I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

The two stayed in Shen Xiao's bedroom for a while, until the watch on Xu Congyi's wrist vibrated slightly. She had set the time in advance, and she knew it was time to continue their action. She gently patted Shen Xiao's shoulder, signaling him to get ready.

The two stood up in tacit understanding, and Xu Congyi took Shen Xiao back to the space again in a flash. The two quickly put on their night clothes again, and then put on their facekinis to ensure that their faces would not be easily recognized. Xu Congyi took off the watch on his wrist, picked up the thermal imager again, and checked it carefully to ensure that it was in the best working condition. This instrument will be the key to their next action.

After everything was ready, Xu Congyi and the two of them appeared in the Grand Tutor's Mansion again in a flash. The place they chose to stay was still the kitchen, because the management here was relatively loose, and generally no one would patrol here.

Xu Congyi and Shen Xiao moved silently in the depths of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, with Shen Xiao leading the way in front. Relying on his memory and familiarity with the layout of the mansion, he carefully guided the two to avoid possible patrols. Although they had been deep into the prefect's mansion before, these mansions granted by the imperial court in the capital, although with similar layouts, each had its own unique features, so they did not dare to be careless at all.

The two came to a door with a heavy copper lock on it. The copper lock was engraved with delicate patterns, which looked solemn and ancient. Shen Xiao looked at it carefully, and then whispered to Xu Congyi: "Sister Xu, this should be the warehouse of the Grand Master, not the study we were looking for."

After Xu Cong heard this, a hint of disappointment flashed across her eyes, but she quickly regained her determination. She knew that she couldn't let go of any possible clues on the road to finding the truth. So, she said to Shen Xiao, "Since we're here, let's go in and take a look. The great man hides himself in the city, maybe the Grand Master has hidden something important here."

Shen Xiao nodded in agreement. He gently held Xu Congyi's hand, and in a flash, they entered the warehouse. She took out a miniature flashlight and handed it to Shen Xiao. The light of this flashlight was very dim, so even if someone was outside the house, they would not be discovered.

Xu Congyi searched carefully in the dim warehouse, but the scene in front of her surprised her. She originally thought that there would be secrets or treasures of the Grand Tutor's Mansion hidden here. However, there were indeed some treasures in the boxes neatly arranged on the shelves, but Shen Xiao could tell at a glance that these were all gifts from the royal family and had special marks. But there were very few others, and even the cloth looked simple and low-key.

"It seems that this warehouse is a false impression of Grand Tutor Tang's integrity." Xu Congyi looked at Shen Xiao.

"A false appearance of integrity?" Shen Xiao chuckled, as if jokingly, "I didn't expect Sister Xu to see through it at a glance."

"Of course, I'm not stupid," Xu Congyi said unhappily.

Shen Xiao nodded and looked at Xu Congyi approvingly: "Sister Xu is really smart. As an important official of the court, Grand Tutor Tang naturally needs to show an image of integrity to win the hearts of the people. But the arrangement in this warehouse may be a play he carefully planned."

Xu Congyi sighed and shook his head: "This power struggle is really hard to understand. The superficial integrity is often just a means to confuse the enemy. The real power and wealth are probably hidden under those seemingly ordinary appearances."

"So what should we do now?" Xu Congyi asked, her eyes searching around the warehouse, hoping to find some new clues.

Shen Xiao pondered for a moment, then said: "We can't waste time here. Since we haven't found any valuable clues here, we should leave as soon as possible and continue to look for other possible places."

When Xu Congyi was searching in the warehouse, she originally planned to take away some jewelry as the spoils of this trip. However, when she saw that they were all gifts from the royal family, she immediately gave up the idea. She knew that although these jewelry were precious, if she took them out, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble and even endanger her and Shen Xiao's lives. So, she decided to give up these treasures and continue to look for other clues.

As the two were about to leave, Xu Congyi accidentally touched the wall with her hand. It didn't matter, but she immediately felt something was wrong with the wall. She looked carefully and found that the brick seemed to be a little loose.

"Brother Shen Xiao!" Xu Congyi lowered his voice and said nervously, "There's something wrong with this wall!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiao quickly walked to Xu Congyi's side. He carefully observed the brick that Xu Congyi was holding and found that it was slightly sunken into the wall. Shen Xiao immediately protected Xu Congyi behind him and carefully pressed the brick sideways.

"Squeak...ah"

This sound was particularly harsh in the quiet night. Both of them held their breath and watched the movements around them nervously. Xu Congyi held Shen Xiao's hand tightly. If someone broke in at this time, she would definitely take Shen Xiao back to the space as soon as possible.

After a long while, they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that nothing unusual was happening around them. They walked to the wall again and saw that there was an entrance behind the nearest wooden frame. The entrance looked a little narrow, but it was big enough for one person to lean over and pass through.

"It seems that we have found one of his secret bases." Xu Congyi said in a low voice, with excitement flashing in her eyes. If she hadn't discovered it by accident, the secret here would probably have been hidden forever.

Xu Congyi took out an adjustable flashlight from the space, and he and Shen Xiao carefully observed the entrance. Under the light of the flashlight, they could see that the inside of the secret passage was also clean, and it was obvious that someone cleaned it regularly. Shen Xiao naturally took the lead and he was the first to step into the secret passage.

The secret passage was a staircase that extended downwards, with solid stone walls on both sides. There were some delicate patterns carved on the stone walls. Although they were very old, their exquisite craftsmanship could still be seen. There was also a place to put candles above the stairs. Xu Congyi carefully observed these candles and found that they had only been burned once or twice, and were obviously not often used.

As they gradually went deeper into the secret passage, the temperature around them seemed to be lower than outside. However, due to nervousness, Xu Congyi sweated a lot. Her hand tightly grasped Shen Xiao's hand, and the palms of both of them were already wet.