On the morning of the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, Chen Xi drove a silver Elantra and stopped at the gate of the community where Zhang's family was located, quietly waiting for Zhang Wenzhong.

He originally wanted to visit, but the Zhang family happened to have relatives coming to visit the door at this time, so in order to avoid attracting unnecessary attention and suspicion, Zhang Wenzhong asked him to stay at the gate of this community and wait.

Chen Xi waited boredly for more than half an hour, and Zhang Wenzhong walked out of the community. Seeing him, Chen Xi didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly got out of the car, and walked forward quickly. Because this is the gate of the community, there are people coming and going at any time, so Chen Xi did not salute Zhang Wenzhong, but just bowed slightly, his expression was respectful and solemn, and he said in a low voice: "Slave Chen Xi, please meet the sect master." ”

Zhang Wenzhong waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, there are too many people here, if there is anything to say, let's get in the car and talk." ”

"Yes. Chen Xi responded, and hurriedly led Zhang Wenzhong to the silver Sè Elantra, respectfully opened the door of the back seat for him, and after he sat in, he gently closed the door and sat in the driver's seat.

After Chen Xi sat in the car, Zhang Wenzhong said, "You just said on the phone that there is already news of the Cold Star Iron Vein?"

"Yes. Chen Xi knew that this matter was Zhang Wenzhong's focus, so he didn't dare to be the slightest bit lazy, and hurriedly reported the results of the investigation to him respectfully: "After our investigation, it can now be determined that this cold star iron ore vein is not hidden in our Yuntai City, but in a bauxite mine in Jiufeng Town, Huayuan City next door. Because, in the bauxite mine produced in that mine, we found an ore containing cold star iron!" As he spoke, he unscrewed up the black leather box placed in the passenger seat, and after opening the lock on it, he handed over a piece of bauxite ore that seemed to be ordinary stored inside to Zhang Wenzhong's hands.

The volume of this bauxite ore is much larger than what he got from Bai Gu Zhen Jīng before. However, it is not pure Cold Star Iron Ore, and there are many impurities in the mine.

Zhang Wenzhong took this piece of bauxite ore, and after taking a rough look at it, he suddenly released a fierce sword qi, and he split this piece of bauxite ore into two with a single sound. Then, he touched the chopping surface with his hand, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "That's right, in this bauxite ore, it does contain Cold Star Iron. Moreover, the content is not low. After that, he handed over the bauxite ore that had been cut in two to Chen Xi, patted the dust and stone chips on his hands, and asked, "Have you ever used the method of probing the veins I taught you to explore the reserves of this cold star iron vein?"

"Well...... "A look of embarrassment flashed across Chen Xi's face.

Zhang Wenzhong was keenly aware of the change in his expression, and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"

Seeing that Zhang Wenzhong's expression sank, Chen Xi's heart suddenly tightened, for fear that Zhang Wenzhong would be angry, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly explained: "Sect Master, here's the thing: the boss of the bauxite mine is surnamed Fan Minglu, and he has always been at odds with our Chen family, and he has been fighting openly and secretly for many years. Therefore, with normal methods and means, it is impossible for us to say that we are acquiring his bauxite mine, even if we are close to observing. I came to meet the Sect Master this time, in addition to reporting to you the news that I have found the Cold Star Iron Ore Vein, I just want to apply to you to deal with this Fan Lu with special means. ”

Although the children of the Chen family have become cultivators, Zhang Wenzhong's restrictions on them are also exaggerated. There is one rule in its abundance, that is, it is not allowed to use spells, charms, and magic weapons to deal with ordinary people without authorization. Therefore, Chen Xi came to apply for Zhang Wenzhong's authorization at this moment.

Zhang Wenzhong did not rush to express his position, but asked: "What is the origin of this Fan Lu?"

The Chen family and Fan Luming have been fighting in secret for many years, and they already know his situation well. Hearing Zhang Wenzhong's question at this moment, Chen Xi hurriedly introduced: "This Fan Lu is a mine boss in this province, and he has great power and energy in both black and white. Even, some high-ranking officials in the province are brothers and sisters with him. In addition, under his hands, there are also many martial artists with good strength. Back then, it was only by relying on these warriors that he fought against our Chen family. However, now that we have become cultivators, it is easy to clean them up. ”

Zhang Wenzhong asked again: "Is this Fan Lu just a mine boss? Can there be a Xiuzhen sect to support him? Just like Wu Yan in Jingcheng." ”

"There shouldn't be any coffee..."Chen Xi wasn't quite sure, but just guessed: "If there was a real sect to support him, I'm afraid he would have already eliminated our Chen family, how could he just maintain a situation of struggling support?"

Although Chen Xi said so, Zhang Wenzhong's keen sixth sense told him that this Fan Lu would definitely not be too simple. After pondering for a moment, he said, "In this way, you take me to the bauxite mine to speculate on the situation first, and by the way, you will meet this Fan Lu."

If we can go the normal way, we should not use extraordinary means. ”

Chen Xi naturally looked at Zhang Wenzhong's horse, and after nodding his head and answering 'yes', he asked, "Sect Master, what is suitable for us to leave for Jiufeng Town?"

"It's better to hit the rì than to go today. Zhang Wenzhong said: "In two days, it will be the New Year." At that point, I don't have much free time. ”

"Okay. Chen Xi stopped talking nonsense, started the car, and drove towards Jiufeng Town.

Zhang Wenzhong took out his mobile phone and dialed Zhang Zerui's phone. Tell him that he needs to delay some time because of something, and that he won't wait for him to go home for dinner at noon.

At around twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Wenzhong and Chen Xi arrived at Jiufeng Town, which was built on the mountain. However, their destination, the bauxite mine operated by Fan Lu, was on the mountainside of the Jiuzheng Mountain behind Jiufeng Town. It will take at least half an hour to drive up from Jiuzheng Town.

It stands to reason that on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, the flavor of the New Year should be very strong. But Zhang Wenzhong and Chen Xi felt that the atmosphere in Jiufeng Town was very strange. On this street, there is neither a bustling crowd nor a bustling scene.

Some of them are depressing, dreary, and even a little lifeless.

"What's going on with this place?The atmosphere is so depressing, I don't feel like I'm celebrating the New Year at all......" Looking at the situation in Jiuzheng Town, Chen Xi couldn't help frowning, guessing the most~ to measure what was going on here.

Because it would take more than half an hour to get to the mine from here, Chen Xi proposed to have lunch in Jiufeng Town before continuing on the road. In this regard, although Zhang Wenzhong didn't care, considering that Chen Xi had just stepped into cultivation, and his cultivation was only at the peak of foundation building, and he couldn't go without food, he agreed to his proposal.

The two drove around Jiufeng Town, and finally found a restaurant that looked clean and tidy.

Although it was a meal at the moment, the business in the restaurant was not very good, with only a few customers. After ordering a few dishes, Zhang Wenzhong chatted with the restaurant owner: "Is there something going on in this town? Why is it so deserted during the Chinese New Year?"

"Hey... People are dying, can they not be deserted?" The restaurant owner sighed, shook his head and said, "Fan Lu, you know a well-known mine boss in this province. Many of us in Jiufeng Town are working in his mines. After working hard for so many years, I haven't been able to make much money, but I have all fallen into a book disease, and the skin and internal organs of the whole body have rotted to varying degrees. In order to cure this strange disease, not to mention exhausting the family's savings, not to mention not seeing too good results, even the big hospitals in the provinces and cities can't say what kind of disease it is. Since last month, there have been people who have passed away. Now, in our town, there are more than a dozen people who have died of this strange disease. You say, when you encounter such a thing, who can still get up and do it happily..."

Before the restaurant owner's words fell, mournful music came from the street outside the restaurant. Immediately afterwards, a group of people dressed in linen and filial piety, holding the deceased's portraits, wreaths and other funeral goods, wept and walked through the street in front of the restaurant.

"Hey... Li Erwa didn't be able to carry this year. Seeing the portrait of the deceased, the restaurant owner shook his head, sighed and said, "It's okay to die, in order to treat him, the little money of the Li family is all lost." He's dead, at least the people in the family can breathe a sigh of relief. It's just that his cub is just over four years old, and he has no father. ”

After the funeral team had gone away, Chen Xi asked, "Since these people are all suffering from strange diseases when they were working in the Fan Lu mine, why don't they ask Fan Lu for compensation? At least, let him pay the medical expenses?"

"Who said he hadn't looked for it? The restaurant owner said with a wry smile, "This Fan Lu is also a little ruthless, when he first recruited workers, he said that all kinds of benefits were out of the blue." But after I went, I didn't sign a labor contract with everyone at all, nor did I buy insurance for everyone. Now that something happened, he insisted that none of these people in our town were workers in his mine, so he simply ignored them. The people in the town also went to zhèngfǔ to file a complaint, but after these papers were handed over, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no reaction at all. Not only that, but anyone who went to zhèngfǔ to file a complaint would be intimidated by the ruffians and hooligans. This comes and goes, and everyone dies...... Hey, official-business-*collusion, this is fucking official*business*collusion!" After sighing and sighing, he shut up and stopped talking, and continued to sit behind the counter squinting and dozing off.

"This Fan Lu is also gone?" Chen Xi said angrily.

"Is it a strange disease that can make the skin and internal organs of the whole body rot......" Zhang Wenzhong's eyebrows raised slightly, and he muttered with understanding.

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