Chapter 22 Price
"Give!"
In the darkness, Jiang Xia's voice sounded from behind him. Lao Si turned around and saw Boss Jiang putting a pulse pistol into his hand.
This kind of immortal hidden weapon is icy cold when you hold it.
Weapons were issued.
This shows that Boss Jiang completely trusts himself.
The fourth brother was excited, but even though this good thing was in his hand, he didn't know how to use it. He imitated Jiang Xia and pulled the trigger, but no rays were emitted.
Su came over, helped Lao Si open the safety, then picked up the pulse rifle, stood on the stone steps, and did the standing shooting action, aiming and saying:
"Activate the chip fire control system and connect it to the pistol's ID lock. It will show you the target."
"oh."
Liu Laosi clumsily followed Su's instructions and turned on the chip's fire control system.
In the darkness, several moving circular cursors appeared in front of his field of vision, using microwave detection and infrared imaging to outline several moving figures in the darkness.
The fourth brother imitated Su and held the gun with both hands.
Following the cursor, he aimed at a person and pulled the trigger.
"puff"
There was a slight sound as the ray flew out from the muzzle probe and shot into the darkness, but it did not hit the person being aimed at. It was the first time shooting, so his hands were inevitably shaking.
This made Jiang Xia, who was watching, shake his head.
He stretched out his hand and clasped Lao Si's fingers so tightly that they hurt.
"Hold tight! Keep your arm straight, lift your right hand down, don't shake! Take a deep breath... Have you aimed? Empty the magazine!"
"Puff puff"
A few more shots.
This time he didn't draw any outlines, but shot several boxers in the head who were trying to crawl.
"That's right."
Jiang Xia moved his neck and took out the pulse rifle from his back. He didn't have a prosthesis to assist in aiming, but the pulse rifle's sight came with a built-in night vision beacon.
In the slightly green vision, he saw clearly what was in front of him.
"puff"
The trembling No. 1 pit manager, who was hiding behind the stone wall, was taking out a folded yellow talisman paper from his pocket.
He bit his finger and was about to smear the blood.
But as the stone wall behind him exploded, a beam of scorching hot light hit the back of his head like a needle, then shot out from his eyes, piercing through his wound and causing the steward to fall headfirst to the ground.
The talisman paper in his hand was also pierced and ignited by the beam of light, turning into a spark that flashed in the darkness.
pity.
At the last moment, the message could not be sent.
"what's next?"
After a few seconds, Sue put away his rifle and looked around at the darkness below.
There was smoke and dust everywhere, and there was no sign of life anymore. The life detection on the chip told him that there were no living people here anymore.
Perhaps there are still a few people lingering in the buried tunnel.
But Jiang Xia would definitely not save them. Although the time of contact was short, Su already had some understanding of Jiang Xia's character.
This guy is very similar to Roger. If nothing went wrong, they would definitely become good friends.
He asked, and Jiang Xia was already walking towards the entrance of the mine with a rifle on his back. Liu Laosi, holding a pistol in his hand, followed Jiang Xia closely like a lackey.
"What's next?"
Jiang Xia looked back at Su and said:
"You, a reckless man, can't do what's next, but there's still work to do. Let the fourth brother take you to search the houses of the six managers.
Time must be quick, no heavy things are wanted, only the goods are taken.
Tomorrow morning, we will go to pay a visit to the mine supervisor who is not living a happy life. Also tomorrow morning, you and Lao Si will go outside the town and guard the road leading out of the mountain.
Anyone who wanted to go out would be stopped in the name of Fengshan Mine Supervisor.
If you force your way in, I’ll break your legs.”
"Um."
Su did not refute and accepted the task calmly.
For wasteland warriors, killing people doesn't really require a reason, especially when it conflicts with their own interests. They have to be ruthless and don't have too many psychological barriers.
But as he watched Jiang Xia walk into the darkness, Su said again:
"Don't forget, you promised me."
Jiang Xia didn't answer, but just waved his hand without turning back.
This attitude made Su hate it so much, but he could do nothing about it.
He already knew that everything was now under Jiang Xia's control and he could not defeat this guy. If Boss Rogge were here, he might be able to regain some chance of winning.
Unfortunately, although Su is brave and decisive enough, he is not good at planning .
"Why bother, Boss?"
Liu Laosi was touching the pulse pistol in his hand at this moment, and felt that this immortal treasure was very useful and it was very impressive to hold it in his arms. It was the first time in his life that he killed someone, so he did not feel too sad or entangled.
Still immersed in the excitement of "doing something big" just now, he asked:
"Master Su is guarding the way out of the mountain. Anyone who dares to report the news must be a lackey of Ruyifang. We can just kill them and avoid future troubles."
"Um?"
Jiang Xia looked back at Liu Laosi, his gaze paused at the faint light on Laosi's forehead that was hidden by his hair, and said:
"Do you think killing people randomly is a good thing?"
“Those are bad guys!”
Liu Laosi sensed that there was something else behind the boss's words, so he explained:
“Ruyifang manages the Fengshan Mine like a local emperor.
The managers eat meat and the lackeys drink soup. Boss, you know they hire miners to do the work and agree to pay them one silver per month, but what actually goes into the miners' hands is less than half a cent.
If we get rid of these evil people, the miners will definitely be on our side, even if they don’t say it in their hearts, so it will be easier to win people’s hearts.”
"Do you know what I looked like the first time I got blood on my hands?"
Jiang Xia did not comment on Lao Si's answer. Instead, he turned around and talked about another matter. Without waiting for Lao Si to answer, he said:
"I was so scared that I couldn't sleep well for several days and nights. Whenever I closed my eyes, I saw that face. I knew that he was a bad guy who wanted to rob me and kill me, but in fact, it was all the same.
Fourth brother, your current state is not right.
Listen to me and put the chip on standby first."
Liu Laosi didn't understand the boss's reasoning, but he still obediently disengaged from the fire control system and put the chip into standby mode. The flow of information in his mind suddenly stopped.
The emotions that he had been deliberately ignoring and filtering out suddenly surged up, and the fourth brother fell to his knees with a thud, covering his face with his shaking hands.
The adrenaline that was deliberately stimulated by the chip quickly faded away, and the scene of shooting and wounding people just now began to roll in Liu Laosi's mind again.
Even though I couldn't see the person's face clearly in the dark, all kinds of feelings came to my mind at this moment.
"That's right."
Jiang Xia squatted down and said to the trembling old man:
“This is the state a normal person should be in after killing someone.
I asked Jasmine, the chip in your brain carries personality and behavior modification, and the fire control system will stimulate the secretion of adrenaline, which will turn you into a fearless warrior.
But it's not all good.
Su comes from a world without rules, and killing people is commonplace for him. If I give him an order and let him do whatever he wants, the entire Fengshan Mine will probably be a river of blood before the day after tomorrow.
Since we are going to stay here for a long time, things can't be done this way.
The young man was a beast that grew up in chaos, and rules were never on his mind.
He is different from you. I dare to let you do things because I know that no matter how bad or evil you are, you will not do anything terrible.
But he is different.
I have to teach him the rules first before I can let him go alone. I'm busy tomorrow, so I'll leave Su to you. Please look after him and teach him well.
Don’t let him mess around.”
He stretched out his hand to pull the fourth child up from the ground, and said:
“Besides, what you said is also true. We caught those evil people who oppressed others, and the miners are happy. But since we are doing good things, how can we do it secretly?
You have to let them know that you are doing this for their own good.
I have a plan for this matter. Just do as I say and don’t kill anyone!
At least now, don't kill."
"And the chip in your brain."
Jiang Xia stretched out his hand and gently tapped the fourth brother's forehead. He said:
"It's for your life. Don't rely on it too much if you don't want to become like Su."
——
Mine Inspector is an inspector appointed by the Fengming Kingdom’s court in various mines.
This small country is located on the border of the human race's eastern land, close to the Southern Wilderness. It has been in turmoil for many years. The Fengming Kingdom has been established for less than a hundred years and was defeated and lost land in a war many years ago.
If the immortals of Mo Shuang Mountain were not related to their royal family, the last three counties would not have been preserved.
However, the thirty-three sects of the Immortal Alliance already had a rule that practitioners were not allowed to interfere in disputes in the mortal world. Therefore, the limit that the Immortal Mo Shuangshan could do was to protect the Fengming Kingdom from being destroyed.
As for sending monks to help the royal family fight the war, don't even think about it.
The Immortal Alliance has set up Taofu Court, which is responsible for managing the behavior of cultivators all over the world. There are also mountain spirits and local gods monitoring at all times. If there is any unruly behavior, within a few moments, the Immortal Alliance’s Mingli Court cultivators who are responsible for conquests will come out to punish.
How could a small Mo Shuang Mountain, ranked at the bottom of the Thirty-Three Immortal Alliances, have the guts to go against the monastic doctrine?
In short, the Fengming Kingdom's court has great authority but is unable to control the country. The old ruler has worked hard for decades and finally corrected the security rules of the small country.
Unfortunately, the ruler is weak, the ministers are strong, and there are foreign enemies all around, so some things in the country are still difficult to do.
For example, wealthy merchants like Ruyifang have connections everywhere, just like the oligarchs in some countries in Jiangxia's previous life, controlling almost all mining industries in the country.
The taxes they paid supported the operation of Fengming State. Not to mention a small mine supervisor, an insignificant official of low rank, even the prefect of Fengming County had to entertain the owner of Ruyifang with great care when he met him.
In short, the mine supervisor of Fengshan Mine has no presence here at all.
Moreover, Ruyifang was used to being arrogant and domineering. Even when they tried to bribe officials from the imperial court, they would only try to curry favor with people at the level of the prefect, and they could not even give gifts to a small mining supervisor.
Even the person in charge here has been indifferent to the mine supervisor, which has made him very annoyed over the years.
Early in the morning of this day, when the mine supervisor woke up, he heard a noise outside the door. He got up and washed, ate breakfast slowly, and then called the only old servant around him.
"What's going on outside? Why is it so noisy?"
The mine supervisor picked up a book and asked as he flipped through it:
"Is there something wrong at the mine?"
"It was a landslide."
The old servant replied:
"Pit No. 7, there was a landslide last night, and it is said that some people were buried. It has caused a lot of commotion, but there are no managers to deal with it. The whole Fengshan Street is in chaos."
"Oh, there's a landslide."
The mine supervisor pretended not to hear and said casually, still reading a book. Logically speaking, this was a big deal, but even if the sky fell, there were tall people in Ruyifang to hold it up.
I am just a small mine supervisor with a low salary, and I have not received any benefits from Ruyifang. Why should I care so much about it?
"Master, there is not much rice left at home."
Seeing that the mine supervisor did not answer, the old servant changed the subject and whispered:
"The lady also wrote to me, saying that they need to renovate a study room in their hometown for the young master to study, and she wants the master to send money back."
“…”
When the mine supervisor heard this, the water in his mouth lost its taste.
The wonderful writing in the book before me seems to have lost its flavor.
He was a man of eight feet tall and had originally wanted to enter the court and do great things, but he didn't expect that he had not accomplished anything when he was in his thirties.
Not to mention that a scholar carrying a sword can do great things, even supporting his family is difficult.
I'm experiencing a midlife crisis, suffering from insomnia all day long, and my wife at home doesn't understand why she wants to build a study room with my salary...
What a hassle!
Can’t I read in the yard?
Seeing the master's sad face, the old servant knew he had said something wrong and did not dare to say anything more. He retreated so as not to disturb the master's interest in reading, and was only thinking in his heart.
Should I go out and find a job to earn some money to supplement the family income?
I’m just afraid of bringing shame to the master.
Soon, the mine supervisor finally stopped worrying and was about to read the book again, but the old servant came back unexpectedly. He bowed and said to the mine supervisor:
"Master, there is someone outside the door who wants to see you. He says he is your student."
"Um?"
The mine supervisor was stunned.
Although I am a scholar, I have never accepted any students.
"not see."
He thought about it and refused decisively. Maybe he was just another poor guy who wanted to ask for help, but he was trapped in these desolate mountains and wilderness, so how could he give help to others?
"Master, please meet him."
The old servant did not retreat. He looked around and showed the thing hidden in his arms to the master.
Huo, wow, a silver ingot.
This is the red envelope money for the doorman. How can he be so generous?
The mine supervisor had a strange look on his face. While he was hesitating, the old servant said:
"That man also said that he is not a thief from Ruyifang, so please rest assured, sir."
"Um, thief?"
The mine supervisor hesitated for a moment, pondered over these words, and glanced at the heavy silver in the old servant's hand. After a few breaths, he nodded and said:
"Then please come in."
