After not seeing him for a few days, Yang Wentao had become even skinnier. His beard was unshaven, and he looked haggard.
His face had not recovered, and the stitches on the corner of his right eye were clearly visible. They had not been removed yet. The bridge of his nose was fixed, and his forehead was bruised.
The other "expert" that Zhao Yu was referring to was Yang Wentao. After a few days of detention, he was transferred to Qinnan Prison to await his final trial.
Yang Wentao's emotions were complicated when he saw that the police officer standing in front of him was the one who had captured him in the mine. On one hand, he was angry at Zhao Yu's ruthlessness; on the other hand, he was shocked at Zhao Yu's miraculous abilities. He had hidden so well, but Zhao Yu had still caught him!
Other than that, he was confused. He could not understand how Zhao Yu could see clearly in the dark mine without any lighting.
This police officer seemed to have a lot of secrets.
"How is it, Yang Wentao?" Zhao Yu greeted him warmly. "Your parkour, you can't use it in prison, right? Someone's going to blow you up (skipping over a vulgar phrase here) … "
Yang Wentao looked at Zhao Yu and was speechless. In fact, at this moment, the greatest emotion in his heart was regret! If he had been calmer back then, he would not have ended up in this situation.
"Alright, let's skip the pleasantries!" Zhao Yu kindly handed Yang Wentao a cigarette and began to say the same thing as Jiao Hai. "Yang Wentao, I'm actually here to help you! I think you also know the connection between the mine where we PK and the Mianling Kidnapping Case, right? How about this, as long as you tell us what you know, if you can help us solve the case, your sentence might be reduced! "
"Ahem …" Yang Wentao coughed and said dejectedly, "How can I help you? The kidnapping case has nothing to do with me! "
"Of course it has something to do with you! Otherwise, why would I look for you? " Zhao Yu put on a straight face and said solemnly, "I heard that you participated in a research project and did a few years of field research in the Yinpan Mountain Mining Area, right?
"Alright, tell me now. Is there anything special about the section of the mine where the corpse was found? Also, in your investigation, did you hear anything that might be related to the kidnapping case? "
"We're just doing a scientific investigation." Yang Wentao held the cigarette and frowned. "What does this have to do with the investigation?"
"Don't worry, just tell me what you think of!" Zhao Yu took out a lighter and lit the cigarette for him. "You're not a fool. You know that what you've committed is a capital offense! This is your only chance to save yourself if you want to have a good ending when the judge pronounces the sentence! "
"I … I understand, I understand!" Yang Wentao took a few deep breaths and said cooperatively, "There are fifteen folders of my information! On my computer, there is also a dedicated folder! Whatever you need, just go and get it!
"Sigh!" He let out a long sigh and reminisced. "Back then, I was quite hardworking. If the silver mine really had mining value, I would have made a lot of money!
"I've gone down that mine countless times. It's because I'm familiar with it that I've chosen to escape there!
"The part of the mine where you caught me was the place where the corpses were buried. According to the map, it's an abandoned pit. The abandoned pit is the place where people dug for ore, but they didn't find anything, so they stopped digging! Carrying out an explosion in such a place wouldn't cause a large area of the mine to collapse! "
"Oh …" Zhao Yu nodded. Yang Wentao's words confirmed his speculation that there was an explosives expert among the robbers.
"To us, that place had no research value." Yang Wentao enjoyed a few puffs of his cigarette and said, "So we didn't pay attention to it! When you were chasing me, I had no choice but to go in! "
"You knew it was a dead end, but you still went in?" Zhao Yu asked.
"I didn't know at the time," Yang Wentao replied. "I only realized it later. You were chasing me so closely that I panicked!"
"That wooden fence, do you know who installed it?" Zhao Yu asked again.
"I don't know," Yang Wentao replied. "It's been many years! It was there when we came here! "
"Then … what about the ownership? Is the mine a state-owned property? "
"Strictly speaking, the entire mine belongs to the state," Yang Wentao said. "But, in the eighties, due to the sharp decline in silver mining resources, it was basically abandoned. At that time, the mine management office, in order to make use of the last bit of its potential, launched an outsourcing campaign!
"For example, if you are an investor and you want to gamble at the mine. Then, you only need to pay the management office a sum of money, and you can contract one or a few mines! If there is silver in the mine, then you win the gamble, and you will get a hundred times the return!
But, on the other hand, if there is nothing, then you lose! "
Oh …
Zhao Yu had never heard that mining could be done like gambling!
"The part of the mine that we were in was also contracted out!" Yang Wentao said. "I saw the contract from back then. The concept of the contract was very vague, and it did not specify the exact length of time. In other words, legally speaking, that part of the mine still belongs to the contractor!
"Hmm … if I remember correctly …" Yang Wentao recalled, "all the mines in the mountain behind Yinpan Town were contracted to the same person! If we wanted to set up the project, we had to get this person's permission. So, we tried to find him! "
"Oh? So there was someone! "Zhao Yu quickly asked," How was it, did you find him? "
"Hmm …" Yang Wentao scratched his head. "I forgot what company it was, but I remember the name. His name was Cheng Sanli! I heard that this person started his business as a construction worker or something else? In short, he was a very powerful nouveau riche! Later on, we found him, but he was already dead! Not only was he dead, but his family was ruined, and he died a horrible death!
"Since he's dead, we don't have anything to worry about. Let's continue with our project!
"Officer, to tell you the truth, in Yinpan Mountain, at least half of the silver has not been mined yet! But the silver is buried too deep, and can only be mined with the most advanced mining methods! Unfortunately, because the initial investment was too large, the higher-ups did not dare to take the risk, so they did not approve it! "
Zhao Yu was not interested in the silver mining, and was only thinking about the contractor called Cheng Sanli!
Cheng Sanli?
Nouveau riche?
A construction worker, and also contracted a mine?
Tsk tsk … this person …
"Yang Wentao," Zhao Yu quickly asked, "this Cheng Sanli, how old is he?"
"I'm not sure, but he should be quite old?"
"Then … what year did he contract the mine?" Zhao Yu asked again.
"I forgot, I can't remember. But I have a picture of the contract on my computer, you can look for it! "Yang Wentao answered honestly.
"Why did you know about the mine contract when even the police couldn't find it?" Zhao Yu was curious.
"That's easy to explain!" Yang Wentao answered honestly, "The mine was originally under the management of the Ministry of Mines, but the name was changed and merged, so of course it's hard to find! We had to go through the Ministry of Land and Resources to find the information! You can also go there and check it out! "
Oh …
Tsk tsk …
Cheng Sanli?!
Zhao Yu filtered the name in his mind again, and asked Yang Wentao, "You said this Cheng Sanli's family broke up, what's the specific situation? Also, how did Cheng Sanli die? Also, after Cheng Sanli contracted the mine, did he dig out any silver? "
"This … I really don't know!" Yang Wentao shook his head. "We only heard it from others! You can go check, it shouldn't be hard, right?! "
Hmm …
Zhao Yu pondered seriously, and suddenly felt that this Cheng Sanli was very suspicious.
Could it be that the Mianling Kidnapping Case was done by this person?!
The reason he dared to spend so much money to contract the mine must be because there was an expert behind the scenes who knew about the mine, and this expert … was his accomplice?!
He and his accomplices did the Mianling Kidnapping Case together, and then became nouveau riche. Then they went to contract the mines?
Later on, he had a conflict with his accomplices, and he ended up with a broken family and dead people?
Unfortunately, this person is already dead. If he was still alive, I would only need to use a lie detector to solve the problem!
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