Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 369 Craftsman

The remaining three people also came over, supporting each other. There were dead and half-dead people over there. They became more and more scared as they stayed there alone. They were also afraid that Cui Bianxu would find a way out and leave on his own, so they came over together.

"More than three months? Hiding?" Cui Bianxu only felt his head itchy, as if something was about to jump out.

This gambling house opened three months ago. If anyone could have come into contact with these thieves three months ago, it must be one of their own people, or...

The craftsman who built this underground dark room!

The God of Wealth Casino was set up by Wu Sanniang and her gang after they entered Chang'an. This was originally a normal house, so there definitely wouldn't have been such an underground secret room from the beginning, so someone had to be found to build it.

Thinking of this, Cui Bianxu felt a sense of relief. It was because these craftsmen participated in the construction of this underground secret room that they had to die.

Craftsmen, especially those who built underground buildings, were considered to have a high-risk occupation in ancient times.

Because anything that needs to be built underground is either a tomb or a secret room that cannot be revealed.

The risk of death in a dark room is higher than in a tomb.

After all, ordinary people, even ordinary dignitaries, would not kill the craftsmen even if they built tombs. Only the imperial mausoleum and the secret room...

Therefore, craftsmen who do this kind of work usually leave themselves a secret escape route during the construction process to save their lives in case their employers kill them to silence them in the end.

If that person is indeed the craftsman who built this underground secret room as he guessed, then there must be an escape route here!

Thinking of this, Cui Bianxu looked around the place carefully again, and finally set his eyes on the big iron cage.

"Mr. Cui..." Zhang Youliu looked at the water that had already covered his feet. It was icy cold and biting. He couldn't help but move closer to Cui Bianxu with some fear. But he didn't expect that as soon as he got closer, Cui Bianxu walked to the side of the iron cage.

He felt a little aggrieved. It was fine for him to be despised when he was a beggar, but now he was a poor man who needed help from the court, so why was he still despised?

Cui Bianxu, who had no eyes on the back of his head, naturally had no idea what he was thinking. He walked around the iron cage carefully and finally squatted down and found that the iron cage was made quite exquisitely.

At first glance, it looks like an ordinary iron cage, but there is a mystery underneath.

Because an iron tray needs to be placed underneath, four palm-long cylindrical legs extend from the bottom of the iron cage to support the cage and keep it at a distance from the ground to facilitate emptying the excrement in the tray.

Zhang Youliu came over to seek a sense of security and said, "Master Cui, this iron cage and this huge beast will be difficult to move."

The man only had one leg and his body was covered with wounds, especially his broken leg which had been chopped off not long ago. How could he have the strength to move it away?

Cui Bianxu stretched out a hand and tried to move it, but it was very heavy. Even with one hand, he could only move it with difficulty.

But this place is so small, there is no other possibility except here. Cui Bianxu directed Zhang Youliu to pull out the tray and move it aside, and then he was ready to move the iron cage away by force.

As soon as he moved a little, he began to doubt his guess. The reason was that this move required the simultaneous use of both hands and feet, and the noise was also too loud.

If the craftsman moved this thing, Zhang Youliu or Gao Heng would definitely hear it, and even if the tiger was asleep, it would make a loud roar, which would easily attract thieves.

He stopped and looked for a while before simply lying on the ground. The moment he lay down, his brows wrinkled slightly. The water level on the ground was a little higher now, mixed with the tiger's feces, it was particularly turbid and disgusting. The stench rushed into his head and almost made him vomit.

Zhang Youliu and the others looked at him with even more admiration - they didn't expect that a noble family could produce a good official like Cui Shaoqing, who actually suffered such a great humiliation in order to save them!

The shit of a big tiger is still shit!

It’s especially big!

But it's true, the sight of Cui Shaoqing sticking his butt out and touching around in the sewage is quite pleasing to the eye. He's worthy of being the husband of the Qinghe Cui family.

Cui Bianxu wanted to drag the tiger out and whip its corpse at this moment. It was so rude that it just kept pooping after being full all day long, making it so dirty.

He suppressed his nausea and groped on the iron foot. Soon he found the mechanism. His hands were immersed in the dirty water and he could not see clearly, but the touch from his fingertips was enough for him to unlock this small mechanism.

In fact, it is just a tiny iron wheel hidden in the protruding hollow iron leg. There is a mechanism on the inside that can be pressed down. No one will look at this position. Just press the mechanism with a little force and the iron wheel inside will come out.

Even a person with a broken leg can do this - after all, they can just lie on the ground.

He quickly pushed out the four iron wheels and tried to push them. Although they were a bit stuck and clumsy, the sound and vibration were very small. The craftsman only needed to give the tiger some meat to make it shut up.

"Shaoqing Cui is truly a genius. He even understands the art of mechanisms!" Gao Heng's words came from the heart. As the water slowly rose, they felt that the heat in their bodies was taken away bit by bit by the cold water. Not to mention calming down to look for the mechanism, they were so cold that they couldn't even think about it!

Cui Bianxu ignored them. Although the cage was pushed open, the bottom of the cage was covered with water and he could not see the situation clearly. He could only feel around on the ground with his hands.

After groping for a while, he realized that he was wrong. There was no mechanism in this place at all!

This discovery made Xiao Cui feel a low pressure that was enough to scare people to death. Zhang Youliu and the other five people didn't even dare to breathe loudly, for fear that they would be slapped to death by the angry Cui Bianxu. The five of them huddled together trembling.

Fortunately, at the critical moment of life and death, Cui Bianxu was angry but he still had to do his business. He calmed down and looked at the wall blocked by the iron cage with a dark face. He took out a dagger and knocked on it twice with the handle of the knife in his backhand, and he heard something was wrong.

There's nothing behind this.

"This is it. Go and bring those four people here."

After finding the place, Xiao Cui has plenty of ways to break the mechanism - all kinds of violence.

Although Zhang You and his six companions had no strength left, they dared not disobey Cui Bianxu's order. The five of them took three trips to move all the people over. The first time they turned around and took a few steps, they heard a loud noise behind them caused by the collision of metal and stone, the sound of which penetrated deep into their souls.

It's like you're sound asleep in the dead of night, and suddenly someone appears by your bedside, sharpening a knife...