Chapter 53: The Mines (2)

"And have you heard anything unusual lately?"

"You bet I have! See Jona over there? Someone saw his cousin in action with a goat last week and —"

"I meant concerning the incidents! The missing workers?" Elisa hurriedly interrupted the man, her face quickly taking on a crimson color to display her discomfort.

"Oh, yeah. The incidents. Nothin much to tell ya about it. Weird creeps stealing our equipment for a while now," the slightly disappointed miner who she was interrogating replied.

"But were there unusual noises, or did you see anything?" Elisa asked expectantly. 

"Not much, honestly. We are just mindin our business and once in a while, something disappears or breaks or whatnot. Hard times, I'm telling ya. But no one's seen a thing so far," the man elaborated further and spit on the ground.

"Alright. Thank you for your time then. I will keep asking around," Elisa replied and turned away.