absurd deduction game.

Chapter 224 Funeral (2) - Incense
Saying goodbye to the coffin shop for a while, Yu Xing set foot on the dirty street again. This time he learned how to be good. This map cannot be ridiculed at will, so he kept his mouth shut and didn't make a sound.

It doesn’t matter how you talk in the shop. If you make a sound on the street, you will be heard. This is not in line with physical logic, but if you put it in the absurd, then you can do whatever you want. Follow the rules and you can avoid many unreasonable disasters .

He walked by the wreath on the right and went 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 figurines, that is to say, they were more dangerous.

No matter what, he had to find them quickly, first to avoid accidents for these two people, and second to catch up with the progress.

The long alley was silent, Yu Xing paid attention to the surroundings, and at the same time stepped lightly, controlling himself to make almost no sound of footsteps.

Zhou Xue claimed that the closer to the end of the alley, the higher the perception ability of the paper figurine. Regardless of whether the conclusion was correct or not, Yu Xing felt that there was no harm in being careful.

He walked for a while, stopping now and then 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 out puzzles or tasks that can be completed only by consuming time, which is meaningless.

Now it seems that the biggest function of the store is to exaggerate the atmosphere, and by the way, when the paper dolls arrive, it will provide the players with a temporary safe house.

So apart from the shops, the most conspicuous information on the street is the wreaths and flower baskets and the text elegiac couplets attached to them.

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

If you want to say that this mourning couplet is as magical as the content of mourning, for example, the one he is reading now, the right couplet is "in memory of the good neighbor Liu Bingxian", and the left couplet is "the evil neighbor Chen Jiali laughs and mourns".

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

What does it mean?

Probably it is the nature of laughing at the funeral, clapping your hands and saying that you died so well.

If it were anyone, if such a spoiler appeared at the funeral of a family member, he would definitely be furious and drive them out, but this ghost alley is very individual, not only Chen Jiali, but every elegiac couplet that Yu Xing has seen, almost It's all so disrespectful.

"Boss Liu in the paper population seems to be Liu Bingxian in the elegiac couplet, who is the owner of this funeral." Yu Xing thought to himself, "What 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 shop in front of him was suddenly blown open by the wind with a "bang".

The old door was very stuck, and when it opened it made a toothache sound. Yu Xing paused, and immediately hid behind the wreath beside him. something appears.

After all, it had been quiet before, so why did the store open when he came over?
A few seconds later, there was no movement on the street or in the store.

Yu Xing stopped hesitating immediately, and walked towards the open store. When he passed the door of the store, several portraits with pale and dignified remains looked at him with smiles.

That line of sight seems to have traveled through time, bringing people into a pale world.

Yu Xing: "..."

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

"Crash..."

The untied paper money was suddenly blown away by the wind, spreading out in disordered arcs in the air, and the thin paper was flying in all directions, blocking most of Yu Xing's vision. A vivid dead face emerged from the paper money.

The faint crying came to his eardrums, and it sounded like wind when he listened carefully.

He made a distinction, this unidentifiable creepy feeling did not come from the end of the alley, but from the eyes!

Yu Xing raised his hand and brushed away the paper money in front of him, with no fear in his eyes. He caught the dead face that was hidden again, but he didn't expect that there was a thrust from his back without warning.

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

It was suddenly dark in the shop, Yu Xing stabilized his body, stood up straight and looked around.

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

The dense black-and-white photos squeezed on the wall without gaps, far exceeding the normal number.

But for some reason, when they took the photo, they didn't know that this photo would be placed in their mourning hall. The eyes in the pairs of eyes should have been soft smiles, but under the background of the black and white filter, they also turned into strong sorrow and joy. Nostalgia.

Nostalgic for the world, sad for death.

The paper money finally fluttered to the ground, making the shop selling paper money and incense, as well as custom portrait frames even more messy.

The dead face disappeared. Although Yu Xing was successfully lured in, the ghost in the store didn't immediately attack directly.

"Did any plot trigger..."

Not on the street anymore, Yu Xing was not worried that the paper figurine would hear him, so he murmured.

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

【Cannot open】

It is very concise, with an unquestionable taste, neither saying that you need to find the key, nor whether it is OK to open the door violently.

Obviously, violence is not acceptable. All current experiences are telling the players and the audience that the ghosts in this world are of the incorporeal kind.

It is only a reckless person to act rashly before he is not sure what negative consequences kicking the door will produce.

Yu Xing made sure that the door couldn't be opened, so he turned around and walked around the shop.

The shop was small, and behind the shop door, he saw a piece of old yellowed paper with a few lines of ugly small characters written in black ink.

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

[Finally dead, hahahaha... Good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil. Liu was finally killed by his own retribution!I am happy today, all products in this store are [-]% off, by the way, if you want to credit, remember to sign on the book]

Yu Xing only took a quick glance, and just about to take a closer look, the piece of paper fell off the door and landed on the paper money all over the floor.

He stepped forward and picked up the paper, but saw that the ink on the paper was blurred, and he couldn't read a single word clearly.

"..."

"Sure enough, the plot is triggered. I should do something to complete certain conditions before I can leave here."

"Looking at this posture, do I have to find the account book first?" He said out of his voice.

In order for the audience to hear, like last time, trick some small rewards.

This scene is obviously very wrong, the barrage is excited at this moment, and is actively swiping the screen.

[Wow, there is a ghost in this store, just now I followed Xing's vision and saw that dead face, I was going to spit out my breakfast]
[Why this store? ]
[Come, come, the scarier the place, the more information, I want to see this little guy with long hair scared by a ghost! ]
[What long-haired brother?How can there be a long-haired boy?Is there a live streaming room upstairs?]
[what? ]
[I bet this is the horror deciphering session, hey, Luo Liang next door is also in this store, guess who can find the accounting book first? ]
[The person surnamed Luo has a natural advantage in this deduction world, so is there any need to say it?no need to compare]
[Luo Liang Niubi]
[Aren’t you awesome, haven’t you come out yet? The winner hasn’t been decided yet. In my opinion, although this little brother is cute and cute, he has a very calm personality, maybe he is very powerful]
[Luo Liang has been sleepy for 5 minutes, he searched carefully, I guess the accounting book cannot be obtained directly]
[Fortunately, come on, Luo Liang has won! ]
[You compare him to Luo Liang?Can it be eaten as cute?And I think he looks average, Luo Liang looks better than him, is it worth your bragging? ]
[Not to mention anything else, the upstairs is quite blind]
[I don't understand, why don't those who like Luo Liang go to Luo Liang's live broadcast room, what are you shouting about here? ]
[This is a bit funny, Luo Liang is great, what is sour]
Facts have proved that as long as they are not on their own, no matter how smart people are, they don’t mind being a mentally retarded audience in the live broadcast room. They are about to start a round of cursing until a weighty barrage appears:

[Zeng Lai: Don't push me, he seems to have found a clue]
Everyone fell silent and turned their attention from the barrage area to the screen.

The wind has stopped.

Yu Xing looked around in the silence. The paper money in this shop was piled up on the long low table. There was nothing unusual about it, but all kinds of incense were carefully arranged, and the incense of different lengths was neatly stacked. On the shelf, it's overly detailed, with a deliberate feel to it.

He turned around twice and stopped in front of the incense shelf, naturally observed the arrangement of these incense for a while, and helped up the big incense tower that he kicked over when he entered the door, and then rummaged through the box.

[After watching it for a long time, I still have to look for the account book like this, cut, I thought it was amazing]
[Otherwise, what do you expect from him?Don't normal people have to look for it first? ]
There are many cabinets in the store, Yu Xing rummaged through them, and said, "The owner's note specifically mentions accounting books, but if this thing can be obtained directly, even if there is no reminder on the paper, I will look through it." The content in the side book, the reminder is superfluous. So I don’t think it’s necessary to look for the bookkeeping.”

Public barrage: "..."

The slap came so fast.

Yu Xing moved his hands very neatly, and then said: "The paper money is thrown out 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 sticks that are carefully coded are highlighted."

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

"Under normal circumstances, a careful arrangement means either a puzzle, or it means that it is convenient to find a certain type of incense, but I haven't found anything like a box that needs to be unlocked, so I am inclined to the second possibility for the time being." Yu Xing continued his great cause of commentary, with a calm and comfortable voice, 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 had the illusion that they could interact with him at any time.

[The second possibility is that it is convenient to find incense? ]
[Then why are you looking for things instead of looking for incense? ]
[It's over, I was limped upstairs by being fooled, and there is no reminder, does he know what incense to look for?Be sure to look for hints first! ]
[I think I know what he's looking for]
"If nothing else, there should be an incense burner in this store—I found it." Yu Xing found a dusty copper incense burner from the corner under the counter. Color, but no missing parts, 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 incense burner with a cover. The style is not very particular. It is hard to say which dynasty was popular after the Tang Dynasty.

Yu Xing reached out and lifted the small copper cover.

The three sticks of incense inside had been burned to the end in some unknown year, and only a short stub was left, which was buried in the ashes and pretended to be dead.

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

According to the broken incense, the incense to be inserted into this incense burner should be a very thin type, with a deep purple body and very little friction on the surface.

There are many kinds of incense on the shelf, and there are dozens of bundles of incense that meet these characteristics.

These dozen or so bundles of incense are similar in appearance, but after careful distinction, you can still see subtle differences. Yu Xing touched them one by one, and then selected a bundle among the question marks in the bullet screen, and took it directly to the counter.

[How did you get it? ]
[This is really hard to tell. Normally, the deducer should delay more than ten minutes to confirm in this place]
[Is he too confident or is he really crazy? ]
[Looking at his thin and thin appearance, maybe the points for strengthening his body were saved to strengthen his vision]
[Agreed, eyesight is very important, I also strengthened it several times]
After choosing the incense, Yu Xing picked out the two two-centimeter-long broken incense sticks left in the ashes of the censer, took a match from the match box on the counter, struck it a few times, and lit an open flame.

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

He offered incense in a way that was not standard at all, but the expression on his face was very pious, those who didn't know thought he was worshiping God.

After being silent for a while, 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 beside the paper money moved automatically without wind, and the smoke from the incense fluttered in disorder, like headless flies that couldn't find their way.

The temperature dropped in vain, and Yu Xing felt that his white gown seemed to be pulled by someone. When he looked back, there was nothing behind him.

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

"Huh..." Yu Xing's breathing became cold and oppressive, and the white mist was exhaled from his mouth, dissipating 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 light on his back.

Yu Xing touched the leaky cuffs, the cold air was penetrating into the skin from the sleeves and neckline, he straightened his clothes, glanced at a dilapidated wooden chair, then pulled it over, just like that He then sat down and watched the incense in the censer shorten and shorten as it burned.

(End of this chapter)