Doomsday Paradise

Chapter 2084 The Missing Link

According to Scott, the "commentary" link that used to be used every time new recruits were recruited, but this time it has not started.

Could it be that they need to discover the truth in the "interpretation" link this time before they can go out this way?
Pan Cui thought for a while, but couldn't think of an answer, so she looked at her watch a little anxiously.Time passed too quickly, after just chatting for a while, she felt that she hadn't sorted out all the clues yet, and more than an hour had passed.

Even though the party had been going on for more than an hour, they didn't say a word about the business, but the portraits didn't seem to take it seriously at all.

Not only was he not in a hurry, the portrait of Peter even greeted the servants and served dinner to ten people; before the evolutionaries could understand what was going on, there were already murmurs of clinking cups and clashing tableware in the portrait— —The few people standing in the bare cave, you look at me, I look at you, and you can see stronger doubts on each other's faces.

"Peter, I have to say," said Nika's pleasant voice from the portrait, "I'm amazed at how well you managed to organize this evening's party. Honestly, I'm not afraid of you. Laugh at me, I'm all set, it won't be too comfortable tonight."

Hearing this, Pan Cui immediately turned around to Nika's portrait, feeling as if only a pair of ears remained in her whole body.What's wrong?

"Neither did I," Kate replied with a smile, seeming to pick up the cutlery. "I have hot lamb curry tonight."

Pan Cui subconsciously turned to the portrait of Peter who had been praised by the guests—but the next sentence that sounded was still spoken by Kate.

The expressions of several evolutionists were vigilant at the same time; because when Kate spoke, it was obviously different from just now, there was only silence in the background, compared with the noise of other oil portraits, it was like a group of voices suddenly sinking vacuum.

It's just that the content of her inner monologue is not worthy of everyone's vigilance.

"My belly is so bloated," Kate complained. "Although this curry mutton is delicious...but there is a lot of water in the dish. I don't know if I can hold it until the end of the meal...It's really uncomfortable."

In Pan Cui's peripheral vision, Lin Sanjiu raised her eyebrows again—as if she wanted to stop herself from expressing her thoughts accidentally, she even pressed the knuckles of her fingers on her lips lightly.

What did she think of?

Kate's inner monologue was just the beginning, and then a sentence sounded quietly in Minna's portrait: "There is no need to prepare any dinner. I have never liked this place... It's better to end it sooner and leave this cold place earlier. "

Pina sighed silently, showing palpable anxiety, almost saying "why don't they say something useful" written all over her face.

At this moment, Raven said something in a low voice; behind his voice, there was also a dark silence.

"50 yuan? Two pieces for 50 yuan?"

Pan Cui didn't know why, but suddenly a piece of hair stood up on her body.She couldn't help turning her head to look at Lin Sanjiu—the latter just happened to cast her gaze at her; when the two of them met, their expressions were a little uncomfortable.

What's wrong with this sentence?

Or was Lei Wen simply surprised by Lin Sanjiu's financial situation?

No, it's not right... She missed something, she could feel that there was a link that didn't seem right, it was missed...

When Pan Cui was desperately digging out the thoughts in her head and trying to figure out why she felt this way, Lin Sanjiu walked over quickly and showed her the pad in her hand.

"I've been thinking about this copy of the portrait," the sentence was not long, but it shocked Pan Cui. "I feel like I'm close to an answer."

Really?This is certainly a good thing... But Pan Cui has never been used to letting others discover the truth and let others be the leading force in resolving the situation.

Whether she can gain the upper hand in a situation depends on her grasp of the situation; although Pan Cui does not need to "take advantage of Lin Sanjiu", she would rather let herself seize the opportunity and control the situation...

She had to be one step ahead of Lin Sanjiu to figure out the purpose of the portrait.

She knew everything Lin Sanjiu knew; she also knew something Lin Sanjiu didn't know.

If the other party can find out the answer, Pan Cui believes that she is fine.

So, a key that was missed just now is...

While Pan Cui was meditating, a low inhalation sounded from the intermittent conversations and the noise of tableware colliding——Pan Cui was still immersed in thinking, and raised her head subconsciously; for half a second For a long time, she didn't realize why Pina and Jia Jiatian kept staring at the cave wall.

When she also reacted, Pan Cui pressed her mouth tightly to avoid making any sound.

Standing beside her, Lin Sanjiu fell into a strange silence.

... Raven's portrait is empty.

The characters in each portrait are standing in front of a black background, without any surrounding details; at this time, in the oil painting that originally contained Raven, there is only a dark, empty oil paint left.

Pan Cui let her eyes follow the oil painting portrait, turned all the way back, and soon found Lei Wen again.

The tall and strong man with beards was standing behind Lin Sanjiu in the oil painting.

On the oil painting, Lin Sanjiu, who was dazed and ignorant, was still smiling, unaware that there was a Lei Wen standing about four or five steps behind her—Lei Wen's posture, expression, and even clasped hands The appearance in front of him is exactly the same as his own oil painting.

"Pan Cui," someone whispered, "Pan Cui?"

Pan Cui shuddered, and turned her head following the voice, realizing that the person calling her was the portrait of Nika.

How could she have the time to chat with the portrait now, and she couldn't answer, "Ah?", and then turned her gaze back to Lin Sanjiu's portrait—in just a second or two, Lei Wen walked away from Lin Sanjiu's portrait. Disappeared behind her; she fixed her eyes on the dark oil painting, and she saw Lei Wen slowly revealing his head, shoulders, and body from one side of the frame... Finally, he stood in the center of his oil painting again.

Lin Sanjiu and the others were standing motionless, as if they were digesting the incident just now.

"You look a little distracted," Nika's portrait said kindly, "Are you a little worried?"

How should I answer?

To be honest, half of Pan Cui's thoughts are still on the matter of "Lei Wen can appear in Lin Sanjiu's portrait" - what does it represent?In the world of portraits, isn't everyone in the same space? ——But she forced herself to turn her attention and deal with it: "Ah, there is a little..."

"It's inevitable. If you want to get close to the truth, there will naturally be risks." Nika's portrait is full of understanding and said: "If I am a newcomer, I will inevitably be worried when I hear about the past."

"Yes," Pan Cui replied, and then realized that there seemed to be a kind of encouragement in Nika's silence, as if asking her to continue talking.

Her back tensed slightly.Pan Cui could feel that she seemed to have stepped into a test unintentionally.The next words that came out of her own mouth, although she didn't understand why, were probably very important.

What to say?Would it make me look suspicious if I didn't say anything?
"Well... I may not know enough about the specific situation," Pan Cui recalled everything she had heard and experienced since the beginning of the plot, speculating carefully while saying, "I know myself, not a created one. The character is a real person. But how can I convince everyone of this and gain everyone's trust, I don't know..."

"It's okay, don't worry too much, we old people are also slowly developing trust." Nika comforted with a good demeanor. "The next party will be different, and you will definitely enjoy the next party."

It turned out that while they were asking for information from the portrait, the portrait was also testing them.

Thinking of this, Pan Cui was startled suddenly—yes, she felt that something was missing just now, and it turned out to be this!
It's so ironic, the same tell can appear on both sides at the same time... Pan Cui glanced at Lin Sanjiu hastily, and found that the latter was still staring at Lei Wen's portrait. He couldn't get his mind out of what happened just now.

This is a good thing; in this way, Pan Cui can almost be sure that he will solve the current situation one step earlier than her.

However, Lin Sanjiu seems to have been targeted by Lei Wen. She has to solve the situation as soon as possible before Lin Sanjiu has an accident; if Lin Sanjiu has an accident, what's the point of clearing the customs again?
Pan Cui took out her notebook, hurriedly wrote another paragraph, walked to Jia Jiatian, and showed it to him.

"I don't think Ming Na will leave her nephew alone, she must have arranged special care for you." She tried to write the words as reasonable as possible, hoping to persuade him from the perspective of Jia Jiatian's own safety, and make him willing to cooperate—— "I won't ask you to do extra things, but if you can figure out how she plans to protect you, not only will you have a bottom line, maybe we can also have a reference..."

This time, Jia Jiatian thought for a while, finally nodded slightly, and walked towards Mingna's portrait.

Pan Cui breathed a sigh of relief, but another thought hung up.

Her method is too risky, she doesn't even know how likely she is to succeed; it's just that Lin Sanjiu is already a little unsafe, if they can't get out of this road as soon as possible, she is really worried that something will happen .

Not far away, Jia Jiatian started talking with Mingna's portrait in a low voice.

In the next few minutes, everything happened so fast that even Pan Cui, who was the instigator, was a little bit astonished—as Pina hurriedly raised her finger, she found that Lei Wen's portrait was empty again; Before she could turn her head to look at Lin Sanjiu's oil painting, Jia Jiatian let out a muffled groan at the other end, as if someone was choking her throat.

There seemed to be a "chi la" sound from something being torn, and it immediately sounded from the cave.

When the three turned their heads towards the source of the sound, they suddenly discovered that there was a wound on Jia Jiatian's canvas, which happened to tear his entire face apart.

And Jia Jiatian, who was still talking to Ming Na just now, fell to the ground face down at some point.

　it's not too late today , ok

　
(End of this chapter)