Genius club

Lin Xian got up from the bed and turned on the light.

Then I went to the bathroom and washed my face.

"did not expect……"

Lin Xian looked at himself in the mirror:

"It's really 00:42."

It was expected, but also reasonable.

He wiped his face and returned to the bedroom, sitting at his desk and thinking, turning his pen and thinking.

This time I fell into a dream, which can be said to be my biggest gain so far. It directly made all clues and ideas clear.

"First of all, it is to clarify the true and false information."

It is certain at present——

What the big-faced cat said that his mathematician father and daughter were hit and killed by a truck at 00:42 in the evening is confirmed to be [true].

And the rumor that "only the most wealthy people, the most extreme geniuses, and the most powerful people can receive invitations to the Genius Club" has been identified as [False].

Lin Xian's mind became active:

"With these two pieces of information that have been confirmed to be true or false... we can deduce a lot of truth."

He turned on the lamp.

Take out a piece of A4 paper and write on it——

[The truth derived from reasoning]

[1. Professor Xu Yun’s death must be related to the Genius Club. 】

Lin Xian felt that it was impossible for the Genius Club to have nothing to do with the death of Xu Yun and Big Face Cat's father.

Otherwise, the big-faced cat wouldn't have found out the name Genius Club without any reason.

Lin Xian had searched the Internet earlier and could not find any information related to the Genius Club.

In the messy related search results, there are game settings and film and television works of the same name...but these things are obviously not the same thing as the genius club mentioned by the big-faced cat.

"I'm really curious how this big-faced cat found out about this name."

Lin Xian scratched his head, preparing to ask the big-faced cat in detail next time he fell asleep.

In the dream just now, the big-faced cat was eager to escape. Lin Xian asked several times, but the big-faced cat said that we would talk about escaping later... I guess this guy also felt that he had got the money, and planned to run away as soon as possible to save himself. Resistant.

But anyway.

The death of Big Face Cat's father must be related to the Genius Club, there is no doubt about this.

So……

A mathematician was hit and killed by a truck at 00:42, and a scientist was hit and killed by a car at 00:42.

Even though the two cases are separated by 600 years of time and space,

However, such a coincidence of the identity and time of the deceased is highly likely to be the work of the same murderer.

Therefore, Xu Yun's death must have something to do with the Genius Club.

The problem now is.

What kind of relationship is this “relationship”?

Did the Genius Club instruct the murderer to kill?

Or was it some other reason that allowed the big-faced cat to find out the name Genius Club from the murderer?

Although the big-faced cat is very sure that the Genius Club killed his father, in Lin Xian's view, he should still maintain a certain degree of skepticism. After all, there is no real evidence.

People who are bent on revenge will sometimes cling to a clue like a life-saving straw and strongly imply that they believe it to be true. The analysis of the big-faced cat may not be rational enough.

And, there is still something I don’t understand.

"The murderers tried to disguise the murder of the scientist as a car accident, but they insisted on making the accident happen at 00:42..."

Lin Xian was unpredictable.

What's the point?

Why was it obviously disguised as an accidental car accident, and why was it specially arranged at this time of opportunity?

Isn't this a contradictory arrangement?

"I always feel... this is an arrogant show of strength, as if it was done deliberately to show someone."

Lin Xian couldn't understand.

But this time is really weird, it is exactly the same as the time when my dream ends.

00:42

what exactly is it?

What does it mean?

What is the special significance?

"Actually, this isn't the most difficult thing to understand."

Lin Xian turned his pen.

How can they guarantee that they will kill someone at exactly 00:42?

This is so weird.

Do they squat every day, 00:42 kill if they can, or wait until tomorrow if they can't?

Or……

With internal cooperation, the time must be strictly controlled at 00:42?

…

Lin Xian felt like he was getting further and further away.

00:42 This time point is very abnormal, but there are no clues at the moment and it is impossible to go deeper.

Lin Xian continued to write and wrote the second reasoning result in his notebook:

[2. The qualifications to join the Genius Club are not just based on wealth and status, there must be other necessary conditions. 】

"Actually, this is only reasonable."

Lin Xian had doubted that "rumor" countless times before.

It is said that only the richest people, the most extreme geniuses, and the most powerful people are qualified to join the genius club.

To be honest, this--\u003e\u003e

Very ungenius and very unrealistic.

Although the entry threshold in this rumor seems to be very high... but from the perspective of history, this threshold is simply ridiculously low.

Every year there is a new richest man, a new powerful person, a new Nobel Prize.

If invitations are issued according to this standard...

I'm afraid dozens or hundreds of copies would have to be sent out a year, and the genius club would have to have at least several thousand members.

It is absolutely impossible for a huge organization that frequently sends out invitations and has thousands of people to hide in the fog of history without finding a trace.

This is absolutely impossible.

Maybe you can think of it this way...

Wealth, status, fame, and IQ are only the most basic conditions for joining the genius club, but they are not the decisive conditions.

"Those who receive invitations to the Genius Club must have some more critical abilities and more mysterious reasons."

"Looking at the 600-year history... maybe only a few or a dozen people can meet the membership standards. That's why this organization can be so hidden in the darkness without leaving any traces."

"[There must be very few members of the Genius Club, otherwise the past 600 years would have been exposed long ago.]"

…

When you think about it this way, things make more sense. The matter of Zhao Yingjun receiving the invitation letter can be explained clearly.

If we follow the logic of previous rumors, since Zhao Yingjun can receive invitations, then how can he be as successful as Chushanhe and as rich as Li Cheng, not eligible to receive invitations?

But it turned out that Li Cheng knew nothing about the Genius Club.

As for Chu Shanhe... Lin Xian wasn't sure, but he felt that there was a high probability that Chu Shanhe was not a member of the genius club.

If the goal was to kill hibernation technology, then why did he continue to fund Xu Yun for ten years?

But, then again.

"Then Zhao Yingjun..."

Thinking of his heroic and beautiful female boss, Lin Xian couldn't figure it out:

"What kind of virtues and abilities does she have? What is so special about her... that she can receive an invitation letter to the genius club?"

Think of this.

Lin Xian picked up the pen again and wrote the third reasoning result in his notebook:

[3. Zhao Yingjun did receive an invitation letter from the Genius Club, but it is not clear whether he joined or participated in the murder. 】

In fact, this result has been thought of before.

But Lin Xian never thought about it deeply.

The reason is that the previous information about the genius club was not clear enough, difficult to distinguish between true and false, full of contradictions, and impossible to judge accurately.

But it's different now.

Although 99% of the mystery of the Genius Club is still hidden under the water, at least 1% of the information has become clear.

It was this precious 1% that allowed Lin Xian to deduce these three crucial clues in the notebook.

"Zhao Yingjun..."

He stared at the familiar name in the third result.

"Why did she receive the invitation?"

Lin Xian held his chin and thought...

There must be some [special reason] for the Genius Club, a mysterious organization with few members, to recognize Zhao Yingjun.

Actually think about it carefully.

This woman Zhao Yingjun is indeed quite mysterious. It was true that Lin Xian had had many interactions with her, but if he really wanted to talk about what he knew about this woman...

It can be said that he knows nothing.

I don't know anything except my age and name.

Lin Xian was surprised to find that he was so unfamiliar with Zhao Yingjun.

"If we want to find out the cause and truth of Xu Yun's death, and further clarify the purpose and nature of the Genius Club, there is only one way..."

He opened the drawer.

Pinch out the wax wax block with the Genius Club logo printed on it from the innermost part.

The round wax block reflected a strange crystal red color under the light of the desk lamp, like blood or the setting sun.

"What exactly was written on that invitation letter to the Genius Club?"

What is the content?

What is the meeting place?

What time is the meeting?

What is the purpose of the club?

Staring at the right hand on the wax block pointing straight to the sky, Lin Xian narrowed his eyes:

"We must find a way..."

"Only when you see that invitation!"