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You can't trust the workhouse!
That's right, it's impossible for a good living person to suddenly disappear in everyone's eyes. The workhouse is indeed the biggest suspect.
After one o'clock in the afternoon, six police officers arrived at the place where Hasta and others were. After a brief verification and explanation, the group went to the Sunrise Workhouse together.
Regarding this decision, Hastur was a little bit reluctant. He did not want to step into the workhouse again, but as a noble who cared about the teacher's whereabouts, he naturally could not leave at this time.
With the intervention of the police, Dean Dan gave the green light all the way, opened all the rooms in the workhouse, and gathered people to facilitate the police officers' questioning and searching.
The six police officers were divided into three teams, each with two police officers. One team was responsible for questioning the staff of the workhouse, one team was led by several workhouse staff to search every room, and the last team followed Hasta and the other two, accompanied by two workhouse staff.
"There should be some kind of basement in the workhouse, right?"
Xio decisively expressed her opinion that she did not think that a normal search would be able to find Professor Wayne.
"This is not something we can decide. We need to consult Dean Dahn."
"I believe Dean Dahn will not miss any possible opportunity."
As soon as Hastur spoke, a staff member hurried over to ask Dean Dahn for instructions.
Soon, the staff member came back again, and Dean Daen came with him.
Hastur refused this.
It's like there's a BOSS following you before the team fight even starts.
Of course, it is possible that Dean Dahn is innocent, but the possibility is very low.
Xio also frowned slightly, obviously not wanting to go with Dean Dahn either.
"Dean Dahn, aren't you busy dealing with other things?" Lecturer Foren asked in confusion.
Dean Daan explained: "The basement has always been a place for some people with bad tempers to reflect. Those people have bad tempers. It would be better for me to lead you in to search it myself."
Hastur's heart was filled with alarm; this statement sounded a little wrong.
Xio also realized that there might be some other unexpected events, so he smiled and said, "There should be more than one basement here, right?"
"There are three in total. Two of the basements are connected to each other and separated by an iron door. The other basement is directly below the bell tower."
"Then let's search separately, it will be faster this way."
Dean Daan nodded and said, "Okay then. I will form a group with the three of you, and let Deputy Dean Bud and the others form a group with the two police officers."
There are eight people in total, so they can be divided into two groups of four people each.
"Well, I'll trouble Dean Dahn then."
Xio nodded in agreement. She was confident in herself. Dean Dahn looked quite old and would not be her match even if he tried to do something bad.
Hey, this arrangement is even worse!
Hastur didn't want to be in the same group with Dean Daen at all.
He was already thinking about what appropriate reason he could use to leave later.
"Don't bother. This is what we should do. It's because we didn't take good care of Professor Wayne that this regrettable thing happened."
Dean Dahn sounded very remorseful, so Lecturer Follen tried to comfort him.
The basement that the four of them were in charge of was located directly below the bell tower, and the entrance was on the first floor of the bell tower.
The gate here is closed, with a rusty iron lock hanging on it.
On weekdays, the bell ringers who are responsible for ringing the bell on time climb up to the top floor via the ladder outside to ring the bell, and do not enter the first floor at the bottom of the bell tower.
Dean Dahn stepped forward, unlocked the iron lock, and pushed open the door. It was pitch black inside, making it difficult to see anything clearly.
"The sun rarely shines here, so it's darker."
Dean Dan walked in front holding a kerosene lamp, illuminating a large area in front, allowing Hasta and the other two behind him to see the specific situation inside.
It was very empty, with only a table near the wall and nothing else.
There was clearly a locked secret door on the ground.
Xio and lecturer Foren, who was also holding a kerosene lamp, walked in, looked around, and did not find anything unusual.
"Since this place is locked, Professor Wayne is probably not here." Hastur stood at the door and forced a smile.
He didn't want to go in at all.
Chapter 28 Counting money and dreaming!
Dean Dahn is not the only one who is weird about this matter. This bell tower is also weird!
The sun in the dock area starts to rise from the sea. In order to welcome the arrival of the sun earlier, the buildings here are built facing the direction of the rising sun.
But this bell tower is in the opposite direction!
The door here faces the mountain, with its back to the sun. This is why the whole room is too dark.
He would not simply think that this was because of an accident during the construction of the bell tower.
"It makes sense, but if you don't stop by and take a look, you won't be able to rest assured."
Lecturer Foulun still prefers to go into the basement to search. Although the chance is very small, what if his teacher is hidden here?
Dean Dahn said with a kind face: "This basement is not too big. There are only twelve cubicles in it. It doesn't take much time to search it."
Xiu also advised: "No one will be willing to go in and take a look."
"..."
Hastur could not defeat them alone, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"Let me help."
Xio stepped forward and opened the secret door on the ground together with Dean Dahn.
The secret door had just opened, and a cold wind blew from inside, carrying the smell of earth and a slight stench.
"This smells really bad." Hastur put his right arm under his nose, showing an expression of disgust.
Dean Dahn said awkwardly: "The basement doesn't see sunlight all year round, it's cold and damp, and the smell is really bad."
Hastur looked down at his clothes worth tens of pounds, waved his silver-plated cane, and said in a deep voice: "This is not suitable for a noble to enter."
"This……"
Dean Dahn had nothing to say for a moment. After all, the person standing in front of them was a baron. As a noble, it was indeed difficult for them to lower their bodies and enter such a dark and cold basement.
Xiu Ruo glanced at Hasta meaningfully and said with a smile: "Let's do this, you stay outside and the three of us can go in."
Hastur said nothing, expressing his acquiescence in this suggestion by his silence.
Although Lecturer Foulun was surprised by Hasta's behavior, he didn't say anything and just stayed aside silently holding a kerosene lamp.
Seeing this, Dean Dahn could only let Hastur stay outside to guard.
The three of them entered the basement one after another, with Dean Dahn at the front, Hugh in the middle, and Lecturer Foulen at the back.
Hastur silently watched them enter the basement.
The main reason why he used the topic just now was that he didn't trust Dean Dahn. There was only one person left outside. If something happened, he would be able to call for help in time.
Seven or eight minutes later, there was a slight tremor in the ground. Hastur immediately became alert, clenched his cane, and stared in the direction of the secret door.
Sure enough, there is still a situation!
I saw that the basement secret door that was originally opened was closing automatically, trying to close it again!
Hastur's expression changed slightly, his eyes were sharp, and his hands were quick. He took two steps forward and inserted his cane into the secret door, pressing it against one side. However, the closing force was not small, making it difficult to stop this trend. In the end, the cane was stuck in the middle, opening a small gap. , without letting the secret door completely close.
"Fortunately, this cane is strong enough."
Hasta was glad that he had prepared some food before going out to prevent any fights.
I deliberately changed to the hardest walking stick.
If it were an ordinary cane, it would definitely be crushed directly.
Hastur tried to shake the cane, but it had no effect. It was stuck tightly and could not be pulled out.
He came to the secret door, raised his foot and tried to kick the door down, but still could not open the secret door in the basement.
It would be nice to have a big rock.
It is a good choice to directly use stones to cut through the secret door.
But such conditions obviously do not exist now.
He tried shouting a few times to find out about the situation of Hugh and Lecturer Folan.
"Dean Dahn ran away! We are locked in a solitary room! Find someone to help us!"
Soon, Xio's angry voice came from inside.
Phew, it’s good that nothing serious happened.
Hastur breathed a sigh of relief. Being locked up in a solitary room was much better than encountering other dangers.
"I'll find someone to rescue you right away!"
Hastur shouted three times, and after receiving an answer from Quinn inside, he quickly left the bell tower and rushed to the central square.
There were two police officers gathering everyone there to ask for clues about Professor Wayne.
Hastur hurried over and explained his purpose, which quickly attracted the attention of the two police officers. They led several young and strong men and followed Hastur to the bell tower.
They picked up a few tools suitable for breaking doors on the way. When they arrived at the place, several people worked together and quickly smashed the entire secret door.
Two police officers carried kerosene lamps and led the two young men into the basement.
Hasta still didn't go in, but spoke a few words to Xio outside to make sure they were okay.
After saying a few words, Hasta looked at the other two young men beside him.
They were about eighteen years old, wearing brown jackets and black pants. Their hair was messy, and their palms were rough and calloused. It was obvious from a glance that they did some heavy work on weekdays.
But when Hastur touched their eyes, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
Their gazes looking towards the basement were too calm!
At this moment, even if you don't discuss it privately, you will definitely be curious, right?