bookrandom Chapter 694 Unexpected Discovery
Chapter 694 Unexpected Discovery
The next morning, Chen Yile got up early, washed up briefly, and headed towards the work area with his coworkers.
Arriving at the mine, Chen Yile began to dig coal with a chisel.
He was extremely attentive while working, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.
The rock walls of the mine tunnel were hard and cold, but after careful observation, Chen Yile indeed discovered some strange things.
In a more hidden corner, there seemed to be some tiny scratches on the wall of the mine tunnel.
These scratches are clustered in some places and are rare in others.
Chen Yile's idea moved him, and he took a closer look and found that these marks were caused by something constantly rubbing against him.
He reached out his hand and gently stroked the marks, feeling that some of them seemed to have appeared not too long ago.
This may well be the key to unlocking a series of strange events in the mining area.
Throughout the morning, Chen Yile worked while quietly observing the surrounding mine walls.
Sure enough, he found similar scratches in several other places.
Although these scratches are subtle, they can still be found if you look carefully.
Chen Yile wondered in his heart: What exactly are these scratches?
When I saw the mysterious man last night, he suddenly appeared from a mine tunnel where there was nothing. Is there any connection between the two?
At lunch time, Chen Yile and his fellow workers sat together and ate the lunch boxes that were distributed to them.
He casually asked, "Hey, you've been working here for a long time. Have you noticed anything strange about this mine?"
The workers looked at each other and shook their heads to indicate that they had not noticed.
Only Lao Zhang's expression changed slightly, as if he remembered something, but he hesitated to speak.
Chen Yile saw this and planned to ask Lao Zhang for details after work.
After lunch, the workers began to take turns to rest.
Seeing that Lao Zhang had no intention of leaving, Chen Yile approached him and said, "Brother, you seemed hesitant to speak while eating. Is there something you didn't tell us?"
Old Zhang shook his head, as if he didn't want to say anything.
"I feel like things are getting weirder in this mining area lately. I just want to finish my work and go back home. Some things are better left unsaid."
Lao Zhang waved his hand to indicate that he didn't want to say anything more.
But Chen Yile could see that Lao Zhang seemed to know something, but didn't want to get into trouble.
To put it bluntly, this situation is all about money.
Chen Yile asked Lao Zhang to take out his mobile phone and scanned some money for him while he was not paying attention.
"One hundred thousand yuan has been deposited into your account."
The announcement came from Lao Zhang's mobile phone. Lao Zhang's eyes widened suddenly and confirmed repeatedly several times that the balance had indeed increased by 100,000.
"Brother, what are you..."
Chen Yile smiled and waved his hand: "Brother, to be honest, I'm a Yin-Yang master, specializing in exorcising ghosts and evil spirits. I came here to investigate these strange things. Please keep it a secret for me!"
Old Zhang looked at his balance. Chen Yile had given him almost a year's income in one go. He felt embarrassed to refuse to help no matter what.
Lao Zhang hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind and started talking to Chen Yile.
It turned out that Lao Zhang had been working here for more than three years, and he always felt something was wrong recently.
Lao Zhang discovered that the number of miners in the entire mining area was decreasing, from more than 400 at the beginning to more than 300 now, and there were also many cases of mysterious people disappearing.
Lao Zhang felt very scared, fearing that something bad would happen to him one day.
But he didn't dare to quit because if he did, 50% of his salary would be deducted.
So, he could only work in fear, worrying about when the mysterious man's incident would happen to him.
There is something that Lao Zhang has never mentioned to Chen Yile and other workers.
One day before the initial incident of workers disappearing, he saw Manager Hu in the mine tunnel next to his when he was about to get off work.
At that time, Manager Hu looked nervous as he walked out from the depths of the mine, as if there was something he didn't want others to find out.
Old Zhang is also a seasoned man, and he subconsciously dodged backwards to avoid Manager Hu's sight.
He didn't tell anyone about this matter, nor did he suspect anything. After all, everyone has their own secrets.
Until later, when workers began to disappear one after another, he began to think something was not right. He wondered if this incident was related to the disappearance of workers.
"Hey, you haven't mentioned this to the other workers, have you?"
Chen Yile asked.
Lao Zhang shook his head, indicating that he had said nothing.
Chen Yile nodded. It seemed that the current situation had not been leaked and would not alert the enemy.
"Brother, I'm telling you this, nothing will happen, right?"
Lao Zhang asked with some concern.
Chen Yile smiled and reassured him: "It's okay, just work as usual, I'll take care of anything that happens."
Old Zhang nodded repeatedly, and it seemed that he trusted Chen Yile very much.
"But you have to be careful recently."
Lao Zhang nodded and said that he would be extra careful.
At this moment, a bell suddenly rang outside.
This is the afternoon start bell, reminding the workers to start their afternoon work.
After saying goodbye to Lao Zhang, Chen Yile returned to his workplace and, under the cover of work, began to study the scratches again.
After studying for an afternoon, he seemed to have discovered some patterns.
He found that the marks seemed to echo each other and appeared to appear in pairs.
If you connect these pairs of scratches, you get something that looks like a lot of squares.
These boxes look a bit like door frames.
Could there be a lot of hidden doors in the mine?
Chen Yile carefully examined the scratches again, but did not find any mechanism that could open the door.
"How strange!"
However, there are still not enough clues at present, so Chen Yile plans to wait and see before taking any action.
As night falls and the workers finish their work, the mining area gradually becomes quiet, with only a few dim lights swaying in the wind.
Chen Yile returned to the dormitory and planned to tell his fellow workers about his discovery to see what they thought.
However, when he walked into the dormitory, the workers were all there.
However, as Chen Yile watched, he felt something was wrong.
He looked carefully again and found that the worker who had sleepwalked last night had not returned yet.
"What's going on? That brother hasn't come back yet?"
Chen Yile had a bad feeling in his heart, and he quickly asked other workers. He learned that the worker was taken away last night and never came back.
Everyone thought about it and realized that they hadn't seen him since the morning, nor when they were working during the day, nor when they came back.
"Are there other places for miners here to sleep besides the dormitories?"
Chen Yile asked his fellow workers.
The workers all shook their heads: "No, there's only one dormitory in Area C, and he doesn't know anyone in other areas."
"It can't be another..."
When a worker said this, he suddenly shut his mouth, his eyes full of fear.