Yi Shi A Yun
The people present were half-believing and half-doubting, after all, A Yun had been separated from her mother at the age of six, and even if a six-year-old child's memory was good, it was inevitable that there would be some deviation.
"No, I'm absolutely sure I didn't misrecognize her. She recognized me at a glance in the crowd, and I clearly remember that my mom had a birthmark on her left chest, which is definitely not something that can be faked."
A child's memory of their mother is very strong, especially the image of her breastfeeding is even more unforgettable. Ah Yun actually found his lost mother through a birthmark, in this case it's probably impossible to mistake.
Wiping away tears, Ah Yun sobbed and said "Mom still remembers what I looked like when I was little, she knows I don't like to eat fish, she also knows that I talk in my sleep, she also knows that I love to kick the blankets..."
In Ayun's words, the image of a kind mother appeared, and gradually everyone felt the grievances in Ayun's heart. After all, he was only 13 years old now, and his longing for his biological mother was unimaginable to adults.
"How is she now?" Irene asked.
"Mom is very haggard and old, she must have suffered a lot over the years... Mom got addicted to drugs and became one of Blood Rose's Ji girls, every day she has to smoke three cans of yellow fog, at least 10 clients a day, slightly dissatisfied will be beaten..."
"I also hate the way my mom is now, but what can I do? She's still my mom after all, even if she's a junkie, even if she smokes dope every day, even if she always asks me for money to buy dope, even if she beats me up badly after getting high..."
"But she is still my mother, and as long as I see her, I know I still have a home..." Ah Yun couldn't continue, tears gushing out like a fountain.
There's no need to ask about what happened afterwards, it's clear that Saiwen and Xuehong found out about this matter and used Ayun's mother to threaten him into being a spy. Ayun was also a victim in this matter.
Ayun's crying made everyone silent, the fierce cow hesitantly put away his gun and sat in the corner sighing. Wu Chang thought for a moment before asking.
"So you're saying that I dug up the crystal's intel because of your leak?" This was something Wú Cháng was very concerned about.
During this period, Wu Chang excavated a lot of high-quality crystals. In order not to attract attention and make more money, Wu Chang entrusted Mr. Pan to get in touch with the governor-general. Within half a month, Wu Chang had already accumulated over 90 rainbow coins, which would be his living expenses for the future.
Old man Lain and Wú Cháng had discussed this many times. This place, Huàngwù Xīng, was not a place to stay for long. With Wú Cháng's abilities, it was absolutely impossible to stay forever on this decadent planet. However, wanting to live on another planet required at least a considerable amount of relocation fees.
Not to mention the distant ones, from Huang E Star to San Hai Star in the capital, the cost of space travel alone requires 15 rainbow coins, let alone the high prices in the capital star circle. Which one doesn't need money for food, clothing, and transportation?
More than 90 rainbow coins seem like a lot, but if you really calculate it carefully, it's probably not even enough for a week's worth of expenses.
But now, let alone a week, even this meager income has been lost in the distribution center and become Sevyn's spoils of war.
A Yun couldn't answer the unpredictable question, because the money left at the distribution center wasn't just for the unpredictable ones, but also for everyone present and even the deceased miners who had money allocated to them at the distribution center.
Aileen has been an old resident of the b1313 mine pit, and before Mr. Pan came, Aileen had already contracted this ration center. In the eyes of the miners, kind-hearted Aileen is trustworthy, and it's better to keep their money with her than to lose it by spending it recklessly on themselves.
But today, everyone's hard work was lost in the ruins. Irene's small safe was no match for Sevin's long-planned move.
"There are 620 rainbow coins in cash at the distribution center, two of which are precious liquid silver coins that belong to Boss Pan, and the rest are everyone's property. Of course, a lot of money has no owner..."
Aileen's voice was very low, and A Yun might have also realized the severity of what he had done. He kept hiding his body behind Aileen, not daring to face everyone's gaze at all.
Layne sighed, "It's pointless to blame anyone now. Let's just look ahead. Unconstant, we're all confused now, what should we do next? Hope you can come up with a plan..."
"What to do? If you've eaten mine, spit it out and return what's mine. Blood for blood, life for life. However, we don't have the strength to fight the enemy head-on yet. Let's go south, to a place where people rarely set foot, and nurse our wounds first. After gathering intelligence, we'll make a decision."
Saying this, Wu Chang looked at Ah Yun and said "In the next mine tunnel, there is an abandoned mine shaft leading to the ground surface. You can go back from there...back to your mother's side..."
"No, I won't go back!" Ah Yun jumped up and shouted "I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have hurt you all, especially not Aunt Aileen. I'll stay here to make amends..."
"Fart" Irene turned around and gave him a slap "Hurry back, there's no place for you to intervene here, we've already shown mercy by not pursuing your responsibility, how dare you still want to harm us?"
A Yun had never seen Auntie Ai Lin be so fierce with him before, and for a moment he was stunned, squatting on the ground for half a day without saying a word.
The mine tunnel fell silent again, and after a short rest, Wú Cháng, whose wound had been bandaged, stood up and led the team southward. Before long, they arrived at the abandoned mine entrance.
"Go, kid. The grudges of the adult world are not for you to get involved in. Go back north, go back to your mother's side. No matter how good or bad life is, as you said, at least you have a home."
Wu Chang finished speaking and led everyone back underground, leaving only Ah Yun standing alone in the dark snow.
Intelligence about the explosion at Mine No. 1313 quickly became an official document and was sent to the desk of Mine Supervisor Luo Da and Security Chief Ye Tian. In the report, eyewitnesses and survivors tearfully condemned Smith's crazy hoarding of weapons and ammunition, and his evil attempt to occupy the surrounding mine areas.
However, due to poor storage, the military detonators exploded before they could be used, resulting in a violent explosion that claimed over 100 lives and left only three miserable survivors.
The tragic accident in the b1313 mine shocked the entire Huangyac City, which was the most serious accident since the conflict more than a decade ago. Governor Ye Fei instructed his subordinates to severely punish the perpetrators, but unfortunately, Boss Pan and his accomplices had already died in this unexpected disaster, and the governor's instructions had no effect.
Along with the situation summary report, there were two bulging leather bags. Each of these bags was stuffed with 200 rainbow coins. The situation reports and the bags were all delivered to the desk of Mine Supervisor Luo Da and Security Captain Ye Tian.
No one is a fool, Roda and Ye Tian both understand who gave the money and what purpose it was meant to achieve. Roda naturally accepted with a smile, but unexpectedly, Ye Tian returned the money to Sevyn.
Saiwen was a bit stunned at the time, he really couldn't understand why Yitian was bribing in secret, how could he pretend to be so noble? Was Yitian going to support another spokesperson? Did he want to replace his position? Saiwen's heart was racing.
However, Ye Tian's actions later made him let out a breath of relief. In the subsequent events, Ye Tian surprisingly did not make things difficult for him. The investigation report from the security team and what Saiwen said were almost identical, completely cooperative in attitude.
Saiwen had secretly talked to Luoda before, but Luoda didn't know what Ye Tian was up to either. One thing was for sure, though - in this explosion incident, Ye Tian definitely wanted to calm things down rather than stir up trouble.
With this, Sai Weng was reassured in his heart and began to vigorously promote the auction of B1313 mine, and within a week, the auction meeting was held under the promotion of a group of people with ulterior motives.
All the businessmen who can contract mines on Huang E Star are a group of clever people, and their information is extremely well-informed. Everyone knows that this is just a play performed by Sevyn and Roda in partnership. Since everything has already been settled, everyone can only follow the trend.
After Saiwen successfully obtained the contract for mine B1313, the name of Tu Lang rose to fame overnight. All the surrounding mine owners fawned on him without exception. Murder, robbery, and collusion with the underworld - Saiwen's morals knew no bounds, making everyone feel the true meaning of ruthlessness.
The moment Saiwen got the contract, before he could make any statement, his woman Blood Rose led a group of workers and a large batch of construction machinery to the B1313 mine area, preparing to rebuild the rationing center.
"These silly girls, all they know is how to make money, but don't even know to come and flatter me a bit. Just wait and see how I'll deal with her later." Saiwen gazed at Blood Rose's butt with a sly smile, laughing so hard that his molars were showing.
Saiwen did not know that outside the administrative center of Huangyecity, a small figure was shuttling through the crowd. That was A Yun who was working hard to earn today's drug money for his mother. However, while he was busy with his hands, his eyes never left Saiwen, and a gleam of hatred flowed out from his eyes.
Ayun knew he couldn't stop Saiwen anyway, and he didn't know if staring at Saiwen would do any good, but this was the only way little Ayun could think of to help Aileen and the others.
Just as Sevin was feeling triumphant, they encountered a very severe crisis deep underground.
It all started when Ah Yun had just left, and after Wu Chang sent him off and returned underground, Di Shu Pai Ke took everyone to the nearby Huang Wei City's underground drainage system to speed up their journey.
Some people say that the level of civilization in a city can be seen from its drainage system, but this statement is not quite correct in Huangyacun. Although Huangyacun has a very good drainage system, this city has nothing to do with civilization at all.
A lone figure walked in a circular underpass over ten meters high, surrounded by nothing but black volcanic rocks and rusty alloy brackets. Under the brackets was steaming wastewater, which was heated by underground magma and emitted a strange stench. The wastewater formed a river flowing southward, its destination being the distant ocean.
"The underground drainage system here is built on the abandoned mine tunnels, and in Huangyuan Star, it has the most geothermal resources. All the hot water we use is extracted from underground, and the three geothermal power plants provide energy for the entire city of Huangyuan..." Laine didn't forget to give his apprentice a lesson during their journey.
"Do you know when it's the most spectacular? It's every six hours when the wastewater is discharged, and at that time, the three thermal power plants discharge wastewater simultaneously. Billions of tons of hot water rush down, which can fill up the entire sewer we are in. The scene is truly spectacular...” Along with Lane's voice during class was Pike the vole's introduction, it seemed he had walked out of the psychological shadow of losing money.
Just as the two were chattering away, the leader of the group suddenly stopped in his tracks and crouched down on the ground, looking terrified as he listened to something. Everyone present was a bit at a loss for what to do.