Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Yu Qiutang didn't expect this man to be so persistent.

He had no choice but to agree temporarily and followed the man back the way they came, but he was always observing his surroundings.

He couldn't possibly follow this person back, as that would mean all his efforts would be wasted.

So, when he saw a small gap, about a few meters deep, he didn't hesitate and punched the man in the back of the neck.

The other party fainted before he could even shout.

Yu Qiutang looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to this side. He quickly untied the man's belt, tied his hands tightly, and stuffed a sock into the man's mouth.

The hole could easily accommodate one person, so he took the frame plate next to it and blocked the hole. In this way, if you didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to find that there was a person hiding behind the mining plate.

With the previous experience as a lesson, Yu Qiutang became more cautious this time.

After dozens of minutes, he finally found a mine that looked different from the surrounding environment. Not only was there light coming out of it, but he could also hear people singing.

He crept over quietly, lay down through the crack in the door and looked inside, and found a man sitting cross-legged with his feet on the table, drinking a little wine, eating peanuts, and shaking his head to sing along with the radio.

Looking at his comfortable appearance, which is in stark contrast to the people digging and hauling coal outside, it is clear that this guy must not be an ordinary person.

Yu Qiutang slowly pushed the door open, but the man was totally unaware.

It was not until he tiptoed to close the door, gently inserted the bolt, walked behind the man, and put the dagger to his throat that the man jumped up from the chair and almost killed himself.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he shouted: "Who the hell are you, where did you come from, and what are you doing here?!"

"Pass!"

Yu Qiutang didn't hesitate at all. He kicked the man to the ground, took a quick step forward, knelt on one knee on the man, grabbed his neck and said coldly: "If you want to live, shut up immediately."

"You he……"

This guy was still a tough guy and obviously didn't want to commit the offense directly. He stared at Yu Qiutang fiercely and wanted to scold him.

Yu Qiutang had no mercy or sympathy for such a person. He was not polite at all and slapped the man twice. The man's face immediately swelled up and blood oozed from his mouth.

“Fuck…Ah!”

Seeing that the man was going to continue cursing, Yu Qiutang directly stabbed the dagger into the other's open palm and nailed his hand to the ground.

Yu Qiutang knew that since the man in front of him could be a leader in such a mine, he must be no soft-hearted person. At the very least, many people must have been injured under his command. At the most serious level, there might even be deaths.

Therefore, wanting to reason with the other party and get news about his brother Yu Chunsheng is definitely a foolish dream.

Therefore, he gave the other party a warning from the very beginning, letting him know that he was not someone who could be easily fooled, and of course he would not be frightened by his words.

If the other party is sensible, he should behave himself, at least he will suffer less pain.

The man grimaced in pain, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire, and he wished he could burn Yu Qiutang to ashes with just one look.

But when he saw Yu Qiutang took out another dagger, panic appeared in his eyes.

"Who the hell are you? What on earth do you want to do? How did I offend you? Speak the fuck up! If you don't speak, how can I know what you are going to do?
You came in and started beating people without saying anything. How can you do things like that? There are rules for everything. Do you understand the rules? Even if you are from the underworld, you have to make rules for me so I know what's going on.

The two armies are fighting, but they haven't killed the messenger yet. Why did you attack me directly? Do you really not take us seriously?"

"Can you be honest?"

Yu Qiutang tried to lower his voice as much as possible, making his voice sound low and indifferent.

Of course, the man didn't want to be honest, but he was frightened by Yu Qiutang's decisiveness, directness and ruthlessness. He was worried that if he continued to act like a big shot, he might really lose his life here.

Nowadays, people like this who talk little and are ruthless don't care about human lives at all.

Even though he was arrogant and domineering in the mines, managing so many people and doing whatever he wanted to anyone, he only had one life. If he really met such a ruthless person, he would definitely be wary.

Otherwise, death would truly be in vain.

No matter what you do, staying alive is the most important thing. Once a person is dead, what's the point of fighting for face? It is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

"Okay, I'm honest, I'm honest!"

A good man will not suffer a loss in front of him. As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. This person quickly figured out the truth and realized that he could still have a future if he was a little timid at the critical moment.

Yu Qiutang nodded. "What's your name? What's your responsibility in this mine?"

"My name is Liu San, and I'm the deputy mine manager of this mine."

When Yu Qiutang heard the deputy mine manager, he couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

I originally thought that this mine was very complicated and I didn’t know where to look for it!
It was impossible for him to find the faces of every person in the mine for identification. If he did that, he would definitely be exposed before he found his brother, and then driven out, or besieged to death in the mine.

"Liu San, how many people are there in your mine now?"

"Why are you asking this?" Liu San looked very unnatural.

"So, we didn't reach a consensus just now?"

Liu San was stunned, and had no choice but to say, "Including management, there are 133 people."

Yu Qiutang sneered, "Is that really the only way?"

"That's true. I am now responsible for the personnel arrangements in the mine. I can't be wrong. I remember everyone in the mine very clearly."

“Is there a roster?”

Liu San shook his head, "No."

"So how do you usually call the roll?"

"We don't need to call the roll in our mine. We just hand it over to the managers or team leaders. The team leaders will receive our instructions and pass them on when we need to make arrangements for the number of people we need..."

"What about the salary? If we don't know the list and number of employees, how can we know how much the salary is?"

Liu San subconsciously said, "Everyone who deserves to be sent will be given..."

"What do you mean, if that's the case, is there anything else that shouldn't be posted?"

Liu San shook his head, "That's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?"

Liu San said helplessly, "Boss, what do you do? Just tell me what you want me to do.

Don't ask these things!
I'm just here to look after the factory and I can't interfere in other people's affairs. I can tell you what I can, but I won't dare to tell you what I can't tell you even if you beat me to death.

I am not alone. I have parents, a wife and children. If I don't tell them, even if I die, at least they will have someone to take care of them. If I tell them, I might end up with them. If it were you, would you tell everything to others? Of course not. "

"Okay. Since you said so, I won't beat around the bush. I came in this time to find a man named Yu Chunsheng. He seems to be a maintenance worker here. Do you know where he is?"

"Yu Chunsheng?"

Liu San shook his head, "We don't have this person here."

"Are you talking about the surface, or there is no such person at all. I advise you to think it over and answer carefully.

Others can touch your wife and children, so why can't I? I was able to sneak up on you in this mine and subdue you. You should know that I can still do something.

I'm not afraid of anything happening to you now. Let me tell you, Yu Chunsheng is my brother, my biological brother. Someone took a picture of him working in the well here.

Let me put it this way, if it were something else, it would be easy to deal with, but my brother and I have been dependent on each other since we were young, so his affairs are more important than anything else.

Anyway, I can't get any result here. Not to mention you, all the coal mines here will not have an easy time.

I will go from house to house until I find my brother. Don't be fooled by the large number of people on your side. In my eyes, it's just a piece of cake for Zhang Fei to eat bean sprouts. I don't even need to use all my strength to defeat a large number of them.

If you don't want the mine here to be exposed to the public, then just cooperate with me and don't destroy the friendly relationship we have worked so hard to establish.

My patience is really limited, and now I can talk to you properly. It is already running out quickly, and once it is used up, you definitely don't want to know what it will be like.

Moreover, killing you is not my ultimate goal. If my brother really gets into trouble here because you didn’t tell me in time, your parents and family members would not be able to survive well.

Without my relatives, your relatives can't live in peace. I can sneak into the mine, so it will be easy to find your relatives."

Liu San’s mentality is about to collapse.

He looked at Yu Qiutang helplessly and depressed.

He did things like this, and I always think people like them are bastards.

However, looking at Yu Qiutang in front of him, he found that the young man in front of him was not much better than them.

When they threaten others, they at least show their teeth and show a ferocious expression.

When Yu Qiutang said these words, his expression was very calm, as if he was saying something very simple like what to eat, good morning, or good evening.

It is so natural and simple, so simple that it makes people feel cold and terrified.

"Now tell me, do you know Yu Chunsheng?"

Liu San sighed deeply.

I know I can't avoid it today.

"I really don't know Yu Chunsheng. If this person is really here, then I must have seen him and know his name."

Yu Qiutang thought about it, took out the photo and placed it in front of Liu San.

He stared into Liu San's eyes, observing the changes in his expression.

Sure enough, when Liu San saw the photo, his eyes began to twitch, his expression became very unnatural, and his body subconsciously tensed up.

It seems that he does know some information.

At least he knew some of the people in this photo.

"Think it over before you answer. I'll tell you a secret. When dealing with people like me, never treat me as a fool.

I hate it most when others treat me as a fool. That makes me very uncomfortable and unhappy. When I am unhappy, it will make the other person even more unhappy. Do you understand?"

Liu San said helplessly: "Excuse me, which one of these is your brother?"

"Do you know everyone here?"

"I know them all. They used to be from here, but some of them are gone now. So I want to know, who is your brother Yu Chunsheng?"

Yu Qiutang pointed at his brother.

Liu San closed his eyes and said distressedly, "It is indeed him. The thing I fear most has happened. Among these five people, he is the most difficult to deal with."

Yu Qiutang's eyes turned cold, "What do you mean?!"

Liu San immediately felt a sense of pressure, and he subconsciously explained: "This matter really can't be blamed on me. I am only responsible for our side of the matter. How your brother handles it is not something I can decide."

"What the hell is wrong with my brother?"

Liu San hesitated for a moment, then said helplessly: "Speaking of which, your brother is also a ruthless person. I don't know how he came here, I only know that they have been making trouble since they came.

In the early years, he always wanted to run away, but every time he was caught he was half dead. Finally, he gave in and became honest. Not only did he not choose to run away again, but he also worked very seriously and solidly.

Gradually, he was promoted throughout the mine as a successful example of a change of mindset, to serve as a warning to dishonest people.

In order to show their recognition of him, the mine specially adjusted his position and transferred him out to work as a maintenance worker, completely removing him from the depths of the mine.

Later, because of his excellent maintenance skills, he not only repaired equipment in our mine, but was also frequently deployed to other mines for support. He always completed the task well, and was thus recognized by his superiors and received many rewards.

Gradually, the higher-ups felt that he would not cause any more trouble and was determined to stay in the mine and work hard, so they basically gave him freedom, which gave him a good status and respect in the mine.

However, just when everyone thought that he had repented and turned over a new leaf and was working hard, he caused a big mess. He relied on a few people he knew while repairing equipment to secretly form a small group.

Yes, some of the people in your photo are among them.

I heard that this small group initially just wanted to organize themselves to escape from the mine, but later on, their ambitions grew, and they were no longer satisfied with escaping on their own, but wanted to destroy our mine and then escape with more people.

This plan did not succeed in the end, mainly because one person failed to hold on and exposed the plan in advance, and in the end..."

Having said this, Liu San suddenly stopped talking.

"What happened in the end?" Yu Qiutang asked.

Liu San shook his head. "In fact, I don't know what happened in the end. I only know that a shaft in one direction of the mine collapsed and several people were trapped inside. It is said...it is said that..."

"You mean, my brother was among those oppressed?"

Yu Qiutang’s face turned pale.

He already knew about the collapse before he came, but he still held on to the fantasy, hoping for a pleasant surprise.

Now it seems that there are still no surprises.

"I don't know," Liu San shook his head. "I came to this mine later, so I don't know the specific situation. But I heard that someone seemed to have been dug out and taken away." (End of this chapter)