Everyone followed Fangzheng into the forest to look for the mansion hidden on the other side of the island.
Although it was raining cats and dogs, no one chose to stay. The adults were interested in the gold that Beador had. What was a little storm in front of gold?
The children, on the other hand, were more curious about the mansion where Beador lived. Therefore, despite the storm, the group of people walked through the forest with umbrellas and flashlights. Fortunately, this was an island, so they did not have to worry about uninvited animals in the forest.
Of course, to be on the safe side, they got Genji to lead the way. Although Genji had initially rejected it, he had no other choice but to surrender after Fangzheng expressed that they were going regardless of whether he said it or not.
With Genji leading the way, the group arrived at the mansion on the other side of the island without much effort.
"This is the mansion where Lady Beador lives," Vivian said.
After entering the door, Genji turned on the lights and said in a low voice to everyone.
"It feels like … it's just an ordinary manor house," said Sheyan.
The warrior put down his umbrella and looked around in confusion.
"I originally thought that the place where the Witch lives would have some creepy things, such as a bubbling cauldron, a weird black cat, and some scary specimens. But now, it seems like this place is more normal than the villa we live in."
"After that tragic tragedy, Master sealed this place off. I haven't been here for a long time."
Looking at the manor house in front of him, Genji revealed a nostalgic expression. As for Fangzheng, he looked around and gestured to Genji.
"Do you mind if we look around?"
"Of course, please."
"Fangzheng, what are you looking for?"
At that moment, the balcony walked to Fangzheng's side out of curiosity and asked. Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders.
"A secret passage."
"… A secret passage?"
"That's right."
Fangzheng nodded.
"I took a look just now. The road from here to the villa we are in is really hard to walk on. You said before that when you chatted with Beador, she said that Jin Zang would come every two or three days. With this frequency, taking this route is simply asking for trouble. Besides, Mr. Kanzo must have been worried about being discovered. After all, there were quite a few of you living here at the time. What if one of you saw him going out to look for Beador and followed him out of curiosity? Wouldn't that be a bad thing? "
"This …"
"Therefore, Jin Zang must have built a tunnel so that he could sneak across the island and meet up with Beadoli. I'm curious where he built the tunnel...."
"…"
Hearing Fangzheng's words, the others were speechless. They were here to look for gold, but it seemed like Fangzheng was more interested in the secret passage than the gold ….
"Alright, everyone."
Fangzheng also turned around and looked at the crowd.
"Next, should we slowly search together? Or should we split up and rely on our own skills and luck? You braved the heavy rain to come here, so you obviously didn't come just to watch the show. "
"…"
Hearing Fangzheng's question, the crowd was silent for a moment, then exchanged glances with each other. Then, the eldest brother, Cang Jiu, walked out.
"Then let's split up and act according to that letter. Whoever finds the gold first will be the head of the Right Gong family. As for the distribution of the gold, we'll do it according to what we agreed on during the day. No problem, right?"
Hearing this, everyone nodded, but Cang Jiu quickly added another sentence.
"But I want to add one more condition."
"What condition?"
"No matter who finds the gold first, we have to give one-tenth of our share to you. No problem."
"Huh? Huh?! "
Hearing this, the tower master was a little flustered.
"For, for me?"
"Of course, if it weren't for your boyfriend, we wouldn't have found this place. We might still be circling around the inscription."
At this moment, Hideyoshi, Iwa's husband, also said with a smile in his unorthodox Kansai accent, and the others nodded one after another.
"But, this …"
The tower master obviously didn't think of this. She looked at Fangzheng in confusion, but the latter just shrugged.
"Your money, you decide. Also, I have to remind you that I'm only guessing that the gold is here. I'm not sure, so if you can't find it … don't blame me for guessing wrong. "
"We're just betting on the possibility."
At this time, Wu Jiang also spoke.
"No matter what, it's also a possibility. We've made our choice, and that's enough."
"Very well."
Hearing Wu Jiang's answer, Fangzheng narrowed his eyes and the corners of his mouth curled up.
"Then, let's split up."
Therefore, the group split up according to the family. Cang Jiu and the others went to the kitchen and dining room to investigate, while the Zhan family went to the basement. Ewa and the others chose to look for clues in the servants' room on the first floor. As for Fangzheng, he brought the tower master to the recreation room out of boredom.
"Do you really have a way to find the secret passage?"
Beside Fangzheng, the tower master asked doubtfully. Fangzheng just chuckled.
"Of course. It's actually not difficult to find the secret passage. There's no need for reasoning, no need for clues, nothing at all."
"Then how are you going to find it?"
At that moment, Conan lampooned speechlessly. Upon hearing his words, Fangzheng took a cue from the billiard table beside him.
"It's simple. We'll do a carpet search. Knock on all the places near the walls and the ground. Then we'll know the answer."
"…"
Alright, this was indeed a very brainless, very simple, very convenient method that anyone could do.
Then, everyone watched helplessly as Fangzheng held the cue and moved forward bit by bit like a blind man exploring the path. Looking at this scene, Genya raised his hand in delight.
"Woo — Genya's here too!"
While saying that, Genya also picked up a small wooden stick and followed behind Fangzheng, knocking on the floor under his feet. The tower master hesitated for a moment, then also picked up a cue and knocked on the floor beside him. Seeing the scene in front of him, Conan was silent for a moment, then silently picked up a cue from the side.
No matter what, as long as it was useful.
Therefore, the group of people knocked around the entertainment room like blind men, then went to the lounge next door. Then …
"Woah, what are you guys doing?"
Hearing the knocking, Cang Jiu, Ewa and the others who were searching on the first floor came over. They were also shocked to see the group of people acting like blind men.
"Looking for the secret passage."
"That works?"
Looking at Fangzheng's group calmly knocking on the floor and the walls, the others looked at each other speechlessly. After a while, Zhu Zhixiang also walked over.
"Looks like it's fun. I'll come too."
"I'll give it a try too."
Ren Zhi also walked over with them …. To be honest, they were not interested in looking for gold at all, but the secret passage was very fun!
Soon, the Warrior family who were searching in the basement were attracted over. They also joined in the game of knocking on the floor.
Because there was really nothing to look for. Maybe …. the gold was in the secret passage?
The group knocked on the floor as they walked. Finally, when they came to a lounge on the side of the mansion, Fangzheng's cue knocked on one of the walls.
"It's here!!"
Hearing this sound, Conan immediately became excited. He stretched out his hand to wipe the dusty wall in front of him, then knocked on it again.
"That's right, the back is empty. There should be a secret door here …."
"Really?!"
At this moment, the others also gathered around and looked at the wall curiously. Conan stared at the surroundings and began to think.
"Let me see. The layout of this room should reveal some information. There must be some clues …."
"There's no need for that."
However, before Conan could finish muttering to himself, Fangzheng stepped forward, clenched his fist, and punched the wall in front of him.
Bam!!!
Accompanied by a dull sound, the next moment, everyone saw the wall in front of them suddenly cave inwards, and then a huge black hole appeared. After a moment, a heavy "clang" sounded — it was the sound of the door that Fangzheng had sent flying smashing to the ground.
"…."
For a moment, everyone looked at Fangzheng in silence.
"Oh, this iron door has been in disrepair for a long time. It's rusted. You can push it open with a gentle push."
Under everyone's gaze, Fangzheng clapped his hands as if nothing had happened.
"Like hell I'll believe you."
Zhu Zhixiang could not help but complain when she heard Fangzheng's words.
"How can anyone knock away an iron door with their bare hands? From the sound just now, that door must weigh more than ten kilograms!! Don't tell me you're that Golden Witch! "
"I'm a man."
Fangzheng replied casually, then took out a flashlight from his pocket, turned it on, and shone it inside. Then, under the illumination of the flashlight, everyone saw a pitch-black staircase appear. Then, Fangzheng poked his head in and touched the wall beside him a few times. Then, with a click, he turned on the switch. Soon, white light illuminated the originally dark passage.
"There is no poisonous gas. Let's go."
Unexpectedly, the passage in front of them was not narrow, and the air was not turbid. But for Cang Jiu and the others, this was too strange.
"I didn't expect Dad to build such a place underground …"
"I don't think he built this."
Fangzheng shook his head and shone the flashlight forward.
"The layout here is obviously the layout of a military facility. This must have been a military base in the past."
"Don't tell me there are dead souls here …."
Hearing Fangzheng's words,
Zhu Zhixiang was suddenly scared, and the others felt a chill down their backs for some reason.
"Impossible, your dad goes here every day to meet his lover. Even if there are dead souls here, they would have been pissed off long ago."
"Uh …."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, Cang Jiu coughed. After all, Fangzheng was his dad, so it wasn't good for him to say that.
But Cang Jiu didn't have time to say anything, because at that moment, they had reached the end of the passage under Fangzheng's lead. They watched as Fangzheng hammered open an "old and disused" iron gate with his bare hands, and then …. They came to a luxuriously decorated guest room. Everything here was extremely luxurious, and there was even a big bed that looked like a princess from a fairy tale.
But right now, there was something more attractive than a princess in a fairy tale in this room.
It was gold stacked up in layers.
"Witch's gold!!"
Seeing this scene, almost everyone's expression changed. Whether it was Cang Jiu, Eriu, Lefauf or their families, they all ran forward and surrounded the mountain of gold in front of them, trembling in excitement.
"Ten tons, ten tons of gold!! The rumor is true!! We found it! Big Brother!! "
"Yeah, ten tons of gold …. Hahahaha, I thought it was just a story, hahahaha …."
Everyone seemed to be attracted by the magic of gold. They stared at the mountain of gold in front of them and shouted. No one noticed that the ground was trembling slightly, dust fell from the ceiling, and a faint voice echoed in the darkness.
"It's not like this …. It's not like this …. It's not like this ….!!!"
Accompanied by a scream, the world suddenly shattered.
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