Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Rat Escapes
"What's that? Gun? Or a knife? I asked.
Xiao Bing waved his hand, pointed to the Guanyin statue in the corner of Yongzi's living room and said, "We sent a talisman to open the light, you forgot the last time we entered the tunnel?" A ghost grabbed me by the arm, and I almost couldn't get out. ”
"Why are you so superstitious, what age is this, why is your feudal ideology so deep-rooted, and it has been in vain to learn you for so many years. Besides, you forgot about the grave at the bottom of the mountain at that time, even if there was a ghost, it was the owner of the grave who saved the two of us, and he was also a good ghost. I laughed.
But the little soldier was really scared, he drove ten kilometers, ran to what is said to be a well-known immortal, spent a high price to ask for three amulets, said that it was the jade Buddha and jade Guanyin and other pendants that had been opened to come back, give one to each of us, see that we will be suspicious, the little soldier swore that this is the most famous local Chen Daxian family tribute, Bao Ling, then went to bed.
Early the next morning, the three of us packed our backpacks and set off, our outfit is not common in Beishan, the town is too remote, the verdant mountains are still unknown, there are few people who come to travel here, we deliberately got up early in the morning, and quietly went up the mountain when the local people were still sleeping.
We grew up here, familiar with the road of Beishan, I and Xiaobing specially brought some wine and food, first to the deserted grave, burned paper money, spilled three glasses of wine, we kowtowed a few more times, whether what happened that day or not with his help, this is also our habit of entering the mountain.
Since the encounter with the wolf that day, the two of us have made sufficient preparations for entering the mountain this time, in addition to a gun, Yongzi also prepared three machetes, and there is also a spiral knife in the set of outdoor knives I bought, which can be assembled with wooden sticks to form a spear to use, Yongzi brought several bottles of gasoline, and the soldier asked Tie Dan for some explosives, in short, this time into the mountain, even if we encounter wolves, we have no fear.
After a while, a few people walked to the bunker, we drilled into the dark passage, turned on the LED searchlight, today's LED lights are much brighter than the signal lights of Leizi and Zhenlin back then, the light range is large, the brightness is high, and the energy saving is also energy-saving, the soldiers jumped into the light first, and the tunnel was as bright as day, and it was the first time for me to see the scene in the tunnel so clearly.
The wind gusts in the tunnel, and we can't see the end before and after, and we are only in the middle of the section, thinking that this tunnel is connecting both sides of the mountain. The tunnel was very wide, and there was a lot of mud on the ground because of the groundwater, but you can still see that it was very spacious, and I think it was used as a passage to haul mountain guns and carts to transport ammunition.
The iron door in the tunnel is still there, still rusty and mottled, now we understand that this is an airtight door, after it is closed, through the air valve on the door, the door can be sealed, keep the vacuum inside, and better preserve the items. I touched the iron door around the faint welds, thinking that after the police seized this place, the door was sealed with gas welding, we brought a cutting bottle this time, only a few cuts, the door opened, this seemingly barbaric and violent behavior is also the most effective method.
We pushed the door open together, and a puff of dust hit my nose for a long time, and I immediately shone the LED light on it, and I could see the scene inside. From the first discovery of the iron gate to the actual entry here, there was a gap of more than 20 years, and I couldn't help but sigh. This library is the size of two basketball courts, the walls and floors around it are made of cement, and there are many iron basin electric lights hanging on it, and I saw a switch handle on the side, and there was no response even after pushing a few times. Fortunately, we had plenty of light sources, and several LED light sticks lit up together, and Curry was shaken white.
The inside of the warehouse is very dry, and the cement on the walls is only yellow, but not falling off, and it seems that the place is very airtight.
Yuko looked at it and said, "How many bullets and shells do you have to put in such a big place?" and I said, "There are not only ammunition stored here, but also guns, artillery, and you see there are indentations in the wheels of the gun carriage on the ground." "I looked closely, and there were many ravines on the concrete floor, and those mountain cannons had not moved for many years, and they had already pressed out traces of the ground.
"If we really opened this place back then, would we dare to use these guns and cannons, these things are not as practical as a lollipop for us." The little soldier looked at the empty Curry in distraction.
Curry had long been empty, and the soldiers and Yongzi were not interested. I had the feeling that there was a force in the dark that drew me here, and that there must be some clue that would lead me to other mountain treasures.
I unscrewed the headlamp, with my hand inch by inch on the wall while touching and knocking, back and forth a few times to confirm that it is correct, this is indeed a solid big stone, there is no secret door at all, the three of us came out dejectedly, pushed the iron door closed, I wore the headlamp in the tunnel circle, when I was a child and Leizi they came here, but the range of light is limited, the visibility is too low, and the front and back can not be far, now take a closer look, the walls around here are also cement lining, decades have passed, in addition to groundwater seepage, but there is no large area of falling off. I couldn't help but sigh at the craftsmanship of the sappers under Zhang Zuolin back then.
The little soldier held a lamp stick and said to Yongzi: "I just climbed down from here and rescued a friend, I thought that there were all guns and bayonets underneath here, and we had to be pierced through the cold. The creep crouched on the ground and fumbled again.
"Don't touch it here, the police have plowed here several times, but there's nothing, let's hurry up and see where to go?" When I saw that the tunnel was ventilated in front and back, and that it must be leading somewhere, I kicked the soldier and beckoned them to discuss whether to move forward or backward.
"According to our current position, if we keep moving forward, it must be the opposite side of the mountain, which is the direction of Dongshan, and if we go back, it is estimated that it is at the foot of the mountain, where my old house is." Yuko said, looking at the compass on her watch.
Dongshan, I thought, from the strategic intention of the year, if we want to transport these ammunition out, there must be a road outside to meet it, "We will definitely be able to walk to the highway if we go forward, anyway, we have all the supplies, there are knives and guns, and we are not afraid of wolves." "None of us wanted to go home empty-handed, so we walked down the tunnel and boldly.
The LED lights we bought are dedicated to mountaineering outdoors, charged once, can be used for 10 hours in a row, there are three in total, I don't know how long this tunnel is, if there is no electricity in the middle, the three of us have to burn clothes to make torches back, so we must save electricity. I walked in front, holding a light stick in my left hand to lead the way, a machete in my right hand, Yongzi in the middle, a small soldier holding a gun, and the three of them lit their headlamps to watch their feet, and walked like this for almost an hour. The passage was wide and high, and we walked without difficulty, and it was really infuriating and funny to think of the embarrassment when we crossed the mountains with the soldiers a few days ago.
"Little soldier, why don't you sing a man to be self-reliant." I say.
"You really take that song as a six-character mantra, and sing it as soon as you get to the tunnel!" The soldier said in the back.
We were walking in the tunnel, fortunately the light was good, and I was not very afraid, I was searching for a meat joke to tell them, suddenly, my stomach hurt, broken! I'm going to go to the toilet, but fortunately there is no one else in this place except the three of us, I asked them to stop and wait for me, I ran to the far corner with my pants, undressed, and felt comfortable, but the only unpleasant thing is that it is too dark around, my headlamp can only shine in front of me, and I can't see what is around at all, but fortunately, I am bold, and I can see two points of light in the distance when I look up, that is a small soldier and Yongzi, and I have a bottom in my heart.
I was squatting when I suddenly felt someone touch my ass!
It's definitely not an illusion, the touch is extremely real, it's a real touch.
Behind me was a wall, if you touched it, the hand was going to stick out of the wall, I slowly turned my head, under the headlamp, under the damp wall, something was wriggling, that thing was round, black hair, two mung bean eyes, shining staring at me. That's a mouse, the point is, this rat is so big, it's half a meter long, it's a rat essence, I jumped forward in fright, my legs instantly lost my strength, it's a mouse! I shouted.
"What are rats afraid of?" The creep laughed.
I lifted my pants and said as I walked, "The rat touched my buttocks, do you say you're afraid?" ”
"That's a mother mouse, don't you stink? It's a lot of flavor. The creep was talking.
Suddenly, I felt something stirring under my feet, and where I was squatting just now, there was a black oppressive thing, "Damn, so many rats?" "When we turned on the electric LED searchlight, the black pressure on the ground was overwhelming, although the size was not as big as what I saw before, but there were too many of them, and they were densely packed.
The three of us leaned against the wall, staring at the swarm of rats surging in front of us, a few rats pounced on our uppers, I picked up the sapper shovel and patted, what I was most afraid of was that these rats would run on my body, fortunately, our jackets could tighten the neckline and cuffs, and the three of us were busy while quickly tightening the straps of our clothes.
"This thing doesn't bite." Yuko said worriedly.
"Maybe, what can you eat in this tunnel? These rats are so happy, they must not be picky eaters, you are so fat, maybe they will bite you first, the oil is thick and thick, you go to the front station. ”
I saw that the little soldier was still scaring Yongzi at this time, and pushed him, don't scare Yongzi, it's all rats moving, there must be something different, this can't be an earthquake.
The three of us were in the tunnel at this time, and if there was an earthquake, we would really not be able to return to the sky, but at this time, the rats all changed direction, and ran in one direction in a blink of an eye, and they all ran clean.
Before we could slow down, there was a stunned sound in front of us, like flying birds, and the number was not small, as if it was coming towards us.
"Squat down!" I shouted, and the three of us huddled together as we approached the wall. I vaguely saw a flock of big black and gray birds flying in front of me, wings spread half a meter long, flying over our heads in groups, several big birds tried to pull our headlamps with their claws, I could see clearly, this is a bat, this tunnel has been a fucking bat cave for a long time.
"Turn off the lights, these bats are coming for the light." I turned back and shouted at them. Xiaobing and Yongzi quickly turned off the headlights, we were face down, hands to protect the side of the face, listening to a noise on the head, there were a few bats with claws trying to grab my backpack, fortunately we bought not a bargain, this bat caught for a long time, did not scratch it, the bats behind saw that there was no light source, and they scattered and flew away.
With a flutter and fluttering, the cave was quiet again, and I got up from the ground, "They all say that bats are blind, isn't this also like moths, coming towards the light, I have to submit a paper to a popular science magazine when I go back, and the title is called Refutation of Rumors: Rehabilitating Blind Bats: The night gave me the eyes of the night, but I used it to find light." "I was making a big remark there, but Yongzi gently tugged me and said in a trembling voice, brother, those bats are not flying towards the light, they are running for their lives!