Rule Strange: Urban Legends That Don't Exist

Chapter 375 Basement of Apartment 33 Walker Street

"They mainly live off crime. As long as it is a business you can think of, they will do anything without any bottom line... This is why I want you to drop this report, because they really... can do anything Can do it."

"And you're just an ordinary person, Mr. Chen. If they want to retaliate against you, you can't deal with those bastards."

Chen Yan remained silent.

The police officer hesitated for a moment, then whispered again:
"Look, does he pay attention to that hat on his head?
He's going to put his hat on anyway.

You need to pay attention, Mr. Chen, razor gangs usually wear hats with deep brims, because they can hide a razor blade in them. "

"You are lucky, Mr. Chen, if you had been closer to him just now, he would have been able to slit your throat with a razor."

When he finished speaking, Chen Yan had already made up his mind.

"This time you come, treat it as a visit between friends."

Chen Yan looked at the police officer:
"Walker Street taxpayers are safe because of your protection, thank you."

The police officer was very satisfied with his attitude, and even showed a little enthusiasm because of this, because the sheriff of the Street Police Department was also voted by the people, and now the position of the Sergeant of the Walker Street Police Department is vacant, perhaps in the same time. One day in the not-too-distant future, he will need Chen Yan's vote.

He promised Chen Yan that he would take the Razor Gang member to the police station to make a statement, get back the money for repairing the kitchen, and warned that guy not to harass Chen Yan again.

According to the previous experience of the police officers, after this step, as long as the gang members are fine, the Razor Party will often not retaliate against the reporter.

Two police officers led the Goliath man out of the door, while Chen Yan said to Ogami who had just come downstairs:

"We were targeted by a small gang with very low means. I need their death to ensure that we will not be retaliated against in the future."

Ohgami nodded calmly, and his figure disappeared on the corridor.

Back at the restaurant, I only heard the howling cold wind. The stove and furniture damaged by the grenade were completely beyond repair. It looks like the ruins of a city after some battle.

Fortunately, the explosion did not blow through the wall shared by the kitchen and the interior corridor, and did not cause much damage to the ceiling.

The only thing that was seriously damaged in the restaurant was the water pipe - that thing was spraying water out uncontrollably.

The strange thing is that even though the water flow in the damaged water pipe is not small, there is no water on the restaurant floor.

water……

It went down.

Is it...the basement? !

Chen Yan realized his fragility from the incident just now, so he called Jack Baldo, and the two of them took tools to dig up the ground near the water pipe, and found a narrow downward passage without an escalator.

Jack Baldo didn't know much about this, and he was very surprised by the existence of the basement, because when he usually walked in the corridor on the first floor, he didn't feel that this apartment had a basement at all——

Firstly, there is a layer of heating pipes under the feet, and secondly, it may be because the floor between the first floor and the basement is too thick, which makes it feel very solid when you step on it, and you don’t feel that there is more space below.

Chen Yan didn't explain too much to him, but just told him that he didn't know about it before.

"Maybe there are hidden walls down in the apartment, but we didn't see it."

Chen Yan blocked the cracked water pipe with a rag and asked:
"What is the hidden wall?"

Jack Baldo says:
"It's a blinding method made up of spells. There are many mages in my hometown who like to use hidden walls to cover up some worthless gadgets."

"There are many ways to open the hidden wall. You can hit it with your head, or try to hack it with a knife. If the hidden wall exists, the wall will disappear like a mist, revealing the hidden passage."

Chen Yan already felt a headache:

"Don't talk about brother, just dig."

The wish that has not gone away finally made a voice to him:

'There is indeed something very interesting in the basement. I have been here so many times before, but I didn't find it... You guys dig first, I'll go down and have a look. '

She seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then said:
'Do you feel any discomfort in your body. '

Chen Yan thought, didn't I just have my body repaired by Messiah with crimson blood?What discomfort?
Thinking of this, he suddenly stood on the spot as if struck by lightning.

Crimson blood...

The Messiah can use the crimson blood to repair his body!

This shows that she can use the divine power of that crimson god!
But there was not only that blush in her eyes, but also the ice blue that represented her younger sister.

Maybe... she can also use her sister's power... the power that belongs to the data spirit!

What would that power look like?

Another gust of cold wind blew in through the broken window, making Chen Yan shudder, and made him realize the current situation:
Messiah is now in a coma because of overdrawing his strength because of saving him. In any case, we have to wait until she wakes up.

After suppressing their chaotic thoughts, Chen Yan and Jack Baldo finally dug a downward hole that could accommodate one person after half an hour of physical labor.

Looking down from the hole, you can see the damp, mossy basement floor.

It was only after digging that Chen Yan realized how thick the floor between the first floor and the basement was. → Cement layer → Soil → A thick layer of raw wood ceiling → Basement.

From top to bottom, the depth of almost two meters was completely filled with these things.

Chen Yan was lucky, and he didn't dig through the domestic sewage pipe without knowing it, otherwise tonight would really be impossible to end.

After digging through, Chen Yan found scaffolding from the utility room next to the restaurant, and stretched the scaffolding to the longest distance—about six meters, before barely touching the ground of the basement.

The voice of wish appeared in his ear:

'Be quick, there are surprises underneath. '

Chen Yan and Jack Baldo went underground with the help of the scaffolding. At first glance, this place felt like a living room——

Although the room has been occupied by some kind of very vigorous moss, the small bed in the corner is barely tidy, and the big bookcase next to the bed is a proof that the occupants here are some kind of "cultural people".

Chen Yan glanced roughly, and saw that the books on the bookcase were mostly reference books related to industrial technology, such as "Introduction to Electric Power Basics", "Graphical Illustration of Force Analysis of Complex Mortise and Tenon Structures", "Detailed Explanation of Drawing Mechanical Sections", etc. "...and a large number of "Machine" magazines published by the Yanan City Workers' Newspaper Office.

The person who lives here... is a skilled worker?
Why don't you say hello to me?Are you afraid of paying rent?
On the other side of the room is a very long tool table with all kinds of strange parts and common tools such as welding guns.

What surprised Chen Yan was the small wooden board connected to the welding torch. Although it was just an ugly board, Chen Yan could tell at a glance that it must be a plug-in board!

There is a power strip, which means there must be power.

At this moment, Chen Yan felt extremely absurd. Electricity, one of the most expensive living resources in Yanan City, had always existed in his apartment building.

Looking all the way down the wires of the socket, I saw a paint bucket filled with stones that shone with green light.

The moment Chen Yan saw the green light appearing on the surface of the stone, his expression changed:
"That thing is radioactive!"

Jack Baldo asked curiously:

"What is radioactivity? Isn't this [Marshmallow]?"

Chen Yan said in amazement:
"What?"

Jack Baldo explains:

"It's a strange thing that appeared on the black market a few days ago. The person who sold it was a pirate, who said that it has the functions of prolonging life and enhancing abilities.

Who would believe such a thing, besides, that thing is so green that it oozes people just by looking at it.

Later, somehow, the pirate tricked a big boss.

The boss is a fierce man, turned a whole piece of marshmallow into a bead, and embedded it in his... um, body. "

Chen Yan couldn't help saying: "Damn it."

Jack Baldo continued: "The boss possessed a part of the ability to release lightning at that time, and he pulled a group of younger brothers around to kick the hall, which was extremely majestic.

But within two days, the boss disappeared.

All of a sudden, it disappeared without a trace!

Some people said that they had seen the big guy who disappeared, but the big guy didn't know what happened, but he had a tail, his body was covered with scales, and he didn't look like a human anymore.

When people went back to look for the pirate who sold the cotton candy, they were nowhere to be found. The pirate seemed to have disappeared from the world, even more completely than the boss, and no one knew where he was. "

Jack Baldo pointed to the glowing green stone in the paint bucket:
"I had a glimpse at that time, and this is [Marshmallow]."

Chen Yan struggled for a moment, greed overcame reason:

"If this thing can be used to generate electricity directly, it will be much more precious than coal mines..."

Then came the voice of wish:
'Chen Yan, come and see this. '

Chen Yan looked from the direction where her voice came from, and saw a small door embedded in the stone wall in an inconspicuous corner beside the bookcase on the edge of the basement.

The little door is even more interesting - in addition to moss, it is also covered with a large number of barnacles.

Barnacles!

Chen Yan remembered that this thing should have grown in the sea, how could it appear here?
Is it...

Could it be that this room is often flooded by sea water?
Thinking of this, his complexion changed, and he came to the dirty little bed on the other side of the room, stretched out his hand to rub the bed sheet, and immediately rubbed off the gray-green powder in his hand.

Put it under your nose and smell it, it is salt!

This room...is it actually often flooded by sea water?
How could there be such a strange place under the apartment?
The feeling of absurdity fills Chen Yan's heart. This is not Leprosy Lane, nor the downtown area, but the old town tens of kilometers away from the smokey lake, and Walker Street, which is hundreds of meters above the level of the smokey lake!

In any case, sea water should not appear here.

When Chen Yan was frowning and thinking, there was a slight sound of footsteps in his ears.

He subconsciously looked at the small door in the corner of the room.

Footsteps came from outside the door.

(End of this chapter)