At this time, Sakai Masachi and the others were sitting on the first floor of the brewery office building, so Liu Xing was not in a hurry to deal with the wooden box in his hand.
"Meteor, this is the backpack I found."
When he saw Liu Xing, Sakai Masachi couldn't wait to say: "This backpack is from when I was preparing to leave the mirror world, I accidentally bumped into a small wooden house next to it. As a result, I heard something fall on the house.
It was on the ground behind, so I went to the back and took a look, and found that it was the backpack that fell down."
Liu Xing nodded and looked at the backpack on the table. He soon discovered that there was a small lock hanging on the zipper of the backpack. It was precisely because of this small lock that Sakai Masachi and the other two people did not put the backpack away.
Open.
"Does this lock have a key?"
"No." Sakai Masachi replied immediately: "After we found this backpack, we searched nearby for a long time, but found nothing. After all, the key of this small lock is only as big as a finger, so
We simply chose to give up, since we don’t have to use a key to open the lock anyway, or we don’t need to open the lock at all, we can just pull off the zipper.”
Liu Xing tried to press the backpack and found that there were not many things in the backpack. However, because there seemed to be clothes inside, Liu Xing was not sure what was in the backpack. He only knew that there were bits and pieces in it.
hand.
However, Liu Xing did not rush to open the backpack. He first pretended to be thinking, and then contacted KP Broken Bridge in his heart, "KP, can I be sure whether the things in this backpack are dangerous? I opened it rashly.
Will there be no problem?"
"No, because everything in this backpack is wrapped in clothes, so if you want to determine what is inside, you have to open the backpack. Of course, you can also try an inspiration check. If it is successful
If so, I can still tell you what's inside." kp Duanqiao replied seriously.
Big success?
Sorry to bother you, farewell.
Liu Xing did not want to waste his good luck on such an unimportant occasion, because Liu Xing has always believed that the law of conservation of character is real.
However, Liu Xing still learned the information he wanted from kp Duanqiao, which was that he could "know" the items in the backpack, so there should be no danger.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing grabbed the small lock and pulled it hard, tearing off the zipper of the backpack. But to Liu Xing's surprise, the weight of the small lock was lighter than he thought.
Much, it feels like this little lock is hollow.
Liu Xing tried to squeeze the small lock, and found that the small lock was indeed hollow, and it only needed a little force to deflate it.
Is this a fake product?
No, even if it is a fake or shoddy product, it is impossible to make the lock hollow, because the problem can be found by just weighing the weight, so only a fool would buy such a weird lock.
Of course, this doesn't really matter.
Liu Xing threw aside the small lock that still locked the zipper buckle, and then pulled open the backpack. The first thing he saw was a short-sleeved shirt, and it looked very beach-style.
There were several short-sleeved clothes under this short-sleeved shirt. After throwing these clothes on the table, Liu Xing finally saw a pile of shells.
That's right, it's a shell.
Liu Xing poured all the shells on the table with a confused look on his face, and couldn't help but say two words - That's it?
"It seems like that's all."
Kogawa picked up the empty backpack and shook it a few times before continuing: "Would you like to take this backpack apart and take a look? I think the original owner of this backpack chose to leave it in the room because he was too lazy to do laundry.
On top."
"Okay, but my dear, please ask your men to be careful not to damage anything that may be inside."
Liu Xing picked up a shell and said, "By the way, find someone who studies shells and ask him to see if there are any clues hidden in these shells."
As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, Tanaka Qingya raised her hand and said: "I can, my favorite entertainment activity when I was a child was to go to the beach to pick up those beautiful shells, so I still have a box of shells at home, so when I was in college
In order to find out what shells I picked up, I bought a set of books dedicated to popularizing marine shellfish."
Since Tanaka Qingya had volunteered, Liu Xing pushed the pile of shells in front of Tanaka Qingya, while he picked up the clothes and studied them.
First of all, these clothes are all brand new. They look like they have not been worn a few times, and they still have the smell of being washed. As for the styles and sizes, they should be exactly the same, just different colors.
"It's interesting. This person bought a set of clothes of the same style, and then wore each piece of clothes only once and cleaned them. But the most important thing is that the logos on these clothes have been removed. It seems that these clothes are
The owner did not want others to know where he bought the clothes."
Liu Xing touched his chin and said: "But there is no matching pair of pants in this backpack, so does this person only change clothes and not pants?"
Sakai Masachi picked up the short-sleeved shirt and thought for a moment before saying: "If I remember correctly, this dress should be a souvenir from Engetsu Island Beach in Wakayama Prefecture, because I have been to the beach there.
, I saw that local souvenir shops sell short-sleeved shirts of this style.”
"Yes, there are many famous beaches in Wakayama Prefecture, so in order to make each beach have its own characteristics, they design a set of commemorative clothing with the same style but different color combinations. This can also satisfy some punching hobbies.
the needs of the users.”
Hearing what Yamamoto really said, Liu Xing remembered that every aerospace company has its own set of stickers, so many people would take a certain flight specifically to collect a certain special sticker.
"Yes, that's it." Masachi Sakai held his mobile phone and said: "This dress is a souvenir sold on Yuezuki Island, and the colors of the other pieces of clothing also match the representative colors of other beaches in Wakayama Prefecture, so the owner of this backpack
I should have been to Wakayama Prefecture before coming here and visited several beaches in Wakayama Prefecture.”
Wakayama Prefecture?
Liu Xing thought about it and found that Wakayama Prefecture is right next to Osaka and not too far from Nagoya.
"So, the owner of this backpack was visiting the beach in Wakayama Prefecture and collected some shells as souvenirs. But he didn't know what happened. He had to rush to Nagoya immediately and entered the mirror world. Then
He didn't know why he threw the backpack on the roof of a house...but why did he lock his backpack?"
As Liu Xing spoke, he looked at the backpack that had been divided into rags. "It seems that there is nothing else in this backpack, so are these shells important to him? Are they meant to be given to his girlfriend?"
Gift?"
"No." Tanaka Qingya said suddenly: "He should have chosen to lock the backpack for these shells, because although these shells seem to be very common, after careful study, I found that some shells are actually similar to what we already know.
The shellfish are slightly different, and this difference is enough for them to be recognized as a brand new species. Therefore, from the perspective of academic value, these shells are enough to turn an ordinary researcher into an industry giant.
"
"Yeah?"
Liu Xing picked up a shell casually, but found nothing special about this shell.
Of course, the most important thing is that Liu Xing did not trigger the prop introduction in the Cthulhu Run game lobby when he picked up these shells.
"This is actually normal, because according to scientific speculation, the species known to us humans only account for 10% of the total species on the earth, so we can discover a large number of new species every year, although many new species appear to be some of the known species
A color-changed version of the species, or a plus version with some new accessories.”
Tanaka Qingya put down the shell in her hand and said seriously: "Now we humans have reached most of the earth's land, but we still know very little about the ocean, especially about the playful fish in the deep sea. We
I don’t even know what to call them.”
"No, there are deep divers and ancient ones in the deep sea." Liu Xing couldn't help but complain: "The ancient ones are a kind of mythical creatures with a very scientific spirit, but what they like to do most is to create tool creatures. For example, there is a named
The mythical creatures called Shoggoths were created by the ancients in order to provide free porters and construction workers. As a result, these Shoggoths chose to betray after awakening a certain amount of intelligence, forcing these ancients to stay at the bottom of the sea.
..So I very much suspect that those weird deep-sea fish are defective products created by the ancients."
Hearing what Liu Xing said, Tanaka Qingya was speechless for a moment.
"Okay, it seems that there is nothing useful for us in this backpack, but judging from the current situation, this backpack should belong to those outsiders in the sealed mirror world, unless you can be sure that this backpack belongs to your father
, or other people who know this mirror world."
Faced with Liu Xing's question, Masachi Sakai pondered for a moment before speaking: "Not many people knew about this mirror world back then, and the management of the brewery before that and other factories earlier were not
It's quite strict, and it's all my family's property, so it's unlikely that anyone could enter that mirror world unknowingly; as for my father, he has no interest in natural scenery, so all he has done for so many years is
Except for business trips, I have never left Nagoya."
"Then we can be sure that this backpack belongs to those outsiders, and we can also confirm that these outsiders should be time travelers. They have returned to the past for some reason, or they have gone back to seal the mirror world.
That’s why they disappeared quickly after solving the problem; but I still can’t figure out why this backpack was left in the mirror world and had such a lock..."
Having said this, Liu Xing suddenly thought of a question - why is this lock hollow?
From ancient times to the present, things like locks have been solid, because the lock needs to have a sense of weight to give the user a sense of security. Of course, the most important thing is that in ancient times when the level of technology was relatively backward, the method of unlocking was still relatively simple. If you want to
If you want to destroy the lock through violent means, it is nothing more than smashing and chopping. In this case, the solid lock can last longer.
Therefore, hollow locks like this should not be sold on the market, so this hollow lock is most likely a customized product.
So the question comes again, why is this lock hollow?
Liu Xing could only think of one reason, and that was that there might be something inside the lock.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing picked up the small lock on the table, turned on the flashlight function of his phone, and tried to see clearly what was going on inside through the keyhole.
As a result, Liu Xing found that the keyhole had been sealed with wax oil, and the wax oil was only a thin layer, which would be difficult to detect if you were not paying attention.
Why seal the lock?
Liu Xing immediately thought of the possibility that this small lock might contain some kind of liquid, so in order to prevent the liquid from spilling out, he chose to seal the keyhole with wax oil.
As for why Liu Xing thought so, it was because the contents of the backpack were not worth locking at all, so why did the original owner of the backpack bother with it? Obviously he wanted to divert attention to the people who discovered the backpack and the lock.
Focus on backpacks that are larger and can also hold things.
Liu Xing put himself in his shoes and thought about it. If he was the first person to discover this backpack, then his first thought would be to open the backpack and see what was in it. So if he could not find the lock at this time,
There will be two options for the key. The first is to directly interlock and pull the zipper together without saying anything, and the second is to try to use a lockpicking tool to open the lock.
If nothing else, 99% of people will choose the former, and after discovering that the backpacks contain only a few pieces of clothing and shells, 98% of them will choose to throw them away with a curse.
backpack and lock, and then one percent of people will be ecstatic about these never-discovered shells because of their research on shells, and leave directly with these shells.
As for the last one percent, they will be as interested in the lock as the one percent who chose the latter at the beginning, and then try to use various tools to open the lock. If the person who opens the lock is not careful,
It will destroy that layer of wax oil.
At that time, the contents of the lock will most likely leak out, causing some unexpected situations.