Seven years ago, in the mining area in the eastern suburbs of Luoyan City.

The phone in the duty room rang.

"What? They dug a copper door down there. What nonsense are you talking about? Are you drunk? I've told you guys so many times not to go down the well if you're drunk, but you ignored me. If something happens because of drinking horse urine, we'll all go to jail."

The mine manager slammed the phone down, put on his clothes, and angrily called others to the mine entrance.

Not far away, the doorman was drinking with someone.

"Lao Lin, did you see that? That's the manager of our mining area. If you want to work here, you have to find him. It's no use looking for me. I'm just a gatekeeper like you. However, I have more money here, much better than the gatekeeper in your community." An old man took a sip of the best sorghum liquor with a show-off look.

Across from him, Old Lin, the eldest of the Lin family, chuckled and pointed to the paper-wrapped pig head on the small table and said, "I'm the one who knows you best, Old Sun. We were brothers in the same camp back then. You have to pay more attention to this matter. Come, have a bite. It's top-quality head meat, chewy and fragrant!"

"Okay, I'll ask a few questions for you, but I can't guarantee whether it will work or not. You know I'm an honest person. So, wait here for me, and leave me a few bites of this meat."

"Haha, don't worry, I'll keep them all for you."

Uncle Lin looked at Old Man Sun coming to ask him questions with a smile on his face. After the other party left, he didn't use chopsticks, but directly picked up a large piece of pork head with two fingers and stuffed it into his mouth.

Add a few fried peanuts and a sip of wine, and the taste is indescribable.

After a while, Old Sun came back with a dark face.

When Mr. Lin saw it, his heart sank and he thought to himself that this was a failure.

"Old Sun, what's going on?"

"Fuck his grandma, don't mention it. Today I ran into trouble. There was an accident in the mine. Someone dug out a bronze door downstairs. But after the report was made, there was no news from downstairs. The manager sent people downstairs to check, but the people who came to check didn't come up either. It seems like something has happened." Old Sun looked unhappy.

"Well, did you mention my matter?"

"Hey, when I heard something had happened, I didn't dare to mention it. If I mention it now, I'll just ask for trouble. How about this, you wait a few days, and when this matter is over, I'll ask for you."

When Mr. Lin heard this, he felt helpless.

But he was a person who loved to watch the fun, and when he heard that such a bizarre thing had happened in the mine, the hearts of the onlookers immediately became excited.

It is not a rare thing to dig out a bronze door from the ground.

"Old Sun, I'm staying here to see what's new. Don't chase me away. If you chase me away, I'll take away all the wine and meat."

"Well, then, all right, you just stay in the gatehouse and don't come out."

"Don't worry, there's wine and meat here, I won't go out."

Uncle Lin agreed readily, but after thinking about today's excitement, he felt that he really shouldn't have watched it.

The cost is too high.

Just for fun, you end up losing your life.

Afterwards, we saw a lot of people running in and out. The entire mining area was blocked off. People outside were from the mine security team, who were all the mine owner’s close confidants.

This time, Mr. Lin couldn’t leave even if he wanted to.

As soon as I went out, I was discovered and had to continue hiding.

Old Sun told Uncle Lin that the mine below was more than 500 meters deep.

Uncle Lin was also surprised when he thought about the distance.

If placed on the ground, five hundred meters is not a long distance, but if it is vertically downwards, it would be amazing.

If something happens down there, there's really no one to turn to, and you can only hope for the best.

"But how could there be a bronze door and an ancient tomb in that place?" Old Sun was also in disbelief and could only use his own insights and knowledge to speculate the truth of the matter.

"Ancient tomb? Whose ancient tomb can be dug so deep? I think it must be nonsense. I guess someone is talking nonsense." Uncle Lin didn't believe it at all.

The two of them stayed in the gatehouse, drinking, eating meat and chatting.

Later, the meat was all gone and the peanuts were gone, so we started drinking.

The wine is gone, so we just chat.

When it was getting dark, there was movement from the direction of the mine entrance and many people came out from there. Old Sun asked Uncle Lin not to come out and he ran out to see what was going on.

Uncle Lin couldn't stand the loneliness either, so he secretly looked out through the window.

There happened to be several people outside, running over there carrying a stretcher.

The stretcher was covered with coal slag and everyone was covered in dust.

It looks like someone has been rescued from below.

But the man was covered with a black quilt, covering his face, and it was unclear whether he was dead or alive, but he was motionless. The quilt was stained with blood.

When passing by the gatehouse, a man accidentally fell.

The stretcher also fell to the ground and the person on it fell off.

Uncle Lin took a closer look and felt a chill in his heart.

That person is dead.

He must have been crushed to death. His body was covered in blood and his face was flattened. It was impossible to tell his appearance. The stretcher was soaked with blood.

So miserable!

Uncle Lin was a very daring man, but when he saw this scene, he was sobered up by the shock.

I thought to myself that this was indeed an accident.

It seems that quite a few people died.

By this time the sun had already set and the sky was dark. The men carrying the stretcher hurriedly pushed the person onto the stretcher and continued to carry him out.

I guess no one will mention this little episode.

Uncle Lin had sharp eyes. He saw something lying where the corpse had fallen. The thing was held in the corpse's hand before, and it fell after the fall.

Because of the darkness, the stretcher bearers didn't notice it.

After those people walked away, Uncle Lin quietly pushed the door open, bent down, and picked up the thing on the ground.

It's a piece of jade.

The small ring type.

When he saw that it was jade, Mr. Lin became excited.

He had tinkered with this thing in his early years and knew a little about it. He could see that the surrounding of the jade piece was irregular, not a regular circle, and the same went for the hole in the middle. It was definitely polished by hand.

This stuff is usually quite old.

At that moment, Mr. Lin's greed emerged. He thought that if he sold this piece of jade outside, he could get at least a few hundred yuan, and maybe even several thousand if he was lucky.

So he kept it for himself and didn't tell anyone.

He returned home and without telling anyone, he had a nightmare that night.

His wife slept late and woke him up when she saw that Mr. Lin was having a nightmare.

As a result, Uncle Lin fell ill from the next day.

Three days later, he died.

He passed away quite suddenly, and his family thought he had an acute illness. After all, Uncle Lin had been smoking and drinking all his life, and everyone knew that if he continued to ruin his health, he would not have a good end in his old age.

Being able to pass away peacefully is a blessing.

Relatives, friends and neighbors all came, had a meal and handled the funeral according to local customs.

Lin Mo remembered the dinner.

He went with his dad.

After all, he was his own uncle, and Lin Mo cried at that time. However, no one knew at that time that the death of Uncle Lin was related to the East Suburb Mining Area.

"Later, your father came to me in a dream, and I learned that the mine incident was suppressed by the boss, but it didn't work. The mine boss was imprisoned, and everyone thought it was just an ordinary mining accident."

Recalling the past, Uncle Lin's eyes were filled with sighs.

"Is your aunt okay? She hasn't remarried, has she? How is she doing?" Suddenly, Uncle Lin said this.

"Dancing? Are you going to dance with some old man?" Uncle Lin raised his brows.

Lin Mo didn't want to chat about these useless things with his uncle.

He brought the subject back.

"Master, are you saying that you died because you were contaminated by nightmares?"

"Yes!" Uncle Lin sighed, "I didn't know it at the time. If your aunt hadn't woken me up at the critical moment, I would have died the night I came back from the mine. But I didn't sleep for a few days. Whenever I fell asleep, I could see those ghosts. Later, I couldn't bear it anymore..."

"Do you remember that I visited you before you died?"

"Remember, it was thanks to your father that he came in time. That night, he sent you out and told me alone that he couldn't bear this. He wanted to help me, but he couldn't save me. He almost got himself into trouble."

Lin Mo heard the key point: "My dad, can he enter dreams?"

"Yes, he is quite powerful, but there are too many ghosts. He can only kill my living breath, which saves my life here."

"How come I don't know this?"

"He didn't tell you, so of course you don't know. This was all passed down by your grandfather. I was the eldest in the family at the time, but I didn't want to learn those things. I was timid and not as smart as your father, so your grandfather chose your father. Oh, if I had known earlier, I should have learned more. No one would have thought that I would encounter such a thing."

Uncle Lin sighed, with a hint of regret in his tone.

It's just like those middle-aged people regretting not studying hard when they were young.

"And then?" Lin Mo asked again.

Uncle Lin continued, "Later, I stayed at the mine. Your father asked me to guard it. The first two years were fine and peaceful, but in the past year, things below started to climb up."

Lin Mo knew that the source of pollution had spread.

In other words, the nightmare world had already occurred in the East Suburb Mining Area seven years ago, but it was only in the mining area 500 meters underground and did not spread upwards.

Only some sporadic pollutants were brought up by mistake.

Just like the jade pendant that the old man picked up.

As time went by, nightmare pollution spread, leading to the situation we have today.

"Uncle, have I been here before?" Lin Mo asked. He heard from his uncle that he must have been here before.

Moreover, judging from what the old man had let slip before, Liu Jia seemed to be also down there.

This is a bit too magical.

Uncle Lin hesitated.

"I've thought about it and I still can't tell you. Your father told me that I must never mention this matter again, especially to you. Otherwise, go ask your father and let him tell you."

Lin Mo pretended to smash it.

Uncle Lin said helplessly, "Be obedient, it's better if you don't know about this. I can only tell you that five years ago, your father brought you and that girl named Liu Jia here. When he left, it was just you and your father. I don't know the details because I didn't go with them."

Although this statement did not tell the whole story, it revealed a lot.

Five years ago, Liu Jia and I came here, and our father brought us here.

And he must have gone down the mine and entered the underground mining area with the most serious pollution.

But when I left, it was just my dad and me.

That’s why the old man said that Liu Jia was still down there.

Just thinking about it was a bit creepy. Although Lin Mo didn't feel scared, he was extremely confused.

The main thing is that he doesn’t remember this incident at all. What exactly happened at that time?

No, I have to force you.

Now Lin Mo can only force the other party to tell him everything he knows. Of course, Lin Mo will go to the Second-Hand Alley to find his father and ask him clearly.

The last time we met, my dad didn’t say anything. His acting skills are really good.

Lin Mo thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, I've actually met my dad before."

"Really? Where is it?" the old man asked curiously.

"This place is very similar, and it's also quite weird." Lin Mo told the old man about the events in the Second-Hand Alley. The old man was stunned, especially after he knew that Lin Mo got the mysterious iron plate with "Imperial Inspector" written on it from the Second-Hand Alley. The old man's expression became even more wonderful.

"You, your father gave you that thing? He, really gave it to you?" Uncle Lin was very surprised. Lin Mo's heart moved, and he immediately took out the iron plate he was carrying close to his body from his arms.

"This can't be fake. If you don't believe me, check it out for yourself!" Lin Mo handed it over.

The old man took it and looked at it, touching it, his fingers trembling a little.

Obviously, the old man knows this thing.

Lin Mo realized that this thing was most likely his father's, but he deliberately didn't tell him and gave it to him in other ways.

"Could it be that Dad deliberately colluded with the pawnshop owner at that time?" Lin Mo guessed at this time.

If you think about it carefully, it is indeed possible.

"Uncle, what is this?" Lin Mo asked.

The old man sighed and said, "Didn't I just tell you that our Lin family has some inheritance? This inheritance is actually this thing. Your grandfather passed it to your father, and now he has given it to you."

"What is its specific use?" Lin Mo became curious.

"Didn't your father tell you?" The old man looked up.

Lin Mo shook his head.

"I don't know either, you should go ask your dad!" Uncle Lin returned the iron plate.

The old man didn't take the bait.

This is a difficult situation.

Lin Mo had no choice but to continue making trouble.

"Sir, please tell me."

"No, no."

"If you don't tell me, I'll destroy your house!"

"Hehe, I've practiced this before, too. Come on, if you dare to smash it, I'll fight you to death. Come on, smash it, smash it!"

Well, now Mr. Lin is not willing to listen to any soft or hard words, which makes the situation very difficult.

Fortunately, Lin Mo still has the ultimate move.

"Okay, if you don't tell me, then I won't tell you that your aunt is planning to find a partner." Lin Mo said and walked out.

Uncle Lin shuddered and immediately stepped forward to hold Lin Mo.

"What are you talking about? Your aunt is looking for a partner. Who did she find?"

"Haha, I won't tell you."

"Hurry up and tell me, kid. If you don't, I'll be angry with you."

"No, I won't tell you!"

"If you don't tell me, I'll beat you up!"

"Come on, hit me, hit me on the head. Do you have a brick? I'll give it to you. Come on, sir, use it and hit me."

Uncle Lin was so stunned by this tactic that he became speechless.

Finally, he sighed.

"Okay, I'll tell you, but don't be afraid when you hear it!" Uncle Lin seemed to have made a decision. When Lin Mo saw that this trick was effective, he immediately smiled and said, "I can't write the word 'afraid' at all. Just say it!"

The old man recalled for a moment, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, and then he whispered: "Your father brought you and Liu Jia here, but he brought two corpses. You two were already dead at the time."

This chapter is a merger of two chapters, so this is the second and third update.

Eggplant has a headache today and his face is swollen. I'm begging for a ticket! 　　 　 (End of this chapter)