Chapter III: Prisons
He gestured to the key that hung around his neck.
"Don't waste time, there's something more surprising ahead," Markham smirked, being mentally prepared.
After crossing the deep ditch, the road became more difficult to walk. The path was already narrow, but now it was a foot deep and a foot shallow through the bushes.
I kept an eye on my feet, and sure enough, I didn't see the strange damage from the bushes again. It seems that Yiqiē is really as Markham Rong said, and all the bait has fallen into that deep ditch.
The group continued on their way, and no one spoke.
I don't know what they're thinking, my mind is blank anyway.
I know that a lot of fear comes from imagining the unknown, so I try not to think about anything as much as possible, just walking.
After walking for about half an hour, we finally came to the bottom of the wall.
Before, because it was far away, I felt that the wall was not very high, but when I looked up, I realized that the wall was ridiculously high.
The entire fence is dark gray, and there are no brick joints or mottles visible on the surface. It's also smooth to the touch. If you want to climb in, there is no place to borrow.
Bai Kai asked Markham for a rope and threw it at the top of the wall a few times, but he couldn't hang it at all.
I can only smoke depressedly.
"How the hell are you going to get in? Did you bring explosives? "Bai Kai kicked the wall with his foot, or do you want to dig a tunnel? Isn't that what jailbreak does? Ay! Xiao Que you come here, let's stack Arhats to try, can go in one by one.
There is no hope for stacking arhats, this wall is more than ten meters high. I glanced left and right a few times, and said to myself, Damn, is there a dinosaur in here? Did you use such a big deal?
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly realized. Although I don't know much about architecture, I've seen too many large and small houses in recent years. This wall seems a little strange. If it was really just to prevent the people inside from escaping, there should be a tower or platform on the wall where people could stand guard. However, the wall is completely smooth, and it looks a bit like a big dam. Could it be that the people who built this prison were so confident that the people inside would not be able to come out?
I said, Markham Wing, do you know how to get in?
Markham squinted at me and shook his head. looked at Qin Yiheng and said, let Mr. Qin think of a way first.
Qin Yiheng didn't say anything before, he just kept checking around, and when he heard Markham's words, he turned his head, don't you have the key? Let's find out if there's a door nearby.
So saying, he went into the bushes alone.
Bai Kai and I had to go in the other direction.
The plant along the fence is not strictly a shrub, but a plant that I can't name.
Although this plant is not tall, it has many serrations and barbs on its leaves and branches, and it is not long before a person walks through it and all kinds of small cuts are cut on its body.
Bai Kai tied his palms with clothes and opened the way in front.
"It's a small shortage, Markham Rong still has to be on guard. Remember, don't eat what strangers give. ”
I said, do you think that Markham Rong seems to be very hostile to Qin Yiheng. Don't patronize me, if that old fox has any conspiracy, we'll have to strike first.
Bai Kai spat and spitted, damn, what does this leaf smell like? Don't worry, since I'm here, I know it all in my heart. You stay away, I'll pee.
As soon as Bai Kai took off his pants, I heard Qin Yiheng calling us from afar.
The two of them hurried in the direction of the sound. Ran wildly through the blade-like forest again. I saw Qin Yiheng and Wan Jinrong standing in an open space, and there was a big hole in the wall in front of them.
Oh, old kitty, you're doing a good job! Bai Kai ran to the front of the cave, touched the edge of the hole with his hand and said in shock, something in it escaped before?
I saw Qin Yiheng nodding, so I also looked over curiously.
Only then did I realize that the reason why Bai Kai asked this was because the hole was obviously chiseled from the inside out. On the edge of the opening, you can easily find traces of digging.
I was taken aback, the wall was much thicker than I had imagined, and I measured it with my arm, and it was two meters thick. How much labor does it take to cut through this wall? And the material of this wall doesn't seem to be concrete, but it looks similar, and it stands to reason that cannonballs of this thickness are difficult to blow through!
Thinking so, they had already gotten in.
I followed last, through the wall, and what I saw was even more astonishing.
Compared to the lush vegetation outside, the inside of this wall has no grass, and only the bare yellow earth can be seen, which has dried up and cracked. The air smelled like something was burning.
There are many buildings in the walls, ranging in height and height. From a distance, they are all the same.
The rectangle is straight up and down, and you can't see any patterns or even colors on the surface, not even a window or door. It's a bit like walking into an unfinished construction site.
The four of them looked left and right and chose the building closest to us.
The building is comparatively much shorter, only two stories high. But the area is much larger. However, we went around the building and there was not a single entrance.
Bai Kai told me to crouch in the corner and lifted him up to the top of the building. Hear his footsteps going back and forth on it a few times.
Then he stretched out his hand and dragged me and Qin Yiheng up in turn.
Standing on it, the view becomes even more open. Yet as far as I could see, there was nothing but the gray buildings. There is no sign of any human being in the whole city.
I smoked a cigarette and took a break. Bai Kai led us to the center of the building. There is a small vent that will be large enough for an adult to pass through.
Do you want to go down? Bai Kai took out a flashlight from his bag and asked Qin Yiheng.
It's definitely going to go down. Markham's voice suddenly came from the side. At some point, he had already climbed up on his own.
You get out of the way, Markham Wing walked over and threw the bag in, and the person jumped straight down. Soon you can see Markham's flashlight below.
We exchanged glances, and without any further hesitation, we jumped down in turn.
When I landed on the ground, I realized that I was too impulsive just now. Although the building is not high, it is possible to break a leg. Luckily, I landed very smoothly and didn't break my foot.
The flashlight was lit, and the dust was scattered under the pillar of light. Choking people speechless.
Although the whole building is completely shaded from the sun, the temperature is much higher than outside. It just feels like you're in an oven. I was still thinking about it all of a sudden, damn it, I put some spices on my body, I'm afraid it will be baked in a while.
Thinking like this, the dust in front of me finally gradually fell, and my flashlight swept away something.
Those things were stacked in the corners, neatly stacked. It looks like it's supposed to be a kind of wooden box.
I walked over and there were some boxes that were open. A large number of military-grade compressed biscuits were found inside, and looking at the year of production, it was almost ten years ago. I don't know how long these things have been here. Nothing other than cookies was found. I kept an eye on it and took a few cookies and put them in my bag. Be prepared.
Turning his head, Bai Kai and Qin Yiheng's pillars of light were still sweeping around. Only Markham squatted as if he had discovered something.
I shouted, this room looks like a pantry. I've got a lot of compressed cookies here!
"I don't think so, if these things are food to you." Markham stood up and pointed to the ground with a flashlight. I didn't pay attention, but I looked at it and let out a sigh in my heart, only to see that under the flashlight, it looked like it had shone on some white flowers, and I looked at it, damn! It's human bones!
Small shortage! Be quiet! The echo is so loud! Scared to death, you! I have human bones here, too. Bai Kai gestured to his position with a flashlight.
There are also here. How does this house look like a coffin? Qin Yiheng picked up a bone and walked over. I counted them, and there were probably a dozen or twenty bones.
I gasped. Even at this time, I was already sweating profusely from the heat in the house.
Ten or twenty people, is this house a morgue? Otherwise, how could there be so many corpses? But if it's a morgue, what's the deal with those compressed biscuits? There's nowhere to store it, so you have to put it here? This obviously doesn't make sense. This besieged city is so big, it is more logical than a morgue in any place, right? Or is it?
I felt a tingling sensation in my scalp. Or are these people alive and dead in this house?
This is what is called a prison cell? Those compressed biscuits are for them?
But if this is the case, the building is only two stories high, and the skylight overhead has no fences or obstructions, and it is completely possible to escape. Why did he die in it?
I resisted my uneasiness and looked over the bones on the ground. I couldn't find any chains or locks. These people aren't locked here. As a free body, for the sake of survival instinct, I will definitely choose to escape!
Thinking about this, I suddenly understood something. If these people could have escaped, they didn't choose to run away and died here. The only plausible explanation is that they know that if they escape, they will face more dangerous conditions. If you analyze it this way, these people are hiding here! What are they hiding?
I was just about to tell them my guess, when I heard Qin Yiheng shout fiercely, Jiang Shuo, quickly throw the water out of your body! These people are dying of thirst!