RPAGF Chapter 552 [Old 9 Gate 31]
Chapter 552 [Old 9 Gate 31]
The next day, Er Yuehong called Chenpi and handed him the precious information, and instructed him: "Chenpi, take this information to Master Fo and tell him that the mine is extremely dangerous and he must be careful."
Chenpi nodded, took the information, and said with a firm look in his eyes: "Master, don't worry, I will hand it to the Buddha personally." After that, Chenpi hurried away with the information.
Looking at Chenpi's receding back, Er Yuehong prayed silently in his heart, hoping that Master Fo would be safe and successfully uncover the mystery of the mine.
Zhang Qishan was overwhelmed with joy when he received the information brought by Er Yuehong. Although Er Yuehong could not go to the mine with him in person, this information undoubtedly added a valuable bargaining chip to their action.
Zhang Qishan turned to the adjutant beside him and said, "Adjutant, go and invite Master Ba over."
Adjutant Zhang Rishan immediately replied: "Yes!" and then turned and left.
A moment later, Qi Tiezui came into the room. Zhang Qishan handed him the information in his hand and said, "Eighth Master, this is from Second Master."
Qi Tiezui took the information and read it carefully from beginning to end. After reading it, he frowned and said thoughtfully: "According to the information, Erye's clansmen have been to this mine. Maybe we should invite Erye to help us. This will at least increase our chances of winning."
Zhang Qishan shook his head and said helplessly: "Second Master has rejected my request. He has not been involved in these underground things for a long time."
Qi Tiezui asked doubtfully: "So, Master Buddha, have you really decided to go deep into the mine to find the truth? After all, it is full of unknowns and dangers."
Zhang Qishan nodded firmly and said seriously: "This mysterious train suddenly appeared at Changsha Railway Station. The scene inside the carriage was extremely strange. Coupled with the utensils from the Northern and Southern Dynasties found in the coffin, I felt that Changsha might be facing a huge crisis. So, I must go to the mine to find out and find the answer."
"But we don't know where the entrance to the mine is?" Qi Tiezui frowned and looked at Zhang Qishan in confusion.
Zhang Qishan took out the railway map calmly, pointed at the route on it, and explained to Qi Tiezui: "Look, Master Ba, although we don't know the specific source of the coffin, we can find the source of the train through this railway. Although the railway from the northeast has been blown up, the track along the northeast direction of Changsha is still intact. There are continuous mountains in the mountains, and there must be tracks connecting the mines. And there are often mine tunnels hidden in the mountains, so the train must have come from the mine. As long as we follow the railway, we can find the exact location of the mine intersection."
Qi Tiezui suddenly realized what was going on, but he thought of another question: "But the mine seems to be a bit uneasy recently. There are many Japanese spies there, and they seem to be plotting something?"
Zhang Qishan's eyes turned cold, and he said firmly: "The Japanese may be conducting secret experiments there. This matter must be investigated as soon as possible. Master Ba, you and the adjutant come with me to investigate the situation."
At this moment, Youyou pushed the door open and said firmly that she wanted to go together.
Zhang Qishan strongly opposed it, thinking that it was too dangerous there and Youyou should not go with them.
However, Youyou insisted that if Zhang Qishan did not allow her to follow him, she would go there alone secretly, and she firmly believed that Zhang Qishan could not control her.
Seeing this, Qi Tiezui stepped forward to persuade them, saying that if that was the case, it would be better to let Youyou go with them, after all, there is strength in numbers and it is safer. He pointed out that if Youyou were allowed to act secretly alone, it would be worrying.
Finally, Zhang Qishan had no choice but to give in, but demanded that You You must always stay close to him and not out of his sight.
After Youyou readily agreed, the four of them set out on their journey together and arrived at a small town near the mine.
They planned to look for clues and inquire about the relevant situation here. The town was full of antiques, but the residents were sparse. They finally met a mother and son, but they saw that the mother and son were carrying luggage and hurriedly preparing to leave.
Adjutant Zhang was about to go and ask about the situation, but Youyou stopped him and said, "Let me go. If you go, people will think you are not a good person."
Adjutant Zhang shook his head helplessly and watched Youyou walk over.
She walked up to the woman holding the child and preparing to leave, and asked softly, "Hello, ma'am, I want to ask, why is there no one in your village? And why do you look like you are fleeing? Did something happen?"
The woman looked at Youyou warily, and when she found that she was just a young girl, she relaxed a little. She sighed and said, "Girl, I don't think you are from this town. Alas, there was a mining accident here recently, and many people died! The villagers here all fled and dared not stay. And before this, the Japanese had also been here, but they left after the mining accident."
Youyou frowned and asked again: "Does the lady know what the Japanese are doing here?"
The woman shook her head and said, "I don't know, but I heard they were here to look for mineral resources. But we don't know if this mining disaster is related to them."
Youyou nodded and thanked, "Thank you, ma'am, for telling me."
The woman nodded to Youyou, then hurried away with the child in her arms, seemingly unwilling to stay here any longer.
Youyou told Zhang Qishan about this. He frowned, feeling that there must be something fishy about it and it might be related to the train case.
"It seems we have found the right direction. It's getting dark. We have to find a place to spend the night and set off again tomorrow morning." Zhang Qishan said calmly.
"Okay, I'm so hungry, Master Buddha, do you bring any food?" Qi Tiezui asked, touching his stomach.
"I have some food here, but we should find a safe place to stay first," Youyou responded.
"Okay, let's go quickly." Qi Tiezui urged impatiently.
The four of them continued walking through the village. Suddenly, Qi Tiezui pointed at a house in the distance with smoke coming out of it and shouted, "Master Fo, Youyou, Adjutant, look! There's smoke over there. Someone must be cooking. We can go get some food."
However, Zhang Qishan was suspicious. The woman had just said that there were almost no people in the village. How could someone still be cooking? This was obviously not in line with common sense.
He frowned and whispered to Youyou: "Something is wrong here!"
Youyou also nodded to show her agreement. The two looked at each other and understood what meant in each other's eyes.
So the four of them decided to go straight to that family's house to see what had happened.
When they arrived at the house, they found several men sitting in the yard. There was a stove in front of them, and they were sitting around it eating.
Qi Tiezui was impatient, but he didn't care about anything else and just strode in. Zhang Qishen and others had no choice but to follow him.
The men in front of them immediately became alert when they saw the stranger suddenly break in. One of them stood up and asked loudly, "What are you all doing here?"
Qi Tiezui quickly apologized with a smile and explained, "Hello, gentlemen. We came out for fun, but got lost and walked here, so we wanted to find a place to rest. We apologize for disturbing you."
After hearing what Qi Tiezui said, the men relaxed a little, but they still remained alert. After all, the sudden appearance of a group of strangers in such a remote village still made people feel uneasy.
The man continued, "Then just find a place to deal with it. There are empty rooms here. You can clean it up yourself."
Qi Tiezui thanked him quickly: "Okay, thank you for letting me know."
Youyou took out some pre-dried meat from her bag and handed them to Qi Tiezui, Zhang Rishan and Zhang Qishan respectively. She also took out four apples, just one for each person.
Qi Tiezui took the jerky and took a bite without hesitation. Then he walked over to the men and sat down. He pretended to be chatting with them and said, "Gentlemen, it's getting harder and harder to get by in this world. I wonder what you all do for a living?"
The man sitting next to Qi Tiezui glanced at him and replied in a flat tone: "We are just hired here to do some odd jobs. There is no other way. We are all here to support our families!"
Qi Tiezui nodded to show his understanding, and then continued to ask: "Then do you know that there was a train that came here and left?"
However, after hearing this question, these people fell silent. No one answered him. They just returned to their rooms quietly and ignored Qi Tiezui.
Youyou said solemnly: "Let's go back to the room first. I have a discovery."
Zhang Qishan nodded and said, "Okay."
The two returned to the room together, and Zhang Qishan couldn't wait to ask, "I wonder what Madam has found?"
Youyou lowered her voice and said, "They are all Japanese."
"What? Japanese? Youyou, how did you find out?" Qi Tiezui asked in surprise.
Youyou explained clearly, "Although they tried their best to hide their accents, you could still hear them if you listened carefully. Also, there was something wrong with the way they walked. Just before I came in, I accidentally glanced at them and found that when they slept, their shoes were neatly placed beside the bed, as if they were ready to leave at any time. And there was something wrong with their feet, like they wore clogs all year round."
Zhang Qishan frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Then let's take turns to keep watch tonight, and don't sleep too deeply."
Everyone nodded in agreement and answered in unison, "Okay."
The next morning, the sun shone through the clouds and illuminated the earth. However, the Japanese quietly left in the morning light, as if they did not want to be noticed by anyone.
Zhang Qishan and others immediately noticed their actions and followed them without hesitation.
As they moved deeper into the fog, their vision became blurred, but Zhang Qishan continued to move forward with his keen instincts and firm determination.
Suddenly, those people took advantage of the thick fog to cover their tracks and launched a sneak attack on Zhang Qishen and his men.
Fortunately, Zhang Qishan and Youyou were agile and reacted quickly and launched a counterattack, successfully subduing several people.
After a fierce fight, Zhang Qishan concluded that these people must be related to the train case.
He questioned one of them closely, but the man refused to give in and finally committed suicide by swallowing the poison that he had hidden in his mouth.
Despite this, Zhang Qishan firmly believed that since they suddenly launched an attack here, there must be something unusual about this place.
So he began to observe the surrounding environment carefully, and finally found a hidden railway that extended deep into the mountains. Zhang Qishan speculated that this might be where the Japanese conducted secret experiments.