"In short, there are too few clues."
Xiao Xiao ignored Zheng Qing's roar, but continued to analyze slowly: "... What's more important is that you are too timid and have poor skills, and that little mouse slipped away under your nose. Just rely on With the current data, there is no way to draw valid conclusions.”
Although these words were a bit harsh, they did not go beyond everyone's expectations.
After all, the previous encounter showed signs of something strange from beginning to end, and initially no one had much clues. Dr. Xiao Da was able to analyze three different guesses, which is already very satisfactory.
"In fact, compared with the identity of that little mouse, I think another situation needs to be paid more attention to." The doctor changed his topic and looked at Zheng Qing with a burning gaze: "You just said that on the way back, we passed by Huanhu The pavilion in the corridor...didn’t you see the number of the pavilion?”
Zheng Qing did not hesitate and nodded his head very quickly.
What Xiao Xiao was talking about was a pavilion that the forest cat passed by when he was leading the way to find the mouse nest. When they went there, the young wizards were just chatting and didn't pay attention to the number of the pavilion. So when we went back, everyone paid special attention to it.
As a result, I noticed something unusual.
"...At that time, I was still wondering if it was because I was short." The young public-funded student explained quickly: "You know, I was still in the state of transformation at the time, and my sight was relatively low... But then I asked Everyone else said they didn’t see the number on the pavilion.”
"Actually, there is a number on the pavilion, but it was erased." Fatty Xin added next to it.
"Erased?" Xiao Xiao folded his arms and tilted his chin, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
"Generally, the number of a pavilion is not to hang a talisman board on the pillar of the pavilion. The talisman board is written with the number of the pavilion. That pavilion also has a talisman board, but it seems that someone has scraped off a layer of the talisman board with a knife, and even the white The wooden core is exposed... so we can’t see the number on it.”
"This is unreasonable." Zheng Qing said softly: "I remember it was said in more than one book that the First University is a living university. The names of the pavilions, teaching buildings, squares and other activity venues in the school are all the names of the school." Named it yourself."
"Like the first hall, Pavilion No. 7, the school screen wall, etc."
"If anyone wants to erase the number of a certain pavilion, then it is and can only be the school itself; if any wizard has the ability to erase the name that the school has given to one of its buildings, doesn't that mean..."
"Meaning that the wizard has the ability to appear in any corner of the school at any time?" Xiao Xiao asked, completing Zheng Qing's guess, but at the same time he shook his head and denied: "This is just your guess. To be precise, we are here Everyone in Tuan Tuan doesn’t know much more about this school than Tuan Tuan…maybe Tuan Tuan doesn’t know as much as Tuan Tuan does.”
Suddenly hearing the wizards mentioning his name, the fat cat who was huddled in a ball and taking a nap in the corner of the desk perked up his ears. Then he grinned, tilted half of his face, half-squinted his eyes, and glanced at the person who was talking. PhD.
"Meow?" It thought the doctor called him something.
"It's okay, it's okay...it's none of your business." Fatty Xin hurriedly came over, smoothed his hair a few times, and whispered: "The doctor was just making an analogy. You continue to sleep, continue to sleep."
Tuantuan twitched his ears, turned his head away in displeasure, buried his head in his arms again, and continued to snore.
Several little elves hanging on it who were also taking a nap seemed to have noticed the fat cat's slight movements. They flapped their wings twice and murmured a few times in their sleep.
The young wizards who were in the meeting all lowered their voices in unison.
"...I'll go to the library to look up information later." After a pause, Xiao Xiao rubbed the notebook in front of him and added: "Maybe we can get some clues from the notes of some senior. Theoretically, those pavilions are impossible There is a missing number."
"I'll give Deng Zifei a paper crane later to see if they have any news." Zheng Qing also nodded and agreed with the doctor's opinion: "Both the pavilion and the mouse are a bit strange. .”
"This is a strange school to begin with, it's no big deal." Fatty Xin stretched his arms, stretched out, cheered up, and finally said something that was good news to him: "In short, it doesn't matter whether you All I know about what I can find in the end is that the 'curious' section of the next issue of the school magazine will finally have a new subject."
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After returning from following the cats in the morning, Lin Guo went straight back to Alpha Castle to do his unfinished alchemy experiment. Therefore, he did not participate in the small-scale discussion held by the Exoneration Hunting Team.
After listening to Zheng Qing's explanation, the little wizard poked his head out of his cloak and looked at the young public-funded student with a pair of bright eyes: "So, we did see it right this morning... that pavilion just didn't have a number. Yes, right!"
Zheng Qing looked at the young wizard with a positive attitude and suddenly had some bad thoughts in his heart.
His premonition came true after hearing Lin Guo's next words.
"Now, let me tell you, captain... should we go to that pavilion now to have a look?" The little wizard lowered his voice, but his excitement was not hidden in his tone: "As you said, this school is alive. . Maybe the number of the pavilion was erased in the morning, but it was restored in the evening."
Zheng Qing let out a breath, looked at the little wizard in front of him through the dim moonlight above his head, and then couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the quiet grove behind him.
Winter nights are heavier and colder than summer nights.
There was no accompaniment of insects, no flapping wings of night sparrows, no sound of leaves rustling in the night wind. In the night, apart from the biting cold wind, all that was left was the whimpering of the branches being frozen.
Just looking at it, the young public-funded student couldn't help but shudder.
"No, no, no," Zheng Qing shook his head and reminded in a low voice: "It's impossible. Let's give up this idea as soon as possible. We are receiving 'punishment' now, and we must not make any mistakes, let alone leave early or be discovered by others. Absence... Do you still want to continue patrolling in the middle of the night next semester?"
"Hey." The little wizard curled his lips, stuffed his head into the cloak again, and remained silent.
Although he didn't say anything, it made the young public-funded student's face feel a little hot - as if someone had inadvertently discovered his timidity.
In his arms, the restless little fox seemed to sense the embarrassment of the public-funded student. He chirped with joy and swung his big tail.
