Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 344 The Laundry Room! A Hidden Place!

"What kind of hero? What kind of effect?" Lin Yangyang had never heard of such a thing before.

Lin Zhiqing readily replied: "The narrow channel effect is also called the canyon effect."

"As the name suggests, if wind flows into the canyon from an open area, it cannot accumulate in large quantities within the narrow canyon, so it must flow out of the canyon quickly."

"At times like these, the wind speed will increase, and we will feel a strong wind."

Lin Zhiqing tried his best to explain his geographical knowledge in simple and easy-to-understand language.

Lin Yangyang wasn't the kind of person who knew nothing; she clapped her hands:
"Is the kind of wind you're talking about the kind we usually call a draft?"

“That’s right!” Lin Zhiqing nodded. “Do you remember the corridor between the north and south wing rooms of Shuqing Pavilion?”

“I remember a few times when I passed by there, my hair and clothes would get blown around by the wind,” Lin Yangyang replied.

Seeing that she remembered, Lin Zhiqing continued:
"That place is also a kind of narrow tube effect. Shuqing Pavilion is not far from the garden. When the wind passes through the garden and reaches the connecting corridor outside the north and south wing rooms, the space suddenly becomes smaller."

"So the wind blows faster, and people will feel the wind is stronger when they pass by."

After this explanation, Lin Yangyang understood the principle of the narrowing effect.

She thought for a moment, and then it dawned on her:
"Qing-meimei, according to you, is there also a covered walkway outside with houses on both sides?"

Lin Yangyang's speculation was based on the situation of Shuqing Pavilion, and she constructed a scene in her mind that was similar to the north and south wing rooms of Shuqing Pavilion, but Lin Zhiqing thought about it more.

She slowly said:

"I'm not sure if there's a connecting corridor outside, but I'm pretty sure there's another room in front of our secret room."

"Only this layout can create a narrow tube effect."

In this way, the two of them had a general understanding of their current situation.

However, they quickly thought of another problem.

That hollow wall seems somewhat out of place with the current layout of the house.

Assuming there was a study on the other side of the hollow wall, the Jiang family did indeed enter and exit through that hollow wall.

In that case, from an outsider's perspective, the secret room where Lin Zhiqing and the others were located could also be considered part of the study.

This is indeed a secluded place.

Lin Zhiqing quickly constructed the layout and outline of the outside in his mind.

She also noticed something.

When Lin Yangyang abducted her, she was blindfolded and brought over from the windy side of the south corridor.

However, Jiang Yunhe and Jiang Liuyun entered and exited through the hollow wall on the east side.

In other words, in order to conceal the location of this secret room, Jiang Yunhe and Jiang Liuyun deliberately had Lin Yangyang enter and exit from a different place.

This cautious behavior, however, gave Lin Zhiqing a crucial clue.

She felt that the overall picture, when these clues were put together, had a small outline in her mind, though it wasn't very clear.

what is it?

You're so dense, think of something already!

Lin Zhiqing couldn't help but tap his head.

The various spatial models I had learned before flashed through my mind, and in a flash, a rough outline appeared.

Lin Zhiqing was taken aback, then carefully recalled the model he had just thought of, and finally found a knowledge point that matched their current environment!
Butterfly model!

She suddenly realized why there is the narrow tube effect and hollow walls!
The problem that had been puzzling him before was now easily solved. Lin Zhiqing had roughly figured out his location.

The so-called butterfly model, when applied to existing architecture, can be roughly understood as a trapezoid divided into four triangles.

The two triangles on the left and right are right triangles, and the two triangles on top and bottom are opposite each other, forming an hourglass shape.

The two triangles on the left and right correspond to Lin Zhiqing and the others' current location, which is now the secret room and the house opposite the secret room.

The gap between the two triangular houses creates a narrowing effect.

In other words, the two triangles must be connected and not separated by the house.

Only in this way can the narrowing effect be produced.

After confirming that the method used the mathematical butterfly model principle, Lin Zhiqing explained it to Lin Yangyang as well.

After listening, Lin Yangyang understood Lin Zhiqing's meaning, but she still had some questions in her mind:

“Sister Qing, if this place is indeed built according to the butterfly principle, then according to you, the place we are in should be a house with three corners, but this house has four corners.”

The butterfly model is called a butterfly model because the two triangles are opposite each other and their shape looks like butterfly wings.

Lin Zhiqing led Lin Yangyang to the hollow wall on the east side:
"It's because of this hollow wall that our secret room has four corners."

"If I'm not mistaken, this hollow wall is the tool that divides a triangle in half."

She dipped her hand in water and started drawing on the table.

In that instant, Lin Yangyang understood her meaning:
"Qing-meimei, so you mean there's a pointed corner behind that hollow wall? But that kind of house is too strange."

"If someone were to come in, wouldn't it easily attract attention?"

Lin Yangyang is right, these triangular houses are indeed very peculiar.

But Lin Zhiqing had already thought about this problem.

She dipped the brush in water again and added two strokes to the triangle on the table:

"Cousin, look, the triangular house looks strange. Does that mean there's nothing wrong with this kind of house?"

Lin Yangyang leaned over and saw that a straight line had been drawn next to the two triangles that were originally on the table.

With these two lines, the triangle becomes a shape with four corners.

Lin Zhiqing told her that this is called a rectangle.

A rectangular house is indeed fine.

After all the doubts were resolved, Lin Zhiqing drew a complete diagram on the table again.

The two rectangles on the left and right sides are not far apart at one corner, and the area above and below should be a relatively open flat area.

The secret room where Lin Zhiqing and Lin Yangyang are located is in the upper half of the triangle on the right.

After being separated by a hollow wall, the secret room became a closed four-cornered space.

The triangle outside the secret room was filled in to form a rectangle, which would likely be used as a storeroom, study, or storage room.

In this way, Lin Zhiqing could roughly match this place with the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion that he had learned about before.

This should be... Lin Zhiqing narrowed his eyes, the location of the laundry room in the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence!
Only in laundry rooms would the design of two rooftops not far apart be used, leaving an opening for the wind to pass through, and clothes to be dried on the open space in front.

When it's windy, clothes dry quickly.

The two rooms on the left and right were used to store or dry washed clothes.

That's right, it's the laundry room!