As we walked left and right along the way, no one spoke, only the rustling of dry leaves underfoot and the whistling of the cold wind passing through the treetops.
If someone fell down because they didn't walk steadily, they would just help them up and continue moving forward.
After walking for more than half an hour, the escort captain stopped in front of a bare stone wall.
He looked around and found nothing unusual. He picked up his sword and knocked on the stone wall. After three long and two short knocks, the stone wall slowly rose from the inside, making a continuous "cracking" sound.
A moment later, the stone door was fully opened, and a teasing voice was heard, "Hey, Brother Dong, you've gathered enough people so quickly today, the bandit's trick is really effective.
At this rate, we'll have a chance of completing the mission. Damn, this godforsaken place is too much to bear for even a day."
Dong Ge glanced at him, ignored him, took down the torch from the wall, and led everyone forward.
Only Dong Ge was leading the way with a torch, and there was no other light along the way.
Gu Xinran, who was walking behind, only felt pitch black. The dark atmosphere made her shudder, and the cave was filled with a repressive terror.
There are many twists and turns and many branch caves everywhere, which makes it feel like a natural cave group.
Gu Xinran quietly sprinkled some black and white mixed flour along the way. The gray powder almost merged with the cave. Especially when reaching the fork in the road, he marked it carefully.
Otherwise, even if we rescued the villagers, we wouldn’t be able to take them out.
After walking around inside for a quarter of an hour, we finally saw light in front of us. If we kept walking around, we would feel dizzy.
Why cover a place like this with cloth? They can't get out even with a torch. No wonder no one noticed.
Coming out of the cave group, there is a large valley with steep cliffs on both sides. Many wooden houses and shacks are built against the cliff walls, and the gold mine is right in front.
The huge mine entrance looked pitch black, like an open mouth of death, swallowing countless lives.
A group of ragged people stumbled in and out, pushing ore. On both sides of the mine were the crushing area, the grinding area, and the calcining area...
The loud clanging sounds were endless...
Hundreds of people are busy, and if they are a little slow they will be beaten.
The overseers raised their whips and kept urging:
"Faster, faster!"
"If you keep dawdling, I'll beat you to death!"
"You're so clumsy, you'll end up in a corpse cave!"
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Hell on earth!
Dong Ge brought a group of people to the shack area. There were many small mine caves on the connected cliffs, which were divided into small rooms like honeycombs.
The fifty people who were escorted in were pushed into a small room. After the ropes on their hands were untied, the iron door was closed and locked with a "clang".
As soon as Brother Gu and Brother Qiu's hands were free, they untied the black blindfold.
After adjusting for a while, I opened my eyes. The surroundings were gray and smelly. Dozens of people were crowded together, and it was difficult to turn around.
Here, Gu Xinran saw the young and middle-aged men who were abducted from Qingshan Village. They were also locked up in a small room like this. No one was crying or howling, but some of them had whip marks on their faces.
At least I'm not dead, there's still hope.
After closing the door, a group of escorts returned to the special wooden house to rest.
They took off their masks, lying or sitting, chatting and relaxing. Gu Xinran and Xiao Ba, wearing masks, looked out of place.
The fat man next to Gu Xinran looked at her strangely again, then took off half of his mask and spoke in a hoarse voice, "What bad luck! I suddenly broke out in a rash and my throat is hoarse too. I seriously suspect I got it while watching the fun."
As he spoke, he scratched it lightly.
The people who heard it nearby retreated one after another. Gouzizhai's bloody face flashed before their eyes. They shuddered and simply walked to the other side and hid far away.
Xiao Ba followed suit, and soon there was a vacuum zone around them.
The two put on their masks, huddled together, and discussed in a low voice how to deal with this place.
I secretly cursed Xiao Mingzhan for being unreliable. It has been the eighth day and he hasn't taken over a single gold mine.
In fact, Xiao Mingzhan's subordinates were still very attentive, but they did not have Gu Xinran's luck. They mainly obtained information by monitoring Prefect Sun and searching the mountains.
The specific location has now been determined and we are on the way.
They climbed up the mountain from the front of Daliang Mountain and had been traveling through the mountains and forests for two days and two nights.
Xiao Ba is a capable person, but he doesn't know how to calculate. With so many people here, brute force won't work, so he has to use cleverness.
Drugging is the best option. She has almost used this trick so much that it works.
Doctor Ling is truly her favorite grandfather of a different surname!
To do something big, you have to check out the area first to see that other escorts are coming in and out and can move freely.
This will be fine. The two of them tentatively walked around the entire mining area. Of course, they were not qualified to enter key places like the vault.
It mainly depends on the location of the canteen, patrol situation, miners' living quarters, and the distribution of security personnel...
I also paid attention to the location of the vault, maybe I can take something away. It would be great to buy something for free.
The whole mine was tight on the outside but loose on the inside, and they wandered around with no one paying any attention to them.
Perhaps the barrier of the natural cave group is too strong. Unless you are an insider, you can neither enter nor exit.
The two of them were very relaxed, but Brother Gu, Brother Qiu, and the villagers of Qingshan Village were miserable.
Each person was given a hard black steamed bun and half a bowl of water. After eating, they were pulled into the mine to work.
The most tiring job for the villagers in Qingshan is mining. The gold ore is harder than granite. After burning cracks in it, they use sledgehammers to smash it and pestles to pry it open. The labor intensity is extremely high.
Their feet were still chained, so they could only move in small steps.
They wore chains because the tools in their hands were too dangerous, and the guards were afraid that the whips would be too harsh, so they rose up in resistance.
The two brothers' job is to transport ore. The carts are very heavy, but fortunately they have martial arts skills and can handle it.
When loading the ore, the two sides were connected. Brother Gu found the right opportunity and quietly approached Li Shunfeng, asking them to hold on for a while, as everyone had already sneaked in and would find a way to rescue them.
Brother Gu has unconditional trust in his sister and Xiao Ba's abilities and never doubts that the rescue will fail.
After touring the entire mining area, Gu Xinran and Xiao Ba sneaked into the kitchen where someone was cooking.
She stuffed a handful of silver and copper coins into Xiao Ba's hand and asked him to scatter them at the side door of the kitchen.
"Wow, that's a lot of money. Which unlucky guy dropped it?"
Following Xiao Ba's exclamation, several cooks in the kitchen rushed towards the side door, scrambling for the money on the ground.
Gu Xinran took the opportunity to quickly sprinkle the sleeping pills into the simmering broth and on top of the steamed buns. To be on the safe side, she also sprinkled some muscle softening powder into the water tank.
It's obvious that these foods are not for miners, so don't worry about them.
Suddenly, a hand grabbed her arm, and Gu Xinran immediately took out the dagger and stabbed the person.
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