Chapter 39: The Iron Cage
"You don't have to worry about that." Kong Xian said: "Fortunately, Wang Qing buried Wang Shuyang in the space we were in at that time. Look for it later, and you can find it if nothing else. ”
"Huh?" I still didn't know something, so I asked: "You say, didn't Wang Shuyang tell Wang Qing that they couldn't kill Wang Zhe?" So what happened to Wang Zhe in the end? ”
Kong Xian turned back two more pages and replied, "Wang Qing seems to have set up a cage here and imprisoned Wang Zhe. ”
I listened to it in a cold sweat, and said, "Then aren't we just playing guessing now, if we guess right, it will be the gentle and virtuous Wang Shuyang, and if we can't guess, we will have to release a big boss Wang Zhe." ”
"Hmm...... That's the truth. After Kong Xian finished speaking, he turned a few more pages, and suddenly said with some excitement: "But there is a reward for clearing the customs for defeating the boss." ”
"What?"
"In order to hide people's eyes and ears and make it easier for Wang Shuyang, who came back, to go out to breathe, Wang Qing once dug a secret passage underground."
After hearing this, I was so excited that I couldn't wait to jump up and sigh: "I finally believe in the saying that there is no endless road!" Then I asked a little incomprehensibly: "Then isn't there a record here, why did Wang Zhe and Wang Shuyang become like that?" ”
"There is a point, but only a few words." Kong Xian said and put the notebook together and stuffed it into the pocket on the inside of his coat, "Probably Wang Shuyang took Wang Zhe to the Tricky City, as for the reason, it is not written on it." ”
"No......" I was a little incredulous, and said worriedly, "There will be such a serious problem going to the Trick City, so wouldn't it be dangerous for us to go?" ”
"Yes." Kong Xian suddenly said in a very serious tone: "However, the danger in front of me has not passed, and it is still a little early to think about the future." We need to quickly find the exit and Wang Shuyang's body, Seventeen and Mo Zhanchen may be in danger. ”
I nodded, got out of the black cloth that covered me and Kong Xian, and then covered Kong Xian tightly, and then took the book in my hand, fanning it in front of my eyes to prevent those insects from flying into my eyes and nose, while groping around the wall cabinets to look for suspicious places.
"It's basically a stone and earth structure underneath, and there won't be a very complicated mechanism." Kong Xian said in the black cloth: "You mainly look to see if there are cracks in the walls first, and then whether there are any depressions or protrusions in the ground. ”
I held the candle and took a closer look, not to mention, there really is! In the stone wall behind a low cabinet, there was a crack about twenty centimeters long, like a very thin silk thread, extending vertically upwards from the ground.
"I really found one in this seam." I smiled wryly, "You won't let me plane by hand, will you?" My freshly cut nails were a bit reluctant to dig the stones. Look, if I had known, I should have given me a 1,000-carat diamond ring, how hard that thing is, how slippery it is. ”
Kong Xian smiled and replied: "You really want to be blind, I knew that I would give you an atomic bomb, no need to plan, just bomb the mountain and save more trouble." There is something in the back, and the stone wall in front must be a piece that was put together later, to see if there is a place to break it. ”
"Break? Are you old man teasing me? "I'm really drunk on his proposal, this wall is a whole piece, where do I break it up?
I saw Kong Xian under the black cloth shaking his head, as if he was a little helpless about my IQ, he sighed and said, "You, you really wear out my temper." ”
I shrugged my shoulders and said in my heart: Your temper is not something I can grind and make a little temperament, I don't even realize it.
"The wall is a whole piece, just look at the corner joints."
As soon as he reminded me, I hurried around the corner to look. Only then did I find that there was a gap of nearly one centimeter in the connection at the corner. As soon as I told Kong Xian what I saw, he replied: "This wall should be a false wall, and the outer layer is just a stone slab, can you see if you can move it?" ”
I pulled my hand into the crack and broke it, and there was some movement. It seems that Kong Xian is right, this is indeed a stone slab, and the thickness is not thick, only about two centimeters. It is estimated that it is due to the principle of thermal expansion and cold contraction, which causes gaps in the slate.
I quickly moved all the cabinets and tables in the space to the farthest corner to make sure the slate could be completely removed. Then he carefully moved the slate in one direction.
This move, the scene in front of me is really jaw-dropping!
I saw that there were two large iron cages inlaid on the wall, one was empty, and the other was ...... There seems to be a person lying inside!
I briefly described what I saw, and then pressed the candlelight in the direction of the iron cage.
"Go see who's lying inside." Kong Xian stood up as he spoke, preparing for defense.
I leaned over and saw that both cages were locked. But the lock of the empty cage had been opened, and only the cage containing the corpse still had a large lock hanging from it.
As I looked closely, I said, "I can't tell who this corpse is, it's all rotten." But looking at the clothes, it should be a woman, it may be Wang Shuyang. But ......"
"But what?" Kong Xian asked eagerly.
I leaned closer and was surprised, "But the corpse is only half of its head." Could it be that the half-perforated skull on the table is hers? ”
"Possibly." Kong Xian suddenly said a little anxiously: "Hurry up and see if she has the jade feet we are looking for, and then find the way out." If this person is Wang Shuyang, then the other cage must be Wang Zhe, since the other cage is empty, we have to be vigilant. At the beginning, Wang Shuyang said that he couldn't kill him, but now he has escaped again, who knows if he is still alive. What would it be like to be alive? Let's get out of here. ”
I responded and hurried to unlock the cage. This lock is very solid, and I don't have a talent for being a thief, so I'm afraid I can't open it if I can't find the key.
"What should I do if I don't have a key?" I muttered something while rummaging around, and I didn't really expect Kong Xian to give me a way.
Unexpectedly, Kong Xian suddenly said: "The key should be in my pocket." With that, he dug into his pocket and threw out two keys at my feet.
"Huh? How can the keys be in your pocket? I asked incredulously.
He asked me to quickly open the lock, and then said, "When I poured the cinnabar in my skull, I found the key inside, and I didn't know where it was, so I put it in my pocket." ”
I smiled and joked, "I didn't expect you to have a hobby of handing sheep, no wonder every time I change my residence, the spare key at home will be missing." ”
"Don't be so obscene as I say, I'm just afraid that you won't be able to get in if you drop the key, so I'll just help you take the backup."
What he said was so reasonable, I was a little stupid enough to believe it. Sighing, I replied, "If I lose the key, the uncle who picks the lock at the door will come faster than you." ”
Between the words, I have already found the jade foot on Wang Shuyang's body, its position is very conspicuous, but it is a place I dare not touch.
Wang Shuyang's body was almost completely decomposed, but it was not like the corpses in the corpse field, only bones remained, and her skeleton was wrapped in a layer of black stuff, shining with scales, and I don't know what it was. And the jade foot was in her wide open mouth......
Her expression was very distorted, she couldn't say whether it was fear or anger, and her big mouth couldn't bear the jade feet, but it was torn apart and forced in.
Maybe because of the conjuring thing, I have some taboos about her corpse, and the corpse in front of me is so weird, I don't dare to touch it.
"Did you find it?" Kong Xian was a little anxious when he waited.
I swallowed my saliva, gritted my teeth, and reached out to break Wang Shuyang's chin, trying to quickly take out the jade foot.
But as soon as my hand touched her chin, I realized that the black thing looked smooth but very scratched, and as soon as I put my hand on it, there were several tiny cuts. Now I'm completely sure that this thing must not be her flesh and skin.
I didn't have time to continue to hesitate, so I got out of the iron cage and pulled a black cloth outside, wrapped Wang Shuyang's head, pulled the jade foot with one hand, and dragged it out desperately.
There was a clicking sound from her jawbone, and I could hear my hairs stand on end, and I always felt like she was going to cheat the corpse in the next second, biting my hand hard.
"Mu You......" Kong Xian probably saw that I didn't reply, and called me again.
I kept holding it, and replied impatiently: "Don't rush, I'm holding it." ”
It took a few strokes to finally pull this thing out.
Even with it, he pulled out a silver silk thread.
"Huh?" I frowned, and while telling Kong Xian about the situation, I pulled hard.
This silk thread should have been connected to Wang Shuyang's stomach, but for some reason it just couldn't be pulled out.
Just as I was about to go a little harder, Kong Xian suddenly said, "Don't pull it, break the rope, and leave quickly." ”
I heard his voice very urgent, so I didn't ask any more questions, and took a knife and cut the silver thread.
As soon as I came out of the cage, Kong Xian couldn't wait to find the exit, otherwise it would be too late.
"What's too late?" I don't know why.
But seeing that Kong Xian had already moved to my side wrapped in a black cloth, as if he was guarding against something.
He whispered: "I can't explain to you now, let's go out first, there is something wrong with Wang Shuyang's body, you lock up this iron cage first." ”
My heart tightened when I heard what he said, and I hurriedly turned around and locked the iron cage tightly, and then looked for an exit.
I have to say that I am still lucky, there is a stone wall next to Wang Shuyang's iron cage that is made of soil, which should be sealed by soil, and it is likely to be an exit.
I picked up a spare piece of wood in my room and began to dig up the soil. Unexpectedly, after all the soil was dug up, there was a hole in it, which looked very deep, and I didn't know where it led.