I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 11 - Elder Zhang’s Plan

"Last night, Zhang Laoda and Tian Lin went to bathe together. Upon returning, Zhang Laoda said to Tian Lin, 'I have already settled the matters today, and we will make a move tomorrow. You just watch.'"

Back in his room, Tian Lin continued to meditate; the 'Holy Essence Grass' he had ingested over the past two days had given him four years' worth of Inner Strength.

According to Zhang Laoda, a practitioner with thirty years of cultivation was considered a third-rate expert, and one with forty years, a second-rate expert.

Zhang Laoda himself was a first-rate expert, thus possessing fifty years of cultivation.

Tian Lin was still far from being a third-rate expert, but even four years of cultivation was already quite impressive.

After all, Ye Laoda, who dominated amongst the mine slaves, was not even considered a third-rate expert.

Zhang Laoda had mentioned that there were only a dozen third-rate experts in the mine.

He had only seen two second-rate experts—and as for first-rate experts, he had not encountered any yet.

At night, Tian Lin habitually consumed Soul Burying Flower and meditated.

This time around, he was noticeably bolder.

Firstly, Zhang Laoda was going to act tomorrow night, and he couldn't afford to die before Zhang Laoda dealt with Ye—boosting his Inner Strength was necessary.

Secondly, Tian Lin now possessed five years of Inner Strength; taking a whole Soul Burying Flower at once seemed manageable.

He meditated straight until midnight.

The restless Zhang Laoda, unable to wait any longer, quietly got up from the kang bed.

Tian Lin did not speak; he simply opened his eyes and watched Zhang Laoda.

In the dark night, Zhang Laoda flashed a grin at Tian Lin, then turned and got off the bed.

Tian Lin watched as Zhang Laoda disappeared at the doorway, then he closed his eyes again and continued to circulate his energy.

At that moment, Tian Lin understood; Zhang Laoda saying he would act tomorrow night was a deception.

The specific timing of Zhang Laoda's action was kept secret even from Ye, and he had kept it from himself as well.

Nonetheless, Tian Lin didn't mind it; it was only natural for Zhang Laoda to not fully trust him. As long as Zhang could eliminate the threat posed by Ye, Tian Lin did not care about such trivial matters.

After meditating for a while longer, he saw Zhang Laoda tiptoeing back in through the doorway.

Tian Lin couldn't figure out what method Zhang Laoda had used; the usually noisy door made no sound when opening or closing.

By the time Zhang Laoda returned to bed, Tian Lin hadn't yet fully assimilated the medicine within him.

By the time Tian Lin completely assimilated the 'Holy Essence Grass,' Zhang Laoda was already emitting loud snores.

Tian Lin frowned; he realized that this time, Zhang Laoda seemed to have actually fallen asleep deeply.

At that point, he was certain that Ye Laoda must be dead, but he wasn't curious about how Zhang Laoda had killed Ye.

He was curious about what exactly Zhang Laoda had been handling these past two days, and whether it was related to Immortal Technique.

After considering quietly, he decided not to wake Zhang Laoda. After positioning his numb thighs comfortably, Tian Lin also lay down to sleep.

Next morning, noises of the breaking door erupted.

A group of mine slaves stood up, intending to rush towards the porridge shed, but unexpectedly, a man in black at the door lashed them back with a whip.

The fastest running mine slaves cried out in pain while quickly ducking away.

In an instant, the room was in complete chaos, a crowd jammed at the door, and some on the kang beds watched the man in black who had entered.

The man in black scanned the room, then, not seeing Zhang Laoda and Tian Lin among the crowd, began to shove the people in front of him with his whip, shouting: "Where's the one surnamed Tian, is Tian here?"

Tian Lin on the kang bed was stunned and turned to look at Zhang Laoda.

Zhang Laoda grinned and said, "I have a plan that needs your help. If you agree, nod. If you disagree, you can also betray me."

Zhang Laoda told Tian Lin, "Actually, Manager Xu and the supervisors all know I killed Ye, but they won't capture me; they'll come to directly capture you."

"Why?"

Tian Lin frowned, though his emotions were not aroused.

Zhang Laoda continued, "Manager Xu has a first-rate expert named Leopard under his command; other than that, there are no first-rate experts in the mine. Manager Xu wants to recruit me; he's reluctant to kill me. You're my brother; he won't truly kill you."

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He succinctly said, "So, Manager Xu wants to use you to force me into submission; I must appear compelled and prevent him from seeing that I actually came for him. Do you understand? You just need to endure these few days."

Tian Lin understood. Right from the start, Zhang Laoda had no intention to obtain Immortal Techniques as rewards from the Merchant Master.

He had set his targets on Manager Xu instead, as, although Manager Xu was not an Immortal Master, he possessed Immortal Techniques.

Compared to earning favor from the Merchant Master and then acquiring the Immortal Law, Zhang Laoda preferred to directly scheme against Manager Xu.

The former seemed risk-free but was actually very faint of hope.

The latter, on the other hand, simply required getting on Manager Xu's good side.

"You came up with this plan after meeting me, didn't you?"

Tian Lin finished speaking, and the man in black had already approached. At this moment, there was no room for them to whisper anymore.

"Supervisor You, the man surnamed Ye was killed by me, it has nothing to do with my brother."

Zhang Laoda stepped forward, shielding Tian Lin behind him, openly admitting his own act of murder.

The man in black glanced at Zhang Laoda but said: "Brother Zhang, step aside, we have already investigated, it wasn't you who killed him."

"No, it was me. Last night, while everyone was asleep, I sneaked into Ye's barracks and strangled him with my own hands."

"No, it wasn't you."

The man in black interrupted Zhang Laoda's words, pointed his whip at Tian Lin behind him, and said: "I was on duty last night, I saw with my own eyes that it was your brother who did it."

The people in the cabin looked at Tian Lin uncertainly, their faces bearing expressions of disbelief and sudden realization.

"Tian, tell us, was it you who killed Ye, or your brother?"

After the man in black finished speaking, Tian Lin truthfully replied: "It was my brother."

The man in black then looked at Zhang Laoda and said: "It seems like your brother doesn't hold much affection for you."

Zhang Laoda bluntly said: "If you want to arrest someone, arrest me. If you dare touch a single hair on my brother, don't blame me for being rude."

The man in black's face darkened, and he said sternly: "Zhang, do you really think you can do whatever you want in the mining camp just because you are a first-rate expert?"

Yelling this, he still didn't dare to move forward easily.

Just then, laughter came from outside the house: "Brother Zhang is agitated; after all, it's because he's overly worried about his brother, so it's understandable."

The newcomer strode into the cabin, and the mine slaves respectfully greeted, "Manager Xu, good morning," and so on.

But Manager Xu was not kind to them as he hoarsely said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, haven't you got meals to eat and work to do?"

At that time, both aisles at the center of the two large bunk beds were blocked by the man in black and Manager Xu, no one dared to brush past them, and they all ran out of the cabin stepping on the bunk beds.

Soon, the only people left in the cabin were Manager Xu, Supervisor You, and the 'brothers', Tian Lin and Zhang Laoda.

Manager Xu then looked at Tian Lin and said: "Little Brother Tian, your brother killed Ye, but I don't want to kill your brother, can you die in place of your brother?"

Tian Lin controlled his expression and said: "Manager Xu, if it was my brother who killed the man, you should kill him; there's no need to involve me."

Tian Lin originally wanted to display an expression of sincere terror, but felt his performance would be poor and simply kept a blank expression.

Manager Xu laughed and looked at Zhang Laoda: "Are you really brothers? It seems not only is there a big age difference between you, but the affection is also lacking."

Zhang Laoda's expression was rich with emotions; he first glared at Tian Lin angrily, then it shifted to sadness, and finally turned into a helpless sigh:

"I left home early to seek immortality and became Huahua Lang, hoping to return home gloriously after joining the Immortal Gate; unfortunately, I did not succeed as Huahua Lang but gained some martial skills in the worldly society. When I returned home, I found out I had a brother whom I had never met, so naturally, our relationship wasn't good. At that time, he was alone in the village picking wild vegetables, and our parents had already passed away -"

This was actually a common tale, but Tian Lin was surprised to notice what seemed like a flash of sorrow in Manager Xu's eyes.

"Young Zhang, I truly admire you. As long as you work for me, I can overlook Ye's death."

Zhang Laoda responded: "Does Manager Xu want me to be like that leopard, to be your dog? But I, Zhang, stand tall and upright. I left home to seek immortality, not to be someone's dog."

"Well spoken, seeking immortality, not servitude."

Manager Xu said: "It seems, your brother doesn't care about your life, and you don't care about your brother's life either. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless."

He waved his hand, Supervisor You stepped forward to grab Tian Lin, and Zhang Laoda hurriedly intervened to stop him.

But as Zhang Laoda stepped forward to strike Supervisor You's chest, Manager Xu dealt a light blow on Zhang Laoda's body.

Zhang Laoda flew out like a spring, crashing hard against the southern wall.

Dust fell from the roof beams, swept away with a flick of Manager Xu's sleeve.

Manager Xu stroked his graying beard and smiled: "True Qi and Inner Strength are indeed different. Though I've not reached the first layer of Qi Cultivation, I'm not someone mere worldly folks can ignore."

Meanwhile, Zhang Laoda did not speak, only clutching his chest as he stood up using the wall for support.

But after taking a palm strike, he staggered unsteadily and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Tian Lin watched in horror as Zhang Laoda's chest appeared completely collapsed.

"Go, what are you still looking at? It's your turn now!"

As Supervisor You spoke, he dragged Tian Lin by the collar outside.

At this time, it was already bright outside, and work in the mine had also started in full swing.

Tian Lin, grabbed by the collar, was dragged kicking into the cabin where the Supervisors usually stayed.

Although the Supervisor's cabin also had two large bunk beds, only about a dozen people lived there.

The cabin had a second floor, which Supervisor You and Tian Lin went up to. Several supervisors gambling inside laughed and said: "Little You, not taking the cook to vent today but brought a little boy instead?"

Supervisor You replied: "This is that Zhang guy's brother; his non-related brother is unwilling to serve Manager Xu, so Manager Xu sent me to take his brother to vent his anger."

As they talked, Supervisor You led Tian Lin upstairs.

In the large wooden room on the second floor, various torture instruments hung on the walls.

Tian Lin frowned and glanced over the bone-pickers, axes, and hooks, wondering why such things were prepared in a mere mining camp. Was this place a slaughterhouse?