The Secret Chamber of the Card Game

At the moment when the Double Ace was drawn out by Xiao Lou, the entire card wall collapsed in front of everyone as if destroyed by a magical force. Countless cards turned into fragments and fell from the wall. This scene The bizarre scene made the teammates' eyes widen in surprise. However, before everyone could speak, Xiao Lou's eyes suddenly went dark, and he lost consciousness immediately after.

When he woke up again, he found himself lying on a bed.

This room was very familiar to him, with light blue sheets and quilts, cotton curtains of the same color, and no extra decorations in the room, only a large wardrobe on the wall.The lamp above the head is a very simple circular ceiling lamp with a circle of lines dotted around it. Xiao Lou remembers clearly that he bought it from a lighting store himself.

Xiao Lou rubbed his painful temples, got up and got out of bed.

The floor is covered with the log-colored floor he likes, and he also bought pajamas and slippers from the supermarket. Xiao Lou came to the window with doubts and opened the curtains—the downstairs is a familiar artificial lake, and there is a big lake in the middle. The large fountain, the willow trees surrounding the artificial lake cast a circle of reflection in the lake, and in the wooden gazebo, several old people were playing chess.

These scenes were so familiar that Xiao Lou thought he was hallucinating. He rubbed his eyes hard and took a closer look—everything in front of him was so real, just like what he saw when he woke up every morning. .

This is his residence in the real world, located in Yuhua Community, Nonglin Road, Jiangzhou City.

He just bought this house last year and spent a lot of time decorating it. The environment of the community is very good, there is a supermarket downstairs, and the transportation is very convenient. He only needs to walk 10 minutes to go to school.I remember that he was going out from the community and going to the supermarket across the street to buy something, but he was hit by a bus when he was crossing the road, and came to the card world by accident...

But now, why did he return to his home?

None of his teammates were there, which made Xiao Lou immediately vigilant. He quickly walked out of the bedroom and looked around the room - the furnishings of the whole room were exactly the same as his house in the real world, and even the small ornaments on the shoe cabinet at the door were exactly the same as he remembered. .

Be teleported back to reality?

Or is it all an illusion copied from the card world based on his memory?

Xiao Lou calmed down, quickly went back to the bedroom, opened the closet, put on clean clothes, took the cell phone and keys from the bedside table, and was about to go out, but just as he walked to the door, his cell phone rang, and the caller ID was: Mom.

Xiao Lou's heart trembled, and he pressed the answer button with trembling fingers: "Hello?"

The voice in his ear was so familiar that it made him feel sad. The woman asked softly, "Xiao Lou, when is your school on holiday? Go back to grandma's house this spring to celebrate the New Year together. Grandma has been thinking about you and said that she will make a New Year's Eve dinner for you." My favorite dumplings..."

Xiao Lou's nose suddenly felt sour, and he didn't know how to reply.

How long has it been since you heard your mother's voice?

Although he has grown up, in the eyes of his parents, he is always their son. In the past, his mother would call him every weekend to ask how he was doing. Occasionally, he would also care about whether he has someone he likes and when he will bring his lover back. ...

Since Xiao Lou was very sensible since childhood, his parents' attitude towards him has always been tolerant, supportive, respecting his decision, and understanding of his choice. Xiao Lou feels that they are the best parents in the world.

And this phone call was indeed made by his mother on the eve of the holiday, and she didn't even say a word.

Xiao Lou remembered that he said at the time: "Mom, we have a holiday on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, but after the holiday, I will represent the school to attend an academic conference. This conference is very important and may not end until the 28th of the twelfth lunar month."

Xiao Lou said what he remembered, and the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, before smiling, "It's okay, work is important, if you really can't come back, we will fly to Jiangzhou to see you."

Xiao Loudao: "I should be able to go back. After I finish the meeting, I will go home and pack up. Then I will take the plane on the morning of the [-]th. When I get home, it will be around three o'clock in the afternoon. I can have the New Year's Eve dinner with you."

The voice on the other end of the phone obviously showed a hint of surprise: "Great! Then I will wait for you at grandma's house."

Xiao Lou said "Yes", told him to take care of himself, and then hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, the excitement of hearing his mother's voice dissipated quickly, Xiao Lou calmed down, frowned and thought carefully—did he travel back to before the accident?Or is it all an illusion?

Xiao Lou reached into his pocket, but couldn't find the familiar card case.

He was stunned, and then opened the phone's address book. The familiar names in it made Xiao Lou even more confused. He simply pulled the address book to the position where the "Y" alphabet was sorted, and found the name "Yu Hanjiang".

Xiao Lou called without hesitation. After two beeps, the phone was connected. There was some noise on the other side of the phone, and soon Yu Hanjiang's deep and calm voice came: "Hey, Professor Xiao, you are looking for me. What's up?"

Xiao Lou: "..."

Professor Xiao, this is what Yu Hanjiang called him a long time ago when the two of them were not familiar. If the Yu Hanjiang on the other end of the phone was the current Yu Hanjiang, he would never call him that.

Xiao Lou tentatively asked, "Is Team Yu busy recently?"

There was the clear sound of leather shoes stepping on the floor on the other side of the phone, followed by the sound of opening the door. He seemed to have walked into the office, and after arriving in a quiet environment, he whispered: "I am really busy recently. By the way, I We happened to encounter a tricky case, a serial murder case, we found a rare drug from the deceased's cup, and we would like to ask Professor Xiao to help identify it."

Xiao Lou resisted the awkwardness in his heart, and replied: "No problem, I will go to the forensic identification center to work today, Team Yu can come over anytime when you are free."

Yu Hanjiang said: "Okay, see you at three o'clock in the afternoon."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy tone of "beep" in his ear, Xiao Lou felt a little confused in his mind.The current situation is too weird. It is reasonable to say that after entering the secret room before, there will be prompt messages such as "Welcome to the XX secret room. The mission of this secret room is XX, and the customs clearance time is XX". In my own home, there are no hints.

It was as if he had a long dream and returned to reality after waking up.

It was the end of December at this time, and Yu Hanjiang asked him for help again because of the poisoning case. Xiao Lou remembered that the day was sunny and it was Yu Hanjiang who called him first. Although he called Yu Hanjiang now, what Team Yu said It is basically consistent with what I remember, and I need him to help identify a rare toxin.

Xiao Lou took a deep breath, calmed down, opened the door and went downstairs.

The illusion of the community was exactly the same as in memory. When he walked to the entrance of the community, the familiar security guard smiled at him. Xiao Lou smiled back, left the community in a hurry, and took a taxi on the street: "Go to Jiangzhou City Forensic Identification Center."

The taxi driver punched his watch and led Xiao Lou to turn right at the intersection ahead.

Xiao Lou sat in the back row and looked out through the window - it was the rush hour for work, the road was blocked, people around were in a hurry, and many students in school uniforms were hurrying on bicycles, and there happened to be a school nearby Xiao Lou, a key middle school in the city, would see this familiar blue and white school uniform every day when he went to work.

The lively faces on the sidewalk, the crowded buses, the students in school uniforms, the familiar scent from the steamed stuffed bun shop on the side of the street... and the driver complained in his authentic dialect: "Oh, there is a traffic jam in this area every morning, The street is also like ants moving house, why do you think there are so many people?"

Xiao Lou came back to his senses, smiled politely, and said: "Life is forced, most people have to go to work and school, and there is no way to deal with traffic jams in the morning rush hour. Master, please drive carefully, I am not in a hurry. "

His job is a professor of forensic medicine at Jiangzhou University of Medical Sciences. If you look at the day Yu Hanjiang came to him from memory, he has no class all day today and doesn't need to go to school to work. help.

The driver led Xiao Lou around and around, and finally arrived at the identification center at nine o'clock in the morning.

Xiao Lou took the elevator upstairs and met two familiar colleagues in the elevator. The two greeted him with a smile: "Why is Professor Xiao here today? I remember that you are not on duty!"

Xiao Loudao: "There are some things that need to be dealt with. I will use the laboratory later."

The woman with the capable ponytail said: "Okay, Professor Xiao, you can swipe your card in later, just register."

Xiao Lou thanked him, and after the elevator stopped, he walked into his office and changed into a white coat.

According to memory, Yu Hanjiang would come to the office to look for him around 09:30 in the morning.

There is still half an hour.

Xiao Lou sat at his desk and carefully sorted out his thoughts. The experience he and his teammates experienced in the card world was by no means a dream, so the world in front of him would never be a reality.It is impossible for the gatekeepers to be so kind and send them back to reality directly. What's more, if the Double Kings Chamber of Secrets gave them away for free and let them pass the gate and return to reality directly, then Yu Hanjiang's reaction would be too wrong.

What should I do?

In case this Yu Hanjiang was pretended to be a hunter, would he have the ability to deal with him?My own card pack disappeared, this is the worst, no cards in hand, how can I fight with Yu Hanjiang?

Xiao Lou frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something——

At that time, in order to prevent the Double Kings Chamber of Secrets from encountering replicants, pretending to be teammates and stabbing everyone unprepared, Xiao Lou made a suggestion that everyone should whisper something to their teammates as a code to check their identities.

Not much to say about Yu Hanjiang's secret code, this Yu Hanjiang is definitely not the one Xiao Lou knew in the card world.

But Mr. Shao's password is quite special.

Shao Qingge said to Xiao Lou at the time: "If you see me in the Double King's Chamber, you can ask, Mr. Shao, I want to buy stocks recently. Which stock do you think will have a better rise? If it is Shao Qingge who is pretending to be , I will definitely tell you a stock name. But if it were me, then I would say, stock code 180376521... Do you understand what I mean?"

What Shao Qingge said was not the stock code, but his mobile phone number in the real world.

Xiao Lou found out that Mr. Shao was really lucky at the critical moment. He just mentioned his mobile phone number accidentally, but now it can come in handy.At that time, no one expected that the Chamber of Secrets of the Two Kings would bring everyone into the real world environment. Everyone thought it was a dangerous environment of survival in the wild, and there were countless powerful hunters waiting for them...

As a result, when he opened his eyes, he saw such a quiet, peaceful and familiar Jiangzhou city.

Xiao Lou took out his mobile phone and dialed the string of numbers that Shao Qingge told him in his memory. Soon, a familiar voice came from the phone. The man seemed to have just woken up, and there was a hint of sexy hoarseness in his voice: "Hello, who is it?"

Xiao Lou said: "Mr. Shao, I am Xiao Lou."

Shao Qingge seemed to be taken aback for a moment, then raised his eyebrows, and said, "Who is Xiao Lou? Where did you find out my private number?"

Xiao Lou: "..."

Something is wrong, everything is wrong!

Could it be that everyone has forgotten the experience of the card world?Or is it that Yu Hanjiang and Shao Qingge who are currently answering the phone are not themselves?

Xiao Lou took a deep breath and asked calmly, "Do you still remember Ye Qi?"

Shao Qingge smiled and said, "Who is Ye Qi? I don't know why." He turned over on the bed and lazily said, "Sir, I don't know where you found out my private number. Like to get close to strangers, hang up."

The phone was hung up neatly, and Xiao Lou looked at the darkened cell phone thoughtfully.

After a while, Xiao Lou made up his mind to go to the laboratory to find a micro-needle, opened a box of anesthetic, sucked it into the needle, and hid it on his body—in case this Yu Hanjiang was a hunter, and Xiao Lou didn’t have it in hand. Cards, you can't sit still.If he really fights with Yu Hanjiang, he will definitely be subdued by the opponent within 3 seconds, and he may have a chance to escape with an injection of anesthetic.

Xiao Lou returned to the office and waited patiently for the time to pass.

The hour hand finally reached 09:30, and there was a knock on the door outside, and Xiao Lou said, "Please come in."

The door was pushed open, and Xiao Lou met a pair of familiar deep eyes.

The man was wearing light casual clothes today, and the well-fitting brown trousers made his legs extraordinarily straight and slender. He had a serious expression on his handsome face, and he was holding a stack of documents in his hand, as well as the sealed seals commonly used by the police force to collect evidence. bacteria box.

He stepped in front of Xiao Lou and stretched out his hand: "Hello, Professor Xiao."

This person is exactly the same as Yu Hanjiang who came to the identification center to look for him in memory!

Xiao Lou's heart was beating extremely fast, and he was really afraid that Yu Hanjiang would pull out a gun and aim it at his head in the next moment. Xiao Lou's left hand held the anesthesia needle lightly in his pocket, and his right hand stretched out to shake hands with Yu Hanjiang. .

Yu Hanjiang put the documents in his hand on the table, and said, "I brought over the toxin sample found in the deceased's cup, please ask Professor Xiao to make an identification."

Xiao Lou was terrified, but tried to maintain calm on the surface: "Okay, Captain Yu, please follow me."

The identification in the laboratory finally came out after a while.

Xiao Loudao: "This toxin is called ciguatera toxin, which comes from deep-sea fish. Ciguatera toxin is mainly distributed in the head, viscera, and reproductive organs of fish. The toxicity of the toxin cannot be destroyed by high temperature heating or freezing. A small amount of this toxin will only cause death. People vomit and have abdominal pain, a large amount can cause death. Judging from the content of the sample you brought, the toxin is of high purity, and the murderer deliberately extracted ciguatera toxin to kill people.”

Yu Hanjiang frowned: "That is to say, the murderer is familiar with deep-sea fish and knows how to extract the toxin. He should be a professional in chemistry and pharmacy, and may have been in contact with fish containing this toxin for a long time?"

Xiao Lou nodded: "It should be like this."

Yu Hanjiang stretched out his hand again: "Thank you Professor Xiao, I know what to do."

Xiao Lou reluctantly shook hands with him, and said, "Team Yu is polite."

Yu Hanjiang said: "Take Professor Xiao to dinner another day, I will go to work first."

After he finished speaking, he simply turned around and left.Looking at his back, Xiao Lou couldn't help but froze in place... Isn't this Yu Hanjiang a hunter?Why didn't you do it yourself?

Xiao Lou subconsciously shouted: "Captain Yu."

Yu Hanjiang stopped and turned around with a cold expression: "Professor Xiao has something to say?"

Xiao Lou smiled and asked, "Do you have a girlfriend? I have a very beautiful colleague by my side, and I can introduce you."

Yu Hanjiang frowned displeasedly: "Thank you, no need."

He turned and left without looking back.

Looking at his tall and straight back, Xiao Lou felt very complicated.

This Yu Hanjiang should not be the hunter, but the Yu Hanjiang in his memory.

The mother who initially called him was not the real mother either, just a flashback of a memory.

Perhaps, all teammates are in such a closed world at this moment, and they cannot communicate with each other. The teammates they meet are all teammates before entering the card world.

That's why in this world, Yu Hanjiang's attitude is so indifferent, and he will politely call him "Professor Xiao"; Shao Qingge doesn't know Xiao Lou; Greeted him with a smile.

Xiao Lou finally understood - he was trapped in his "memory world".

The author has something to say:

The memory maze is the scariest maze~