Chapter 7 Secret Mezzanine
I finally know why I felt that these two windows were not harmonious just now, because the distance between the window to the west and the west wall is too close! When there is enough space inside and outside, it is abnormal to put the window and the wall so close together! According to the overall design style of this villa, the original designer had a very high aesthetic and should not make such a mistake. He could move the window about 40 cm to the east. Unless there is a reason for his design.
I suddenly remembered a book I had read in the school library. This book tells the unpopular history of Western architecture. It has been placed in the corner of the library for many years. I was bored at the beginning, so I opened it and read it. It talked about similar situations, but I didn't expect it to be used today.
I quickly ran out of the house. Seeing this, Kong Xue hurriedly asked, "How about Mr. Zhuo, have you noticed anything?"
I quickly replied without looking back: "Wait a minute, I want to confirm my idea!" Hearing me say this, Kong Xue and the other three ran out with me. Yuanxiao was proud: "How about it, I just say that my brother is an expert, and I can see the clues at once."
At this time, Kong Xue had no time to pay attention to him and followed me tightly. I ran out the window and looked at the layout of the wall. As expected, I said to the Lantern Festival and others who were following me: "Look at it, from the outside, there is at least one hundred centimeters between the outer edge of the window on the west side of the south wall and the angle between the west side of the south wall, and indoors, the outer edge of the window on the west side of the south wall and the angle between the west wall and the angle between the west wall, which is almost next to the west wall."
"Damn. As you say that, wait and I will calculate it. The thickness of this western wall must be similar..." Lan Xiao began to calculate with his fingers.
"It's about 95 cm." Shi Tao immediately said, then he turned to look at me, "One exterior wall shouldn't be so thick. Are you saying there is a mezzanine?" Shi Tao immediately understood what I meant.
I nodded and said, "It's really possible!"
"I can't figure it out at all!" said Yuanxiao. "Even if there is a mezzanine in the middle of the wall, the width will not exceed fifty centimeters at most. What can such a narrow distance do?"
"This mezzanine is not for hiding, but just a downward entrance." I signaled them to return to the bedroom, and said, "I once read a book in that book. As early as the 17th century Europe, many nobles and lords often built secret passages or secret dark rooms in their bedrooms in order to avoid invaders. However, if there are too many people who have built such things, they cannot be called secrets. They become well-known and lose the meaning of hiding. Generally, invaders break into the bedroom, see that there is no one, and they directly smash the floor and find the secret passage, and catch the people inside."
Yuanxiao laughed as soon as he heard this, "This is not a secret passage, this is a grave!"
I nodded, "It is true. Because of this, a clever nobleman came up with a way to build a secret passage or a secret room outdoor underground, and the room only made a small entrance inside an inconspicuous wall. The rest of the walls and ground were solid. Even if the intruders finally found the entrance, it would take a lot of trouble. The people inside had already escaped. These were recorded in that book, and I didn't expect to see them today."
Shi Tao nodded unstoppably, "It seems that you are an expert in ancient architecture. You have gained some knowledge today!"
Kong Xue also cast a look of praise, which made my vanity quite satisfy. But I was still a little worried. After all, this was just my speculation. If I couldn’t find the entrance, everything was empty talk.
"But where is the so-called entrance?" Kong Xue asked from the side.
I'll go! I don't know what to do! I was anxious, but I pretended to be calm. "This entrance is hard to find, and it is also a special place for this kind of secret passage. I'm afraid that other places except the entrance are solid. If you look for it a little bit, you may not be able to find it all day long."
"You can't demolish this wall! This is a load-bearing wall, which is equivalent to demolishing the house!" Yuanxiao said sarcastic words next to him.
Shi Tao put his ear on the wall, picked up a hammer, and tapped the wall, hoping to find the hollow position. But after searching for a long time, he had to shake his head helplessly: "The wall is too thick and extremely hard. Maybe there are special things added to the wall material, so I can't hear that it is empty."
I suddenly had an idea and thought of something, "Where did Mr. Kong's cell phone discover?"
"It's on that fireplace." Shi Tao returned and pointed to the decorative fireplace in the middle of the wall.
I carefully looked at the fireplace, protruding the wall, which was very suitable for the entrance, but if it was the entrance, it seemed too obvious. However, when Mr. Kong's mobile phone was placed in this position, I inferred that the entrance should be near the fireplace.
I picked up the hammer and gently tapped the wall, then closed my eyes and listened carefully.
As I knocked, the slight changes in the vibration of the wall were suddenly caught by me. I opened my eyes and saw a decorative tongs stand on the wall at this location, "The entrance should be here!"
Brother Tao and Yuanxiao looked at me suspiciously. Both of them knocked each other. After listening, they could not hear the change in the sound at all. "Zhuoran, can you really hear it?"
I nodded, "The sound changes are extremely small, and it is indeed difficult to detect."
Yuanxiao said "tsk" and said, "How did you discover it? Do you have special abilities in your ears?"
I shook my head, "There is no special ability, but my hearing is indeed different from that of ordinary people."
"Really or not?" Yuanxiao looked in disbelief, and even Shi Tao next to him had a hint of suspicion.
"No matter what, I have to give it a try." Kong Xue said, "Mr. Zhuo, if this is the entrance, how should it be opened?"
I shrugged, "This is difficult. The agency may be in any position. I can only try it a little bit."
"It's such a waste of time!" Kong Xue shook her head, turned around and called two guys from the window, "You smash the wall at this location!"
I secretly stuck out my tongue when I saw it. This girl was decisive and even more decisive than some men. She was really a big sister.
Seeing the two guys starting to take action, I secretly prayed in my heart, God bless you! Don’t make the mistake again! Otherwise, it will be embarrassing!
Fortunately, after a few hammers, a piece of wall behind the fireplace collapsed, revealing the black mezzanine behind. Although Kong Xue, Yuanxiao and Shi Tao had just heard me tell you about the relevant situation, when I saw it with my own eyes, I still grew up in surprise. Needless to mention them, even I, as an "expert", have only seen it in the book, and now I am very surprised!
Everyone carefully removed the broken bricks until a hole that could be passed by one person was removed. Yuanxiao picked up a flashlight and said, "I'll go, this is the secret passage that Uncle Kong left. Where does this lead to? Why did Uncle Kong leave quietly alone?" As he said that, Yuanxiao turned on the flashlight and lowered his head toward the hole, as if he wanted to check it out.
However, Lantern Festival did talk about a key question just now, which is why Master Kong secretly left the entrance of the cave? Is he hiding something?
Chapter completed!