Dressed as the villain's stepmother

"Really?" Liao Yunchuan paused slightly and turned his gaze to Foreman Li aside.

A look of panic could clearly be seen on the latter's face: "I didn't know this before. We only mine iron ore in this area. Going further into the cave is no longer within our scope."

Foreman Li defended hurriedly, a thin layer of sweat forming on his forehead.

"I have other things to be busy with over there. If you want to continue checking the account books, you might as well take out all the account books and check them. The lighting in this cave is very poor, and I'm afraid it will be confusing to others. Eye."

He said and walked away as if running away.

How could they, who work in the iron mine every day, not know that there is another exit?

It's just that he originally wanted to hide this matter, but by chance, a woman appeared on the way, and she was actually familiar with Liao Yunchuan.

Foreman Li gritted his teeth and walked out of the iron mine.

the other side.

Liao Yunchuan has already put away the account books in his hand. He really wants to check these accounts from beginning to end, find out the clues in them, and then check them carefully.

Jiang Lianzhu stood aside without saying a word, nor did she show any intention of leaving. With a slight smile on her lips: "When did Mr. Liao become involved in mining?"

"It's not that there is involvement, but someone is using this iron mine to embezzle money. The amount of iron ore that can be mined from the iron mine is originally unknown. If there is big manipulation in this area, it will not be easy to detect. .”

Liao Yunchuan looked into Jiang Lianzhu's eyes. He felt that he was in a good mood and his explanation was quite accurate.

Everyone is keeping an eye on those businesses that are on the bright side, and no matter how much they falsify the accounts, they won't go too far.

But mining is completely different.

No one knows how much ore can be mined or how much iron can be smelted on this day. All of this is reported to the court based on personal wishes.

If it were simply an underreporting of money, then at most it would be a charge of corruption, but if the iron mines were diverted for private use, then the burden would be even more.

"In this way, it is indeed easy to do tricks in the iron mines. That is to say, we don't know how far these tricks will go, and how dark the minds of those people are."

Jiang Lianzhu nodded slightly, already having a rough idea in her heart.

However, this kind of thing has nothing to do with her, and she can't just involve herself in it.

"Master Liao, please help yourself. I won't stay here any longer. I have other things waiting for me to do."

For example, find out who the people who came to hunt you are and what their purpose is.

"You can just call me by my name."

After hearing the first three words she said, Liao Yunchuan frowned slightly without any trace.

"I will go out with you. I will take all these ledgers back to the Governor's Mansion to check them one by one."

"it is good."

Jiang Lianzhu didn't know which of his requests she had agreed to, so she turned around and walked forward along the light in front of her.

The two of them had not taken a few steps when there was a loud noise in front of them. Jiang Lianzhu's expression changed slightly, and the glimmer of light in front of her eyes was blocked by darkness in an instant.

Liao Yunchuan walked behind her, his hand holding the ledger slightly tightened, and he squinted at the road ahead of them.

Basically no light can be seen anymore, except for some shimmering light coming from the gaps.

There was no need to go forward and conduct further inspection to know that the entrance to the cave had been completely blocked.

"It seems that someone wants to do something to you." Jiang Lianzhu turned to look at Liao Yunchuan behind her, said helplessly, and took out the lighter from the weapons arsenal.

Fortunately, there are many fine wooden sticks on the ground, which can clearly illuminate a corner of the iron ore after being lit with a lighter.

"I guess there are indeed some shady things hidden in your account book. Besides, it's probably going to be difficult for us to go out along two roads now."

"Try it from behind."

Without any hesitation, Liao Yunchuan stepped forward, took Jiang Lianzhu's wrist, and led her in the opposite direction.

The reason why the cave was suddenly blocked has basically something to do with Foreman Li.

There was no way to report the news immediately after he went out. If the two of them moved fast enough, they might be able to walk out from behind the cave before the people he found arrived.

Jiang Lianzhu didn't react at first, but then she felt her wrist was slightly hot.

This movement of Liao Yunchuan's hand was so skillful that she was caught off guard and a little panicked.

Outside the iron mine.

Foreman Li heard a loud noise inside and was so frightened that he fell to the ground. He raised his head and met the eyes of Yang Fei and the others, smiling coquettishly.

"Master, Mr. Liao is still trapped inside... I just thought of something urgent to do, so I hurriedly came out."

While explaining his behavior, he observed Yang Fei's expression.

"It is common for our iron mine to collapse. All we need to do is remove the rocks. Although it will take a day or two, we can always see who is in trouble."

Foreman Li said these words very skillfully, as if he had rehearsed them in his mind several times in advance.

Yang Fei ignored his words and directly asked people to move away the stones blocking the outside.

They couldn't estimate the size of these stones at all, so they could only work hard.

Foreman Li looked at their movements and felt relieved, turned around and wanted to leave.

Just a step or two away, Yang Fei immediately noticed his movements and ducked in front of him, controlling all Foreman Li's movements.

"Why are you anxious? No one has been rescued from it yet."

"I...I have to report it to the county magistrate. After all, the collapse of the iron mine is such a big thing. If I don't let the county magistrate know about it, then my sin will be huge."

Foreman Li racked his brains to make up an excuse.

The county magistrate was not considered a high official in the eyes of the six-door policemen in the capital, but he was always strong and powerful. If he really offended someone, it would be difficult to get things done.

"It's okay. For such a big thing, I will naturally ask others to help report it, but what about the people digging in the iron mine? Is it possible that you are the only one in there?"

Yang Fei asked unhurriedly, tightly controlling all Foreman Li's movements.

This matter was full of doubts. Although he was usually careless, he could see something was wrong.

There is definitely something wrong with this person.