Strange talk about the rules: I fast travel with my deskmate

Chapter 439 Desperate Castle (63)

"Brother, where are we going?" Leng Zongming asked.

"Go to the basement." Xu Lingze replied.

"Why do you want to go to the basement?" Leng Zongming asked.

"I checked the surveillance, and Steward Tao has already gone underground, and he hasn't come out until now." Xu Lingze said.

Leng Zongming nodded, "It seems that the secret of this ancient castle is hidden underground."

"Sister Ao, is there an underground at home?" Shang Guanglei was puzzled.

Jiang Ao shook his head lightly, "I don't know, I've never heard of it."

"Even you don't know! It seems that there really is a secret underground!" Leng Zongming said.

They said they were going underground, but Xu Lingze led everyone up to the third floor.

At the end of the corridor is Jiangshui's study.

Walking to the door of the study, Leng Zongming asked again: "Brother, aren't you going to the basement? Why did you bring us to the study?"

"You'll know when you go in." After Xu Lingze said, he looked at Shang Guanglei, "Open the door."

Shang Guanglei didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd, but at this moment he had no choice but to trust him, so he opened the door of the study.

After entering the door, Xu Lingze went straight to the cabinet on the far side at the back of the study, checking all the ornaments.

Leng Zongming also came over and asked, "Brother, is there a mechanism here?"

"That's right." Xu Lingze replied.

Shang Guanglei and Jiang Ao looked at each other and looked at each other.

Having lived in this old castle for so long, they never knew that there was a secret passage in the study, nor did they know that there was a basement at home.

But now that I think about it, such a big castle may really have a basement.

"Brother, these ornaments are very normal... Did you guess wrong?" Leng Zongming said.

As soon as the words were finished, Xu Lingze reached out and touched the metal decoration on the far right side of the cabinet, and twisted it hard, but found that it couldn't be twisted, so he tugged again.

Immediately afterwards, the cabinet turned, revealing the passage behind.

"Sure enough, there is a secret room! Brother, you are too powerful!" Leng Zongming said excitedly.

"Hush..." Xu Lingze signaled him to be silent, then pointed inside, and said, "Keep your voice down, that Butler Tao should still be there."

Leng Zongming closed his mouth tightly, nodded, and said softly, "Okay."

Xu Lingze took out the flashlight from the space and entered the secret room. Leng Zongming followed closely behind, and Jiang Ao and monk Guanglei quickly followed.

After entering the secret room, there is a staircase leading directly to the ground, about four floors high, and the inside is pitch black.

Xu Lingze illuminated the way down the stairs with a flashlight, and whispered, "It's very humid here, and the ground is a bit slippery. Everyone, be careful not to fall."

"Xu Lingze, when did you know there was a secret passage here?" Shang Guanglei asked.

"Didn't you bring us to the study once?" Xu Lingze said.

"Did you find out that there is a secret passage here?" Shang Guanglei asked.

"At that time, I observed the things in Jiangshui's study. The valuables in them were all furniture and decorations. It was easy to find if they were lost, but it was even more difficult to steal the safe. So I guessed that what he wanted to hide was not only The things in the safe." Xu Lingze said.

Leng Zongming nodded, "It makes sense."

The four of them continued to walk down carefully, and Xu Lingze continued: "When we came to the study, we didn't find anything strange in it, but tonight, Steward Tao entered the study and did not leave for a long time. So I guess, the There should be a secret room. Just now when we entered the study, Housekeeper Tao was not there, which is enough to prove my guess is correct."

Leng Zongming nodded again, and said: "Yes, from the outside of the castle, the area of ​​this study is not very large, and there is not enough space for a secret room that can hide things, so this secret room should be just a passage. The only place that can lead to it is the basement."

"Yes, surveying from the outside of the castle, the last room on each floor is two meters apart, and it can only accommodate one passage." Xu Lingze said.

Shang Guanglei gasped, he had never observed these things carefully before, it turned out that there were so many secrets that he didn't know about this ancient castle.

"So... what my uncle wants to hide is actually this secret room." Shang Guanglei said.

"Well, it should be, the things in the safe are not the most important." Xu Lingze said.

Jiang Ao also nodded, thought for a while and asked again: "You opened my father's safe?"

"Uh...yes, we just looked at Qiu Mo's belongings and didn't touch anything else." Xu Lingze explained.

"Oh... Xu Lingze, who are you?" Jiang Ao asked again.

"Okay, don't talk too much, is it time to explain these things to you?" Leng Zongming said.

"You... He clearly explained so much just now, what's wrong with simply explaining your identity to me?" Jiang Ao said.

"Those things just now need to be explained, but your question doesn't need to be explained now." Leng Zongming said.

"Okay, stop arguing, we've reached the end of the secret passage, cheer up and be careful," Shang Guanglei said.

Walking around the corner, Xu Lingze shined a flashlight in front of him, only to see that there was still a small secret passage ahead, and if he went further, he should be in the basement.

He touched the wall beside him, and the air humidity here was much lower than before.

Leng Zongming also imitated him and touched the wall, then put it under his nose and smelled it, and asked, "Brother, what's wrong with this wall?"

"It's nothing." After Xu Lingze finished speaking, he rubbed the dust on his hands with his fingertips.

Leng Zongming also twitched lightly, and said, "This dust...it should have been a long time since it was cleaned."

After walking a short straight road around the corner, the four of them looked to the left, and there was indeed something strange.

"Wow... there really is a basement." Leng Zongming said.

It was pitch black in the basement, and the flashlight could only illuminate part of the light.

Shang Guanglei took out his mobile phone and turned on the lighting function. Seeing this, Jiang Ao and Leng Zongming also took out their mobile phones.

"It's empty here, as if there's nothing there," Leng Zongming said.

Xu Lingze looked around and said, "No, Steward Tao hasn't left, so he should still be here."

"Could he have left from another exit?" Leng Zongming guessed.

"Probably not. If there are other exits, he is a housekeeper. Why did he come in from the master's study and stay for so long? If someone finds out, wouldn't it be suspicious?" Xu Lingze said.

"Yes, yes, it makes sense." Leng Zongming said.

Xu Lingze took a deep breath and said, "Now we will split up, Xiao Ming, and Jiang Ao. You two will guard this exit. If you see Butler Tao, remind us immediately."

"Ah? I, I dare not!" Jiang Ao said.

"Why don't you dare?" Leng Zongming gave her a disdainful look, raised his hand and said, "Brother, I dare, I can do it myself, there is no need for her to get in the way here."

"Okay, then you will stay alone, and you must pay attention to safety." Xu Lingze said.

"Don't worry, I'm so strong, I can't deal with a housekeeper?" Leng Zongming said.

"In short, you must be careful. If there is any movement, you must call us, and you can't deal with it alone." Xu Lingze instructed.

"Okay, I see." Leng Zongming said.

(End of this chapter)