Zhou Yu didn't know much about the situation in the city's sewers before. In his imagination, it was almost a river of dirty water. After actually doing it, I found that the real situation was slightly better than I imagined.
Probably because it rains all year round in Migenzhu City, the design of the drainage system is particularly generous. The sewage flow in the channel is collected in the middle channel, and the dry areas on the sides are enough for two people to walk side by side. As Hongye walked, he took a flashlight and scanned everywhere. Because she was using an ordinary civilian flashlight, its actual uses were quite limited.
However, as she looked around, the eyes seemed to be able to pierce right through the darkness, not really relying on the ray of light. Rather than showing the way for the two of them, it is better to say that he is taking special care of Zhou Yu.
It was extremely quiet in the dark pipe, except for the constant flow of water and the occasional rustling sound. The shadows of rats that were moving in and out of the rainwater holes seemed to be close to the size of small cats.
Because he knew in advance that he was going to the sewer, Zhou Yu put on the bright yellow sportswear at the back of his closet today. Regardless of the color or storage location, this is definitely Zhou Yu's least favorite outfit. Even if it disappears for no reason, Zhou Yu will probably think that it was thrown away by herself.
The entrance to the sewer is in a neighborhood about half a mile off Crescent Road. In order to get closer to the location of the old man scavenging yesterday, the two of them went down the well and walked towards the southwest path.
Halfway through, Hongye suddenly stopped and looked at the heights on the other side of the sewage river.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Yu turned around and asked.
"There's a tiny little thing there."
The red leaves point to the water intake hole high up on the opposite side. At this time, the two of them were in the main pipe used to drain sewage, while small pipes used to drain rainwater were distributed high on both sides to prevent sewage from mixing into the rain channel.
The two crossed the sewage river and came to the hole pointed by Hongye. With the help of the flashlight, Zhou Yu also saw a dark square box sandwiched on the edge of the empty cover, the front area of which was slightly smaller than a coin.
"Thank you for being able to see such a small thing."
As he spoke, he stood on tiptoes and picked out the thing with his fingertips to identify it carefully. At first, he didn't realize what it was until he noticed the tiny needle-like hole at the front of the black box. When the flashlight is pointed at the hole, the cold light of a star of glass is reflected in the hole.
The moment he understood the purpose of this thing, he immediately clenched his palm and tightly covered the entire black square box in his palm.
"...This is a pinhole camera."
It's unclear whether the camera is still functioning, but the machine's casing is new and the battery may not be exhausted.
He and Hongye looked at each other. Obviously Hongye also knows the meaning of this word.
"Hongye, I forgot to ask. Is this part of the sewer space usually under the jurisdiction of the corresponding lord? Can I change things and spaces around at will like Osler?"
"No... Even on the streets above, no one can do what Osler can do. This is the privilege my father gave him. Moreover, among all public areas, only the underground part is not under the jurisdiction of the lord. . Everything here is constructed by the will of the city itself, and even the lord cannot change it. Because of this, the lord usually hides the entrance to the underground as much as possible. In addition, Zhou Yu, there is something I don’t know Let me tell you, I can feel the 'attention' of others on me. It was because I felt that someone was watching us just now that I was able to discover this machine."
"I did hear that some people can sense the sight behind them...but can you even use a camera?"
As Zhou Yu said this, he released his palms, pointed the camera at Hongye and asked, "What now?"
"I don't feel it. The people who were watching here have turned off the surveillance."
Although he didn't know how Hong Ye judged it, Zhou Yu decided to believe her answer. He threw the camera into the dark green sewage.
"Let's go, it seems there is a way here."
They continued to the west. During this period, the red leaves kept looking left and right, and Zhou Yu also tried to pay attention to the small water holes high up, but there was no new discovery.
If it wasn't because they were lucky enough to discover a very small number of surveillance cameras, it was because the other party knew Hong Ye's ability and took the initiative to shut down the surveillance system.
Without new clues to serve as guideposts, they were left to just fly by the seat of their pants. Zhou Yu tried to use her mobile phone to locate the location, but found that the GPS and network signals were extremely weak.
In desperation, he could only say self-deprecatingly: "If we get lost here, we will be trapped alive."
"Zhou Yu, you are worrying too much. As long as you connect with the city, Zhou Yu can determine your position. If necessary, I can dig a hole out."
Hearing Hongye's solemn answer, Zhou Yu couldn't help but glance at her, imagining her digging soil above the pipe with her green sword.
Just when he was about to lose control of the smile on his face, a strange low hum sounded from the pipe. It was like a wind whistling from inside the hole, but Zhou Yu didn't feel the strong air flow. There is only a minimal amount of wind blowing from the side.
He soon discovered that the sound was coming from the wall of the pipe.
Because of the damp environment, a thick layer of rancid mold grew on the walls. Zhou Yu endured the nausea and wiped it away, then put his ear to listen to the movement behind the wall.
What came from behind the wall was the shrill whistling wind, and a certain regular clanging sound, like the shaking of an iron box filled with hard objects. This movement immediately brought back Zhou Yu's memory.
"It's the subway." He blurted out immediately.
Originally, from Crescent Road to Bedai Road are all along the subway, so it is not surprising that there are areas adjacent to sewers.
The strange thing was that even though there was a wall separating him from the subway, he felt a little wind just now.
"Hongye, do you feel the wind?"
"some."
Maple Leaf, whose night vision was far superior to him, looked up while illuminating him with a flashlight. Soon, she pointed to the high place in front of the two of them and said, "There seems to be a hole there."
The flashlight beam then shone. Under the heavy cover of dark brown mold, there was indeed a circular hole the size of a fist exposed. Because it is located more than two meters above the ground, if you walk past it normally, you will inevitably ignore it.
Zhou Yu walked under the hole and looked up to observe the situation. He felt that there seemed to be a faint red light emitting from the edge on the other side of the hole. But the color was too faint, like an illusion caused by looking at darkness for a long time.
To confirm what he saw, he unconsciously leaned against the wall. The closer you get, the more you can see the reddish sheen around the edge of the hole. It was not some kind of solid light source, but rather a layer of luminous paint smeared on the edge of the hole.
"Hongye, do you recognize this..."
While speaking, he stretched out his hand and pressed against the wall.
However, with a dry rattle, the wall suddenly shattered.
It was not a collapse caused by age, but like bones that had been weathered for many years, so fragile that they turned into powder at the slightest exertion of force.
Zhou Yu didn't expect this situation at all, so he could only stand there blankly and looked at his palms. The moment he touched the wall, it was obviously covered with soft and rotten mold, but he felt that he was touching something very dry.
He didn't linger on this doubt for too long. After a few seconds, he raised his head and looked at the empty and dark space behind the wall.
In other words, it should be a dark space.
The long, narrow and claustrophobic tunnel that subway trains pass through every day is now filled with a blazing red light. The gorgeous color was like blood seeping from the wall, filling the cavity of the tunnel.
The situation was like drilling into a human blood vessel and observing the inner wall.
Hongye sighed longly behind him. Her voice was filled with deep sadness.
