Tick tock....
Tick tock....
In the pitch-black darkness, Makoto Sakaki held a flashlight in his mouth to illuminate the hanging ladder under his feet.
On the surface, this well looks no different from the wells that ordinary people use for drinking water, but only after drilling into it do you realize that this well is extremely deep.
The depth of the wells varies from region to region. In some areas, if you dig 3-5 meters down, you will find clear water when you encounter a sandstone layer, while in some areas, you can't find water even after digging dozens or even a hundred meters down.
The well that Makoto Sakaki and his companions climbed had five steps that were equivalent to one meter, so roughly speaking...
The depth has exceeded 40 meters, but strangely, no water was found. In this case, one can only suspect that before digging the well, the surveyors deliberately avoided the underground river and deliberately dug the well several dozen meters deeper.
This well is definitely not for drinking water.
Considering that Yasuteru Domon once said that Karasuma Renya's companion Ogawa Kusaki once served as the principal of the training center, it is very likely that this well was dug during that period.
But after so many years, this well has not been filled?
Sakaki Makoto felt extremely strange for a moment. The entrance of the well was sealed with only a layer of locked iron plate on the outside. If there was a bad guy like Conan, he could easily pry open the iron plate and enter the well smoothly.
Such unprofessional preventive measures are totally inconsistent with Karasuma Renya's character!
The ladder was covered with rust, but it was not slippery at all when stepped on. However, the safety factor was not very high. Sakaki Makoto and his companions did not climb very fast. They climbed down for 60 meters before reaching the bottom.
After jumping off the ladder and turning around to support Miss Miyano, Makoto Sakaki began to look around.
The air was a little turbid, but it did not affect breathing. The bottom of the well seemed to be a stone chamber. The school motto "Observe the Rules" was engraved on the left wall, and a few ropes that were about to rot were hung on the right wall.
Yasuki Domon, Hiroki, Masumi Sera, Heiji Hattori and others stood in the four corners of the room, holding flashlights, looking at the stone chamber curiously, and exclaiming in amazement.
"This looks like a dungeon."
Miss Miyano picked up the dust on the table, looked at the half-burned oil lamp, and said:
"I'm afraid it's a place used to punish students who have made mistakes. They are locked up here to reflect on their mistakes. It's like the solitary confinement room in a prison."
No wonder the seal is not tight, no wonder there is a sign on the wire fence saying "No Trespassing"...
After arriving at the stone chamber, Sakaki Makoto suddenly realized that neither Karasuma Renya nor the school were afraid of others discovering this place. It was just a confinement room, which was very common in that era. As long as the students were not tortured, it would be fine.
Strictly speaking, the area under the ancient well is also a part of the old school building, and the underground space is so vast that it can be considered the essence of the building. The fact that the old school building on the ground has been preserved to this day must have a lot to do with this well.
In addition to the stone chamber leading to the well, there is also a branch passage here. The passage is only two meters high and two meters wide, which can only accommodate two people walking side by side. If they jump up, they will hit the stone wall above...except Conan.
This is not Makoto Sakaki insulting Conan!
Conan is at most one meter tall. If he could jump more than one meter high, he would be an immortal, on the same level as professional athletes. Wouldn't the national team be scrambling to recruit him?
Of course, it doesn't count when you're extremely angry. If Conan heard Makoto Sakaki say this, he might really jump one meter in anger... He's so angry.
There are narrow rooms on both sides of the passage, and the configuration of each room is similar, a wooden barrel, a pile of hay, a broken bowl...
No matter how you look at it, it looks like a cell used to hold prisoners.
After walking forward for about ten meters, he reached the end. After knocking on the wall at the end and finding that it was solid, Makoto Sakaki lost interest in this place.
"Ah! There's a dead body here!"
A scream from Hiroki was heard from one side of the passage. Makoto Sakaki and Miss Miyano rushed over immediately. They saw Hiroki hiding behind the wall of the passage, pointing at a cell and saying tremblingly:
"You guys...you guys look..."
All the cells were the same size. Sakaki Makoto and his companions just took a quick photo of the room that Hongshu was looking at. After they walked in, they found a skeleton sitting against the edge of the wall. The clothes on the body were still intact, but the flesh and blood had been corroded by microorganisms over the years.
"strangeness...."
After looking at it for a while, Sakaki Makoto suddenly said in doubt:
"Why is this skeleton wearing a suit?"
“Is it weird to wear a suit?”
Domon Yasuaki, who came from behind, asked:
"The western suit was invented by Philips, a French nobleman, in 1670, and has a history of more than 300 years. The Gunma Elementary School Teacher Training Institute was established in 1873, during the Meiji Restoration period, when a large number of foreigners poured into Japan. It was not surprising to see western suits!"
"No, look carefully..."
Domon Yasuki frowned and moved closer. He was not afraid of the bones at all and concentrated on studying the clothes on the skeleton. After looking at it for a while, he suddenly shuddered and his eyes widened:
"This... this is a boldlook suit!"
"Yes, boldlook."
Sakaki Makoto narrowed his eyes, and seeing that the others were somewhat confused, he began to explain:
"In the history of more than 300 years, suits have actually undergone a long evolution, just like the current fashion, which often changes according to the social preferences of the time. The boldlook suit worn by this skeleton uses thick and wide shoulder pads to boldly show the broad and strong shoulders of men. The collar, lapel and tie are wider than other styles of suits, and the pants are loose and baggy. Because bold means bold, it is called boldlook."
"Bold look appeared in 1940, because the world was at war at that time, and both men and women admired the military style, so this exaggerated and bizarre suit appeared..."
"1940?!"
Akai Mary's pupils shrank, and she immediately understood why Sakaki Makoto said it was strange.
In 1940, Karasuma Renya was already an old man, and the Gunma Elementary School Teachers' Training Institute had long been merged with the Agricultural Training Department. In another nine years, Gunma University would be officially established.
In other words, the old school building at that time has long become history. Later people built new teaching buildings around the Gunma Elementary School Teachers' Training Institute, abandoned the old school building and no longer used it.
So why did this skeleton enter the deep well alone after 1940?
How did he die here?
After his death, who locked the well?
All kinds of doubts came to her mind. Mary Akai couldn't help but step forward, pushed Yasuteru Domon away, and put her little hand into the clothes of the skeleton to see if she found anything.
Soon, she pulled out a wallet from the front inner pocket of the skeleton suit. Inside was a few old-fashioned banknotes, a photo, and a note.
[I've been thinking about whether to go back, there should be no one there]
[If I could atone for my sins, I really hope I could start all over again]
[He is right, Xiaochuan is worthless, stay]
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