"Brother Tao, where are you going in such a hurry?"
On a small road, a dozen young people surrounded two men. The leader was a smiling young man with a short hair, who was none other than the haunting Wu Fan.
Seeing this guy, Zhang Tao immediately felt bad in his heart.
He had noticed something was wrong before and felt that Wu Fan was just thinking about himself.
That's why he asked Bai Mo to run away, but it was too late. The two of them were caught up by this group of people before they could run for long.
Although he was worried in his heart, he did not show it at all on his face. He held the ore wrapped in cotton clothes in his arms and said with a wry smile: "There is something wrong with the Hansheng Mine.
The mine cannot be dug for the time being.
Of course I hurried home, it was not safe to stay outside."
"It's broad daylight, what's unsafe?" Wu Fan held an e-cigarette in his mouth, took a deep breath, and said with a smile, "I also said I was going back with you, Brother Tao, but who knew you could run away?
So fast, I almost couldn't catch up."
Zhang Tao sighed slightly and shook his head: "After all, things are different now. Who can predict the dangers in the buffer zone? I don't dare to wander around."
"That's right..."
Wu Fan nodded in agreement, "But are you really worried about the danger in the buffer zone? Why do I feel...you are more like avoiding me?"
His voice was a bit gloomy.
At the same time, all of his younger brothers also showed bad intentions and surrounded Bai Mo and the two of them, creating a sense of oppression.
Zhang Tao was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said, "Why am I hiding from you when I have nothing to do?"
Wu Fan licked his lips, his eyes fell on the clothes in Zhang Tao's arms, and he said slowly: "Maybe it's you who has something wrong?"
Zhang Tao's heart sank.
This guy really found out the clue... He came here for the ore.
It is obvious that Zhang Tao and Wu Fan do not have a close relationship. However, the other party not only did not carefully examine the ore in his arms before,
She was even more enthusiastic towards him,
This behavior was quite unusual and made him suspicious.
He soon realized that he was doing this just to distract others so that he could lead his own people to intercept and reduce the number of competitors.
"Xiaofan, what you said..."
"Brother Tao, you don't need to pretend to be confused with me, it's boring." Wu Fan put the e-cigarette in his mouth and directly interrupted Zhang Tao's words.
"Although I don't dig many mines, I can still tell the difference between iron ore. And I can see clearly that the iron ore in your arms is square and square. It's clearly the same as the glowing piece.
The stones are the same thing!"
Zhang Tao unconsciously hugged the cotton-padded clothes in his arms tightly, and soon relaxed, saying with a puzzled face: "But this is really just iron ore. Anyone who dares to get close to that luminous stone has turned into a 'sculpture'. I
Where can I get it?"
"Brother Tao,
Let's not talk about those nonsense. It's true that I am a bad person, but I know that you are a good person. In addition, you have helped me before, so I won't embarrass you. I will use you this time as a protection.
I’ll pay for it and I’ll never take it from you again, okay?”
Hearing this, Bai Mo on the side shook his head secretly. This firing was really interesting, and robbing things sounded so nice.
Wu Fan patted his chest and continued: "Don't worry, I've already warned those other guys and they won't come to trouble you."
As he spoke, he patted Zhang Tao's shoulder gently, then took the cotton-padded coat from the latter's hand and opened it.
Although Zhang Tao didn't want to let go, the other party's eyes were full of threats, so he had to give up.
Seeing this, Wu Fan's bored younger brothers suddenly became energetic and hurriedly came closer, intending to see Qizhen's true appearance.
"Stay away, do you want to risk your life? What if this thing is dangerous? Let me take the risk first!"
Wu Fan looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and quickly told others to stay away, his breathing quickened.
After all, people like them have never seen any rare treasures before. The luminous ore is the rarest thing they have ever seen. At this moment, it is like opening a blind box. How can they not be excited?
However, when the cotton-padded clothes were lifted, everyone was stunned, including the extremely nervous Zhang Tao.
The air was silent for half a minute, and time seemed to stand still.
I saw that except for the two shining stones in the cotton-padded clothes, the remaining black stone was actually just a piece of iron ore, but it did have a characteristic, that is, the whole was square, as if it had been polished the day before.
Wu Fan instantly opened his eyes and blurted out a curse word: "How the hell is that possible?"
Although he usually fishes, he is really not able to distinguish iron ore, so he has already kept an eye on it, planning to bring someone over to "take away" the ore quietly while no one is paying attention.
However, when he discovered that the black stone in front of him was actually just iron ore, he suddenly fell into self-doubt.
A younger brother who did not believe in evil immediately stepped forward to break open the ore and observed it carefully.
The ore in Hansheng Mine is quite strange, perhaps due to the influence of extraordinary power. There is a big difference between the color of the surface and the color of the interior. Therefore, miners can only rely on experience to judge, although their common iron ore is black on the surface.
Yes, but it can also be faked.
However, after looking at it for a long time, I realized that there was indeed iron ore under the black skin, so I could only shake my head, feeling a little disappointed.
Not to mention other people, even Zhang Tao was dumbfounded at this time. Of course he knew that the thing inside the cotton-padded coat was a cold light stone. How could it suddenly turn into iron ore?
Suddenly, as if he realized something, he turned his head and looked at Bai Mo, who had been silent beside him.
I saw the latter's face was calm, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
Vaguely, he seemed to understand something, so he shook his head and sighed: "Xiao Fan, I told you this is iron ore, why don't you believe it?"
"Impossible, how could the iron ore have such a regular shape?" Wu Fan asked loudly.
"How do I know this?"
Zhang Tao shrugged, "Actually, I brought it out because of its special shape, otherwise I would have chosen the more valuable stone."
It has to be said that Zhang Tao's psychological quality is really strong, and he quickly found a reason not to say anything, but this reason couldn't find any fault.
Wu Fan asked himself, if it were him, if he saw a piece of ore with a special shape, he would pay more attention, and maybe he would discover some secret?
However, it turns out that this is a useless piece of iron ore.
He stared at Zhang Tao's face, as if he wanted to see something from the other person's expression, but he was disappointed. The other person's expression did not look like he was telling lies.
Finally, he sighed deeply and said: "I was negligent this time, and I didn't expect it to run away... But don't worry, Brother Tao, I keep my word, and this piece of iron ore will be used as your protection fee."
, every spit and nail, I will never embarrass you again in the future!"
After saying this, he asked people to pick up the iron ore, not even letting go of the scraps he had just smashed, and then left with a curse.
Zhang Tao was stunned. Good guy, this guy is really a thief. He won't even let go of a piece of iron ore?
But to be honest, compared to other small groups, Wu Fan is indeed more disciplined. He will only take away a piece of ore from others at most. Unlike others, his mantra is "You are here, why not take them all"
.
Zhang Tao thought for a moment and suddenly called Wu Fan.
Wu Fan stopped, turned his head and raised his eyebrows, "Why, is there anything dissatisfied with Brother Tao?"
"No, I just have something to remind you."
Zhang Tao calmly glanced at Bai Mo beside him, and when he saw no reaction from him, he felt relieved and said, "There is probably something wrong with the Hansheng Mine. I suggest you not to continue digging."
Wu Fan was stunned: "Why?"
Zhang Tao said: "Think about it, as soon as that luminous stone appeared, several people were tricked and became almost like sculptures. They don't know whether they are dead or alive. What if more of that kind of stone is dug one day...
"
He paused for a moment, "So until we figure out what that stone is, we'd better not continue mining."
The reason why Zhang Tao didn't remind everyone of the dangers of Hansheng Mine before was just for this moment.
He guessed that Wu Fan might have his own plans, but the other party knew where his home was and couldn't escape, so he deliberately kept this important information, intending to use it in exchange for dealing with crises at critical moments.
Who knows that the crisis has not appeared...
Wu Fan on the opposite side immediately showed a thoughtful expression, as if he was seriously weighing this suggestion.
There is never peace in the buffer zone, and the other party's words are not necessarily alarmist.
While he was thinking, he suddenly saw Zhang Tao winking at him furtively. He was stunned for a moment, and then approached suspiciously.
Zhang Tao leaned into his ear and whispered: "I know one thing. The light from the stone is very dangerous. Eating warm candy can alleviate it."
Wu Fan was shocked and whispered: "Really?"
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave the mine."
Hearing this, Wu Fan's expression changed again and again, then his eyes suddenly turned and he laughed.
He patted Zhang Tao on the shoulder and said: "Brother Tao, since you are so generous in telling me such information, then I will also tell you some news."
He looked at Bai Mo beside him, and then said in a low voice: "I heard that someone is plotting against your sister."
Zhang Tao's face condensed and he quickly asked, "Who?"
"I don't know exactly who it is, but it seems to be someone from the gathering place near Hansheng Mine. I only heard it by chance."
"Why my sister?"
"Why?"
Wu Fan smiled and shook his head, "Your sister is probably one of the few people around here who has not yet formed a relationship, and she is so beautiful. To be honest, if I didn't like forcing others and wanted to enter Wuji City, your sister
I have already taken it."
He spoke frankly, but Bai Mo's mouth twitched at the side. He had not forgotten the scene he saw last night. It seemed that it was not something you and I wanted...
Looking to the side, Zhang Tao's face became extremely gloomy: "You mean, someone wants to force Rouzhu to become a couple with him?"
"I'm not sure. It's not like you don't know those guys by the mine. Once the conditions were good, you feel that now you can just be lazy and lazy. They are so close to the Hansheng Mine and they don't want to do anything."
Wu Fan looked disdainful, "I can more or less guess what they are thinking. As long as I get your sister, golden couple aside, no matter what happens, I can still get some food every month."
Zhang Tao clenched his fists and continued to ask: "Where did you hear about this?"
"In the past few days, I heard someone asking about any single women nearby, and your sister was mentioned. She has been going out more frequently recently, so she may have been seen by those people."
Zhang Tao frowned.
He knew that in today's troubled times, it was difficult to guarantee the safety of women, especially beautiful women.
Therefore, Rouzhu rarely goes out on weekdays, but recently because she needed to take care of Bai Mo's injury, she went out several times to look for medicinal materials. Unexpectedly, she happened to be noticed.
This might be a troublesome matter...
Although thanks to the joint efforts of the parliament and Huang Quan, there is still no breakdown of order in the buffer zone, but after all, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and many security areas have too much to take care of themselves. How can they care about the things in the buffer zone?
Power is more important than ever, and that's why so many people crave rare treasures.
Worry emerged, and Zhang Tao couldn't help but think of what Bai Mo said before... If he could really become a practitioner, then this would be nothing at all.
The starting level of a practitioner is D-level, officially entering the "inhuman" level. He can even dodge ordinary pistol bullets, let alone deal with a group of guys who are not even E-level.
A glimmer of expectation arose in his heart.
After Wu Fan finished telling the news he knew, he did not choose to stay any longer and quickly left with the others.
He was walking in a hurry, as if he was thinking about how to use the important information he had just obtained to gain maximum benefit.
...and this is what Zhang Tao wants.
He was well aware of Wu Fan's temperament and would most likely sell the information on the value of the warm candies as a commodity. He might even collect a batch of warm candies and sell them at a high price.
And this is an indirect reminder to everyone that there is an abnormality in Hansheng Mine.
The most critical point is that as the source of intelligence, he will not be exposed to the public's sight and can ensure the safety of himself and Bai Wu to a certain extent.
Not only that, this move can also win Wu Fan's favor. It's not a bad thing to have a good relationship with a local snake, at least he won't be embarrassed.
If it weren't for Zhang Tao's "goodwill", Wu Fan would not have told him the news about Rouzhu.
He sighed slightly and turned to look to his side. From Wu Fan's arrival to his departure, Bai Mo remained silent during the entire process, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Seeing that Wu Fan and others were really gone, Zhang Tao took back his thoughts and asked in a low voice: "Brother Bai, how did you do it?"
Bai Mo knew what he wanted to ask and replied: "I didn't do anything."
"Nothing has been done? How could that cold light stone..." Zhang Tao was stunned.
"In fact, the essence of cold light stone is a kind of iron ore, and its value is not low. However, its most precious thing is the cold light it radiates."
"What about the light? Where did the light go?"
"I was absorbed by you." Bai Mo said lightly.
Zhang Tao was dumbfounded: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, wouldn't I have been able to come up here without bringing stones? You were still worried..."
"You didn't ask either."
Bai Mo shook his head, "The iron in the cold light stone is different from ordinary iron ore. It also has a high value."
"But this is not something you should consider at the moment. Smelting that thing requires skills, so if it is taken away, just take it."
Zhang Tao was silent for a while, hesitating to speak, and then said after a while: "Then... the matter of becoming a practitioner..."
Although he knew it was not good, he couldn't help but ask again under the pressure of the news he had just received.
"Don't be anxious, you need to take your time."
Bai Mo stretched and said, "You should worry about another thing first."
