Chapter 488 Treasure?
This seems a bit contradictory.
According to the information currently known to Chen Ziyan, the original development of the timeline should be like this. Because of the sudden appearance of his nephew, the black-haired snake sleeping underground caused a riot. Wu Laogou found this critical point. , driving the dogs he brought with him, hunted his nephew and solved the crisis.
But this does not explain why when Wu Xie arrived here later, nephew Li was still there.
It can be seen from the situation at this time that the riot of the Black Haired Snake is definitely related to Nephew, and the personnel staying here will definitely not let this go unchecked in the future.
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Chen Ziyan remembered another thing, that is, when Wu Xie arrives here in the future, the underground facilities for mining snake mines will already be in an abandoned state.
Thinking of this, Chen Ziyan suddenly realized one thing, that is, he had always preconceived the idea that the Folklore Affairs Bureau also existed in the original plot of the stolen pen.
But now that I think about it carefully, I find that this mysterious special organization does not seem to have appeared in my memory, at least not in the world of ghost blowing lamps or the world of stolen pens.
"That is to say...I was wrong about many things from the beginning, and ignored this crucial point."
Chen Ziyan reviewed the plot lines he knew from the beginning and found that the changes did not occur after he appeared. In fact, the changes had already occurred long ago.
At the same time, Chen Ziyan also realized that the world he was in now was probably not only a fusion of two different tomb-robbing worlds in his imagination, but also very likely integrated into other world views.
Just like this mysterious Folklore Affairs Bureau, it may come from this.
"Master Chen, what should we do?"
At this moment, Li Wu's questioning voice pulled him out of his thoughts.
Only then did Chen Ziyan realize that everyone else was looking at him. He did not panic, but said naturally:
"It's better to choose a day than to hit it. We will start with this matter later. First, we will take care of the things hidden around us." Let me deal with it and see if it has any effect."
Although he didn't hear what everyone said before because he was distracted, it is not difficult to infer the cause and effect based on Li Wu's words.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements later." Naturally, Li Wu would not object.
He was eager to kill his nephew right away. In the short term, this thing posed a greater threat to him than the black-haired snake underground.
If it weren't for these strange nephews, his power wouldn't have shrunk to what it is now.
"By the way, Brother Chen, when you just went down, I found two people outside."
Just when Chen Ziyan wanted to end the meeting, Yingzi who was listening suddenly said There was news that no one expected.
"Two people? Who are they?" Chen Ziyan asked.
Yingzi said: "A boy who looks about 17 or 18 years old, and a little girl who is a few years old."
A teenager and a little girl?
Chen Ziyan narrowed his eyes slightly. He probably guessed the identities of these two people.
Thinking of this, he said to Yingzi: "Take me to have a look."
Although he already had a guess in his mind, he still needed to verify it.
Yingzi nodded, got up and walked outside. The others followed her to a nearby tent.
There were only two people in the tent, the boy and the little girl that Yingzi mentioned.
Chen Ziyan glanced at the young and old, then looked at the young man standing in front of the girl and asked: "What's your name? Where are you from? What do you want to do here?" ”
He didn’t mean to pave the way and started asking directly.
"I...my name is Lin Zhongzhong, and I live in a village nearby. Come here..." The young man hesitated at this point, but after looking at Chen Ziyan, he still said it: "Come here..." We want to find an abandoned coal mine."
"Abandoned coal mine?" Chen Ziyan glanced at the little girl behind him: "The coal mine is not a safe place. You are looking for a coal mine with such a young child. ? Aren’t you afraid of something happening?”
He didn't believe Lin Zhongzhi's words, even the punctuation marks. This guy was not an honest person.
And... the reason for looking for a coal mine is really unconvincing.
After being bombarded with so many questions by Chen Ziyan, Lin Zhongzhong fell silent.
Chen Ziyan glanced at him, and then said to Yingzi: "Yingzi, take the child out first. I want to talk to this little brother Lin alone."
Yingzi heard this He immediately walked over and wanted to hug the little girl.
However, although the little girl was very young, a child from a poor family had already taken charge of the family, and her mind had matured earlier. She clung tightly to the clothes of the boy in front of her. Although she did not make a sound, her whole body was full of resistance.
Yingzi didn't want to be too rough with the child, so she subconsciously looked at Chen Ziyan.
Chen Ziyan also expected this. He said to Lin Zhongzhong: "Little brother, we will not harm you, and we have no reason to harm you, but your current situation is not safe, and you are a child. She's too young, so it's better that she doesn't know some things."
Lin Zhongzhong kept his silent attitude at first, but when Chen Ziyan said, 'You kid', his body couldn't bear it. He trembled under control, and after a moment of hesitation, he came back to his senses and gently touched the little girl's head, and said softly: "Xixi, can you and your sister go out and wait for me first?"
小The girl nodded obediently: "Okay."
After Yingzi took the little girl away, Lin Zhongzhong looked at Wushuanggui and Huahu behind Chen Ziyan, as well as Li Wu and Wu Laogou who had been examining him.
Although he didn't say it out loud, the meaning in his eyes was already obvious. Didn't he say he wanted to talk alone?
Chen Ziyan smiled when he saw this: "I did say that I wanted to talk to you alone, but I didn't say that you would talk to me alone, right?"
This is very inappropriate. To be fair, not only did Lin Zhongzhong, the person involved, not know what to say, but Wu Laogou and Li Wu also had their mouths twitching slightly.
But what these two people don’t know is that Chen Ziyan doesn’t want to talk to Lin Zhongzhi alone, but he knows better that if they are not present, there will definitely be trouble in the future, so he will let them stay Here.
Lin Zhongzhong took a deep look at Chen Ziyan and asked in a low voice: "What do you want to talk about?"
Chen Ziyan did not rush to ask, but pulled over a few folding chairs and said: "Sit down first. Besides, we are not interrogating, so relax."
Li Wu and Wu Laogou sat down unceremoniously. Lin Zhongzhong was lying if he said he was not afraid, but his character was far better than Ming. He looked more mature, so he sat down too.
After seeing Lin Zhongzhi sit down, Chen Ziyan asked again: "I hope you can tell the truth, what is the purpose of coming here."
Lin Zhongzhong pursed his lips and said : "I really came here to find the abandoned coal mine." Then, before Chen Ziyan could refute, he took the initiative to tell the whole story.
Lin Zhongzhi told Chen Ziyan and the others that his family lived in a village a few hills away from here. There was a dirt road at the bottom of the mountain not far from here, and coal trucks passed by there every day. He usually He would secretly pick up cinders with Xiuxi to supplement the family income.
But recently, the coal trucks seemed to have disappeared. Lin Zhongzhong suspected that the coal mines here had been mined, so he wanted to come and have a look. If he could find the abandoned coal mines , the cinders remaining inside are definitely a huge fortune for him.
"General Manager Li, Fifth Master, what do you think?" After listening to Lin Zhongzhi's explanation, Chen Ziyan looked at Li Wu and Wu Laogou.
This reason is the same as what he saw in his previous life, but it is obviously false, so he wants to hear the opinions of these two people.
Especially Brother Wu, the person involved in the original plot. Strictly speaking, neither Li Wu, the manager of the Folklore Affairs Administration, nor him, the head of Xiling, are people who have never appeared in the original plot.
“There are no coal mines here, not even a hundred miles away.” Li Wu said without hesitation.
As the general manager of this place, he has no idea what is being transported in those cars. Although the residue that may fall looks like coal, it is not cinders at all, and there is nothing like what cinders should be. Function.
“I have no experience in mining, but I have dealt with mine owners several times. Those people are not easy to deal with. If it were me, I would not bring a child to do this. After all, this is just a mine that may be abandoned." Wu Laogou looked at Lin Zhongzhi and said with meaning.
Although this guy tried his best to justify his words, he has always lived in the countryside. Now there is no network like the later generations, and he can know the world's affairs without going out, so his words are in the old age. The world of Jianghu is full of loopholes.
Especially Wu Laogou, a man who has traveled extensively and dealt with all kinds of monsters and monsters, he pointed out a lot of loopholes in just a few words.
Chen Ziyan clapped his hands gently: "The fifth master is worthy of being an old man, and every word is precious."
Then he looked at Lin Zhongzhi: "There is no need for you to waste your efforts. It is true and false. It’s not hard to guess. I hope your next answer won’t challenge my patience again.”
After finishing speaking, Chen Ziyan seemed to have thought of something: “Maybe you can treat this as a transaction. Come to me with the information you know in exchange for what you need, money or other things."
Chen Ziyan also suddenly thought of this method, and Lin Zhongzhi took the risk to come to this ghost place with his daughter. He must have his own purpose, and maybe he can be lured with benefits.
For Chen Ziyan now, things that can be solved with money are nothing, let alone how much money it may cost.
If you can use money to get what you want, that would be great.
Money? !
Hearing what Chen Ziyan said next, Lin Zhongran's expression changed slightly. He looked at Chen Ziyan and asked, "Is what you said true?"
He knew very well. In his current situation, the people in this camp are all well-armed, and they are obviously not good people, but it would be the best thing if he could exchange information that is of no use to him for enough money.
Isn't it just money that he took the risk to come here this time?
"Of course it is true."
Facing Lin Zhongzhi's questioning gaze, Chen Ziyan nodded firmly.
“Huh——”
Hearing this, Lin Zhongzhong’s stiff body leaned back and breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Ziyan and the others didn't rush him, they just waited quietly.
They had a hunch that the young man who suddenly appeared in front of them might bring them important news.
After nearly half a minute like this, Lin Zhongzhong, who had calmed down, slowly said:
"You are right, I came here not to find any coal mines, but to Looking for a treasure."
After saying the word treasure, Lin Zhongzhong looked at Chen Ziyan and made his request: "I will give you the information about the treasure, and you will give me a sum of money."
"No problem." Chen Ziyan agreed happily: "As long as your information is valuable, I will give you a price that is enough to provide you with food and clothing for a lifetime."
He likes this kind of transaction.
“I believe you.” Lin Zhongzhi said: “I don’t know much about the treasure. I only read it in the ancient books I accidentally found at home. It just said that there is an ancient treasure buried in this area. The tomb contains many priceless funerary objects."
Then he took out a simple bronze bell from his arms, handed it to Chen Ziyan, and continued:
" This is the key to finding the treasure. Just ring the bell and the tomb guardian beast will appear to lead the way."
"The tomb guardian beast?"
Chen Ziyan looked at the bronze bell in his hand and asked doubtfully:
"Have you seen the tomb guardian beast?"
Lin Zhiyao He shook his head: "No, there is no way to ring this bell. I just came here to try my luck."
"Can it ring?"
Chen Ziyan curiously shook the bell in his hand and found that no sound was made.
He turned the bell upside down and found that it had been sealed with a beeswax-like substance, making it impossible to shake it.
Chen Ziyan played with the bronze bell in his hand. He knew very well in his heart that what Lin Zhongzhi said was not a lie, but he knew even more clearly that this guy did not tell everything he knew.
For example, he said he was looking for treasure, but he knew very well that he was here to rob a tomb, but he brought his young daughter with him. This is definitely not without reason.
If there is a shortage of manpower, wouldn't it be a better choice to bring his wife? Besides, the little girl can't be of much help to someone as big as her.
To put it bluntly, children are a burden in this matter.
However, Chen Ziyan did not intend to continue questioning. The things Lin Zhongzhong gave were enough. It was estimated that 80% of the things he concealed were related to the little girl. Even if those things were useful, he did not want to know.
"Your information is very valuable, just treat this bell as a gift, and I will fulfill my promise." Chen Ziyan said softly.
Lin Zhongzhong didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.
He can't do anything now, everything can only depend on Chen Ziyan being a man of his word.
"Master Chen..." Seeing that Chen Ziyan wanted to end it, Li Wu wanted to say something.
How could he not see what Chen Ziyan could see.
"Manager Li, let's end this matter here." Chen Ziyan raised his hand to stop Li Wu's next words and said in an unquestionable tone.
(End of this chapter)