Chapter 4: Behind the Conspiracy

  "Make it clear, or you won't leave Zhuzikeng today!" The old village chief's voice came again from the crowd, and the miners from outside villages all whispered to each other. This was obviously a threat to the whole village, and it was likely that if they died in Zhuzikeng Village today, no one would know about it.

  Everyone was somewhat frightened, each with a terrified expression. Some tightly grasped the pickaxes in their hands, while others sat limply on the ground, staring blankly into space. What could be said about this situation? Usually, when taking roll call, it's to count the number of people, but this time, as soon as they were called, they were gone.

  "Uh-huh, uh-huh..." The short and stout miner Liu Er Mazi looked worried and pale, staring at the gleaming blade of his pickaxe. Although fear was evident in his eyes, he hesitated to speak the truth.

  "Hmm!" Yu Xingyao let out a cold hum, suddenly raised the pickaxe and slammed it onto Liu Ermao's thigh. Liu Ermao let out a miserable cry as his left leg split open from the middle of the calf, with fresh blood gushing out, causing him unbearable pain, his face turning pale and white by turns.

  "If you haven't thought it through yet, I'll send you down to think carefully!" Yu Chengyao's words were not to be doubted, and the blood-stained pickaxe, with its red wind blade dripping, pressed against Liu Ermaozi's neck once again. Liu Ermaozi was so scared that he didn't even dare tremble, and could only grit his teeth and endure.

  It is ~

  "Ayao, how did you get into a fight again? I was wondering why you were so late coming back, and it turns out you were here fighting with someone!" The old village chief and the crowd parted to either side, revealing a woman in her twenties with a slightly furrowed brow standing at the back of the crowd, staring at Yu Xianyao.

  Pan Ling'er: Female, 28 years old, 160cm tall, 45kg weight. Thin eyebrows, big eyes, high nose bridge, red lips and white teeth. Melon seed face, fair skin. Black hair like a waterfall. Slim waist, long legs. Perfect front and back curves that meet the C-cup standard, making people's imagination run wild at first glance.

  It's not an exaggeration to describe the beauty of this young woman in front of me as stunning, but unfortunately, she is dressed like a village girl, and her temperament is far inferior to those heavily made-up female stars on TV.

  Yu Xingyao was taken aback for a moment, and this familiar voice made him feel a little embarrassed. The pickaxe in his hand sank slightly, which scared Liu Ermao so much that he let out a wolf-like scream like a slaughtered pig. Yu Xingyao came back to himself, kicked Liu Ermao and said: "Try shouting again!"

  Liu Ermao opened his eyes and looked at the pickaxe that had not entered his body, then let out a sigh of relief. He was so scared that he didn't dare make another sound.

  "Sister, how did you get here? They wanted to kill me and Xiao Hai in the cave, they lit the fuse before we could escape. Xiao Hai and I were trapped in the mine for an entire afternoon, if it wasn't for my brother's good luck, we would have been carried out horizontally from inside! " Yu Chengyao turned his head to look at the beautiful woman Pan Ling'er, a hint of embarrassment on his face, but the pickaxe in his hand still firmly pointed at Liu Ermaozi's neck.

  "Come back early, don't cause any trouble!" Pan Ling'er nodded and reluctantly turned to leave, throwing out a sentence that finally allowed Yu Chengyao to focus on dealing with Liu Ermazi.

  After seeing Ling'er leave, Yu Xingyao asked again: "Say, why didn't you wait for us to come out!"

  Lan Xiaohai also walked out of the cave at this moment, and there were still many uncles from the village behind him holding pickaxes. Seeing Yu Xiangyao beat these miners from outside the village like a dog with its tail between its legs, Lan Xiaohai also came up.

  "You short-lived kid, how dare you harm us!" As he spoke, he kicked Liu Ermao's waist with one foot, and Liu Ermao let out a painful cry. Liu Ermao looked at the two ferocious men staring down at him, his face as white as a ghost.

  He didn't even dare to breathe, and hastily said: "It's the boss, the boss told me to do so, everything is his instruction. It has nothing to do with me, please spare my life, two brothers!"

  Lan Xiaohai kicked twice, and after hearing Liu Ermao's words, he became even more annoyed. He let out a cold hum, just about to go forward and kick Liu Ermao again when suddenly a dizziness hit him and he almost fell over. Yu Xianyao noticed something was wrong and quickly supported him.

  Taking this opportunity, Liu Ermazi rolled and crawled to the side to hide, while Yu Xiangyao was concerned about Lan Xiaohai's safety and didn't bother with Liu Ermazi again.

  "Xiao Hai, Xiao Hai!" Yu Xingyao loudly called out twice as he supported the unconscious Lan Xiaohai, but Lan Xiaohai didn't wake up. He gently laid Lan Xiaohai on the ground and unbuttoned his shirt, revealing a black mark on his chest, clearly caused by being hit by the coffin lid. But why was he fine just now, yet now he's unconscious?

  Upon seeing this terrifying wound, the village elder and others also came over. There was an uncle in the village who studied medicine, he took a look and determined that it was an internal injury.

  "We must send him to the hospital at once!" said the uncle who had studied medicine. Yu Xianyao looked at those migrant workers from other villages who were being taken care of, and his anger was about to burn up to the sky. However, at this moment he had to calm himself down, after all, Lan Xiaohai's life was at stake.

  Someone took out a phone and dialed the emergency number. However, it wasn't until 8 o'clock in the evening that an ambulance from the county town arrived. Lan Xiaohai remained unconscious throughout.

  At this time, the contractor had also been brought over by the village chief with a group of people, and he was the one who arranged for this matter to happen, so no matter what, he couldn't escape responsibility.

  As the ambulance drove away, the mine entrance finally quieted down. In the dark Zuzi Rock Cave, two green lights flickered on, and the eerie laughter startled a flock of bats into flight.

  The skull that had rolled to the side of the stone coffin was picked up by a withered arm, and the green light was the person who picked up the skull's eyes. He looked at the skull and sneered: "Actually swallowed the vengeful spirit I attached to it, it seems there is still a master hidden in this small village!"

  This night everyone was restless, the village chief did not sleep all night, sitting in front of his home phone. Pan Ling'er lay beside her daughter Yu Ruoluo, looking at Ruoluo's sleeping face, but her heart was uneasy and disturbed.

  Yu Xianyao still hasn't returned home until now, she learned from others that Xiao Hai had an accident, and the old couple Lán from next door rushed to the county town for two consecutive nights.

  It wasn't until 7:00 the next morning that Old Village Chief finally received a call from the county seat. The call was made by Yu Chengyao, and Lán Xiǎohǎi had been rescued in time and was no longer in danger. However, he still needed to stay in the hospital for some time, and as for the medical expenses, they would have to be settled by that contractor.

  The old village chief agreed, but after a night of endurance, he really couldn't take it anymore. He handed over the matter to his son at 9 o'clock in the morning. Yu Xianyao returned from the county town and rushed straight to the old village chief's home. At this moment, the old village chief had fallen asleep, and the old village chief's son, Da Gang Shu, took Yu Xianyao to the pigpen of the village chief's house together.

  After such a big thing happened, the villagers didn't allow the contractor's workers to continue working. The contractor was now frowning and hiding in the village chief's pigpen, money was not a big deal for him, but that person made things difficult for him.

  This fat-headed and oily-eared contractor never understood why the person behind him wanted to make things difficult for two newly graduated young people.

  "This won't kill anyone, it's just a matter of money, let's not worry about that for now!" The contractor muttered to himself, and before he could finish his sentence, the door was pushed open. He looked towards the entrance and saw Da Gang Shu and Yu Chengyao walking in. His face involuntarily revealed a hint of displeasure, with an expression full of discontent.

  "You dare to stare at me, you short-lived kid!" Yu Chengyao was already furious, and now the contractor still didn't show any respect for the two of them. In a fit of rage, he punched the contractor right in the eye.

  The contractor dodged too late and was beaten into a pair of original sunglasses. He clutched his face and wailed, "Oh, oh ~ you little short-lived kid, how dare you hit me, do you believe I'll call the police?"

  "Boss Li, it's not right to say that. Before we go to court, I hope you can pay for Lan Xiaohai's medical expenses first, and we'll talk about the rest in court!" Da Gang was a cultured man, he graduated from university and originally worked in another province, but his family had an elderly father who was still serving as village chief at an advanced age, which made him worried, so he came back.

  At this moment he looked at the contractor, a cold smile flashed across his face.

  "Hmph, I hope you don't make a big deal out of this, I'll pay the money! But if things get out of hand, no one will benefit!" Boss Li covered his eyes, but still looked very arrogant.

  Yu Xianyao listened to his tone and was furious, so he kicked him twice. He fell to the ground instantly and let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

  "Listen, Li, I'm telling you that if this matter isn't resolved to our satisfaction, I'll make sure you're worse off than dead!" Yu Chengyao's anger was real, and he stepped on the contractor's chest with one foot, his eyes blazing with fury.