Welles even forgot what he was going to say, and both of them quickly walked outside, using the radio to communicate with the high command at the central base and others at different bases.
"Everyone gathers in the conference room in ten minutes!"
"Understood, sir!"
Zz... "Understood, sir!"
...
Merle waited in front of the radio for over half an hour before receiving a report.
"Zz... Merle, wait there for a few days. I'll personally bring a group to search for you. I can't tell you the exact time, but it'll be no more than three days. When we're close, I'll contact you."
"Boss, I understand."
...
Little Hanna was sitting on the third-floor stairs, listening to the movement in the room where Merle was, the sound of the speaker was quite loud, and with the door deliberately left open, she could hear the conversation clearly.
Now she could be sure that this old man was really in a big organization, but she didn't know if this organization was as big as he had told her.
Soon the voice from the room interrupted her thoughts, and seeing that the conversation between the two parties had ended, Hanna carefully walked down the stairs to the first floor, pretending to be eating some food.
Merle came down the stairs and immediately saw Hanna pretending to be wasting time.
"Hey, you, come with me to move things."
"Okay, old grump."
"Are you looking for a beating?"
"Hehe."
Yesterday, the two of them didn't carefully check the place. After taking all the supplies out of the car, they searched every room in the house very carefully.
After confirming that it was completely safe, Merle began the second inspection, checking each room, which puzzled Hanna a lot.
"Haven't we searched once already? Why do we have to do it again?"
Merle raised his eyebrows, smiled a little arrogantly, and then mysteriously pointed to the wall of the room.
"Almost all these big houses have secret rooms. It's not that they have anything to hide. The main reason is that when these houses were built in those years, society was somewhat chaotic. A wealthy family like this must consider security issues, but also to collect some precious items, so whether it's in a basement or a secret room, there's probably a room like that in this house."
Hanna was surprised. It was the first time she had heard such a statement, and she immediately felt like she was searching for treasure in an ancient castle. The words "secret room" and "treasure" stimulated her, making her feel like she was on a secret mission.
"Pay attention to the gap between the rooms. This type of room is usually very well hidden. If you find any strange place, observe it and then tell me."
After Merle finished speaking, he ignored her and went around the house. The interior of this villa should have been renovated no less than ten years ago, and the feeling of age still exists. If you look at it from the outside, it's easy to tell that this house is old.
The original owner should also love this house very much. The design of each room is extremely exquisite, and you can see the owner's attention to detail in every corner.
"Button, button!"
The two of them only knocked on the walls and floors from room to room. But as if nothing else mattered, the two of them only focused on finding something that would indicate the presence of a secret door.
Merle is very relaxed now. Since he left the Commonwealth, this is the most relaxed moment for him. Whether it's a trip to Washington or being imprisoned by the federation bastards for more than a month, he is more or less calm.
If it had been a week ago, he would never have imagined that he would be standing in a mansion, calmly searching the family's inventory, with a stupid little girl behind him.
The two of them unknowingly arrived at a huge double door. Merle stretched out his hand and pushed it, and the door slowly opened. What greeted his eyes was a huge study room with an area of 150 square meters. The shelves were filled with books.
Merle did not rush to check, but lowered his head and observed the surroundings of the shelf. He checked carefully, but the floor was covered with dust and he could not clearly see the condition of this room.
"Get me a broom in that small room on the west side of the hallway, hurry up."
The dust on the floor was swept away, revealing the dark floor below. Without hesitation, Merle walked around the shelf while sweeping, and actually found a small detail.
There was a shallow scratch on the floor on one side of the room, and the scratch was not too long. When he leaned in to look carefully, he found that there was also a scratch under the shelf. This one was much longer than the previous one, but it's hard to find this type of clue because of its location.
"Hey, I got something, baby."
Hanna, who had been standing on the side, watching every move of Merle without blinking, when she saw him leaning over, couldn't help but lean over to check it out, but she didn't want Merle to suddenly look up and see her.
Boom!
"Ow!"
The back of Merle's head hit her forehead hard, but Merle, who has tough skin, didn't feel much. Hanna, on the other hand, cried out in pain and rubbed her forehead hard.
But even so, she still looked at the shelf in front of her and asked, "Is this it?"
Merle didn't respond and searched around the shelf for a while, soon finding a wrench hidden on the side of the shelf.
Crack!
There was a sound of unlocking the lock.
Immediately after, she pulled the shelf to one side and with a crash, the entire shelf jutted out a bit and then slid to the side like the side sliding door of a commercial vehicle. A small dark red door appeared in front of them.
"Wow, what a secret room!"
Although Hanna did her best to contain herself, anyone with keen eyes could tell that she was absolutely excited at this moment.
The two looked at each other and Merle shook her head slightly, indicating that Hanna would go first, but she didn't care and put her hand on the doorknob.
Boom!
"Ah! Why did you hit me?"
"You don't have much memory, did you forget what to do before opening the door?"
"Oh, I got it..."
Hanna knocked on the door a couple of times and then pressed her ear against the door, but the other side was silent, there was no sound.
After waiting for a while, she looked at Merle, shaking her head slightly.
Seeing the situation, she pulled out a gun and loaded it, then with a flashlight in her left hand, she moved forward. Although it's the same way to enter through the door, this method can guarantee safety to the maximum extent.
Pushing little Hanna aside, she reached out and lightly pressed the doorknob, and then pushed hard.
At the same time as she opened the door, Merle had already removed the flashlight from her mouth. With the light from the door, you could barely see what was inside, but with the flashlight, you could see the entire interior.
Hanna peeked inside out of curiosity. The first thing she saw with the light was a worn dress hanging on the wall in the middle of the room.
"Hey, it's just a piece of clothing. I thought there was something good in it."
However, Merle is not as simple as Hanna. He can easily see that this place should be a collection room, and the dress on the front wall should be a military uniform!