After the three of us were seated, the mermaid ordered a rice bowl for each of us.

"Speaking of rice bowls, it reminds me of a roommate!" Xiao Yun said suddenly.

"Oh? Was there any memorable experience? I asked curiously.

"It's not unforgettable, but it was the first time I've eaten rice bowls in my life!"

"I can't remember where I ate rice bowl for the first time! Tell me, what does your roommate have to do with rice bowls? ”

Xiao Yun glanced at me and said: "It turns out that the dormitory where I live has an unwritten rule, in order for everyone to get familiar with each other, everyone must invite a guest, at that time, the school dormitory was unevenly distributed, and a foreign girl lived in our dormitory, and everyone introduced each other to get acquainted, but later we found out that the foreign student was poor, and my group of roommates were used to a life of spending all day drinking, let her invite, absolutely can't afford to invite, what should I do?" At that time, I told her privately that she had a treat and I paid for her, but she rejected me at that time, saying that this kind of thing is light and affectionate, and we have a good relationship, and we don't care about how much money we have, whether the food is good or not, and how can she spend other people's money at will? So she invited us to a rice bowl in a small restaurant, which was the first time in my life, and this time it was the second time! ”

"Your roommate has a lot of personality!" All of a sudden, I felt a little familiar with the scene, ah- wouldn't it be? I suddenly thought of something, but I wasn't sure, so I knocked on the side first!

"In the dormitory where you lived at the time, with you, was there six people together?"

"Yes!" Xiao Yun responded.

"That's supposed to be a regular dorm, by the way, did you get your roommate inviting you to a parting party recently?"

Xiao Yun looked at me suspiciously and asked, "How do you know?" I did receive it, I was busy at the time and didn't go to attend, do you know my roommate? ”

I smiled, "It turns out that the rich lady she said is actually you, I should have thought of it when I saw your dress yesterday!" ”

"Oh?" Xiao Yun looked at me suspiciously, "Do you know the origin of that dress?" ”

"There are only four in the world!"

"Did Jia Ping tell you?"

"Why didn't I think of it earlier, I thought it was strange at the time, why there were only five people in her dormitory, usually not four or six, or eight, it turned out that the person who didn't go was you!"

"You're going to that parting party too?" Xiao Yun asked.

"Go!"

"I later heard from my roommate that Jia Ping brought a boyfriend to the parting party that night, wouldn't it be you?"

"I'm not Jia Ping's boyfriend, I'm just friends with her!"

"It's really you!" Xiao Yun seemed to be angry and funny and said, "I thought Jia Ping had found a good home, but it turned out that the boy was actually my boyfriend!" ”

At this time, the boss brought up three plates of rice bowls, and I moved the rice bowls in front of me and began to gobble them up.

"Zhao Xiaowen, are there any good attractions in City A?" Xiao Yun asked.

"There are not many attractions in City A, there is a mountain in the west, we call it West Mountain, or, after eating, let's go climb West Mountain?"

"Great idea! It's just time to train my legs! The mermaid laughed.

"You practiced all night last night, and your feet haven't worn out?" Xiao Yun asked.

"There are blisters, but I'm not afraid of pain, yesterday Brother Wen used the deep sea night pearl to heal me, today I feel full of strength!"

"The Night Pearl of the Deep Sea?" Xiao Yun was surprised, "On yours? Xiao Yun looked at me.

"Yes! I forgot to tell you! I hurriedly took out the deep-sea night pearl I carried with me and handed it to Xiao Yun.

"Since it is on your body, it means that it is destined for you, and you have to take it away, this is a treasure, and there are many people who want to get it!"

"This treasure was originally in the hands of Zhong Tie's gang, so I bargained and picked it up, what I'm curious about is the origin of this treasure, Xiao Yun, do you know?"

"I only know a little bit or two, I heard the ancestors say, in ancient times, there was a black dragon in the ocean, this dragon is strong, both can breathe fire, and can spray water, but it is not right, for evil, hurt the innocent, God heard about this and sent a god to surrender, who knows that the god will not move, it was swallowed by the evil dragon, this move angered the heavens, the heavens dispatched 100,000 heavenly soldiers, plus the gods, after a hard battle, the dragon was tamed, later, the heavens had mercy on this dragon cultivation is not easy, did not kill it, Instead, let it become a royal car, the black evil dragon was moved, and shed a tear, I heard that this tear fell into the world, and it became this pearl of the deep sea night! ”

"It's a myth, it's not true!"

"Although it is an ancient myth, I know so much about the origin of this deep sea night pearl!"

"Whatever the origin, this bead is amazing anyway!" As I spoke, I put away the pearl of the deep sea night.

After lunch, I took Xiao Yun and the mermaid to the foot of the West Mountain.

"This mountain is not high!" Mermaid said.

"That's right! So it didn't take much effort to get up, and we only had half a day, and we had something to do at night! ”

"Don't waste time, hurry up and climb the mountain!" Xiao Yun said.

The three of them walked up the stone steps, and before they knew it, they came to the halfway up the mountain, but the hateful thing is that there is actually a dirt road in the middle of the mountain, and with the violent storm of last night, these dirt roads have become dirt roads, and they have been trampled into mud.

"What to do? Do you want to go over? If you step on it, your feet will be full of mud! I said with a smile.

"There's no other way?" Xiao Yun asked.

"I remember this is the way, or we will go up here and go back again!"

"How's that going to work? If you come, you must go to the top of the mountain, others can pass, why can't we pass? Look at me! "The mermaid stepped into the mud!

As soon as she left, we were embarrassed not to go, but fortunately, the road was not long, and when we reached the steps at the other end, we quickly rubbed the mud stuck to our shoes along the stones.

After rubbing off the mud, the three of them climbed to the top of the mountain, but the strange thing is that it stands to reason that today is Sunday, there should be a lot of tourists and local office workers, come here to climb the mountain or exercise, but along the way, there is no tourist in the mountain, but it seems that the silence is a little eerie, what is going on?

"Xiao Yun, don't you think something is wrong? So silent? Why didn't you even meet a single tourist? ”

"It's a little bit, it's better to be careful, maybe we're going to have some trouble again!"

"Why don't you hurry down the mountain, it's still too late to go back, the situation on the mountain is unknown, it's better to be cautious!"

"Mermaid, let's not go up the mountain, hurry up and stop and come back!" I shouted.

"Why? It's all here, don't you go to the top of the mountain to see it? ”

"I haven't met anyone along the way, the situation is a little bad, I'm afraid of danger, let's play in another place!"

The mermaid hesitated, "Okay! She turned back to us.

Just as he was about to descend the mountain, suddenly there was a hissing sound from below, and when I looked closely, thousands of snakes with their heads raised had climbed up.

"Not good! Run up the hill! Xiao Yun shouted.

The three of them immediately turned around and quickly ran to the top of the mountain, but fortunately, the thousands of snakes with their heads raised did not catch up.

"Where did so many snakes come from? No wonder there is no one on the mountain, it turns out that this western mountain has become a snake mountain! How so? I came to climb the mountain half a year ago! I said breathlessly.

"I'm afraid that our whereabouts will be exposed, and we have been tracked and targeted, so we deliberately set up a situation here in advance, I'm afraid that this snake mountain is specially used to deal with us!"

"What can I do?"

"Let's go to the top of the mountain first!"

When I was about to reach the top of the mountain, suddenly there was a crisp and melodious flute sound from above!

"Someone at the top of the mountain?" I was shocked.

"Looks like we're in big trouble!" Xiao Yun said.

When I arrived at the top of the mountain, I saw a stone pavilion, and in the center of the pavilion, there was a woman dressed as an ancient knight, quite slender, sitting on the edge of the stone table and playing the flute.

"In these years, there are still people dressed as chivalrous?"

When the woman heard my words, she stopped the flute, put down the flute, pinned it to her waist, slowly stood up, took two steps slowly, and then interlocked her fingers with both hands, put it on her left waist, bent her legs slightly, and bowed her head slightly.

"Little girl, wait here for a long time!"

"How do you talk like the ancients, you came from time in time?" I said.

"Childe said that I crossed over, and that little woman crossed over!"

"You woman, you talk so strangely!" I said, "You're the only one on this mountain?" ”

"Originally, there was one person, but now there are four people, but it will be one person later!"

"Why?" I asked curiously.

"Because in a while there will be three dead people and one alive!"

"Oh~" I suddenly realized, "So that's the case, you are so confident?" Is it impossible to have one dead person and three living people? ”

"The top of the mountain is guarded by me, and thousands of poisonous snakes are entrenched on the mountainside, and the sky and the earth are netted, even if you have wings, it is difficult to fly away!"

"Who are you? We have no grievances with you? Why do you want to harm us? I asked.

"I was entrusted by someone to travel here and take people's money, **!" The woman said.

"Oh? Did you really cross over? I ask you, who are you entrusted with? You want to take our lives? I said.

"The person who entrusted me has repeatedly told me not to divulge any news about him, and you have to be a fool!"

After the woman finished speaking, she took two steps forward!

Seeing her take two more steps, my nerves tensed! Crossing or something, just kidding, it's a killer, it must be true!

Xiao Yun stepped forward and said, "It's just a killer, but he is dressed in a strange way, isn't it too much of a hindrance?" If you scare us with such a strange outfit, you have mistaken your wishful thinking! ”

"You're Xiao Yun?"

"You even know my name, so the person who entrusted you must be familiar with me, right?" Xiao Yun glanced at the woman and continued: "If I guessed correctly, he is in this A city, maybe he is still a famous person, so I repeatedly told you not to leak his news, but unfortunately, you are still in the dark until you die!" ”

"What do you mean?" The woman looked at Xiao Yun with surprised eyes.

"He only told you my name, but he didn't tell you, my strength, just by virtue of you and those snakes, how can you be my opponent, it seems that the person who entrusted you doesn't want you to live, wants to borrow my hand to get rid of you!"

"What? No way! The woman shouted in even more surprise.

"Have you offended your master lately, or have you done something wrong? So that your master will borrow my hand to get rid of you secretly. ”

"You, how do you know that?" The woman looked at Xiao Yun in horror.

"If my guess is correct, did you make a big mistake last night, your master wanted to kill you, but how can your own people kill your own people? So he asked you to make meritorious contributions, make up for your merits, and set up a bureau here, so that you can chase and kill us, in fact, he wants you to send us to death, so that we can borrow our hands to get rid of you, a big henchman! ”

"No, it can't be?" The woman was in a state of almost madness.

"You are a man of understanding, and if the people who entrusted you really want to get rid of us, why should they send you alone? Anyway, you have to send a helper to assist you, or lay out on the periphery, in case you miss, so that the periphery can kill us, but none of this has been done, what I said, I hope you can consider it carefully! ”

I thought to myself, it turned out that the subordinate who brought out the mermaid from the belly of the manta fish beast last night was her, Xiao Yun robbed the mermaid, and she returned empty-handed, naturally she was ineffective and angry at the master! However, Xiao Yun's counter-trick is really wonderful, and it quietly destroys the psychological defense line of the female killer!

"So what should I do?" The woman asked in alarm.

"Work with us!" Xiao Yun said firmly.

"How to cooperate?" The woman asked.

"Let me tell you the truth, we are investigating the case of the manta fish beast, your organization is within the scope of our investigation, it is a matter of time before it is terminated, but the time is not yet ripe, now is the best time for you to clear your name, if you can cooperate with us and assist us, this case will be solved, I will ensure that you are safe and sound and live a normal life!"

"Really? In fact, I didn't want to do this killer's business for a long time, I wanted to clear my name for a long time, but there was no way, and now with your guarantee, I am willing to cooperate with you, assist you, and tell me everything I know! ”

I've been listening to this woman all afternoon!

The sun has set in the west, and the woman has basically told her all she knows!

"That's all I know!"

"Very good! You provided us with very valuable information, this ticket is for you, after going down the mountain, immediately take a plane to the police station in S City to find a police officer named Xiao Luo, just say that Xiao Yun asked you to come to find it, he will protect your safety! ”

"Really? Thank you so much! ”

The woman took the ticket.

I was very surprised, how could Xiao Yun have everything ready, even the plane ticket with her, could it be that she had expected today?

"The poisonous snake under the mountain, I'll help you drive it away!"

"Good! Then you're in for you! ”

The woman led the way, and when she reached the mountainside, the snakes really listened to her command, and she only played the flute, and the poisonous snakes were scattered!

After descending the mountain, the woman went straight to the airport!

The three of us got into a taxi back to the hotel.

"Xiao Yun, you are amazing! I admire you so much! I exclaimed.

"Everyone has her weaknesses, I just said her weaknesses, touched the scar in her heart, made her very painful, so she believed in me very much!"

"I didn't expect—"

"Uh~ Zhao Xiaowen!" Xiao Yun suddenly motioned for me not to speak.

I suddenly understood, "Look at my mouth! I smiled and quickly fell silent.

Arrived at the hotel and entered the room!

"Zhao Xiaowen, don't say anything in public in the future, we must know what the situation of the people around us is, just like today, if someone doesn't know our whereabouts, how can we arrange for the killer to wait for us on the mountain in advance!"

"I'm going to have to watch my mouth from now on! Mermaid, you too, don't talk nonsense! ”

"I don't!" The mermaid laughed.

"Mermaid, you go to tonight's dinner too!"

"She's going too?" I was puzzled and immediately changed my attitude, "Okay, just sit with us!" ”

"Nope! Can't sit with us, I let the mermaid go, there's a reason! ”

"What is the reason?"

"Mermaid, I'll arrange a place for you tonight, you help me see someone, you just say you don't know it, understand?"

"Understood!" The mermaid nodded!

"Remember not to reveal your whereabouts, if you see someone familiar, be sure to hide yourself on the table, don't let the other party find out about you, remember?"

"Remember! Sister Xiao Yun! The mermaid said.

"Good! Let's start to prepare, and arrive at the Student Hotel on time at half past six! ”