Covered with water

The author has something to say: See you next year^_^

Qin Zhi said: "Ghost?"

Fang Shu said: "Yes, ghost. Because my family's museum is very small, there are usually only two security teams in charge of patrolling the museum. The museum's business hours are from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm every day. , Before closing, after closing and before they rest at night, there will be four to five overall inspections a day according to the actual situation, and there has been no problem. But since the tripod moved... At first, it was responsible for night patrols Inoue-san and Maruyama-san, they were talking to others one morning that they heard a woman crying in the museum the night before."

Xiao Yunhe said: "Sorry, let me interrupt, have these two been in charge of night patrols?"

"No." Fang Shu explained, "there are six security personnel in the museum, and they are arranged in groups of two or two to be on duty at night. Because people will come to visit during the day, there will be relatively more people to maintain order, and it is unnecessary when there are few people. gone."

Xiao Yunhe said: "Okay, I understand, please continue."

"Okay." Yoshiki continued, "When the rumors first appeared, everyone still didn't take it seriously. Because there are many antiquities in the museum, it is easy to produce strange stories. The Kanno Museum has been safe for many years. Even if someone doubts it, it will not The first time I decided that there was something wrong with the bronze tripod, everyone had a wonderful idea of ​​"ah, it finally appeared", and they were more curious about the event than fear. But because Mr. Inoue and Mr. Maruyama both mentioned this matter, the second The person on duty at night arranged a special patrol, and the woman's crying disappeared. Everyone agreed that it was their illusion, and the matter quickly disappeared."

Qin Zhidao: "Does Mr. Zhengguo know about this?"

Yuko said: "Yes, they mentioned it to the master. But because after three or four days of observation, the crying never appeared again, so it was treated as a joke and will be told to the master."

Qin Zhi said, "What about Mr. Zhengguo's reaction?"

Yuko hesitated and said, "...Maybe, there's nothing special about it." She paused, then changed her mind, "No, it's not so much that I believed the joke, it's better to say that no matter what happened to that cauldron, the master didn't care about it." It will be a surprise."

Fang Shu asked in surprise, "Is that so?"

Yuko said: "Yes." For the first time, a slightly distressed expression appeared on her Gujing Wubo's face, "Master Fangshu, you should have noticed the changes that happened to the master after he got that ancient tripod. He..."

Fang Shu interrupted her and said: "I know, Yuko mother-in-law." He patted the back of Yuko's hand comfortingly with his right hand, and then showed a somewhat awkward smile in the direction of the couple, "It's like this , we suspect that it was the 'ghost' that manipulated Grandpa's suicide, or that it devoured Grandpa and made Grandpa its sacrifice."

Qin Zhi said: "Why do you say that?"

Fang Shu said: "Because Grandpa's personality has changed a lot. He was a very kind person at first, but since he got the tripod, he has become irritable, assertive, and impatient... We are living with him now. For a long time, these changes are really too abrupt, and he has gradually become a strange stranger with memories of the past."

Qin Zhidao: "Do you think it's because of that tripod?"

Fang Shu said: "Yes, this is my personal opinion. Because later, many bad things happened around that tripod." He continued to talk, "Two weeks after the woman's crying disappeared, the nearby A teacher of a girls' high school organized students to visit the building. On the way back, the school bus had an accident. The teacher and three students were killed on the spot, and other students were also greatly frightened. That night, the woman's cry appeared again. Accompanied by the screeching sound of brakes, this was the first time we linked the misfortune around us with that tripod. Later, I, including the police, went to the school to verify that the four people who died belonged to the same historical interest group During the visit, one of the girls tried to secretly take a photo of the ancient tripod, but was stopped by our security personnel after being discovered."

In order to protect cultural relics, museums generally prohibit taking pictures, and this incident has become a topic of conversation after get off work.Fang Shu supplemented the follow-up plot completely: "After the news was broadcast, everyone felt very heavy and panicked. Grandpa, uncharacteristically, warned everyone in a very stern tone not to spread unconfirmed news. Soon, I never I got the news from Yuko’s mother-in-law and decided to return home, but when I got to the museum, another thing happened...which I was very concerned about.”

Xiao Yunhe said: "...what?"

Fang Shu seemed a little confused how to describe the scene he saw, frowned and said: "It's... a very strange sight. I found that everything in the museum has been mirrored and shifted."

Qin Zhidao: "Mirror image...displaced?"

Fang Shu said: "Yes, I don't know how to describe it. It's like a scene in a mirror, where everything...is reversed. But...no one noticed this."

Xiao Yunhe said: "How to say?"

Fang Shu's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he explained: "If we take the room we are in now as an example..." He pushed the teacup in front of him diagonally, "It's like this. The room that was originally in the southeast direction Things, it’s northwest now. Sorry, the mirror image may not be accurate enough, all in all, what shocked me the most was..."

He repeated again: "Nobody, ever noticed this."

Qin Zhi said: "What do you mean?"

Fang Shu said: "Because I... used to go to school there, and I often stayed in the museum with my grandfather. I remember very clearly how the exhibits are arranged inside, and there is no possibility of mistakes. After returning to the museum this time, I After noticing the change in layout, I said to Mr. Hattori, who was serving as the guide, "It's a big project to switch all the exhibits." But Mr. Hattori denied it, and said to me, "Yoshiki-kun, at this time Don't be kidding, don't you know the placement of the exhibits the most? You grew up with the museum'. I was very surprised by his statement, so I asked other people to verify it. The result... in everyone As far as I can remember, the layout of the museum has not changed. I was persuaded by them until I found this photo at home."

Under the circumstances at that time, there was no need for the staff of the museum to unite to deceive Yoshiki, so Yoshiki was willing to believe that his memory was wrong.But he still cared a lot when he got home, and he found decisive evidence in the photo album.

Qin Zhi took the photo and found that it was a group photo with the museum as the background. It was taken two years ago, when Fang Shu was about to graduate from high school.At that time, he had already signed a contract with Qingsan Office. After graduation, he would go to Tokyo to work in the performing arts. Several of his good friends spontaneously organized a farewell party, and this photo was taken at that farewell party.Seeing this, Tong Yu also took out a few other photos from his backpack, which he took again in the museum after hearing Fang Shu's testimony, and by the way confirmed that "no one has noticed this in two years" statement.

Fang Shu said: "You two, please take a look."

The new one and the old two photos are all taken from a panorama with a similar overlooking angle.Although the picture from two years ago was centered on people, the general layout of the exhibition hall and the ear room on one side are also vaguely visible. The most conspicuous one is the pineapple wood landscape screen in the upper left corner of the picture.In the recent photos, the portraits are not covered, and the furnishings in the exhibition hall can be seen at a glance. The square ear room is now the shelter of the Yunleiwen Ding, but the screen has moved abruptly to the side near the entrance. It casts a few dark colors on the originally bright exhibition hall.

Xiao Yunhe said: "Is the photo itself okay?"

Tong Yu said: "We have already checked." The existing technical means cannot detect any traces of secondary modification.

Xiao Yunhe let out a "hmm" and began to compare the only two evidences so far.When the photos were lined up side by side, the strange feeling was quickly noticed—as far as the screen is concerned, the exhibits on the two photos have indeed been reversed in the direction of central symmetry, but the content itself has not undergone any major changes. Dishes, small bowls and large vases, especially porcelains from the middle and late Qing Dynasty. As Yoshiki said, there is basically nothing particularly valuable in the Kanno Museum.

The mirror image has shifted... Qin Zhi looked at the photos while chewing on this self-made term in his heart. If it was only related to the mirror image, the matter might not be so difficult... No, the problem now is that only one photo According to the photo, it is indeed difficult for him to determine who the instigator of this "displacement" incident is.

... What if it's not just a mirror image, but because of the bronze tripod?

Qin Zhi closed his eyes, twitched his index finger and thumb lightly at the edge of the photo, but he didn't say anything final, he just asked softly, "Is there anything else special?"

Fang Shu said: "And..." This time, he was talking about the bronze ware expert whose life is hanging by a thread.The name of this expert is Tsubaki Kojiro. His father was a lecturer in the Department of History of the University of Tokyo. He was very interested in the development of bronzes from his childhood. He's still slipping away, and if he doesn't report his family name, probably no one will see that he is a Japanese in person.

It is precisely because of this identity and background that he and Kanno Masakuni hit it off right away. In addition, he has a lot of dry goods in his belly. After seeing Liexin, Zhengguo immediately regarded him as a guest of honor. Those in the museum can only be seen but not touched. All the rules and regulations are gone, and it seems to outsiders that it is a bit of a plaything.But not long after the tender "honeymoon period", this expert was seriously injured by a piece of glass falling in the wind, and now he is completely in a vegetative standby state.

"Sorry, these words are indeed presumptuous by me." The next person who spoke was Yuko.Because of Zhengguo, she also had a few encounters with this Professor Tsubaki Kojiro, but because of her female intuition, her first impression of this Professor Tsubaki was not very good.After all, his age is similar to that of the young master of the Kanno family (Father of Yoshiki) who has passed away long ago, and his gaze towards the bronze tripod has a kind of fanaticism that is different from ordinary people. She was very worried that the sudden appearance of the year-end rendezvous would hinder Fang Shu's future. After learning that he had an accident, she was very relieved, and then she was worried about the situation itself.

Qin Zhi recorded Chun Xiaojiro's name, not because he doubted the clues provided by Tong Yu on behalf of the authorities, but because he trusted Qiao Yuan more.After listening to Yuko's statement, Fang Shu's eyes flickered, but he didn't say much.

Yuko's evaluation alone is of course very subjective, and even if there are some clues, it will not be easily concluded.So the topic went around and around, and finally returned to the "curse" itself.In fact, during this period of time, Fang Shu did not find out too many useful things. The virtual identity of "Maeda Ichiro" is flawless; the auction is just an intermediary, and will not know more detailed information. It was not until the secrecy force headed by Tong Yu intervened strongly that the fortune of this "curse" was discovered little by little. come out.

In short, the previous owner of Yunlei Wending was the person in charge of a real estate company. He died of a sudden illness a few years ago. In order to save the precarious company, his wife simply took this gloomy copper lump as death. , Later, it fell into the hands of Ichiro Maeda.

As for that Miss Maeda—according to Tong Yu, she accidentally fell down the stairs when she was on vacation at home, and her brain was severely injured. After waking up, it was like losing her soul. faces.