demon godfather

There are ghost legends like this in every school: the school used to be a cemetery, and ghosts would come out every night to make troubles; there are seven incredible places on campus; you must not do certain things at midnight, otherwise you will be killed What a disaster...and so on.

In Dominica's school, the campus ghost legend is like this: there is a gallery in the art college dedicated to displaying graduates' graduation designs, including an oil painting of a woman in red.There is magic in this painting because the student who painted it used his own blood as paint, and he bled to death after painting the painting.The painting is full of his grievances, and if it is seen in the gallery, it will be cursed.

"Of course it's impossible." In the Greek literature class in the second week, Chris said to Dominique, "Blood will oxidize when exposed to air, and finally it will turn into an ugly brown. The woman is wearing a red dress?"

"But there may be no reason for it. Maybe there is really a strange painting in the gallery of the Art Academy?" Dominique lay on the table and looked at Chris.A few boys in the row behind them are discussing popular online games.

"Then we can easily find it out. First, the author of this painting is a student of the School of Art of our school; second, according to legend, he died after painting this painting, that is to say, he died after graduation." Eve; in the end, the painting was indeed exhibited in the gallery. Based on these three conditions, it is possible to find out who the student is and what his work is."

"What you said makes sense!" Dominic said in surprise, "Why didn't I think of this?"

——It must be because I'm stupid!He secretly cried in his heart.But he was still very happy. He thought Chris hated him, but he took the initiative to talk to him in class, which was enough to make Dominic happy all day.

"Leave this job to me!" He volunteered.

Chris glanced at him: "If you're really that interested, I'll leave it to you."

So Dominic went back and checked the list of students in the school, and found out the person who was both a student of the art college and died on the eve of graduation. It turned out that he really found such a person, a student of the class of [-], named Benjamin Tristan , died in the fire.It was even in the newspapers.Dominique went to the library to find the newspaper at that time. The newspaper said that Benjamin Tristan rented a studio outside the school. As a result, the building caught fire and he was burned to death, but his paintings were miraculously unscathed.The school organized a large-scale memorial service, and his painting has been exhibited in the college gallery.However, because of his sudden death, he didn't have time to name the painting, and no one knew his purpose for painting this painting, so his tutor named it "Ship on the Ice Sea" according to the content of the painting.

"Chris! You hit the spot! There really is such a student!" Dominic called Chris immediately after finding out Tristan's identity, "Shall we go to the gallery to see that painting?"

Chris on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and Dominic thought he was unwilling, so he quickly said: "If you are not free, then forget it, this is not a very important matter, curse or something, maybe it is just nonsense... ..."

"Tomorrow is the weekend." Chris said suddenly, "Meet me at the gallery door at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Oh, oh, well, then it's settled!"

After hanging up the phone, Dominic rolled on the bed with joy.He's going to the gallery with Chris tomorrow and it's...it's like a date!

The next day, Dominic got up early and dressed himself neatly.Because he was afraid of being late and being regarded as an unpunctual person by Chris, he deliberately arrived 10 minutes earlier.As a result, when he arrived at the agreed place, he found that Chris was already waiting there.He repeatedly looked at his phone and watch to make sure that he had not mistaken the time, and he hesitated for a while before mustering up the courage to step forward.

"That... Chris, I'm sorry, am I late?" He asked timidly.

Chris was wearing a clean white shirt and a woolen vest. His hairstyle was subtly different from yesterday, as if it had been specially groomed. He looked like he had stepped out of a movie poster. "No. Our appointment is at nine."

"You... you arrived quite early..."

"I have nothing to do in the morning, so I came here early."

Dominic tugged at his hair depressingly. He wanted to impress Chris, but he didn't expect that the other party was more prepared than him.

"Then since we're all here, let's go in!" Dominique pointed to the gallery.

"The galleries don't open until nine in the morning," Chris said.

——It turns out that this is the true meaning of about nine o'clock!It seems that there are disadvantages to arriving too early.Dominic smiled wryly.

They stood in the cold morning wind, like two human-shaped pillars.A group of morning joggers passed the gallery, pointing at them and whispering to each other, and Dominique could almost imagine what they were talking about. "Haha, he must be a freshman, but he doesn't even know the opening time of the gallery." "I don't think so, maybe he's a student of the art academy, and he's doing performance art again."

To keep Chris from getting bored, Dominic talks about how he found out the identity of Benjamin Tristan.

"That painting is named "Ship on the Ice Sea". Why do you say it is called this name?"

"Probably that's what the painting is about." Chris replied.

"Well, anyway, you will know when the time comes. That painting should still be in the gallery. The space in the gallery is limited, and the paintings in it will be changed regularly, but some outstanding works will always be on display, and that painting is one of them. One, I think maybe in honor of Benjamin Tristan."

They chatted for two or ten minutes, and finally waited until the gallery opened.The gallery is a public facility of the school, open to people inside and outside the school free of charge.Dominique asked gallery security for the painting's location.The security guard pointed them to the location, and said with emotion: "I have worked here for so many years, and I have seen a lot of excellent works. To be honest, that painting is not the top one, it is just to commemorate the deceased students, so I have been painting it all the time. It’s only exhibited in the gallery. But the strange thing is, students often come to see that painting, and they are fascinated by it, as if it has some special magical power. Maybe I don’t understand art!”

Dominic and Chris exchange a knowing look.

That painting hangs in the east wing of the gallery.The two searched all the way according to the signs, and easily found the location that the security guard said.To Dominique's surprise, there was already a spectator in front of the painting—a woman in red with long fiery red hair.

Dominic immediately noticed something was wrong.They had been waiting outside the gallery before, and they were the first people to visit today, so when did this woman come in?She doesn't look like a security guard or a staff member in her outfit!

Wait... the woman in red?What do the supernatural legends at school say?The dead student used blood as paint to paint a woman in red, could it be...

"Who are you?" he asked sharply.

"It's just a nobody." The woman stared at the painting without looking at Dominic. "This painting has a strange magic power. It reminds me of one of my sisters. But it is also a disaster. painting. It would be better for mankind to destroy it. However, if the source of this painting cannot be found, it can never be destroyed."

"What do you mean?" Dominic asked.

The woman didn't answer.

"Dominique!" Chris yelled.

Dominic blinked, as if he had just had a dream, and Chris's cry woke him up from the dream. "What happened?"

They were standing in front of a painting, which showed a vast sea of ​​ice and glaciers, a black ship was frozen by the glacier, and a gorgeous aurora floated in the navy blue sky.Below the painting is a sign that reads "Author: Benjamin Tristan, Class of 1993, School of Art."

Chris is the only one around Dominic, so there is no woman in red.

He rubbed his eyes vigorously. "Sorry, I seem to be distracted," he said, but he already had a vague idea of ​​what had just happened.He was born with the ability to freely enter and exit Lingbo Prison, and he is particularly sensitive to supernatural events. Maybe what he just saw was some kind of strange reminder?

This matter must be told to Chris.But the gallery is not a good place to chat.He pulls Chris out of the gallery.They passed a student on their way out.The student looked familiar, but Dominique couldn't recall seeing him anywhere.

Dominique Lascriss came to the nearby grove and told him everything he had just seen.

"I think the woman in red may be a ghost or something, and she came out to tell me that the painting is weird."

Chris was dubious. "Are you sure it wasn't a dream?"

"Of course! You can doubt other things, but you must believe me in this one."

Chris crossed his arms over his chest, tapping his fingers on his elbows. "The possible connection between that painting and the death of Benjamin Tristan deserves a good investigation."

"Then let's split up. I'll investigate Tristan's personal information. You can go and see what other works he has. Maybe you can find clues from them."

Chris nodded yes.

They each went home.Before dawn the next day, Dominic was still dreaming of a date with Chris when he was woken up by the phone ringing.He groped around the pillow sleepily for a long time, finally found the phone, and stuck it to his ear: "Who is it?"

"It's me." Chris said.Dominic shuddered and immediately woke up.

Chris picked this time to call, something must have happened.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Gallery at Art Institute is on fire!"