Hearing the beeping sound, everyone gathered around.
Uncle looked at Li Yu and said, "Perhaps something is buried in this place."
The mysterious string of numbers on this tombstone was a rather hidden number, and its appearance on the tombstone certainly indicated a problem.
Upon hearing this, Li Yu picked up the shovel in his hand and began to dig, while the others around him stepped forward to help.
With everyone's combined strength, a nearly one-meter deep hole was dug around the tombstone.
Da Pao couldn't help but ask, "Yu Ge, should we blast it?"
Li Yu pondered for a moment and then said, "We're not on the side. If there's a mystery below, it must be a downward staircase, which is different from our previous one."
"Alright." Da Pao put away the satchel of explosives.
Everyone continued to dig, expanding the pit's diameter around the tombstone and continuously digging downwards.
After half an hour of everyone's efforts, there was a thud.
Li Gang, who was digging the hardest at the very bottom, heard the sound and shouted, "Big Brother, we found it."
Li Yu descended into the pit. Because there were too many of them, only three people were left digging inside the pit, but to make it easier to go down later, a step was also dug around the pit.
Li Yu picked up the entrenching tool and tapped the bottom of the pit, making a thumping sound.
The sound clearly wasn't that of soil. Li Yu squatted down and brushed away the surface dirt.
Revealing its true form, it was an iron plate approximately two meters long and wide.
There was also a ring on the iron plate, attached to its surface.
"Gang Zi, let's pull this iron ring up together," Li Yu said.
The two stood to the side, their feet on the iron plate, exerting their utmost strength to lift upwards.
Clank, clank, clank.
The iron plate made an unpleasant sound.
The two exerted all their might, but the iron plate seemed about to open, yet it remained tightly affixed to the ground.
"Xiao Hang, pry it from the front," Li Yu shouted, looking at the already revealed gap.
At this moment, the sun was setting.
It was hard to see clearly inside the pit.
Everyone above turned on their flashlights, illuminating the environment inside the pit.
Li Hang took out the shovel in his hand, aimed at the gap, and then shoved the shovel down, wedging it into the gap.
Li Yu and Li Gang pulled upwards with force. Finally, the iron plate was slowly lifted by the two of them.
Seeing this, Li Hang quickly reached out and pushed the iron plate backward.
With the efforts of the three, the iron plate was finally opened.
The iron plate was carried out of the pit by the three, and those outside the pit quickly reached out to receive it.
Clang.
The iron plate was then thrown aside by the people outside.
And inside the pit.
Li Yu and Li Gang were somewhat dumbfounded.
A straight flight of steps appeared before their eyes.
These steps were much larger than the entire iron plate outside.
They were about three meters wide, and the opening of the cave was pitch black.
Under the illumination of the lights, Li Yu could not hide the joy in his heart; he had finally found something reliable.
"Flashlight!" Li Yu shouted to the people above.
Uncle bent down and handed the flashlight in his hand to Li Yu.
After Li Yu took the flashlight, just as he was about to step forward, he saw Li Gang, who had already stepped one foot onto the stairs, and quickly pulled him back, saying to the people above, "Those two with gas masks, come down."
This place must have been sealed for a very long time, and the air below would certainly not be circulating. If there was any problem with the air and the two went down, it would be a disaster.
After putting on their gas masks, the two walked down with flashlights.
Under the illumination of the flashlights, everything inside the cave was exceptionally clear.
Li Yu was at the very front, seeing the thick dust on the steps, but he didn't pay much attention to it. It must have been sealed for a long time.
The flashlight illuminated the path ahead, and Li Yu slowly walked down.
The steps beneath his feet made creaking sounds. Li Yu stepped on them with his foot, and after realizing they were made of iron, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Continuing downwards.
Uncle and Li Hang also came down from behind.
Li Yu went down slowly, at a very cautious pace.
After walking down for about a dozen meters, a corner suddenly appeared.
There was a door at this corner.
The door above was not locked, but this side had a hammer and sickle design.
Li Yu's heart swelled with joy when he saw this symbol.
He knew very well what this symbol represented.
This place might be a hidden Military Base, but it was just too hard to find.
Li Yu tried to open the large iron door with his hand, but it didn't budge.
So he could only wait for Li Gang to come down from behind.
The two of them together exerted force to open the door, but it seemed to be stuck due to disrepair, and dust sifted down, yet the door still hadn't opened for them.
After Uncle and Li Hang came down, they quickly stepped forward to help.
"Come on, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three," Li Yu called out the rhythm, then concentrated their strength and pulled outwards together.
This large iron door finally slowly opened little by little.
"Again, one, two, three. One, two, three."
Clank, clank, clank.
The iron door slowly opened.
After the iron door was opened, a gust of wind came out from inside.
The wind carried various dust particles. Fortunately, everyone was wearing gas masks, so even though it blew directly at them, they didn't inhale the dust.
However, those outside didn't fare as well; the dust blowing in their faces made them all dodge away.
Above, Yu Tong shouted into the opening, "How is it in there?"
Li Yu heard her and said, "We haven't gone in yet. There's another door inside that just opened. It's all dusty now, can't see anything. Wait a moment."
After waiting for nearly 5 minutes, the dust in the air finally settled.
Li Yu and the others immediately cast their gaze inside, seeing a vast space, about a thousand square meters in size, with rows of boxes arranged like a library.
These boxes were very well preserved; the color of the boxes alone already made everyone feel a little excited.
Green iron boxes.
So familiar.
Li Yu quickly walked in, went to the nearest row of boxes, and saw "Type 64 Pistol" written on them.
The box next to it was marked: Type 81 Automatic Rifle.
Following that were: Type 03 Automatic Rifle, Type 85 Sniper Rifle, Type 95 Squad Machine Gun, Type 69 Rocket Launcher.
All kinds of mainstream firearms were readily available. Further back were the corresponding ammunition, landmines, grenades, and so on.
Li Yu excitedly opened one of the boxes and saw bullets wrapped in grease, golden-yellow bullets that looked like ripe fruits, making people happy.
Li Gang and Li Hang and the others also opened some of the boxes one after another, and after seeing what was inside, they all looked up at each other, their eyes full of pleasant surprise.
As they understood each other's discoveries, the joy in their hearts became even more apparent.
It truly was a case of things falling into place effortlessly; this trip was definitely worth it!
