The crowd waited for about a quarter of an hour before Zhu Ying and Deputy Lieutenant Wang returned.
Zhu Ying's face was already livid, so dark it seemed water could drip from it.
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat at the sight. It seemed the dragon vein really had vanished; otherwise, Zhu Ying would not look so awful.
"When the Blood Eyed Tribe attacked, did you notice anything suspicious?" Zhu Ying stepped before the crowd and asked coldly.
"No!" Everyone shook their heads.
"Then, while you were fighting, did you notice anyone secretly sneaking into the mineral vein?" Zhu Ying asked again.
"No!" Everyone shook their heads once more. The battle had been so dangerous that they could barely look after their own safety. Who would have had the mind to watch over the mineral vein?
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying fell silent. His expression kept shifting, becoming uglier and uglier.
"Deputy General Zhu, I presume that while we were fighting, members of the Blood Eyed Tribe secretly slipped into the mineral vein, took away the entire mine, and deliberately startled the dragon vein away!" Ren Yundu said gravely.
"That's right! It must have been like that!"
"Those Blood Eyed Tribe people clearly came prepared!"
"Those Blood Eyed Tribe bastards lured us away from the mineral vein, then secretly stole the entire mine!"
Everyone spoke up one after another, their faces filled with rage. The matter was plain as day—it had to have been the Blood Eyed Tribe.
Su Mo secretly laughed in his heart. He did not even need to say anything; the others had already placed the blame on the Blood Eyed Tribe.
Zhu Ying remained silent upon hearing the crowd's words. There was no need to think about it—it had certainly been the Blood Eyed Tribe.
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