gate were gone. She asked again, "Are there any guards left in the mine?"
The little world spirit nodded: "Yes, my dear, please be careful."
When Zhu Mingqing stepped into the passage, the light in front of him became dim, but fortunately there were torches on both sides so he could see the direction clearly.
She walked slowly inside.
The sharp rebuke came from far away and gradually echoed in my ears.
Zhu Mingqing also stopped and his expression gradually turned cold.
I saw two guards, holding whips in their hands, beating a thin boy.
The others who were crawling on the ground were trembling and did not dare to resist.
The person next to him quickly finished his lunch, picked up the tools beside him, and started working.
From a distance, there were about twenty or thirty people.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Mingqing was extremely certain that this copper mine had definitely not been reported to the court.
Otherwise these guards would not take human lives so lightly.
The people were not afraid and dared not say a word.
"Why are you glaring at me? I'll cut you to pieces with one knife!" One of the guards was not satisfied and hit him hard again.
There were countless whip marks on the boy's body, but he was still conscious, and his wolf-like eyes were staring at the man in front of him.
"Hey, you still dare to stare at me!" The guard put away his whip, picked up a dagger from his waist, and put it to the boy's face. "If you don't want these eyes, I'll dig them out for you!"
The sharp tip of the knife was only an inch away from his eyeball, but the young man didn't even blink. He gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Kill me if you have the guts."
Otherwise, one day, I will chop off your hands to avenge my grandfather.
"Boy, you have guts! I'd like to see if you're still that stubborn even if you become blind!" The guard laughed and shouted to the people around him, "Stop right there! Open your eyes and see clearly! This is the consequence for disobeying!"
Today he is going to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Another guard was also standing nearby watching the fun, with a smile on his face, as if the person in front of him was not a human but a lowly beast.
The dagger was raised high and the tip of the blade fell quickly.
A cold light flashed, followed by a "ding" sound.
The guard felt a pain in his wrist and let go of the dagger.
Seeing the dagger sliding towards his face, the boy reacted very quickly and rolled to the side.
"Who?!" the guard shouted and looked behind him, but just as he turned around, a stone hit him right in the temple. He closed his eyes and fell down.
The other guard immediately drew his sword, but suffered the same fate as the previous one.
This scene shocked everyone in the cave.
Everyone looked at the man in guard uniform with horror.
What happened? Why are they fighting each other?
The young man quickly picked up the dagger and stabbed it into the heart of the person who had just whipped him.
He pulled out his sword and stabbed it in again three times, but he was still not satisfied, so he stomped off the man's right hand.
Exhausted all my strength.
Looking at the bloody scene in front of him, the boy leaned against the wall and vomited.
The others retreated, knelt on the ground in fear, and begged for mercy.
Zhu Mingqing came to the young man. He looked about the same age as Luo Huai, with sharp features and eyes like a wolf cub. He was also missing a little finger on his left hand.
The young man was not afraid at all. Instead, he looked like he was ready to beat or kill you.
I can avenge my grandfather before I die, and I will die without regrets!
Zhu Mingqing's eyes left the young man and fell on the trembling people opposite.
It was unknown how long these people had been imprisoned. Some of them had dazed expressions and were just mechanically digging the mines.
They are just ordinary people, and they have ended up in this situation because of the Liang family's selfish thoughts.
Zhu Mingqing felt compassion and said softly, "Don't be afraid. Just stay here. I'm here to save you."
Everyone looked over in disbelief.
Zhu Mingqing pointed at the two guards on the ground and said, "Hide them first. If any officials come, continue your work as usual. Once I have arranged everything outside, I will come and take you out."
Some people wanted to ask something, but she raised her hand to interrupt them: "If you want to survive, everything will remain the same."
After seeing the man leave, the people trapped in the mine opened their eyes wide. If it weren't for the two corpses on the ground, they would have thought they were dreaming.
Some people didn't believe that the man would come to save them, so they were imprisoned here for as long as five or six years, or as short as a few months.
Almost everyone has decided to leave.
But unexpectedly, on such an ordinary afternoon, someone said they wanted to take them away.
Not daring to hold out too high hopes, they all fell silent again and started mining.
After Zhu Mingqing walked out of the cave, he locked the door again.
First stop, northwest corner, check if those people are really drunk.
Zhu Mingqing went to the main hall first and saw a group of drunks lying on the ground. He kicked them, but they didn't wake up.
She looked around and her eyes fell on the middle-aged man in the main seat. If she guessed correctly, this should be the second in command.
After making sure that everyone was unconscious, she prepared to go out and deal with the guards outside.
"Qingqing, there's a lot of stuff in the second room at the back," the little world spirit suddenly said. "The key should be with the second in command."
Zhu Mingqing took a look and, as expected, pulled off a bunch of keys from his waist.
Next, we need to deal with the guards outside.
There are probably more than a hundred people, which is not a small number.
After much deliberation, Zhu Mingqing decided to fight quickly and decisively.
She took the wine to the guards' residence in the southwest corner. It was lunchtime, and the table was filled with rich dishes, mostly meat. Everyone's mouths were covered in oil.
Zhu Mingqing came over with the wine in his hand and said in a low voice, "This is the wine given by the Second In Command. Brothers, you must have a drink."
In fact, drinking is strictly prohibited in the village, but the second in command was happy today and took the lead in drinking, and these people became a lot bolder.
Moreover, the second-in-command’s wine is not ordinary. I heard that it was sent from the capital.
These people became more and more excited.
Zhu Mingqing had a smile on his face, spoke compliments, and poured wine for these people.
After finishing this house, go to another one.
Another half hour passed. Zhu Mingqing had almost emptied the wine cellar and his old waist was almost broken before he finally captured the man.
There were not many guards outside, and there were two guards at the gate of the village. They raised their swords and chopped the man unconscious.
"Qingqing, no one is awake." The little world spirit said after taking a look around.
Zhu Mingqing clapped his hands, took a deep breath, and then went straight to the second room in the backyard in the northwest corner.
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