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Chapter Seventy Stairs

  The five-room investigator rarely came out to handle the case, and Sun Baozi had not been in the polling station for a long time. Although he was the deputy captain, he hadn't seen the five-room investigators come out to handle cases many times before. This time when Wang Xiao Ran came out, apart from his usual equipment, he also carried a long wooden box on his back. Sun Baozi was busy calculating along the way and didn't ask Wang Xiao Ran what was behind him.

  At this time, several people from the Fifth Room were also seen carrying long wooden boxes that looked exactly like Wang Xiao Ran's. Sun Baozi couldn't help but ask Ximen Qing: "Sir, I'm not saying anything, but what are those things that the people from the Fifth Room are carrying? Why do they have them and we've never seen you bring any out?"

  Ximen sighed and said, "Those things are the special treatment that Director Ouyang gave to his own people. The five rooms don't often come out, so their director is afraid they'll be at a disadvantage, so he added some extra equipment for them. Compared to their equipment, our stuff looks like toys. If the directors keep being stingy, it's still not enough. Dasheng, if you have the chance, tell Director Ouyang about this. We don't need equipment as good as theirs, just something a little better than what we have now would be fine."

  Looking at Ximen's tangled appearance, Sun Baozi said: "What's the difference? What do they have?"

  Before Ximen Chain could respond, the people from rooms two and five had already gathered around. Sun Baozi changed the subject upon seeing this, and led these people to avoid Chief Inspector Xie and his police officers. After arriving at Yang Xiao's location, Sun Baozi recounted how Liu Bu was hiding a hostage in the General's Manor. He said: "Later, Yang Xiao will lead Liu Bu out first, with the people from room two following behind to prevent any unexpected situations, while the people from room five assist Yang Xiao in breaking through the formation set up by Liu Bu inside. Everyone must be careful, as Liu Bu may have left some hidden mechanisms inside."

  Here is the translation:

  "Up to here, Sun Baozi paused for a moment, looked at everyone, and continued: "Rescue the people inside, hand them over to the local public security bureau, and our task will be completed. We can go home for the New Year in a few days. If your hometown has any specialty products, remember to bring one or two back after the holiday, so I can also taste them. Not that I'm saying this is bribery... if you have some, bring more; if not, bring less..."

  Sun Baozi's words were not finished, Xiong Wanyi whispered on the side: "None of these are considered bribery, who else would bring it. Do you think we're stupid?" As soon as he finished speaking, the people in Room 2 and Room 5 burst into laughter. Sun Baozi didn't have a hint of embarrassment, but instead was laughing the most happily among them. Only Yang Xiao looked coldly at Liu Bu Zhen who was silent beside him, without any expression on his face.

  Sun Baozi originally wanted a floor plan map of the General's Mansion, but later found out that the tourism company that had contracted this place had a big falling out with the local government over accounting issues. When they left, they took away all the maps and planning documents that they could carry. Now it's too late to go find the original administrator. Anyway, it's just an old two-story small building, looking inside won't be much different, so let's just barge in.

  The exterior of the general's mansion looked somewhat gloomy, although it was a four-story building in Sichuan style. However, this old-fashioned wooden structure had already shown signs of decline. Inside, it was pitch black, but fortunately, Sun Baozi and his men could still see clearly without relying on external light sources like flashlights.

  Looking around, all the glass that can be seen inside this small building has been shattered. Looking through the window, the dust on the floor is several inches thick, and there are footprints scattered all over it. However, judging from the dust on top of the footprints, the last time someone entered here was at least a few months ago.

  Yang Dian led Liu Butian towards the direction of the General's Mansion, and Liu Butian kept looking at a small house behind the small building that seemed out of place. When they arrived at the main gate of the General's Mansion, Yang Dian and Liu Butian were suddenly stopped by Sun Baozi: "I'm not saying, Old Liu, when you were in the hospital, didn't you say that those few people were hidden in the underground bunker of the General's Mansion? Is this underground bunker inside the General's Mansion?"

  Liu Bu looked back at Sun Baozi, took a deep breath and said: "There are two paths to the underground bunker. You can also enter from the basement inside the building. And then there's that small room behind the building, where the secret door of the underground bunker used to be. Later, the tourism company built a small house on top of it and sold tickets inside."

  "There are two paths." Sun Baozi blinked his eyes, took a glance at the small house behind Liu Bu's words, and continued to say to him: "There are no new footprints inside the building, that is to say you have always been walking out of that small house, right?"

  Liu Bu didn't say a word, he just nodded slightly. Everyone present thought Sun would take the secret door in the small house, but unexpectedly, after Vice Captain Sun laughed and said: "So this time we'll go through here, I've never been to any general's mansion or marshal's mansion before, it's about time for me to broaden my horizons."

  Although everyone did not understand why Sun Baozi chose the detour, but among these people, Deputy Director Sun was also the biggest one. What he said had to be done.

  Just as he was about to be led into the small building by Yang Jue, Liu Bu suddenly turned his head and looked at Sun Daizong, saying: "How did you know?"

  Sun Weng said with a smile, and smiled back: "What did I know?"

  Liu Bu let out a long sigh and said, "Just to prevent this day from happening, I set up several deadly formations in that small room. There are only a few hiding spots inside, and anyone else who exposes themselves to the formations will undoubtedly die. Even if I couldn't use my escape technique, I have the skills to escape from within. Unfortunately, they're all useless now. I admit this, but how did you figure out where not to go?"

  Sun Baozi looked at Liu Bu and smiled: "I really don't dare to say that I just can't stand the look of that house. Do you know how I've lived so long? I never go to places that don't look right."

  After finishing speaking, Sun Baozi suddenly said to Ximen Qing beside him: "Big official, you do one thing now. Take out the gun and point it at Liu Bu's back. If he does anything wrong, don't wait for Yang Xiao to remind you, just shoot him directly. As long as there is something wrong, even if he blinks, coughs, or smacks his lips, it counts."

  After finishing speaking with Ximen, Sun Baozi smiled slyly at Liu Bu and said: "Old Liu, I'm not saying it's you, but now you absolutely dare not make any small moves. Maybe after farting, they'll start shooting."

  After finishing speaking, Sun Baozi nodded to Yang Yue to lead Liu Bu Zhen on the road, with the people from Room 2 and Room 5 following behind, he himself was sandwiched between Room 2 and Room 5.

  After entering the small building, Sun Baozi's heart inexplicably began to panic, as if thousands of evil spirits were lurking in the darkness, ready to pounce on him at any moment. Except for Yang Xiao and Liu Bu Zhen, almost everyone had the same feeling as Sun Baozi, but they quickly followed Yang Xiao and Liu Bu Zhen forward like nothing was wrong. Only Sun Baozi looked around frantically with a terrified expression, pulling out his gun.

  Wang Xiao Ran, who was beside him, noticed that Sun Bao Zi didn't feel right and whispered to him: "There's a shocking technique laid down here. It should be to prevent someone from accidentally breaking in. Not only now in the middle of the night, but even if someone comes in during the day, they will feel like there is an evil spirit staring at them around. And the further you walk, the stronger this feeling becomes."

  Sun Pangzi looked at Wang Xiao Ran and said: "Is there any way to crack it? If I go further, I'm not sure I won't be scared to death."

  Wang Xiao Ran smiled and said, "There is indeed a way, but no one does it that way. Firstly, the procedures are too troublesome. Secondly, this shocking technique has no other effect except to scare people away. As long as you adapt to it several times, it's fine."

  Sun Pangzi looked at Wang Xiao Ran and said with some confusion, "I'm not saying this, but aren't the people from your five rooms not very good at handling events? Why do you all seem like nothing's wrong?"

  Wang Xiao Ran explained: "In our line of work, Director Ouyang would often use techniques like 'Surprise Heart Method' to test our courage. Sun Juzhang, you know that if one doesn't have a big enough gallbladder, they really can't do this job."

  Now that he knew it was just a scare, Sun Bao had no choice but to continue following Yang Xiao and Liu Bu as they walked forward. After walking for only a few steps, they passed through the Xuan Guan. Liu Bu pointed to a wooden door in the corner and said: "Going down from here is the underground room, and from the underground room you can get to the underground bunker on the other side."

  Yang Xiao looked at Liu Bu Zhen and said, "You come open the door, remember not to make any small moves. Or else, even if I don't have time to act, the people behind you will shoot. You've run out of escape routes, you can't be faster than bullets, right?" After Yang Xiao finished speaking, Xi Men Lian also happened to use the muzzle of his gun to nudge Liu Bu Zhen's lower back.

  "Be careful not to misfire." Liu Butian let out a sigh, while stretching out his hand to open the door, and said, "I've already admitted defeat, so it won't be any worse than this..." As he spoke, he had already pushed open the door, revealing a wooden staircase inside that could only accommodate one person going up or down. Liu Butian looked down for a moment before turning his head to look at Yang Xiao and said, "I've opened the door, who's going down first?"

  Before Yang Xiao could speak, Sun Baozi had already come over. He looked down at the scene below the stairs and asked Liu Butian, "What kind of formation did you set up down there?"

  Liu Bu shook his head and said: "I only used a shocking technique on top, then I cast a few curses in the underground bunker."

  Sun Baozi looked at Liu Butong with a serious expression and said, "Alright! I trust you." Then he turned his head and shouted to someone behind him, "Xiong Wan'er, come here and take the lead!" As he spoke, he pulled out his pistol, cocked it, and pressed it against Liu Butong's temple. He continued, "Don't worry, he won't dare lie. But if anything goes wrong, I'll avenge you by blowing him up."

  Xiong Wanyi said angrily from behind: "I think you're taking revenge on yourself!"

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