Chapter 251

Fortunately, although the poison gas level in the village still existed, it was very faint.

This indicated that the previous explosion had not caused any poison gas leakage.

Everyone climbed up the embankment one after another.

Under the light, the huge iron furnace remained in its original place.

Even from a distance of ten or so meters, a wave of heat could be felt constantly coming over.

Suddenly, someone cheered with joy.

"It worked! The high-temperature furnace is still heating, which means the poison gas has been treated, and the explosion inside was probably successful too!"

"I've never had such an explosion experience in my life, it's so awesome! I doubt there's even a live poison gas bomb explosion like this anywhere in China!"

"The poison gas detection around us is completely up to standard. I never expected it to go so smoothly; this plan is simply perfect!"

Fang Yang couldn't help but smile upon hearing their excited voices.

The situation was much easier than he had anticipated.

All that remained now was to wait patiently; it was still uncertain whether the bombs inside had fully detonated from this last explosion.

Most importantly, the poison gas inside would not be incinerated that quickly.

However, just at that moment, the cameraman let out a sudden cry of alarm.

"Brother, come look quickly!"

Fang Yang looked over in confusion.

The cameraman pointed at his camera's display screen; although it was night, the backlight allowed him to clearly see what appeared to be a hole on the screen.

It turned out that when the cameraman had accidentally changed direction earlier, he had captured the mountainside nearby.

At first glance, seeing the hole, he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.

But after turning the camera around to examine it closely, he discovered it really was a hole!

Fang Yang's eyes went wide!

Where did this hole come from? He had worked here all day today and hadn't seen it.

Moreover, the hole was right at the nearby mountainside, only a dozen or so meters away from where he had detonated the explosives.

Upon close observation, one could see a lot of soil and stones scattered on the west side of the hole's entrance.

The cameraman looked utterly baffled: "Brother, is this place haunted? When did this hole appear? I didn't see it during the day!"

Fang Yang shook his head: "What are you thinking? Look at the mud and stones at the entrance. I estimate there was originally a hole here, but it was blocked up; the vibration from the explosion just now shook it open!"

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—— 【Holy crap, seeing a hole like this late at night is terrifying! I remember this area was all grass during the day; for a hole to suddenly appear, could there really be a monster or ghost living inside? Luckily there are many of them; otherwise, seeing such a hole alone in this remote little village at night would probably have scared someone to death.】

—— 【This is too mysterious. I thought today was over, but it seems I was overthinking. This is the final trump card; who would have thought there's a hole in the mountainside? This village is full of strange things, yet no one discovered them for so many years, only for Fang Yang to bring them all out the moment he arrived!】

—— 【Look closely, the hole isn't small; an adult could easily walk inside. It might even be a man-made cave, buried who knows how long. Usually, holes opened inside mountains are quite large inside. I originally planned to go to work after watching the explosion, but isn't this tempting me to commit a crime!】

—— 【Stop guessing. This is my cultivation cave dwelling from my Foundation Establishment stage. Since it's no longer needed, I sealed it up. I never expected Fang Yang to discover it. It seems this youth is destined to have a connection with me. Very well, very well, I shall take him as my personal disciple and teach him the arts of cultivation!】

Their exchange also caught the attention of Director Chen, who walked over and asked in confusion: "Fang Yang, is something wrong?"

He was the main person in charge of this explosion; he could not afford to bear any responsibility if even the slightest problem occurred.

But he didn't understand any of this; the only thing he could do was place all his hopes on Fang Yang.

Hearing their exchange now, he naturally felt a bit nervous and afraid that something unexpected had happened.

Fang Yang shook his head: "It's not a problem with the explosion. We just discovered a hole in the nearby mountain; I estimate the previous explosion shook it open!"

Originally, upon hearing it wasn't an explosion problem, Director Chen immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But after listening to Fang Yang's casual description, his eyes nearly popped out of his head.

Again?

That was the cry echoing in his heart!

Based on his understanding of Fang Yang, the deeper they dug, the more outrageous it became; the deeper they dug, the more something was wrong.

He had thought these poison gas bombs were the final discovery, only to be told now that another explosion had revealed a hole.

He didn't even need to think to know this hole was certainly unusual.

The look in his eyes as he gazed at Fang Yang was filled with awe.

He was simply someone he couldn't afford to provoke!

Fang Yang pointed the camera at the hilltop and waved: "Come over and take a look, and you'll know!"

Director Chen immediately walked up close and indeed saw a pitch-black large hole on the display screen!

Hiss~~

The height of this hole was just slightly taller than an adult.

Moreover, the entrance was quite spacious, and the surroundings were relatively rounded; it didn't look like it was formed naturally in any way.

Then there must be something extraordinary inside this hole.

Director Chen struggled to calm his emotions.

The poison gas bomb in front of him couldn't be opened for observation just yet, but as for this hole, it was now dark, and he really didn't want to go inside.

"Fang Yang, are you sure this hole wasn't here during the day?"

Fang Yang shook his head: "I'm sure! Moreover, I estimate there is a high probability that this hole contains some dangerous items."

"Really? Don't scare me!"

"Think about it; why did the locomotive I dug up today appear here?"

"I don't know!"

"The elders in the nearby village said today that this place used to be a railway made of wooden piles, but later, when occupied by Japan, they built a stone bridge railway here. Look at this embankment again; isn't it very wide? The villagers could never have driven a vehicle up here; it is obvious this was also built by Japan."

"If these two points don't explain anything, think again about the mustard gas and poison gas bombs we dug up today; why were they buried specifically here, and not at the village entrance?"

"Add to that the location: flanked by mountains on two sides, occupying the mid-slope. To attack, one can only charge downhill from the front. Build a stone wall, and no matter how many come, they'll struggle to break in. This is clearly an excellent strategic base. So, judging by everything we've unearthed today, I suspect this cave was once a Japanese military base!"

"Back then, after Japan's defeat, they didn't have time to evacuate. They buried everything on the spot and blocked the cave entrance. So it's highly likely that many items from that era are still stored inside."

After hearing Fang Yang's analysis, Director Chen stumbled, nearly losing his balance.

Now they had blown open a military base.

Who knew what other dangerous and terrifying things lay within?

Just from the poison gas shells at the entrance, it was clear that terrifying things were being researched inside.

Originally, they had planned to enter and investigate tomorrow during the day.

Under the current circumstances, he had to go in immediately to investigate. If there was truly a major discovery, he needed to report it to his superiors right away.

Director Chen thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and decided to go in and take a look.

He picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered the team at the village entrance: "Bring a squad up here immediately. Make sure they bring spotlights. We've found a cave up here; it might be a military base from the Japanese war period."

Upon hearing this, Team Leader Wang was startled and quickly agreed.

A short while later.

The group of experts watched the fully armed police officers climb up, puzzled. They hadn't seen the cave entrance at the foot of the mountain at all.

Until a beam of strong light illuminated the cave mouth, leaving everyone with their mouths wide open in shock.

"My god, when did this cave appear? How did I not know!"

"Maybe you just didn't notice it."

"Impossible. I clearly remember this place was a mountain wall before."

Director Chen didn't answer their questions. Instead, he looked at Team Leader Wang: "Ready? Old Wang, take two people and go down with me. The rest stay here on standby!"

"Understood!"

Fang Yang noticed he hadn't been called and waved his hand urgently: "What about me? What about me? We discovered this cave. Is it okay if we go in and take a look?"

"No. This place is full of unknowns. You are a key figure in Xihai City now. If something happens to you inside, I'll probably be scolded to death!"

"Come on, I'll just take a look. Please? Besides, if we encounter something we don't understand, I can help explain it, right, Brother Wang?"

Team Leader Wang gave a helpless, bitter smile: "Director, let him go. If you don't let him in, aren't you afraid the people in his livestream will scold you to death?"

Upon hearing this, Director Chen's face changed drastically. He had completely forgotten about the livestream.

"Fine, fine. You follow behind. If there's danger, evacuate immediately."

Fang Yang nodded repeatedly: "No problem!"

Thus, a temporary six-person team holding spotlights walked toward the cave entrance.

In the pitch-black night, the dim cave mouth felt like a giant, blood-filled maw; once you entered, you would never come out.