Lu Shiyan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then he asked some more important questions.
He asked questions that the two of them knew the answers to, but not those that they did not. They answered truthfully to the questions they knew the answers to.
Lu Shiyan mentally estimated the time and felt that he could not delay any longer.
So he said to the two of them, "I'm leaving now. I'll release all the detained workers in a little while. I advise you two old folks to take advantage of the chaos and leave together. If you stay, I'm afraid the anger from above will be directed at you."
The key point is that, in addition to the imprisoned workers, they also took weapons and iron from the warehouse.
Adding to the losses from the ore deposits on another mountain and the destroyed mine shafts, Prince Rui suffered heavy losses this time.
With such a huge loss, not only will the artisans whose families are in their hands be punished, but even the soldiers responsible for guarding them will be punished.
Both of them showed surprise upon hearing Lu Shiyan's words. After the initial surprise, a look of hesitation and struggle appeared on their faces.
They certainly wanted to escape, but the thought of their families being held in Prince Rui's hands made them hesitate.
Lu Shiyan didn't have time to wait for them to hesitate and struggle to come to a conclusion. After reminding the two of them, he found Jiang Tangtang and left with her.
Lu Shiyan had just told Jiang Tangtang to hide in a secluded spot, and he would come to find her after he finished his work.
The place where she was hiding happened to have quite a few tools. Jiang Tangtang didn't hesitate to put all the tools into her spatial storage.
After finishing her work, she noticed that the two people who came were completely absorbed in their conversation with Lu Shiyan and hadn't noticed that there was another person there, so she started having other ideas.
Finally, she quietly slipped out and took all the tools closest to her into her spatial storage.
Although I didn't take everything out of the warehouse like I did, I took almost everything.
Jiang Tangtang followed Lu Shiyan with great satisfaction.
But seeing the woman who suddenly appeared, and the speed at which Lu Shiyan left with Jiang Tangtang, which was so fast that it seemed like they were seeing things, Ge Ming and Wang Tieli both widened their eyes.
By now, the two had figured out where the fire on the other hill came from.
Ge Ming said, "That young man is really amazing. Old Wang, do you think we really have a chance this time?"
"Should we run away too? He's so capable, he'll definitely find our family."
Wang Tieli's eyes also held a hint of hope, "I hope that young man really helps us and rescues our family members! Let's wait and see. I don't have many years left to live, and I just want to spend my last few years with my poor grandchildren."
Ge Ming said worriedly, "But if we don't leave, we'll definitely be implicated. Even if he finds the person, we'll be killed too."
But if we leave, what if they start targeting their family members now?
The two hesitated back and forth, feeling that nothing seemed right.
On the other side, Jiang Tangtang was also filled with worry, "They stayed here because of their families, will they betray us because of their families?"
Lu Shiyan said, "It shouldn't be. We are their only chance."
Jiang Tangtang said, "But what if they kidnap their family members and threaten them in front of them?"
Lu Shiyan said, "So we need to hurry and not give them this chance."
Jiang Tangtang frowned and thought for a moment, "You plan to go and rescue their family now?"
Just then, a guard spotted the two and shouted, "Who goes there?"
Lu Shiyan swiftly dealt with the guard and still had the mind to answer Jiang Tangtang, "Smart."
Jiang Tangtang, nestled in his arms, watched him take down the guard with one hand and thought he was incredibly cool.
At that moment, a lot of pink bubbles popped into her head, which was very inappropriate.
But seeing the guards drawn by the exclamations, she quickly shook off the useless thoughts in her head, "Someone else is coming, be careful."
In just a short while, Lu Shiyan had dealt with all the guards who had rushed over after hearing the commotion.
Jiang Tangtang gave him a thumbs up in her mind and then asked, "So what should we do next?"
Lu Shiyan was slightly out of breath. "Let's finish what needs to be done here first, then go find Yan Mulin and interrogate him to find out the addresses of the artisans' families who are being held."
Even before the operation began, he had arranged for people to cause trouble and attract Prince Rui's attention.
He probably doesn't have the energy to focus on this area for the time being.
The commotion here would soon alert the guards who remained, and Jiang Tangtang felt a sense of urgency. "Then let's hurry."
Lu Shiyan hummed in agreement. "I'll take you to Black Eagle's place first."
This time, Jiang Tangtang did not object.
She knew she wasn't strong enough; if she went along, she wouldn't be of any help, and he would have to spend his time taking care of her.
It wasn't to put things into the space; he would definitely be more efficient if he acted alone.
Jiang Tangtang and the black eagle hid in the woods and soon heard shouts of killing and noisy footsteps.
Judging from the sounds, she could tell that Lu Shiyan had released the workers who were being held captive inside, which led to a conflict with the guards.
Jiang Tangtang climbed onto the black eagle's back, hugged its neck, and said, "Quickly, take me flying, let's go see what's going on."
The idea of using black eagles as transportation was initially terrifying, but now it's incredibly appealing.
Although it smelled good, she was still a little scared and always clung tightly to the black eagle's neck.
The black eagle looked down on her incompetent yet playful behavior, turned its head and rolled its eyes at her before flapping its wings and flying away.
Jiang Tangtang was already used to the eagle's occasional attitude of treating her mortals as utterly insignificant, and she no longer cared about it at all. As the black eagle flew, she soon had a clear view of the situation below.
Countless men dressed in tattered clothes poured out of the houses. Some rushed towards the foot of the mountain, while others picked up weapons from the ground and fought desperately alongside the guards.
The scene below was chaotic, but Jiang Tangtang was no longer worried after realizing that Lu Shiyan was handling everything with ease.
While Lu Shiyan was fighting with the guards left behind, Yan Mulin also arrived at the black mine with his men.
Seeing that all the buildings in the mine were engulfed in flames, and that neither the mine manager nor the workers were to be found, and that the mine shafts had been destroyed, he was so enraged that veins throbbed on his forehead, and he angrily berated his men:
"What are you all doing? Such a big thing happened here, how come you didn't notice at all?"
The people below didn't dare to utter a sound even after being scolded. Some tried to put out the fire, but they couldn't find any tools to do so.
In the end, all that could be done was let the fire burn it to ashes.
After venting his anger by cursing for a while, Yan Mulin calmed down and ordered his men to search the vicinity.
Fei Hu and his men had already taken a shortcut and fled. He only sent people to search now, so how could they possibly find anything?
In the end, naturally, no one was found.
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