a hundred ways to die

Some things, if you pretend not to see him, then he doesn't exist.

Shen Yue was blocked by the black umbrella. When the umbrella was slowly raised, Shen Yue could see the black spiral staircase through the pouring rain again.The werewolf disappeared, only a hunchbacked figure disappeared from the corner, he looked like an old man, his hands and feet were not very agile, he walked very slowly, and there was a rattling sound when his feet stepped on the stagnant water.

Shen Li stood there without moving, with his head lowered so he couldn't see his expression clearly. Gu Mingchen thought that he was frightened, but when he handed the umbrella in his hand to Shen Li's hand, he saw the corner of Shen Li's mouth curled up. , Gu Mingchen was a little surprised. He withdrew his hand and was about to turn around and leave, but Shen Li grabbed his wrist. Shen Li raised his head, looked at the person in front of him, and said, "Landlord, don't you want to introduce yourself?"

Shen Yue's eyes revealed a cat-and-mouse look, he looked at the man in front of him with a smile and curiosity, he knew him, because he had to look at the photos countless times every day, and he had to habitually forget him every day, and start over again. Thinking about it, when this person quietly appeared behind him, holding an umbrella for him, it was difficult for Shen Yue to describe his mood.

Probably like meeting a hundred murders at the same time?

Gu Mingchen looked at the crazy tenant in front of him, sighed helplessly, and walked towards the stairs, Shen Li put away his umbrella and followed, one person held the umbrella, two people fought, from a distance, there was actually a little Warm feeling.

Shen Yue's heart was still beating fast, that's right, this meeting was largely due to his deliberate element.In the last week, Shen Yue saw that there are always a lot of umbrellas in the restaurant. At first, he thought that these umbrellas were used to lend to customers who did not bring umbrellas, but only today did he find out that it was not...

It had rained three days ago, and logically these umbrellas would have been lent out, but, strangely, the clerk would lend them to others only when customers asked for them.

But today is different...

Back in the evening, when it started to rain, the clerk took a look at the sky, and then took out all the umbrellas in the store. As long as there are customers without umbrellas, they can take them from there. But this is not the strangest thing, in just ten minutes, it was the second girl who lost her umbrella, and finally had to pick one out of the pile of black umbrellas and walk out of the cafe.

Shen Yue never believed in coincidences, so he saw the accidental loss of the umbrella and the abnormal behavior in the store. When the girl left the coffee shop, Shen Yue chased after her and asked a question. The two girls had only one umbrella. One similarity, both are light colored umbrellas, one is even transparent.

At present, Shen Yue can only conclude three points, one is rain, the second is evening, and the third is light-colored umbrellas...

On a rainy evening, the clerk asked every customer to hold a dark umbrella in his hand when he walked out. What was the reason? Was it related to that strange store manager?

So when Shen Yue was the last one to leave the store, he deliberately didn't take the black umbrella and rushed out. When he saw the fleeing mouse, the strange excitement became stronger and stronger. He didn't expect that something really happened It happened, and as he wished, he met the boy in the painting that he had been waiting for for a week.

The "click" sound of the door lock brought Shen Yue back to his senses, he made a cup of coffee for the guest in a good mood, then sat on his seat and looked up and down at Gu Mingchen.

long silence...

Gu Mingchen knew that Shen Yue was looking for him, so when Shen Yue sent out an invitation, he came, because he was also a little curious about this somewhat crazy tenant, but the current atmosphere actually made him feel awkward, Shen Yue was like It's like playing a game, looking away for a while, and then coming back again.

Somewhat disgustedly picked up the coffee made by Shen Yue, sniffed it and put it down again, opened his mouth to say something, but Shen Yue posted first, "Landlord, how long have you lived?"

Gu Mingchen's expression didn't change much, he shrugged, "Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about?"

"No, you know, otherwise you wouldn't pick up the coffee you just put down and drink it again. People always show something when they are nervous, especially when they are asked what they want to hide, and they have no idea about the answer. While preparing."

Facing Shen Li's merciless debunking, Gu Mingchen put down the coffee cup in his hand, his expression remained calm as usual, "Because I think it's not bad, so I took a sip, I think there should be no problem."

Shen Li still looked at Gu Mingchen who was sitting on the sofa with a smile, then took out two photos from the file bag in the study next to him, and put them on the table, "So do you know this person?"

This is the photo of the oil painting that Tao Liqun brought to Shen Li. Seeing this, Gu Mingchen probably guessed why Shen Li wanted to find him, but he wanted to see how much his tenant knew.

Shen Li also understands this truth. If he does not show enough sincerity and tell the whole story, this mysterious shop owner will not reveal anything to him. Judging from the observation of the shop owner's expression just now, this coffee shop named Gu Mingchen The boss has strong willpower, and the management of his eyes and expressions is simply terrible. It is useless to get the desired information through these.

So Shen Yue was going to tell the whole story.

"I think you should have read the news recently. An ancient ship was found in the sea. This ship came from France. It was around the 17th century, and this painting was found on it. I restored it in the possible What happened on the ship was finally speculated to you, you know, this... strange ability in you cannot be replicated by anyone."

Gu Mingchen looked at the young man in front of him in surprise. If he reasoned all this alone, then his reasoning ability can be said to be a gift from God. After a long time, he asked, "What do you want to know?"

Shen Li smiled with satisfaction. Now he has half opened the door to the new world. The rest depends on how he asks this question. If he asks about the werewolf or the new world, then being the shopkeeper After answering, he can disappear in front of him at any time, then he may forget everything today, so he needs a guarantee.

"Can I be your assistant?" Shen Yue stood up and raised his coffee cup in front of Gu Mingchen.

The rain stopped, and the moon, which was originally covered by dark clouds, appeared and shone softly into the office. Gu Mingchen looked up and looked at this man who had been holding a cup. item.

"What was transported by the ghost ship in the 17th century?" Gu Mingchen asked slowly, but he raised his hands at the same time. Shen Yue knew that this was the final test, and what Gu Mingchen held was probably his own countdown.

"Perfume and wine."

"What is the identity of the dead person?"

"noble."

"Who killed him?"

"Killers on board, but decisions are made by those in power."

"Why can a man stay on a ship for so long?"

"Because he has helpers, two good boatmen"

"The last question..." Gu Mingchen looked at Shen Yue with satisfaction, but it's hard to say whether the last question can be answered.

"If you were to describe this case with a fairy tale, what would it be?"

Shen Yue was sweating coldly, he had to admit that this question was difficult, the countdown in Gu Mingchen's hand had become 3, which meant that Shen Yue only had three seconds left, but Shen Yue had no clue at all.

Shen Yue tried his best to calm himself down, the hierarchy, the killer, the accomplice, a victim, the scene of the death that was witnessed, at this moment, Shen Yue's countdown was only the last second, Shen Yue seemed to give up half of it, and shouted at Gu Mingchen : "The Rabbit Ballad!! It's the Rabbit Ballad!" Then he looked at himself expectantly, wanting to confirm that his answer was correct.

This is the first time he doubts his answer and expects to be affirmed

"That's right, Rabbit Ballad. Congratulations." Gu Mingchen replied with a smile, Shen Li raised his head, and looked at the smiling Gu Mingchen in disbelief, God knows how fast his heart beat and how red his face turned, This feeling of tension in the blood rushing to the forehead...

"I got it right...?"

Shen Yue stared blankly at his landlord, Gu Mingchen picked up the coffee cups and handed one of them to Shen Yue, and then the two teacups collided lightly, making a nice sound.

Wish us a happy cooperation...

"Are you sleepy?" Now that the two of them are partners, Gu Mingchen's attitude is much more relaxed, instead of the gentle smile he had back and forth at the beginning, he poured the coffee Shen Yue brewed for himself because The rice powder of instant coffee had already condensed into lumps at the bottom of the coffee cup. When Gu Mingchen started making coffee again, Shen Yue wrote down the rabbit song in his image on the paper:

The big rabbit is sick, look at the second rabbit,

Three rabbits buy medicine, four rabbits cook,

Five rabbits died, six rabbits carried,

Seven rabbits dig a pit, eight rabbits bury,

Nine rabbits sat on the ground and cried,

Ten rabbits asked why it was crying and nine rabbits said, five rabbits will never come back once they leave!

□□ always has a special charm, which is impressive and creepy at the same time.

After a while Gu Mingchen came back, the aroma of coffee permeated the whole room, Shen Li was also interested in listening to a story, and the background of this story started with a huge merchant ship in the 17th century.

The murder scene on the ghost ship is the reappearance of this nursery rhyme. The person in power is the big rabbit. He is "sick" and needs five rabbits as medicine. The people in the banquet are all accomplices. The two kind-hearted boatmen are not painters but accomplices , They led Wutu there, the killer killed him, and the accomplice buried him.

"This is the truth of the matter. The trajectory planned from the beginning will eventually follow the original path." Gu Mingchen sighed, as if he was very helpless in such a situation.

So now there is only one final question, who is the last Avenger?This is what Shen Yue is most curious about.

Judging from the order of Gu Mingchen's narration, apart from a bunch of accomplices, there was another person who witnessed everything, and this person was Gu Mingchen. According to the sequence, the last avenger is also most likely to be Gu Mingchen.

Gu Mingchen obviously also knew what Shen Yue was suspicious of. Looking at Shen Yue's curious expression, he suddenly found something interesting, so he purposely turned it off.

"Now...my assistant, guess the ghost ship murder case is an unplanned murder case?"

Shen Yue kept thinking about the clues he had obtained. It is very complicated to judge whether a murder is planned or not. It involves many things, such as whether there is a motive, such as love and vendetta, but this is based on the prerequisite of a rational person. It is also possible to plan to kill a person, but there can be no reason, Shen Yue hesitated, but when all the clues were connected together, his intuition told him,

This is a case of planned murder... the sacrifice is the only one.