Chapter 28 Counting money, dreaming!

Chapter 28 Counting money, dreaming!

It's not just Dean Daen who is weird about this, this clock tower is also weird!

The sun in the dock area starts to rise from the sea. In order to welcome the arrival of the sun earlier, the buildings here are all built facing the direction of the rising sun.

But this clock tower is in the opposite direction!

The gate here faces the direction of the mountain and faces the sun. This is why the whole room is too dark.

He doesn't simply think that this is because of an accident when building the clock tower.

"It makes sense, but since you are here, if you don't go in and take a look, you will always feel uneasy."

Lecturer Folen still prefers to go into the basement to search. Although the chance is small, what if his teacher is hidden here?

Dean Daen said kindly: "This basement is not too big. There are only twelve small compartments in it. It won't take much time to search it."

Xio also persuaded: "No one will be willing if you don't go in and take a look."

"..."

Hasta couldn't convince them alone, so he had to nod and agree.

"I'll help."

Xio walked forward and opened the secret door on the ground with Dean Daen.

As soon as the secret door was opened, a cold wind blew in from inside, carrying the smell of dirt and a little stench.

"This smell is really bad." Hasta put his right arm under his nose, revealing a disgusted expression.

Dean Daen said awkwardly: "The basement has never seen sunlight all year round, it is cold and damp, and the smell is really bad."

Hasta looked down at his clothes worth dozens of pounds, waved his silver-plated cane, and said in a deep voice: "This is not suitable for a noble to enter."

"This..."

Dean Daen had nothing to say for a while. After all, the person standing in front of him was a baron. The status of a noble really made it difficult for them to lower their status and enter such a dark and cold basement.

Hugh looked at Hasta meaningfully, and said with a smile: "How about this, you stay outside and the three of us can go in."

Hasta did not speak, and acquiesced to this suggestion with silence.

Although Lecturer Folen was surprised by Hasta's behavior, he did not say anything, and silently stood aside with a kerosene lamp.

Seeing this, Dean Daen could only let Hasta stay outside alone.

The three of them entered the basement one after another, with Dean Dahn in the front, Xio in the middle, and Lecturer Folen in the back.

Hasta watched them enter the basement silently.

The reason why he took advantage of the topic just now was mainly because he did not trust Dean Dahn. If there was one person left outside, he could help and call for help in time if something happened.

Seven or eight minutes later, there was a slight tremor from the ground. Hasta immediately became alert, holding the cane tightly and staring at the direction of the secret door.

Sure enough, there was still something wrong!

The basement secret door that was originally opened was automatically closing and trying to close it again!

Hasta's expression changed slightly, and he took two steps forward to insert the cane into the secret door and hold it against one side. However, the closing force was not small, and it was difficult to stop this trend. In the end, the cane was stuck in the middle, opening a small gap and preventing the secret door from closing completely.

"Fortunately, this cane is hard enough."

Hasta was glad that he had changed to the hardest cane before going out to prevent fighting.

If it was an ordinary cane, it would definitely be crushed directly.

Hasta tried to shake his cane, but it didn't work. It was stuck so tightly that he couldn't pull it out.

He came to the secret door, raised his foot and tried to kick the door down, but he still couldn't open the secret door in the basement.

It would be great if there was a big stone.

It would be a good choice to directly use the stone to chisel through the secret door.

But now it is obviously not possible.

He tried to shout a few times, wanting to know the situation of Hugh and Lecturer Folen.

"Dean Daen ran away! We are locked in a solitary confinement room! Find someone to help us!"

Soon, Hugh's angry voice came from inside.

Huh, nothing serious happened.

Hasta breathed a sigh of relief. Being locked in the solitary confinement room is much better than encountering other dangers.

"I'll find someone to save you right away!"

Hasta shouted three times, and after getting Hugh's answer inside, he quickly left the bell tower and rushed to the central square.

There were two police officers gathering people to ask for clues about Professor Wayne.

Hasta hurried over and explained his purpose, which soon attracted the attention of the two policemen. They led several young and strong men and followed Hasta to the bell tower.

They picked up a few tools suitable for breaking the door on the way. When they arrived, several people worked together and soon smashed the entire secret door.

The two policemen carried kerosene lamps and led the two men into the basement together.

Hasta still did not go in, but just said a few words to Xio from outside to confirm that they were safe.

After saying a few words, Hasta looked at the other two men beside him.

They were about eighteen years old, wearing brown jackets and black pants, with messy hair and rough palms with calluses. It was obvious that they did a lot of heavy work on weekdays.

But when Hasta touched their eyes, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Their eyes looking at the basement were too calm!

At this moment, even if they didn't talk about it privately, they would definitely be curious, right?

How could they be like a piece of wood and have no other reaction?

Feeling Hasta's scrutiny, the two guys looked over at the same time, their eyes were still calm, without any ripples.

"Have you finished your work today?" Hasta hurriedly found a topic to chat, otherwise he was afraid that he would be in danger.

"We don't have to work today, we have to be busy looking for people."

"It would be nice if you came here often."

The two people's answers were very short, and their emotions were still not much ups and downs, but they did not show any malice.

Hasta asked curiously: "How does Dean Daen treat you on weekdays?"

"If we can complete the work every day, he will let us have a full stomach."

"He doesn't like boys, he likes girls."

Hasta continued to ask: "What do you do every day?"

"Go to the mountains to mine stones, start working at 8 o'clock in the morning and rest at 9 o'clock in the evening."

"After you came, we only have to work six hours a day, and the food is better."

The two people answered every question, except for the obvious emotional fluctuations when talking about having a full stomach, the other answers were very calm.

It seemed that they were answering something that had nothing to do with them at all.

This strange phenomenon made Hasta feel more and more uneasy. Could he be brainwashed?

He thought about it and asked patiently: "Besides liking to let you work and liking girls, what else does Dean Daen like to do?"

"Counting money."

"Dreaming."

"..."

Such an answer almost made Hasta unable to hold back.

He knew that the two people answered different questions, but when they were put together, they produced a strong comedy effect.

Hasta took a few deep breaths before suppressing the urge to laugh.

Counting money is easy to understand, and he also likes to count money.

But liking to dream is interesting. It is not a simple thing for a person to like to dream and let everyone know.

Hasta tried to ask: "What does Dean Daen like to dream?"

"Finally out!"

Before the two guys answered, Hugh's voice came from the basement.

The voice was loud and full of energy, and it sounded very healthy.

"Alas, Dean Daen is such a person."

Then there was the sigh of Lecturer Folen.

With these two voices interrupting, the two young men didn't say anything. After looking at each other, they stood aside silently.

Hasta asked again, but they refused to say a word.

Soon, Hugh and Lecturer Foren came out of the secret door. They looked no different from when they first entered.

Hugh tidied his hair a little and hummed: "Fortunately, I agreed to let you stay outside at that time, otherwise you would definitely be locked up for a long time."

Lecturer Foren came to Hasta and whispered: "We didn't find the teacher inside."

Hasta was not surprised by this, and began to ask what they saw and heard inside, and how Dean Daen escaped from their eyes and locked them up in the confinement room.

Hugh was not in a good mood, so Lecturer Foren told them about their experience just now.

The basement was very dark, even if the kerosene lamp was lit, it could not illuminate a large area. There were also waves of dampness and coldness. Walking in it was like walking through a sewer.

There were six confinement rooms on the left and right sides of the inside, and a lounge at the end.

There were only three of the twelve confinement rooms that actually had people locked up.

Dean Daan led them to open the doors one by one until they opened the second-to-last confinement room, where a figure was curled up. In order to see more clearly, Lecturer Follen and Hugh walked in to see more clearly.

Just as the two of them entered, Dean Daan, who was standing outside the door, suddenly closed the door of the confinement room, locked it, and ran away without looking back.

When they found out that they were deceived, they could no longer get out.

At this time, they also saw the figure curled up in the corner. That person was not Professor Wayne, but a dead person.

He was thin and young, no more than sixteen years old, wearing tattered clothes and a light black hat.

According to Hugh's analysis, this person should have starved to death.

The reason why Dean Daan ran away may also be because of the death in the confinement room.

Later, it was Hasta who found someone to rescue them.

After leaving the confinement room, they followed the two police officers to search from room to room, but they did not find any secret passage after searching for a long time.

The two of them discussed and decided to come out first. The two police officers led the two guys and continued to carefully check every inch of the place inside.