The young man stood at the door and called out to Wen Mengguan several times. Just as he was about to give up, he heard a series of clanging and banging noises from inside.
Wen Chao asked in a hoarse voice, "Who?"
"Captain Shen, Shen Yanming!" the young man said.
"Oh, tell him to wait a moment, I'll be right out!" Wen Chaohui called out, then got up and tidied himself up.
He rubbed his cheeks, then tugged at his hair, and feeling that he was ready, he stepped out of the tent and asked, "Where is he?"
"Over there, they said they have something urgent to discuss with you!" the young man pointed in a direction.
Wen Chao nodded, and without asking anyone to lead him, he walked forward. Seeing Shen Yanming pacing back and forth, he waved and asked, "What's wrong, Yanming?"
Seeing that no one around was paying attention, Shen Yanming lowered his voice and whispered in Wen Chaohui's ear, "My wife and I have found the Black Stone!"
"What? You mean it!" Wen Chaohui exclaimed excitedly. Everyone seemed not to hear him and continued with their own business.
Shen Yanming nodded with certainty: "I'm sure, it's the same kind of black stone we found before. It's dotted with tiny dots, and it looks so beautiful in the sunlight."
Wen Chaohui had no doubts and excitedly grabbed his hand, asking, "How big is it?"
Before he could answer, she exclaimed, "You're so lucky! Hua Zi and I searched all night with our men and couldn't find a single hair, but we actually found your whole family of four!"
Shen Yanming smiled modestly: "I just happened to guess the right direction. That rock is huge, much bigger than the one we found before. About the size of a bathtub!"
Wen Chaohui's eyes lit up. This place is huge! Even if the capital takes half, the rest will be enough for the research institute to run wild!
"However, that rock wasn't intact; it broke into many pieces. It might be because the rock was too large, or perhaps the impact was too strong, so..."
"It doesn't matter, as long as it's that kind of stone. Wait a moment, I'll arrange for someone to go and get it. You lead the way." Wen Chaohui's expression was serious: "Hurry up, we should be back by noon. I'm afraid something might go wrong if we're too slow."
Shen Yanming smiled and said, "It's alright, my wife, son, and daughter are watching over us."
Wen Chaohui glared at Shen Yanming, his face full of disappointment, and said, "You really trust me!"
"Hehe, my wife is quite strong. Besides, there aren't many large wild animals in the mountains now. As long as no one deliberately causes trouble, the three of them will be fine."
Aren't you afraid someone might actually try to sabotage you?
"I'm not stupid. Of course I made sure no one was following me or hiding in the shadows before I left."
Wen Chaohui choked for a moment and didn't argue with him anymore. He had someone call Liang Huaxin and Ye Wengui, and then, along with Jiang Shulian and Su Sibin, the group pushed a cart and followed Shen Yanming into the mountains.
Two hours later, we finally arrived at our destination.
When Bi Qiaoan saw Shen Yanming arrive with his men, she quickly stood up and greeted everyone with a smile.
Wen Chaohui glanced at the black stone by the fire and was overjoyed.
It's so big! Could this be considered a lost treasure found again? He wanted to go up and hug the big black stone and kiss it, but with so many people watching, he was too embarrassed.
"Oh, Xiao Bi, you've worked so hard!" Wen Chaohui's tone was gentler than ever before.
Bi Qiaoan was somewhat flattered and quickly waved her hands, saying, "No, no, I'm just sitting here, it's not hard at all."
"Helping us guard the mysterious black stone is an immense favor."
After Wen Chao finished speaking, he came over to warm himself by the fire: "Seeing these things calms me down. You have no idea how much I regretted giving that stone to the capital. Now, thankfully, I've finally found another one. I'm so happy to have it back, I could cry tears of joy!"
Seeing how down-to-earth Wen Mengguan was, Bi Qiaoan couldn't help but laugh.
She nodded: "This time the volume is several times that of the last one. Our city is going to be rich."
"Yes, at least we have enough research materials. Although we don't know what they'll be used for, there's no doubt they're definitely good stuff."
When he was in a good mood, Wen Chao spoke with a hint of pride.
"Alright, let's hurry up and move the stuff back."
Wen Chaohui nodded and beckoned everyone to come and move the stones.
Shen Yanming cleaned up the traces so well that no one suspected that several pieces were missing from this area.
This black stone is very large; even if it breaks into several pieces, each piece is still the size of a washbasin.
The stone is extremely dense; even three or five guards might not be able to move it.
In order to transport the stones back smoothly, everyone used their ingenuity to move them onto the cart using the lever principle.
With the wheels helping, it saved a lot of effort.
One guard pulled forward, and several guards pushed from behind. It didn't take much effort for the car to move.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan saw some black stones the size of soybeans on the ground and quickly squatted down to pick them up.
They picked up a small handful and handed it to Wen Chaohui. Wen Chaohui waved his hand, indicating that they should put it away.
Although we don't know what this thing is for, it was found by the couple after all.
The main body has already been swallowed up by the base, and there are no supplies left to reward them.
After thinking about it, Wen Chaohui decided to give these "scumbags" to the other party as a reward.
The couple thanked them and, with An'an and Nuannuan, picked up even more happily, not even letting go of those tiny grains of rice.
Wen Chao felt embarrassed and realized he had gone a bit too far.
Someone gave him such a large piece of black stone, and he actually only gave them a handful of "black beans"!
But thinking of the empty warehouse at the base, he suppressed his guilt.
Not long after, Wen Chao learned of the Black Stone's incredible abilities and was once again heartbroken and wanted to cry.
That couple was incredibly lucky; they seemed to get rich from everything they picked up! The black bean he paid little attention to turned out to be worth a fortune.
Of course, it's still worthless trash right now!
After Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan picked up all the small particles they could find on the ground, they realized that the group had already gone far away.
The couple quickly extinguished the fire and, after confirming it was safe, gave chase. Fortunately, the cart was carrying stones, so it wasn't moving very fast. The couple caught up after fifteen minutes.
The group chatted and laughed as they returned to the base. After the items were stored, Wen Chao sent everyone away and then hugged the large black stone affectionately for a while. Only after a long time did he reluctantly take a brick-sized piece and hand it to the researchers.
He also instructed everyone to keep the matter of Blackstone a secret and not to speak of it casually.
Although everyone didn't quite understand why, they all carried it out subconsciously.
So the Blackstone affair was shelved, and over time everyone forgot about it.
After returning home, Shen Yanming rested for a while, ate a meal, and then went to help Zhang Heping and Ji Kangyong dig a cave.
The two men even asked him, "Why are you so late today?"
Shen Yanming just smiled and said he was too tired yesterday and overslept, without mentioning Black Stone at all.
Zhang Heping and Ji Kangyong both realized he was making excuses, but neither of them were the type to meddle, so they nodded and continued working.
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