Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Prince, Please Believe Me

The gates of Qinghe County were already closed, but because Uncle Xu had a token for leaving the city, the group quickly exited the city and headed straight for the collapsed Iron Mine outside the city.

The Iron Mine was quiet at this time, the previously injured citizens had been moved to the city, and the initial search of the mountain found no surviving injured. As for the citizens who were crushed to death, it was still uncertain in the short term whether there were any.

Earlier, Uncle Xu had led a group to search the mountain, but as night fell, the County Magistrate ordered the search to be temporarily halted and to continue the next day.

Uncle Xu opposed this at the time, believing that if there were injured citizens trapped under the mountain, they might be rescued if they searched through the night.

Unfortunately, Uncle Xu was merely a low-ranking officer with no authority, and the County Magistrate completely ignored his words and forcefully ordered him to stop.

Uncle Xu had no choice but to lead the search party back.

Since Uncle Xu had previously led the search team, he was very familiar with the Iron Mine. Now, he brought Rong Ling and others here.

Uncle Xu directly led them to the place where iron ore had been discovered before.

As Rong Ling followed Uncle Xu to the location of the discovered iron ore, he ordered the people from the Prince Yong Mansion behind him, "You split up and check the collapsed Iron Mine to see if you can discover anything."

"Yes, Prince."

Nan Xuan waved his hand and led his men away, while behind him Wen Xing glared at Nan Xuan, wishing she could kill him.

Earlier, she had been hung upside down on the city wall, and it was all this guy’s work, so Wen Xing held a grudge against Nan Xuan, secretly vowing to get even for the humiliation one day.

As she thought this, she followed closely behind Feng Qing, guarding her every step.

Little Li was also closely following them.

When the group arrived at the place Uncle Xu mentioned as the location where iron ore was found, they discovered that there wasn’t any iron ore on the ground; not only was there no iron ore here, but there wasn’t a single piece in the surrounding area either.

Uncle Xu was dumbfounded and turned to Rong Ling, saying, "Prince, you have to believe me, I really discovered iron-bearing rocks, I recognize what iron ore looks like."

After finishing his words, Uncle Xu, unwilling to give up, searched once more, but still found nothing.

At this moment, Uncle Xu felt as if he could die from frustration; his face flushed red, and he stammered, unable to speak coherently.

"Prince, Prince, you have to believe me, I really, really recognize iron ore, I’m not lying to you, I saw it, I even took a good look at it and checked around, finding several iron-bearing rocks."

Uncle Xu spoke anxiously, and Rong Ling, standing beside him, replied, "I believe you."

Uncle Xu was taken aback, turning to look at Rong Ling, only to find that Rong Ling’s eyes were thoughtful, genuinely believing his words rather than just trying to appease him.

Uncle Xu breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down, and thought about the matter carefully. Soon, he spoke, "At the time when I discovered iron ore in this place, I immediately sent someone to report to the County Magistrate. But after receiving the report, the County Magistrate ordered me to stop the search immediately."

"I thought the County Magistrate intended to report the matter upwards, so although I wanted to save the citizens, I also knew this was a serious matter. Now it seems that the County Magistrate cleaned up the iron ore here. What is he up to?"

Uncle Xu expressed his confusion, while Rong Ling raised an eyebrow and said, "If there’s no surprise, the County Magistrate must have reported this to my Brother."

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