Hearing this, Ronan was stunned, and finally understood the most critical issue. He looked around the tree house, remained silent for a few seconds, and finally made a decision: "Let's go back first."
I looked at the projected photo album in my hand, hesitated for a while, and put it back in place to avoid damaging the original layout of the tree house. Then I closed the bionic bark on the viewing window to make sure no one would notice.
After finishing all this, Ronan's eyes turned to Xie Junping, who immediately raised his hands and swore: "I will never mention the tree house to outsiders, this matter will rot in my stomach."
Ronan said nothing and just bowed again. Ever since he solemnly thanked him last time, Ronan had shown a more respectful attitude toward Xie Junping. Frankly speaking, this made Xie Junping feel happy.
The handling here has been completed. Ronan walked down first, followed by Xie Junping. Perhaps it was because he was in a good mood. However, Xie Junping had an idea inexplicably. With the courage to improve, he poked Ronan on the shoulder.
:
"Brother Nan, if you don't mind...can I leave a camera?"
"Huh?" Ronan suddenly turned around and stared at his face.
People's mentality is so strange. At times like this before, Xie Junping must have been nervous and might not even be able to speak clearly. But after feeling Ronan's respect, his courage also increased accordingly.
Now, the idea becomes clearer:
"I mean, Brother Nan, don't you think this house is too clean? There are many mosquitoes in the wetland and the humidity is heavy. If you don't take care of it for a few days, you won't be able to see it. But look here, it's clean and refreshing.
, this is certainly beautiful, but I’m afraid..."
Ronan's eyes did not blink, and in a hoarse voice, he expressed Xie Junping's unfinished meaning: "Someone has discovered this place and stayed here for a long time?"
"Ahem, that's what I'm saying. After all, the smart cleaning system in the 'Gear' probably won't be able to get here."
Ronan didn't speak anymore, but his eyes drifted a little, not knowing what he was thinking. After a few seconds, he turned around and walked slowly down, keeping his fingers on the inner wall of the tree hole until he reached the beginning of the wood-grained stone steps.
At the beginning, he suddenly said:
"Here, there used to be a door, but now it's filled with bionic material and sealed."
Xie Junping shined a light on it, observed it, and agreed: "Maybe it was a normal portal left when the sandbar was still there. Later, the water level rose, and it was abandoned."
"The water level is rising..."
Ronan's voice became hoarse, as if there was a razor blade across his throat, and it became increasingly difficult to speak: "When did the water level rise?"
Xie Junping checked the information online: "It was probably in 1987. At that time, the underground rock formations fractured and an underground river changed its course, causing the average water level in the wetland to rise by nearly half a meter. The lake area where the dead tree sandbank is located rose by a full 1.7 meters. Uh.
, 1987..."
It seems that Miss Bu Qingwen died due to dystocia, that is, in 1980. In any case, it is impossible to renovate the tree hole space after seven years.
Once his thoughts were straightened out, Xie Junping hissed:
"There is really someone!"
"Yes, there is really someone...who is it?" Ronan responded hoarsely, slowly leaning down and touching the narrow secret passage that was obviously dug in the later period.
Xie Junping also realized that this corridor was 90% excavated at the same time as the gate was closed, also to avoid the rising water level and to facilitate entry and exit.
In this way, the differences from Bu Qingwen's original design can be explained.
Seeing Ronan bending down, Xie Junping seemed to be pondering the structure of the secret passage, so he turned on the lighting beam to facilitate his inspection. But when the light beam passed through, he was shocked to realize that something was wrong.
Ronan was indeed thinking at this time, but his fingers were unconsciously digging at the junction of the tree hole and the secret passage. The monotonous movements were not so much inertia as a symbol of some extreme emotion.
Ronan was heavy and sad before, but he was relatively calm. The occasional ups and downs were like the night tide on the beach, which was the rhythm of normal emotions.
However, at this moment, he was depressed and manic, like a wounded beast. Seeing the enemy who had hurt him break into his territory, he was full of manic and even ferocious emotions.
Xie Junping was really worried that Ronan would pull off his nails, so he carefully shook the lighting beam.
The change in light startled Ronan and he turned around suddenly.
Xie Junping was shocked to see that Ronan's eyes were blood red at this time, not soaked in tears, but a accumulation of violent emotions, wanting to devour anyone!
Seeing this situation, Xie Junping felt a muscle in his calf and took a step back unconsciously.
However, under the illumination of the light, Ronan's mood seemed to have calmed down. He stopped his creepy monotonous movements and whispered:
"Senior, where did we just talk?"
"Well, someone lives in the tree hole, sealed the front door, and dug a secret passage leading to the laboratory."
Ronan shook his head: "The underwater corridor is a dead end, and it is usually unobstructed. It is too conspicuous for outsiders to come in. Therefore, it cannot be anything else but insiders of the club or laboratory."
Xie Junping thought about it and it was right. This was more reasonable.
But if you think about it further, there is such a person in the Order Club. He usually lives and socializes normally in the club, but when others are not paying attention, he will quietly walk through the underwater corridor, enter the tree hole, and engage in some kind of shady activities.
The most important thing is the time span, which may even last for seven or eight years, more than ten years, until now... Thinking about it makes people feel chilly.
Xie Junping suddenly had an idea: Damn it, when they were going through the secret passage, someone would suddenly come in from the other side!
Or you can swim in the water and get in through the viewing port...
As soon as the thought occurred, he looked at the dark entrance to the secret passage and the spiraling stairs behind him, and his whole body felt bad.
Ronan didn't seem to think so much. He stood up slowly and bowed to Xie Junping: "It's up to the seniors to install the camera... If there is someone, if there is someone now, I want to see who he is.
!”
Xie Junping was actually a little panicked, but having Ronan by his side was a bit of a comfort. He took a deep breath: "Okay, I'll pretend now!"
"...are there any ready-made tools?"
"Uh, take it a little bit."
Xie Junping was a little embarrassed, but he still took out two micro cameras the size of rice grains from the bracelet strap. They, the rich second generation, sometimes relied on these to do ridiculous tricks.
This kind of portable micro-machine is the simplest to install. Find a position with a wide viewing angle, press it up and it will stick, making it difficult to fall off.
Xie Junping used both cameras: "This gadget can transmit real-time images. One camera can work for more than 3 months. In fact, looking at how clean it is, if you are lucky, it can be produced in a day or two."
result."
While Xie Junping was working, Ronan walked up and down the entire tree hole space again, but found no more clues. At this time, his mood was obviously more depressed, and without saying a word, he went through the secret passage first.
Enter the underwater corridor.
Xie Junping followed carefully, keeping the surveillance screen on at all times, for fear that a murderer who had been hiding for many years would suddenly jump out from behind!