Like I said, the building looks like it should be a small villa.Not only that, the buildings on this entire block are not too high, and it may have been a villa area before, which is specially provided for those who don’t like to live in the same building with other people and find it inconvenient to go upstairs and downstairs. everyone.Although the entire Lamar city is not as big as the capital city, there are not too many residents, so such a villa area is probably quite popular.

We crossed the middle road for vehicles and walked to the main entrance of the villa.I let Gerrard stay a few steps away from the gate, and then walked up to the iron gate.There are quite complex patterns engraved on the railing of the iron gate, and different kinds of birds and beasts are engraved on the top, and judging from the traces on both sides of the gate, this house must have been equipped with a protective cover when it was still livable. The safety factor is very high.

After confirming that the door was indeed not protected by the protective cover, I habitually put on military isolation gloves and gently pushed on the door.Maybe it was because the whole block was about to be demolished, the door was not locked, and it slid open towards the inside with a light push. Gerald outside beckoned.

On the left and right sides of the gate, first of all, there are some withered flowers and plants, and at most, there are only some weeds still stubbornly digging out from the gap between the cracks in the rocks and the hard dry soil.In addition to these two small gardens that were originally used to plant flowers and plants, some tables, chairs and hanging baskets may have been placed in this small yard, which can be distinguished from the depth of the ground color.

As for the gate of the house, it seems that it has been dismantled long ago. We can clearly see the scene in the hall of this house just by standing in this small courtyard.Although looking in from our point of view, there is almost no furniture in the hall, and the whole house looks quite desolate, and it does look like it will be demolished immediately, but I finally confirmed that After glancing at the location shown on the map, it was indeed here, and walked in with Gerald.

Regardless of whether there are clues or not, at least we have checked. Even if we don’t find anything, we may have the opportunity to ask the person in charge of the housing in this area. They should know where the people who lived here have moved now. .

Since the doors and windows have been dismantled, the interior of the house is covered with dust. After stepping on the ground, the layer of dust and flying catkins that seem to be floating on the ground can even be trampled down, leaving a clearly visible footprint.But I don't care whether we will leave any traces this time, let alone that this area has not prohibited anyone from approaching, just using the superficial purpose of our visit to Lamar City this time as an excuse can It saves a lot of trouble, so there is no need to worry.

Just judging from the situation on the first floor, we really couldn't find any reliable clues.After walking around the first floor and not finding any dead corners that might hide things, I turned back to the stairs at the door and stepped on the first step with one foot.The stairs are pretty strong, and they won’t collapse suddenly due to the weight of Gerald and me, so I didn’t stop Gerald from following me, and walked up the stairs at a slow and steady pace. second floor.

Not only is there no furniture on the first floor, including the second floor, which should belong to the head of the household, there is nothing that can hinder our sight and footsteps. The whole house has become a complete empty shell, except for the structure of the house. I can't find even the slightest trace that can provide us with clues.

After checking the third floor, I sighed softly. At this time, I had to accept the fact that there was nothing left here. I walked down the stairs with Gerald, and asked casually while walking: "Did you find anything?"

"..." Gerald was silent for a while, and only opened his mouth when I looked back at him, telling me with a hesitant expression, "It seems to smell like someone."

I was stunned for a moment, and after taking him back to the first floor, I asked, "Who's it?"

"I don't know." Gerald shook his head, and he didn't seem to be particularly sure about his own feelings. "The smell on the first floor is relatively strong. I don't know this person... He probably hasn't left for a long time."

"Do you know which direction he's going?"

Gerald walked around a few times in silence, then came back to me and shook his head again, "There is a smell only in this house, not outside."

I nodded, lightly stroked the position of his back spine a few times, and turned my gaze to the back of the stairs.

Since Gerald said that there is the smell of other people nearby, and if it has not dissipated completely, it at least shows that there should be other people here before we came here.And if there is no smell around the building, except for the possibility that the smell dissipates faster because it is outdoors, it can only mean that the person may not have left the house.

I temporarily adjusted the terminal so that it would not make any noise or vibration, and walked to the back of the stairs with Gerald. As expected, I found a small staircase leading to the basement. A small door that can be stooped through.

I stepped down a few steps, stretched out my hand to hold the handle of the small door, twisted it a few times, and unexpectedly found that the door used the most old-fashioned lock that could not guarantee the level of security, and it was indeed a lock. Up.But if someone is still here and locked the door from the inside, it sounds like it would be understandable.

After looking at the door lock again, I looked at the keyhole and fell into deep thought.If it is an electronic lock that is commonly used now, I can immediately contact ZZ to help me crack the lock, but if it is this kind of real metal lock, I can't do anything if I can't find the key-of course, it is not ruled out. Violence destroys this way.

But now, we have no other way, even if it might alarm the people inside, we have to try and take countermeasures.Thinking of this, I felt a bit of a headache. After rubbing my forehead helplessly, I asked Gerald, "Look, can you destroy this door directly?"

"Pull it away?" Gerald looked at me first and asked, then nodded after getting my acquiescence, walked around me to the small door, and stretched out his right hand to hold the doorknob.

I just wanted to remind him to be more careful, when I heard a muffled sound, he maintained the movement of pulling the door back, and staggered a few steps back with his center of gravity unstable.I took a step down, caught his body that was upside down, and glanced at his hands to make sure that he was not injured. Then I looked at the small door that was pulled open, and joked: "That's it!" Am I overestimating the quality of this door, or underestimating your ability?"

Gerald was stunned, raised his hand and glanced at the doorknob that had been completely disassembled in his hand, and asked in a daze, "...is it okay?"

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, I planned to let you kick the door open. Even if it breaks now, the result is similar to what I expected." I patted his waist as I said, making him stand upright again, and then went to the door. Looking inside the door, "It's not too dark inside, it looks a little bright, let's go, go in and have a look first."

After I finished speaking, I was about to walk into the small door, but Gerald grabbed my arm, and at the same time I heard him say softly, "Let me go ahead."

Considering that I don't have any useful equipment on me now, and I am far inferior to him in terms of force, walking in front of him may only be a hindrance, so I didn't insist, nodded and agreed, and walked to the side After taking two steps, let him step into the small door first, and then walked in together.

The situation inside the door was indeed the same as I had speculated before. On both sides of the door, there were two small lights emitting a faint light, which improved our visibility a little.With the help of these two rays of light, Gerald and I found each other and looked around.Although this basement is not too high, it is enough to accommodate the height of Gerald and me. Strictly speaking, the area is very small-because apart from the small piece of ground where Gerald and I are standing now, the front The entire open area of ​​​​is leading to the bottom. From our perspective, it looks like a towering cliff.

I frowned, and stretched out my hand to keep Gerald from walking to the sides. I listened quietly for a while, and sure enough, I heard the continuous, inaudible sound of water coming from below.

"It's amazing." I admired in a complicated tone, "The owner of this house actually opened up the basement and the sewer of the house. I don't know if the person in charge of the house is clear about this?"

After turning his head to look at me, Gerald followed me and looked forward, and asked softly, "What's down here?"

"It's water." I replied, and then asked him, "Is there the smell of the person you mentioned?"

Hearing my question, Gerald raised his head and looked around, nodded and said, "Yes."

"That's troublesome." I smiled helplessly, took two steps forward, found the ladder next to the floor, and said, "This situation is more suspicious than I expected. Whatever the situation, we all have to go down and look around."

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