Chapter 323: Inside the Factory
The broken end of the steel bar was very sharp. Bifang pointed it at the gap in the door and thrust it hard. The door trembled slightly and the steel bar was easily stuck in the gap.
Shake it left and right to allow the steel bar to go deeper, then Bifang pried it suddenly to the right, and the elevator door suddenly opened!
“Huh!”
A cold wind blew in my face.
Bifang looked down at the dark elevator shaft and suddenly stopped in his tracks, feeling horrified. He had just used too much force and the ground was covered in dust, so his feet slipped and he almost fell down.
A cold wind was blowing up and down in the deep elevator shaft. The elevator was not there at all. There were only a few ropes hanging in the air. Looking down, I had no idea which floor it was stopped on.
[How do we get down here? The elevator can't be used because of the power outage. ]
[Nonsense, Lao Fang was looking for an elevator just now, there must be a way to go down. ]
【Slide down the rope? 】
[Swing, swing, my freedom and indulgence]
【Take a leap, you deserve it! 】
Bifang reached out and touched the rope, which was covered with lubricant. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It's definitely not possible to go down directly. The rope is covered with lubricant and it's impossible to hold on. We have to increase its friction. Otherwise, we won't be able to stop the car, which is no different from falling down. It's even worse if it slips out of our hands."
There are many ways to increase friction. He originally wanted to tear off a piece of clothes and wrap it around the rope, then slide down using the clothes, but after thinking it over, he suddenly started looking around.
"A factory that even has a medicine box in the bathroom should be very formal, so the fire protection measures must be in place as well. If you can find it, there is no need to tear the clothes, just cut a piece of pipe skin. Pipe skin is rougher and much more useful than clothes."
As it turned out, his guess was correct. After passing a passage, a red fire window suddenly appeared in front of everyone, with a water pipe rolled into a circle hanging in the middle.
The fire window was not locked and no one would lock it, but Bifang did not choose to open it. Instead, he took out a steel bar, took a half step back, put his right hand in front of him, and swung the steel bar to smash the glass. This time it was not tempered glass. With a click, glass fragments flew everywhere.
"I didn't bring a dagger this time, and I didn't have any sharp weapons with me. The traditional fire hose has a rubber lining and a linen woven fabric on the outside, which is wear-resistant and cut-resistant. That's why I chose to break the glass, thus artificially creating a sharp weapon. Although it's brittle, it's still possible to cut a water pipe. Look, this one is pretty good."
Picking and choosing from the pile of debris, Bifang picked up a half-moon shaped piece of glass, the sharp edge flashing with cold light. He opened the fire window, dragged out the water pipe and threw it on the ground.
The water pipe was very long, and Bifang pulled out a section to wrap the glass fragments, then reached out and held the fragments to cut towards the pipe skin, truly achieving "take from the pipe, use in the pipe."
The glass began to rub against the pipe skin at a very fast speed, but the progress was not in line with the audience's expectations. After half a minute, only one layer of the coil was cut.
The person involved was much more patient. After all, it was glass, not a real knife, and it was wrapped in a layer of pipe skin, so it was not easy to use force.
"Although the glass is very sharp, the water pipe is not a vegetarian. Don't worry, we can just give it some time. At least you can see that it is not completely ineffective, right?"
Bifang pointed at the water pipe with a small cut in it and laughed.
Hearing him say this, the audience had no choice but to be patient. Fortunately, there was a hole, so the rest was much easier. They cut along the hole, and faster, a section of the water pipe was cut off.
Pulling the water pipe skin, Bifang returned to the elevator entrance, looked at the height of more than ten meters, and carefully reached out to grab the rope.
The rope was quite far away and difficult to reach with the hand, so Bifang could only lean forward and put the weight of his upper body on the rope to reach it.
After adjusting the position, Bifang began to wrap the fire hose around the rope, three times in total, and then tied a knot.
"The rough fabric of the fire hose can protect my hands and forearms, and it can also increase friction. Okay, huh, I didn't feel anything when I climbed up the hose, but now it looks so high, at least twenty meters."
Bifang took a deep breath and looked down at the dark elevator shaft, sweating slightly. He knew he shouldn't look down at this time, but he couldn't help it.
"The key to sledding with a rope is to use your feet as much as possible instead of your hands. A common mistake is to habitually rely on the strength of your arms instead of your legs, because human hands are much more flexible than legs. Over time, people are more accustomed to relying on their hands to solve problems, but the old saying is true: arms can never twist thighs."
The first effort was full of energy, the second was weaker, and the third was exhausted. After Bifang explained briefly, he tensed his thighs, slightly bent them, and jumped onto the rope.
Then he instantly wrapped his legs around the rope and pressed his whole body on it, holding on to the rope tightly to increase friction. The next second, he felt his body suddenly sink and began to slide down rapidly.
Fortunately, the speed is within the expected range!
Bifang was quite happy, "During the operation of the elevator, the cable wear will be checked regularly, but these old cables are discarded, so I am not sure whether it is still strong. Now it seems to be good and very strong."
But soon, this joy disappeared. A large amount of lubricating oil was "sucked off" by the water pipe skin. The lubricating oil accumulated more and more, and the speed was actually showing a tendency to be out of control.
Even the audience could tell something was wrong from Bifang's expression, and they suddenly realized what was going on when they saw the thick layer of black oil on his hands.
Seeing that it had become like , Bifang hurriedly looked for a solution. Looking at the scene of things falling all around him, he hardened his heart, loosened his thighs that were holding the rope, and stepped on the pillar on the wall of the elevator shaft.
The hand ropes were too far away from all directions, and could not be reached by stretching out one's hands or legs. However, there were two long iron pillars on the side of the elevator shaft that were used to fix the elevator. They were like a protrusion and were closer. If one tried hard enough to reach them, it might be possible.
Without the restraint of legs, the speed of descent is almost as fast as free fall, which makes people sweat.
The first step missed the target, the second step hit the target but was not firm enough, until the third step, Bifang finally slowed down after stepping hard.
Bifang, who finally slowed down, gasped, "No, this is too tiring. Let me shake my hands first. I'm only halfway down and my hands are already tired. It's also a mental torture. Not only do you have to concentrate and remind yourself that you will die if you fall from here, but you also have to struggle to hold on to the rope. I almost lost it just now because there was too much oil. Fortunately, I got off safely and went down a long distance. I still have to find a way to get through the car later."
It was already more than ten meters away from the entrance and there was no way to go up.
After falling at a constant speed for another seven or eight meters, Bifang finally saw the elevator. He let go of his hands and fell heavily on top of the elevator with a thud.
"There must be a path at the top of the elevator. There is usually a safety exit at the top... No, this place is too solid. I can't get in through this hole."
Bifang groped in the dark for a long time but couldn't find the opening at the top of the elevator. Helplessly, he could only go around to the back of the elevator car to look.
The elevator shaft can be simply regarded as a pipe, and the elevator car moves up and down inside this pipe, but it is not perfectly fitted with the elevator shaft. Designers will leave some space behind the elevator car to facilitate people to enter and exit for maintenance. The pillars of the Bifang step are used to fix the elevator car to prevent it from swaying back and forth.
Through this gap, Bifang could even see a ray of light.
"Considering the height of the entire building, the elevator should be stopped on the first floor. If we can go down, we might be able to get out directly."
After a quick estimate, Bifang decided to go down through the empty hole at the back of the elevator car.
The opening was very narrow, only about 25 centimeters wide, very small, but just enough for Bifang to pass through the elevator.
After crossing the entire elevator, Bifang arrived at the bottom level. He could even see the ground with the help of the light from below, so the distance was not high.
Without hesitation, Bifang relaxed his muscles, slid out of the gap, landed straight on the ground, and came to the space between the elevator car and the ground.
As luck would have it, the elevator seemed to be stuck right in the middle of the floor, with light coming through the crack in the door below.
"Phew, now we are under the elevator. There is more than a ton of steel above my head. It is easy to crush me to death. Although it has been hanging here for a month, I still can't rest assured. Fortunately, the situation is not bad. Although this gap is narrow, it is still passable."
After stuffing the backpack into the gap, Bifang took off his coat, leaving only a layer of inner lining on his body, and squeezed out of the gap close to the door panel.
The light fell on Bifang's face, making him squint slightly.
