Chapter 816: Clue 2
Sunset.
Lu Sheng looked at the dilapidated attic in front of him, and on the iron fence nameplate outside the building, it read: Anecdotal Hall.
Originally, he had planned to look for the library here, but he saw this place halfway through, and his keen intuition told him that it was very likely that he would find the clue he was looking for.
So he stopped, intending to go inside and have a look.
Pushing the iron bar, he walked slowly in, and there were two young people cleaning inside, who were holding brooms and methodically cleaning up the dead yellow leaves in the yard.
Lu Sheng walked along the main road to the entrance of the attic.
There is a price list at the door.
'Ten marks visit once. Please buy a ticket to get started. ’
Lu Sheng threw ten marks into a glass cabinet placed on the inside of the door, and walked in slowly.
The attic is a hollow-shaped structure, with black-and-white paintings and corresponding explanatory texts hanging on the walls, and in some places standing objects that appear to be key to the event.
Lu Sheng walked around, most of them were all kinds of weird and strange things happening near Berlin, and all the events were preceded by a sentence, absolutely true.
In 1855, a cow disappeared on a farm on the outskirts of Berlin, and the three police officers who went to investigate, Tom, Johnson, and Vincent, disappeared that day, and still have not found any clues. ’
In 1843, a murder occurred in Berlin's West Town, where the deceased's face was blackened and other body parts were the same as before, and a forensic examination found that his head had been dead for several months, but his body had just died. ’
In 1871, Paul, a painter who had come from France to open an exhibition, mysteriously disappeared in the corridor of his exhibition, ten minutes before he was discussing with his assistant about relocating several of his paintings, and ten minutes later he disappeared completely as he crossed one of the corridors.
Since then, no one has seen him again. Only a spooky symbol was left at the scene. ’
Lu Sheng's pupils shrank slightly, and in the photo left in this case, the symbol vaguely resembled the eyes of a snake.
His throat twitched, and he kept looking.
The rest of the cases are either mysterious disappearances or all kinds of bloody and bizarre murders.
But no more types of mysterious symbols have been found.
Lucin quickly returned to the case of the painter Paul before.
There are a few remnants of the time left in front of the case.
A rusty kettle, a half-painted canvas, and a broken brush.
"One hundred and eighty-three Temple Street. Lu Sheng wrote down the address.
"Isn't it exciting? The places recorded here, and the ones with addresses are basically famous supernatural places now. A young man in a suit with a mustache next to Lu Sheng said with a smile.
"Not bad. Lu Sheng smiled and nodded.
"It's really good, but it's a pity.... There are fewer and fewer people who like these now, and I don't know how long I can last here. The young man said with some regret.
"Let me introduce myself, I'm William Clark, the host here. ”
"My name is Jack, and it's a pleasure to meet you. Lu Sheng reached out and shook his hand.
"I've been running this theme pavilion here for more than a year, but it's a pity.... Income is far from being able to sustain consumption, rent, daily expenses, salaries of personnel, etc., every day is an ordeal. William said helplessly.
He glanced at the case of the disappearance of the painter that Lu Sheng was following.
"Speaking of which, I personally followed up on the case at the time, and I rushed over the day after Paul's disappearance. He and I were good friends, and before he disappeared, he told me that he did his best to paint the best work he had ever done. Let me go over and admire...."
"As a result, you're missing?" Lu Sheng continued.
"Yes...."William sighed with emotion, obviously he was only a person under thirty, but he was like an old man, sighing.
"Actually, I'm a police officer. Lu Sheng said softly, "I've experienced this kind of weird case before. Unfortunately, my power is limited and I can't really bring the killer to justice. ”
"Police? That's a coincidence. William was surprised, "At that time, the police in Berlin didn't know why, they didn't care, and they didn't even want to bring it up." Only now, a few years later, has it been less tightly blocked. ”
"Any additional clues?" Lu Sheng asked casually. He didn't hope to get a clue from here.
The clues to this case must have been dug up by the police here a long time ago.
"Does that painting count?" William said with a wry smile.
"Can you show me?"
"Absolutely. William readily agreed.
He took Lu Sheng directly to the depths of the exhibition hall, opened a locked room, and pushed the door in.
It's densely packed with all sorts of things.
Body-size figures with clockwork on their backs, vases with dark red patterns and strange patterns, rusty swords and full-body armor, feathers of unknown birds, and huge bones of unknown creatures.
All kinds of messy things are piled together, like a grocery room for all kinds of discarded items.
William rummaged through it, quickly finding a tightly wrapped frame.
"That's it, look at it. He handed the frame to Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng took it and slowly took off the thick cloth layer by layer. Revealing the innermost canvas.
In the darkness, a huge phantom like a snake stretched over the huge city in the night.
The city is lit up at night.
"The shape of the city is what Berlin is today. William reminded. "I looked at the map, and the city Paul drew was an aerial view of Berlin.
I guess he must be hinting at something. ”
"Implication of what?" Lu Sheng frowned.
"yes... A year before his disappearance, I had heard him mention strange terms and places in my occasional correspondence. Since then, I've been a little worried about his mental state. William said with some amazement, as if he was saddened by the disappearance of his former friend.
"What noun and where?" Lu Sheng asked.
"I can't remember most of them, but I still have some impressions of a few of them being the most repetitive. Like Miska University, tutors or something. William shrugged. "I guess he may have wanted to go back to college for further study, and he was a little in a trance, plus he was very tired during that time...."
"Miska University?Tutor?" Lu Sheng touched his chin.
"I've checked, and there is no such university in the whole of Germany, or even in the whole of Europe. Maybe there is such a university in other states, but it must be a place that is not well-known. I can't figure out why he has a soft spot for a place..."William looked puzzled.
"Do you still have any information about this university?" Lu Sheng asked again. His instincts told him that there was definitely something wrong with this place.
"Hmm.... Let me think," William scratched his hair, "Oh, yes, Paul also mentioned that he seemed to have passed the special adult examination and applied for the examination, and he was still very excited at that time, saying that he had finally passed the initial written test and was about to undergo a second interview. ”
"Do you know where to apply for the exam?" Lu Sheng quickly asked.
"You can go to the education department and ask about that. That's all I know," said William, shrugging helplessly.
"Okay...."Lu Sheng returned the painting to William, thanked him, and left the museum.
After wandering around, he soon made a beeline for the nearest school nearby.
After a few inquiries, Lusheng quickly found a school called the Heller School in Berlin.
A sports day was being held in the school, and the crowd was surging, so Lu Sheng found a gap that the doorman didn't pay attention to, and easily walked through the school gate.
The loudspeaker was playing the deafening music of the sports day, and after Lu Sheng asked a few students, he easily found the location of the faculty and teaching building.
Using psychological guidance, it took him less than ten minutes to find a special management office that was responsible for recommending students to various universities.
Knock knock.
Lu Sheng stood at the door and knocked lightly.
"Please come in. The voice of an old man came from inside.
Lu Sheng twisted the door lock and slowly walked in.
There were three or four people in the office sorting things, and an old man was sitting at a desk near the door, wearing reading glasses and carefully looking at the directory in front of him.
Hearing the sound of entering, the old man raised his head and looked at Lu Sheng carefully.
"Hello, what's the matter with you?"
"I wanted to come and inquire about which university my child is struggling to apply to, and I learned from his conversations with his classmates about a school called Miska University, and he would love to go to this school, but I have not heard of this school... So...."Lu Sheng slowly picked up the psychological guidance technique and asked sincerely.
Miska University..... Not... I can introduce you to this. The old man smiled happily, letting Lu Sheng's psychological guidance technique fail. It seems that he is the kind of character who is willing to help people explain.
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it, this university has only started to recruit students from Berlin in recent years, and its reputation is not as big as other famous universities, but their faculty and background are still good, and the entrance scores required are not low.
It's just that.... Their interviews outside of the written test are a little strange...."
"Strange?"
"Yes, their interviews have screened out a lot of students who think they are very good, and many people don't even know that they have been interviewed. And they are also one of the few universities that only look at grades, regardless of age. ”
The old man smiled, "Speaking of which, I still appreciate their school-running philosophy, no matter how many times a student repeats a grade, they treat them equally." They even have adult exams for admission. ”
"They also have adult entrance exams? So, I can also accompany my son to study...?" Lu Sheng showed a hint of interest.
"Theoretically, yes," the old man was also surprised, "Well, I'll give you a copy of their application form, and you can send it directly to the address written on it after you fill it out." They will arrange exams, written exams, interviews, etc., and it's up to you whether you accompany them or not. ”
In this era, there are very few adults who are willing to pay so much for their children, and the old man was quite moved, and he pulled Lu Sheng to talk a lot.
It took more than an hour for Lu Sheng to leave the office with the application form.