Addicted: Book One - The Inquietude of Youth

Chapter 186 - The TUNNEL is DISCOVERED

Translators: estreline & Sae

Editors: Jowly & Alec

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In the blink of an eye, two weeks passed by without any incident. That is until today...

Today, a thorough inspection of every nook and cranny in the military base is being conducted. And as it progressed, not surprisingly, Gu Wei Ting and Sun Jingwei's rooms became the main focus of the inspection. It seems that the Ministry of Supervision[1] has stumbled upon a peculiar situation while inspecting their rooms. However, instead of recording their findings (or rather, because they couldn't dare record what they found), the Ministry has decided to send two supervising soldiers back to the military base to discreetly make further inquiries regarding the situation.

"What?" Sun Jingwei asked with a surprised look. "There's been a breach of security inside my room?"

The supervising soldier carefully nodded his head before cautiously speaking again. "That's what the monitoring equipment is showing. It's a Level 2 Danger."

"What?! Level 2 Danger?!!" Sun Jingwei's voice quickly rose along with his temper. "Are you saying that I'm keeping something illegal inside my room?"

"No, no, no. It's not like that at all." The supervising soldier hurriedly waved his hands. "There are many types of risk factors that leads to a Level 2 Danger. It doesn't necessarily mean that you're secretly stashing weapons or items that could be threatening. In some cases, when the structure of the building is altered, the equipment used to monitor these changes will also indicate a Level 2 Danger."

"How can that be? I've never even so much as moved the furniture in the 45 years that I've lived here."

The supervising soldier started to laugh awkwardly when he heard those words. "We understand," he said. "Believe us, we trust in you. But this is our job. If a problem is detected, we have to try our best to eliminate it before it escalates. We hope you understand our position."

Sun Jingwei suddenly let out a hearty laugh. "I've been a soldier for so many years, do you think I don't understand your difficulties? Being overcautious is a good quality, especially when it comes to our security. It's only natural that you have to be very careful. Even the slightest negligence could cause a large mess. The earlier you discover the problem, the earlier you can eliminate it, the better."

As the two soldiers walked back to the center of the room, the equipment started to produce the same loud and high-pitched sound. It reverberated throughout the enclosed space.

There was no denying it. The problem had something to do with that area of the room.

The two inspecting soldiers crouched down to have a better look at the floor. It did not take long before they found a small crack on its surface. Shock spread across their faces. They glanced at each other—disbelief clearly painted on their faces.

One of the soldiers looked to the cavalry scout who was standing near the entrance of the room. Immediately, the scout walked to the side and took a thin iron bar which he passed to the inspecting officer. They used it to lightly lift the floor upward.

With very little effort, the floor opened revealing a huge gaping hole before their eyes.

"A secret path?!" Sweat rolled down the side of the cavalry soldier's forehead when he saw the tunnel.

At the same time, an expression of disbelief painted itself on Sun Jingwei's face. "I've lived here for 45 years, and I was never aware that this tunnel exists."