In the secret passage, Xiao Ran, who had just come down, was checking the situation here.
At this time, he and Marvin were the only two people in the secret passage. Nick and four other people were still around the entrance above and had not come down.
At the same time, Frank and Peggy were standing in front of the big-screen TV, watching the real-time video coming from the secret passage.
With the help of the bright flashlight, Xiao Ran first looked at the wall lamp installed on the wall, and then looked at the ground under his feet and the surrounding walls.
After a quick look around, he said:
"Similar to my previous judgment, there are no traps here and it is relatively safe."
"Except for the wall lamp, the ladder, and the electrical wiring, everything else here remains in its original state."
“Myers didn’t do any major renovations when he bought the place, he just added a few things.”
"For us, this is undoubtedly a good thing and can save a lot of trouble and time."
As he spoke, he looked into the corridor.
As the light of a strong flashlight came in, the situation in the corridor was immediately revealed, but it was not very realistic.
Just like the picture taken by a small drone just now, this arched corridor is very clean and empty.
With the help of the light, Xiao Ran glanced deep into the corridor, but found nothing.
Then he withdrew his gaze and looked at the floor, walls, and vault at the entrance to the corridor.
The object of focus is the distribution box installed on the wall not far inside the corridor.
After pretending to observe carefully for a moment, Xiao Ran said:
"Same as the previous judgment, there are no traps at the entrance of this corridor, so you can enter with confidence."
"As for the situation deeper in the corridor, it is probably about the same."
Having said that, he still picked up the heavy police shield with one hand and blocked it in front of him.
The next moment, the heavy police shield suddenly fell down and hit the ground in the corridor.
"boom!"
There was a muffled sound at the scene, and then there was an echo in the corridor.
Other than that, there are no changes.
Later, Xiao Ran tested several other floor tiles.
The result was the same, no changes occurred.
After making sure it was safe, he walked into the corridor and issued the next order.
"Nick, you can come down now, just follow Marvin."
"I will thoroughly explore this corridor, so you don't have to worry about your safety."
As soon as the words fell, Nick and the others who were staying at the entrance above responded immediately.
"Copy that, Sean, we'll be careful."
With that said, an appraisal expert from the Philadelphia Museum of Art came down the ladder.
Xiao Ran walked into the corridor, testing the ground with a police shield while marching, step by step!
Following his movements, there were constant banging and banging sounds in the corridor, as well as a series of echoes, which sounded somewhat rhythmic!
Following closely behind, Marvin also walked into the corridor, following suit!
While following up, he also marked a safe route to guide Nick and others behind.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran came to the power distribution box and stopped.
Using a strong flashlight, he carefully checked the distribution box and the surrounding situation.
Then he took out an electric pen and touched various places on the surface of the distribution box to see if the surface of the distribution box was electrified and whether it was a hidden trap.
As a result, there was no response from the pen. The distribution box was safe and there was no electricity on the surface.
However, Xiao Ran did not open the distribution box immediately.
He then checked the walls and floors on both sides of the corridor, as well as the vault above.
After confirming that there were no fatal traps in these places, he reached out to open the distribution box and looked inside.
This distribution box looks very ordinary, nothing special about it.
There are seven switches in the electrical box, three are closed and four are open.
On each of the three switchgear switches, an indicator light is on, indicating that power is on.
None of the four closed switch indicators came on.
However, there is no indication of the function of the switch below these switches.
This means that these switches can do a lot of things!
The three switches that appear to be closed may not actually be closed, and the indicator lights above may be just a cover.
The four disconnected switches may not be really disconnected. They may be in a closed state, but the indicator light does not light up.
Some of these switches should control lighting, some should control constant temperature and humidity systems, control ventilation equipment, etc.
But behind some electric switches, there may be fatal dangers hidden!
If you rashly close the switch that shouldn't be closed, this underground space may be blown up in an instant!
Everyone who enters here will be completely buried here.
Looking at these switches, Xiao Ran's expression couldn't help but become more solemn.
Although he can see through the inside of the switch and know which switches are open and which ones are closed!
However, he had no way of judging what would happen after closing the switch.
He couldn't see through what was connected at the other end of those criss-crossing wires!
Frank and the others who watched this scene through the video couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
"With so many switches, which one controls the lighting? Which one controls the air conditioning and ventilation equipment?"
"Wow! It's not easy to judge. If you close the wrong switch, it might trigger a hidden trap, which would be troublesome."
Everyone started talking and were a little worried.
At this moment, Xiao Ran closed the distribution box and said immediately:
"Marvin, lock this distribution box. No one can touch it without my permission."
"I can't tell now whether there is a fatal danger hidden behind these switches in the electrical box."
"For safety reasons, we connected the power from the ground and rearranged the lighting equipment in the corridor. The wall lamps here cannot be used."
"No problem, Sean, just leave it to us."
Marvin nodded in response and immediately took action.
Meanwhile, workers on the ground began preparing electrical wiring and lighting equipment.
When I came here today, these equipments were brought over and placed in the music store. Now I just need to take them out of the boxes.
Immediately afterwards, Nick and the others took over the equipment, took it into the secret passage, and set it up.
In just a moment, this underground secret passage lit up.
At this time, Xiao Ran had reached the first turning point in the corridor.
It was here that the first infrared warning device was discovered by a small drone.
When he got here, Xiao Ran stopped and looked at the one-meter-high red brick on the wall on the left.
At the same time, Haipeng's voice also came from the walkie-talkie.
"Xiao Ran, the first infrared ray is less than half a meter in front of you, so be careful."
"The height of this infrared ray is about one meter, and you can choose to pass through it from below."
"For safety reasons, it is best to find the control equipment of these infrared alarm devices and then dismantle them."
"Using tools to shield or refract infrared rays is not safe."
After hearing these words, Xiao Ran immediately replied through the intercom:
"Received, I will not dismantle these infrared alarm devices immediately, nor will I use tools to shield or refract them."
"If expected, the control equipment of these infrared alarm devices should be in that underground shelter, and can be turned on and off remotely."
"Only in this way, after Miles and the others leave here, can they remotely activate these infrared alarm devices."
"Others broke into this corridor, but they were unable to turn off and dismantle these infrared alarm devices outside."
After hearing his analysis, everyone nodded.
The red brick hiding the infrared alarm device also appeared on the TV screen.
You can see that there is a very small round hole on the red brick.
The infrared alarm device installed here is hidden inside this hollowed-out red brick, which is very concealed.
Xiao Ran carefully inspected the red brick, and then inspected the ground, walls on both sides, and the vault.
After making sure that there were no other traps in these places, he took off the backpack behind him, put down the police shield, and pushed these things forward against the ground.
Then he lay down on the spot, supporting the ground with his hands, and in a crawling posture, clinging to the ground, the invisible infrared ray passed through from below.
His movements were very agile, like a gecko, swimming close to the ground.
Looking at this scene, there was an exclamation in front of the big screen TV.
"Wow! Sometimes I really wonder if Sean is a thief. His abilities are so amazing!"
"Who says otherwise? Compared with him, Miles and McCann are like two unworthy little thieves!"
While marveling, Frank and the others all thought of the scene where Xiao Ran used a stethoscope to open safes and vaults.
The level of proficiency and silky smoothness, as well as the speed, are simply incredible!
While he was talking, Xiao Ran had safely passed through the first infrared ray and stood up again.
Immediately afterwards, he said to Marvin who followed him:
"Marvin, you stay here and help others pass through this invisible infrared ray. You must not trigger the alarm!"
"I will mark the next few infrared alarm devices and handle them accordingly."
"In the corridor behind, I will mark the safe route with a red pen. You can just follow the safe route."
"Got it, Sean"
Marvin nodded in response.
As he spoke, he came closer and immediately stayed here.
Xiao Ran turned on the searchlight and headlight in front of the heavy police shield and walked forward alone.
After rounding the bend ahead, the light projected from the entrance of the corridor suddenly weakened a lot.
The visibility here has dropped a lot, but to Xiao Ran, this doesn't matter.
In his eyes, there was no secret in this corridor.
His movement of advancing while exploring was just a performance, for those guys on the ground to see!
Not far ahead, he came to the second infrared alarm device.
The infrared ray projected by this alarm device is a diagonal line tilted at thirty degrees.
After determining the direction of the infrared ray, Xiao Ran picked up the heavy police shield and easily jumped over the lowest point of the infrared ray.
His light and agile movements are like a dancer dancing in infrared light.
Seeing this scene, Frank and Peggy, who were staying in the entertainment area, couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation again.
"Wow! This guy Sean is so amazing and breathtaking!"
“This is a really versatile guy, and you can tell he’s really enjoying this adventure!”
While everyone was marveling, Xiao Ran had already started to mark the walls and the ground to remind Ma Wen and others who were following behind.
Just like that, it didn't take long for him to successfully pass through the S-shaped corridor and arrive at the iron gate at the end of the corridor!
