COC Running Group-Long Dream Endless

So maybe Miss Eve's dream is related to the sudden death here? "

Eve glared at Sanders, and slashed his arm with a knife jokingly: "Are you implying that I will be the next one to die suddenly?"

Before Sanders could speak, it was Johanna who apologized first: "Eve, I...I didn't mean that, I just think it's safer to be prepared first, after all, things are so weird."

Eve smiled heartily: "Haha, it's okay, I was joking with Sanders, and I also want to know why I dreamed that strange dream. To be honest, I still have lingering fears when I think about it now. Hey, I always feel that I I'm going to lose sleep tonight."

The four of them talked and laughed and went out. Sanders walked last, watching Eve and Lisa discuss what they heard from the police in the afternoon, and said that the sudden death happened in the residents' house on the first floor. , the three of them exclaimed together again.

...Wait, Saunders, who was still lamenting that Eve finally seemed to be in a better mood, was suddenly stunned: How did I never hear about the sudden death of the resident downstairs?

He quickly caught up with the three people in front and asked, "What happened to the sudden death of the downstairs resident?"

Lisa and Johanna turned their heads to look at him at the same time: "You came back too late, and you didn't meet the police and police cars. The residents downstairs seemed to be having a party at the time. There were eight people in total, all of whom died suddenly at home. The most frightening thing is that we didn't hear any strange movements at home that day."

Lisa added: "We thought about it for a long time, and we felt that such a strange event could not be explained. In addition, there was no obvious trauma on their bodies. Personally, I think it may be some kind of mysterious event, such as the dedication of cultists. or someone in this area has summoned a demon..."

Before Lisa finished speaking, Johanna interrupted her: "Stop exaggerating the horror atmosphere, such evil gods and demons definitely don't exist, all of this must be some kind of conspiracy, besides, even if there are evil gods It’s impossible to be summoned casually, right?”

"No matter how we discuss it, we won't come to a conclusion. After all, we don't know the specifics of the case at all." Lisa muttered aggrievedly.

Eve turned her head and said with a smile: "Actually, I have an old friend at the police station, so I can ask him what happened this time. After all, as a resident of St. Lucia, it's disturbing that things like this happen around here." , he shouldn’t be particularly secretive. If you ask anything useful, I’ll definitely tell you in the group, oh, yes, I’ll also post about my dreams in the group. I hope everyone Help me analyze what's going on."

"Leave it to us, with my rich occult knowledge..." Lisa covered her mouth before finishing speaking, "I'm just kidding, we will try our best to help. Of course, the first thing we should do is wait for the curator Introduce Captain John's family, she might be able to provide more detailed information."

"Thank you so much." The uneasiness on Eve's face flashed, but in the end she smiled reassuringly.

……

It was only five or six o'clock in the morning, Johanna's cell phone vibrated twice, and a message flashed on the screen.However, she herself was hugging the quilt at this time, her long hair was tangled together, and she heard the sound of the phone vibrating, but she didn't open her eyes for a long time. After struggling for a while, she hugged the quilt tightly and turned around again. body, fell into a peaceful sleep.

At about ten o'clock, Johanna stretched her whole body and made a big hutch, and the quilt was kicked to the ground by her foot.She struggled to get up from the crumpled sheets and reached for the curtains with one hand.

"Swipe" the curtains were opened, and the morning sun poured into the room. Johanna fumbled to put on her glasses, and the first thing she did when she woke up was to pick up her phone and unlock the screen.

Five seconds later, there was a loud knock on the door of Lisa's room.There was an exclamation in the room, followed by the sound of something heavy falling to the ground, and it took a long time before the sound of hurried footsteps came.

When the door opened, Lisa, with her disheveled hair, flip-flops, and her pajamas—a baggy T-shirt and bare legs—looked at Johanna for a few seconds, then called. Shivering, he slammed the door shut again.

Two minutes later, when Johanna, who was standing at the door, was about to break in, Lisa finally opened the door again.At this time, she was wearing a pair of cotton trousers at home, and she found a fluffy pajamas over the T-shirt on her upper body. She shrank her hands and stared at Johanna: "You scared me to death, I thought the fire alarm was going off at home."

"Can you hear the fire alarm?"

"I was just taken aback. Besides, when the ghost fire alarm goes off, the fire police car will be downstairs in 5 minutes. If there is no fire, we will have to pay someone 1200 dollars, which is worth a month's living expenses. Yes. If I am really fined, I will definitely be killed by my mother." Lisa cried sadly, "So what is the urgent matter?"

"Can't you guess? Director Dart sent us an email." Johanna shook the mobile phone in her hand, "I sent a screenshot of the specific content to the group. Take a look, we are ready to go out."

mysterious sculpture

The content of the email was very simple, but it said that the descendant of Captain John had been contacted properly, and the contact information of that descendant was attached to the email.

It took only ten minutes for Johanna to post the screenshot of the email in the group, and everyone replied to her in the group, and everyone agreed to visit the descendants of this "event witness" who might be able to provide more real information .

The lady sounded old on the phone and was very talkative. After agreeing to meet at the old man's house at two o'clock in the afternoon, Lisa, Johanna and other investigators met at the school in advance.

Michael's face was still heavy, and the group not only shared the email, but also attached Lisa and Johanna's description of the recent murder and some related speculations.As soon as he saw these situations, he contacted his roommate who died suddenly, and similar situations also happened around him.

However, he intends to put this matter on the meeting with the old man. It is his rule to pay attention to other issues after learning more about Pohnpei Island in more detail, or to prepare reference materials for academic research before paying attention to current affairs. It's his style.

Because of Michael's silence like that of a saw-mouthed gourd, the others didn't know that there was a person related to the sudden death so close.Everyone discussed what to ask after seeing the old man, and how to ask.

At around [-]:[-] in the afternoon, everyone gathered near the address they got when they contacted.They walked up the slope all the way, panting in the midday sun, they couldn't feel the coolness of winter, only felt a burst of heat.

About 10 minutes or so, five people arrived at the old man's residence.

Her home is not big, just a single two-story building with a small garden, which can be regarded as the most common type of house in Australia.

Various plants and flowers are planted in the small garden. The stone paved path in the yard leads to the stairs of the wooden house. The wooden house is built on a slope, so there is a semi-underground storage room, which can be regarded as an isolation from the ground. board to avoid bugs and snakes.

The outside of the hut is a circle of wooden walkways. Inside the fence are deck chairs and small tea tables, probably where the old man usually basks in the sun. At the same time, there are many gardening props and hoses randomly piled up on the side of the walkway.

There is a wooden gate on the side of the corridor surrounded by fences, which is the entrance to this room. At this time, according to the agreement on the phone, Sanders looked at the phone and confirmed that the time has reached about 5 minutes before the appointment, before hesitating. Knocked on the wooden door.

After waiting for about 2 minutes, there was no response in the room, and Sanders had to knock on the door again.

Soon, everyone heard a soft meow, and then the pet door under the wooden door was pushed up, and a snow-white cat jumped out, circled around Sanders twice, and then ran away on its own He got on the recliner, found a place where he could get some sun, and curled up his body.

Then there was a burst of slow footsteps, and as the door creaked open, a short white-haired old lady stood behind the door with a smile: "Sorry, I'm getting old and my ears are bad, so I didn't hear your knocking." The sound of the door. You are the students and teachers that Curator Dart said, and I am Erin Cosgrove, please come in."

The old man's house looks very clean and warm. There is a cat's food bowl next to the fabric sofa, a set of bone china tea set is placed on the coffee table, and a pot of fruit tea has been brewed in the teapot.

Lisa looked around in a low-key manner, and didn't see anything strange in the old man's house. She felt that it could be related to the mysterious ceremony. Instead, she tripped over the carpet because she was too focused, and put one hand on the ground, feeling like a cramp. pain.

While becoming the focus of everyone's attention in an instant, Lisa's cheeks blushed at a speed visible to the naked eye, which was unusually obvious, and even her neck began to turn red.She smiled dryly and shook her hands: "Sorry, I didn't see..."

Johanna, who was beside her, dragged her up from the ground with one hand and threw her on the sofa, and the others sat down one after another.

The old man smiled kindly, and poured a cup of fruit tea for Lisa whose hands were still hurting, and the others also poured a cup of hot tea for themselves.

During this period, when Sanders looked up, he saw a statue in a dusty corner.The statue stood out from the rest of the room like a bottle of sulfuric acid in a dessert.

Sanders couldn't hold back, pointed to the statue and asked the old man: "Irene, what is that statue?"

Irene followed Sanders' finger pointing to the corner and saw the old sculpture. She sighed and showed no other expression: "Actually, this sculpture is also related to the purpose of your visit this time. You don't want to know about me. Great-grandfather, Captain John? He carved this statue."

Hearing what Irene said, everyone turned their heads to look at the sculpture, and Sanders got up and took the sculpture to the center of the coffee table after obtaining consent, making sure that everyone could see it clearly.

The statue looks a bit old, and it seems that it is not well maintained, and many small parts seem to have been damaged.

However, from the remaining part, it can still be seen that many strange features are concentrated on this sculpture. From one side, this sculpture seems to have wings, weak like bat-like wings.Seen from below, the sculpture seems to have soft tentacles even though it appears in the shape of a stone carving.Such tentacles seem to exist all over the statue. The tiny tentacles have been worn a lot, but the outline can still be barely seen.

At the moment of seeing the sculpture, everyone felt a subtle sense of disgust. Although the specific shape of the sculpture could not be seen clearly—this ancient statue suffered too much damage—the sculptor was finishing the work. The unstable spirit and the weird and terrifying atmosphere at the time of the work were perfectly conveyed to everyone.

"This is our home. It can be regarded as an ancestral sculpture. John Sargent, my great-grandfather, he once sailed to Ponapei Island, as you should know by reading his diary, but when he came back Then went crazy.

Although my family has never had an artist, and my great-grandfather was never interested in art, it is strange that after he returned to land, he bought all the tools and started making this statue.

This statue took him two full years. During this period, he carved a lot of failed products, and smashed them all until he couldn't see the original appearance. It is said that he is very satisfied with this work and is finishing this statue. Then put it on the bedside.

After the ominous statue was completed, my father once told me that he was terrified of the statue and begged his great-grandfather to put it away. Unexpectedly, my great-grandfather yelled at my father like a madman, and even wanted to use the small statue at hand. The box hit my father and was stopped by my great-grandmother.

The two were then said to have broken out in a horrific altercation, exchanging the most vitriolic words for each other.My father told me that this was impossible in the past. Before my great-grandfather went to sea, he and my great-grandmother had a very good relationship and would not even say a serious word.Everyone felt that after going to sea this time, great-grandfather seemed to be a different person.

It is also said that the statue is unknown because of an accident that happened later. "

When the old man said this, he stopped to rest for a while. These ancient memories seemed to bring her back to the time when she was a child listening to her father tell the family history, and her eyes became foggy.

She picked up the black tea in her hand and took a sip. The cat ran back into the house from the corridor and jumped onto her lap. The old man skillfully stroked the short fur on the cat's back, and the cat purred comfortably.

The old man glanced at the statue, and then said: "I heard that my great-grandfather was in a very bad state of mind at that time. My uncle, who was an adult at that time, was considered the pillar of the family at that time. He discussed with his great-grandmother to bring great-grandfather Going to a mental nursing home for a period of time was also to keep my great-grandfather away from my father and aunt when I was young.

Great-grandfather always liked to go to the beach and sit for a whole day without doing anything. When others persuaded him, he would just stare straight at the sea surface, as if there was something underwater that attracted him.At the same time, he seems to have become a crazy supporter of doomsday theory, always saying that human beings will always disappear, and that such a small race has no value in existence.

These things are also recorded in his diary.He talked wildly at home every day, and even started to drink heavily. Sometimes he violently reprimanded everyone in the family, but sometimes he seemed to be afraid of something, hiding in the corner and howling far away.

But no matter what the state is, great-grandfather seems to value this statue very much and regard it as a treasure.At that time, my great-grandmother could no longer bear his influence on her family. That day when my great-grandfather went to the beach as usual, my great-grandmother secretly threw the statue into the ditch beside the field behind his back.

But in the process of throwing away the statue, no one knew what happened, and the great-grandmother fell by the side of the ditch, her head was soaked in the water, and she drowned in the creek, which was not knee deep.

It is said that everyone can see the signs of struggle around there, but apart from my great-grandmother's footprints, there are no signs of anyone approaching.

This incident was too evil, and it was very sensational on our side at the time.The great-grandfather witnessed this scene on the way home. He happened to see all the police officers surrounding the great-grandmother, so he rushed up.But he actually ignored the great-grandmother's body, but picked up the statue that had been smashed in many places, howled crazily, and knelt down to someone who didn't exist.

At that time, everyone was sure that he was crazy.But no one dared to move his statue anymore. Everyone said that there was a curse on the statue, which would kill anyone who tried to destroy it.So this statue has been circulating in our family, and no one has ever dared to smash it.

I think I'll take it to my grave, it's not fit for this world, if the curse is real. "

After talking about such a long past, the old man sighed and drank his tea, not knowing what he was recalling, the originally peaceful expression on his face had been frozen in sadness and boredom.

It was Eve who broke the silence. She reached out and stroked the ugly and thin wings of the sculpture: "I seem to have seen this kind of sculpture before."

Buy?gift

In the small wooden double-storey building, the living room on the first floor is covered with short-pile carpets, surrounded by wooden walnut-colored furniture, and the dark red fabric sofa is covered with creamy white doilies. The silver-haired old man is stroking and curling up The cat on the lap looked sideways at Eve who was stroking the sculpture.

The old man showed a worried expression, but in fact, everyone looked at Eve with worried expressions.

"Where did you see this kind of sculpture? Could it be..." Sanders is the person who has the closest relationship with Eve among all the people, so he asked directly when no one else knew how to speak. Said, "That strange dream of yours?"

Sanders didn't mean to shy away from the old man. In fact, he specifically mentioned Eve's dream on this occasion to start a conversation, to see if the old man knew something about this strange dream.

It's a pity that the old man didn't show any strange expression to the strange dream mentioned by Sanders, as if he didn't know anything about it.

What's embarrassing is that Eve didn't seem to want to speak. Sanders didn't wait for Eve, who was staring at the sculpture, to answer for a long time. He scratched his head, and finally reached out and patted Eve on the back.

"Ah!" Eve exclaimed as if waking up from a dream, and when she saw Sanders standing behind her, she showed an embarrassed smile, "Did you tell me anything?"

Sanders repeated the question helplessly, and Eve looked at it with a little carelessness, and intermittently said: "...well, I don't know, the dream...well...it doesn't seem to be, I don't know, it shouldn't be seen in a dream... It must be. I always feel like, maybe I saw it at home when I was young... at home."

What! ?Sanders forcibly suppressed the exclamation, did not make a sound to disturb Eve, and continued to ask in a low voice: "Is it your adoptive parents' collection? Or..."

Eve smiled subconsciously: "How could it be the collection of parents, they have no interest in this kind of folk collection..."

After that, Eve seemed to be trapped in her own world again, staring at the sculpture and not speaking.

Seeing that both Eve and Sanders fell silent, Lisa quietly waved to Sanders and whispered, "What's going on? Did you ask anything? Why did Eve see this statue?"

Sanders shrugged, walked back to the sofa and sat down before replying in the same low voice: "You'd better ask her directly later, it's related to her family situation, I don't dare to tell you without her permission."

The old lady just drank her tea quietly, she didn't seem to have any opinion on the behavior of the few people, and she didn't intend to join the conversation.But when everyone was quiet and waiting for Eve to come back to her senses, she said: "Although I don't know why you guys are looking into the past about my great-grandfather, but with all of this, whether it's rumors or items, it's very dangerous." The presence."

If the recent consecutive sudden deaths and Eve's strange dreams are really related to the weird sacrificial ceremony and Pohnpei Island that Captain John saw more than a hundred years ago, it is indeed quite dangerous, but Eve and the people who once went to Doesn't the professor on the island care?

Sanders smiled wryly and realized that he was completely involved in the incident. He looked at Lisa, Johanna and Michael worriedly, and said in a low voice, "Aren't you...you won't participate in the investigation after this? Things seem really dangerous."

Lisa's reaction to Sanders' exhortation was speechless, and the expression on her face became excited at a speed visible to the naked eye: "This is definitely the only time in my life that I can meet Let alone this investigation may be related to my grades in the next semester, to be honest, I am more willing to face the danger of not knowing whether it exists than to fail the subject."

Seeing that Lisa has been immersed in the unknown mystery and seems unconvincing, Sanders had to give up and look at Johanna. This young girl who has always looked calm should not mess around with her roommate.

Disappointingly, Johanna said firmly in a calm voice: "I have never believed that there are any phenomena in this world that cannot be explained by science. There must be a deep reason for all this, but it cannot be explained with our current technology." .”

"so?"

"So I have to keep an eye on Lisa to prevent her from falling into a dangerous environment." Johanna flicked her long hair and made the final assertion.

Alas, Sanders shrugged, looked at the old man apologetically, and made an expression that I couldn't persuade them that they were so determined.I don't know if it was an illusion, but Sanders felt the benevolent gaze from the old man, as if he was looking at his mentally handicapped grandson.

Sanders didn't try to persuade Michael. I don't know if it was because of Michael's maverick appearance. Sanders always felt that he was a stubborn person who had his own ideas and was very determined, commonly known as a stubborn person who went straight to the black.So in his opinion, no matter whether Michael decides to continue the investigation or leave the investigation team, this decision is difficult for others to change.

Before everyone was about to fall into awkward silence again, Eve finally came back to her senses. She smiled apologetically and said, "This sculpture seems to have brought back my deepest memories. It seems to be related to the village where I was born. There are similarities between the gods enshrined in the

As she spoke, she walked up to the old man, squatted down and looked at the old man sitting on the sofa: "Irene, I know that this statue is something you have always collected, and it may be very precious to you, but I really don't like it." The... I mean I really want to buy this statue, money is not an issue, I think this statue..."

The old man put his hand on the back of Eve's hand and interrupted her: "Dear Eve, you made a mistake. I keep collecting this statue because I think it will bring people misfortune, not me. How dear it is. I could even give it to you if you wanted it, but I'm afraid it might get you in trouble."

"Really?" Eve obviously ignored the last sentence of the old man's advice, she could always filter out everything she didn't like, "I've always had good luck, and I really think this statue is very important to me. "

The old man sighed, got up slowly and said, "Okay, I'll wrap it up for you, and you can take it away later. By the way, if something bad happens, take the statue back."

Looking at the trembling back of the old man, Sanders moved to get close to Eve, tugged at her cuff and said, "Do you really want to take that statue? Haven't you always been afraid of this strange mysterious item?" ? Or forget it, it’s too dangerous.”

Eve stood up straight slowly, bent over and rubbed her sore knees, and replied in a low voice: "I don't know why, I'm not afraid of that statue at all, I just feel familiar, and even feel comfortable when I see it. It must be Because I have come into contact with similar sculptures at home when I was young, although my current parents have been helping me to investigate, but after all, the village where I was born is a small and remote village. Since I have clues, I still want to deepen my understanding. .”

She stood up straight, looked down at Sanders, and showed an expression that didn't look like her: "Although it's just my guess, I'm inexplicably sure that as long as I know more about my own life experience, I can figure out the reason for the strange dream. And get out of it."

connection

The temperature in Sydney at the end of June is still quite low. Unlike the compatriots who live in relatively warm Brisbane, who may dangle in short-sleeved shorts even in winter, residents of Sydney will still change into heavy winter clothes in winter. Fluffy scarf.More importantly, there are still heating, air conditioning and heating equipment in most houses in Sydney.

In a residential area far away from the city center, a single-family house is still lit with warm lights. The exterior wall combined with gray walls and brown wooden boards is simple and design-inspired. The succulents are distributed fairly freely.

In the living room of the hut, a middle-aged woman was sitting on the sofa. She had short light blonde hair that hung softly by her ears.

There was a half-knit woolen scarf on her knees, and the ball of wool had already rolled to the ground. She nodded with her lowered head. The volume of the TV in front of her was turned down to the lowest level at some point, and there was only The hum of the heater.

The quiet atmosphere was quickly broken by the harsh ringing of the phone. The woman sitting on the sofa opened her eyes suddenly, almost jumping up. The half-knit scarf on her lap fell to the ground with a snap. She rolled her eyes, Standing up slowly, he got up and picked up the receiver in a calm manner.

A familiar sweet female voice soon came from the opposite side: "Hi, Mom? How are you doing recently?"

"I knew it was you, a stinky girl. The sudden call almost scared me to death." The middle-aged woman, who is also Eve's mother, scolded with a smile, "Why did you call me all of a sudden?"

"I recently collected a sculpture, which always looks familiar to me. Maybe it's the same type of tapestry that I saw when I was a child." Eve said bluntly, "Does mom know me? Others in the village where they were born?"

Eve's mother turned her head and thought for a while, took out the phone from her pocket and looked through the address book, and then replied: "After the village where you were born was flooded, all the surviving residents were rescued and scattered to different hospitals. , and there is no contact information after that. But all the children who were sent to the orphanage with you should be able to be contacted. I will call the orphanage later. If I can contact the slightly older children, I should be able to Understand this matter."

"Thank you mom! Then I'll wait for your good news." Eve squinted her eyes and smiled, still playing with the sculpture that she brought home this afternoon.

"It's not convenient for me to call the orphanage at this time. I will reply to you tomorrow morning or at noon. Every time you call me, you little girl must be asking for my help." Eve's mother said gently Complain.

Eve couldn't help begging for mercy like a baby, and the two chatted for a while, and an hour passed before they knew it. When Eve put down the phone, the sculpture in her hand became warm.

The phone was thrown casually on the bed, the battery in the upper right corner was dangerously red, and soon the screen completely dimmed.Eve rolled twice on the bed with the quilt in her arms, counting from one to five in her head, and then a carp stood upright and sat on the edge of the bed in a daze.Suddenly, she shook her head violently, and said to herself, "I can't sleep straight away, it's too dirty! I must wash my hair today!"

Eve, who rushed into the bathroom in a hurry, didn't see that behind her, the strange sculpture shone faintly on the bed for a few seconds before returning to its original inconspicuous appearance. It was even older, and the materials seemed to be in a state of subtle decay. A subtle sound of waves echoed in the empty bedroom, but Eve didn't find anything.

***

In the quiet single room, the computer screen flickered with blue light, and in the dark room under the light, only a tired face with chicken nest head could be seen.The distance between Michael's face and the screen was quite close, and he was watching the news word by word. The content was about the recent consecutive sudden deaths in Saint Lucia.

Regarding the details of the incident, the news did not describe it in too much detail. It only mentioned that there was such an incident. It seemed obvious that he did not want this kind of weird incident to cause panic, so he deliberately downplayed the seriousness of the incident.

The sound of the cooling of the main computer is monotonous, and a sudden prompt sound broke the long monotonous sound.

Michael saw the reminder message from the mailbox, and Professor Harrington wrote an email with the following content:

hi michael

I hope my advice to you is helpful to you.After you left, I suddenly remembered that maybe you can look up relevant information about Pohnpei Island in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library. Some older books are difficult to find in the computer archives. You can directly find them in the Flip through the bookshelves, and you should be able to find one or two interesting travel notes.These are all books I borrowed before I went to Ponape for my investigation. I believe that not many people will be interested in these books, maybe they are still on the bookshelf.

Looking forward to your performance next semester

Harrington's email provided quite interesting information. Michael glanced at his investigation that had made no progress, and happily forwarded the email to all members of the temporary investigation team. Given that the roommate's family should arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, Michael began to seriously consider whether to use a friend's house.

A friend's house, a friend's house?Michael thought hard and found that he didn't have many friends except his girlfriend. Unfortunately, his girlfriend went on a trip, and she would definitely not come back until school started. Looking through the phone contacts, Michael sent a text message to Sanders.

Sanders, who had just seen the mail on his front foot, decided to go to the library to search for books tomorrow morning. His phone vibrated. He glanced at the screen, picked up his phone and read it carefully three or four times before he was sure he read it correctly.

Here's a text from Michael: I want to stay at your house tomorrow, my roommate's family is coming.I have to go to the library tomorrow. I will bring my own quilt. Do you have a sofa at home?

What kind of gibberish text message is this?This speed of thinking really surprised Sanders, but he finally understood the meaning, so he quickly replied a text message: Yes, my house has a guest room, you don’t need to bring a quilt, I also have a spare bed Supplies, you only need to bring your necessary daily necessities.We can meet at the library tomorrow, and I'll hand you the spare key afterwards.

A message popped up in the group, Sanders switched back to the group, and saw Lisa's message: Then we will see you at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library at ten o'clock tomorrow morning?I just sent an email to Professor Harrington to make an appointment with him tomorrow. He is available after four in the afternoon. What do you think?

Sanders sent a reply: I have no problem, and I am free after four o'clock.

Michael followed suit with just an "OK."

After about 10 minutes, Eve replied in the group: Then see you at school tomorrow, I have no plans for tomorrow.

Eve NPC Card

Eve, university staff member, 30

Female, native of Melbourne, now living in Brisbane

Era: Modern Player: NPC

STR40CON70SIZ50DEX60

APP90INT85POW40EDU75

DB:0Build:0MOV:8Luck:30

HP:12/12San:99/99MP:8/8

---------fighting---------

斗殴25%(12/5),伤害1D3+DB

Dodge 30% (15/6)

---------Skill---------

Accounting 65% (32/13)

Credit Rating 20% ​​(10/4)

Speaking skills 85% (42/17)

Language: Chinese 61% (30/12)

Mother tongue: 95% (47/19)

Library usage 80% (40/16)

Listen to 80% (40/16)

Scouting 75% (37/15)

Swimming 80% (40/16)

--------background story--------

Personal description: I pay more attention to appearance, and I have a beautiful appearance, so I have always attracted the attention of my surroundings.He has a headstrong personality, loves drinking and clubbing, but the handmade desserts are quite delicious, attracting everyone around him

Thoughts and Beliefs: Agnostics, believe in mysteries

Important People: Foster Parents

A place of extraordinary significance: the small fishing village where I was born, I have always wanted to go back and visit

Precious things: The amulet left by my biological parents, although it looks like a dirty stone in a cloth bag, has always been kept by my side

Traits: Naturally active player

Born in a small fishing village by the sea, he lost his parents and the village he lived in after a tsunami, and was adopted by his current adoptive parents, leading a happy life.A graduate of the history department, he became a staff member of the language consultation desk after staying in school. He and Sanders used to be graduate students, so he will help Sanders within his ability.The two did group assignments together for a long time during their graduate studies, but the actual relationship was not close at that time. Eve felt that he couldn't get close to Sanders, the indifferent academic madman at the time, but out of the feeling of hugging his thigh, he became the real one. The closest person to walk with Sanders.After graduation, the relationship with Sanders, who has become milder, has improved a lot.

--------belongings--------

The mysterious amulet, which seems to be given to Eve by her biological parents before their death

cash

Bag for work with cosmetics for touch-ups and a small notepad

driver's license

vanity mirror

Scarves, masks and sunglasses

---------assets---------

Living standard: standard consumption level: 400

Cash: 2500

Although he was not rich, his parents still gave him a lot of support.Parents helped purchase a two-story wooden detached cottage with yard, two-car garage and a basement storage room, along with a second-hand car.

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explore library

At ten o'clock in the morning, even in winter, the sunshine in Brisbane was still so fierce that people couldn't open their eyes. Three of the five members of the temporary investigation team wore sunglasses. Michael squinted his eyes and stood under the shade of a tree, while Lisa With a mournful face: "I forgot my sunglasses again."

"Then let's go directly to the library to find books?" Eve suggested enthusiastically, "We have been focusing on books in historical areas before, but we have ignored travel notes, legends and other literary books."

Lisa squinted and waved her hands: "No, no, no, it's just that you ignored it, but I was serious about looking for it. Could it be that I was unlucky, I didn't find anything before, maybe it was borrowed by someone else?"

The five people gathered at the entrance of the library were really blocking the way. After being stared at by passers-by, the five people belatedly lowered their heads and entered the library silently.

"The third floor is a quiet area? Can you talk?" Lisa confirmed in the elevator.

A finger appeared in front of her eyes, and without saying a word, Michael pointed to the introduction posters on each floor in the elevator, which marked: third floor, discussion area.

Lisa smiled embarrassingly: "I seldom come to this library, so I don't know. I usually work in the biology library, and I never stay at home to procrastinate!"

Saunders, who clearly saw Lisa's bravado, couldn't help laughing out loud, and was glared at. Unfortunately, just as Lisa was about to refute, the elevator door opened, and she reflexively fell silent.

"Then let's search separately for the time being." Eve pointed to the bookshelf of literary works and suggested, and the five of them allocated the search area and walked to different bookshelves.

***

Eve ran her fingers across the spine, earnestly confirming the titles of each book. Unfortunately, nearly 10 minutes of searching did not bring any valuable results. The only one mentioned Pohnpei The island's book is merely an atlas of the island's geography, and nothing in it helps with the questions they want to know.

Generally speaking, the books at the bottom are the easiest to ignore, but Eve didn't miss them all. At this time, she was squatting on the ground, her knees were almost on the floor, and she didn't miss any words.

Her handbag was casually thrown on the ground near the bookshelf, just so as not to hinder others from walking.

That's when the low-pitched music starts, an eerie tune reminiscent of a music box, but only the kind that appear in the scariest of horror films.

Eve, who was concentrating on the search, was taken aback, opened her handbag in a panic, and found that her mobile phone was not on mute: