Chapter 36: The Eight Gates

As soon as He Chenxue mentioned the word "alternate plate", both Xingshu and Bai Zhongzheng realized that there must be something hidden under this copper plate, but a problem also appeared, the copper plate was something they couldn't chisel, even if there were heavy machinery now, they might not be able to chisel it.

Guo Shiji, who was on one side, said at this time: "It's simple, isn't it okay to find the edge of the copper plate?" Drill down from the edges. ”

"No, that's useless." Bai Zhongzheng immediately said, "Since the ancients who built the copper plate were so smart, they must have thought of this matter, so there must be only one entrance that is not big for something hidden underneath, maybe the entrance is only about five square meters in size, but this copper plate has an area of hundreds of square meters, and you don't know which area of the copper plate the entrance will be covered in." ”

Torture nodded: "Yes, it's like I buried a jar in the ground, the diameter of the jar opening is up to twenty centimeters, and after burying it, I covered it with a board of ten square meters, and then buried it with soil, without taking the board open, except for me, no one knows where the opening of the jar is under the board, maybe in the center, maybe in a corner, maybe the mastermind behind the scenes back then is stuck here and can't be untied, or unraveled, but there is no time to continue." ”

He Chenxue raised his head and said: "There is a way to unravel it, but it needs to be calculated, the copper plate is made according to the termite nest, so I think there must be some way to calculate it." Saying that, He Chenxue looked at Bai Zhongzheng again, "Mr. Bai, you know feng shui, tell me, what does this position we have dug up belong to now?" ”

Bai Zhongzheng shook his head: "It doesn't belong to anything, at that time, Boss Xing and I just dug it down, just to make sure that there is something underneath, if it is arranged according to the eight gates, the closest one from here is the Humen Gate, and the approximate location is from here to the east Ten steps, converted into meters, it is about eight and a half meters." ”

"Dig." He Chenxue got up and said, "It can only be dug up according to the position of the eight gates." ”

Guo Shizhen looked at Bai Zhongzheng, which means: Isn't that going to dig eight more pits?

Now that Yan Gang and Tian Lianfeng have left, there are three men and one woman left, and it will take several days to dig eight pits out.

Bai Zhongzheng looked at the torture technique and asked him to make an idea, and the torture technique nodded and said: "It's come to this point, I can only dig and dig it, let's dig one first, dig out Mr. Bai to judge whether Miss He's speculation is correct." ”

"Good!" Bai Zhongzheng then took the shovel, found the location of the closed door, and began to dig, the four of them started together, and the digging took several hours, but when they dug the hole about five square meters according to the scope that Bai Zhongzheng pointed to, they not only found the copper plate below, but also found a one-square-meter door on the copper plate, and there was a copper dragon head door buckle on the door!

The four of them looked at the door and knew that the speculation was correct, and sure enough, it was the case, but the problem came again, according to the eight doors, except for one door under the Hugh gate, the other seven doors should have doors, a total of eight doors, there is no doubt that only one must be true, and the others are all fake, either there is a mechanism, or after entering, there is no return.

"What to do? To open or not to open? Bai Zhongzheng looked at the torture technique.

He Chenxue reached out to grab the door buckle at this time, but was grabbed by the torture technique, and the torture technique raised his eyes and looked at Bai Zhongzheng and said: "Don't forget, the first game set up here was the opposite, that person knew that the crack vein was reversed, didn't the ancients understand?" ”

Bai Zhongzheng thought for a while and said: "You are right, maybe among the eight gates, the one that represents the three auspicious ones is wrong, and the one that represents the three evils is the right one." ”

"Nope." Xingshu shook his head, "There are still bad luck and bad luck, in this way, in order to avoid doing useless work, we can only try one by one, start with this, tie the door buckle with a rope, people climb up, hide it and then open it, beware of a mechanism." ”

"Okay." Bai Zhongzheng nodded, "If this door is not, then let's start with the Du Gate and Jing Gate." ”

Torture nodded, took the rope and tied it to the dragon's head door buckle, and the others climbed out of the pit one by one, and after the torture was tied, they also climbed out, and everyone lay down around, and the torturer stood behind a tree, wrapped the rope around the trunk, and then began to pull the rope.

The people lying around couldn't see the scene below, only heard the strange sound of the door below after the rope was pulled, and then heard the hollow sound of the door being completely opened, just when everyone was expecting that maybe this door was real, a puff of white smoke suddenly rushed out of the door, instantly spread throughout the deep pit, and then spread out in all directions.

The moment the white smoke came out, Guo Shiqi put his mask directly on He Chenxue's face, grabbed He Chenxue and quickly retreated to the rear, Bai Zhongzheng also jumped to the side of the torture, put the mask on his face, retreated far away, and shouted at the same time: "Don't take a deep breath, although the mask can filter the poisonous gas, it also takes time, if a deep breath will cause the filtration speed in the mask to speed up, it won't work!" ”

Torture nodded, clutched the rope tightly, and watched the dirt around him bubble after the white smoke came out, knowing that this smoke was not only poisonous, but also corrosive, and knew that this door must be fake.

It didn't take long for the torture technique to pull, and the rope broke due to the corrosion of the gas, and the door slammed down and closed directly.

After a long time, after the poisonous smoke disappeared, Bai Zhongzheng and the other three returned to the torture technique, and Guo Shizheng looked at the location of the pit and said: "The poisonous smoke is still entrenched underneath and has not completely disappeared, so don't approach this pit." ”

Bai Zhongzheng said: "If you are sure that there is an organ here, it is fake, according to the previous method, go and dig up the Jingmen position." ”

In the next three days, in addition to eating, drinking, and sleeping, almost all of the four of them were digging on the eight gates, and in these three days, Yan Gang and Tian Lianfeng, who were looking for another way out on this ice field, did not find a second way out, and on the premise of worrying about getting lost, they had to turn around and go back the same way, risking back from the ice cave.

Although this is very risky, Yan Gang knows that this is also a helpless move, even if they don't drill now, when they return, they can't find another way, and sooner or later they will have to drill, after all, the dry food and drinking water they brought will last for half a month at most, and that is still under the premise of saving money. So, in order to avoid accidents, he must first drill back into the ice cave and lock it in it.

And Tian Lianfeng almost lost his life several times in the past three days, but he turned the danger into a disaster under the guidance of Yan Gang, and at the same time understood the meaning of the sentence "If you want to do this business, you must first learn to survive and save your life", and he also understands that the criminal technique is also testing him to see if he can hold on, if he can't even pass this level, then he is not qualified to become a cargo chaser at all.

At the same time, Guo Hongkui, who had been staring at each other with Bai Ying, was still admiring the torture technique to let Yan Gang and Tian Lianfeng leave, which perfectly distracted Bai Ying's attention and made Bai Ying uncertain, whether to follow Yan Gang and the others, or stay to stare at the death penalty and others, but unexpectedly found that Bai Ying was not alone, but two people!

At the moment when Yan Gang and Tian Lianfeng left, another person appeared next to Bai Ying - a person who was exactly dressed like Bai Ying, and the equipment he was carrying was exactly the same as even the basic details! And Bai Yingming knew that Guo Hongkui was staring at him, and he unabashedly called out the person who had been hiding.

At that moment, Guo Hongkui knew that this white shadow was so cunning, but the trick of torture also made Bai Ying a little flustered, causing him to have to call out another "stand-in", which was an unexpected gain for Guo Hongkui after the layout of the torture technique.

Bai Ying's move also made Guo Hongkui understand that maybe the torture was very correct, and this killer should have a direct connection with the cult blood case back then, otherwise, Bai Ying didn't have any need to expose another secret helper and let that person keep an eye on Yan Gang and Tian Lianfeng.

In addition, Guo Hongkui also found that the three treasure hunting experts from the Cusco company seemed to have come here for a vacation, and after Xingshu and the others entered the ice, the three also left from the mouth of the ice on the other side, and came to another place on the glacier above to set up a tent, doing nothing but eating, drinking, sleeping and chatting every day, and did not know what to do.

Everything that happened in the past three days made Guo Hongkui realize that he and the torture technique may have fallen into the trap set by the white shadow, but he couldn't find the perfect way to unlock this trap for the time being.

Three days later, in the evening, Xingshu and the others sat around the fire, looking at the eight pits dug in the distance, among those pits, there were indeed eight doors, but each door had a mechanism, basically based on poisonous mist, or some doors were bottomless, and you couldn't hear the sound when you threw things, as if there was no real door at all.

And in the past three days, you can see that magnificent spectacle late every night - a samurai on a war horse appeared from a crack in the ground, soared into the air, and shuttled through the woods under the ice, although there was no sound, just the shadow of a marquee, but it also seemed to be able to feel the shock brought by this group of government mercenaries back then.

There's something down there, there's no doubt about it, the point is, from which door can you go down?

The torture technique left from the fire pit and walked along the dug corpse ditch to the front, and the 111 villagers who were killed were the ones he had never understood. However, now he can basically conclude that the mastermind behind the scenes back then found the right door 100% and went down to confirm it, otherwise how would he lay it out?

Kill 111 villagers, he must have two goals, the first is to cover up the copper plate below, the second is not known what it is, but there must be a hidden purpose in the first purpose, that is, to use a mystery to cover up another mystery, when the people who come here solve the first mystery whether it is a brain or a coincidence, that is, to find the real crack vein, they may think that they have found the purpose of killing the 111 people, and no longer explore whether there are other purposes.

Bai Zhongzheng got up and followed the torture, and the two walked for a long time one after the other, and the torture stopped and said, "Mr. Bai, we will probably dig again." ”

"Why? The eight gates have been dug up, what else do you need to dig? Bai Zhongzheng asked.

The torture technique pointed to the end of the ditch where the corpse was hidden: "Dig the end of that position, although I don't know Qimen Dunjia, but I always feel that when you first found out that the door of death is the door of life, I think it is not so simple to bury the body, let's try again, okay?" ”

Bai Zhongzheng looked at the torture technique for a long time, and finally nodded: "I hope you are the right ......"

A few hours later, when another door was dug out of the location pointed by the torture technique, after carefully opening the door, and seeing the stairs below, Bai Zhongzheng, Guo Shiji, and He Chenxue all looked at the torture technique with incredible eyes, not knowing how he found out.

"There's a certain element of luck." Torture squatted down and looked at the staircase, "The veins and patterns on the copper plate, I don't think they should be carved out for good looks, there must be a reason for their existence, haven't you noticed?" According to Chinese tradition, the dragon's head faces south, and the dragon's tail faces north, and the ditch where the corpses are buried is also like this, and the man also tried his best to make an illusion with some of the corpses, I was thinking, if it was me, I would cover up one thing, and I would definitely find a way to achieve two goals, one is not to let people find the copper plate below, and the second is not to let people find the correct door on the copper plate. ”

Bai Zhongzheng nodded: "I see, in fact, the answer is very simple, we have complicated ourselves." ”

"No, no, no, it's not that we complicate it, it's because of the 111 corpses he deliberately buried that we have to complicate simple things." Torture slapped his thigh and stood up, "Basically this is the real door, the next thing we have to do is go down, will we go down tomorrow morning, or will we go down right tonight?" ”

He Chenxue said at this time: "Everyone is tired, I suggest resting for one night, and then go down after packing up during the day tomorrow, how about it?" ”

Xingshu, Bai Zhongzheng, and Guo Shizhen glanced at each other, nodded in agreement, and then closed the door, turned around and went back to the tent to rest.

Although Bai Zhongzheng and Guo Shiji, who returned to the tent, did not speak, they both knew that Kui Ye would definitely be one step ahead of them, and he would enter the door tonight, and at the same time, the white shadow would also enter, which was undoubted, but what the two of them were most concerned about was, what was down there? Is it a golden treasure? Or is there something else.

In the other tent, Xingshu and He Chenxue, who had already gotten into the sleeping bag, did not close their eyes, He Chenxue wanted to say something, but she couldn't say it, and Xingshu also knew that she wanted to say, so she kept waiting, waiting for more than half an hour, He Chenxue never spoke, so Xingshu broke the silence and said: "The task that guy gave you, you have already completed, from now on, you shouldn't owe him, right?" ”

He Chenxue didn't speak, just looked at the top of the tent.

Xingshu turned his head to look at her: "At that time, I asked if I wanted to go down immediately or tomorrow, just to give you the stairs down, because I knew that that person would definitely let you try your best to delay us so that he could go down first and seize the opportunity, I know that I was not wrong, and I also know that now you are worried about whether this person really knows about the matter of the double pupils, whether he will abide by the agreement, and tell you everything he knows at the right time." ”

He Chenxue still didn't speak, but this time she closed her eyes.

Xingshu took a deep breath and said: "It feels bad to be played with, and it is even worse to be passive, I understand, but I hope that since we have a common goal now, then we have to believe in each other, otherwise, it will be harmful to others and not to ourselves, no matter what happens in the future, I think that since I have taken over your deal, then I have to do things well, even if that guy doesn't give you the news of Shuangtong, I will help you investigate in the future." ”

He Chenxue opened her eyes at this time, opened her lips, and said two words for a long time: "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome." Torture closed his eyes, "Good night." ”

"Good night." After He Chenxue finished speaking, she quietly turned her head to look at the torture technique beside her, and just looked at it, until she saw that her eyes were blurred......

Outside the pit of the underground gate, a white shadow dressed in black stood there, staring at the door below, and not far from him, stood Guo Hongkui.

Bai Ying tilted his head slightly and said in a low voice, "Why bother? They all know each other's existence. ”

Guo Hongkui walked out slowly, still wearing the corpse face on his face, he looked at Bai Ying's back, and said, "You should have a direct connection with the cult bloody case back then, otherwise, you won't let your assistant follow Yan Gang and Tian Lianfeng." ”

"Does it have anything to do with your Guo family?" Bai Ying said coldly, "Your Guo family's duty is to guard the Qi Gate, not the treasures of the Khan Khanate here. ”

Guo Hongkui sneered: "Tian Ke was kidnapped by you, right?" ”

"Yes, it's me." Bai Ying said, "He's in a good place now, but he just won't show up, and in that place, it is estimated that they can't find the torture technique." ”

Guo Hongkui shook his head and said puzzledly: "Since you knew the exact point of this door back then, why did you deliberately drag them into this matter?" ”

Bai Ying smiled: "There are two reasons, I can tell you, one is that the treasure in my eyes is not so simple, so I need the help of torture, he is now the most famous and comprehensive strength of the three eastern provinces, no, it should be said that it is a cargo chaser." Second, I guess I was entrusted by someone, and the man said that he would drag the torture into this matter anyway, and it was as simple as that. ”

What the? Is there anyone behind this guy? Guo Hongkui was shocked.

Bai Ying said again: "I started to say that you should cooperate, but you don't cooperate, so there is no way, I can only enjoy good things exclusively, they are really good things, not those vulgar gold and silver treasures!" ”

Bai Ying said that he jumped down the pit to open the door, at this time Guo Hongkui took out a small crossbow and aimed it at him, but Bai Ying still opened the door in a hurry, just stretched out his hand and said, "You look up to your left and see if there is still me there." ”

Guo Hongkui raised his head slightly, swept it with the corner of his eye, and really found that there was another white shadow standing not far away, and the white shadow was standing there looking in the direction of Guo Hongkui, seeing that Guo Hongkui's chest was tight, and subconsciously said: "How many people did you bring?" ”

Bai Ying laughed dryly: "There are only two, and the other one is tracking Yan Gang and them, and they will come back after walking halfway through the road, so they have to make a scene for you to see, because some things may be exposed sooner or later, and even if they are exposed, there is not much threat to me, so it doesn't matter...... Are you going to follow me now, or are you going to guard your sleeping companions? If you follow me down, I guarantee my assistant will cut the necks of everyone in the tent! ”

"What the fuck—" Guo Hongkui gritted his teeth, watching another white shadow in the distance turn around and slowly walk towards the tent, he had to turn around and chase after him, letting the white shadow walk down the stairs with his bags on his back.

Just after Guo Hongkui went to chase the White Shadow Assistant, Guardian Torture and others, the three so-called experts of Cusco Company appeared around the pit of the underground gate, the three of them were dressed in black, each carrying a huge bag, looking at Guo Hongkui in the distance with a cold gaze, and then jumped down one by one and walked down the stairs into the underground gate.