Chapter 27: The Basement
My heart is as cold as the obstacle that has been touched!
The obstacles I touched in my hands were all dirt, and after the explosion of the gasoline that flowed in, the basement had collapsed, and the way out was completely blocked!
It seems that it is impossible to get out of this way!
I made my way back to the basement hall in the dark.
"How? Can I get out? Hong Ye looked at me and asked.
I shook my head.
"I just said, now that the basement is sealed, whether you can go out or not for the time being, I don't know how long the air here can last? It seems that we have to wait for death here! Hong Kui said helplessly.
"Hong Kui, put away your crow's mouth, we will definitely find a way to get out!" Hong Ye said angrily.
"Your cousin is right, not to mention that Officer Xiao said that he would come to save us, how can you be so discouraged?" I added.
Hong Kui glanced at me and said, "Why are you two singing and harmonizing?" The Officer Xiao you mentioned still don't know if he has escaped, if he doesn't, what's the use of pinning your hopes on him? β
Hong Ye and I glanced at each other.
"Can we be saved by saying cool things here?" I asked rhetorically.
"I'm a weak woman can't think of any way, if you want to, you can think about it, by the way, if you think of it, call me by the way, I'm so tired now, I'm going to sleep!" After Hong Kui finished speaking, he lay down on the spot!
I thought to myself, this Hong Kui really deserves to be beaten, and he didn't want to know how to escape at the critical moment, but he fell asleep, which is really unreasonable!
"Hong Kui, it's okay if you sleep here, you will meet any insects, poisonous snakes and the like, don't blame me for not reminding you?" I spoke.
"What? Viper? Where is it? I'm so scared! Hong Ye suddenly grabbed my arm and said in shock.
I originally wanted to scare and scare Hong Kui, why was Hong Ye afraid of this? It was completely unexpected.
Hong Kui chuckled and got up from the ground!
"Don't talk nonsense, I won't scare me later, but my cousin!" Hong Kui smiled contemptuously, "What you said is also reasonable, if I encounter a poisonous snake or something, won't I die?" All right! I'm not sleeping, have you thought of a way to get out? β
"Huh? Say that poisonous snakes are scareless? Hong Ye said angrily and funny.
I gave her a blank look and nodded.
Suddenly, there was a "whooshing" sound from the ceiling of the basement, and occasionally a dull sound.
"What's going on?" Hong Kui was surprised.
I looked up at the top and said, "Listen, it's raining outside!" β
"It's raining outside, why is there such a loud noise here?" Hong Ye said curiously.
"I also find it strange that I would never have heard such a loud noise, unlessβ" I responded.
"Unless what?" Hong Kui asked.
"Unless the roof of this basement is specially designed, if that's the case, then this place should be used as a shelter for temporary emergencies, so even if the basement is sealed, we won't be able to die for a while!"
What do you mean by that? I don't understand? Hong Kui said.
"You don't have to worry about the problem you just mentioned!"
"How long does the air in the basement last?" Hong Kui asked.
"Yes, this roof is specially designed to exchange air with the outside world, so it's impossible to suffocate us!" I responded.
"By the way, why did those people before suddenly disappear?" Hong Yechao looked around and asked.
"Yes, Hong Ye's question is good, since they can disappear quickly, there must be a way out in this basement, as long as we can find it, we can be rescued!"
"Sounds very exciting!" Hong Ye said with a smile.
"Now the question is, where is the other exit?" I wondered.
"Then let's look around, maybe there will be a discovery, Hong Kui, you look for it over there, I'll look for it this way!" Hong Ye commanded, and the two little women began to work together.
I stood there and thought.
"Didn't you find anything?" Hong Kui frowned while looking for it, and said impatiently, "It's all walls, how can there be any unexpected discoveries?" β
"Don't worry, cousin, as long as the other exit is there, we will definitely find it!" Hong Ye comforted.
They searched for a while.
"Zhao Xiaowen, what are you doing staying where you are, why don't you come to find it?" Hong Kui looked at me and shouted.
"Don't shout, he's thinking about the problem!" Hong Ye pulled Hong Kui and said.
I was silent for a while before I said, "Your cousin still knows me!" β
"Of course she knows you, you two have long been-" Hong Kui shook his head before he finished his words.
It turned out that Hong Ye's hand had reached Hong Kui's back, probably pinching the flesh on her back, forcing her not to dare to continue.
I chuckled and said, "I've figured out where the other exit is!" β
"Where?" Hong Kui ran to me and asked hurriedly.
"Think about it, if the exit is at the wall, so many of them suddenly run to the surrounding walls, it will be very noisy, won't Officer Xiao find out?"
"That makes sense, don't say he'll find out, even we will find out!" Hong Ye said, "And when they disappeared, it was quiet, and it seemed to disappear out of thin air!" β
"Hong Ye's analysis makes sense, but they didn't disappear out of thin air!"
"How did that disappear?" Hong Kui hurriedly asked.
"There is no movement, it disappears silently, there is only one explanation!"
"Which one?" Hong Ye asked.
"That is, the exit is next to them, they only need to turn over or use some force to enter that exit, and the silent thing is that the time they use is very short, and the movement is very light, so it is difficult for people to notice!"
"So, if the exit is no longer around, it must be in this clearing, but there is nothing on this ground but earth?" Hong Ye looked at the ground and said.
"Actually, I've looked at the ground before, and there's really nothing suspicious, butβ"
"But what?" Hong Ye looked at me and asked curiously.
"However, I suddenly remembered what Zhong Tie said before, do you remember?"
"Remember! What to turn off the lights, quickly withdraw, etc., I was next to it at the time, and I heard it clearly! Hong Kui said quickly.
"Hong Kui is very right, the secret is in Zhong Tie's words!" I said happily.
"He only said four words, what's the secret? Turn off the lights? Retreat? Turn off the lights? Retreat? Turn off the lights? Turn off the lights - ah! Hong Ye pondered for a while and suddenly said excitedly: "Turn off the light, you mean that the secret is in this lamp?" β
I smiled and nodded, "Remember?" They disappear after the light goes dark, and when they disappear, the light suddenly turns on again! β
"When you say that, it is true, it seems that the secret is in these lights on!" Hong Kui said.
"Without further ado, let's test it out! Hong Ye, take out your phone and turn on the flashlight! I commanded, Hong Ye took out his mobile phone and turned on the flashlight, "You two are standing where those people sat on the ground just now, I'll go and turn off the lights to see what happens, remember, you must pay attention to safety!" β
"Understood! You have to be careful, too! Hong Ye said with concern.
I nodded, walked over to the wall, and pulled over the wires attached to the wall, slowly approaching them, and by the time there was still a meter left, the length of the wires I had pulled down had reached its limit.
I looked at each other with them, and when I was ready, I pulled the wire in my hand violently, as the light went out, a spark flashed, and suddenly I felt my body float lightly, I don't know what happened, Hong Ye and Hong Kui seemed to be the same as me, I saw the light of the flashlight in Hong Ye's hand swayed, and it seemed to be in the air a few times, I didn't see it clearly, the light had fallen to the ground.
I got up, hurriedly walked over to pick up the flashlight that fell to the ground, and then took a picture around, and found Hong Ye and Hong Kui lying not far away, I hurriedly ran over and helped them up.
"What just happened?" Hong Ye asked after standing up.
I shook my head.
"Where is this?" Hong Kui asked.
I shook my head.
"What are you just shaking your head for, are you talking?" Hong Kui said anxiously.
"I don't know, it's dark here, how do I know where I'm going?" I replied.
"Don't worry, everyone, it's too dark here, let's take a look, maybe the exit is ahead!" Hong Ye said.
"It's still your cousin who is reasonable!" I said with a blank look at Hong Kui.
"Of course, what is the relationship between you, I'm just an outsider!" Hong Kui said.
"What are you talking about, Hong Kui?" Hong Ye said angrily, "Hurry up and find the exit, the flashlight on this mobile phone won't last long!" β
Hong Kui slowly got up from the ground.
I took my flashlight and shone it around, and it felt like it was a basement again, but it wasn't the same basement we were in before, how could this be? I wondered, but since it's a basement, there must be an exit.
"We've left the basement before, and now we're in another basement!" I said as I walked, and the two of them followed closely behind me.
"Why are there so many basements? How long does it take to dig this? Hong Kui said.
"Didn't Officer Xiao say that? These people are organized, planned, and premeditated, so they are willing to spend no matter what the price, not to mention that it is just a small underground passage, but I don't know what they are doing this for? I thought.
"If you think so easily, aren't all those big bad guys big fools?" Hong Kui said, "However, I always felt that you were like a big blank sheet of paper before, but I didn't expect that at the critical moment, you can still start to play!" β
"Don't talk nonsense, say something useful, think about how you just got into this basement?"
"Who knows? It was so fast that before I could react, I felt like I was falling to the ground! Hong Kui said.
Hong Kui was right, I was walking and thinking, I really didn't figure out how I got into this basement!
"Why did you walk for so long and not get to the exit? Could it be a mistake? Hong Ye suddenly asked.
"I've never been here either, so I can only walk by feeling!" I responded, "Leave it to fate, if we really make a mistake, we can only blame our fate!" β
"You're resigned to fate?" Hong Ye said with a smile.
I chuckled and said, "Isn't there a saying that it is called fighting with the sky, and the fun is endless; Fighting with the ground, the fun is endless; Fighting with people is endlessly fun; We're fighting the ground now! β
Hong Ye also chuckled and said, "Your analogy is really appropriate, are you fighting with people, are you fighting with me, or fighting with Hong Kui?" β
"Naturally, I'm fighting with my cousin, what kind of fight with me is, at most it's just a fight, and I don't know what to fight with you?" Hong Kui said.
"Go! Hong Kui, what did you say? What do you know? Hong Ye said angrily.
"You know it in your own heart, do you want me to make it clear?" Hong Kui responded.
"What do I understand? If you make it clear, if you don't make it clear, don't go! Hong Ye said.
Seeing that they were feeling a little tense, I hurriedly said, "Two aunts, isn't it okay if what I said just now is wrong?" Now that your life is hanging by a thread, you still have the heart to fight for these boring things? β
"This has nothing to do with you, don't get involved!" Hong Ye said.
"Look, you're bickering again!" Hong Kui said with a smile.
Hong Ye seemed to want to say something.
"Quiet! There is a case! I said quickly.
"What's the situation?" Hong Ye asked cautiously.
"Look!" I pointed to the front of me, and there was a faint light in front of the underpass.
"Looks like this is the exit from the underpass!" Hong Kui smiled and was about to run over.
I quickly reached out and grabbed her.
"What are you doing? If there is an exit, don't you want to go? What are you doing here? Hong Kui said impatiently.
"Don't worry! Think about it, it's dark now, how can there be such light? Isn't it weird? I explained, "We must not act recklessly when we are close and observed, or we will run into a lot of trouble!" β
"Xiaowen is right, originally Xiaowen and I, Officer Xiao, the three of us just came to investigate the truth, I saw you lying there, and I couldn't help but shout out, which led to so many things now! It's all to blame for my imprudent handling of things, inconsiderate thinking, and doing things like a tiger, which caused this catastrophe! Thinking about it, Officer Xiao specially greeted us and told us not to speak, but now I can't help him! β
"Don't blame yourself, everything has a fixed number, what should come will always come, and what shouldn't come will always go!" I comforted Hong Yedao.
"Don't mother-in-law, go and take a look!" After Hong Kui finished speaking, he slowly walked forward.
I turned off the flashlight on my phone and walked forward step by step with Hong Ye.
When the light was about to be reached, suddenly there was a snoring sound from the light, and it seemed that many people were sleeping behind the light.
"There is a situation ahead, let's be careful, Hong Kui, after you get to me, if there is an emergency in front, maybe I can resist for a while!" I whispered.
Hong Kui froze after listening, I stepped forward and walked in front of Hong Kui, and then took Hong Ye's hand, Hong Ye took Hong Kui's hand, and the three of them slowly approached the bright light in a vertical shape.
There was a hole in the bright light, and I looked sideways into the cave, and the space of the cave was not large, and there were more than a dozen blue-green wire beds, on which the men I had seen in all black vests were sleeping!
I counted a little, and there were sixteen or seventeen.
At the other end of the cavern, there was a plank of wood that I suspect was probably the exit, but to get to the plank we had to pass through the sleeping crowd, and if we woke them up, even if it was just one of them, the three of us would probably die without a place to bury.
I turned around and whispered, "There's a plank up in front of me, and it's probably the exit, but you'll have to pass through the sleeping crowd!" β
"It's a very dangerous thing, and the back of the plank is only possible as an exit, and if it doesn't, you'll have to go back the way you came, right?" Hong Kui said softly.
I nodded!
"What happens if I find out?" Hong Ye asked softly.
"Then we'll only see you in the Netherworld!"
"Then let's not leave, why don't we just wait here?" Hong Ye said softly.
"When they wake up, the consequences are just as unimaginable, when they wake up, we will have to sleep forever!" Hong Kui said.
"Hong Kui is right, so, they are asleep, it is the best time for us to leave here!" I chimed in.
"Okay, let's go now!" Hong Ye responded.
"Remember, you have to be light-handed, and if there's an emergency, you have to be improvised, understand?" I admonished.
"Understood!" They answered softly.
The three of us continued to form a vertical line, slowly climbed out of the hole, came to the cave, and avoided the wire bed softly, feeling that our hearts were "plopping" and jumping, and we were about to jump out of our throats, for fear of making a sound!
Except for the snoring of these sleeping people, there is silence all around, and any additional sound may be the sound of our heartbeat!
When I was tiptoeing halfway, suddenly I saw the vertical door panel in front of me move, I thought it was my eyes spent, and I looked at it again, yes, the plank moved again!
I was so scared of something, I felt a throbbing of horror in my heart, and I felt like I was about to faint!