Chapter 176: The Strange Secret Passage (6/6)
In addition, the sudden intervention of the four-member group of the "Shura Society" also brought a lot of variables to this "plan".
Not only did it break Mr. Hong's original plan of "luring the enemy into depth", but it also almost affected the pre-planned deployment of Gu Lao and Nangong Juque.
In the eyes of the two, the reason why Hong Buji hid and did not reveal it was because he was waiting for the opportunity on the one hand, and on the other hand, it was also out of fear of the defense system of the "special training base".
If the other party wants to take Chen Yuan away under the heavy siege of the official, it is obvious that he will not take too radical methods.
According to this speculation, the strategy adopted by Hong Buji and others can only be "lure".
Based on this, Gu Lao and Nangong Juque immediately formulated a corresponding response strategy.
First arrange for the students to participate in the trial normally, creating an illusion of "everything is as usual" for Hong Buji and the others.
Then send official warriors to keep an eye on Luo Cha and the others, once the other party starts to take action against Chen Yuan, they will immediately follow them closely, and finally close the net in one fell swoop in the opponent's lair, and wipe out all the people of the "Shadow" organization.
But no one expected that halfway through the implementation of the plan, a four-person group of "Shura Society" would suddenly be killed.
Not only did they trespass into the "special training grounds" without authorization, but they also threatened the personal safety of the trainees for a time.
If it weren't for Nangong Juque to detect it in time and lead the team back to the "research center", the consequences would be unimaginable.
Thinking of this, Gu Lao still had some palpitations, raised a pair of cloudy eyes, looked at Chen Yuan, and said angrily: "When I learned that you were kidnapped by those four killers, I happened to be nearby, fortunately, they didn't cause you harm, otherwise I really don't know how to explain to your parents when I return to Linjiang." ”
"If you don't say it, I don't say it, how do they know. ”
The corners of Chen Yuan's mouth hooked, and he smiled: "So...... When I was kidnapped by those four, you were already disguised as an orc hunter and infiltrated Rocha's team?"
"That's right," Gu Lao said with a smile: "Speaking of which, it was the cloak on my body that helped a lot, and I followed them all the way, but no one noticed the abnormality, and when I took off the hood, the gang was directly frightened, and they even forgot to fight back." ”
"In front of you, is it useful to fight back?" Chen Yuan complimented quietly.
Gu Lao shook his head with a smile and sighed: "Old and old, if you hadn't pushed me just now, the old man would probably have been injured under that person's gun, and the back waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves, and when your generation really grows up, we old guys can retire." ”
Chen Yuan smiled faintly and did not answer.
He knew in his heart that when it came to this kind of topic, "no answer" was the best answer.
Gu Lao turned his head slightly, looked at the wooden house behind him, and sighed to himself, "This turmoil has finally come to an end, Hong Buer and others have been arrested, and the 'Shadow' organization is estimated to be dormant for a long time. In a week, Linjiang University will be opened, so you can rest for a few days and prepare for the rest of your college career. ”
"College career ......" Hearing these four words, Chen Yuan's eyes were suddenly full of fascination.
For him from a slum background, "going to university" is undoubtedly one of his biggest goals in the first half of his life.
In order to achieve this goal, in the three years of high school, he paid ten times the effort and perseverance of ordinary people, and experienced unimaginable hardships and challenges.
Now that his goal has finally been achieved and the university is just around the corner, he can't help but be excited.
Gu Lao put his hands behind his back and said slowly: "The road of martial arts is long and obstructive. High school is the 'enlightenment stage' of martial arts, and you learn the most basic martial arts knowledge such as spiritual power attraction, spiritual power use, and elementary actual combat
When you get to university, you can be regarded as a real 'entering the classroom'. ”
"There, you will see a new world of martial arts that you have never been exposed to before, and you will also have a new understanding of the development of global martial arts, the grim situation faced by martial artists, the formation and changes of the ancient martial arts system, and the mission and responsibility of contemporary martial artists. ”
Speaking of this, he raised his head, looked directly at Chen Yuan with his eyes, and said lightly: "As a martial arts newcomer, only after four years of experience and study in college, can you grow into a qualified martial artist faster, your starting point may be higher than others, but when you arrive at the university, everyone is standing on the same starting line, and you are no exception. Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat', I hope you will firmly remember these eight words, and don't forget your original intention of stepping into martial arts. ”
"Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat......"
Chen Yuan repeated it in a low voice, and after a while, his eyes sank, and he nodded heavily, "Old Gu, I remember." ”
Gu Lao smiled and nodded, his eyes full of expectation.
At this moment, an official martial artist wearing a standard combat uniform ran up from behind, saluted Gu Lao, and said, "Dean Gu, we found a secret passage under the wooden house. ”
"Secret Dao?" Gu Lao frowned slightly, and said, "Where did you find it?"
"Just under the partition of the wooden bed," the warrior said, "the search party is already on standby at the secret passage, and Captain Fang asked me to ask you if I want to start a further search?"
"No need to ask for instructions, I'll go down with you to have a look," Gu Lao said in a deep voice.
"Yes. The martial artist replied aloud, and at the same time took a step back, making way for Gu Lao.
"Come along, too. Gu Lao said to Chen Yuan.
"Me?" Chen Yuan pointed to himself.
"Sooner or later, you have to come into contact with these things, and it's good to see the world in advance. Gu Lao said lightly.
"I see. Chen Yuan's eyes sank and nodded.
Following behind Gu Lao, they walked towards the wooden house together.
It was close to three o'clock in the morning.
The temperature in the valley dropped, and a chill permeated everywhere.
Chen Yuan and the others walked into the wooden house and saw several search team members waiting by the wooden bed at a glance.
At this moment, the bamboo mats and partitions on the wooden bed have been uncovered, revealing the entrance of a black hole.
A man with thick eyebrows, who looked a little older, stepped forward, saluted Gu Lao, and said slightly apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'm bothering you to go in person." ”
"Captain Fang doesn't have to be polite," Gu Lao waved his hand, glanced at the "black hole", and asked, "Have you sent someone down?"
"Two men were sent down, but they came up quickly. Captain Fang said truthfully.
"Did you find anything?" Gu Lao asked.
Captain Fang replied, "We didn't get any instructions, so we only conducted a brief search of the perimeter, and we didn't find anything special for the time being. ”
"Let's go, let's see. Gu Lao nodded, took a step, and walked straight towards the secret passage.
Captain Fang was anxious when he saw it, and hurriedly blocked the front, and said with a smile: "Dean Gu...... You better not go down, Hong Buji is sinister and cunning, and I don't know what kind of mechanism will be set up in the secret passage, you just need to give an order, search this kind of thing, and leave it to us. ”
"It's okay," Gu Lao said with a smile, "When I was a member of the search team, you didn't know where it was
。 ”
After speaking, he bypassed Captain Fang and continued to walk towards the secret passage.
Seeing that Gu Lao insisted on going down to the secret passage to search, Captain Fang didn't have a problem with him.
Four members of the search team were immediately arranged, holding searchlights to guard Gu Lao's side.
He followed behind with several other team members, using instruments to detect the surrounding environment and prevent accidents.
Chen Yuan followed behind Gu Lao not far away, and entered the secret passage together.
Under the light of the searchlight, you can see the general situation around the secret passage.
This secret passage is two meters high and about one meter eight meters wide, barely enough for three people to pass at the same time.
At the foot of the foot are wet stone staircases, each of which is roughly the same width, with green moss at the edges, leading from the secret passage under the wooden bed to the end, with no end in sight.
The group walked down for more than ten minutes before finally finishing the stairs.
Captain Fang gave an order, and several members of the search team immediately switched the searchlight in their hands to the "panoramic illumination mode".
For a moment, the light of several psionic searchlights suddenly brightened, and the surrounding scene immediately became clear.
Only then did Chen Yuan realize that he was in a cramped corridor.
The group continued onward, through the corridor, to a stainless steel gate with an iron lock attached to a deadbolt.
Gu Lao motioned for everyone to take a few steps back and stepped forward by himself.
Pouring spiritual power into the palm of his hand, he slapped it on the iron lock, and the iron lock broke in response, and the "bell" fell to the ground with a long series of echoes.
“...... Is it so violent?"
Seeing Gu Lao unlocking the lock with his bare hands, several search team members with professional lock-picking tools were all dumbfounded.
At this moment, only hearing the sound of "Ka", Gu Lao had already opened the iron door.
Several members of the search team immediately rushed in, and in an instant, bright yellow lights filled the entire space.
"This ...... It's ......"
Chen Yuan walked into the iron gate and couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.
Several members of the search team also stopped, and all of them had shocked expressions on their faces.
In front of me, there is a huge underground "cell".
Around the cell, there are iron cages made of stainless steel, and most of the cage doors are open to the outside, and the inside is empty, and there is nothing to be seen. In the corners of the iron cage, there are vacant feeding troughs, and some carrion full of maggots remains in the troughs, and the smell is extremely fishy and disgusting.
Gu Lao borrowed a searchlight from a member of the search team and walked to an iron cage.
After a closer look at the cage, he reached out and picked up a few strands of debris hair on the ground, his face sank, his lips furled, and he said slowly: "It's a demon beast." ”
Hearing Gu Lao's words, everyone present felt a chill down their spines.
Captain Fang stammered and asked, "Gu ...... Dean Gu, what do you mean by this, you say...... Everything in this cage is ...... It's all monsters?"
"Not bad. Gu Lao's face became more and more solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "If I am not mistaken, this 'cage' is the secret place where the 'Shadow' organization raises demon beasts. ”
"Raising demon beasts?!" Hearing these four words, everyone was instantly stunned.
They could never have imagined that such an astonishing secret was hidden under this humble cabin.
Chen Yuan was also dumbfounded, and it took a while for him to come to his senses, and he said sneeringly: "It's too weird, such a thing as a demon beast...... Can it still be bred in captivity?"