Lin Yi was the first to leave, returning to the car to wait for the man named Old San to come out.
During the meal just now, Lin Yi noticed a detail.
When the landlady greeted Old San, several people at the same table also turned their heads to look.
Moreover, there was a hint of scrutiny in their gaze.
After analyzing, Lin Yi felt there was a possibility.
The people at the same table might also be his coworkers, just that the landlady didn’t know them.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Old San and several companions came out, each swaying and stumbling, walking with difficulty.
After coming out, they hailed a car and went to a bathhouse in the county town.
Lin Yi glanced at the signboard and abandoned the idea of experiencing it.
After they went in, Lin Yi had no intention of going back, so he stayed there for the night.
At around eight in the morning the next day, he saw Old San and others come out looking refreshed and head to a breakfast shop for breakfast.
Lin Yi took out his phone and dialed Yu Siying’s number to let her come over and join him.
"They must have had a grand night here," Yu Siying said after getting in the car.
"You guessed it right."
"This industry is like this, it may be a bit dirty, but they earn more than white-collar workers. Every time they get their wages, they go out to splurge," Yu Siying said:
"After going back yesterday, I wandered around the streets, and I estimate that the entire county town’s entertainment venues are supported by these people."
Yu Siying’s family is mixed in this industry, and Lin Yi agrees with her words.
"I reckon they’ll go back after breakfast; as long as we follow them, it shouldn’t be a big problem," Yu Siying said:
"Boss, they might be eating for a while. I’ll go get you something to eat."
"No need, just breakfast is enough."
After about twenty minutes, several people settled the bill and got into their car, driving towards the outskirts of the county town, and Lin Yi followed suit.
It was the same familiar route as yesterday, but after driving for a while, Lin Yi noticed that the car driven by Old San changed its route midway.
About two kilometers ahead, it turned onto a not-so-obvious fork in the road.
This road was not shown on the navigation.
"What are these guys doing, giving me a fake address?" Yu Siying complained.
"It’s not a big deal," Lin Yi said:
"The more they hide, the bigger the problem likely is, which is a good thing for us."
"Although I’m only nominally involved in the family business, I know quite a bit."
"If it’s just an ordinary small workshop, it can’t be so hidden; maybe they really have some good stuff hidden."
"Good stuff?"
Yu Siying habitually flipped her hair and pinned it at the back of her head.
"I overheard my dad mention before that someone once found a small copper mine in the mountains and then hid to mine it himself, as secretive as tunnel warfare."
Hearing Yu Siying say this, Lin Yi was intrigued and said:
"If it’s just high titanium content, it doesn’t seem to be worth such secrecy."
"After all, manual techniques can achieve this; it’s just that we have high quality requirements for weapons, so we’re looking for the natural stuff."
"Tut, tut, tut, there might be unexpected gains."
Lin Yi deliberately slowed down the car to ensure he wouldn’t be detected.
Gradually, you could see many ore residues on the ground, and it seemed like you could hear the rumbling of machinery.
After driving for about ten more minutes, the road ahead gradually became wide and flat.
They even saw two trucks loaded with ore driving out.
Lin Yi looked up and found a hundred meters ahead a dilapidated iron gate with rusting fences all around.
The sight reminded Lin Yi of the Dwarven Factory in World of Warcraft, intriguingly similar in some ways.
"It should be right here," Yu Siying said. "But there doesn’t seem to be any signs.
"The most important thing is that the previously given address and where we are now have at least a dozen kilometers of difference, estimating they used the Eye-blocking Technique."
"My intelligence was flawed."
"This isn’t much of a problem."
Lin Yi unbuckled his seatbelt, "Let’s go down and take a look."
After parking the car, the two walked towards the front gate.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
As they approached, the big wolfdog in the yard barked loudly.