Demon detective

Chapter 208 Weapons
In the stuffy secret room, the steam is steaming, making it difficult to breathe.

The people trapped here were all squatting on the ground, some were taking off their clothes, and some were wiping sweat with their wet clothes.

Sima Xin squatted somewhere at the entrance dejectedly, looking as if he had no hope of life.

Yes, the "negotiation" idea he proposed before is obviously impossible to achieve.

There was a fire burning outside, and as soon as the stone door was opened, there would either be a hail of arrows, a large number of soldiers, or fireballs, which would not allow him to go out to negotiate.

Now that things have developed to this point, the one thing Ning Zangfeng wants to do most is to kill Xu Zhen and others.

Otherwise, he would not have ordered the fire.

There is no way, there is really no way!

The trapped beast is still fighting, but even if they want to fight now, they can't fight at all. All they are left with is to sit back and wait for death.

"Boss," at this moment, Jing Liang and several other surviving agents came to Dongfang Meiyan and said resolutely, "When the door opens later, we will rush out first to attract firepower, and then you Go out again and try to break through the encirclement..."

What Jing Liang meant was that they would be cannon fodder and fight for opportunities for Dongfang Meiyan.

"No," Dongfang Meiyan objected decisively, "We came together, so we have to leave together."

"Boss," Jing Liang said anxiously, "There is no other way!"

"No," Dongfang Meiyan was extremely determined, "Stop saying that. That captain named Ning knows my details. There must be a dragnet set up outside. Even if you try your best to cover me, I won't be able to get out!"
"And, in that case, everyone here will also..."

As she spoke, she looked at the people in the secret room, her eyes gradually dimming.

"It doesn't matter." At this time, the old mother Lian Ji shook her head and sighed, "Anyway, you will die anyway, you can do whatever you want. It's just..."

Although she said so, it could be seen from her lost eyes that she still had one thing on her mind that she couldn't let go of.

But at this moment, Dongfang Meiyan discovered that Xu Zhen was not in her sight. She looked up and saw that Xu Zhen was still checking every corner of the secret room.

He moved the bookshelf or bookcase with force, and then carefully looked at the walls behind it.

"It's useless," Lian Ji said upon seeing this, "I have been here for nearly ten years, so I naturally know whether there is a secret passage here."

"Old mother," Xu Zhen heard Lian Ji's words and asked from a distance, "there are so many air holes in the secret room, where do they lead to?"

"Well..." Lian Ji stood up slowly and shook her head in reply, "I don't know, do I need to block them too?"

Unexpectedly, after asking, Xu Zhen gave up observing and walked back slowly.

"Old mother," he looked around the secret room and asked, "when was this secret room built? Why was it built above ground instead of underground?"

"Well..." Lian Ji frowned and recalled carefully before saying, "This is a place where important documents are stored. Since the documents are more important, they cannot be built underground. It must be because they are afraid of moisture and water seepage, right?

"Well, as for when it was built, I really don't know. As for where those air holes lead, I don't even know! How..."

Lian Ji noticed that Xu Zhen frowned thoughtfully.

Dongfang Meiyan and Sima Xin had seen Xu Zhen in this posture several times, and they all stood up immediately.

"Xu Zhen," Dongfang Meiyan urged, "Do you have any idea? Tell me, do you need to demolish the wall? We can try it!"

"Yes, yes," Sima Xin agreed, "Tell us quickly, do you suspect there is a secret passage here?"

"Old mother," Xu Zhen faced Lian Ji and asked another question, "Let me ask you, besides you, who else knows about this secret room?"

"Ah? Well..." Lian Ji was startled and thought for a moment before replying, "Besides me, there are only four people who know where the secret room is. They... um..."

As she said that, she looked at the only two remaining subordinates who entered the hospital.

The two subordinates were also straightforward, and one of them said: "Master, there are only two of us left now!"

"Then...where are the other two?" Xu Zhen asked. "Maybe... he probably died in the battle, right?" the other party replied.

"Are you sure?" Xu Zhen asked again.

"No... it seems... um..." The two secret agents who entered the hospital were hesitant. Obviously the answer was no. They were not sure about the life or death of the other two.

"I'm the last one to come in. There should be no one alive outside!" Dongfang Meiyan interrupted, then turned to Xu Zhen, "Xu Zhen, why do you ask these questions?"

"Well," Xu Zhen thought for a few seconds, nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I already have a solution!"

"Ah?" Everyone was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "What can I do?"

Xu Zhen's eyes were firm and he said one word decisively: "Wait!"

what?
Everyone turned from joy to surprise. They didn't expect Xu Zhen to say such a word.

"There is a fire burning outside, but there is no air hole through which the smoke comes." Xu Zhen began to explain, "The front of this secret room is next to the kitchen of the Demon House, and the back is connected to a private house. It is obviously using the private house as a cover.

"Because the front is next to the kitchen, fire protection must be taken into consideration when the secret room was first built. So I concluded that there must be a hollow wall outside the secret room, so... we will not be burned to death by the fire."

Oh……

After hearing Xu Zhen's words, everyone felt a little more relaxed.

"There is no smoke coming out of the stomata," Xu Zhen added, "It means that the stomata are outside and connected to the ground. At least, we can't die of suffocation. So... we just need to-wait!"

"Wait...but..." Sima Xin felt something was wrong, but had nothing to say.

"I understand," Lian Ji already understood and said, "We know that there is no exit in the secret room, but Ning Zangfeng outside does not know, so he may have thought that we had escaped along the secret passage!"

"Oh..." Sima Xin suddenly realized.

Only then did everyone understand that the one in the most difficult situation now was Ning Zangfeng outside.

Ning Zangfeng's identity has been exposed. His mission of "finding the container" has been unable to be completed. Fang Wubing can't be found either. It can be said to be a huge failure.

In addition, he had worked hard for many years and the spies and masters who had been ambushed and planted in Daguan City were now being hunted to death. Naturally, the losses were huge.

With such a poor performance, no matter what force he represents, his boss will never spare him, so there may not be much time left for him!
Now, the only thing he can do is to kill Xu Zhen and others as soon as possible.

However, he was not sure whether there were other passages in the secret room. Could Xu Zhen and others have escaped along the passage long ago?
It is conceivable that Ning Zangfeng must be as worried as an ant on a hot pot now.

In this case, Xu Zhen's decision was obviously the most reasonable.

They only need to wait and spend time before they can use the weapon "time" to counterattack Ning Zangfeng!
After clarifying the pros and cons, everyone felt relieved.

Although they knew that after the fire attack, Ning Zangfeng would definitely break down walls and demolish houses, but for the current plan, they could only wait with peace of mind.

"Old mother," Sima Xin thought of a question and asked Lian Ji, "Do you have any dry food in your secret room?"

Lian Ji didn't answer, just shrugged helplessly.

"No way?" Sima Xin grinned, "It's next to the kitchen, but there's no dry food stored there. If you don't cook, what's the point of putting a water jar in it?"

"Fire protection." Lian Ji replied.

"It doesn't matter," Dongfang Meiyan pointed at the water tank, "As long as there is water, it will last for ten and a half days, so it won't matter."

Hearing this, Sima Xin could only grin again.

"Xu Zhen," at this time, Lian Ji finally asked Xu Zhen the most important question to her, "can you really guarantee that Fang Wubing is safe? Where on earth are you hiding him? ?”

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(End of this chapter)