When Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang sent Shao Qingge downstairs after lunch, a girl was arguing with the boss excitedly: "The house price was 10,000 gold coins at the beginning, but it went up to 20,000 gold coins yesterday, and it went up to 40,000 gold coins today! Boss, you are doing this too.
Isn’t it too cheating? It doubles in one day, why don’t you grab the money!”
The boss said confidently: "Now that everything is increasing in price, there is no reason why the accommodation fee should not go up. You can't live in it anymore."
The girl's eyes widened with anger and she was about to curse when the boy behind her suddenly put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Tingting, we can't live here anymore. Let's move out. It's too expensive to live here. The house price may double tomorrow."
.”
There was clearly a hint of panic in the girl's eyes, and she lowered her voice and said, "But where can we move? Shanshui B&B is the cheapest accommodation in City A. Other places may be more expensive. You won't let me sleep on the street, right?"
!When you first chased me, you said you wanted me to live a good life, but now..." She said with red eyes.
The man looked ugly, and after a moment of silence he changed his words: "Boss, can we pay for the accommodation with instant noodles and milk?"
The boss then became interested: "How many do you have?"
The man said: "Can I give you a box of milk and a box of instant noodles to pay for tonight's accommodation?"
The boss raised two fingers: "Two boxes."
The corner of the man's mouth twitched suddenly: "Don't go too far!"
The boss shrugged and said with a smile: "Before prices didn't rise, a box of instant noodles cost 3,000, and a box of milk cost 2,000, which adds up to 5,000. My accommodation fee here is 10,000 a day. Two boxes is not too much for you, right? Two boxes, I love living there.
Can’t live.”
The young man and woman looked at each other and finally gritted their teeth and agreed.
The woman went through the renewal procedures in the lobby, while the man returned upstairs to bring food.
Yu Hanjiang leaned into Xiao Lou's ear and whispered: "It seems that these two people have no money to pay for the house. They underestimated the trend of rising prices and did not pay off the house in advance... Or you have the foresight.
, I paid the accommodation fee for seven days directly.”
Xiao Lou often took his parents on trips during winter and summer vacations. He was used to paying the accommodation fee in one lump sum online because hotel prices would change greatly during the peak and off-peak seasons. Some hotels have different room rates on weekdays and weekends.
Book a room in advance to be prepared.
He paid the accommodation fee for seven days at one time and only spent 80,000 gold coins.
For those challengers who have not paid the room payment in advance, today is only the second day, and the accommodation fee has already risen to 40,000, and will rise to 80,000 tomorrow. The challengers cannot even pay the room fee with their initial funds.
At this time, it is a good choice to use the collected supplies to advance the room fee.
And once the supplies are stolen or robbed, it's over. Therefore, Xiao Lou particularly hates people who rely on "stealing other people's supplies" to pass the level. This is simply ruining their life.
**
The three of them left the B&B, and Shao Qingge decided to go back to the hotel alone with his notebook, always paying attention to the stock market situation - the supplies he had hidden under the bed had been stolen, so his residence was the safest.
Xiao Lou went to the city to investigate, and Yu Hanjiang went to the construction site again.
Perhaps because the weather was too hot in the afternoon, no one gathered in the central square to cause trouble. In the morning, the stock investors who stood on the roof holding banners to demand explanations also dispersed. 80% of the shops on the street were closed, and the whole city seemed
It was empty, except for the supermarket which was still crowded with people and long queues.
Xiao Lou walked around the neighborhood. Director Liu from the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau came forward to reassure everyone that no large-scale bloodshed occurred the day after prices skyrocketed.
He called Yu Hanjiang and asked softly: "Captain Yu, how are you doing there?"
Yu Hanjiang said: "At the construction site, the boss couldn't provide a solution. All the workers went home and the construction site has completely stopped."
Xiao Lou asked: "Do we need to organize the transfer of materials?"
Yu Hanjiang said: "We'll see what happens tomorrow. I'll find a way to get a car to transport supplies more conveniently."
Xiao Lou warned: "Be careful, I'll wait for you back at the B&B."
When Xiao Lou hung up the phone and returned to Shanshui B&B, he was surprised to see the man and woman who had just discussed with the boss to use milk and instant noodles to advance the rent, standing in the lobby with gloomy faces, each carrying a travel bag, but both bags were flat.
, obviously there isn’t much stuff inside.
The woman's eyes were red and she seemed to have just cried. Her voice was obviously trembling, and she pointed at the boss's nose and cursed: "Our things were stolen in your B&B. As the boss, of course you should be responsible! What?
You don’t know? You are lying!"
The boss looked innocent: "I think you are just cheating. You can't afford the rent and you just say things were stolen? Who knows if it's true or not... I haven't seen you go out at all in the past two days. You have been hiding in the room all day long.
Hey, maybe you two are the thieves."
The woman was very angry: "Who are you calling a thief? Don't slander anyone!"
The man was obviously irritated and came over and tore the boss's collar off: "Check the surveillance to see who stole our stuff!"
The boss rolled his eyes: "Do you think this is a five-star hotel? Where can I get surveillance from a small B&B..."
The three of them were arguing in the hall. Xiao Lou sensed something was wrong and immediately returned to his residence.
——Someone has come in.
Before Xiao Lou left, he put a piece of hair between the cracks in the door, but at this time, the short black hair fell in the corner.
It was obvious that the door had been opened. But the door lock showed no signs of being pried.
Could it be that he is a master who can pick locks like Captain Yu?
Or should I say...
Xiao Lou suddenly thought of a card.
After clearing the Bloody Maple Leaf in the 3 Secret Room of Hearts, you will be rewarded with a fixed card [Universal/Key].
This key can open any type of door lock in the secret room world and leaves no trace. A key can be used up to five times, but if two people join forces to commit a crime, it can be used 10 times.
The thief can keep an eye on the challenger's movements at any time, wait for the owner of the room to leave, and then unknowingly use the master/key to open the door lock and steal supplies.
Maybe the thief was staying at the B&B, and there was a pair of eyes staring at him from behind.
Realizing this, Xiao Lou suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.
He tried to maintain a calm expression, pretended not to notice anything, opened the door, entered the house, and locked it.
After locking the door, he quickly sent a message to Yu Hanjiang: "The thief stole the supplies of the couple on the second floor. Captain Yu, please come back as soon as possible. Maybe the thief has targeted us."
Yu Hanjiang replied instantly: "Be back soon, pay attention to safety."
***
At the corner of the corridor, a pair of sharp eyes like eagles were staring at Xiao Lou's back.
It wasn't until Xiao Lou entered the house that the middle-aged man said in a hoarse voice: "The challenger who lives in 207 is very cautious. There is no supplies in the house, and all the food is put in the travel bag."
The young man next to him said: "Isn't it possible? There are three of them. They can't survive seven days with the food in the bag. There must be a lot of supplies stored elsewhere. By the way, the tallest person will eat it every day
When he went out, he might have gone to check supplies, but he moved too fast, and he was always vigilant about taking detours, so I couldn't keep up with him."
The middle-aged man sneered: "They must have stored a lot of supplies. The things in the backpack are not enough to eat. There will always be a time when I can't help but get the goods. It's not too late to do it then." He paused and turned to look.
He asked the young man next to him, "Ignore the residents of 207 for now. Have you investigated all the other rooms?"
The young man chuckled and said, "Brother Xu, don't worry, except for Room 207, all the challengers on this floor have put their things in the room."
The middle-aged man curled his lips slightly: "We will move at night."
***
Yu Hanjiang quickly returned to the B&B.
After entering the house, he rushed to Xiao Lou in a few steps, his eyes full of worry: "Are you okay?"
Xiao Lou smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, I happened to be outside when they acted. I'm fine." He pointed to the hair in the corner, lowered his voice and said in Yu Hanjiang's ear: "A thief came into our room just now.
"
Yu Hanjiang looked at the hair and frowned slightly: "But when I opened the door just now, the door lock was normal."
Xiao Lou touched his chin thoughtfully: "I have never been able to understand why the hotel where Mr. Shao stayed was stolen quietly. Are the waiters in the hotel lobby blind? Or are these thieves?
Can you fly into the sky and escape from the earth?"
Yu Hanjiang turned to look at him: "What did you notice?"
Xiao Loudao: "If my inference is correct, this thief probably came here after successfully clearing the 3 Hearts secret room. They have two functional cards in their hands that are very convenient for stealing."
Yu Hanjiang thought about the reward of 3 Hearts and suddenly realized: "Cloak and key?"
Xiao Lou nodded: "The invisibility cloak has 30 minutes of invisibility time every day. The reward key can open any door lock. When there is no one in the room, they can put on the invisibility cloak, open the door directly and go in to take away the supplies. If you put the box
Wrapping it in a cloak will turn the milk and instant noodles into invisible transparent objects, and the gods and ghosts can take them away unnoticed."
Yu Hanjiang used his invisibility cloak to enter a warehouse in the decoration market today.
The invisibility cloak was originally a limited card for the 3 Secret Room of Hearts. The restriction can only be lifted and taken out of the secret room after perfect clearance. The thief who can perfectly clear the 3 Secret Room of Hearts with the Bloody Maple Leaf is not an easy thief.
Xiao Lou followed up and said: "Moreover, this thief is not just trying to pass the customs. They probably want to steal a large amount of materials, sell them for money later, and make huge profits in the secret room of the financial crisis!"
Yu Hanjiang's face suddenly sank.
He also thought of this possibility.
If it is just to clear customs, there is no need to steal so many supplies, how much food can be eaten in seven days?
However, according to Shao Qingge's description, three sets of challengers had been stolen from the hotel where he stayed, and the two girls next door alone lost several boxes of milk and instant noodles.
When Yu Hanjiang entered the door just now, the couple in the hall were still making trouble, and they obviously lost a lot of supplies.
This proves that Xiao Lou's inference is completely correct - the person who stole the materials did not want to pass the customs, but wanted to take advantage of the financial crisis and the shortage of materials to steal other people's materials to earn a large amount of gold coins and take the gold coins out of the secret room.
They knew very well that the challenger whose supplies they had stolen would never survive seven days.
Trading other people's lives for money is simply like eating "human blood steamed buns"!
Yu Hanjiang originally didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but since these people stole the Shanshui B&B and sneaked into his and Xiao Lou's residence - if they dare to take any chances with them, he must intervene!
Yu Hanjiang analyzed seriously: "The cooling time of the invisibility cloak is refreshed at 24:00 every morning, with a 30-minute usage limit. Many people will be sleeping in the room at 24:00, but there are also people who are not asleep and enter directly.
Stealing things from the house would be more risky, I prefer that they would start at around three o'clock in the morning."
Xiao Lou nodded in understanding: "At three o'clock in the morning, everyone was asleep at that time. They opened the door with the key and carried away the supplies in the room... But what if someone hid something under the bed? They moved too much
, wouldn’t it wake people up?”
Yu Hanjiang said: "So, they must have other tools in their hands to commit crimes."
Xiao Lou's eyes lit up: "For example, inhalational anesthetics?"
Yu Hanjiang nodded: "After they entered the world of financial crisis, they only needed to find a way to buy a large amount of narcotics on the first day, and then they could survive by stealing things - not only would they live well, but they could also sell them later and make a lot of money.
"
Really smart.
Unfortunately, cleverness is not used in the right way, and you have to sacrifice other challengers to pass the level.
Xiao Lou clenched his fist hard and said: "What can Captain Yu do?"
Yu Hanjiang's eyes were deep and he said coldly: "Lead the snake out of the hole."
Yu Hanjiang rode the small truck he borrowed from the construction site in the afternoon to move a large amount of materials.
The two people who had been paying attention to the challenger's movements immediately spotted him.
As Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou moved supplies, they whispered: "There is not enough food. I went to get five boxes of milk, five boxes of biscuits, a box of chocolates and a box of canned fruits."
The young man saw this scene from the window and said excitedly: "Brother Xu, he went to get things as expected, and there are canned fruits. This is luxury food! Let's also scan the goods of 207 tonight. By then,
How about transferring again?"
The middle-aged man nodded: "Okay, let's talk about it in the evening."
**
At night, the entire street is extremely quiet, and all the rooms in Shanshui B&B have turned off their lights.
People fell into a deep sleep.
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou hid in the darkness, waiting patiently for the thief to come to their door.
Two o'clock in the morning...
Half past two in the morning...
The time passed very quickly, but neither Xiao Lou nor Yu Hanjiang felt sleepy. The two of them sat by the bed and waited. Worried that the sound of their voices might alert the thief, they silently muted their cell phones and used the "send text" button.
way to communicate.
Xiao Lou: "Aren't you coming yet? This thief is too cautious."
Yu Hanjiang: "Wait a little longer."
Xiao Lou: "Captain Yu, did you really go to the warehouse to move so many canned fruits? They were very heavy when I lifted them just now."
Yu Hanjiang: "The box is not canned fruit."
Xiao Lou raised his head and looked at him doubtfully.
Through the light of the street lamp, you can see Yu Hanjiang's handsome silhouette. The man's eyes are particularly deep. He raised the corners of his lips slightly and said, "They are bricks on the construction site."
Xiao Lou: “…………”
No wonder it’s so heavy when lifted!
Team Yu actually went to the construction site and brought back several boxes of bricks to lure thieves into taking the bait. It was really amazing!
At this moment, the two people suddenly heard the sound of the room being opened.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang used the invisibility cloak at the same time in a tacit understanding.
The door was clearly open, but you couldn't see where the other person was, as if a gust of wind had blown the door open.
The two thieves approached the bed and were stunned when they found that no one was in the room.
The young man asked: "Where are the people? I clearly saw them entering the house."
Another middle-aged man's voice was slightly hoarse and he said coldly: "Maybe he climbed through the window and left. It would save trouble. It's important to find supplies."
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang could hear their conversation, but couldn't see where they were - the two people wearing invisibility cloaks opened the bed directly. From Xiao Lou's perspective, it was as if the bed had been lifted up by a pair of invisible hands.
, the picture is very fantasy.
A large number of cardboard boxes were exposed under the bed, and the young man said excitedly: "So many! Brother Xu, you guessed it right, these three people really put their food elsewhere. Great, today's harvest is really rich!"
He leaned over to move the box, but found that the box was extremely heavy.
The man gritted his teeth and said, "Is it a box of canned fruit?"
The other person seemed to sense something was wrong and whispered: "Open the box and take a look."
The transparent tape at the seal was torn open with force, and the two of them leaned over to take a look...
A neat box of bricks.
Still brand new red bricks.
The faces of the two people instantly turned green, and they turned around and wanted to run away. However, the next moment, the door was slammed shut and locked, and a deep, cold voice came through the air: "I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Another voice had a gentle smile: "We also have invisibility cloaks, and we also perfectly cleared the 3 Hearts secret room, so we guessed the two men's methods of committing crimes." Xiao Lou changed the subject, suppressed his smile, and said seriously
: "How many challengers have you stolen? It's a shame you can think of this way of clearing the level by starving others to death and starving yourself to death!"
The two panicked for a few seconds at first, but quickly calmed down.
The middle-aged man said calmly: "Since you are also friends from 3 of Hearts, you should know the principle of 'making the best use of everything'. [Invisibility Card] and [Key Card] are very useful in this world. Why don't we cooperate with each other?"
Four people pass the level together - I guarantee that when they leave the 3 Spades Secret Room, the gold coins in their hands will not be less than 10 million."
Judging from the voice, the man must be around forty years old and very calm.
Xiao Lou said coldly: "You rely on forcing other challengers to death to pass the level? Do you still have humanity?"
The young man gave a strange laugh and said: "What kind of humanity are you talking to me about in this world? I just don't want to die, I just want to live! What does it have to do with me whether other people die or not? Stop talking nonsense. If you are willing to join us, we will
Four people have joined forces to make a fortune. If you are not happy with it, then we will not work together. We will not touch your materials again, and you two should not meddle in other people's business!"
Xiao Lou had long expected that in the card world, there would always be people who would do anything to survive. Without the constraints of law and morality in reality, the evil of human nature would exceed his imagination.
He is not good at arguing with others, and since he has different ideas, there is no need to reason.
"A gentleman speaks but does not use his hands" simply does not work in this world.
Therefore, he planned to take action directly.
Xiao Lou leaned into Yu Hanjiang's ear and gave a signal. Yu Hanjiang understood and quickly came to the window to guard it to prevent the two people from climbing through the window and escaping, while Xiao Lou activated the circle he had drawn long ago.
Before the two thieves entered the house, Xiao Lou drew many rings to form a dense network of rings, and then used floating operations to raise the rings to the ceiling.
The two thieves did not realize that there was actually a huge net on the ceiling.
By the time I realized it, it was already too late——
Xiao Lou gently raised his finger, and countless 30cm diameter metal rings suddenly fell from the sky!
The two thieves wore invisibility cloaks, so Xiao Lou could not see them, but they still existed, and they were entities, instead of directly turning into air - physical collisions would not directly ignore them.
Countless rings crackled down like a rainstorm, but in the corner of the room, two rings were swung away and fell to the ground, making a crisp metallic sound.
——This is it!
Xiao Lou is accurately positioned.
Yu Hanjiang rushed over with a vigorous step, kicked hard with his left foot, and sure enough he heard a scream.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Hanjiang stretched out his hand and pulled hard in the direction of the scream. Although he could not see the other person in his eyes, he could judge the opponent's position based on the ring and the scream, and accurately grasped the opponent's arm.
, twist it to the back with force!
The man made a sound like a killing pig.
Yu Hanjiang said coldly: "The invisibility cloak only makes people unable to see you, but it does not mean that people cannot touch you."
He simply pushed the man to the ground, and Xiao Lou immediately controlled several metal rings to form a dense ring network around him so that the other person had nowhere to hide.
Yu Hanjiang said: "Take off your cloak."
The other party gritted his teeth: "Holy shit, you can actually do magic tricks?!"
Xiao Lou said: "This is not magic."
The young man seemed to finally react and said in surprise: "Is it a card? Do you have such a powerful card?"
He finally understood that he had kicked an iron plate this time and was doomed. The man quickly changed his words and said, "Brother, please spare us and let us go. Can you share half of the stolen materials?"
However, before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a strange coldness on his back.
The biting coldness instantly penetrated his heart and penetrated from his back to his chest. The man looked down at his chest in disbelief.
It's a knife.
The knife accurately pierced his heart from behind.
There was bright red blood slowly flowing down from the tip of the knife. He stared at the knife with his eyes wide open, and he only had time to say: "Brother Xu..."
The next moment, the body with the bleeding dagger was pushed out hard and pressed towards Yu Hanjiang.
Yu Hanjiang reflexively hid aside, and immediately after, the window was smashed open with a bang, and the glass shattered to the ground!
The middle-aged man jumped out of the broken window quickly and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.
Due to being killed by a knife, the effect of the invisibility cloak failed. The body of a young man lying in a pool of blood gradually appeared on the floor of the room. His eyes almost popped out of his sockets. He obviously couldn't believe it...
Will be betrayed by teammates.
Yu Hanjiang looked at the corpse at his feet, his expression extremely ugly.
Xiao Lou was also shocked and speechless by this sudden turn of events.
After a long time, Xiao Lou said in a trembling voice: "In order to escape, he actually stabbed his teammates to death and threw the bodies as a shield? Or is he afraid that his teammates would reveal where the supplies were hidden, so he simply killed them to silence them?"
Yu Hanjiang said with a stern face: "Damn it! Even worse than a beast!"
I had never heard Captain Yu swearing, so he was clearly very angry this time.
So far, no more than three prisoners have been able to escape from him.
Today, of course, due to the invisibility cloak, Yu Hanjiang could not accurately locate the other person. However, after being put in such a way, not only did he fail to catch the thief, but he also allowed the other party to kill his companion and silence him...
Yu Hanjiang's face was ashen and he said solemnly: "We have to move as soon as possible."
I didn't expect things to develop like this.
Instead of taking down the thief, he exposed himself.
Yu Hanjiang frowned and said: "We can't stay here any longer. That beast actually killed all his companions in order to escape. His methods were very cruel. Maybe he will come back and take revenge on us."
Moreover, there is an extra body in the house. If someone calls the police tomorrow, it will be difficult for them to explain.
Although this man was not killed by them, he died because of them.
Xiao Lou felt a little uncomfortable. He took a deep breath to calm down and quickly called Shao Qingge.
Shao Qingge was sleeping when he was suddenly woken up by a phone call. The man's lazy voice was still a little confused: "Professor Xiao, what's wrong? You came to see me in the middle of the night..."
Xiao Loudao: "We have something going on here and we need to move immediately. Do you want to come with us?"
Shao Qingge sat up from the bed in a hurry: "What's going on?"
Xiao Lou said helplessly: "Captain Yu and I originally wanted to lure the snake out of the hole to catch the thief, but one of the two thieves killed his companion directly in order to escape for his life."
Shao Qingge was completely frightened and woke up: "Kill, kill?!"
Xiao Lou briefly recounted what happened. Shao Qingge heard that someone died in room 207 and said decisively: "I will act with you. I don't want to be taken in by the police as a suspect. We will meet downstairs in the hotel in 10 minutes."
The three of them didn't have much luggage, so they each carried a bag and met downstairs.
Shao Qingge's face was very serious: "This thief really killed his partner?!"
This person is not only cruel, but also very decisive. He doesn't hesitate to kill his teammates at critical moments.
Yu Hanjiang was not afraid of retaliation, but after all, Xiao Lou and Shao Qingge rarely faced such thugs. He was afraid that something would happen to them. It was easy to hide from open guns, but difficult to guard against hidden arrows, so it was safer to move to a safe place as soon as possible.
He had inspected the construction site in the afternoon. The workers were on complete strike and it was completely deserted. Prices would continue to rise tomorrow and work would not resume at the construction site. It could be used as a temporary hiding place for the three of them.
Yu Hanjiang pushed the truck, and Shao Qingge and Xiao Lou quickly followed.
They planned to transport the supplies to the underground warehouse overnight.
On the street late at night, it was eerily quiet, and the expressions of the three of them were more serious than the other.
It was almost four o'clock in the morning when we arrived at the warehouse. Yu Hanjiang opened the door, and Xiao Lou and Shao Qingge also stepped forward to help and quickly moved the boxes.
However, before they had finished moving, they heard a rush of footsteps not far away.
Yu Hanjiang immediately put his finger to his mouth: "Shh... there is someone."
Xiao Lou and Shao Qingge held their breath and hid behind the door, looking out through the crack in the warehouse door. They saw a dirty boy walking quickly to the corner, pushing out the broken tricycle full of garbage, and riding
He got in the car and ran away in a hurry.
Xiao Lou was startled and said softly: "Is it the little guy that Captain Yu saw before, disguised as a garbage collector?"
Yu Hanjiang nodded: "It's him."
Xiao Lou asked doubtfully: "He's here in the middle of the night. Where is he going?"
Yu Hanjiang couldn't understand this guy's thinking and said, "He is also a night owl."
Xiao Lou looked at the young man's back. After a moment of silence, he suddenly said: "Captain Yu, do you feel that this guy seems to have been paying attention to our movements? On the day of check-in, I paid the room fee for 7 days, and he also
Pay for 7 days; we hid the supplies in the underground warehouse, and he hid in the underground warehouse; we moved in the middle of the night, and he also ran away on his bicycle..."
Yu Hanjiang thought about it carefully and said, "It's almost four o'clock in the morning. So many coincidences - they can't be coincidences."
The three of them looked at each other.
Yu Hanjiang said decisively: "Follow me and take a look."
The author has something to say: I’m sorry for the late update on my health check-up at the hospital!
I have to go back for a review tomorrow, so I’ll update again tomorrow night when I’m going to bed, so everyone should check before going to bed!
After these two days of busy work, I will adjust it back to noon. Okay.