As a villain who transmigrated, all I want is to survive.

Mu Lintian simply smiled and shook his head.

Mu Linjiang was even more annoyed. This third brother always acted like he was unfathomable, making it seem like he was incredibly stupid.

He looked at Mu Qingmu on the other side.

"Qingmu, so you were already Third Brother's man all along." Mu Linjiang said with a look of disappointment.

Mu Qingfeng clicked his tongue several times, "Fourth Uncle, what you're saying doesn't make sense. We're all from the Mu family, why are we talking like family?"

"You don't need to play dumb in front of me," Mu Linjiang sneered.

"Linjiang, don't you understand? When your elder brother asked you to be in charge of the jadeite vein, was it really because he wanted you to?" Mu Linhai coughed twice after he finished speaking.

He was still somewhat weak and couldn't get too emotional.

Mu Qingfeng took out a stack of photos and said, "Fourth Uncle, take a close look at these photos."

Mu Linjiang looked through the photos with some skepticism; they were all pictures of residential houses.

"Why are you showing me these?" Mu Linjiang asked, puzzled.

"I don't think Fourth Uncle has ever actually inspected that jade vein, has he?" Mu Qingfeng chuckled twice.

Mu Linjiang shook his head.

"That explains why Fourth Uncle didn't know what was in the photo." Mu Qingfeng nodded.

"Just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush with me," Mu Linjiang said, somewhat annoyed.

"Dozens of households live on the jadeite vein!" Mu Qingfeng said with a stern face.

Although Secretary Liu did not bring the two workers out, he did send people to investigate the local residents.

But then they learned even more unexpected news.

The local residents were delighted because the discovery of a jade vein meant that it could solve some of the local employment problems.

There is almost no signal inside the mine, so there is no restriction on bringing mobile phones inside.

But Liu Changhe, who had lived here for fifty years, felt that something was wrong.

The direction of the mining seems to be the same as the direction in which the village is located.

If the entire vein of ore is excavated, then most of the village will be hollow underneath.

It's hard to say whether the whole village will collapse one day.

Liu Changhe first subconsciously took photos of his family and sent them text messages, then deleted the messages.

He reported the matter to the person in charge of the mine supervision, but the supervisor did nothing about it.

Surprisingly, the photos and text messages were sent.

Liu Changhe's wife, Zhao Xiufen, received her husband's last message.

Because the next day, news of Liu Changhe's death came.

Zhao Xiufen didn't make a big deal out of it right away; she just kept it to herself.

They have elderly parents to care for and two children to raise.

If she rashly reveals what her husband sent her, her whole family will likely suffer the consequences.

The jade mine gave Zhao Xiufen's family only 900,000 yuan, which bought a life.

It was also thanks to the good fortune of the subordinate sent by Secretary Liu that his investigation into the vein mine could not proceed and he could only stay in the area temporarily.

When he went to the wilderness to resolve his life's important matter, he suddenly heard someone crying and sobbing.

At first, I thought I had encountered a ghost in broad daylight.

The person who was crying spoke intermittently.

"Old Liu, one day I will take this to the capital and avenge you."

"Don't blame me for leaving here with my parents and two children. If the mine runs out one day and the village collapses, none of us will survive."

Zhang Shanfeng looked shocked.

I never expected to hear such amazing firsthand information while just going out to pee.

He quickly pulled up his pants and approached Zhao Xiufen.

"Auntie, the vein you just mentioned, is it the newly mined jade vein around here?" Zhang Shanfeng asked excitedly.

Zhao Xiufen was so frightened by the sudden appearance of the person that she sat down on the ground.

She hurriedly waved her hand and stammered, "I don't understand what you're saying."

"Auntie, don't be afraid. I'm here to investigate the truth about the jade vein mine. The people I sent in to gather information are being held captive inside and can't get out."

Zhang Shanfeng quickly took out his phone and showed Zhao Xiufen his chat history with Secretary Liu.

“Auntie, look, all of this proves that I’m not in cahoots with those people at the jade mine.”

"You, you really came here to investigate?" Zhao Xiufen's eyes were filled with tears of excitement.

Zhang Shanfeng repeatedly assured and swore an oath.

“If I’m with those people, I’ll die a horrible death.”

“Okay, I believe you. I can tell you everything I know.” Zhao Xiufen wiped her eyes.

Zhang Shanfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Auntie, don't tell anyone yet. Don't let anyone know this secret. Not everyone in the village is a good person," Zhang Shanfeng reminded her.

“I know, I know. I originally wanted to talk to the village chief, but I saw him drinking with those people, and I even secretly took a picture.” Zhao Xiufen nodded repeatedly.

Mu Qingfeng briefly explained the matter to Mu Linjiang, then took a sip of tea and slammed the teacup down on the coffee table.

"Fourth Uncle, if the village really collapses, who should be held responsible for all these lives lost?"

After hearing this, Mu Linjiang's hands trembled slightly.

"Are you telling the truth?" Mu Linjiang's voice trembled.

“Fourth Uncle, I invited you here not to tell you stories. I know you just want to make up money and don’t want to do such a heinous thing.” Mu Qingfeng stared into Mu Linjiang’s eyes.

"Big brother, how could you do this to me?" Mu Linjiang was on the verge of collapse.

"Fourth brother, have you ever thought about this? If such a good thing really existed, why didn't he take charge himself and get more shares, or let the fifth brother take charge? Why did he choose you, a cousin who is a generation removed from him?" Mu Lintian said calmly.

Mu Lintian's expression was also very unpleasant.

He never imagined that his older brother would go to such lengths to make money, to the point of being completely reckless.

It could even cause a major accident, leading to the sinking of the entire village.

"Qingmu, did you already know something, which is why you didn't let your father invest in this project?" Mu Linjiang placed his last hope on his nephew.

"I don't know. I only know that there's no such thing as a free lunch. If there is, it's definitely a trap. My eldest uncle and fifth uncle have always been the closest of friends. Originally, he wanted my dad to be in charge, but I just felt that this matter was definitely not that simple," Mu Qingmu explained calmly.

Mu Linjiang slumped onto the sofa.

He looked at Mu Lintian pleadingly.

"Third Brother, can you help me? How can I get out of this project? Eldest Brother definitely won't agree." Mu Linjiang's eyes were filled with despair.

If this matter escalates, he will be the one pushed out.

The entire Mu Group will also be affected.

Given the eldest brother's methods, he might just pin the blame on the other three brothers besides him and Mu Linyun.

Not only can he remain hidden, but he can also act as a hero to save the Mu family from danger.