Not to mention the first public appearance of the five Sherrons on the TV screen, which had a psychological impact on the audience, their attention turned to the depths of the island's underground.
It seemed to Mason that there was a big explosion above and the mine collapsed, but he would not have thought that what he saw was all an illusion. Now he could only hold his breath and try his best to dive to the bottom of the lake, hoping to find a way out below.
But the lake seemed to have no bottom. I had been diving down for almost five minutes, and I still couldn't see the bottom of the lake, nor any other way out. Although the lake emits a faint white light, allowing him to have a field of vision at the bottom of the lake, Mason cannot breathe in the water.
Although he could hold his breath for up to fifteen minutes, that was when he was at his peak when he was young, and now it can only last for five minutes at most. So Mason was very anxious. If he could no longer see a way out, he would have to venture upward to see if he could find a gap to poke his head out and breathe.
After continuing to dive for another minute, Mason felt that his eyes were starting to turn black and his chest was almost torn apart. However, he still couldn't see the end, so he had no choice but to turn around and float upward.
But Mason soon discovered to his horror that he was risking a torn lung due to imbalance in water pressure and was able to rise to the surface of the lake at an extremely fast speed. Even if the lake surface was covered by collapsed rocks, he should still see objects such as rocks.
But there was nothing, he could see nothing except the white water.
Mason suddenly panicked. Although he was an elite agent who had been trained for a long time, he inevitably panicked because he was old and at a critical moment of life and death.
And panic leads to shortness of breath, which accelerates oxygen consumption, and oxygen consumption leads to panic... This is a vicious cycle. Mason knows it very well, but he can't control himself.
Finally, driven by a strong desire to survive, even though he knew he was in the water, Mason couldn't help but open his mouth and breathe heavily. The cold lake water poured into the body along the nose and mouth, but a surprising situation occurred.
Mason did not feel the suffocation caused by the water entering his lungs. Instead, he felt extremely cool and comfortable.
"This water..."
Mason raised his hands in shock, the water could actually provide breathing. At this time, he felt that there was no need to continue to float. He opened his mouth and spit out a series of bubbles. He watched the bubbles rise. After judging the up and down, he turned around and swam towards the bottom of the lake.
Like a fish.
Although the water provided breathing, and although the water gave off a white light, no matter how far down Mason dived, he could not see the bottom of the lake. In the end, Mason felt a little desperate. Could this lake be connected to the other side of the earth
No, the riddle must be related to that riddle.
“…Darker than darkness, deeper than midnight, colder than ice, hotter than fire… What does this mean?”
Mason clenched his fists. He had been thinking about this riddle for decades. Whether in prison or outside, he was looking for the answer to this riddle.
But now that the treasure chest is right in front of him, he can't take out the key to open the treasure chest. This undoubtedly makes Mason feel extremely confused.
"Idiot, it's the heart."
A cold female voice suddenly sounded in Mason's ears.
Mason was startled and turned around suddenly, only to find a woman in black floating right behind him. Although she looked very beautiful, her face was expressionless, just like a corpse, staring at herself coldly.
Mason pulled out the pistol from his waist, pointed it at the woman, and wanted to speak, but his mouth only spit out a series of bubbles, making no sound at all.
"The human heart, only the human heart can be darker than darkness, deeper than the night, colder than ice cubes, and hotter than fire." The woman's mouth did not move, but her voice rang clearly in Mason's ears, " The meaning of this riddle is that in order to open the treasure chest, a human heart must be sacrificed.”
"A human heart?"
Mason subconsciously touched his heart, and suddenly his whole body trembled, and he looked at the woman with an unkind expression. After a moment, he pulled the trigger hard.
The silent air wave burst out into a ball of balloons in the water, and the bullets shot out from the muzzle of the gun, creating a visible channel in the water and shooting towards the woman.
"too slow!"
The woman's figure flashed and appeared behind Mason, and a cold voice sounded in his ears: "Sharon said, if you don't shoot, I will spare your life, but it's a pity that you did."
Mason groaned, scarlet blood filling his eyes. He slowly lowered his head and saw a fist-sized hole in his chest.
His heart had been forcefully pulled out by the woman.
The woman raised her hand, looked at the heart that was still beating vigorously in her hand, and frowned: "I found the key, but how do I open the treasure box?"
She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly shrugged slightly: "Whatever."
As she said that, she squeezed the heart with force.
Scarlet flesh and blood began to spread to the surroundings with the water flow.
"... After the criminals move to a certain place, they will first choose a family that lives in a remote place and has no close contact with others. Then they will kill the family and pretend to be someone else... Then they will look for the victims... After they may attract the attention of the local police, they will then burn the bodies to eliminate traces. Fleeing to other areas…”
In the video, Hollis put down the document in her hand and said coldly: "I read the report you submitted, and it makes no sense. There is no name of the murderer, information, or battle history. What did you write in this report?"
Xie Lun smiled without changing his face and said: "Confidentiality is required, so we cannot elaborate."
"It's nonsense. Keep it secret to the outside world, but you have to keep it secret to the inside too?"
"That's right, Mr. Deputy Director, after all, my group's situation is somewhat special."
"Stop looking at me, you bastard, and tell me the truth, did you go to Gotham behind my back?"
Even if it was just a video call, Sherron could still feel Hollis's aggressive eyes. He subconsciously moved his eyes away and smiled: "No."
"Look at me and say it again."
"Ahem... no!"
"Believe me, there is a ghost. I have received information. There was a fire in a villa in Gotham a few days ago. All four members of the family were killed in the fire, and the adopted daughter was missing. The Gotham police are currently conducting a large-scale search. .”
Hollis said coldly: "You dare to say that this matter has nothing to do with you?"
Xie Lun nodded: "No!"
"Okay, you have the guts, brat." Hollis suddenly lowered her voice, "Remember, no matter who asks you in the future, you can't admit it. Do you understand?"
Xie Lun smiled and said: "Deputy Director, what you said is strange. These things have nothing to do with me in the first place, why don't you admit it?"