Chapter 862 Details

Based on what Zhang Heng saw, there was no doubt that the Binota Mine was in trouble.

The gate of the mine is locked, and there are no cars transporting ore in and out. Even the guards who used to patrol around the mine to prevent nearby farmers from stealing the ore have disappeared.

Decius looked like I knew it would be like this, and said, "As I said, Cobb has no reason to deceive us, and doing so will not do him any good."

"Where are you from, my friend?" Zhang Heng looked back at Daichiusi and asked.

"Um?"

"Because if you still want to finish your job on time and get those bronze statues delivered on time, you'd better pray that Cobb lied to you about this."

"But...if he really didn't lie." Daikius asked weakly.

"Then congratulations on screwing up the first job His Majesty the Emperor entrusted to you." Zhang Heng said lightly.

When Decius heard this, his expression suddenly tightened. He knew that the Eastern man in front of him was threatening him, but he had to admit that his words were indeed irrefutable.

"If you understand your situation, then let us start working." Zhang Heng said.

After saying this, he climbed over the fence on the side of the mine. Daikius hesitated and quickly followed.

The two walked through a muddy path, then climbed over a slope, and finally saw the mine on the back.

A group of slave miners were going in and out of the mine, carrying out baskets of stones and sand and dumping them outside the cave. A guy who looked like an overseer saw Zhang Heng and Daichiusi and walked up on his own initiative. He seemed to know Daichiusi. Kius asked in surprise, "Why did you come here?"

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

Krasai stretched out his hand and shook hands with Zhang Heng, "I went to see your performance before. It was very exciting. You are the strongest man I have ever seen."

Although his tone was polite, there was a hint of wariness in his manner and movements.

"Oh, Zhang Heng is now an advisor to His Majesty the Emperor, specifically responsible for matters related to the construction of the bronze statue." Daichiusi then added.

"Really? Then why are you going to my mine if you don't make bronze statues properly?" While Krasai was speaking, another group of slaves came out of the mine. After dumping the sand and gravel, they did not return to the mine immediately. After going into the cave, they stood there instead. There were about a dozen people in total, with strong builds and holding iron picks for quarrying in their hands.

"Well, because there is not enough ore supply, we have stopped working for a while, so let's take a look at the situation on your side and how long it will take for mining to resume." Daikius tried to smooth things over.

"As you can see, the mine tunnel collapsed, and we are still cleaning it up." Clark Circuit, "I can't say exactly how much time it will take to resume mining, but I remember I told you that once it resumes, I I will tell you as soon as possible."

"Of course, of course, we don't disbelieve you, we just want to see if there is anything we can do to help, and take a breath of fresh air in the countryside." Daichius nodded repeatedly, and then looked at Zhang Heng aside. , that look seems to be saying okay, you should be satisfied now, and that’s the end of it.

"There is no fresh air in this damn place. There are only groups of smelly slaves and piles of broken stones." Krasai snorted, "No one wants to stay here. When things here are over, I I’m going to find a theater in the city and give myself a long vacation.”

"Yes, we can have a drink together then, but I guess I won't have a job by then." Daichiusi sighed, and then looked at Zhang Heng.

The latter raised his eyebrows, indicating that he had nothing more to ask, and Decius breathed a sigh of relief.

Krasai and the dozen slaves watched Zhang Heng and Daichius leave the mine.

After walking some distance, Decius finally couldn't help but said, "I don't want to say this, but you should believe now that the mine is really in trouble. Cobb didn't mean to delay the construction period."

"It's hard to say whether the mine will be in trouble, but you are really in trouble, my friend." Zhang Heng said.

Daikius became worried after hearing this, "I know, but this is an unexpected disaster. I hope that your advisor can truthfully report the situation here to His Majesty."

"This is not an accidental disaster." Zhang Heng shook his head.

"How is it possible? We saw it with our own eyes..." Daikius's eyes widened, as if he didn't believe that someone was telling lies with his eyes open. Could it be because he didn't stuff money when the two met?

"What you saw was just the slaves picking out the sand from the mine, and Crasai had people block the entrance to the cave, preventing us from entering. In addition, I heard that the miners in the Binotta mine are not There are only slaves and some low-class poor people nearby who come here to ask for work, but what we saw this time were only slaves and not those poor people."

"Well, what does that mean?"

"Slaves are the property of their masters, and it is difficult to betray their masters, but the poor are not, so if you want to do something small, you can't let the poor stay," Zhang Heng said, "Also..."

"what else?"

"Did you notice that there was no sweat on the slaves who cleaned the mines, which means they just started working not long ago. Also, do you remember the muddy road we passed before going uphill?"

"uh-huh."

"I don't know if you have noticed that Krasai's shoes and trouser legs have wet soil on them. This means that he has just walked through the road we walked. This guy came not long before us. Why? It's just a show for us. In addition, when I went to find you, I found a few sneaky guys outside your door. If nothing else, they were the people sent by Cobb to keep an eye on you. They looked I will go find you when the time comes. It is estimated that someone will have come back by then to inform the people at the mine in advance, and then they will prepare everything."

After Zhang Heng finished speaking, he looked back at Daichiusi and found that the latter had his mouth wide open, looking in disbelief.

"Oh my god, who are you and why can you see so many details that others won't even notice?!"

"You know me, I used to be a gladiator, but I just happen to have better observation skills." Zhang Heng had no intention of explaining more. As one of the tenants of 221B Baker Street, this level of reasoning is indeed not something to make a fuss about.

"Okay, then what should we do next?" Daikius asked, "I mean even if they know that the Binotta Mine is lying and deliberately stopping work, strictly speaking they have not violated the contract and are still paying us. Liquidated damages, and I still don’t know why Cobb did this, it doesn’t do him any good.”

"Of course Cobb doesn't have the guts to do this, so next we need to find the person who asked him to do this behind the scenes." Zhang Heng said lightly.