<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > Chapter 1 Seven Key People</h1>
1
"Alas! Early in the morning of the New Year..."
The sword-wielding officer rolled up the collar of his trench coat and sighed.
Five patrol cars, flashing red warning lights, were parked on the promenades next to the park, and housewives living nearby gathered from all directions to watch the bustle.
"Are you someone from our police station?"
The district police officer noticed the sword holder appearing with a plainclothes police officer and immediately rushed forward to inquire.
"I'm a sword holder who searches for a lesson. Well...... Where are the dead? ”
"There! Do you want to take a look? At present, only the right arm, head and part of the body of the deceased have been found..."
After looking at the corpse, the sword holder frowned and said, "How cruel! It's just falling apart..."
□ team members wore gloves and placed purple-black corpses on plastic cloth for photo archiving.
The young district police officer, who was probably not accustomed to such a scene, took out a handkerchief and covered his nose and mouth, saying: "It was a local resident who came to report the crime, according to him, this morning he took the dog for a walk around the neighborhood, and when he reached the pond, the dog suddenly barked wildly, and he looked forward curiously, and found that a discarded plastic bag revealed a human hand; according to the scene, there was still some sand and gravel in the plastic bag, probably the murderer accidentally fell off which bridge on the way to carry the body, and gradually flowed down the river to the shore." ”
"Was the deceased a woman?" Do you know your identity? ”
"The situation is a bit tricky. Since all the pieces of the body have not yet been found, and there are no remnants at the scene, it may take a lot of time..."
"Now that the head has been found, the identity should be judged according to the teeth."
Kenshin took out a cigarette from his pocket and muttered in his mouth, "It's really nerve-wracking, it seems that I have made an appointment with Kaneda to go skiing together, and I want to go to the soup again!" ”
2
Miyuki Nanase pointed to the white sweater worn by a model wearing a fur hat and shouted excitedly, "Ah Yi, look fast, look fast!" This sweater is so cute! ”
It is a continuous holiday, and the shopping streets of Kichijoji are crowded with people.
Miyuki stood in front of the clothing store, holding a sweater of the same style as the model's body.
"You see, isn't it a good fit?" You can also choose a different color, I like this red pattern on a white background, you wear a blue pattern on a white background, we each buy one to wear to ski, you say okay? ”
Kaneda didn't look at it at all, and casually replied, "Good, good!" ”
In fact, Kaneda felt that it didn't matter what sweater he was wearing, because before he left tomorrow morning, there was something that really mattered to him, and he had to buy it today.
Originally, he planned to buy "that" thing by himself today, but Miyuki also happened to find him out shopping, so...
(In any case, you must make up a reason, a person secretly goes to the "pharmacy"... ）
"Ah Yi, you're not watching at all!" We're out today to buy ski clothes, can you be serious? ”
Miyuki muttered, not too happy.
Starting tomorrow, Kaneda and Miyuki will spend a three-day, two-night ski holiday in Makino Kogen and stay in the villa of the brother of Officer Kendo.
His deep friendship with the Metropolitan Police Department's search for a sword-wielding officer was caused by a serial killing at the Opera House.
At that time, Kaneda Ichi pointed out the right direction with his amazing reasoning ability inherited from his grandfather, and everyone successfully solved this tricky case.
Subsequently, Kaneda Ichi also privately assisted the police in the search work many times, and in public and private, Kente arranged this ski trip in order to thank Kaneda Ichi for his help.
"I'm really watching!" This sweater is really good, Miyuki, you really have vision. ”
As soon as Kaneda finished speaking, Miyuki immediately looked at him with a suspicious look.
"Do you really think so?"
"Really, really!"
"Then you can also buy one, and we both wear it to skiing."
"Miyuki, have you ever seen someone skiing in a sweater?" Only snowmen wear sweaters! ”
"Huh? But those who ski seem to be wearing ordinary sweaters! ”
"Those people are not wearing ordinary sweaters, but ski suits with special waterproof effects that can prevent snow from flowing into the body."
"Ah! Ah Yi, the red one inside is also good, can I try it on? ”
"What a defeat to you, not listening to me at all, all right!" Give it a try! ”
"That... Excuse me, can you wait for me? ”
"Okay! I'm waiting here, you try it on slowly! ”
"Thank you!"
Miyuki grinned as she walked toward the store, and Kaneda immediately turned around and sped toward the pharmacy not far away.
Kaneda arrives at the pharmacy and finally finds "targets" arranged on the shelves in front of the cash register.
(Finally found the condom!) ）
Kaneda stared nervously and excitedly at the "target", a year after the last time he bought "this thing".
I bought it before, because I put it in the back pocket of my jeans when I traveled, it became crumpled over time, and I didn't use any of it in the end.
Although this kind of thing does not have a so-called expiration date, but...
Or buy a new comparative insurance.
A cheap package costs two or three hundred yuan, and the expensive one is as high as a thousand yuan or so.
(Wow!)
A thousand rounds!
What is it made so expensive? ）
"Standard", "ultra-thin", "fit ultra-thin"...
(If you consider the use, ultra-thin ones seem to be better.)
But each of the ultra-thin ones must be at least a thousand rounds, and if you use ultra-thin at the beginning, will it not...
OMG!
Pure thought of this kind of thing, it is really crazy... ）
"Oops! Isn't that Ah Yi? What are you doing here? ”
Kaneda turned around and saw his mother and the wives who lived nearby standing in front of him.
"Ah! mother...... It's you! ”
"What are you doing in the pharmacy?"
Ah Yi's mother looked at him with a suspicious look, and he panicked and defended: "No, I didn't do anything, I just felt as if I was a little cold, cough!" cough...... I'm going skiing again tomorrow, so I'm going to buy cold medicine, cough..."
"That's right! The sword-wielding officer called and asked me to tell you that he couldn't go on tomorrow's trip. ”
"What?"
Everyone in the store was focused on Ah Yi.
"Did he, did he explain why?"
"It seems to mean that this morning the carcass was found by the pond in the park, and it is temporarily impossible to take a vacation... yes! Ah Yi, where are you going? ”
Kanedaichi hadn't finished listening before he could get out of the pharmacy.
In front of the clothing store, Miyuki was carrying a large bag and shouting, "What! I've bought so many clothes..."
Kaneda looked around for the phone booth and said to Miyuki, "Call first and ask for clarification, don't you know the phone number of the sword-wielding officer?" ”
"Wait a minute..."
Miyuki rummaged through her bag and pulled out her phone book.
"Hurry up! Miyuki! ”
"Yes! 092......”
Kaneda had spotted a public telephone booth nearby, and he held the microphone and pressed the number.
"Hey, I'm a sword bearer."
"Dude! I'm Kazuchi Kaneda, what happened? I heard you're not going tomorrow..."
"I'm really sorry, I don't know where the pervert or the freak came from, and I'm so busy." Those of us who eat public meals are open all year round, and even the New Year and national holidays have to be on standby at any time. ”
"Isn't our skiing plan in vain?"
"Don't worry, I'm not going, you two can still go!"
"You mean it's just me and Miyuki?"
Kaneda squinted at Miyuki.
"Can't you?"
"No, no, if you can come halfway to attend..."
"I think it's unlikely... belch...... I try my best! ”
"Okay! Then the two of us will go first. ”
Kaneda deliberately raised his voice, peeked at Miyuki's expression next to him, and hung up the phone.
"How's it going?"
Miyuki asked uneasily.
Kaneda replied with a smile, "Dude will come later, and he told us to go first." ”
"Then I will be relieved, then tomorrow or according to the original plan!"
"Yes! Skiing plans are on! ”
When Kaneda said this, he had a completely different thought from Miyuki.
3
"Hey! Kanedaichi, you say 'Red Phoenix, Yellow Phoenix, Pink Phoenix'. ”
Ryo said as he tugged at Kaneda's long hair tied behind his head.
The mischievous nine-year-old boy is the nephew of the sword-wielding officer.
"Very well, and then say: 'Eat grapes without spitting out the grape skins, don't eat grapes and spit out the grape skins.'" "Pain!
It hurts!
You don't want to pull it!
Is it 'Red Phoenix, Yellow Phoenix, Pink Phoenix'?
"Oh my God!"
Kaneda took a breath and looked at Miyuki, who was holding Ryo's five-year-old brother Akio. As soon as Miyuki tried to stand up, Akio cried, but in the end Miyuki coaxed him to sleep. There is also a pair of seven-year-old twin sisters: Li Juan and Mei Juan sit between Kanedaichi and Miyuki, and they keep making a fuss about continuing to play cards. The four children were all nephews of the swordsman, and they had heard a lot about Kaneda and Miyuki from the swordsman's uncle, so they were excited when they saw them both.
Since today is the first day of a consecutive holiday, the traffic is extremely chaotic, and when Miyuki and Ah Yi arrive at the accommodation, it is nearly four o'clock in the afternoon, and there is no way to go, so they have to guard this group of troublesome little guys. What's even more infuriating is that Miyuki seems to like these children quite a bit, and she won't be able to play poker with these little troublemakers every night! If so, wouldn't the hero be useless last night by riding a bicycle to a pharmacy a kilometer from home, and the "that" that was hard to buy was useless?
What's even more infuriating is that this ski hut run by the old brother of the sword holder is not a villa at all! From any point of view, it is just an ordinary house. In Kaneda's imagination, it should be a cute villa with red tiles and white walls, and he and Miyuki sit around the fireplace with burning flames, quietly spending the night quietly, occasionally their eyes intersecting, and their bodies immediately attract each other like magnets..."
feed!
Kaneda, say it again!
"Ryoo started pulling his hair again, pulling him back from his dream to reality."
It hurts!
You little devil, I'm not going to play with you anymore.
Kaneda shouted loudly, and as soon as she didn't pay attention, Li Juan ate all his cards.
4
The next day, the sky over makino Plateau was clear. According to the weather report, snow will only start in the afternoon and will continue to snow for three days, but the weather outside the house is sunny and there is no sign of snow at all. However, there are dark clouds floating in Kaneda's heart, and an evil "conspiracy" is gradually taking shape in his heart. Last night, although he slept in the same room as Miyuki, there were four nasty little ghosts caught in the middle, and of course, his painstaking plan was all in vain, and nothing could be done, of course, nothing happened.
Kaneda stayed up all night, thinking hard about how to spend the night that belonged only to the two of them.
(Yes!) That's it... ）
He immediately rushed out of the room to the living room, looked at the map of the various ski resorts on the wall of Makino Kogen, and found that there was a hiking hut hundreds of meters outside the ski instructor field. It is located near the Makino Kogen Ski Resort on the road leading to the neighboring Tengu Ski Resort and serves as a refuge cabin for ski travelers.
(Hey hey hey!) It's "it"! ）
"Miyuki, let's go to the nearby Tengu Ski Resort!"
Kaneda decides to use this excuse to seduce Miyuki before pretending to have a sprained foot and having to spend the night in this climbing cabin. Since it is a winter shelter, there must be a stove, towels and some food in it, and it is not far from the ski instructor field, and if it is really not ideal, you can turn back. Kaneda fantasized about what would happen at that time.
"Ah Yi, are you okay?" "Hmmm...
However, I felt a little cold. "So what to do?"
Ah Yi, you must have a fever, I use my body temperature to give you a little warmth...
(Then, the two of us were in the most natural state...) In the morning, Kaneda hurriedly finished breakfast and explained to his aunt who managed the villa, of course, all this was secretly carried out by Miyuki! ”
Today, we will go to a friend's house who lives near here to stay overnight, so we don't come back to sleep, please don't worry.
Kaneda remembered last night's elaborate "crime plan", and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile. For the sake of prudence, he also brought chocolate, high-calorie food, and disposable underwear that he threw away after use, and he was very well prepared..."
Ah Yi, are you okay?
Miyuki said as she reached through the door, and Kaneda hurriedly tucked her underwear into the bag.
Okay, good, ready to go.
"Miyuki has changed into her ski clothes, and she usually does not wear makeup today, she has put on a little sunscreen and looks more mature."
A one, you see!
This is the sweater I bought the day before yesterday, and I'm going to wear it for skiing today.
Miyuki stood in front of Kaneda and playfully turned around, "What? Does it look good? ”
Miyuki's long, waterfall-like hair drifted into a beautiful arc as her body turned, and Kaneda couldn't help but think of the shampoo commercial on TV last night.
"It's really beautiful, it's good... see. ”
Kaneda stuttered.
When they went shopping the day before yesterday, he didn't even look at them; this time he took a serious and careful look, but he had a feeling of amazement.
"I love this ski jacket, I bought it when I heard you."
"What did I say?"
Kaneda wanted to deny it, but after thinking about it again, he immediately changed his mind.
"Look! I can't be wrong! ”
"Ah Yi, thank you!"
Miyuki's happy expression was unabashedly on her face.
She has been like this since she was a child, and everything she thinks in her heart will be expressed on her face, which is really simple and cute.
"No, nothing... You're welcome! ”
For Kaneda, it is unlikely that he will be embarrassed to say something as gratitude to the other party, and even if he is praised, he will be embarrassed; in this regard, his personality is quite □ shy.
"Ah Yi, let's go to the driving range!"
Miyuki holds Kaneda's hand like a mother, unaware of Kaneda's ill-conceived plans.
Kaneda saw Miyuki's innocent smile and felt a sense of guilt rise in her heart.
He shook his head vigorously, hoping to drive away this guilt, and secretly swore in his heart: "The strategy planned by painstaking planning must be successful, come on!" ”
5
In the vast expanse of snow, there are dead branches and animal bones with teeth and claws everywhere.
The desolate plateau covered with snow is like a "white desert", revealing the dead silence of the apocalyptic scene: the temperature of life has been lost, the pace of time has stopped, and the whole world seems to be left with eternal silence...
There's no better place to bury this bunch of damn guys than here.
He looked at his watch, and in another hour it would be five o'clock...
At that time, this cemetery-like dead and silent mountain villa should have an unexpected lively scene!
In this brief moment of tranquility, he once again examined the well-prepared props of death: slender sharp blades, strong ropes, medicines sealed in plastic bags, syringes, capsules, and powder made from poisonous grass roots.
Just like the Greek myth of "Trojan Horse Slaughter", no one can escape, no matter where they hide, they are doomed.
He put the "death prop" on the table into his backpack and saw that the clock was still fifty and only five o'clock.
At the moment when the gate of the villa opens, the "game" is about to officially debut.
The game's name is "Computer Hill Murder", let's call it "Trojan Horse": an "accident" that occurs when the seven key characters are all together.
In order to "remove" these useless cowards, you have to use computer viruses to invade the mountain...
Forty points left...
The protagonist of the game will appear soon!
The culprit behind this "game of death" enters the fate of the guests into the computer, and then presses the game command of "total annihilation"...
6
Snap! thunderclap! touch!
The sound of the cannons rose and fell, and various colors of paper flew in the air, and the atmosphere was warm and pleasant.
The monk took the lead in raising his glass and said loudly, "Congratulations to our group of members of the reasoning community of the 'Computer Mountain Villa' for meeting for the first time, cheers!" ”
The other four men and women echoed in unison, touching each other's glasses and shouting, "Cheers! ”
Arthur took a sip of wine and asked, "Shall we not wait for everyone to celebrate in the High Circle?" ”
Instead of answering Arthur's question directly, Watson asked her, "Arthur, you're only in high school, how can you drink in a bright and upright way?" ”
Stone touched his hair covered with hairspray and stammered, "It's really worthy of being a doctor, even this has to be taken care of..."
"Okay! Don't be discouraged, today is the first time you have met... But the strange thing is that we see each other as we are, and there is no strange feeling at all. ”
Maria said as she poured the second glass of wine.
Monk Zheng also said with deep approval, "I think so too." We've been using our personal computers to communicate with each other for more than a year, and a lot has happened in the meantime..."
He paused slightly, and no one knew what he was going to say next.
I saw a nervous expression on everyone's face, but then they returned to the atmosphere of laughter and laughter before, as if nothing had happened.
In the computer network, everyone has a pseudonym, and everyone calls each other and contacts each other.
Monk, Arthur, Watson, Stone, Maria, of course, these are all pseudonyms.
None of them used their real names, and none of them wanted to say their real names, and there was a consensus before the fraternity.
Everyone didn't know each other's real names, but they had told each other about their professions and experiences in advance.
The monk was an employee of a large company, Arthur was a student at a prestigious girls' school, Watson was a doctor, Stone organized an orchestra, and Maria was a cartoonist.
These briefs are nothing more than what each person says about his own experience, and no one knows whether the truth is so: it may be a lie or an exaggeration, they know each other well, but no one will question each other because they have doubts.
This is the rule that should be followed in the "imaginary real world" based on computer networks.
"I don't think the villa is ideal, there is not even a villa nearby, and it takes nearly ten minutes by taxi from the ski resort to get here."
Stone said.
Maria stroked the baby bear on her lap and said, "However, I think this 'computer mountain villa' is very suitable for us." ”
She then said to the baby bear in her hand in a playful tone: "This mountain village isolated on the white plateau really looks like the scene of the event in a speculative novel, and it looks new and beautiful, and there is no sense of mystery, do you say?" Little bitch! ”
"This 'silver hut', because it is located near the top of makino Kogen Ski Resort, happens to be the opposite direction of the driving range; the ski resort was originally planned to be expanded, but it was postponed due to the economic downturn. Although I had heard that construction would start in the summer anyway, because it was some distance away from the ski resort, and there were no sightseeing resources around, the operating conditions were very unsatisfactory, so the staff had to be evacuated, leaving only this mountain chalet for rent to tourists. ”
The monk, who has the desire to lead, is speaking triumphantly.
"Oh! Well...... When exactly will the other two people come? ”
Stone seemed to be gasping for breath with anyone and asked without a head.
"It's still early! It may take a while. ”
After answering Stone's words, Watson turned to Arthur and said, "Arthur, do you have to wait a long time?" Did The Rambler tell you when he was going? ”
"By the way, yesterday the two of them have been talking on the Internet, completely ignoring the existence of others, and looking like they are full of affection and sweetness, and it is really unbearable!"
"Stone, you should say two words less!" Arthur struggled to find a compatible partner, and online romance has become more common recently, which is no fuss! ”
Maria said as she toyed with baby bear's hand.
Arthur couldn't help but open his eyes wide and yell angrily, "Don't talk nonsense, we don't have anything at all!" ”
Maria touched Arthur's arm and said, "You don't have to hide it, everyone recognizes that you are the most suitable pair." ”
Arthur did not answer, but sat down on the sofa, shrinking his body into a ball, thus exposing Bai Zhe's thighs under the skirt.
At this moment, the eyes of the three men were unanimously focused on Arthur's body.
"It's really good dog luck to mess with this guy, let him get there first."
Stone said in a nonchalant manner, and forcefully twisted the cigarette out.
"To be honest, Arthur is really cute, and if I can wait for the waiting, I will definitely register number one."
Watson squinted a pair of thief eyes under the thick lenses and slammed into Arthur.
"Hey, what are you doing?" How can you completely ignore Spencer's existence? He was so pathetic that everyone didn't say a word about him. ”
Seeing that the eyes of the men present were all focused on Arthur, Maria couldn't help but change the subject.
At this time, the electric bell suddenly rang.
"Ah! Is it said that Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive? It must have been Spencer, who still arrived earlier than the mess. ”
Maria immediately got up and walked toward the door with the baby bear in her arms.
At this point, the visitor outside the door instead knocked on the door and shouted, "Hey! Anybody home? Please hurry up and open the door! ”
"Here we go! Come on! Here it comes! ”
As soon as Maria twisted the doorknob, the visitor rushed into the door, and Maria was frightened and let go.
The boy who entered the door was wearing a khaki coat and covered in snow, and behind him was a long-haired girl, wearing an orange-red jacket, who also quickly entered the door to avoid the falling snow.
"I'm sorry, the two of us got lost on the way to skiing... What is this place? ”
The boy in the khaki coat looked like a high school student, and he rolled his eyes and looked around.
"Huh? You're lost... So, you're not Spencer, and you're not Messer? ”
Maria's eyes widened.
"What do you say? My name is Kazuchi Kaneda and she is my friend Miyuki Nanase. ”
After the two snow-stained men looked at each other, they smiled kindly with Maria and bowed deeply.