He became more serious, and Maung Kyaw Zin started laughing. Listening to him, he laughed even more happily.
"What are you laughing at?" Li Du asked.
Maung Kyaw Zin laughed. "I'm laughing at your arrogance, at your own cleverness."
Li Du also laughed, but it was a cold laugh. "Ha, you're just trying to cover up. My guess is right. You know that there's a jade mine on the mountain, and so do your father and grandfathers. Is this a family secret?!"
Seeing that he was serious, Maung Kyaw Zin finally stopped laughing. He said, "Your imagination is too wild. This is all fake."
Li Du said, "When I dig out a piece of jade, I can prove that it's not fake."
Hearing that, Maung Kyaw Zin suddenly got angry. He said angrily, "You're still trying to deny it? You said you didn't come to Wooku Town for the jade mine!"
Li Du said, "I didn't come for the jade mine, but I know where it is. I'm also sure that there's a jade mine on Dena Mountain!"
Maung Kyaw Zin was shocked. "How is that possible? How can there be a jade mine on Dena Mountain? How can you be so sure? "
Li Du said, "I have proof. I got a map by chance. This …"
"God!" Maung Kyaw Zin stood up in shock. "You, you, you got a map? Not a map! What you have obtained is a priceless jade carving! The Dena Mountain God's Chalcedony is in your hands?! "
Maung Kyaw Zin's reaction shocked Li Du as well.
He was annoyed that he had let the cat out of the bag. This Maung Kyaw Zin looked innocent, but he was actually very cunning. He had tricked him into revealing a secret.
Besides, Maung Kyaw Zin knew about the existence of the jade that Tang Chaoyang had given him. He also knew that there was a jade mine on Dena Mountain!
Actually, there was no need to be surprised. The jade was obviously a treasure. It might not have appeared in public, but there were definitely people who knew about it. Legends about it were still circulating.
However, Li Du did not know what the jade represented. For example, it involved old and new grudges, or what conflicts it had caused in the past. So, he could not admit it.
So he said, "What is the Dena Mountain God's Chalcedony? Is it a model of a mountain carved out of high-quality jade? "
Maung Kyaw Zin nodded excitedly. "Yes, yes, yes, the Chalcedony is in your hands? Let me see … "
Li Du shook his head. "No, it's not with me. I just saw it and took a few pictures."
As he spoke, he raised the phone in his hand again.
Maung Kyaw Zin reached out to snatch it back. "Let me see, let me see this photo. Where is the chalcedony? Tell me where the Chalcedony is! "
His speed was fast, but it was almost wishful thinking to snatch the item from Li Du's hands.
Li Du took a step back, put away his phone, and said, "Don't worry, it seems like we've come across a lot of puzzles. I have them, and so do you. Let's solve them for each other."
Maung Kyaw Zin thought for a while, then took a deep breath and said, "Alright, I …"
"Let me ask first," Li Du said, "what's going on with these big ants?"
Maung Kyaw Zin said, "I don't know what's going on with them either, but my family has always had legends about them. In Wooku Town, there's a saying about the Dena Mountain God, and my family believes that these ants are the Dena Mountain God!"
Li Du asked, "Why? Do they have any magical abilities? "
Maung Kyaw Zin said, "That's the next question. It should be my turn to ask. Where did you see the chalcedony?"
Li Du said, "I have a friend. He's an adventurer. Once, I obtained a map of an Egyptian gold mine. He wanted to take a look, but he accidentally lost it. Later, to make up for my loss, he asked me to go to his study to choose something. That's where I saw this jade carving. "
Maung Kyaw Zin said anxiously, "Bring me to him, this jade carving belongs to my family …"
"Don't rush, there's an answer to the question," Li Du said with a smile. "Come, continue. What's going on with these ants? Why are they called the Mountain God? "
Maung Kyaw Zin said, "That's how the name was passed down. I'm not too sure about the specifics, but maybe they're very powerful and have super venom …"
Li Du said, "Yes, they have super venom. One bite from an ant is enough to paralyze a person's legs. Those people who came to Dena Mountain in search of jade were killed by these ants, right?"
"That's another question," Maung Kyaw Zin said cautiously.
Li Du shook his head. "No, this isn't a question, it's a rhetorical question. I can be sure that they were killed by the ants. I can also be sure that the ants were attracted by you. In other words, you're the one who killed those people! "
Maung Kyaw Zin waved his hand angrily. "No, I didn't kill them. I told them not to stay on the mountain after dinner, and not to stay here in the future. It's dangerous. The Mountain God will punish those who tried to steal his treasures. They didn't believe me! They were the ones who asked for it! "
Li Du caught a clue from his words. "You had dinner? There's a problem with the dinner you provided? "
Maung Kyaw Zin was stunned, then shut his mouth.
Li Du looked at him and said, "It's useless even if you don't say anything. I know what's going on. It's not the dinner you provided that's the problem. It's the copper pot and the copper stove. They attract ants."
Maung Kyaw Zin looked at him in shock. "How do you know all this?"
Li Du said, "That adventurer friend of mine told me that too."
Maung Kyaw Zin frowned. He chewed on his fingernails as he pondered, as if he had encountered something that puzzled him.
"What are you thinking about?" Li Du asked. "I'm not done yet."
The other party ignored him. After thinking for a while, Maung Kyaw Zin raised his head and said, "Your adventurer friend, is his surname Tang? Is he an old man with strong skills? "
Li Du shook his head. "No, he's a young man, even younger than me."
Maung Kyaw Zin muttered, "That's not right."
Li Du said, "What's not right?"
Maung Kyaw Zin said, "Nothing. Since you know almost everything, I won't hide it from you. I hope what you said is true, that you really didn't come here for the jade mine."
Li Du said impatiently, "Why would I lie to you? I really didn't come to Wooku Town to open a mine. "
Maung Kyaw Zin said, "That's good. There is indeed a jade mine in Dena Mountain, but I don't know the exact location. In the past, the people who came to find the mine died because of me. However, I didn't do it to protect the mine so that I could dig for it myself. It's not like that. I did it to protect the town, because I'm the mayor!
"You came from Hpakant. Look at what Hpakant looks like. Before the jade mine was discovered, Hpakant was the richest and best town within a few hundred miles. It was almost developed into a city.
"In the end, the jade mine was discovered, and the town was destroyed. You can see that there are many people in Hpakant now, but none of them are from Hpakant. In the past, the villages of Hpakant were all destroyed because of the jade mine. In the past, the people of Hpakant also died because of the jade mine.
"I can't let Wooku Town become the next Hpakant!"
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