Chapter 179 Secret Letter
The young man with a tired look pushed the door and left, and the living room fell silent for a moment.
After a few seconds, Yu Sheng was the first to break the silence: "He's obviously leaving it easy for us... Where should we start?"
Little Red Riding Hood didn't say anything. She just stood up and walked to the low cabinet and took down the urn on it. "Try it."
This time, it was Yu Sheng who hesitated before the question of “give it a try”: “…Do you really want to give it a try?”
"This is also for Lao Zheng," Little Red Riding Hood said calmly, "If he really has something else he hasn't said yet, this may be his only chance."
Looking at the serious expression of the girl in front of him, Yu Sheng finally took a deep breath, put aside the hesitation in his heart, and reached out his hand towards the urn...
After a moment, he shook his head slightly.
"It really doesn't work..." Little Red Riding Hood blinked, with a hint of regret in her tone, but soon she breathed a sigh of relief, "But it's true, there are not so many simple things in the world."
She turned around and solemnly placed the porcelain jar back on the cabinet, then bowed to it earnestly, and then looked back at Yu Sheng: "But I am a little surprised. You usually don't seem to consider the consequences of anything you do, and you don't even care about your own life. Why are you so cautious and serious at this time?"
"This is different," Yu Sheng said this in a serious tone, "Ordinary people only die once - this one life and death is a very serious matter."
Little Red Riding Hood stared at Yu Sheng for a few seconds, as if she was getting to know the "person" in front of her again. After a while, she retracted her gaze and raised her hand to point in the direction of the bedroom: "Let's go see what's there."
The two entered the house and quickly found the sorted things the young man mentioned - on the desk in front of the window, there was a pile of old books, several notebooks, and some miscellaneous labels, letterheads or notes.
Yu Sheng went over and flipped through one of the notebooks, and saw that the handwriting on it was clear and neat, as if vaguely revealing the writer's personality and living habits.
He raised his head again and saw rows of neatly arranged wooden shelves against the wall on the other side of the room. There were many handicrafts placed on the shelves, including ceramic utensils, metal ornaments... and even two two-dimensional figures.
Little Red Riding Hood noticed Yu Sheng's gaze, turned her head and took a look, then waved her hand, "Don't look for it. An 'unusual collection' like the 'Lamenter' statue cannot be placed here. In fact, the statue is now missing, and the Association of Strange Objects is also looking for it. It may be in one of Lao Zheng's secret collections, or it may have flowed into the black market."
"I just sigh that this guy has a wide range of hobbies," Yu Sheng shook his head, "Those two figures don't look cheap."
"...I don't quite understand." Little Red Riding Hood muttered, and then focused her attention on the books and notes in front of her.
Yu Sheng also patiently took his time to look through the pages together.
Most of the books are about art collection. The two most read books are filled with various notes. "Old Zheng" added a lot of his own insights under the items that interested him. The contents of the notes are very messy, ranging from daily trivia to work notes, and most of them look unremarkable.
Yu Sheng's eyes turned to the notes and letters.
He was surprised that in this day and age, there were still people who would communicate using paper letters, and some of these letters were very new, obviously having been received recently.
Yu Sheng picked up the letters that made him feel somewhat concerned, especially the last one with a date on it, and glanced at it casually.
The top and bottom of the piece of letter paper were a little wrinkled, as if it had been held tightly by someone. However, the content on it was just some daily greetings and discussions about certain collectibles. The date was three days ago, and the signature was obviously a pseudonym.
"What's in this letter?" Little Red Riding Hood looked over here and asked curiously.
"There's nothing wrong with the content..." Yu Sheng frowned and muttered, but for some reason, he always felt that the letter in front of him was a little worrying, but he couldn't figure out what it was after reading it over and over again.
However, his spiritual intuition was really pounding, making it impossible for him to ignore the slight sense of disobedience in his heart.
"Roast it over a fire? Or soak it in water?" Little Red Riding Hood said as she thought, "Although this is a very old-fashioned way of encrypting letters..."
"No, if this is really a specially processed secret letter, maybe some clues will be destroyed," Yu Sheng frowned. "In that case, we should bring Irene with us when we go out. She has some strange skills in the mysticism."
Little Red Riding Hood thought about it and said uncertainly: "Why don't we pick her up now? There's no one else around at this time, so your door is quite convenient."
As the saying goes, those who are involved are often confused. After being reminded by the other party, Yu Sheng finally reacted: "Hey, it seems to make sense."
As soon as he finished speaking, he took out his phone and reported to the Secret Service. Then he raised his hand and grabbed at the air beside him. With extra caution, an illusory door that was much smaller than usual opened in his hand. Opposite the door was the living room of No. 66 Wutong Road. Facing the sofa, Irene was sitting on the sofa in a daze: "...Ah, what are you doing?"
"Come and help." Yu Sheng said, reaching out and taking the little doll out from the door.
"Hey, what are you doing? I'm watching TV—"
The little doll was halfway through protesting when it was lifted onto the table. Perhaps because the scene changed too quickly, it looked a little sluggish for a moment.
But she reacted after a moment, and glared at him: "Yu Sheng, you bastard! How can you be like this! You said you wouldn't take me with you, but you suddenly do this now! I was just watching half of the TV show when you dragged me over. I was waiting to see which of the two idiots would die first. The crucial plot was about to come, and you messed it up..."
Yu Sheng didn't wait for the puppet to finish protesting before he spoke quickly: "The two idiots you mentioned will die together soon, but in the next episode, an even more mentally retarded villain will jump out and continue to make trouble. I've seen it, and it will piss you off to death. The heroine even committed suicide with the hero's second cousin in the end, and the hero depended on the heroine's cousin for life - and he also died in the extra chapter."
Irene listened in a daze, and finally, as expected, she jumped up in anger at the end: "Who the hell wrote this play..."
But she was pushed back by Yu Sheng just halfway through her dance: "This matter is really important. I can't handle it. I need your help."
His words immediately suppressed Irene's anger. The little doll's attitude changed so fast that she didn't even react. She immediately looked proud: "I know you can't live without me - tell me what's the matter?"
Yu Sheng raised his hand and pointed at the table: "Look at these letters. I have a feeling that there is something wrong with them, but I can't see it."
Irene turned around and took a look, her expression a little puzzled: "Why don't you unfold it first to see if there is any problem."
Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood were both confused, and they said in unison: "Unfold?"
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Yu Sheng then picked up the letter that made him feel the most strange: "Isn't this already an unfolded piece of paper? There is only this much content on it..."
"It's rolled up! Can't you see?" Irene looked at Yu Sheng as if he was a fool, reached out to take the letter paper, then grabbed the two ends of the letter paper with her hands, one above and one below, and then applied a little force.
The sound of paper rubbing against each other reached everyone's ears.
An illusory flame rose on the surface of the letter paper.
The seemingly complete paper was "unfolded", and the plane that was originally hidden in an invisible state was gradually pulled out. Yu Sheng opened his eyes wide in surprise and saw that between the normal handwriting on the paper, lines of content began to appear abruptly...
However, before the contents fully emerged, the "unfolding" of the letter paper suddenly stopped.
Yu Sheng looked up in confusion: "Ah? Why don't you continue?"
Irene said with a sad face: "...My arms are not long enough."
Yu Sheng's face twitched: "Then I'll bring another one over for you."
"Ah, no need! We're fighting over there," Irene hurriedly stopped Yu Sheng who was about to open the door again, "You hold this side - there's no need for any special skills, just pull it open slowly, anyone can do this. Yes, go slower, this piece of paper feels quite fragile, it might break if you pull it too quickly."
Yu Sheng followed the instructions of the little doll and slowly unfolded the letter from a strange "folded" state. Finally, the hidden paragraphs appeared in his and Little Red Riding Hood's eyes.
"... before X month X day, you must let her enter the white exhibition hall. Miracles and blessings are waiting for her there. The curse she has suffered will be removed, and both her body and mind will be free...
"We have arranged the ceremony. You don't need to worry about safety. Just as you care about those children, we also hope to use the safest and most effective way to remove the vicious curse from the 'fairy tale'.
"We know your doubts these days, but the world has many misunderstandings about us - there are indeed misguided believers. Under the influence of power and stupidity, those fools misunderstood the intentions of the messenger, and even worse, followed the wrong, false messenger from the beginning. They committed a lot of evil deeds, but caused the bad reputation to be placed on all of us, which is sad and unfair.
“But you have witnessed that there is a Messenger who is pure and virtuous. We have shown you His power and intentions. You have heard with your own ears and seen with your own eyes that He is truly harmless and truly protects children. He spoke to you through an invisible mouth, and you acknowledged that you heard it, so you can put aside all your concerns.
"If you have made up your mind, then light the blank piece of paper we left for you. Remember, use a scented candle mixed with rose essence.
"Note: Don't buy the 'Linglong Pavilion' brand. They are shameful counterfeiters and deceivers. Sooner or later, the wrath of the Messenger will fall on such despicable, shameless, greedy and profit-hungry merchants.
"——Humble and honest, servant of the angel."
(End of this chapter)
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