Ch9 - The Broken Puzzle

Edited by Ning

“Done.”

The handcuffs were opened smoothly. Zhou Ziheng, who had completed his mission, raised his eyes and met Xia Xiqing’s straight gaze unpreparedly. He frowned subconsciously, and coughed, turning his gaze aside. He swung the loose handcuffs with his wrist, held it the palm of his hand and slapped it on the wooden cabinet on the side. rMVgQk

Xia Xiqing smiled, touched his wrist and said ‘thank you’ softly, remembering Zhou Ziheng’s expression when he had just finished solving the code, “You also found that it was Morse code, right.”

Zhou Ziheng nodded, put his hand in his pocket and glanced at the time, “But I can’t remember the exact correspondence of the Morse code. It’s a bit difficult to solve, so I can only guess.”

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Xia Xiqing played the music that he had paused before again, and explained with the music:

“At first there was a long pause, then three short pauses. After the short pause, the music resumed, [long, short, short, short ] Corresponds to the letter B, followed by a [short, long, short], which is the letter R. “The music continues to play with the inserted stuttering sound, “[short]——letter E……[short , Long]-letter A…… [long, short, long]-letter K……” NGWYKq

B R E A K——break

“Break the mirror.” Before Xia Xiqing could finish explaining the next two words, Zhou Ziheng had already given the answer.

“That’s right.” Xia Xiqing laughed. This smile seemed to be different from the previous one, with a hearty feeling.

Probably an illusion, Zhou Ziheng thought.

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“Why are you so familiar with Morse code?” Zhou Zihang went over to turn off the music, picked up the vinyl record that had not been carefully observed before, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

“When I was in junior high school, the Mathematical Olympiad teacher talked about it, and I found it very interesting. I also used this to pass the answers to others during the exams. I haven’t used it since I went to the Liberal Arts class in high school. I also took a while to remember it.” Xia Xiqing’s leather shoes gently touched the ground. “But didn’t the program group set it too difficult. If you don’t have this knowledge, you can’t solve it at all.”

“Actually, they thought very well.” Zhou Ziheng handed the vinyl record to Xia Xiqing with the name of the suite ‘Miroir’ written on it. “Just now when I was spelling notes, you played this piano music. If you are familiar with classical music, you can directly recognize that it is the Miroir suite. Then I think of the mirror next to the phonograph. If I don’t understand it, I can find it by looking at vinyl records. So it’s inevitable to think of the mirror.”

“If you want to think of breaking a mirror…” Xia Xiqing thought of the bookmark in the previous book, “Whatever I touch will crumble to pieces.” 8rJ1LZ

Zhou Ziheng nodded, “I guess the fragmented sticky note is also one of the tips. So the program group arranged several ideas, and you chose the most direct one.”

“But the cost of intelligence is the highest.” Xia Xiqing shrugged slightly, “But compared to the efficiency of the association effect, mathematics is much more accurate and faster.”

Zhou Ziheng wondered how an art student could be so good at math. At this moment, Xia Xiqing had already focused on the memo that he had reassembled before, “That garbled code should also be a set of passwords, but it might have to be solved again.” He walked over and picked up the piece of paper. “Maybe the code for our door is hidden here.”

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This idea coincides with Zhou Ziheng, but apart from this sticky note, he always feels that there is a lot of other information in the room, but for the time being he can’t find a good way to tell what information was useful, and what was just distraction. chXg8e

Ktf akb qfbqif bcmf jujlc ojmfv atf ybbxwjgx jcv atf qlfmf bo qjqfg atja kjr abgc jqjga jcv gfrabgfv.

Wlj Wldlcu aegcfv atf ybbxwjgx bnfg ab atf rlvf ktfgf atf afza kjr kglaafc, mjgfoeiis fzjwlcfv la, atfc abbx bea atf ybbxwjgx lc atf ybbx, jcv revvfcis rjlv rbwfatlcu atja vlvc’a rbecv tfiqoei ja atf wbwfca.

“Don’t you think the handwriting on these two pieces of paper is different?”

Zhou Ziheng also noticed this. The writing on the bookmark looks more atmospheric, like a man’s handwriting, while the handwriting on the convenience sign is much more delicate. Although they are not very different, they are not the same person’s words in terms of the degree of retraction of the strokes. 3z8r5

He pointed to the bookmark. “I think this is the handwriting of the owner of this study room.”

As a matter of fact, Xia Xiqing agreed with this point of view, but for the sake of the program effect and the audience’s acceptance, he still asked very conscientiously: “Then what if the book was borrowed by the owner of the room? The bookmark in it is probably not his own. ”

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Zhou Ziheng shook his head and pointed to the next row of bookcases. “The third row counts from left to right. The first six books are in the same series as this novel. This one is the final one. In addition to this series, there are many other series of books on the bookcase. I don’t think a person with a hobby of collecting books will borrow books to read, let alone the concluding one.”

Xia Xiqing made a very supportive fan-exclusive expression, “Wow, it’s really a waste of our family’s Hengheng talents, not acting in criminal investigation dramas.” JKn4Du

‘Our family’s Hengheng’??? Although this way of expression has become common in Weibo, which is flooded by fans, Zhou Ziheng’s excellent expression management almost got out of control.

Looking at the adoration on Xia Xiqing’s face, Zhou Ziheng couldn’t help retorting in his heart

[You not going for acting is the real waste of talent.]

After all, it’s on the show, and it’s not good to be too indifferent to the hot face of the “fan” in front of him. Zhou Ziheng coughed and muffled, “Not necessarily.” cPIQUi

He can’t say why, Xia Xiqing thought that Zhou Ziheng at this moment was so cute.

He shook his head in his heart. He must have lost his head.

Seeing that Xia Xiqing’s feet were about to step on the fragments of the vase he had initially broken, Zhou Ziheng couldn’t help but reach out his hand and pulled his arm, “Be careful.”

Xia Xiqing also reacted and looked down. “Ha, you broke the vase at the beginning, I almost forgot. The theme of our room is probably [fragments], right?” mDn7qr

After saying that casually, Xia Xiqing felt something was not right. If Zhou Ziheng’s “broken” association theory is really a series of clues designed by the program team in advance, should vases that are also fragile have clues that can be obtained after breaking?

Zhou Ziheng also seemed to get inspiration from Xia Xiqing’s words. The two squatted down at almost the same time, with a tacit understanding.

On the ground are the porcelain pieces of the broken vase, and a bunch of white chrysanthemums scattered on the ground. Xia Xiqing used the flower branches of the white chrysanthemum to pick at the broken things on the ground. As expected, he found a piece of paper rolled into a thin tube, “There really is a clue.”

He couldn’t help but complain in his heart that the scriptwriter of the escape room was really thoughtful. There are so many clues hidden in the corners. If the theme of “fragments” is not thought of, the vase will most likely not be broken. T0cphj

No, it’s not right. He quickly denied himself in his heart.

Zhou Ziheng suddenly said, “So the program team tied us up with ropes, but they didn’t set any sharp tools. There was only a vase as an ornament, and it was placed beside my hand, just to let us break it. ”

His thinking unexpectedly synchronized with himself. Xia Xiqing was a little surprised, but he gave a quick response, “Well, it should be like this, but our attention at the beginning was diverted and no clues in the vase were found.”

It’s like a game of Snake. No matter which one you start to eat or how you move, the fruits that exist when the game is initialized, you always have to eat them without fail, otherwise it will be Game Over. 5ZuLqE

He suddenly admired the screenwriter a little. He was a clever man. He didn’t frame the show as a game that had to be followed by steps, otherwise the playability would be reduced too much. The steps are not important, and the order does not matter. Even the problem-solving ideas are set in a variety of ways, and a dark character like the killer is added to the escape room, suddenly turning a pure decryption game to IQ and psychological warfare mode.

Interesting.

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The two opened the note and a quote was written on it.

[We used to be one.  u1dP9q

Fate pulled you away from my body, from my bones, my flesh and blood, and my heart, and crudely pieced together these meaningless organs.

Together with you who were torn up and reconstructed, we were buried one after another.

Buried under the fence where the lush roses grow.

Only by re-dismantling it, YtncO0

Returning you to me, returning me to you.

From top to bottom, connected to each other.

Can everything have meaning again. ]

It seems to be a poem with Gothic style, but Xia Xiqing felt something was wrong. He turned over the paper and found something written on it. JV1wig

[2 you.]

“He wrote ‘to’ as 2, there must be a reason.” Xia Xiqing couldn’t determine other things, but he can be sure that the only rule that can be found in this game until now is that you can’t let go of any unreasonable details.

Zhou Ziheng’s eyebrows have been staring, as if seriously thinking about this poem.

The cellphone rang suddenly. 4AugUf

The train of thought was interrupted, they took out the phone, and a new message appeared on the screen.

[Please note that the first player has escaped from the original room and entered the other player’s room. ]

“It’s so fast.” Xia Xiqing looked around and put the mobile phone back with a smile, looking innocent and happy, “But it seems that he didn’t enter our room. If this person is a killer, he will randomly enter a room… What a terrible show. ”

Zhou Ziheng asked, “What if he is a normal player and enters the killer’s room?” 1lCLbJ

Xia Xiqing turned his face to him, chose an angle that could avoid the closest close-up shots, he raised his hand, pretending to tidy the neckline, and covered the microphone, lazily raised the corners of his mouth, showing a smile that completely showed his bad nature, and made a mocking tone.

“Isn’t it more exciting when a sheep enters the tiger’s mouth?”

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.


The author has something to say:

Zhou Ziheng: as an art student, how can you be so good at math? KdCjh5

Uncle Xia: Xia family’s genes are good-looking, tall and good at math.

Your friend Xia Zhixu refused to be cued.

Because some readers are decoding, I may not reply to the comments in these chapters, otherwise it may spoil the game experience. Everyone is so good. The chapter on decoding hh gives a garbled decoding method. I guess the answer will appear in the comment area soon.

After reading a few chapters, you will find that the skill points of Xia Xiqing and Zhou Ziheng are actually different, but they are both big players in the carry. lbtPeO

When I write this reality show, it feels like I am practicing for writing criminal investigation essays in the future

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12 comments

  1. I would have struggled with the music and the Morse code and would have to figure things out a different way lol

    thanks for the chapter <3

  2. the only reason i would have solved it would be because i broke the mirror out of frustration lolol

    thank you for the chapter <33