48 Hours a Day

As far as Zhang Heng is concerned, Pinota Mine is undoubtedly in trouble.

The gates of the mine are locked, there are no cars transporting ore in and out, and even guards who previously patrolled around the mine to prevent nearby farmers from stealing ore are missing.

Daegius said, “I told you, Cobb had no reason to cheat on us, and it didn't do him any good. ”

“Where the hell are you, my friend?” Zhang Heng looked back at Daikius and asked.

“Hmm?”

“'Cause if you still want to get your job done on time and get those coppers delivered on time, you better pray Cobb lied to you about it. ”

“But... if he's not really lying.” Daegius asked weakly.

“Congratulations on messing up the first job His Majesty entrusted to you.” Zhang Hengfangdao.

Daegius was stunned when he heard the words, and he knew that the Oriental was intimidating him, but he had to admit that the other party's words were indeed irrefutable.

“If you understand your situation, let's get to work.” Zhang Hengdao.

He went straight over the fence on the side of the mine and Daegius hesitated to follow him.

The two men crossed a somewhat muddy path and then turned over a dirt slope and finally saw the mine hole on the back.

A group of slave miners were coming in and out of the mine, backing out a basket of stone and sand and dumping it out of the hole. A guy who looked like a supervisor saw Zhang Heng and Daegius and came up on his own initiative. He seemed to know Daegius and was somewhat surprised, "How did you get here? ”

Daegius introduced the two, and Zhang Heng also knew that the young man in front of him was Cobb's eldest son, Klasai.

Klasai reached out his hand and shook Zhang Heng's hand, "I've seen you perform before, and it's amazing, you're the toughest man I've ever seen. ”

He was polite, but behaved and acted with a little caution.

“Oh, Zhang Heng is now an advisor to His Majesty the Emperor, specializing in matters related to the construction of bronze statues.” Daegius then added.

“Really? Then what are you doing in my mine?” When Clasay spoke, another group of slaves drilled out of the mine, dumped the gravel and did not immediately return to the mine. Instead, they stood in place, numbering about a dozen people, of strong stature, and still had iron pickaxes for quarrying.

“Well, because we don't have enough ore supplies, we've been out of work for a while, so let's see what's happening on your side, and how long before we can resume mining.” Daegius played in a circle.

“As you can see, the mine has collapsed and we are still cleaning it up.” Clarsey Road, "I don't know exactly how much time I have left to resume mining right now, but I remember I told you that I would tell you the first time I recovered. ”

“Of course, we didn't disbelieve you, we just wanted to see what we could do to help, and breathe fresh air from the countryside.” Daikius nodded, and then looked at Zhang Heng on the side. It was like he was saying yes, you should be satisfied now, that's it.

“There's no fresh air in this shithole, just a bunch of stinking slaves and a pile of broken rocks.” Klasai snorted, "No one wants to stay here. When this is over, I'm going to find a Buddhist Garden in the city and put myself on a long vacation. ”

“Yes, we could have a drink or something together by then, but I guess I'm out of work.” Daegius sighed and then looked at Zhang Heng.

The latter raised his eyebrows, indicating that he had nothing more to ask, and Daegius relieved himself.

Klasai and a dozen slaves left the mine with Zhang Heng and Daikius.

After a distance, Daegius finally couldn't help but say, "I hate to say this, but you should believe that the mine is in real trouble now, Cobb didn't mean to delay it. ”

“Is there going to be trouble at the mine? Hard to say, but you're in real trouble, my friend.” Zhang Hengdao.

Daegius was saddened to hear the words, “I know, but it was an accident, and I hope the advisor will give you an honest picture of the situation here. ”

“This is not an accident.” Zhang Heng shook his head.

“How is it possible that we saw it with our own eyes...” Daegius opened his eyes and didn't seem to believe that someone was lying with their eyes open. Is it because he didn't stuff money when they met?

“All you see is the slaves pulling sand out of the mine, and the Krasai blocking the hole from us, and I hear that the miners in the Pinota mine are not the only slaves, and some of the nearby bottom poor come here to work, but all we see this time is slaves, not the poor. ”

“Well, what does that mean? ”

“Slaves are the property of the master, it's hard to betray the master, but the poor are not, so if you want to do something small, you can't let the poor stay,” Zhang Hengdao, "and...”

“What else? ”

“Did you notice that the slaves who cleaned the mines had no sweat on them, indicating that they had just begun work for a short time, and remember the muddy road we passed before we went uphill? ”

“Mm-hmm. ”

“I don't know if you noticed the shoes and legs of Klassey, there's any dry dirt on them, which means he just walked down the road we walked. This guy came shortly before us, just to show us the show. Besides, when I went to find you, I found a few sneaky guys outside your door, and if not surprisingly, Cobb sent someone to keep an eye on you. They saw me looking for you, presumably someone had come back to inform the mine people in advance, and then they were ready for it. ”

Zhang Heng looked back at Daikius and found the latter with his mouth wide open, looking incredible.

“God, who the hell are you and why do you see so many details that no one else would even notice?! ”

“You know me, I used to be a gladiator, but I just happen to have a better sense of observation.” Zhang Heng did not intend to explain more. As one of the guests of 221B Baker Street, this level of reasoning is certainly not known to the big shock kid.

“Okay, so what do we do now?” Daegius asked, "I mean, even knowing that the Pinota mine was lying and deliberately shutting down, but technically they didn't break the contract, they were paying us a liquidated damages, and I still don't know why Cobb did it, which doesn't do him any good. ”

“Cobb certainly didn't have the guts to do that, so the next thing we know, we need to find someone behind his back to do it.” Zhang Hengfangdao.