Although the surroundings were as quiet as before, and I could occasionally hear the noises of daily life coming from the neighbors' houses upstairs and downstairs, the moment I opened the door, I felt very uneasy and there was something unusual about it.
Wandering nearby. My attention suddenly began to focus, I glanced left and right, and slowly opened the second door.
I pushed the door open a crack silently and looked inside. The room was still the same, but in broad daylight, it was so quiet that it made my heart palpitate. I observed it for a moment, and I couldn't say that there was any danger in the room, but that kind of
The silence was clearly telling me that something was definitely wrong.
I shouted twice. Qingqing's hearing is very developed. I believe that if she hears my voice after being away for so long, she will definitely respond immediately. But no, there is no response at all, even though
I was very reluctant to admit it, but I had to make a final judgment: there was no one in the room, not a single person.
This cannot rule out factors such as Chen Yu taking Qing Qing and others out to play or eat, but without looking carefully, you can see that the sofa, coffee table and even the ground in the living room are covered with a thin layer of dust. This kind of house will not last forever
Falling dust, this thin layer of dust, must take a period of time to accumulate. This undoubtedly shows that there is no one in the room, and it is no longer a matter of a day or two.
I felt cold from head to toe. What happened here during the days I left?
Qingqing's face floats in my mind. I can't forget her mother's silent instructions before she died, nor can I forget the heartbreaking pain in my heart when Qingqing was just lost. At this moment, she is gone again.
Alright? I walked into the room suddenly and looked around.
Immediately, my eyes were immediately attracted by a piece of paper on the coffee table. Because all the furnishings were still in their original state, and there were no other suspicious traces, the piece of paper lying flat on the coffee table became very conspicuous.
The target. I didn't move rashly. I took a quick look and saw that it was a piece of printing paper with a pattern on it that I had never seen before.
I have never seen this pattern before, but it is a bit familiar. It looks very complicated and abstract, but if you identify it carefully, you will find that it is a pattern formed by splicing two completely equal parts, which is somewhat similar to the beak inscription.
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I temporarily threw away this piece of paper and quickly looked in other rooms. I was sure that no trace was left. Chen Yu and Qing Qing were all gone.
There is no trace. I can only focus on the pattern on the printing paper. There is no doubt that the paper is neatly placed on the coffee table in the living room so that people who enter the room can see it at a glance.
Arrive. Since this was intentional, it can only mean that the disappearance of Qingqing and the others was suspected of being artificial.
Perhaps, this is also an important factor that makes me feel uneasy. I can't tell whether there are surveillance facilities such as pinhole cameras left in the room, but I can't stay here for a long time. I grabbed the piece of paper on the coffee table and took a final look.
He glanced at him and left in a hurry.
When I walked out of this door, I suddenly felt a strong sense of loss. So far, everyone I was familiar with had left me, and I could no longer go to the places I was familiar with. There seemed to be no one in this huge city.
My place to stand.
I found a temporary place to stay. The fatigue brought back from the previous world has not yet fully recovered, and my mind can no longer be quiet. If the disappearance of Qingqing and the others is man-made, then this piece of paper that was deliberately left behind, or rather
What does the pattern on the paper represent? If it was an incident such as a kidnapping, the kidnapper would definitely leave a text message. But no message was left behind, only the seemingly complex but actually very neat pattern.
I immediately realized that the people who made Qingqing disappear are very unusual. At least this obscure method proves that their purposes and motives are quite complicated. Who are those people? What is their purpose? I don't know, the only clue is this
Patterns and information are hidden here?
But this pattern that looks a little familiar and a little strange, I can't figure it out, because I am not a professional in this field. If I want to fully understand the origin and meaning of the pattern, I need a lot of information and time. This is a very strange thing. Those people
What is the purpose? Why not say it directly? Instead, leave a pattern?
In the temporary residence, I was bored for two days in a row, thinking about this pattern. Many things and people appeared alternately in my mind, which made me unable to calm down. After two days, I finally understood one thing completely.
On my own, I may not be able to figure out this pattern.
I searched for this pattern on the Internet, but there is no record. Now the Internet is so developed that you can search for many things in every corner. If you can't find it, it means that the popularity of this thing is very, very low. You know
There are very few people.
I couldn't figure it out myself, and couldn't search for relevant clues, so I could only use the stupidest and possibly most ineffective method. In my past work, I inevitably had to come into contact with some people related to cultural relics, and this circle, and I often mingled in related circles.
forum. I registered a new account anonymously and uploaded this pattern to several forums to ask for help. I hope people who have seen this pattern can give me some information.
I don’t think this is a good idea, but I have been pushed to the end of my rope. In the few days after I posted the post, as I imagined, some people commented on the post, but they were all nonsense. Every time I saw those posts, there was nothing
When I left this meaningful message, no one could understand the loss in my heart. It was like I had completely fallen into a closed dark space with no way out or hope.
About four or five days later, I received a private message on the site. The sender's ID was Su Xiaomeng. I noticed that she had just registered the account before sending the private message.
She said in a private message that she knew the pattern.
I am not a person who easily trusts others, especially in a virtual environment like the Internet. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would never know what kind of person was operating the keyboard on the other side of the screen. But I was eager to know.
Regarding the situation of this pattern, I still endured my patience and replied to the other party with a private message. I guess the other party was online at the moment and replied to me soon.
We chatted back and forth for a while, and I told him that I needed information about this pattern and could pay him a fee.
"There are many things about this pattern. I don't know which one you need specifically." The other party immediately sent back the message.
"It's very comprehensive, the more comprehensive the better." Of course I want to know more comprehensively.
"It's very expensive, can you afford it?" When the other party replied again, he added an emoticon.
"You make an offer." I had no intention of discussing the price with him anymore. I had no other plans in mind at that time. As long as I could get clues, nothing else mattered.
"You're joking, but do you take it seriously? I heard some things from others. Besides, don't you think it's troublesome to type like this? Why don't you make a phone call?"
I was on guard in my heart. I didn’t know if the things I had experienced in the past world had warned me. Although I really wanted to imagine the people around me to be kinder, as soon as my mind moved, all I remembered was Dayanpo.
Underground, the scene where Mr. Chen kicked Qingyu down the pit when faced with a life-and-death decision.
Therefore, I don’t trust any strangers, and I also feel that it is inconvenient to have such a private message conversation, so I told Su Xiaomeng to stop going offline and wait for me for a while.
I ran out quickly, bought an anonymous phone card from the small stall at the entrance of the post and telecommunications office, and then told Su Xiaomeng the phone number.
When the call was connected, I heard the voice of a woman. I guess she was not too old. The voice was very clear, with a little sticky cuteness, which made it feel comfortable. I was slightly stunned.
But now I don't care at all who provides me with information, as long as I can find useful clues.
"Where did you know this pattern?" she asked me curiously. Judging from her tone, she was definitely not too old.
My imagination is not very rich, but when I hear the voice of such a young woman, I always think of Qingqing and her gray eyes. My heart aches and I give up all plans to chat.
"Tell me from a friend, how much do you need?"
"I don't want money, I just want to discuss this pattern with others."
Although she kept refusing, I still insisted on paying her, because this is a transaction in the first place, and I didn't want to owe anyone anything, as that would be a psychological burden. With my persistence, Su Xiaomeng reluctantly agreed,
In this way, I was completely relaxed and could ask her about the pattern without any inhibitions.
"I'm quite interested in talking to people about this, but when it comes to money, why do I always feel so vulgar? And it seems like I'm a wage earner?" Su Xiaomeng sighed on the phone, and the young man's emotional change was
Quite quickly, she asked me mysteriously: "Do you know the origin of this pattern?"
At this time, I have a new wariness towards this Su Xiaomeng. If the other person is an older person, then maybe I will trust him a little more, but in today's society, how many young girls will be afraid of this?
Are you interested in things like cultural relics and history?
But I still want to hear what she has to say.
"Let me explain in advance that a lot of what I know is based on what I heard. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information. I just tell you that, and you just hear that."
"Okay, tell me."
"Do you know King Zhou Mu?" She changed the topic and made me stunned.
"knew."
"This pattern was first discovered in the tomb of King Mu of Zhou Dynasty. The process was quite bizarre."