Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Seeing his men, Lao Hei finally relaxed.

His men ran over quickly and asked, "Boss, why are there only four of you?"

"Others are marking other places just like you." Lin Ran replied slowly.

He knew now that this was a looping maze created by four identical locations.

After determining the quantity, he wanted to find a way to crack it.

They came down by stairs, and there is a staircase near each figurine.

But he didn't plan to go up to explore rashly. Judging from the situation just now, choosing the wrong staircase would definitely trigger the mechanism.

He mentally counted the number of times he encountered human figurines and came to his conclusion.

"This is the staircase we just came down. There are four such stairs in total."

"Then which one is the correct path?" Lao Hei obviously had Lin Ran's quick mind and was eager to know the answer.

Lin Ran lowered his head and thought, what if it was round.

It should be on the opposite side, where is the way to the next tomb.

"It should be the third one, which is where Xu Yi and A Ming are." Lin Ran speculated.

Regardless, the first priority is to gather everyone.

They circled around the corridor again and gathered all the team members in front of the third staircase.

"Brother Lin, do you mean the top is the correct path?" Wang Jinpeng asked.

Lin Ran did not draw any arbitrary conclusions, but just said: "From a structural point of view, this is the farthest place from where we came down, and it should be the end."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Wang Jinpeng chuckled. He could trust Lin Ran. Since he said it was the right way, it was probably right.

But when I walked over, I found that the stairway was blocked by a stone door.

"There must be other mechanisms in the tomb. Let me test it first." Lin Ran now knew that the treasure master who had been walking at the front of the team was indeed under tremendous pressure.

Not only is he in danger, but the lives of his team members are in his hands.

According to Lin Ran's understanding, if there is a mechanism, the shaft and parts must be installed.

Although the structure in the tomb is designed according to the theory of Yin Yang and Five Elements, no matter its external design, the internal structure is inseparable from the mechanical structure.

As long as you find the location of the mechanism, you can crack it.

While thinking about it, Lin Ran took out an iron rod and beat it on the stone wall, making a dull sound.

Lin Ran kept frowning until he knocked on a stone wall and relaxed.

Others also knew that Lin Ran was listening to the echo of tapping on the wall.

But they kept listening and didn't hear anything wrong at all.

"This is it." Lin Ran pointed to a spot on the wall and said.

"Mr. Lin, how did you hear that? Why didn't I feel anything abnormal?" Lao Hei asked in surprise.

Others were also confused because they all heard the same sound.

"It's really not a big difference, because the stone wall is very thick. Only when knocking, the sound transmitted through the iron rod is more obvious." Lin Ran didn't mean to show off, but gave the iron rod to Lao Hei and asked him to try it. .

After trying it, Lao Hei believed Lin Ran's words.

"There is indeed a mechanism here. If we go up, it is very likely that the stairs will collapse or a huge boulder will roll down."

His speculation was not groundless, because Lu Yingjie had encountered this kind of trap before.

However, even if the trap is found, there is still a problem ahead.

"This stone wall is so thick, how can we break through it?"

"This is not easy." Wang Jinpeng picked up the shovel and smashed it against the stone wall.

Unfortunately, the stone wall is very solid and will not move at all.

Lin Ran stopped him from continuing to work in vain, "There must be a fixed structure inside."

"Then what should we do?" Wang Jinpeng said distressedly, "The stone door is obviously thicker and the wall cannot be cut open, so the stone door is useless.

"I think there should be a switch nearby." Lin Ran said, his eyes turned to the six human figurines.

Perhaps like a snake's den, the most dangerous place is often the only way to survive.

Lin Ran said: "I guess the mechanism of this stone gate should be on a certain human figurine."

Tomb robbers are usually in awe of the corpses in the tombs and generally will not touch them unless they are unloading.

But now there is no other way.

Fortunately, everyone was a fan of tomb robbing, so no one expressed any objection.

It’s unknown how old the figurines have been, and there may be mercury in their bodies, so protective gloves are a must.

Wearing protective gloves, Lin Ran also wrapped a towel around his face, which could effectively prevent mercury from evaporating into his mouth.

After being fully prepared, Lin Ran first came to the human figurines and bowed.

"There are many offenses, but no blame."

This kind of ceremony can also be regarded as a kind of relief for myself.

It's just that in the eyes of others, it's a bit nerve-wracking.

I would rather trust it to have it than to trust it to have nothing.

Lin Ran entered an alcove and checked behind the figurines, but found nothing unusual.

Then, he picked up the figurine.

It was almost as he imagined. The figurines had dried and had no moisture, making their bodies look very light.

There was no mercury leaking out of it, and he carefully moved the figurines out.

However, no switches such as buttons were found under the base of the figurine.

Did you guess wrong?

Wang Jinpeng watched Lin Ran working. He also put on his gloves and followed suit.

Not long after, all six human figurines were moved out and placed on the ground.

Liu Jingfeng was reciting Buddhist scriptures silently, praying for blessings and salvation for these people.

Lao Hei and his men seemed a bit like outsiders. Hong Wu asked in a low voice: "Boss, what on earth are they doing?"

They had robbed tombs before, but they had never seen anything so fancy.

After all the human figurines were moved out, Lin Ran picked up the iron rod again, knocked on the stone wall behind the alcove, and finally identified one of them.

"Jinpeng, can we dig open here?" Lin Ran pointed at the stone wall.

Wang Jinpeng immediately picked up the shovel and started moving towards the stone wall.

Once, twice...

The shovel collided with the stone wall, making a clanging sound, and some dust flew up.

"Mr. Lin, the stone wall just now couldn't be broken open, and it doesn't look like it can be broken open here." Lao Hei said.

Thinking of the previous team’s legs, they usually started by looking for bricks.

He felt that Lin Ran was going around in circles and wasting their time, so he suggested: "Let's think of other ways."

Lin Ran did not reply, but looked at the wall intently.

"Jinpeng, knock down about ten centimeters above." He made a discovery.

Wang Jinpeng picked up the shovel and smashed it hard at the location pointed by Lin Ran.

thump.

On the stone wall that he knocked on, a piece of stone was actually dented.

It really is here.

Lin Ran was just observing the order in which the dust fell, and found that most of the dust fell from above.

This means that the stone wall is stuck with cement or other substances.