What is it that can make Li Jinghong tempted?
Obviously it can't be ordinary money.
Chu Mu had never seen Li Jinghong be tempted by money. The only temptation, or greed, he had ever seen was this time... the mysterious and extraordinary inheritance from a higher level in Qili Village.
In other words, what moved Li Jinghong was a higher level of mystery and transcendence.
And the man in white, when he first arrived, chased and killed the young man, and then made the old man's body into a mummy.
What can tempt the man in white is obviously not earthly money, but must be extraordinary interests at his level.
In other words...there is some kind of treasure hidden in the mine that would make even the extraordinary man in white be tempted.
Suddenly, Chu Mu suddenly thought of the source of all this turmoil.
That is the order issued by the county to increase mine production.
Now it seems that it should be the will of the Nanshan Li family.
But no matter what, all the turmoil in Nanshan Town and even Qinghe County during this period were caused by that order.
The already unbearable burden of corvee work was artificially increased again, which led to the popular uprising in Qili Village and the current turmoil.
And could this source be the reason why Li Jinghong and the man in white were looking for the so-called treasure in the mine?
As far as Chu Mu knows, Nanshan Iron Ore has been mined for decades, and although the output fluctuates every year, there has never been a request for a large-scale increase in output.
This possibility is undoubtedly still there.
Chu Mu took a bite of the big meat bun and his eyes flickered slightly.
After a bowl of noodles and several steamed buns, he finally filled his stomach. When he mentioned the steamed buns that the waiter had packed, Chu Mu walked slowly downstairs.
After walking a few steps and not even reaching the downstairs, the originally noisy inn suddenly fell into silence as a shrill whistle came from far to near on the street.
Immediately afterwards, the inspectors put down their bowls and chopsticks one after another and rushed out of the inn.
The whistle is shrill and extremely harsh, and its meaning is also important, that is, it means calling!
When the whistle blows, except for the on-duty inspection, all other inspections must gather at the inspection station within a quarter of an hour. Anyone who delays will be executed!
Subconsciously, Chu Mu remembered this military order from the inspection station.
At this moment, Chu Mu didn't have time to think too much. He picked up the baskets of steamed buns and headed straight to the inspection station.
Before arriving at the inspection station, Chu Mu could clearly see the people gathering inside the inspection station, and the hustle and bustle was even more clearly heard.
Most of the inspectors looked confused, and they were obviously a little confused about this sudden gathering.
"Thousands of households have an order, and all patrol inspectors who are not on duty are ordered to enter the mine and listen to the order."
"Gather and quickly enter the mountain!"
Before Chu Mu could inquire, the shouts of gathering sounded.
Hearing this, Chu Mu couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. With such an abrupt gathering into the mountain, were the corvees in the mine rebelling?
As the crowd gathered, without even counting the number of people, with an order, the assembled patrols headed straight for the mine.
With such a rush and urgency, Chu Mu was obviously not the only one worried. After all, civil unrest was really not a rare thing in Nanshan Town!
But no matter how unusual it is, if the people really change, it is because they, the little people, have to fight with real swords and guns, and they have to fight with their lives!
The miserable battle in Qili Village is still vivid in my mind!
Right now, there are thousands of corvees in the mines. If this is a civil uprising, it is no joke.
There are thousands of corvees, and with a rush of blood and a hoe each person, they can swamp the several hundred patrols.
Chu Mu tried hard to recall the terrain in the mine. He had already made up his mind. If it was really a civil uprising, the situation was not right, or if he had to risk his life, then he would run away decisively!
Today is different from the past.
When I first arrived, everything was a blur, and I didn't even have the most basic ability to protect myself.
But now, I understand everything I can understand, I have learned martial arts, and I have some ability to protect myself.
At worst, if you take off this skin, if you have money and martial arts, you can live a good life wherever you go.
"Um?"
When he first entered the mine and looked around at the scenery of the mine, Chu Mu couldn't help but be startled.
The order in the mine is still the same, the working corvee and the patrol inspection are as usual. There is no abnormality at all, let alone a civil uprising.
There is no civil uprising... then such a battle is...
Chu Mu was confused, but soon, when the team passed through several mining areas and stopped at the bottom of the mine, he saw the conspicuous white clothes and the many laborers who had been summoned. Chu Mu seemed to understand.
"Qianhu."
The leader of the inspection team quickly stepped forward.
Li Jinghong nodded, then looked at the man in white, but hesitated to speak.
"The people are here, let's start."
The man in white glanced at the many inspections coming in and waved his hand indifferently.
"As you command!"
Li Jinghong responded quickly and immediately called the corvees to come forward. Under his orders, the patrol inspectors organized themselves into teams and guarded all parts of the mining area.
"What are you digging for?"
Xu Yuan took a big bite of the bun and looked at the dozens of busy laborers with some curiosity.
"If you want to eat, just take it yourself."
Chu Mu stuffed several baskets of steamed buns into Xu Yuan's hands, and looked at the humble Li Jinghong and the man in white not far away.
He paused for a moment, then turned to the dozens of corvees digging against the mountain wall.
What such a battle is doing is obviously not difficult to see based on what he has seen and heard during this period.
After wandering around all night last night, the man in white and Li Jinghong probably found the "treasure" they had been looking for.
And right now, it's obviously digging.
It's just... shouldn't the fewer people know about this kind of thing, the better?
Why go to such trouble to bring all of them here who are on duty to take a break?
Chu Mu couldn't figure it out, but as long as it wasn't a civil uprising and he wouldn't be forced to sacrifice his life, Chu Mu didn't bother to think about it, so he just watched the fun.
Clang, clang, clang...
Dozens of corvees were swinging their tools vigorously, gravel was flying, sparks were flying, and harsh collisions echoed in the mine.
The corvees worked hard, and the nearly two hundred patrol inspectors who were transferred were just stuck in various places in the mine, looking at the dozens of working corvees with nothing to do.
Although he was quite curious about what he was digging, after looking at it for a while, he didn't see anything special. Chu Mu didn't bother to pay more attention. He found a stone and sat down, and then started to practice his Qi and blood.
Time passed slowly amidst such a clanging sound.
Chu Mu also sat firmly on the stone like an old monk, without any movement.
A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour, half an hour, an hour, two hours...
Time passed and everything was as usual, nothing unusual.
But Chu Mu, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly woke up!
Something's wrong...
