Chapter 12 Rose Manor (11) A first look at the third floor
Lin Chen put his notes back on the table, stood by the floor-to-ceiling window in the guest room, and anxiously looked down at what was going on in the garden.
He watched Qisi walk to the iron door, knock on the ground, and say something to the housekeeper who suddenly appeared. Then Miss Anna walked out of the castle, and Qisi stepped forward with a smile. chat.
Lin Chen knew the time had come.
Qisi’s part has been completed, it’s up to him next.
He trotted out of the guest room, went straight to the stairs, and climbed up the stairs quickly, climbing on the handrail.
It was only one floor high, but I stumbled many times because I was too nervous.
When he stood at the top of the third floor stairs, he was already panting and sweating.
The third floor is the same as the second floor, with only three rooms. The difference is that there is no clock in the corner.
Lin Chen clenched his fists, suppressed the useless hesitation in his heart, and walked deeper into the floor step by step.
Perhaps due to a visual error, he always felt that the layout of the third floor was narrower and longer than that of the second floor, giving him the feeling of being in a coffin.
As he went deeper, this feeling became stronger, and it seemed that this floor would never end no matter what.
For a moment, he suspected that everything around him had stopped at a certain moment, and even the passage of time was just an illusion.
Lin Chen's palms were sweating, and his breathing was trembling.
He shook his head, trying to get the inexplicable thoughts out of his mind.
"The bosses have already taken care of Miss Anna, how can I not be able to do such a simple thing?"
Thinking this, he turned and walked towards a room.
Looking at the thick layer of dust on the door, he gritted his teeth, held the copper doorknob with his hand, and pressed down tentatively.
It didn't turn, the door was locked.
Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to open an unknown door in a horror game at all. Even if he didn't open the door to kill, he might encounter something scary.
He followed the same example and turned the doorknobs of the remaining two doors.
All are locked.
"It should be almost done... The boss just asked me to briefly explore the terrain..."
Lin Chen muttered in a low voice and cautiously retreated towards the stairs.
When he was about to retreat to the stairs, a soft female voice sounded behind his ears without warning: "Who are you?"
The voice was made very finely, as smooth as the Shuimoqiang in opera. It was clearly Miss Anna's voice!
Miss Anna...why is she here?
Lin Chen felt that all the blood in his body had stopped flowing. He was so frightened that he was unable to react much.
He opened his mouth to shout, but his voice seemed to be stuck in his throat and he couldn't come out.
I was discovered, it’s over, I’m going to die...
Memories of the past twenty years flashed through my mind like a revolving door before death.
Lin Chen's heart was beating wildly, and he stiffened his back and turned around slowly.
I saw a little old lady wearing a red European-style princess dress standing at the top of the stairs. Her white hair was scattered on her back. Her wrinkled face was covered with rotten scars, and bones were deeply visible in her lips and eye sockets.
This was obviously a strange and horrifying scene, but Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s better if it’s not Miss Anna...
If Miss Anna is not discovered, there is still hope of living...
"Who are you?" the old woman asked in a sweet voice. The beautiful voice paired with such a face reflects a full sense of contrast.
Lin Chen took a step back and stumbled back: "I...my name is Lin Chen."
The old woman stared at him and asked again: "Then do you remember me? Who is it? "
Lin Chen was stunned.
He remembered that when he and Qisi parted ways, after Qisi took a few steps, he seemed to have thought of something, stopped, turned around and said to him: "No matter which NPC you meet on the third floor, don't give him a specific name casually. ”
At that time he was puzzled and asked why. Qisi smiled coldly and motioned for him to look at the third rule on the system interface.
[3. Miss Anna likes guests and has no ill intentions towards them, but please remember that the correct title is "Miss Anna" and not anything else]
The young man said with a slightly narrow smile : "No matter what, since the rules mention the issue of address, you should always try to avoid making mistakes in this area."
Lin Chen suddenly understood.
Did Qiss already expect this? The boss is indeed a boss.
The mind subconsciously extended and recalled the memories related to Zeiss, including the speculation he wrote on the paper that "there may be two Miss Annas". The black and white words on the paper were more vivid than any other information. The identity of the ghost in front of him is ready to be revealed.
"Who am I?" The old woman looked at Lin Chen and asked again word by word, "Tell me...who am I?"
< br>Lin Chen swallowed and said, "You are Miss Anna..."
...
In the garden, the soft soil is evaporating with moist moisture, and dark black broken soil is piled loosely on both sides of the pit.
Qisi and Chang Xu both lowered their heads and looked at the bodies in the newly dug pit, speechless for a moment.
Chang Xu was still holding a shovel in his hand, so he was the one who dug the hole.
Qisi had just sent Miss Anna away, pretending to be on the way, but in fact he had already planned to pass by, and then he saw this scene.
The body in the pit was covered in blood and flesh, but its face had been specially cleaned, and its appearance before birth could be barely seen -
It was a young man with a popular face.
Yan Rong's technique looked very familiar. If Qisi hadn't recalled it and found that he had no impression of this face, he would have suspected that it was his own hands.
The deceased was wearing a white T-shirt that did not match the era of the manor, with a big funny expression printed on it.
Chang Xu judged: "It's the player, who died in the same way as Shen Ming, and his blood was sucked dry by the rose."
This is a no-brainer.
Qisi asked casually: "Brother Chang, how did you know there was a corpse buried here?"
Chang Xu asked back: "What did you say to Miss Anna just now?"
This is undoubtedly a statement of attitude: everyone has his own secrets that cannot be probed or touched by others.
Qisi understood and showed a sincere smile: "I praised her for her good looks and asked her her age. She got angry for no reason and left me alone."
Chang Xu turned his head and looked into Qisi's eyes.
Qisi did not dodge or evade, with a magnanimous expression.
The silence lasted for two seconds. Chang Xu seemed to believe Qisi's lies and explained: "One of my clues said that Miss Anna believes that death is the best nourishment for roses. Therefore, I judged There are corpses buried in the garden."
Qisi didn't expect Chang Xu to be so honest and know how to answer questions.
Of course, until he sees real evidence, Qisi will not believe a word others say.
He squatted down on the side of the pit, with a half-smile on his face: "The word 'garden' represents about a thousand square meters of land. How can you be sure that the body is here?"
"Intuition "Chang Xu also squatted down in front of the pit, "My intuition has always been accurate."
"Awesome." Qisi complimented perfunctorily, wrapped his finger in a napkin, and poked the corpse's face. , "Look at the feel, the time of death does not exceed seventy-two hours. This dungeon is very busy, players come one after another."
Chang Xu raised his eyebrows: "You know a lot about corpses."
“Professional quality, soaking with corpses every day, you can understand even if you don’t want to.”
"It seems that animal corpses and human corpses cannot be generalized."
"It's just a preconceived stereotype." Zeiss had already turned over the napkin, folded it, and put it in his pocket.
He stood up and looked down at Chang Xu, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Humans are animals too, aren't they?"
This is a matter of course, and it is clearly a casual tone, but it makes people have no reason to care. I shudder to think about the meaning behind it.
Chang Xu suddenly raised his head and his voice suddenly turned cold: "Have you ever killed someone?"
"No, don't slander me." Qisi put his hands in his trouser pockets, his calm expression was particularly innocent, "If you talk about 'killing' so easily, you have never killed anyone, right?"
Chang Xu said seriously: "Killed."
"Are you an armed policeman?"
"Absolutely." Chang Xu seemed to hesitate, paused for a moment and then added, "Leave it to me. The missions are basically kills on the spot, and I have never failed."
"Is that so?" Qisi was keenly aware that no matter what Chang Xu's real occupation was, this would be someone who could be exploited. point.
——People who are accustomed to performing killing missions can easily establish a conditioned reflex to kill.
Zi Zi came over at some point and stopped beside the two of them. He frowned and looked into the pit. He said he was studying new clues, but it was more like he came to inquire about the two people's movements.
It is not wise to continue communicating on dangerous topics. A gentle and harmless smile once again appeared on Qiss’s face: “Anyway, comrade police, if you encounter any questions related to corpses in the future, you can ask me. . I can still do the simple work of judging the manner of death and the time of death."
Chang Xu stared in silence, without comment.
(End of this chapter)