In the blink of an eye, another twenty minutes passed.
A large amount of sand, soil and rocks dug out from the secret tunnel have piled up into two hills.
Fortunately, the billiards room is large enough to hold the dirt without having to transport it outside.
It's just that the indoor foothold has been greatly reduced, and some company employees can only withdraw and wait for the results outside.
The secret passage in front of the south wall is clearly visible to everyone.
This is a secret passage that slopes downward, with some narrow granite steps inside, extending deep underground.
The diameter of the entrance of the secret passage is about one meter. The further down it extends, the larger the space inside the secret passage becomes, forming an inverted funnel shape.
The secret passage is surrounded by extremely solid granite and integrally poured reinforced concrete.
This makes the secret tunnel very strong and safe, and there is no need to worry about the danger of collapse.
After more than forty minutes of continuous excavation, the secret tunnel has been dug down for about four meters, but it has not yet reached the bottom.
This situation shocked everyone, and their eyes shone with excitement.
Everyone understands that the secrets or treasures hidden in such a high-level secret passage must be very amazing.
But what exactly this secret or treasure is, no one knows except Xiao Ran.
Everyone can only guess based on imagination, and there are many guesses.
"when!"
While he was talking, a muffled sound suddenly came from deep in the secret passage.
The next moment, Nick's excited voice came from the depths of the secret passage.
"Sean, I dug to the bottom of the secret tunnel."
"There are two semicircular stone slabs here, which together form a circular stone door, pressed at the bottom of the secret passage."
"Under this stone door, there is probably a secret room hiding treasures."
Before he finished speaking, everyone inside and outside the billiards room cheered excitedly.
Even the engineer from the New York Subway Company was beaming with joy.
"It's great. I finally dug to the bottom. I thought I was going to dig to the center of the earth!"
"Now that we have dug the secret room door, can we see the status of this treasure immediately?"
While cheering, everyone was also full of expectations.
The deputy mayor of New York and others who were staying in the living room all stood up and stared at the mottled stone door on the big screen TV.
Thomas and the others couldn't wait any longer and were ready to go to the billiards room.
At this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly said through the intercom:
"Nick, these two semicircular stone slabs are not the door to the secret room, but the entrance to the next secret passage."
"Under the stone slab, there may be fatal traps. You must not try to move the stone slab to avoid danger!"
"You can clean up the floating soil at the bottom of the secret passage, and then you can come up. I will make my own arrangements for the next steps."
"ah!"
There were exclamations at the scene and in the live broadcast room at the same time, and everyone was shocked.
"I'll go! There's actually a secret passage down there. How deep is this underground secret room?"
The little farmer from Shanshen Temple exclaimed in surprise.
"Listen to Xiao Ran, the real challenge begins now!"
"The next exploration operation will definitely be more exciting!"
Mu Jiangnan continued excitedly.
The rest of the people were the same, and they suddenly became energetic.
"Okay, Sean, I know what to do."
Nick responded and was about to clean up the floating soil at the bottom of the secret passage.
However, Xiao Ran spoke up to stop him.
"Don't rush to take action yet, Nick, put on a gas mask and take good protection before we start."
"The space under these two stone slabs has been closed for eighty or ninety years and has always been shrouded in darkness."
"If there is no vent in the secret room where the treasure is hidden, the air inside must be dirty and even poisonous!"
"For your own safety, you must wear a gas mask, and so does everyone else."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, everyone nodded again and secretly admired it.
Sean's thinking is so thoughtful that it's almost impeccable. No wonder he can discover treasure after treasure!
Next, Xiao Ran asked his men to hang a gas mask and enter the secret passage, and handed it to Nick who was working at the bottom of the secret passage.
Everyone on the ground was assigned a pair of gas masks and wore them one after another.
Including the deputy mayor of New York and Thomas, everyone has a gas mask.
Not only that, Xiao Ran also asked his subordinates to turn on all the exhaust equipment in the basement to the maximum to exhaust the air with all their strength.
Moreover, a ventilation fan is installed at the entrance of the billiard room and the entrance of the secret passage to quickly replace the dirty air in the secret passage.
After doing this, he told Nick, who was staying at the bottom of the secret tunnel, to let this guy continue his work.
Then, he turned around and came to the living room.
After entering the living room, he looked at everyone present, and then said to everyone:
"Gentlemen, the next exploration operation may be somewhat dangerous. Please do not get close to the scene."
"If uncontrollable danger is discovered, I may ask everyone to evacuate this apartment building. I hope everyone can cooperate."
"Of course, I never want this to happen, but I still have to make some preparations."
Seeing him taking things so seriously, everyone's expressions became solemn.
Everyone nodded and expressed their willingness to cooperate.
Meanwhile, everyone is very curious.
"Sean, are there any deadly traps in the next secret passage under the stone slab?"
"Is there a trap in the secret room deep underground in the apartment building where the treasure is hidden?"
Thomas asked curiously.
The others were also very curious and looked at Xiao Ran.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Ran nodded.
"Yes, in the next secret passage and the secret room deep underground, there are many deadly traps. It can be said that there are many dangers!"
"If you don't know the correct way to pass through and how to remove the traps, and rush into the next secret passage and secret room, you will escape death!"
"Because of this, I ask everyone to take precautions and be prepared to evacuate at any time. This is for everyone's safety!"
"Next, I am going to personally explore the next section of the secret passage until I enter the secret room deep underground where the treasure is hidden!"
Not surprisingly, everyone was shocked.
"Ah! This secret passage is so dangerous. Is it true?"
exclaimed Charles.
The rest of the people were also shocked and a little worried.
While feeling shocked, everyone felt that this was a reasonable thing.
How could such a hidden treasure, and quite possibly a very amazing one, be left unprotected!
In that case, it would be too easy for those who get this treasure!
Before the exclamation could end, Counselor Wang immediately asked with concern:
"Xiao Ran, do you know how to pass the next secret passage? Do you know the correct way to safely pass the secret passage and unlock the treasure?"
"If you don't know these methods, it's better to be cautious to avoid accidents!"
As the cultural counselor of the Consulate General in New York, Counselor Wang had already received the order.
We must protect Xiao Ran's personal safety and interests as much as possible, even at all costs!
By exchanging 40 volumes of "Yongle Dadian", he has fully realized the great value of Xiao Ran!
In this case, he certainly didn't want to watch Xiao Ran take risks and put himself in mortal danger.
Compared with the value that Xiao Ran can bring, this treasure buried deep underground is not worth mentioning at all!
Many fans in the live broadcast room were also very concerned about Xiao Ran's safety.
"Xiao Ran, don't force yourself, safety first!"
"If you are not absolutely sure, giving up is a good choice!"
Mr. Jin reminded him aloud, and several other old men echoed a few words.
"You're right, Xiao Ran, it doesn't seem worth taking the risk for an American treasure!"
"Don't forget that we are in a modern society with advanced technology. What kind of detection equipment and mechanical equipment do we not have?"
"For safety reasons, violent demolition is the best way. Anyway, this building belongs to you!"
Beixinqiao Wu Yanzu continued.
The others also put forward suggestions one after another, each with their own unique tricks, many of which were simple and crude.
Xiao Ran smiled confidently and said:
"Uncle Wang, Mr. Jin, and all the fans, thank you for your concern. You don't have to worry about my safety at all."
"The treasure map I got originally recorded the correct way to pass through the secret passage and enter the secret room."
"I've already kept those methods in mind, nothing will happen!"
This statement is completely nonsense. There was no way to pass through the secret passage and enter the secret room in the treasure map!
However, he has the invincible clairvoyance power, and that's enough!
After hearing what he said, Counselor Wang and Mr. Jin immediately felt relieved, but they were still somewhat worried.
Next, Xiao Ran switched to English and explained to Thomas and the others.
I heard that there were a lot of deadly traps in the secret passages and secret rooms. These guys were all frightened and frightened.
Of course, there are also people who are secretly gloating about the misfortune, wishing that Xiao Ran would be killed by those traps!
For example, the executive and lawyer of the New York City Subway Company, and a few other guys.
While he was talking, Nick's voice suddenly came from the intercom.
"Sean, I have cleaned up the floating soil at the bottom of the secret passage and left the stone door untouched!"
After hearing the announcement, Xiao Ran immediately said through the intercom:
"Copy that, Nick, you can come up now!"
"Leave the rest of the exploration to me!"
Immediately afterwards, he said to Counselor Wang and Thomas:
"Gentlemen, just stay here, I'm going to get ready!"
After saying that, he turned around and left the reception area.