Chapter 1570 The Stone Door
“Enough! No more buts! Don’t try to stop me anymore unless you want me to think that you’re keen to build an underground palace and steal the business from me!”
Upon seeing how stubborn Davin was, Kyle decided to deploy a few bodyguards to follow him. “Stay safe, uncle. Make sure you sacrifice everything to fight for your life if the time comes. Just stay alive and don’t die.”
“Don’t worry, Kyle. I’ll not let anything bad happen to me! But I’m glad to see how much you care for me.” Davin patted Kyle’s shoulders. He was pleased to see how close-knit they were.
“We’ll entrust you with this important task then,” Juan said.
“Relax! I’d accomplish this task in no time.”
After a round of preparation, Davin, Saul, and six bodyguards made their way to Maupay Manor’s secret room underground.
“Watch your steps, Mr. Davin. It’s very dark here.”
Davin walked along the stone stairs cautiously and kept his body close to the wall. “Isn’t this building supposed to look like a palace? The walkway here is so shabby. Why can’t they fix it? At least build a proper path, for Christ’s sake.”
Davin’s legs began to hurt as he treaded on the uneven rocks on the walkway.
“Careful, Mr. Davin.”
Davin asked, “How much longer do we have to walk? Juan said the two of you managed to find the exit at the end of the road. You better make sure we’re on the right track.”
“Don’t worry. We’d stop when we reached a broader walkway just in front. I remember the location of the stone door but have no idea how to open it,” Saul said.
“We’ll figure that out later.”
Three bodyguards led the way, followed Saul and Davin. Another three bodyguards walked behind them. The group quickened their pace, hoping to get to the stone door as soon as possible.
Some fifteen minutes later, Saul instructed everyone to take a break.
He then studied the walls on both sides and pointed at a spot in front. “The stone door should be around that area. We couldn’t open the door by force the last round. There must be a mechanism that controls the opening, but we don’t know where the switch is.”
“Don’t overthink. Let’s try pushing it again. It might work this time.” Davin stepped forward and took the initiative to open the door.
The rest of the men then joined him but to no avail. The stone door stood still as if it was rooted to the ground.
One of the bodyguards turned to Saul and asked, “Are you sure this is a door? It seems more like a wall to me. You’re not trying to fool us, aren’t you?”
Saul frowned. “Why would I do that? I remember this is the exact location. Steven had put in a lot of effort in building this secret room. We know he lives here, but it’s not going to be easy for us to locate him.”
“This structure does look like a giant slab of rock that doesn’t have any gap in between. It’s hard to tell if it’s a door. What a complicated design,” Davin said.
“That’s right, Mr. Davin. Steven is very good at hiding,” another bodyguard said.
“Let’s not talk about Steven now. We should focus on opening this door,” Saul reminded.
After several rounds of observations, no one could come up with a solution.
All of a sudden, Davin looked at the men and said. “Instead of opening the door by force, let’s think of other ways. Saul, when you were here with Kyle, the door did open on its own, didn’t it?”
“Yeah. It was a coincidence. We managed to sneak in because someone was entering. We almost got caught.”
