Chapter 288: Characters
Sunday evening, South Boston, Phoebe's house.
As the afterglow of the setting sun gradually faded, the night light in front of Phoebe's house turned on, which allowed all entrances to the house to be seen clearly from the outside at night.
Even when last summer's heat wave caused a power shortage in many parts of the United States, the electricity supply in high-end communities was not as restricted as officially advertised.
Phoebe's house was arguably the best on the street, and at the same time the largest, the backyard alone was more than three times larger than her neighbor's, and in fact, just the week before, Phoebe had bought the house on the other side of her backyard, which allowed Titan to have guards around her.
And Phoebe's request is not only that, after buying the house in the backyard, Phoebe also deliberately went to Titan to arrange a secret renovation project - digging a tunnel with five exits underground.
Three of the exits were small in size, one in her newly bought house, one in the house where Phoebe and Barbara lived, and the third in the tool room in the big backyard.
As for the other two exits, Phoebe used her astonishing memory and analytical skills to figure out a route to the manhole of the Boston subway system, as well as a passage to the city's drainage system, which would be secretly abbreviated in two months.
When Phoebe assigned this task to the Black Star employees of Titan, everyone felt relieved: Her Highness finally had her safety in mind.
Adhering to the rigorous style of the Germans, the first three passages were forced by a group of enthusiastic Titan employees to raise the quality of the project to the point where it could resist RP, if it were not for the large purchase of high-grade fast-drying cement for the military would attract the attention of the NSA, but the construction results of these three simple passages would probably be far beyond Phoebe's imagination - the budget has definitely not reached the point that will alarm Phoebe.
As for the other two tunnels, according to Phoebe's vision, ultra-small tunnel boring machines would be used, so they would be carried out together during the construction of the pool in May, and Phoebe didn't want to cause any problems with the Boston subway or drainage system because of the leaks in the construction, which would be easy to detect.
And tonight is the most important of the three simple exits, the last moment of digging through the basement of Phoebe's house.
Behind a wide and heavy tool cabinet in the originally quiet basement, there was a faint continuous sound of "Zi", accompanied by a faint sound of soil and stone breaking, although the sound is not loud, but in the quiet space, people can still find it very lightly, the sound is getting louder and louder, more and more clear, after the sound reaches the maximum, suddenly there is no sound, and if someone turns on the light at this time, you will see a puff of dust rushing out of the back of the tool cabinet.
The silence fell into the basement again, and after a while, the tool cabinet was pushed open a barely passable opening, and several tall, men with masks and hard hats came out of the opening, and as soon as they came out, they carefully dispersed, and one of them even took out an electronic device, scanned it for a while, and then said: "Okay, we can be sure, there is no abnormal signal in this house except for us." β
When the two men who came in with him heard this, they helped each other to move the tool cabinet a little, and made a large entrance, and several more people walked in through the entrance, although the basement was quite large, but there were still some people overcrowded with nearly ten people.
A man who came in later, shined a flashlight on the wall and said, "Oh my God, if you hadn't experienced it yourself, you wouldn't have been able to imagine this miracle." β
Another man also nodded and said, "Indeed, until yesterday I had been skeptical that this would be the first setback for Her Highness, but now, in terms of engineering professionalism, I feel that she has surpassed some of the engineers and designers in the company." β
The word diΗndiΗn just now, said in a somewhat happy tone: "Actually, I prefer to say that this is a miracle, you know?!" The error was not more than one centimeter, and we were blind from a distance of 300 meters. In order not to let anyone find out, we have not even used the positioning tool, I can only say that His Highness's level of mathematics is too high. β
"I think this also includes her mastery of land structure knowledge, anyway, I am convinced, I think the construction of the Detroit underwater workshop is still in accordance with His Royal Highness's wishes, I always feel that in front of her, we are all a group of freshmen who need to be led by professors."
"Hey, you guys, don't sigh, hurry up and move these things over, I still have to re-get this cabinet according to the drawings given by His Highness!" At this time, another man poked his head out and said.
"Rest assured, we have a strict timetable for every step, and this plan of Your Highness is simply perfect, we even need to implement it."
The man who came in later said, "Of course, it's always good to have a precise plan, but you have also seen the emergency plan that His Highness has come up with, right?" I see you haven't opened the maze yet, what if someone comes suddenly? β
At this time, the man who was on the stairs and didn't know what to do suddenly smiled: "Don't worry, as soon as I come in, I will connect to the differential pressure sensor around the house, even if there is a cat, we will have at least a minute of warning time." Rest assured. β
The man who was said just now said: "Okay, the signal of the maze unit has been connected, and it will be activated in thirty seconds." When he finished saying this, a faint purple light lit up in the shed in the corner of the basement, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the purple light light light up.
At this time, the crowd dispersed, some were busy dealing with the tool cabinet just now, some were cleaning and repairing the entrance they came into, and the other two were wearing black half-covered helmets, pulling down their opaque masks, and operating something in the void with gloves that seemed to be robotic hands, one of them said: "To be honest, the maze always makes me feel like alien technology. β
The person wearing the helmet like him snorted, did not speak, and continued to concentrate on the operation, and the person who spoke just now said: "Okay, the image fits completely, and the next is to wait for a few of them to finish." β
The man who didn't say anything just now fiddled in the void a few more times, and then said, "Okay, you stay for a while." I'll see if there are any conflicting compositions. In addition, this is not alien technology, His Highness said, the temperature difference interface is actually similar to the principle of a mirage. β
"Indeed, but I think it is quite a miracle to be able to thoroughly study the original theory of the mirage and create a labyrinth system. To be honest, I don't think Your Highness is the daughter of God. β
"Who knows, if Her Highness is willing to be God's daughter, I don't mind, anyway, I believe in her more than the God who doesn't do anything."
"Hehe, so am I."
The admiration for Phoebe revealed in the words of the two obviously touched several other people as well.
One of the three people who sorted out the tool cabinet smiled and said: "Hehe, if Your Highness knows that there are people then she compares with God, and says that she is God's daughter, I don't know if she will be angry, at least God hasn't helped anyone." β
The other shrugged and said, "I don't know, but maybe Your Highness is really the daughter of God, and even if it's not, it's nothing, it's God's loss and not our Highness, but to be honest, it seems that the maze administrators are becoming more and more fanatical about Your Highness, and the last thing Your Highness wants to see is fanatical faith." β
The third person diΗndiΗn head said: "Indeed, those people have become a little carried away because of their contact with the labyrinth, and they always feel that under the leadership of His Highness, we are not afraid of anyone, but why don't they want to think about it, if this is really the case, why does His Highness still have this escape route?!" β
The two of them just now suddenly stopped what they were doing and looked at the third person, who hurriedly explained: "I mean, Your Highness has always advocated rational handling of things, and being too fanatical can easily endanger Your Highness's safety, I don't mean anything else." β
The other two looked at each other, and then one of them whispered: "In this matter, I think it's best to remind Simon that these managers of the labyrinth are indeed too fanatical, and I think they should be careful." β
The third person breathed a sigh of relief, diΗn diΗn head and said: "Judging from the plan of this excavation, Your Highness must also have many specific plans for the future, and we can't let people who are too fanatical disrupt her plans, we should really introspect ourselves, and we can't just get rid of the original fanaticism (neo-Nazi ideology) and enter the other kind of fanaticism, which is simply a betrayal of Your Highness's trust in us." β
The other two suddenly diΗn diΗn head, their eyes full of determination......
There were also four people on both sides of the entrance that had just been opened, trimming the entrance with military quick-drying cement and steel frames, and one of them quickly got the part he was responsible for, and after checking it, he said: "Okay guys, I've got it here, which of you wants to help?" β
A man wearing a mask and plastering cement said without looking back: "You don't need your help, you can check the building blueprint again to make sure that all the load-bearing supports are in the right place." β
"Okay, by the way, who is the drawing given by His Highness?" The man asked.
"Here's me, note, I've officially handed over the drawings to you, and if there are no accidents, you're the last one to take it over, and you're responsible for handing it over to the Ministry of Security." A squatting man took out a copy of the text from the pocket of his overalls jacket and handed it over.
"Simon, the security system they made was sometimes too restrictive for their own people, and I always felt that it was a little unnecessary." The man took the drawing and shook his head.
"I don't think anything that concerns His Highness's safety can't be too strict."
The man holding the drawings compared the architectural blueprints while looking at the drawings, and said after a while: "I know, but I think that sometimes, when it comes to the safety and security of His Highness, we should emphasize efficiency rather than rules and regulations, after all, this is the United States, and almost everyone has a gun." β
"Hehe, I heard that His Highness's marksmanship is good, and he scared Simon and them when he was at the shooting range."
"Well, I've heard about it, and there's also a rumor that His Royal Highness is said to be the descendant of one of the most mysterious and ancient schools in China, and the time he escaped from the car was the effect of this school of kung fu. I think if you really want to fight, Simon and those people are not necessarily His Highness's opponents. β
"I don't want to see His Highness fighting people in person, Simon's gang had better be serious."
"By the way, have you heard that His Highness is going to establish a refugee camp in Africa that provides free food and medical care, which of you wants to go?"
"To be honest, Africa really has diΗn...... But if Your Highness needs it, I'll sign up. β
"I've heard about it, but I guess it's going to be a long time before it's settled, but I'd love to see the N sign appear all over the world."
"Hey, so am I. Anyway, everyone is a member of the Black Star, so I'll tell you one thing, Your Highness seems to be ordering a special ship, which of you wants to go to sea? β
"I'm a Master of Architecture at the University of Berlin, what am I doing on the ship?"
"I'm still a Ph.D. in chemistry, so I'm not like fiddling with cement here? I think that His Highness's understanding of traditional science and engineering knowledge has an unprecedented breakthrough, and it is also a refreshing project to get this ship down. β
"What's that ship called?"
"I don't know, but I heard that a small shipyard around Detroit was recently bought by us."
"Huh? Does His Highness want to build a sea ship in the Great Lakes? There seem to be a lot of bankrupt shipyards on the West Coast. β
"West Coast? I always feel that His Highness is in the New England region, have you heard about the banquet that Your Highness attended last time? It's the one where people from the entire eastern police community come. β
"I heard that it was supposed to be a good celebration banquet, because too many police officials from various states wanted to get close to His Highness, which made the entire Boston police feel quite embarrassed, and a good celebration banquet became a banquet for His Highness."
"Hehe, I've also heard that the maze team that is said to provide technical assistance to the Boston Police Department, oh no, it's the lost team that said that almost all the police officials from various states come with cooperation agreements, and as long as His Highness promises to provide them with enough lost people, they will be responsible for Titan's local problems."
"Oh? Did His Highness promise? β
"No, it is said that the scene was too chaotic at that time, and Barbara's clothes were torn in order to help His Highness get out."
"Tut-tut...... It was a high-class banquet. β
"Hey, who made our Highness look too beautiful, it is said that many people still wanted to have something to do with His Highness at that time, Barbara's bodyguard did a good job."
"Well, it seems that there should be more female escorts, but there are very few women in the domestic combat troops, and most of them are civilians, which is too difficult."
"That's right, it's hard to have a Barbara, and she's still an American, but His Highness said that she can't be trusted for the time being, Simon They guessed that Barbara was a spy, and someone had seen her in Georgia."
"Then, is it okay for His Highness to keep her?"
"Let's not worry about this, I think it's definitely okay according to His Highness's idea, I'm fine here, what about you?"
"Oh, I'm almost there."
After about five hours of work, the entrance and the tool cabinet were finally ready. Now, as long as the hidden buckle is loosened, the tool cabinet can be opened like a door, revealing the hidden secret door behind it, in order to prevent the secret door from being easily found, everyone also glued a mixture of sand and cement on the secret door according to the formula given by Phoebe, not only the color is the same as the surrounding wall, but also in the absence of the buckle will make people mistake it for a load-bearing wall to ignore.
About three minutes after everyone packed up their things and evacuated the basement, they came out of the house on the other side of the dark passage, and Phoebe, who was on a flight to Boston with Barbara and Hyoyeon, soon received a message from the Internet: "The pool construction plan has been negotiated. β
When Phoebe saw the news, she happened to be seen by the curious Xiao Yuan, who suddenly asked with a grin, "Alas?!" Phoebe, whose news, is it your boyfriend in the United States?! β
Phoebe shook her head at Hyoyeon and said in Korean: "No, the backyard where I live is big enough, and I want to get a swimming pool, and maybe I will use it when I shoot "Transamerican". β
Barbara looked at Phoebe in confusion, Phoebe had to say it again in English, Barbara smiled at Hyoyeon after hearing it, "Phoebe told me before that she wanted to build a swimming pool in the backyard, so that you might use it when you went to Boston to record a show when you were a girl." Also, it was a hot summer in Boston last year, and having a swimming pool was a nice idea. β
Xiao Yuan didn't know why, Phoebe had to help Barbara translate again, and in the next trip, because Xiao Yuan completely stopped a lot, and Barbara seemed to be trying to please Xiao Yuan, so Phoebe didn't get a break at all, and has been acting as an interpreter between the two......