imperial psychologist

Chapter 661
Li Yiru fell silent.

After turning over the last mountain in front of them, everyone finally stopped.

The moon appeared from behind the clouds again, casting a clear light on the mountains in front of them.

The rolling mountains disappeared here, and there was a huge, exposed rocky land under their feet-and the sound that Berlin had heard before was made by strong men mining stone in the distance.

Bo Ling looked at Mu Cheng beside him, "This is a quarry, right?"

"Yeah." Mu Cheng covered his mouth and nose, and looked up at Lao Xu.

Lao Xu led his people to a place leeward to the side, and several people followed and sat down to rest.

Several other people handed over the water bag, but the people in Boling didn't pick it up.

"Drink some," one person advised, "after a while, your throat will be unbearably dry. Sometimes you will be thirsty."

"Go down?" Mu Cheng frowned, "Go down to this quarry?"

"Let me tell you about what I'm going to do tonight." Lao Xu put his hands in his sleeves, "Later and son, and you two—" He pointed at Mucheng and Bai Ling, "All with me down the well."

Then he looked at another thinner young man in the crowd, "The fourth brother is just outside to watch out, and take care of their sick number by the way, make sure he doesn't run away."

"I'll tell you ugly things first," said Old Xu, getting up and walking to Bo Ling and Mu Cheng, "This area is all government land, and there seems to be no one at night, and there are patrols everywhere during the day. There are all kinds of hidden wells on the road... Don't think about running away by yourself, if you run away, the trouble will only be bigger when you turn around, you know?
"An Anxin came down to the well with me to save people," Lao Xu said with a frown, "the people were rescued, and tomorrow morning we two groups will break up, and I will send you back to the right way outside."

Bo Ling and Mu Cheng did not speak.

No wonder this old Xu wanted to bring them here first, it turned out that the three of them would not be able to get out by themselves without him leading the way.

"Yes." Bo Ling and Mu Cheng replied.

Old Xu laughed, "Cheer up, let's go, let's talk about the rest on the way."

……

Old Xu showed amazing familiarity with this quarry.

The five of them walked slowly down the rough-hewn steps on the stone wall, the moonlight was flickering, and Lao Xu led the people through the light and darkness.

"...So, all the soldiers from the inn were brought here to quarry stones?"

"It's a good place to come here. All the limes are mined here," Old Xu snorted. "There is another saltpeter mine a dozen miles away from here. It's hard to be arranged there."

"Wait," Bo Ling couldn't figure it out, "This place is so big, is it a private mine?"

"Of course not. Didn't you say it all? It's from the government." Old Xu replied, "Otherwise, the road in this area can be closed? Which private family has such a skill?"

Mu Cheng interjected, "But is it necessary for the government to use such abusive tricks in mining? Just add corvee."

Lao Xu didn't answer, and led the crowd over a log fence.

Bo Ling looked at Lao Xu, "Who are we going to rescue tonight?"

"My son." Old Xu replied softly, "There are also sons from several families in my village."

"Aren't you a native of Huizhou?"

"No," another person replied, "We are from Qingzhou, but we have been in Huizhou for two years."

"It's all for saving people?" Bo Ling asked.

"Yes," Lao Xu nodded, "It's a coincidence that he entered the Yongping Escort Bureau by accident, and he only found out the matter last month..."

Several people suddenly fell silent.

Not far away, there were officials strolling past with lanterns.

When the patrollers passed by, Old Xu said again, "That Fourth Master Qin is a snakehead who specially recruits people for this quarry. The government's food has been transported by the escort agency for the past two years, and the people in the yamen , Qin Si came to do it.

"The notice of the Xiebing was Qin Si's idea—they didn't recruit locals, just to send them here for later convenience."

Another person continued, "It is said that he will be released after five years of service. When will the five years be completed, and when will he be given money to leave, but in this ghost place, I don't know if I can live for five years!"

"Well, the third child's doll was lost when he visited relatives in Huizhou last year, right?" Old Xu looked over, "I'm insane."

"How old is the child?" Bai Ling frowned.

"Ten years old." Old Xu replied, "In addition to recruiting troops from other places, they have other ways to trick people."

Mucheng looked very confused, "But what can such a small child do? He can't lift his shoulders or lift his hands—"

"You never went down a well, did you?"

"No." Mu Cheng replied honestly.

"Some places at the head of the well are very narrow," Old Xu lowered his voice, "It's only for a baby of this age to live well."

There was another patrol ahead.

After entering the quarry, such teams gradually increased.

After they passed by, old Xu leaned out in a ghostly manner, and then walked forward.

"It takes five or six people to go down the well," said Old Xu, "we had already figured it out, but this time your co-op went wrong, and two of us were implicated and sent to prison together with Qin Si. Met you guys...it can be regarded as God's own arrangement."

"I wanted to ask just now," Mu Cheng said softly, "We didn't tell us until such a big matter arrived. What if we can't do it?"

"It's your luck that you can do it." Old Xu replied softly.

Mu Cheng frowned, but didn't understand.

Bai Ling on the side suddenly said, "Listen to what Master Xu said, if we were exhausted on the way here, are you planning to deal with us on the spot?"

"There is no way." Old Xu laughed twice, "It's good to have someone to help now. Although there is one of you who can't do the work, it's just good to look at the wind."

The sympathy that had just surged up in Mu Cheng's heart disappeared in an instant.

"Why do we need five or six people?" Bo Ling asked again.

"You'll know when you get there." Old Xu whispered, "It's not clear here."

After a while, several people finally came to a dark cave.

For reinforcement, wooden piles and boards used for support can be seen on the opening and the inner wall faintly visible according to the light.

"Let's go." Old Xu greeted softly.

The stone path looked deep and dark, and old Xu took down the torches on the wall with ease, motioning for Bai Ling and Mu Cheng to follow.

"It's just ahead."

After entering the cave, after walking about ten steps, Bai Ling and Mu Cheng finally understood why Lao Xu said that five people must come to this place—an iron cage pulled by a sling was suspended in mid-air, and there was an iron cage on each side of the cage. Rollers with iron ropes twisted everywhere.

It seems that the scroll wheel needs to be operated by a human.

"Second and third stand on top," Lao Xu said in a low voice, "You two follow me down."

Mu Cheng and Bai Ling didn't refuse anymore, and when the three of them entered the iron cage, they only heard Lao Xu say "catch it!", and they felt that their feet were empty.

The iron cage began to fall downwards.

(End of this chapter)