Chapter 85 The mystery at twelve o’clock at night


    ?It wasn’t until late at night that the bus returned to the town.


    The mayor''s office building is located on the west side of the town. It is a two-story building. The mayor''s office is on the second floor, and the exhibition hall is on the first floor, which contains a sandbox model of the town and some exhibits.


    ??This time it was Lin Pei who accompanied Xu Huo. He fumbled and turned on the main switch of the office building, and the second floor suddenly lit up.


    “Is there still electricity in here?” Xu Huo paused as he took out his lighter.


    "In the entire town, apart from the riddle machines that sound from time to time, only this office building has electricity. These places should be wired separately." Lin Pei explained, and then walked to the sand table, "We have already seen this sand table. Many times.”


    ??The model above is exactly the same as the appearance of the town, and the size is scaled according to a certain proportion. You can roughly outline the structure of the town just by looking at this sand table.


    “There are puzzles everywhere where the flags are placed?” Xu Huo noticed for a moment that there were too many puzzles in this town, almost half of the buildings had them.


    "That''s right." Lin Pei nodded, "The clock master Nisei in the background of the game is the mayor of this town. He was obsessed with puzzle games in his later years, and small puzzle notes can be seen everywhere in the town."


    “But to be honest, those puzzles are not puzzles at all, just common sense questions that should be simple for NPCs in the game, such as how many clocks Nisei has made in his life, and Nisei’s favorite flower or color.”


    “There are some things that are even stranger, such as whether Nise is wearing reading glasses or myopia glasses, there are several potted plants in the mayor’s office, what time Nise went to bed yesterday, and how many pies he had for breakfast.”


    ? Xu Huo was matching the model with the buildings he had seen in the town today in his mind, when he suddenly raised his head and said, "These are not riddles."


    "Of course not." Lin Pei said with a smile: "Maybe it''s the childlike innocence of a master."


    “These questions are aimed at children.” Xu Huo thought for a moment and said, “They are not real puzzles, they are just used to make children happy.”


    ?Lin Pei opened his mouth and said, "So that''s it. No wonder chocolate candies will be awarded for wrong answers."


    ??He once speculated that Nisei was an overly narcissistic person, or that the entire town was a fan of Nisei, and even paid attention to small things like eating and sleeping.


    "These puzzles are fixed, but the content is the details of life. Nisei probably did not come to settle in the town alone, at least he brought a child with him." Xu Huo asked: "Have you seen Master Nisei''s Not in the residence? Not on the sand table.”


    ?Lin Pei shook his head, "There is a residential area in the center of the town, but we haven''t rummaged through it in depth."


    “Want to look for it now?”


    The bus was already far away and it was inconvenient to move around at night. When they got off the bus, they had already planned to spend the night in the office building.


    "Let''s go tomorrow." Xu Huo said: "Let''s see if there are any clues about the door to Nisai''s residence. If people in the town want to come in and out, there is always a way to open the door."


    From the window of the office building, you can just see the gate on the west wall. Lin Pei shook his head and said: "You can''t speak loudly, you can''t go out in groups, and to put it bluntly, you can''t cry when a child is born, and the gate is sealed." Death is not like spending your old age in peace, but like going to jail.”


    Xu Huo''s eyes moved slightly. Before returning to the sand table, he carefully looked at the photos marked on the model. In addition to basic daily needs, the audience in other stores was generally young, including children''s clothing stores, doll stores, handicraft stores, picture galleries, crayon stores, and so on. Coupled with the riddles that are everywhere in this town, it seems like this town was built for little kids.


    And just looking at these, this town should be full of childishness, but there are walls outside, and there are such strange regulations in the town. Security guards are hired at high prices... If aliens and security guards are equated, this is not at all to maintain the small town. To suppress order, they are killing those who do not obey the rules.


    Master Nisei is not on good terms with the residents of the town.


    ??The town was built for children, and lived in a group of people for whom Master Nisei didn''t care about their life or death. There are such strict rules that could put your life on the line if you are not careful, yet some people actually choose to stay here.


    ?This town is full of contradictions.


    However, the more contradictory the place, the more likely it is the key to solving the problem. Xu Huo casually tore off the puzzle that was attached to the handrail of the stairs, looked at it and stuffed it into his pocket, then walked up to the second floor with ease.


    Pushing aside the toys on the floor, he entered the mayor''s office.


    Like a clock shop, the walls here are covered with all kinds of clocks. The potted plants in the corner are dead. There are some books about clocks, as well as some picture books and fairy tales randomly placed on the bookshelves.


    There is an unfinished clock on the desk. Some work utensils are scattered on the table and the floor. The drawers are all opened and empty. Except for the bookshelf, there are no other paper items in this office. There is not even a blank piece of paper. Has been looted.


    “He is a master watchmaker after all. The manuscripts he left behind during his lifetime must be very valuable. It is normal for the residents of the town to steal some things before moving away.” Lin Pei said.


    ?Xu Huo nodded slightly, walked to the window sill behind his desk, and took a quick look, and he happened to have Ximen in his eyes.


    ?With the faint moonlight, he saw a dim light reflected on the wall, and the light spot was still moving.


    "It must be the second hand of the big clock on the roof that reflects light." Lin Pei noticed his gaze, "The tip of the second hand of the clock on the roof is a bright reflective surface."


    When the second hand moved around to the twelve position, the doll hanging behind the office door suddenly played music, "It''s twelve o''clock, it''s twelve o''clock, a pleasant night is coming. This is the favorite time of the watchmaker Nisei ”


    “Today’s question is, how many watches did Master Nisei, who loved watches and clocks, make in his life?”


    ?Xu Huo picked up the picture book on the bookshelf and found the largest number in it, "20,001."


    “Dudu! The answer is correct!”


    “The puzzle solver gave the correct answer, and Master Nisei decided to reward you with a small hand-folded star.”


    Xu Huo stretched out his hand to catch it. It was a paper-folded five-pointed star as big as a thumb, the kind that children like.


    "It seems this is also for teasing children." Lin Pei couldn''t help but feel disappointed.


    But the doll did not announce the end of the answer, but continued to ask: "Smart puzzle solver, the second question is, what flavor of pie does Master Nisei like best?"


    “Strawberry flavor.” Xu Huo glanced at the strawberry graffiti next to the picture book.


    “Dudu! The answer is correct!”


    “The puzzle solver gave the correct answer, and Master Nisei decided to reward you with a small strawberry mirror.”


    ?Hand in hand, the mirror is a half-palm-sized strawberry-shaped makeup mirror with a strawberry pattern.


    Then there is a third question: "What is Master Nisei''s favorite game?"


    “Solve the puzzle.”


    “Didi! Wrong answer!”


    (End of this chapter)