Lu Shijin closed the script, put the phone in his pocket, stood in front of the full-length mirror in the room, adjusted his clothes, and then walked out of the room.
There is a long corridor outside, and there are rooms in a row. Lu Shijin looked back carefully at his room number, and it said 204, so he guessed that he should be on the second floor of the cruise ship.
As for the other rooms, the doors were tightly closed, and it was impossible to tell whether there was anyone living there. Anyway, we would meet later, so Lu Shijin didn't stay to wait for the people in other rooms to come out, and went straight downstairs.
This is a very luxuriously decorated cruise ship. There are several restaurants, bars and dance halls. Through the signs, Lu Shijin found the location of the banquet hall. When he walked in, there were already seats at the long dining tables. There are five people.
As soon as they saw Lu Shijin coming in, the five people all cast their gazes at him in unison. There were probing, indifference, and hostility in these gazes.
Lu Shijin took a look at the ages, clothes and sitting positions of the five people, and had a general understanding of their identities in his heart.
The three people sitting on the left should be Mr. Lu's younger sister, her husband, and her son. Mr. Lu's brother-in-law's surname is Li. nephew.
Mrs. Li is over half a century old, but she is well maintained. She looks like she is in her early forties. She is wearing a hand-embroidered cheongsam and a silk shawl. Her shoulder-length perm has become a popular hairstyle nowadays. People who enjoy it; Mrs. Li wears an antique watch inlaid with precious stones on her wrist, and a diamond ring the size of a pigeon egg on her right ring finger. A string of imperial green jadeite bead necklaces, each jadeite bead is the same size, transparent in color, round and full, with excellent water color.
Although Lu Shijin doesn't know much about jewelry, he also knows that gold is priceless and jade is priceless. This string of emerald necklaces must be very valuable.
Mrs. Li's husband, Mr. Li, married into the Lu family, and is currently only working as the vice president of a company under the Lu family. With his income, of course, he cannot afford Mrs. Li's extravagant living expenses. One can imagine Well, Mr. Lu must have subsidized his sister a lot in private.
As for Mr. Li, he is not a few years older than Mrs. Li, but he looks much older. His hair is already gray, and the hair on the top of his head is even thinning. He should be under a lot of pressure at ordinary times; Mrs. Li didn't think much of her husband because of her support, and she didn't achieve much success in her career.
Li's nephew is in his early twenties, he looks like a fool, and he doesn't look good when he sits on a chair. Mrs. Li reminded him several times to let him sit down, but he didn't take it seriously. A child spoiled by his parents.
The two people on the opposite side, a man and a woman, should be a couple from the interaction point of view. Among the ten people, except for Mr. Li and Mrs. Li, there is only a couple. It doesn't matter if you think about it, it should be Mr. Lu's daughter and son-in-law.
Mr. Lu's son-in-law is named Feng, so let's call them Mr. Feng and Mrs. Feng.
Both Mr. Feng and Mrs. Feng are in their thirties. They are married into a family. They have no children so far. Once Mr. Lu dies, it is hard to say whether this marriage can survive.
These five people had already formed their own camp. When they saw Lu Shijin coming in, they just looked at him a few times, and then looked away, as if nothing had happened, and continued to talk to the people around them.
Lu Shijin, an adopted son who has no blood relationship with the Lu family, obviously couldn't get along with them either.
So Lu Shijin weighed it up, and consciously chose to sit on the last seat on the side of Mr. Feng and Mrs. Feng, waiting for the arrival of the other four people.
After a while, people came in one after another. The first one who came in was a young woman in her thirties, who was dressed up delicately and gracefully. She was wearing a deep V-neck dress. The tight fabric perfectly wrapped the woman's curves. There is an aura exuding from his whole body, which is charming and sexy that makes women jealous and men straight.
Sure enough, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Feng snorted in unison when they saw the young woman entering.
Of the four people who did not come, there were only two women left, one was a mistress and the other was a nanny, so this woman must be Mr. Lu's mistress, Miss Gao.
Miss Gao came in, looked at the people sitting at the table with beautiful eyes, and then her eyes fell on Mrs. Feng and Mr. Feng. Mrs. Feng obviously couldn't understand this woman who was about her age and seduced her father. He rolled his eyes in disdain.
Miss Gao raised her red lips provocatively, carrying a small sachet, twisting her water snake waist, stepping on her high heels and sitting directly next to Mr. Feng, Mr. Feng couldn't help but go to Miss Gao's side After looking twice more, Mrs. Feng was so angry that she secretly pinched Mr. Feng's thigh to remind him not to roll his eyes around.
When Miss Gao passed behind Lu Shijin, Lu Shijin smelled a strong scent of perfume. It was a nice woody perfume, which matched Miss Gao's temperament.
Following Ms. Gao came in, a tall and handsome man, wearing a dark brown casual suit, without a tie, unbuttoned two buttons on the collar of his shirt, with one hand in his trouser pocket, walked in casually, looking He looks like a flirtatious boy, and he is the kind of yuppie handsome guy who can easily win the hearts of women.
Also, Mr. Lu's illegitimate son and nephew were not there, so Lu Shijin couldn't tell which of the two men the man was.
But the man is very smart. After he came in, he glanced at the seats of everyone present and understood the relationship between the characters on the field. He graciously called "Auntie" to Mrs. Li, and "Dong" to Mrs. Feng. Sister", then it is obvious that he is Mr. Lu's nephew, Lu Zhongze.
Lu Zhongze chose to sit down between Lu Shijin and Miss Gao, first greeted Miss Gao, then turned his head and extended his hand to Lu Shijin: "Hi, Lu Zhongze, nice to meet you."
It seems that he is foolish, but he can have both sides.
Lu Shijin understood that Lu Zhongze was actually asking about his identity, so he held out his hand with a smile, "Lu Shijin, nice to meet you."
After Lu Shijin reported his family, the rest of the people looked at him again. Lu Shijin smiled at them frankly to express his friendliness, but it was obvious that most of them didn't appreciate it, and they still had indifferent expressions.
Lu Zhongze turned slightly to Lu Shijin's side, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Don't pay attention to them, they are overly nervous, this is just a game, take it easy."
Lu Shijin smiled and didn't say anything. It happened that the last two people also arrived together, and everyone's eyes gathered at the entrance of the banquet hall.
A man and a woman came in. The woman was not tall and dressed plainly. She was about forty years old and must be Mr. Lu's nanny.
And the last man who came in was undoubtedly Mr. Lu's illegitimate son Rong Zhi.
Lu Shijin was not interested in what a man looked like at first, but the moment he looked up and saw the man, he was shocked beyond measure!
The man was dressed in black formal attire, tall and straight, with a very handsome face, sharp eyebrows, long and narrow phoenix eyes, deep facial features, a bit like a mixed race, very recognizable.
Why? Why does this Rong Zhi look so much like that person? !
Lu Shijin sat up straight all of a sudden, his eyes were fixed on Rong Zhi's face without blinking, and his hands under the table couldn't help but grip the tablecloth tightly so that he wouldn't scream out of shock.
There were only two seats left on the dining table, Rong Zhi gently helped the nanny open the chair, let her sit on the seat next to Nephew Li, and sat down at the last seat, which was opposite to Lu Shijin.
After sitting down, he didn't look around, but crossed his hands on his abdomen, leaned back on the chair, and began to close his eyes and meditate, as if he didn't care about anything.
Although separated by a dining table, Lu Shijin still clearly saw Rongzhi with his eyes closed. There was a small mole on his left eyelid. The shape and position of that mole were exactly the same as the one in Lu Shijin's memory. Like people, Lu Shijin can be almost 100% sure that Rong Zhi is the person he knows!
Lu Zhongze noticed Lu Shijin's abnormality, put his fist on his lips, pretended to inadvertently turned sideways and asked him with a concerned tone: "What's wrong with you?"
Lu Shijin came back to his senses, realized that he had lost his composure, and leaned back on the back of the chair with his straight back relaxed, "It's nothing, thank you for your concern."
Lu Zhongze glanced at Rong Zhi who was sitting across from him, and asked tentatively, "Do you know each other?"
Lu Shijin regained his composure, turned his head to look at Lu Zhongze, pretending to be puzzled, "It's the first time I see you, of course I don't know you."
"Okay, I misunderstood." Lu Shijin didn't want to say more, and Lu Zhongze didn't ask any more questions, and sat back upright.
All ten people have already arrived, waiting for the host of the banquet, Mr. Lu, to arrive.
A long dining table is filled with ten people. These people seem to be inextricably linked, but in fact they don’t know each other. A game traps them on this island-like cruise ship, and they are about to face a What is it, no one knows, everyone's face is tense and not easy.
Suddenly, a few dull bells came from outside the banquet hall, breaking the silence in the banquet hall. After the bell rang six times, it was already six o'clock in the evening.
At the entrance of the banquet hall, the figure that everyone was looking forward to finally appeared.
An old man with crutches, mobility problems, and needing assistance to walk entered the banquet hall. He is the owner of the cruise ship, Mr. Lu.
Everyone stood up to greet the old man and showed their respect to the old man. Mr. Lu waved his hand to signal them not to be polite. They all sat down and took the master seat with the support of the housekeeper.
In fact, Mr. Lu was only in his early sixties, but the sudden and severe illness crushed his body, and the pain and torture caused his body to quickly lose weight, turning into the skinny appearance he is now.
Seeing Mr. Lu's trembling walk, if it weren't for the announcement of the heir this time, which violated the interests of some people and would definitely put him to death, Mr. Lu would not have had a good life for a few days.
Human greed is truly terrifying.
Everyone was seated, and soon the servants on the boat brought the food in front of everyone, and poured white wine into everyone's glasses.
"Everyone, you should know the purpose of calling you here," Mr. Lu said in an old and slow voice, "Three days later, under the witness of a lawyer, I will announce the right to distribute all the properties under my name after my death. But not all of you are eligible to inherit my estate. If you can’t meet my requirements and satisfy me, I will ask the lawyer to revise the will and cancel the inheritance rights of some people. , is the last time left for you."
Mr. Lu's words are telling everyone that someone who has done something that dissatisfies him may lose his inheritance rights, and these people are the ones who are most likely to kill Mr. Lu to protect their own interests.
Everyone couldn't help looking at each other, secretly wondering, who could these people be
Mr. Lu turned a blind eye to the thoughtful expressions on everyone's faces, raised his glass, and said with great interest: "Okay, let's not talk about these spoilers, except for the staff, we are the only people on this cruise ship. There is everything to play, everyone should treat it as a vacation, and accompany me, the old man, come on, let’s toast together and enjoy the happy time on this ship.”
"Sir, the doctor told you that you can't drink alcohol." The butler next to Mr. Lu stopped his hand from raising his glass, "Alcohol will make your condition worse."
"Just drink a little, it's okay." Mr. Lu waved his hands indifferently, "This big family hasn't been together like this for many years. I'm happy today, so just let me drink a little."
"No," the butler dutifully snatched the wine glass from his hand, and gave him another glass of water. "For the sake of your health, I can't let you drink."
Mr. Lu sighed, "Tell me, you have been with me for so many years, why do you still have such a rigid temper, how many days can I live, and I can't even drink a sip of wine. It's alright, alright, you all leave me alone Alright, you drink yours, and my old man can just eat some food."
Seeing that Mr. Lu was willing to listen to him, the butler smiled with satisfaction, then suddenly remembered something, and took out two small medicine bottles from his pocket, "Sir, it's time for you to take your medicine."
Mr. Lu slapped the knife and fork on the table, pretending to be angry and said: "You are not spoiling the fun, you are eating, what medicine did you bring?"
"But..." the housekeeper was embarrassed, "you take your medicine at this point every day."
Mr. Lu sneered: "Anyway, the disease can't be cured, so there's no difference between taking it early and taking it later. Okay, put the medicine down. You can take it off first. I'll take it back to my room and eat it by myself. I'm not an old fool. I can take my own medicine."
"Okay," the butler put two identical medicine bottles on the table, but the difference was that one medicine bottle had a blue label on it, and the other medicine bottle had a red label on it. The housekeeper pointed to the two medicine bottles and told them Said, "Sir, please remember, the blue bottle of medicine should be taken first, and the red bottle of medicine should be taken after an interval of half an hour. The order of taking can't be wrong, otherwise the consequences will be very serious."
Mr. Lu pushed the two medicine bottles aside and scolded with a smile: "Got it, take the blue bottle first, and the red bottle after half an hour. Retire early, nagging in my ear every day is as annoying as Tang Monk chanting sutras!"
Everyone at the dining table pretended to be busy eating with their heads down, but they were actually paying attention to the conversation between Mr. Lu and the housekeeper. It sounded like a chat between two old people, but there was a lot of information to be revealed.
First, the doctor told Mr. Lu not to drink alcohol.
Second, the butler has been following Mr. Lu to take care of his daily life. He is someone Mr. Lu trusts very much, so he must know a lot of inside information.
Third, Mr. Lu is very particular about the order in which he takes the medicines. If the order is wrong, it may cause life-threatening.
Lu Shijin couldn't help but turned his head and peeked at the two medicine bottles secretly. The murderer was among the ten of them, and he must have heard the conversation between Mr. Lu and the butler. So, would he make a fuss about the medicine
When he retracted his gaze, Lu Shijin subconsciously glanced at the opposite side. It might as well be that his gaze coincided with Rong Zhi's deep eyes. Lu Shijin no longer was surprised at the beginning. He lowered his head as if nothing had happened, and cut the steak on the plate with a knife and fork , It’s just that there are too many things in my heart, no matter how delicious the steak is, it becomes tasteless in my mouth.
Everyone is an actor, and not a real family. During the meal, except for occasionally answering Mr. Lu's words, the others did not communicate with each other.
Such an embarrassing meal, Mr. Lu didn't take it seriously, and gave full play to the role of NPC.
When the meal was almost finished, Mr. Lu put down the tableware, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and said, "It's hard for you to be patient and willing to eat this meal with my old man. If you can all eat this meal like today Harmony, then I can rest assured even if I close my eyes. Okay, everyone is gone, and I will go upstairs to rest."
Mr. Lu stood up on crutches, but when he was about to turn around, he pointed to Rongzhi standing at the end and said, "You, come up with me, I have something to tell you."
Everyone's eyes are focused on Rong Zhi. According to the development of the plot, Mr. Lu will die tonight, and when Mr. Lu sees Rong Zhi alone at this time, what will he talk to him about? Could Rong Zhi be the murderer
As a shady illegitimate child, it's not surprising that he harbors resentment, and it's normal to have the idea of killing someone to rob him of his inheritance, so Rong Zhi's reason for killing him is very good, and the suspicion is currently the biggest.
Lu Shijin couldn't help but sweat for him, worried that Rong Zhi would be cast as a murderer in the first round.
After all, there will be no penalty for making a wrong vote, and everyone wants to eliminate dissidents.
Under the suspicious and probing eyes of everyone, Rong Zhi smiled lightly, nodded and said, "Okay." Then they followed Mr. Lu, and the two left the banquet hall.
Mr. Lu had left, and it was meaningless for the remaining nine people to stay any longer. They all stood up and planned to leave.
Lu Shijin was still worried about Rongzhi, he was absent-minded when walking, and didn't notice that Lu Zhongze was following him.
Lu Zhongze patted him on the shoulder from behind, "Hi, do you want to go back to your room?"
Lu Shijin turned his head, "Yes."
Lu Zhongze asked with a smile: "How much do you live in?"
Lu Shijin: "204."
"Coincidentally, I also live on the second floor, I live in 207." Lu Zhongze said, "Since we are so destined, let's take care of each other."
Lu Shijin took a deep look at him, and understood that Lu Zhongze had come to seek an alliance with him.
This time, the ten people did not know each other, but because of their role identities, some of them formed a group by default from the beginning.
For example, Mr. Li, Mrs. Li, Li's nephew's family, or the couple Mr. Feng and Mrs. Feng.
However, their alliance is not so stable. For example, Mr. Feng's eyes are always wandering around Miss Gao, which makes Mrs. Feng very dissatisfied.
But in fact, everyone knows well that the people who are most likely to snipe at you are often the people around you.
It is impossible for anyone to trust others easily. Holding a group is just to make yourself look like you are not isolated.
Faced with Lu Zhongze's overtures, Lu Shijin would not believe it, but he would not refuse directly and coldly, so he pretended to smile and said, "Okay."
Lu Zhongze was very happy, put his shoulder on Lu Shijin's shoulder and asked: "You said, that illegitimate child, could he be the murderer?"
"I'm not sure," Lu Shijin rubbed his nose, pretending to think for a while, "but I don't think it's that simple."
Lu Zhongze nodded, deeply convinced: "I think so too, but after all, tonight will be a sleepless night for everyone."
Lu Zhongze still wanted to continue talking with Lu Shijin, but at the same time, a mobile phone notification sounded in their pockets.
Lu Shijin took out his mobile phone, unlocked it, and saw that it was an order issued by the APP to let everyone go back to their respective rooms to rest.
Lu Zhongze received the same command on his mobile phone.
Lu Zhongze spread his hands helplessly, "It seems that this broken app doesn't intend to let us run around outside, well, I have to go back to my room, I wish you good luck."
Lu Shijin nodded, "You too."
After separating from Lu Zhongze, Lu Shijin returned to his room.
He lay down on the bed, staring at the ceiling above his head, all he remembered was Rong Zhi's face.
He would never mistake this face, it was definitely him, so, did he also enter a different world and become a tasker
The person Lu Shijin knew who looked exactly like Rong Zhi was not called Rong Zhi, but Pei Wen.
Lu Shijin's identity in the real world is a reporter, in charge of economic news.
Pei Wen was the youngest outstanding entrepreneur he had ever interviewed, and he was also the first person Lu Shijin interviewed after he started working as a reporter.
At that time, Lu Shijin's magazine was going to do an exclusive interview with young entrepreneurs, and Lu Shijin was also assigned the task. However, as a new reporter, it was not difficult to get in touch with executives of various enterprise groups.
Lu Shijin bumped into walls everywhere, and finally came to Pei's family and wanted to try his luck without hope, but he didn't expect that Pei Wen really received him.
During the interview, Pei Wen didn't play it perfunctory just because Lu Shijin was a rookie reporter. He was courteous and polite to Lu Shijin, and patiently helped Lu Shijin finish the interview.
The two chatted very happily, and Lu Shijin also had a deeper understanding of Pei Wen, and silently regarded him as a role model in his heart.
However, who would have thought that not long after the interview, Tianlu Shijin suddenly saw a news report on TV that Pei Wen committed suicide by jumping off a building, saying that Pei Wen was suspected of corruption and bribery, and that he committed suicide only when the incident happened.
From what he knew about Pei Wen in that interview, Lu Shijin didn't believe that Pei Wen would be such a person. Pei Wen had a bright future, and there was no reason to ruin his own future just for the petty profit in front of him.
For the kindness of knowing you, Lu Shijin decided to secretly investigate the truth of Pei Wen's suicide. Even though his superiors ordered him to stop the investigation, he did not give up.
Just when he was about to find out some clues, he was suddenly fired by the company, and then on the way to leave the company, he had a car accident and traveled into a different world.
Lu Shijin never expected that he would meet Pei Wen again here. Could something with such a low probability happen to them
Fate is simply too amazing!
Lu Shijin was a little excited, and now he is the same as before. I don't know if Pei Wen recognized him.
If Rong Zhi is really Pei Wen, things will become much easier, he is no longer alone, he has someone to talk to!
We have to find a way to recognize Rong Zhi, and then we will complete this final task together and return to the real world together!
Lu Shijin was thinking about how to go to Rong Zhi to talk about this matter, but at this time the phone rang again, he picked it up and looked, and was completely stunned——
"In the drawer under the dressing table, there is a bottle of poison. Take it and go find Mr. Lu now."
Lu Shijin:? ? ? ! ! !
He got the killer card? ?