Na looked left, right, and then looked back at Alex: "What should we do? TTT side?"
Alex frowned lightly, observed it carefully, and said: "There seems to be something different between these two sides." He pointed to the passage on the right: "The passage at this end should be the same as the one we just passed through. Integrated, the same stone wall, ancient and stable. But the other side..." He walked to the passage on the left and touched the wall: "This side should be newly dug. The construction is much rougher. You can see the wood in front of it. The frame was stuck, and there was water in the aisle.”
Ming Na cast a lighting spell into the passage on the left, and sure enough she saw a wooden frame on the top, uneven walls, potholes on the ground, and a broken hoe lying beside it.
She thought for a moment and then said: "Since the secret tunnel on the right has been around for more than a hundred years, it has nothing to do with those thieves. I listened to their conversation and it seemed that they were doing some work and it will be completed soon. The new tunnel must be related to They can’t get away from it!”
Alex nodded sympathetically and walked towards the new passage on the left with a lantern. Ming Na followed behind, and the further she walked, the narrower the passage became. Sometimes she had to bend down to barely pass. The slippers I put on before leaving the room were already covered in mud. As Alex walked, she turned back to remind her to watch her step and not step in the mud puddle.
The secret passage was winding and led to nowhere. After about half an hour, they finally reached a larger space where they could relax a little.
It was a stone room of about ten square meters. The ceiling was a little higher than that in the secret passage. It was against a mess of wooden shelves. There was a pile of earth and rocks in the corner. In addition to shovels, hoes, wooden barrels, wheelbarrows and other tools, it was a stone room of about ten square meters. In addition, there were food remnants such as wine bottles, bones, and bread crumbs.
Ming Na knelt down and looked closely at the wheel marks. She followed them to the wall and carefully moved away the wooden stakes there, revealing a hole more than one meter high.
Alex passed the oil lamp into the hole and took a look, but it was still dark. Mingna simply used the lighting technique and saw the end less than five meters ahead, but the space there seemed to be larger than the entrance of the hole. Much more.
Alex took out his wand and shot a blue light ball into the hole, then closed his eyes and quietly felt what the light ball was exploring. Ming Na clenched her sword tightly and looked around cautiously to prevent any emergencies.
After a while, Alex opened his eyes and said: "The space inside the cave is not big. There seems to be an exit at the end leading to the ground, and there is a simple wooden ladder."
Ming Na tilted her head: "No one?"
"No one. We can go and see. Where is the exit." Alex put the oil lamp on the ground. Use lighting. Bend down and get into the hole first. Minna looked behind her. Then he followed.
The two quickly arrived at the wooden stairs. There is mud everywhere. Two shovels were stuck directly into the ground. A bucket was thrown next to it. It's clearly not finished yet. Look up. You can vaguely see a thick wooden board on the top. Just above the top of the wooden ladder.
Mingna climbed up first: "I weigh less than you. I'll go first!" Alex agreed helplessly. Hold the wooden ladder firmly. Just in case it breaks suddenly. He also cast a brighter lighting technique. Show the way for Minna.
Minna climbed to the top. Push up the board hard. Dust fell rustlingly. She choked and coughed several times. Then he held his breath and pushed the wooden board open. Carefully drill out half of the head. I found that it was already dark outside. You can clearly see a large patch of grass near the entrance of the cave. There are several rooms in front. It seems to be a weedy wasteland behind the house. She climbed out. Looking around. Suddenly I found a piece of fiery red ahead. Walk over carefully and take a closer look. When it was discovered what it was. She was stunned.
Alex got out of the hole. Hold the wand tightly. Look around warily. Then he walked to Ming Na: "What's wrong?...That bonus is really unusual. It seems to be very rare."
"Manzhu Shahua, the flower that leads the way for the dead..." Ming Na murmured, sighed, and looked at this place with some confusion, "This is the back of the Medical Hospital of the Security Agency. These rooms are... used for morgues. of…"
Alex was startled: "What is the purpose of those people digging tunnels here?!"
Ming Na also became serious after hearing this.
Pretending to be a ghost scares away all the homeowners, conceals the secret of digging tunnels, and even kills his companions in order to keep it secret. This kind of action is really not like the work of the Security Agency. If they want to get the house, they can just expropriate it. Who would be digging the tunnel? What's the purpose? Is it because he wants to harm the Security Agency
"Who is there?!" A female voice came from the direction of the courtyard door, and then a fat figure in a white robe appeared behind the door, staring at Ming Na and Alex, and her voice suddenly became sharp: "Who are you? people?!"
Ming Na smiled bitterly and spread her hands: "Mrs. Bonnet, I am Ming Na. You see, it was a complete accident that I came here."
"Mingna?!" Mrs. Bonnet looked at the two of them up and down, and her eyes paused for a moment on Minna's nightgown under her robe, her muddy shoes, and the stains on Alex's pants. , then blinked: "Oh, kids, I think you probably need to sort yourself out. How about another cup of coffee?"
Half an hour later, Ming Na and Alex had changed into clean clothes and were sitting in the office of the director of the Security Agency. They accepted the looks of Ms. Lea and the head of the Intelligence Section, Mallory, and asked. Also present were Leonard, the team leader of the Operations Division who had just been dug out of bed and whose hair was not combed neatly, and Nicholas, the director of the Southern Intelligence Department who had recently returned to the General Administration to report on his work... He was a slightly bald man, A middle-aged little man with a cute smile...and his assistant...the still proud and beautiful Veronica.
Everyone had heard about the strange experience of the two children emerging from the ground (compared to those present), but they didn't know how to speak for a moment, so they were silent.
Ming Na hated this feeling of being scrutinized, so she broke the calm with a firm tone: "I didn't come here on purpose. I just caught a few thieves and came here by mistake. If I had known earlier That tunnel leads to the Security Agency, I won't come!" At least not at this time.
"Oh, child!" Ms. Lea said, stroking her forehead, "Don't worry, we don't doubt you, we just think this is really a scary thing. There is a secret tunnel leading to the Security Agency, but we... No idea!”
"Indeed..." Mallory let out a long breath, "Fortunately, I discovered it in time! I just asked people to investigate. If the exit was bigger, it would be enough for a group of people to sneak into the back of the headquarters without knowing it. If someone has evil intentions, the consequences will be really disastrous.”
"That's right!" Leonard grabbed his hair, but didn't realize that it had become messier. "That's the medical hospital. It's the weakest defense point of the Security Agency. Then there's the logistics.
The library, the information department, the reference room...my God of Light! There are almost no employees there! There are still a lot of patients in the hospital! If someone really wants to cause harm, all he has to do is set a fire there... Oh, Mallory, I think we need to rearrange the distribution of departments. "
Nicholas coughed lightly: "I think the focus now is to find out who is digging the tunnel, what is their purpose, whether there is an invasion plan, and how many accomplices are involved. As for the General Administration's For security and defense issues, I think it is enough to conduct an inspection of the entire department and add more guards." He spread his hands and smiled at Leonard.
"I don't completely agree with your point of view." Veronica retorted coldly, "It is of course important to find out the other party's situation, but what if someone uses the tunnel to harm the General Administration before the matter is found out? Of course, first Strengthen the security work and then check other things.”
Nicholas sighed slightly: "Winnie, I don't mean to investigate first and then strengthen the guard. I mean to do both at the same time, but the key is to investigate the truth."
Veronica's face darkened: "Please call me Veronica, Mr. Director. I don't think we are familiar enough to call each other by our nicknames!"
"Everyone!" Alex suddenly interrupted, "Have you forgotten something? Since there is a tunnel, it means that the other party will definitely come through the tunnel. We just need to find out where the tunnel leads and who is passing through. We have found clues about the instigator behind the scenes, and we still have six people in our hands. As for defense work, can't your security agency find people to guard the tunnel entrance? "
Everyone was silent.
Ming Na curled her lips and stood up: "Let's go see where the other exit of the tunnel is first. We only explored this side, and there is another road that we haven't taken yet!"
Mallory hurriedly stood up with his crutches: "I'll go with you! Leonard and Veronica will follow, and we'll call a few more skilled agents."
Ming Na looked at his trembling appearance and couldn't help but say: "Don't go there! The road inside is not easy to walk, and it's full of mud and water. What if you fall?!"
Mallory paused and looked at her with some emotion: "Mingna, child, you..."
Ming Na turned her head away: "I'm not worried about you, I'm just worried that you might accidentally fall and hinder us!" She would never admit that she was indeed a little worried just now.
Mallory smiled without retorting.
Ms. Lea coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and then said: "Mallory, don't go. Leonard will lead the team. Mingna will tell you your home address first. I will send someone there first." Those guys escorted us over."
Ming Na told her the address and the location of the entrance to the secret room. She hesitated for a moment and then said, "Don't make the matter too big. I like that house and have no intention of changing hands."
Ms. Lea stared at her for a few times and then said: "Don't worry, child, in fact it is yours, we are all relieved."
Ming Na followed Alex with a straight face, leading a group of people back through the tunnel entrance.
This time, someone from the Security Bureau took the lead, and they quickly returned to the fork in the road. The tunnel on the right is much wider than the newly dug tunnel on the left, and the ground and walls are very dry. There are air holes leading to the ground and the ventilation is very good. You can clearly see the road without lighting a lamp or a torch.
Nicholas was very experienced in studying the technology used on the wall. He estimated that this was probably a project during the reign of Edward III more than a hundred years ago. He even pointed to the ancient copper hooks for hanging lamps on the wall and said with a smile: " This is the same style as the street lamps in the palace. Maybe it was a tunnel specially dug by Edward III to meet his mistress! You know, that was a famous romantic king."
Ming Na's face turned darker: "Please don't talk nonsense..." If the tunnel was really built by the famous royal libertine for the purpose of having an affair, then where is the Rose Garden as the exit of the tunnel? !
They found an exit, which led to an abandoned mansion with decayed vegetation and dust. However, there were signs of recent activity in the two rooms on the first floor of the main house. Leonard left two agents to monitor secretly, then returned to the tunnel and continued walking forward.
But before long, they had to stop. The tunnel ahead collapsed, blocking the way. Veronica knocked on the surrounding walls and turned around and said: "The front is impassable. It seems that the gangsters entered the tunnel from the abandoned house. Let's go back!"
Nicholas got closer to the pile of stones and took a closer look, and his expression suddenly became a little strange. Minna asked: "Did you see anything?"
Nicholas turned back and smiled: "It seems that it was caused by the shaking of the ground. I had no choice but to go back." He winked at Veronica, who turned around and left expressionlessly, so he could only shrug helplessly. , followed.
Mingna looked left and right at the pile of earth and rocks, but couldn't figure out what was going on, so she pushed Alex: "Did you see anything?"
Alex pondered for a moment and glanced at the people behind him: "We'll talk about it when we get back." Mingna quickly shut up.
They returned to the security office first, and by this time the sun was already rising high. Ming Na didn't sleep all night, and she couldn't help but yawned before long, and whispered to Alex: "Why did they interrogate for so long without getting any results? Didn't they arrest everyone? I was there last night It didn’t take much effort to get people to speak.”
Alex hissed softly: "If you don't want to help them make the potion, don't talk."
Ming Na blinked and smiled secretly. Suddenly she saw Mallory walking towards her, she quickly stopped smiling and straightened her face again: "What do you want?"
Mallory looked at her helplessly, thought for a moment, and then said: "Mingna, regarding your house... I want to discuss it with you..."
Ming Na suddenly became alert: "I won't sell it! And it's my private property! You can't expropriate it!"
Mallory was angry and funny: "Do you just distrust me that much? When has the Security Agency ever forcibly expropriated other people's private property?"
Ming Na said somewhat sarcastically: "Then...what do you want to say?"
"I'm asking, after the matter is over, can you let the people from the department renovate your house and change the entrance to the secret passage to another place? I guess you don't want a few people to suddenly appear in your house, right?"
Of course not!
Ming Na thought for a while and said: "My secret passage is next to the back garden. It's a big place. You can change it as you like. But... you can't disturb my life."
"Of course." After a pause, Mallory looked up at Ming Na, with a hint of hope in his tone, "My child, you actually still have feelings for the Security Agency, right? You really... don't plan to come back?" "