Chapter 43: I Am Not an Unreasonable Person (Please keep reading tomorrow)

"What's going on? Why is he locked up?" Qin Jiang frowned slightly and asked in a slow voice.

"Reporting to you, sir, this fellow became insane after coming out of the mine, and we were afraid he would run around, so we had no choice but to lock him up," the Village Chief said.

"Insane? Didn't you find a doctor to look at him?" Qin Jiang asked.

Upon hearing this, the Village Chief's eyes flickered evasively, "In this village, there is no doctor."

Qin Jiang nodded and glanced at the chained man, "Lao Tian, go see what's going on, and while you're at it, ask what happened in the mine."

"Yes, Boss!"

Tian Shangfei waved his hand and led four ordinary gang members over.

"Hey, are you still alive? Give us a sign if you are."

Two gang members directly hoisted the chained man's arms, forcing him to half-kneel on the ground, and Tian Shangfei patted his face.

The chained man woke up, looked at the crowd with blurred vision, and then burst into loud laughter: "Hahahaha! Die! You all have to die! Die! Hahaha!"

"Smack!"

With a crisp sound, Tian Shangfei slapped the chained man directly across the face, and the laughter stopped abruptly.

"Damn it! Wake up for me! See clearly who I am!" He grabbed the chained man's hair and roared.

"Hehe... hehehe! Die! All must die! All must die..."

The chained man hung his head, making strange noises, crying and laughing by turns.

"Fuck you! Stop playing dumb with me!"

Tian Shangfei glared and raised his foot to kick.

The next instant, Qin Jiang appeared at his side and pressed his palm down on his raised leg.

"Boss?" Tian Shangfei was stunned and spoke with some confusion.

"Take off the chains, take him down to wash up, and prepare some food for him," Qin Jiang said.

Tian Shangfei nodded, "Right, I'll get it done."

As he spoke, he looked at the Village Chief, "Prepare a courtyard."

"Yes, yes, yes, Boss Tian, please come this way."

"Don't call me Boss! This is the real Boss! You have no eyes!"

After the few of them left, Qin Jiang scanned the surroundings, and the villagers were also sizing him up.

He waved his hand, and a gang disciple came forward, "Go find Lao Meng, have him check the background of these miners, and come back quickly."

"Understood, Boss, I'll go right now."

A moment later, Tian Shangfei and the Village Chief returned.

"Boss, it's settled. I have four brothers watching him, he definitely can't run," Tian Shangfei said.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly and looked at the Village Chief, "Village Chief, keep the villagers in check, don't let anyone go out, we are going to the mine to take a look."

Hearing the words 'mine', the Village Chief's expression changed, "That won't do, sir! That mine is a place of ill omen! Look at these miners, it's too dangerous! If something were to happen to you, this old man couldn't bear the responsibility!"

Qin Jiang laughed upon hearing this, "Village Chief, no need to worry. If that miner could come back, I certainly won't have any problems."

Having finished, he looked at Tian Shangfei, "Do you know the place?"

Tian Shangfei nodded.

"Let's go, lead the way. By the way, Village Chief, come along too."

Before long, the group arrived in front of a mine entrance.

The Village Chief was still trying to stop them, but was directly carried to the side by two gang members.

Qin Jiang looked at the sealed-off mine, "Lao Tian."

Tian Shangfei leaned in, "What is it, Boss?"

"That miner, do you know him?" Qin Jiang asked.

Tian Shangfei was stunned, "I know him, he's quite famous. He was always causing trouble before, I heard he's an outsider."

"Alright, dig out the entrance," Qin Jiang nodded slightly.

"Good, I'll do it right now," Tian Shangfei said.

After digging for about half an hour and pushing in about five or six meters, the mine entrance was still not cleared.

Tian Shangfei frowned and walked toward the Village Chief with some irritation, "Old man Liu! You're quite free, aren't you! Where the hell did you block this to?! Don't you know to hurry up and find people to dig together!"

The Village Chief retreated half a step in fear, "Boss Tian, I wasn't here when they sealed the mine, I don't know how deep it was blocked either. How about we stop digging?

If... if there are any ghosts or monsters that run out, this old bag of bones can't handle it."

"You say stop digging and we stop?! Hurry up and find people! If you dare say another word, I'll double your year-end tax!" Tian Shangfei grabbed the Village Chief's collar and said viciously.

"Lao Tian, violence cannot solve problems."

Qin Jiang walked over and patted Tian Shangfei's arm, and Tian Shangfei immediately let go.

"That's enough, Village Chief, go call some people," Qin Jiang said.

The Village Chief straightened his collar, swallowed his saliva, and left quickly.

"Boss, you're so gentle with them? These guys are just a bunch of unruly villagers! They bully the weak and fear the strong! If you're good to them, they'll only take advantage of you!" Tian Shangfei said.

Qin Jiang nodded, said nothing, and turned to look at a patch of grass behind them.

"Come out, you've been following us the whole way, there's no one else here now."

Tian Shangfei was stunned, turned his head to look at the grass, walked over directly, and lifted a half-grown boy out with one hand.

"Heh, good kid! You're pretty capable, aren't you?" Tian Shangfei tossed him to the ground casually; it seemed he knew him.

Qin Jiang looked at the boy, who was only thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed in rags; calling him a beggar would not be an exaggeration.

"Who is this?" he asked.

"Er Gou, everyone calls him that, he's a beggar from around here," Tian Shangfei said.

"Don't hit me! My lord! I know how those miners died!" Er Gou said hurriedly.

"You know?! Then speak quickly!" Tian Shangfei was startled at first, then said eagerly.

"It's Zheng Deyu's wife taking revenge!"

Er Gou sniffled and said with a serious face.

"Who is Zheng Deyu?" Qin Jiang asked.

"He's that miner," Tian Shangfei explained from the side.

Qin Jiang nodded and looked at Er Gou, "How so?"

"When Zheng Deyu was mining here before, he was always bullied by the people in this village. But he was an outsider, and everyone else in the mining team was basically from this village, so he never dared to resist.

Later, the Village Chief said that Zheng Deyu didn't pay back the silver he borrowed when he held a banquet, and then people in the village started saying that Zheng Deyu's wife was cheating on him.

In the end, his wife was driven to death; she hanged herself right in this mine!" Er Gou said.

Tian Shangfei widened his eyes, "She died in the mine?"

He looked at the mine, hesitating whether to dig, but since Qin Jiang hadn't said anything yet, he didn't dare to speak out of turn.

Qin Jiang looked at the mine, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Keep digging," he said.

Not long after, the Village Chief led a group of villagers over, but they were not holding any tools in their hands.

"My lord! This old man begs you not to dig anymore! You are going to leave our Daliu Village without any descendants!"

After the Village Chief arrived with the people, he knelt directly on the ground and began to wail.

"That's right! My lord! You cannot disregard our lives!"

"We brought you here to solve problems! Not to cause trouble!"

"That's right, that's right! If you continue like this, we will report you to the officials! Report you to the officials!"

Qin Jiang looked at these clamoring villagers with a cold gaze.

Boom—!

A fierce black-red baleful aura erupted, flowing out like falling clouds, dispersing dozens of meters in an instant.

The terrifying aura pressed down on the villagers, making them unable to move and finding it difficult to breathe; the sky, which had been bright and sunny, now felt devoid of any warmth.

"Who has an objection?"

The voice carried a tremor, as if interrogating the souls of everyone present.

Thud!

Tian Shangfei rushed out of the mine abruptly, and then he saw Qin Jiang's current appearance, standing in the black-red baleful aura as if ready to devour someone!

"Red... Red... Red Tiger Fist!"

He stammered, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The boss has already mastered the Red Tiger Fist?! It's only been a few days?! Even more monstrous than Sister Qin?!

Qin Jiang turned his head to look at him; in Tian Shangfei's field of vision, it was like a terrifying black-red evil tiger looking back, its eyes like blood.

"Do you have an objection?"

Tian Shangfei shuddered and immediately stood up straight, "No! Boss! Going to dig right now!"

After saying that, he shouldered a shovel and ran back into the mine.

Qin Jiang turned his head back and swept his gaze over the villagers, "Those who have objections may speak; I am not an unreasonable person."

(End of this chapter)