018. To each his own

Opening his eyes again, Jiang Ning glanced at the white lilies on the bedside table, and took a deep breath to shake out the oppression and pain that the black-robed man had brought to him.

Although I didn't do much in the last time reincarnation, the information I got was still extremely meaningful, and at least the time I got for each time reincarnation for myself to explore was thirty minutes.

Jiang Ning also saw the novel with the red cover, the novel that was somewhat similar to the plot of reality, although I don't know what the relationship between the two is, but in general, some details are still very close.

"If you can sacrifice my friend's heart to me, I can save you from death."

That sentence still echoed in Jiang Ning's ears, he didn't know what the meaning of this sentence was, but he always felt that it had a lot to do with what would happen next.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning felt that he couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and walked towards the muffled window.

Although he knew that no matter how much he tried to save it, the crow would inevitably escape death, but he would still do it, even if it would take some meaningless time, at least it would calm his restless heart.

Just like before, after rescuing the crows himself, Enoshima will anxiously knock on the door.

After opening the door and explaining to her the source of the muffled noise, Jiang Ning made an excuse to come to the lobby on the first floor and continue the investigation that had just not ended.

Needless to say, the poster and the novel with the red cover didn't need to be said, Jiang Ning set his eyes on the only remaining facility in the lobby-

The grandfather clock.

Jiang Ning looked at the grandfather clock and found that it was a two-weight hammer facility that would ring the clock on the hour.

The clock dial shows the current time, it is eleven thirty-four, it took some time to rescue the crow upstairs and explain to Enoshima, in fact, the explanation is completely unnecessary, sometimes Jiang Ning even expects Enoshima to be a member of the time cycle, so that a lot of unnecessary time can be saved.

But in order not to let Enoshima see anything unusual, and in order to let this reincarnation continue according to the original script, Jiang Ning still took the trouble to explain.

Returning to the grandfather clock itself, the dial is topped by a small wooden door with a golden ring-like pattern, like a snake or dragon devouring its own tail.

I don't know why Jiang Ning thought of a symbol handed down from ancient times, which is some useless knowledge he obtained from writing novels and searching for materials before, this pattern seems to be a symbol called "Ouroboros", "Ouroboros" has always had many different symbolic meanings, and the most accepted of them are "infinity", "cycle" and so on.

The image of a serpentine eating itself can be traced back to ancient Egypt and represents the solar disc and the cycle of the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, meaning "regeneration" and "eternity".

Jiang Ning didn't know what the meaning of this special pattern was on this grandfather clock, but he vaguely felt that there seemed to be some hidden secrets in it.

At this time, the voice of Enoshima was heard outside.

Jiang Ning came back from his contemplation, and subconsciously glanced outside, Jiang Zhidao, who was waiting for a meal in the kitchen, had disappeared, and following the sound, Jiang Ning came to the place where Jiang Zhidao was-

The reception of the hostel.

The reception is located on the first floor next to the hotel gate, there is no figure here, the counter is open and wrap-around, leaving a wooden gate to enter and exit, the cabinet is placed with various decorative bottles and cans, and the counter counter has a hardcover book in addition to the usual medical supplies and communication equipment.

The sound of the door opening that I heard before should have come from here, so it means that the black-robed man also walked in through the main entrance, not some other alternative places, such as windows and so on.

If the time reaches twelve o'clock in a while, and you are here, then you can also see the scene of the black-robed man coming in through the gate.

Jiang Ning thought so, he looked at Enoshima, the girl was standing in front of the counter at this time, looking at something from a distance.

Looking at it, Enoshima was looking at a hardcover book at this time, Jiang Ning was a little puzzled, what was there to be surprised by this hard-pen book.

When you open the book, you will find that it is the registration list of the inn, and the name and room number of Gangning and Enoshima are written on the first page of "Guest Registration", and the "Visitor Registration" on the second page is blank.

In addition, there are two envelopes in the book, one white and one black.

Jiang Ning was also attracted by these two envelopes, he stretched out his hand to open it, but when he subconsciously looked at Enoshima, the expression on the girl's face looked a little anxious, but it was like some other factor made her not take action.

Such an abnormal move made Jiang Ning once again fall into vigilance, and he was even more determined to dismantle these beliefs.

First of all, I opened the white envelope, which said "Jiangning Collection" on it, and there was no trace of opening it.

Written to me?

Jiang Ning frowned and continued the movements in his hands.

When I opened it, there was a beautiful card inside, and the neat handwriting reads the following-

"To Jiang Ning,

I have heard about your recent condition, and I write this letter of condolences, wishing you a speedy recovery and offering my most sincere wishes.

Your friend■■■』

The name after the payment was like a dirty black dot, constantly changing into various words, Jiang Ning wanted to carefully see who the person who sent the letter to him was, but he never found anything.

Jiang Ning searched the memories in his mind, and he found that he had no memory of the contents of the letter, and he had no clue.

On the other hand, the black envelope, which reads "Enoshima Cheap Collection" on the top, has obvious traces of being opened.

When was this letter sent?

Could it be that the voices that Enoshima made just now were reactions to seeing this letter?

With a sense of vigilance against Enoshima and curiosity about the contents of the envelope, Jiang Ning opened the envelope.

Inside the envelope was still a delicate piece of stationery, with the following written in beautiful handwriting-

"To Enoshima Lian

Remember the miracles I discussed with you? I stumbled upon a book that mentions this miracle-like spell.

It is claimed that by drawing a specific circle, placing the body of the deceased on it, and reciting a mantra, the dead can be brought back to life.

As I am expecting you to be of some interest, I have cut this page down and enclosed it herewith.

However, this material is very old, and the paper is defaced to varying degrees, making it difficult to read, and it is inevitable that there will be errors and omissions, not to mention that most of these things are related to some ancient and distant existence.

If anyone dares to try it, I think it will cost him or her, don't you think?

Your friend, Ambrose Dexter.'"