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Der Spiegel's trip to Zhangjiakou this time was indeed dangerous. Ah Xiang gestured to Aunt Gui with a rich expression in the kitchen, describing how thrilling the 20 days were, and how hateful and terrifying the Japanese were.She said that luckily it wasn't Aunt Gui who went, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to run.

Ah Cheng leaned against the door frame, listening to Ah Xiang's description, occasionally watching Aunt Gui's reaction.When talking about how the Japanese pulled [-] to [-] yuan to bully the miners and dared to show the eldest lady's face, Ah Xiang's small fists were tightly clenched, and the strength of shaking the coffee beans was quite a bit stronger.Seeing Aunt Gui's hands behind her back, Ah Cheng also clenched her fists.

He suddenly said, "Aunt Gui, are you going to go up the mountain to fight the Japanese? Later, I'll borrow you a dog-skin suit to disguise yourself."

"Ah Cheng, don't make jokes." Aunt Gui said nervously.

Ah Xiang even made a "shh" gesture: "Brother Ah Cheng, please be gentle. The eldest lady is still talking about it there, and you and the eldest young master will never be allowed to wear that outfit at home in the future."

Ah Cheng shrugged disapprovingly, "Brother's coffee, hurry up."

Yu Manli went back first.In the evening, the four brothers and sisters of the Ming family were all sitting in Minglou's study, and Mingjing was talking about his trip to Zhangjiakou.There are many mines in the Ming Dynasty, but Zhangjiakou is only one.Although it is an enemy-occupied area there, the Ming family has never been short of things to take care of, and it has been considered safe and sound all these years.However, recently, miners have been arrested frequently, and some Japanese came directly to the mining area to show off their power and say that it was an inspection.The head of the mine felt that something was wrong, so he notified Der Spiegel.After Ming Jing arrived in Zhangjiakou, he expressed condolences to the families of the miners who were arrested.Of course, the reasons for their arrest are all kinds of strange, and they have nothing to do with Mingjia Mine on the surface.

After Mingtai also arrived, something even more strange happened.The Ming family's mine was actually haunted in the middle of the night, and ghosts and ghosts traveled thousands of miles away with noses and eyes.The miners lived not far from the mine, so it was impossible for them not to know about the commotion.A few brave ones carried iron catalpas, sticks, or even a kitchen knife at home to find out what happened.After all, they eat at the mine. If there is something wrong with the mine, the Ming family will quit the mine, and they will not be able to drink the northwest wind these days.Stretching your neck to meet ghosts is a pleasure, but shrinking your neck to starve is blunt and hard to endure.

I don't know if I encountered a ghost or not, but Mingtai also went to investigate without telling Mingjing, but he didn't encounter anything.But the first batch of people who went there had no one to return, and their lives and deaths were unknown.

Is it really unknown?Both Minglou and Ah Cheng looked at Mingtai.

Mingtai shook his head lightly. He had been to the Japanese military camp, and because he didn't have time to scout the terrain in advance, he didn't dare to go too far.He didn't know why the two older brothers were so relieved to let him handle this matter this time. Here, his task is to protect the eldest sister and never cause trouble for the eldest sister. Naturally, he can't just kill the Japanese soldiers casually.He stole the clothes of a Japanese soldier and put them on to make them look like, and he also asked for a general idea.Hell, I met the Japanese devils!

Ming Jing didn't pay attention to the small movements between the three brothers. She sighed and leaned on the sofa, took the hand of Ming Lou who was sitting beside her, and patted it in the palm of her hand: "I also want to discuss with you when I come back this time. It seems that the mine in Zhangjiakou has to be shut down."

Most of the property of the Ming family is still under the name of Minglou, and he is the orthodox heir of the Ming family.

Minglou hugged the elder sister back: "Eldest sister, I listen to you about the affairs of the Ming family. But now, is this mine closed if we want? It's a trivial matter to subsidize and resettle the miners. People have other ideas."

"What happened later?" Ah Cheng interjected.

Later, it began to spread more and more outrageously.It's the same everywhere, as long as there is something related to death, ghosts and disappearance, it will always be spread in a direction that is less human, less ghost, and more unnecessary. In the end, it is the people themselves who block the way of life of.

"Later, I heard from the old man who lived there for a long time that the evil spirit in the canyon came out to eat people again. After 100 years, the time has come. The yellow talisman in town will also change its popularity."

Mingtai's words are a bit creepy, and I can't help but count 100 years ago, 1840. What happened in 1840?Mingcheng, who is extremely good at history, immediately thought of the first Opium War during the Daoguang period.

Ah Cheng asked hesitantly: "Could it be that people were eaten there? British people?"

Minglou wanted to shave it off with a slap, and he kept saying these mysterious nonsense when the time came.Unexpectedly, Mingtai nodded.

"It is said that a few Chinese and a group of British disappeared in the canyon. No one left, nor did they see anyone on the other side. The British didn't know, at least the Chinese who went in never met their family again. Someone contacted me. Oh, yes, I could still hear screams in the first few days when I talked about it, screams that were more terrifying than the torture, the kind that pierced the heart and lungs."

"Did you hear that? It sounds like it's true." Minglou snorted coldly, and looked at Mingjing distressedly.Her face was bleak, and there was a faint blue color under her eyes, probably because she didn't sleep well these days.

At this time, Mingtai became courageous again. He leaned under Minglou's eyelids and raised his head slightly and asked, "Brother, tell me, is it time to eat the Japanese this time? In a hundred years of reincarnation, who is in someone else's house?" It's been a long time since I ran amok at the door of my house, so I can't say it's reliable."

Ming Lou ignored him, turned to Ming Jing and asked, "Elder Sister, since you have discussed with me, then tell me the truth. Where exactly is Luoyingxia, and how does it have anything to do with the Ming family? Hundreds of years ago, our family The mine hasn't opened yet."

Ming Jing was stunned for a moment, startled: "How do you know the name of Luoying Gorge?"

"That's right, that's the place, that's the name."

Mingtai nodded at the side, but when he heard the elder sister's words, he was also stunned for a while.He really didn't say the name of Luoying Gorge.

Mingjing looked at Minglou who didn't say a word but just stared at her seriously, knowing that it might be inconvenient to say something in front of Mingtai in his capacity.For this matter, she didn't expect the Japanese to think about it.The tailgating she encountered in Zhangjiakou this time, if it wasn't for Mingtai, she would have panicked a bit.The younger brothers have grown up and are responsible men, and they don't need her to spread the wings like a hen to protect them.The road she chose for them was deviated from each other, but fortunately, they were still safe and sound by their side.Now it was their turn to open up territory for her and keep her behind.She was a little sad, but also a kind of pride that she didn't want to admit.

Ming Jing's eyes flicked over the faces of the three brothers one by one, and everyone watched her reveal the answer with a look of eagerness to feed, which made her want to laugh out of her bitter heart.

"I don't know exactly where Luoying Gorge is. I only know that it is a shortcut, a canyon that opens out of the mountain. It is said that it can reach Chengde in the north and Chongqing in the south, shortening the distance by more than half. But where is the entrance? No one knows where the exit is. There were indeed people who crossed over a hundred years ago, and most of them must have died, but it is not ruled out that some people go out alive, otherwise the secret of this road will not be spread."

The phrase "Chengde in the north and Chongqing in the south" has changed Minglou and Ah Cheng's face, and even Mingtai understands it.How crucial this road is, according to the marching distance, saving more than half of the road means that the surprise soldiers will fall from the sky, which means that the pressure on logistical supplies will be reduced.This road will pass through the war zone and even enter the hinterland of Chongqing. No wonder the Japanese covet it.Neither the KMT nor the Communist Party want to let go of such a way.

"What does that have to do with the Ming family? Could it be the Ming family who got out alive on that road?"

"Probably there should be. As you said, the Ming family's mine was not opened there a hundred years ago, and the reason why the mine was opened there from my grandfather's generation was to seal that road. It is true. It is sealed, I don’t know if someone has found it in the past hundred years, but it is a fact that no one has found it again.”

"But there is still a message, and it can still be found. The wind leaves a sound, and the geese leave traces. There are always traces to follow, so people will come and go." Minglou spread his palms towards Mingjing, with a clear meaning, wanting the traces .

Ming Jing shook his head: "I don't have everything left, only one-third. And even if I spell it all out, it's just a map to find the entrance. No one knows what the inside of the canyon looks like and why so many people died. Send to death."

Yu Manli said that Luoying Gorge is a place where even eagles can break their wings.

Minglou's outstretched palm didn't mean to take it back. He looked at his eldest sister firmly: "Now the Japanese have already smelled it, and you won't believe it even if you don't have them. Only when you have one third can you find the remaining one." Two-thirds of the time, you have time to start, big sister!"

"Brother, you don't want to give this to Wang puppet, but to the Japanese!"

Mingtai suddenly threw himself into Mingjing's arms, and used his body to block Minglou's palm, just protecting Mingjing tightly, glaring at Minglou.Mingcheng went over and pulled him away forcefully and growled: "You have a long brain, will elder brother harm elder sister, will he harm the Ming family?"

"I...how do I know..."

Mingtai was in a state of confusion. Ever since he saw Manli in his eldest brother's arms in the afternoon, his chest was stuffed with air. He had nowhere to vent, his neck was stuck, and he felt that he was about to cry out of boredom.It can be seen that the elder sister is not so repelled to hand over things to the elder brother. He broke free from Ah Cheng's restraint with his arms, and did not run, but just lowered his head and buried his head in the palm of his hand, whimpering, as if he was pulling Ah Cheng when he was a child. Cheng played hide-and-seek, but in the end, Ah Cheng followed the eldest brother in a hurry, just like him being left behind the curtain alone.

"You all hide from me, everything from me, I'm still not the young master of the Ming family."

Minglou is not in the mood to take care of Mingtai now. He said to Mingjing: "Sister, only when the dial of the time clock is dialed, we will know how much is left, and then we will know how to fight for it. Otherwise, we will just get caught and wait for death. Father said However, the descendants of the Ming family only have Lier who looks forward, and there is no one who can't afford it."

Mingjing was moved, but also extremely gratified.

"As far as I know, these three copies are not far away. One is with me, and I will give it to you. One is with your cousin Ming, and I think you must have a way to get it. It's just that the third one is a bit difficult, and I There's no guarantee it's there either."

"where?"

"For those who do business, the white way is inseparable from the underworld. Every year, the Ming family manages from top to bottom. When the family changed, in addition to the care of the uncle, it is also a kind of friendship to support the other side. People on the way talk about loyalty. , if it is there, there must be a promise in it. But this person's personality, with your current status, I am afraid it will be difficult to get it."

Minglou frowned in shock, and blurted out: "Qing Gang, Du Yuesheng?!"

Wang Manchun fell in love with DDS after eating steak and drinking coffee with Minglou and Yu Manli last time, but what she liked was not the steak and coffee, but the two slot machines in the corner.She could sit in front of this place for an hour, throwing non-stop, not knowing whether she was obsessed with the refreshment of the dimes falling after winning money, or the clattering sound when the patterns rolled inside and the future was uncertain.She also likes to pull the pole, as if the initiative to win or lose is in her hands, but what is the truth?Every time she pulls, she smiles confidently, but as soon as she lets go, she can't hide the sense of loss on her face.

The task given to her by her senior brother was to arrest 30 people from Hengshe within a week. After they were arrested, she was not allowed to interrogate them, so they were thrown in the cell and could not move.Senior brother didn't say the reason, she really didn't dare to move.Ever since he saw her practice guns with prisoners on New Year's Eve, she didn't dare anymore, especially these were the people he wanted.

But what is he going to do?Wang Manchun now only felt that threatening Yu Manli was the worst step she had taken.Sending people in front of senior brother, but the relationship between me and senior brother seems to be a dream that is exhausted, a book that can no longer be turned back, it is really drifting away.