Absurd Deduction Game

Chapter 245 Nightmare (6)-Lying

Zhou Xue’s grandmother’s name was Liang Erni, a very common name in that era.

After her death, grandma passed on a jade necklace that she had carried with her for many years to Zhou Xue. I heard that during the most difficult period, grandma could only eat moldy cakes, and her clothes were all patched. In the end, she even bought coarse cloth to mend her clothes. I can't afford it, the place with the hole can only let the wind through, so I haven't sold this piece of jade.

Later, life found a way out. Grandma gave birth to Zhou Xue's father and did not pass the jade to him. She guarded the jade as if guarding some kind of obsession until Zhou Xue went to the ward to see her for the last time. That day, she shivered and stuffed the jade pendant that had been warmed on her chest into Zhou Xue's hand.

At that time, grandma was almost dying.

 Actually, grandma's funeral was a happy one. When she got old, she died of old age without any illness or disaster.

 The family didn't feel much sadness, they just regarded this incident as a process that they had to go through - people will die eventually, and how lucky it is to die in old age.

That day, grandma put the jade into her hand, drove everyone away, leaving her alone, and gave her instructions in a hoarse voice.

"Axue... keep this jade. It has been with grandma all her life and protected her all her life. Now that grandma is leaving, her only wish is that you can be safe... this jade will also protect you."

 …

Grandma said that this piece of jade can protect people.

Zhou Xue and Liu Ruru commemorated their grandma and reminisced about the past. Looking at Liu Ruru's concerned face, she subconsciously reached out and touched her heart.

The jade pendant was around her neck. She had never left it for a day since her grandma died.

Perhaps it was really Jade who protected her... so that the two terrible things in the dream couldn't hurt her?

 So she must not listen to that female ghost and smash the jade into pieces.

"Is that so..." Zhao Ruru was thoughtful. She thought for a while, "Tomorrow is Saturday, you won't go to work, right?"

 “Have a rest.” Zhou Xue said.

“Then let’s go to the cemetery together?” Zhao Ruru suggested, “Although it’s not a special holiday, I still want to buy some paper money and tell your grandma about your experience. Maybe she will bless you?”

 There was a moment of hesitation in Zhou Xue's eyes.

 But then, she sighed, as if she was regretting that she had to bother her dead grandma.

"Okay, let's meet at noon tomorrow. I hope grandma can...save me."

 The sun is strong at noon, so it is less likely to be scary.

Zhou Xue's appetite was still poor, and after talking to Liu Ruru for a while, she became tired.

 After clearing away the dishes and chopsticks, Zhou Xue left Liu Ru's house, took out the key and entered the house.

Although she didn't want to face the bedroom, the month-long torture had allowed her to develop some resistance. At first she was terrified of the bedroom when she woke up, but now she can accept it more calmly.

Of course, Zhou Xue’s reaction may be much calmer than that of ordinary people. I don’t know whether it’s because of her personality, or because she has been exposed to her nagging grandma since she was a child, and her ability to accept these things is stronger than normal people.

 Wash up, check your phone, and climb into bed.

It's still early before the usual time to go to bed, but she feels very tired. Fortunately, today is Friday, and she didn't bring her work home, so she is very free now.

Since we have made an appointment to go to the suburban cemetery to see grandma tomorrow, it would be a good idea to rest early to refresh ourselves.

Zhou Xue closed her eyes and fell asleep.

 …

 Zhao Ruru put the dishes and chopsticks in the cupboard and returned them to their places, digesting the information he had inquired about, with no expression on his face.

She now has to think about how to contact Yu Xing. After such a long time, she believes that Yu Xing will not just stay in the corridor and wait, maybe he will go shopping?

She doesn’t know who Yu Xing is, and maybe she can get in touch with other ways to get clues.

Zhao Ruru took out a black wooden chopstick that was shorter than ordinary chopsticks, muttered something in his mouth, and then let go.

The chopsticks stood there with a magical balance for two seconds before falling in her direction.

“Right here?” She was a little surprised. This hexagram meant that the person she was looking for was very close to her.

"I can't really wait in the corridor... No, it's impossible. I should have estimated the time to come back after I went out."

Zhao Ruru walked to the entrance and saw the shadow of a man passing by.

She opened the door with a serious expression on her face and said in a low voice: "Come in -"

Huh?

no one there?

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Suddenly, there was a dull sound of something falling to the floor in the bedroom. Zhao Ruru frowned, closed the door and came to the bedroom.

She breathed softly and gently turned the handle.

Unlike the darkness he imagined, the bedroom lights were on and it was bright, allowing Zhao Ruru to have a panoramic view of everything inside.

A man was sitting in front of her desk, leaning on his chin and scrolling through his mobile phone. There was an open laptop in front of him, and the charging cable was connected to the power socket under the desk.

A delicate napkin box fell on the ground, a hard one. The sound just now should have been made by it falling off the desk.

Hearing the sound of the door, the man looked at her boredly.

"Hello!"

 Zhao Ruru almost jumped up in fright. After seeing who it was, he finally couldn't help but put his hands on his hips: "You've scared people and you're not done yet!"

"Me? Isn't this too unfair? I'm just sitting here. Why did I scare you?" Yu Xing looked at her innocently, then curled his lips, "If you would be scared to this extent, then you also too-"

In Zhao Ruru's eyes, which were about to get angry, he swallowed his words for the sake of harmonious coexistence among his teammates.

"How did you get in?" Zhao Ruru said angrily. She didn't know why. In order to collect information from all sources, she had faced many kinds of people. No matter how much the other party deserved a beating, she could always maintain a normal attitude from the perspective of a bystander. Leave an image of the Zhao family who is at ease with others.

 When I met Yu Xing...

 Her emotions are easily aroused.

Especially when the other person makes a very innocent expression after doing something bad, it really makes people feel itchy.

It's not that she has any special thoughts about Yu Xing, she really can't control her appearance. She is always more concerned about interests than her face, and emotional control is a required course to obtain interests.

 That's why she felt strange, it seemed that Yu Xing's every move was a little more than others.

 Could it be that the other party was someone who was more familiar with how to collect information than she was? Unknowingly, her wariness had been worn away! ?

 Be confident, that’s it! Zhao Ruru said to himself.

Yu Xing didn't know what she was thinking as she stood there. She spread her hands and bent down to pick up the napkin box used to attract Zhao Ruru's attention: "I came in through the window. It's too cold outside."

 Zhao Ruru was speechless for a moment.

After a long while, she said: "How much did you hear?"

 Yu Xing said: “All of them.”

The corner of her eye twitched: "..."

Hello, I am working hard to cook and chat, while you are playing with your mobile phone across the door!

 Forget it, it was reasonable for him to force him. He overheard it and saved her from repeating it again.

 After consoling herself for a while, she said in a normal tone: "Okay, let's discuss it."

Yu Xing put down the phone temporarily and raised his eyes to look at her: "Okay."

"From what she said, we can conclude that she has a piece of jade, which is the focus of this mission." Zhao Ruru saw his chair being sat by Yu Xing under his buttocks, and sat on the edge of the bed in humiliation, "Grandma, this person may have Weird, more or less related to the ghost house, and Zhou Xue's danger comes from dreams, which means that it is difficult for us to effectively protect her from the outside world unless she does not sleep. "

"It's impossible. Judging from her mental state, she hasn't slept well for a long time. If she is allowed to survive for another three days..." Yu Xing thought carefully and then concluded, "She may die suddenly."

"...You are right, and when the time comes, even forced sleep is not impossible. People can't resist the sleepiness that is too strong." Zhao Ruru touched his wrist, where a red strap was tied.

Yu Xing glanced at the strap and thought it looked pretty good: "So, we have to find a way to interfere with her dream. Either we go in or pull out the ghost inside. Only when the ghost is in the same space as us can we The ability to protect Zhou Xue.”

Zhao Ruru asked: “So, what do you think?”

"I don't have any ideas, I just think it's a bit fun." Yu Xing looked at the wall in front of him with a half-smile. From here, Zhou Xue's bedroom was separated by a wall.

"You should be able to judge this kind of thing," he paused. "As for Zhou Xue's grandmother and the origin of the jade, and even the content of the dream, this Zhou Xue -"

 “I lied.” Zhao Ruru answered calmly.

“That’s right, they were all lies.” Yu Xing nodded.

Then he raised his brows and praised: "Okay, it's smarter than the last one."

Zhao Ruru wanted to spit a mouthful of blood on Yu Xing's face to block his magical temperament that could make anyone praise him with a sense of ridicule.

"I think I need to state that although I am not good at reasoning, my judgment of people is absolutely accurate!"

 Do you really think she is a fool?

Yu Xing didn’t have the consciousness to offend anyone at all: “Oh.”

[Um? Wait, why did you lie? ]

  [How could they tell that Zhou Xue lied? ]

  [I obviously read it from beginning to end, but I am not worthy to think with them]

  [The absurd world is so cold, only Xing’s face can make me feel a little warm]

  [Wake up, haven’t you noticed it before, maybe what you see is an illusion]

　　[I don’t care, life is short, take pleasure in the moment, from now on every **** dream I have will have a face]

　　[…]

  [Brothers are real warriors]

 [No, actually I am a woman]

The barrages are always distorted.

Yu Xing casually picked up a pen on the desk and turned it around on her fingertips: "She claimed that her grandmother gave her the jade before she died. Regardless of whether this is true or not, let's just say that the man and woman in her dream, if If it really scared her like she said...she wouldn't be so enthusiastic about the current game project."

He clearly remembered that Zhou Xue put a lot of effort into the game "Nightmare". If she was really afraid of the Ghost Bride, she would not remember more and more details in her dreams in order to copy them. Game design in progress.

"I don't know her attitude towards work, but the ghost bride is wearing a red wedding dress. If she really thinks those are two ghosts and will hurt her, she can't turn a blind eye to the **** my wrist. ." Zhao Ruru raised her hand. Anyone who knows her well knows that this is one of her sacrifices.

This time, she deliberately took the strap out of the persona and waved it in front of Zhou Xue many times while eating.

"I am a woman, and I scared her in the stairwell, and I am wearing such a red strap that is incompatible with my clothes. People who are really scared will only think that I am possessed by the ghost bride, and she, But he didn’t show any doubt at all, it’s so fake.”

She straightened the few strands of hair that were scattered on her temples: "But no matter how big a lie she lies or why she lies, one thing is unchangeable - she is the target we want to protect, and whether her position is right or wrong, we There is nothing we can do against her. And jade should be real, and the focus of our clearance is indeed on jade... Tomorrow I will go to the cemetery with her to see the grandma, and get a set of information about jade. If it doesn't work, maybe We have to take action forcefully.”

"Let's check the situation tonight. When she really realizes the crisis, she won't be able to help but tell the truth." Yu Xing's voice rose, with a calm teasing tone no matter how you heard it.

"Hmm." Zhao Ruru rubbed his face, "Speaking of which, are the ghost grooms and Liu Xue really the ones in Zhou Xue's dream? How could these two appear in her dream at the same time..."

Yu Xing said: "I don't know."

In the first phase of the mission, he indirectly got to know the young master who died first through the entire supernatural space. He did not think that a ghost who wanted to make people become weeping brides would create ghost alleys and haunted houses. An unbiased scene.

Either Zhou Xue's lies were the cause, or there was something wrong with the woman in the dream, or there was something wrong with the man in the dream - there were just these three possibilities. Compared to these, the one thing he wanted to know more was...

 Where did Zhao Yijius go?

Since the goal of the mission is to protect Zhou Xue, at least the deduction system will not assign them a character who will not be able to contact Zhou Xue for too long. However, almost a day has passed, and Zhao Yijiu has not appeared around Zhou Xue.

 This is unreasonable.

unless…

 After dark, Zhao Yijiu could come into contact with Zhou Xue, and the duration was about the same as them.

As long as Zhao Yijiu does not play a thief who breaks into a house, there is almost only one possibility left.

 The role he plays is not in reality, but in a dream.

Yu Xing turned his head and glanced out the dark window, with a more playful expression on his lips.

If this is the case, before they find a way to enter Zhou Xue's dreamland, they will have to trouble Brother Jiu to hold on alone for a while...

"Wait!" Zhao Ruru suddenly spoke up, interrupting his train of thought.

 He looked at Zhao Ruru and found that the other person's face was a little pale.

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Ruru touched his arm, which was covered in goosebumps due to a flash of inspiration, and was a little confused: "You came in through the window, then who was the figure I saw in the corridor just now?"

 Yu Xing: “?”

 “What figure?”

“I was looking for you just now, and I saw a tall man’s figure in the peephole... He disappeared when I opened the door. Before I had time to think about it, your cardboard box fell.”

Zhao Ruru's pupils tightened, and he turned around dryly and asked Yu Xing: "Did I get lucky enough to escape the ghost just now?"

 (End of this chapter)