The courtyard in front of the villa is covered with daffodils, and the white flowers are swaying in the wind, as if countless flowing white luminous objects flow in the rain curtain, illuminating the wet small courtyard.

What made Qi Xiaonian even more unbelievable was that it seemed that because he heard their movements, a round kitten flew over from under the eaves: "Meow meow~"

It couldn't wait to throw itself into Qi Jiu's arms, as if it had finally waited for its master, who had been out in the wild for most of the day.

Qi Yan is very accustomed to this little kitten in his arms, constantly scratching the cat's chin to please it, and greeting the cat with the tip of his nose.

Qi Xiaonian was stunned: "Brother, is this the apartment you ......?"

"Well, but my house is far away from the downtown area, so it's not convenient to buy things and eat." Qi Yan said while coaxing the clingy kitten.

"But... But this place looks more like an NPC's house..."Qi Xiaonian looked at the building in front of him in disbelief.

"That's what I inherited from the NPCs."

Saying that, Qi Yan had already walked through the courtyard with the kitten in his arms, and opened the door of the villa with the key, "Xiao Nian, come in." ”

Qi Xiaonian: ?

Although the interior of the villa does not look new, it can be seen that the house is very comfortably furnished and aesthetically tasteful, and it is conceivable that the owner of the house must have carefully and patiently selected each piece of furniture.

"Brother, how many copies have you passed..."Qi Xiaonian, who was shocked by the house in front of him, muttered, obviously this was far beyond his expectations for his brother's so-called "apartment".

He had never seen a player in Dying City own a villa on their own, including those of the Death Row Club who would do whatever it took to collect Survival Coins.

"Exactly three copies." Qi Yan said truthfully.

Qi Xiaonian: "......"

"Brother, do you live alone? Don't have roommates? Still a little incredulous, he confirmed.

Qi Jiu, who was putting the newly bought beer in the refrigerator, paused, and he seemed to be asked.

Qi Ji thought for a moment, but he didn't know what he was thinking, and the corners of his lips inadvertently raised at a moment: "... Counting, there is a roommate. ”

As he spoke, Qi Yan looked at his reflection on the refrigerator, and the smile on his face became even more mischievous.

In a sense, the guy who "shares the senses" can also be understood as roommates, right? But I'm a landlord.

Qi Xiaonian nodded: "Then I suddenly came to live, will it disturb your roommate?" ”

Qi Zhen smiled: "Don't care, he won't appear for the time being." ”

"Huh? Is your roommate still in the copy? Qi Xiaonian was a little concerned about Qi Jiu's wording.

"Sort of, in short, you can rest assured, you are always welcome here." Qi asked.

Qi Xiaonian seemed a little curious: "Hmm... So will I ever have a chance to meet him? ”

Qi Jiu: "Probably, but I don't think it's a good thing for you to see him." ”

"Eh..."Although he sensed something unusual from Qi Yan's words, seeing that the other party did not mean to continue the topic, Qi Xiaonian did not ask any more questions knowingly.

The elder brother's roommate didn't seem to be as simple as he imagined - Qi Xiaonian's intuition told him.

Compared to this, now Qi Xiaonian's attention has shifted to the little gray cat.

"Eh, isn't it the little cat in the copy that helped us deliver the pieces of meat from the corpses of the faculty and staff to the cafeteria?" Qi Xiaonian approached the little gray cat and said with some surprise.

"Meow meow!" The little gray cat proudly raised its round head and gave him an affirmative answer.

Qi Yan kissed the little gray cat's head: "It is very obedient and has helped me a lot in the dungeon." ”

"It's amazing..."No one can resist the temptation of the cat, Qi Xiaonian just wanted to reach out and stroke the little kitten that looked quiet, but the cat shrank back in disgust, avoiding Qi Xiaonian's movements.

Qi Xiaonian's hand paused in mid-air: "......"

"Meow meow~" The little gray cat took the initiative to rub her head into Qi Yan's palm, and squinted her eyes comfortably.

Unless the plot requires it, the little gray cat never lets anyone other than 079 touch him.

Of course, Qi Ji is an exception.

Qi Yan cleaned up a room for Qi Xiaonian, and when they were laying the quilt together, Qi Xiaonian's mobile phone rang, it was a message from Lu Zhi.

"What's the matter?" Qi Zhen was busy with the work at hand, and asked casually.

Qi Xiaonian glanced at the content of the message and shook his head: "It's nothing, just ask me if I have arrived safely." ”

In fact, Lu Zhi's message also asked things like "the apartment is inconvenient" and "is it noisy", he knew that Qi Xiaonian had a light sleep, could not fall asleep in a noisy environment, and was very particular about the living environment, so the two spent a lot of money on renting a house.

Qi Xiaonian only replied to him lightly, "Brother, this environment is good, rest assured."

He didn't plan to inform the other party about Qi Jiu's inheritance of the big villa, firstly, Qi Xiaonian respected Qi Jiu's privacy, since Qi Jiu didn't take the initiative to say it, he didn't say much as a resident, even if Qi Jiu was his brother, Qi Xiaonian still understood the respect and sense of boundary that should be between each other; Second, if Lu Zhi is clear about the situation here, it will only be more stressed, which is not "good news" for Lu Zhi.

Qi Zhen smiled: "Although your roommate looks quite upright and rough on the outside, he feels that his personality is very meticulous and he is not bad." ”

A gentle look flashed on Qi Xiaonian's face, but it quickly dimmed again: "Yes, Brother Lu is very good, especially to me, but ......"

Qi Xiaonian wanted to speak and stopped, and changed the topic: "Brother Lu also said that if there is a chance, I want to spend the book with you, and you can decide the time to enter the capital, and he can prepare any props he needs, ask Brother if you are willing." ”

"Of course it's no problem," Qi Yan joked, "Is this your brother Lu who can't wait to show me what he can do?" ”

Qi Xiaonian smiled bitterly: "After coming out of the dungeon yesterday, he listened to me about your performance in the dungeon, surprised and admired and felt uneasy at the same time, he thought that the players who were assigned to the status of faculty and staff were all from the death row club, now it's okay, he only has admiration, of course, he can't wait to see your ability with his own eyes." ”

At that time, when Lu Zhi listened to Qi Xiaonian's description of Qi Xiaonian's methods, he was more or less depressed and uneasy because he didn't understand the identity of the other party, and he even showed a aggrieved look of "Xiaonian, did you add a filter to that Teacher Qi".

Now that he knows Qi Ji's identity, Lu Zhi is completely relieved.

"But... It's a matter of gambling your life, brother, you can think about it and then go in... If you need to buy props, you can use the channel on Brother Lu's side, which is very reliable, and the private transaction is much cheaper than the official store of the system. Qi Xiaonian said.

"Okay, I got it." Qi Yan smiled, and he led Qi Xiaonian to the cloakroom to choose pajamas for the night.

When Qi Yan opened the wardrobe, the black trench coat he bought from the clothing store last time fell into Qi Xiaonian's sight.

This is the style of the windbreaker worn by the murderer on the night he was killed, and the clerk told him that this was the only one.

Qi Yan once wore a trench coat on his body, and it fit as if it was tailor-made for him.

He even had the illusion that he was standing in front of the mirror and was the murderer who came from the intersection that night.

"Hey," Qi Xiaonian looked at the windbreaker fixedly, his brows twisted slightly, and he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Brother, in the world we live in, do you have the same clothes?" I think I saw you passing through..."

Hearing this, Qi Zhen's action of looking for clothes froze instantly, and he blurted out: "When is it?" ”

"What?" Qi Xiaonian looked at him inexplicably.

Qi Yan turned his head, his face was nervous that had never appeared before, and his tone was much more eager than before: "Do you remember, when did you see me wearing it?" ”

This matter is very important, because Qi Ji is sure that in the real world, he does not have such a dress.

If Qi Xiaonian has seen it, it can only mean one thing-

Chapter 106: Divination

——"He" in a certain time and space, or someone who imitated him, once appeared in front of Qi Xiaonian wearing this trench coat.

As for whether this person is his murderer, there is no way to tell.

Qi Xiaonian: "I don't remember the specific time, but I have the impression that you are standing in front of my hospital bed in this dress, and the window of the ward was open at that time, I remember that the wind outside kept pouring into the house, it was very cold, it seemed to be snowing, and..."

"At that time, there was a strange smell in the air, a bit like the smell of blood, I couldn't tell it clearly, it was just a vague impression," Qi Xiaonian shook his head, and said while thinking, "I don't even know if this scene is real, it's just a dream that I confuse, it's just a momentary thing..."

"Maybe it's just my illusion..."Qi Xiaonian's voice became lower and lower, and the more he dug into the depths of his memories, the less confident he became in his judgment.

From Qi Xiaonian's description, Qi Yan thought of the night he was killed.

He even had a ridiculous idea: Could it be that after killing himself, the murderer went to the hospital to visit Qi Xiaonian, who was lying on the hospital bed at the time?

But why did he do it, and what position did he have to do it?

"Just this once?" There was silence for a moment, and Qi Yan asked with a calm face.

"Speaking of which......" Qi Xiaonian frowned and thought about it seriously, "Earlier, I actually met an uncle who was very similar to your brother, and I had the impression that he was also wearing such a black windbreaker, and it seemed to be a snowy night that day, and it was very cold. ”

"I know that black trench coats are quite common, but at that time, the other party felt so special, so I always remembered, and in retrospect, he and you felt a little similar." Qi Xiaonian tried to say.

Qi Ji: "When did this happen?" ”

Qi Xiaonian shook his head: "A long time ago, I can't remember the specific year, but I have the impression that before you came to our house, this strange uncle came to visit for some reason, and it seems that soon after, you were brought back by your parents." ”

Hearing this, Qi Yan fell silent.

"But I was so young at that time, and after such a long time, I'm not sure if my childhood memories are reliable, maybe I remembered it wrong, after all, it feels too ambiguous, maybe the black trench coat feels similar to a child." Qi Xiaonian saw that his brother's face was not quite right, and he cautiously explained.

But he still had a question in his mind, and although the black trench coat was everywhere, he never felt anything like "he was similar to his brother" to anyone except for the uncle who came to visit him in his memory.

Because Qi Yan is too unique, so is the uncle in his memory.

"Okay, I got it."

After being silent for a long time, Qi Yan said that he was a little reluctant to prepare a change of clothes for Qi Xiaonian.

Qi Xiaonian was a little worried: "Brother, is there something wrong with you..."

Qi Jiu: "It's okay, I'm just a little curious." ”

At this moment, his face had returned to his usual expression, and he smiled at Qi Xiaonian: "Don't worry, it's not early, go wash up and get ready to rest." ”

After that, Qi Yan didn't mention the black trench coat again.

The more Qi Xiaonian thought about it, the more he couldn't tell the line between reality and dreams, after all, many people would have such an experience-

What I thought was real when I was a child turned out to be non-existent when I grew up, and I don't know if the impression I had previously determined was a dream or a hallucination.

It's as if some memories and truths have been tampered with in the process of growing up.

From Qi Xiaonian's vague description, Qi Yan deduced three hypotheses:

First, after he was killed, the murderer even went to the hospital, and for some reason, the murderer stayed in front of Qi Xiaonian's hospital bed for a while;

second, Qi Xiaonian subconsciously thinks that the person standing in front of the hospital bed is "himself";

Third, long before he was adopted by the Qi family, the uninvited guest in the black trench coat had already "patronized" his life, but why? Is there any connection between the appearance of the other party and his adoption by Qi Dongyao and his wife? What is the purpose of the other party's this?

And what does this whole thing have to do with the thief who stole other people's data in 079's mouth?

Things seem to be getting more and more confusing and interesting.

Qi Ji looks forward to the day when the answer will be revealed.

He had a hunch that this day would come.