"Huh? What do you mean?"
After listening to the young man's extremely cautious refutation, he scratched his smooth scalp. Peng Hu became curious and asked quickly. Chen Xiaoyao continued to explain without doubt: "It's very simple. First of all, we already know the Wuying named Slender Man. Face Man is a monster, an invincible being that is more difficult to deal with than the Earthbound Spirit. It is conceivable that facing such a monster that cannot be countered and has so many abilities, Cursed Ru still adds traps to the mission, which makes it really difficult. It makes no sense, or if the curse really dares to use cards to deceive us, then this mission will be doomed. It is an unsolvable mission that is destined to destroy the team. It is hopeless that there is no solution, but the problem is that the curse has never been released so far. It is an unsolvable mission, so I am sure that even if this mission is extremely difficult, there will always be a way to survive. Whether it is surviving for 7 days or finding cards, the two major mission objectives still have a glimmer of hope."
After a pause, Chen Xiaoyao continued: "As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern. Although I don't know what the way to survive on the farm is, but I can guarantee that the way to survive on the forest side must be cards. Eight cards. They all exist inside the forest. As long as we can collect all eight cards, we will definitely be able to complete the mission by then!"
Chen Xiaoyao is worthy of being a quick-thinking person, and his analysis is very orderly and logical. Of course, Chen Xiaoyao is smart and astute, and Peng Hu is also worthy of his title of veteran. When he learned that the remaining cards definitely existed, he touched his chin Hu Zha, the bald man followed closely and talked about the key point: "Since you are sure that all eight cards are missing, and you even believe that all the cards are in the forest, then why did we find nothing after searching for a day? Only the remaining No. 4 and 8 have no shadow? What the hell is going on?"
"Um, this..."
Peng Hu asked Chen Xiaoyao with reality. Faced with the above questions, Chen Xiaoyao, who was shaking his head next to the tree just now, finally changed his expression slightly and fell into hesitation. It is obvious that according to the theoretical analysis, Chen Xiaoyao can indeed guarantee that the curse will not deceive people. He was also sure that all eight cards existed. Even so, he couldn't figure out why the remaining cards disappeared and why they were missing after searching for so long. Just as Peng Hu just described, he stayed up and went crazy all day and night. I searched almost half of the forest, but couldn't find even one. How should you explain such an abnormal phenomenon? In addition to the curse deliberately deceiving people, is there a second guess explanation? .
then……
Chen Xiaoyao stopped talking. Although he seemed silent on the surface, it could still be seen from the frown on the young man's face that he was currently thinking about it and even racking his brains to analyze the problem.
There was silence for a long time, until two minutes passed quietly. Under Peng Hu's suspicious eyes, the young man stopped thinking and raised his head slightly. He raised his head and responded with an uncertain tone: "Actually, it is not necessary to find both cards. No, don't forget that besides us, Zhao Jingyan and Li Tianheng are also running around in the forest. According to the probability, uh, maybe, I mean maybe, maybe they have found one of No. 4 or No. 8. , if this is the case, there is actually only one card left that has not been found.”
"Okay, even if Zhao Ping and the others find one more card according to the probability, what about another one? You also know that once the eight cards are gathered, we will instantly return to the train, but judging from the fact that we are still staying in the forest, , the answer is definitely not all found yet, at least one card is missing!”.
Peng Hu pointed out the key point simply and clearly, pointing out the helpless reality that even if everyone has collected seven, there is still one left.
As for Chen Xiaoyao...
He nodded, first acknowledging the other party's statement, and then...
I don't know whether it was a flash of inspiration in his brain during thinking or something vaguely thought from the conversation just now. He nodded his head. Before Peng Hu could continue to speak, Chen Xiaoyao spoke again and asked the other party a question in a strange tone. A question that was enough to make even Peng Hu... A question that will surprise anyone who hears it:
"Brother Peng, from the time we entered the forest until now, all the cards we found seem to have been stuck on the trees, right?"
………
There was no light in the darkness, no sound in the dead silence.
Scanning the environment, I witnessed the darkness. I was alone here, wandering in the black world.
The feeling is both real and illusory. Reality means that I can touch my limbs and body to prove that I am still alive. Illusion means that I am clearly alive and clearly exists. However, why is the environment so unreal?
What's wrong with me? where am I? And why am I wrapped in darkness?
My body was extremely light, and I found that I could move at will and shuttle back and forth in the darkness. However, I could not break through the darkness. No matter where I flew, I would always see the absolute darkness in front of me.
I don’t know how long I have been in the dark. It could be a day, it could be a year, or it could be just a few minutes. The concept of time here is extremely vague. However, I still retain consciousness. I know who I am clearly. I remember the past, so I am not confused, but...
It is precisely because I am conscious and even have complete memory of the past that I panic, almost frightened, and in panic, I desperately want to leave here.
Why are you so anxious to break through the darkness?
because……
I discovered the truth. By chance, I discovered the most terrifying truth hidden in this mission!
It can be said that if I don't get out of the darkness as soon as possible, then the team will face a disaster, everyone will die, 100% of the team will be destroyed here, it is the true meaning of the whole army being destroyed without a single person left!
Unless I break free from the darkness and tell everyone the truth.
At the same time, my intuition also tells me that time is running out. The team has triggered a dead end and is most likely on the verge of destruction.
It's a pity that I can't get out, I can't break out of the darkness. No matter where I fly, there will always be darkness ahead.
No, don’t, don’t do this!
Um?
This is, the darkness is no longer dead silence, no longer silent, I seem to hear a sound, hear a bit of noise, it seems that two people are talking, discussing and debating on a certain issue, it feels not far away, as if it is close It's as close as a waving hand, but why? Why can I only hear but not see?
what happened? What the hell is going on? I want to go out. Let me out quickly!
No, I can't wait where I am, I have to continue searching, looking for an exit that allows me to break away from the darkness and return to reality!
………
"Brother Peng, from the time we entered the forest until now, all the cards we found seem to have been stuck on the trees, right?"
"Huh?"
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and one word awakened the dreamer. Not to mention, Chen Xiaoyao suddenly mentioned it. Peng Hu, who just now was just thinking about the whereabouts of the card, was stunned. He said something in his mouth, and then his face showed. Complexly concentrating on the memories, as his thoughts were reversed and browsed through the past, Peng Hu gradually discovered that it was really the case. Just as Chen Xiaoyao just described, since everyone entered the forest, they had collected a lot of cards during the period, but no matter Whether it was oneself or someone else, all the cards found by the executor were attached to the tree without exception.
"Listening to what you said, it seems, it seems like it is true. Say, keep talking, tell me all your thoughts!"
Seeing the complex expression of the bald man in front of him, who seemed to understand something, and seeing the other man urging him anxiously, Chen Xiaoyao really couldn't change his habit of eating shit, and he habitually grinned with pride on the spot. It wasn't until the bald man's forehead showed a fierce look that the young man hurriedly finished. The cheap joke got back to the point, and then he regained his composure and coughed slightly as if he had changed his face and continued: "Well, it seems that Brother Peng has realized some key issues. Yes, since we first entered the forest, we have collected most of the cards now. , all the cards found during this period, regardless of their numbers, were all stuck to the tree, and they were all located in the most obvious and easily discovered places. First of all, it is certain that this tagging method is very helpful for the executor to find the cards, but... "
At this point, Chen Xiaoyao changed the topic, stared at Peng Hu and continued: "But the question is who stipulated that the card must be attached to the trunk of the big tree? It must exist in a place where it is easy to find?"
This is Chen Xiaoyao's last sentence, and it is also the most profound sentence during the narration. The sentence ends abruptly here, and I will not say more later. Of course, although Taoist Chen stopped at the point, he still has a strong understanding of Peng. For Hu, this sentence alone was enough for him to understand clearly, and then he could figure out the taste and come up with some kind of personal conjecture that made people suddenly realize.
Yes, Chen Xiaoyao's seemingly rhetorical answer at the end makes sense. If you explore your mind and dig deep into your memory, you will find that the mission information is very brief. The introduction to the mission of finding cards only informs the executor that there are cards in the forest. That's it, the information was introduced like this, and the first thing the executor saw after arriving in the forest was the No. 1 card stuck on the tree. After being forced to disperse, the cards everyone found in the subsequent time were all stuck on the tree. So, Unconsciously, everyone became accustomed to it, and subconsciously locked the tree body while searching again and again. They instinctively thought that the location of the card must be the tree body. At first glance, there was nothing wrong with it, but the problem was that the curse never stipulated that the card should be there. It must be attached to the tree!
Thinking inertia!
Thinking of this, Peng Hu suddenly realized, and an adjective called thinking inertia suddenly appeared in his mind!
"Damn! Curse you bastard for doing this again!"
Sure enough, as soon as he understood the logic and suddenly realized, the bald man changed his face and cursed on the spot. There was no need to explain anymore. They were fooled. All the members of the forest group, including themselves, were cursed and tricked, and they unknowingly stepped into the scene again. A curse trap, a thinking trap that has been encountered many times in the past but is the most difficult to detect!
As analyzed above, the curse only said that there were cards in the forest, but it never stated that the cards must be attached to the tree. The executor found the cards one after another on the tree. As the number of times increased, gradually, Everyone subconsciously locked their search direction on the tree. No matter how they searched, they would always cast their eyes on the surrounding trees. However, it was precisely this habit that led everyone to fall into the trap, and they fell into that tree unknowingly. Thinking traps that are extremely difficult to detect.
At this moment, Peng Hu was banging his head and cursing, while Chen Xiaoyao was leaning aside and smiling bitterly. To be honest, he actually didn't expect this at first. At first, like Peng Hu, he just focused his search on the surrounding trees. , until the time passed almost to the end, until there were only the last two cards left, and seeing that the day-long search had no results, he gradually noticed something was wrong, and then subconsciously recalled the mission information, and finally suddenly realized something, and realized that the curse was fundamentally The card location was not clearly informed!
"No wonder, no wonder I can't find it..."
As the saying goes, it's not too late to make amends. After greeting the whole family, Peng Hu stopped cursing and muttered to himself. After muttering to himself, he turned back and frowned at Chen Xiaoyao, who was still smiling bitterly. " After searching for a day and finding nothing, it seems that the remaining one or two cards are most likely not attached to the tree. If this is the case, where are the cards? Where are the remaining numbers 4 and 8? "
"You ask me, who am I asking? The above are just my personal conjectures. As for the specific location, I don't know. After all, the forest is so big. God knows where the remaining one or two are hidden. ?”
Facing Peng Hu's urgent inquiry, Chen Xiaoyao's wry smile intensified and he shrugged and shook his head. Then the wry smile returned to a wry smile, and the shake of the head returned to shaking. As he broke free from the thinking trap, next, both Peng Hu and Chen Xiaoyao expanded their horizons, looking for the missing eyes. Just locking on the tree body, but looking around everywhere. There is no denying that looking around in the dark forest will definitely increase the difficulty of searching, but after all, there is no way. Unless you want to die, even if the difficulty is high, they will just hold on. Keep looking for scalp.
"Forget it, if you don't know, then you don't know. Anyway, we have to keep looking for it anyway. Let's go, don't rest, hurry up and set off!" Peng Hu is worthy of being Peng Hu, and his mentality is really good. As soon as the conversation ended, the man After finishing his last sentence of urging, Peng Hu turned around and left with Kong Ling on his back. Peng Hu was furious and determined. After some rest, Chen Xiaoyao, who had recovered his physical strength, also nodded and walked away, and then...
Sooner or later, just when the two were about to leave, something suddenly happened!
indistinct!
There was a strange sound next to my ears, and a dazzling light shone around me.
As the strange sound suddenly danced and reverberated, a light appeared in the forest. Sure enough, he noticed the strange sound and saw the light emerge again. The next moment, Peng Hu suddenly turned his head, and Chen Xiaoyao turned sideways, both looking at the light at almost the same speed. ,result……
It would be nice not to see the result, but at first glance, both Peng Hu and Chen Xiaoyao were stunned for an instant. During the period, their eyes widened. In the end, they both looked shocked in the light, which was indescribable. Shock!
Because the two of them saw a red light, which seemed to be similar to the bright red light.
When Xun Sheng turned around, the first thing that caught his eye was a dazzling red light. A group of red light like a giant column rose from the northwest of the forest and shot straight into the sky!
………
Weir Farm, Living Room.
After glancing at the clock on the wall and then at Cheng Ying, who was still standing in front of the window with her back to the living room, her face trembling with fat, Chen Shuihong withdrew his gaze and turned to the opposite side.
As far as the eye can see, opposite Chen Guangyu is still bored and smoking. When he mentions Chen Guangyu, for some reason, the fat man feels more and more uncomfortable. The more he looks at this person, the more he dislikes him. The main reason why he dislikes him is that he is extremely thick-skinned and is obviously a heavy smoker. Big, but he doesn’t bring cigarettes. Instead, he asks for cigarettes all the time. From yesterday, he reached out for cigarettes and now as night falls, one of the two boxes of cigarettes he brought was wiped out by the other party. But then again, Come on, who is Chen Shuihong? Although he was obviously unhappy inside, the fat man always greeted everyone with a smile, and refused to refuse Chen Guangyu's several requests for cigarettes. No one knew what Chen Shuihong was thinking at the moment, but there was one thing that couldn't be denied, and that was...
As time goes into the night, Fatty becomes more cautious and careful!
Caution without reason, caution without reason. If you have to forcefully explain the reason, it may come from He Fei, from a sentence He Fei said during the day, a kind reminder specially told to himself and Chen Guangyu:
"The closer the mission deadline is to the last day, the higher the risk factor faced by the executor. Now we are about to enter the sixth day of the mission. If possible, I hope you two will be as careful as possible."
As a person who is very good at observing words and emotions, Chen Shuihong knew that He Fei was thinking about the newcomers, so he kept the youth advice in mind. Since then, Chen Shuihong has been listening in all directions, even if the farm has always been It was so safe, but he still raised his vigilance to the highest level, even to the point of mental tension. As the saying goes, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. It was precisely because of excessive concentration and careful observation that he actually discovered something. A subtle suspicion that even Qian Xueling and even He Fei had not discovered...
Cheng Ying.
This female veteran with excellent skills seemed to have not spoken for nearly a day. Except for answering a question from He Fei during the day, she remained silent for the rest of the time. She did not even say a word during dinner, and continued to stand in front of the window after dinner. It's like a sculpture, what's wrong with this person?
After thinking about this, Chen Shuihong raised his head and glanced at the other party in front of the sofa.
There was no movement from the girl's back for a long time, and there was no reaction when her back was facing the living room. It was silent, silent, and so quiet that it made people feel scary.
"Gudu."
After looking at it, he swallowed lightly, and the fat man continued to turn his head and look at the two sides of the next door. The kitchen on the right echoed with the soft sound of water. Qian Xueling was washing the tableware after the meal, and on the left was the study where He Fei was currently located. Yes, since dinner was over, He Fei rushed to the study to meditate as usual.
(Should you tell the captain about this?)
As mentioned above, as the first person to notice Cheng Ying's strange behavior, Chen Shuihong began to hesitate and was inexplicably entangled when he saw this scene. Then he thought about whether to tell He Fei about this. As for why he was hesitant and entangled? The reason was equally simple. Although he was the first one among the people to discover Cheng Ying's strange behavior, he was not sure whether the girl's long silence was due to her personality. After all, it was not the first day he met her. In his impression, the girl's name was Cheng Ying. Senior Ying is indeed a taciturn person, with a cold personality and not good at joking. She likes to be quiet most of the time. This is true. However, Cheng Ying has been too quiet recently, even to the point of being vaguely scary... …
What happened to her? Why does something feel wrong?
(If it really doesn’t work, why don’t you just tell the captain directly? Don’t hesitate. Just tell the captain about it.)
After hesitating for a long time, Chen Shuihong, who finally did not dare to test Cheng Ying, made up his mind and planned to tell He Fei about the matter.
then……
"call."
After taking a final glance at Cheng Ying, who had been motionless for a long time in front of the window, Chen Shuihong took a long breath and put his hands on the sofa to get up...
"Hey, Brother Chen, where are you going?"
Suddenly, the silence of the living room was broken by Chen Guangyu. Opposite him, Chen Guangyu, who had lowered his head to smoke, looked curious and asked casually after seeing the fat man's movements. He was just curious and asked casually. Unexpectedly, it was precisely this inquiry that attracted unexpected attention. as a result of.
Ahead, Cheng Ying, who had been facing the window and being directed toward the living room, suddenly turned around and looked behind her with an expressionless face, looking at Chen Shuihong who was halfway up.
Seeing the girl's cold eyes, Chen Shuihong suddenly felt fear for some reason, and he cursed Chen Guangyu in his heart for not being able to speak. Fortunately, he had been an official for many years and was quite famous. When he saw the girl turning back to stare at him, he was just stunned. One second, the next moment, the fat man smiled, then shrugged at Chen Guangyu in a joking tone that was difficult for anyone to see, and replied: "What are you doing? Of course, give the remaining pack of cigarettes to the captain, you smoker It’s too strong. I’m worried that if this continues, the captain won’t be able to smoke any cigarettes. Rather than you smoking them all sooner or later, it’s better to give the cigarettes to the captain in advance.”
Chen Shuihong joked with a natural expression as he stood up, left his seat and rushed to the study, but...
After just a few steps, when Chen Shuihong was walking towards the study room with his cigarette case, Cheng Ying suddenly spoke on the opposite side and said two simple words directly to the fat man: "Go back!"
The result can be imagined. When he heard the girl's cold words, Chen Shuihong froze on the spot. He was instantly frightened and his back was sweating and his fat body was shaking. Of course, the fear in his heart was the fear in his heart. On the surface, Chen Shuihong didn't show it at all. So he pointed at the cigarette in an unwilling and casual tone and awkwardly defended: "Well, um, don't get me wrong, Miss Cheng, I have no other purpose in going to the study. I just want to give the cigarette to the captain, not to mention you also know that the captain will Smoke, so..."
"Go back, I won't say it a second time!"
When Cheng Ying once again repeated a warning full of words in a cold tone, Chen Shuihong became completely honest and stopped talking. Not only did he swallow his unfinished excuse, but he also went back to his seat without saying a word. Go back to the couch.
It wasn't until the fat man returned to the sofa and sat down shakily that Cheng Ying remained indifferent and turned her head.
Let’s not talk about how nervous and scared Chen Shuihong was when he returned to the sofa, nor what others were doing. At the same time, in the study...
Under the light, the small room was silent and there was only one person in the simple environment. At this moment, He Fei was sitting on the desk with his head bowed silently. During the silence, his eyebrows kept changing, and his expression was full of complexity.
There is no doubt that college students are currently thinking about something, analyzing something, thinking and analyzing problems in an extremely serious way, and analyzing the key to survival that they are about to crack due to their recent over-focus!
