On the surface, Chen Wen remained calm, but inside, he was a sea of turmoil.
Damn, the treasure story turned out to be true!
Investor Belmont is actually a descendant of the Seven Group mbers!
And from the looks of it, the treasure might just be in this godforsaken place!
Chen Wen chuckled and said, "Gold is indeed good, but it’s not enough to entice high-ranking officials, is it?"
"If there’s not much gold, true, but what if there’s a lot of it?"
Yang Feng grinned and said, "During the gold rush, the Yukon River area’s veins weren’t fully exploited, and this godforsaken place still has a lot of mines buried!
"And so of them are of extrely high quality! Think about it, who wouldn’t be tempted by that?"
Damn it, I knew it!
Chen Wen clicked his tongue in amazent.
No wonder, it’s a gold mine.
Gold mines and gold are worlds apart.
For example, to describe soone as wealthy, people would say their family owns a mine, not that their family has gold.
It speaks volus.
Just as Chen Wen was pondering who else to get more information from,
a clamor of footsteps sounded.
Chen Wen turned his head and saw two rcenaries and so crew mbers from the production team walking over.
They were carrying so iron chains and ropes.
What’s this for?
Chen Wen was in a daze when one of the rcenaries said, "Boss instructed us to lock these n up."
Lock up?
Chen Wen instantly tensed up. Did I overdo it and arouse suspicion?
But the next words from the rcenary eased his tension.
"Boss said these people have strong survival skills in the wild. If they escape, they could reach the town."
The rcenary didn’t shy away from Chen Wen and the others: "So Boss wants you all locked up, and to keep an eye on them."
Upon hearing this, the four rcenaries guarding Chen Wen felt sowhat disgruntled.
Does the boss not trust them?
But this isn’t sothing they could oppose. The visiting rcenaries and staff started installing the chains.
They hamred extrely thick nails around the mine shaft, hanging the chains up.
The chains hung down and crisscrossed, forming diamond-shaped fras.
No one could possibly get through.
Soon, the iron gate crafted by the rcenaries with chains was completed.
Chen Wen glanced at it and couldn’t help but marvel at the rcenaries’ techniques.
This kind of iron gate makes it almost impossible to escape.
Even the slightest movent would cause the chains to clatter noisily.
Moreover, they fastened the chains with large locks, making a small door.
This effectively cut off any chances of Chen Wen and his group escaping.
Looking at the suddenly sealed-off dwelling, Ludwig said indignantly, "Hey, I’m a contributor, you can’t treat like this!"
"Contributor? Hahaha, the boss never trusts a traitor. Just stay put."
A rcenary mocked.
"What about going to the bathroom? We can’t possibly do it here, right?"
Hank asked, "The mine shaft is closed off, the sll will be awful."
Another rcenary impatiently said, "We’ll unlock it for you. Quiet!"
With that, the rcenaries who brought the chains left with the crew.
The four rcenaries returned around the electric heater, leaned against the wall, and started chatting.
Their conversation was nothing more than bragging about their past experiences, with others chiming in.
In high spirits, the rcenary holding the keys casually placed them on an abandoned oil drum serving as a table.
...
"Guys, let’s turn in early."
Seeing Hank and Ludwig looking a bit unwilling, Chen Wen chuckled and advised, "As long as we stay out of trouble, they’ll let us go, won’t they?"
Hearing this, Hank shook his head: "You have an easy-going attitude, fine, Ludwig, your plan is definitely impossible."
Ludwig angrily punched the ground, falling silent.
Yang Feng laughed gloatingly and said sarcastically, "Oh, is our traitor Ludwig scheming to betray again? Haha, in Huaxia history, there’s soone nad Lu Bu, known as the slave of three surnas. I think you can compare yourself to him."
Ludwig cursed under his breath but said no more.
The four gradually fell silent and began to sleep.
Chen Wen soon started to snore softly.
Which made the four rcenaries glance at him, wondering how he could be so unbothered.
But seeing the newcor so compliant, the rcenaries were quite content.
After chatting briefly, they too crawled into their sleeping bags, leaning against the wall, sleeping with one eye open.
The mine gradually fell silent.
There were only the sounds of rising and falling snores and breathing.
But at the other end of the mine tunnel, three animals of completely different species were stealthily creeping in.
The Golden Eagle walked on the ground like a rooster, stepping with its legs.
Behind it was the lynx, moving stealthily and sneakily.
Further back was the Snowy Owl, hopping along.
However, at a corner, the lynx suddenly let out a low growl.
Caution, there was so movent ahead!
This was the aning the lynx conveyed, and the Golden Eagle understood instantly.
It halted, turned to glance at the lynx and the Snowy Owl, and gently flapped its wings, signaling them to be quiet.
Then the Golden Eagle, cautious as a lone bird, walked forward, its head extended past the corner.
As the king of raptors in the air, the Golden Eagle’s vision was excellent, even better than the Snowy Owl’s.
After observing for a while, it walked back.
The Golden Eagle scratched the ground four tis with its claws.
Four humans!
The lynx was a bit timid.
It was quite fearful of humans.
But after the Golden Eagle’s scratching, it lay on the ground.
Was it... asleep?
The lynx was taken aback.
It hesitated for a mont and nudged the Golden Eagle with its head, leaving it and the Snowy Owl together.
The lynx then crouched low, slowly sneaking along the edge of the mine tunnel.
The Snowy Owl wanted to follow, but was blocked by the Golden Eagle with its wing.
It understood the lynx’s aning; the lynx wanted to scout ahead alone.
The dark fur provided excellent camouflage for the lynx, especially in such a dark place.
Moreover, its steps were light, and its movents agile, making it the perfect choice for reconnaissance, or rather, cat-choice.
...
Hoo~ Hoo~
Four rcenary guards lay sprawled unevenly in the mine tunnel.
The plan of having one eye on duty and one eye resting failed after all.
After all, the eye on duty had sothing to say: Why should the other eye rest? I want to rest too!
As the eye on duty started resting, the rcenaries fell into deep sleep.
After all, in their minds, Chen Wen and the others, without anything on them, couldn’t possibly escape the cage.
Moreover, as soon as there was any commotion, one of the four would definitely notice.
Not to ntion, the four were still considered well-behaved.
In short, the rcenaries didn’t put much thought into this task.
But this negligence allowed the lynx to seize an opportunity.
When the lynx passed over a rcenary’s thigh, it was extrely tense.
Yet it managed to get through smoothly.
The lynx slled Chen Wen’s strong scent but couldn’t locate Chen Wen at the mont.
Where is he?
The lynx wondered and turned to see an odd-shaped thing.
What is this?
Is the human inside?
The lynx sensed Chen Wen’s scent behind this thing.
It pushed its head through the gaps in the iron chain.
It can fit!
After asuring it, the lynx slipped inside.
The gaps that restricted humans couldn’t restrict the fluid-like cat at all.
After slipping in, as the lynx looked up.
Chen Wen opened his eyes, seeing a sparkle of delight in the lynx’s bright, eerie eyes.
"Human, found you!"
The lynx exclaid excitedly, but it caused a big ss.
The rcenaries, hearing the commotion, quickly roused themselves awake.
Chen Wen thought quickly, pressing the lynx into the corner.
He himself closed his eyes and slowed his breathing.
"Did you hear sothing?"
A rcenary, stretching, asked.
Another rcenary scratched his head, seemingly bewildered, "I think it was a howl, I heard it."
"Could it be them playing tricks?"
Soone said, walking to the edge of the iron chain, shining a flashlight through the gaps.
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