In the world of foodies, food was the only thing that mattered.
Ying Cheng felt that if one day Xiang Xiaohua suddenly stopped eating, that would be terrifying …
"Don't wear short sleeves. It's cold in the mine."
The two of them packed up their things. Xiang Xiaohua put the water bottle and snacks into her backpack. The manager was already waiting at the door. When he saw them come out, he quickly opened the door.
"Is it far?" Xiang Xiaohua asked as she got into the car.
Although the manager wasn't sure if she was Ying Cheng's girlfriend, he knew that their relationship wasn't ordinary. Therefore, he was very attentive. "It's quite far. The main thing is that it's not easy to walk. It'll take us an hour to drive."
Thus, when Ying Cheng and Xiang Xiaohua's heads were about to hurt, they finally arrived at the mine.
"I bought this three years ago." Ying Cheng stood at the entrance of the mine and looked at the seal. "This is the place where sapphires are mined. All the sapphires in the Ying clan's jewelry stores come from here."
The manager was a gentle middle-aged man. At this moment, he said with a pained expression, "We stopped work for a month. We lost millions."
"Then we can buy a lot of donuts …" Xiang Xiaohua licked her lips.
Manager: "…"
"Haha! You don't have to pay attention to her. "Ying Cheng tore off the seal." Let's go in and take a look. "
Two experienced leaders of the mine received the notice and were already waiting there. After giving them the hats, Ying Cheng led the three of them into the mine. The mine wasn't dark. There were special lights hanging every few steps. There was also a vent every few dozen meters.
"Are you cold?" Ying Cheng held Xiang Xiaohua's hand. He was afraid that she wouldn't be able to adapt to the environment here.
Xiang Xiaohua shook her head and said that she wasn't cold. She even broke off a protruding stone from the stone wall.
"…" How stupid was he to be worried about her?
Ying Cheng's mouth twitched. He let go of her. "Then follow me."
The manager who was walking behind them thought that the stone had fallen off himself. He said, "Don't worry. It's very safe here. We've always strictly followed the rules."
After walking for another ten minutes, a track appeared. The few of them jumped into the car. The leader drove the car deeper into the mine.
"# # # This is where the first accident happened." The car drove to the deepest part of the mine. Xiang Xiaohua was the first one to jump in. Other than Ying Cheng, the other three people were shocked.
Ying Cheng tried to divert their attention. "Tell me about the situation at that time."
"That day, three workers were resting here. After lunch was delivered, two of them went to get the food, and when they returned, they saw the rest of the workers dead."
He was stabbed to death by a knife, directly through the heart.
"The worker who delivered the meal and two other workers were not far ahead. They didn't see anyone coming at all." The more the manager spoke, the creepier he felt. "This is a dead end, and there are no other exits."
One of the team leaders was obviously very scared. He said in a trembling voice, "I was the one who delivered the food that day. I'm sure no one else came."
"That's why you guys used the term 'mysterious deaths' in your report …" Ying Cheng said as he walked around the room, "This was the first case of # # #. What happened after that?"
The group then got into the car and went to the other side roads. There were a total of seven roads, and people had died on each of them.
"Five people died in the first, second, and third branches. Three died in the fourth and fifth branches. Two died in the sixth and seventh branches." Ying Cheng took out the information after looking at all the places where people died.
The manager and the two team leaders had ugly expressions on their faces. It was not a good feeling to revisit an old place.
"At first, we tried to keep it a secret, but when the eighth person died, the news somehow spread." One of the team leaders wiped the sweat off his forehead. "The police couldn't keep it a secret anymore, so they reported it to the local government."
The manager sighed. "The company tried to deal with it, but four more people died during this time. The local government couldn't take it anymore and immediately put up a seal."
"The police didn't have any leads?" Ying Cheng frowned. He was a bounty hunter, so he knew that some people's methods were almost demonic.
However … these kinds of experts would never kill people indiscriminately because they were very expensive. They wouldn't do it without money.
"Let's go back." Ying Cheng looked at his watch. It was already past two in the afternoon.
Xiang Xiaohua had finished all the snacks in her backpack. She was digging up a stone on the wall.
After another hour of bumpy ride, the manager said goodbye when they returned to town. He still had to negotiate with the local government. Ying Cheng took Xiang Xiaohua to the only restaurant in town for a meal.
"They sell alcohol here." Xiang Xiaohua discovered that there was a small pub in the restaurant.
Ying Cheng ordered two glasses of freshly brewed beer and barbecued meat and bread. The owner of the restaurant was a fat man in his fifties with a full beard. He was very enthusiastic and gave them a plate of homemade sausages.
"You're here for the mine, right?" The bearded man sat down. "Are you the owner of the mine?"
Ying Cheng smiled and drank a mouthful of beer. "How did you know?"
"Haha!" The bearded man patted Ying Cheng's shoulder and acted like they were close friends. "Usually, no one comes to our town. Other than the company that bought the mine, there are only the workers they hired."
He glanced at Xiang Xiaohua and said ambiguously, "You two don't look like you're here to work. Then you can only be the boss!"
"Yes, we're a couple," Xiang Xiaohua, who was eating barbecued meat, said.
Ying Cheng rolled his eyes at her and clinked glasses with the bearded man. "Sigh, it's bad luck. Our family is in the jewelry business and most of our investments are in this mine. Then, something like this happened. If we don't handle it well, the company will go bankrupt!"
"We all heard about it. They died …" The bearded man gestured. "So many people. Everyone said they offended the gods."
"You believe in this?" Ying Cheng was a little surprised. "What kind of gods are there?"
The bearded man scratched his beard. "Who knows! Anyway, everyone thinks it's a miracle. Why did so many people die? "
Someone next to them wanted to order food, so the bearded man went to greet the customer. Ying Cheng looked away from him. "Xiaohua, after we finish eating, you can walk around the street."
"Okay!" Xiang Xiaohua knew she was stupid, so she did whatever Ying Cheng said.
After eating and drinking, Ying Cheng went back to his place to read the information, and Xiang Xiaohua went to walk around.
She walked until it was dark. When she came back, she was holding a plate of apple pie.
"Where did you steal it?"
Xiang Xiaohua curled her lips. "An aunt gave it to me!"
She helped an aunt take out the garbage. Because the garbage was so heavy, the aunt almost dragged it on the road. So, she was very grateful and invited her to her home for snacks.
"Other than that?" Ying Cheng took a piece of pie and put it in his mouth. "Didn't you see anyone else?"
Xiang Xiaohua shook her head. "The aunt said that most of the people here are old. The young people all went out."
"What else did she say?"
"She said that when she was young, this place was very lively. Later, after an accident, it slowly became like this."
The aunt told Xiang Xiaohua that 15 years ago, a rich businessman moved here. They developed a farm at the foot of the mountain. Every weekend, many tourists came to play. But not long after, the rich businessman's house caught fire.
"The fire burned for a whole night. More than a dozen people in the rich man's family were burned to death."
Ying Cheng's hand holding the pie paused in midair. He wiped his mouth and went to get the computer.
"Let me check …" He searched the name of the town. There were several news articles about the fire.
Basically, it was the same as what Xiang Xiaohua said. The cause of the fire was the diesel that set the stable on fire. Then, somehow, the house was also burned.
"It said that the fire started at two o 'clock in the morning, so the family was all sleeping. No one escaped.
Xiang Xiaohua finished the apple pie and gulped down a mouthful of juice. "It has nothing to do with us. Are we still going to the mine tomorrow to look for clues?"
"Not tomorrow." Ying Cheng closed the computer. "Sleep!"
At midnight, the pub was filled with middle-aged men in their forties or fifties. They ordered a glass of beer and played a few rounds of cards. The day in the town ended peacefully.
"Handsome, this is not a place for you!" A beautiful woman sat down opposite him. Her deep cleavage shone seductively under the dim light.
Ying Cheng curled his lips. "Boss's wife?"
"Pfft!" The woman flipped her blonde hair. "Do you think that bearded man is good enough for me?"
"It's hard to say." Ying Cheng's eyes swept over her lower body. "Maybe he's good at something!"
The woman chuckled. "So he's not an honest man!"
"An honest man wouldn't come to a pub in the middle of the night." Ying Cheng poured her a glass of whiskey. "Then why is the beautiful lady here?"
"Guess …" The woman's hand touched the glass. "If you guess right, you'll get a reward!"
Ying Cheng tilted his head and looked at her. "Well, the bearded man is the boss of the restaurant during the day. Are you the boss of the pub at night?"
"Tut tut tut!" The woman shook her finger. "Little brother, you didn't guess it, did you? It must be the fat man who told you this during the day."
"It seems that I guessed right." Ying Cheng put down the glass. "Then I drank for nothing today!"
The woman winked at him. "Such a simple request?"
"I'm an honest man!" Ying Cheng stood up, put the money on the table, and turned to leave.
The woman's voice came from behind, but he didn't look back.
"Alas!" Sally put the money away in disappointment. "You're obviously interested in me. Why are you still pretending? I don't believe that you won't come tomorrow night!"
Early in the morning, Xiang Xiaohua came back from her run as usual. Ying Cheng was sitting at the table, reading the newspaper.
"Your hair is long." As soon as Xiaohua sat down, she heard Ying Cheng say, "Go get your hair cut!"
Xiang Xiaohua stared at him. "How is it long?" I just cut it before coming here.
"…" Ying Cheng glanced at her. "You can't see it. There's a split in the back."
So, after breakfast, Ying Cheng took Xiang Xiaohua to a barbershop in town, which was the only barbershop in town …
"Hello!"
A middle-aged man turned around. The sun shone on him, but he didn't feel warm at all. The man was wearing glasses, and his eyebrows were very thin. His facial features were quite delicate, but for some reason, he looked very gloomy.
"Can you trim her hair?" Ying Cheng pressed Xiang Xiaohua to a chair.
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