Escape From the Library

【Phantom in the painting-11】

Jiang Pingce took out the map he had drawn before, and checked his thoughts with Yue Xingwen.

Because there are too many illusions, it is easy for everyone to get confused. Yue Xingwen simply marked the space map planned by Jiang Ping and wrote the names of the paintings found in each world. In this way, everyone looks very intuitive up.

Liu Zhaoqing looked at the "map" compiled by the two of them, and stroked his chin thoughtfully: "We have only opened three portraits of women and the illusion mechanism of "The Last Supper". There should be mechanisms for other hanging paintings. open?"

Yue Xingwen said: "Go back the same way, go to World C, and see if there is any mechanism in the painting "Starry Moon Night"."

Under the leadership of Yue Xingwen, everyone returned the same way and came to the studio where they first saw the hanging painting of "Starry Moon Night".

Xu Feixue said at the time that this painting was drawn during Van Gogh's treatment in a mental hospital. The beautiful village under the deep night sky and the giant tree rising like flames formed a sharp contrast. One side is calm and the other side is madness.

Yue Xingwen looked back at Xu Feixue, and said, "Do you have any ideas on how to open the mechanism of this painting?"

This painting cannot be moved, and there are no figures on it. Xu Feixue took a step forward to observe carefully for a moment, and guessed: "Is it on top of this tree? The flame-like tree shoots straight into the sky, and the tip seems to point to some secret."

Hearing this, Jiang Pingce walked over quickly, stretched out his long arms, raised the alcohol lamp, and looked up carefully in the direction pointed by the trees. After a while, he found a star-like mark, and Jiang Pingce reached out and pressed it. Press the button, and the wall on the right is cracked open in front of your eyes.

Yue Xingwen said: "Another illusion, everyone be careful."

Everyone entered the door one after another, and the scene in front of them made everyone stunned - they came to the door of the night castle.

Under the moonlight, the sunflowers in the garden were already in full bloom, the entire castle was brightly lit, and clusters of gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the sky, just like a fireworks show in an amusement park.

Ke Shaobin looked up at the beautiful night sky dotted with fireworks, and said, "It must cost a lot of money to set off so many fireworks, right? Could it be to celebrate Alice and Jack's wedding?"

As soon as the voice fell, the fireworks characters of "Happy Brithday" suddenly appeared in the sky.

Yue Xingwen looked towards the entrance of the castle. There was a dining table beside the garden, and there was another birthday cake on the table.The little boy with a lovely crown on his head is looking up at the sky with joy, his mother Daisy and father Rhodes are by his side, and behind him are his grandparents, grandparents, nanny Leah, uncle Jack and aunt Ai. Liz—both families were there.

Yue Xingwen said: "The two families are celebrating the little boy's birthday."

Van Gogh's "Starry Night" oil painting corresponds to the beautiful night of Dean's birthday.The fireworks show lasted for half an hour. To celebrate the birthday of this little friend, the two families really spent a lot of thought.

After the fireworks were over, the two families got together for dinner. The delicate birthday cake was divided into several plates. The slightly hunched Mrs. Roland said jokingly: "Alice, when will you and Jack have children? Have a younger sibling , will you keep us Dean company?"

Dean said excitedly: "I want a sister, preferably a pair of twin sisters!"

Daisy smiled lightly and touched her son's head: "Twins are not so easy."

When Alice was asked about the child, her face was obviously embarrassed for a few seconds, but soon, she smiled shyly and said: "Mom, we just got married, and we still want to live together for a few years."

Her husband was beside him, pretending he didn't hear anything, and lowered his head to eat the cake.

In order to ease the embarrassment, Daisy took the initiative to smooth things over and said, "I'll go get some fruit wine I brewed myself, and let everyone have a taste."

She turned and left, Rhode smiled and said, "I'll help."

The couple temporarily left the restaurant in front of the garden and walked into the kitchen of the castle.Leah was silent for a moment, then got up and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."

Yue Xingwen immediately asked the female classmate to follow Liya, while he and Jiang Pingce followed the couple personally.

In the kitchen, Rhodes was opening the cupboard to look for wine glasses, when Daisy suddenly asked with a sullen face, "Are you still in touch with her?"

Rhodes froze for a moment, then turned around: "I don't know what you're talking about."

Daisy raised the corners of her lips mockingly: "Pretending to be a good husband in front of parents and children, but secretly raising a mistress outside, every time she excuses a business trip and doesn't come home for ten and a half months, it's just to blame her. Is there right? This time, if it wasn't for my son's birthday, I think you, a busy man, wouldn't be able to come back."

Rhode's expression changed, he turned and leaned against the cabinet, looked at her coldly and said, "Today is my son's birthday, do you have to quarrel with me on his birthday?"

Daisy said: "I just want you to restrain yourself, after all, you are still my husband in name."

Rhodes sneered and said, "Didn't you have a boyfriend before you got married? Because of him, you almost fell out with your family. This matter has been widely spread. Who knows what happened between you two."

Daisy's face turned pale, and her fingers trembled tightly on the edge of the table: "You never believed me? Since I married you, I have completely cut off contact with him, unlike you!" She seemed to be pissed off, His eyes were red, and his voice trembled uncontrollably.

Rhodes shrugged and said: "My parents made us husband and wife to strengthen the alliance. We are just a tool for family marriage. Don't be so sincere. Each plays his own way. I don't care about you, and don't interfere with me. .”

After he finished speaking, he turned and left. When he went out, he happened to see Leah coming out of the bathroom. The cat in Leia's arms meowed. Rhodes looked calm and said, "Daisy is looking for a cup in the kitchen, you Help her."

Leah bowed her head and said, "Okay."

When she walked into the kitchen with the cat in her arms, Daisy had recovered her gentle smile, as if nothing had happened, and said kindly, "Leah, I've already poured the fruit wine, let's take it out together."

The two returned to the dining table in the garden with the cups in hand, and continued to celebrate the children's birthdays.

Yue Xingwen and Jiang Pingce returned to the garden, and Xu Feixue, who was following Leia, reported: "Lia went to the bathroom normally, and didn't talk to anyone else on the way, but I noticed a detail, and she checked carefully when she went to the bathroom. cat."

Ke Shaobin guessed: "The recording device she hangs around the cat's neck must have limited memory, and it will not be able to record for a long time. Maybe, every time she goes to the bathroom, it is to check the device and replace the memory card conveniently?"

Yue Xingwen also felt that Ke Shaobin's analysis was very reasonable. Leah often left the scene to go to the bathroom, and still hugged the cat. She must have checked the bug on the cat.

Liu Zhaoqing asked: "Xing Wen, did you find anything after tracking this couple?"

Jiang Pingce said: "The relationship between the couple is not good. Daisy knows that her husband has a mistress outside."

Yue Xingwen said: "From Daisy's statement, her husband often excuses business trips and doesn't go home for half a month to meet his mistress privately. Then, his mistress can't be Leah. Leah has been living in Gu Fort, it won’t disappear inexplicably for half a month.”

Ke Shaobin scratched his head suspiciously: "But, in the three oil paintings of women, isn't the woman holding the ermine the mistress? I remember what Xu Feixue said at the time."

Xu Feixue said: "That's right, in Da Vinci's "Woman Holding an Ermine", the heroine is the mistress of the Duke of Milan, and it was the Duke of Milan who paid him to paint it. At that time, this mistress was the Duke's favorite. "

Yue Xingwen frowned and looked at Jiang Pingce: "Just now, Rhodes and Leah met at the door of the kitchen and only said one word. Leah lowered her head, and the two didn't make any eye contact. It doesn't seem like they have an affair? "

Jiang Pingce said, "I don't think so either."

Everyone stood in the garden, looking at the picture of two families celebrating their children's birthdays, feeling very confused in their hearts - Rhodes and Daisy, Jack and Alice, both couples were putting on a show.

Who is the dead, who is the murderer?

Yue Xingwen was silent for a moment, and said: "The three women should be the key to connect the whole story, Alice in the wedding dress, Leah holding the cat, Daisy holding the umbrella, the young woman who died must be among them."

Jiang Pingce said: "We want to deduce the murderer. First of all, should we identify the deceased?"

Yue Xingwen nodded and said, "That's right, only when the deceased is identified can we find out the murderer's motive."

Liu Zhaoqing said with a headache: "The height of the three women is about 170, and they are about the same size. The corpses we dug up were stripped of their clothes. If you only look at the bones, you really can't tell who died."

Jiang Pingce suddenly said: "We can measure the data."

Liu Zhaoqing was stunned for a moment, then looked back at Jiang Pingce: "You mean, measure the bone data?"

Jiang Pingce said: "Well. Facial recognition technology uses human facial features as several coordinate points and draws them into unique geometric figures. According to this principle, bones can also be recognized. Even if they are similar in size, the length of each finger , the width of the scapula, and the length of the cervical spine, there will definitely be subtle data differences."

Liu Zhaoqing thought about it carefully, and immediately gave a thumbs up: "Skeleton recognition, why didn't I think of it!"

Jiang Pingce looked at Ke Shaobin and said, "Let Xiaotu take 360-degree complete images of the three women, model and analyze the bone data, and compare it with the bones dug up in the garden to determine the deceased."

The excavated bones cannot be genetically tested to confirm the deceased, but Jiang Pingce's method is also very useful.

The bones of adults will not continue to grow and develop, and there will definitely be differences in the length of fingers, shoulder width, etc. of the three people. Then, comparing the data measured from the bones with their body data, the closest one is the deceased!

Yue Xingwen appreciated Jiang Pingce's calmness very much. He patted Jiang Pingce's shoulder with a smile, and said in a low voice: "Others will be afraid when they see the bones. When you see the bones, do you model them in [-]D in your mind?"

Jiang Pingce coughed lightly: "It's not that exaggerated, I just thought of it."

Everyone left the illusion of "Starry Moon Night", returned to the first floor by the same route, and then came to the Black Rose Garden. The three bones were placed next to the garden, glowing white and cold under the moonlight.

Liu Zhaoqing moved the bones to the flat ground and arranged them. With Zhang Xiaonian’s laser rangefinder, the data of the bones would be very accurate. The data of the three living women were measured by the robot’s small picture, and the error was not too big.

Ke Shaobin compared the body data of the people at the scene with the bones, and found——

The elderly men and women who died were indeed Daisy's parents, and one of them was slightly hunchbacked, matching the old lady.

But the young girl buried in the ground was not Daisy at all.

It was Leah who was the most suspected.