The Tokusatsu Era: Starting with Orphnoch

Chapter 91 A Scheme Within a Scheme (7)

Having made up their minds, Chen Yexi and the other two followed at the back of the crowd, moving slowly and cautiously, trying not to attract attention.

Time passed by, and when they reached a narrow alley between houses, Chen Yexi's eyes sharpened, and she gave the Yu brothers a wink.

While the others were not paying attention, the three moved quickly and nimbly, suddenly rolling and hiding in the dark alley.

Led by Chen Yexi, the three of them crouched low and moved quickly and quietly.

Before long, an inconspicuous manhole cover was found on the ground in a remote part of the alley.

The two Yu brothers understood each other perfectly and immediately stepped forward to open the manhole cover together. In an instant, the manhole cover was successfully lifted, and Yu Sheng was the first to climb down the manhole, followed by Yu Li.

Chen Yexi remained on top, cautiously glancing around at the surroundings.

After confirming that it was safe, he hurriedly followed the Yu brothers and wiped away the remaining footprints on the ground before going down.

They then climbed down into the well and carefully replaced the well cover from the inside to prevent anyone from discovering their whereabouts.

After the three of them went down to meet up, they walked inside. Under the manhole cover was a dark and deep passage, and the air was filled with a nauseating stench.

Chen Yexi and the other two took out flashlights they had prepared in advance from their backpacks, and the faint light illuminated the damp and mottled walls around them.

The three of them carefully made their way deeper into the area.

And so, the three of them groped their way forward through the dark passage.

After about ten minutes, a fork in the road finally appeared ahead.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yexi immediately stopped, raised her flashlight, and carefully observed the passageways on both sides.

The passage on the left resembled a winding snake hole, so narrow that only one person could pass sideways, and it was dimly lit, exuding a chilling and eerie atmosphere.

In contrast, the passageway on the right, while not exactly wide, was at least wide enough for people to walk on normally. There were some construction debris scattered on the ground, clearly traces of previous construction and renovations that had not yet been cleaned up.

"Let's go to the right!" Chen Yexi said, turning to look at the two Yu brothers behind her.

Without hesitation, he stepped into the passage on the right.

The two Yu brothers exchanged a glance, nodded, and followed closely behind Chen Yexi.

The three carefully avoided the building debris to avoid making unnecessary noise.

As time passed, the originally narrow passage gradually began to widen.

At first, there were only slight changes, but gradually, these changes became more and more obvious, as if the passage was coming to an end.

Just then, Chen Yexi, who had been leading the way to explore the environment, suddenly noticed an extremely faint light coming from not far ahead.

Upon seeing this, all three of them showed expressions of joy.

They knew in their hearts that this light likely meant they had reached the exit.

So, Chen Yexi and the other two unconsciously quickened their pace and rushed towards the direction of the light source.

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Before long, Chen Yexi and the other two quickly arrived at the location of the light source.

They stopped and looked up, only to discover that the glittering things were actually rows of bright engineering searchlights.

These searchlights shone brightly, illuminating the surrounding environment as clearly as daytime.

Then, the three of them slowly looked along the path illuminated by the searchlight.

Before long, they saw the end of the searchlight.

There was a ladder that extended upwards, and it looked brand new, obviously it had just been built not long ago.

Judging from its location and appearance, it is very likely that it was a dedicated passage used by the team responsible for the renovation project to go up and down.

As the three approached to investigate, they discovered a plaque bearing the inscription "Harbin Municipal Renovation Project" hanging on the ladder, which further confirmed their suspicions.

Seeing this, Chen Yexi turned to the two Yu brothers and said, "How about this, I'll climb up first to check the situation."

"You two stay here and keep an eye on my signals so we can respond promptly if we encounter any danger or other unusual situations."

Hearing this, Yu Sheng nodded in agreement, saying, "Okay! No problem, go ahead and rest assured, we'll be waiting for your signal down here."

"But please be careful, and pay close attention to your safety!"

Chen Yexi nodded slightly in response, then stretched out her hands, gripped the handrails on both sides of the ladder tightly, and began to climb upwards.

A moment later, Chen Yexi finally reached the top of the ladder, panting.

He made a quick preparation, then looked up and carefully examined his surroundings.

Before them stood a square iron gate, which looked very thick and sturdy.

Chen Yexi stretched out a hand and slowly stroked the iron gate, trying to find a way to open it.

Soon, he found a keyhole-like object next to the iron gate.

Seeing this, Chen Yexi pushed the iron gate hard without hesitation.

However, to his disappointment, the iron gate remained unmoved, clearly locked from the outside.

Chen Yexi frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, decided to listen for any movement outside the door.

He pressed his ear tightly against the iron gate, held his breath, and listened intently to the sounds outside.

Time passed by, and after a few minutes, Chen Yexi confirmed that there was no sound of anyone passing by outside.

Seeing this, he no longer hesitated, took a deep breath, and directly mobilized the power belonging to the Orphnoch within his body.

He placed his palm on the keyhole and pushed forward with great force.

With a crisp "click!", the keyhole on the iron gate shattered instantly, turning into a pile of fragments that scattered in Chen Yexi's palm.

After seeing the fragments, Chen Yexi gathered them up one by one and stuffed them into her pocket.

After doing all this, he took a deep breath, slowly raised his hand, and gently pushed the iron gate.

With a creak, the iron gate was pushed open a narrow gap.

Chen Yexi stared wide-eyed, peering cautiously and warily through the crack towards the door.

All that could be seen around the iron gate were a few solitary, container-like houses standing there.

These houses looked very simple and were covered with labels that read "a construction company in Harbin".

Around the house, there were also some building materials, such as bricks, wood, and cement, piled up haphazardly.