Shengjing Noble

Chapter 545 Endless Argument

Seeing that the time was almost up, before dinner started, Su Lanyin found the leader of the guards.

She lowered her head and said, "The superior has ordered us to count the gunpowder in the warehouse."

The leader looked at her suspiciously, then asked, "Why?"

Su Lanyin replied, "They said they were afraid that the ore would get damp if left for too long, and soon they would no longer need to mine the iron ore, so it was time to take inventory."

Hearing this, the leader nodded, thinking that what she said made some sense, so he ordered: "Then just find a few black slaves to help you move."

"Yes."

Su Lanyin secretly rejoiced, thinking that it was just as she expected.

According to her observation, these guards had long been accustomed to a life of idleness. As long as they had black slaves, they could just eat without working.

Therefore, she anticipated that the chief would not send guards to help him move the gunpowder, so she took the initiative to speak.

This also counts as a report. If anyone questions her, she can simply put the blame on the leader.

Su Lanyin immediately went back to find a few black slaves including Fu Wuyang, and went to the gunpowder depot together.

But what she didn't expect was that the two guards at the door had been replaced.

So she stepped forward and explained again what she said yesterday, and the two guards didn't seem so easy to fool.

One of them questioned, "If the superiors give you an order, you have to produce a token, right?"

Another echoed: "According to the rules, no one without a token can enter important places such as the gunpowder magazine."

Su Lanyin looked embarrassed: "But the superiors just gave the order casually. It's just to count the gunpowder, not to move it away."

"No means no, you have to follow the rules."

Just when she was feeling troubled, the leader of the guards came over.

"What's going on? Have you finished the inventory?"

Su Lanyin quickly lowered her head and said, "I don't have a token, so I can't count the gunpowder."

"Then go and ask for a token." said the leader.

"……yes……"

Su Lanyin thought, do she have to go to Fu Mingheng's room to steal another token?

I'm afraid it's too late. What if we get discovered later?

Wouldn't it be a waste of all previous efforts?

Thinking of this, Su Lanyin hesitated a little. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly thought of something.

She took out a key from her bosom and said, "Although the boss didn't give me the token, he gave me this key first."

When they saw the key, all the guards' eyes widened and they looked at her in disbelief.

Su Lanyin suddenly felt a little guilty. Could it be something very important?

She really regretted taking it out like this, as it might expose the truth.

Fortunately, the leader of the guards turned around and slapped the two gatekeepers twice on the face.

"Did you see the golden key? This only appears because of an emergency order. There must be some emergency, otherwise the higher-ups wouldn't let us count the gunpowder!"

The other two guards looked terrified: "Have we been discovered? What if the army attacks us? Quick, open the door and let them count the gunpowder!"

Having said that, he immediately opened the door and let Su Lanyin and the black slaves in to move the gunpowder.

Unexpectedly, things went so smoothly. Su Lanyin breathed a sigh of relief and did not dare to waste time, so she quickly followed everyone to move the gunpowder.

She pointed at Fu Wuyang and ordered the slaves: "Carry the gunpowder and follow him!"

"Yes!"

The black slaves carried the gunpowder and followed Fu Wuyang to the bank of the underground river. Although they did not understand why they had to move here, they did not dare to say much and could only lower their heads and work silently.

After a while, all the gunpowder in the warehouse was moved to the deserted underground river.

The leader finally realized something was wrong, and he went over to ask, "Weren't we supposed to take inventory? Why were they all moved away?"

Su Lanyin whispered, "The higher-ups said that on the surface it's an inventory, but in reality there are other intentions, so we'd better not ask too many questions."

"Why?" The leader looked suspicious.

"It's not good to know too much." She looked at him mysteriously.

The leader was a little scared. After all, he knew that Fu Mingheng was a cruel and ruthless person.

If things go wrong, even these guards will be killed.

But as soon as this thought came to his mind, he suppressed it and repeatedly reminded himself that no, the people above him would never be so cruel.

He thought about it and felt that he should always leave himself a way out, so while everyone was busy, he quietly left and went somewhere unknown.

……

Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang looked at the mountain of gunpowder in front of them, glanced at each other, and then turned to look at the black slaves.

"Everyone, I'm going to say something next. Please listen carefully and don't be nervous or excited."

The black slaves looked at each other, all very nervous.

Su Lanyin said: "The ore has been almost mined out. I think you also know that the ore below is about to be exhausted. Tomorrow, the leader here will blow up the entire mine, and you and the guards will all die here."

When everyone heard this, they looked incredulous and panicked for a moment.

"What? If they do this, aren't they trying to silence the witnesses?"

"What should we do? Please save us, we don't want to die!"

"I work hard just to get out one day, why do you do this to us?"

……

The black slaves were angry and sad, crying and cursing, and some even wanted to fight them.

Su Lanyin said, "Don't worry, look, all the gunpowder is here now."

The slaves' eyes lit up.

"Yeah, the gunpowder is here, how can they blow a hole?"

"I say throw all the gunpowder into the river, and it will be safe!"

"Great! You two are like living Bodhisattvas. We will do it as soon as we say it!"

……

The slaves couldn't wait to rush up and push all the gunpowder into the underground river.

Su Lanyin opened her arms to stop him, saying, "Now is not the time yet!"

"What do you mean?" The slaves looked solemn.

She explained: "We are now upstream. If we put gunpowder into the underground river, it will float downstream. There are a lot of guards there, and we will be exposed in advance."

The black slaves looked at each other, and suddenly they disagreed and started arguing.

"That's better than keeping all this gunpowder. They could explode at any time!"

"But once we are discovered, we will be in a passive position. No, we should listen to them."

"Those guards will die too. Why don't we tell them and ask them to resist with us!"

"It's useless. There's no way those bastards will believe us. No, I still think it's more reliable to destroy the gunpowder now."

……

A group of people were arguing, but Su Lanyin told them her plan.

"Everyone calm down and listen to me."

Everyone fell silent and looked at her, with tension and anxiety in their eyes.

After all, the pile of gunpowder in front of them concerns their lives.