She threw a few stones out of the hole, then stuck her head out, facing the complicated and anxious eyes of everyone, and said to Han Changmu: "Sir, although it is very spacious here, it seems to be full of stones, which just blocks the way ahead. Road, if a few more people come down, while we are clearing the rocks, Sir and Mr. Zhao can lead the people down at the same time."
Han Changmu nodded calmly: "Okay."
Zhao Fusheng also said hurriedly: "Thank you, Yao, oh, no, thank you, my aunt."
Yao Yao shook his head and smiled, and went down into the mine tunnel again.
After a burst of chaotic footsteps, dozens of water bandits also followed down to the mine tunnel and gradually disappeared.
With the dim light above his head, Yao Yao and the water bandits cleared the rocks together.
Fortunately, these stones seemed to be piled extremely high, but the people who piled them seemed to have done it in a hurry. They only had time to pile up a thin layer, and the pile was not strong. After pushing away the stones above, the stones below could easily be piled up. It collapsed with a sound, and the narrow gap that could only accommodate one person to crawl in and out suddenly became spacious.
A faint light fell on the gravel on the ground, dust circulated in the dim light, and the brightness nearby and the darkness in the distance were clearly distinguishable.
Yao Yao took the lead to crawl over, patted the dust and mud all over her body, and melted into the darkness. She turned her head, and the dim light above her head fell on the road where she came from. Dots of light spread out, and she saw the numbers. Ten water bandits also climbed over.
Not long after, large and small stones were cleared to one side of the mine tunnel. Then Yao Yao picked up a big stone and knocked it three times on the stone wall of the mine.
Hearing three knocks on the stone wall from the mine, Han Changmu ducked into the mine without even looking at Zhao Fusheng.
Darkness rushed towards him, and he quickly closed his eyes. After opening them again, he got used to the overwhelming silence and darkness.
Seeing Han Changmu walk into the mine safely, Zhao Fusheng also heard the Qingyun Village's secret signal from the water bandits who entered the mine tunnel. He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered the remaining water bandits to enter one after another.
After all the water bandits entered, his heart that had always been high finally returned to his stomach. After carving a mark of Qingyun Village on the slope not far from the mine, he was about to get into the mine. Suddenly his ears moved, his face changed slightly, and he hurriedly hid in the dense bushes nearby.
Through the shadow of the dancing trees, Zhao Fusheng saw a group of people staggering, rolling and crawling towards them.
It seemed that these people were at the end of their strength and had exhausted all their strength to get here.
The group of people stopped on the slope. Several of them held torches and searched around. One of them shouted with joy: "Master, the mark left by the eldest son is here."
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"Where it is, where it is." An anxious voice sounded from the crowd, and they immediately ran closer.
Zhao Fusheng recognized the voice of Zhao Yingrong, and with a crash, he emerged from the bushes with a few short branches with spikes on his head, and said eagerly: "Father, I am here."
Zhao Yingrong was startled by the person who suddenly emerged from the bushes. When he heard Zhao Fusheng's voice again, he strode over, looked around, and was stunned for a moment: "Fusheng, why are you alone? Where are they?"
Zhao Fusheng pushed aside the bushes and walked out, straightening his clothes.
, saluted: "Father, we have found the secret passage. The children have all gone in, and the son has stayed behind to help his father."
Li Changming felt bad and had a sudden heart attack. He rushed forward in a few steps and kept urging: "Fu Sheng, hurry up and get down quickly. That man is the envoy of the Internal Security Department, not an ordinary person. We can't fight him. We can only Keep an eye on him, go and catch up with them, don’t worry about us.”
Zhao Fusheng's expression also changed. He felt that he was a little careless. He thought that he was done when he got here, but he forgot the word "fall short". He hurriedly got into the mine and followed the marks made by the water bandits on the stone wall. The chase continued all the way.
This mine tunnel is much wider than the one Han Changmu and Wang Xian walked through before. There are indeed a lot of waste rocks deliberately left by Li Sheng along the way. Fortunately, they have a large number of people and they can clean up as they go, without too much delay. time.
When Zhao Fusheng, sweating on his forehead and panting, caught up with Han Changmu and his party, they had already reached the very depths of the mine tunnel. They were facing five identical mine holes and stood still with distressed expressions on their faces.
The five mines are the same size, with the same distance between them. They are lined up in the middle of the mines. Even the black lines on the stones and the marks of knife and axe, seem to be the same.
Zhao Fusheng was blinded for a moment when he saw these five mines. When he met Han Changmu's eyes, he felt inexplicably timid and hurriedly saluted: "Your Excellency, my father and second uncle have also led people to rush there." arrive."
Han Changmu nodded casually, pointed to the five mines and said, "Let your people spread out and explore these five mines carefully to see which road is open. Be sure to leave marks along the way."
This time, Zhao Fusheng agreed easily without making any further requests. He did not hesitate to allocate manpower and make arrangements.
The remaining people sat on the floor in silence and rested for the time being.
Han Changmu leaned against the stone wall and sat down next to Yao Yao. He closed his eyes slightly. In the silence, he could hear the sound of breathing one after another, some heavy, some shallow, some messy and some steady.
He closed his eyes for a moment, opened them, and saw the dim light shining on the front of the hat on Yao Yao's head in the darkness. He couldn't hide his curiosity and stretched out his hand to touch it, and his smile became more and more strange: "There is a lamp burning in front of it." , you’re not afraid of burning your head either.”
Yao Yao tilted his head, avoided Han Changmu's stretched out hand, and grinned awkwardly: "It was hot at first, but then I changed my position many times, and this time it was much better. It was just warm, not hot anymore. "
Han Changmu's heart was moved, he looked at Yao Yao's face intently, and sighed: "I don't know where you learned it from, how can you make so many weird things."
Yao Yao smiled nonchalantly and said nothing.
Zhao Fusheng was silent next to him, a little embarrassed. He wanted to find an official position in the Internal Security Department, so he moved to Han Changmu's side, lowered his body and hugged him: "Master Secretary, do you think this little man can do this?" Can’t you be lucky enough to serve in the Department of Internal Health?”
Han Changmu was stunned for a moment and looked Zhao Fusheng up and down.
To be fair, although this person is stupid and doesn't know it, but because he is unwilling to easily let his water bandits be involved in danger, he can be cultivated.
Once such a person trusts someone, he or she will trust them wholeheartedly and will never change their mind easily.
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After a moment, Han Changmu nodded slowly and said two words concisely: "Okay."
"Really, thank you sir, thank you sir for making it possible." Zhao Fusheng was overjoyed, his eyebrows and eyes were wrinkled as he smiled. If there weren't many water bandits watching around him, he would have knelt down in an instant. , kowtowed to Han Changmu.
He thanked Han Changmu for a long time, then turned to thank Yao Yao. His smile was clean and sincere, almost making people forget that he used to be a water bandit who robbed homes and homes: "Master Aunt, we will be colleagues from now on. I hope you will have more Aunt." Provide guidance and guidance.”
Yao Yao hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head with a smile on his face: "No, no, I can't afford it. I am a mere member of the army in Jingzhao Prefecture, but I can't compete with you as an internal guard of the Internal Security Department."
Zhao Fusheng was stunned. Isn't this a matter at the yamen gate?
Han Changmu chuckled and whispered in his ear: "Ah Yao, why do I smell sour? Are you jealous of Mr. Zhao?"
"I'm jealous of him!" Yao Yao murmured in surprise, avoiding Han Changmu, curling his lips and muttering: "Is the Internal Security Department a good place? I have to squeeze in with all my strength, and I don't have the brain. water."
Han Changmu's face suddenly turned gloomy, and even the breath around him became cold. He gritted his teeth and said, "Just wait for me."
Yao Yao's scalp felt numb for a while. She even murmured so quietly, and he heard her. His hearing was comparable to that of a police dog.
The water bandits who went out to explore the road moved very quickly, but within a moment, they came back in twos and threes, reporting back that there was no road in the mine, and that there was a mountain wall at the end.
But a group of water bandits came back last. Ten people went out, but only five came back.
One of them came out from the crowd and pointed to the middle of the mine, with excitement on his face: "Master, walk out of this mine and walk for about a moment. There is a mine tunnel. There is a huge stone blocking the mine tunnel." , the kids gave it a try. If the wind blows, the mine tunnel is open. As long as we push the stone away, we can get out."
When Zhao Fusheng heard this, he stood up suddenly. Just when he was about to speak, he thought of Han Changmu next to him. He subconsciously looked at him and considered: "Master Commander, what do you think this is?"
Han Changmu nodded slightly. That's right. The place where the boulder was was where Li Sheng had designed to harm him and Wang Xian. That road did lead to the outside.
He took a few more glances at the water bandit and secretly took note of his appearance.
When Zhao Fusheng saw Han Changmu nodding, he felt relieved and quickly ordered the water bandits to enter from the mine in the middle and push away the stones blocking the way first.
Han Changmu and Yao Yao looked at each other and followed closely behind.
Yao Yao glanced at Han Changmu and asked in a low voice: "Sir, the mine tunnel where you and Wang Xian escaped is under this mine tunnel, right?"
Han Changmu looked at Yao Yao in surprise for a long time and asked, "How did you know?"
Yao Yao pursed his lips and explained in a low voice: "The mines excavated by the government are all dug in a very organized manner, and the ore is dug extremely clean. There are also specially opened refuge areas when the mine tunnel collapses, but this mine tunnel , the excavation was hasty and unorganized, and it was not dug cleanly. It was obviously illegally excavated by the private sector. With this mining method, miners will usually be silenced. Experienced miners will secretly dig a tunnel under the mine tunnel while mining. Secret passage escape.”
