Absurd Deduction Game

Chapter 224 Funeral (2) - Incense

Farewell to the coffin shop for the time being, Yu Xing set foot on the dirty streets again. This time he learned well. This map cannot be ridiculed at will, so he kept his mouth shut and did not make a sound.

It doesn't matter what you say in a shop, but if you make a sound on the street, it will be heard. This does not comply with physical logic, but if you put it in the absurd, then anything will be fine. If you follow the rules, you can avoid many unreasonable disasters. .

 He walked beside the wreath on the right and headed straight to the end of the alley.

 Still didn't see Brother Jiu and Zhao Ruru... No matter what the reason was, he was basically sure that these two people were closer to the paper man, which meant that they were in greater danger.

No matter what, he had to find them as soon as possible, firstly to avoid accidents with these two people, and secondly to catch up with the progress.

The long alley was silent, Yu Xing paid attention to his surroundings, and at the same time stepped lightly, controlling himself to barely make the slightest sound of footsteps.

Zhou Xue claimed that the closer to the end of the alley, the higher the paper man’s perception. Regardless of whether this was a correct conclusion, Yu Xing felt that there was no harm in being careful.

 He walked for a while, stopping from time to time to look at the mourning couplets on the wreath.

 The ghost alley is so long, it would be a waste of time to search every store. In other words, the deduction generally does not give puzzles or tasks that can be completed by just spending time, so it is meaningless.

Now it seems that the biggest function of the store is to enhance the atmosphere, and by the way, it provides a short-term safe house for the deducers when the paper man arrives.

Excluding shops, the most conspicuous message on the street is the wreaths and baskets, and the elegiac words attached to them.

Yu Xing squinted his eyes, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

To say that this condolence couplet is as magical as the content of mourning, for example, the one he is looking at now, the right couplet reads "Mourning the good neighbor Liu Bingxian" and the left couplet "Evil neighbor Chen Jiali smiles and expresses condolences".

 The person who sent the wreath compared himself to a bad neighbor and said that his attitude towards the funeral was "laughing".

What does it mean?

 Probably just like laughing at a funeral and clapping your hands to say you died well and wonderfully.

If it were anyone else, if such a disruptor appeared at the funeral of a family member, he would definitely be furious and drive the person out. But this ghost alley is very personal. Not only Chen Jiali's, but almost every elegiac couplet that Yu Xing has seen. It’s all such disrespectful content.

"The boss Liu mentioned in the paper seems to be the Liu Bingxian in the elegiac couplet, who is the real owner of this funeral." Yu Xing thought in his heart, "What on earth did he do to make such a fuss? …”

“Is the task at this stage to find out what Boss Liu has done?”

Just when he had a guess about the context of the mission, the door of a store in front suddenly blew open with a "bang" sound.

The old door was very stuck, and it made a heartbreaking sound when it was opened. Yu Xing paused, and immediately hid behind the wreath beside him, while paying attention to whether the paper man came, and at the same time, paying attention to whether there was anyone in the store. Something appears.

 After all, it had been quiet before, so why did the store door open as soon as he came over?

 A few seconds later, there was no movement either on the street or in the store.

Yu Xing immediately stopped hesitating and walked towards the opened shop. As he passed the door of the shop, several portraits with pale and dignified faces looked at him with smiles.

The sight seems to have traveled through time, bringing people into a pale and feeble world.

　　 Yu Xing: “…”

 He looked at each other for a while with the portraits, and then looked into the store under the gaze of these white faces, old and young.

The untied paper money was suddenly blown away by the wind, scattering in disordered arcs in the air. The thin paper flew in all directions, blocking most of Yu Xing's field of vision. He realized something was wrong and took a few steps back. He could vaguely see A vivid dead face emerged from the paper money.

 The faint sound of crying reached his eardrums, and if he listened carefully, it sounded like wind.

He made a distinction and found that this unidentifiable creepy feeling did not come from the end of the alley, but from in front of him!

Yu Xing raised his hand to brush away the paper money in front of him, with no fear in his eyes. He captured the dead man's face that was hidden again, but he did not expect that without any warning, a push came from his back.

He was pushed into the store, and his staggering figure accidentally kicked over a bundle of incense. After that, the store door was closed at an unscientific speed, as if someone had been guarding the door, waiting for Yu Xing to enter the urn. generally.

The shop suddenly became dark, Yu Xing steadied his body, stood up straight and looked around.

 There are more portraits in the store than can be seen from outside the store.

 Densely packed black and white photos are crowded on the wall without any gaps, far exceeding the normal number.

But for some reason, when they took the photo, they didn't know that the photo would be placed in their mourning hall. The gentle smile in a pair of eyes turned into a strong sadness and sadness under the black and white filter. Nostalgic.

Happy to the world, sad to die.

 The paper money finally fell to the ground, making the shop that sells paper money, incense, and custom-made portrait frames even more messy.

The dead man's face disappeared. Although Yu Xing was successfully tricked into entering, the ghost in the store did not immediately make a direct attack.

 “Did it trigger any plot...”

Since he was no longer on the street, Yu Xing was not worried about the paper man hearing him, so he murmured.

He first pushed the door according to his normal thinking, and then received the first deduction prompt since entering the deduction.

  【Cannot open】

It is very concise and unquestionable. It does not say whether to find the key or whether it is possible to open the door violently.

 Obviously, violence is not acceptable. All current experiences tell the deducers and the audience that the ghosts in this world are incorporeal. In other words, no one can guarantee what will happen if they make loud noises.

It is only a reckless person to act rashly before being sure of the negative consequences of kicking in the door. Yu Xing was sure that the door could not be opened, so he turned around and walked around the store.

The store was not large. Behind the store door, he saw an old piece of yellowed paper with a few lines of ugly small words written in black ink.

 Judging from the handwriting, the writing tool should be a brush.

　　【Finally died, hahahaha... Good will be rewarded with good, evil will be rewarded with evil. The man named Liu was finally killed by his own retribution! I’m happy today. All products in our store are 50% off. By the way, if you want to pay on credit, remember to sign in the accounting book]

Yu Xing only glanced at it briefly. Just when he was about to take a closer look, the piece of paper fell off the door and fell on the floor.

He walked forward and picked up the paper, but saw that the ink on the paper was blurry and he could no longer read a single word clearly.

　　　…”

“Sure enough, the plot was triggered. I should do something and complete certain conditions before I can leave here.”

"Looking at this situation, do I have to find the accounting book first?" He said in a voice.

 In order to let the audience hear it, just like last time, I cheated out a small reward.

This scene is obviously very wrong. The barrage is now excited and is actively refreshing the screen.

  [Wow, there is a ghost in this store, I just saw that dead face following Sachi’s field of vision, I almost vomited my breakfast]

  [Why this store? ]

　　[Come on, come on, the scarier the place, the more information there is. I want to see this long-haired guy being scared by ghosts! ]

  [What is the long-haired guy? Where is the guy with long hair? Is there a live streaming room upstairs?]

[ha? ]

I bet this is a horror decryption session. Hey, Luo Liang is also in this store next door. Guess who can find the accounting book first? ]

People with the surname Luo have a natural advantage in this kind of deduction world, do they need to say anything? No need to compare]

  [Luoliang awesome]

　　[Aren’t you guys not out yet? The winner hasn’t been decided yet. In my opinion, although this little brother looks cute, he has a very calm personality, maybe he is very powerful]

 [Luoliang has been sleepy for five minutes. He searched very carefully. I guess the account book cannot be obtained directly]

  [Good luck, we won Luoliang! ]

  [You compare him with Luo Liang? Can cuteness be eaten? And I think he's just average-looking, and Luo Liang is better-looking than him. Is it worth your bragging? ]

 [If nothing else, the person upstairs is pretty blind]

I don’t understand, why don’t those who like Luoliang go to Luoliang’s live broadcast room? What are you shouting about here? ]

  [This is a bit funny, Luoliang is awesome because he is awesome, why is it so sour?]

 Facts have proved that as long as they are not involved, no matter how smart they are, they don’t mind being a retarded audience in the live broadcast room. They are about to start a round of scolding, until a powerful barrage appears:

 [Zeng Lai: Stop pushing, he seems to have found a clue]

 Everyone fell silent and turned their attention from the barrage area to the screen.

 The sound of the wind has stopped.

Yu Xing looked around in silence. The paper money in this store was piled in piles on the long low table. Nothing unusual could be seen, but the various types of incense were carefully arranged, and the incense sticks of different lengths were neatly coded. On the shelf, the details are overly detailed and have a deliberate feel.

He walked around twice and stopped in front of the incense shelf. Naturally, he observed the arrangement of the incense for a while. He also picked up the big incense tower that he had kicked over when he entered the door, and then rummaged through the cabinets.

 [After looking at it for a long time, I still have to find the accounting book like this. Tsk, I thought it was so awesome]

  [Otherwise, what do you expect from him? Don’t normal people have to look for it first? ]

There were many cabinets in the store, and Yu Xing said while rummaging through it: "The owner's note specifically mentioned the accounting book, but if this thing can be obtained directly, I will look through it even if there is no reminder on the paper. The contents in the book are unnecessary, so I think there is no need to look for the accounting book.”

 Public barrage: “…”

 The slap in the face came so quickly.

Yu Xing moved his hands very neatly and continued: "The paper money was scattered randomly by the wind, which shows that the paper money in the store is not something that needs to be fixed carefully. Under this premise, the incense that has been coded too carefully is highlighted."

Just looking at the layout of the store, others may not be able to tell where the fragrance is highlighted.

"Generally, careful arrangement means either a puzzle or making it easier to find a certain fragrance, but I didn't find anything like a box that needs to be unlocked, so I'm leaning towards the second possibility for the time being." Yu Xing continued his commentary career, his voice was calm and comfortable, and even if it was close to talking to himself, it did not make the audience feel embarrassed.

Even at this moment, the audience in the live broadcast room has the illusion that they can interact with him at any time.

  [The second possibility is that it is convenient to find incense? ]

  [Then why are you rummaging through things instead of looking for incense? ]

　　[It’s over, the guy upstairs was fooled and he didn’t get any hints. Does he know what incense he’s looking for? Definitely look for tips first! ]

  [I think I know what he is looking for]

"If nothing else, there should be an incense burner in this store - I found it." Yu Xing pulled out a dusty copper incense burner from the corner under the counter. The incense path was so old that the original color could no longer be seen. , but there are no missing parts and can be used as usual.

 He put the incense burner on the counter, blew on it gently, and looked at it thoughtfully.

This is a spherical covered incense burner. The style is not very particular. It is difficult to say which dynasty was popular after the Tang Dynasty.

Yu Xing reached out and opened the small copper cover.

The three sticks of incense inside had been burned to the end in unknown years, and only a short section remained, buried in the ashes and pretending to be dead.

He took out a small piece, looked at it for a few seconds, then put down the broken incense with a smile and walked towards the wooden shelf full of incense.

 Judging from the broken incense, the incense to be inserted into this incense burner should be extremely fine, with a deep purple color and very little surface friction.

There are many kinds of incense on the shelf, and there are about ten bundles of incense that match these characteristics.

These dozen bundles of incense look similar, but if you carefully distinguish them, you can still see subtle differences. Yu Xing touched them one by one, then selected a bundle among the question marks in the barrage, and took it directly to the counter.

[How did you get it? ]

 [This is really difficult to distinguish. Normally, the deducer would have spent more than ten minutes making confirmation at this place]

　　[Is he too confident or is he really holding it in his mouth? ]

 [Looking at how thin he looks, he might have saved up the points to strengthen his body to strengthen his vision]

 [Agree, vision is very important, I have strengthened it several times]

Yu Xing chose the incense, picked out the two two-centimeter-long broken incense sticks left in the ashes of the incense burner, took some matches from the matchbox on the counter, and struck a few times to create an open flame.

Then he lit the incense one by one, put the tails together slightly, stood upright, pinched the incense with both hands, raised his hands, and bowed.

His offering of incense was not standard at all, but the expression on his face was very pious. Those who didn't know better thought he was worshiping God.

After a moment of silence, the three incense sticks in his hand shortened to varying degrees, and then he separated the incense sticks and inserted them vertically into the ashes.

In an instant, the string of gold and silver ingots hanging next to the paper money moved without any wind, and the smoke floating on the incense was chaotic, like a headless fly that couldn't find its direction.

The temperature dropped in vain. Yu Xing felt as if his white gown was being tugged by someone. When he looked back, there was nothing behind him.

But the atmosphere in the store is heading hopelessly towards the gloomy direction.

"Huh..." Yu Xing's breathing became cold and suppressed, and the white mist was exhaled from his mouth and dissipated in the dim light.

 He felt a sense of being spied on, as if there were many, many people staring at him fiercely from different angles, like a ray of light on his back.

Yu Xing touched the leaky cuffs, and the air-conditioning was seeping into his skin from the sleeves and collar. He adjusted his clothes, glanced out of the corner of his eye, and saw a tattered wooden chair, so he pulled it over and used it like this Then he sat down and watched from a close distance as the incense in the incense burner shrank and shortened as it burned.

 (End of this chapter)