Lei Zhentian took one, Chen Long took another, and Lei Zhentian also picked a few tall and muscular men, including Lei Sanpao.
Lei Ba and others stayed outside.
Chen Long put on his safety helmet, took a strong flashlight, and took the lead, striding toward the dark mine.
Lei Sanpao, Lei Zhentian and others followed closely behind.
After entering the mine, everyone turned on the miner's lamp.
Although there are electric lights installed in the mine, they are all incandescent bulbs, which are dim and far apart, and the lighting effect is not very good.
Qinglongshan Coal Mine is the earliest coal mine excavated by Lei Zhentian. It has been six or seven years and there has never been a major safety accident.
So when Chen Long said there were serious safety risks here, Lei Zhentian didn't believe it, but he didn't dare to be careless.
Because, after all, this is an old mine.
Generally speaking, the risk factor of safety accidents in old mines is still higher.
Chen Long took a bright flashlight and strode forward.
He knew clearly that just the day after this, that is, tomorrow morning, a relatively serious mining accident occurred in the Qinglongshan Coal Mine. A large-scale roof collapse occurred in the No. 3 branch tunnel, killing a miner and others.
Seven miners were trapped inside, suffering from difficulty breathing and lack of water and food. It took three or four days for them to be rescued, and two more died.
He originally planned that if the Lei family and his son did not make things difficult for him and successfully paid back the 150,000 payment, he would come over and talk to Lei Sanpao to eliminate the safety hazards in the No. 3 branch to prevent innocent absentees from being harmed.
However, since the Lei family father and son are deliberately creating difficulties, they can only use this opportunity to solve the trouble.
Although Chen Long has worked in a mining company for three or four years, he has never been to a mine seriously. He only knows that there is a lot of coal under this mountain, the mines are very deep, and there are dozens of branch tunnels, large and small.
, just like an aorta, pulling out many branches and veins, weaving into a huge network of underground tunnels.
After about 200 meters, they turned into Branch Cave No. 3.
Chen Long's pace began to slow down.
If you remember correctly, the collapse occurred at the third entrance of this branch tunnel.
He held a flashlight and looked around at the situation from time to time.
This branch hole is slightly smaller than the main tunnel, and you can see many pillars and roofs, almost all of which are thick and strong wood and planks.
The air was filled with a damp, stuffy smell.
From time to time, miners pushed coal and hurried past them without even raising their heads or saying hello. Their faces were dull, as if they were all robots.
It was the first time that Chen Long walked into such a deep well, and he couldn't help but secretly lament their hard work.
Thinking about how he had shown no mercy to these coal miners before, he really wanted to slap himself hard.
Lei Zhentian walked beside him, holding a strong flashlight and looking at the surrounding situation from time to time.
This guy had been a miner for five or six years when he was young and was very familiar with the conditions in the mine, so he went down to inspect it himself.
After a while, Chen Long reached the third cave entrance and stopped.
He shined his flashlight inside, and saw that the inside was slanting downwards, with winding paths leading to the bottom, and almost every one or two meters there were thick pillars with densely packed roofs.
It should be not far from the goal.
He took a flashlight and walked cautiously inside.
Two bright beams of light appeared in front of them, bending down and walking towards them one after the other.
Needless to say, they are two miners pulling coal.
Because this is a sloping downhill, it is more difficult for one person. Two miners cooperate with each other, one pulls in front and the other pushes from behind.
After going uphill, there was still only one person pushing out.
Chen Long greeted kindly: "Brother, there may be some safety hazards in your mine. Please be careful when entering and exiting."
The miner just hummed, pushed the coal cart and left without raising his head.
Chen Long continued to move forward, mainly shining his flashlight on the ceiling above.
Since it was a roof collapse, there must be something wrong with the roof wall. Even a layman could guess it.
Sure enough, after a while, he discovered some small problems. The top panel was very damp and was obviously different from the original one.
Lei Zhentian also noticed something strange, and said to Lei Sanpao next to him: "Sanpao, what's going on? Why are these roofs so wet?"
Lei Sanpao said nonchalantly: "Brother, this is normal. This tunnel has been here for several years. Over time, the roof must be a little damp."
"It is not a good thing if the roof is wet. The rock layer may be loose, causing water seepage. You must take better precautions and pay attention."
Lei Sanpao agreed repeatedly.
Everyone continued to walk forward, but Chen Long was at the front and stopped: "Boss Lei, look, some of the roofs above have been deformed and have cracks."
As he spoke, some small pieces of cinders fell down and hit him in the face.
Lei Zhentian has been running a coal mine all his life and has so much experience. His heart immediately sank and he exclaimed: "No, this is an obvious sign of a roof collapse!"
Lei Sanpao said in confusion: "Brother, what are you talking about?"
"It's a landslide! Once it collapses and blocks the tunnel, the workers inside will be in trouble! Quick, call all the workers inside, leave nothing behind, and stop the work!"
"Brother, it's not that serious. I think it's fine here..."
Before Lei Sanpao could finish his words, Lei Zhentian kicked him on the butt: "Just go if I tell you to, what are you talking about!"
Lei Sanpao stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
He hurriedly ran to the tunnel in front, shouting as he ran: "Old Cao, Cao Dewang, stop digging, everyone come out, hurry up..."
Lei Zhentian knew how serious the collapse was, so he started to retreat and did not dare to go forward any further.
The few people who came with him were afraid and moved back.
Chen Long was the only one who walked forward boldly and cautiously.
The further we walked forward, the more severe the roof collapse phenomenon became. Many roofs were severely deformed and had cracks. From time to time, small pieces of cinders fell down.
Moreover, he vaguely heard that there seemed to be some random strange noises above his head.
He held his breath and listened quietly——
That's right.
Click click click.
Strange, what is this sound?
Could it be that the rock formation is being squeezed and is about to break, causing the abnormal sound?
If this is the case, the roof collapse here really won’t last long!
While he was thinking, there was a flurry of footsteps in front of him, and Lei Sanpao, with seven or eight absentees, hurried over here.
Because Lei Sanpao told them that this place was very dangerous and the tunnel might collapse, the miners were of course very panicked.
No one wants to lose their life here!
However, the more you panic, the easier it is for something to happen!