Chapter 20 The children
were both stunned for a moment.
The original poem was still struggling with the deep meaning of this line, but then he heard a sound, and then he bent down and picked up the book on the ground.
[Jim's diary: called "Postscript". Turn it over to release the evil spirits' restrictions. ]
"..."
You Qi scanned it briefly and took in all the words on the blue floating screen.
Lifting the restrictions of evil spirits... does this directly imply that Jim is the ultimate boss?
This small book is about the same size as the red diary in his trouser pocket, and both are relatively small. However, this one is pure black, with an uneven surface, and a complicated gilt pattern that wraps around from the bottom of the diary to the top. The design It's so exquisite, like some old century collectible.
But there is a slight bulge inside and it is not completely put together. It is obvious that something is stuck inside.
If he hadn't seen the words on the floating screen, maybe You Qi would have opened this little diary directly.
He thought for a while, and finally pinched one side of the diary, then knocked it twice on the foot of the bed with the book. Then a shiny object fell out of it, and fell to the ground with a slight sound.
Yuan Shi saw You Qi staring blankly at the book he had picked up, and thought he had discovered something. However, he saw him holding the book and knocking on the foot of the bed. While he was wondering, he saw a pendant fall out of it.
The silver chain, made of translucent crystal, is slightly flattened at both ends and slightly convex in the middle. The whole chain looks very round and has a curved oval shape.
But there was only a tiny bit, hanging on the silver chain. The whole thing was glowing with a light pink color, and it looked very small and beautiful.
Almost as soon as You Qi picked it up, a light blue floating screen popped up in front of him:
[Mysterious pendant: xxx (to be unlocked) xxx (to be unlocked)]
He raised his eyebrows slightly, looking for information about this new item. The form expresses some surprise.
The previous revolver didn't even mention the hidden information. After he experienced the nurse, it automatically added an introduction to its functions, which made him start to pay attention to items on his body that were likely to change again. However, this one in front of him The pendant directly says 'needs to be unlocked'.
You Qi vaguely felt that this pendant was a little different, and it might be some key item.
"Is this crystal?"
Yuan Shi's voice sounded softly from behind.
Seeing You Qi looking over, she pointed to the pendant in his hand: "Necklace, silver chain, crystal pendant."
"Any clues?"
"A little." You Qi said, "This pendant and this diary. ...It's most likely Jim's. Moreover, it feels very dangerous."
He couldn't directly tell Yuan Shi about the item introduction, so he could only use the word intuition to block Yuan Shi's desire to open the diary. psychology.
Of course, the effect is unknown.
"Indeed, I also feel very dangerous..." Yuan Shi frowned slightly, "These raised patterns on this pure black diary... are slightly uncomfortable. It's just the way the patterns are combined."
" The combination..."
You Qi murmured, the patterns on the surface of this small diary really made people feel particularly uncomfortable. He looked carefully twice and found that all the raised patterns showed two irregularly shaped circles.
Like a pair of twisted eyes.
He couldn't help but feel a little horrified, and then he put the diary into his trouser pocket. "Did you find anything?"
"No particularly useful information..." Yuan Shi frowned and thought for a moment, "Their cabinets are full of things that only children collect or own, like broken biscuits, Qian Paper cranes or origami, some scraps of paper tied into heart shapes...Adam, Martha, Toby, Gus, Jim, these five people...look like some children." "
Their beds are larger than normal . The hospital bed is smaller, and it is obviously for a child to lie on. And the things are also relatively childish. For example, in Martha's cabinet, there are two little figures made of torn paper tied together, kissing together, and there is a heart next to it... ...Adults wouldn't do this kind of thing."
"Is there nothing else..." You Qi suddenly remembered, "Have you looked at Jim's cabinet?"
Yuan Shi was stunned, "Not yet."
Hearing this, You Qi He got up and moved past her to open Jim's bedside table.
The wood is dark in color, and I don’t know what material it is made of, but the texture is very clear. It looks small and delicate, but it is just covered with a layer of dust.
The cabinet door was unlocked. You Qi opened the cabinet door gently. There was only one key in the empty cabinet.
Under the bright white light of the flashlight, the golden key was lying quietly in the cabinet. The delicate and complicated patterns were engraved from the bottom to the top. The key handle was hollowed out, and the carving in the middle looked like a flower blooming in it. on the key.
The design of the entire key is very exquisite, but the tail part looks like a design that was only used in door keyholes in the last century.
[A key: a beautiful key. ]
The introduction of the item was very simple and didn't say much, but after all, it was a separate item in Jim's cabinet. You Qi felt that the key was not simple.
It's just that the item introduction doesn't give any more information. It may be that like the revolver, it is something that needs to be unlocked.
"Is this a key?" Yuan Shi said, "Generally speaking, things like keys are functional props in the game. They are used to open something later, and the possibility of being possessed by evil spirits is very small. ."
You Qi vaguely felt something was strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange at the moment, so he had to keep this feeling in his heart.
"There seems to be nothing else in this room...it's just the rooms of the five children and some of their things."
Yuan Shi walked around the room, "It's okay for five children to live in the hospital, but the main thing is This ward is too weird. There is no normal ward without windows." "
Such a dull atmosphere is more like a prison cell - but if someone really captured the child and imprisoned it, why should he give some The things they like..."
"Wait a minute." You Qi suddenly realized something, "Were all the children's things found in the cabinet?"
"Huh? Are you talking about things like Thousand Paper Cranes?" Yuan Yuan was stunned. After a moment, he said, "Yes, that's right. The cabinet is full and crookedly folded."
"There is only one key in Jim's cabinet..."
You Qi said calmly.
Yuan Shi didn't understand what he meant, so she saw You Qi stand up and turned to look at her: "The children's things were found in the cabinet, but Jim's things were not found in the cabinet. Isn't this right? Does it mean there are other more important things in the cabinet?"
Even the book was hidden at the foot of the bed and not placed in the cabinet.
Judging from the situation found in the original poem, children who like biscuits collect biscuit pieces, and girls who fantasize about love make such little people and hearts, but... there
is only a cold key in Jim's cabinet.
There is nothing childish about keys.
(End of chapter)