Chapter 229 Extra - After Leaving (1/2)

The next second after Ruan Tang and Yan Yu were sucked into the spacetime vortex.

Boom—rumble—

The entire mountain collapsed instantly, starting from the summit.

The huge hole blasted open by the Star Chart Cauldron was the first to crack, and countless pieces of gravel and soil fell down.

Rocks pressed against rocks, tumbling down one after another, and in less than a breath, the entire mountain shrank by two-thirds.

The cave that held the Ruan family's century-old secret, along with all the traces within, was completely and permanently buried under the soil and rocks.

Dust rose into the sky, only to be swept away by the cold mountain winds.

Everything returned to a deathly silence.

It's as if that cave, those people, and those events never existed.

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Jixiang Brigade.

In the brigade headquarters office, Chen Fengshan had just stamped the last document with his bright red seal.

He removed the stamp and leaned over to blow on the still-wet ink.

In the section for changes in household registration, a clean horizontal line was drawn over the three characters "An Sanchuan," and next to it was the newly written name: Lin Muchuan.

It's finally done.

He picked up the transfer agreement for the courtyard again. It was clearly a good thing, but for no reason, he felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

Ruan Tang and Yan Yu, those two kids, suddenly came to see him a couple of days ago, saying they had a confidential transfer order and were going to another place to work on some mechanical project.

The procedures were processed incredibly quickly.

Indeed, capable people are amazing; they can always rise above others, no matter what.

Just as I was stunned, the ground beneath my feet suddenly shook!

The enamel mug on the table crashed to the ground with a loud bang, shards of porcelain scattering everywhere.

The windowpanes rattled, and a terrifying roar rolled in from the distant mountains, one after another, pounding dully on everyone's hearts!

"Earthquake!"

Screams from a woman and a child came from the courtyard.

Chen Fengshan's face turned pale, and he grabbed the military overcoat hanging on the back of the chair and rushed out.

"Don't panic! Get to the middle of the yard! Quickly!"

Fortunately, the tremors came and went quickly.

In just a minute or two, the ground stopped shaking, and only the muffled thud still echoed in the mountains.

"Captain! Look up at the mountain!" A militiaman pointed into the distance, his voice trembling.

Chen Fengshan looked in the direction he was pointing and froze on the spot.

That lonely mountain peak, the very tip he had gazed upon for decades, seemed to have been flattened by something from the sky, becoming considerably shorter, with wisps of gray smoke rising from its summit.

"The mountain...the mountain collapsed?"

On a day when heavy snow blocks the mountains, how could the mountain suddenly collapse?

Chen Fengshan's heart skipped a beat, and he led several militiamen, trudging down the mountainside.

When they arrived, everyone was stunned and speechless for a long time.

This landslide was... too "sensible".

Only that one mountain peak collapsed; not even a small stone rolled down from the surrounding mountains.

The collapsed earth and rocks were scattered everywhere, and many of the surrounding trees were broken, leaving the hillside in a state of chaos and devastation.

Chen Fengshan looked at the bare, jumbled rocks and scratched his head. How could a mountain collapse in broad daylight?

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At the same time, in Beijing, at Xiyuan.

An elderly man, dressed in a Zhongshan suit, with graying temples but a straight back, finished his morning meeting and walked back to his office.

Besides being used for office work, this place is also used to meet guests of special status.

He walked up to the heavy mahogany door and habitually pushed it open.

The door didn't move.

The old man paused for a moment, then tightened his grip, making the door seem welded to the frame.

"Xiao Zhang," he called out to his bodyguard.

A young soldier with a straight posture immediately ran over: "Commander."