I finally knew why I felt that there was a discord between these two windows, because the window on the west side was so close to the west wall! It's not normal to have windows and walls so close together when there is enough space for both indoor and outdoor space! According to the whole design style of this villa, the original designer has a high aesthetic and should not make this mistake, and it is completely possible to move this window about 40 centimeters to the east. Unless he designed it that way for a reason.

I suddenly remembered a book I had read in the school library, this book is about the history of unpopular Western architecture, placed in the corner of the library for many years no one has touched, I was bored at the beginning, so I opened it and read it, which talked about a similar situation, I didn't expect to use it today.

I quickly ran out of the house, Kong Xue saw this scene, and hurriedly asked, "How is Mr. Zhuo, did you find anything?" ”

Without looking back, I quickly replied, "Wait a minute, I'm going to confirm my idea!" Hearing me say this, Kong Xue and the three of them also ran out with me. Lantern Xiao was proud: "How about I'll just say that my brother is an expert, and I can see the clue at once." ”

At this time, Kong Xue didn't have time to pay attention to him, and followed me closely. I ran out of the window and looked at the layout of this wall, and sure enough, it was as I expected, so I said to Lantern Xiao and the others who came with me: "You see, from the outside, there is at least a hundred centimeters between the outer edge of this window on the west side of the south wall and the corner of the west wall, and indoors, the outer edge of the window on the west side of the south wall and the angle between the west wall and the west wall are only about ten centimeters, almost next to the west wall. ”

"Holy. According to what you say, you wait for me to calculate, the thickness of this western wall is almost ......," Lantern Xiao began to count with his fingers.

"About ninety-five centimeters." Shi Tao immediately said, and then he turned his head to look at me, "An exterior wall shouldn't be so thick, you mean there is a mezzanine in it?" Shi Tao immediately understood what I meant.

I nodded and said, "It's very likely!" ”

"I can't figure it out!" Lantern Xiao said, "Even if there is a mezzanine in the middle of this wall, the width will not exceed fifty centimeters at most, what can you do with such a narrow distance?" ”

"This mezzanine is not for hiding, but only for the entrance downwards." I motioned for them to return to the bedroom and said, "I once read a book in which I said that as early as the 17th century in Europe, many nobles and lords would often build secret passages or secret dark rooms in their bedrooms in order to avoid invaders. Generally, it is the intruder who breaks into the bedroom, and when he sees that there is no one, he directly smashes the floor to find the secret passage and catch the turtle in the urn of the people inside. ”

Lantern Xiao laughed when she heard this, "This is digging a secret way, this is digging a grave!" ”

I nodded, "Indeed, and because of this, a clever nobleman came up with a way to build a secret passage or chamber underground outside, and only make a small entrance inside some inconspicuous wall. The rest of the walls and floors were solid, and even if the intruders could eventually find the entrance, it would be a great deal of effort, and the people inside would have fled long ago. These are all recorded in that book, but I didn't expect to see them today. ”

Shi Tao couldn't help nodding as he listened, "It seems that you are an expert in ancient architecture, it's not wrong at all, today is really a long insight!" ”

Kong Xue also cast an approving look, which satisfied my vanity. But I'm still a little worried, after all, it's just my speculation, and it's all empty talk if I can't find the entrance.

"But where's that so-called entrance?" Kong Xue asked beside her.

I'll go! How do I know what to do! I was anxious, but I pretended to be calm, "This entrance is difficult to find, and it is also a special place for this kind of secret passage. I'm afraid that this wall is solid except for the entrance, and if you look for it a little, you may not be able to find it all day. ”

"You can't tear this wall down! This is a load-bearing wall, which is equivalent to demolishing the house! Lantern Xiao was talking cool beside him.

Shi Tao put his ear against the wall, picked up a hammer, and tapped on the wall, hoping to find a hollow position. But after looking for a long time, I had to shake my head helplessly: "The wall is too thick, and it is extremely hard, maybe there is something special added to the wall material, and I can't tell that it is empty at all." ”

I suddenly had an idea and thought of something, "Where was Kong Ye's mobile phone found?" ”

"Right on that fireplace." Shi Tao returned to the road and pointed to the decorative fireplace in the middle of the wall.

I took a closer look at the fireplace, and it protruded from the wall, which was a good entrance, but if it was an entrance, it seemed too obvious. However, Kong Ye's mobile phone is placed in this position, and I deduce that the entrance should be near the fireplace.

I picked up the hammer and tapped it lightly on the wall, then closed my eyes and listened carefully.

As I struck as I moved, I caught the subtle changes in the vibration of the wall, and I opened my eyes to see a decorative tongs stand on the wall in this position, "The entrance should be here!" ”

Brother Tao and Lantern Xiao looked at me suspiciously, and both of them knocked and listened, but they couldn't hear the change in their voices at all, "Zhuo Ran, can you really hear it?" ”

I nodded, "The sound changes so little that it's really hard to notice." ”

Lantern Xiao sighed, "Then how did you find out?" Does your ear have a special function? ”

I shook my head, "I can't talk about special functions, but my hearing is really different from normal people." ”

"Really?" Lantern Xiao's face was full of disbelief, and even Shi Tao next to him had a trace of doubt in his eyes.

"Either way, give it a try." Kong Xue said, "Mr. Zhuo, if this is the entrance, how should it be opened?" ”

I shrugged, "That's hard, the trap could be in any position." You can only try a little bit. ”

"What a waste of time!" Kong Xue shook her head, turned around and called two guys from the window, "You guys smash the wall in this position!" ”

I secretly stuck out my tongue when I watched, this girl was resolute, even more decisive than some men, she was really a big sister.

Seeing the two guys start to do it, I secretly prayed in my heart, God forbid! Don't make a mistake again! Otherwise, it's a shame and a big shame!

Fortunately, after a few hammers, I heard a boom The wall behind the fireplace collapsed, revealing the mezzanine of the black hole behind it. Although Kong Xue, Lantern Xiao, and Shi Tao had heard me talk about the relevant situation just now, when they really saw it with their own eyes, they were still surprised to grow their mouths. Needless to say, even I, an "expert", have only seen it in books, and now I am amazed!

The broken bricks were carefully removed until a hole was opened through which one person could pass. Lantern Xiao picked up a flashlight, "I'll go, this is the secret passage where Uncle Kong left, where does this lead?" Why did Uncle Kong quietly leave here alone? With that, Lantern Xiao turned on the flashlight and walked towards the entrance of the cave with his head down, as if to check it.

However, Lantern Festival did mention a key question just now, that is, why did Kong Ye secretly leave this cave? Is he hiding from something?

While we were thinking, Lantern Xiao next to us suddenly shouted: "Ah! Then he threw away the flashlight, and even took several steps back from rolling and climbing. This sudden exclamation startled us, and we all saw Lantern Xiao trembling and pointing to the hole and saying, "That... That one... In the mouth of the cave, there are... Yes... Ghosts! ”