Nobleman and several mercenaries led Kōyū, Conan, and Ai up a ladder in a secret passage to a dark room.
There was a door in the room, and golden light radiated from the crack in the door. Greed filled the eyes of the nobleman, and of course, the mercenaries as well.
The nobleman eagerly pushed open the door, but he didn't see the treasure he wanted. Incredulously, he roared, "Where is my treasure?!"
Before him lay a breathtaking scene: the sun's warm rays pierced through the verdant mountains and fell upon the lake not far from the stone pagoda, its surface shimmering and sparkling, a truly magnificent sight, while the orange sky took on a faint blue hue.
If a poet were to see this scene, he would surely compose a poem. But the one who sees this scene is someone whose eyes are blinded by treasure!
The nobleman's face was filled with anger as he cursed through gritted teeth.
At the same time, while they were at the door, Guangyou used a hidden knife on his wristband to untie the rope binding his hands.
After untying himself, Kōyū also untied the ropes of the remaining two. Kōyū pointed to the ladder in the secret passage, and Conan and Ai nodded and climbed down one after the other.
The nobleman, finding no treasure he desired, turned back and glared fiercely at Guangyou: "Where is my treasure!"
He didn't even notice that two of them had already run away. Guangyou smiled and said, "Wasn't it written on the door?"
The nobleman turned to look at the door and said, "I would like to give this castle and this view to the first person who finds this place."
The nobleman was incredulous: "Impossible! Impossible! I clearly saw it, I clearly saw in the book left by that old man that he hid most of his life's treasure in this castle! Impossible! It must be you who did this!"
With murderous intent in his eyes, the nobleman addressed the equally disappointed mercenaries around him: "Kill those people! After that, we'll look for the treasure! If we find it, you'll get a bigger share! I was afraid of destroying such a valuable castle before, so I didn't just demolish it. This time, if we still can't find it, we'll turn this castle upside down until we find the treasure!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Guangyou climbed down immediately.
Guangyou was almost at the bottom when he suddenly heard a dull thud. He felt a chill above his head and knew something was wrong. He turned to the side, and a flash of silver streaked across his vision before hitting the ground with a dull thud.
"Damn it, these people actually dared to fight. If I hadn't been without a gun, I would have been fine." Guangyou was sweating profusely.
Since the other side had already fired, he didn't care whether it was one shot or many shots. Guangyou made a decisive move and jumped down from the ladder.
Fortunately, it wasn't too high. Guangyou quickly escaped from the secret passage and turned the painting around to block the entrance.
"Running away isn't a solution. This is the only exit; we should take down whoever we can!"
Guangyou had a sudden thought and hid next to the entrance of the secret passage.
The mercenaries, of course, were not going to stay inside. A few seconds later, a bullet pierced through the painting and shot out.
A thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant hole, but of course, the painting hasn't reached the level of a thousand-mile dike.
In such a narrow passage, it is difficult for a person to exert force.
In addition, given the material of the picture frame, it would take too much time to break it open. The other party was obviously aware of this as well, and directly fired several shots, creating several holes. Although the holes were small, they damaged the overall structure, and as soon as the person inside bumped into them, an opening was created.
Guangyou looked at the opening, took a breath, and shouted.
In a sudden situation, a loud noise can startle someone, at least for ordinary people.
Guangyou wasn't confident he could keep the enemy in place, but he'd at least give it a try.
Fortunately, this person was probably the weakest among them, and was stunned for a moment by Guangyou's roar.
A cold glint flashed in Guangyou's eyes, and he delivered an enhanced straight punch with his wrist guards activated, sending the gun from the man's hand crashing to the ground.
With lightning speed, Guangyou grabbed his pistol and fired a shot at the man, hitting him directly in the head. Red and white blood splattered everywhere, and a thick, pungent smell of blood filled the entrance to the secret passage.
Knowing he couldn't stay any longer, Guangyou grabbed his pistol and ran.
Just a few seconds after Guangyou ran, there was a loud bang.
"boom!"
Guangyou muttered under his breath, "Damn it, they even brought small grenades."
Hand grenades are extremely powerful, and naturally, they also make a very loud noise. Therefore, in cities, these hand grenades are rarely used. Instead, a type of hand grenade with less power, commonly known as a "small hand grenade," is used.
Although this type of grenade is less powerful, it is still very easy to kill a person.
Guangyou quickly ran into the secret passage and hid.
Suddenly, a hand patted Guangyou. Guangyou had just experienced a dangerous situation and was on edge. He grabbed the hand on his shoulder and twisted it, trying to break the tender hand.
Guangyou was about to do this: Hmm? Naïve?
Looking back, Kōyū breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out that the hand belonged to Conan.
Conan shook his hand: "You went too far!"
Guangyou shrugged: "Is it my fault? Who told you to suddenly take a picture of me?"
After looking Conan over, Kōyū asked, "How did you get out? Where are the others?"
Conan flashed his watch: "It's Dr. Agasa's tranquilizer. Didn't all those people go up there except for one person who stayed behind to keep watch? I tranquilized him and then rescued the others. Dr. Agasa and the others are hiding somewhere else. I was just about to come and see you."
Guangyou slapped his forehead hard: "Damn it, what are you doing? You're completely useless."
Conan seemed a little angry: "I meant well..."
"Fine, you can come with me."
Guangyou waved his hand and walked into the depths of the secret passage on his own.
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