Ma Xiaoguang felt his eyes go dark, his whole body became weightless, and the chair under him disappeared somewhere.
This feeling didn't last long, maybe a few seconds, maybe much shorter. Suddenly, his whole body stagnated, as if a pair of big hands were dragging him down. He seemed to be floating on the water, but it didn't look like it - because his whole body was dry and untouched. to a drop of water.
Not long after, I heard the sound of "click, click, click" again, a bright light flashed away, and then I felt a sinking sensation under my body - as if someone had fallen down again.
"Who?" Ma Xiaoguang asked instinctively.
"Team leader?" It was Wu Qiuyi's somewhat anxious voice.
"Why did you fall?" Ma Xiaoguang was still a little confused and didn't understand.
"People... I'm worried about you. Fatty and Lao Cao, I asked them to stay on top, waiting for rescue..." Wu Qiuyi stuttered, which was rare. This kind of situation is rare, that is, you can't see your fingers in the dark, and you can't see. to the expression on the face.
"Ahem..." Ma Xiaoguang coughed twice, as if he felt that the air in the darkness was a little nervous.
"Do you have a flashlight?" Ma Xiaoguang asked.
"The situation is urgent. I haven't thought of this yet...don't you smoke? You should have matches on you." Wu Qiuyi's tone returned to her usual calmness.
Damn, I got so confused in my desperation that I forgot that I still had such a good thing in my body. Fortunately, I didn't scream for help. That would be a serious loss of points.
"Hey--" The match lit up, illuminating the surrounding area.
This is a shaft, leading directly to the quiet room just now. There should be a flap under the huanghuali chair. When the mechanism is touched, the flap turns, and the person on it falls down.
There was a big net underneath him, so he and Wu Qiuyi were unscathed when they fell from it. If they had fallen directly to the ground, they would probably have lost their hands and feet at the least...
This mechanism should be used by the owner of the quiet room to escape or catch people. Or why do you want to build this big net? This net must bear the weight of one person (now two) who fell from a high place. This net is not ordinary.
Soon one match burned out, and he lit another one, only to see that under the big net, there was only one person tall. He felt a little calmer, if it was an abyss, then he and Wu Qiuyi would really have to wait for rescue in this big net. , but luckily there is such a net, otherwise if you fall from such a height, you will be half disabled even if you don't die.
After the matches burned out, Ma Xiaoguang climbed to the edge of the net based on his memory, and carefully held onto the big net with his hands. Although the bottom looked like solid ground, once bitten by a snake, he had been afraid of well ropes for ten years. Now he could not be careless. No matter what agency there is, I have zero experience in this area, so don't make any mistakes again.
Fortunately, there were no mechanisms or hidden weapons down there for the time being. Ma Xiaoguang tried it carefully and found that it was indeed a solid ground, made of bluestone.
At this time, he thought that Wu Qiuyi was still online. She was indeed a female agent. She quickly regained her composure - she even thought of the match on Chief Ma's body. Moreover, she was neither yelling nor making a fuss. It was indeed different from ordinary people. woman.
However, this net made it inconvenient for people to move, so the lady couldn't struggle down alone, so Ma Xiaoguang helped Wu Qiuyi quickly find her way to the edge of the net, and made a ladder herself, allowing Wu Qiuyi to get down to the ground.
After getting their feet on the ground, the two of them felt at ease, and slowly their eyes gradually adapted to the darkness. Although the light here was very dark, they could vaguely see each other.
Ma Xiaoguang lit a third match and illuminated the bottom of the cave - preparing to find a way out. Although he knew that the brothers above would not fail to come to rescue him, he was content with what he had come. It was better to see what secrets this underground cave had.
"Are you okay?" Ma Xiaoguang has not forgotten that Wu Qiuyi is beside him, and cannot just be curious.
"No...it's okay." Wu Qiuyi stuttered again.
Not caring about Wu Qiuyi's stuttering problem, Ma Xiaoguang looked around by the dim light of the match.
It is surrounded by bricks and stones, but there are some signs of water seepage in some places due to its age.
There are pieces of bricks and stones everywhere, except for one place where there is a whole stone slab, about a person high and two feet wide - it should be the door to go out.
At this time, the match had burned out.
I don't know how long they will stay underground. The two of them have slowly adapted to the darkness, so they did not light the match again. They used their memory to find the location of the stone slab, and groped inch by inch on the cold stone wall with their hands.
Not long after, Ma Xiaoguang and Wu Qiuyi touched a raised stone brick at the same time.
"It should be right here, let me come." Wu Qiuyi's tone returned to its former calmness.
Ma Xiaoguang knew his own family affairs, and he was not as good as Wu Qiuyi in such professional work as the news agency, even Fatty and Cao Mu, so why don't you show off? Otherwise, why would Chief Ma be the only one among the four in total?
After a while, there was a "click" sound, and the stone slab slid open, revealing a dark passage.
I lit another match and looked over as the flames flickered. I saw that the passage was deep and had no end, but there were steps at my feet.
I stepped hard with my feet. The steps under my feet were extremely solid and did not look like an organic concealed weapon. So I stepped on them. At this time, my hand was held by someone. It felt as warm as jade - but it was Wu Qiuyi. took his hand.
Throw your hands away? That's so rude. In this environment, it's better not to talk about so many clichés and false etiquette. It's serious for everyone to find a way to get out.
The steps kept going up. The two held hands, one after the other, walking carefully step by step without any accident...
I don’t know how long I’ve been walking, but I feel like the steps will never end…
"Have a rest..." Ma Xiaoguang said. He was a little tired, and Wu Qiuyi was probably a little tired too, because there was silence in the darkness with only the breathing of the two of them. It was obvious that even Wu Qiuyi's breathing was faster than before. The two of them were indeed walking. It's been a long time.
After taking a short rest, the two of them continued walking. I don’t know how long they walked, an hour? No, it seems to be longer.
The steps seem to never end.
How big of a project would it be to build such a long staircase underground? Is it an ancient tomb? Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoguang suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered a book about tomb robbing that he had read in later generations - there was such a staircase in it.
"I understand, this is the soul-hanging ladder..." Ma Xiaoguang suddenly realized.
"Suspended Soul Ladder?" Wu Qiuyi felt a little nervous when she heard Ma Xiaoguang say this name.
"It's just a name. It's a kind of ladder that people keep walking on. It actually takes advantage of people's illusions." Ma Xiaoguang gave Wu Qiuyi a general explanation of the principle of the "Suspended Soul Ladder".
"Actually, the exit should be right next to the steps we took, but we only paid attention to the steps under our feet and ignored the surroundings." Wu Qiuyi figured out the principle of the hanging soul ladder, and figured out the reason after a little thought.
The two set out again, this time no longer paying attention to the steps at their feet - of course, the steps were originally designed to create an illusion and would not contain dangerous mechanisms. Instead, they held on to the wall next to them and walked step by step. He held on and touched it inch by inch.
Just like that, not long after, Wu Qiuyi shouted: "Stop!"
Then he groped carefully, pressed a brick on the stone wall, and heard a "click" sound. A hole opened in the stone wall, and a passage appeared in front of the two of them.
There seems to be a dim light in this passage. Although it is very weak, it makes the two people who have been underground for a short time feel that it is enough to roughly see the surrounding situation.
Without having time to think about the source of the light, I walked along the passage for a short time and came to a stone door again. This time there was nothing special. There was a picture of a monster pepper carved on the stone door. The picture of the pepper was holding a copper door knocker. It was just a stone door. Turn around and the stone door will open.
This is a stone room with a radius of three feet and about ten feet high. There is a large vat inside, with a solitary lamp like a bean. There are some mirror-like objects on the lamp, which scatter and refract the light of the lamp to various locations, and some of it is refracted. On the passage you came from.
"This should be the refuge or escape route of the original owner of the villa, and there are traces of human activity. It is estimated that Pang Jinbao escaped from here." Wu Qiuyi said.
The two of them continued to explore the stone room. In addition to the large illuminated vat, there were also some wooden boxes. When they opened it, they found sealed clay pots. When they opened it, they found pieces of beef. Although there was a smell of The smell is indescribable, not to say unpleasant. Of course it is incomparable to bacon, but if you think about it carefully, if you were forced to escape or seek refuge, you might not care so much.
There are about ten wooden boxes like this, all of which are sealed clay pots in wooden boxes. They should be emergency food stored by people here. Now there is no sign of food consumption. There should be an escape route. Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoguang couldn't help but feel right. Thumbs up for Wu Qiuyi's previous judgment.
The other wooden boxes are some daily objects, which is not particularly surprising, but it makes people feel that if they take refuge here, it will not be a problem for at least ten days and midnight. As for the water necessary for daily life, a small dripping water was also found in the corner of the stone room. The pool, the spring water dripping from the mountain wall, is stored in a small pool one foot square. It is not full or overflowing but it is enough. The excess water may be drained away by culverts. This designer can create that The "Suspended Soul Ladder" is naturally a piece of cake with just a ditch.
Apart from this, there are no beds or anything like that, but I think there is no need for these things. I am here to evacuate or escape, so I can't be as particular as usual.
After some investigation, the two found that apart from the stone door they came from, they did not find any other exits. Could it be possible that they had to go back and take this "hanging soul ladder" again? Neither of them wanted to think about this, and they thought about leaving forever. The endless steps made me feel bad.
After searching carefully again, I found nothing except a few fist-sized ventilation holes, and there were no mechanisms around the ventilation holes. That is, their original function was ventilation. I lit a match and looked inside. , and found nothing - except for a slight breeze of air movement.
What should I do? There is no need to worry about life here, and relying on the mountain spring water, they can wait for rescue. The problem is that if there is rescue, it should have come long ago, but now there is no movement at all. Fatty and Cao Mu may have encountered some difficulties.
With that little light, I raised my hand to look at my watch, but I almost turned to stone. However, their watches had stopped for some unknown reason, and the time stayed at a quarter past one in the afternoon - the one they had dropped. time.
"There should be a magnetic field in this mountain or this secret passage, which makes the watch useless..." Ma Xiaoguang expressed his judgment.
Now it’s Wu Qiuyi’s turn to praise Chief Ma. The reason for this magnetic field is often seen in later film, television and literary works. However, this is the Republic of China and everyone is not familiar with this. Naturally, people admire Chief Ma for his extensive knowledge and knowledge!
Fortunately, the light was not good and Chief Ma could not see the blush on his face. The two of them did not waste any more time and continued to explore the stone chamber.
Still finding nothing, Ma Xiaoguang thought, do he really want to live forever in this stone room with Miss Liu? Although it is good to be accompanied by beautiful women, the problem is that you are not going through all the trouble to become the Republic of China version of the Tomb Sect. This is unscientific.
However, Wu Qiuyi was still not in a hurry, and looked at the stone chamber bit by bit. Suddenly her eyes lit up, and she suddenly realized.
Wu Qiuyi walked to the edge of the pool and put her hand into the pool, as if groping for something. After a while, she heard a "kick-kick-kick" sound of mechanical activity, followed by a "bang", and the sound of the stone chamber was heard. The wall on one side cracked open, and a gust of wind blew past. The wind was so strong that it almost blew out the lone lamp surrounded by the lens.
Fortunately, it was just a little off, and the lights did not go out. Soon the air inside and outside circulated, and the lights seemed a little brighter.
Finally found the exit!
