There are more and more clues, but there seems to be something missing in the case.
Because neither the symbols nor the knife skills can explain why the murderer wanted to kill these three children.
Qin Lang and others speculated that the continuous killings were to complete some special cult ritual.
But the purpose of this cult ritual is still unknown.
If the murderer was just a fanatical cultist, and he might have killed these children just for the absurd reason of "summoning Lucifer," then the case would have reached its starting point.
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After Zhang Chong finished writing the manuscript, he did not stop and directly revised it.
Langdon's intervention was not actually present when Zhang Zhong was drafting the draft, but Zhang Zhong added it temporarily when writing the final draft.
It turned out that Zhang Zhong arranged for Yukawa to discover and answer these two symbols directly.
But later he felt that this setting was a bit unreasonable. Although Yukawa Xue was also knowledgeable and interested in many miscellaneous subjects, he was often not that proficient. He could see some kind of symbol from the complicated knife edge.
But I can't figure out what this symbol is.
Considering this, Zhang Zhong simply arranged for Langdon to appear.
However, Langdon's appearance was only a little, and it was still in the dictation with Yukawa Xue. He only told Qin Lang that he had an American friend who knew more about symbols.
The book does not explain the specific communication process between Yukawa Manabu and Langdon.
In other words, Langdon only appears as one name in "Blindspot 2".
However, in Zhang Zhong's vision, Langdon will officially appear in "Blindspot 3".
By the time Zhang Zhong has finished revising "Blind Spot 2", they may have returned to Jiangyang. It will be at least September before the manuscript is handed over to Chen Qing and then released.
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While Zhang Zhong and the others were still playing in Yundian, the admission results from various provinces across the country had come out one after another.
The admission score of Shizhong College has also been released.
The number of students enrolled in the college is very small, so it only has enrollment plans in some provinces and cities.
Among them, the score line of Nanhuai Province is as high as 626 points, while the provincial control line for the undergraduate batch of Nanhuai Province is only 502 points, which means that the admission score of Shizhong College exceeds the provincial control line by 120 points.
More points.
Other provinces and cities are similar, basically 100 points higher.
This score is more than ten points lower than Jinling University, but more than twenty points higher than Jiangyang University.
Although Jiangyang University is a new top 30 university, its liberal arts department is relatively weak.
If we compare the scores of science subjects, Jiangyang University and Shizhong College are almost the same.
Shizhong College has such a high score. On the one hand, the college has become very famous recently and is jointly run by Jinling University and Jiangyang University. On the other hand, the number of students enrolled in the college is too small, resulting in a low admission rate.
Moreover, Zhang Zhong's previous "fooling" on the program where candidates faced each other also played a role. Some candidates' rankings may be hovering around the lowest rankings of Jinling University or other universities in the previous years. They want to apply for these universities.
I was afraid that something might go wrong, so I applied for a junior high school first, because I didn't have to worry about being transferred or being stuck in a junior high school.
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"I have a student who was admitted to your high school this year. As soon as he got the result, he sent me a message to tell me the good news."
Sitting next to Xierhai, the family was enjoying the sea breeze. Hu Huifang looked at her phone and said to Zhang Zhong with a smile.
Many of Hu Huifang's students know that she is Zhang Zhong's mother, especially those who graduated a few years ago, when Zhang Zhong was just famous.
Many of Hu Huifang's colleagues will preach to the class: Your Chinese teacher's son is amazing. I remember he was very smart when he was in our school. You should also learn more from Teacher Hu, he can cultivate a literary scholar.
Come on, there is no other reason why you can’t learn well...
And not only the students who graduated in the past few years know that Zhang Zhong is the son of Hu Huifang, but also many students who graduated before he was famous.
If it weren't for knowing that Zhang Zhong was Hu Huifang's son, most students who were admitted to college would probably not have made a phone call to their Chinese teacher in junior high school.
"That's pretty awesome. What's his name? I'll take more care of him later." Zhang Zhong looked at the sparkling lake, squinting and smiling.
"How are you going to take care of him?" Hu Huifang asked.
"Give him more homework, take attendance in class, ask questions, and urge him to study hard."
"So it's good to take care of him like this. This kid's name is Fang Lie. He's quite honest. I'm not surprised that he was admitted to your school. And his Chinese scores have always been top-notch, so I don't have to worry too much."
"Okay, Fang Lie, I remember." Zhang Jian nodded.
Far away in Jiangyang, Fang Lie was happy that he was admitted to Shizhong High School. He didn't know that the message he sent would directly change his future college life.
Xierhai is a famous scenic spot in Yunnan. It is said that it was named "Erhai" because it is shaped like an ear. The locals called it Erhai, and later became Xierhai.
I don’t know when the term “ears” appeared. In fact, if you look down from the air, Xierhai looks more like a crescent moon. If you think of an elegant name, Crescent Lake seems more suitable.
However, Crescent Lake is too common, and its name is easy to be confused with. It is not as special as Xierhai or Erhai Lake.
Xierhai is not a sea, but a lake. It is the seventh largest freshwater lake in the country.
The reason why it is called the sea is because of the customs here in Yundian.
Yundian has many special customs due to its unique geographical features and colorful ethnic customs. Among them, calling the lake the sea is one of them. It is said that the local people who live inland yearn for the sea so much that they call the lake the sea.
Xierhai Lake has excellent water quality and rich products, making it a very beautiful scenic spot.
However, in recent years, commercialization has become distorted, and some places around where people pose for photos are really disappointing.
Zhang Zhong is not opposed to the commercial development of such natural scenic spots, but commercial development must be planned and toned. In the current situation, it is obvious that the local government has not acted and allowed some speculators to mess around and destroy tourism.
The market is in a mess, and commercial development, which should have been a plus, has been turned into a minus.
The places that should be developed are not well developed, and there is a lot of chaos that should not be developed.
If the local government can manage it well, maybe the tourism industry here can be more developed.
But was Zhang Zhong thinking about this? Looking at Xi Erhai in front of him, Zhang Zhong had already begun to think about using this place as the material in his novel. A place like this is actually very suitable for crime.
Compared with cities like Jiangyang and Xin'an, if a murder occurs around Xierhai, the difficulty of investigation should be greatly increased.