This also proves Qi Jiu's previous speculation from the side: the room where the word "Fu" is corrected represents a paper person staying in.

It seems that among the three paper figures who came home last night, Xu Minxin and his wife accounted for two places, and the remaining paper figure was the paper figure with the same face as Mrs. Xu in 306.

Is the other party Mrs. Xu? If so, is Mrs. Xu also a "ghost"? If not, who is the other party? Why is it so similar to Mrs. Xu?

Why didn't the paper man who lives in 502 go downstairs? The other paper figure that made Mrs. Xu jealous didn't seem to move......

Also, if according to the inference of the word "Fu", the word Fu only corresponds to the four rooms 202, 306, and 502, which one does the paper figure that makes Mrs. Xu jealous live in? Is it possible to be afraid that the paper man is 306?

Many questions are entangled, and Qi Ji needs to follow the thread to find out little by little.

Fortunately, Qi Zhen has patience, and the main line and side plots are also advancing in an orderly manner.

Seeing Xu Minxin and his wife going downstairs, Mrs. Xu also followed, but the paper figure of 306 was still indifferent, hiding behind the crack in the door and watching the movement downstairs.

Qi Xiaonian very sensibly moved a small bench from near the playground, wiped it and placed it in the direction opposite the stage of the animal trainer's performance, and motioned for Mrs. Xu and Xu Minxin to sit down.

And Qi Yan on the side brought the New Year's breakfast rice cakes that Mrs. Xu prepared for the family, and handed two hot rice cakes to Xu Minxin and his wife: "Please use it slowly." ”

The players watched in amazement at Qi Yan's manipulation, almost unable to believe that this guy used the circus New Year's show to successfully get the paper figure who went home to go out consciously, and then served the prepared rice cake after he sat down.

This not only solves the main quest of delivering breakfast, but also perfectly circumvents the taboo of not allowing people to visit on the first day of the new year.

"Anchor Lin, did you know from the beginning that 407 players would have this operation?" The 405 player who had previously proposed to use the head next door asked Lin Peilan.

Just now, Lin Peilan asked them to wait for three minutes before making a decision, and while everyone felt strange, they were also curious about what would happen in three minutes, but they didn't expect it......

Lin Peilan shrugged: "Of course I don't know, who would have thought of such an outrageous operation?" ”

"What?" The player scratched his head in disbelief, shocked and a little scared, "So what the hell is going on?" Why is there such a show all of a sudden? Is this circus tamer also a player? Airborne player? Or... 407 That player triggered the hidden plot? ”

The other party had too many questions, and a series of smashes made Lin Peilan have a headache, and she waved her hand impatiently: "I don't know, don't ask, I'm not familiar with the 407 player, but the other party said hello to me in advance, I'll let you wait and see, after all, it's time." ”

“……”

"Stop arguing and watch the show patiently."

The first show brought by the animal trainer and his lion companions was a lion taming command performance, which required absolute tacit understanding and trust between the performer and the animal.

Standing in front of the lion, looking directly into the lion's dark brown eyes, and using the drumstick in his hand as a baton to attract the lion's attention, he commanded in a very soft and majestic tone: "Sit down." ”

The lion shook its tail and sat down slowly as instructed, its yellowed sideburns bright and warm in the dark sky.

"Good." An approving smile appeared on the trainer's face.

The praised lion flicked its tail triumphantly, and it looked motionlessly at Mr. Tamer, who was giving orders, and waited intently for his next command.

Then, the trainer whistled softly, and the lion immediately contracted its pupils.

"Jump!" He gave the order again, waving a drumstick in his right hand that symbolized the challenge. The lion stood up, immediately straightened his leg muscles, and then jumped over the drumsticks with an astonishing explosiveness, and Mrs. Xu, who had been skeptical, saw it with relish, and she even applauded.

It seems that this kind of "lion dance" program that does not follow the conventional routine is also very good.

"Lie down." The trainer gave a gentle command, his fingers gently caressing the lion's neck, and the lion slowly lowered its head at his command, and then lay down meekly.

When the trainer looked up at the audience again, his eyes were full of respect for his partners and the stage.

The show requires an unbreakable trust between oneself and one's fiercest companions, and nothing can go wrong.

Mrs. Xu, who had never seen a circus performance, was almost stunned, and she applauded after the trainer bowed.

The paper figures of Xu Xinmin and his wife beside him applauded with a stiff posture along with Mrs. Xu's actions.

"Then we take a five-minute break, I need to set the stage for the next show, and I need to rest my old buddies." The trainer bowed to the audience again.

The wonderful performance of the animal trainer won the favor of the audience, no one left the stage during the break, and even the 306 paper man who was originally just watching from behind the crack in the door finally couldn't help but walk downstairs, Mrs. Xu beckoned him to sit next to him, judging from the intimate behavior between them, Qi Juan ruled out the possibility that 306 was the object of Mrs. Xu's taboo.

The paper figure, who was nine points similar to her, sat down obediently and looked intently in the direction of the stage.

Qi Xiaonian looked at Qi Yan with an inquiring gaze, and it was not until he got Qi Yan's consent that he trotted to bring the last remaining rice cake to the paper man of 306.

"Thank you." Mrs. Xu glanced at Qi Yan and Qi Xiaonian, and thanked the paper people around her who didn't speak easily.

So far, the three bowls of rice cakes prepared by Mrs. Xu have been successfully delivered to the paper man.

[Main quest "Please deliver the breakfast prepared by Mrs. Xu to her family" completion progress: 100%]

[At present, the progress of the main story has been completed]

[Reward for completing the mission: Mrs. Xu was very satisfied with the polite behavior of the guest bringing breakfast to her family, and the guests won Mrs. Xu's favor, and in the next plot session, Mrs. Xu will be more willing to introduce her family to the guests]

This reward is in line with Qi Zheng's mind, this dungeon is based on Mrs. Xu's family, and the main line and branch lines of the dungeon must be triggered and advanced around the stories behind these paper figures, for guest players in a passive position, it is the most convenient and direct way to trigger the plot by allowing Mrs. Xu to take the initiative to introduce the identity and past of the paper figures.

Qi Yan seized this opportunity to ask Mrs. Xu, "May I ask who this aunt is...?" ”

As he spoke, he turned to the paper figure beside Mrs. Xu and gestured.

Mrs. Xu's expression paused slightly, and then smiled: "She is similar to me, right?" ”

"She's my twin sister, Ruilan." Mrs. Xu introduced in a gentle tone, and also held the hand of the paper man's sister and put it on her lap, "We will stay together from childhood to adulthood, and in this way, countless New Year's have passed." ”

"I see, that's good."

Hearing this, Qi Yan and Qi Xiaonian breathed a sigh of relief, if the 306 paper man was Mrs. Xu's twin sister, then at least it could be proved that Mrs. Xu was not a deceased person, and it was her sister Ruilan who passed away.

Mrs. Xu looked at the animal trainer who was busy arranging the performance stage alone, and suddenly felt a lot of deep feelings: "You performance practitioners are really hard, and you can't stay with your relatives for the New Year, it's not easy to travel from south to north..."

"My granddaughters Duoxi and Duole are also performers, they have shown their talent in singing and acting since they were young, and their parents are willing to spend money to cultivate their special hobbies, but it is really hard, one minute on stage, ten years off the stage, they have been secretly crying because of the pressure of practice, and because of the performance competition, they can't go home for the New Year..."

"But as a performer, the moment the stage lights come on..."

"Ahem——!" Qi Yan interrupted the beast trainer's words with a cough, and the other party immediately closed his mouth in cooperation and swallowed the words he didn't have time to make back into his stomach.

"It's not easy to be a performer, because I have business dealings, I am more familiar with the cast and crew of the road circus, as far as I know, there are accidents on the stage of the circus almost every year, and there are many cast members who die because of performance accidents..."

What he meant clearly was to remind Xu Minxin and his wife of the accident on the stage.

The reason why he arranged for the circus to perform on the first day of the new year was not only to lure these paper figures to leave the room voluntarily and break the taboo of visiting the door, but also to hint at the tragedy of the stage of Duoxi Duole.

After all, he had already guessed from the word "Fu" in 202 that at least one of Xu Minxin's couples had gone home.

Although Qi Yan was chatting in a casual tone, he had been paying attention to the expressions and movements of Xu Minxin and his wife with his spare eyes.

The facial features of the paper figure are stiff and pale, and it is reasonable to not be able to express complex emotional changes, but at this moment, the first to change is Xu Minxin's wife, whose originally flat and stiff face suddenly becomes distorted and hideous, like a portrait that has been rudely crumpled by someone, the facial features are curled up and misplaced, and the crooked neck makes a hoarse sound similar to "woo woo".

It's a pity that the family sitting next to it doesn't seem to care about its changes, and Mrs. Xu mutters to herself: "It would be nice if there was a lot of fun, the two sisters have always wanted to watch the circus show..."

Qi Jiu: "Mrs. Xu, Duoxi Duole went to participate in the singing competition, right?" ”

Mrs. Xu was stunned and nodded blankly: "Yes, they went to participate in the competition, they want to get ahead through their talents, this is their greatest wish..."

"But do they really want to go?" Qi Yan interrupted Mrs. Xu's self-talk.

Mrs. Xu's expression stiffened: "What do you mean?" ”

Qi Jiu: "As far as I know, at this time, Duoxi Duole wants to go home for the New Year and reunite with you and their parents rather than standing on the stage to perform. ”

"There are some stages that once you go up, you can't come back, and I think you can remember what I'm talking about."

Mrs. Xu's facial muscles trembled, she opened her mouth blankly, as if she wanted to refute Qi Jiu's words, but unfortunately she couldn't make any sound in her trembling lips, she lost her voice for a short time, and she could only hold the hand of the paper man's sister, and the knuckles were bruised.

Painful memories that have been deliberately suppressed are surging undercurrent, and the grief about Toxido's death is about to break ground.

Qi Jiu: "Duoxi Duole doesn't want to stay on the stage anymore, let alone stay in the cold hospital cabinet, they want to go home." ”

"You... Have you ever seen..."

Qi Yan sat down, kept at the same height as Mrs. Xu and Xu Minxin and his wife, and then asked the helpless paper man mother in a gentle tone: "Mrs. Xu, do you remember where that poster is?" Mr. Hui brought back the promotional poster of the "Colorful Years" Star Making Competition. ”

Chapter 201: Year (20)

Hearing this, Mrs. Xu Minxin stood up from the chair with a "rubbing", and in the dim skylight, its face was like a portrait that had been rubbed and ruined, and it was like a melting wax figure, and its facial features shrank into a ball at an extremely distorted angle, becoming blurred and hideous.

In the surprised gaze of everyone, the paper figure with a distorted face walked quickly towards the old apartment.

It grew faster and faster, and finally disappeared into the stairwell almost at trotting speed.

The paper man Xu Minxin also stood up from the stool, it seemed to want to stop the lady who left suddenly, but Mrs. Xu, who was sitting on the side, grabbed Xu Minxin's wrist: "Don't worry, believe Junyi, let their mothers make decisions about their children, and mothers know best what their children want." ”

The panic and fear on Mrs. Xu's face disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by the steadfastness and calmness of being an elder.

She glanced at the direction in which Mrs. Xu Minxin's figure had disappeared, was stunned for two seconds, and then withdrew her gaze as if nothing had happened.

"Minxin, let's continue to watch the play, the second half of the performance is about to start, today's 'lion dance' performance is really interesting."

Mrs. Xu found a handful of red melon seeds out of nowhere, and sat on the stool calmly at the moment and knocked the melon seeds, waiting for the second half of the "lion dance" circus performance.

"We'll have an answer later, be patient."

As a paper man, Xu Minxin listened to his mother very much, and at Mrs. Xu's suggestion, he obediently sat back on the stool, and his eyes turned from the apartment behind him to the animal trainer stage.

At this time, Mr. Trainer took out the wooden stakes for the performance from the prop box, and he, who has rich experience in stage performances, is immersed in fixing the wooden stakes one by one on the playground to build the set for the subsequent lion performance.

Here is the sound of knocking on wooden stakes, and the sound of rummaging through cabinets can be heard from the second floor of the old apartment.

Mrs. Xu Minxin seemed to be anxiously looking for something, and the sound of porcelain glass being broken could be heard from time to time in room 202.

Mrs. Xu held her son's hand and whispered: "No mother can bear the grief of her child's departure, I can't, neither can Junyi, and no mother should bear this..."

Qi Xiaonian looked suspiciously in the direction of the second floor of the apartment, and asked Qi Yan in a low voice: "Brother, what is the situation now?" What are we going to do? ”

Qi Jiu: "As Mrs. Xu said, Duoxi and Duole's mother will give us the answer. ”

About three minutes later, the movement of rummaging through the cabinets stopped, and Mrs. Xu Minxin pushed open the door of 202 again, and at this moment its distorted facial features finally returned to their original positions, and their expression changed from panic to confusion, and Qi Yan noticed that it was dragging something similar to a propaganda poster in its hand.

It seems that he made the right bet, and the pain of losing Duoxi and Duole was forcibly forgotten by the family.

As long as you take the initiative to pierce the window paper, you can let everyone see the truth of what has happened, and their memories will return along with their sadness.

All the guests looked at Mrs. Xu Minxin, who was stunned, only to see that the mother's hand holding the poster trembled slightly, and her eyes looked around in trepidation, as if she was looking for something.

"Mrs. Xu, are you looking for this?" Qi Yan walked over, took out a box of matches from the kitchen at some point, and handed it to the dazed mother.

Qi Yan also took the opportunity to look at the paper that Mrs. Xu Minxin was holding in her hand, the paper was folded, but the words "colorful years" could be vaguely seen.

Qi Zhen has determined that what Mrs. Xu is holding in her hand is the 79th registration poster of "Colorful Years", and Duoxi and Duole left because of their participation in this competition.

He remembered that in the quarrel between the husband and wife that came out of the noisy TV last night, Mrs. Xu Minxin repeated several times in a voice that almost collapsed: "You shouldn't have taken that obscure poster home, it's all its fault, it's all your fault, it's your fault... You're right... I'm going to find it... Without it... Doxitole wouldn't have gone to this race, he wouldn't have left us in this way..."

Mrs. Xu Minxin's complaining words can be understood as an important clue to break the situation in the branch.

Mrs. Xu Minxin looked at the matchbox in Qi Yan's hand, the dazedness and anxiety on her face disappeared, it hesitated for a moment, and finally cautiously stretched out her hand towards the matchbox-