People in Zong Tomb, Jieling Pirates

Chapter 48 Hidden Mezzanine

Now that things have come to an end, when I feel relaxed, I also think of the abandoned cage and empty house I saw before.

Recalling what he had seen and heard, Hu Bayi couldn't help but sigh:

"With such habits, it is really suitable to spend a lazy life in the zoo. Unfortunately, this prairie otter is very picky about the geographical environment. It is estimated that it can only live away from here for a few days."

"Don't be so pitiful here. If you think about it carefully now, those big holes in the ground should be the work of these beasts. If this place wasn't so remote, how many lives might have been destroyed."

Wang Kaixuan had a disgusted look on his face and retorted directly.

Ever since Hu Bayi came back from the army, he found that he had become like a mother-in-law at a young age, he was hesitant in doing things, and he had lost all the excitement in the past, and now he actually felt pity for these beasts.

He couldn't bear to hear such words, and felt that they were meaningless.

I thought I must find a chance to cure this problem for him!

Chen Ziyan didn't know what Wang Kaixuan was thinking, and thought the two men were having a routine quarrel.

After all, during this period of time, the two of them had to amuse themselves by talking to each other whenever they had free time, and it seemed that they had almost developed instincts.

However, he also knew that the two people were at each other's throats, but their relationship was getting better and better.

It’s quite a bit like hitting is like kissing and scolding is like loving!

It is not an exaggeration to say that they are not real brothers, but are better than real brothers!

At the same time, Chen Ziyan also knew that Wang Kaixuan was definitely trying to find fault.

Although Hu Bayi is benevolent today, it does not touch his bottom line. This guy still has that lawless character in his heart. If he really wants to fight back, it is not something that ordinary people can bear.

Just like in the plot, when he saw the prairie otter family perished in the flames, he didn't even blink an eyelid.

The reason why they are showing this posture now is simply because these prairie otters are not completely on the opposite side.

However, this also reminded Chen Ziyan that if there were some things that Hu Bayi could not have contact with in the future, it would be better not to let him get involved.

This guy belongs to the type of passive counterattack, and it is easy for him to miss the opportunity.

After staying for a while and seeing that the prairie otters inside were really sleeping, Chen Ziyan and the others left.

However, they did not choose to continue exploring, but went to the passage again and collected the remaining bat corpses inside.

Still follow the method just now, remove the wings and legs, leaving only the fleshy torso.

Chen Ziyan has not forgotten that those prairie otters like this food. If he wants to keep them in the maintenance room safely, he must keep these guys well fed and drunk so that there are no hidden dangers.

As a result, the reserve of this ration is essential.

And just when Chen Ziyan packed up all the bat bodies and prepared to transport them to the ground together with the three coffins and the bodies of the buried children.

Then they saw Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan hurried back as they went back to the weapons depot to reload their ammunition.

"Mr. Chen, we discovered something strange!" Wang Kaixuan's resonant voice could be heard before they even arrived.

Chen Ziyan looked at the sound and asked in confusion: "What's weird?"

He knew that if it wasn't true, these two people wouldn't be in such a hurry.

"Those prairie otters didn't leave any traces on the roof!" Wang Kaixuan's expression was both excited and mixed with a hint of fear. It's not clear what his state of mind was at this time.

When Hu Ba heard what he said in general terms, he added next to him: "That's it. When Fatty and I passed by the maintenance room just now, we took a special look at the situation on the ceiling, and then we discovered that there was only one giant ground otter nearby.

Traces of passing.”

In fact, this was an unintentional discovery. The two of them just took a look at it, but they didn't expect that they would find something unexpected.

"There are only traces left by a giant land otter?" Chen Ziyan's expression became more serious when he heard this.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!

This situation shows that there must be hidden secrets that they have not discovered.

They all knew how the prairie otters moved by now. Rather than crawling on the ground, they preferred to cling to the gaps in the ceiling and climb.

So only one left traces, which is a little unreasonable.

"That's right!" Hu Ba nodded and said: "It stands to reason that these two waves of giant land otters came from two directions, so they should have left traces on both sides above the maintenance room. But after searching for a long time, we only found

The traces left by the earliest giant land otters encountered."

Hearing this, Chen Ziyan raised his head and glanced at the top of his head.

The structure of this passage...or the entire underground fortress is very simple, and there is still enough lighting, so the situation at the top can be clearly seen at a glance.

But precisely because of this simplicity, he couldn't find any clues at all.

"Let's go and take a look!" After thinking about it, Chen Ziyan thought it would be better to go and take a look on the spot.

After arriving at the door of the maintenance room, the first thing he saw when he looked up was that there were indeed traces of scratches on only one side of the ceiling.

This is in line with the habits of prairie ground otters. Their forelimbs are much more developed than their hind limbs, so they are more accustomed to climbing.

It can also be seen from these traces that the prairie otter that arrived first was the one they encountered earlier.

If that is the case, then the four giant ground otters coming from elsewhere will inevitably leave their marks on it.

But now, no matter whether it is the ceiling or the wall at the top, there is no trace left.

This seems a little strange!

Chen Ziyan stared at the ceiling above and began to recall the scene at that time in his mind.

The first thing that was certain was that those prairie otters definitely came from somewhere else, because before those otters jumped to the ground, he actually heard the friction sound coming from above.

It was precisely for this reason that he stopped Hu Bayi from speaking out.

After frowning and thinking for a moment, Chen Ziyan felt that if he wanted to find out the specific reason, he had to go up and take a look in person.

Although he had seen strange things like red cats and ghosts along the way, he didn't think that these stupid prairie otters could possess any extraordinary powers.

Immediately, Chen Ziyan took out his long stick and tapped it lightly on the ground. As if he was as light as nothing, he jumped up the wall in front of him.

Although the walls of this underground fortress are high, they can't stop him!

In an instant, Chen Ziyan climbed to the top of the wall with the long stick in his hand.

When he saw the situation clearly, his eyes flashed with surprise, and at the same time, the doubts in his heart were solved.

It turns out that they were all misled by vision, and there was something else going on.

At the top of the maintenance room, a small independent mezzanine is hidden using the height of the wall and some clever measures.

If they hadn't come up in person, they wouldn't be able to see the mystery no matter which angle they were standing at, but now standing at the same height, they could easily see through this deceit.

(End of chapter)