Chapter 15 Rose Manor (14) Past Reasoning
The composition of Chang Xu’s clues is similar to the parts known to Qisi. They are four lines of unknown poetry, plus five paragraphs of diary content.
Judging from the tone of voice, the diaries in the two clues were written by different people, which just metaphorically represent the background stories from different sections.
Qisi read the clues from beginning to end twice, memorized them in his mind, took another piece of papyrus, stood in front of the table and wrote down the clues in his room silently.
Then, holding up the red skirt, he repeated the speculation he had told Lin Chen, which received an unclear and stern look from Chang Xu.
The two clues merged together, and a story took shape.
"A declining aristocratic family had two daughters. The eldest daughter Anna had a beautiful face and was perfect in all aspects. The younger daughter Anne was much mediocre in comparison. A man accidentally entered the manor and fell in love with Anna. , and made every effort to marry her, but unfortunately it was too late. Anna thought she had been abandoned by him and had already died in depression."
"The reason why time is the most important is because of the machine. Zhong was forced to manipulate, causing the man and Anna to miss each other on the night they had arranged to elope, causing many misunderstandings." Qisi looked down at the words on the paper, his voice half sighing, half joking.
“Anne doesn’t know what her psychology is, maybe it’s abnormal love, maybe it’s jealousy that she’s not even aware of. She took on the identity of her sister Anna and met the man who returned to the manor. , and killed him and buried him in the garden."
Lin Chen also knew that this information would be too easy to expose if it was false, and it was of no use, so Qisi told the truth, just in time to cancel the cooperation. Alertness between the two sides.
After finishing speaking, he looked at Chang Xu: "Brother Chang, you have been digging in the garden all morning. Did you find any other strange things?"
Chang Xu replied: "There are three corpses in total, two A man and a woman, it is initially assumed that they are both players."
"...Okay."
That's okay. I thought I could find the body of the warrior who pursued Miss Anna.
Qisi was slightly disappointed, but not much. He continued: "I have tested that the Miss Anna we saw at the dinner table is a living person and should be the surviving sister Annie. The real Miss Anna is dead and may appear in a ghostly state."< br>
Chang Xu frowned slightly when he heard this: "It is known that Annie and Anna look different, but she replaced Anna without being noticed. It seems that she can mobilize the strange power very early. I feel that there may be something wrong with Rose Manor itself. She is just a weird part, controlled by others."
"This is also my guess." Qisi nodded in agreement.
Those who make the rules often have the privilege of not following the rules, and it is obvious that Miss Anna has no right to break the rules. In other words, there is someone else who makes the weird rules in Rose Manor.
"The clues that complete this part of the reasoning are either on the third floor or with Zou Yan and Ye Zi." Qisi's eyes fell back to the four lines at the top of the page.
The meaning of the poem that belonged to him was ambiguous, like a prophecy or a curse. Just one glance at it made him feel a suffocating and throbbing feeling in his heart.
In comparison, the four lines of Chang Xu's poem are much easier to understand.
【I am finally trapped in time】
【This is the junction of morning and dusk】
【Reincarnation year after year】
【Yesterday is with me again】
It's obviously talking about a time loop.
Qisi narrowed his eyes and asked pointedly: "Brother Chang, do you always keep that [Destiny Pocket Watch] with you and look at it often?"
"On average, you look at it for half an hour. Once." Chang Xu took out his pocket watch and looked at the time again, "In my memory, there has been no obvious problem with time since I entered the dungeon."
"Is that so?" br>
Qisi believed that Chang Xu was not too stupid. He was the first to get the clue about the time. He would definitely pay more attention to this aspect and there would be no possibility of making mistakes.
The reasoning has reached a dead end, and more information is needed to advance...
"Let's go to the third floor and have a look." Qis reached out and pushed the door open.
In an instant, the mechanical clock struck its first stroke.
......
In Room 1 near the stairs, Zou Yan and Ye Zi sat at the desk, staring intently at an eyeball-shaped prop on the table.
[Name: Eye of Hermes (right eye)]
[Type: Prop]
[Effect: ① After placing the left eye in a closed space, you can use the right eye to Seeing and hearing with the left eye;
②During the transmission process, the vigilance and perception of nearby players can be greatly reduced]
[Note: God is omniscient, so said Hermes 】
At this moment, what appeared in the eyeballs was the scene in Chang Xu's room, including Qisi's speculation on the background story and the two people's decision to explore the third floor.
“The most brilliant game is to stay behind the scenes, to observe, to spy, and to collect the most information while everyone is unaware.” Zou Yan looked at Ye Zi and smiled lightly, “In comparison, , it is really the best choice to intervene in the game. After all, we do not have the advantage in terms of force."
Yi Zi lowered his head and said nothing, and the various situations between Zou Yan and her appeared in front of his eyes.
First, she pretends to be a good person to avoid arousing the jealousy of others; then she is asked to act stupid and arrogant, taking the initiative to reveal her acquaintance with Shen Ming to divert attention; finally, she causes a dispute and misleads other players. I think it is impossible for the two of them to achieve a union.
——Undoubtedly, he has a good grasp of people's hearts. She originally thought that she could control Zou Yan by virtue of her alliance with Shen Ming; even if Shen Ming died, it would be nothing more than seeking cooperation on an equal footing; but now it seems that Zou Yan has steadily dominated her from beginning to end.
Zi Zi remembered the knowledge that Shen Ming had given her and asked with a smile: "Sister Zou, is this not your second time to enter the dungeon? Such props are not available to newcomers. They are designated by spending points. A veteran who came in with copies, right?"
Zou Yan asked, "Aren't you the same?"
Zi Zi's smile didn't fade: "I'm just a newbie, and I signed a contract with the company. I had no choice but to enter the game because I was in debt and wanted to make some money."
"Sister Zou, is there anything special about this instance? I heard that you entered the designated instance? There will be no point rewards..."
"That's right." Zou Yan smiled knowingly.
She had no intention of answering Ye Zi’s question, but looked directly into the latter’s eyes with a compassionate and gentle look on her face: “Can you help me complete an experiment?”
"What experiment?"
The pendulum of the mechanical clock struck for the first time, and the remaining sound fell silent the moment it was heard.
Zou Yan said: "Yi Zi, close your eyes."
...
The mechanical clock struck the first stroke, it was one o'clock in the afternoon.
Chang Xu picked up the pocket watch in his hand and took a look. The expressionless face finally changed.
"The pocket watch moved forward by one hour. In just one second, the hour hand moved a full step, as if an hour was taken away out of thin air."
He turned The knob adjusts the time of the pocket watch, and the tone of the statement is smooth. Even such a strange phenomenon is described by him calmly.
The moment Qis heard these words, he understood the meaning.
The mechanism of the copy was triggered, and it is most likely related to the four lines of poetry in Chang Xu's room.
“It’s an hour-long time rewind.” Qisi looked around, “Could it be a weird game that saw us unable to do anything, so we were afraid of affecting the average clearance rate, so we were given hints on purpose, right?”
< br>He made nonsensical jokes, but unfortunately he didn't make anyone laugh.
Time travel is a clue provided to players by the game, and the relevant mechanism can only be triggered by players who have completed the puzzle.
He had always been the only one who made small moves secretly, but he didn't expect that someone would take advantage of him now. The unexpected is interesting, isn't it?
With an inappropriate smile, Qisi walked out of the room, his eyes lingering on the door of the guest room next door.
The gloomy and mottled wooden door was tightly closed. There was nothing unusual about its appearance, and not even the slightest sound could be heard.
Behind him, Chang Xu seemed to have thought of something, and stretched out his hand to grope around himself.
After a few seconds, he stretched out two fingers and took out something like an eyeball from his jacket pocket.
The thing had been broken into pieces, but the bloodshot and streaked pupils were still dilating and enlarging, performing a behavior similar to breathing, like the remnants of some kind of tenacious monster.
"Someone is spying on us." Chang Xu threw his eyeballs at Qisi and motioned for him to look.
Qisi raised his hand to catch his eyeball. The moment his skin touched the cold fluid, a system prompt appeared in front of his eyes.
[Name: Eye of Hermes (left eye) (lost)]
[Type: Prop]
[Effect:...]
Chang Xu looked sternly: "Not long ago, Liu Qingye and I had physical contact. I guess this prop was most likely placed on me at that time. The night before, I and I Shen Ming has also been in contact, and the possibility cannot be ruled out."
Qisi shook his head slightly: "It's not Shen Ming who had a premonition that he was going to die and made a wedding dress for others. He doesn't seem to be such a selfless person. . ”
At this point, the clues are connected, and all the problems encountered before have been explained.
On the first day, Ye Zi was lively and cheerful, chatting casually and clearly not taking life and death seriously. His acting skills and IQ were also in a good category.
As a result, on the second day, she first showed excessive compassion and sympathy for the corpse, and then became chaotic, showing flaws and making stupid moves...
It was completely different from the first day.
Ordinary people may think that this is a normal manifestation of being stimulated, but Ziss, who has been acting since childhood, does not think so - there is no other reason than that he is familiar with it.
Now it seems that his hunch was right.
Qisi smiled and tapped his chin with his finger: "Yi Zi suddenly had a dispute with Zou Yan, probably just to create the illusion that the two of them were at odds. Pushing someone out to act as a smoke screen and muddy the waters is really... Good plan..."
Chang Xu looked serious: "You mean..."
Will resume two updates tomorrow. Alas, they say that the first copy should not be too complicated, but I can’t control my hands... (But since it is in the suspense category, how can the plot design be too simple? Right?)
(End of this chapter)