Not down, but up?
Gu Bei's eyes followed the ladder all the way up. The dark hole looked like the entrance to the underworld.
He turned to look at Nono: "How did you tell?"
Nono grabbed the escalator with one hand: "The chess board is eight by eight with sixty-four staggered square black and white grids. This room is not an absolute square, so the ceiling has changed from eight by eight to an eighty-nine pattern. But the black and white grids in the row inserted in the middle are not regular with the grids on both sides, but are slightly offset. The purpose is to leave a vacant space in the grid, and the black grid is in the vacant space."
Gu Bei scratched his head and didn't understand.
He has a lot of knowledge, but it is limited to traditional culture, and there are also some technical and metaphysical things, such as chess, which involve his knowledge blind spots.
But it doesn't matter, if he doesn't understand, others will understand, and this puzzle can still be solved.
Gu Bei thought for a while and said, "I'll go up and take a look first. I'll call you if there's no problem."
Nuonuo's force value is too low. Without weapons, it would be difficult to deal with some stronger deadpools. If there is some mechanism arranged above, Gu Bei will have no problem if he goes up. If Nuonuo goes up first, he will basically die. .
Nuonuo also understood this and nodded.
Gu Bei did not use the ladder. He raised his energy and made a light body. He turned over and jumped into the hole in the ceiling.
Nono pulled the ladder and looked upward.
After a while, Gu Bei poked his head out from above: "No problem, come up."
Climb up the ladder to the ceiling.
It was pitch black above, and the space was much larger than expected. It seemed that it was not just the ceiling of this room, but the ceilings of the entire second floor were connected.
Underfoot is not the composite material of the ceiling, but sturdier wood and poured cement.
Like an attic.
It's just that the height is a bit shorter, only about two meters. After Gu Bei stood up straight, he could barely touch the roof.
Light up the golden boy. The hybrid's powerful visual ability allows Nono to see many shadowy things around him in the dark. But it's too dark here. There's no light. What are those things? , she couldn’t see clearly either.
Nono kicked Gu Bei: "Look for the switch. There should be lighting equipment on it. The other party can't work in the dark, right?"
Only then did Gu Bei realize that because of his successful practice, he could see things in the dark as if they were daylight, so he didn't think of turning on the light. Nono reminded him now.
Gu Bei cursed: Hybrids are troublesome and have not fully evolved.
Then he ran to turn on the light.
He can see, and he can tell where the switch is at a glance.
There was a "click", and for a moment, the entire attic was as bright as day.
Nono squinted his eyes subconsciously, and after he got used to it, he opened his eyes and observed the surrounding environment.
The space is not as big as expected, only about one-third of the entire second floor. The roof is not a flat surface, but a slanted elevation. The two people are only about two meters away, but as they go to the middle, the roof The better, the highest point can reach about four meters.
In the middle of the attic was the operating table that was not found on the first or second floors. Various instruments were placed around the operating table in an orderly manner. The operating table faced the two of them, and it was not empty. , but it was bulging and covered with white cloth.
It looked like someone was lying down.
Nono looked at Gu Bei.
Gu Bei shrugged and walked towards the operating table first, followed by Nono.
Standing in front of the operating table, Gu Bei reached out and held the white cloth.
He actually knows to some extent what is inside. There are various smells, blood, anger, various glands and hormones in a person's body that together constitute a person's unique smell. When the person dies, unless the body passes through Special treatment is required, otherwise the smell on his body will not dissipate in a short time, and there will be a gradually decaying corpse odor.
The partition and sealing between this room and the bedroom below were done very well, and no smell leaked out. This made Gu Bei not aware of the existence of the attic when he was down there, but now standing on the attic, all the smells poured into Gu Bei. Perception of North.
He knew as soon as he smelled it that there was a corpse underneath.
But one thing is strange. There is a lot of smell on this corpse, as if it has just died, but the smell of decay is very strong, as if it has been dead for a long time.
With doubts in his heart and his hands moving slowly, Gu Bei lifted up the white cloth, revealing the body underneath.
What happened next, even though Gu Bei was very arrogant and the little witch had seen a lot, was a bit unbearable.
A corpse that was so rotten that it lost its appearance. It was as thin as a skeleton. It was obvious that the previous ten victims had died in the same way, with their blood and internal organs removed.
There were no extra organs under the crotch and the hair was very long, so he was guessed to be a woman. Of course, the possibility that the murderer deliberately disguised the person as a woman was not ruled out, but Gu Bei felt that this behavior was really unnecessary.
Taking off your pants and farting - unnecessary.
Of course, this alone is not enough to make it difficult for the two of them to accept it. What is even more impactful is that the female body is rotten on a large scale. Many places from top to bottom have turned into rotten meat, and there is also some kind of white scavenging. Animals crawl on it…
Nono almost spit out the overnight meal.
Gu Bei's endurance was okay. He endured the discomfort and stretched out his hand. Yuan Qi wrapped his palm, and his fingertips touched the skin of the female corpse, and a cold touch came...
Although it is said that the body will cool down after death, this temperature is too cold.
Gu Bei frowned, his psychological discomfort was dissipated a lot, and he lowered his head to carefully observe the female corpse.
In addition to the ridiculously cold temperature, there were some water stains on the body surface of the female corpse...
Temperature, water stains, strange smell...
Gu Bei's head exploded with a bang, Gu Bei, I understand!
This corpse retains a lot of smell, as if it had just died, but the degree of decomposition is very high. Combined with the two conditions of temperature and water damage...
The answer is very simple. This corpse did not die recently, but has been dead for a long time. It was only frozen at an ultra-low temperature at the time of death, so the complete corpse and the smell of the body were preserved.
After the corpse is thawed, the corpse exposed to room temperature will accelerate decomposition, which is why it becomes what it is now.
It seems that this woman is also one of the victims. As for the period...it's not easy to determine.
Just as Gu Bei came to a conclusion, Nono shouted over there: "Gu Bei, come and take a look!"
Turning around, he found Nono lying on the face of the female corpse. He didn't know what he found, and waved to Gu Bei.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Bei came closer in two steps, looked in the direction of Nono's hand, and then he froze.
Because he saw that Nono's hand opened the eyelids of the female corpse, revealing a golden child's hole inside!
He reached out and opened the other eye, which was also the same golden boy.
Is it a dragon? Mixed race?
It is unlikely to be a dragon. After a dragon dies, its body does not rot easily. Moreover, the dragon's death power is still there, and it is unlikely that it will breed scavengers.
So it's most likely a mixed race.
But after the death of a mixed race, the eyes should not appear like a golden child.
Not everyone is like Chu Zihang, the Golden Boy cannot be destroyed even if he wants to.
The Eternal Burning Golden Boy sounds pretty cool, but this thing doesn't look at bloodline proportions. Even if the bloodline is high enough to reach the critical blood limit, it's useless. This thing looks at purity.
Most people's golden children are the ones who want to shine but cannot shine.
Various possibilities were running through his head, and Gu Bei suddenly thought of the Lion Heart Society's secret technique "Bloodshot" that Anger mentioned just now.
As a secret technique that improves the purity and level of blood until it breaks through the critical blood limit, it is indeed possible for the user to maintain the characteristics of a golden boy after death.
However, if it is really violent...
Gu Bei asked blankly: "Nono, in Cassel's information, which club does Richard belong to?"
"Lionheart, what's wrong?"
That makes sense.
Gu Bei took two steps back and looked at the female corpse: "Nono, don't you think she looks like the same person?"
Without waiting for Noonuo's answer, Gu Bei thought to himself: "The characteristics of a mixed-race golden boy will not show up after death. Unless the blood purity is extremely high, the golden boy lights up automatically, or other methods are used to forcibly improve the bloodline, resulting in Golden Boy cannot be extinguished.”
"Bloody Blood, if Richard is a member of the Lion Heart Society, then it shouldn't be too difficult to get in touch with the Blood Blood Society. With his ability, even if he is not the president of the Lion Heart Society, he should have the right to learn from the Blood Blood Society. "
"Tell me, if Richard is a member of the Lionheart Club, will his lover, Mary Parker, also be a member of the Lionheart Club?"
"Mary Parker, she is definitely not an ordinary person as shown in Cassel's information. She is a mixed race. Furthermore, she is a mixed race who has learned to be violent!"
Nono reacted and looked at the female corpse: "You mean...she is Mary?"
Nono was surprised, but had no other reaction, because she didn't know yet that the owner of this clinic and the mastermind behind the serial murders were named "Richard Brian Parker"!
Gu Bei understood this, so he found it even more absurd!
Because this means that it is most likely "Richard Bryan Parker" who killed Mary.
Mary has been missing for six years, since Richard last appeared six years ago. If Richard disappeared with purpose, then Mary disappeared without a trace.
Even his existence was interfered with, and he became an ordinary person in the memories of others.
But in fact she was already dead, died in the hands of her lover!
etc!
Gu Bei suddenly thought of another person whose existence was also interfered with: Chu Zihang's biological father, Chu Tianjiao, who "died" at the hands of Odin.
If the conditions for interference are "death" and "Odin", does that mean that Mary was not killed by Richard, but was recycled and used by Richard after being killed by Odin? of?
as "raw materials".
Gu Bei suddenly thought of the victims and the dragon blood balls that Ben Parker had eaten.
It's said to be dragon blood, but in fact it's just hybrid blood.
Gu Bei was still thinking at first whether it was Richard who used his own blood, but if it was really Richard's own blood, then even a hybrid with a strong physique would probably not have such a strong blood supply capacity. .
But what if that blood was taken from Mary?
Although there is no sustainability in taking blood from a dead person, it can be done in large quantities.
This is a reasonable speculation.
Gu Bei calmed down for a moment, analyzed rationally, and found that he had missed another clue.
"Bryan".
The existence of this middle name is strange.
From Gu Bei's point of view, "Richard Parker" and Mary loved each other deeply, and they gave birth to Peter Parker secretly despite the rules of the academy. In other words, how can "Richard Parker" deal with Killed the one you loved deeply?
But, to put it another way, what if it was "Bryan" who killed Mary?
Assuming that the essence of "Richard Bryan Parker" is composed of two parts: "Richard Parker" and "Bryan", can we guess that some things are "Richard Parker" ”, and some things were done by “Bryan”?
Gu Bei's mind was spinning, and he pinched the magic formula in his hand. Black mist enveloped the corpse on the operating table.
Nuonuo exited the range of Heiqi and asked curiously: "What kind of magic is this?"
Gu Bei grinned and answered with some reluctance: "Ju Ling sends generals."
In a sense, this is Gu Bei's least favorite magic.
Although compared to the emotion-draining power of the Immortal Thief Liuku, the distorted character of Shuangquanshou, and the physical weakness of Fenghou Qimen, Julingshuijian does not have any outrageous side effects, but it has a function that Gu Bei hates very much.
Empathy.
All the souls captured by Gu Bei through the Spiritual Dispatch will make Gu Bei feel strong empathy.
Thanks to this, Gu Bei experienced despair, longing, and various emotions countless times during his journey to transcend the souls of the dead that year.
During that time, Gu Bei was on the verge of collapse due to suffering too many emotions. Thanks to the guidance of the souls of Sable and Norton, Old Tang later joined the trip, and Gu Bei slowly adjusted back through his hands.
Therefore, unless he is facing souls that do not require detailed operations, Gu Bei will generally not use Ju Ling Dispatch General.
But in this situation, there is no need to be afraid.
He needs to restrain his spirit, and then use both hands to explore the other person's memory. In that case, the effect of empathy will be maximized.
The black energy moved over the female corpse, and then a few soul fragments floated out.
Gu Bei frowned.
The soul is close to dissipating. There won't be many memories that can be retained, and there may not be any important gains. It will probably return in vain, because this bit of information carries the risk of empathy...
Not worth it.
Especially, in the case where the female corpse may be Mary, Mary's emotions may reach a peak when she is killed by her "lover", which will greatly affect Gu Bei.
Gu Bei thought for a while and decided: Let's do it.
He warned Nuonuo: "If anything happens, wake me up immediately."
Although Nuonuo didn't know why, he still nodded.
Seeing this, Gu Bei calmed down, used the Jing Gong to calm his mind, and incorporated a few soul fragments into the sea of consciousness.
