Classical Revival Infinity Game

This night, Lin Xiaomei was not idle either.

She searched the room for a sum of cash, bought a lot of fantasy perfumes, and tried them one after another until she felt dizzy and fell asleep.

Before dawn, the two of them didn't rest long before they were woken up by a knock on the door early in the morning.

At the door was Detective Bob, who had not had a good night's rest: "There's been another murder."

It’s true that one wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen.

The murder took place in a remote house.

This is a small two-story building with a mountain of garbage behind it. The place is very desolate.

In the dim living room, there was a big fat man lying upside down.

The fat man was about 1.9 meters tall, making Ye Man think of a sumo wrestler.

There was a half-eaten steak on the table. It was basically not grilled and was almost completely raw. The fat man's face was covered with sauce and blood.

The fat man fell to the ground with his eyes wide open, and his stomach was cut open.

"He was attacked from behind and knocked unconscious." Lin Xiaomei said, "He was unconscious for what happened after that."

After hearing this, Ye Man decided to walk around his house again.

There is a study room on the second floor.

There are some photos taken on the wall of the room, showing the frightened expressions of various people, plastered all over the wall.

"Chief Bob, please come up here."

Bob came up and saw the wall, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"Is there anyone missing from town here?"

"There are...this is the little Peter who has been missing for a long time, and the old lady who lives alone in the city center. These people are..."

Ye Man sighed and shook his head at Bob, who suddenly understood what this meant.

They came to the basement and saw a wall full of tools - saws, chains, scissors...

"The deceased was a cannibal. A serial killer." Ye Man said, "Since the murderer in our case needs to face another murderer, he is obviously very vigilant in his methods."

"Another killer..." Bob repeated in a shaky voice.

He didn't seem to have expected that the disappearance case he was trying his best to find, and which he and his family had originally been full of lucky hopes for, would end up like this.

Ye Man didn't have time to take into account Bob's pain, and directly gave the next instruction: "Please ask the forensic doctors to check his body for any traces similar to needles."

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Back at the office, Lin Xiaomei asked: "There have been three incidents. We haven't grasped the pattern yet. We don't even know who the victim of the second incident is."

"The victim in the second incident." Ye Man drank black coffee to refresh himself, "It's the pink clown from before."

"Ah?" Lin Xiaomei was surprised, "How did you know..."

"That's what I deduced. One was a bloody stage, which required a sacrificer. At that time, the performers and the audience agreed that it was a pink clown." Ye Man responded, "The second point is that he choked on our perfume at that time. There were tears left and part of the makeup was washed away. You can see a red tear mole under the corner of his right eye, which beggars also have."

Lin Xiaomei recalled that there was indeed a red tear stain on the beggar's face. At that time, she thought it was a splash of blood, and she was still wondering why the blood had not oxidized and turned black for so long.

"So, that's not a beggar, but a pink clown from the circus." Lin Xiaomei concluded, "So the circus should be changing, right?"

"There should still be pink clowns." Ye Man took a bite of bread and said, "It's just that under the cover of pink clowns, there is another person."

"We are going to see the circus tonight, right?" Lin Xiaomei asked.

"Yes." Ye Man thought for a while and said to Lin Xiaomei, "This visit should not be without danger. In other words, the risk factor may be very high."

"What? Is it higher than the stage challenge of receiving the gold card?" Lin Xiaomei was surprised, "I thought the silver card was just visiting to collect clues..."

"Xiaomei, think back and think about it. We know that Mia and the circus are a group. What was their purpose from the time Mia first reported the crime?"

Lin Xiaomei began her memories.

Mia came to report the crime, saying that she suspected her husband of cheating and that the circus woman had seduced her husband.

The remains of Mia's husband were found with signs of being eaten by large predatory birds, suspected to be circus birds, and this was confirmed on stage.

Then, they search Mia's house and get the gold card at Mia's house.

Then come to the circus, win on the stage, and get the silver card.

……

The circus has great magical powers, but they do not deliberately hide their actions, and even deliberately show them to the two of them.

Its purpose is self-evident.

"Then are we still going..." Lin Xiaomei was a little nervous, "This is not a sheep entering a tiger's mouth..."

"It's a pity that I have to go." Ye Man spread his hands, "Because the most critical clues must be hidden there."

Lin Xiaomei lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Ye Man smiled and said: "But we don't need to go together. I can go by myself."

"What?" Lin Xiaomei stood up suddenly, "That's not possible! What if you encounter danger by yourself?"

"In the circus, they are the ones who make the decision. Outside the circus, Bob and we have the advantage. Therefore, we can't both go in and be caught by them." Ye Man said while considering, "Outside, you can perform better Advantage."

"But..." Lin Xiaomei wanted to say something else, but a small object was suddenly stuffed into her hand.

"Wireless headphones, we can talk for 10 minutes. If there is danger, I will activate it and you will receive the signal. No talking means there is no danger."

Lin Xiaomei looked at the small earphone in her hand and said dissatisfiedly: "But if they attack from behind, you will lose consciousness instantly."

Ye Man thought for a while and said: "The total time of power consumption for calls is 10 minutes. Then I will start it every 5 minutes, then cough at you, and then turn it off. In this way, when you hear the cough, you will It means there’s no problem.”

This method of use can last a very long time, and even if Ye Man loses consciousness, the rescue time will not exceed 5 minutes.

Although Lin Xiaomei was a little worried about this, she could not find any problems for the time being, so she had no more objections.

They rested for a while, and dusk fell.

Since the police station itself was not too far from the circus, Ye Man asked Lin Xiaomei to sit in the police station and wait for news.

"It's not easy to alert the enemy this way." Ye Man said, "You're absolutely safe here."

Lin Xiaomei wore small headphones uneasily. Next to him, Bob fell asleep on the sofa.

"Ahem, I'm here." The earphones suddenly connected, and an old voice came through. It was Mr. Yege's voice.

"Welcome. Welcome." The cheerful voice sounded like a clown's. The voice was no different from that of a pink clown, sharp and thin.

Then, the headset hung up.