Help me.
Mia's words didn't seem to be the first time Gu Xinghe had heard them in this game instance; rather, they sounded somewhat familiar to him.
This seems to be exactly the same as the note he found in the crack of the hotel room door earlier.
Was the person who sent him the "Help me" signal earlier the painter Mia in front of him?
However, this is different from Gu Xinghe's previous guess that the person who delivered the note might be a mysterious missing person in a small town who was desperate and facing danger.
Facing Mia, who appeared to be unharmed, it seemed that no one was threatening or coercing her in any way.
It seems that Mia's thoughts at this moment were not chosen randomly, but rather she had selected him as her specific target.
But why is she sending him a distress signal right now?
Is it someone he had a connection with in a past life?
However, judging from her current thoughts and expressions, Mia does not seem to show any such inclination.
In the same incident involving five people as bait, Gu Xinghe was the only one who successfully passed the "test".
Therefore, she had previously arranged for the housekeeper, Phils, to explain the whole incident to Gu Xinghe.
At the same time, when she sees him now, she secretly sends out some kind of distress signal in her heart.
"Mr. Gu Xinghe, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am Mia."
While Gu Xinghe was still pondering Mia's strange thoughts, she had already greeted him with a smile.
Gu Xinghe has used his mind-reading skills to listen to the thoughts of different people on numerous occasions.
Even when hearing strange content, one can remain unmoved and take it for granted.
He then realized that knowing a person's inner thoughts could not be achieved solely by reading their mind.
Eye contact, gestures, and even pauses in speech can indirectly reveal a person's true thoughts.
This is why people often say "the eyes are the windows to the soul".
Based on Gu Xinghe's experience of having encountered many situations where people said one thing but meant another, it seems that...
He can now see through their evasive expressions or subtle changes in expression to discern their true, hypocritical thoughts.
But for Mia in front of him, both his eyes and his expression were undoubtedly very natural.
She didn't show even the slightest hint of wanting outside help, as she did in her heart.
Given the current situation, it's hard for Gu Xinghe not to think of those strange entities without a real form possessing humans.
The original owner's spirit and consciousness were imprisoned within their physical bodies.
Then, he imitated all of the original owner's personality and actions, pretending to integrate into normal human social life.
Perhaps this is the truth behind the recent spate of mysterious disappearances in the town?
However, upon closer reflection, Gu Xinghe felt that something seemed amiss.
Although the current situation of being possessed by a strange entity can also be seen as the disappearance of the original body.
But this is clearly for those who have truly discovered the truth.
If no difference is found, one will naturally not think that something is wrong.
Moreover, the mysterious disappearances that occurred in the small town were true physical disappearances of the entire person.
Rather than the current phenomenon of a seemingly replaced spiritual and conscious disappearance.
After observing the other party for a moment, Gu Xinghe responded politely.
"Hello, Miss Mia. Although I have already heard all sorts of rumors about you in the town."
But after actually meeting you, I was still deeply moved.
[Save Me]
However, after hearing Gu Xinghe's reply, Mia still had the same thought in her mind.
Gu Xinghe felt increasingly confused by his mindset, which resembled that of a mechanical repeating machine.
Aside from the inhuman puppets in the Rose Manor, he could only see their state of mind, not their true thoughts.
It seemed to be the first time he had encountered this situation.
Upon seeing this, Gu Xinghe frowned slightly.
But seeing his expression at this moment, Mia thought that he was dissatisfied with the arrangements she had made for the players.
Judging from the current situation...
Especially after the butler, Fils, took out the blood-written card in the art gallery, which could be seen as a "premonition".
This makes it even clearer—
The painter Mia deliberately selected the five of them so that Phils could have semi-secret contact with them.
This was undoubtedly to draw out the mysterious writer behind that card.
And right now, this strategy seems to be halfway to success.
After all, someone did actually go to the art museum and steal the painting, and player Qi Kangle was suspected of being killed because of it.
"I hope that after meeting me, Mr. Gu Xinghe will not be disappointed."
"Of course not."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xinghe simply shook his head.
"I'm sorry, I did hire Mr. Gu Xinghe and your group to lure out the person who wrote the card."
"It's okay, I didn't take it to heart."
Feeling that the current explanation was too brief, Gu Xinghe then added.
"Compared to Butler Phils, you are my true employer."
"After that, I will have to put a lot of thought and effort into the paintings that I give to Mr. Gu Xinghe as payment."
Hearing Gu Xinghe's teasing remark, Mia added with a smile.
The lush foliage of the plants stretched out freely in the greenhouse filled with the atmosphere of nature.
The warm sunlight gently and peacefully caressed the blooming flowers.
The dense foliage cast dappled sunlight on Mia.
At this moment, Mia's conversation with him was perfectly normal; she even revealed the arrangements and plans she had made for the player.
The relationship between the two appears to be rapidly becoming friendly and close.
But no matter what, Gu Xinghe still couldn't ignore the pocket watch in his arms that was constantly getting hot.
It was as if it was constantly issuing warnings to him, reminding him not to become too immersed in the warm atmosphere before him.
In contrast to the sheriffs who appeared overwhelmed in the art museum, and Fils, who was in charge of the exhibition.
Gu Xinghe realized at this moment that Mia, the real person involved, seemed not to care about her painting being stolen.
"Speaking of which, Miss Mia doesn't seem to be worried about a painting being stolen from the art exhibition."
Have we already found clues about the thief, or have we found a replacement painting for the stolen artwork?
Faced with Gu Xinghe's seemingly deliberate question, Mia simply shook her head.
"The painting 'Warm Sunshine,' which was stolen last night, is one of my most satisfying works recently."
I really can't think of any work that could replace it or be more suitable for display in an art exhibition.
But it's alright, because I believe the thief will return the painting to me personally soon.
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