deadly round table

Jiang Wenyuan and Chen Mian are the top two bigwigs in the evaluation of the round table, and Chen Yan is boasting high-profilely beside them. Naturally, there are many people who want to hug their thighs. Unfortunately, the four-person room is full, and now it is freezing and snowing the mountains. And no one wants to sleep on the floor.Those who failed to hug each other cast their jealous eyes on Qin Qiyue.

Qin Qiyue vaguely felt the hostility from some players, but he did not respond to their hostility directly, but pretended to know nothing, followed Jiang Wenyuan with his head lowered and his eyebrows lowered.Qin Qiyue used actions to remind those players who were jealous of him that it was not he who hooked up with the boss, but the boss who took the initiative to find him as a teammate.

Jiang Wenyuan looked away from Chen Mian, he was very satisfied with Qin Qiyue's performance.In the face of unknown horrors and dangers, Qin Qiyue understands current affairs without making noise, and calmly extinguishes the signs of conflicts. Her quality is really good.

The side house of the villa has only one floor, with a total of eight rooms, a public dining room and a bathhouse.The eight rooms are named after flowers and trees. From left to right are plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, pine, cypress, and willow. The office is in the middle of the restaurant, the bathhouse and the entrance, so it’s more convenient to go anywhere, you don’t mind.”

Chen Mian stared at the chrysanthemum character on the house number, and felt that this was Jiang Wenyuan's hint to him.With a smile on Chen Mian's face, he calmly said to Jiang Wenyuan, "I'll follow you."

Qin Qiyue looked back and forth between Jiang Wenyuan and Chen Mian several times, and seemed to understand something.

Qin Qiyue's mouth is strict enough, but Chen Yan is not. She stared at the flowing chrysanthemum character, "Should we change it to the lotus character room? The lotus character room and the chrysanthemum character room are adjacent, but they are also in the center. The chrysanthemum is Common flowers at funerals are really unlucky in a round table game where ghosts are rampant. And... the word chrysanthemum itself also gives people a gay feeling.”

As soon as the English word GAY was uttered, the eyes of Jiang Wenyuan, Chen Mian and Qin Qiyue all fell on Chen Yan.However, Chen Yan is not a person who can read facial expressions, even though Qin Qiyue stares at her so that her eyes cramp, Chen Yan doesn't notice it.She blinked suspiciously, "Why are you looking at me? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

Jiang Wenyuan glanced at Chen Yan coldly, "White chrysanthemum is a commonly used flower for funerals, and its meaning is indeed not auspicious. It's because I didn't think carefully enough, so let's switch to the lotus room."

It is not yet noon, and there is still time to explore the intelligence.The four of them entered the lottery room, dug out warm clothes from the closet and put them on.After Qin Qiyue put on a well-fitting coat, he finally felt alive. He noticed that the coats on the other three people also fit well, and his brain quickly became active. He condensed many questions in his heart into one sentence, "Jiang Boss, if we chose the chrysanthemum room just now, can we also find a coat that suits our size in the room?"

Jiang Wenyuan replied with a smile: "Players will find suitable clothes in their own rooms, this is the power of round table games."

Jiang Wenyuan became more and more satisfied with Qin Qiyue the more he watched.Qin Qiyue didn't give up thinking in the face of weird things, and didn't talk nonsense, just hitting the crux of the problem.When he brought Qin Qiyue back, wouldn't the right to name the organization be within his grasp?

Chen Mian felt a little aggrieved when he saw that Jiang Wenyuan had a warm face towards Qin Qiyue, but his attitude towards him was not good.Chen Mian squeezed between the two, "Jiang Shuai, let's check the surroundings of the villa later, and then go to the place where the body was found to check the situation."

Jiang Wenyuan looked at Chen Mian's face, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and finally his whole face became serious, "Then let's go. Everyone wear goggles, and don't stare at the snow all the time to prevent snow blindness. "

With such an obvious differential treatment, Chen Mian's whole body would turn into capital letters of grievance.

The main house of the villa faces south, and there are two symmetrical side houses on the east and west sides of the main house.The owner of the villa, Chess Player Jia, lives in the main house with his guests, the players live in the east side house, and the west side house is the residence of the housekeeper and servants.There is a frozen fountain in the semi-enclosed central courtyard formed by the main house and side houses.

Next to the fountain stands a full-body statue of a figure enlarged by 1.5 times.The statue is an old man with a serious face, with one hand on his back, as if he is looking at the fountain, or looking into the distance.Jiang Wenyuan squatted down at the feet of the statue, wearing moisture-proof gloves, and swept away the statue's footrest.

There are two lines written on the base:

Jia Changsheng

1905-1971

According to the middle-aged housekeeper, the owner of the villa is Jia, a professional chess player.

Jia Changsheng should be the parent or grandparent of the owner of the villa.

Losing two-thirds of his cardiopulmonary function still had a very strong impact on his body. When Jiang Wenyuan stood up, he felt dizzy. Fortunately, Chen Mian, who was standing beside him, reached out to support him in time, "Jiang Shuai, Are you OK?"

Jiang Wenyuan stood against Chen Mian for a while, waiting for the dizziness to pass, "We spent a long time outdoors, and our cardiopulmonary function can't keep up. It's not a big problem. Let's go to the back kitchen where the corpse was found. , I didn’t feel that bad when I entered the room to warm up. Also, Qin Qiyue, you have to be mentally prepared, if they keep the scene and wait for the police to investigate the case, the picture may cause you discomfort.”

Qin Qiyue is very clear about his identity, a novice player who knows nothing about him, he has nothing worthy of Jiang Wenyuan's covetousness.Jiang Wenyuan didn't forget to take care of him even when he wasn't feeling well. Qin Qiyue was so touched that he couldn't be more moved, "Boss Jiang, no, Brother Jiang, thank you for your concern, I will definitely work hard to adapt to the content of the game!"

If there is a comparison, there will be harm. Qin Qiyue is happy, and Chen Mian, who has not received any attention, is almost blown out of anger.

When the four of them came to the back kitchen of the main house, the chefs were working in full swing, and they were preparing today's lunch.

The whole kitchen was scorching hot, and the food waste bin was replaced with a brand new one, while the food waste bin that was originally placed in the corner was cordoned off and temporarily unusable.This should be the place where the body of Miss Twins was found...

Under the eyes of the chefs and kitchen helpers, Jiang Wenyuan lifted the cordon and bent over to pass.Chen Mian and Chen Yan also followed into the cordon. Qin Qiyue found that the chefs and kitchen assistants were still busy with their work, and seemed not to care about the four extra guests in the back kitchen, so he walked into the cordon with confidence.

Fortunately, it is the severe winter now, the food waste in the bucket will not deteriorate so quickly, and the smell is not very pungent.Jiang Wenyuan looked into the kitchen waste bin, and all he saw were rags soaked in blood and food soup. He pushed aside the pieces of dress to reveal what was underneath——

Those were two pieces of hair that had been peeled off from the scalp, and the food residue still occupied the hair, which made the scalp ache.

Enduring the disgusting smell of blood and food, Jiang Wenyuan took out two pieces of scalp that looked like wigs.When Jiang Wenyuan took out the kitchen waste bin, Chen Yan bent down and walked out of the cordon, and brought back a clean tablecloth.Chen Yan spread the tablecloth on the ground, "Put the bodies of those two ladies here."

Jiang Wenyuan squatted down by the tablecloth, and put the two scalps side by side on one end of the tablecloth, "Chen Mian, my physical strength has not recovered yet, you can take their bodies out of the kitchen waste bin, according to the body parts Put their remains away."

Chen Mian looked at the kitchen waste bin like a chaotic vortex, and didn't want to approach it at all, "Do you have to pick it up?"

"I know you have a cleansing habit, but since you choose round table games, you have more game time and game rounds than me. Can't you overcome this difficulty? Or do you think I should support my dizzy, exhausted body Continue to dig out the kitchen waste bin?" Jiang Wenyuan looked at Chen Mian's face and said slowly, "Aren't we lovers, Chen Mian."

Qin Qiyue and Chen Yan silently ate melons, and Chen Mian let out a sigh of relief, "Then you must at least tell me what is the meaning of taking out the kitchen waste bin. I don't want you to ask me to take out the kitchen waste because you are angry with me." The rest of the trash can."

"I want to know what the murderer took from them. This can point out the direction for solving the case. After you fish carefully, the bones are relatively heavy and may have sunk under the food." Jiang Wenyuan said with a chuckle. "As for you saying that you hope I don't get angry with you, I'm sorry, I was angry and made you hold back your cleanliness and dig out the kitchen waste bin. If you don't want to dig out, you can find other ways to pick up their bodies."

Chen Mian: "..."

The important clues in the kitchen waste bin must not be thrown away.Chen Mian has to do it if he does it, and he has to do it if he doesn't.

Qin Qiyue's psychological quality is really good.

He didn't yell like crazy after seeing the horrible scalp, and he didn't break down and cry, he just became as rigid as a stone.It took Qin Qiyue 5 minutes to rebuild her mental health and barely regain her composure.Qin Qiyue silently stood next to Chen Mian, took the initiative to undertake the dirty work, and together with Chen Mian salvaged the body of Miss Twin from the bucket.As for the pair of gloves that were originally used to keep out the cold, Qin Qiyue didn't want to take them back to the side room of the villa.

The salvage speed of the two people was not bad, and the salvage was completed in more than ten minutes.

Jiang Wenyuan was not idle when they salvaged the body. He wiped the parts salvaged by the two of them clean, and placed them under the two scalps according to the position of the human body.

Chen Mian shook off the dirty glove, with an uneasy expression, "I've confirmed that the bones in the kitchen waste bin are all bones from other animals, not human bones."

The four of them looked at the two corpses put together by Jiang Wenyuan. The two corpses were cut into tatters. The flesh, internal organs, eyes and tongues were all there. The missing parts were the bones of the whole body and their brains.

In order to avoid sudden dizziness, Jiang Wenyuan slowly stood up along the kitchen counter, "It's almost time for dinner, let's talk to the owner of the villa to collect information, and see if we can have lunch here by the way. Before lunch, we can only go back to the side room of the villa for lunch."

In the silence between Chen Mian and Qin Qiyue, Chen Yan perfectly played her embarrassing stunt and successfully saved the atmosphere that was gradually freezing. "Brother Jiang is indeed the number one player in the overall ranking of this round of games. He just saw the corpses of the twin sisters, and he can still eat now. The boss really is the boss! No ordinary person can compare!"

Jiang Wenyuan explained to them: "The price of my being taken away requires me to maintain a normal diet and work and rest. If you can't eat for a while, don't force yourself to cooperate with me. You can pack some dry food that is easy to carry, and wait for the mood to recover a little bit. Come and eat later."

The four of them went to the restaurant in the main house. The restaurant was decorated very gorgeously. In addition to the spacious dining area, wine cabinet and drinking area, there was also a dance floor with proper lighting and layout, a grand piano and a stage for playing other musical instruments. What stands out is the chess table placed in the center of the restaurant.

Due to the disappearance and death of the twin girls in the villa, only the dining area in the restaurant is serving food, and all other places are suspended.Everyone took the food and ate in silence, and even if there were occasional conversations, they tried to keep their voices down as much as possible. The atmosphere in the restaurant was very depressing.

A middle-aged man stands alone next to the chess table, which is very eye-catching in the restaurant.

Jiang Wenyuan walked towards the middle-aged man resolutely, and asked the sad-faced middle-aged man, "Hello. Are you kind enough to take in our Mr. Jia, the famous chess player?"

The middle-aged man looked at Jiang Wenyuan and admitted his identity, "I am ranked sixteenth in the world chess competition, so I am not a famous chess player. You can call me Jia chess player."

"Thank you again for taking me in." Jiang Wenyuan said, "The experience of your two daughters is really heartbreaking. To tell you the truth, we are freelance detectives. Find out the truth about the murder of the two daughters for you."

Chess player Jia looked at the chess table sadly, "If you want to check, just check."

Jiang Wenyuan observed the chess table calmly. The shape of the chess table belonged to the Victorian style.

In the middle is a chess table made of steel, with a size of 72 x 72 x 64 cm. A standard chess board is printed on the surface of the table.On the chess board is a complete set of hand-carved oriental-style chess pieces.A magnetic iron piece is attached to the bottom of each chess piece.On the side of the chess table, there is a fixed steam engine. The steam engine is connected to the driving shaft of the chess table. There are five speed gears that can be adjusted.

At either end of the chess table are two chairs, one of which is occupied by a suit of 18th-century samurai armor in distinctive style.The face of the armor was designed to be a bit hideous. After Jiang Wenyuan's eyes came into contact with it briefly, he felt a strange sense of anxiety in his heart.

Jiang Wenyuan withdrew his gaze, and asked Chess player Jia, "You have been guarding the chess table. Is there any connection between this chess table and the two daughters?"

Chess player Jia's expression became even more sad.

"When my father Jia Changsheng was alive, he was the second strongest player in the world chess competition. This chess table is an automatic chess machine that my father spent a lot of money to find someone to make. I use this automatic chess machine to suffer. It is only through practicing chess that I can achieve today’s results. This automatic chess machine broke down when my daughters were born. My daughters have the same high talent for chess as their grandpa. The story grows up, always longing for Grandpa's automatic chess machine to be fixed."

Chess player Jia sat down opposite the samurai armor and turned the steam engine to the third gear. The steam engine drove the drive shaft of the chess table, and the pieces belonging to the side of the samurai armor began to move automatically. The principle of movement of the chess pieces should be to use the magnets inside the chess table , to attract the magnet at the bottom of the chess piece, and then move it.Chess player Jia looked at the black chess that had successfully moved, "Now the automatic chess machine has just been repaired, but my daughter is gone..."

Now it was Jia's turn to play chess, he picked up a pawn——

The white oriental-style chess pieces look like they were newly made, and they don't quite match the old chess table.Jiang Wenyuan carefully observed the material of the chess pieces. The chess pieces seemed to be carved from bones.