Mu Tong was shocked to see the man jumping into the cave. He carefully approached the cave and bent down to look inside. However, the cave was dark and there was no light at all. It was as if a cold wind was flowing out of the cave. Mu Tong felt goosebumps all over his body. This time, he was completely at a loss. He really did not know what to do.
Mu Tong hesitated for a moment. Seeing that there was no movement in the cave, he asked tentatively,"Hey…are you okay? Are you still there?"
"You coward, you're too long-winded! Are you coming down or not?" The man's voice came from the cave. It was low and muffled, as if it came from hell.
" I..." Mu Tong gritted her teeth and replied calmly,""I just want to know how deep it is so that I can be mentally prepared when I go down!”
"Two meters! Don't worry, I won't fall on you!"
Mu Tong held the big rock in his hand tightly. Then, he steeled his heart and closed his eyes. He took a step forward and jumped straight into the hole. With a thud, he landed heavily on a soft object. His body did not fall, but the big rock in his hand accidentally fell off and hit his own foot." Oh my god…" Mu Tong screamed in pain.
At this moment, the manhole cover above his head closed automatically, and the last ray of light from the outside world disappeared. It was pitch black inside the cave. Mu Tong's head was buzzing, and he knew that something was wrong. It was all his fault for being too impulsive. It was too late to regret now. He could not control everything around him, and his life and death could only be manipulated by others.
Suddenly, the light of a flashlight shone on his face. The person asked,""Why did you bring a big rock in? Are you afraid that I'll harm you?"
" No!..." " If I was afraid of you, I wouldn't have jumped in," Mu Tong quickly explained." I was just trying to test the waters with a stone. I was worried that I might hit you, so I didn't throw it in. When I jumped down, I forgot that the stone was still in my hand. I bumped my toe. It's okay!"”
"It's good that you're fine! Stand up and follow me."
With the help of the dim light from the flashlight, Mu Tong could see the surroundings clearly. It turned out that they were at the entrance of a maintenance well for an underground pipe network. It was very spacious inside, shaped like a crossroad. Dozens of pipes of varying thickness crisscrossed and converged here. There was a thick sponge mat on the ground. He had landed on this mat just now, so it felt soft. He immediately got up, dusted off his butt, and followed behind the man. He chose a direction and followed the path of the pipe network.
Mu Tong did not know how far he had walked, but he had made seven or eight turns. As the tunnel became narrower and shorter, he gradually bent over and crawled on all fours. The walls of the tunnel were damp and cold, mixed with his sweat, soaking Mu Tong's clothes. It was as uncomfortable as wrapping tape around him. The air in the tunnel was stuffy and musty, almost suffocating. However, the fear in his heart was even more unbearable for Mu Tong. Finally, he could not help but ask,"How much longer? I'm suffocating! Can you let me go back to the surface to catch my breath?”
"You can save your breath by saying less!”the man replied impatiently.
Mu Tong's heart was about to turn cold. She wanted to turn around and return to the surface alone, but she was already lost. Moreover, she did not bring a flashlight. If she did not continue to follow that person, she would be trapped in this dark underground maze. All hope of survival had been placed in the hands of this strange man in front of her. She could only continue to follow him.
After making a few more turns, they climbed into an abandoned blind alley. There was no more path ahead. The man finally stopped. Mu Tong followed closely behind and squeezed into the blind alley. At this moment, she was already exhausted and panting. She looked around and saw that the blind alley was smaller than a coffin. She could not help but feel suspicious again. She panted and asked,"You spent so much effort just to get into this turtle shell-sized place?”
" Shut your mouth," the man said." Hold your breath and grab the copper ring on the wall. Remember to hold on tightly. Don't let go!”
Mu Tong listened to him and found two copper rings on the wall. They were just big enough for one hand to hold. The man had already grabbed one. Mu Tong imitated him and grabbed the other one tightly. She did not know what he was up to, so she widened her eyes and watched.
"Crack!" With a loud bang, the entire blind path was turned upside down. The ground cracked and the walls flipped over. Mu Tong did not know what was going on, but she felt her body hanging in the air. Her mind went blank and she blurted out,"Help…"
Mu Tong's body had already fallen heavily onto a flat ground before he could finish his shout. The golden lamp in front of him flickered wildly, as if the sky was filled with stars.
"Are you alright?" the voice asked.
Mu Tong hurriedly sat up and shook his head. He looked around vigilantly and found himself in a corner of a spacious room. The room was brightly lit, making it difficult for his eyes to adapt to the darkness.
"I told you to grab Brass Ring, why didn't you believe me?!" someone shouted from above. Quickly get out of the way, or I'll jump down and hit you!”
Only then did Mu Tong notice that the man was hanging from the ceiling with a copper ring in his hand. Mu Tong hurriedly shifted his position. The man let go of the copper ring and jumped down, landing gently beside Mu Tong.
Mu Tong's eyes gradually adapted to the brightness of the light. She looked around the room carefully again. It turned out to be a rectangular secret room with an area of about 80 square meters. It had all the necessary living facilities. Although there were no windows on the wall, the air inside was flowing. She did not know where there was a hidden vent. Mu Tong looked at everything in front of her and could not believe her eyes. It was as if everything was a dream. Hence, he widened his eyes and tried to understand everything in front of him.
In addition to the various facilities in the living area, there was a huge object piled up in another corner of the room. It was covered with a curtain and was about the size of a piano. Just as Mu Tong was curious, the man pulled him closer to the object and said to Mu Tong solemnly,"If I didn't meet you today, I would have died in front of Shanshan's grave. If that happened, no one would ever know about my background.”
As the man spoke, he reached out and pulled away the curtain, revealing a huge writing desk. There were more than ten screens and three huge cabinets on the desk. Each cabinet was the size of a washing machine, and the data cables on it were dense and unclear.
As he spoke, he turned around and faced Mu Tong. Suddenly, he fell to his knees with a thud and knelt at Mu Tong's feet. Mu Tong was frightened by his actions and was at a loss for what to do.
That person's face was already filled with tears. He choked and said,"I still have a month to live. After I die, I have two wishes that I hope you can fulfill for me!”
"You…You…Stand up and speak!……I…even if I'm willing to help you, I might not have the ability to do so. Get up first!”
That person did not get up but continued,"Didn't you want to know my identity? I'll tell you now, I'm Yun Die."
"Ah!" Mu Tong's ears seemed to have been struck by thunder, and he cried out involuntarily,""Who are you?"
"Yundie…"
" You're Yun Die?..." Mu Tong thought he had heard wrong. He reached out and pulled his ear, then slapped himself hard on the face. After confirming that he was not dreaming, he continued to ask,"You're…the 'Hacker Cult Master'…Yun Die?……”
"Yes! It's me!"
"You're the Ace of Spades Yun Die in the poker wanted poster?……”
"Yes, it's me!"
Mu Tong was so shocked that he couldn't catch his breath for a long time. His heart was like a wild horse running wildly. The man in front of him, who was seriously ill and on the verge of death, was actually the famous Yun Die.
"Yun Die" was famous all over the world. Everyone knew about it. On the Interpol's red wanted list,"Yun Die" was at the top of the list. The cross-border hacker organization he established was known as "the Shadowless Kingdom on Earth."
His organization stole confidential information from various countries and fields and made it public at will. Maliciously toying with the intelligence departments of various countries was like child's play. Attacking the database of major international banks was as easy as entering an uninhabited land.
He had a special hobby. Whenever he personally organized an attack on the Internet, he would deliberately leave the word "Yundie" as a trace after the attack to mock the victim's incompetence.
No one on Earth knew his true identity, and even his hacker organization had no information about him. In the field of hackers, his ability to avoid tracking on the Internet was unparalleled, so his peers gave him the nickname of " Hacker Master." Interpol was unable to determine his identity and facial features, so they could only use a dark back to indicate his existence on the poker wanted notice, so there was another nickname called "Ace of Spades."
Mu Tong was completely shocked when she saw an international criminal with a red wanted poster kneeling in front of her. His legs went soft and he knelt on the ground with a thud. He faced Yun Die and begged,"Big Brother Yundie! Ancestor…God…It's fine if you want to die, but why do you want to drag me along with you…If you tell me your identity, I'll be the only person in the world who knows your secret. Even if you don't kill me, the police won't forgive me…Aren't you taking me to be buried with you?……I beg you! Take back what you just said! Tell me now that what you said just now was a lie and that you were lying to me, okay…"
" Crackle, crackle, crackle…" A storm of slaps rained down on Mu Tong's face. His originally thin face was almost turned into a pig's face.
" Coward…coward…idiot…trash…" Yun Die was so angry that she wanted to curse Mu Tong. However, he was already in the final stages of his illness and his body was extremely weak. After a few curses, he sat on the ground, out of breath. His face was purple, his lips were black, his eyes were deep, and blood-red tears could not stop pouring out.
Mu Tong did not dare to make a sound after being hit and scolded by him. He lowered his head and lay on the ground, his entire body trembling like a big meatball.
"Raise your head!" Yun Die ordered after panting for a moment.
"Please let me go!" Mu Tong didn't dare to raise her head. She continued to lie on the ground, crying and begging,""I don't want to die yet! I promise I won't reveal your identity…"
" Mu Tong..." Yun Die sighed and continued,""Today, on the top of the mountain in the Baoling Cemetery, I could already tell that you were a spineless coward. I originally didn't plan to tell you about my birth. I just wanted to die and bring my secret to another world to accompany my Shanshan. But you just had to save me. Perhaps this is fate. Perhaps Shanshan's spirit in heaven specially arranged this. She hopes that I can pass the task of revenge to you before the last minute so that her injustice can be redressed one day. Shanshan is a wronged soul, and I'm a dying body. Can't the two of us beg for mercy from you?”
When Mu Tong heard this, he slowly raised his head and looked at the all-powerful but weak Yun Die in front of him. He asked doubtfully,"You are a god-like figure with the ability to turn the world around. The police all over the world can't do anything to you. Since you can't even do it yourself, what ability do I have to help you?”
"Actually, the two things I asked you to do are not difficult. As long as you are willing to help, you will definitely be able to do it.”
"What two things?"
"First, after I die, scatter my ashes under the pine tree beside Shanshan's grave. Let me seep into the pine tree so that I can accompany Shanshan forever!”
"I'm willing to help you with this, but you don't even have an identity. If you can't issue a death certificate, which crematorium will be willing to cremate you?”
"I've already thought about this problem. If you promise to help me, I can deliberately expose my identity and location and lead the police to arrest me. As long as I die under the control of the police, I can recover my identity and be cremated legitimately. When the time comes, you can collect my ashes as a friend and bury me!”
"Alright then! I promise you this! What's the other thing?"
" There's something else. It's a long story. Listen carefully…"
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