Chapter 313 Alexander Investigated Events from Ten Years Ago
“Shut up!” I snapped back at him, irritably saying, “Keep making noise, and I’ll rip out your tongue.”
“Hiss!” He took a long breath, his face full of fear, clutching his heart dramatically, “I was scared to death, why are you so fierce? I’ve been thinking about you every day, and you actually want to pull out my tongue, women are the most poisonous.”
I was speechless. The hall was empty. I sat down on the sofa and looked up at him, “When did you come back?”
He plopped down onto the single-seater sofa nearby, his sunburned yet still handsome face looking at her as he said, “I haven’t been back for long, why? It seems like you weren’t expecting me to return at all, huh?”
Not joking around with him, I asked, “What were you looking into over at Dracview?”
His face stiffened slightly, then turned serious. He pursed his l*ps and said, “No…”
“Alexander,” I began, speaking seriously, “It’s been less than half a month, and you’re ready to draw a line between us?”
He frowned, “What are you talking about? Stop talking nonsense.”
“Then speak up, what did you find out staying in Dracview?” I started, my eyes fixed on him without moving.
He fell silent for a moment, then said, “My parents’ death back then, it
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wasn’t an accident.
My heart skipped a beat, indeed, some things are bound to be discovered sooner or later.
Taking a breath, I knowingly asked, “It wasn’t an accident?”
He nodded, “The collapse ten years ago was caused by the excessive mining under Mount Snake.”
I pursed my l*ps, looking at his gloomy face, unsure of how much he knew, and continued, “It’s been ten years since the incident. The official response at the time was that it was a natural collapse, and the underground void was a natural phenomenon. How can you be sure it was caused by over-mining?”
He shook his head slightly, a*serting, “It’s not a natural phenomenon. When Auntie Eileen and I went into the mountains, we felt something was off. It was clear that the mountains had been severely exploited and polluted. Even if people had mined there years ago, it’s been a decade now. The natural world’s ability to renew itself should have rejuvenated the area. But after all these years, the mountains are still as desolate as ever, with many plants unable to grow. Even the water quality in the mountains is still polluted. The fact that the environment hasn’t been able to recover after all these years only proves that the mountains were over-exploited at the time.”
I remained silent, not responding. Dale had told me everything about the past. The old man of the Hinton family had almost taken everything that could be taken from Mount Snake in order to drain it. I fear that it has now become a barren mountain. If it weren’t for the mountain people who have lived there for generations, they would have probably left long ago.
“What are you planning to do?” I looked at him, trying to speak. His parents had died under that mountain, and he had exhausted himself
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investigating it. Once he knew the truth, it was up to him what he wanted to do next.
He set his face, his voice restrained, “Everyone thought they died of natural disasters, but if it wasn’t a natural disaster, it was a man-made disaster. Since it was a man-made disaster, the people who caused all this should not be beyond the reach of the law. They should receive the punishment they deserve. For ten years, they have been at large, while hundreds of people were inexplicably buried under the mountain back then. It’s not fair!”
A sour taste rose in my mouth, and I felt powerless, not knowing what to say. If I hadn’t known that all this was related to the Hinton family, perhaps I would have joined him in shouting righteously, seeking justice for the deceased.
But I knew everything, yet I couldn’t do anything, because, human nature is selfish, and I, ironically, couldn’t go against my nature.
For Walter, I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t stand by and watch everything about him crumble, couldn’t watch him face such a crushing burden of
sin.
After hesitating for a long time, I looked at Alexander and said, “It’s been ten years since the incident. Most of the people who were mining in the mountains back then are either dead or have long since left. How can we find the one who started it all?”
He pursed his l*ps, saying indifferently, “I know it’s hard to find, but it doesn’t mean it’s unfindable. There were only a few companies mining back then, and it’s clear that someone deliberately suppressed it. Ten years is not enough to bury everything, it’s not hard to investigate.”
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