svetikya Chapter 244
Chapter 244
Entering the tunnel, a damp and cold breath hits you, making you shiver.
There is still some light at the entrance, and you can see many stalactites of different lengths and shapes hanging from the top of the cave. They are like upside-down spikes, giving people a gloomy feeling. The weak light shines through the cracks in the stone wall, making everything in the cave appear blurry, as if covered by a layer of gauze.
The ground is rugged and covered with large and small stones and shallow puddles. Every step you take will make a crisp sound of water drops, which echoes in the empty cave, as if the ancient time is whispering the story of the past. These water drops are intertwined to form a unique symphony, which makes people feel both mysterious and peaceful.
The mosses on the stone wall grow tenaciously in this dim environment. They cling tightly to the surface of the stone, as if they are the clothes of life given to these cold stones by nature.
These mosses are dark green or light green, giving people a vibrant feeling, bringing a touch of vitality and vitality to this cold world.
As we went deeper into the cave, the air became heavier and heavier, as if there was an invisible pressure in the air. The light gradually weakened and finally disappeared completely. The darkness swallowed everything like thick ink.
Here, no light could penetrate the heavy dark curtain, and even if we stretched out our hands, we could not see our fingers clearly. This endless darkness made people feel helpless and insignificant, as if they were in a world isolated from the world.
Zhang Xing had to take out the detection light that he had prepared long ago from his backpack. The light cut through the darkness and illuminated the road ahead, but at the same time, he also felt an inexplicable fear surge in his heart.
Every step forward, he could feel his heartbeat speeding up, and his breathing became rapid and heavy. Silence enveloped the entire cave, and only his breathing and the sound of his footsteps rubbing against the ground echoed in the air. This silence made people feel uneasy.
There was a stale smell in the air, as if time had stopped here for a long time, and the smell of decay was suffocating. This smell was mixed with the smell of soil and rock, which made people feel a heavy sense of depression.
The walls of the cave were cold and damp, as if they had been eroded by time. When the fingers touched it lightly, one could feel the biting coldness quickly spread throughout the body along the fingertips, making people shiver.
Originally, with the magical effect of the mutant eyes, he could clearly control the position of more than 100 meters in radius even in a dark environment. But now, because the mutant eyes failed, he had to face reality and could only rely on other senses to explore this mysterious cave.
Therefore, in this predicament, Zhang Xing could only move forward cautiously step by step, not daring to be careless. Every step he took, he had to listen carefully to the sounds around him and be alert to possible dangers.
At the same time, he raised his hearing to the highest level, trying to capture any subtle sounds. Because in this dark environment with a very short visual range, the function of the ears is often more important than the credit of the eyes, and it can be the only way for him to perceive the world around him.
After walking forward for about ten minutes, Zhang Xing suddenly heard a sound of footsteps. Judging from the direction of the footsteps, it should be to his southeast.
Zhang Xing immediately turned off the exploration light and huddled behind a stone wall not far away. He stared nervously at the direction where the footsteps came from, holding a dagger tightly in his hand, ready to deal with possible dangers at any time.
Soon, a clear sound of footsteps came closer and closer, and some scattered lights illuminated the surroundings.
Zhang Xing observed the people coming through the cracks in the stone wall, and saw a group of people holding flashlights, searching for something everywhere.
One of them cursed loudly: "Damn, we have been looking for more than two hours. Where is this damn reporter hiding?"
"Did you look in the west?"
Another person answered: "We did. Lao Quan and I went to the west entrance to look. We held searchlights and searched almost every corner, but we didn't find anyone."
"Yeah, boss, Lao Wu and I also shouted, but we didn't hear a single response. This reporter is really brave. It's so dark in here and it's rugged. If ordinary people come in, the further they go in, the more scared they will be. This guy seems to be getting braver the further he goes."
"If you ask me, this guy may not be just an ordinary reporter. He may be a cop. I heard that our boss's plate has been targeted by the police. Now a policeman disguised as a reporter ran to our construction site for an undercover investigation. It is also possible."
"Hey, you don't say it, if this is really possible, if that guy is really a policeman, things will be difficult.If he really escapes, we really won't be able to explain to the boss. "
The two younger brothers should be talking. Zhang Xing can barely see the clothes they are wearing through the weak light. They look like security uniforms on the construction site.
From their conversation, it can be judged that these people should be members of the security team of the construction site. According to the content of their conversation, it is not difficult to infer that their purpose is to come in and arrest the team leader Geng Jianhui.
"Stop talking nonsense!" The head of the security team first issued a severe reprimand to the two younger brothers, "Even if they are police, so what? Entering this cave, you still want to escape, it's just a foolish dream!"
His voice was full of confidence and majesty. Then, he turned his head to look elsewhere and continued to ask:
"Where are the team of Lao San? Why haven't they come back yet?"
The security younger brother Lao Wu said with a puzzled look:
"I don't know, it's really weird! I don't know what's going on in this tunnel. Every time I come in, my mobile phone has no signal, and even the walkie-talkie is out of order. I called several times, but I just couldn't get a response from Lao San.
Another security guard, Lao Quan, echoed:
"Yes, when we came in, we and Lao San's team moved separately from the east and west, and wanted to outflank the reporter. Logically, Lao San and his team should still be in the west, but Lao San and his team probably didn't find the reporter. Otherwise, more than two hours have passed, and if they found him, they would definitely come to meet us."
Lao Quan paused, and then said: "I thought about it, except for the area that Lao San and his team have searched, now there is only this sunken area in the middle that has not been searched."
When Zhang Xing heard the words "sunken position" again, his eyes became sharp, as if a flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, instantly causing him to be highly alert.
Security guard Lao Wu shook his head helplessly, and sighed heavily:
"Alas, if he really accidentally broke into that sunken area, the situation would be tricky. That is a forbidden area that the boss has clearly ordered that no one is allowed to enter! It is said that there have been many landslides in that place. We have been working hard to repair it, but it has not been completed yet. ”
Another security guard, Lao Quan, also echoed:
“That’s right, last time one of our colleagues ignored the advice and insisted on hanging out in that place. As a result, he was discovered by the construction team of Lin Gong and reported to the boss. The boss was very angry at the time and directly broke his leg as punishment. "
The conversation between the two security guards again attracted Zhang Xing's attention, and his eyes slowly fell on one of the security guards. The security guard who had mentioned the topic of the sunken location at the door before was the lame one. He wondered in his heart, could it be that the security guard who had his leg broken by the big boss because he entered the sunken area was the lame security guard he met at the entrance of the tunnel? If this is true, then everything seems to make sense.
Just as Zhang Xing was thinking about this possibility, he heard the security chief snort coldly:
"That place is indeed a restricted area where entry and exit are prohibited, but the problem is that the reporter may have entered that location now. We went there to catch him this time, not to deliberately trespass into that area."
"But..." Another security guard hesitated, as if he wanted to refute, but was interrupted by the security chief.
"No buts!" The security chief glared at him, "We can't let the reporter run away, we must catch him as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the big boss knows that a reporter has trespassed into that area, but we haven't even caught him, we will be in trouble. "
Hearing this, Zhang Xing's heart moved. He realized that these security guards were very respectful to the big boss, and even afraid of him. And this so-called restricted area seems to hide some unknown secrets. Perhaps, this is the key to his investigation.
The security guard Lao Wu was silent for a while, frowned and asked: "Then boss, are you sure you want to go to that location to find him?"
The security chief sighed deeply and replied helplessly:
"What can we do if we don't go! If we don't catch him, we can't report to the higher-ups! Damn it, it's really unlucky. In order to catch a reporter, we have to put ourselves in such a dangerous environment. There are often aftershocks in that place, and rocks often fall from the top. I don't know if I will be hit, but I can't not go!"
"It's all the boss's brother-in-law, that fat pig! He just cursed at the workers all day long and didn't do anything else! He didn't even notice a reporter who had sneaked into the construction site for such a long time! Now the reporter ran into the tunnel., he just remembered to let us catch the person. Damn it, if we can't catch the person, the main responsibility will definitely be pushed onto us, but he can clear himself of all responsibility! Damn it! "
The security guard Lao Wu also got angry and said:
"That's right, that dead fat pig is the worst. He doesn't know anything about engineering and relies entirely on Lin Gong. The damned one has always been at odds with our security team and is eager to replace us with his subordinates."
"I heard that the dead fat pig not only suppressed the workers on the construction site, but also slept with the wife of a worker on the construction site. However, the worker was also a coward and was cheated by the dead fat pig. In the end, he didn't dare to make trouble."
The head of the security team asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Is this true? Why haven't I heard of it! "
Security boy Lao Wu said quickly:
"Boss, I just heard from others yesterday that the fat pig spent 10,000 yuan to suppress the matter. The worker who was cheated is still working at our construction site. The fat pig seems to have changed him to an easier job."
The security chief snorted coldly, with a trace of anger on his face:
"The fat pig is getting more and more lawless now. Damn it, when we catch this damn reporter, I will definitely find a way to deal with this fat pig after we get out."
After saying this, the security chief looked at the security boy Lao Quan next to him and said:
"Lao Quan, you have worked in the tunnel before, and you know the situation in the tunnel better than us. You should be able to find the location of the depression. How far is it from here? "
The security guard, Lao Quan, frowned slightly, as if he was recalling something, and then said:
"Not far, about one or two miles away, I remember it was at... our eight o'clock direction, but going further, because there were many aftershocks at that location before, many stones fell from the top, and because it was not allowed to step in, those stones were not cleared, and the ground was almost full of stones, which was very difficult to walk. "
He paused, and then said:
"And our searchlights don't have much power left, probably only more than two hours at most. If we want to go to that location, we must hurry up."
After speaking, he looked at the searchlight in his hand, and a trace of worry appeared on his face.
The security chief did not hesitate for much, and immediately gave orders:
"Okay, let's go quickly, Lao Quan, you are familiar with the road, you lead the way in front, Lao Wu, you follow me, by the way, you pay attention to the intercom and try to contact Lao San and the others. "
After saying that, he glanced at the compass in his hand, confirmed the direction, and then took the lead to walk towards the eight o'clock direction.
Lao Quan and Lao Wu looked at each other, prepared a little, and then followed closely. Lao Quan turned on the flashlight to illuminate the road ahead, while Lao Wu took the walkie-talkie and kept trying to get in touch with Lao San and others. However, there was always a rustling sound in the walkie-talkie, and there was no response.
Zhang Xing hid in the dark, watching the three people walking away, and was secretly happy. He didn't hesitate at all and immediately followed them on tiptoe. He carefully kept Keeping a distance, fearing to be discovered.
Under the dim light, he stared at the figure in front of him, not daring to relax.
In the dark stone cave, only the footsteps and breathing of four people echoed in the air.
Zhang Xing followed, while vigilantly observing the movements around him, in case of any sudden danger. He knew that once he was discovered, the consequences would be disastrous. But at the same time, he also knew that this was a rare opportunity. If he could successfully find the sunken area, he might not only find the team leader Geng Jianhui, but also get closer to the secrets of the tunnel.
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