Lin Qiang suddenly asked, "Who touched the furnace that day, do you remember?" Hal glanced at Lin Qiang, thought for a while, and shook his head: "I can't remember the specifics, I was busy working at the time." However, it is usually Lao Wang who maintains the stove, but he has no reason to blow himself up. ”

Lin Qiang thought about it and didn't say a word.

Liang Shuopeng asked, "Is there gunpowder in this world?" Rod nodded and said, "Yes." We have a fireworks festival every year, and gunpowder is put in it. Of course, in addition to fireworks, we feel that gunpowder is still more dangerous, so we generally stay away. ”

Lin Qiang asked Rode: "Is there gunpowder stored in the mine?" Why didn't you think of using gunpowder to blow up ore to open a mine? Rod shook his head and said, "There is basically no gunpowder stored in the mines, and I don't know where I got this thing from." In fact, the whole country strictly controls everything that is more dangerous or can provide military materials, even if this thing can be used for mining, we low-level coolies have no right to touch it. ”

Lin Qiang nodded and said, "No wonder. Will anyone in the mine be equipped with gunpowder? Rod still shook his head, saying no.

After a while, someone came, it was a miner from the No. 2 mine, and when he came, he quickly grabbed Hal and said anxiously: "Captain, something is wrong. Hal hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The miner hurriedly said: "Brothers, I went to give bereavement to the families of the dead brothers today, but found that Lao Wang's wife and children were missing!" ”

Hal stood in place sluggishly, and Lin Qiang let out a long sigh: "Maybe it's the gunpowder that Lao Wang put in it himself, maybe his family was coerced." ”

The rest of the people also thought of this possibility, and in an instant his face turned pale, and then rushed out of Rod's courtyard like crazy. The miners who had just arrived also hurriedly followed Hal.

Lin Qiang turned his head to look at Rhodes and said, "So, uncle, think about it carefully, have you ever offended anyone?" ”

Rod buried himself deep in his chair, closed his eyes in pain, and then opened his eyes again and said, "I blame everything for everything, I shouldn't struggle, I should submit to my fate." He had only said that, and then lay motionless on the wicker chair beneath him. No matter how Lin Qiang asked, he didn't say a word.

Lin Qiang and Liang Shuopeng glanced at each other, and could only say goodbye to Rhodes and walked outside the house. When they were about to walk out of the room, Rhodes stopped Lin Qiang, looked at him and Liang Shuopeng, and said with a complicated face: "Listen, Thompson entrusted you to me before, but I may not be able to take care of you soon." I give you a piece of advice, whoever succeeds me will not have a better attitude towards you than I do, Thompson's Chamber of Commerce is by the sea, and you still have time. ”

Lin Qiang stood still, turned his back to Rod for a while before turning around, gave Rod a hard smile and said, "Thank you, but things are not at the end of the rope, don't give up hope." ”

After Lin Qiang returned to the second-floor building, he told his friends in the second-floor building about some of his thoughts and the development of the situation. Gao Ting opened her mouth first and said, "So Rod offended people?" Did you sign a gambling debt? Zhao Huiying said: "It's miserable, is it hard to settle down and leave again?" Li Xueyuan said: "Aren't you the fat businessman who took a fancy to you before?" Why don't we go to him now? ”

"Go, you just went to that fat man, we've worked here for so long, is it really in vain?" Zhao Huiying was a little crying without tears.

"Just like Brother Qiang just said, things haven't reached the point of exhaustion, so there's no need to be too pessimistic, right?" Duan Lingzi said.

Han Xu shook his head and said, "I'm always used to thinking about the worst outcome, I feel that Rhodes may be in a lot of trouble this time, combined with some previous things, I feel that someone should want to mess with him." Han Xu paused and said, "First of all, the output requirement of 300,000 tons is an astronomical amount, right?" Would it have been possible for Rhodes to accomplish it without us? ”

Everyone shook their heads.

Han Xu continued: "So, if it can't be done, no matter what the outcome is, there is one thing that is certain that he will not be able to become the owner of the mine." ”

Lin Qiang sighed and said, "However, no matter who doesn't want Rhodes to continue to be the mine owner, that person's plan has been shattered by us." ”

Han Xu nodded and said solemnly: "Yes, that's the problem. We smashed one of his plans, and the means below are so explosive, so if we continue to help Rod, the result is not something we can bear, everyone should think about it. ”

Tsuneishi slammed his fist on the table and scolded: "I don't care who is who, I know who dares to bully me, I'll him." ”

"If we don't save Rhodes, or if we encounter something, we will give up our achievements at this stage, then no matter how long it takes, wherever we run, we will be powerless, slaughtered by others, and we can only pin our hopes on others." Lin Qiang said, and then he pondered for a while, frowned and asked Liang Shuopeng: "You are studying in the back mountain every day, is there any invention that can make us a little better now?" Liang Shuopeng said: "What do you mean?" ”

"It's an electric baton or something, isn't it?" Gao Ting slapped the table, and then said: "Isn't there electricity now, find out the person who is doing sabotage, or the person who bullies us, let Chang Shao call him, I am not afraid that he will be dishonest." ”

Lin Qiang waved his hand and said, "It's not specifically about something, it's just that it can allow us to protect ourselves." We can't just be pressed to the ground and rubbed every time we encounter an enemy, especially someone who knows magic. ”

Liang Shuopeng said: "If you talk about self-preservation, there is no electric baton that Mr. Ting said, but I have restored a few things in this world, in the blacksmith shop, I will bring them to you." Liang Shuopeng walked out of the house with his clothes on.

After everyone was silent for a while, Duan Lingzi said loudly: "So next, what should I do?" ”

Lin Qiang saw that no one answered, so he opened his mouth and said, "Let's take a look at the development of the situation first, and make preparations with both hands." If we can keep our achievements at this stage, we will keep it, and if we can't keep it, we will leave. ”

Han Xu nodded in agreement.

Time passed minute by minute, noon arrived in a blink of an eye, and everyone was not in the mood to eat. Due to yesterday's accident, the mine was shut down today, and the whole morning was as quiet as death, and just in the afternoon, suddenly there was a commotion outside, and then Cheng Shaowei pushed the door and walked in: "Why are you still sitting here?" A troop of soldiers came from the provincial capital and captured Rod. ”

After hearing this, everyone's faces suddenly changed, they never thought that the forces against Rhodes would come from the provincial capital. However, when it comes to Rod's identity, he is a domestic slave of the lord's family for many years, so the only person who has the strength to target him is the lord.

"It's going to be difficult." Lin Qiang rubbed a lot of hair with his hands.

Several people hurried out of the house, feeling the crowd, and watched from a distance as a group of people took Rhodes away. At this time, Rhodes was loaded into a prisoner car, his face like ashes. The group's clothes and armor were bright, and the banner was painted with characters with the name of the family, Hussein. Cheng Shaowei introduced: "The person at the head said that he was the captain of the magic guard of the Hussein family's army, named Brad, who was only thirty years old, and had successfully advanced to an intermediate magician. This is nothing short of a miracle for the common people and the petty aristocracy. ”

Everyone followed Cheng Shaowei's fingers and found that there was a man with a strong figure and a fierce face at the front, not so much a magician as a soldier, I am afraid it was the Brad that Cheng Shaowei said.

"Intermediate magician, how strong is it?" Han Xu asked. Cheng Shaowei glanced at Han Xu with incredible eyes, he didn't know that Lin Qiang and the others had crossed over: "How do you say this, to put it simply, he is a magic man, and he can have a range as large as a carriage." ”

"Obediently, isn't that able to kill three or four people in an instant?" Zhao Huiying was shocked. "Then why don't we run?" Li Xueyuan said quietly.

"Laugh to death, I'll give you three or four seconds, if I don't go often, I definitely won't." Gao Ting smiled disdainfully. Chang Shao hurriedly waved his hand: "I can't do it, I can't do it, you come, you come." ”

"By the way, why hasn't Liang Zi come back yet?" Han Xu said.

Lin Qiang felt that he was like rain during this time, he shook his head helplessly, and asked Cheng Shaowei: "So why was Rod arrested?" ”

A miner next to him said at this time: "Uncle, that bastard said that the mine owner was greedy for ink ore, and also said that the safety problem of an explosion was the responsibility of the mine owner, and he should be dragged to the provincial capital to punish the crime." ”

Lin Qiang asked, "How far is the provincial capital from here?" The miner replied, "It will take seven or eight days to ride a fast horse." ”

Lin Qiang muttered, "Then how could they move so fast." Han Xu said, "I'm afraid it's been premeditated a long time ago." ”

Several people glanced at each other, and they all saw the horror in everyone's eyes, and even Cheng Shaowei understood.

Lin Qiang said slowly: "Rhodes is going, and there is more than luck." ”

In front of everyone's eyes, no one could do anything but watch Brad lead someone to arrest Rod, and there was nothing he could do.

After Rod left, everyone looked at Lin Qiang. Lin Qiang organized the language and said, "Everyone, everyone must know what kind of person Rhodes is. Don't watch here, I believe that the truth will come out in the end, and I will do my best to clear Rhodes's innocence, and please believe me. ”

Although the half-year time in the mine was short, Lin Qiang still had a little prestige. After listening to Lin Qiang's words, everyone slowly dispersed, but one person in the crowd looked at Lin Qiang with a complicated gaze, but he still gritted his teeth, shook his head and left.

At night, the lights on the second floor of the miners' village were lit, and there were only a few people on the long table around the small building, all of whom looked at the things in front of them and changed their expressions.

Liang Shuopeng had already returned from the back mountain, and he put three things on the table. Liang Shuopeng picked it up first, his eyes were deep and full of confidence, and he said lightly: "Before, you asked me if there was any invention that could allow us to protect ourselves, and now I can tell you responsibly that if you face the magician with the strength of the previous royal capital, you can do it with this thing." ””