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Chapter 20 File 3: Ten People's Night Party ([-])
"I know it from an old document, but I can't prove whether they still exist. I didn't get the first suspected evidence of the existence of the union until hearing your story today. But your upstairs Whether he was at a real trade union party, or someone else's hoax, may not be known until he is found."

"However, if there is a party that allows me to learn some previously unknown secrets, I also hope to attend, even if I disappear after attending, it doesn't matter." Professor Gu sighed.

"I see." I sighed helplessly, and it seemed that my hope of finding a "party" through Professor Gu had failed again.

When I got home and turned on the computer, I found that Xue Rou was mad at me on the Internet: "Why is it always offline recently, and the mobile phone is turned off after calling, are you avoiding me?"

Xue Rou is my creditor, and she lent me the funds for my website, but this is not the reason why I avoid her.The real reason is that she is very beautiful and has a unique personality, otherwise Tang Ke would not be fascinated by her at first sight.

In the "Soul-Locking Curse" incident, Xue Rou was kidnapped, and Tang Ke almost lost his life trying to save her.Therefore, if there is a person in this world who is most worthy of Xue Rou's love, it must be Tang Ke.

The friendship of the three of us was formed in the process of going through life and death, and this is the most precious thing in my heart.Since Tang Ke likes Xue Rou, then I... I don't want to destroy our friendship.

"Yeah, I'm afraid of being chased by you." I quickly called and said with a relaxed smile, "Didn't Tang Ke play with you recently?"

"You don't want to see me, do you?" Xue Rou's tone seemed a little angry, "Then I don't bother with you, it's better if your website is hacked every day..."

I immediately became nervous: "What did you say the website was hacked?"

Xue Rou said with a smile: "Your base camp has been smashed, and there is a strange painting on the homepage, go and see for yourself!"

"Strange picture?" My heart skipped a beat, I quickly turned on the computer and went to my homepage, and I was immediately stunned after seeing it.I saw that there was nothing on my homepage, except for a picture with a myriad of scenes and a strange composition.

"Like a cloud and a vortex", that awesome person's description is not accurate enough. Standing in front of this painting, I feel like seeing the undulating waves of the sea and the disillusionment of life and death in the universe. Magnificent and magical associations, but they cannot be accurately expressed in words.

The spirit map that I couldn't even find through my iron shoes, unexpectedly appeared automatically!I forcibly suppressed the shock in my heart, and saved the spirit drawing map to my local machine for the first time, and then deleted it from the server.I don't know if this picture will bring a blessing or a curse. Before I figure it out, it is natural that the fewer people see it, the better.

Xue Rou called again: "This painting is so strange, have you noticed that there seem to be many things hidden in it?"

"Don't look at it!" I was shocked, the secret in the picture must not be seen by Xue Rou.

"Why?" Xue Rou said strangely, "I think this picture is quite special, and I have already downloaded it for use as a desktop."

"No reason," I didn't dare to tell Xue Rou the truth, so I had to say in a low voice, "Think about it, my lair has been taken over by someone else, and you still keep this picture. Leave a shadow?"

"Haha, this is the best!" When I said this, Xue Rou became more interested, "I'm going to keep it, and if you make me unhappy, I'll send it out to make you happy. "

I immediately gave up. Once this girl has decided on something, let alone Nine Heads, even Bumblebee and Optimus Prime will not be able to pull her back.But she didn't know about the party, even if she really saw something, she probably wouldn't think of using QQ to contact the other party, right?The most urgent thing is to find out the numbers in the picture myself.

Are there numbers in this?Although the picture is very complicated, no matter how you look at it, you can’t see the shape of the number. I magnify the picture many times, then check the block, and then shrink it to see the overall feeling. Use tools to check the EXIF ​​information of the picture, and use PS , check the color of each channel separately, I have tried all the methods I can think of, but I still haven't found anything.

Why didn't the method of discovering the number be explained in detail in the letter on the third floor, I thought angrily.It's like trying to get a crush to go to bed with great difficulty, but it's as frustrating as you can't unbutton her clothes.

Forget it, my eyes are sore after watching for so long, I lean back on the chair and stretch my feet on the table, don't worry about it, let's talk after a while.But when I relaxed and looked at the screen unintentionally, the situation changed. I seemed to see the lines on the screen start to change and flow.The roads, railways, and airplane routes all over the world seem to be concentrated between the scales of this picture, and countless strings of numbers and strange patterns are frantically shuttled back and forth.

What's this?I was taken aback, and the picture in front of me disappeared immediately, but a series of numbers had been recorded in my mind like lightning.I quickly grabbed a pen and wrote the numbers with trembling hands.

Is this the QQ number of the "party" contact?I looked at it like I saw a bomb ready to go off.So far I have been safe, but from the moment I contacted this number, it was tantamount to stepping into a minefield, should I take this step out?

Judging from the current situation of attending the party, there will be two results: one is that Zhang Yuanguang disappears mysteriously, and the other is that a friend like "the left eye of the cat" is safe and sound.The difference between the two is that the latter is tight-lipped, while the former unintentionally (or intentionally) writes secrets into the novel.

It seems that the party's punishment for the leaker is just to erase the memory. If Zhang Yuanguang hadn't been stubborn to retrieve the lost memory, he might not have disappeared.

The final conclusion after such an analysis is: as long as the secret can be kept, the risk factor of attending a party is not too great.Now that I have learned from the past, I think I can still keep my mouth shut.Although it is a great loss not to be able to post the content of the party on the website, it is better to know than not to know.

After making up my mind, I entered the number in the QQ search in a nervous mood. Just like what Zhang Yuanguang described, the QQ nickname was blank, and the profile picture was exactly the spiritual drawing.Gritting my teeth, I sent a friend request.

The other party immediately accepted the request and took the initiative to send the first sentence.

: It's too late for you to regret it now.

I was taken aback for a moment, and the other party seemed to be able to see through my intentions.It seems that it was not accidental that the other party put the spirit guide map on my website. Could it be that I have already entered the other party's "vision"?Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look around blankly, as if there were countless pairs of eyes staring at me in the void.

"Why would I regret it?" I asked tentatively.

: What you get from participating in the party will be directly proportional to what you bear.

Jane: What did you get?What is the responsibility?
: What you get is a secret, and what you bear is the resulting risk.

Jane: What kind of risk?
:do not know.

Jane: How could you not know?

: The secrets obtained at each gathering are different, so the risks are also unpredictable.

Jane: Are you saying there are risks in the party?

: Yes, that's the end of the problem.Now you have to decide whether to party or not.

The situation was beyond my expectation. I thought the danger was caused by leaks, but now it seems that the party itself is the greatest danger.But since Zhang Yuanguang and the "cat's left eye" friend were able to "return safely" after the party, I think I should be able to do it too.

"I will participate!" I finally made a decision.

: At 9:[-] tonight, a car will pick you up.Remember, you are not allowed to bring any items, and you must never tell others, otherwise you will lose the eligibility to attend the party.

The man disappeared after saying the last sentence. I looked at the time and was dizzy. It was already eight o'clock in the evening.I didn't expect things to progress so quickly, and I didn't even have any time to prepare.

But since the other party has stipulated that they are not allowed to carry anything, I have nothing to prepare except to clean up the things on my body.

In addition to my mobile phone and wallet, I also took out a bottle of medicine that the doctor gave me to relieve my fear of the dark.It is not known whether this bottle of medicine will also be considered a prohibited item.Forget it, the psychological barrier should be overcome by my own willpower, so I put down the medicine bottle.

Watching the time on the phone gradually jump to 8:30, "Tuk Tuk Tuk", my door was knocked on time.Opening the door, a young man in a black driver's uniform stood outside.

"Are you Mr. Jane?" the young man said straight to the point, "I'm here to pick you up to the meeting place."

I was about to follow him when the phone on the table rang suddenly.Who will call at this critical moment?
[-]. The party in the mysterious villa
"Sorry! I'll answer the phone." I greeted the driver, went back into the house and picked up the phone.

The caller ID is Xue Rou, "Jian Zhen, are you free?"

My heart fluttered, Xue Rou's tone of voice was a little cautious, when did she become so gentle?

"Well, I'm about to go out..." I saw the driver looking at me with burning eyes, so I didn't dare to say any more, and asked her, "Do you have anything to do?"

"Oh, forget it, I shouldn't have come to you for this matter. Bye!" Xue Rou hung up the phone after finishing speaking.

What is she looking for me for?I feel that Xue Rou's attitude is a bit abnormal. Did she encounter any troubles?But since she said she shouldn't look for me, maybe she wanted to look for Tang Ke, so I don't mind my own business.

I put down the phone and walked out the door again. "You can go now."

The car drove me quickly out of the urban area and headed west.

The west of the city is a mountainous area. The farther we go from the urban area, the mountains on both sides of the road become more steep. The driver turned the steering wheel and turned into a small road leading to the mountain.There are no street lights on the mountain road, and the dense trees on both sides are like a group of black shadows pressing towards us.

I started to feel a little uneasy, and I asked the driver: "Brother! Where are you taking me?"

"Fulu Mountain Villa." The driver replied without looking back.

Fu Lu Villa?I had never heard of this name before, so I tried to ask again: "This name is very auspicious, but this place is so remote, how could this boss think of building the villa here?"

"I don't know about that." The driver shook his head and said, "We are a car rental company, and we are only responsible for sending guests to designated locations."

"Oh, so you are from the car rental company." I breathed a sigh of relief, I was so nervous all the way.

"Isn't the owner of this villa your friend? He rented our car to pick you up!" the driver asked strangely.

"Oh, that's right." I explained vaguely, "It's just that he didn't tell me where to meet."

"Oh," the driver nodded and said, "but your friend is really weird. Although the scenery here is beautiful, the fog is too heavy. I don't know how he drives in and out on weekdays."

After he said this, I realized that the front of the car was filled with curling fog, and the driver's driving speed slowed down significantly.The car circled on the winding mountain road, and I don't know how many circles it took. If he left me at this time, I think I will definitely not be able to find my way home.

"And the name doesn't seem... so auspicious." The driver said half-jokingly.

"Why is it unlucky, isn't Fulu very good?" I asked strangely.

"Fulu, isn't it just because I'm short of life?" After the driver finished speaking, he was afraid that I would blame him, so he quickly said, "I'm sorry, I just said it casually."

"It's a bit strange." In this way, I became even more curious about this villa hidden in the thick fog in the mountains.

The car walked for another 5 minutes, and a deep ditch with no bottom appeared in front of it. An iron bridge with a width of only three or four meters was erected on the ditch.

"I found it! Just cross the bridge." The driver yelled with relief, and drove across the iron bridge cautiously.

When I crossed the bridge, I saw huge white waves rolling under the bridge.Is there a flash flood, why is there no sound of water?After a closer look, it turned out that these huge waves were not real water, but clouds as dense as cotton.

The driver parked the car and ran down to open the door for me. "Mr. Jian, here we are, please get off the bus!"

When I got out of the car, I saw a tall western-style house half hidden in the mist, the black spire was almost invisible in the night, and the white outer wall was mottled with shadows and covered with moss. history.

"Mr. Jian, I'm going back!" The driver hurriedly said goodbye to me, "The fog is getting thicker and thicker, and it will be very difficult to go down the mountain later. If you need a car tomorrow, please call the company!"

"Okay, be careful all the way!" I nodded and said, the fog is indeed getting bigger and bigger, and I can hardly see the way I came.

The driver drove away, and I came to the gate of the villa alone.The black door was closed tightly, but there was a faint light in the glass window, and there should be someone inside.

I held the bronze knocker on the door and knocked hard a few times. The darkness outside the door made me feel uneasy, and I wished I could open the door and go in right away.It didn't take long for someone to open the door. It was a half-bald middle-aged fat man.

When he saw me, he immediately said kindly, "You're at the party too? Come in, they're all inside!"

I walked into the gate, and saw an empty and spacious hall inside the door, with a huge oil painting hanging on the front wall of the hall.As soon as I saw it, it was like being hit by a torrent, and my thoughts were surging, and I couldn't help myself.

This oil painting is exactly the spiritual drawing on the Internet. Because it is a large original painting, it looks clearer and more intense than the thumbnails on the Internet.

In front of the spirit drawing picture, eight people had already gathered, all of them were looking up, apparently intoxicated in admiring the picture.The middle-aged fat man clapped his hands and said to everyone: "Hey, there are new members joining, everyone take a look!"

The eight people turned around together, and I suddenly found that Tang Ke and Xue Rou were among them.

"You..." I lost my voice, no wonder Xue Rou called me at 8:30, it turned out that she wanted to tell me about the party.She must have seen the QQ number from the spiritual guide on the Internet and contacted the "party". What about Tang Ke, how did he get the party information?
Xue Rou was surprised and happy to see me, she made a grimace at me with a smile, and said, "You're here too!" Tang Ke winked at me, then shook her head, meaning that we should not recognize each other .I was stunned, is this guy working as an undercover agent?
"It's almost time, right?" The middle-aged man habitually looked at his wrist, but it was empty.

"I forgot I can't wear a watch," the middle-aged man smiled awkwardly, "Should we get to know each other? My surname is Yan, everyone calls me 'Old Yan', and I opened a small etiquette company .”

"Hi everyone, my name is Wu Li, and I'm a company clerk." The person who spoke was a girl in her 20s, wearing a black coat and a beige plaid skirt, and looked very quiet.

"Stan, a professional climber." This is a tall young man, wearing a sportswear with a high collar that covers everything below the jaw.Maybe it was because he had stayed in the uninhabited high mountain area for too long, so he folded his hands on his chest and looked unwilling to talk to others.

"Ahem, hello everyone, my name is Zhou Ziruo." This person made everyone laugh when he spoke. He has small eyes, a wide face, a flat nose and a big mouth. No matter how you look at it, you can't associate it with Zhou Zhiruo in Yitian. .

"Ahem, I am the son of Confucius, and the weak are those who are weak." Zhou Ziruo pushed his glasses up with his hand, and seriously stated that everyone's ridicule made him a little angry.

(End of this chapter)