From beginning to end, this commission exudes an air of 'tricky', 'troublesome' and 'difficult', whether it is from the way the anonymous letter is entrusted or the complexity of the place of entrustment.

Having said that, it's better to think about what to do next than to complain.

According to the previous routine of each commission, the system should directly skip the process of 'going' in the middle, and only show the story of 'just arrived' in front of the player.

In other words, after accepting the commission, you should be able to appear in the entrusted hotel as soon as the picture turns, instead of blowing the wind the way.

On the contrary, this also shows that there may be some clues on the road that are worth the player's attention and have a certain help for the next plot, so the plot of 'On the Way' is arranged.

However, An Yizhi tried to talk to the bus driver, but only got information that seemed useless.

The first is that it's the off-season, and it's rare for travelers like Yasuchiji and Yumeko Mizushima to visit the town during this period.

The second is that when the highway led by the mayor is completed, the number of passengers should be even higher.

No, that's all.

An Yizhi was going to ask about the situation in the town, but the driver didn't seem to want to say more on this topic, so he casually hid and bypassed.

This makes people feel even more unreliable, mom sells a batch of that town, there shouldn't be something indescribable lurking!

In addition, An Yizhi didn't ask the shuttle bus driver about the anonymous letter, regardless of whether he knew about the anonymous letter or not, the danger of opening his mouth rashly was not low, and the ghost knew if it would trigger some strange flag to kill a wave of plot killings.

In a remote place like this, killing two people and throwing them into the snow casually ensures that the police can't find them no matter how they search, and the wild wolves in the mountains have already dragged the body away.

In order not to invite senseless killing, An Yizhi decided to enter the town as a tourist, posing as 'Lao Tzu is here to play'.

As for commissioning?

Since the client chose to ask An Yizhi to come to this place, he will naturally show up to explain when he arrives, but it is really not possible to estimate that there will be some incidents or something, and there must be no need to worry about the entry point.

An Yizhi really hopes that something will happen directly, such as a murder or something like that, so that it is convenient to call the police directly and let the police come over, and it will be more reassuring to have the police on the side.

- At least the police have guns.

The place where Ann Yizhi appeared was not far from the town, even if the snowmobile was not fast, and after about ten minutes of continuous progress, he could see a town surrounded by snow and ice when he climbed a gentle hill that was not too steep.

Thanks to the fact that it is not far away, An Yizhi estimates that he will continue to carry eighty percent of the snowmobiles without glass windshields to blow into popsicles,—— which is called a crystal bright and cold heart.

Entering the edge of the town, the shuttle driver dropped Ann Yi and them out of the car, and the rest of the way had to be walked.

As far as the eye can see, the town is surrounded by mountains and a huge volcanic crater in the distance, which still billows smoke.

Anyway, the tourist guide attached to the anonymous letter states that this town was once famous for digging gems, but it is rich in underground water resources and has active volcanoes, so are you really not afraid of mining and digging up underground water veins or magma?

But on second thought, it's right, after all, the power of money is infinite.

"Where are we going first?"

Mizushima Yumeko was also frozen, and the whole person was curled up in a down jacket.

"Let's go to the hotel first, and check out the situation in the town on the way."

There are also two hotel invitations in the anonymous letter, and it is estimated that the main stage of this commission is the hotel, and you may meet the client if you go over to see it.

The main thing is that it's not good to be cold, and you can go to the hotel at least to have a hot spring to soak.

Once in town, there are indeed some notable circumstances.

For example, most of the shops on the road are closed, and most of the pedestrians on the road are elderly and children.

There is nothing wrong with that, after all, according to the tourist brochure, the gem mines on which the town depends have been depleted, and it is the off-season for tourism, and most of the young and strong people have gone to work outside the mountains to support their families.

In addition, Ann Yizhi also found that this town has a habit of building snowmen.

It may be strange to say this, but what's so strange about building a snowman in a northern town full of snow and ice?

It's not unusual, but each intersection has a strange snowman with slightly different details, but it's roughly the same as the exact same, which is a little different.

A normal snowman is stacked with two or three snowballs and then plugged in something like a carrot twig to make it look more like a human, whereas the snowman here is ......

It looks like two square pieces of snow are stacked on top of each other, and then the shape is carved on top of them, and finally a layer of water is drizzled over them, so that the shape of the snowman does not change in any way in the bitter cold.

The specific appearance is more like an orangutan than a snowman, and the most notable features are the huge eyes and large cracked mouth, which is indescribably weird.

If you think about it, this copy should not have elements of the Cthulhu Mythos, and there have been a lot of commissions before, plus the difficulty of that thing is a little higher, and it feels like this snowman is more like a unique folklore only found in some kind of remote town.

While wandering around the town, they asked passers-by for directions, and soon they found the hotel mentioned in the invitation.

It is located in the 'innermost part of the town', next to a large mountain range, and is surrounded by a number of similar hotels, mainly hot springs.

Basically, the whole street is occupied by these inns, and occasionally there are other small shops that are also engaged in the tourism business.

However, it is true that as others said, it is now the off-season, and they really haven't seen any other tourists coming and leaving these hotels except for Yasuchi and Mizushima Yumeko.

Looking at the three-story inn, Yasuichi led Yumeko Mizushima to step inside. As soon as you enter the door, it is naturally a wide hall, the hall is very empty, and you can see a lot of sofas, coffee tables and other things for travelers, but no one uses them anymore.

Warm lights provided illumination, and the heating was turned on to make numb fingers feel much more comfortable, and Ann pointed to see a woman in her forties in front of the counter.

However, she didn't realize that Ann pointed at them and entered the door, and seemed to be looking intently at the computer under the counter, until An Yizhi knocked on the counter and let her come back to her senses.

"Sorry sorry, I didn't notice."

An Yizhi was a little tempted to see what she was looking at, but due to the angle, he could only see the bright light from the computer screen.

"We want two rooms."

"I'm sorry, but the hotel is temporarily closed and does not accept new guests."

"Out of business?"

Glancing back at Yumeko Mizushima, who struggled to take out two invitations from her down jacket and put them on the counter:

"And what's going on with these invitations?"

When she saw the invitation, she changed her words again:

"So you have an invitation, please come with me."

She left the counter as she spoke, walked to the front and led the way and made a gesture of please. Then he explained:

"Because there are not many staff in the hotel now, we can't accommodate more guests, and only guests like you who have invitations can stay."

Hearing her say this, An Yizhi felt that something would definitely happen to the hotel, after all, fewer people means fewer suspects, which is convenient for players to solve the case......

Of course, it's one thing to think so in your heart, and quite another to say it.

Follow her through the long hallway, and it seems that the rooms arranged for Yasuchiji and Yumeko Mizushima are on the first floor, as they skip an elevator without hesitation.

It wasn't until you got close to the edge of the inn and could see the snow-capped mountains outside through the window in the hallway.

Open the door with your key card and enter it to look around.

Inside is a standard single room, overall not bad, not luxurious and elegant, but very clean and comfortable.

"This young lady's room is next door, Mr. An can use this place."

She said as she handed the key card to An, but the latter immediately realized that something was wrong.

I never said what my name was, did I?

And the entry process doesn't seem to meet the rules of the hotel, and there is no registration.

As soon as the vigilance in his heart rose, the middle-aged woman who brought them in between him slammed the door shut. An Yizhi thought that he had run into a trap, and before he could take measures, a middle-aged woman apologized directly to An Yizhi and said.

"Mr. An, thank you for your willingness to accept my commission, please forgive me for my rude behavior."

"Uh...... Are you the principal? ”

An Yizhi also considered the possibility of the client running out on his own, but due to the anonymous letter entrusted by the client, this possibility is not high.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the hotel, the other party came with an undisguised straight ball.

"Well, my name is Rosa, and I'm the proprietress of this hotel."

She said and made a gesture of invitation to the sofa not far away, and after everyone was seated, An pointed and asked:

"Lady Rosa, isn't it appropriate to publicize what you want to entrust us to investigate?"

The other party put on a look of being very worried that the wall has ears, is the so-called murder case 20 years ago so taboo?

"Yes, I'm afraid the prisoner will jump off the wall."

Prisoner?

Could it be the suspect in the homicide 20 years ago mentioned in the letter?

"Do you know who the prisoner is?"

Rosa shook her head and said:

"No, I don't know, please take a look at these first."

As she spoke, she pulled out a bunch of envelopes from her bosom and placed them on the coffee table.

An Yi picked up one of them and opened it to check it after getting permission from the other party, there was only a piece of paper inside, and there was only one sentence on it:

'Get out of town now, or you're not going to end well'

The handwriting of the letter, which had been cut and pasted from the words of the newspaper, did not leave any notes, and opened it again, with the words 'Do as I say, or your daughter will ......'

The letter also included a photo, which showed a blonde girl greeting guests, about the same age as An Yizhi, and judging from the location of the photo, it should have been taken secretly.

It looks like a very typical threatening letter, using the life of a loved one to achieve some purpose.

But......

Didn't Lao Tzu come to investigate the murder? What the hell is a threatening letter?