What’s Wrong With Seeking Death?

In the end, Yang Buqi still insisted on walking a long way.

When he came near the tea room, Fang reluctantly climbed into the trolley, carefully hid his trunk, and let Xu Tuoran push himself to the tea room.

There are no bears behind the counter on the first floor of the tea room. I guess it should be like what the teahouse lady said, she went out to play and catch fish. Xu Tuoran took the opportunity to sneak into the tea room with his men and the cart, pulled Yang Buqi out of the cart, and pushed him upstairs.

Yang Buqi is actually reluctant to meet people because of his health. Bite the bullet and follow Xu Tuoran upstairs, then found an empty seat and sat down, refusing to take a step forward.

Xu Tuoran was helpless, but she also knew that this was his limit—to be honest, before Yang Buqi went upstairs, she was a little worried that he would refuse to go upstairs because he didn't want to see people, and even took advantage of her not to go upstairs. Watch out for sneaking away...

—Well, she also knew that the latter guess was a bit outrageous, but for some reason, she had such an idea inexplicably. She firmly believes that this must be Yang Buqi's own problem.

Fortunately, Yang Buqi was still very face-saving, although he was reluctant, he still stepped on the small flower pot and followed him. Although the sitting position is far away, it is also enough to communicate with other people.

Xu Tuoran secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked to the corner, and sure enough, in the dim light, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.

The woman she had talked with before was still sitting in the previous position. To Xu's surprise, there was another person sitting next to her—it was the yellow-stained woman she met when she first entered the forest. hair man.

Because of the lighting problem, the black and yellow pudding-style hair color on the man's head was not so conspicuous, so that Xu Tuoran didn't recognize him for a while. It was the other party who greeted her first:

"Hey, I remember you. We met in the woods before... Hey, what is this on your shoulder?"

He looked at the little pink flower sitting on Xu Tuoran's shoulder, and was surprised. Xu Tuoran lightly explained the sentence "the little animal I picked up", and found an empty seat by himself to sit down.

All of you here are people who have seen the world. Although they have no memory, they have seen things like monsters in the woods all year round. Therefore, they were astonished at the little plant brought by Xu Tuoran, and they didn't ask much after all—

Whether it's plants, animals or bugs, it's easy to say that it doesn't hurt people.

Compared to this, that pudding head was obviously more concerned about another issue.

"Why are you still here? Didn't those black bears send you away?"

He said with a worried tone.

"Well. In a sense, we are inmates now." Xu Tuoran's words were relaxed, his eyes flicked across the other's hair, and his eyes paused slightly, "Well, what did you say your name was earlier? Du Jianhua?"

"Oh, that's the name I picked up." Pudding said, "I just changed it, and now it's called 'Lin Mengxi'. This one sounds better."

Xu Tuoran nodded solemnly, and pointedly said: "I think the surname Su will sound better."

The other party was startled, as if he didn't hear her clearly: "Excuse me, what did you just say?"

Xu Tuoran observed his expression, thought for a while, and shook his head: "It's okay, I'll talk to you when I'm free."

She turned to the woman sitting on the innermost side: "I discovered something new."

"I think so too." The woman nodded quietly, stretched out her hand to collect the brooches scattered on the table, and made a space - obviously, before Xu Tuoran arrived, she was exchanging with Mr. Puddinghead, who was temporarily named "Lin Mengxi". Newly picked up brooch.

"Your friend, don't you need to come and sit?" She glanced over Xu Tuoran's shoulder, stayed on Yang Buqi's "leg" for a second, and moved away as if nothing had happened, her tone was still gentle and gentle.

"It's okay, he just wants to be quiet." Xu Tuoran took out the piece of paper he found before, and affirmed, "His surname is Yang, he is our companion, and he can definitely be trusted."

"Okay. Thank you, Mr. Yang." The woman said calmly, took the paper Xu Tueran handed over, glanced at it with the flashlight, and frowned slightly, "This is again..."

"I found it in the Bug Museum." Xu Tuoran put one hand on the table, and tapped his fingers lightly on the table, "If there is no accident, this thing may guide us to find a really useful brooch..."

"Or, to find your true self."

She spoke in a firm tone, and she was not surprised to find that the expressions of the two people on the opposite side were all terrified—immediately, their eyes fell on the piece of paper.

Soon, however, those seeking answers were hit with the first blow.

They couldn't understand what was written on the paper.

No way, the writing on the paper was too illegible. Recognizing a few of these phrases is good enough. Xu Tuoran had no choice but to take out the brush of the pen in front of the other two, and let him rewrite all the content silently.

—It is not impossible to write from memory alone, but I am afraid that there may be some mistakes or omissions. If those records contain content that I have not yet answered or interpreted incorrectly, wouldn't that mean leading people into a ditch?

However, Xu Tuoran still kept some of it, instead of letting the Bixian's pen spit bubbles in public, he held it in his hand and pretended to use it as an ordinary pen—it's not that he didn't trust the two people in front of him. The main reason is that she still has a little pink flower sitting on her shoulder. If the future plan is implemented smoothly, the existence of the singing pen and the mud block will also be made public. And these few, according to the definition of this broken forest, all belong to "worms"...

So what is the self with a bunch of bugs? Gu king?

Xu Tuoran is not willing to make more associations in this regard, nor does he want other people to associate them. Therefore, the abominable props on the body should be hidden as much as possible.

While writing silently, she was not idle, and she focused on two tasks, and shared her experience during this period of time and other information she had learned. When she finished silently, she looked up and met the slightly dull eyes of the other two.

Xu Tuoran: "?"

The rest: …

Compared with Pudding Head, the woman's attitude was calmer, and she found her voice faster: "That is to say, during the period after you separated from me, you broke into the office in one breath, The execution ground and the bug museum..."

"? No, no, no." Xu Tuoran hurriedly corrected, "I didn't go to the office. They didn't let me in."

Those bears shut the doors too fast. She just glanced briefly outside the door.

"But you did enter both the execution ground and the worm museum." Pudding head murmured, "And they all walked from inside..." He also snatched two stone spears and a cart along the way—

Although he didn't quite understand why he had to grab a trolley specially. But this car was taken away under the eyes of the **** bear. That in itself was shocking enough.

"Correct me, I picked up the first stone spear before I went there. The trolley was snatched from Ice Bear. And if you are the warrior with the surname Su, you must have been to the Bug Museum. It's just you I forgot." Xu Tueran observed the expression of the other party while talking, and saw that the other party was still in a daze after hearing the words, so he could only look away, and immediately clasped his palms together.

"That's not the point. The point is, the new information we've got so far."

She turned the text she had sorted out and handed it in the direction of the woman. The other party picked it up and read it twice carefully, frowning slightly.

"Some of the contents coincide with my previous guess." She said softly.

"Yes, the things on this paper verify the two ideas of 'the big bear will take away the brooch' and 'the brooch is hidden deep in the forest'." Xu Tuoran said with affirmation, "Assuming the information written on it is correct, then the path to the deep forest The air wall will only be opened when the white bears need to enter in large numbers..."

This part is not difficult to understand. After the white bears enter the forest collectively, they will disappear forever. Judging from the current information, these white bears should be transformed into newborn black bears—in other words, they are indeed "dead", that's right.

It happens to match the two messages of "the bear is a lemming" and "the lemming jumps into the sea". The original text on the paper just stated that the entrance will open when the lemmings jump into the sea.

"To be honest, when I think of the picture of those white bears going to die together, my scalp feels a little numb." Pudding thought for a while, and couldn't help but said, "Although I know that they are not 'suicide', they are just transformed by some kind of power. But that scene, just thinking about it, is very bewildering."

In particular, one of the characteristics of the white bear is greed for life and fear of death. Thinking about it this way, I was even more dazed.

Xu Tueran nodded in agreement, thought for a while, and added: "But in essence, they are actually 'suicide'."

Pudding Head: "? Huh?"

"Destroying yourself is of course considered suicide." The woman sitting next to her said lightly, and smoothed her long hair that hung down to her chest to her shoulders, "And killing a part of yourself to generate another part of yourself is another kind of suicide." form of 'suicide'."

"..." Pudding head, who had just calmed down a little bit, was taken aback again.

"Kill... a part of it, yourself?" He raised his eyes, but saw the expressions of the two girls next to him who were not surprised, "Can someone explain to me again?"

Xu Tuoran and the woman looked at each other, stretched out their fingers, and tapped the paper on the table again.

"According to what is written on the paper. The black bear is the white bear, and the white bear is the 'it'... Regardless of what this 'it' is, at least one thing is certain, that is, there is actually a real ruler in this forest. And the black bear And the white bear are just part of this ruler."

"Or an avatar. It may also be a personality." The woman added, "I tend to the latter."

Polar bears are lazy, gluttonous, timid, and fragile.

The black bear is brave, self-disciplined, powerful and indomitable.

Combined with the fact that the black bear will gradually transform into a white bear after being pressed on a specific brooch, the second guess makes sense.

"Like to be lazy, greedy for pleasure, fragile and timid... It is not the bear who actually possesses these personality traits, but the person in charge of this forest. He is just suppressing all these—he has separated his personality traits into two parts, The weaker part becomes a relatively friendly white bear, responsible for some reception work; the tougher part becomes a black bear, taking on the tasks of killing insects and security."

The woman lowered her eyes, organized her words quickly, and tried to sum up everything she had guessed: "Then, um... how should I put it? Just like no matter how strong a person is, there will always be a weak point in his heart. Just one opportunity can make people crumble. A tight string, if it is stretched for too long, it will become completely loose... that kind of black bear should be the same."

Vulnerability and fear are real. Strength and bravery are just the appearance of strong support. So once the fragile part of their hearts is aroused and enlarged, it will prompt them to start to transform little by little.

Before Xu Tuoran used brooches to attack black bears, there were many incidents where black bears naturally transformed into white bears. Now that I think about it, it may be because of the natural disappearance of their tense energy as time goes by.

And when the fragile white bears occupy the majority, "it" will personally obliterate this part of the fragile self, and re-whitewash it into a strong appearance. This is where the cycle in the woods comes from.

"Yes, I think so too." Xu Tuoran nodded, "And this also means that bleaching black bears can be artificially manipulated in large numbers."

Once completed, the speed can be increased to directly cause a group of white bears to jump into the sea, thus creating conditions for them to enter the depths of the dense forest—

"This idea is indeed feasible." The woman nodded thoughtfully, but frowned slightly, "But the collective migration of white bears, the number of white bears required for this event is not clear. If we transform one by one, Quite a lot of work."

And unless the transformed white bear can be completely controlled, it will soon run away without seeing the bear. The white bear likes to go to the black bear to complain, and bringing a batch of them over at a time will increase the risk of action...

Thinking of this, the woman frowned even tighter.

Unexpectedly, Xu Turan laughed when he heard the words.

"Just let them come in batches. Otherwise, they will transform one by one, and it will have to go to the year of the monkey. And if they are lost, it won't be worth it." She said lightly, rubbing her fingers on the table twice, The smile subsided immediately, "But I don't think the efficiency of the white bear shaking people is very high. It can only find four at a time, and it's still a bit troublesome..."

The woman raised her eyebrows slightly, and looked at Xu Tuoran without saying a word.

She had a hunch that before Xu Tuoran came to her this time, he probably already had some thoughts in his heart. This time, she came here not only to exchange information, but also to seek cooperation—in other words, she needed help.

Sure enough, the next second, Xu Tuoran spoke again.

The request made the woman stunned.

"By the way, do you have any brooches with the character 'Lin' here?"

She heard Xu Tuoran say: "I think that thing may be useful."

"Pro" word brooch.

Women are very impressed with this brooch. She was once mistakenly wearing a brooch with the name "Lin" on it, and was chased by a passing black bear for several areas, and almost disappeared.

Since then, she has always been 1.2 million vigilant about this kind of brooch, let alone wearing it, she would not even take the initiative to pick it up.

Therefore, after hearing Xu Tuoran's question, she could only give an apologetic smile.

"Sorry, I really don't have this kind of thing around me."

Xu Tuoran let out an "oh" in disappointment, and turned to look at Pudding Head who was sitting on the other side. The latter scratched his head, also apologetic:

"I don't usually pay attention to this kind of thing..."

After all, a name brooch can only be used as a sign unless you happen to find your own. It doesn't make much sense, and no one will deliberately collect it. Generally, after a few rounds of exchange, it is confirmed that it is useless, and it will be cleared.

Especially those with the word "Pro", such high-risk products...

"Ah, wait." Pudding head suddenly remembered something, "I know a person, he should have these!"

Xu Tuoran: "?"

…

So, twenty minutes later.

Between the tea room and the office, on the side of the gravel road.

Li Yun squatted on the ground, holding the bag in his arms in one hand, holding a piece of paper in the other, and was reading it seriously—this is the "letter of introduction" written by the woman in the tea room. The letter has already briefly explained the current situation and his The needs of the girl in front of me.

After reading, he raised his eyes and took a serious look at the girl in front of him.

…he remembered this man. He had seen her from a distance not long ago. At that time, she was surrounded by a group of black bears, domineering like a black boss who led a group of younger brothers out of the street.

At that time, Li Yun felt that this girl must not be simple. Therefore, when he read the "special needs" written in the teahouse woman's letter, instead of feeling outrageous, he felt a sense of pride that "I knew it"—

"Prominent card, wait for me to look for it..."

Li Yun muttered, raised his head and smiled at the girl, reached out and groped in his half-worn bag, grabbed a handful of brooches in a blink of an eye, and shook on the ground with a clatter.

"Xu Lin, Qiao Kelin, welcome...well, it's all here." He moved his hands between the brooches, and suddenly remembered something, and fumbled in his pocket again, "Oh yes, and this, is it Just picked it up today."

I saw that on the brooch, it said "Jiang Lin".

Xu Tueran looked at the brooch, pursed his lips unconsciously, noticed the curious eyes of the person opposite, quickly calmed down, thanked him with a smile, and took a few brooches from the pile in front of him.

"I don't really need so much. These are enough." Xu Tuoran carefully put away these brooches, and was a little curious, "Are you collecting these specifically?"

"Ah, because of these dangers." Li Yun took it for granted, "What if someone picks up these and just loses the relevant memory. Wouldn't it cause trouble?"

So he will deliberately put these brooches away and put them in a separate compartment in the backpack. There is also a sticky note in that compartment all the year round as a reminder, lest I also take it out and wear it because of amnesia.

In Li Yun's view, this is similar to picking up a broken glass bottle after seeing it on the side of the road. Just a little effort.

Didn't expect it to be of help to others.

Xu Turan nodded in understanding and thanked again. Li Yun waved his hand indifferently, and glanced behind Xu Tuoran - he saw a trolley parked on the other side of the gravel road. A man with a handsome face was curled up in the car, his posture slightly stiff.

The trolley has limited space, and the man didn't know how to do it. Only the upper body was exposed, and no legs were exposed. Even so, Li Yun still noticed that the lower part of his waist seemed to be covered with a layer of bark.

He looked at the man, then at the girl in front of him, wisely, he didn't ask any more questions, and only asked if he still needed help. The girl smiled embarrassedly upon hearing this.

"It's really a little bit." She said, took out a map, and spread it out in front of Li Yun.

The map is an ordinary hand-drawn map, but on the map at this moment, the vicinity of the tea room and the area in front of the tree root museum have all been marked with a pen.

"I heard from others that you often move around in this area." Xu Tuoran took out a pen and circled the large space between the office and the tea room, "Then may I ask, are there black bears on your side?" Do you understand the rules? Can you help mark it?"

Li Yun: "..."

...?

He looked at the girl puzzledly, hesitated for a moment, and made some marks on it according to his memory.

"But I'm not sure it's completely correct. It doesn't necessarily help to avoid black bears completely, you still have to be careful yourself."

After finishing the marking, Li Yun thought about it, and then ordered again—although the initial impression of the people in front of him was quite shocking, but this kind of matter related to personal safety, it would never be wrong to emphasize more.

Xu Tueran gave a "hmm" and nodded solemnly. After carefully reading the marks on the map twice, he carefully put them away and made two other requests.

The first request is that I hope Li Yun can sit in the tea room first.

"I still have some information to collect. I will go to the tea room after the collection is complete. I need to confirm some things with you." Xu Tuoran said seriously, "Please wait for me a little longer, it won't be too long."

...?

Li Yun turned his head slightly, stared at the girl in front of him with interest for a while, and let out a hey.

"It's okay. I've been waiting for so long. It's not too late." He took out a piece of paper, added a memo of "go to the tea room and wait", and said by the way, "What's another request?"

"The person over there in the tea room said that there is a girl who is often active near the office." Xu Tuoran said, "Do you know where I can find her?"

Li Yun: "...Huh?"

…

Immediately, another half an hour later.

Xu Tuoran took the map handed over by the girl opposite, and looked at the few extra marks on it with satisfaction.

"That is to say, every once in a while in the office, the patrolling black bear will rest in it." She nodded thoughtfully, "Yes, this is quite convenient."

She glanced at the girl opposite with appreciation: "You understand this very clearly."

"Yeah. Because I need to go to the office to pick up things. It will be difficult if there is a **** bear." The girl spoke calmly, reaching out her hand to tease the little pink flower sitting on Xu Tuoran's shoulder, "Book Ah, pens. And some tools... can be stolen in the office."

She looked a little older than Xu Turan, and had a name brooch on her chest that said "Fang Xiaoke" on it.

There is no doubt that this is also a name that has been picked up to make up for it.

Counting Fang Xiaoke, Xu Tuoran has seen most of the humans currently trapped in the forest. The remaining two have not met, one has no fixed refresh location, and the other is a newcomer girl who has just entered the forest not long ago, and I don't know if she has left now.

The former is nothing to worry about. According to the woman in the tea room, he himself would go to the tea room to exchange information from time to time. It just might take longer. As for the latter... Xu Tuoran had no choice. If there is no notice, it can only be said that there is no fate.

Thinking of this, Xu Turan couldn't help but secretly sighed, and thanked Fang Xiaoke again.

Fang Xiaoke waved his hand generously, and said casually, "Is there anything else I can help with?"

"Uh, not for now." Xu Turan smiled, "But can you please go to the tea room for a while? There will be a small meeting there later. If you meet other people on the road, please let them go together. "

Fang Xiaoke let out an "eh" in surprise, then remembered the "letter of introduction" written by the woman in the teahouse, and didn't say much. He waved at Xu Tuoran and Xiao Fenhua, carried a snakeskin bag, and walked towards the tea room by himself.

Little Pink Flower was quite polite, she stood up and waved the leaves at her. Xu Tuoran pressed it down with a finger, studied the map for a while, and walked into the nearby woods.

There was a cart in the woods. Yang Buqi was leaning against the car, arranging the small flower pots on the roots, when he saw Xu Tuoran approaching, he raised his head:

"Has the route been confirmed?"

"Roughly." Xu Tuoran stood beside him and unfolded the map to show him, "If everything goes well, we should be able to pull them all at once."

"Start from the office?" Yang Buqi frowned, "Will it be too dangerous?"

"Actually, I plan to start from the execution ground." Xu Tuoran pointed his finger on the map, "There should be a **** bear near the execution ground. Don't waste it."

Yang Buqi: "..."

Today, he no longer wants to express any opinion on Xu Tuoran's wild words. He only cares about one question:

"Attract so many words at once, how do you plan to hang brooches on them?"

You can't improvise a nail shooter and shoot at the **** bear.

Xu Turan raised his eyebrows.

"Brooch? Who told you that I plan to use a brooch." She said, snapping the map shut, "Oh, by the way, just to ask you a question."

Yang Buqi: "...?"

Looking into Xu Tuoran's eyes, for some reason, he suddenly had a bad premonition: "What?"

In the next second, Xu Tuoran calmly said, "How do you sing?"

Yang Buqi: "..."