Chapter 15 Plans and Plans
At Sam's invitation, the two went to his house and enjoyed a hearty lunch before returning to the hotel.
On the way, Mu Yan was surprised to find that the ice and snow on Surya's face had melted, and it was far more than that, the melted ice and snow gathered into a rushing river, making a gurgling sound of running water......
She seems to be ...... There are a lot of questions.
For example, these:
"Why do you know that little York has a sister who still has kiwifruit trees at home?"
"Keywords: little boy, ten years old, winter, sick trees, combined with a little knowledge reserve, can be inferred from these clues."
"A little knowledge?"
"The northwest corner of the fourth floor of the library of the morning wind, the humanities and knowledge area, "Traditional customs of the Kansa region", "The cold wind brings not only wilderness, but also warmth". The staircase on the third floor, "Kiwi Fruit Tree Full Solution", "Change Your Brain!" The Story of the Fruit Tree (3). Well, it's just four books. β
"'Little' knowledge reserves!? And what about Link? How do you know he did it? β
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"What about Hank? How do you know he's a lumberjack? β
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"It's amazing! What about Joseph? I've analysed him in your own way, but I can't come to the conclusion that he's a herb merchant. β
"And what conclusion did you draw?"
"He's poor...... The poor can't afford new shoes. β
"Isn't that the end of it, since the resentful soul flower came out, which kind of person's range of activities has been affected the most? Except that the lumberjack is a herbalist trader, right? Does he have a saw scar on his hand? Does he have sawdust on his pants? No, then he is not a lumberjack, so he must be a herbalist. β
"That's right!"
Sulia couldn't help but cheer, but fortunately the two of them had already reached the door by this time, and there was no one in the hallway.
Mu Yan, who had used his brain excessively, threw himself on the soft bed as soon as he entered, and he was surprised to find that there was a faint fragrance that penetrated into his nose.
Well...... An experience full of benefits.
"Hey, did you forget something?"
"Huh?" Mu Yan's voice resonated through the mattress, and it was quite dull.
"You said you were going to tell me the plan last night, but now? You say. The girl stood behind her, kicking his boots innocently.
"Are you too embarrassed to bring it up? If you hadn't woken me up last night, how would I be in such a bad state? β
Mu Yan turned his face sideways, complaining sleepily.
When Surya thought of the other party's dream, she was angry, and her shoes kicked even more happily.
"Humph! Kick you to death! Let you sell off! Let you scold Miss Ben for being stupid! β
"Hey, big sister, you're reasonable......"
"What a reason! Am I going to wake you up and sleep in a bed? β
As soon as these words came out, the air between the two was a little delicate.
Most of Mu Yan's sleepiness dissipated.
Yes, the two of them have been away from the White Rock Mine for nearly a week, and they have been together for so long, it seems that they have never encountered such a situation......
ββ¦β¦ Okay, let me take off my clothes and sleep on the couch again, okay? β
"Humph......"
The girl knew that she was wrong, and hummed and stopped bullying the shoes.
Mu Yan checked the clothing bar and almost laughed.
"Turing Aristocratic Leather Boots (Kick Again, Ruined): From the century-old Brand-Georginny, +1 cold judgment. [It's Damian Jones' favorite leather boot, and if you ruin it, he's ruining you.] ]β
The system was always a surprise to him, and the descriptions of the items changed dramatically.
At this moment, the girl who took off her leather armor and changed into a simple dress walked out.
"What you said to Sam at the end was deliberate, wasn't it?"
"That's self-...... Correct. β
Mu Yan raised his head, attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him, and almost couldn't even speak.
Suria wore a pale pink dress, and her excellent physique made her not afraid of the cold, even if most of her fragrant shoulders and delicate collarbones were exposed.
These days, Mu Yan has seen a total of three styles of Surya, the heroic female swordsman, the hot prom queen, and the delicate and lovely family girl in front of him, no matter which one hits his soul, it is incredibly beautiful.
If he said this, he would probably be jealous of the group of guys on the forum, he thought to himself.
"And they're part of the plan?"
Surya did not shy away from sitting next to him.
Mu Yan, who had a sideways face, could almost smell the exact same fragrance on the girl's body, and he felt that his heartbeat had accelerated a little. So he sat up and distanced himself from the other party.
It was part of the etiquette and almost became a habit for him during his long gaming career.
"Indeed, if nothing else, after getting a high enough opinion rating, the townsfolk will come to me tonight and ask me to investigate Anthony's accidental death. Then we copy ...... The second part of the mission is complete. β
"What about the first ring?"
"Have you forgotten, before we made a widow who lived alone jealous to the point of madness, and made a middle-aged lord with strong blood envious, I believe that the two of them must be depressed and restless now, and desperately want to vent their emotions that have nowhere to release, they can't hold back, and when the fire is about to break out, it is when the first ring is completed."
He sighed rather regretfully: "It's a pity that there is no such thing as an image crystal, from tonight onwards, I have to go to the widow's door every day to keep an eye on it, and I have a headache to think about it......
"Who said no!" Surya raised her hand, and five different prismatic crystals clanged down.
"What's the situation? You even have this? β
Mu Yan was surprised to pick up a piece of red crystal, there was a mist in it, he knew that this was a sign of a magical image, and if there was nothing, the crystal would be transparent.
"What's in there? Is it convenient to reveal? β
The girl took the crystal from his hand and thought about it with a frown.
"It seems to be the 'Bird of Paradise Repertory Theatre's 'Crimson Queen Victoria'? I remember this blue one, it was their "Blue Danube", and I can't remember the rest, it was all recorded when I watched it with my father before. When I left home, I was worried about getting bored on the road, so I brought my ......"
In the game, the player's system has its own recording function and can adjust the viewing angle, but the resulting video can only be uploaded to platforms such as forums or web pages to share with other players. The image crystal belongs to the NPC's camera, and at the same time, it also has the role of a memory card, and the player can also obtain it, but it is expensive and occupies a grid, which is why Mu Yan, an alien who knows more NPCs than players, will be so interested in this thing.
There is a famous mission called "Lilith's Great Dream", to help a girl who has been paralyzed in bed since she was a child to see the beautiful quiet lake, many teams have failed, because the little girl can't leave the morning star for too long, and her body is too weak to teleport long distances. So Mu Yan, who had a similar experience, joked with his friend that if he was that little girl, even if he saw the quiet lake in the image crystal, he really said that his friend succeeded once he tried.
So when he saw these various crystals appear in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a lot.
"This is ......" he picked up the smallest one, there was no mist in it, only a small point of light. Because he had not yet acquired ownership of the item, he did not have any information.
Every time at this time, he misses the identification scroll boundlessly, and it would be good to shoot it.
"Guess!" The girl thrust her waist angrily.
ββ¦β¦ Failed to record crystals? β
"Wrong! Guess again! β
"One-man service pantomime?"
"That's not right!"
He raised his hands decisively.
"I throw in the towel."
This time it was his turn to hate selling off.
The girl said proudly: "This is the monitoring crystal!" β
"What!?"
Surveillance crystal,It is also a kind of image crystal,But compared with the crystal specially used for recording,The quality of the two is as different as SD and 1080P Blu-ray,Because the former mainly plays a monitoring function,Win in quantity,So the quality is naturally worseγ
At the same time, it is also equipped with a sub-crystal that can be viewed instantly, which is the one in Mu Yan's hand.
"When did you place it?" He looked at Surya in disbelief.
Have you been looking away all along? The other party still has this suffocating foresight?
The girl smiled mysteriously as he looked.
Mu Yan couldn't help but hold his forehead, this was really self-inflicted.
"Okay, okay, I'll think about it...... It should be time for you to change your clothes, right? That's when all the conditions are met, but why would you do it? Do you really have insight into my plans? β
The girl shook her head.
"I heard you talk about the empty bookshelf inside, and I think it's not easy for her to be a woman, in case she is targeted by the scum of one mercenary in the past two days, and has bad intentions, I can still save her......"
He suddenly realized, is this the legendary good man has a good reward? Or is it ...... Fools have fortune? He prefers the latter.
ββ¦β¦ Of course! A woman's sixth sense is also very accurate! There's nothing wrong with saying that I had a premonition of your plan at that time! β
In this regard, Mu Yan naturally smiled and said nothing.
"Hey! What do you mean? β
"No, I think you've improved, and you're short of words for a while."
"Humph! Just like you're praising me, with the first ring and the second ring, there must be a third ring, right? β
"Look at tonight, if they come, they will have a great confidence in the success rate of the third ring, but if they don't come......" Mu Yan sighed. Then I can't do anything, I hope Anthony will be loved by more people. β
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It turned out that Anthony's popularity in Night Town was still good, and as soon as it got dark that night, Mu Yan, who was sitting by the window, found that Sam had closed the store early, and then looked up.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door.
When I opened the door, it was Sam.
He seemed to have a lot on his mind, as if it was with great courage that he had made up his mind.
"Mr. Shamu, you have entrusted me to comeβ"
"Don't say it, let me guess!" Mu Yan seems to be immersed in the role of a "reasoning enthusiast" created by himself.
"You seem to have something on your mind, and you say that everyone has entrusted you to come, so it's everyone's thing to do and you're ashamed to talk about. Of the recent events in town, there's only one thing that satisfies - is Anthony's death right? β
Sam's mouth opened wide in surprise, but a relieved smile grew.
"I knew my husband would have guessed, but I didn't expect it...... So fast. β
"Guess yes, butβ" Mu Yan paused. "Just because I'm interested doesn't mean I'll make a move."
"Huh? Why? Didn't the gentleman stop by Nightshade because he came to visit Anthony? β
"You're saying the opposite, I'm passing through Nighttown, and I'm visiting Anthony by the way." He took a sip from his teacup.
This is brought by Suria, who pretends to be virtuous, and she seems to be immersed in the role of "newlywed wife" created by Mu Yan.
"And it's a thankless task, if the murderer is hiding in Nighttown, and doing so will anger him, and I can walk away, but what about the rest of you? Take another 10,000 steps back, if the murderer is high or powerful, at that time, will you still uphold justice?
In other words, are you mentally prepared to let the truth come to light, even at any cost? It's just because they met me, so they just got interested in it. β
Sam was stopped by him, and he kept his head down and was silent for a long time.
"Mr. Shamu." His voice was dry as he respoken.
"You may not know what Anthony has done before.
"I grew up with him, but unlike me, he liked to read and write since he was a child, and was most liked by Uncle Mawson, and even had the idea of educating him to become a scholar, but his parents stopped him.
"Aunt Susan's wife died early, and she had no children or daughters, so he went to help whenever he was free, almost the first half of his son.
"Before Little York was born, Old York's family conditions were not good, and he often helped them, and Little York, this little guy was born clinging to Anthony, so Old York also joked that if he didn't grow up, he would have to wonder if his wife was unfaithful.
"And Jos, Joseph, Link...... Almost everyone in the town has been helped by him.
"The year he and Canspah got married, the wedding was comparable to the grand event in the Kansa area, and the whole town went to help, and there were even pen pals from other towns who were said to have had correspondence with him, and to be honest, I was suspicious when you said you were from the gold-encrusted roses, but when you said you came to see Anthony, I didn't doubt it at all."
He sighed and continued: "Everyone was very sad when he died, especially Little York and Aunt Susan, both of them fell ill one after another, and we even felt that it was Mia's punishment, Anthony was like an angel she sent to help us in the world, and we didn't know to cherish it, and now that he has returned to Mia's arms, we deserve to be punished."
"So, Mr. Shamu, I think I can answer your question on your behalf."
Mu Yan raised his eyebrows.
"And the answer is?"
"We will pay any price, and we want you to investigate this matter thoroughly."
Mu Yan also breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, there was another knock on the door outside, loud and piercing.