Fortunately, the silence did not last long. For unknown reasons, Zhao Ping was the first to get up from the sofa, then changed the topic, pointing to the bedroom on the left and said to the exhausted Liu Dong and the other five: "It's getting late. , I think Mr. Liu, you must be sleepy too, right? The house we are currently in is the largest one nearby. There are two bedrooms here. Since there are few of you, I suggest that the five of you rest in this room tonight. As for the other one, How about our team sleeping in the bedroom and the living room?"
………
Zhao Ping's suggestion was reasonable and reasonable. After all, Liu Dong and the others only had 5 people, while we had 10 people. It was fair to allocate two bedrooms and one living room, so after Zhao Ping finished speaking, Liu Dong and others also nodded. He nodded and said he had no objection. Although if 5 people were to live in a room, someone would definitely have to lay a floor. Fortunately, there were more beddings in private houses, so there was no problem in keeping out the cold. As for men and women living in the same room...
In the current situation where we don’t know whether we will be killed by a locust, who would be so bold as to take off their clothes and sleep?
"Well, indeed, everyone is really tired after running around all day. In that case, let's go and have a rest. I'm sorry, Mr. Zhao. We'll talk about anything tomorrow."
Because he was really tired for a long time, he nodded and agreed. Liu Dong led a few people towards the bedroom on the left. Looking at the backs of a few people, Peng Hu couldn't help but be stunned. His brows tightened at first, and then he stood up subconsciously as if he suddenly remembered something. , subconsciously opened his mouth, looking as if he wanted to remind the five people who were about to enter the bedroom, and then...
Snapped.
At this moment, before he could open his mouth, Zhao Ping quickly raised his hand and pressed it on the man's shoulder.
Peng Hu raised his head with confusion on his face and stared at Zhao Ping with doubtful eyes. However, in his eyes, Zhao Ping just shook his head at him with a solemn expression.
It was precisely due to this interference from the man in glasses that opposite, with a soft slam of the door, Liu Dong and five others entered the bedroom one after another. Even if he wanted to say anything, it was too late.
"you……"
Faced with such a result, the bald man would not remain silent. Unexpectedly, just when he was about to ask the other party why he stopped himself from reminding him, Chen Xiaoyao smiled beside him and forcibly disrupted his steps. He changed the topic and picked up the coffee table. Apple: "Hey, Brother Peng, come on, come on, have some fruit to quench your thirst!"
As mentioned above, Peng Hu was stunned for a moment by such interference from Taoist Chen. Zhao Ping also took advantage of the situation and pointed to the right side of Chen Xiaoyao's bedroom where He Fei and Yao Fujiang were, and then pointed at the three newcomers and Qian. Xueling ordered: "It's getting late, you all should go back to your room and rest."
Seeing the bespectacled man's order, Fang Hai and the other three, who were admittedly frightened but did not dare to disobey the senior man's orders, could only get up and leave, and finally walked into the bedroom. Only Qian Xueling did not leave obediently as ordered, but sipped her lips. Lips walked closer, came to his side, grabbed Zhao Ping's arm, and never let go!
After getting along for a long time, everyone has seen through many things. Everyone at the scene turned a blind eye to the beautiful woman's behavior and was accustomed to it. It is true to say that. However, when Qian Xueling grabbed Zhao Ping's arm, the other three Still noticed that the expressionless face of the man with glasses twitched slightly... Seeing this scene, Cheng Ying did not react, Peng Hu's expression remained unchanged, only Chen Xiaoyao covered his mouth and snickered. Of course, because he had experienced this countless times, Despite this experience, even though his mouth twitched and his face showed dissatisfaction, Zhao Ping still knew that once he was caught by Qian Xueling, he would never be able to escape. As expected, after trying to escape to no avail, the man finally gave up and pretended that the woman did not exist. General sat down on the sofa and let the other party hold his left hand.
Some were helpless, some were worried, some were afraid, and some were worried. It was confirmed that the five plot characters and the newcomers had all returned to the bedrooms on both sides. They saw that only the seniors were left in the living room. As soon as the man with glasses sat down, Peng Hu stared at the man with a puzzled look. He asked sternly: "Zhao Jingsheng, what do you mean? Why did you stop me from reminding them to keep vigil just now!?"
Yes, in fact, what Peng Hu wanted to say earlier was a reminder, reminding Liu Dong and others to take turns to keep vigil when sleeping at night, but Zhao Ping stopped him, and was interrupted by Yao Fujiang halfway. Until now, only senior people like them are left in the living room. , after holding it in for a long time, the bald man finally spoke out his personal unhappiness.
Due to his bad temper, Peng Hu is currently one of the few people in the team who can get angry at the man with glasses. No one was surprised by this. Zhao Ping's reaction was indeed as expected. When questioned, the glasses man The man's face was indifferent, and he didn't seem to intend to speak. Instead, Chen Xiaoyao watched the right moment and acted as peacemaker. Finally, he raised his eyebrows and smiled in a enlightened tone: "Hey, Brother Peng, calm down, calm down. Aren't you coming out yet? Well, since Senior Zhao doesn't want to say it himself, let Pindao explain it for him. It's obvious that Senior Zhao is clearly taking advantage of these people."
What!
As soon as Chen Xiaoyao said this, Zhang Hu was stunned for a moment, and then he stood up from the sofa with a sudden reaction, staring at Zhao Ping with angry eyes. Although this move seemed sudden, in fact, the removal of Qian Xueling on the scene was somewhat complicated. Despite the panic, the others were all calm as usual, Cheng Ying was expressionless, Zhao Ping was silent, and Chen Xiaoyao still kept smiling, as if he expected Peng Hu to have this reaction.
Next…
Facing the silence of everyone, or perhaps planning to continue scolding Peng Hu, after seeing everyone's reaction clearly, for some reason, the man finally swallowed his words and sat back on the sofa. While suppressing his dissatisfaction, he lowered his voice and asked, "What are you doing?" Can you do such a thing? Those people are real people like us..."
Obviously, Peng Hu understood and understood the other party's intention. Even so, he still did not agree with such an approach. As for Zhao Ping...
After listening to what Peng Hu said, across from the sofa, he glanced around the living room to confirm that there was no one else around. The man with glasses responded slowly and logically. Under the gaze of everyone, he said something that did not answer the question: "Through Liu Dong and several people earlier, Narration, I don’t think I need to say that everyone already knows that the killing method of this time is not simple. The killing method is extremely weird and cruel. It is no exaggeration to say that the killing method of this killing method is the best among the tasks that the executor has experienced so far. The most bizarre one has no logic at all, and there are almost no similar references from previous supernatural missions. When you think about the fact that the scorpion has the ability to kill all the residents of a town in just one night, aren't you afraid?"
"Um."
The next part of the answer was not what the question was asked, and the atmosphere changed. After a few seconds, Cheng Ying reacted and turned to Zhao Ping: "Tell me what you think."
Nodding, he raised his hand to adjust his gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. The man with glasses answered truthfully without hesitation, and directly stated the analysis results he had obtained not long ago:
"Through the previous narrations of Liu Dong and five people, we have now learned the identity of the creature. If nothing goes wrong, its identity should be the woman in the pink skirt in the video. No, it may be more appropriate to call it the woman in the pink skirt. Of course, this is not the main point. The point is that before choosing to kill someone, the female locust will deliberately let the victim see 'her'. This is the first meeting between the victim and the female locust. I personally understand this as a death notice, which is equivalent to a death notice. The death notice issued by the female locust to the victim."
At this point, he looked around and saw several people thinking deeply. He continued: "Issuing a death notice is equivalent to a death sentence for the victim. We will definitely meet again later. After a period of time, I will treat him the next time we meet." Understood as an ultimatum, until the third time comes, and once the third encounter, the victim will die instantly, disintegrate and shatter on its own without encountering any attack, and then turn into a pile of mutilated corpses. If you look at it from a normal perspective, Understand, it shouldn’t be difficult to defend against the pink-skirted ladybug. After all, the pink-skirted ladybug doesn’t attack a living person immediately like the bugs in other supernatural missions. The other party will not attack the prey immediately. Instead, it will give you a notice to let you do it. It’s good to be prepared for death. Unfortunately, the above are just superficial phenomena. The horror contained in them can be understood if you think about it carefully. In fact, the killing logic of the pink-skirted female locust is somewhat similar to the WeChat female locust we encountered in Hoi An City. Please note , the similarity here refers only to the logic of killing, not the method of killing. Before killing, the WeChat girl will first send a text message to the victim, telling the victim exactly when to take his life. However, even so, strictly speaking, Pink Skirt The female locusts and the WeChat female locusts are completely different and have no similarities, let alone the mission in Hoi An City as a reference."
Zhao Ping's analysis made the four people around him both surprised and curious. They were surprised because they didn't expect the man with glasses to draw so many guesses from the narrative of the characters in the plot. They were also curious about what the other party was going to say next.
Sure enough, after witnessing the reactions of several people, Zhao Ping did not give in. He picked up the water cup on the table, took a sip and continued his analysis: "When the WeChat girl sets a time to kill, once the time arrives, the WeChat girl will strictly abide by it and show up on time. Thereby attacking the victim, but during the attack, the victim can still escape or use props to resist. However... the pink skirt girl is different. After the girl issued two death notices, the victim met for the third time. You will die instantly!"
"Remember, it was an instant death. Without any warning, it was torn into pieces and turned into a pile of corpses. The victim didn't even have a tenth of a second to react! If you have to explain it in further detail, it can be understood that only when someone sees a woman Well, then this person is already dead! There is no use in escaping anywhere, it is meaningless, and with the instant death, resistance is out of the question."
After the bespectacled man said this analysis, everyone present shivered for a moment, as if the temperature in the living room had suddenly dropped. It was extremely cold. The hair on several people's hair stood on end from the cold, and they shivered endlessly.
In fact?
In fact, the ambient temperature has not dropped. On the contrary, the environment here is still sultry. Even so, at this moment, several people in the room feel the cold as if falling into an ice cellar. They feel the cold. Their limbs are so cold that they feel cold. The reason is very Simple, that is... just now, Zhao Ping's analysis just hit everyone's biggest worry!
When Liu Dong and others narrated their encounters, not only Zhao Ping, but also senior people felt an inexplicable sense of crisis from the strange way Ma Zhilong died. Now Zhao Ping has just spoken out everyone's biggest worry. , directly exposed completely without any scruples.
Ignoring the reactions of others, Zhao Ping did not doubt that he was there. He did not add any ink and was about to continue talking. However, at this moment, opposite the sofa, Cheng Ying, who had been silent for a long time, whispered before him and spoke directly. A word, a rather short word:
"rule."
………
Rules, as the name suggests, refer to provisions that must be followed under certain circumstances. They are a kind of restriction. They can also prove that within this limited framework, no matter who you are, they can only be restricted and it is difficult or impossible to violate them.
"rule……"
When Cheng Ying suddenly said a word that many people understood but was still a bit abrupt at the moment, she was stunned. The professional killer successfully attracted the surrounding eyes to herself. Their eyes were complex and had different expressions, some were surprised and some were puzzled. As for Cheng Ying, Sakura, because she doesn't like to be the center of attention, took the initiative to explain herself without waiting for others to ask: "It's just a personal guess. It's a word that came to mind subconsciously after listening to Zhao Ping's analysis. It's just a matter of feeling. think."
Cheng Ying explained truthfully, but it did not mean that everyone present would not care. Maybe she thought of something from the word 'rules'. Zhao Ping frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
Half a minute later, the man with glasses looked at Cheng Ying and said, "No, I don't think the word 'rules' is meaningless. There is a saying in psychology that when a person encounters certain problems, his first subconscious is often the most real. It is credible and is the most instinctive knowledge that is closest to reality. In addition, you just mentioned the rules and successfully reminded me, giving me a multi-layered understanding of the pink-skirted lady, and more guesses."
"Oh? Tell me!"
After hearing what the other party said, leaving aside what Cheng Ying was about, Peng Hu instantly became interested and hurriedly stretched his neck to urge him.
Although Zhao Ping nodded, he did not immediately tell his personal guess. Instead, he turned his head silently under the puzzled looks of Peng Hu, Cheng Ying and Qian Xueling, shifted his vision inexplicably, and finally looked straight at someone, looking at A naughty young man wearing a shit-yellow coat.
"Eh? Senior Zhao, what are you looking at me doing? Is there something wrong with my face?"
Ignoring the other party's nonsense and staring at it for a moment, Zhao Ping asked Chen Xiaoyao a question: "If... the female locust enters this house, is there any way for you to sense or find the other party's traces?"
When the question came out, Chen Xiaoyao was stunned, his face showed confusion, and a question mark appeared above his head.
Yes, he did not expect that the man with glasses would ask such a question inexplicably, and this question was indeed not related to the topic just now. Of course, doubts were doubts, and confusion was confusion. Facing the glasses man's question, the young man was still silent. After a moment, he told the truth, pondered for a moment, and finally touched his chin and replied: "Well, how should I put it? For me personally, there are many answers to this question. Under normal circumstances, I can use black rice or stick Tao charms. As long as I am not too far away from the location where the talisman is attached, I can indeed perceive the spirit body. However, due to my limited Taoism, the specific range of perception is not large. A house That’s the limit, and…”
After a pause, he glanced at everyone thoughtfully, and finally shrugged his shoulders and added: "And the stronger the worm, the harder it is for me to sense it. To give a simple example, I can easily sense the soul. The ordinary lone soul worm I can find Mei quickly with the Taoist magic weapon, but it is a little difficult and uncertain when I reach the level of Li Qi. I can't even guarantee that I can detect some particularly powerful Li Qi. As for Li Qi and above... … Having said so much, you should be able to understand what I mean.”
After Chen Xiaoyao finished his remarks, which were both an evaluation of his personal ability and an answer to Zhao Ping, he somehow seemed to hear some hints of Ni Duan. Cheng Ying looked curious and asked first: "You just said Li Qi will go ahead." Above, what do you mean? Does it mean that there are stronger ones above Li Qi?"
As soon as these words came out, Peng Hu, Zhao Ping and Qian Xueling all raised their heads as if they had thought of something, and cast suspicious eyes on this Maoshan Taoist priest who was pretending to be a god all day long.
Sure enough, he saw everyone present staring at him. Unlike Cheng Ying, Taoist Chen, who liked to perform in front of others, really enjoyed being watched by everyone. He didn't need to continue to ask questions. He lifted his hair from his forehead and grinned. , when he was satisfied, the young man immediately started to show off his Taoist knowledge.
"Hehe, it is said that Taoists are divided into three, six or nine levels, so why not Ji? The difference is that people's three, six or nine levels are only divided by status, while Qi's three, six or nine levels are divided by strength."
After leaving a preface, Chen Xiaoyao continued: "I have said many times in the past that although there are beetles in the world, they are basically dominated by souls that can be seen everywhere and a small number of lonely souls. Even the beetles are very rare. As for the powerful There are only a handful of them, so in reality, the one that can cause trouble for one party in most cases is Li Qi. After all, Li Qi’s strength is there, and everyone knows that Li Qi’s strength is incredible. This thing kills people. It's simpler than killing a chicken, but if you have to force a generalization and insist on seeking truth from facts, strictly speaking, there is actually a more powerful one above Li Qi, and that is... the earth-bound spirit!"
"Earthbound Spirit!"
As soon as Chen Xiaoyao finished speaking, he still didn't know why, but the atmosphere suddenly changed, becoming weird and suspicious. Not only that, after hearing this, Peng Hu, Cheng Ying and Qian Xueling couldn't help but repeat the words "Earth-bound Spirit" 'Three words, at the same time, a terrible memory that was unforgettable for several people also suddenly appeared in their minds and penetrated deep into their bones. Only Chen Xiaoyao did not doubt that he was there. He just regarded the reactions of several people as curiosity and he still talked about it. On and on, just when he was about to continue explaining...
Zhao Ping waved his hand to stop, interrupted the young man's speech, and then said to several people with a solemn expression: "Let's not mention this for now. I just came up with a test method, but it requires everyone's approval and cooperation."
After being so disturbed by the man with glasses, he suddenly came to his senses. Everyone who was in danger now knew where their primary focus should be, and Zhao Ping's words really made them forget about the previous topic. They all looked at each other, as if they didn't quite understand what the other person said. They touched the stubble on their chin, raised their eyebrows and asked, "How? What method?"
Zhao Ping kept his composure and continued to answer the question as before, with unclear words: "Not to mention the strange ability of the pink-skirted girl, there is one detail that I don't know if you have noticed, that is, currently two of Liu Dong's group have died. "
For a moment, Chen Xiaoyao lived up to his expectations and looked puzzled for a moment. Then he took the lead and spoke in a puzzled tone: "Liu Dong's side did have two dead people, one named Ma Zhilong and the other named Liu Chuanfa. But what does this mean?" What? Isn’t it normal for hawks to kill people?”
As if he had expected this answer from the other party, Zhao Ping shook his head and continued to remind: "Qi did kill someone, but the two people who died were both members of Liu Dong's team."
As the saying goes, half of the words are not fully understood, and no one present is stupid. Finally, as the man with glasses mentioned it again 'deliberately', Cheng Ying was the first to understand. She narrowed her eyes slightly and raised her head to stare. , with his eyes suddenly clear, he asked in a low voice: "Could it be that you mean..."
"Well, although the pink-skirted female locust is just as murderous as other locusts, through my personal observation and the rule reminder you just said, I suddenly discovered something, that is, the ones who died so far seem to be from Liu Dong's side. People, so I guessed that the killings of this turtle were not necessarily random killings or killing whoever was caught, but it was probably killing according to a certain rule or even a certain order!"
"If the judgment is correct, it is estimated that Qi will kill Liu Dong's group before it is our group's turn. Of course, what I just mentioned was only the order of the team. As for whether the personnel will also be killed in order... Then I can’t guarantee it.”
Rules, order!
No one expected that after a conversation, Zhao Ping not only analyzed a lot, but also came to an astonishing conclusion in the end!
It was like lightning flashed across my mind, like an electric current sweeping through my body. After hearing this, everyone in the living room was collectively shocked. After careful consideration, it seemed that there was some truth. If the guess was correct, the next thing could be predicted. Let’s not talk about other things. , at least the executioner's side should be relatively safe before all five of Liu Dong's people died. But on second thought, everyone still hesitated and had doubts. They were worried that they did not get a definite answer from the other party's words. After all, even Zhao Ping himself It is said that the above remarks are just their personal speculations.
The atmosphere changed again, and my thoughts moved with it.
At this moment, watching the changing expressions of everyone in front of him, Zhao Ping chose to remain silent and did not continue to speak. It seemed like this. However, Peng Hu, who had been trying to figure out the other party's intentions, obviously did not intend to accompany the other party in silence. I wonder if he thought of something during this period. Gradually, the bald man's expression gradually darkened, he raised his head slightly, and finally said half a sentence to Zhao Ping in a tentative tone. The half sentence was unfinished but full of surprise and confusion: "You don't want to..." "
Staring at Peng Hu's face, Zhao Ping adjusted his glasses, and immediately replied in a calm tone, replying with a reply that would make anyone who heard it feel cold in their hearts:
"It's just speculation at the moment, and there is insufficient evidence, so I need to observe in the near future, carefully observe Liu Dong's group, and observe their pre-death signs and... the order of death!"
