Doomsday Wonderland

Many times when he was caught in the mystery, Lin Sanjiu felt as if he was blind and touching an elephant.

Each time, she could only get one piece of information, and each piece seemed to have nothing to do with the other pieces. Not to mention asking her to guess what shape the pieces will eventually form, she sometimes doesn't even know "the pieces need to be put together".

But when she finally found the answer, it often seemed obvious - it was an elephant.

A copy of the portrait is a typical experience of touching an elephant.

"The only person who described 'downstairs' and 'lane' in detail, and indicated that he was in the mansion on the top of the mountain, was only 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 speeches and inner monologues, you will find that Minna "hates this place very much" and thinks "this place is gloomy and cold"; while Nika said that their meeting place is quite remote, and they can't see the car or the car along the way. people.

Kate said it was her "first time" - seeing something, but she didn't elaborate.

"Interestingly, we all know that Kate has been wanting to go to the toilet since she was driving to the meeting place, and she also said that she misses the luxurious bathroom at the hilltop mansion." 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 in the place where they meet are very poor, or there is no toilet at all.”

Pina nodded slowly, a look of surprise on her face.

"The place where they are now is a remote and cold place with harsh conditions. In this place, Peter managed to arrange a hot dinner, which will make Nika and Kate feel very difficult. The light is not good in this place. , so the servant who came here from the mansion on the top of the hill, could not see the way, and spilled red wine on Kate's sleeve.

"This place, Nika and Kate both know not to say - presumably Peter's order."

Pina couldn't wait to know the answer, writing in the corner of her notebook: "Where?"

But if Lin Sanjiu didn't finish writing what she finally figured out, she would feel uncomfortable: "This place is hidden enough, even if you kill a 'character', it's fine... I didn't know at first that it would be somewhere, until I looked up once."

After Pina and Pan Cui read it, they raised their heads in unison.

"A cave?" Pan Cui asked silently.

Lin Sanjiu was noncommittal and wrote on the paper, "Do you remember Peter's identity?"

They turned their heads.

Below Peter's oil painting, the sign reads "Peter, 47 years old, executive director of a local mining group, owner of the hilltop mansion".

Pan Cui took a silent breath.

"The portrait and we are probably in the cave under the mine now. Considering that they can come and go freely, I am afraid it is an abandoned one?"

After all, this is part of the copy after all. Even if they are calculated by the portrait, they should still have enough clues and hints; moreover, this can also explain what Kate "sees" for the first time - mine A hole is not something anyone can see casually.

"Of course, this is just my guess." Lin Sanjiu wrote in a hurry, "but I think we should be careful, let's not talk too much, just vaguely mention the environment we are in, and we should be able to keep it out for the time being. They got suspicious. Stayed up until the party was over and we could go out."

Her writing was a bit sour, because she wrote too fast, and there were many places where the pen was written - fortunately, it did not affect the understanding of the other two. Coincidentally, when the writing was over, the conversation between the portraits around him gradually decreased, until it fell into a strange silence.

A few seconds passed, and not a single portrait made a sound.

If it weren't for Minna's choking sound, which still echoed in the cave, it would be as if all the portraits had disappeared.

Unconsciously, 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 measures", but why did they stop talking at the same time?

It was as if... as if they were exchanging glances, through silent expressions, gestures, and signals, an exchange of something; something that, of course, couldn't be said in front of new people.

Pan Cui suddenly picked up the notebook and pen, and hurriedly wrote a sentence - "They have a communication channel that can bypass the newcomers, just like we can communicate with pen and paper."

Her tone was very positive, 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 the two of them had seen it clearly, and then did another strange thing: she put the notebook Turning to the "clues" section, next to each clue, write the corresponding person's name - the clue written by Lin Sanjiu, add "Lin Sanjiu", and the clue written by Pina, add "Pina" .

Why?

Worries and doubts were like big rocks falling into the depths, pulling Lin Sanjiu's internal organs down; before she could understand Pan Cui's intentions, the silence was suddenly broken by Lei Wen's voice.

"All of them...?" In his inner monologue, hesitation appeared for the first time: "After all, they may be three big living people... If anyone is not a character, isn't it..."

A sharp alarm bell sounded in Lin Sanjiu's mind; several people looked at each other, their faces turning pale.

In the portrait of Peter, there is a low, sipping sound.

"Pina, Pan Cui, Lin Sanjiu," Peter smiled calmly and said, "You three newcomers must be surprised to see the truth spread out in front of you, right?"

Pina reluctantly made a "hmm" from her nose.

"Minna, you guys can go out first, and I'll explain to the newcomers." Peter finished his instructions slowly, and then said, "Raven, Scott, you stay here."

The three exchanged glances, and they all realized that it would be too late if they didn't speak up. Lin Sanjiu gritted his teeth and said first, "Peter, I have no doubts about the truth of the world. If possible, I will Let's go later, right? I'll listen to your explanation next time. You also know that the nearby roads are very difficult to walk. I've never been to such a place before, and I'm really a little scared..."

Raven's portrait gave a dubious "uh", 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 spit out; she and the other two looked at each other and felt a little relieved. Obviously, it helps to imply that you "see" your surroundings, that it's not a hilltop mansion—

"Oh, don't worry."

Peter laughed, and the next words almost made the three of them dumbfounded.

"I know that your first meeting was in the mine, so you must have a little bit of drumming in your heart. But the commentary is a very important part, and it can't be delayed. After listening to it, you will know why I chose this place to meet."

It seemed that for a long time, Lin Sanjiu couldn't understand what was going on at the moment - some of the portraits around took a breath, and some murmured their shock. It seemed that, like her, they didn't understand why Peter was He said the word "mine" himself.

Isn't the way to test them to see if they know they are in the mine? Why did Peter take the initiative to explain everything?

In this way, if there is indeed a unknowing "character" among the newcomers, and after listening to his words, he knows that something is wrong, and how can it play the role of a test—

Lin Sanjiu's hand lifted like lightning and held his mouth.

Yes, since Peter clearly stated the location, it means that he does not intend to continue the "test" at all.

"Anyway, I'm going to get an ability tonight." Scott's inner monologue sounded immediately: "Kajiatian doesn't have it, then among these three women... as long as one person is a character, it's enough."

Even if they didn't want to admit it, they understood what Peter and Scott meant now. Pan Cui wiped her face; Pina lowered her head and wrote a sentence, the handwriting trembling slightly.

"Did they plan to kill by mistake rather than let it go? No matter how we prove we're not characters, they're going to kill us... just because they want to extract power from us?"

How could this be?

If the portraits have always been adhering to the principle of rather killing by mistake and not letting go, doesn't this path mean that there is no solution and no one can get out?

But this road is obviously only fifty o'clock, the first half of the road is not even difficult at all, and the second half of the road should not be so desperate—

"I figured it out!" Teacher Yi suddenly shouted, almost terrifying Lin Sanjiu.

At the same time, Pan Cui just called out to stop Kate—her character in the portrait world was close to Kate; so she seemed to be doing all she could to intercede, wanting Kate to stay and protect her group.

"What?" Lin Sanjiu asked.

"I know why you think these oil paintings are familiar," said Teacher Yi anxiously, "I have been searching in my memory, where have you seen these oil paintings. But I searched in the wrong direction, you did Never seen these portraits...because what you saw were 'pictures of portraits'."

"What?" Lin Sanjiu could only ask again.

Teacher Yi didn't answer her, but pulled up a scene from her memory - when Lin Sanjiu passed the coffee room in the corridor again, she glanced inside; that ordinary woman, sitting on a sofa, The computer is turned off, with a book in his hand.

One.

The title of the book happened to be blocked by her fingers, but the picture on the cover was clearly enlarged and pulled to the front by Teacher Yi at this moment-a carefully framed oil portrait of a character, embellished with A thickly carpeted corridor; one portrait of the woman looks like Minna, and the next one looks to be Peter.

When he saw the cover clearly, Lin Sanjiu jumped up from the spot.

Pina and Pan Cui were both busy negotiating with the portrait, and no one noticed her movement for a while; Lin Sanjiu hurriedly grabbed the pen and paper and quickly wrote a sentence.

When she pretended to sob uneasy, Pina and Pan Cui both turned their heads towards her - Lin Sanjiu immediately flashed the notebook in front of them.

"I thought about the ordinary woman who was on the road when I came here. It was she who had a problem. I'm going out to find her now, and you can delay the time for me, okay?"

The two's shocked and suspicious eyes turned from the paper to Lin Sanjiu's face, and then from Lin Sanjiu's face to the exit of the high slideway embedded under the roof of the cave.

"Trust me," Lin Sanjiu mouthed silently.

She wouldn't leave the two of them in the cave, what's more, even if someone leaves the cave, it doesn't necessarily mean that they have left the world of portraits. She has to solve the problems of the world of portraits even for herself - unfortunately, this explanation cannot Say it with your voice; they don't have time to debate with pen and paper either.

What Lin Sanjiu could rely on was only the friendship and experience of two or three days since the few people met.

The two looked at each other and thought for a few seconds. Pan Cui was the first to make up her mind.

She smiled palely at Lin Sanjiu, nodded, and made a mouth shape of "go".