Chapter 173: Chapter 173: The Basement Room
Xiao Li followed Qin Xiao into the courtyard and looked around. This courtyard doesn’t seem much different from others!
The only difference is that the small building in this courtyard has only one floor, while others have at least two floors.
Qin Xiao led Xiao Li forward, arrived at the small building, pushed open the door, and took Xiao Li inside. As soon as they entered, Xiao Li saw some valuable items placed inside.
"Uncle, doesn’t the family have a Treasure Pavilion?
Why not put these things there instead of here?"
Qin Xiao led Xiao Li further inside toward a wall, pressed the wall twice, and then a door opened behind it.
Xiao Li was shocked by this and looked at Qin Xiao with her mouth agape, "Uncle, this is..."
Qin Xiao led Xiao Li into the secret passage, turned on the light inside, and closed the secret door.
Once the door was closed, Qin Xiao explained, "Those things outside are to mislead people.
Anyone unaware who enters here will think the same as you did just now, believing this courtyard is locked to protect some valuable items.
That’s not the case. The reason it’s locked is because of the place we’re about to go."
After Qin Xiao finished speaking, he led Xiao Li forward. After walking about two or three meters, stone steps appeared before them...
Xiao Li looked at the stone steps leading downward and turned to Qin Xiao, "Uncle, does every big family have such a chamber? The Wen Family has one, and so does ours."
Qin Xiao nodded, "Most likely, yes!"
Xiao Li asked, "What do they use these chambers for?"
Qin Xiao smiled, "Each family has its own uses!
Let’s go down."
Qin Xiao said as he turned on the light at the staircase and held Xiao Li’s hand to walk down...
The stairs were long, and they walked for a while before reaching the bottom. Once at the bottom, Xiao Li looked around, noticing the different spatial structures to the left and right of the chamber.
The left had only one large room, while the right was divided into small compartments.
Qin Xiao first took Xiao Li to the spacious chamber on the left, opened the door, and walked in. Xiao Li saw a shooting range.
Seeing the shooting range, Xiao Li turned to Qin Xiao in confusion, "This is...?"
Qin Xiao reached out and hugged Xiao Li, "Nini, you once told me you wanted to learn martial arts, learn some self-defense.
Back then I thought, with me protecting you, why should you go through the hardship of learning martial arts.
But now, I no longer think that way.
I always thought of protecting you, forgetting that the best protector for you is yourself.
I can’t protect you every minute and second. Sometimes, just one mistake might put you in danger.
To truly protect you, you need to know self-defense.
This is a concept I’ve had since childhood, but I was confused when it came to you."
After hearing Qin Xiao’s words, Xiao Li gently pushed him away, "Uncle, did something happen?"
Qin Xiao nodded, "I met with Qin Zilong today. He found out some things about Xiao Yan. The reason Xiao Yan’s sentence was reduced was because she gave away information about the Black Cat’s people.
Nini, you know Xiao Yan was sentenced to a suspended death sentence because of drugs, and the Black Cat ranks among the top in that field.
Xiao Yan’s superior isn’t Black Cat, yet she could inform on Black Cat’s people, meaning her superior is a rival of Black Cat, and not a weak one either.
Before Xiao Yan went inside, she must not have had deep contacts with her superior; otherwise, we couldn’t have found her so easily and captured her.
But now she could inform on them, indicating that even though she’s inside, her connection with her superior has deepened.
Do you know what signal this sends?
Nini, those who mess with that stuff are all desperate criminals.
Xiao Yan is deeply involved with them. Although I’ve asked Qin Zilong to speed up the investigation of Xiao Yan’s superior, and I’ve asked Uncle Feng to move people to protect you,
but I fear, fear you might encounter an accident like last time.
The Wen Family’s people are mostly useless, incomparable to those desperate criminals.
Hence, I need to teach you self-defense.
This chamber is where my brother and I practiced our shooting. As a descendant of a big family, I had to learn various self-defense skills since childhood.
Because you never know when accident or conspiracy might target you.
When I was ten, someone tried to kidnap me. They underestimated the ability of a ten-year-old. After being tied up and put in the car, I easily jumped out and ran.
Nini, starting today, I’ll teach you to use a gun, teach you self-defense skills. It might be a tough period."
Hearing this, Xiao Li was a bit stunned at first, then smiled and said, "It’s okay. If I suffer, you won’t have it easy either. With you around, I’m not afraid."
Xiao Li genuinely hadn’t expected Qin Xiao to teach her how to use a gun. She always thought these things were used by the police!
Qin Xiao let out a soft laugh, then took Xiao Li’s hand and left the shooting range, heading to the first chamber on the right. Opening the door, Qin Xiao took Xiao Li inside.
It was a small room of only fifteen square meters, with just a table placed inside, and on the table was a box.
Qin Xiao opened the box to find gun parts, "Nini, I’ll first teach you assembly."
As he spoke, Qin Xiao put on the gloves beside him and picked up the parts, assembling them one by one.
During assembly, he explained to Xiao Li the name, use, and installation precautions of each part.
In order to let Xiao Li have a clear view, Qin Xiao slowed down the assembly process, and Xiao Li watched very attentively.
After assembling and disassembling ten times, Xiao Li finally spoke up and wanted to try.
When she touched the parts, despite them having been warmed by Qin Xiao’s hands before and not feeling cold, Xiao Li still found them cold to the touch.
Perhaps knowing their usage made Xiao Li instinctively a bit fearful of them.
She never imagined she, Xiao Li, would one day have to handle such things.
Calming herself a bit, Xiao Li began assembling. Although she was slow, every step was correct, and she finally completed the assembly.
Seeing this, Qin Xiao nodded slightly, "Nini, your memory is very good, and your hand sensitivity is great."
Xiao Li smiled, "Could it not be? Those things we had to memorize when studying medicine were no joke; if our hands aren’t nimble, how could we handle a scalpel?
Uncle, how long does it take you to assemble once now?"
Qin Xiao smiled, took the gun from her hand, dismantled it in a few moves, and then began assembling again, this time not slowing down, finishing it in just a few moves.
Seeing this, Xiao Li moved her gaze from Qin Xiao’s hands to his face, "Uncle, are you deliberately trying to discourage me?"
Qin Xiao smiled, "No, just setting a benchmark for you."
Hearing this, Xiao Li didn’t want to pursue the subject and changed the topic, "Uncle, are all the guns here real?"
Qin Xiao shook his head, "What do you think?"