It’s over, I’m surrounded by weirdos and players

Chapter 202 The thief hiding his identity

"Good evening, what did you eat today?"

"The braised pork ribs are not bad. The meat is quite fresh. You can try it next time."

"It seems there are still fish, right?"

"Yes, yes, the two new baskets of sea fish that arrived this morning are all alive and kicking."

"No matter how much you jump to this time, you are still a dead fish."

"Anyway, I think fish is delicious."

"I like sweet and sour, sour, sweet and appetizing."

Several guests who had just come out of the elevator were chatting about each other, and everyone had changed into another set of clothes.

"The hotel owner hasn't announced the start yet, and you're already performing?"

"Garlic head, I have to say that you look like that in these clothes, don't you look like a down-and-out tramp?"

An arrogant voice suddenly appeared, interrupting several people's chat.

"I'm a tramp. What are you? An unscrupulous businessman full of copper odor?"

The young man who was said to be a homeless man retorted coldly.

There was a smell of gunpowder between the two.

"Okay, okay, stop arguing." The person on the side quickly spoke to smooth things over and pulled the person away.

The scene fell into silence for a while.

With a ding-dong sound, the elevator came down and someone came out again.

This time it was a gentle young man, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and holding a book in his hand.

There are also a few big words written on the cover of the book - how steel is made.

"Friend, please give way." There was a short girl covered behind him.

She is about 1.65 meters tall, wearing a cute Lolita-style skirt, and her hair is tied into a cute bun.

The young man quickly stepped aside and apologized to the little girl sheepishly.

Immediately after landing, three or four people got off the elevator one after another.

At eight o'clock in the evening, everyone gathered in the lobby on the first floor.

"What are we doing waiting here?"

"I don't know. Wait until the hotel owner announces the start of the event and introduces the rules."

"I heard that the winner this time will get a mysterious gift package. I wonder what's in it?"

"Anyway, as long as it's not money, it will be fine, otherwise it would be boring."

"I'm different, I just want money, the more the better."

"Everyone is really tacky, can't you have a higher pursuit?"

"What pursuit? Like you, you know how to buy and buy all day long. I really don't know what the point of buying so many houses is."

"I'm happy, can you take care of it?"

"If you ask me, it's better to give him some special props or skills, so that he can save his life in times of danger."

A group of people were having a heated discussion, but Lin Yi was among them and didn't say much.

Anyway, there are people besides him who have remained silent, but they are not particularly conspicuous.

From the words of these people, he could feel that they had more or less intersections with each other, and some even had very good relationships.

For example, the pair of sisters on the right hand side not far in front of him were holding hands, leaning against each other and whispering with their heads down.

Or maybe it was a man and a woman sitting on the sofa directly in front of him. Although they spoke little, they made a lot of eye contact with each other.

Occasionally there were some physical gestures, obviously the relationship was close.

I just don’t understand why I’m pretending to be unfamiliar.

Lin was initially curious about what the event held at the Red Moon Hotel was about.

Why it attracts so many people? The ingredients are quite complex.

"No, when will the boss come?"

"Yeah, it's already 8:01 now."

"That's right, when will it start?"

"Oh, don't worry, just wait."

Some people were already impatient with waiting, with an air of irritability in their brows and eyes.

"Young people are easily impatient." The old woman sitting on the small sofa drinking coffee shook her head and waved elegantly to the receptionist at the reception desk, "Waiter, give me another plate of cakes.

"Not too sweet, less cream, more fruit, and a filling."

"By the way, I like fruits like strawberries and cherries the most. I would be relieved if there are any."

After saying that, she took another sip of coffee and leaned back on the sofa with a calm expression, waiting.

About fifteen minutes passed.

The old woman had finished the coffee in her hand and had eaten two or three pieces of cake in front of her.

The owner of the hotel still didn't show up.

At this time, everyone started to feel a little restless and didn't know whether they should continue to wait.

And I’m afraid that if I don’t wait, what if the hotel owner shows up?
"Hey, what's going on? Is the boss here yet?"

"I'm really anxious."

"Why don't you go out and have a look and ask someone?"

"Who are you looking for? The waiter told me not to leave."

"That's right, if you go out, your life will be gone."

"It won't work this way, that won't work either, why don't we just wait?"

"What if that's not the case? Did you see anyone moving over there?"

"As the saying goes, if the enemy cannot move, I cannot move."

Just as people were talking about it, Manager Huang opened the door of the apartment and hurried over.

"I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long." Huang Yiwei shouted loudly, reaching out to wipe the sweat from his forehead. "It happened suddenly. My boss had a small accident and it is temporarily inconvenient to show up."

"Next, I will announce the event information and some rules to all distinguished guests."

"Please also please be patient and calm."

After speaking, he stretched out his hand and winked at the staff standing by ready to serve.

The waiters immediately started to move, bringing hot coffee and new snacks to each waiting customer, and arranged for them to be seated.

"A total of eight people participated in this performance event, and each person had their own corresponding ID card."

"One of the people's ID cards was a thief. It was a hidden special ID card."

"Whoever is the first to find out the hidden identity of the guest will receive a mysterious gift package provided by the Red Moon Hotel."

"In addition, if the ID card is lost or damaged, it will be regarded as losing the opportunity to participate, and will be sent out immediately and severely punished."

"So please take care to protect your identity card and prevent others from discovering your identity information."

"In addition, there are some small scenario theaters arranged throughout the apartment. Only by completing the decryption with correct answers can we obtain some relevant clues about the person whose identity is hidden."

"The last thing is to play your role as well as possible during the event and don't behave in a way that is inconsistent with your role."

"If you engage in behavior that is not in line with your role, you will be disqualified from the event more than three times."

"The above is all the information and rules of the event."

At the end of his sentence, Manager Huang paused and pointed to the time on his wrist, "The event will start at nine o'clock tonight. Everyone can go back to rest and adjust their condition."

"By the way, in addition to guests participating in the event, the hotel has also arranged some drama staff to help everyone experience the event better. They will do something to enrich your daily life."

"It will also provide some effective information and clues to help you better understand your own identity and the identity information of others."

“There are two kinds of information, true and false, and everyone needs to distinguish them by themselves.”

Huang Yiwei added a few more words before leaving. Behind him were the staff who had served before. After the event starts, there will be no more people here except the set personnel and arranged guests.

Everything has to be explored and operated by the guests themselves.

Returning to his residence again, Lin Yi sat on the small sofa and turned on the mobile phone for the elderly. The time displayed on it was early autumn and the weather was sunny.

There are more than 20 communication numbers in the address book of my brother, aunt, studio colleagues, teachers, etc.

No parents, no specially marked friends.

He looked at the recent phone calls. The first one he contacted most frequently was food delivery, and the second one was his studio colleagues.

My brother has very little contact with his aunt, not even as good as the teacher. He has only called twice.

It can be seen that this character does not have a wide social circle, and his relationship with his family is average.

After flipping through the address book and getting to know the general interpersonal relationships, Lin Yi stood up and walked to the bookshelf.

Since you are studying art, you need to have some professional knowledge, otherwise it will be easy for others to reveal your secrets when asked, and it will not be in line with your role.

""The Story of European Art", "History of Modern Art", "The Way of Seeing", "Beautiful Style"."

Lin Yi's hand slowly moved across the bookshelf and landed on one of the books.

He took out the book and opened it to see that it was almost entirely filled with color pictures and a few lines of simple introductions.

"The many postures of beauty?" Lin Yi closed the book and read the title softly, frowning involuntarily.

There is something wrong with the information in this book and the ID card.

Although they both studied art, the painting tools on his desk and the contents of the books on the row of bookshelves were in different directions from those in his hands.

Why is it so strange?
He couldn't help but open the book again and examine it carefully.

Soon I discovered the secret hidden in this book.

A familiar thing as thin as a cicada's wings appeared in front of him.

The writing on it is transparent and requires colored light to be seen clearly.

Lin Yi immediately took this thing and turned on the solar heating lamp in the bathroom.

The orange light scattered softly, clearly illuminating the contents above.

Hidden ID card - thief.

【Name: K】

【Age: 24】

【Sex: Male】

[Occupation: Mysterious thief]

[Character: I have mysophobia, I don’t like lively and crowded places, I like to be alone]

[Hobbies: Food, listening to music, reading novels]

[Advantages: Strong observation, good eyesight, and excellent hearing]

[Disadvantages: Stubborn, unwilling to change]

[ps: Agile and good at disguise]

After reading this ID card, Lin Yi fell into silence.

He obviously didn't expect to be caught.

Fortunately, I checked it again, otherwise I would have missed important information.

If someone sneaks in and finds out.

That would be bad.

Lin Yi took a deep breath to keep himself calm, and began to think about how to hide the ID card safely so that no one would find it.

Carefully he checked every corner of the room, looking for the safest hiding place.

Suddenly, his eyes stopped on a seemingly ordinary box next to the notebook.

He gently opened the box, which was filled with various travel souvenir cards and a bunch of game character cards.

Perhaps he could place the ID card between these items and hide it cleverly.

As soon as Lin thought of this, he immediately took action and opened one of the game character cards that felt thicker to the touch.

Using the tool in the drawer, split it in half and insert the hidden ID card into it.

After finishing it, he deliberately opened the remaining game character cards in the same way, and then cleverly made identity cards made of the same material as the hidden identity cards.

Fill in some information respectively, and then use tools to glue it together.

In this way, even if someone comes to look through it, it will be difficult to tell which one is the real hidden identity card.

Finally he put all the ID cards into the box, shuffled them, and closed the lid.

Then he took out a few old books with frequently turned pages and rolled them up and piled them next to the box.

Make it look as ordinary as the surrounding objects and blend in naturally.

No one will notice.

Finally, the protagonist took a few steps back and checked the desktop again.

No matter which angle you look at it from, everything is normal and nothing is abnormal.

He knew it was crucial to protect this identity card because it was related to his next actions.

Ding.
The cell phone placed by the bedside suddenly rang, and two messages popped up on it.

One of them was a reply from Gu Nanli.

[The forces behind the owner of the Red Moon Hotel are complex, with wide connections and many ways to go. He is a person who cannot be offended easily]

[No one knows the identity of the boss. They only know that this person is unfathomable and knows many secrets]

[You must be careful not to offend him]

After reading Gu Nanli's instructions, he replied "I know."

His eyes fell on the message at the back.

It's an anonymous message.

The sender column is blank.

This kind of information is usually sent using an unauthenticated mobile phone, so it is impossible to find out the other party's information and clues.

[What you want can only be obtained by completing the activity and catching the thief]

This sentence left Lin Yi speechless.

To catch a thief, should you catch yourself?

wrong.

He suddenly realized that when Manager Huang announced the event information and rules before, he did not specify the number of hidden identity cards.

If there is more than one thief, things get complicated.

Lin Yi's goals became two.

First, hide your identity as a thief and play the role of a painter.

Find the other thieves second and win first place.

"It's really chaotic. I hope it's not the situation I thought."

Lin Yi turned off his phone and lay on the big bed with his eyes closed, a thought flashed through his mind.

If all participants have a hidden identity card, that means everyone is a thief.

What they say is likely to be false, which will result in no one being able to find the 'only' true thief.

It may even lead to greater conflicts and chaos.

This is no way to experience the warm neighborly relationship.

It is clearly a scary ghost story with endless conspiracies and intrigues.

(End of this chapter)