Lin Peilan, who was sitting opposite Mrs. Xu, glanced at another player next to him and noticed that the other party's face was already blue.

Although I had been mentally prepared for a long time, such a treacherous scene still made people instinctively feel creepy.

"Why are you stunned, since everyone is together, let's continue to rub mahjong, the mahjong game is not over yet!" Mrs. Xu let out a contented laugh, and her chaotic eyes shone a little brighter than before, as if she was very pleased with the appearance of a substitute player.

After exchanging glances with the poker player, Lin Peilan began to draw cards honestly according to Mrs. Xu's instructions and continued their mahjong game.

At this moment, the radio that had been turned off by Qi Yan was turned on, and it jumped to the channel that played the opera before-

"The ice wheel is away from the island, the sky is very clear, and the bright moon is in the sky, which is exactly the Chang'e Moon Palace......

The sound of the drama became more and more sharp and distorted, as if someone had deliberately pressed the double speed to play, mixed with the sound of mahjong on the card table, which had a unique sense of paradox in Chinese monster core.

There was no figure in the place where the banknotes were burning, but the flame showed no signs of extinguishing.

Qi Zhen speculated that the ghost fire in the porcelain bowl was the proof of the appearance of this substitute "card friend", because the identity of the "card friend" was relatively special, and there was no way to materialize it for the time being, and it could only be provided with energy through burning banknotes, which was confirmed by the mahjong piled up in front of the ghost fire porcelain bowl.

The face of the female teacher player sitting opposite the "ghost card friend" was reflected in the firelight, her mental value seemed to be affected, and the whole person looked a little stunned.

Seeing this, Qi Yan immediately picked up the hot kettle and went to make tea for the elders and guests at the card table.

"Auntie, drink some tea and wake up." When Qi Zhen made tea for the female teacher, he seemed to remind her inadvertently, and quietly stuffed a small bag of crystal fragments given by the witch to her, and the female teacher was stunned, and her eyes, which were originally misty by the mist, regained their vitality.

"Thank you." The female teacher was afraid of her loss just now.

"You're welcome." Qi Ji didn't want the players who helped him implement his plan to be badly affected, and being responsible for his collaborators has always been his principle.

Lin Peilan glanced at Qi Yan and smiled: "We like how much the children are really sensible." ”

Mrs. Xu: "Yes, this kid is worry-free. ”

The mahjong table came from the sound of bumping again, and a new game of mahjong officially began.

Qi Zhen glanced at the color photo hanging on the TV stand, and then moved his gaze to the burning ghost fire and the seat where no one was there, guessing that this "invisible card player" was one of the two brothers Xu Zhiwen and Xu Zhiwei, and it was with this result that he made the plan.

Because now Mrs. Xu's family is gradually complete, and the little cousin played by that guy is not allowed, so naturally he will not come to Mrs. Xu's mahjong table.

And according to the regulations that minors are not allowed to go to the mahjong table, it is likely that the person who came to fill the table is likely to be asked by his brother Xu Zhi.

It's just that I can't see each other's appearance with my own eyes, which is a bit of a pity...

Qi Ji looked thoughtfully at the ghost fire that was rising, and an idea came to him...

"Brother, what did you say about that card player..."Before Qi Xiaonian's words fell, he saw Qi Jiu beside him raise his mobile phone, and even pointed the camera of his mobile phone at the card table where the ghost fire was burning.

Qi Xiaonian's eyes widened slightly: "Brother, you are..."

"Look, the plot of the movie is honest and doesn't deceive me, electronic devices can make ghosts appear."

Qi Yan motioned to Qi Xiaonian to look at the mobile phone screen, and in the lens, a man wearing a raw horn mask and a raw horn costume appeared in the originally vacant position, he was slender and lazy, and he was playing with a mahjong at the moment.

The moment he saw the other party's "true face", Qi Yan was a little shaken by his previous speculation.

A question flashed through his mind: if the twin brothers wore the same mask, would they still be able to tell who was who?

Qi Zhen remembered that Professor Ye mentioned that the troupe had lost a Shengjiao mask, which belonged to Xu Zhiwen.

Now the ghost who came to play mahjong wore this mask on his face.

Could it be that the one wearing the mask must be me? If so, why did he secretly take the mask back then?

All the details in the dungeon can be the entry point for digging clues, and Qi Ji does not intend to let go of something that seems to be taken for granted and intriguing when thought about.

Because Xu Zhiwen's face was burned in the fire? In order not to face his ugly self, he put on a mask?

But if he needed to mask the injuries caused by the accident, why did he hang so many mirrors in 501?

"According to the plot I learned before, this ghost is most likely the elder brother of the twins, right?" Qi Xiaonian continued to analyze according to the plot that Qi Ji told him before, "Judging from the old things you obtained, brother, Xu Zhiwen is the one who sang the horn, and Xu Zhiwei was not an adult when he died, right?" According to the rules, he was not allowed to go to Mrs. Xu's table. ”

Qi Xiaonian thought the same as Qi Zhen before.

"Let's take a look first." Qi Yan seemed to question this obvious answer and did not express an opinion.

At the poker table, Mrs. Xu chatted with the new poker friends, and in the eyes of the players, Mrs. Xu was simply talking to the air, although they knew that "something" had already arrived, but this inexplicable weirdness was still hairy.

"Zhiwen, you didn't like to play mahjong with us before." Mrs. Xu said while touching mahjong.

Her name for the person who came confirmed Qi Xiaonian's speculation, and this "new card friend" seemed to be Xu Zhiwen.

Lin Peilan, who was opposite, looked at the beating ghost fire and didn't speak.

"You're for it, you know, that year is still young, you don't want to do what he can't do... But you have to look forward, you can't live in the past all the time. Mrs. Xu sighed softly.

"Looking ahead, everything will become much easier to accept, life is like this, you can't go backwards..."Mrs. Xu typed out a "west", "It's like I regret sending you and your brother to study opera, the drama is hard, and I can't sing for many years, I fell ill when I was old, after that accident, I can't think about it, but seeing you gradually start to turn your interest to painting, to be honest, I really breathe a sigh of relief." ”

No one answered at the table, and Mrs. Xu kept chattering.

Through the camera of the mobile phone, Qi Yan clearly saw the ghost wearing a horn mask on his face twisting his neck in the direction of the camera.

The "new poker player" knew he was filming it.

Qi Ji did not shy away from it, and continued to blatantly hold up his mobile phone.

Mrs. Xu: "I'll keep all the picture books you draw, and I'll wait for you to come back... And Zhiwei, he has never had a chance to see these picture books, presumably he will like them very much. ”

Through the camera lens, Qi Yan clearly saw the mask of the "new card player" and smiled to himself.

Then it twisted its fingers and flicked the blue ghost fire in front of it, and said in a voice that could only be heard by the three people at the card table, as well as Qi Ji and Qi Xiaonian in front of the camera: "Mom, thank you for helping me keep these picture books, they can light my way home." ”

"Let the guests help burn those picture books, and I can buy a ticket home, and the year is almost reunited." The ghost with the makeup of the raw horn uses the tone of singing to tell the clues that can help him come back.

Hearing this, Lin Peilan and the female teacher both paused together when they touched the cards.

Qi Zhen tried to ask: "Uncle, what do you mean when you came back...?" ”

The masked ghost stared at the camera: "Duoxi Duole, how did you come back, and so did I, you are the most familiar with it, aren't you?" ”

The implication is that as long as the guest burns his picture book, he can let the burning fire illuminate his way home, and he can return to this home in the form of an identity card, just like Doxito.

Qi Xiaonian asked Qi Jiu: "So, as long as the guests burn all the picture books at midnight, they can exchange them for Xu Zhiwen's identity card, right?" ”

Qi Yan didn't nod: "It sounds like that's right." ”

Hearing this, Qi Xiaonian's brows furrowed, Qi Yan's wording was really concerning.

Less than ten seconds after the "new poker friend" finished explaining, the wall clock on the wall rang exactly 12 times.

At twelve o'clock at noon, the four-hour mahjong game ended.

Qi Jiu's system sends out a prompt [Congratulations on successfully meeting the characters related to the side quest "501 Homeowner's Secret", the current side progress: 40%]

Lin Peilan and the female teacher breathed a sigh of relief, although Lin Peilan always looked indifferent, but in the Chinese-style monster core copy, playing mahjong with ghosts under the constraints of many rules, it is false to say that he is not nervous.

She and the female teacher didn't win, but they didn't lose much, and they acted in accordance with the rules of the card table throughout the whole process, and they also perfectly avoided the taboo items of the old yellow calendar, and were able to get out of the way.

Mrs. Xu beckoned Qi Yan and Qi Xiaonian over and wrapped a red envelope for the two favored "little granddaughters".

Qi Yan smiled and took the red envelope: "Grandma, do you want to wrap a red envelope for the new home?" She' is now the youngest child in our family. ”

Mrs. Xu patted her thigh: "Ouch, yes, look at my broken memory, yes, why do you want to just go home on the second day of the new year, I should give the child a big red envelope, and you and Duole will help me send the red envelope later, and your cousin and why do you want to enjoy the snow outside the corridor." ”

As she spoke, Mrs. Xu took out a stack of paper money and stuffed it into the red envelope.

Qi Yan successfully found an opportunity to leave the room and responded very positively.

As soon as the two of them came out of 405, Qi Xiaonian couldn't wait to ask, "Brother, do you think there is a problem with the task given by Xu Zhiwen just now?" ”

Qi Yan nodded: "Don't forget, Mrs. Xu said first: don't believe the words of the play." ”

Qi Xiaonian choked, and Qi Yan continued to explain: "At that time, the appearance of the new card player in the camera was wearing a raw corner costume. ”

"And the reason for the ghost to deceive the guests is probably to confuse the guests through traps and take the opportunity to harvest the heads of the guests."

Qi Xiaonian suddenly said: "So the ghost Xu Zhi asked is..."

"Whether the other party is Xu Zhiwen or not, it remains to be discussed, a mask can't say anything, don't forget, if the twins seriously imitate each other, they may not even be able to distinguish the closest people." Qi Zhen pursed his lips when he said this, and his eyes unconsciously looked at the window pane with the paper cuts.

On the windowpane was his shadow, and he was used to making eye contact with his own shadow.

Qi Xiaonian understood what Qi Yan meant, but he felt that his brother had something to say and something else.

"Brother, what is the purpose of you deliberately getting out the 'new card friend' this time...?" Qi Xiaonian asked.

Qi Jiu: "Seeing is not necessarily believing, but seeing is always good." ”

"The next step is to find out." As he spoke, he took out his mobile phone and dialed the contact number of the "Gold and Silver Mountain Cemetery".

Chapter 224: Year (43)

"Welcome to the Silverhill Cemetery, is there anything we can do to help you?" The female operator on the other end of the line replied in a polite and mechanical tone.

Qi Yan came to the other end of the corridor, to avoid the content of the speech being listened to by Mrs. Xu, and said to the phone in a serious tone: "Hello, I am in charge of investigating the disappearance of an antique mask from a theater troupe, and there is information that the last place where the antique mask appeared was in the Jinyinshan Crematorium, so I want to call and confirm the situation with the person in charge of the crematorium on your side, and I hope you can cooperate, so that we don't have to make another trip to avoid causing you trouble in daily business." ”

Qi Yan came as soon as he opened his mouth, and he had already used the skills of forging identities and NPC clichés to perfection.

The staff of almost all organizations know that more is better than less, and they are also afraid of taking responsibility, which is common in both the "rule book" and the real world, and the mentality of beating workers has been fiercely grasped by him.

"And it happened seventeen years ago, so if possible, I hope to find the information and staff at that time." Qi Yan added.

Operator: "We have understood your situation and will pay attention to it, please wait a moment, I will find you the person in charge of the crematorium." ”

"Hard."

Since Professor Ye of the troupe told Xu Zhiwen that the raw horn mask had disappeared, now this mask has appeared on the face of the "new card friend".

It can't be because Xu Zhiwen sings about Shengjiao, so the appearance of Shengjiao Mask is equivalent to defaulting to him, this inference is too simple and crude, and it is easy to deviate.

To determine who this "new poker friend" is among the two Xu brothers, it is necessary to figure out whose face this mask was put on in the end.

And the most convenient way at the moment is to call the Jinyinshan Crematorium directly, Mrs. Xu also mentioned before, the dead people in this area will be pulled to the Jinyinshan Crematorium for cremation, so the staff here know the situation of the deceased best.

Qi Yan believes that it is no accident that the advertisement of "Jinyinshan Cemetery" suddenly popped up when listening to the opera channel, and there must be some kind of hint.

After waiting for about two minutes, an old male voice rang on the other end of the phone: "Hello, I am the person in charge of the crematorium, I have been working here for more than 30 years, I think no one knows the situation here better than me, can you tell me what the antique mask you are looking for, what does it look like?" And under what circumstances did the last eyewitness see the mask in our crematorium? ”

Fortunately, Qi Yan had witnessed this mask not long ago, and while carefully recalling the style of the mask on the face of the "new card friend", he described it in as much detail as possible to the person in charge.

"I have the impression that seventeen years ago, before a young man was sent to be cremated, his twin brother put a similar mask on him, but we didn't know it was an antique mask at the time, and we didn't know it was stolen, so it was a very common thing...", the person in charge recalled.

Whether it is time, masks, or the characteristics of the twin brothers, Qi Yan believes that the memory of the person in charge of the crematorium is inseparable.

"Wait a minute, I'll look at the records at that time, and all of our customers are registered again..."