Doomsday Paradise

Chapter 2086 The place where Lin Sanjiu once saw oil portraits

Many times when he was caught in the mystery, Lin Sanjiu felt like he was trying to figure out an elephant for the blind.

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

But when she finally finds the answer, it often seems obvious—an elephant.

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

"The only person who explained the 'downstairs' and 'driveway' in detail, showing that he was in the mansion on the top of the hill, was Peter." While Lin Sanjiu was writing in a hurry, Pan Cui and Pina also responded to the portrait from time to time. One or two sentences, so as not to make the other party suspicious. "So what did everyone else say?"

If you sort out everyone's rhetoric and inner monologue, you will find that Minna "hates this place very much" and thinks "this place is cold"; while Nika said that their meeting place is quite remote, and they can't see cars or cars along the way. people.

Kate said it was her "first time seeing" - what she saw, without elaborating.

"What's interesting is that we all know that Kate has been wanting to go to the bathroom since she drove to the meeting place, and she also said that she misses the luxurious bathroom in the mansion on the top of the mountain." Lin Sanjiu wrote quickly, "This shows that Kate The reason why they keep holding back to go to the toilet may be because the conditions where they meet are poor, or there is no toilet at all."

Pina nodded slowly, with a dazed look 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 feel very difficult. The light in this place is not good, Therefore, 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.

"Nica and Kate both know that they can't talk about this place—probably Peter's order."

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

But if Lin Sanjiu didn't write down what she had finally figured out, she would feel uncomfortable all over: "This place is hidden enough, even if it's a 'character' to kill someone... I didn't know it would happen at the beginning. Where was it until I looked up once and looked around."

After Pina and Pan Cui finished watching, they both raised their heads in unison.

"Cave?" Pan Cui asked silently with her mouth.

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

They turned their heads.

Below Peter's oil painting, on the sign, it says "Peter, 47 years old, executive director of the local mining group, owner of the mansion on the top of the hill".

Pan Cui took a silent breath.

"The portrait and us are probably in the cave under the mine now. Considering they can come in and out freely, maybe it's an abandoned one?"

After all, this is part of the dungeon after all, even if they were calculated by the portrait first, 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 hastily, "But I think it's better to be careful, let's not talk too much, just mention the environment we are in in a vague way, and we should be able to stop it for the time being." They get suspicious. Stay out until the party is over and we can go out."

Her hand was a little sore when she wrote, because she wrote too fast, and she missed many places—fortunately, it didn't affect the understanding of the other two.Coincidentally, when I finished writing, the voices of conversations among the portraits around me gradually decreased until I fell into a strange silence.

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

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

Unknowingly, the three of them stood up from the ground, tensing their bodies silently.

What happened?
There is no doubt that the portraits did not use "anti-surveillance measures", but why did they stop talking at the same time?

It was as if... as if they were exchanging glances, communicating, through silent expressions, gestures, and signals, something that, of course, cannot be said in the presence of newcomers.

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

Her tone was very affirmative, as if she had thought about this question a long time ago; after writing this sentence, after Pan Cui made sure that both of them had seen it clearly, she did another strange thing: she took the notebook Turn to the "Clues" section, and write down the corresponding person's name next to each clue - for the clues written by Lin Sanjiu, add "Lin Sanjiu", for the clues written by Pina, add "Pina ".

why?
Worries and doubts were like boulders gradually falling into the depths, dragging down Lin Sanjiu's internal organs; before she could figure out Pan Cui's intentions, the silence was suddenly broken by Lei Wen's voice.

"All...?" He hesitated for the first time in the voice of his inner monologue: "After all, they may be three living people... If someone is not a character, isn't it..."

A sharp alarm sounded in Lin Sanjiu's mind; several people glanced at each other, and their faces turned pale.

In Peter's portrait, there was a low, sipping sound.

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

Pina forced a "hmm" through her nose.

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

The three of them exchanged glances, and they all realized that it would be too late if they kept silent—Lin Sanjiu gritted his teeth, and spoke first: "Peter, I don't have any doubts about the truth of the world anymore. If possible, I will Let’s go tonight? I’ll listen to your explanation next time. You also know that the road nearby is very difficult to walk. I’ve never been to such a place, and I’m a little scared..."

Lei Wen's portrait gave a dubious "hmm", and then an inner monologue sounded: "She knew? If she knew...that shouldn't be a character, right?"

Lin Sanjiu managed to hold back the breath she almost let out; she and the other two looked at each other, feeling a little relieved.Apparently, it's helpful to imply that you "see" your surroundings, that it's not a hilltop mansion—

"Oh, don't worry."

Peter laughed, and what he said next almost stunned the three of them.

"I know, your first meeting was in the mine, and you must be feeling a little bit drummed. But the explanation is a very important part, and you can't delay it. After listening to it, you will know why I chose this place for the meeting."

It seemed that for a long time, Lin Sanjiu couldn't understand what was going on right now——Among the surrounding portraits, some took a breath of air, and some murmured shock, as if they didn't understand Peter's words like her. Why did you say the word "mine" yourself?

Isn't the way to test them is 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 unaware "role" among the newcomers, and after listening to his words, they will know that something is wrong, how can it serve as a test——

Lin Sanjiu raised one hand like lightning, and pressed his mouth.

That's right, since Peter has clearly stated the location, it means that he doesn't intend to continue the "test" at all.

"No matter what, I have to get an ability tonight." Scott's inner monologue, and then sounded: "Jia Jiatian doesn't have one, so among these three women... as long as one of them is a character is enough. "

Even if they don't want to admit it anymore, they understand Peter and Scott now.Pan Cui wiped her face; Pina lowered her head and wrote a sentence, her handwriting trembling slightly.

"Are they planning to kill by mistake instead of letting go? No matter how we prove that we are not characters, they will kill us... just because they want to extract abilities from us?"

How could this be?
If the portraits have always been adhering to the principle of rather killing by mistake than letting them go, then wouldn't this road be incomprehensible, and no one who enters can get out?

But this road is obviously only [-] o'clock, the first half of the road is not even difficult at all, and the second half of the road shouldn't be so desperate——

"I thought of it!" Teacher Yi suddenly shouted, almost scaring Lin Sanjiu out.

At the same time, Pan Cui happened to call out to Kate—her role in the portrait world, she was close to Kate; therefore, she seemed to be pleading with all her strength and wanted Kate to stay and protect her group.

"What?" Lin Sanjiu asked.

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

"What?" Lin Sanjiu could only ask again.

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

a novel.

The title of the novel happened to be blocked by her finger, but the picture on the cover was clearly magnified and drawn to the eyes by Teacher Yi at this moment—each oil portrait of a character carefully framed and hung , dotted a heavily carpeted corridor; one portrait of a woman who sort of resembled Minna, the next of a man who appeared to be Peter.

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

Both Pina and Pan Cui were 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 uncomfortably, both Pina and Pan Cui turned their heads towards her - Lin Sanjiu immediately showed the note pad in front of their eyes.

"I thought about it. The ordinary woman on the road when I came here is the one who has a problem. I'm going out to find her now. Can you delay for me, okay?"

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

"Trust me," Lin Sanjiu mouthed silently.

She will not leave the two of them in the cave, not to mention, even if people leave the cave, it may not mean leaving the world of portraits. She has to solve the problem of the world of portraits even for herself——unfortunately, this explanation does not There was no voice to speak; they had no time to argue with pen and paper.

What Lin Sanjiu can rely on is only the friendship and experience in the short 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 mouthed "Go".

　The portrait part is more complicated than I thought it would be, and it's almost over...

　
(End of this chapter)