After everyone arrived, everyone except Liang Shuyi tasted the osmanthus wine that Tang Chen had brewed himself, and then tacitly removed Tang Chen's cup. No one knew what kind of wine this person had brewed, but it was delicious, but it was very strong. In order to avoid seeing Tang Chen get drunk, she was asked to take a sip to taste it.
After just one glass of wine, Tang Chen's neck was already red. After taking a few bites of snacks, she felt bored and wanted to ask everyone to tell stories, just like those scary but interesting stories that her grandparents used to tell: "Brother, didn't you go out a while ago? Do you have any new stories? Tell them while there is good wine."
Li Xinzhai put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, "Speaking of the latest news, it might be the landslide in Xiaoshan."
Tang Chen pouted and guessed, "I've never heard of this place before. Is it far from here? Was it an earthquake or someone setting off a blast?"
Li Xinzhai patted Tang Chen's head and said, "In this day and age, where can we find explosives with such powerful force? They say there's an earthquake, but it seems to be only at that mountain."
Liang Shuyi also reasoned, "What do you think? Could this be a warning from heaven?"
Tang Chen blushed and said, "Besides the changes in weather and the rotation of the sun and moon, what else can heaven do? I think it's just man-made disasters, and we should blame it on heaven."
Chen Xin saw that the man seemed a little drunk and was talking nonsense. "You talk as if you know it."
Li Xinzhai continued, "This is a rather strange incident. Not only did half of the mountain collapse for no apparent reason, but the team that went to clean it up also unearthed a number of bodies from within the mountain. It's said that the bodies were in strange shapes, and it didn't look like they died buried within the mountain. Furthermore, this area is extremely sparsely populated, and the place is so eerie, it's impossible for so many people to be there."
Tang Chen said: "So, do you think there are monsters or something?"
Li Xinzhai smiled upon hearing this and said, "Of course. Many things that cannot be explained are attributed to these illusory things."
After saying that, the two of them looked at each other for a while and then laughed inexplicably, leaving the others a little confused.
Speaking of the landslide, why did Li Xinzhai know so much about it? It wasn't because he had been nearby and witnessed it himself, but because the people sent by the government to clean it up happened to be from Qingliang Valley. The reason why Qingliang Valley was so rich was because they would do any business that was legal or illicit, including many in the gray area.
Wang Yanzhou also knew about this, but he didn't take it to heart, so he didn't participate in the discussion.
People outside Xiaoshan treated the landslide as a recent novelty, talking about it after dinner. However, those at the scene, looking at the bodies being cleared out, felt an indescribable heaviness in their hearts.
Xiaoshan is located in a no-man's land at the junction of several states. The dozens of people led by Boss Zhou came all the way from Qinghe County. They came all the way here for no other reason than that other people would not take the job, and since they did, the price was more than doubled.
Boss Zhou, wearing deerskin gloves, inspected the progress of the cleanup. Looking at the bodies being cleared, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought. The scars and other irregularities on these bodies clearly weren't caused by this accident. He'd always thought Xiaoshan was strange, but he hadn't expected it to be this bizarre.
Second-in-command Rongzi saw Boss Zhou looking at the corpses with a serious expression. Just as he went up to greet him, he heard Boss Zhou mutter, "What bad luck! I thought it was a natural disaster, but it turned out to be a man-made disaster."
"Boss, what did you say?"
Boss Zhou raised his head and glanced at the young man before him, then said loudly, "I say, quickly clear out these bodies. Don't bury them yet. Send them all to the charity cemetery and then report to the government office."
Rongzi nodded, squatted down and looked around, and said, "These corpses seem a little strange to me."
Boss Zhou sighed and said, "Since no one has given the order from above, let's not do anything rash. Let's try to clean it up."
As soon as the voice fell, there was a sudden cry of surprise from the scene where no one was talking: "Ah!"
Rongzi looked in the direction of the sound and asked loudly, "What's going on? Why are you yelling?"
Boss Zhou saw that the guys around him had gathered around him, and he thought to himself, "It looks like something has happened. Let's go and take a look."
Seeing the two bosses approaching, the men quickly made way. The man on the ground had purple lips, and his left arm had completely turned purple-black. Even the blood that flowed out was a strange color. When they peeled back his clothes, they saw a purple-black line moving rapidly towards his heart.
Boss Zhou was a man who had seen the world. Without a word, he fed the man an antidote pill, then had someone pin the wailing man to the ground and took out the machete from his waist...
The poisoned guy had fainted from the pain, but fortunately the bleeding from his left hand had stopped. Although he lost an arm, his life was saved.
After Boss Zhou had the injured man sent to town, he turned around and asked, "What on earth is going on with him?"
The man who saw what happened explained, "He had a cut on his hand from a rock, and after touching these corpses, it became like this."
After taking a look at the filth on the ground, Boss Zhou said, "Alright, keep working, and be careful. Everyone, listen up! If you don't want to die, put on your deerskin gloves."
"yes!"
The Qingliang Valley team responsible for cleaning up various areas, though not particularly old, had all been experienced travellers with Boss Zhou, witnessing all manner of life and death. While not fearful, from this point on, no one dared to be careless.
Rongzi suggested, "Boss, do you want to report this to the higher-ups?"
Boss Zhou frowned and nodded, "Report, someone's been injured on the job. Also, freeze his hand and send it to Qinghe by express horse. We need to let Manager Shen take a look."
While handling the subsequent matters, Rongzi couldn't help but laugh at himself and said, "We in Qingliang Valley have quite a lot of things to do."
Boss Zhou glared at Rongzi and said, "...you're the only one who talks too much."
Rongzi scratched his head and realized that what he said was not quite right, so he quickly laughed and said, "Well, I'll look around again, look around."
Originally, Rongzi just wanted to look around and watch the big guys working, but she didn't expect that when she was urinating on the roadside, she would find some strange water stains in the grass. After taking a closer look, she was shocked: "...This is blood!"
Rongzi quickly tied his belt and called out, "Boss, come quickly! There's blood here. It hasn't been that long. Is there anyone still alive?"
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