Chapter 14: The Flower of Wounds, the Words of Shadows
At 8 o'clock in the evening on November 22, two hours and five minutes before the afterimage appeared.
In the hotel where the Sherlock Detective Agency was located, Ouyang Xiu sat on the chair with an irritated face, and there was a trailer for the afterimage on the table in front of him, and the time for the trailer was running out, but he didn't make any progress on the trailer, if he couldn't unravel the trailer, then he could only give up the duel with the afterimage, and also give up the only way to find Zheng Hanfei.
"How?" Qu Menghan walked in with a cold face. Since Zheng Hanfei left, her face has always been like this, it has never changed, and she will only return to her previous gentleness when facing Nan Ruoxun. It seems that Zheng Hanfei's sneaking away will hit her very hard, maybe only after Zheng Hanfei comes back and let her get angry can she return to her previous appearance.
"Huh? It turned out to be Menghan, or the same as before, no progress. Ouyang Xiu shrugged his shoulders, saw a trace of worry flashing in Qu Menghan's eyes, knew what she was worried about, and comforted, "Don't worry, that guy will return safely, he is a Xiaoqiang who can't be killed, even if he faces a mortal situation, he will get out of danger safely, although we don't know why he did this, when he comes back, we will interrogate him well, hehe." ”
"What if I don't come back......
"What?!" Hearing this, Ouyang Xiu hurriedly turned around, and saw that the coldness on Qu Menghan's face had long since faded, his face was full of tears, and his crying eyes were slightly red and swollen, and he said with some puzzlement, "How can you say that?" Didn't you always believe in Him? Menghan, this is not ......"
"Not like me, right?" Qu Menghan raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and took Ouyang Xiu's words, "You're right, I should have always believed him, but this time, I can't, since I heard that there was a fierce fight on the street somewhere away from the hospital, my heart has been full of uneasiness, although I don't know if that incident has anything to do with Han Fei, but if I don't stop something now, something will definitely happen that I will regret for the rest of my life." ”
Ouyang Xiu looked at Qu Menghan blankly, not knowing what to say, last night Zhou Zheng told them all that traces of a fight had been found on a street relatively close to the hospital, the ground was covered with blood, Qu Menghan and Nan Ruoxun's faces turned pale, at that time everyone understood that this matter must be related to Zheng Hanfei, after all, the time it happened was too coincidental, and it was so coincidental that it didn't make people disbelieve.
Just when Ouyang Xiu wanted to say something to comfort Qu Menghan, the words of the second personality to him suddenly sounded in his mind: Maybe in a few days, whether it is me or Zheng Hanfei you know, they will turn into a wisp of dust and disappear between heaven and earth, so while there is still a little effort, I will still enjoy the wonderful scenery.
This can't be true, right?! Ouyang Xiu's face was a little embarrassed, he rubbed his head, his silver-gray hair looked a little messy, if it was really as Qu Menghan and the second personality said, then he had to solve the mystery on the notice quickly, in case something really happened, he could imagine that this detective agency would definitely fall apart.
What information did that guy check to understand where the afterimage appeared? Ouyang Xiu took out his mobile phone from his pocket, opened the browser program, and checked the historical record, but it was blank, just as Ouyang Xiu guessed, Zheng Hanfei didn't leave him any clues, which means that he had already decided to duel with the afterimage alone and not let any of them participate in it.
Think about it carefully, when did Zheng Hanfei ask him for a mobile phone to check information? Ouyang Xiu's brain began to work quickly, trying to recall the situation at that time, it seemed that he was stunned when he said the content of the notice letter, and then he asked me for a mobile phone, could it be that the key to cracking the notice letter was in the question I raised.
Thinking of this, Ouyang Xiu quickly picked up the black card from the table, his eyes stared at the content on it, and a piece of information related to these two sentences gradually emerged from his mind, and after that, he had the same reaction as Zheng Hanfei, stunned, and then opened the notebook he carried with him, quickly typed a few words on the web page, and immediately burst out a lot of information.
"What are you doing?" Qu Menghan blinked her red and swollen eyes, she was puzzled by Ouyang Xiu's sudden change, and couldn't help but ask, but unfortunately Ouyang Xiu didn't pay attention to her at all, helplessly, she had to look at the flickering screen, and the three big characters of the London Eye suddenly appeared in her eyes.
"This is where the remnant is about to appear." Ouyang Xiu clicked on the information with the mouse, and immediately popped up the information about the London Eye, as the information kept moving down, the smile on Ouyang Xiu's face became brighter and brighter, and he couldn't help touching his chin, "So that's the case, no wonder Zheng Hanfei asked me for a mobile phone at that time, I was careless, I didn't expect it to be slower than him this time!" ”
"Two sharp swords pierced the earth diagonally, which means that the place where the afterimage appeared was supported by two huge pillars like sharp swords, which is a very figurative metaphor." Although Qu Menghan didn't say anything, Ouyang Xiu knew that she must be full of doubts now, but there was not much time left, so Ouyang Xiu had to speed up his speech while getting dressed, and explained to Qu Menghan concisely.
If the rest of the unguessable sentences are compared with this image, then the problem is simple, the sentence of 32 Grim Reaper sitting around the dining table can be understood as 32 identical things in the place where the afterimage appears, because it is "sitting" in front of the dining table, so these 32 things are in a circle, and the shape is like a giant round dining table supported by two huge pillars like a sharp sword, but an ordinary round dining table needs at least four pillars to support it, However, the building, which resembles a circular dining table, is supported by only two pillars, so the target building stands vertically on the ground. ”
"The overall shape of the building is like a giant round dining table supported by two huge pillars perpendicular to the tabletop and the ground, and 32 things are evenly hung on the edge of the 'table top'. Isn't it, afterimage? Zheng Hanfei stared at the black shadow in front of him, the bright moonlight shone on the black shadow through the window, and the black dress and white mask appeared directly in Zheng Hanfei's eyes.
"It's not time yet, why are you here so early? You're a bit impatient as a detective. The afterimage glanced at Zheng Hanfei and said lightly, without any nervousness, "But you can know the content of the notice letter in a short time, which is worthy of praise." ”
"Didn't you come here early, too?" Zheng Hanfei frowned, wary of the surrounding environment, for fear that the afterimage would make some flashbangs, smoke bombs and other things to escape, "There is still an hour and a half before the time of the notice letter, do you want to break it off with me in advance." ”
"No, I'm here for something else. And...... Detective" The afterimage's tone was still very flat, with no intention of making a move, let alone running away, just looking out the window at the night scene, "You are covered in injuries, and you are not my opponent at all." ”
"What the hell do you want to do?" Zheng Hanfei would not flinch because of the afterimage's words, and continued to ask, "What is the purpose of your sending that notice letter?" ”
"Detective, your reasoning isn't over yet, keep talking." The afterimage put his hands in his pockets, as if to show Zheng Hanfei that he would not do anything, "As a thief, it is a credibility to keep the time, I believe you will also abide by the time, right?" When you win me, I'll say all the doubts in your mind, even the memories sealed in the depths of your mind. ”
Hearing the word 'memory', Zheng Hanfei's body trembled obviously, and then looked at the afterimage with puzzled eyes, he didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd of the afterimage, but as a detective, reasoning halfway through was not his style, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay, no problem, I'll continue!" ”
"Now that these two sentences have been revealed, the remaining sentence is easy to explain." Zheng Hanfei began to speak, the small and enclosed environment filled with his voice, "' The 30 minutes of the reincarnation of fate' sentence shows that it takes 30 minutes for the Ferris wheel to rotate a circle, combined with 32 cabins, plus the location is London, England, the answer is about to come out, that is, the London Eye is located on the banks of the Thames, as long as you look up the information on the Internet, you can get the answer, the king's card represents the playing card K, and the K refers to the number 13, so the place where you want to appear is the 13th cabin of the London Eye, which is also where we are now. ”
"Not bad, not bad!" The Remnant took his hand out of his pocket and slapped it twice, "As a bonus, I'll tell you one thing now, one thing you must know. ”
"What's the matter?" Zheng Hanfei's pupils shrank slightly, and his intuition told him that what the afterimage said might be related to the feeling of some uneasiness in his heart since he came here.