[Comprehensive British and American] Flying around the sun

"Hi, Clark. How's your morning?" Jimmy walked into the office and greeted Clark. "What are you up to?"

The little reporter who had just handed in the press release and was able to rest was hard at work at his desk, and he smiled wryly and spread his hands.In the center of his wide palm, lies an earring with a silver needle falling off: "I want to fix this."

"If Louise was here today, she might be able to point you to a jewelry store, but unfortunately she is on leave." Jimmy said sympathetically, "Girlfriend's request?"

Clark didn't know what to think of, and blushed suspiciously: "Uh... I accidentally broke it. She probably hasn't noticed it yet..."

"It's a good relationship, isn't it?" Jimmy threw a knowing smile at Clark, "I thought you two had a fight when you looked down a few days ago."

"It's not a quarrel..." Clark unconsciously fiddled with the earrings in his hands, "It's just that we disagree on some issues."

"Disagreement? What's the problem? Do you want to talk?" Jimmy asked with interest as he poured his instant coffee into his cup. "You don't seem like a quarrelsome character, Clark."

"Hmm..." Clark hesitated for a while before saying, "No need, Jimmy. I think I need to find the answer myself."

"It's okay, since you've reconciled, I won't talk too much." Jimmy shrugged, "But if you need any help, you can contact me at any time."

"Thank you." Clark gave Jimmy a sincere smile, "I will."

Seeing Clark's appearance, Jimmy couldn't help laughing: "Do girls like you like this? By the way, Clark, you're going to break that earring—ohhh."

With a soft sound, Clark looked down at the earring that had turned into two pieces in his hand, and hurriedly stuffed it into his pocket.

"...I suggest you buy another pair after get off work, and she will forgive you. Go ahead and contact me if you have something to do." After Jimmy finished speaking, he turned and left with a suppressed smile.

Seeing Jimmy's leaving back, Clark silently prayed in his heart: I hope that this earring will not be noticed by Audrey.He couldn't imagine how Audrey would laugh if she knew that he had bitten off her earring and carried it in his pocket all day, and finally broke it even worse...

Audrey was never angry with him.Clark turned to the blank computer file, lost in thought.

what is she doing

He wanted to know, but he was afraid of disturbing her work, so he rarely contacted her during the day.He only occasionally listened to her heartbeat when he was thinking of her, and sometimes he would hear her whispering his name to herself.Audrey's heartbeat was always full of vitality, and it rang gently in his ears, telling him that his existence was so safe in this way.

Clark listened for a while, his brows and eyes stretched.

Audrey's heartbeat is the most beautiful note in the world. He has fallen in love with this song deeply, and he intends to keep it as the most important note in his life.

But not now, he has to work.

Clark clapped the keyboard, typed a few letters following the rhythm of Audrey's heartbeat, and smiled.

At this time, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and after a burst of rapid beating, it disappeared from his ears without warning.It stopped abruptly like a movement with a rest, leaving only a silent echo in the ears of Superman who listened attentively.Clark's pupils dilated slightly, picked up the phone and dialed her number, a busy tone came from the other end: "The phone you dialed has been turned off."

Clark got up abruptly, ran to the bathroom in a hurry, and at the same time pressed the dial button for the second time.

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"Bruce, calm down, calm down." Audrey's face was squeezed against a certain wall, and she said in a muffled voice, "If the Hulk comes out now, Sherlock will definitely be squeezed to death—"

"Excuse me, but I thought superheroes wouldn't fall into such a stupid trap." Sherlock's voice squeezed out of nowhere, and he said meanly, "I don't want to get out of this situation if I get squeezed." Death is a matter of time. By the way, I don't know when our relationship will explode to the point where we can call each other by first name, ma'am."

"I don't mind if you call me Audrey, Sherlock. And we wouldn't have fallen!" Audrey took a deep breath and said, "Dr. Banner? Can you move?"

"What do you think?" Sherlock said sarcastically, "It's like a cigarette box in here."

"I think I can move a little bit." Dr. Banner said weakly, "If this happens again, Hulk might really be angry."

"Can you stand up by yourself?" Audrey continued to take a deep breath.

"Maybe he still needs your help!" Sherlock said angrily, "Excuse me, don't be polite at this time, I don't think the oxygen storage here is enough for us to have a tea party."

They're currently squeezed into a pile in the shape of a sort of finger cookie stuck in a bucket of chocolate.Since there was no light source, it was difficult to know whose leg was on whose back, and whose arm was on whose face.

Things have to start from 10 minutes ago:

"Why is there such a big mirror on such a mountain?" Dr. Banner raised his head and said, "I'm afraid this mirror will have to be transported by helicopter."

"Dawn City is a mountain city. Due to its terrain, there are many places without direct sunlight every winter. Therefore, the government funded and installed several mirrors on the top of the mountain, flipping them in winter to reflect the sun." Audrey said, looking up at the Three mirrors with a height of more than ten meters, "But now is not the season for mirrors. The mirrors are facing the top of the mountain... Flipping the mirrors requires the installation of large-scale equipment. I don't think the people who attacked the White Tower have the corresponding ability. What do you think?" , Mr. Holmes?"

Holmes looked at Audrey sharply, "You already knew about the existence and location of the mirror."

"I'm not sure if you understand optics, Mr. Holmes." Audrey blinked. "After all, I heard that you don't know that the earth revolves around the sun."

"What's the point of knowing what the earth revolves around in a world where people can fly into the sky at every turn, or turn into a big green man when they get angry? It's just a futile occupation of the space in my palace of thought, ma'am," said Holmes sarcastically. He replied, "As for the mirror flip issue you are concerned about, please move your eyes and look here. What can you see?"

"The turf is newly planted. There is a gully left by moving the soil. Someone has set up a mechanism...a pulley block near here?" Audrey squatted down, staring at the ground and said.

"It would be nice if you could find more obvious clues," said Holmes. "Dr. Banner, behind you is the mechanism for moving the mirror."

"Huh?" Dr. Banner looked back and saw a horizontal line on the mirror.He hesitated and reached out his hand to touch it: "I don't understand what's wrong with this—"

The three mirrors turned with a bang, and Dr. Banner looked at the mirror that fell towards him, his skin turned green instantly, and his muscles began to swell, faintly tearing his clothes.Audrey jumped up and was about to prop up the collapsed mirror, but the three mirrors formed a box shape, and then the ground suddenly collapsed, and the mirrors closed down like a box lid.

"Holmes!" Audrey grabbed Sherlock who had fallen and floated in the air.Hulk-Banner was grabbed by her arm, growled a few times, and changed back to Dr. Banner because no one attacked him.The lid of the box was tightly buckled on the ground, and then slowly sank.

"Obviously the purpose of this mechanism is to let us go down." Sherlock said, looking at Audrey, who was leaning against the mirror but still falling, he was dangling in the air, and felt his head hit the wall from time to time, "So it's better to go down directly, Save your strength."

"That's what you said, Mr. Holmes," said Audrey. "3, 2, 1—"

She let go of her hand and unlocked the superpower at the same time, and the three of them immediately fell down in a free fall.The shape of the trap appears to be that of a funnel, as they end up stacked one on top of the other through a hole before falling to the narrow bottom.

In this case, if you don't find a place to escape quickly, you will soon die from suffocation. Although the air here is sufficient, it can only last for a few minutes.Moreover, the oxygen content here is very low, which is not suitable for long-term waiting at all.

"Can you see what that is?" Dr. Banner, who was theoretically at the top, pulled his legs out with difficulty and stood up against the wall.Sherlock, who was caught in the middle, was freed and stood up against the wall.Audrey let out a long breath, and they stood back to back, each facing a wall.

Sherlock looked up at the top of his head. This is an irregular platform. The surrounding stones are empty, only a layer of stone slabs is paved on the top, and there is a hole like a door and window. There is a faint light inside, which should be ventilation. mouth.At this moment, a lead wire emerged from there, burning ominously.

"Is there writing on the wall?" Audrey said, she stretched out her hand and tugged at the air, and the lead wire in the air was helplessly extinguished far away. "Damn it, I'm not wearing my goggles."

"Excuse me, I'll have to get my phone out," Sherlock said. "It might be a little tight - aha! It's broken."

"Electromagnetic disruptor," Dr. Banner murmured, "and I guess the top cover is lead. You can feel some letters here."

"W...H...A...T..." Audrey groped, "I guess it's a riddle."

"We've got to connect it," Dr. Banner said.

"What vegetable fell into the hole, first became the beginning of the beginning, and then the end of the end?" Sherlock read out the riddle they finally pieced together, and sighed speechlessly, "Whoever came up with this riddle Whoever the man is, he must be boring and stupid."

"I think we all know the answer to the mystery." Because the scene was too funny, Audrey couldn't help laughing slightly, "This makes this matter look more like a joke... But how can we trigger the mechanism?"

"I guess the letter corresponding to the answer is taken down," Dr. Banner said. "There seems to be an alphabet under our feet...one for each person?"

Before the words finished, there was a rumbling echo from behind Sherlock. He clapped his hands, and Shi Shiran straightened up: "Let's go, I think we should not pay attention to any sense of ceremony at this time."

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The author has something to say:

Boring and stupid riddleman: mmp...

The wonderful journey of the schoolmaster (?) trio!

The author made up a riddle for a while, and now he calls out: Riddler get out of Dawn City!

I deliberately didn’t give the answer in English, I don’t know if everyone will be curious (…)

感谢在2022-02-0521:11:28~2022-02-0620:09:52期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 1 White Night Kukulin;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!