2080 The place where Lin Sanjiu once saw oil paintings
Many times when he was trapped in a mystery, Lin Sanjiu felt like he was trying to figure out the elephant in a blind way.
Each time, she can only get one fragment of information, and each fragment seems to have nothing to do with the other fragments. Not to mention asking her to guess what shape the fragments will eventually form. Sometimes she even needs to put the fragments together.
Do not know at all.
But when she finally finds the answer, it often seems obvious—it's an elephant.
The copy of the portrait is a typical experience of touching an elephant.
"The only person who talked about 'downstairs' and 'driveway' in detail, indicating that he was in the mansion on the top of the mountain, was Peter." While Lin Sanjiu was writing in a hurry, Pan Cui and Pina also responded to the portrait from time to time.
A word or two to avoid suspicion. "So what did everyone else say?"
If you sort out everyone's words and inner monologues, you will find that Mingna "hates this place" and feels "this place is cold"; while Nika said that their meeting place is quite remote, and there are no cars or cars along the way.
people.
Kate said it was her "first time seeing" something, but she didn't elaborate.
"What's interesting is that we all know that Kate has been wanting to go to the bathroom since she drove to the party venue. She also said that she misses the luxurious bathroom in the mansion on the top of the mountain." Lin Sanjiu quickly wrote, "This shows that Kate
The reason why they have been holding back from going to the toilet may be because the conditions where they gather are very poor, or there may be no toilet at all.”
Pina nodded slowly, with a look of surprise on her face.
"The place where they are now is a remote, cold place with harsh conditions. In this place, Peter successfully arranged a hot dinner, which would make Nika and Kate find it very difficult. The lighting in this place is not good
, so the servant who came here from the mansion on the top of the mountain couldn't see the way clearly and spilled red wine on Kate's sleeve.
"Both Nika and Kate know not to talk about this place - probably Peter's order."
Pina couldn't wait to know the answer, so she wrote in the corner of her notebook: "Where?"
But if Lin Sanjiu didn't finish writing what she had finally figured out, she would feel uncomfortable all over: "This place is hidden enough, even if you kill the 'character', it's no problem... I didn't know this would happen at the beginning."
Where was it, until I looked up once and looked around."
After reading it, Pina and Pan Cui raised their heads in unison.
"Cave?" Pan Cui asked silently.
Lin Sanjiu was noncommittal and wrote on the paper: "Do you remember Peter's identity?"
They turned their heads.
Under Peter's oil painting, on the sign, it says "Peter, 47 years old, executive director of a local mining group, owner of the mountaintop mansion."
Pan Cui took a breath silently.
"The portrait and we are probably both in the cave under the mine right now. Considering that they can come and go freely, I'm afraid it's an abandoned one, right?"
After all, this is part of the dungeon. Even if they were tricked by the portrait, they should still have enough clues and hints; besides, this can also explain what Kate "saw" for the first time——
Mines are not something that anyone can see casually.
"Of course, this is just my guess." Lin Sanjiu wrote hurriedly, "But I think we should be careful not to talk too much. We just vaguely mentioned the environment we are in, which should be able to withhold it for the time being.
They got suspicious. Stay until the party is over and we can go out."
Her hand was a little sore when she wrote because she wrote so fast that her pen was stuck in many places - luckily it did not affect the understanding of the other two people. It happened to be a coincidence that when she finished writing, the chatter among the portraits around her gradually became quieter.
Down, until he fell into a strange silence.
A few seconds passed, and not a single portrait made a sound.
If it weren't for the sound of Ming Na's sobbing, which still echoed in the cave, it would have been as if all the people in the portrait had disappeared.
Unknowingly, the three of them stood up from the ground and tensed up silently.
What happened?
There is no doubt that the portraits did not use "anti-monitoring methods", but why did they stop talking at the same time?
It was as if... as if they were exchanging glances with each other, communicating something through silent expressions, gestures and signals; something that, without a doubt, could not be discussed in front of new people.
Pan Cui suddenly grabbed her notebook and pen and hurriedly wrote down a sentence - "They have a communication channel that can bypass new people, just like we can communicate with pen and paper."
Her tone was very certain, as if she had thought about this issue for a long time; as soon as she finished writing this sentence, Pan Cui made sure that both of them had seen it clearly, and then did a strange thing: she put the notebook
Turn to the "Clues" section, and write down the corresponding person's name next to each clue - for clues written by Lin Sanjiu, add "Lin Sanjiu", for clues written by Pina, add "Pina"
”.
Why?
Worries and doubts were like big rocks falling gradually deeper, pulling down Lin Sanjiu's internal organs; before she could figure out Pan Cui's intention, the silence was suddenly broken by Raven's voice.
"All of them...?" For the first time, hesitation appeared in his inner monologue: "They may be three living people after all... What if some of them are not characters, wouldn't it be..."
A sharp alarm bell rang in Lin Sanjiu's mind; several people looked at each other, their faces turning pale.
From the portrait of Peter, a low sound of sipping a drink could be heard.
"Pina, Pan Cui, and Lin Sanjiu," Peter smiled calmly and said, "You three newcomers must have been surprised when you first saw the truth unfolding in front of you, right?"
Pina reluctantly said "hmm" through her nose.
"Mingna, you guys can go out first, I'll give an explanation to the newcomers." Peter finished his instructions slowly, and then said: "Raven, Scott, you stay."
The three of them exchanged glances and realized that it would be too late if they didn't speak out. Lin Sanjiu gritted her teeth and spoke first: "Peter, I have no doubts about the truth of the world. If possible, I
Shall we leave tonight? I’ll listen to your explanation next time. You also know that the roads nearby are very difficult to walk. I have never been to a place like this before, and I am really scared..."
Raven's portrait said "Huh" dubiously, and then an inner monologue sounded: "She knows? If she knows...that shouldn't be a character, right?"
Lin Sanjiu finally managed to hold back the breath she almost exhaled; she and the other two looked at each other and felt a little relieved. Obviously, she hinted that she had "seen" the surrounding environment and knew that it was not a mansion on the top of the mountain.
It's helpful -
"Oh, don't worry."
Peter laughed, and the next words almost stunned the three of them.
"I know that your first gathering is in the mine, so you must be a little bit nervous. However, the explanation is a very important link and cannot be delayed. After listening to it, you will know why I chose this place to gather."
It seemed that for a long time, Lin Sanjiu couldn't understand what was going on. Some of the portraits around him took a breath, and some murmured shock. It seemed that they didn't understand Peter just like her.
Why did he say the word "mine" himself?
Isn't the way to test them to see if they know they are in a mine? Why did Peter take the initiative to tell the truth?
In this way, if there is indeed an uninformed "character" among the newcomers, and he knows something is wrong after listening to his words, how can it serve as a test——
Lin Sanjiu raised one hand like lightning and pressed her mouth.
Yes, since Peter clearly stated the location, it means that he has no intention of continuing the "test" at all.
"No matter what, I have to get an ability tonight." Scott's inner monologue rang out immediately: "Kagada doesn't have it, so among these three women... it's enough that one of them is a character.
"
Even if they were unwilling to admit it, they now understood what Peter and Scott meant. Pan Cui wiped her face; Pina lowered her head and wrote a sentence, her handwriting trembling slightly.
"Are they planning to kill us by mistake rather than let us go? No matter how we prove that we are not characters, they are going to kill us... just because they want to extract abilities from us?"
how so?
If the portraits have always adhered to the principle of preferring to kill by mistake rather than let go, then wouldn't this road be incomprehensible and no one can get out?
But this road is obviously only fifty points long. The first half of the road is not even difficult at all. The second half of the road shouldn't be so desperate——
"I thought of it!" Teacher Yi shouted suddenly, almost frightening Lin Sanjiu.
At the same time, Pan Cui happened to call out to Kate - her character in the portrait world was close to Kate; so she seemed to be using all her strength to plead, wanting Kate to stay and protect her group.
"What?" Lin Sanjiu asked.
"I know why you think these oil paintings look familiar," Teacher Yi said anxiously, "I have been searching in my memory to find out where you have seen these oil paintings. But the direction of my search was simply wrong. You did
I have never seen these portraits before...because what you saw were 'pictures of portraits'."
"What?" Lin Sanjiu could only ask again.
Teacher Yi did not answer her, but brought up a scene from her memory - when Lin Sanjiu passed by the coffee room in the corridor again, she glanced inside; that ordinary woman was sitting on a sofa
, the computer is closed, and there is a book in hand.
One.
The title of the book happened to be blocked by her fingers, but the picture on the cover was clearly enlarged by Teacher Yi at this moment and brought to her eyes - oil portraits of people carefully framed.
Dotted with a thickly carpeted corridor; the woman in one portrait looked vaguely like Minna, and the person in the next looked exactly like Peter.
When he saw the cover clearly, Lin Sanjiu jumped up from where he was.
Pina and Pan Cui were busy negotiating with the portrait, and no one noticed her movement for a while; Lin Sanjiu hurriedly grabbed a pen and paper and wrote down a sentence quickly.
When she pretended to sob uneasily, Pina and Pan Cui both turned their heads towards her - Lin Sanjiu immediately showed the note pad in front of their eyes.
"I thought about that ordinary woman on the way here. She is the one with the problem. I'm going out to find her now, and you can delay the time for me, okay?"
The two people's surprised and suspicious gazes turned from the paper to Lin Sanjiu's face, and then from Lin Sanjiu's face to the high slide exit embedded under the cave roof.
"Believe me," Lin Sanjiu mouthed silently.
She would not leave the two of them alone in the cave. What's more, even if a person leaves the cave, it may not mean leaving the world of portraits. She has to solve the problems of the world of portraits even for her own sake. Unfortunately, this explanation failed
They couldn't say it out loud; they didn't have time to debate with pen and paper.
All Lin Sanjiu could rely on was the friendship and experience between a few people in just two or three days since they met.
The two looked at each other and thought for a few seconds. Pan Cui was the first to make up his mind.
She smiled palely at Lin Sanjiu, nodded, and made a "go ahead" sign.
