Through the Mirror
"Not necessarily. What is the relationship between the Xia family and the Jing family?" Xia Yi asked.
Old Bear pinched the tip of his nose. "Because a player went to the Jing family before, we specifically investigated. The two families have a long-standing relationship. They've been in contact since Xia Lijuan's grandfather's generation. They had a very good relationship. After the old man passed away, the Xia family went abroad, and contact became less frequent. After the Xia family returned, contact became more frequent again."
"However, Jing Fang and Xia Lijuan have a dirty relationship. They broke up because of a boy." Gao Yang whispered, "Jing Fang's birthday is in two days. I guess the Jing family may have to borrow a servant from our family. Then not only can our players gather together, but we can also see what that boy looks like." Gao Yang looked curious, as if saying, "I want to see what kind of handsome boy that is."
Xia Yi was at a loss for words. She glanced at Lao Xiong and the others. They were so different from the players she'd first encountered in kindergarten. Even the shy Luo Dian, upon hearing the danger, would panic, then immediately frown and ponder. Lao Xiong was as steady as a rock. Gao Yang would be quick to liven up the atmosphere while thinking.
Xia Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "Then you might be disappointed. Jing Fang is dead, and the police have concluded the case is suicide."
"What!" Gao Yang exclaimed in surprise, but quickly lowered his voice. "Is the source of this information correct? Why hasn't the news of Jing Fang's death been passed on? I'm telling you, why were the Xia family so wary of me this morning? They even sent me away when I was just trying to speak. But this isn't private information, so why are they telling it behind people's backs?"
"Of course I have to tell it behind people's backs. I went to the study this afternoon. The Xia family, the Jing family, and other mirror manufacturers are competing for a large business. Now that Jing Fang is dead, I'm afraid the Jing family won't be in the mood to do business anymore." Old Bear frowned and said, "Could Jing Fang's suicide be the work of the mirror spirit?"
"This is too much of a joke." Luo Dian blurted out. Seeing everyone looking at him, he scratched his head embarrassedly. "My child was just born, and they used the child to make a fuss. I couldn't help it for a moment."
"I understand, I understand. Even though I don't have children, I still want to say this: this is truly a family of beasts." Gao Yang patted Luo Dian on the back.
"Is there anything related to money in the study?" Xia Yi asked as she drank her porridge with her eyes lowered. As long as her eyes didn't meet anyone else's, she could easily ask the question she wanted to ask. She quickly explained, "The clue I found about the mirror spirit was also in a book. The book was all about the benefits of money."
Hearing this, Old Bear reminisced. "Now that you mention it, I can recall a strange place. In Master Xia's study, there are several drawers under the bookcase that are made of gold. However, when I looked through them, I didn't find anything unusual. The surface of those drawers is exactly the same as the other drawers, only the inner layer is covered with a layer of gold. I was puzzled at the time. If Master Xia really likes gold, he might as well cast it all in gold. After all, he is not poor. So this seems to be where the clues are hidden."
"Eat quickly. After dinner, I will take you there. I am the guard there today. Luo Dian and I will guard outside, and you two will go in and look for it." Lao Xiong then made arrangements for the manpower.
Xia Yi nodded without any objection. Lao Xiong's arrangement was just right.
Mr. Xia's study was on the second floor of the main hall of the castle. Lao Xiong used the key to open three electronic locks before they could walk in.
"The positions are different." Gao Yang said in surprise.
There are three rows of drawers under the entire bookcase, and the gold castings are distributed in drawers No. 1 and 3 in the first row, and drawer No. 2 in the third row. Xia Yi and Gao Yang pulled out all the drawers of the cabinet and searched through them. They were indeed just as Lao Xiong said, full of small gadgets.
But it shouldn’t be like that!
"This place is so strange, there shouldn't be nothing here!" Gao Yang muttered.
Xia Yi looked into the cupboard through the hole in the drawer, and she reached out and stroked the inner wall of the cupboard.
Seeing this, Gao Yang quickly reached in from the other side to explore.
When Xia Yi groped to the second drawer in the second row, he paused. There was indeed a small cloth bag inside, taped with a piece of tape of the same color as the inner wall. Xia Yi pulled it out, and Gao Yang hurried over, his brows full of excitement. Inside the small cloth bag was a small piece of gold nugget and a piece of cloth.
"The third step to wealth is to find an anchor for your mirror spirit. Otherwise, how will the mirror spirit know where to place this immense wealth? The anchor can be jewelry, stationery, or even a book. It can be anything that can be preserved for a long time. But one thing you must understand is that if the anchor is lost, it can never be recovered. Please make sure to keep it properly.
The anchor point is the most important part of the entire process. The anchor point cannot be damaged or discarded.
Otherwise, not only will wealth not come to your home, but you will also suffer endless revenge from the mirror elf because of his disgust.
Remember! Remember! Remember! "
Just as Xia Yi took a picture of the cloth strip with his mobile phone, Lao Xiong knocked on the door outside. This was the secret signal they kept.
Gao Yang was busy putting the drawers back into the bookcase, and Xia Yi was sticking the small cloth bag back to the inner wall of the bookcase. As soon as the two stood up, a bell rang. The bell was a decorative clock placed at the entrance of the second floor. Ding ding ding ding... the bell rang twelve times.
Outside the door, Old Bear also opened it: "Have you found anything? If not, we have to retreat. It's twelve o'clock, the monsters should be coming out."
"We found the note." Xia Yi said quickly, "But we should stay here. If we want to find the most suitable hiding place, this is it. However, I faced the monster last night, and the monster might remember me. You can separate from me for the time being."
"Indeed, there are not enough mirror decorations, and I've never seen the wavy mirror you mentioned. Let's stay here." Lao Xiong said, and pulled Luo Dian in directly, closed the study door, and took the clue photos taken by Gao Yang while waiting.
Gao Yang stood in front of the desk. He took out a knife and wiped it carefully.
Luo Dian leaned against the window, his ears twitching slightly: "Here they come! This time the monsters can get out of the side hall."
Xia Yi stood at the window. After a while, screams were heard.
"Ahhhhh, help, help!"
"What is this! Ah!"
"Call the police, call the police quickly, get the police over here, where's the security, where's the security?"
Panic and screams echoed in the brightly lit castle. The cries for help became more and more numerous and louder, and the howling sounds gathered into a ball of panic.
Xia Yi stood at the window, getting a fuller view of the monster. It was twice the height of a man, its sharp claws capable of ripping a human arm off with a single tug. Its body was made of lenses harder than armor, each wave lens roughly the right distance for the monster to penetrate. No monster could teleport between two wave lenses. How could she defeat this monster? What was it afraid of?
"Someone ran into the main hall." Luo Dian continued, "Whose room is it on the three floors above? Why do I feel like something is coming down from up there?"
As Luo Dian finished speaking, a sharp claw slammed on the glass.
The glass shattered all over the floor.
As Xia Yi stepped back, he looked in shock at the monster's arm that was hitting the window. The pearl ribbon on the monster's arm was particularly conspicuous and familiar. Xia Yi closed his eyes. When Zhuo Zhuo left, the pattern of the pearl ribbon tied on his wrist was exactly the same as the pattern of the monster's ribbon.
She remembered clearly that Zhuozhuo's ribbon was originally a decoration and was elastic.
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