Dr. Chan did not know exactly where Mr. Dai had gone during his coma. But his instinct repeatedly told him that Mine Chief Dai was probably with those miners, in the enchanting flames on the other side of the stone wall.

Dr. Chen's mind went blank, so he returned to the sealed tunnel next to the test shaft, and instead of trying to clear the blockage in the tunnel, he added some firewood and sat down next to the fire that was about to be extinguished.

It wasn't until Xiao Lei, Liu Xiaowu and the three of them began to clear the blockage in the tunnel that Dr. Chen reacted, and subconsciously returned to the Five Directions Fire Gathering Array.

When Xiao Lei stumbled and fell down the inclined shaft leading to the formation, Dr. Chen was hiding in the shadow of the roadway less than twenty meters away from him, and he saw that Lao Qin was fascinated by the phantom of the stone wall on the mining hole where the coal essence jade was mined, and approached Xiao Lei who was paralyzed on the ground step by step. Doctor Chen almost used his last strength to knock through Lao Qin's stiff body and drag Xiao Lei out of the mine again.

After that, Xiao Lei didn't wait for Liu Xiaowu, so he had to use all his strength to help Dr. Chen go out, and didn't go far, and met the Cao team and Xiao Duan who were chasing down all the way.

Before parting, Dr. Chen handed over the formation map in his hand to the Cao team, and repeatedly instructed them to search only in the tunnel, in the center of the five-party fire array, Dai Mine Chief and they dug more than 20 mines two or three meters deep, all of which dug up to the coal essence jade stone wall, which was the most dangerous, as long as they did not enter the mine cave and did not stare at the stone wall, they could still walk back.

After Xiao Lei and Team Cao broke up, Da Xu walked less than two or three hundred meters away with Dr. Chen on his back before he fainted in the alley, which was already as hot as a steamer, at least more than 40 degrees, and it seemed that the temperature was still rising. In desperation, Xiao Lei put Da Xu on the edge of the alley, and first carried Dr. Chen, who was already unconscious, to the outside, so that he could meet me, Sun Ping, and Xiao Tian, the third wave of the team entering the cave.

After listening to Xiao Lei's story, I felt a little more at ease, at least the Cao team had Dr. Chen's formation in their hands, so they wouldn't get lost, and Dr. Chen and Xiao Lei told them about the danger of the coal spirit and jade wall in the mine, as long as they didn't enter the mine, the Cao team should be safe, but Liu Xiaowu was very dangerous, and after so long, I didn't know where to go.

I had a brief discussion with Sun Ping and Xiao Tian, and the chemical protective suits we brought in were estimated to be of great use in the mine tunnels inside, and I had the formation diagram of the five-party fire gathering array in my hand, so I should find the Cao team as soon as possible, converge in one place, and then find Liu Xiaowu The safest thing is to stay, and help Xiao Lei get Dr. Chen and Da Xu out first.

After the plan was decided, Sun Ping and I picked up a few backpacks, compared the formation map, and began to march in the lane.

Not far away, Sun Ping behind me asked me in a low voice: "Old Chang, do you think these things that Dr. Chen told Xiao Lei are credible?"

Just now, I have been thinking about this Cao team and a few of them, but I didn't think carefully about Xiao Lei's story, and when I heard Sun Ping ask this, I also felt that there seemed to be something wrong with it. "Lao Sun, you are an old criminal investigator, you have seen a lot, you have experience, talk about it. ”

"Lao Chang, I think, first, the fake spontaneous combustion site is for the purpose of the golden cicada to get out of its shell and transfer the miners to the mine in the Ming Dynasty, after the miners come in, they should know the danger of some of the mines in the center of the Wufang Gathering Fire Array, the purpose of their entry is to dig through the entrance of the mine sealed in the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to enter the Wufang Gathering Fire Array, and when Dai Mine Chief Doctor Chen and them come in, how can they all run into the mine in the array? Isn't this going to die?"

"Second, according to Dr. Chen, the miners and even the head of Dai Mine have entered the coal and jade stone wall in the array, which means that they have all been burned by the flames in the stone wall to the point that there is nothing left, and it is the number of ways to evaporate in the world, how do I think this is a copy of the spontaneous combustion incident they faked?"

"Thirdly, according to Dr. Chen, he and Mine Chief Dai should have entered the Ming Dynasty mine last night, and until now these things have happened, and the time in between is too long, either Dr. Chen has been in a coma for a long time, or he has been guarding the bonfire outside the camp, as if he is waiting for us. But the question is, if Dr. Chan can't clear the tunnel himself, then why did he run back to the tunnel and hide when we came in?"

"Old Sun, do you mean that Doctor Chen is taking the initiative to attract us into the Five Directions Gathering Fire Array?"

"Yes, if he really has this purpose, then Dai Mine Chief and those people are not as he said, they disappeared into the stone wall of the mine, it is likely that the mine mouth sealed in the Ming Dynasty, they have already dug it, and we have all entered the five-way fire gathering array, did not go to check the mine head, and gave Dai mine chief enough time for them to escape. ”

I have to say that Lao Sun's statement is still very reasonable, but the question is, if it is true to his assumption, then why is it necessary for Dr. Chen to save Xiao Lei, just to win our trust and drag us in the formation? Why did he give the formation map to the Cao team, and let a few people in the Cao team get lost in the formation, isn't it more in line with his needs? The key is that if we believe him, we will definitely not make up a Dai mine chief and they entered the coal essence and jade stone wall, such an unconvincing lie.

Perhaps Dr. Chen's story is beyond everyone's comprehension, but what is not unbelievable about the spontaneous combustion incident that occurred before, the inexplicable rumors of mine closure in history, and the five-way fire gathering array that was painstakingly excavated underground? If these things are connected, Dr. Chen's account seems to be less bizarre and very reasonable.

Even for the final choice of Mine Chief Dai, I am not incomprehensible, I have come into contact with too many such stubborn people, spent ten years, all my thoughts on one thing, when he thinks he has cracked all the secrets, but suddenly finds that all his efforts have chosen a wrong path, and the truth is in front of him at this time, what choice will he make?

Fortunately, Sun Ping is not a stubborn person, he is very clear about our current situation, find Cao Team and Liu Xiaowu and them, withdraw safely, and wait for backup is our top priority, the most important thing is that as we continue to go deeper, breathing and action have become more and more difficult.

When I understood that the structure of the entire pit was a huge funnel-shaped, the forks that kept appearing in the roadway no longer bothered me, and I also believed that with the formation of the Cao team, they should also understand the mystery of the five-way fire array, but I don't know where Liu Xiaowu, who walked in the front, would run?

Ten minutes later, when we were about to approach the center of the five-way fire array, we heard a faint voice from the front. Sun Ping shouted a few words, and when we turned the corner of the lane, we saw Cao Team and Xiao Duan sitting in the lane, with a piece of paper in front of them, and the two were discussing something anxiously.

Seeing me and Sun Ping, Team Cao didn't have a trace of joy on his face. He was wearing only a hurdle vest, his skin was tanned by sweat, but his face was very tired, his eyes were shaking under the light of our flashlight, and he looked like he might fall asleep at any moment. Xiao Duan was not much better than Team Cao, half-leaning on the wall of the mine, and didn't even seem to have the strength to straighten up.

"I said Chang, you really don't listen to persuasion, but you still come down. I thought I was extremely close to the truth, but now I realize that this is just the beginning. You said that Xiao Duan and I are both lying down hot, how can I carry you out in a while?"

I ignored Team Cao's weakness and emotion, sat down beside him, threw him the porcelain vase containing the Concentration Pill, picked up the paper on the ground again, and looked at it carefully.

This piece of paper was supposed to be the formation diagram that Dr. Chen had given to Team Cao, and I quickly noticed that it was very different from the one I had in my hand. The one in my hand is a rubbings of the stone tablet copied by Director Qi, a thickened rice paper about eight open after unfolding. But Dr. Chen's picture is obviously much larger, not just enlarged in equal proportions, but the spiral five-sided fire gathering array only occupies two-thirds of the whole picture, and there is a large area marked with lines and symbols that I have never seen before.

My head couldn't help but buzz, could it be that this five-party fire gathering array was not the end of the entire Ming Dynasty mine? I quickly turned out my own formation diagram and began to make some comparisons between the two.

At first glance, I couldn't help but be stunned. On the formation map given to me by Director Qi, two birth gates are marked, one is at the position leading to the exit of the Ming Dynasty mine, and the other is at the upper right position in the center of the formation map. The other two formations are the same, the only difference is that in Dr. Chen's picture, after the second birth gate, there is also a passage marked, there are two or three forks, and there are also icons of magic weapons, according to the scale of the picture, it is speculated that it extends at least a hundred or ten meters away, and then it stops abruptly.

Carefully distinguish, the mark behind this shengmen was handwritten later, and some of the symbols were still very scribbled, it seems that Dai Mine Chang and they had entered the shengmen, made some surveys, and recorded them. Sun Ping was still very prescient, maybe Dai Mine Chief and they did not enter the stone wall.

Seeing this, I looked up and asked Team Cao, "Old Cao, has Liu Xiaowu found it?"

Team Cao shook his head at me, "The temperature of the lanes around the Five Directions Fire Gathering Array has exceeded fifty degrees, and the lanes where Xiaoduan and I have not yet approached the center have already lost their strength, if Liu Xiaowu is inside, it is estimated that they will not be able to get out." ”

"No, Lao Cao, Liu Xiaowu didn't go inside, he is a cave expert, he has professional skills, judgment and adaptability are stronger than us, even Xiaolei fell and was injured, and he was able to withdraw with Dr. Chen on his back, I don't believe Liu Xiaowu will be trapped inside. He didn't have a formation map in his hand, and if he kept choosing the left-hand side of the fork in the road to move forward from the inclined shaft where Xiao Lei stumbled and fell, then he was likely to go to another door. ”

(The dragon can be a real dragon, the tiger can fight a non-real tiger, so the lord can bait the people who are honored, and must not cage the indifferent and desireless people; the Ding Wok can reach the flow of favors, and must not add people who are attracted from afar.) --"Caigen Tan")