69novels Chapter 430
Chapter 430
Coming closer, David handed the metal detector directly to Xiao Ran.
"Sean, this metal detector can be used, there is no problem"
Xiao Ran nodded, and then took the metal detector.
"Okay, let me scan this altar and see if I can find anything,"
he said, and he turned on the metal detector and quickly tested it.
As David said, there are no problems with this metal detector and it is in top condition.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ran attached the probe disk of the metal detector to the surface of the altar and began to scan.
The moment the probe touched the altar, a pleasant chirping sound immediately sounded at the scene.
The moment they heard this voice, David and Christopher were stunned at the same time.
The next moment, a look of surprise immediately appeared on the faces of the two.
"Sean, inside this altar, there are obviously some metal objects hidden, what could it be?"
David asked eagerly.
"Is it the holy relic we are looking for? It's too easy,"
Christopher continued.
Xiao Ran did not respond to them immediately, but continued to scan the other locations of the altar with the probe.
Next, the chirping of the metal detector did not stop, and it kept ringing.
At the same time as probing, Xiao Ran was also analyzing the detected metal signal and speculating what the metal object hidden inside the altar was.
Of course, this is just acting.
He knew exactly what was hidden in this Skeleton Society altar.
After performing for a while, he felt that the heat was almost over, and only then did he stop the movement of his hand.
As the metal detector's probe left the altar, the continuous chirping stopped abruptly.
Then, Xiao Ran thought for a while, then shook his head and said:
"In this marble altar built later, there are many metal objects hidden, but this is not a good thing
" "From the distribution of these metal objects, as well as the general shape, these metals are likely to be steel
bars" "The function of these steel bars is to strengthen this altar, seal the original flue, and prevent people from sneaking in through the flue" "
That is to say, This altar and the flue above it are all reinforced concrete, and it is difficult to explode even with explosives
" "Such a place is obviously impossible to use to hide holy relics, in that case, no one wants to take out holy relics, this is unreasonable
" "Ah!"
David and Christopher exclaimed in unison, both a little disappointed.
Immediately afterward, they nodded again.
"Indeed, if it is all reinforced concrete, it will be difficult to demolish, and it can only be demolished by violent means
" "This is not in line with President Taft's original intention of leading people to hide those holy relics, they want to protect the holy relics, not completely destroy them!"
Christopher nodded and said, obviously agreeing with Xiao Ran's judgment.
Hearing his words, Xiao Ran's eyes suddenly lit up.
The next moment, he took two steps back and looked up at the wall above the altar.
Directly above this altar, two portraits of members of the Skeleton Order are staggered.
The people in these two portraits are two former US presidents, both famous.
One was Taft, who led someone to bury several holy relics, and the other was George H.W. Bush.
Bush's portrait is slightly lower, and Taft's portrait is higher, more than five meters above the ground.
Xiao Ran looked at the two portraits, especially the one by Taft, and then fell into deep thought.
After a moment, he said:
"Christopher, your words remind me that this may be a direction of exploration
" "Since it is the few holy relics hidden by the Taft, we might as well pay more attention to him
" "When your society renovated this fireplace and converted it into an altar, Taft had just graduated a few years
ago" "Later, he became president, and his status in the Skeleton Society increased significantly, That's why the portrait can be hung here
" "In this case, behind his portrait, it may be possible to hide some secrets"
Hearing his analysis, Christopher couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
After a little thought, he immediately nodded excitedly.
"You have a point, Sean, there is such a possibility
, and the probability is very high" "President Taft's portrait hangs in this position for more than a hundred years and has never changed positions
" "He knows where the relics are hidden, and does not rule out the possibility that he hung his portrait in front of the reliquary
" "Behind his portrait, which happens to be the original flue of the fireplace, there is enough place to hide things"
Xiao Ran nodded slightly
, and then said with a smile: "Christopher, I need a ladder that can be lifted, go up and check the situation behind Taft's portrait, maybe you will find something
" Before the words fell, Christopher nodded impatiently and said:
"We have prepared a telescopic ladder, which can rise to seven meters high, which is completely enough"
After speaking, this guy walked towards the wall on the west side of the hall.
On the floor over there, there is a retractable aluminum herringbone ladder.
In the blink of an eye, Christopher had come over with a ladder.
Then, under Xiao Ran's command, he put the ladder in front of the altar close to the wall.
However, Xiao Ran did not immediately climb the ladder to check, and after a little thought, he said:
"Christopher, for safety reasons, I suggest that you better remove the portraits of Taft and Bush Sr. from the wall to avoid accidents
" and "We can cooperate with you to protect these two portraits, and after removing these two portraits, I will go up to investigate the situation
", Christopher naturally will not refuse.
Without thinking, he nodded and agreed.
"No problem, Sean, you really have to protect the portraits of these two presidents,"
and then, under Xiao Ran's emphasis.
This guy first tied the safety rope and did a good job of safety before climbing the herringbone ladder.
After a while, the Taft portrait and the portrait of Bush Sr., which had been hung on the wall, were removed one after another and placed on the floor.
Subsequently, Xiao Ran tied a safety rope around his waist, carried a metal detector with one hand, and boarded this herringbone ladder.
As he climbed up, he paused for every two steps he climbed.
The wall is then scanned with a metal detector to probe the inside of the wall.
The location he probed was the fireplace flue before.
With his movements, the metal detector kept chirping.
From the detected metal signal, he analyzed it in a blink of an eye.
The metal objects in the walls are all steel bars used to seal the flue, not gold and silver treasures or antique artifacts.
But when he came to the top of the herringbone ladder and extended the probe to the area where Taft's portrait had been hung before, the metal detector suddenly fell silent.
This sudden change made the three people at the scene stunned.
Immediately afterwards, Christopher cheered excitedly.
"Fantastic! The metal detector does not sound, indicating that there are no metal objects
in this wall" "Does this mean that there is an unknown secret space in this wall?"
"The sacred relics that have been missing for a long time are not metal objects, and the metal detector naturally cannot scan them"
David, who was standing under the herringbone ladder for protection, also shone with excited eyes.
However, Xiao Ran did not immediately give a conclusion.
Armed with a metal detector, he quickly scanned the area and perimeter where Taft's portrait was originally hanging.
When the probe disk of the metal detector moved up half a meter, the metal signal sound that had just disappeared reappeared.
Move thirty centimeters to the left and right, and the same will happen.
Hearing the chirping sound again, David and Christopher were both stunned in place, a little confused.
Xiao Ran, who was standing on the human ladder, fell into deep thought.
After pretending to think about it, he said:
"It is basically certain that inside this wall behind Taft's portrait, there is a
secret space" "This secret space is about half a meter high and about sixty centimeters wide, and it is not clear how deep
it is" "What is hidden in this dark grid, it is unknown for the time being, but there are definitely no metal objects
" "It may be those holy relics inside, Maybe it's empty, only by opening it to check it out, we can know the result"
Hearing this, Christopher was already excited and almost flew up.
"So what are you waiting for? Sean, let's find a way to open this dark compartment!
"I have to say, you guy is really a god, always able to create all kinds of miracles!"
David, too, couldn't wait.
However, Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head.
"Don't hurry to open this dark compartment first, Christopher, it's not too late to start later!"