Chapter 486 Hidden Mystery
Wu Laogou has experienced battles and knows very well that if he wants to solve the mystery, he must go down to this round hole.
But this is just the beginning. Don’t think about whether the problem can be completely solved. Just finding the problem is not easy.
In short, this is a difficult hole to fill.
And the most important point is that his gains are not proportional to his efforts.
Knowing the strength of the Folklore Affairs Administration, he knew very well that this place was far from as simple as it seemed. Even if he really helped solve the problem, he might not be able to take anything away, and 80% of the losses in the process would have to be borne by himself.
Anyway, he just came here to show his face and prove that he has been very leisurely these days and will not stick to Hangzhou. There is no need to get involved in such a thankless thing.
Li Wu didn't know what Wu Laogou was thinking. After hearing Chen Ziyan's question, he immediately nodded: "Yes, I invite you all to come here this time just to find out who the snakes are. Source, let this place return to its original state."
"How long has it been here?" Chen Ziyan nodded, and then suddenly asked an irrelevant question.
Li Wu hesitated for a moment and then said: "The specific time of existence cannot be studied. There is no documentary record here. But what I know is that the space below has actually existed for a long time. In the beginning, It’s just an ordinary crypt. It was later expanded during the Republic of China. We only did some repair work after taking over the place.”
Hearing what Li Wu said, Chen Ziyan was fine, but Wu Laogou secretly chewed his teeth. This was still a problem left over from history.
He originally thought that this place was a special area discovered by the administration, just like before. He didn't expect that it would be a snake cave that had been passed down for countless years.
This is completely different from what I expected.
If it is just a newly discovered dangerous area, then the trouble here may be big or small, but if it has been discovered a long time ago, the trouble will only be big and not small. After all, the administration has the ability to deal with it. Where there is no place, there are many crises.
Chen Ziyan saw the flash in Wu Laogou's eyes and could more or less guess what he was thinking, so he pointed at the lifting device calmly.
Wu Laogou and others, after receiving the reminder, he immediately realized that he had gone in the wrong direction. There may be huge troubles here, but there are definitely great benefits!
Snake Mine!
At this moment, these two words appeared in his mind again, but this time Wu Laogou had a deeper understanding of them than before.
"Let's go down and take a look before we talk. It's useless no matter how much we talk here." Chen Ziyan said softly.
Although the dogs and yellow skins he brought can seal off this area and achieve the effect of controlling this area, it would be best if he could truly grasp the secrets below. .
After all, the method of driving animals away with animals is not irreplaceable, so the risks faced are also greater.
"Master Wu, what do you think?" Li Wu looked at Wu Laogou.
He is not a fool, and he can't see the other party's reluctance, but he doesn't want the other party to leave just like that.
Now that Chen Ziyan proposed it, he agreed, but he would not rush to help Wu Laogou make the decision, otherwise he would completely offend the other party.
Wu Laogou's expression remained unchanged and he said with a smile: "Of course I want to go down and find out. What Chen Xiaoyou said is right. How can I say anything else after seeing the real thing."
Chen Ziyan glanced at this person from the corner of his eye, but he was curious in his heart. With his current behavior, why was he willing to help solve the problem here in the original plot, even at the expense of the carefully bred dogs to deal with his nephew.
This is not a style at all.
In fact, what Chen Ziyan didn’t know, or maybe he ignored one thing, was that because of his appearance, many things had already conflicted with the development of the original plot, so Wu Laogou came here It’s not surprising that the purpose has changed.
With different purposes, the style and means of doing things will naturally change accordingly.
The process of going down from the circular cavity was smoother than Chen Ziyan imagined. He originally thought he would need to use the crane, but he didn't want to leave the corresponding back-up tools as early as the excavation or repair. .
Under the leadership of Li Wu, a local snake, they first used ropes to descend a certain distance, and then saw a half-meter-deep groove appearing on the smooth cave wall next to them, and in the groove was a nailed-down machine. A steel ladder on the cave wall.
This ladder looks a bit old, but it is well maintained and safety is not an issue.
While going down the ladder, Chen Ziyan found that the round hole he was in was narrow at the entrance. The deeper it went, the wider it became. The whole hole should be in the shape of a cone.
According to Li Wu's introduction on the way, except for the escalator, the rest of the space below existed before they took over. Although it has undergone some repairs over the years, the general situation has not changed much.
"Manager Li, does this mean that this place is not completely familiar to you?" Chen Ziyan couldn't help but ask after listening to his introduction.
For him who wants to know more about everything here, no information can be missed.
Li Wu nodded: "Yes, we are like people who have mastered part of the instructions. We can know some of the operating methods here, but we don't know the specific operating principles."
"How deep is this place?" Wu Laogou couldn't help but ask as he looked at his feet where he couldn't see the bottom.
The current environment is unfavorable for him. Because he needs to take the escalator, his fierce dogs can only be carried down by others, but this is not to entrust the lives of those dogs to others. hand.
If someone really has evil intentions, he will become a loner in an instant.
Although they can't be regarded as incompetent people, the Wu family has always relied on either dogs or brains, and their ability to fight alone is really not very good.
He is not one of those old monsters. The older he gets, the better he can fight.
"There are probably still dozens of meters." Li Wu made an estimate and said.
"That's not bad." Wu Laogou breathed out a sigh of relief, as long as he has a head start.
A few minutes later, just as Li Wu said, the group finally arrived at the bottom of the deep cave.
Chen Ziyan looked around with his flashlight and found that this seemed to be the bottom, but in fact it was the beginning of another cave.
Only this time it is not vertically up and down, but transformed into a spiral downward.
There is a smooth and flat landing place under their feet, and in front of them is a road built against the cave wall. Under the flashlight, it can be clearly seen that this road is spiraling downwards. .
After everyone landed, the group started walking down this road without spending too much time here.
When he walked into the next floor, Chen Ziyan immediately discovered that the originally smooth cave wall began to change. The cave wall here took on a natural posture, and was densely covered with trees, about the size of a finger. Thick holes. Holes?
Chen Ziyan saw these holes all over the wall and suddenly thought of the underground scene in ancient Tongjing.
Without any cover-up, he looked directly at Li Wu and asked: "Manager Li, there should be snakes in these holes in the wall, right?"
Although it looked like he was asking , but everyone present could hear the certainty in Chen Ziyan's words.
"That's right." Li Wu nodded: "This is the real entrance to the Snake Cave. The deeper we go, the bigger the holes in the wall will be. This also means that the size of the snake sleeping inside will be bigger. The bigger.”
Even if Chen Ziyan didn't ask about this, he would take the initiative to tell him after a while.
After all, in this situation, no one can say whether a strange snake will come out of it, so the precautions are still indispensable.
"Manager Li, how big is the largest snake here, and where do we need to go deep?" Wu Laogou asked.
When he was in those holes, he had relevant conjectures, but he was never sure. But now that Li Wu has told the truth, he must ask clearly.
There are countless holes in the wall. If a snake really comes out of it, they will be surrounded by snakes in an instant, and the deeper they go, the more snakes they will face. , this is no joke.
"I don't know how big the largest snake is, because it is a closed area. The largest snake I have ever seen is only as thick as an arm. As for where we are going, it is actually not far below." Li Wu He also knew that people felt insecure here, so he explained: "Fifth Master, please rest assured, the snakes here are usually in a deep sleep state, and we will be very safe."
Wu Laogou nodded and said nothing more. Since Li Wu said this, there should be no problem.
After all, he himself is in the team, and there are his capable men here. If there is danger, they will not be so calm.
"Master Chen, Master Wu, this is it."
After going down a few floors, Li Wu stopped and said to Chen Ziyan and Wu Laogou.
It can be seen from the holes in the wall here that the snake here should be as thick as an arm as he said, which means that this is the deepest point that Li Wu can reach.
Chen Ziyan glanced at the direction that continued downward, and found that there was a thick stone gate not far below, which was obviously used to seal the road.
Li Wu noticed his gaze and explained: "This is the way to go deeper, but it was blocked a long time ago. Although it looks like a door, it is actually It’s completely sealed. No one can move this door without explosives.”
Explosives?
Chen Ziyan twitched his eyebrows. Who dares to use explosives in this place? Even if the entire spiral passage is not blown down, it will wake up the sleeping snakes on the wall. If you use it, you are seeking death, okay?
"Is this the problem?" Wu Laogou didn't pay much attention to the stone door, but looked at the surrounding environment and asked.
According to what Li Wu said before, they came here just to solve the problem of the underground snakes awakening, but now they stop here, is this the problem?
“We don’t know either, but all the strange snakes that have awakened so far are strange snakes of this size.” Li Wu said somewhat helplessly.
“No, the problem doesn’t lie here.” After Chen Ziyan thought for a moment, he shook his head and said, “The problem should lie below!”
He understood what Li Wu meant. , that is, the strange snake that is only as thick as an arm has awakened for no reason. It is just that they have no clue about it, so they are brought here to check the situation.
"Down there?" Everyone looked at Chen Ziyan.
Chen Ziyan said: "I think the awakened strange snakes you mentioned should not have come out of these holes. Even if they did, they would not be all of them. In that case, you can completely shut them down directly. Here."
"Master Chen is right." Li Wu nodded.
Chen Ziyan continued: "According to your experience, the snakes here are all sleeping for some reason, and they are the type that don't wake up easily, so I wonder if there is some kind of Something or a creature woke them up, and the only thing that can be seen when there is a problem here is that the creature in the hypothesis is down there, otherwise how could it be so peaceful here, it would have been full of awakened snakes. "
Wu Laogou nodded, and then looked at Li Wu: "Mr. Li, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly. Since Xiaoyou Chen and I came here with you, we naturally came here with the intention of solving the problem. We are afraid of missing key information. It’s something that will happen.”
Although Chen Ziyan didn't say it explicitly, the implication behind his words was clear, that there was a problem here, and it wasn't just the place that had problems, but the people as well.
The speculation he made is very simple, and anyone with some intelligence can see it. However, Li Wu said that there is no way to go further here, which is undoubtedly somewhat contradictory.
Wu Laogou heard the deep meaning in Chen Ziyan's words, so he asked directly.
His meaning is also very direct, that is, let Li Wu explain quickly, otherwise it will be his fault if something unexpected happens.
Li Wu did not answer him, but came to the stone door that he said was just a fake and drew a few lines along the lines on it.
Then I saw a ray of light emitting from those lines, and then the cave wall next to it suddenly opened, revealing the secret passage hidden inside.
When Chen Ziyan saw this scene, he thought he knew how to play.
The stone door looked old and simple, and combined with the history Li Wu told, even he subconsciously thought it was an ancient relic, but he never expected that it would be a modern product, only the appearance had been remade.
Following Li Wu into the secret passage, Chen Ziyan's expression immediately changed, because he actually heard many voices.
Is there anyone else here?
As he went deeper into the secret passage, Chen Ziyan heard it more clearly and was sure that there were indeed human voices coming from the depths of the secret passage, and they were talking.
When they walked out of the secret passage, they found that they had arrived at a hall-like place where more than a dozen figures were busy. It was obvious that the conversation just now came from them.
Chen Ziyan looked at the hall and found that there was a hidden mystery here. The whole thing was made of steel and looked very thick, as if a metal fortress had been built underground.
I just don’t know if there is only this one metal room here, or are there more?
(End of this chapter)