Yu Er actually wanted to say she didn't believe it, but why should one woman make things difficult for another?
After all, at that time, Yu Er was still an alien little sprite, not fully understanding the outside world, and her recognition of human emotions was not yet so profound.
It was only after she grew up and broke free from the system's constraints that she gradually became familiar with these people.
"I'm not going. I want to let her know that deceiving me has serious consequences."
"In the end, you'll still end up in the same bed." Yu Er giggled and tickled his armpit.
"I'll lie in the same bed with you first." Guo Xuyang flipped over and mounted the "great white horse."
Before long, unspeakable sounds filled the room.
Perhaps Guo Xuyang was stimulated, or perhaps Yu Er's resilience had increased; they actually lasted until two in the morning before falling into a deep sleep.
Li Minxi came to their room several times and found that neither of them had any awareness at all, knowing that they had been quite active.
With no other choice, she followed Xiao Yun and the others to tour the gold mine.
To be honest, these people usually wore gold and silver frequently, but they had never been to a gold panning site.
Led by Cheke, everyone arrived at the gold mine in which Guo Xuyang had invested.
Around them were black men holding real firearms. Seeing the convoy approach, they immediately raised their long guns.
"Saga?" Cheke honked the horn and shouted loudly.
A strong young black man saw Cheke and quickly waved his hand. These black men then lowered their guns.
"Mr. Cheke, what brings you here today?"
"Didn't I call you last night? Did you drink it all down?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Cheke. I forgot about it. Please come in quickly."
Saga said with a grin and then pretended to give a not-so-standard salute.
Cheke honked the horn and drove the car into the mine.
"Be careful where you step, there's water everywhere. The environment here isn't very good," Cheke said, looking at Xiao Yun and the others.
Xiao Qi carefully accompanied Wu Shangqing, and Elena followed Wu Shangqing, holding little Guo Yi.
The other women looked at the dirty water underfoot with some disdain. They couldn't understand why Xiao Yun had asked to visit the gold mine.
There was really nothing much to see here.
Each person had a square pit and was constantly washing with something like a sieve.
This process seemed decades behind, and it was surprising that someone was still using it.
There was no choice, as labor in Africa was cheap.
If advanced gold panning technology were to be implemented, various expenses would be too high, with electricity costs alone being a considerable expenditure.
"These people are very diligent, and we assess them quite strictly," Cheke explained.
"Isn't this process a bit outdated?" Li Minxi asked from the side.
"The quality of the gold dust extracted using this method is higher.
The gold dust extracted with advanced technology suffers significant losses and is of lower quality, requiring several more steps to remove impurities.
The gold dust extracted by these people can be directly smelted."
"So that's how it is. It's just that these people work too hard."
"Hard work? Heh heh." Cheke chuckled twice and said nothing more.
Xiao Yun and Li Minxi were puzzled, not knowing why Cheke was smiling like that.
The group walked forward, their feet sinking into the mud.
Wang Lihong suddenly stopped. She stared intently at a gaunt person in front of her, her body trembling uncontrollably.
"Xiao Hong, what's wrong?" Xiao Yu, who was walking with Wang Lihong, asked.
"Look who that is?" Wang Lihong pointed to a middle-aged man bending over and panning for gold.
This person looked very strange, with a layer of skin hanging loosely from his thin arms, as if it were skin shedding due to extreme weight loss.
His cheekbones were high, making his eyes appear particularly large.
"Do you know him? This person looks like he's from our area, but not quite. He's too dark."
Xiao Yu was puzzled by Wang Lihong's excitement.
"Take a closer look?" Wang Lihong's voice involuntarily rose.
The others, hearing the commotion, also stopped and looked over.
Even the gold panner stopped his work and looked towards them.
"What's wrong, Xiao Hong?" Li Minxi, with her pregnant belly, came over.
"It's him?" Xiao Yu couldn't help but exclaim loudly.
Wang Lihong nodded, tears flowing uncontrollably.
"I can't believe he's come to this," Xiao Yu said indignantly.
The middle-aged man looked at Xiao Hong for a moment, then suddenly ran towards them.
Unfortunately, he didn't run more than a few steps before being hit on the back with the butt of a gun by a black man holding a rifle.
He stumbled and fell face-first onto the ground.
"Save me, save me, please save me." the middle-aged man shouted.
Perhaps due to a long period without water, or perhaps due to not speaking for a long time, his voice was extremely harsh and slurred.
However, these people still understood what the middle-aged man meant.
"What's going on?" Xiao Yun asked Cheke.
"Miss Xiao, have you forgotten the people who came with you?" Cheke retorted.
Cheke's question made Xiao Yun recall that there had been another group of people who boarded the ship with them, but after being taken away, there had been no further news.
Could the middle-aged man in front of them be one of them?
Xiao Yun's eyes widened; she found it hard to believe.
She remembered that the people brought out at that time were all pampered and meticulously cared for.
Because they were traveling with Guo Xuyang and Lu Liang, she had not thought to inquire about the situation of those people.
"He's one of those people?" Xiao Yun still couldn't believe it.
"Mm."
Cheke's answer made Xiao Yun understand why this person looked so strange.
None of the people brought over at that time were skinny. Arriving in this environment, with poor food and rest, significant weight loss was inevitable.
Xiao Yun now understood why these people preferred manual labor to advanced gold panning equipment.
Wang Lihong spat hatefully, "You've come to this too."
Xu Liping, who was following behind the group, also recognized who this person was.
This emaciated middle-aged man was Li Xinglong, the legal representative of Longxing Group, and the direct superior of the Anran Hotel.
This was no wonder Wang Lihong and Xiao Yu were so agitated.
It was because of Li Xinglong and others like him that they had been tricked.
If they hadn't possessed some beauty, they might have long since perished in Shanghai.
Why was Wang Lihong so agitated?
Because the first person she saw after being tricked and brought to Anran Hotel was this very man.