Reasoning Notes

Chapter 385 Reasoning Notes 8: Legend of the Pharaoh (35)
Meng Jin has sharp eyes and soon found out.The yellowed portfolio dated 1982 was on top.

Each member's profile is stitched together.The paper has turned yellow, and the black and white half-length photos of everyone match the appearance in the group photo.A team of ten people, one is not less than one.However, one of the files was tampered with.A section of that member's information was blacked out with a black pen.

Can't see what this paragraph is about.But Qi Mu knew that this passage must be very important.

"Could it be that person just now?" Mikaka said.

"No." Qi Mu is sure, "If it is newly painted, it will leave traces."

When the belly of the finger is pressed up, there is no trace.Note that this paragraph has been blacked out for some time.

So, who did it?
Qi Mu and Mi Kaka thought of the same person—Pharaoh.There must be some reason for it to do so.It is very likely that this text is the key to revealing its true identity.As for the tampered file, it belonged to Professor Xia Mingliang.This made the case fall into a deeper fog.

Does that person have anything to do with Professor Xia?
Walking on the university campus, Qi Mu fell into deep thought.

The sky was unreal blue, like a sea.Green trees, bicycles, and youthful faces are quietly soaked in abundant light.

On the passing lawn, someone stood by the fountain to take pictures.The person holding the mobile phone shouted: "Three two one, eggplant!", and the smiling face in the camera was frozen from then on.At this moment, Qi Mu suddenly stopped and stared at the person taking pictures over there.

Like a ray of sunshine piercing through the haze in my heart, the light gradually spread.

"I see."

The answer to the mystery about the man who wasn't in the picture.

"Know what?" The other two asked immediately.

Qi Mu took out the photo, "There is indeed someone who was not photographed."

This photo does miss one person.And people usually ignore its existence.

"Where is it? The list is the same as the photo, there is no one missing!"

Mikaka didn't think of a reason.But Qi Mu gave an inexplicable order—he walked up to Meng Jin and asked Mi Kaka to take a group photo.

What is the mystery hidden here?Mi Kaka dubiously took out his mobile phone as instructed, and the appearance of Qi Mu and Meng Jin appeared in the camera.With the professionalism of a photographer, Mikaka guided the models kindly:
"Then get ready to shoot! Come on, have a laugh! Eggplant!"

It would be strange if the result would be coordinated.With a click, Qi Muli ignored him, and the shot looked like a big cold piece of wood.Uncle Meng Jin stood next to such a person, not to mention how embarrassing his expression was.

"How many people are there in the photo?" Qi Mu asked.Mi Kaka looked down at the phone, the cold and cold boy plus uncle is equal to... two.

"Two." Mikaka, who has repeatedly scored full marks in primary school mathematics, said the answer without thinking.

"Wrong, there are three."

"I'm not blind... It's obvious that there are two people, okay?"

In the photo, there are two people standing.Could it be that the invisible A Piao that was accidentally photographed is also counted?Do you think this is a ghost story!

Huh... wait a minute.Mikaka suddenly enlightened.At that moment, he suddenly understood what Qi Mu was referring to!

Not two, but three!
Because, there is another person who is responsible for taking pictures!
In the group photo of the expedition team, No.11 is hidden.

The missing part of the memory gradually emerged clearly.Meng Jin was shocked.The scene of taking pictures was played back like a movie. The man was holding an old Kodak camera, and the lens was aimed at everyone.

Click——in that photo, it is the only thing missing.Pharaoh would be it? !Impossible, it's dead!
"Do you remember now?" Qi Mu asked in a light tone.

Meng Jinqiang looked at him calmly, rolled his Adam's apple, and finally shook his head.

"No, I'm still not impressed."

Should he tell Qi Mu the identity of that person?No, if that person is still alive, he should keep it a secret.

Moreover, the pharaoh who appeared in the ancient tomb could not be that person.Absolutely impossible.

While struggling, the phone rang.

"I'll answer the phone." Meng Jin stepped aside to answer it, but it was Lu Qiuhong's voice.

"I... I know who Pharaoh is!" He could hear that he was full of fear, and his throat was almost hoarse.He made a desperate cry for help. "Quick, come and save me! Don't tell anyone else, or I will die!"

That dead word is infinitely magnified.Hearing this, Meng Jin was startled.

"Where are you?" He asked in a low voice, so that no one around him could hear him.

Lu Qiuhong reported an address.

Without further ado, "I have to leave first!" Meng Jin hung up the phone and said goodbye to Qi Mu and Mi Kaka in a hurry, stopped a taxi and went straight to the place mentioned by Lu Qiuhong.

Mi Kaka watched from behind: "Uncle Meng Jin's face doesn't seem quite right, is there something urgent?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was thrown into the taxi involuntarily by a powerful force.

Qi Mu also stopped a car at some point.

"Follow the taxi ahead," he ordered.

The taxi driver nodded, staring at the license plate number in front of him, shifted gears steadily, and stepped on the accelerator to keep up.

"Are we going to follow Uncle Meng Jin?" Mi Kaka felt like he had done something immoral, and he didn't want to follow bad boys like Qi Mu.

"Meng Jin must know who that person is, follow him, and you will definitely find clues."

"But why didn't he tell us?"

"who knows."

"Brother Qi, I think you are often suspicious. Is your mind abnormal?"

Saying this, Mi Kaka is clearly courting death.The driver, who grabbed the steering wheel and stared at the front, heard punches and kicks from the back seat. Through the rearview mirror, he saw one of the passengers with a bruised nose and a swollen face squatting in a corner, as if drawing a circle.At this moment - "Hey!" The driver suddenly slammed the brakes, and the passenger was caught off guard and bumped his head against the wall.

"Sorry, it's a red light." The driver was very apologetic.

Poor Mi Kaka, who fell to the ground with her shell on her back, shed two lines of deep male tears.

Traffic lights flashed.The taxi stops in front of the zebra crossing.The taxi carrying Meng Jin drove away far away, and soon disappeared into the dense traffic.

Finally got rid of them.Meng Jin looked back at the stalker who was far behind, and he was relieved.

"Hurry up." He urged the driver.

The car drove all the way and stopped at Liuhua Road near the train station.Meng Jin paid the money and went straight into a building.

This is the address where Lu Qiuhong is located.

This commercial building has just been completed and is still in the idle stage, with advertising banners for renting shops hanging at the door.The building is deserted, with few people, and it looks more gloomy and gloomy than the outside, like a scene from a horror movie.Meng Jin walked to the elevator and pressed the button on the fourth floor. When the elevator slowly descended, it made a strange creaking sound.

The 4th floor was even more dilapidated. As soon as you got out of the elevator, you could see abandoned decoration materials all over the floor. The ceiling was not finished, and the windows were simply made of wooden boards. As a result, there was a serious lack of light in the floor. Meng Jin yelled Lu Qiuhong’s name, no response.

Could something have happened to him?Just as I was worried, a strange voice suddenly came from the room on the left——hmm, like someone calling for help, but they couldn't speak because their mouth was stuffed.Meng Jin followed the sound along the corridor, getting closer and closer to the room where the sound came from. When he reached the door, a hanging figure came into view.

A long and narrow piece of wood was artificially removed from the window of the room. The sunlight penetrated into the room, and the surrounding light improved. When Meng Jin opened his eyes to see clearly, he was startled. "You... why are you here?!"

The person hanging from the ceiling was not Lu Qiuhong, but Li Anna.

She hung her hands behind her back, sealed her mouth with tape, and her high-heeled shoes broke free on the floor, covered in dust.She didn't know how long she had been hanged, and she was sweating profusely as she struggled, her hair sticking to her face. "Oh, oh!" She called out urgently, shaking her head at Meng Jin.Meng Jin thought it was asking for help, and stepped forward to help her untie the rope: "It's okay, don't be afraid, I'll save you."

He misunderstood what Li Anna meant.She wanted to warn him that there was a person quietly hiding behind the door!In the dark, it quietly walked behind Meng Jin and held up a wooden stick high.

Thump——Meng Jin's back was hit hard, and he fell limply.Before he fell into a coma, he vaguely saw a man covered in bandages standing in front of him, with a terrible evil smile on his lips.

"Hey Hey Hey!"

On the other side, after Qi Mu and Mi Kaka's taxi passed the red light, they completely lost track of Meng Jin.There is a three-way road in front of you - the road signs point to the railway station, the People's Hospital and Baiyun Mountain respectively.What should I do now?Which way will Meng Jin go?

"Which way next?" the driver asked.

"Driving casually! Give me a drive, I don't believe I can't find that car!" Mi Kaka made a bold decision, with the air of a rich second generation.However, Qi Mu beat him back to his original form with one sentence: "He pays the fare."

"Bah!" Mi Kaka still kept to himself as a poor loser. "Why don't we just get off here and let's walk around? It can save a lot of money."

What a well-behaved bitch.

Mikaka just wanted to open the car door. "Don't worry." Qi Mu was calm and confident.He took out his mobile phone from his pocket and turned on the GPS positioning function.A flashing red dot then appears on the map.

This is where Uncle Meng Jin is currently located.Qi Mu had the foresight, and secretly tampered with Meng Jin's mobile phone in advance.No matter where the other party is, they will be found.

The brain that fell into a coma gradually regained consciousness, and Meng Jin woke up vaguely.He felt his whole body being strangled tightly, and his bones were sore and aching like being tortured.Is this the room that was attacked just now?His nostrils were full of dust, and there was still darkness as far as his eyes could see. His hands were tied and he was hung from the ceiling, and there was nothingness under his feet.

Who knocked him out?Meng Jin vaguely remembered that the man was covered with bandages, like a mummy pharaoh, but a little different.

(End of this chapter)