Chuan Shu Qi Leng: I own a department store

"The task we received was to investigate the truth about the plague in Dingbai Village more than ten years ago. The organization found that the plague was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. The villagers of Dingbai Village had rarely gone out for decades, and almost Living a life of isolation from the rest of the world is not normal, so we need to investigate the truth."

"It's just that although the villagers in Dingbai Village seem to be a group of old men and women in their 60s and [-]s, their fighting power is very strong. There are only seven people in our team including me. Even if there is a wooden warehouse equipped, it is very difficult. It was so difficult to defeat them that even communication signals were interrupted.”

"We have been exploring the surrounding areas in the past few days, but so far we have found nothing."

I don’t know if there is something behind this cave that the organization wants.

"Wait a minute -" Xu Wanning looked at Lin An, "You mean, the villagers in Dingbai Village are a group of old men and women in their 60s and [-]s? Do you have any basis for your age judgment?"

"Yes. During our investigation, we accidentally saw the identity certificates of several of them. They were all born in the 20s, which is more than 50 years ago. The identity certificates have the seal of the government at that time and cannot be faked."

In fact, judging from Haitang's age, it is very likely that her grandfather is about sixty years old.

But Haitang's grandfather now has white hair and looks about sixty or seventy years old, much older than his actual age. Haitang's grandfather is also one of the oldest among the villagers in Dingbai Village, and he is highly respected.

But this is somewhat inconsistent with the information Xu Wanning received.

"When I came out of the train station, I took a rickshaw. The driver of the rickshaw told me that a plague more than ten years ago took away the lives of the strong laborers, children and women in Dingbai Village, leaving only Some are old, weak, sick and disabled. If you want to put it that way, these people are not of the right age."

Xu Wanning's words made Lin An silent for a long time.

"So, something is indeed wrong. I think it has something to do with what the organization wants us to investigate. I still have to go in and take a look first. Aning..."

"I know what you want to say, and I want to go with you." Xu Wanning grabbed Lin An's wrist tightly. In order to prevent herself from being dropped by him, she also specially took an automatic binding rope from the space and tied their hands tightly. Tied together, "That's good. If you are really in danger, I can take you to my secret base to avoid danger."

If Lin An wanted to refuse, he was blocked back.

Yes, Aning has the means to save her life. She can go to her secret base when necessary, and her life safety will not be affected.

With this thought, Lin An took Xu Wanning forward.

It's not that he really wants to take Xu Wanning on an adventure, it's because he knows Xu Wanning. She seems gentle and easy to talk to, but in fact she is very stubborn at heart, and the decisions she makes will not be changed easily.

Passing over the sleeping tiger Er Gouzi, Lin An held Xu Wanning's hand tightly and walked forward step by step.

The further you go inside, the darker it gets, and the sky is now completely dark, almost to the point where you can't even see.

Xu Wanning didn't dare to take out a strong flashlight rashly. There was darkness everywhere. If there was any light here, it would be easy to be discovered.

What's more, according to the Hai family brothers, this is a very important place for the villagers of Dingbai Village, so they have to be even more careful.

Therefore, Xu Wanning took a small pathfinder light from the space and put it on Lin An's head. It could illuminate the road five steps ahead without attracting anyone's attention.

"You see, the surrounding area of ​​this cave is actually relatively bumpy. It looks like it was dug out bit by bit by manpower using tools. Compared with the naturally formed cave, it will be smoother."

"It's true." Lin An raised his hand and knocked on the stone wall. It was solid.

"Judging from the echoes of our conversation, this cave doesn't look big, but it's actually quite different."

Lin An used his other hand to take off the pathfinder light above his head to see the surrounding environment, but the range that the pathfinder light could reach was too small. If he continued to explore inch by inch like this, he might not be able to find the entrance until dawn. .

Helpless, Xu Wanning had no choice but to take out a flashlight.

As soon as the flashlight was turned on, the field of view instantly broadened.

Lin An looked around as fast as he could, and after confirming the location of the entrance, he returned the flashlight to Xu Wanning, "Put it away quickly. Let's go in quickly, otherwise I'm afraid someone will come in later."

"it is good."

Lin An held Xu Wanning's hand tightly and headed towards the entrance he just discovered.

After walking for about a minute, Lin An heard the echo of footsteps.

Then shine the pathfinder light forward, it is indeed the entrance.

"You must hold on to me tightly later. If you are scared, close your eyes. I will protect you."

"it is good."

The two of them walked along the entrance.

The entrance is very narrow and can only accommodate one person walking sideways.

Xu Wanning counted silently in her heart. After counting about 22 steps, they stood on a platform.

Because it was all the way down, Xu Wanning took out the flashlight after making sure that using a strong flashlight in this place would not be noticed by outsiders.

Lin An held up a flashlight to illuminate the surrounding area.

They saw a door.

A closed door.

There is also a totem on the door that looks familiar to both of them.

"We picked up a black bead bracelet the day before yesterday. The totem carved on one of the beads is somewhat similar to this one. It's a pity that the bracelet was accidentally destroyed when fighting the villagers."

"What a coincidence, I also have the same bracelet."

Xu Wanning took out the bracelet Haitang gave her on the train yesterday from the space.

"The totems are indeed exactly the same, but we can't open this door."

Xu Wanning played with the bracelet in her hand and looked around, "Lin An, look for any mechanism? Every villager in Dingbai Village should have this bracelet. I think the mechanism may be related to the bracelet or this totem." There are relationships."

When Xu Wanning secretly observed Haitang, she saw that the brothers of the Hai family were also wearing the same bracelets on their wrists. Based on Lin An's words, it seemed that every villager in Dingbai Village should have one.

No matter how bad it is, everyone has something from the younger generation.

Lin An asked Xu Wanning to hold the flashlight with her hand, while he slowly rubbed the stone door. Finally, he found a groove on a pillar next to the stone door.

The groove is a circle, but if you look closely, you can see that it is not a continuous circle, but rather a combination of small circles.