Chapter 130 The Man in the Mirror
"But I'm still a little concerned about why she gained this ability." Qi Heng lowered his eyes and thought, his solidified fingertips tapping the wall bit by bit, "Is there some kind of medium, or has she changed herself?"
"I'm afraid we won't know until later. Maybe the clue is hidden in the central city." Ye Yunhe sighed, sad about the upcoming workload, "Captain, Xiaoheng, how much do you know about this?"
"As for me, there are indeed very few clues about objects, and none of them are things that can be brought back. Most of the people I encountered were glass figures that were unable to move. The only time I met that couple was when I was talking to Xiao Heng."
Lin Muyu held his chin and began to recall: "It was exactly the same intimacy as with An. Even when they were scared by my knife, they hugged each other tightly. Later, An and I went to a retro women's clothing store and learned that the two had bought a piece of clothing here. From the conversation, it seemed that they were in the honeymoon period."
"And the strangest thing..." He pondered, frowning slightly, "is that all the mirrors I found starting from the third dimension, without exception, have cracks of varying sizes, gradually spreading from the periphery to the edge, but the people around me seem to be unaware of this."
He touched it with some confusion, and could only feel the rough feel. The tiny broken edges of the lens seemed like they would pierce his skin and poke into his fingertips in the next second. It wasn't anything special, but when all the mirrors I saw had cracks, it was a bit scary.
Every time I looked at my reflection in the mirror, I couldn’t help but worry that the person inside would smash the lens and crawl out.
Si Yu'an was stunned. The young man scratched his messy hair, frowned and twirled his fingertips, but the fingertips that had been alienated for a long time had already lost their sense of touch, not even a trace of the touch of memory was left.
"Now that you mention it... I seem to have felt it before, but my hands were severely deformed at the time, and I could only barely feel the sudden ups and downs when I touched the mirror in the bathroom in the dark."
He suddenly realized: "So it's a crack in the mirror!"
"In that case, let's go to that suite and take a look."
Qi Heng suddenly spoke. The young man turned his head and looked in a certain direction from afar, with something meaningful in mind.
"As for what I know... I'll leave it for later for you to see with your own eyes. It can barely be considered a surprise."
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Advancement on the main line is temporarily suspended. The four of them came out from their hiding place and were once again in the sunlight.
“It’s my first time to feel the sun getting colder and colder.”
Ye Yunhe shuddered and complained with a stiff face.
There were few people in this area, but the four people's behavior of huddling together attracted the attention of some people. The superior hearing of the psychics allowed them to hear the whispered discussions of the surrounding NPCs.
There are simply too many NPCs in this dungeon. Qi Heng frowned and glanced lightly at the passers-by who were glancing at him stealthily. When the NPCs realized that they were seen peeking, they looked away hastily.
"This is the first time I've seen such a large illusion in a dungeon. It must have copied and pasted the entire central city." Si Yu'an shuddered inexplicably. "Oh my god, there are so many NPCs. One punch from each of them can beat me into a pulp."
Lin Muyu knocked on his head: "Don't say such unlucky words."
"This dungeon has been trying to be unique since we landed. I'm not surprised by anything that happens." Ye Yunhe rubbed his face with his forearm with a cold face. "Anyway, as long as he doesn't cheat and kill us with one blow, it doesn't matter."
The two rescue teams on standby outside and the all-round props in my pocket are no joke. At worst, I can use Qi Heng's disposable dagger to cheat and cut through the space to exit the game... As for my life, it is still safe!
"Be prepared. I can feel that since we have gathered together, even the alien energy in the air has become active."
The young boy said leisurely, turning around and about to walk towards the suite: "I hope the water and electricity in that suite are functioning properly. It should be much warmer if we turn on the heater."
Several people behind him followed one after another, and subconsciously touched their cold arms and nodded in agreement when they heard the words.
We walked quietly for a while.
"Wait a minute, Xiao Heng, this place is still quite far from the suite."
Si Yuan suddenly stopped, holding a teammate by each hand. Located in the central area of the central city, he opened his eyes wide and discovered something horrifying.
"We don't have any money with us!!"
The props were meticulous and everything was available, but they didn't bring any currency! Who knows whether this copy will require real banknotes, or whether it will be an illusion exactly the same as the central city. Four people couldn’t pool together enough money to even unlock a shared bike!
Ye Yunhe also widened his eyes, searched his pockets, and cursed secretly. Lin Muyu's eyebrows jumped and he fell into deep thought.
The young boy walking in front paused, turned around silently, and looked somewhat helpless.
"Idiot." He crossed his arms and said with empty eyes, "You don't have it, but I do. Do you really think that I spent the entire three hours here on the rooftop looking at the scenery?"
He flipped it with his fingertips, and a men's cowhide wallet that looked 70% new spread out and hung down. The faint red color in the interlayer was very eye-catching, and the thickness that made people feel reassured was revealed. The young boy raised the corner of his lips and shook them with some pride.
"Don't worry, it's more than enough to take a taxi back and forth. I've calculated the time. Just wait and see the surprise I told you about, right?"
The three of them blinked.
A few seconds later, Si Yu'an and Ye Yunhe clapped their hands and made a "yeah" gesture, cheering for their legs that were not in danger.
Lin Muyu came back to his senses, an unstoppable smile on his gentle face, secretly sighing in his heart at his own carelessness.
never mind. He followed his companions.
Matters within the copy were handled specially, so he didn't care which bad guy's pocket the wallet came from.
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The location of the suite is a bit remote, and the whole neighborhood is a bit old, with the paint style from more than ten years ago. In reality, most of the people there are still living there, and only a small number of people have moved elsewhere due to safety concerns. The name of the community sounded familiar to Ye Yunhe, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it, so he swallowed the question.
The fourth floor was not very high, and several people ignored the elevator waiting on the first floor and chose to climb up the stairs themselves. The peeling paint on the concrete stairs and walls are covered with all kinds of small advertisements. The poster of the female ghost's face that served as a shadow for Si and An when they were young has been mentioned by today's young people early on to prevent their companions from being frightened.
"It looks like the timeline hasn't spanned too long." The brown-haired young man walked in front and led the way, looking around and muttering, "I wonder if that couple is at home... What if they are at home?"
He didn't dare talk about these things in the car, for fear that the driver would take him to the police station.
Qi Heng jumped up the last two steps: "Don't worry, he's not here, we can just pry the lock and proceed, no one will find out."
"What a lawless lunatic." Ye Yunhe sighed, "Let me pry it open."
Lin Muyu followed at the back, looking up at the half-exposed fourth floor sign. The door on the left was also half exposed. A dark red paper-cut of two little people was pasted on the cat's eye, holding hands, and smiling facial features were drawn on their faces with a marker.
We have arrived at the fourth floor.
The "囍" that Si and An had said had been taken down, and all those festive items that represented someone's wedding were gone. Only the poster of the female ghost's face that he mentioned was still pasted on the right door, quietly looking at the four uninvited outsiders.
The door of Room 408 was tightly closed, and the intact lock was unaware of its impending fate.
Before picking the lock, the four of them first observed the movements in the next suite. After finding that there was no one there, Ye Yunhe took out the necessary small props for picking the lock and started tinkering with it.
"Click"
There was a quick sound, and as the door loosened, a small crack appeared due to the force of the instigator, revealing a glimpse of the inner room.
The doors and windows of the corridor were tightly closed, and the light-proof film blocked the already dim sunlight, so this small corridor was too dim and always had a chilling chill on the back.
The four of them looked at each other, and they all felt a heaviness in their chests, as if an unknown weight was pressing down on them. But the stiffness and coldness in their feet urged them to solve the puzzle as quickly as possible. Even if their heartbeats were fast, they had to bear the pressure and move forward.
Passing through the entrance hall, the first thing that comes into view is the living room. Apparently this family didn't have the good habit of ventilating and sunbathing the house. The whole house was filled with a strange smell, which made people frown the next second they smelled it.
The good news is that the couple did not move out during this period, and there are obvious signs that someone has lived there in the living room. The four of them did not go to the wrong place and they quickly started searching separately.
Qi Heng walked towards the bathroom. Even though he knew that the owner of the suite would not come back during this period, he still activated the anti-surveillance equipment to interfere with the normal operation of the surrounding electronic equipment.
So the next second after seeing the full view of the bathroom, he sighed with a wooden face about his appropriate caution.
In the bathroom, on the white tiled wall, a pitch-black camera was hung directly above it, undisguisedly facing the half-length mirror on the left wall, overlooking everything in the bathroom. From the flashing red light, it could be seen that it was on 24 hours a day, all year round.
“…”
The young boy stared at the camera that was interrupted and was out of service, his face expressionless.
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Who would put a camera in the bathroom? Why are you still so arrogant and looking at the mirror without any scruples? ? It would be normal if you installed it in the living room and the front door, but you didn’t install it in places where it is more needed? ? ?
Even though he roughly knew the reason, Qi Heng couldn't help but remain expressionless. He strangely empathized with the workers who came to install the cameras that day and felt the complicated emotions they had, and the expressions on their faces as they silently left.
His gaze shifted to the half-length mirror that was receiving special attention. The elliptical mirror hanging on the wall had extremely severe cracks, just as Si and An had said. The cracks spread from the edge to the center, densely packed, thick and thin, forming irregular patterns.
They didn’t even replace the mirror even though it was so broken. What a frugal family they are. Qi Heng sighed in his heart, and took a quick look at the toilet lid and the flush tank cover behind it. When he found that there was nothing inside, he calmly closed it again.
The toiletries and cosmetics on the shelves are neatly arranged, showing that the users have good living habits. However, judging from the seemingly clean but messy classification, the living habits are not very strict.
The boy opened the skin care products one by one and looked at the remaining inside. He paused and checked the production date again.
"...If I apply expired skin care products on my face, is it good for my skin or is it harmful to it?" He questioned this and put the half-used jar back, considerately placing it in its original place.
It was a little too bizarre. This suite was filled with an eerie sense of déjà vu. Even though nothing obviously abnormal was found, it felt like something was abnormal everywhere.
It's like an abnormal person is trying hard to hide himself and put on a normal appearance.
Qi Heng took one last glance at the camera, closed the door and turned to leave.
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