So I became a witch

"Wait a minute, can you show me?" I interrupted the conversation between the two and raised my hand to ask.

"It's okay, but it's nothing..." Bingying handed the paper to me.

Well, it does look like an ordinary piece of white paper on the surface, and the quality is not a problem. It doesn't look like it is made of special materials, so you should still look at this string of numbers...

"Hey, An Yueyin, where did you find this piece of paper?" I asked suddenly.

"Huh? It's the recessed place in the center of the round table. I saw a magazine pressing a piece of paper, so I brought it over."

"Bring me that magazine and show me."

"Huh? Here you go."

I took the magazine, it was an early "Reader", and there was nothing strange about it, but if you read it according to my guess... I quickly flipped through the magazine, compared the numbers on the paper, and smiled.

"Luo Tianchen, you...have you discovered something?"

"Ah, maybe, this is really a 'treasure map'." I put the numbered paper and magazines on the glass coffee table.

"Really? Then, what's the meaning of this string of numbers?"

"Well, it's just a very rudimentary decryption. The numbers themselves are meaningless, what matters is what they represent."

"what is that?"

"If you observe carefully, you will find that these numbers are in groups of 6, separated by spaces. If you separate the numbers in the group by two and correspond to this magazine, what will you think of?"

"For magazines... the number of pages, etc.?"

"Bingo! In other words, if you match it with the page, line, and word of the magazine..."

"Can you connect it into a sentence!"

"Try it, it should be right. Although this encryption method is simple, the most important thing is that the book corresponding to the puzzle is hard to find, but the author of the question actually threw the magazine in front of us, so Obvious reminder, do you really take us for fools?"

"The questioner? What do you mean?" Bingying came back to her senses.

"Probably, this is the puzzle that the boss came up with for us."

"...Then what should we do?"

"Untie it first, and see what tricks he is playing."

"Ah, it's solved! That, 'the clue is in the thousand'. What does this mean? Did we make a mistake?"

"Thousands? Do you mean tens of hundreds of thousands? Hmm..." Knowing that this is a decryption game, Bingying also became interested and began to think hard.

"About this, I also have an answer, the clue is right under our feet."

"Under your feet?"

"Correct. Look at the arrangement of these bricks, and this square meeting room. Do you think of anything?"

"...Ah! It looks like a Go board! I saw Dad playing chess with others before, and he used this kind of chess board. I asked him what it was, and he told me it was Go!" This time, An Yueyin took the lead brought it up.

"Your dad can also play Go?" I couldn't help being a little surprised. According to the story she talked about before, the image of An Yueyin's father in my mind has been fixed as a strong man who can make decisions with his hands. The type who does not use his brain, since he knows how to play Go, then he has to change his impression a little bit. After all, as the quintessence of China, the various changes in Go are incomparable to all other games. Learn the secrets of it.

"Well, my dad is amazing! You can finish a game with only a few dozen moves!" she said proudly.

"So fast? How did he play?" Could it be that her father is also a master of Go?Or is the opponent a dish?

"Huh? Isn't it just a matter of connecting five chess pieces of the same color?"

"That's Backgammon not Go, thank you!"

Sure enough, he was still a fool.

"But, in Go, is there such a thing as a thousand players?" Bingying asked.

"Well, this is the method of counting in China a long time ago. Now, the Go board is divided into 19 columns and 19 rows, which are divided by A-S and 1-19 respectively. , you can directly use such as 'A19' instead. However, there were no Arabic numerals and English letters in ancient times, so there are 361 items in total, which are replaced by different Chinese characters. Taking the direction of the door we came in as the following, the murals For the first time, if the thousand position...it should be in this position." I walked to the thousand position, tapped the floor tile with my hand, and there was a crisp echo, and it was indeed hollow.

"Hey, what are you guys doing standing there? Come and help me, I can't move it by myself."

"Luo Tianchen, you not only know this kind of cold knowledge...have you also memorized the positions represented by 361 Chinese characters?" Bingying was dumbfounded.

"Because I'm free."

"It's not a matter of leisure or leisure at all! Would normal people memorize such things?"

"The ones who care about the details are all ⑨. Isn't this useful? Alright, let's see what the next puzzle is."

"Hey, has he always been this powerful?" An Yueyin whispered to Bingying.

"Well, anyway, he will always come up with some strange but useful ideas when others are at a loss, but usually he always looks lazy, as if he can't get excited about doing anything, only when faced with this kind of puzzle. I will cheer up a little bit." Bingying thought for a while, then answered her.

"Huh? Could it be that he is actually a high school detective who hides his identity?" An Yueyin suddenly became excited.

"No, no matter how you say it... Indeed, there is a possibility."

"In that case, we can..."

"Hey, what are you muttering about? Hurry up and help me." Seeing the two of them chatting suddenly, I felt a chill running down my back, and quickly interrupted their chat.

"Coming soon!"

"Wait a minute." I pressed Bingying's hand that was about to lift the floor tiles, and looked towards the door, "Who is it?"

The door was pushed open, and a waiter with a tray came in, with an apology in his words: "I'm very sorry, because of my negligence, the sundae was accidentally knocked over on the floor, so I only brought chocolate and brownies. Come on, please wait for a moment, I will make a strawberry sundae for you right away."

"Hey, it turned out to be the waiter. Thank you for your hard work. Put the food on the coffee table. We will eat later."

The waiter responded, then turned and walked towards the coffee table.It was too late to say it, and I gave Bingying an order: "Put him down." Out of trust in me, Bingying kicked the waiter without hesitation. She dodged sideways, but was knocked down by Bingying with an elbow, unable to move.

"Now do you have anything to say?" I squatted in front of the waiter's head and looked him in the eyes.

"Well, what did I do to offend you? If you have any opinions, please raise them in person, why fight?" The waiter showed a painful expression, obviously Bingying's beating just now was enough for him.

"Don't you admit it? You have been at the door for a long time, right?"

"...Why do you say that?" The waiter put away his painful expression and looked at me seriously.

"Because of the sundae. Among the three on the same tray, only the sundae was knocked over. Isn't it strange? And since it was accidentally knocked over, why didn't your trousers and soles get a little bit of the sundae?" What about the traces of generation? Because it was not accidentally knocked over at all, but because you eavesdropped for too long and melted, so you had to throw away and destroy the evidence. If you still plan to quibble, go and see the door with us Look in that trash can outside, can you find a strawberry sundae?"

"..." The waiter was silent.

"So, who are you? Someone sent by your boss to spy on us? Or, a spy?"

Chapter 23 time

"..."

"Aren't you talking? It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter which side you are from, anyway, your goal is that legendary 'thing' that can fulfill all wishes."

"You're pretty smart, kid. If that's the case, I don't need to hide it anymore." The waiter's voice suddenly became sharp and hoarse.Feeling a little bad in my heart, I shouted to Bingying: "Leave him!"

But it was too late, Bingying was kicked back by the other party's sudden kick, the waiter took the opportunity to roll a carp and stood up from the ground, and grabbed her neck with his backhand: "Don't move, otherwise, I will twist this girl's neck."

"Mistake." I sighed, "I didn't expect you to be a woman."

If it is a man, no matter how much strength he has, it is impossible to escape from the grip of Bingying. I have a deep understanding of this, but women are different, especially women who have practiced yoga, can easily twist their limbs and joints to escape the bondage .

"Why? Do you look down on women? In our business, women are more dangerous than men." The waiter took off his hat, let down his hair, and took out a gun from it and pointed it at me, "like this That's the general."

"Hey, hello, how about we talk about a deal?" I raised my hand, trying to communicate with her, "Is that man face of yours also made up? How about erasing it first? Otherwise, it's like a man face with a woman's voice." It's weird for people to talk."

"No. I don't like killing people. If you are obedient, I will let you go in the end, but if you see my true face, I won't hold back even a child."

"OKOK, I see. If that's the case, how about letting that girl go? We'll get out of here right away and go back to our room. Whatever you do is none of our business."

The waiter sneered: "Are you pretending to be stupid? I managed to lure that man out so that you can explore freely. Although I didn't have much hope at the beginning, but now it seems that the so-called lucky guest is indeed very lucky." Lucky', I have been sneaking here for so long and haven't found something, and you found the clue as soon as you came."

"It seems that you will not let us go. If this is the case, please let her go. Anyway, don't you still have a pistol? And without her help, I may not be able to solve the next puzzle open."

"Huh? These two people are useless at all, aren't you the only one who is really solving the puzzle? To me, their value is only hostage." The waiter raised the gun in his hand, Glancing at his watch, "The boss will be back in 13 minutes, please try to find the treasure within this time, otherwise, you may have to say goodbye to the girl you love."

"Run! Luo Tianchen! Leave me alone!" Bingying yelled, trying to break the arm that clamped her neck, but it was useless.

"You still have 12 minutes." The waiter looked at me calmly and said.

"Stupid, if I wanted to run away without you, I wouldn't have appeared at the banquet." I smiled helplessly, "I accept this challenge."

"Then, the next clue is in the floor tile you found. Quickly open it. Hey, who is that, go and help him." She pointed at An Yueyin who was completely stunned with a gun. Under the threat of her, she couldn't help approaching my location.

"It's all my fault." She bit her lip and said regretfully, "If it wasn't for me to go treasure hunting, I wouldn't..."

"Hey, don't say it so sad." I pretended to be relaxed and said, "Didn't that woman say that she doesn't like killing people, as long as we help her find the treasure, she will let us go."

The premise is that she really keeps her word.

But now we can only take one step at a time.

We opened the floor tiles and found that there was indeed a small note hidden under it: "The password is: earth clock and clockwise."

Earth clock and... clockwise?

Does it mean to turn the clockwise one revolution?I checked the underground clock carefully and found that the time on it was fixed at 12:00, which seemed to be broken.Although I can see the place to adjust the time, it is a pity that the pin on it is missing, so I can't turn it.

And what is the password?Is there a place where I can enter the password?

"The ground needle and clockwise... Are the clues really on the ground clock? But there is no way to adjust it..." An Yueyin tried to push it, "No, it can't be pushed."

"Of course, this kind of ancient clock weighs tens of kilograms, and some are fixed to the ground with nails. How can you push it alone..." I replied while thinking.

However, if it is fixed... the earth clock and clockwise...

I stood in front of the clock and scanned the room clockwise.

I understand.

In that case, the password should be...

"An Yueyin, go and turn on the computer!"

"Huh? But..."

"Go and open it!" I said without doubt.

"Okay, okay!" An Yueyin was taken aback by my tough attitude, hurriedly ran to the computer desk, and pressed the power button, but...

"No! You need a password, otherwise you won't be able to open it!"

"The password is 37810, just enter it."

"Hey? Let me try... Ah, it's opened!"

Very well, in this case, the third puzzle is solved.

"Hey...how did you know this password?" The waiter asked me with raised eyebrows.

"Huh? Hasn't the answer already been told to us?" I looked at her jokingly and said.

The waiter didn't say a word, just put the pistol against Bingying's temple.

"I know, I just say it! Move the gun away quickly, or it will go off! Really, there is no humor at all... The point is the clock, and then add clockwise."

"so what?"

"So, if you look at the earth clock as a fixed point, in a clockwise direction, the central round table is connected to the earth clock and other objects as a point..."

"……what!"

"The computer desk is at 3 o'clock, the sofa is at 7 o'clock, the coffee table is at 8 o'clock, and the window at the end is at 10 o'clock. If it is clockwise, it is 37810. As for the place where you can enter the password, there is no safe here. No matter how you think about it, there is only a computer. ?”

"...I see. As expected, I saw the right person."

"Don't say it's the same as choosing a successor...Forget it, An Yueyin, do you have any tips for finding the next question?"

"That... doesn't seem to be there."

No...how is this possible?

"Really, otherwise, come and see for yourself."

I rushed over, and it was true that the entire desktop was just like leaving the factory, no software was installed, and no TXT or DOC documents were saved on the desktop.

No, there must be something I haven't noticed.

"What does this mean?" The waiter frowned, "Hey, boy, did you make a mistake?"

Impossible, the clue must be in this computer, otherwise wouldn't the given password be meaningless?

A little bit of time has passed, I have searched all the folders, but still can't find any clues.It is said to be all the folders, but because it is a computer that has just left the factory, there are not many, but this action still took me a lot of time, and the limit of 13 minutes is getting closer and closer.

"Hey, Luo Tianchen, if you really can't find it, you can run away alone, and I will buy you time." Bingying, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly went online.

"Shut up!" The waiter's mood also became impatient as the bottom line approached, and he smashed Bingying's head with the butt of his gun, "If you talk nonsense, I will kill you first!"