"Da Li, what should we do? My brother-in-law is about to disperse these people. I know him, if he’s not absolutely sure, he wouldn’t do such a thing!"

Mu Dazhong was a bit panicked, clearly Lin Dajun was hinting to him that he was about to take action.

"This is a good thing. We’ve waited so long, just waiting for your brother-in-law to be about to find the gold mine, so we can make the first move, right?"

"Think about it, your brother-in-law has taken 999 steps, and as for the last step, he leaves it for us to take. Isn’t that to our advantage?"

Wang Dali was much calmer than Mu Dazhong. The closer it was to the crucial moment, the calmer he became.

"That’s right, Brother Da Li is smart!" Mu Dazhong thought for a moment and nodded heavily.

The two discussed briefly and decided to use the prepared sedatives on Lin Dajun tonight.

Tonight, they would dig all night, and if they found the gold mine, they would tie up Lin Dajun and toss him aside.

If they didn’t find it, they would say the next morning that Lin Dajun was too tired from work and passed out.

Having agreed on their story, Wang Dali and Mu Dazhong returned to Lin Dajun’s rented house.

Inside, the men had already started packing. With money in hand and a chance to go back home, they couldn’t be happier.

Mu Dazhong secretly mocked these men as fools, his gaze filled with disdain.

Soon, the men finished packing and left Mountain Village under the cover of darkness.

After most of Lin Dajun’s people had left, he counted the remaining heads.

Suddenly, he noticed Wang Dali hadn’t collected his money or mentioned leaving, which made Lin Dajun a bit unhappy.

"Where are you from, why are you still here? Don’t you want money? Aren’t you going home?"

Wang Dali chuckled foolishly, "Brother Lin, here’s the thing, I’m the only one left in my family, so whether I go back or not, it’s the same.

Plus, these days, following Brother Lin, I haven’t worried about food and clothes. I just want to follow Brother Lin for life, even if I don’t get paid, it’s fine, as long as I’m fed!"

"Even so, no way! Everyone else has left, why shouldn’t you?"

Lin Dajun was firm in his attitude; he wouldn’t allow an outsider to follow him and get rich.

Wang Dali felt a little embarrassed, and his hands formed into fists.

Mu Dazhong, with sharp eyes, quickly spoke up, "Brother, this Wang Dali isn’t really an outsider. He’s from Yu Family Village.

My brother Mu Dashan’s wife is from that village too, and I’ve met him before. He’s dependable!"

Lin Dajun pulled Mu Dazhong aside and glared at him warningly, "Are you brainless, or do you have a hole in your head? Don’t you know what we are doing? Do you want him to know our secret?"

Mu Dazhong: "Brother, actually it’s nothing. We do have such a big gold mine, we do need a hand to help move things. And didn’t he say? He doesn’t need money, just some food!"

"No way, no matter what, I won’t let outsiders interfere! If you insist on keeping him here, then you leave too!"

Lin Dajun pointed to the pitch-black outside angrily.

Mu Dazhong had no choice but to give Wang Dali a knowing look.

Wang Dali rolled his ambitious eyes, wearing a smile, he said to Lin Dajun, "Well, Brother Lin, I’ll leave first!"

After Wang Dali finished speaking, he left the house.

Lin Dajun wasn’t foolish; he followed Wang Dali out, and only after walking over a mile did he return.

By the time he came back, Mu Dazhong had long gone down into the mine to continue digging.

Lin Dajun followed closely, holding a shovel, and he continued to dig with Mu Dazhong.

After a whole night, by the next morning, both were a bit exhausted.

After breakfast, they both fell into a deep sleep.

When they woke up, Mu Dazhong and Lin Dajun found themselves tied up, with Wang Dali’s fierce face appearing in front of them.

Those men who had left earlier also appeared in the room.

"You... you ... didn’t you all leave?" Lin Dajun was stunned.

"What’s the matter? Scared silly? I tell you, these people are now all mine, Wang Dali’s people!

Your secret buried underground, now I know it.

Later, I’ll have my brothers continue digging; once we find the gold, I’ll butcher you two bastards!"

Wang Dali had somehow found a big butcher knife for pig bones, placing it on the bench beside him.

The blade was slightly shiny with grease, but sitting there, it became a real burden for Lin Dajun and Mu Dazhong.

Mu Dazhong was half scared to death, so he had to beg Wang Dali for mercy, "Brother Da Li, what are you doing? Aren’t we on the same side? Why tie me up?"

Now, Mu Dazhong couldn’t care less if Lin Dajun was in the room or not.

He didn’t want Wang Dali to kill him.

"Shut up! You pathetic thing, do you think you’re worthy to be with me? I was just using you!"

With that, Wang Dali spat at Mu Dazhong.

"You..." Mu Dazhong was dumbfounded.

"What what, you lazy piece of shit, I’ve never seen anyone as stupid as you!"

Mu Dazhong, for the little benefit promised by Wang Dali, was even willing to betray his brother-in-law.

Such a person, Wang Dali certainly couldn’t keep around.

Lin Dajun realized something too, and he glared fiercely at Mu Dazhong.

"You animal, you actually colluded with Wang Dali! You... you bastard with the heart of a dog, how could I let you come along to help?"

Lin Dajun regretted it deeply.

He had done a lot of business in his life, some profitable, some not.

This time, knowing about the gold mine under Mountain Village was information he got through much effort.

He originally thought he found a trusted person in Mu Dazhong.

Who knew...

Damn it, Mu Dazhong, you beast!

"You two stop fighting among yourselves; once I dig out the gold, I’ll send you to the afterlife!" Wang Dali laughed as he ordered the returned men to hurry underground to continue digging.

Wang Dali, who had done time in prison, had indeed won over Lin Dajun’s workers right under Mu Dazhong and Lin Dajun’s noses.

Offering benefits and stirring emotions a bit.

These people foolishly followed him.

Now he had the manpower, if he occupied the mountain as a king like a bandit, rob this and that.

Take women from whichever family he liked, would his life still be tough? 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Full of enthusiasm, the men went down into the mine, and Lin Dajun and Mu Dazhong’s mouths were blocked with their own clothes.

The two of them mumbled incomprehensibly to themselves.

After about an hour, news came from below.

"Brother, the gold mine has been found..." A mud-covered man climbed up from underground, gasping with excitement, facing Wang Dali.

Wang Dali was overjoyed, picking up the machete beside him, "Mu Dazhong, Lin Dajun, I’ll send you to hell right now!"