It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

While Chief Sun and his guards were searching for the manager's residence, Governor Fang also sent a team to investigate the workshop.

Previously, the workshop had to store a large amount of ore and preliminary refined gold sand. In order to facilitate storage, the managers specially installed a heavy wooden door in this abandoned mine.

At this time, the wooden door was closed, but not locked from the outside.

Soon six people came forward and formed groups of three to support each other.

One of them reached out and pulled the door out with a little force, and it was easily opened. A wave of heat rushed out of the mine, accompanied by a strong and pungent smell.

The people standing outside the cave were caught off guard and took several deep breaths, feeling burning in their eyes, noses and mouths.

Do you still want to go in? The guards hesitated and turned back to wait for Governor Fang's order.

Governor Fang had been informed of the gold smelting process and knew that it was normal to have these pungent odors. Moreover, when he carefully recalled the letters he had received in the past, he found that there was no mention of anyone dying from it... So there was no reason to retreat, just endure it.

After the strange smell at the door dissipated, Governor Fang immediately waved his hand to signal the guards to continue inside.

Because the physical discomfort was reduced after breathing fresh air, the six people who went to investigate first did not think much about it and went in directly without any protection.

In just half a cup of tea, several people who were waiting for news outside heard a sudden sound from inside - "There is...", followed by "dong", "dong", "dong", which should be the dull sound of someone falling to the ground.

There's... an ambush! Without hesitation, Governor Fang sent six more men in to help. Then, he himself and his four personal guards stood far away from the cave entrance, shouting for Chief Sun to come help.

At this time, Chief Sun had already searched the houses of the managers and was leading his men to eliminate the risks and abnormalities in the surrounding mountains and forests. When he heard the voice of Governor Fang, he immediately brought his men over.

After listening to the narration of Fang Duoqing, the personal guard of Governor Fang, Chief Sun did not order his men to rush in without thinking as Governor Fang did. Instead, he stood at the entrance of the cave, carefully distinguishing the movements inside, and found no sound of fighting or confrontation.

The guard lying on the ground could only hear six footsteps, which were heavy at first, then became light, and finally there were six more "dong", "dong", and "dong".

"There might be poison gas or heavy drugs in there." Leader Sun said to Fang Duoqing angrily, "Don't you have a brain? Can't you think twice before going in? Why did so many people die for nothing?"

Although the order was not given by him, Fang Duoqing was still very embarrassed when he heard it. He glanced at the ashen-faced Fang, the governor, and couldn't think of how to explain it, so he simply lowered his head and kept silent.

Chief Sun immediately realized that it was Inspector Fang who made the decision. He stopped arguing with him and instead sent a guard to cover his mouth and nose and go in to investigate the situation.

If this method works, we must quickly get the person who fell inside out. If we take too long, there’s a chance that their life may not be saved.

Even though several layers of cloth could not completely prevent the penetration of poisonous gas, and the unprotected eyes were a little stinging, the guards who went in this time came out safely quickly and reported the situation inside.

There were three alchemy furnaces on the east side of the cave that were still burning. The guards had fallen not far from the furnaces. There were five corpses lying neatly beside the furnaces. They seemed to be the miners who had not escaped.

The closer he got to the furnace, the more oppressive he felt and the more stinging his eyes became. He deduced that the poisonous gas was being continuously produced from the furnace.

After learning this, Chief Sun asked his men to take precautions and quickly carry the unconscious person out.

These people cannot be left directly outside the cave. In the ice and snow, they will become stiff after a while. They can only be sent to the original mine and let the people inside take care of them to see if they can gradually wake up.