"Tell me, what do these patterns represent-"
The language that seemed to have magic power was like a self-ringing bell that kept reverberating in Yuan Mengmeng's ears, ringing over and over again, circling again and again.
She felt that her attention seemed to be attracted by this black ruler, which was deeper than a black hole. The three patterns on it seemed to be all things in the world and the meaning of all existence, making her brain not only recall their
Apart from the meaning, there is no spirit left to think about other issues.
Even, I couldn't think about why one moment I was still a sophomore girl lying in the infirmary, and the next moment I became a mature woman who had been working for several years, and still appeared in this completely unfamiliar and cramped basement.
"The first one is Asuka——"
The moment she said the answer, Yuan Mengmeng's eyes became clearer, and most of her originally confused expression faded away. She looked like she had just woken up from a deep sleep. She had not yet fully recovered her energy, but she was already there.
sanity.
The old man opposite him nodded approvingly, but did not speak. He just waited silently for the other person to continue identifying the next being.
"The second one is the shadow...no, that's not right...it's the opposite shadow of a person, what a person looks like when his back is against the mirror."
Yuan Mengmeng seemed to have thought for a long time before deciding on the final answer, and she spoke very slowly, so slowly that people mistakenly thought she would fall asleep in the middle.
And as she said the correct answer, the sleepiness on her face was swept away, and her eyes became brighter. Except for a trace of holes deep in her pupils, at first glance, she looked like a normal person.
It looks almost the same as when it was.
"Very good, keep up the good work."
A smile gradually appeared on the corner of the old man's mouth. He knew that the other party had not forgotten the agreement made many years ago. Until now, she still remembers the answers to the three patterns.
"The last one is... it's an apple."
Yuan Mengmeng answered quite simply, but the old man's face was obviously disappointed.
——Obviously, this is not the correct answer he wanted. Although the answer is generally correct, there is still a key detail that has not been revealed.
If it is not spoken, the password will not be valid. Just like when entering a password, even if it is the same letter, the corresponding lock will not be opened if it is just a different case.
At the same time, Yuan Mengmeng's mental state, which was almost awake, began to become blurry again, confused and even dazed as the answer was not completely correct.
"What is it, think about it again?" The old man glanced at the watch on his hand, and while calculating the time, he urged anxiously, "What kind of apple is it? Do you remember the details?"
"Yes..." Yuan Mengmeng seemed to be falling into drowsiness again, but there seemed to be a stubborn spark in her eyes that could not be extinguished. She forced herself to hold on to her remaining energy and prevent her from closing her eyes completely.
"Yes... yes... it's moldy..." Yuan Mengmeng paused for a moment before continuing, "A hairy apple."
"Very good - it fits perfectly. Now you should wake up completely!"
Following the old man's announcement, Yuan Mengmeng's body trembled heavily, as if he had been struck by lightning, or as if he had been hit hard on the back by a heavy hammer. Amidst the huge tremor, he completely opened his eyes.
Opening my eyes, my self-awareness returned to its original position.
"I'm..."
Of course, as soon as she regained complete self-awareness, Yuan Mengmeng immediately realized the strangeness and strangeness of the surrounding environment, and then she saw the face in front of her that she had not seen for many years.
Yuan Mengmeng might not be able to recognize the old man whom he had only met once for so many years, even if they met again.
But in the dream just now, she seemed to have just recalled that strange afternoon and the strange conversation with this even stranger old man in the infirmary, so she immediately called out the name of the person in front of her:
"Doctor X!!" Yuan Mengmeng said in surprise, "It's you? What's going on -"
She did have reason to be surprised. After all, in all fairness, this old man had nothing to do with her. Although he was said to have saved her life, after leaving the infirmary that time, she had never suffered another cardiac arrest in so many years, and she was even cautious.
After being examined in a large hospital, no cardiovascular problems were found at all.
And this old man who was not in the same college as him had no interaction with him after that. As time went by, Yuan Mengmeng quickly forgot about him, along with the Rorschach ink mark of unknown meaning.
test.
But who knew that after so many years, he would appear in front of me with such an attitude, such a time, and such a place.
What's even weirder is that before seeing him, it was as if he had predicted this event in his mind, and actually reviewed that memory for himself in his dream in advance.
"Very good, you finally woke up. It seems that the Rorschach code you set at that time is useful." The old man said something she couldn't understand.
"Wait a minute, I remembered. When I was at the company in the afternoon, I received a call asking me to go out and take a car. It was also said that something happened to Zhang Ke. However, I lost consciousness as soon as I got in the car.
I don’t know what happened after that…”
Touching her painful forehead, Yuan Mengmeng not only recalled the dream just now, but also thought of more things that happened today. She glanced at the old man in front of her, suddenly felt that something was wrong, and subconsciously took two steps back.
However, she soon found that her butt had hit a desk and she could no longer move back, indicating that the room was only a tiny bit in size.
"What do you want... to do?" Yuan Mengmeng realized that not only had her coat been taken off, but also the buttons on her chest had been unbuttoned, and they had not been rebuttoned yet, although her breasts were not exposed for the time being.
, but presumably someone must have unbuttoned the clothes on his chest to leave such a mark.
Thinking that she had lost consciousness before, could it be...? The worst thought was swirling in her mind, but Yuan Mengmeng immediately found that there seemed to be no discomfort in her body, and her lower body clothes were very intact. It should not have happened as she imagined.
A bad thing.
Besides, the old man in front of me is probably not as old and strong as he was back then. His originally black and blond hair has almost completely faded to gray now, right?
"Your heart has stopped again." The old man said calmly, "I rescued you and attached a heart rate-detecting lead to your chest. Don't move too much to tear it off."
Chapter completed!