HCB Chapter 254 Gathering Clues
Chapter 254 Gathering Clues
While Yang Xueli and A Xiang had their finds, Huo Ling and Chen Wenjin also quickly discovered two interesting things.
One is an oval crystal resembling a gemstone, through which a lifelike little snake can be seen when light shines through it.
"This is so beautiful, it looks a bit like amber!"
Huo Ling stared at the little trinket she had found under the light for a long time, her eyes filled with joy.
Chen Wenjin, who was standing next to him, turned her gaze away from the research materials in her hands, glanced at them, and said:
"It has nothing to do with amber; this thing looks like a snake egg."
Huo Ling frowned after hearing this, then quickly walked to Cheng Feng's side.
"Honey, can you check if the little snakes inside are still alive?"
Cheng Feng took it and examined it carefully before returning it to Huo Ling.
"Take it if you like. This snake egg was probably specially made like this, like a specimen."
There is no danger.
Hearing Cheng Feng's words, Huo Ling smiled contentedly and then put the amber-like snake egg into her pocket.
At this moment, Chen Wenjin returned with a stack of research materials.
"Judging from these materials, they were conducting research related to snake venom at the time."
Moreover, significant breakthroughs have already been made, although some of the data has been destroyed.
The specific details of the experiment are currently unknown.
Chen Wenjin looked somewhat regretful as she spoke.
Seeing this, Cheng Feng spoke up to comfort him:
"It's alright, let's check the other rooms, maybe we'll find some clues."
Chen Wenjin handed the documents to Cheng Feng and then nodded in agreement.
With Cheng Feng leading the way, the group opened the door and walked out of the laboratory.
Outside was a corridor leading to an open iron gate.
In the center of this corridor, there is a gap with a diameter of nearly 1.5 meters.
Judging from the damage to the edges, it was likely violently broken open.
"There's another room downstairs, which looks like an office on one of the upper floors here."
Chen Wenjin squatted down beside the gap, shone his flashlight down, and then said.
"I'll go down first, and you can come down one by one while I catch you."
Chen Wenjin stood up to make way for Cheng Feng, who then leaped down into the office below.
He looked up and waved.
Huo Ling was the first to jump down, and Cheng Feng caught her steadily and placed her beside him.
While Cheng Feng was picking up the other three women, Huo Ling began searching the office.
After everyone had safely reached this floor, Huo Ling took a pistol from the drawer of her desk.
She fiddled with it a couple of times, then tossed it onto the table with disdain, saying she had plenty of better pistols at home.
"Xiaoling, put that pistol away and take it back to sell to Zhang Rishan at the New Moon Hotel."
Cheng Feng smiled slightly; this thing seemed useless.
But to the right person, it's a treasure. Zhang Rishan's adjutant would definitely recognize Zhang Dafoye's sidearm.
It will definitely fetch a good price when the time comes.
"Honey, would that old man really buy this piece of junk?"
Huo Ling obediently put away the pistol and asked curiously.
"Don't worry, he will not only buy it, but he will also let us extort a sum of money from him."
Huo Ling tilted her head, her mind full of questions, but Chen Wenjin quickly cleared up her confusion.
"The owner of this office is Zhang Dafoye, the head of the Nine Gates, and that pistol should be his sidearm."
Chen Wenjin and Yang Xueli each placed a file folder on the table.
The file contained many confidential documents, all signed by Zhang Qishan.
"Old Cheng, keep all of these. I'll take a closer look when I get back."
Yang Xueli pointed to the seven or eight file folders on the table.
Cheng Feng agreed and opened the imaginary space to collect all the files.
After searching through Buddha's office, Cheng Feng and his team made some small gains.
Then they left through the gap in the wall.
The damage caused by the Hydra Cypress was a perfect signpost for Cheng Feng and his companions.
If you follow these gaps downwards, you will definitely find the entrance to the ancient city of Tongjing.
After leaving Zhang Qishan's office, the group walked past several rooms that resembled dormitories.
Through a gap in the ground, the three of them arrived at the third floor of the underground research institute.
This place is much simpler than the one above. The passage is flanked by uneven stone walls, with scaffolding used to support the cave.
Using the light of their flashlights, the group continued forward along the passage.
They soon discovered a vertical shaft ahead, with a simple steel frame connecting the upper and lower sections; it was likely an unfinished elevator.
The bottom is not visible due to the metal frame, but the top should lead to the laboratory.
Yang Xueli came to Cheng Feng's side, shone her flashlight down, and then squatted down to take out a flare from her backpack.
After pulling the safety pin, he threw it down.
As the red light burst forth, the darkness within the shaft was dispelled.
"This should be a shortcut. The ropes that were originally used for raising and lowering have broken, so we can only climb down the iron frame."
Yang Xueli looked up and speculated.
At this moment, Chen Wenjin suddenly said in a deep voice:
“Something is following us. I saw a dark shadow.”
Her eyes were fixed on the passage behind her, and she had already drawn the gun from her waist.
Cheng Feng looked meaningfully into the depths of the passage, then spoke:
"Never mind it for now, let's keep going. This time, Shirley and Wenjin will go first, Xiaoling and Axiang will be in the middle, and I'll bring up the rear."
Chen Wenjin knew Cheng Feng already understood, so he agreed and put the pistol away.
Then they walked to the metal frame and started climbing down with Yang Xueli.
Huo Ling and A Xiang followed closely behind. Huo Ling's movements on the iron frame were more fluid, as the Huo family was an expert in this area.
Finally, Cheng Feng lightly leaped and landed on an iron frame with his back turned.
If it weren't for taking care of the girls, Cheng Feng could easily jump to the bottom of this structure with a few helpers.
Climbing down the iron frame, the group descended more than ten meters until they could see the ground below.
Chen Wenjin's voice came from below:
"The flare has set something on fire. Old Cheng, you should go down and check it out quickly, lest the fire get out of control."
Cheng Feng, who had been keeping a close watch on the area above, looked down and saw that flames had indeed begun to burn.
He immediately agreed.
After nimbly leaping a few times around the women on the iron frame, he reached the ground.
The curtain was burning from the incendiary bomb. Cheng Feng quickly stepped forward, raised his hand, and tore down the curtain, which wasn't fully ablaze.
He then used Stephen Chow's method, stomping out the flames with a few kicks.
Suddenly he looked up sharply, and sneered:
"That bastard is cautious enough, no wonder he's still alive."
The next second, a large number of Dapu ghost insects swarmed out of the imaginary space and flew upwards.
Soon they surrounded Chen Wenjin and the other girls.
The most numerous Dap Ghost Insects were right next to Huo Ling at the top, which made her little face appear blue.
"Up close, these little bugs are quite pretty. Next time we have a barbecue, we can use them as fireflies."
Huo Ling climbed up with ease and even had the energy to chat with A Xiang.
She knew something was following them, but with so many Dap Ghost Insects surrounding them...
Huo Ling couldn't think of anything that could withstand their burning.