Chapter 40: Exploration
The copper lock smiled and said nothing, Li Yang said: "Eat, eat, let's talk after eating." ”
The four of us sat around the table and set up a table of hard dishes, fried and fried. Copperlock called and ordered a case of beer to come up. Li Damin smiled: "Do you want to be white." ”
"Don't, don't," said the brass lock, "we have to do something big in the evening." Then blinked mysteriously.
I was suspicious, I didn't know them well, so I had to suppress my curiosity.
Li Yang and Tongsuo belong to the wine tank level, and the beer is drunk like white water, and a bottle of wine is dried and blown directly on the bottle.
This meal was drunk until more than nine o'clock in the evening, I drank lightly, two or three bottles of stomach was a little up, and I walked with a sway, while Li Yang and Tongsuo looked as usual, laughing and talking without losing measure.
Copperlock burped, stood up, and said, "It's almost time, you come with me." ”
We cleaned up our meals briefly, and the four of us came out of the house and hung sideways in the hallway. Taking the elevator to the ninth floor, we came to a house. Copper Lock took out the key to unlock the door and led us inside. He turned on the lamp on the wall, and the room lit up.
I saw that this was a two-bedroom apartment, one bedroom and one living room with no furniture, and the living room was as bad as the construction site, with ash everywhere, bricks, and some axes and hammers thrown aside, as if it was being renovated, but I couldn't see any effect.
Li Damin said: "I said copper lock, what are you doing, demolishing the house?" ”
Copper Lock laughed: "You're right, I'm demolishing the house." I have a friend who runs a renovation company, and I hired a master from him to work in this room for three days, and finally it was done. ”
"What to make?" Li Damin asked.
With an eerie smile on his face, Copperlock made his way to the middle of the living room, where a bulky coffee table was placed. He beckoned Li Yang, and the two of them moved the coffee table together. I was embarrassed to stand there and watch, and wanted to go over to help, but Li Damin grabbed me and said with a smile: "Just let these two bastards do it, they are tired to death." Let's not meddle. ”
Brass Lock moved the coffee table aside and gave us a middle finger.
The smell of ash wafted from the living room, and the sky was getting darker and darker, and the lights in the living room were a little dazzling, which gave people a feeling of drowsiness.
Underneath the coffee table, a carpet was revealed, which was lifted by a brass lock, revealing a wooden lid with a handle in the middle of the ash floor.
It dawned on me that the Copper Lock had hired someone to dig a hole in the middle of the ground! A circular wooden cover was installed on this hole, which opened to allow access to the lower floor.
The ninth floor where we are is is actually the twelfth floor, so the next floor is the sealed mysterious eleventh floor.
The second building was built around 00 years ago, and it has been nearly 20 years now, and if it was a fire that broke out during the construction of the building, then the three floors were sealed for at least 20 years. It's unimaginable that there would be such a mysterious space in the city.
The brass lock looked at us, grabbed the handle on the wooden cover, twisted it three times to the left and then three times to the right, only to hear a "crunch" sound, and the mechanism of the lid opened. He licked his lips, looking very excited, and slowly opened the lid.
Li Yang suddenly asked, "Have you ever gone down?" ”
"I'm done today." Copper Lock said while opening the lid: "If it weren't for your call to let me go up, I guess I would have been exploring inside by now." ”
We came to the cave and looked down together, and it was very dark, there was no light at all, it was as black as an abyss, and everyone looked at each other.
Li Yang and Tongsuo are not office workers, they have time to play, and they have seen and experienced a lot, Rao is like this, facing the abyss in front of him, his face is also a little hesitant and hesitant.
Li Damin snapped his fingers: "Is there a flashlight?" ”
The copper lock went to the back room and turned out a few flashlights: "They are all purchased online." It just arrived today, and the wolf's tooth flashlight is rattling. ”
Li Damin took one, and when he opened it, a dazzling light shot out, so that it blinded us.
Li Yang was furious: "Do you have any points at hand, take a picture of the cave, don't take a picture of us!" ”
Li Damin laughed, knelt at the entrance of the cave and shone a flashlight inside. Under the light, the light really pierced the darkness, and it was clear underneath.
A few of us leaned over to look, and a strong curiosity prevailed, what was down there? When they saw it clearly, everyone looked at each other and didn't speak for a while.
The illuminated area is an indescribable space, surrounded by high walls, and you can vaguely see that there is a road at the corner of the wall that seems to lead out.
It's impossible to tell what kind of space it is, it's like a room, but it's empty on all sides, and there's nothing but the walls.
The scene was silent, and everyone could hear each other's heartbeats and the sound of air flowing.
Li Yang said: "What should I do? Go down? ”
Copper lock smiled: "I don't care about you, I must go down, if you don't let you go when you encounter such a thing, it will be more uncomfortable than killing me." ”
"Three meters high," I said, "how are we going to go down?" It's better to go down and come up. ”
"I've thought about it," said Copper Lock, "at first I wanted to find a ladder, but the ladder that is more than three meters high has to be strong, and it is very eye-catching to move around, and the elevator can't be put down, which is very troublesome." It is likely that it will also startle the snake. So I thought of another solution. ”
He went to the back room and took out a large bag, turned out a black nylon rope, and dragged it in his hand: "This is a professional mountaineering rope, very strong." See this coffee table, I've tried it, it can hold the weight of at least two adult men at the same time. Let's tie one end of the rope to the coffee table in a moment, throw the other end underneath, and slide down one by one. ”
"Damn, I can't rub my hands together." Li Damin said.
The copper lock gave him a blank look: "Just you are squeamish." ”
He took out three pairs of mountaineering gloves from his bag, kept one for himself, and gave one pair to Li Yang and Li Damin, and then said to me apologetically: "Brother Lin, I'm sorry, just three pairs of gloves." Why don't you ...... this time" He paused: "I'll take you there when we come back?" ”
I was depressed, very unhappy, and couldn't say anything, so I smiled reluctantly: "It's okay, it's okay, you go first." ”
Li Yang said: "Brother Lin, don't think about it, we are all old members of the Lantern League and have rich experience. We're going to give you a front stop first, and then you can get in safely. ”
I smiled and said it's okay, then you guys go first, stay safe.
The trio geared up. The copper lock put on gloves and tied the rope to the coffee table, I carefully observed on the side, his knotting technique was extremely professional, and he often worked in the field, and when he was about to finish, he suddenly stopped and scratched his head: "How did the last circle come around?" ”
I walked over and helped him wrap the last loop, "Just put it in from the outside and stick it in this eye." ”
I tugged hard: "You were going to tie a Bollinger knot just now, and finally I put on a half knot of a sailor's knot, which must be particularly strong, don't worry." ”
After saying this, the three people present stared at me. Li Yang blinked: "Brother, high!" I don't see it, you're also a master. ”
I was a little proud, and I was still smiling modestly: "My parents used to be professional staff members on the geological exploration team, and I have been exposed to them since I was a child. ”
Li Yang said: "I regret it a little, Copper Lock, give your gloves to Brother Lin and let him go with us." ”
The copper lock is gone: "I said you can really do it, why don't you let Damin stay, it's really a brother." ”
Li Damin laughed: "Our brothers are bullying you, what can we do." ”
I didn't see it well, so I quickly waved my hand: "I won't go this time." The three of you all know the bottom line and have been working together for a long time, so it's absolutely fine. ”
Li Yang smiled: "Brother Lin, we are used to joking together, it's not light or heavy, it's okay." ”
The copper lock said I'll come first, he pinned the flashlight to his waist and pulled the rope, but his fat body was as light as a swallow, and he went down the hole in the ground with a "whoosh".
We watched from above, only to see the flashlight sway to the bottom, the copper lock slid to the end of the rope, stepped on the ground below, and looked up at us with an "OK" gesture.
Li Yang went down the second. Li Damin tugged the rope, glanced at me, nodded, and everything was silent. He also slid down.
These three people converged below, and they were really old partners, almost without speaking, and they knew it with a few gestures.
They walked together to the corner of the wall, the light flickered, and the three of them disappeared and entered.
I let out a long sigh and sat down on the coffee table and waited. After waiting for a few minutes, I was upset and irritable, and I was restless.
I looked into the cave, and there was no light below, and the depths of Hesse were unfathomable. If you listen to it, you can't hear any sound, and if you listen closely, there will be a hollow sound of gently flowing air, which makes people even more anxious.
I walked back and forth in the living room, looking at my watch, and before I knew it, it was ten o'clock at night.
Looking at the watch, they went for more than half an hour and have not returned. I took a deep breath, my anxiety had reached its peak.
I also comforted myself that there were three floors in total, and after such a little bit of groping, I couldn't find a clue in five or six hours. Six hours later...... It's getting dawn.