Gu Liang held the reward card and sat down alone.
There was moonlight in the sky, snow on the ground, and thick fog wrapped around him.
The scenery in front of him, like his current imagination, is full of discord.
There are ghosts in this script.
Three corpses correspond to three ghosts.
Xiaocao wandered alone, and the whereabouts of the other two ghosts were unknown, but they had to go somewhere, so Gu Liang speculated that they were possessed by Dr. Xu and Li Xuexue respectively.
Xiaodong and Xiaohua are lovers. Li Xuexue and Dr. Xu are also lovers.
In this way, after being possessed, Xiaodong and Xiaohua can continue to live as a couple, or even husband and wife.
This is why the man didn't choose Liu Kan, played by Gu Liang, or Professor Wang as the object of possession.
Although Gu Liang speculated that Li Xuexue should be Madoka back then.
But since he was possessed, he was completely unconscious.
So, although it was still Li Xuexue's body that set the fire and rescued Dr. Xu, it was Xiaodong who controlled this body.
This means that it was Xiaodong who killed him back then.
Xiaodong killed Xiaohua, Xiaocao, including himself.
The only survivor was Madoka.
And three years later, Xiaoyuan turned into Li Xuexue and was possessed by Xiaodong again, which was equivalent to being killed by Xiaodong again.
Could it be that the murderer he was looking for this time was Xiaodong who pretended to be Li Xuexue
From the perspective of the story, this speculation is reasonable.
But in this way, whether it is the deceased or the murderer, it will be the player who plays Li Xuexue in the end.
Is this appropriate
Furthermore, the souls of Xiaodong, Xiaocao, and Xiaohua have been trapped in the snow mountain together for three years, and Xiaohua has never known the truth
Does the story make sense
Xiaocao, who has appeared many times from beginning to end, has no effect other than leading to clues about ghosts
In the end, I fell into a coma three times, why
Is the coma related to the ghost's spell? What's the point of Xiaocao making herself dizzy
Gu Liang held the card, and when he just connected the "phone", he heard three "bang bang bang" gunshots over there, followed by the sound of opening the door, closing the door, going downstairs, and opening and closing the door again. .
——What's the situation with Yang Ye's script? Why is it so chaotic every time
After all the noise disappeared, there were a few deep panting sounds first, followed by Yang Ye's voice.
"Okay, Gu Liang, what's the matter, tell me."
Gu Liang paused and asked, "What did you do just now? Why don't you rest first?"
Yang Ye only said, "It's okay. I shot a few zombies."
Are you still fighting zombies
Gu Liang: "Where are you hiding now? Will talking attract them?"
Yang Ye smiled, and his voice became more relaxed. "Never mind. I'm in the basement. They can't find them. What's your trouble?"
At this moment, Gu Liang sneezed, and Yang Ye's voice sank. "What's wrong? Are you in...a cold place?"
"Well. In the snow mountain. It's okay, it's almost over. Vote in 4 hours." Gu Liang said.
Yang Ye said: "Okay. Tell me what's going on with you."
The call time was only 20 minutes, and it was too late to explain all the details clearly. Gu Liang could only tell Yang Ye the initial plot of the card and the general situation: "In short, the story I inferred now is full of contradictions. But it's the only possible direction. Other speculations are less plausible—"
Yang Ye thought for a while and said, "Your summary is indeed too brief, and I can't tell you well. But I can remind you that if a story is not smooth and uncomfortable, there must be something wrong."
"At the beginning, you can use your imagination to make up for the gaps in the story or the parts that don't make sense. But when you restore the story as logically as possible and the story roughly makes sense, You find that the script does not give any clues to support your imagination, which creates this sense of incongruity. This means... "
Yang Ye paused, and said: "This means that there may be a problem with the source setting of this story. Only in this way, no matter how you fill the story, the direction of the story will have a sense of disobedience, or, even if the story Unobstructed, and there are no clues to support it.”
"The source and setting are wrong? The setting is a ghost. We have all met ghosts, and the beginning of the card also tells the ghost story..."
Having said that, Gu Liang seemed to understand something and paused.
Yang Yedao: "I told you before that when solving a problem, you should read the title. I will teach you another way to solve the problem today. The math teacher said that when doing the problem, you must learn to eliminate distracting items. There are some problems in the problem. Conditions are there to confuse you."
Yang Ye's words moved a thousand catties in four or two, and opened a small joint on the main shaft of the shaft. After that, the shaft turned smoothly, and all problems were solved.
Gu Liang took a breath and smiled: "I see. Thank you, Teacher Yang."
Yang Ye was stunned for three seconds before opening his mouth: "You said thank you to me? Wait, what did you call me just now?"
"It's nothing. Yang Ye, when do you plan to end the performance?"
"Visual estimates are two days away."
Gu Liang nodded: "Understood. We have a total of three opportunities to talk. I can still contact you once. I will contact you again in two days. You helped me, and I will see if there is anything I can do to help you. I'll hang up first, you pay attention to safety."
"Hey, wait. Do you really understand? I haven't understood yet." Yang Ye called him to stop.
"It's normal for you not to understand, so I'll give you a general outline."
Gu Liang said, "But you mentioned something very important. Don't worry, I have a direction."
Gu Liang's voice still sounded serious, so Yang Ye said again: "But there is another thing, I understand. So you called me last night... because you are afraid of ghosts? That NPC last night was a ghost ?”
Gu Liang: "..."
It seems that Gu Liang's angry look can be imagined through the "phone", Yang Ye smiled.
But also because of his gag, Gu Liang almost relaxed.
When people relax and are not so nervous, they may be able to notice the details and problems that were previously overlooked, and their thinking will be smoother and less likely to make mistakes.
"It's nothing, I'll hang up." Gu Liang said lightly.
Yang Ye: "Wait a little longer."
"What else is there?"
"Do you get along well with other players? Didn't you quarrel?"
Why is this father worried that his son will fight with other children when he goes to kindergarten
Gu Liang's back molars clenched.
Yang Ye continued: "Hey, I don't feel at ease if I don't look at you."
Gu Liang: "..."
Yang Ye: "Don't be angry. Didn't you just call me a teacher? I'm not allowed to pretend to be a teacher—"
Gu Liang laughed angrily, and when he wanted to go back, the 20-minute call time was up, and he could no longer hear Yang Ye's voice.
Gu Liang stared at the help card that seemed to have suddenly lost its vitality, and remembered what he had been lacking all along.
—He is too focused on restoring the overall picture of the story, and is too entangled in the behavioral logic of the characters, causing him to often overlook some inconspicuous details at first glance.
For example, in "The Death of Boss Bai", he perfectly analyzed the logic of Bai's son's behavior, but he ignored the water on the medicine box.
And in this story, these details still determine the key.
For example, the empty box of energy bars, the potion bottle he picked up just now, and the huge clue in front of him—a whole mountain.
After a while, Gu Liang put away the reward card and heard footsteps behind him.
Gu Liang turned his head and saw Professor Wang and Dr. Xu walking over together.
Professor Wang's expression was a little subtle and gossip.
Doctor Xu showed a little embarrassment and confusion.
As for Li Xuexue not far away... Gu Liang looked up and found him sitting quietly with his head down, seeming a little dejected.
"Are you looking for me?" Gu Liang asked.
Dr. Xu glanced at Professor Wang, then looked at Gu Liang: "I have been discussing with Li Xuexue just now. I think he can tell the story he concealed. But he just doesn't agree. So I think..."
Gu Liang frowned subconsciously, and then said, "Sit down and chat."
Dr. Xu nodded and sat next to Gu Liang. Professor Wang looked her over and sat down.
Gu Liang asked Dr. Xu: "I guess, what he concealed was his side mission. He is Xiaoyuan, right?"
Doctor Xu opened his eyes wide. "You guessed it all?"
"En." Gu Liang nodded, "What do you think now?"
Dr. Xu thought for a while, and said truthfully: "He said that he had clearly received a side mission, that is, he wanted to conceal that he was Xiaoyuan. Correspondingly, our side mission is to find out who Xiaoyuan is." .”
"What he meant was that he only told me about it. When it came time to enter the side mission to vote and choose who Madoka was, I was the only one who voted right. Not only did his side mission succeed, but I... I could also... "
Gu Liang: "Understood. He is hoping that both of you can get branch rewards."
"Yes. That's right. But I think... I can't just consider my own side missions. So I hesitated for a long time, and decided to tell you the truth."
Having said that, Dr. Xu paused before continuing, "I'm also thinking about everyone. After all, the main mission is more important than the side mission. You don't think I... I..."
Hearing this, Professor Wang's lips curled down, his expression became more subtle.
—Tsk, he likes you, trusts you, and takes such a big risk to tell you his branch line alone because he likes you, trusts you, and just for you to get an extra reward.
First please Li Xuexue's liking, from him, you get a side mission.
You come to Gu Liang again, trying to get Gu Liang to help you analyze the murderer. In this way, your two line tasks are not completed.
Although it can't be said that you did something wrong... But you are a bit unkind, right
While thinking about it in his heart, Professor Wang winked at Gu Liang.
Gu Liang frowned, but didn't say anything, he just asked Dr. Xu: "So who do you think the murderer is?"
Dr. Xu said: "I think it is Li Xuexue. I have already analyzed the pros and cons with him. Now that the script is getting more difficult, the rewards for the main storyline are definitely better than those for the sideline. Fierce judgment."
"I've talked about this for the sake of it, but he still doesn't agree to tell everything. So although I don't know what the story is for the time being. But I think he is the murderer."
Gu Liang thought for a moment and asked Dr. Xu: "How did Li Xuexue explain to you that everyone died here three years ago?"
"He said that the four of his students passed out as soon as they entered the cave. When he woke up, the other three were all fainted. He couldn't use his wrist to take them out, so he wanted to go to the Snow Mountain Base Camp to find Staff came to help. But as soon as he reached the base camp, there was a small avalanche here. The snow blocked the opening of the cave, and the other three people were buried alive."
Dr. Xu said, "I don't agree with his explanation. I think he's lying. How could he wake up before others and not be buried in the snow? He made up this story. From a comprehensive deduction , I think he is the murderer. The side mission is to find who is Madoka, and he is. The main mission is to find the murderer, and he is still the same.”
The corners of Professor Wang's mouth curled down even more, probably because he felt blind. Why did he think Dr. Xu was beautiful and gentle before
After Dr. Xu said this, he was also looking at the reactions of Professor Wang and Gu Liang, as if he was waiting for their answers.
She didn't expect that after a while, Gu Liang actually said, "I don't think he lied."
Dr. Xu looked at Gu Liang in great surprise, and Gu Liang said: "The basis of my judgment is his injured wrist. Do you remember that he said that his character had deformed wrist since childhood and had undergone more than a dozen corrective operations? "
Professor Wang's eyes widened. "I remember. The three of us were together just now. After he came from the cave, he kept rubbing his wrist."
Gu Liangdao: "People are tolerant to anesthesia. Li Kexue has undergone so many operations, and his body has been injected with anesthesia frequently and repeatedly. Therefore, after he was anesthetized with the other three college students, It's possible he woke up before them."
"Ah, I see. You mean, back then, someone used anesthesia or something to stun the four of them in the cave together. Because of her constitution, Xiaoyuan woke up first and escaped. After he escaped, There was an avalanche, and the snow covered the entrance of the cave, so the other three died inside?"
Professor Wang asked Gu Liang, "Who is the murderer?"
"The title of the script already tells us—the fifth man."
Gu Liang got up and walked towards where Li Xuexue was, "Let's go. Let's discuss the rest."
When Gu Liang walked to Li Kexue and tried to sit down, Li Kexue looked at him warily.
When his eyes fell on Dr. Xu's face, Li Kexue looked a little embarrassed and angry.
Dr. Xu turned his head away and did not meet Li Xuexue's eyes.
So Li Kexue stood up and tried to leave.
Gu Liang called out to stop him. "Sit down and listen to my analysis together. I know the murderer is not you."
Li Xuexue's figure froze.
"I know, for Dr. Xu's sake, you wanted her to win more rewards, so you told her about your side quests alone. You refused to let us know. Apart from wanting to get the rewards for the side quests, you were also afraid that we would misunderstand you. murderer."
"But I think we are not as stupid as you think. Besides, there is no need for you to continue to hide now. Your side mission has failed. If you continue to fail to cooperate, your main mission will also fail. In the end, you will not be rewarded at all." Can't get it."
Li Kexue didn't take any further action, just hung his head and didn't speak.
But this basically shows that he agrees with Gu Liang's words.
Gu Liang sat down and asked Dr. Xu first: "After Professor Wang and I went to the toilet, did you eat the energy bar?"
Dr. Xu shook his head, wondering why Gu Liang suddenly asked this question. "No... no. Although the fat content of energy bars is not high, I still want to eat as little as possible. Vegetable soup is enough. Why do you ask this?"
"What about you?" Gu Liang asked Li Xuexue.
Li Kexue was quite reluctant to answer, but finally shook his head as a response.
Gu Liangdao: "This confirms my guess from the side. Before Professor Wang and I left, when we walked out of the camp, I took a look and found that there were three energy bars in the box. But when I checked the evidence just now, I found that the box was completely is empty."
"The source of the fire was the corpse, and the explosion was caused by the fire. Coupled with the placement of the boxes, several boxes were not completely destroyed, and the contents inside were barely recognizable. For example, the boxes containing vegetables were still There are vegetables that are burnt black, but they turn into powder when you touch them."
"We have two boxes of energy bars. One box has not been opened, and the other box is empty. Since you haven't eaten any of them, then the murderer took the three energy bars when he set the fire. The energy bars in the unopened box , The murderer did not move, there may be two reasons, first, since the box has not been opened, it is not easy for him to pick it up; second, it is an energy bar that I asked for alone, and it does not belong to the scene stipulated in the script."
Professor Wang couldn't help asking: "Isn't the murderer a ghost? If Li Kexue is not possessed, then the ghost...does the ghost need to eat energy bars?"
Gu Liangdao: "So, there are no ghosts from the beginning to the end. There are only people who pretend to be ghosts."
Professor Wang was a little confused. "You... what do you mean? Didn't we all meet ghosts? It's okay to say that we can pretend to be ghosts in a white robe... But you are different. Didn't you say that when you turned your head that night, the whole camp disappeared?"
Gu Liang: "The camp didn't disappear. He was the one who took me away from the original camp after I was stunned."
Professor Wang was surprised: "Where did you take it?"
Gu Liang pointed to the slope east by northeast. "There's a slope there. At the top of the slope, there's another cave with two rock walls, remember?"
"Remember. Walk me through when you first explored freely."
"I thought, last night I was taken to the other side of the slope."
Gu Liangdao, "The slope is steep, and the cave and the rock wall are located at the top of the slope. From the top of the slope, along the sides of the slope, extending down to our camp, it can be seen as a triangle. This triangle forms the slope side."
Gu Liang looked at Professor Wang: "And there is another side of the slope. Do you remember that when we explored, passing through the two stone walls at the top, there is a way to the other side of the slope?"
Professor Wang said: "I remember. It's just that the place is blocked by fog, so I can't go down."
Gu Liang continued: "Counting from the top of the slope, it can still be counted as a triangle along the direction that has been blocked by fog. That is the back side of the slope. Now I will put the side of the slope where our camp is located, It is called side A, and the back is called side B. A and B are two almost identical triangles."
"Last night, I was stunned by the so-called 'ghost', and then he took me to the B side of the slope. The position I was in when I woke up corresponds to the A side of the slope, which happens to be where our camp is."
Professor Wang nodded: "I understand. Sides A and B are almost completely symmetrical, which is equivalent to turning over from the top of the slope. You ran towards the top of the slope last night and went to the direction of the two rock walls, which is the same as you are now. Our camp ran towards the slope and the two rock walls, and the direction and distance were almost exactly the same. So you didn’t notice the difference last night, thinking that you were indeed at the camp.”
"Yes." Gu Liang said, "Two huge rock walls stand at the top of the slope, forming a small road in the middle. The entrance near our camp is called Exit A, and the other end is called Exit B. When we explore tonight, we will start from We entered through Exit A and exited through Exit B, but because of the fog, we couldn’t go out too far.”
"But when I was chased by the 'ghost' that night, I actually entered through entrance B."
"So, the camp never disappeared. It's just that I was taken from one side of the slope to the other by the 'ghost' while I was in a coma. Later, I was chased by him to the center of the two stone walls. After being unconscious again, I was taken by him again. I brought it back and was discovered by you. This made me think that I had been in the camp and never left, and the camp disappeared out of thin air and then reappeared."
"This is a trick created by using two similar locations. Now the corresponding location on the other side has been covered by thick fog and can no longer be investigated, but I think there must still be a difference between the topography of that place and the location of our camp." It's different. It's just that my vision is not good at night, and the appearance of ghosts made me a little nervous, so I didn't check too many details carefully, so I was bluffed by him."
Professor Wang then asked: "What about the footprints? He took you to the other side of the mountain that night, the footprints that should have been left."
Gu Liang said: "The men in black come and go in this direction, messing up the footprints. So the footprints can't be seen."
Gu Liang said this, and concluded: "In short, three years ago, there were not only four college students here, but also a fifth person. Three college students were killed by him, and only Xiaoyuan woke up early because of the problem of anesthesia tolerance. , escaped, and he was the only survivor."
"Three years later, on this snow-capped mountain, there are not only members of our four expeditions. There is also a fifth person hiding. This person pretends to be a ghost and scares us one by one. I guess he wants to scare us away. But he didn't He could scare us away, so he chose to set fire to all three bodies."
"The 'fifth person' that existed three years ago and still exists three years later is the murderer we are looking for."
"According to what you mean... the murderer is not among the four of us?" Professor Wang asked.
"Yes. Since the deceased may be an NPC, the murderer may also be an NPC." Gu Liang said.
Professor Wang thought for a while, and then asked: "If this is the case, logically he is a madman. Why would he save Dr. Xu? Why not let her be burned?"
Gu Liang took out the empty chemical bottle again, and said: "Although I don't know the specific principle and operation method yet. But I think the medicine inside is the anesthetic used by the real murderer to stun everyone."
"As for the reason why he left the medicine bottle on purpose and saved Dr. Xu... I think it's to blame."
"We found this potion bottle on the way to the cave. I think he threw it there on purpose. At that time, Li Kexue went to the cave. He stunned Li Kexue on the way, and then threw the potion bottle It made everyone think that the medicine bottle belonged to Li Xuexue. At this time, everyone speculated that Dr. Xu was rescued by the arsonist, so they would naturally suspect Li Xuexue. His framing will be very successful."
"Understood. It all makes sense. But what is the real identity of the murderer? If the time comes to vote, besides the four of us, there are a bunch of NPCs in the options. How do we know who to choose?"
Professor Wang frowned, "The murderer must meet at least two conditions. First, he is a man who looks very similar to Xiaocao, so he can make up Xiaocao's ghost to scare us. Second, he needs strength. Big."
Gu Liang looked at Professor Wang, and asked with some doubts: "Strength?"
Professor Wang: "Are you about 183 cm tall? He must be strong enough to hold you 183 tall after he fainted you so far, and then hug you back. His personality may be a fitness trainer or something .”
"..." Gu Liang was silent for a moment, then nodded, "What you said makes sense."
Professor Wang: "Of course."
Gu Liang's brows twitched, and he looked at Li Xuexue: "I think the missing story can only be found from you. Since you are Xiaoyuan back then, is there anyone in your classmates who majored in chemistry? Someone who is a genius in chemistry Kind of persona?"
Li Kexue said: "Yes. I mentioned this classmate in the script. He is nearly 1.9 meters tall, the captain of the basketball team, and he has done well in all physical examinations. He must be able to hug Liu Kan. Besides, he is indeed from the Department of Chemistry. A rare genius, he participated in a "I am very good at chemistry" project of a doctoral supervisor in his junior year."
Gu Liang asked: "Who is he? Does he also have hatred for you? So he didn't attack us, he only attacked you."
"Yes, he has conflicts with me, because he also likes Xiaohua. But..."
"This person is Xiaocao. The person who is good in chemistry, good in physical fitness, and has conflicts with me, and meets these three conditions at the same time, is Xiaocao."
Speaking of this, Li Xuexue frowned and looked at Gu Liang: "We saw Xiaocao's body clearly. If there are no ghosts, then this is not a fantasy script, and there shouldn't be some kind of corpse-defrauding scheme popping up all of a sudden." Sure. Then Xiaocao is dead."
"Three years later, if the Xiaocao you, me, and Professor Wang meet respectively is a human and not a ghost, what will happen? Could it be that there are two Xiaocao, one is dead, and the other is alive pretending to be a ghost to scare people?"