That night, with the ruins stretching on and on, You Ke Lai, the only inn doing business in Nanshan Town, also welcomed a rare wave of customers.
There were those dragging their families along, and there were those like Chu Mu, carrying all their possessions, as if they had fled here from disaster.
Squads of Patrol Inspectors moved back and forth through the streets, either clearing the ruins or going to the various sites where funerals were being held, carrying out the despised act of opening coffins to examine corpses.
Nanshan Town was noisy once more that night.
Chu Mu stood before the window and looked at the clamor in the street, but he could not help sighing.
A single Mine had doomed Nanshan Town, and even the whole of Qinghe County, to almost never know peace for all eternity.
A place of trouble through and through.
This uniform could save him from many, many troubles, but at the same time, it also irresistibly swept him into storm after storm.
"Greed... I'm still too greedy..."
Chu Mu let out a long breath. Right now, all the trouble stemmed only from his own greed.
Otherwise, judging from the current situation, it would not be difficult for him to find an excuse to leave this place of trouble. It could even be said to be very easy.
In the end, he was still too greedy. He was unwilling to let go of even the slightest thought.
Chu Mu slowly opened his palm. That fluorescent Jade Piece lay in his hand.
After staring at it blankly for a while, Chu Mu finally withdrew his gaze and took a deep breath. The Jade Piece was once again clenched tightly in his hand.
Chu Mu shifted his gaze, yet he did not look at the