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Sang Qingxiao was worried about Shuihan cramping up. "Don't you need a rope around your waist to pull you back?"
He was called Shui Dong, having grown up by the water and trained in winter swimming for over ten years. For him, just going down to take a look was a piece of cake; there was no need for the girl to worry.
"And what is your name?"
"I'm Tong Huan."
After a brief chat between Sang Qingxiao and Tong Huan, Shui Dong resurfaced, his face slightly excited. "Miss, I've found something."
"What did you see?"
"There’s a mechanism underwater, and it’s not small. Just the width is about ten meters or so. There aren’t many parts, but I’m afraid I’m too dull to figure out what it does."
"How is that possible?!"
Lei Luo exclaimed. "The blueprints for this lake were designed by my Lei Family as well. We only dug a pit, but we put a lot of thought into its position, size, and depth."
"During the excavation, although I didn’t come here much, I was watching closely when the water was poured in. It was just an empty pit; how could there be a mechanism?!"
Shui Dong was unconvinced. "If Lord Lei doesn’t believe me, let’s go down together and take a look. You don’t need to worry about safety; it’s just a bit cold. But with your delicate skin, are you brave enough?"
"Why wouldn’t I be brave!"
With such a significant oversight in the project, Lei Luo felt anxious. He took off his outer garment without hesitation and jumped into the water. Shui Dong was slightly surprised by his determination and became more vigilant.
When they submerged and resurfaced again, Lei Luo was much faster than Shui Dong had been alone. Shui Dong pulled Lei Luo onto the shore, where he trembled violently—uncertain whether it was from the cold or fear.
The officials from the Office of Censors draped blankets over both of them. Lei Luo murmured in a daze, "There really is a mechanism... How did I not notice it back then?"
Shui Dong comforted him. "That mechanism looks quite crudely made with few parts. It could have been installed after the lake was filled with water; it wouldn’t have been difficult."
"You Lei Family can just focus on construction. Since this issue arose after digging the lake, it doesn’t concern you much; why are you so worried?"
"You studied mechanisms before, didn’t you? Hurry up and stand up to tell us about it; consider it making amends. Our Marquis will speak on your behalf before His Majesty."
"That’s a good reminder."
Lei Luo wrapped himself in a blanket and stood up, continuously measuring along the lakeshore. After a while, he found his target. He approached a willow tree and crouched down to dig into the soil. The spot he chose had loose earth, as if it had been turned over frequently. After removing the top layer, he discovered a mechanism button.
He pressed it down and immediately felt vibrations coming from deep underground—small vibrations that were hard to detect. Tong Huan leaned down with her ear to the ground to listen for the faint sound of the mechanism activating.
The surface of the lake began to tremble slightly, ripples forming as if stirred by a gentle breeze. Soon after, thin mist appeared on the water's surface, growing denser as the mechanism continued to operate.
Lei Luo seemed lost in thought. "I wondered why there has been so much fog this winter... How did I not think of that?"
The girl said confidently, "I only need to go into the palace once for this case to make progress."
Upon arriving at the military camp and finding no one there, Qi Shuo inquired and made his way over, arriving just in time. He looked at the lake shrouded in mist; as the wind blew, the fog began to spread towards the nearby Imperial Tomb.
Sang Qingxiao smiled and said, "I've always been skeptical about such foggy conditions. The necessary condition for fog formation is high humidity. After inquiring, I learned that only this area has constructed a lake, providing ample moisture."
He also recalled that among the craftsmen working on the Royal Tomb, many were skilled in mechanism construction, leading him to believe that human intervention was more likely. Thus, he decided to come over and test his luck.
As the fog thickened, Sang Qingxiao hurriedly instructed Lei Luo to shut down the mechanisms.
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