Chapter 1002 1010 [Cunning Moriarty]
Jiang Xia also looked at Huibara Ai and nodded at her as a greeting.
Then he looked towards the speaker.
The voice of "Professor Moriarty" soon sounded, and continued to announce the rules:
"Since this is a game, there must be rewards. If you successfully pass the level, I will grant you a wish that complies with the laws of nature."
"A wish that conforms to the laws of nature?"
Kudo Shinichi's eyes lit up, remembering that Anonymous knew a lot about the Black Organization, and seemed to have the technology to grow bigger and smaller... Revealing these would definitely not exceed the scope of "natural laws"!
"That's right." Professor Moriarty seemed to have seen through his thoughts and suddenly smiled. "Of course, rewards always come with risks. As usual, let's use your lives as a bet. If you fail in the game, then after the game is over, those who are eliminated will die immediately."
“…”
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy with the overly heavy word "death". The two high school girls leaned against each other in caution and fear.
Kudo Shinichi's heart sank when he thought of the terrible death rate in the last "cocoon".
He suddenly realized that this was actually a blatant trap - if someone failed, the wish of the player who passed the level must be to "eliminate the death penalty for the eliminated players."
In other words, if any one of them was "eliminated" from the game, then the game would be played in vain. And if the whole team was wiped out... in reality, they would also be wiped out.
"The basic rules have been announced. For the rest, just go and experience the game yourself." A clear voice came from the speakers. Professor Moriarty clapped his hands and said gently:
"Then, let the game begin."
…
As this sentence ended, several people's eyes blurred at the same time, and they fell from this ancient office into another space.
The same goes for Jiangxia.
Although he knew the general rules of the game, he deliberately avoided the details when looking at the information.
——It’s not that he wanted to concentrate on experiencing the game. But as a fake player, if he knew too much, then when he pretended to be a “player” next to the two detectives, he would have to think twice before doing anything, otherwise he would easily be exposed unconsciously... Instead of spending so much time thinking about it, it’s better not to read the spoilers from the beginning.
Once the game starts, there is no need for "Professor Moriarty" to announce the rules.
Jiang Xia concentrated on playing the role of a player.
…
After leaving the office, the view changes.
He appeared in a quiet spring campus.
The cherry blossoms were in full bloom, occasionally blown down by the wind and floating on the low walls. It was school time, and students walked together in groups of three or four, with the hems of their sailor uniforms swaying against their knees.
Jiang Xia watched this scene quietly. Soon, the girls' chattering voices drifted over with the wind:
"Why can't we enter that biology classroom? When I passed by from outside, I secretly looked inside. The classroom was not damaged. Everything was in good condition. It was even cleaner than the one we are using now."
"It's just 'cleaner' in a physical sense. In fact, every night, hanged figures appear there."
"A… a hanging figure?!"
"Yes. I heard that ten years ago, that classroom was still in normal use. A careless senior forgot something in it. After school, he ran back to get it. When he turned around after getting the thing, he found a pair of feet hanging behind him - a female student was hanged on the beam.
"The senior was so scared that he turned and ran, but he tripped over a stool. When he got up again, there was nothing above his head. The hanged man disappeared as quietly as he appeared."
"How is this possible..." The girl touched the goose bumps on her arm and smiled reluctantly, "He must be too nervous and saw it wrong."
"More than once. Many people have seen it. So in the end, the door was sealed and locked - the 'unopenable biology classroom'. This is one of the seven mysteries that haunt our high school!"
"Seven Wonders?"
"That's right. The first thing is the biology classroom that can't be opened. The second thing is the printing room with bloody handprints all over the floor. The third thing is the blood-sucking well. The fourth thing is the missing thirteenth step. The fifth thing is the statue of the goddess of wisdom. The sixth thing is the ginkgo tree with a corpse hanging from it."
“…”
Silence spread.
After several seconds, another girl couldn't help but whispered, "What about the seventh one?"
"I don't know. I've only heard a rumor -
"Anyone who solves the seventh mystery will be killed by the after-school magician."
…
The crisp words fell to the ground, as if a pot of boiling water was suddenly poured into the space.
Jiang Xia's vision, which had just settled down not long ago, began to fluctuate again.
When he finally calmed down, he blinked and found himself standing in front of a classroom on an old wooden corridor.
...It's not the "biology classroom that can't be opened".
Instead, it was a place with "Mysterious Phenomenon Research Society" written on the gate.
“…”
Mobility has been restored.
Jiang Xia walked to the door and glanced into the room, and saw that the other five acquaintances had also arrived.
All six people had the same experience and heard the information just revealed by the female students.
Their originally colorful pajamas were now all changed into school uniforms of the same style, just like the students seen in the CG just now.
"Jiang Xia." The girl standing in the middle turned her head. Her straight black hair fell to her waist and swayed as her body turned. She smiled and waved towards the door, "Come in quickly. You're the only one missing."
As she was speaking, a translucent dialog box suddenly popped up above her head.
Hattori Heiji, who was closest to her, was startled and quickly dodged to the side with a vigilant look on his face.
With his movement, those who had been distractedly looking out the window all came back to their senses. They looked at Hattori Heiji in surprise, then raised their heads to look above the girl's head.
There it says:
[Senior 3 Class E, Sakuragi Ruriko
President of the Mysterious Phenomenon Research Society]
"..." Hattori Heiji breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to himself, "So it's an NPC."
He glanced at the place where Sakuragi Ruriko pointed, and walked back to the table as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Xia also walked into the room and stood at the table with the others, forming a circle.
…
This classroom is obviously the activity room for the "Mysterious Phenomenon Research Society".
It is smaller than an ordinary classroom, and there are not so many tables and chairs. There is only a large table in the middle. In addition, there is a calendar hanging by the window and a very old computer in the corner. There are posters related to reasoning on the wall - rather than "mysterious phenomenon research", this place is actually more like a "high school student detective agency".
(End of this chapter)
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