bit stealing game

Chapter 63 The Seed of Doubt
I frowned.

Lou Shiqi asked me what was wrong.

I said vaguely, "It's nothing, I just bit my tongue."

"This is a gluttonous meat in our hometown." Lou Shiqi nodded, and put some more meat on my plate in a considerate manner. "Eat more, it looks like you're hungry."

This man always has a knack for pissing me off with good intentions.Seeing that I didn't move my mouth, Lou Shiqi bumped my shoulder and said, "Hey, eat while it's hot."

While chewing a few bites of meat, I looked at Jiang Can's left hand, which was wielding a knife.If I remember correctly, he also used his left hand to hold chopsticks just now.But the first few times I saw him, I didn't realize that he was left-handed.

Jiang Can noticed that I was looking at him and made a pose to show off his muscles. "I did a good job! I didn't blow it, but our muscles are real. It's not the same as those trained in the gym." He said, and he smugly twitched twice.

Ding Ze let out a "tss" next to him.

I looked again at Ding Ze, who hadn't had a drop of alcohol yet, and then glanced at the few remaining people.

The more you look at it, the more wrong it becomes.When did Xia Shangzhou start eating mint leaves?On the day she ate with the archaeological team, she deliberately said not to eat.Teacher Bai is a person who loves all kinds of spices, and today he didn't even touch the old godmother.It was memorized by himself, and it is basically a must for every meal.Where did Meng Weiqing's pipe go?When did he start smoking Cuban cigars?
In this desert, everyone gathers in a co-constructed space.The tents, campfires, etc. are not very personal, so it's hard to see who they are.

It's like the thread on the clothes, I thought it would be good to just throw it off, but in the end it almost ripped the clothes off.

I went to see He Rongchuan and Lou Shiqi again.The latter saw me looking at him, and covered his plate defensively.This response, as usual, made me breathe a sigh of relief.

"Good practice." I turned around and looked at Jiang Can. "But Mr. Jiang, is your right hand injured?"

Jiang Can moved his empty right hand subconsciously.I stared at him intently.

After a moment of silence, he said to me: "We have received special training and can use both left and right hands. After all, you can't point out that people won't attack your dominant hand."

He answered frankly, but this did not dispel my anxiety.

"But why do you want to change your eating habits? No one will attack you because of which hand you eat with."

This is not a big deal in itself, but at this juncture, I have to think more.The Chinese say [eat no more than three].One is to not be addicted, and the other is to not be controlled by others.

I always feel that I am being manipulated from the moment I enter the desert.Every step is calculated by others.

Human language, human behavior, and human eyes can all be deceiving.But people's words and deeds don't lie all the time.

Everyone has their own specific behavior patterns.For example, I am right-handed, I want to kick when I meet a small stone, I will subconsciously dodge to the opposite side when I meet someone, I am picky about eating, I don’t like to step on the manhole cover, etc.If someone with a heart can guide me to do something through my behavior pattern.

For example, touch the stone pillar with the game of Senet painted on it, and then "by accident" find the underground palace of the Temple of Seth.

"Because we can't take risks."

Jiang Can's answer can be regarded as solving the problem that has been bothering me.

Since Qi Tian helped me find out the list of 279's operations, I have always had a question.That's why these people, especially, why they need two archaeological teams.

After getting along with each other for the past few days and He Rongchuan and Jiang Can's explanation just now, I realized that Lou Shiqi has always been their person, and also has special skills.In this way, his joining is very reasonable.

But I've always wondered why they needed me.Is it because I accidentally discovered the [Temple of Horus] under the archaeological site last year?But even without that temple, 279 would definitely come to Egypt and enter the Sahara.

Li Yuan's "desire to protect" me in [The Temple of Omniscience] was also an on-the-spot reaction, and it was impossible for 279 to calculate this in advance.Even if they knew that we were old acquaintances, it would be impossible for them to restrain Li Yuan with a childhood friendship more than ten years ago.I have always been dispensable.However, 279 put me into the team from the very beginning.

I reflect on what is common and unusual today.

First, Meng Weiqing came to me to tell me about Sir Black's uncle's notebook, and then I was called by Arno to look at the scorpion under the temple wall.Then I heard Boothwell and Jason arguing, and I avoided it to avoid suspicion.Only then did I see the game scene on the stone pillar, and touched it by accident.Generally, I don't do such immoral things that destroy cultural relics.It was Lou Shiqi and He Rongchuan who passed by and patted me, otherwise I would have jumped into that underground palace.After that, I kicked it habitually because I saw a small stone on the ground, and then I discovered the Temple of Seth again.

It is not impossible to insist that this is all a coincidence. After all, things with low probability happen again and again, which can also be regarded as a hint of so-called fate or a complete coincidence.For example, [Temple of Horus] and [Temple of Seth] were discovered one after another.

Coincidentally, I happen to know that this is not fate.It was just a conspiracy to manipulate my actions based on enough knowledge of my behavior patterns.

What the Chosen One, isn't someone setting me up.

As usual, Teacher Bai could see that I was restless.He came over, bent slightly and said to me: "Do you think we manipulated your behavior and let you discover the Temple of Seth?"

I looked up at him: "What do you say?"

Teacher Bai shook his head.

"Before we saw the notebook, we did know that there was an underground part of the Temple of Seth, but we didn't know how to get in. Those foreigners should know the way, which is why we acted with them. But we also I didn't expect you to find the entrance to the Temple of Set in the end."

"I didn't find out." I corrected him. "Someone let me find out."

"It is indeed possible. In this operation, all parties know the participants very well. This is why we have been changing our habits to prevent being used by others. It's just that they are targeting you."

Teacher Bai removed the suspicion of manipulating me from 279.

I smiled at him, then looked away.What's wrong with cheating a fool for not wanting money.

"Actually, you were going to join Morgan's team." Meng Weiqing said suddenly.

I looked up in surprise.

Across the blazing bonfire and the roasting chicken that was dripping with oil, he looked me straight in the eyes. "We snatched you here because you will come here anyway. In this case, why not follow us."

"Why?" I couldn't help asking. "Why did they take me? Why did I come anyway? Even if Morgan and the others wanted me to go, I wouldn't have to."

In fact, Meng Weiqing said, I remembered that before the archaeological team sent me an email, the British Exploration Association extended an olive branch to me, and promised a large amount of work funds.If the archaeological team hadn't obtained the excavation permit in the end, out of curiosity about the [Underground Temple] and the lure of money, I would probably have joined the British.If Morgan and the others are behind this, then I will indeed be in their team.

"We don't know why they want you to join, and we don't even understand what's special about you. Originally, we didn't want to involve more people in this task, because no one knows what they will face in the end." Teacher Bai Said with a sigh. "But it's like Yuechen. Even though we don't have any clue about his secrets so far, we can't miss the clues inside. We can't let others grasp it."

Li Yuan smiled understandingly. "What are you talking about. I also want to find out what caused all this. Even if you don't come to me, I will come to you."

"No matter what it is, we have to find it first." After Meng Weiqing finished speaking, he buried himself in the roast chicken that had begun to ooze oil.

Oil fell on the campfire, making the flames a little hotter.

I stared at the tireless flame.

Can I trust 279 again?I still don't know what is in the desert.What's even more frightening is, do they know?
If it wasn't 279, then who made me the "chosen child"?Is it possible that I made such a big circle just to let me discover the Temple of Seth that the French archaeological team entered as early as 60 years ago?
"What did you think of?" Li Yuan moved towards me, "People who can use or plot against Morgan and Meng Weiqing."

Indeed, this cannot be done by a single person or a limited force.If it's just calculating me, it's actually not that difficult.But it is not so easy to figure out Meng Weiqing's actions.After all, I would go into the above-ground building of the Temple of Seth at noon, mainly because Meng Weiqing gave me Old Black's notebook.This is why I doubted 279 at first.

But if you think about it from another angle, if Meng Weiqing was also calculated, then there is another person behind the scenes.But it's not 279, who can have such a big energy?
"You think it's not 279?" I turned my face and asked him in a low voice.

"Do you still remember the person who tricked Hassan and the others into going to the Temple of Omniscientism?" Li Yuan suddenly changed his tone and whispered in my ear, "Do you think this method seems familiar?"

From the corner of my eyes, I saw Jiang Can winking at us, Xia Shangzhou looked in this direction with a smile, and said something to Rhea beside him.So I also answered Li Yuan with a contrived expression. "You mean Dr. White?"

"Yes. Although we don't know who Dr. White is, I think he is also among the people who entered the Sahara this time."

Indeed, if anyone wants to control our actions, then no matter who they are, they must always be aware of our movements.This requires keeping an eye on us.

It is not impossible to manipulate people's behavior by calculating behavior patterns, both theoretically and practically, but these must be based on a sufficient amount of behavioral data of the manipulated person.And these data can only be collected in a certain environment, such as in daily life.But after we came to Egypt, there were basically new things around us, and our behavior would be adjusted to a certain extent.Too many variables is not conducive to ensuring that the actions of the target task will be carried out as expected.

If you want me to be the chosen one, unless you observe me early in the morning and can obtain and analyze my past behavior data, and monitor all influencing factors on the spot, such as who will appear in front of me to cause my "prejudgment" Behavior" changes, otherwise it is impossible to achieve the goal.

Thinking about it this way, the Dr. White who made Hassan and others take the initiative to accept the transformation and then led them to trick us into the [Temple of Omniscience] is indeed the best suspect.

But does this person really exist?

If it is indeed Dr. Walter who is manipulating everyone, then 279's suspicion will be ruled out.Because this person's handwriting also appeared in Old Black's notes, 279 probably hadn't been in line with international standards at that time.

The amount of information is a bit large, and I can't make a judgment at the moment.Thinking about having to listen to Ah Tian and Lao Zhang for a while.

Li Yuan moved closer.He seemed to have a special interest in Dr. White.

The flawless face was brightly lit by the flames.I remembered what I saw at sunset, so I lowered my voice and asked him, "Why do you have a scar on your ankle? Don't you leave no marks?"

"I don't know why, but it's one of the reasons I'm here."

I glanced at him.

Li Yuan looked at me. "Since I can be injured, it means that the magnetic field's control over me is not without loopholes. This is why I want to find Dr. White. I think he should have some answers."

There was fire in his dark eyes.

(End of this chapter)