Chapter Two Hundred and Four: The Hands in the Mist
In the face of Wei Chiran's question, Hou Wan's answer was also very simple: "He Yiyuan investigated Ling Jian first, he found Charles before us, and Charles could also provide funds, why didn't he rush to the shipwreck site?" That's the answer we're looking for. ”
Hou Wan was right, Wei Chiran hung up the phone, and turned to look at Saker and Hauka who were studying the map.
In early summer, he was more proficient in maps, and after comparing the current map of Yongcheng, he found that most of the entrances marked on the original map are now built with high-rise buildings, and only one place still exists, which is also a protected building, the old yamen left by Yongcheng from the Qing Dynasty.
Now this old yamen has become a scenic spot in Yongcheng, according to the old map, the entrance is in the back hall of the yamen, it seems that it is impossible to enter during the day, so you can only choose to sneak in at night.
Wei Chiran analyzed: "According to what Wei Kaiji said, He Yiyuan probably found him three days ago, and He Yiyuan is alone, he alone has to find a way to find the entrance within three days and then enter, and then leave, it seems unlikely, so it should be too late for us to go tonight." ”
Saker nodded: "He Yiyuan last contacted Charles a month ago, he wanted to go to Wei Kaiji a month ago, and the reason why he took a month to go should be to prepare that generous gift for He Yiyuan." ”
Chu Xia raised his hand and looked at his watch: "There is still some time, I will prepare the necessities for you, Wei Chi rested, Fang Xunyi, you don't need to sleep, just be my helper." ”
Chu Xia didn't know that now Saker and Fang Xunyi shared the body of the Saker, and the Saker's body was not immortal, they flew from the Chinese town, he was already very tired, but the Saker couldn't tell the truth, so he could only let Wei go to sleep late, and he went out with Chu Xia to buy necessities.
In addition to the clothes used for night walking, you also need flashlights and other things, the only trouble is that you can't carry weapons, if you are discovered, and weapons appear on your body, it is really difficult to distinguish.
In addition to his wonderful acting skills, Saker is indeed full of physical strength and energy, and he is still in good spirits when he returns to the hotel after an afternoon of shopping in early summer, and he can't see any difference from the original Fang Xunyi at all, even Wei Chi, who woke up, looked at his appearance and felt a little surprised.
In a way, the Saker is more like a monster than the original Fang Xunyi.
After nightfall, Saker and Wei came to the old yamen for a long time, because the staff of the attraction had not all left at this time, so the two had to continue to wait, waiting for all the lights in the old yamen to go out.
In the dark, the Saker asked in a low voice, "How have I been doing these days?" ”
Wei Chiran asked, "What performance?" ”
The falcon said, "Am I like Fang Xunyi?" ”
Wei said slowly: "It's far away." ”
The falcon said disapprerovingly, "Really? I thought I was doing a good job. ”
Wei Chi said: "Early summer is not stupid. ”
Indeed, early summer is not stupid, although the falcon is trying its best to play Fang Xunyi, it still shows a lot of flaws. In terms of eating, Fang Xunyi is a person who does not need to eat, but Saker is a person who has a great appetite at all times.
This alone made Hatsu already suspicious of the Saker, which is why Hatsu Hatsu deliberately took the Saker out for an afternoon this afternoon.
Shopping this kind of thing, no matter how physical you are, how energetic you are, mainly lies in an interest, if you are not interested, you will feel extremely tired after less than half an hour, even the original Fang Xunyi is no exception.
However, the Saker once again showed his flaws, as he showed great interest.
Therefore, Chu Xia, who was a backup in the hotel, had been thinking about the identity of the falcon, and at the same time, he was also thinking about another question - why did Hou Wan put Yin Wanmeng next to Charles?
According to Chu Xia's understanding, Yin Wanmeng was used to deal with Wei Chiran, so why didn't the two have direct contact?
Outside the old yamen, Wei Chiran and Saker finally waited for all the lights to be turned off, so they immediately climbed over the wall and sneaked into it, and came to the back hall according to the map.
The protection of the attraction is indeed in place, and the layout inside is not much different from what was drawn on the old map, so the two of them simply found the stone slab in the southwest corner.
The slate was tightly fastened to the ground, with no signs of loosening, shining with a flashlight, and there was no mark of something pried open, that is, either He Yi was far from coming, or he hadn't found it at all.
Wei Chiran asked in a low voice, "He Yiyuan hasn't come yet." ”
The Saker looked at the floor in a daze: "Why is this happening?" ”
At this moment, the two of them heard some movement outside, and they quickly curled up into the corner of the side, staring at the door, and then the door was pushed open, and a dark shadow crept in, turned on the flashlight, and began to look around.
Wei Chiran and Saker saw through the light of the man's flashlight that it was none other than He Yiyuan who had just come in.
He Yiyuan's appearance is similar to the photo, he is even older, he looks like he is in his sixties, he doesn't look like a fifty-five-year-old person at all, his temples are already gray, he is very cautious, if it weren't for the sound of the backpack scraping the wall before, Wei Chiran and Saker didn't know that he was outside the door.
Looking at He Yiyuan's posture of landing on his feet, as well as his breathing, Saker knew that this old man was not an ordinary person.
He Yiyuan found the stone slab in the corner, took out a ruler, drew a circle along the gap, and picked out a very thin stone bar from the gap, and then took out a tool to pry the stone slab open.
After prying it open, He Yiyuan took out an instrument, tied it to the rope and put it into the passage below, and after a few minutes, he picked it up again and looked at the data on it.
This is to check the air quality below, if in the past, when there was no such equipment, the living animal was generally hung on a rope and lowered, if the living thing died, it means that the air quality below is not good, or it is toxic.
He Yiyuan looked at the instrument for a while, and then cautiously jumped into the passage, his feet stuck in the passage, and then moved the stone slab back to its original position.
Wei Chiran asked in a low voice at this time, "Let's hurry up and follow." ”
The falcon raised his hand to signal the lieutenant to remain silent, and pointed out the door again.
When Wei Chi looked out the door, he noticed a vague figure.
Could it be that there are still people stalking, what is the meaning of Yuanyuan?
Soon, the door was pushed open again, and a dark shadow rushed in, this person did not turn on the flashlight, and quickly groped for the location of the slate, then pried open the slate, and after hesitating for a while, he also got in.
Saker said, "See? The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, let's go, now we can go down. ”
Wei Chiran and Saker did the same, opened the slate, drilled it down, and moved the slab back to its original position.
After landing, the two of them found that there was a passage below, and it was the center of an intersection passage, and in front of them were four passages, and they didn't know where they went, and they didn't know which way He Yiyuan and the people who had followed him before.
The Saker turned on its flashlight and looked at the dusty ground, on which the footprints were clearly visible.
There are two groups of footprints, one is He Yiyuan's, one is the stalker, He Yiyuan is wearing cloth shoes, and the stalker is wearing boots, so they can be distinguished at a glance.
"This way." The Saker motioned to the lieutenant.
After following the footprints for a while, the two found that the intersection had reappeared in front of them.
The falcon looked around: "It looks like the dungeon is a labyrinth." ”
Wei Chi squatted down and looked at the ground: "It's strange, He Yiyuan's footprints are still there, but the footprints of the stalker have disappeared." ”
When the falcon heard this, he immediately squatted down to check, and suddenly he realized something, and immediately said to the lieutenant: "Back to back!" ”
The two men immediately made an attack gesture back to back, but it was too late, and a hand reached out in the darkness, which held a pistol in that hand, and the muzzle of the gun was facing the two of them.
The falcon frowned and asked, "Friend, which way?" ”
The person in the dark did not make a sound, nor did he come out of the darkness, and the person was hidden in the corner, even if the falcon shone it with a flashlight, he could only see a third of his body, and he could roughly distinguish that it was a man, but he could not see the specific appearance clearly.
On top of that, this guy actually has a gun in his hand.
Just as the two sides were at a stalemate, and the other side didn't seem to intend to shoot, a gust of wind blew from a distance, like a giant blowing into the passage with his mouth.
The wind swept in the dust, and Wei Chiran and Saker immediately put on the masks they had prepared long ago, and took advantage of the situation to put on the goggles directly, but the force of the wind was far greater than the two imagined, and it blew them directly to the position below the entrance.
The two of them held each other up, clinging to the wall, and even with the flashlights on and the shoulder lamps illuminating, the visibility in the passage was almost zero.
The wind then abated, but the dust still filled the passage like a sandstorm.
The falcon gestured to the captain Chi Ran, signaling him not to leave the wall, but when the captain nodded chi, he saw a pair of strange hands stretched out from the dust and mist, grabbing the Saker, he immediately stepped forward and pulled the Saker away, and the hands disappeared immediately.
"What's wrong?" Saker immediately asked, saying that his voice was strange because he was wearing a mask.
Wei Chiran looked at the dust mist and said, "I saw a pair of hands, very strange hands, and even the bones of the wrists were exposed. ”
Saker frowned: "Are you right? ”
Wei Chi shook his head: "Absolutely right, I'm not dazzled, I'm wearing goggles." ”
Suddenly, gunshots were heard from not far away, and several shots were fired in succession.
Without hesitation, the falcon immediately ran towards the source of the gunfire, and the lieutenant followed behind him.
When they came to the source of the gunshot, by the faint light in the dust and mist, the two found He Yiyuan, who had fallen to the ground and had been shot twice.
"Oops." Wei Chiran immediately stepped forward to check on He Yiyuan's injuries, and found that he had been shot in the abdomen and shoulder, "If you don't send it for treatment quickly, I'm afraid it'll be too late." ”
The falcon stood in front of Wei Chiran and He Yiyuan, and the passage behind them had collapsed, and it should have collapsed a long time ago, which meant that the road was blocked and there was no way to cross it.
Therefore, He Yiyuan should have found this place, and then the stalker also followed and shot him to kill, but fortunately, it was the dust and fog that caused the stalker to miss the vital point.
At this time, there was another gunshot in the distance, and the falcon was startled, could it be that there were other people here?
Wei Chi struggled to help He Yiyuan: "Hurry up and take him away, if he can't hold on, even if it's not critical, he will die of hemorrhage and shock." ”
The falcon nodded, "You hold him and follow me." ”
At this moment, the Saker's shoulder lamp clearly illuminated a pair of hands reaching out from the dust mist.