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Chapter 147 Unexpected escape, mystery [Seeking for subscription]

Chapter 147 Unexpected escape, mystery [seeking for subscription]

"oh?"

"Is there anything unusual?"

Chen Xuan asked calmly.

Ever since the inside of Magatamba City learned about the secret door passage.

The overt and covert fighting surrounding the Colchicum business group has come to an end for the time being.

At least that's the case on the surface.

But no one can tell what actions the two sides will take secretly.

After all, it involves a secret dark gold mine of astonishing value, and both parties will never give up.

Therefore, Chen Xuan had previously asked Franco Bage and Ophelia to keep an eye on the situation of the Colchicum Business Group.

As for Yusula and the forces in the city that she is vaguely involved with, there is no need to worry too much.

Dealing with the crusade order is Bangcheng's primary responsibility and task.

If something goes wrong in this matter, once a demon disaster breaks out, the entire city will be threatened by demons.

But the Colchicum Merchant Group is different. Chen Xuan believes that the shrewd Ansetus will definitely take action.

Ophelia pondered for a while before speaking slowly.

"It's like this. Just two Naroa days ago, the Colchicum Merchant Group was recruiting a large number of workers."

"The name is to go to the Misty Mountain Canyon north of Magatan City to build a large pass and forest farm."

"Bangcheng encourages this kind of wilderness reclamation."

"That's why there are so many people out there setting up farms and ranches."

"And Colchicum offers high wages, and more than 5,000 workers have signed up!"

"This is a big project both inside and outside Magatan City!"

"but…"

…

At this point, Ophelia suddenly became silent.

Her eyes revealed a complex emotion.

Chen Xuan didn't rush when he saw this, he just waited quietly for the next step.

After more than ten seconds, she reorganized her words, but her voice became deeper.

"But the workers are all missing."

"Together with my father..."

"In addition, someone has explored the core location of the Colchicum merchant team."

"There's just an empty shell left there."

Hearing this, Chen Xuan couldn't help but frown.

"Run away?"

He almost blurted it out.

But Ophelia shook her head gently.

"I...I don't know either."

"This thing is too weird."

"Thousands of employees and guards of the Colchicum Merchant Group, plus newly hired laborers, disappeared without a trace in just two Naroa days."

"But what is certain is that the baggage and cargo in the station, including most of the draft horses, mountain mules and transport frames, were taken away with the team."

The transfer of five to six thousand people cannot be done secretly.

What a big deal, didn't Bangcheng have any doubts or stop it?

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan squinted his eyes and asked loudly.

"What's the reaction from Bangcheng?"

"Has anyone ever explored the Misty Mountain Canyon in the north of the city?"

As Ophelia said, this matter is really suspicious.

This question made the half-elf eldest lady frown even more tightly.

"North District is a relatively remote urban area."

"When the Colchicum business group left the city in large numbers that night, the garrison stationed at the city gate did not stop them and just let them go. Afterwards, all the garrison troops of that squadron also left their posts and disappeared."

"Some people say they took advantage."

"There were also witnesses who saw my father, and his demeanor became eerie."

"Afterwards, the Qingqi Battalion immediately went to Misty Mountain to investigate, but found nothing."

“All the ruts and tracks stop abruptly outside the canyon.”

"When the light cavalry battalion went deep into it, they were attacked mysteriously in the mist. Only one rider in the entire team came back alive, with severe burns on his body."

After the story is told to this point, everyone understands that there must be a big secret hidden in it.

However, Ansetus ran away as soon as he said so, which still made him feel a little surprised.

But in a way, this was an unexpected act.

Chen Xuan couldn't help but shook his head.

"Even if the garrison can bribe, why would the more than 5,000 workers follow them obediently?"

"And there are so many people who mysteriously disappeared in the misty mountain canyons."

"How does Bangcheng react to this?"

Ophelia is not sure about the details.

She had moved away from the manor and only returned once after the incident.

Father's study had been emptied, and even the secret passage was open, with nothing in it.

Suddenly, a large number of caravan guards recruited earlier also disappeared.

She also couldn't understand why those people were so cooperative.

This is not an effect that can be achieved simply by buying money.

"Baron Bezos issued an investigation order in public."

"But so far there are no results."

"Recently, there has been a turmoil inside and outside the city, and everything is in chaos."

"I suspect that the dark gold mine you are talking about should be located somewhere in the northern wilderness."

Ophelia looked a little worried and expressed her thoughts.

Chen Xuan understood what she meant and said in agreement.

"You're right, there must be something in the northern area."

"That Misty Mountain is not simple either."

The so-called Misty Mountains are a mountain range more than sixty miles north of Magatan City.

It is shrouded in dense milk-like fog all year round.

According to past data, there seems to be no monster crypt there.

There are also few stray monsters, but there are many vicious monsters in the mountains.

Previously, there had been bold halfling farmers cultivating farms around the Misty Mountains.

But without exception, they were all destroyed within one Naloa month.

The results of the investigation were all "Warcraft is rampant."

Although it is not an absolutely forbidden area, most farmers will not choose to go there to open up wasteland.

The Misty Mountains are located in the north, extending from east to west, like a wall.

And the canyon in it is the only way.

There are not many records over the years.

Seeing the thoughtful look on her master's face, Ophelia added.

"My father's timing was brilliant."

"That was the moment when news of the existence of secret door passages everywhere was confirmed and spread back to the city."

"The Colchicum business group has been operating in the city for many years and has quite a lot of channels and connections."

"So we can use high wages as bait to quickly attract a large number of idle workers in a very short period of time."

Her use of the word "bait" suggests that she also began to doubt Ansetus' motives.

"This move is really unexpected."

"I'm more curious about the reaction of the red-haired Walton family."

"It is said that the secret dark gold mine was jointly developed by your father and the core members of the red-haired Walton family."

"Your father is responsible for mining and refining, and the red-haired Walton family is responsible for minting coins and putting them on the market."

"It involves the circulation cycle of materials and commerce."

Dark gold is valuable and is itself a symbol of wealth.

Coins can be circulated immediately after they are minted.

However, if this continues, it will definitely attract the attention of interested people.

Suppose that the business scale of the Colchicum Merchant Group has not increased, but it has wealth far exceeding the business scale.

Those savvy colleagues will definitely spot the anomaly.

Therefore, after the coins are minted, they are immediately circulated and converted into materials, and transported back to Magatan City for sale.

It can not only expand the size of the caravan, but also increase the value of one's own wealth reasonably.

Although it is a bit troublesome, the hidden dangers can be minimized.

Externally, it is claimed that this is the exclusive trade route of the Walton family and the Colchicum merchant group.

This is the key to Ansetus being able to keep the secret for nearly ten Naroa years!

Chen Xuan has already figured out this part of the matter.

But the mystery grew into more.

Ansetus left suddenly. Did the red-haired Walton family know about it?

And his actions don't seem to be purely for profit.

Now it seems that the so-called strengthening of the Akso family and becoming a wealthy businessman do not seem to be his core goals.

And what happened to the death of that guy’s first wife, Ophelia’s biological mother.

It seems that unless one can travel back in time and return to that moment, no one can tell the truth of the matter.

When it comes to the red-haired Walton family, Ophelia can't help but shake her head.

The opponent's main sphere of influence is in the giant city of Attucks.

It is not easy to find out information about this.

Neither the master nor the servant spoke anymore. The secret could not be figured out in a short time.

Ophelia was just an ignorant child back then.

"By the way, where's Ursula?"

Talking about the flashy stepmother, the half-elf lady's expression became a little weird.

"she…"

"That bitch Ursula moved into the Baron's Castle with Harward's ashes."

"She has a lot of private money, and it seems that she gave a valuable gift, which won the sympathy of Baroness Zuzana Finley and allowed her to live in the castle first."

Chen Xuan had always known that Yusula was being protected by someone in the city, and he was also a high-level person, but the specific identity of the person was unknown.

There was no way this person was the Baroness.

Because Zuzana is not a ruler, nor does she care about municipal and local governance.

"Baron's Castle..."

"Is it Baron Bezos?"

Chen Xuan thought in his heart.

Just when he still had something to ask, the magic circle in the tent rippled.

Ophelia made a silent gesture and closed the soundproof magic circle.

Immediately there was an outside sound coming in.

"Miss, Baron Bezos has sent a waiter to interview you."

The master and servant looked at each other, and they didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.

Chen Xuan raised his chin and whispered to Ophelia.

"Let him in."