Hearing that, Li Du immediately asked, "Then what is this?"
"This is …" Maung Kyaw Zin was about to say, but then he reacted. He opened and closed his mouth a few times before saying, "This is my family heirloom! It was passed down from my grandfather's grandfather! "
Li Du patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm sorry, mayor. What happened today was too unexpected. Someone might have wanted to deal with me, but you got into trouble because of it."
Maung Kyaw Zin did not listen to him. He looked at the copper pot and stove in a daze, muttering something to himself. Because his voice was soft, Li Du could not hear him clearly.
Needless to say, the meal tasted like wax. After eating, he did not pack up and left immediately. There was an indescribable sense of desolation in his back view.
Li Du could not bear to see him leave, but he felt that Maung Kyaw Zin did not have good intentions when he brought the copper stove to the mountain. He had done it to save his life and did not think he had done anything wrong.
Seeing Maung Kyaw Zin walk into the woods without looking back, Li Du asked, "Hey, mayor, don't you want the pot and stove? Maybe they can still be used after we get them fixed. "
Maung Kyaw Zin did not answer. He staggered into the woods and disappeared.
Li Du went to pack up the pot and stove and handed them to Maung Kyaw Zin's wife. He said in Burmese, "Bring them back."
The mayor's wife shook her head and said, "I can't touch these things. No one but my husband can touch them. So, leave them here."
Since she had said so, Li Du had nothing to insist on.
He felt that the stove was a little strange, so he packed it up and put it somewhere far away from their campsite.
The Markelov brothers helped the mayor's wife and daughter carry the dishes down the mountain. When they returned, it was already dark. Li Du asked, "Did you go to the mayor's house?"
"Yes."
"Did you see anything out of the ordinary?"
Young Markelov said, "Nothing out of the ordinary. There was no one at home. The mayor was not home. I don't know where he went."
Li Du nodded and said, "Alright, everyone rest early. Arrange for someone to be on night duty, and make sure the guns are with you."
After a while, the engineer walked over slowly and said, "Boss Li, there's something I want to discuss with you."
"What is it?" Li Du asked with a smile.
The engineer rubbed his hands together and said slowly, "It's like this. We didn't know that you wanted to open a mine in Dena Mountain. We all know about the rumors of the jade stone curse in Dena Mountain, so, so, we hope you can understand. We don't dare to continue, that …"
Seeing that he was in a difficult position, Li Du helped him. "You guys don't want to work here anymore and want to pay your bills and leave?"
The engineer nodded, embarrassed. "Yes, logically speaking, we shouldn't be doing this. After all, you're Master Pao's VIP. But … but … this Dena Mountain is a little strange."
Li Du gestured for him to sit down and said, "Let's talk. What's so strange about Dena Mountain? Do people who come here to look for jade die for no reason? "
The engineer shook his head and said, "No, it's not that bad. It's fine if we're looking for jade, but if we're doing construction on the mountain, it'll be a big problem."
Li Du said, "But why weren't you guys afraid before?"
The engineer blinked, not knowing what to say.
Li Du said, "Did today's gunfight scare you guys?"
Hearing that, the engineer broke down. "Yes, it was too scary. Why would someone shoot at us? Motherf * cker, there's a bullet right in front of me. It's like a rock hitting my skull. It hurts … "
Li Du patted him on the shoulder and comforted him. "Don't worry, what happened today was an accident. Something like this won't happen again."
He was very confident about that. That was because he was the one who had arranged everything that happened today. He had wanted to create chaos and destroy the copper pot and stove.
The engineer did not believe him. He shook his head vigorously and said, "Boss Li, please let us go. You guys are big bosses. You guys are big shots. We're just ordinary people with families to feed. We can't get involved in your business!"
Li Du did not know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "What could happen to me?"
The engineer put on a long face and said, "Just now, I saw someone on night duty with a gun."
Li Du said, "It's just self-defense. Don't be afraid. It has nothing to do with you guys. You guys just have to dig in the mine. At most, you guys can work for another five days. After five days, I'll definitely let you guys leave. When that time comes, I'll give each of you a red packet. How about that? "
The engineer was very easy to talk to. He was too embarrassed to refuse Li Du's invitation to stay. In the end, he had no choice but to say, "No red packets. Boss Li, if there's any trouble in the future, you have to help us save our lives!"
Li Du laughed. "Okay, okay, okay. I promise I'll make sure you guys leave this place alive …"
He was trying hard to appease the engineer when someone suddenly screamed.
Hearing the scream, the engineer almost jumped in fright. Li Du was also shocked. He quickly got up and asked, "What's going on?"
Brother Wolf rushed toward the person who screamed. The man pointed to the front. Brother Wolf saw a miner lying on the ground and quickly went over to help him up.
Li Du and the others surrounded him. At this time, the little white monkey on his shoulder suddenly screamed, "Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak!"
The little white monkey's cry was very urgent. It stretched out one paw and pointed to the ground. The other paw grabbed Li Du's collar and tore it. It looked very nervous.
Li Du looked at the ground hastily. There was nothing but stones and weeds. He looked at the miner and asked, "What's wrong?"
A miner stammered, "I don't know. He said he was going to the toilet. Then, then I saw him jump up and then he fainted …"
Brother Wolf held a dagger in his hand. He used the tip of the dagger to cut the skin of the miner's foot. He made a long cut and then squeezed the blood out.
Hearing the miner's explanation, he said in a low voice, "This guy was bitten by some poisonous insect. It's not a big problem. It's just that the poison caused some numbness in his legs."
"What kind of poisonous insect is so powerful?" Li Du asked again.
The miner looked at the ground blankly and said, "I don't know. It seemed to be an ant. I was squatting here just now and saw a big ant. I had nothing to do, so I played with it with a piece of grass …"
Li Du's heart skipped a beat. He asked, "What does the ant look like?"
Da Mao said, "Is it this kind of ant?"
He shone the flashlight on the ground. In the bright light, several large ants came out of the cracks in the stones.
These ants were very large, about the length of an adult's knuckle. Their bodies were black, but there were red markings on their bellies. These red markings seemed to be transparent, and they grew around their bellies in circles. They looked quite gorgeous.
The miner quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, this kind of ant, but there were only a few of them at that time."
Li Du immediately said, "Let's get out of here. Brother Wolf, find a bottle and collect a few of these ants. Forget it, let's go first."
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