[Infinite] End Game

What does not one mean?

Confusion appeared in Liu Shucai's eyes. He didn't dare to move when he saw something crawling in along the balcony last night. He had worked very hard to vaguely see that it was a puppet. As for what it would grow into It looks like it's a bit beyond his ability.

Xiao Huangmao's condition was similar to his. After listening to Tang Yu's words, he snatched the puppet head from him, but after looking at it for a long time, he couldn't see why.

"You're not fooling us, are you?" Little Huangmao looked Tang Yu up and down with his eyes pointed up and down, muttering in his mouth.

"No," said the tall and strong man, and he also confirmed: "It's definitely not the one from yesterday, it looks different."

Hearing this, Tang Yu couldn't help but glance at the man. In fact, being able to see the appearance of the puppet clearly proved that he must have some ability. Tang Yu just opened his mouth by accident.

"My name is Mutor." The man nodded to Tang Yu after speaking.

"Tang Yu." This is considered to have passed the name.

But if it wasn't yesterday, then who is this puppet?

A ridiculous guess arose in the minds of everyone, and they turned their attention to the head in Huang Mao's hand again.

The puppets are carved in the style of ventriloquist puppets, so they have a standard square face and a mouth that can be opened and closed up and down. The facial features are very similar to real people.There is a thin curved eyebrow drawn on the hollow yellow pupils, but the muscle lines are very stiff, and the surface is coated with something that is not sure whether it is tung oil or wax, and it is a bit slippery to touch.I don't know if it is a psychological effect, but the more people look at it, the more they think it looks like Ms. Jiang.

So, Ms. Jiang turned into a puppet?

For a moment, the eyes of everyone looking at the puppet head changed.

The so-called uncanny valley theory is that when "non-human" is similar to "human" to a certain extent, it will make people feel extremely disgusted and fearful. Even any deviation will make this psychology infinitely magnified. I feel that the doll is more terrifying than the corpse, but it turns out that the uncanny valley theory is completely correct, at least the little yellow hair's hand has begun to shake, and then finally lost its stability and dropped the puppet's head all at once.

"——Hey!" He couldn't help but yelled, and Liu Shucai, who was standing next to him, was startled. He stopped suddenly when he was about to pick up the puppet's head, and watched the human head roll out of the door. And it was precisely this turning around that everyone was taken aback again.

I saw an extra puppet by the corridor wall directly opposite the door at some point.

It was wearing a neat little suit, and sat on the carpet with its legs spread apart. The blue eyes made of glass matched with the smiling face also showed a slight curvature. It was hiding in the shadow of the wall lamp and staring straight at everyone. Like it's been sitting there staring for a long time.

—but even before they went up the stairs and into the room, the place where the puppet sat was clearly empty.

It was as if it walked over by itself while everyone was discussing, and then quietly sat down and watched their figures.

Even Tang Yu couldn't help the white sweat on his back, he just felt weird.

"...Oh my god! How did this come out?"

Liu Shucai's voice trembled, only Chang He walked over as if he didn't feel anything, and wanted to pick up the puppet from the ground, but before he touched it, the puppet suddenly tilted its head and made a "click" sound from its neck , Then turned over and ran away.

Tang Yu: ...

Crowd: ...

Chang He withdrew his finger, was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly chased after him. Tang Yu and Mutor also reacted quickly and followed behind, but they were forced to stop after running a few steps, because Chang He was dressed The old butler in a tuxedo blocked the stairs.

"Good day, please don't run around in the corridor." The old butler said in an unhurried tone unique to the old aristocrats: "Guests, what are you doing?"

"Good day, Mr. Lawrence." Tang Yu asked directly, "Did you see a puppet?"

"Puppets?" Lawrence's eyes moved slightly, and he gave an unexpected answer: "There are many puppets in the castle, all of which were carved by the master when he was free. Which one do you think it is?"

Lots of puppets?

Tang Yu froze for a moment before saying, "The one with the blue eyes."

"Oh, I know. That's Mr. Wilton. What's your question?"

"Actually, it, Mr. Wilton was here just now, but when we wanted to greet it, it ran away by itself," Tang Yu asked the butler closely, not letting go of any expression on his face. Said: "So, have you seen it?"

"Wait..." The butler seemed to digest the meaning of Tang Yu's words, and after a while he showed a confused expression, "You mean you left?"

"Yeah, don't you know?" Tang Yu smiled at Lawrence, stared into his eyes and said slowly, "Mr. Wilton can move, it's alive."

"..."

Butler Lawrence was silent, and his expression seemed calm and calm. After a few seconds, he suddenly realized that he glanced at Tang Yu and smiled kindly: "Oh, I see, young people nowadays like puppet resurrection. story?"

He said with emotion: "You are really strange."

Tang Yu choked for a moment: ...We are not surprised, you and this castle are the ones who are surprised, okay? !

But in this case, the topic will not continue.They didn't catch the puppet. If there is no evidence, no matter what the butler Lawrence says, he can evade it. Tang Yu thought about it, and all he could ask was: "Why does your excellency like to carve puppets?"

"People don't come to the castle very often. The master is afraid of being lonely, so he made many dolls to accompany him." The butler's expression softened when he said this.

Tang Yu nodded. This answer is still very reasonable, and it just explained why there is only a pair of owners and old butlers in this castle who don't seem to be very strong. They dare to let a group of unknown guests enter the castle and they are not afraid of them The dove occupies the magpie's nest.

Although Tang Yu felt that this kind of confidence came more from a group of puppets who could move and kill.

While talking, Liu Shucai and Xiao Huangmao also chased them out. Tang Yu glanced behind the two of them and found that Zhang Jingjing also came out.

Seeing this, the butler raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why are all the guests here?"

"...Uh," Liu Shucai paused, wondering if he should tell him about the scene in the room, but before he could speak, the old housekeeper walked over and showed a puppet when he saw a pile of puppets on the ground. Shocked look.

"My God!" said he, "isn't this Mrs. Kate? Who made her like this?"

As he spoke, he walked over and carefully picked up the puppet head, and turned around to look at the crowd with such anger.

The players reacted for a while before they realized that what the hell Mrs. Kate said was the puppet's name. Mr. Butler's expression was so real that even they couldn't help wondering if they really made a mistake. The puppet was just one of the works of the castle owner, and Ms. Jiang's body was still somewhere in the castle or in the snow field.

"It was already like this when we came here. I think it might be Ms. Jiang." Seeing that the old housekeeper was about to get angry, Tang Yu replied, "But it is obvious that she is missing."

Tang Yu also stared at the old butler's cloudy pupils, and said, "Do you know anything about this?"

"I don't know," Mr. Steward straightened up with a very serious expression, "but no matter where she is, this castle doesn't welcome her anymore."

"Please allow me to remind everyone," he said decisively, "Puppets are the beloved objects of the master. No matter what the reason is, as long as there is any behavior that damages the puppet, it will no longer be regarded as a guest."