Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Yu Qiutang originally didn't want to hear so many words.

He just wanted to ask this person and try to clarify the situation in the coal mine as much as possible.

Unexpectedly, this person may not have many opportunities to communicate in there, so he told Yu Qiutang everything he should and should not say, everything useful and useless, in one breath.

This also saves Yu Qiutang a lot of time.

The man talked for a while, and when he found that Yu Qiutang did not ask again, he suddenly realized that he might have said too much.

"Anyway, I've told you everything I know. You have to keep your promise. I'm just a small fry, trying to make a little money here. There's no point in hurting me, right?
Besides, if I'm not mistaken, you definitely want to go in and find this guy named Yu Chunsheng, so you must not alert him. Once something happens to me, the people inside will quickly become alert.

If that's the case, I'm afraid it will be more difficult for you to find Yu Chunsheng, don't you think?"

Yu Qiutang felt that what the man said made sense. He thought for a moment and said, "You can ask me to let you go, but you have to help me find a way to sneak into the coal mine."

"Ah, you want to go in there? That's not allowed. Absolutely not allowed. Don't even think about it. It's a matter of life and death."

"Why can't I go in? Don't you want to help me with this?"

"No, that's not the case, it's just that the management is very strict.

Didn’t I just say that our place cannot be exposed to light? Otherwise, why would we work in the dark at night?
The higher-ups are cracking down more and more strictly now, and they often send investigators here.

Therefore, the managers in the mine are very careful every day to prevent spies from outside from sneaking in and ruining things.

There are more than 100 people here now. Even though I don’t know everyone’s name, I am sure we in charge know them all.

Because when these people come in, they will first register, and they will know exactly where they are from, what they look like, and what accent they have. Once someone from outside sneaks in, the manager can immediately identify them. "

"You don't have to worry about it. Since I can get in, I'm sure I won't be discovered. Besides, even if I'm discovered, what's the big deal? Do I still care about these people?"

Yu Qiutang's statement does not mean that he is not cautious or that he oversimplifies the situation.

Instead, he left this person with an attitude that he was powerful and unquestionable.

However, one thing he said was true.

Since my brother might be in there, I have to go in and take a look. If I just act from the outside, I don't know how long I'll have to wait.

He came to the village every day, and Lao Qin and Yu Qiujiang in the town were in danger of being discovered at any time.

Moreover, if these outsiders have been here for a few days and there is no sign of negotiating business, it will definitely make these people suspicious.

The hotel where we stay may be a window for the coal mine to the outside world. Since those who can stay in the hotel are definitely not ordinary people.

No matter how capable he is, he may still not be good enough in the eyes of these people who are fully alert and ready to find fault at any time. He must act quickly, find his brother quickly, and then leave this place.

"Just take me in, and don't worry about the rest. After I go in, you can continue doing what you are supposed to do, as if you have never helped me."

"Are you really not afraid?!"

Yu Qiutang sneered, "I will follow you in. Even if I am discovered, when your so-called manager asks how I got in, and finds out that it was you who brought me into the coal mine, do you think you will be able to get away with it?
So, I am not afraid to follow you in. You report to them and give me away.

I believe your steward is not a fool.

Since you were able to bring it in this time, you may continue to bring it in in the future, so they will deal with me, and of course they will not let you go.

To be honest, I asked you to take me in just to give you a chance to survive. Even without you, I could find a way to get in.

But, there is no meaning for you to live, so I can't let you go and I have to let you die here.

There are only two choices before you now. Either you take me in honestly, do your job and leave me alone.

Or, you can be disposed of here by me. Next year, this day will be your first anniversary. Have you decided which one you will choose?"

Yu Qiutang has been behind this man since he caught him, so he didn't see what Yu Qiutang looked like. He was just preparing for this moment.

What could that person do after hearing Yu Qiutang say this?

Feeling the cold dagger, he knew that if he made a wrong choice, the dagger might cut his throat directly.

This is not a very rare occurrence.

There are many people in this era who are very cruel.

He had seen many ruthless people in the coal mine, so he believed that Yu Qiutang could do such a thing.

"Okay, I'll take you in."

In the end, he chose to obey.

At least if he chose this path, he still had a chance to survive. If he chose the second path, he would probably be killed right now, and his only chance of survival would be gone.

"You know what's going on!"

Yu Qiutang said in a low voice, "Then how are you going to take me in?"

The man looked at the coal mine not far away and said, "When they unload the coal later, I will find a few people to pull the cart. Then you can follow the people pulling the cart in."

"The number of people pulling the cart should be fixed. If one more person suddenly appears, it will be exposed."

“It doesn’t matter, these cart pullers won’t ask these questions, they don’t know how many come out each time, they just focus on pulling their own carts.

But before the car is pulled to the location, you have to leave and do other things, because every time an empty car is pulled in, there will be a special person inside to record the number of cars and the work of the people. If they find that the number of people is wrong, then you will be exposed. "

"Okay, let's do it like this."

"Remember, you must find a way to leave halfway and blend into other teams. The mine is about 100 meters deep from the entrance, which should be enough for you to find a way to escape."

"it is good."

Yu Qiutang moved the dagger away from the man's throat and said, "I trust you for now. I hope you will cherish your life. I always keep my promises.

Now that I have given you a choice, I will definitely not regret it. I hope you will also respect what you say.

Otherwise, if I find out that you are betraying me, I will kill you and take your life without any effort at all. "

Yu Qiutang is threatening again.

The man finally felt a little relieved when he saw the dagger moved away, and then he heard what Yu Qiutang said, and he quickly said:
"I know, I believe you are very capable. Otherwise, you wouldn't risk going in there. Right?

Besides, how many people enter this place on their own initiative? Their only dream is to make enough money so that the person in charge will have mercy on them and let them go."

"Then let's go in." "Okay."

"Don't turn your head to look at my face, so that I don't have to think about whether you will never recognize me and then think about getting rid of you!"

"I understand. I've been keeping my head down. I definitely won't look at you on my own initiative. Don't worry!"

Seeing that this man was so obedient, Yu Qiutang finally felt relieved.

Following the man's advice, he slowly approached the vehicle, and then quickly hid under the front of the car while the man was greeting the driver.

Then comes the wait.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, he saw six people pushing out a fully loaded coal cart.

Unlike large coal mines, which are all equipped with automated equipment, coal can be transported directly to the coal transport vehicles via belt transport.

This kind of coal mine is like this.

All depends on manpower.

Anyway, their manpower doesn't cost any money at all. They are all free labor from other places. At most, they just need some meals every day.

The cost is cheaper than belt transportation.

Yu Qiutang continued to wait.

According to the man, the coal would be quickly loaded into the coal car, and then the next car would be pulled in.

The coal in the mine car is 1 ton, and the coal-carrying car can carry 9 tons, so the car will go in and out 9 times. Therefore, the person in charge needs to register every time it goes in.

These people don't work very quickly.

He could clearly see their footsteps from under the car. They all looked a little weak, probably because they had no strength or were not full, and could only rely on willpower to hold on.

The contact person, who had been so timid and submissive in front of him just now and had been treated poorly, now became bossy and kept urging the people who were pulling the coal out to hurry up and not delay things.

The people who were hauling coal did not resist. They just wanted to but lacked the strength to do so and did not increase their speed much.

After about ten minutes, I finally finished my first poop.

He heard the sound of coal being loaded into the vehicle, and immediately got out quickly and followed the vehicle into the mine.

He noticed someone looking at him from behind, probably the contact person, and felt a little nervous. Once this guy really exposed him, it would be quite difficult to deal with him.

The other side had a large number of people and powerful forces. Once he was surrounded in a small and unfamiliar place, it would not be easy for him to escape.

But he did not choose to give up.

Things have come to this point. Since he has come here and achieved some substantial results, he can't just leave.

He always remembered what that person said in his heart, that he must leave the empty truck transportation line before the empty truck arrived at the place where the steward registered it.

So, he kept paying attention to what was happening around him along the way. When he saw a few workers carrying maintenance tools and walking towards a fork in the road, he immediately left the team pulling the carts and followed those people into the fork.

According to the information he had previously obtained, his brother Yu Chunsheng was most likely a maintenance worker, and these people also looked like maintenance workers, so they might know his brother.

He planned to follow them until they reached a relatively safe place and ask them if they knew his whereabouts.

His footsteps were very light, and at first they didn't disturb those people, who just followed him at a distance of about ten meters. But halfway through, a maintenance worker suddenly appeared. This man noticed that he was always following the people in front of him stealthily, so he shouted after him.

"What do you do?"

Yu Qiutang was concentrating on looking ahead, and was startled when he heard the questioning voice, but in an instant, he adjusted his mood, turned around and said with a smile:
"Sorry, sorry, I'm new here. I came out to use the restroom and got lost. I was just about to follow the people ahead when I finally saw a few guys ahead of me. I wanted to go over and ask them how to get back to where the coal is being hauled."

"is it?"

The person who called him was a middle-aged man in his 40s. He was a little fat and had a large patch of hair missing from the top of his head, making him look like he had alopecia areata.

The man looked Yu Qiutang up and down and found that he was just a young man of about 20 years old. From the clothes he wore and his appearance, he did not look like someone who was working, so he asked him:

"What on earth do you do? This is not a place for you to come. Go back to where you should be going."

Yu Qiutang originally wanted to ask this person if he knew Yu Chunsheng, but he soon realized that this person was not an ordinary person.

The clothes he wore were obviously newer and of better quality than those of the previous maintenance workers. While the other maintenance workers were carrying tool boxes, he was simply carrying a long-barreled wrench.

The color of other people's shoes was so blurred that it was impossible to tell, as they were completely dyed black by the coal, but his shoes could easily be seen as a pair of yellow rubber shoes.

In this age of material scarcity, different people enjoy different kinds of materials according to their social status. It is not the case that as long as you have money, you can always buy the clothes and shoes you want.

Of course, what concerned Yu Qiutang even more was that the tone of this man's voice and the expression on his face showed that he was not an ordinary maintenance worker.

Instead, he was treated with a condescending, even slightly contemptuous tone and attitude.

So it can be inferred that even if he is a maintenance worker, he is also a small leader, and even in this mine, he is in cahoots with those in charge.

"What are you looking at? Which group are you from? Who is your team leader?"

Yu Qiutang looked at the man, and the other party was naturally looking at him at the same time, and gradually began to reveal an impatient tone.

"Oh, sorry, boss, I'm new here and I don't know the name of our team leader yet.

It seems like... I really can't tell, otherwise I wouldn't be lost. I just want to find someone to ask how I can get back to my post."

"You dare to run around in the mine without knowing anything. You must be tired of living. Tell me, what position do you hold?"

"I can't tell the specific job, but it's just pushing the coal out of the car and loading it onto the truck. So what is this job called?"

"Transporter?"

The man was a little surprised to hear Yu Qiutang say this, but when he looked at Yu Qiutang again, his eyes became more casual.

"Transporter, you have to go straight inside along the main road. There is another mine entrance over here. Go back to where you came from and find someone on the main road to take you there."

"So that's it!"

Yu Qiutang looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

The man saw Yu Qiutang turning around and walking back, and suddenly shouted again, "Forget it, wait a minute, I'll take you out. This fork in the road has other branches, don't take the fork!" (End of this chapter)