Just now when he was half-kneeling to light incense, he happened to find this doll among the gravel in the right corner.
The doll is a little boy wearing a black suit. He is very small, only the size of a palm, and does not look like something that would appear in a tomb.
Carlos was stunned, wondering if he was really blind? Although the corridor of the tomb was dim, it was not so obvious that he could not see a single doll.
“Where did you find it?” Carlos didn’t believe in evil.
"Hmm." Yu Xing tilted his head, "It's buried quite tightly under the gravel."
"..." Carlos blinked, "Dear Mr. San, not to mention that I couldn't find out from the pile of stones whether the doll is blind, but can you tell me how you lit the incense?
Did you fish out the doll at the right time?"
This is not how you use multitasking. This is not sharpness, it is clairvoyance.
Yu Xing was strangely silent for a moment: "Just think...it has one hand exposed."
"Just take it?" Carlos was tired. This man was not even willing to lie, so he just dealt with him like this.
"That's not the point." Yu Xing put the doll into Carlos's arms, "Look at it carefully. I'm not a little girl who likes dolls. I take away dolls that others have thrown away when I have nothing to do."
Carlos looked down at the baby in his arms, and met the eyes of the little baby in a black suit.
He actually saw a kind of human hope in the doll's cold eyes.
This is not only something left by modern people, that is, the people of Auster, but also... by the deducers!
After he realized this, a strange reminder emerged.
【The Doll of Hope: This is a doll whose purpose is unknown, maybe it is a prop, but you cannot use it.】
Carlos has never received a prompt like this.
“Maybe it’s a prop, but we can’t use it?” Carlos repeated and asked Yu Xing, “Is this what you saw?”
When he asked questions, the communication equipment was turned off. People outside could only see increasingly unclear images and hear silence.
"That's right." After Yu Xing picked up the puppet just now, it seemed like there was a delay. It took more than a minute before the prompt came out.
And this prompt is obviously not issued in the tone of a determined prop, but more like the system itself.
Yu Xing is still very familiar with the shortcomings of the system.
The strange thing is, what is so special about this puppet that it can delay the system for so long, and yet it can only draw a specious conclusion?
Yu Xing didn’t say anything to Carlos.
The reason why he was able to find the buried doll in the rubble just now was not because of his sharp eyesight or the ability to see through things.
Rather, as soon as he got closer, he felt a mysterious feeling. The presence of the doll was particularly strong, and he couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.
The moment he picked up the doll, a vague shadow of a man appeared in Yu Xing's mind. The background was also in the corridor. The man was squatting next to the doll, wearing an ankle-length windbreaker and a pair of masks on his face.
Silver wire round glasses.
On the man’s shoulder, there seemed to be a small black cat lying down.
Yu fortunately couldn't see the specific appearance and expression, but he could clearly feel that this shadowy figure was the owner of the puppet in his hand, but he didn't know why, when that person left, he left the puppet here.
That person should also be a deducer.
Strange person, strange doll.
Strange system.
Yu Xing guessed that there must be some connection between that man and himself, otherwise none of this would make sense. So, with a sudden change of thought, Yu Xing put the black suit doll into his pocket and took it away.
After receiving the system prompt, he lowered his eyelids slightly and felt something in his heart.
The only thing that can produce such an inexplicable connection with him is the similarity of the source of power.
His own power comes from the actor's laboratory, so the man wearing a long trench coat...
That man must also be in the tomb, and he is probably from Oster Company. If we see him later, it might become clear.
Carlos was still studying the doll. He looked at it over and over for a while, and finally came to a conclusion: "It may be a prop that is forcibly bound, so we can't use it while its owner is still alive."
After all, he has only been promoted to the alienation line not long ago. During this period, he has experienced many investigator-type deductions. He is familiar with this type of deduction, but he still lacks other knowledge.
Because he did not join the guild or team, no one took him.
Yu Xing had some concerns in his mind and did not make any further guesses. He just replied: "Take it with you. You will know when you meet its owner."
…
Now, the gatekeeper ghost has been separated from Yu Xing and Carlos for a long time. It may not be easy to find them. It is very likely that he will run into other team members while wandering around.
Yu Xing knew that everyone else should have found a few safer places now, waiting for Carlos's paper figures to arrive, and guarding against dangers everywhere.
They walked for a few more minutes and stopped in a large small room.
There are many small rooms like this on both sides of the corridor. There are some large bottles and cans placed against the walls. I don’t know what they contain, but Yu Xing is not very interested in them anyway.
The small room was covered with cobwebs, and there was no luminous pearl lighting inside. It was darker than the corridor. The two sat down facing the door, and Carlos began to fold the little man.
In fact, communication equipment can also help them gather. Shijiu can see the location of all the people wearing cameras.
However, the corridors are winding and the scenery is almost the same. Even Shijiu cannot remember the specific location of everyone and can only give suggestions in Maili.
“How far can you go as a paper man?” Yu Xing asked quietly as he watched Carlos conjure a piece of paper using magic and then skillfully fold the paper into a paper man.
Carlos is happy now. Fortunately, Yu gave him the Ghost Control Seal, which shows that this guy with unpredictable strength has expressed his intention to trust him, at least in this deduction.
So he was in a good mood and answered all questions: "You can walk very far, but the further away from me, the stupider you become and the slower your movements become. You should be able to walk from start to finish inside this tomb."
While he was talking, Carlos had already folded one. He used the marker pen he brought to draw the features of the paper man perfunctorily, and then put the paper man out. The paper man staggered for a few steps before he became proficient and looked back at them.
, left the small room quietly.
“Let’s go find Yunika and Ash. Uncle Zhang asked Ash to protect Yunika personally, so the two of them should be together.”
According to the prompts of Shijiu in Maili, the paper man will walk in one direction with purpose.
Carlos repeated the steps just now, and within ten seconds: "Go to Mr. Li for this."
“Let’s go find Uncle Zhang.”
…”
In just two minutes, Carlos released five little paper figures.
Yu Xing looked at it and felt something was wrong.
He frowned slightly, feeling that something had been overlooked. After a few seconds, an idea suddenly came to his mind.
“Wait a minute.” He grabbed Carlos, who was about to take a break after finishing his work. “How many paper figures did you just make?”
“Five.” Paper figures consume Carlos’ energy, and he needs to rest for a while every time he makes them. He sat languidly, “Didn’t you see it?”
“So, isn’t it right?” Yu Xing’s slightly cold tone cheered Carlos up. He didn’t ask what was wrong, but thought about it for himself.
Eunika and Ash are one, Mr. Li is one, Uncle Zhang is one, Lin is one, and the man with glasses is one.
Five, that’s right.
"Let me ask again." Yu Xing looked strange, "How many people were in your team before I joined?"
"Eleven." Carlos noticed that Yu Xing was beginning to struggle with the number. He raised his eyebrows, "What, you found out that there is one more person? Wait, holy shit? There is really one more person!"
Yu Xing stared at him, as if to say, you finally realized it.
The five paper figures went out to find the six people. Adding the two of them, there were eight people in total who went to the tomb.
Those who have not come down from the ground include Shijiu, Will, and three people from a family of tomb robbers, a total of five people.
Add the top and bottom together...that's thirteen people.
Why is there one more person!?
And this time, everyone has a name.
“No, I remember very clearly that starting from the preparations for our trip to the tomb this time, there were eleven people.” Carlos’ tone became serious, “When will the extra people come...”
The discovery this time was even more horrifying than the time at the ancestral hall.
Because, on the premise that everyone has intersection, it is certain that...their memories are passive again.
A ghost has slipped into their midst, and they cannot distinguish it.
In other words, unless the two deducers have systematically proved it, Uncle Zhang Li may be fake, and Lin, Will, Shijiu, Ash, and Unika may all be fake.
Carlos felt a chill in his heart when he thought of the direction Shijiu had pointed out to him just now.
If Shijiu was a ghost, wouldn't it be a great opportunity for the ghost to cause trouble just now?
“Don’t worry, let’s analyze it.” Yu Xing held down Carlos’s shoulder. He knew that Carlos was in a good mood and didn’t need him to stabilize his mind, so it was better to start finding out the problem directly.
Carlos first said: "It is unlikely for Mr. Li. Without Mr. Li, there would be no leader among the tomb robbers who came this time. They would not give such a configuration."
"It's impossible for Uncle Zhang. He is responsible for cooking. There is no one else but him. It is impossible that there will be no cook in your original plan." Yu Xing said, "Lin and Will's abilities have a certain overlap. They can both do it."
When calculating the location of the tomb, one of them may be false. But Lin arrived before Will, and he was already doing this work before Will came. So of the two, Lin must be the real one.
of."
Carlos unconsciously touched the ground beneath him and felt the coldness and hardness that were very consistent with the environment.
He sighed secretly. This tomb palace was really difficult to distinguish between reality and reality. The maze made the small place feel so convoluted and huge. It was hard to imagine whether what they believed to be true or false was correct.
He said: "Unika is one of the first people to join the team in our memory, but she is not indispensable. Without her, Mr. Li would definitely organize later explorations if he guessed that this was the Demon Dao Tomb Palace, especially
Nika cannot escape suspicion."
"Well, among Shijiu and Ash, Shijiu is the only one you sent to Brother Sun's team as an undercover person. Her presence cannot replace her. In fact, you can rest assured about her." Yu Xing said this, and Carlos
Immediately he breathed a sigh of relief.
After careful calculation, except for Mr. Li, Uncle Zhang, Lin He Shijiu, and their two deducers, everyone else has reasons that can be fabricated.
"Tell me...are people's emotions really shaped by memories?" Carlos was still resting and found that this incident made his thoughts wander. "If the memory is different, will a person still be the same person?
"
Ghosts can easily modify their memories to give them a "friend" and a "teammate" who has died. They fully believe that things should be like this, but they don't know that the so-called friendship of many years or acquaintance of several months may be changed in just a moment.
implanted in the mind.
Yu Xing sneered: "Do you want to think about philosophical issues at this time? Are you going to be an underground philosopher, thinking about the meaning of life and death all day long?"
Carlos' thoughts suddenly stopped: "..."
He wants to give a thumbs up. You are the best at ruining the atmosphere.
If you can’t think philosophically, then think about business.
His mental power spread out, wanting to see where the paper man was. As soon as he switched to a different perspective, he saw Lin who turned on the flashlight and was shining on the paper man.
Lin was determined to be the one with no problem. Carlos was overjoyed and controlled the villain to run over. He guided Lin back the same way and told Lin about the matter.
After Lin heard this, he was not surprised at all. He said calmly: "I noticed it the last time you asked San to tell me. At that time, there were thirteen of us in the ancestral hall, but when you counted the number of people, it was like
I deliberately forgot about a certain person. At that time, I was not sure about the authenticity of you and San, so I detected nothing and didn’t tell you. I... only told Master Li about it."
Carlos smiled unexpectedly. Lin was much smarter than he thought, and Mr. Li was also good at acting. At least for a while, he didn't see any difference in Mr. Li from usual times. Mr. Li was too good at hiding things.
It's over.
Perhaps this is the calmness of a veteran tomb robber.
“Then why do you trust me now?” Carlos’s voice came from the paper figure and echoed in the empty corridor. Combined with the weird facial features drawn with a marker, it was a bit creepy.
Lin tilted his head, not wanting to look at the paper man, but as soon as the paper man left his sight, he looked like a spider. Even more terrifying than spiders was the sudden disappearance of the spider.
He had no choice but to endure the discomfort in his heart: "You were the first to remind me both times. If you are a ghost, there is no need. In addition, I have figured out that your paper figures have contributed a lot to the previous exploration of the ancestral hall, so it is impossible for you to
It only appeared after entering Chongyin Mountain."
Lin’s method of distinguishing true from false is the same as that of Yu Xing and Carlos. This is the most effective and simple way.
Yu Xing sat next to Carlos and watched Carlos close his eyes and fall into sleep-like silence.
He looked at the corridor studded with luminous pearls outside the small room, and suddenly there were some sounds that seemed far away in his ears.
