Chapter 128: Smashing the Door and Demolishing the House for Transportation (Happy New Year!) )
Sure enough, as everyone expected, after priing open the hollowed-out stone bricks, a pitch-black corridor was exposed inside.
"If you're smaller, go inside and see what's going on." Barty Crouch commanded.
Under Barty Crouch's orders, the two thinner men immediately packed up their things and went inside with two burning torches.
At this time, the defenses in the temple have all been cleared, and there is no need to worry about the torches being exposed.
What's more, the burning torches can also be more certain about the situation in the corridor. If oxygen is scarce, the torch will stop burning, and it will also give two people an early warning.
After waiting for a while, the two people who went down climbed up, wiped their sweat and said; "Below, Director, this is a full corridor, leading to the back of this idol on one side and some secret chambers deeper on the other. The doors of the chamber are made of boulders, estimated to be tens of centimeters thick. ”
Barty Crouch nodded flatly, even when he heard the sturdy boulder door, he didn't panic in his heart.
"Prepare to blast, since civilized means can't open those stone doors, then you can only use violent means." Barty Crouch said with a smile.
One of the compulsory courses for intelligence officers is the production of explosives, and because of this mission, Barty Crouch deliberately carried a lot of explosives in advance, just in case.
Continue to widen the pry hole to make it easier for more people and explosives to enter.
After walking down the long corridor for a while, Barty Crouch and his party were able to see the stone door of the chamber clearly.
Feeling the material of the stone door, Barty Crouch took out a hand-cranked drill, and several people quickly drilled several holes of different depths in time and space, and then placed small explosives in these holes.
In order to ensure their own safety, all of these explosives are time-delay explosives, and the explosion time is a full three minutes.
This was also enough time for everyone to evacuate from the cave and prevent themselves from being buried by the fluctuations caused by the explosion.
Boom!
With a few muffled sounds, the ground also began to shake slightly, and then calm returned.
After waiting a little to make sure there was no movement, Barty Crouch re-entered the hallway with the group.
When I came to the door of the secret room, the stone door at this time had been blown into many pieces, which was much easier to solve than the complete stone door.
When everyone had finished moving all the broken stones, a dark secret room appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"Director, what are you waiting for, there must be a lot of accumulated treasures here, give these treasures to Your Highness, we should all be able to get medals, right?" One of his subordinates said impatiently.
They didn't care how much treasure was in the chamber, and they knew they couldn't snoop into.
But if these treasures are successfully handed over to Arthur, does it mean that they will be able to get a medal?
"What's the hurry? Forgot everything you learned? Barty Crouch scolded, then threw the torch in his men's hands.
The torch that was burning was extinguished in an instant, like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing everyone's cheering mood.
"The chamber is completely sealed, and there is a lack of oxygen in it right now. Let's all look at it a little bit, and we'll go in later. Barty Crouch nodded indeed.
The temple is hundreds of years old, and who knows what it can store?
Barty Crouch, the wealthy prince of ancient India, could not have imagined that the prosperity of the British Empire was largely supported by India.
After waiting for about half an hour, the torch would not be extinguished if it was thrown in, and then everyone entered it one after another.
Raising the torch, the spectacle of the palatial scene in the secret room made everyone's jaws drop. Even the well-informed Barty Crouch was a little surprised at this time.
Gold coins, ornaments, and cutlery were piled up in gold, and in the other pile were a large number of brightly colored gemstones.
Among the two piles of treasures, the most conspicuous is a golden elephant that is more than a man tall. Some people even tried to lift it, but they couldn't lift the giant elephant at all.
Around the secret room, a large number of wooden boxes were piled up, and although they were covered with dust, they did not seem to be able to block the golden light leaking from the treasures inside.
"Oh my God, how many medals does this have?" Everyone already has three medals in their hearts, and they have even begun to plan to show off to the people around them after receiving the medals.
"Hurry up and get everybody in and get these things out. Also, don't think about it anymore, as a qualified intelligence officer, it's best not to reveal the various merit medals you have obtained, not to mention that you haven't obtained them yet! Barty Crouch interrupted everyone's fantasies and commanded.
The crowd sprang into action, transporting the treasures outside the cave and then transferring them from the cave to the wagons.
In order to facilitate the transportation of this treasure, I can only say sorry to everyone in the temple.
At the order of Barty Crouch, the crowd turned their swords to all the monks in the temple and told them to meet their dear Buddha.
Even in order to facilitate the transportation of these gold beads, the people also demolished the temple gate and various buildings, just to be able to find materials that could be easily transported.
The corridor connected to the entire six chambers, and although the number of treasures in the six chambers varied, they added up to a huge number.
Even with the use of more than a hundred able-bodied intelligence officers, the operation lasted from night to dawn.
In fact, not all of the treasures in the temple were transported. There are also some silver utensils and ornaments, which are discarded by everyone because they occupy a relatively large area and are not of high value.
But discarding is also a science. The crowd threw all the money and utensils near the temple, which was enough to cause the surrounding people to scramble and fight.
In any case, at least it can create a mess here and delay the attention of the British Empire.
By the time the local princely states and the British actually noticed the temple, Barty Crouch had already left India on a transport ship.
The crowd did not dare to count the treasures on the way, so they could only speed up the pace of transportation, arrive in Australia, and find a safe place.
Several fleets disguised by the Australian transport fleet picked up the wagons and intelligence officers in batches and, as they had come, detoured to other surrounding regions and countries before turning around for Australia.
The whole operation and transportation work took a lot of effort, starting from September 3 and continuing until September 20, the fleet arrived in the port of Sydney.
The second more, ask for support! Happy New Year to all!
(End of chapter)