Cheng Miao was woken up by Qiudong. Qiudong still maintained the hearing and sensitivity of a cat after turning into a human form. He heard the movement in the living room almost at the same time that Brother Lu made his move.
Unfortunately, no matter how quickly they acted, the living room was already on fire when they arrived.
Cheng Miao walked to the edge of the flames, endured the unbearable heat, and tried his best to take a look inside.
The flames burned fiercely, and there were two corpses on the ground. One of them was covered in blood and seemed to have been stabbed to death with a sharp knife.
Cheng Miao retreated and stood together with other players who noticed the movement.
No one tried to put out the fire today. Everyone watched in silence as the fire swept through the entire living room, and at a certain moment, everything returned to like new.
The shiny floor tiles, the spotless piano, and the luxurious sofa materials are all ordinary.
Peng Sheng looked at the empty living room and murmured, "I still couldn't escape..."
Cheng Miao lowered his eyebrows, still a little confused, "What is certain now is that touching the paintings will indeed lead to death, but the fire should not be the cause of their deaths."
All the players looked over. Qiu Dong and Qin Musong surrounded Cheng Miao like a protective shield, allowing her to think quietly.
Cheng Miao put her finger on her chin and said in a deep and steady voice, "When I came down, I saw that Brother Lu and Xiao Yan were already dead. The fire started later. Moreover, Xiao Yan's body was covered with blood. It looked like he had been stabbed by a knife. Stab to death or something like that.”
"The death rules in the copy are very strict. If it was just Xiao Yan's foul, then Brother Lu would not have died. But Brother Lu is also dead. The only possibility is that Brother Lu also touched the painting."
Jiang Chen stood outside the protective circle, his eyes and tone guiding, "Then why was Xiao Yan stabbed to death?"
Cheng Miao's eyes paused, and then a sudden light burst out, "It should be that Brother Lu also had a hallucination similar to Xiao Yan's before, and he stabbed Xiao Yan to death. Because the hallucination must have made him touch the painting, That led to his death."
The entire logical chain is clear and no player raised any objections.
Jiang Chen nodded slightly, with some relief in his eyes.
Then everyone fell into deep thought again.
What exactly triggers player hallucinations?
When everyone was frowning, Lin Zhu weakly raised a hand and said, "I have some ideas."
Cheng Miao looked at him with joy and encouragement in his eyes, "Hurry up and tell me!"
Lin Zhu collected his thoughts and spoke slowly, "So far we don't know what the prompt is. When I was making the doll today, it suddenly occurred to me that the English name for the doll is dOll. Does it sound... like a prompt? The fall in the sound?"
Cheng Miao's eyes lit up, and he raised his hand and patted Lin Zhu's shoulder heavily, "Okay, Xiao Linzi! You're so smart!"
Others also reacted and secretly scolded the copy for being a cheat. Forget it if you don't explain it clearly, why should you use English!
Who would think of that?
Lin Zhu scratched his head in embarrassment and continued, "In addition, Xiao Yan said before that he first saw a doll before having hallucinations. And there were many dolls scattered in the living room... So I think, if the prompt is true, It’s a doll, so the thing that causes them to hallucinate should also be a doll.”
Cheng Miao was a little pleased. She had seen Lin Zhu's thinking ability and logical analysis before, but now the young man had gone one step further and made deeper guesses about the copy than many players.
"So you can't be alone in a room with dolls?" Aqi tried hard to keep up with the boss's analysis, trying to sum up the rules.
"No." Gu Jian, who had been silent all this time, poured cold water on him. A Qi didn't say anything. Xiang Ping couldn't stand it and said back, "How do you know?"
Gu Jian shrugged and tilted his head, "I've tried it."
Everyone:...
Seeing everyone's disbelief, Gu Jian explained patiently, "I thought the dolls were scary when I first came in, so in order not to be frightened by them, I tested them."
"I wrapped myself in a quilt with the dolls and nothing happened. When Lao Jiang went out, I closed the door and spent some serious time alone with the 13 dolls in our room, and nothing happened."
Gu Jian looked regretful, "So I said, this is not the rule."
Everyone: ...I have learned a lot.
Azhi knew not to argue with Gu Jian, this person was not normal, but he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you scared?"
Gu Jian pulled out her broken hair and said, "What are you afraid of? I really want a younger brother and sister. Wouldn't you think it would be cute if the doll could talk and move?"
Azhi: ...This guy is outrageous.
Lin Zhu was a little shocked when he heard what Gu Jian said. He thought he had found a clue, but he didn't expect it to be the case.
Gu Jian hugged Lin Zhu's shoulders and smiled, "Little handsome guy, don't be discouraged. I agree with your suggestion that the prompt is the doll, but I think it may be that the doll alone cannot trigger hallucinations. Otherwise, this copy will be harmful to players." It’s just too difficult to say.”
Lin Zhu looked up and saw Qin Musong and Cheng Miao looking at him with smiles on their faces, their eyes full of encouragement.
Qi Jiajia still had a cold face, but she took out a marshmallow and gave one to herself.
Lin Zhu squeezed the soft candy and felt better for no reason. He threw away the little bit of self-pity and nodded with a smile.
"Rest now. We can discuss anything during the day." Cheng Miao patted Lin Zhu's shoulder and followed Qiu Dong back to the room.
Everyone returned to the room in twos and threes. Lin Zhu followed Qin Musong into the door and sat down on the bed. "Brother Qin, I think the idea is right."
Qin Musong looked at this boy who was much younger than him and felt soft in his heart. He rubbed Lin Zhu's head and said, "I think it's right too."
Lin Zhu casually picked up a put away doll and looked at it carefully.
No problem, the material and feel are the same as those made by myself.
So what is the trigger point?
Lin Zhu's glasses reflected a white light under the candlelight, which collided with the doll's glass eyes, causing him to panic for a moment.
Wearing glasses is inconvenient because it is easy to be pierced by light reflected from the sun or objects.
Lin Zhu put down the puppet, raised his glasses, and rubbed his eyes.
When he took it off, he found a puppet he had never seen before appearing behind Qin Musong.
The doll looks very similar to Kojima. It is sitting against the wall. I wonder if it was just put in the room.
Lin Zhu's movements were faster than his thoughts. He took a few steps forward to take the doll over and take a look. The next second, he felt pain in the back of his neck and lost consciousness.
Qin Musong looked at Lin Zhu who fell unconscious on the ground after being hit by his own knife, and pinched his eyebrows.
Lin Zhu was speaking well just now, but Lin Zhu's eyes suddenly went straight, and he rushed towards the painting that was covered by the sheets on the wall. If Qin Musong hadn't knocked him out with his reaction, he might have touched the painting by now.
Qin Musong looked at the sky without any light outside the window and sighed, just stay with him tonight.
