The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1683: Chapter 1683: Trapped Alive Inside

After Meng Pei descended into the secret passage, he saw a protrusion on the wall.

When he reached out to press it, the wall outside the secret passage returned to its original position, closing the entrance.

He groped his way forward while cautiously observing his surroundings.

The secret passage was very long. Walking alone without a guide, he didn’t know which path to choose at the fork and just picked one at random. This choice happened to lead him to the fork towards the county magistrate’s private residence.

However, when he reached the end, there was only a wall in front of him, identical to the one he entered through, with a similar protrusion on it.

After hesitating for a long time, he pressed down on it, but there was no response at all.

Meng Pei waited for a moment, then simply turned around, returning to the fork and heading down the other path.

This time, it led to the black market, but the journey was very, very long. When he arrived, there was still a wall in front of him, exactly the same with a protrusion on it.

After pressing it, there was still no response.

Meng Pei’s mind buzzed; each of the three endpoints had a protrusion, and these two had no response. What about the one he entered through? Could it be just a mechanism to close the door, unable to open it?

Meng Pei suddenly understood the meaning behind that person’s strange smile before leaving—entering the secret passage was futile; without someone opening the door, he couldn’t get out at all!!

This secret passage would lead him to die trapped inside.

Meng Yunzheng was stunned upon hearing this, ”That protrusion didn’t respond when pressed?”

No, the two protrusions leading to the abandoned mansion and the county magistrate’s private residence weren’t tested, so their functionality was unknown. But as for entering the black market, he definitely saw the mountain bandit press the protrusion mechanism, revealing the face of the gatekeeper inside.

Meng Yunzheng turned his head, looking at the mountain bandit following behind.

The mountain bandit was cautiously looking around, fearing a beast that hadn’t left the Beast Camp completely might suddenly jump out from some corner and tear him apart. Shu Yu and Young Master He were in front of him, so he didn’t hear the whispered conversation between Meng Pei and Meng Yunzheng.

Seeing Meng Yunzheng looking over, he paused, ”Wha, what’s wrong?” feeling a bit panicked.

Meng Yunzheng squinted his eyes and asked, ”The protrusion for entering the black market, pressing it directly doesn’t work?”

The mountain bandit nodded, ”Yes, yes, the third block under that protrusion has a square tile, both need to be pressed together to work.”

Meng Yunzheng recalled that before the mountain bandit pressed the protrusion, his other hand indeed rested on the block below.

At the time, he thought the mountain bandit was just standing a bit closer because the square tile hadn’t sunk in or shown any change.

He didn’t expect there to be such a subtle detail.

Upon hearing this, Meng Pei also suddenly realized.

He smiled bitterly, thinking that if it weren’t for someone on his side, he would never have figured it out.

He touched every spot on the wall, yet still couldn’t find a way out.

In the end, he was trapped in the secret passage all night until the next afternoon, when he was trying the wall leading to the county magistrate’s private residence and heard faint noises from outside.

Someone was about to enter the secret passage!

Meng Pei instantly perked up, quickly returning to the fork to hide.

Before long, he heard faint sounds, and a group of people came along, pulling a cart.

At that moment, Meng Pei was very anxious. Although he was hiding at the fork, he wasn’t sure which direction the group would turn. If they happened to come face-to-face with him, wouldn’t he be exposed?