Σ Academic Lily

Erica decided to win, and she even used the Ganges Sand Book.But what about the result?Needless to say about Li's situation.Judging from the ridiculously low grades of the three people who passed the exam, those exam papers were definitely not written by Erica.Both of them were inexplicably losers.

Lulu sat next to Erica very naturally, not only sticking very close, but also nestled her head on Erica's shoulder.Li had no choice but to sit opposite the two of them, watching them get tired of being together helplessly.

Erica smiled softly, pushed the drink list towards Li, and asked her, "What would you like to order?"

"Just order the half-price one today."

Although Li's drink taste has always been outrageous.When her strange desires cannot be fulfilled, her choices immediately become much more random.

Erica says, "There are some prudish people who don't bother to order half-price coffee. You're not one of those people. In fact, the whipped cream cappuccino is the specialty of this place."

Before Li could respond to her, Lulu became unhappy: "Miss Lawrence is not that kind of person."

Erica smiled apologetically at Li: "I'm a straightforward person. I'm sorry. Today's drink is my treat."

Li is very clear that what she said just now was not blunt, it was definitely on purpose, but she doesn't intend to argue with her anymore.

The waiter is here.

"Two cappuccinos with whipped cream foam, and a large black forest cake ice cream banana split."

Hey, why didn't you ask Lulu what drink she wanted?Li was confused, and when she saw Lulu's happy expression, she immediately understood that Erika ordered the large Black Forest Cake Ice Cream Banana Split for Lulu.Li didn't know the so-called "big portion" until the food ordered by the three of them was delivered to the table...the amount was enough to destroy a girl's whole month's dieting results.

Lulu didn't have the slightest tendency to look for trouble.She unceremoniously dragged the huge ice cream banana split in front of her, held a small spoon, and enjoyed it happily.And Erica saw her eating so contentedly, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

To be so depraved and yet to be so slender and so happy... It's a common wrath, Miss Lulu Solda.

"Miss Lawrence, let's talk about the theft of test papers." Erica said.

Lizheng has this intention."I've heard people say that the test paper theft was done by the 'masked thief'," she said.

Ever since she heard the word "Masked Thief" in the building just now, Li has become concerned.Because she entered the training institution set up by the mafia, Li had a special understanding of the criminal history of this society. "Masked Thief" can be described as a highlight in the criminal history of the past century.Unknown gender, unknown age, although not always successful, but never arrested.He likes to target works of art for theft.Everything he has stolen will appear on the black market in a short time, but there is no way to trace its source.The only clue is that there is always a special mask left in the place where the crime is committed.When he succeeds, he is a smiling face, and if he misses, he is a crying face.Someone in the police once believed that he was connected with "a mafia organization".The reason is that "only that organization has the possibility to wash the source of artwork so clean".However, the masked thief who has always only aimed at works of art would actually start with the examination papers of outstanding citizen company candidates, which is a bit outrageous no matter how you think.

"According to them, there was a smiley mask inside the broken safe," Erika said.

"Just because of a smiling face, do you think it was made by the masked thief?" Li asked rhetorically.

"Who knows.——Whether the perpetrator is a masked thief or not, it's a black man who can't see the light. Judging from the usual style of the training center, since the results have been announced, it is impossible to retake the exam."

"The identities of the students may be leaked, isn't the company afraid of being blackmailed by criminals?" Li put forward her own considerations.

Erica smiled faintly: "Maybe that masked thief thinks this is a cash cow just like you. But if he is afraid of this, the company can't be called the number one mafia in the world today."

Li felt as if she was unknowingly beaten by Erica again.

As they talked, Lulu kept her head buried in her giant ice cream banana split.At this time, she stopped eating, and said: "The Masked Thief is also quite amazing, he can actually pry open the company's special safe. This time he made it easy for those three ignorant guys, if he comes again next time It would be nice if he could just keep the test papers of the three of us by chance. Or let him help us steal the answers to the test papers."

When it came to the answers to the exam papers, Li felt a little helpless again.Only by passing the exam can we get the invitation to the school celebration ceremony.Li has been struggling for this invitation for six months, if she fails again, she may have to wait until next year.

"Lulu, the ice cream is melting," Erica said.

"Ah! Watch me eat it in one go!"

For some reason, Li felt that Erica seemed a little unhappy, especially when Lulu praised the Masked Thief—is it an illusion?

The author has something to say: I will be joining V starting tomorrow.Three chapters will be updated.Update Chapter 11 from 1 o'clock.

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☆、Rabbits are not easy to mess with

On the first weekend after the second exam, Lulu suddenly called and invited Li to come to the bar where she worked.

"How about treating it as a simulated exercise for bar joints?" Lulu's voice was full of vitality.

"You can just say that you are in a bad mood after getting zero points and want to have fun, so it's fine." Li said.

"Li is still very straightforward, but I just like Li's direct personality, which is similar to Erica! By the way, Erica will come tonight too!"

I don't want to be like your Erica.Li thought so in her heart.However, since the last collective zero-point incident, Lulu has become very playful, and she also likes to have Li join her and Erica in small activities.For example, go to the rooftop garden to have lunch together, or take a walk to the subway station together.What's even more outrageous is that on Thursday, Lulu said that she had won a lottery when she was shopping, and the ticket to the amusement park was about to expire. ticket.Three people squeezed into a small house with a ferris wheel, just like girls in junior high school.

I really don't understand Lulu's mind.

"Shi Xuli, what clothes should I wear to the bar?"

"It depends on what kind of bar it is. Quiet or noisy..."

"It's the bar where Lulu works."

Before Shi Xuli finished saying "Then you can also dress as a bunny girl", Li patted her head lightly with the Ganges sand book.

"See-through outfit!"

Got patted on the head again.

"The garter!"

the third time.

"But all the women in the movies I see are dressed like that!" Shi Xuli said aggrievedly.

"Forget it, I knew I couldn't ask you about this kind of thing..."

In the end, when the appointed time came, Li wore a loose T-shirt and jeans, regardless of the shouts of "You look like a nerd! Negative points!" The door of the bar.I saw Lulu across the road.The bunny girl Lulu anxiously looked left and right at the door, and when she found the person staring at her with malicious intentions, she stared at her with raised brows.Finally seeing Li coming, she bounced up to Li's side and gave her a big hug, making Li very embarrassed.

"I often bump into classmates here. Although it's a bit expensive, you can get a [-]% discount if you report Lulu's name."

Wouldn't it be embarrassing for your classmates to see your attire at work?This is really a dedicated person.

Although bunny girls are used here to distribute leaflets at the door to attract customers, there is no bad entertainment in it.Only a female jazz singer on the center stage crazily roared lyrics that Li didn't quite understand.The others were playing on their own, and even Lulu walked into the arena with her long ears on her head, but she didn't attract much attention.

It seems that Shi Xuli is about to be disappointed.

When they arrived at the bar, Li recognized the eye-catching blond back at a glance.

Of course Lulu saw it too. "Why are you still sitting here? I've already told the boss and asked him to reserve a booth for us."

"It's good here." Erica's blue eyes became deeper and more charming in the dim light.

Maybe Erica didn't want Lulu to owe her boss a favor.Li thought so in her heart.

Lulu had no choice but to sit down on the empty seat beside her.Li sat next to Lulu again.The three of them froze like this.Lulu suddenly turned her head: "Li, let me play a game with you!"

Li became a little interested. "what game?"

"It's a simple, 'what's this' game."

"This is Lulu." Lulu compared her fingers to a "V".

"Hmm." Since it's a bunny girl, it's a V sign.It's quite understandable.

Then, Lulu made an "L" between her thumb and index finger and said, "This is Li."

"And this one, look carefully... this is Erica." Lulu stretched out her index finger, middle finger, and ring finger and turned them sideways, forming an "E" shape.

"Ah."

"This is the last one." Lulu pressed her thumbs and index fingers together, making a letter "A", and said, "This is Anna."

Anna? "Why is there Anna?" Li looked at Lulu suspiciously.

"It's just the rules. Don't worry about the details."

"Ok."

"That's the rule. Do you understand?"

"I probably understand."

"Then, it's officially time for questioning!" Lulu compared her finger to an "L" shape, "What is this?"

Is there any difficulty? "Me." Li replied.

"Wrong!"

"Huh? Isn't L me?"

"Anyway, it's a mistake! If you don't believe me, ask Erica."

Li looked at Erica suspiciously, and saw that Erica seemed to be... laughing?

"Then try this?" Lulu spelled the letter "A" with her hands.

"This is Anna," Li said.

"correct!"

Although Lulu announced that she won, Li was at a loss for winning: why is it wrong that L is me, but right that A is Anna?

"What about this one?" Lulubi made an "E" gesture for Li to see.

"Erica. Right?"

"Congratulations, wrong answer."

Li looked at her suspiciously: "Could it be you just talking nonsense?"

"Lulu won't talk nonsense." Lulu pouted, "If you don't believe me, you can ask Erica."

Erica nodded and said, "You did get the answer wrong."

"Or let the two of us play for Li to watch!" "Okay." Erica readily agreed.

"What is this?" Lulu made a "V" gesture. "It's a rabbit," Erica said.

"Erica is real!"

"But I got it right."

I don't know if it was the effect of alcohol, but Erika's voice suddenly became charming.Lulu's face also blushed a little, and she whispered, "Then you've got the answer right..."

Li couldn't help but interjected: "Isn't the letter V 'Lulu'?"

"No, no," Lulu smiled, shaking her head, and the two long ears on top of her head also shook, "Erica is right."

Now Li was completely confused.

Erica said: "Actually, there are rules. Lulu, why don't we demonstrate it to her again."

"No, Erica figured it out just by watching it one more time. If Li plays it again, she will definitely see through it too!"

The two joked with each other again.The scene of Lulu playing this game for Erica for the first time was reproduced in the words, several names popped up from time to time in the words, each one was unfamiliar to Li.For some reason, Li suddenly felt that a barrier was forming.Seeing the tacit understanding of these two people, and thinking of the inexplicable appearance of "Anna" in the rules just now, Li felt that it was really terrible.

At this moment, Erica keenly noticed that Li had suddenly become silent, so she gave Lulu a wink.Lulu understood, and turned to Li again: "Li, would you like something to drink? If you don't drink something, the bartender will be unhappy!"

Li looked at the words written on the top of the bar counter, they were all things that could not be guessed from just looking at the names.

"Would you like to try the 'Great Fountain of Corpse King's Brain'?" Lulu put on a mischievous smile again.

"Okay."

"Hey? Li, are you sure you want to drink this?"

"Well, isn't it written 'local characteristics' on the side."

Lulu smiled awkwardly: "Although it is a characteristic of this city...but...it is usually used as a punishment drink, and the name is scary, isn't it?"

Li glanced at the ingredients written in small print on the side, and nodded firmly: "That's it."

Soon, a large cup full of the "Great Fountain of Corpse King's Brain" was placed in front of Li.

"Little Bunny Lulu!"

The three of them turned their heads and saw a sloppy dressed man standing not far behind them with a look of drunkenness. "It seems to be the person who passed the exam this time." Lulu explained to Li in a low voice.Erica frowned at the same time.The man walked over unceremoniously and put his hands on Lulu's bare back.Lulu shook it off annoyed.

"Don't be like this, when I reach S rank, I will definitely take good care of you."

"It's just you?" Lulu glared at him, "This time it's just your shit luck."

Two streams of disdain came out of the man's nostrils: "Shit luck? Do you think it's shit luck? Do you know how much money I spent to bribe that old hag?"

All three were startled.

Li Xiang: "Old Witch", isn't that the nickname everyone gave the examiner?An urban legend like the Masked Thief is not a character that can be easily bought by money.

The examination papers were not stolen, but an incident concocted by the examiner who took bribes.This is by no means small news.

"Forget it, it's useless to say more." The man squinted his eyes, "Women just need to rely on men, what kind of organization do they come out to? When I become the emperor of the company, you will be the queen. How about it, my little Lulu sweetheart?"

Seeing the shameless look of the man, Lulu was about to stand up and call the boss, but Erica suddenly waved her hand to stop her, and smiled at the man instead:

"I wonder how much you paid to buy the old hag?"

"How much?" The man narrowed his eyes and smiled, "It's much cheaper than Miss Erika Corleone anyway. You can only help one at a time, but I helped three of our brothers at a time."

"Erica, what does he mean? Much cheaper than you?" Lulu asked worriedly.

Erica was silent.

It turns out that Erica has been keeping Lulu from taking the exam.Li had guessed this way a long time ago, but it was finally confirmed today.

Although the man was a little drunk, his powers of observation were not weak. "Erica, it seems that you have something to hide from your friend?" Erica still didn't answer, the man simply emboldened, walked directly between Lulu and Li, smiled maliciously at Lulu, and casually He picked up the cup in front of Li...

Hey, that's mine.Li was about to stop that man, but it was already too late.It was probably because the man was going to do something out of the ordinary, so he wanted to take a drink to boost his courage, and the man took a long gulp from the "Fountain of Corpse King's Brain".Li was thinking "It seems that I have to ask the bartender to order another drink", when she heard a "gudong", and the man was already lying on the ground with his hands on the ground.His face was blue, his cheeks were swollen like a toad, and his eyeballs were about to burst, as if what he had just drank was not a special cocktail, but a potion of transforming into a toad.

The people nearby turned their heads when they heard the abnormal movement. "What's going on?" "I don't know."

Amidst the discussions and ridicules from the people around him, the man struggled to get up from the ground, and quickly fled towards the bathroom.Lulu couldn't help laughing.

"I think this drink is quite delicious." Li tilted her head and said.

"Li, you freak!"

At this moment, Erica stood up suddenly.Looking at the direction in which the man was fleeing, she said to the other two, "I'm going to the bathroom. Excuse me first."

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☆, unfinished swing dance

"Huh? But the swing dance competition is about to start! I want today's prize."

"Let's dance with Li."

"Alright then. Li, come and dance with me!" After speaking, regardless of whether Li agreed or not, she dragged Li away from the bar.

On the stage, the female jazz singer has already left, and a new host came on stage:

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for all eyes, and it's time for this week's Swing Dance Competition! Tonight's winner will take home the 'Masked Smile Mask'!"

The guests applaud. "That's right! I just want that mask!" Lulu said excitedly.

"So, who will be our first challenger tonight?"

While the others were still hesitating, Lulu was the first to raise her hand and shouted: "Me!"

"Ah, so it's the beautiful Miss Bunny Girl!" The host's eyes lit up, "Who is your male partner..."

"Her!" Before the host finished speaking, Lulu grabbed Li's wrist and raised it high.

The audience cast meaningful glances at Li at the same time.Explaining the relationship between myself and Lulu is harder than letting the camel go through the eye of the needle.But Lulu still looked indifferent.

The host laughed: "It turns out that she is also a beautiful lady! Okay, as long as you dance well, the prize will be yours!"

"Isn't this appropriate, will Erica be happy?" Li whispered.

"I'm good friends with you and Erica, why is she upset? Hey, don't talk nonsense, take off your shoes."

Although Li didn't quite understand why she had to take off her shoes for the swing dance, she still did as Lulu asked, but she kept asking questions in her heart: Is that so?Is that so?Li thought of Erica and Lulu who were always sweet in front of her... Are they still just "good friends"?

But since that's the case, let's go all out.Now that Li has made up her mind, when the music started, she and Lulu danced rhythmically on the stage together.Although Li Yu is not very proficient in the way of dancing, fortunately nothing went wrong.Lulu danced quite intently, and the long ears on the top of her head swayed with her swaying.

Just in the middle of the song, Li suddenly saw Erica walking towards the stage from the crowd.But she approached from behind Lulu, and Lulu didn't notice her coming.Erika jumped onto the stage deftly, and the audience cheered.Lulu hesitated just now, but was hugged by Erica from behind the next second.

The accompanying music stopped.

"Erica? Why do you..."

Taking advantage of Lulu's astonishment, Li took the initiative to switch places with Erica, put on her shoes, and walked off the stage.

The interrupted music played again, but the person who danced with the little rabbit was changed.

Lulu smelled a strange smell of alcohol on Erica, but she didn't have time to think about it.Because her heart beats faster than the little rabbit.However, with Erica's cooperation, she could hardly find a reason for the chaos.

The song is over.The audience erupted into more enthusiastic cheers than before.Lulu was panting violently as if she had just gone through a long-distance run, her cheeks were red and hot.She didn't dare to look up at Erica's expression, but saw Erica's chest heaving and falling as violently as hers, as if she was planning to say something, but she didn't say anything.Lulu really hoped she wouldn’t say it.Her heart was in a mess, and she was led off the stage by Erica hand in hand in such a ignorant manner, forgetting to put on her shoes again.

Li greeted them.

"Li, why did you leave suddenly just now? And Erica, why did you appear suddenly? I was really stupid just now!" Lulu's face was still very red.

She really wanted to hear Li's answer, but Li's expression was very serious.

"Did you hear the sound of the ambulance? -- that man had an accident." Li finished speaking and looked at Erica seriously, "You went to the bathroom just now, what did you do?"

"I just want him to pay a price." Erica said lightly.

Li's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Is it the price of life? The mafia is not a murderer!"

Hearing Li's words, Erica finally became serious, folded her arms around her chest, and looked at Li.

Lu Lu opened her eyes wide: “that man…is he dead?”

"I didn't do it." Erica looked into Li's eyes, and said seriously, "I just beat him up, and avoided the vital part."

"Li, you have to trust Erica, she is definitely not a murderer." Lulu said.

Li breathed a sigh of relief.

"I also don't think you did it." Li said, "Because I heard someone say that a mask of a smiling face was left in the toilet cubicle, and there was blood writing on the wall, 'Death to the Impostor'."

"interesting."

Erika's mouth curled into an inexplicable smile.

***

As a result, although the combination of Lulu and Erica won No.1 in the weekend swing dance competition, Lulu failed to get the reward as she wished.Because the arrival of the police interrupted the process of the swing dance competition, and the mask used as a reward was the one placed at the murder scene, which was confiscated by the police as evidence.Of course, the police will never know the hidden inside story between this murder case and the masked thief, and naturally they will not know the exact meaning of "death of an imposter".It is said that because the man's death was too miserable, the news media did not publicize it—maybe it was controlled by some means by the excellent citizen company.In the end, what was published in the newspapers was just a newsletter of less than [-] words in the corner of the society page.

In the narrow and tidy rental house, Shi Xuli put down the newspaper and said, "Miss Detective Li, you were also at the scene, right? What do you think?"

"First of all, I am not a detective. Then, I don't think this is a case that should be continued. There may be something very dark underneath."

"Something very dark? Li is now a member of the Mafia, so is she still afraid of the dark?"

"Maybe it's the members of the 'Excellent Citizen Company' who committed the crime." Li said.

“How come you see?”

"Let's just talk about this murder case. If you only look at the murder scene, it's just a mess. But if you start with the masked thief, the situation is different."

"You don't want to think that Masked Thief is a member of the 'Excellent Citizen's Company' like those boring reporters?" Shi Xuri said with her head tilted.

"This kind of statement is not accurate, but it is still possible." Li said, "The crimes committed by Masked Thief started 100 years ago, and the 'Excellent Citizen Company' is just a new black hand with a history of less than 50 years. Dang. It's hard for us to imagine that a thief who is more than 100 years old is still in good shape, and it is more reasonable to regard "Masked Thief" as a title that continues to be passed down.

"Although there is no record of the murder of the Masked Thief, if the Masked Thief is just a title in the inheritance, then today, the successor of the Masked Thief has committed adultery with the 'Excellent Citizen Company'. Then, Uncharacteristically, it is possible to commit homicide."

"Huh? Hooked up and raped or something..."

"Ah," Li suddenly recovered, "It seems that my company is not very good. It's a sin."

"No. It's kind of cute to hook up with each other for no reason... Maybe the Masked Thief is a sexy Yujie!"

"Where is the concept of justice? You can't use the word 'cute' for murderers anyway, remember!"

"Okay..." Shi Xuli said weakly.

Oh, what a worry.Li picked up the newspapers that were messed up by Shi Xuli on the ground, folded them neatly, put them in the corner of the room, and then put on the earphones.Although the classic aria of Verdi's "La Traviata" kept coming from the earphones, Li still couldn't help reorganizing this incident in her mind.

Judging from the "imposter's death" and the smiling face mask left at the scene, the motive for the crime is clear: the student pretended to be a masked thief and colluded with the teacher to plan the theft of the test paper for his own benefit.This angered the murderer, so the case was committed.

But is the masked thief himself the only person who will be irritated?Will there be others?

Other trainees may be irritated.It must be outrageous to suffer such injustice after putting in so much effort.

Erica.Experts who cheat for profit.But Erica didn't seem like the type who would kill for it. She said she just beat him up, and she looked very sincere.Li also decided to believe her.

And then there's...the organization itself.

This was the result Li didn't want to see the most.

The trainees in the training center have passed the upgrade exam, and they are one step closer to the core of the organization.But such students are corrupting the rules of the organization through money bribes.Since the organization can't break the rules and withdraw the escalation order that has been issued, then it will take strict measures to get rid of this person, and at the same time achieve the effect of killing everyone... This is not impossible.Now that he has colluded with the Masked God Thief, it makes perfect sense to use the name of the Masked God Thief to push the murderer to a phantom.

However, there is always something weird about it.

When Li was worried that the students' information might be leaked due to the theft of test papers, Erica once said: "If you are afraid of this, the company can't be called the number one mafia in the world today."

That's right, does the world's number one mafia need to use the name of "Masked Thief" for an insignificant quasi-A student?This is as unreasonable as a masked thief stealing exam papers.

Li decided to take another look at the "Wildcat's Galaxy" bar.

"He also said that he is not a detective. Obviously, for this kind of thing, you only need to check the Ganges Sand Book. You will leave me here alone again." Shi Xuli complained.

***

"So it's Lulu's friend." The owner of "Wild Cat's Galaxy" is a tall, thin man in his 50s, with a gentle smile, "It's a pity, it's not time for her to go to work yet. Would you like to wait here Her?"

"Ok."

"Looking at you, you shouldn't come to the bar often?"

"Indeed, today is only the second time I came here. There was an incident when I came last time..."

"Well, because of the incident, the business seems to be getting better recently, and there are many admirers of 'Masked Thief' every day... The public is really cruel."

Who said otherwise.Li's heart was filled with emotions.

"So, let's play a game?" The boss said with a smile.

"what game?"

"It's a game called 'What's This.' Played it?"

Li really wanted to say that she had played it, but last time she played it inexplicably, and didn't understand the mystery at all.So she decided to take a closer look. "No. What's that?" she said.

"Look at it." The boss cleared his throat and made an "L" shape with his hands, "This is Love."

Hey, why is it a little different from what Lulu said?Li tilted her head.

Then, the boss made a "V" with his hands, "This is Victory."

This one is also a little different.It should be E next...

To Li's surprise, the boss directly spelled the thumb and index finger of both hands into a letter A, and said, "This is Anna. Alright, here are the rules. Then..."

"Wait a minute!" Li interrupted the boss, "Where's E?"

"E?" The boss looked at Li in surprise, and then smiled slightly, "So you've played this game before."

Li had no choice but to admit that she was "played by Lulu once" when she came back last time, but she still didn't understand the mystery.

"It's actually a classic game in the local pub. It's true that letters like E and O are sometimes added according to the names of the guests present or what's on the table, but no matter how the game changes, there are only gestures representing Anna. It's always been around, and has always been for the name 'Anna'. At least since I was young enough to know how to hang out in pubs. As for why, no one knows. Maybe in memory of the inventor of the prank."

Inventor of the game...

If this game was invented by Anna...

"But I still don't understand." Li said.

"Maybe one day I will suddenly realize it." The bar owner still smiled kindly.