The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 148 Prospecting

Lin Yan, of course, did not listen and went to explore the location of the gold mine that very day.

After all, she had no way to find it directly. After asking the registrar about the location of the body, she determined that the body was likely washed down by the water. She identified the mountain range east of the county town.

Lin Yan found a spot at the foot of the mountain and activated her supernatural ability. After a short while, she suddenly stopped. She realized that it was winter and there had just been a heavy snowfall. There were very few plants on the mountain, and the information she could sense was very limited.

Having no other choice, Lin Yan resorted to the old method and took out a metal detector to search.

"This thing absolutely mustn't run out of power. Ugh, is there any way to charge it? If only the captain were here."

Investigating bit by bit is a slow and inefficient method, but fortunately Lin Yan was quick and actually found a gold mine.

But the location she found was deserted and not a place for digging. She followed the direction of the gold mine to find it.

They eventually discovered a mine hidden in a mountain stream, which is now unguarded.

Lin Yan put on her hood and went inside. There were still traces of human activity outside, with tools scattered around.

Further in, there are excavated caves.

"help me……"

"Help me..."

Lin Yan stopped in her tracks. She heard faint cries for help and realized that they must be from the missing people.

Lin Yan searched in the direction of the sound and found a pile of rocks where the sound was coming from.

"Bastard!" Lin Yan's face turned ugly.

The cave entrance was blocked by layers of stacked stones, clearly intended to prevent anyone from coming out.

Lin Yan placed two vine seeds in the corner and used her supernatural power to accelerate their growth. Under Lin Yan's control, the vines obediently bound and pried open the boulders.

Until the iron gate inside was revealed.

The iron gate was locked, and inside were a group of people in tattered clothes, some dead and some alive, lying on the ground or leaning against the wall. Only one or two people were still making faint cries for help out of instinct.

An unpleasant odor emanated from inside, making Lin Yan hold her breath in discomfort.

She pulled off the iron chain on the door and walked to the nearest living person. He was a man in his early twenties, emaciated, with cracked lips. He was still talking, but he was no longer conscious.

Lin Yan supported his arm and used her supernatural power to help him catch his breath. After searching around, she found that out of the dozens of people there, only five were still alive.

Lin Yan used her supernatural abilities to heal them, and seeing that they were about to wake up, she knew she couldn't show herself. She didn't know what kind of force was behind it, and she didn't want to expose herself.

Lin Yan could only leave the food and water where she was and then hide. She also needed to make sure that these people returned to the county, as this was the evidence the registrar was looking for.

With their testimony, it should be enough to bring down Yue Heqiu. Moreover, since it involves a gold mine, the person behind it wouldn't dare to show their face. Exposing the gold mine is better than hiding it.

She searched the gold mine and found that there was indeed a lot left to dig out. Not far away, there was a cave with some simple devices inside, which were probably used for gold refining.

There wasn't any extra gold here; it must have all been taken when the miners were imprisoned. However, there was still some unrefined gold ore in the mine, which Lin Yan also took; she didn't have time to mine it herself.

Because those people were already awake, she heard the noise.

…………

"Uncle Ying, Uncle Ying!" A young man called out to a middle-aged man.

Du Huan woke up groggily and found the dry food and water in front of him. He couldn't help but drink a few mouthfuls first.

He only snapped out of his daze when he heard someone humming and went to call him.

"Water... water..."

Upon hearing the sound, Du Huan quickly used the water bottle in her hand to feed him water.

Uncle Ying had been thirsty for several days, and as soon as he came across water, he couldn't help but drink several large gulps.

"Huanzi, am I still alive?"

"Yes, we're still alive. We're still alive."

They have been trapped in the mine for more than a month. More than a month ago, the guards suddenly left, took all the gold, and locked them here.

This mine was where they usually lived. At first, when they were locked up, they could still find some food from rats by relying on their stored food. They drank water drop by drop from the water tank. They ate, drank, and relieved themselves all here. The environment was terrible, but they could barely survive. However, a week ago, they ran out of food and water.

Uncle Ying taught Du Huan that if he was really thirsty, he should bite open his skin and drink his own blood.

Determined to live, Du Huan held on for seven days. Just when he thought all hope was lost, Lin Yan appeared.

"I think I saw someone come in, but I was so confused I couldn't see clearly. But there was dry food and water on the ground, so someone must have rescued us," Huanzi recalled.

"I thought we were really going to starve to death this time."

"Uncle Ying, look, the door is open!" Du Huan pointed to the iron gate, where the iron chain had fallen to the ground and the rubble outside had been scattered, allowing them to leave.

"Quick, wake everyone up! Let's go!" Uncle Ying's eyes lit up.

He and Du Huan called out to each person in turn, but their expressions grew increasingly grim; almost everyone here was dead.

Apart from the two of them, only three people were woken up, leaving only the five of them alive. After discussing it, they decided to hide first.

"The county magistrate makes the decisions. If we go out directly, will we be silenced? Let's hide first and see how things go."

"No matter what, I'm going to expose this corrupt official. I can't let the brothers here die in vain." Uncle Ying's eyes were red.

Du Huan asked in confusion, "Who saved us? This must not have been an accident. If they saved us, why didn't they show themselves?"

Uncle Ying said, "Knowing what he looks like might not be a good thing; it's better not to know. It will save us from causing trouble for our benefactor."

"Get out of here no matter what!"

"it is good."

The group helped each other out of the mine; after being trapped for a month, they finally saw the sunlight.

The group walked forward slowly, unaware that Lin Yan was following them.

……

At this moment, in the county government office.

"Zhang Luodao, do you have any evidence that Yue Heqiu is corrupt and lawless?" Zhao Yunbo asked, sitting upright in his chair, his brows furrowed in confusion.

The old registrar knelt on the ground and presented the evidence with both hands, saying, "This humble official has it."

A guard handed something to the crown prince, who examined it with a serious expression.

The old registrar continued, "Yue Heqiu not only embezzled money on a regular basis, but more importantly, when the relief hall collapsed during this snow disaster, leaving the people homeless and causing them to fall ill, he neither sent anyone to treat them nor provided any medical care. Instead, he simply took people away and burned them to death. His numerous evil deeds are outrageous. The people can all testify to this!"

After hearing this, the Crown Prince slammed his fist on the table and said angrily, "That bastard! I thought the orderly management of the disaster victims in Wutai County was all thanks to him."

"It was the people from Yun'an Prefecture and the Yu family who came to provide disaster relief and brought the epidemic under control. Now, His Highness the Crown Prince is leading people to provide disaster relief as well. This is a blessing for the people of Wutai County." The old registrar praised Fu Bo and the Yu family, and also took the opportunity to flatter the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince said gently, "Indeed, the Yu family has made another contribution this time, as have those merchants from Yun'an. When I return to the palace, I will ask the Emperor for a decree to reward them."

Then, with a stern expression, he said, "Guards, arrest Yue Heqiu! I want to interrogate him myself!"