Live Action Murder Mystery

Chapter 45: Fifth person (2)

Views:

after an hour. Expedition team temporary camp.

The three corpses were placed side by side outside the tent, and the four players returned to the tent to rest.

Gu Liang drank half a bottle of mineral water and ate two energy bars.

The main components of energy bars are carbohydrates and protein, which provide sufficient energy, but they do not have too much fat like chocolate.

The earliest system prepared a box of energy bars for everyone, and Gu Liang took the opportunity of asking questions to ask for another box.

At this moment, one box is opened, and the other box is still in a sealed state.

Gu Liang counted, there are 30 energy bars in a cardboard box, no one consumes 5 bars a day, and 4 people consume about 20 bars, so the performance of this script should not be too long, that is, more than a day.

After a brief lunch, a few people rested for a while, and it was afternoon.

None of the four players received any new plots for the time being, so they decided to take a look at the relics left by the three corpses.

The three corpses left behind four schoolbags.

The schoolbag mainly contains compressed biscuits, water and other supplies.

After flipping through two schoolbags in succession, they couldn't find any clues about the identity of the corpse.

Fortunately, from the third bag, we found a diary.

The title page of the diary reads "Xiaodong's Diary of Thoughts", which simply indicates that this diary is written by a person named "Xiaodong".

"On August 12, 2X14, today I received the admission letter from the 'I'm super good' university. I'm so happy."

"September 1, 2X14, the school started. University life is really exciting. When I reported today, I met a very good-looking girl. She is a direct senior of our department. She is a sophomore this year. She is a student of the university. The school belle is called Xiaohua."

"On October 12, 2X14, I learned that Senior Sister Xiaohua is the captain of the adventure team. I also joined the adventure team today and successfully passed the assessment. Senior Sister Xiaohua is gentle and cute. I seem to like her."

"However... many boys in the adventure team like her. There is also a boy named Xiaocao who also likes him. Xiaocao is the school grass of our school. Looking at Xiaocao's handsome face, ordinary like me, I feel very happy. self-abasement… "

"On July 2, 2X16, I just finished my junior year, and senior sister Xiaohua is already in senior year. Senior sister Xiaohua's mother was seriously ill. She wanted to find the legendary colorful crystal for her mother, and maybe make a wish on the crystal. Her Mother will recover."

"Therefore, several boys from our adventure team discussed it and decided to go back and forth to Longxue Mountain to help her find the treasure."

"Actually, in private, we boys still have a secret agreement, that is, whoever finds the colorful crystal first will have the right to pursue Xiaohua first. The person who finds the crystal first can confess to Xiaohua, and before he is explicitly rejected, Everyone else has to withdraw from the race for now."

"Although I feel that I have little chance of winning, I still hope that I can find the crystal first."

"On August 10, 2X16, I, Xiaohua, Xiaocao, and vice-captain Xiaoyuan together, the four of us arrived at Huilong Snow Mountain. At 5 pm, we found a cave. Legend has it that the colorful crystals are hidden in a certain cave Among them. We are very excited. There may be crystals we are looking for in this cave."

"But because it was getting late, we discussed it and decided to enter the cave to explore early the next morning. So this night, a few of us found a relatively flat place on the nearby mountainside and set up camp for a while."

The diary stops here.

It is not difficult to speculate that on the second day, when the four of them went to the cave to explore and try to find the colorful crystals, an accident happened.

After reading the diary, Dr. Xu spoke first: "I marked it. This schoolbag is near the corpse of the man holding the girl. It should be written by him. So, if nothing else, the girl in his arms It's Xiaohua."

Professor Wang couldn't help but said: "Then, the best-looking man must be Xiaocao. Hey, the name of this script is really easy to remember. The school flower is Xiaohua, and the school grass is Xiaocao."

Gu Liang frowned. "Xiaocao died sitting with his back against the mountain wall, and Xiaodong, who wrote the diary, died lying on the ground holding Xiaohua. According to the diary, their adventure team also had a vice-captain named Xiaoyuan. Where did Xiaoyuan go? ?”

"Wait... There's still a student ID card here!"

On the side, Dr. Xu flipped through the ID he found in the fourth schoolbag, opened it, and said in surprise, "This is the one named Xiaoyuan! But the photo is so overblown that I can't see it clearly."

"Interesting, four people came to explore, three of them died, and the remaining Xiaoyuan...is the murderer who killed them?"

Professor Wang thought for a while and said, "These three boys all like Xiaohua. Maybe Xiaoyuan just wanted to kill the other two boys so that he could monopolize Xiaohua. I didn't expect him to kill Xiaohua too."

"Could it be..." Dr. Xu put down the student ID card in his hand, and his eyes gradually slid over Professor Wang, Gu Liang and Li Xuexue, "Back then, Xiaoyuan killed three other people? Now, he pretended to be one of us? The murderer you want to find is Madoka?"

Gu Liang thought for a moment, and said: "If this is the case, then the script is too simple. You are a girl, so first rule it out."

"The diary shows that they came to Snow Mountain in the year 2X16, and now it is 2X19, so they came here three years ago. Three years ago, they were all college students, so Professor Wang's age is not suitable, and he is not Madoka, so it can be ruled out. .”

"That leaves me and Li Xuexue."

"That's weird..." Dr. Xu looked puzzled, "Then I don't have any other ideas for now."

Li Xuexue looked at Gu Liang calmly for a while, and then said to Dr. Xu in relief: "Don't worry, it's okay. Take your time. There will always be clues."

So far too few leads have been received.

Several people discussed it all afternoon, but there was no result.

In the end, Gu Liang really felt cold, so he just got into his sleeping bag and slept all afternoon.

It was not until nightfall that the four players received new plots.

"Because there are rumors that the snow mountain is haunted, you are not at ease, and decided to send a person to watch the night. After drawing lots, the night watchman for this night is Liu Jian."

If so, after nightfall, Gu Liang became a night watchman.

He was glad that when he slept in the afternoon, he put some warm baby on himself, then wrapped himself in a down jacket and a waterproof jacket.

Even so, he still felt that his hands and feet were numb from the cold.

But the scenery at night is very beautiful.

In the dark night sky, there are so many stars, and the whole snow-capped mountain has a kind of radiant beauty under the light of sparks.

Looking at the sparks on such a snowy night, Gu Liang's heart slowly calmed down.

Anyway, bored, he began to think about the plot.

Thinking about it carefully, in fact, Dr. Xu and Professor Wang's brainstorming just now made some sense.

Three years ago, four college students came here to take risks, three of them died and one disappeared.

It is also possible that this person killed them for a certain purpose, and then revisited the old place of the expedition team three years later.

I just don't know what his purpose is.

In this way, perhaps before finding the real culprit in this case, it is necessary to find out who among the four members of the investigation team was the "Xiaoyuan" back then.

At this time, Gu Liang suddenly remembered what Yang Ye said.

"The Chinese teacher taught that when you can't read the article and can't do the reading comprehension question, you can start with the title. This is called a problem-solving tip."

The corner of Gu Liang's mouth raised unconsciously, then he took out the plot card, and his eyes stopped on the title of the script - "The Fifth Person".

If everyone's previous imaginations come true, this script should be called "the fourth person", not "the fifth person".

Because three of the four adventurers died, Madoka was the "fourth" college student who needed to be found.

So, why is the title taken like this

Holding the card and looking down, Gu Liang read the plot again—why did the script spend so much space at the beginning to tell a ghost story? At first glance, this ghost story has little to do with the plot, does it

Or is the script implying that there is really a ghost in this story

Four college students, three inspectors, who is the real person here? Who is the ghost

While Gu Liang was sitting with his back against the tent thinking about the plot, the wind suddenly picked up, and it made his face a little numb all of a sudden.

Gu Liang put on the hat and wrapped half of his face in it.

After a while, he felt that his eyelids were a little heavy, and he fell asleep again unconsciously.

When he woke up again, the snow scene was still there, but the moon was already in the sky, and he didn't know how much time had passed.

Gu Liang yawned, his sleepy eyes were dim, and suddenly he saw something slipping on the snow.

He sat up straight and looked forward intently, then he saw a man in a white robe walking on the snow.

His face... is very familiar to Gu Liang.

He looks exactly like Xiaocao in this script, and also Gu Liang's high school classmate Mingyue.

There were still three corpses neatly placed on the snow in front of Gu Liang, and one of them belonged to that little grass.

So, if Xiaocao is lying on the ground, who is this man in white robe in front of him

As mentioned at the beginning of the script, Huilong Snow Mountain is haunted by ghosts, and explorers will encounter a ghost, who will ask them a question, such as "Why don't you believe me?" and so on.

—Could it be that the person in front of him is not a human, but a ghost? And is it the dead soul of Xiaocao

Thinking of this, Gu Liang subconsciously looked at his feet.

His white robe was so long that it dragged straight to the ground, making it impossible for anyone to see whether he had feet or not.

And the way he walked was very light, as if he was really floating on the snow.

As he got closer and closer to Gu Liang, he didn't know if it was because he was walking on the snow, and the snow reflected light heavily, his body looked translucent, and he looked like a ray of undead.

Seeing that he was close at hand, but Gu Liang did not receive any new plot instructions, he could only do things according to his intuition.

Gu Liang's first reaction was to go to the tent to find other members of the expedition team, so he suddenly stood up and turned around.

And then he was surprised - the camp had disappeared.

Tents, equipment, teammates... all gone.

He had been sitting on a waterproof pad and sleeping against the tent.

Now the waterproof pad under his body is still there, but there is only a vast expanse of white snow behind him, and he can't see anything.

So, this script does have supernatural elements, do ghosts exist

This time, the ghost seemed to have walked behind Gu Liang.

He didn't hear any footsteps, but he sighed, and the cold breath hit Gu Liang's ears, making his neck chill.

"Are you afraid of me?"

— This is the faint sound made by the ghost.

Driven by the shadow of childhood, Gu Liang started to run away.

He was indeed a little scared, and his palms were covered with a thin layer of sweat.

Of course, despite the fear in his heart, Gu Liang is still rational.

While running, he turned on his headlights and carefully watched the road.

Gu Liang didn't choose the way to the cave during the day, because it was close to the cliff, and if he was not careful, he might fall off the cliff.

So he ran in the other direction.

Slowly, a cave also appeared in front of his eyes.

He didn't go into the cave, but went around the cave and walked to the side and rear.

There is a small road behind the cave, with stone walls erected on both sides of the road.

Gu Liang hid in, leaned against the mountain wall and took a breath.

Looking up, the gap between the tops of the two mountain walls is a nearly linear night sky, the moon is invisible, but there are several stars.

"Hey, are you afraid of me? You are really afraid of me."

It was the ghost's voice.

he came.

He is catching up!

Gu Liang leaned his back against the stone wall, and he didn't know if it was subconscious, but finally took out the help card from the outer pocket of the jacket. He quickly clicked on Yang Ye's profile picture, and then pressed the confirm button, and the whole process was completed in one go.

What followed was a rather long wait in Gu Liang's view.

Finally, a familiar voice came. "Hello? Gu Liang? What's wrong?"

Gu Liang held back the breath in his heart, and at this moment, he exhaled lightly.

On the other side, Yang Ye was in a script with a zombie setting.

He handled a zombie with ease with an M4, and then hid in the nearby factory.

It will be dawn soon, and he will be safe if he survives the night.

After checking the trap set at the door, Yang Ye closed the door and went up to the second floor to find a place by the window to rest.

The trap is not complicated. It is an alarm device hidden at the door. When a zombie approaches or steps on it, the alarm device will make a sound to remind Yang Ye of the enemy's situation.

The window on the second floor where Yang Ye was resting happened to be able to see the situation at the door again.

In this way, once he is awakened by the alarm device, he can immediately use his gun to wipe out the zombies.

Sitting with his back against the window, just as he was about to take a break, Yang Ye's cards vibrated.

He thought he had received some plot reminder, but unexpectedly it was a few lines that surprised him.

"The player [Gu Liang] uses the [Help Card] to ask you for help. This card has three chances to use it, and it is limited to one script. It can only be bound to a specific object for help, and it cannot be changed in the middle. Each time for help is limited to 20 minutes. Click [ Confirm] to accept the request for help; click [Reject] to reject the request for help, and the card will be invalidated immediately. Please confirm whether to accept his request for help?"

Under the text, Gu Liang's headshot danced, and it really looked like he had called.

Yang Ye smiled, but the smile disappeared quickly, and he became serious.

Yang Ye started laughing because Gu Liang took the initiative to "call" him, which showed that he trusted him very much.

Yang Ye became serious because he realized it quickly. It stands to reason that Gu Liang's script had just started, and with his IQ, he shouldn't have asked him for help so early.

Is his script particularly difficult? Or, did he encounter something particularly difficult

Next... he won't draw the dead card, will he

Yang Ye immediately clicked the confirmation button.

He was very worried, but he didn't want to aggravate Gu Liang's nervousness, so he pretended to be teasing, and said in a nonchalant manner: "Tsk, you missed me so soon?"

Gu Liang was silent for three seconds, and then there was a light, angry laugh.

Although Yang Ye couldn't see Gu Liang and didn't know his situation, he could feel that Gu Liang's smile and the tense and terrifying atmosphere seemed to ease a lot.

Gu Liang's voice has indeed become much lighter.

"I thought that you would have to mock me and say that I have to ask you for help so early."

Well, it seems that the situation is not serious.

Yang Ye also relaxed, and while staring at the movement in the jungle outside the window, he asked Gu Liang, "What's wrong with you?"

Gu Liang asked: "Where are you? Are you okay? Can you talk to me? Will it affect you?"

"I'm fine, it's all peaceful, I'm going to bed."

Yang Ye continued to stare out the window—well, there were no zombies approaching at the moment.

"What role did you draw?" Gu Liang asked him again.

Yang Ye: "Detective. It's detective again."

Gu Liang: "The destiny belongs."

Yang Ye smiled: "Maybe good people do too many good deeds."

Gu Liang asked again: "Is the script difficult?"

Yang Ye: "I can't see the difficulty for the time being. You call me right now, what kind of problem do you encounter?"

"I... I'm fine. I haven't developed much of the plot yet, so I can't tell you much now."

Gu Liang paused, and then said, "An NPC came to talk to me. Just listen. If 20 minutes are up, the card will automatically hang up the call."

After Gu Liang finished speaking, he put the card back into the chest pocket of the outermost jacket, closed the zipper, exhaled lightly, and turned around.

The ghost had already floated in front of Gu Liang, but it didn't get too close to him.

If the enemy does not move, I will not move.

This is just a plot interpretation, there is no need to be nervous at all.

Gu Liang raised his hand and subconsciously patted his chest pocket, then slowly put his hand down.

At this time, when he looked at the ghost again, his usual calm had returned.

There is a full moon in the sky, and the snow-capped mountains and fields are completely white.

This ghost was white all over, with a face with extremely delicate features, it looked at Gu Haohao silently for a while, then sat on the ground with a smile, its eyes were innocent like a child's.

At that moment, Gu Liang was a little confused.

In the script, the ghost in front of me is the ghost of Xiaocao.

Three years ago, he died in the cave for unknown reasons, and his soul has been wandering on this snow mountain ever since.

Apart from the script, it was Gu Liang's classmate who performed this ghost.

Not counting the time at the funeral, the two hadn't seen each other for almost ten years.

This meeting was such a perverted and weird situation that Gu Liang couldn't tell what mood he was in for a moment.

Then, Xiaocao's ghost spoke. He stared into Gu Liang's eyes and asked him, "Why don't you trust me? Between me and them, you still chose them, right?"

Gu Liang knew that what he said was a script line.

The former classmate was shy and introverted, and blushed when coaxed together.

Now that he has become an NPC, I don't know if his acting skills are too natural. His expression looks a little crazy and a little crazy. He really doesn't look like his old classmate Mingyue.

Gu Liang couldn't help thinking—after he became an NPC, would he still remember the past, and would he recognize that he was his classmate

"Speak. I want you to answer me. Do you trust them and not me?"

The ghost stretched out a pale hand that was about the same color as the snow on the ground, and grabbed the clothes on Gu Liang's chest, and the voice became more and more treacherous. "answer my question."

At this moment, Yang Ye's voice suddenly came from the card in Gu Liang's chest: "Fuck!"

Gu Liang immediately took out the card, but before he could ask any more questions, several gunshots were heard from Yang Ye's end.

The gunshot was transmitted from that script to this place, across the boundless night, echoing in the snow for a long time.

Gu Liang squeezed the card tightly, showing a little nervousness between his brows. "Yang Ye? What's going on?"

There were some sounds of closing windows and doors, and then the sound of going upstairs and downstairs, and finally some sounds of clanging and clanging.

Yang Ye took a breath and said, "It's okay, a few zombies. It's been resolved."

Zombies

There are zombies over there, and ghosts over here.

Tsk, this is exciting.

Gu Liang asked again: "How is the situation? Is there any danger?"

Yang Ye's voice became relaxed again. "It's okay. There should be no more zombies coming tonight. It will be dawn on my side soon. What time is it on your side? Has the matter been resolved?"

"There's nothing on my side, it's just a ghost—"

After Gu Liang finished speaking, twenty minutes later, the call was cut off.

After putting away the cards again, Gu Liang felt a line of sight staring at him.

Gu Liang turned his head, and saw Mingyue holding his chin and looking at him smiling, or in other words, it was Xiaocao's ghost.

Only gradually, Xiaocao ghost's eyes became more and more sad.

"Why don't you trust me? Obviously I am the closest person to you..."

"Are you Xiaocao?"

Gu Liang asked him, but did not hear the answer.

After that, another gust of wind blew.

Gu Liang's face went numb and cold, and he felt his head getting heavier and heavier.

With his back against the mountain wall, he slowly slid to the ground.

I don't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that he heard a sentence before falling asleep.

"Sleep, Brother Liang."

When Gu Liang woke up, he felt a splitting headache.

He got up with his head pressed, and found that he had crawled out of the sleeping bag.

Someone handed a bowl of hot water in front of him, it was Dr. Xu.

Gu Liang thanked him, took a sip of hot water, and found that he had returned to the tent before he knew it.

Dr. Xu asked him: "What happened last night? The three of us woke up and found you passed out outside the tent. It was Li Xuexue and Professor Wang who brought you back to the tent together."

Passed out outside the tent

Was everything I saw last night a dream

Gu Liang took out the help-seeking card in his breast pocket, and it showed "Number of help-seeking times, two remaining."

In this way, Gu Liang confirmed that he was not dreaming, so he said: "I saw a ghost last night. He is exactly the same as Xiaocao, it should be Xiaocao's ghost."

As soon as Gu Liang finished speaking, he heard Professor Wang's ghostly crying and howling from outside the tent.

"My God! There's something wrong with this script!"

"Do you still remember that little grass? It's the very handsome male corpse! He... he turned into a ghost! I just finished using the toilet, and when I turned around, I saw him! He seems to be translucent! Anyway... Anyway, he's a ghost!"

"He also asked me a word, asking me why I didn't believe him!"

"Where the hell do I know what he meant, I ran back quickly."