Mou Xuan took a deep breath. The air was filled with a faint smell of mold and a hint of gunpowder.
He narrowed his eyes and swept his sharp gaze across the seemingly abandoned warehouse in front of him.
"Laocheng, follow me closely, something is wrong here." Mou Xuan lowered his voice with a hint of solemnity in his tone.
Investigator Cheng swallowed, nodded nervously, and his hand unconsciously reached for the... um, a fruit knife on his waist.
There is no other way. The alliance is short of supplies, and it would be great if the investigator could be equipped with a fruit knife.
The two men carefully pushed open the door of the warehouse. With a "creak", the harsh sound echoed in the silent air, as if a mouse was scratching your heart.
The warehouse was dark, with only a few rays of sunlight shining through the shabby windows, barely illuminating a small area.
The dust was flying in the light column, just like the smoke effects at a disco, except without the dynamic music.
Mou Xuan activated his time ability, and everything in front of him seemed to slow down N times.
He carefully observed his surroundings, trying to catch any signs of abnormality.
Suddenly, Mou Xuan's pupils shrank sharply.
He saw an almost transparent thin line on the ground, flickering faintly under the sunlight.
"Be careful! There is a tripwire!" Mou Xuan shouted and grabbed Investigator Cheng who was about to move forward.
Investigator Cheng staggered and almost fell.
He looked at the thin wire in shock, and a chill ran down his back.
"Oh my god, I almost tripped and broke in half!"
Before he finished his words, "Swoosh, swish, swish--" several crossbow arrows shot out from the darkness and headed straight towards the two of them.
Mou Xuan snorted coldly and activated his time ability again.
The speed of the crossbow arrow became as slow as a snail in his eyes.
He dodged sideways easily and made a "gorgeous turn" with a posture comparable to that of a gymnast.
Investigator Cheng was not so lucky. He tried to dodge in a panic, but was still shot in the butt by a crossbow arrow.
“Ouch!” Investigator Cheng screamed, the sound was so shrill that it could be compared to a pig-killing scene, “It hurts so much!”
Mou Xuan held his forehead with his hand. This teammate was really worrying.
"Lao Cheng, is your butt made of iron? It can bounce back?"
Investigator Cheng covered his buttocks and said with a grin, "Brother Xuan, stop making fun of me and think of a solution!"
Mou Xuan looked around and found that the walls of the warehouse were covered with dense holes, and there were obviously more mechanisms.
"These guys are really good at playing!" Mou Xuan sneered, "Since you like playing, I will play with you!"
He activated his time ability and began to "dance" in the warehouse.
His movements were sometimes as fast as lightning and sometimes as slow as a snail, and his figure was erratic, making people dizzy.
Investigator Cheng was stunned. He felt like he was watching a movie that was fast-forwarded and slowed down, and the protagonist was a cheater.
"Brother Xuan, are you...dancing awkwardly?" Investigator Cheng couldn't help but ask.
"Fuck you!" Mou Xuan replied unhappily, "I'm looking for the control core of the mechanism!"
"Oh oh oh." Investigator Cheng quickly shut up and continued to watch the show with his hands covering his butt.
A few minutes later, Mou Xuan suddenly stopped.
He walked to a seemingly ordinary wall, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
“Found it!”
He reached out and tapped the wall gently.
“Boom boom boom…”
"Hollow?" Investigator Cheng's eyes lit up. "There must be something fishy behind this!"
Mou Xuan shook his head, a playful smile on his face.
"No, it's just a trick."
"A sleight of hand?" Investigator Cheng looked confused.
"That's right." Mou Xuan pointed to a hole on the wall and said, "Look at this hole. Its position corresponds exactly to the activation sequence of the mechanism."
"So what?" Investigator Cheng still didn't understand.
"So, if we follow the conventional thinking and destroy the wall or disarm the mechanism, it will trigger a more powerful trap." Mou Xuan explained, "These guys are playing psychological warfare!"
"Then what should we do?" Investigator Chen was completely convinced.
Mou Xuan chuckled, "Since they want us to do it the right way, then we should do it the wrong way!"
He took a deep breath and punched another hole in the wall.
"boom--!"
With a loud bang, the wall was not destroyed, but instead a mechanism was triggered.
"Whoosh whoosh-!"
More crossbow arrows shot from all directions, denser and more ferocious than before.
Investigator Cheng was so scared that he ran away, shouting, "Brother Xuan, you are finished!"
Mou Xuan was not in a hurry. He continued to use his time ability to control the speed of the crossbow arrow, and then...
He actually guided the crossbow arrows and shot them at the other walls of the warehouse!
“BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!”
A series of explosions sounded, and the walls of the warehouse began to collapse, revealing what was hidden behind...
A huge secret room!
The secret room is filled with all kinds of supplies, including food, weapons, medicines... everything you can think of!
Investigator Cheng was stunned. He rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what he saw.
"This... Is this the treasure house of the 'Prophet'?"
Mou Xuan dusted off his hands and smiled triumphantly. "How about it, Lao Cheng, are you convinced?"
Investigator Cheng gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely: "Brother Xuan, you are really amazing! You are simply the modern-day 'Zhuge Liang'!"
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