Temporary partner

There are many mountains here, which enclose the village in a continuous line. If it is not for the accidental discovery of white marble here, I am afraid that this village will always be isolated from the world. Seeing the mine on the opposite side, although the scale is not very large, it is quite eye-catching in such a small mountain village.The mountain was blasted into large and small caves, and the ground was covered with chunks of rocks. These rocks may not look amazing, but after processing, they will become expensive white marble.

They quickly walked to the mountain. Although they had gone through a long journey before, they really entered the mountain. Walking saved a lot of distance than driving. The two of them climbed up and down the mountain road, and the village was looming behind the mountain. Ji Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you want to climb this mountain?"

Zu Tianyang thought for a while: "How long does it take, why don't we find out if there is any shortcut."

Ji Yan said: "The mountain is so big and there is no one to lead it. It is easy to get lost if you wander around like this."

Zu Tianyang looked at the sun: "Look around along the way. There can be no traces where people have walked. If we can't find them, we will make another plan."

Ji Yan sighed helplessly, and followed him forward.The snow fell more and more, and the snowflakes changed from the size of steamed buns to pieces. Zu Tianyang's face was flushed with cold, and the two of them walked forward tremblingly. The heat they exhaled felt extravagant. The vegetation is very dense, even though it is winter, the dry branches and unfallen leaves still block the road ahead densely, and the thin snow is stepping on the feet and rustling, Zu Tianyang suddenly squats down as he walks , Ji Yan thought he had sprained his foot, so he hurried forward: "What's wrong?"

Zu Tianyang said: "Look, is there a small path here?"

Ji Yan looked in the direction he pointed, but didn't see anything. Zu Tianyang pulled him to squat down, and he realized that there was indeed a winding path where Zu Tianyang was squatting. It's just because there are no plants growing there, but the plants on both sides are branched and branched, covering the path airtightly. If you don't squat down to watch, it is difficult to find it.

The two looked at each other, and Ji Yan said, "Is this man-made?"

Zu Tianyang said: "Mr. Lu Xun said that there is no road in the world. When there are many people walking, a road is formed. There are weeds on both sides, and there is only one empty road. This is not only man-made, but at least there are people before autumn and winter. walk by."

Ji Yan nodded, and the two of them scraped away the dead branches and weeds on both sides, and walked along the road. Because of the new discovery, they didn't feel tired for a while. This way is the east of the village. It is said that there was no White marble was detected, so there was no development, and they were very excited to find such a small road.

As he walked, Zu Tianyang stretched out his hand and gave Ji Yan a hand: "Look over there."

Ji Yan looked over, and at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by a pile of trees and weeds, there was a cave as tall as a person.

The surrounding weeds have withered and yellowed, and the leaves have all fallen, so the cave cannot be completely covered, but judging from the situation around the cave, it should have been abandoned for a long time.

Since the road was built here, very few people would go to the foot of the mountain, let alone pay attention to this cave. Ji Yan and Zu Tianyang brushed away the weeds and walked towards the entrance of the cave.The mountains here are mostly rocks, and the vegetation on the mountains is pitiful, but the mountains are relatively solid.Zu Tianyang touched the edge of the stone: "It's not natural, it should have been blasted."

Ji Yan frowned: "Could it be that they were looking for white marble here to blow it up?"

Zu Tianyang said: "It's unlikely. Generally speaking, mountain blasting will not be carried out at the bottom of the mountain. Since this operation has a high risk factor, even if it is blasted out, it is not convenient to mine. There are experts in the mining of white marble in Gubei Town to guide the operation. You won't be so reckless, blowing up in this kind of place."

Ji Yan said: "Will someone mine illegally?"

Zu Tianyang nodded: "It's possible that this cave is so deep, so it was only blown up once." His eyes froze slightly: "The opposite side of the mountain is Yufa Village. Could it be that a tunnel was blown up?"

Ji Yan looked up at the mountain: "...No way?"

Zu Tianyang touched the entrance of the cave: "Look, Ji Yan, the rocks in this location are so thick, and the place where it exploded is full of rocks. If it is for mining, I will never go in again. It is a waste of explosives. This should be a small road. It can lead to Yufa Village. There is no gravel around, and it is in such a concealed location, it may be that Yufa Village does not want outsiders to discover this passage.”

Ji Yan nodded: "I've never seen this before. The crime rate in Yufa Village is very low, and it's usually trivial problems, which the village committee can solve." He lowered his head and went into the cave: " It has been manually dug, it is indeed a passage.”

Zu Tianyang followed him into the cave, and the two of them walked forward by the light of the cave entrance. At first, the space was very small, but after walking for a while, it gradually opened up a little, probably because it was cold outside, and the cave seemed warmer, but the light got brighter. It was getting weaker and weaker, and the appearance in the cave could not be seen clearly. Zu Tianyang said with emotion: "Yufa Village is really capable. How long has the village chief Ma been the village chief? Could it be that he brought this cave with him?" Did it by the villagers? If such a large project was all done by hand, there would be no more than a dozen young men who couldn’t carry it out, so Yugong Yishan would have done it like this, right?”

Ji Yan said: "This is also the white marble that was discovered the year before last. Before this, this village was the poorest in Gubei Town. Although it was divided into Gubei Town, it has almost no sense of existence. Concentrating on the development of this place, Yufa Village has gradually been valued. You said that the people in the village are xenophobic, and I think it may be related to the impact of mining development on their lives.”

Zu Tianyang said: "The road was built because of the white marble produced here?"

Ji Yan said: "That must be true, the east of the village is still in the light of the west of the village."

Zu Tianyang said: "It's not just the east of the village, but Yufa Village has discovered white marble, and the whole town has been stained with it. No wonder Ma Guangde didn't call the police when he lost his child. With his influence, it's easy to call on the villagers to help him find a child. It’s no wonder that the Guan Pian’er police station here will help him even if they don’t file a case, if an acquaintance commits a crime, he will not ignore his influence.”

Ji Yan said: "If a stranger commits the crime and there are no witnesses, it will be too difficult to find clues."

The cave was getting darker and darker, and gradually only the outline of the person could be vaguely seen. Ji Yan took out a lighter from his pocket and lit it up. Zu Tianyang looked around, and the cave was obviously blown open with gunpowder. , there are uneven stone teeth all around, Zu Tianyang took the lighter and took a picture on the ground, the ground is mostly rocks and it is not easy to leave footprints, Zu Tianyang couldn't tell whether there were people or creatures in the cave for a while came.There are water droplets on the stone walls, the air is warm and humid, and there is enough oxygen. Although no ore has been mined in this cave, it is a good passage, and it can even be used for temporary residence.

They don't know whether the other end of the passage can lead to Yufa Village, and they don't know what they will see in the cave. As Yan was walking, he was suddenly grabbed by Zu Tianyang. He was startled and turned to look at Zu Tianyang.Zu Tianyang stretched out his finger in front of him, and Ji Yan looked in the direction of Zu Tianyang's finger, and immediately got goosebumps all over his body. In the pile of straw scattered on a rock, there was a snake coiled impressively.The snake was as thick as an adult woman's arm, and the patterns on its body could not be seen clearly.