Isolated Island (25)

Saman still could not comprehend that all artistic things require talent, and acting was also art. Saman guessed he probably did not have such cells in his body.

It does not matter. If 'A Fei' thinks it is feasible, then it is feasible. mAKzlP

"Anyways, the chair tomb is useful information," Ren Yifei said with admiration, "My clue is 'the corpse is hidden in the belly of the fish'."

"Although this manor is built on an island, it seems that there are no fish-related buildings or places with similar meanings. So, could it be possible that the 'fish' in the clue has another meaning?"

Ren Yifei looked at the bright and spacious restaurant.

"People who fish for a living in the south are not allowed to eat fish that has turned over at home. This is because, in the eyes of these fishermen, the fish symbolises a 'boat', so a fish that has turned over means the boat is capsized, which is a very bad omen." OXlSYm

"Look, on the small stage over there. There's a model of a ship covered by a white cloth."

"So it is," Saman has been to the restaurant several times and paid attention to the stage, but he did not expect that a ship model was there.

He also knew that fishermen regarded the 'fish' in the sea as 'boats', but without the information about the boat, he could not make the connection.

Ren Yifei stood up and walked straight towards the stage. His movements agitated the wound, and his face changed slightly, but it returned to normal in the end.

"There's no one here," Saman reminded that there was no one, so he should relax.

Ren Yifei turned his head, he was still smiling, "I don't feel pain." He would not show it to others.

Behind the white cloth on the stage was a pile of miscellaneous items. There, a ship model could vaguely be seen. Those people had previously come to cause a disturbance, so the things on the stage were in disarray.

He was about to remove the miscellaneous items, but when he stretched out his hand, he directly pulled at the wound and caused his entire face to turn white from the pain. zFsZr2

"I'll do it," Saman put the cat down, rolled up his sleeves and started picking up the items. Ren Yifei consciously withdrew his hands and sat on the chair to watch the other person busy himself.

"Have some water." Seeing that he was bored, Saman poured him a glass of water.

"..."

As the miscellaneous items were removed one by one, a beautiful and exquisite ship model appeared in front of their eyes. It was at the very centre of the stage, with blue and white fine sand and various coloured shells laid underneath. bcwKql

On top of the ship model were miniature life-like mannequins; each was unique and dressed in different clothing. They were either blowing off steam on the deck or dipping in the top-floor swimming pool. They could even see the banquet taking place inside through the glass.

"This thing is very realistic," Saman opened the door and put his hand into the 'corridor', which even had wall lamps, paintings, and carpets.

"It seems that it can be disassembled," Ren Yifei circled the model and found several mechanisms.

"Don't move. I'll do it."

Saman disassembled the top and lifted it down, "This seems to be the captain's room, as well as the control room, the VIP room, and the private swimming pool."

This ship model was so finely made that even the nameplate on the doors of the rooms was lifelike. To break any piece was akin to destroying an artwork.

However, they still used crude dismantling methods due to time constraints and violently destroyed several small mechanisms.

The ship model's first, second and third floors were dismantled layer by layer, and there were broken wood carvings in the lowermost cabin, which were all torn into pieces. 0xd2LK

"Is this the corpse?" He thought it would be a bone or a dead body, but he did not expect it to be the remains of a wood carving.

"The corpse of a wood carving," Saman took out the wood carving and arranged them one by one.

There were no extra stains on these ivory-coloured wood carvings, and they look clean and brand new. It was just that when these things were all piled up together, you could not tell which was which.

Ren Yifei wanted to do it himself, but when he looked back at Saman, who had put on a pair of gloves and was ready to handle it, he backed away, "It looks a little familiar." oaUqA1

Saman looked closer, "Remember the sculpture of the goddess's head we saw before?"

In fact, Ren Yifei had already noticed it, but without seeing it all put together, he did not want to make anything absolute.

But Saman had already made a rough judgment and bent over to diligently transport the fragments of the wood carving inside while also carefully identifying which part was which.

Since he was idle and bored, Ren Yifei studied the lifelike little dolls and the model. wMZx4F

He dragged a chair over and observed the ship model while waiting for the carving to be arranged.

There were hundreds of miniature mannequins in the three-story cabin. None were duplicates, and they were all held in place with glue. Some ate in the restaurant, some danced in the ballroom, and some slept in their room. There were even staff members working diligently.

Ren Yifei's fingers touched the 'lady' in rose red clothes with fashionably short, granny grey hair.

"En..." He remembered the lady he saw at the fish market on the first day. 69fWTG

Enlightened, Ren Yifei carefully looked through these miniature mannequins one by one.

Most of the tiny people did not have any particularly striking features, and he searched for a long time before he found the second matching model— by coincidence, it was the little girl player.

They had the same hairstyle and the same hair chips on their head. The little girl on the model ship was following a young woman; they appeared to be mother and daughter.

Ren Yifei no longer hesitated, took out his mobile phone, turned it on and unlocked it, and started taking pictures of all the models. Because of the injury on one of his shoulders, he only used one hand the whole time, but he did not seem to be in a hurry. GuvDTU

He was also looking carefully for 'Gu Xingye', but after searching for a long time, he did not find any honey-skinned, athletic boy. Instead, he found a boy with a black cat, who seemed to be, at most, a junior high school student, sitting in the room and playing on the computer.

After taking all the key points, Ren Yifei turned off the phone and began to seriously 'study' the model.

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The phone was just another layer of security, and it was best if he noted down all the details himself.

Fortunately, due to being trained for a long time to memorise lines, Ren Yifei has an excellent short-term memory; the details of this ship model would not fade for at least two days. HfMQ8J

Saman noticed Ren Yifei's movements and knew he must have made some important discoveries. But he did not bother him and continued fiddling with the wooden carvings in his hands, piecing them together one by one.

They needed to milk it for all it was worth before the other players noticed.

The wood carving was quickly arranged. It was a statue of a goddess who lost her head and shoulders. It was severely damaged and missing many pieces, but the beauty of when it was intact could be seen.

It had long hair that reached the soles of its feet, and a trident was held in its hand. It was wrapped in a white dress, and the curves of its slightly plump body were extremely beautiful. tqADK0

"This is a figurehead. If it was complete, it could be about three meters high. Looking at the paint on it and the overall style of the carving, it's an antique," Saman gently put down a golden trident.

"So, the hidden corpse refers to the hidden corpse of the goddess statue?" Ren Yifei touched his chin; he had just made an unbelievable guess. Since it was a supernatural instance, it was not surprising if that happened, right?

"I also found this," Saman pulled out a tiny object from the bottom of the ship; it was gold and very shiny. It is a golden boat-shaped badge.

"The badge is made of 14K gold with a diamond of excellent brilliance. It is shaped like a cruise ship that could possibly be one that sailed the ocean. The following circle reads: Wr. Chen." sazrQK

"This is the captain's," Ren Yifei suddenly said.

Saman was taken aback, "How do you know?"

"Of course I know," Ren Yifei pointed to the captain in white in the command room, "Look at the chest of this model. Isn't it the badge you found?"

Saman squinted his eyes and found a badge smaller than a sesame seed on the little man's chest, who was only three centimetres tall. 2vhBjd

"There are so many details, yet you actually noticed it?"

If you were a little careless, you would regard this gold flake as dust that you accidentally skimmed past. Saman marvelled at Ren Yifei's observation ability.

Saman's eyesight had been enhanced, but for him to search through so many mannequins and notice this golden badge the size of a toothpick tip, he could not do it.

Then Saman noticed the miniatures' clothes again. It wore a white uniform with the captain's emblem on its shoulders, and the rest of the command room followed his orders. 7TEHJK

"It occurred to me that some cruise ships do make customised specialised employee badges. Judging from the material of the badge, the owner of this badge is indeed the captain."

"En," Ren Yifei smiled and nodded; he was sure. There was no reason other than the fact that Ren Yifei had once possessed a captain of a ship that eventually sank.

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Ah... that was a distant memory— no wonder he had constantly felt a strange sense of familiarity since he entered this instance.

So it turned out that he had sunk once before. Uuz6s1

"What's wrong?"

Ren Yifei shook his head, "I suddenly remembered the house number on the gate outside Starlight Manor. The number 12 was on the half still hanging, while the other half that fell to the ground has the number 395. I also just noticed the house number afterwards: 12395."

"A ship's distress call?" Before Ren Yifei could finish speaking, Saman blurted out.

"You also know?" Ren Yifei did not expect it at first. He thought it was just a coincidence. How could it be possible that this number was used in another world? Mr7ybT

"Although the players come from different worlds, the origin of civilisation are the same. History overlaps so much that most of them are parallel dimensions," Saman told him this little-known information, "Maybe we come from different small worlds. Still, we could have eaten at the same restaurant, or visited the same tourist attraction."

This was the first time Ren Yifei learned about this, and he was a little surprised, "Is that so?... Forget it, let's get to the point. On that rainy night, a distress signal from a shipwreck was received on the radio."

"If this badge belongs to the captain, and the captain is real, then these little people on the ship model... Aren't they all real tourists and crew members? That is, us, the manor's owner and her group."

If these people were actually victims of shipwrecks, then they were not human beings in the traditional sense. In addition, the so-called isolated island was a ship at sea; everything could now be explained. bkNYZE

They seemed to be experiencing the crisis of saltwater intrusion, but in reality, they were repeating the moment of the shipwreck.

Touching the peach blossom-like fish scales on the back of his hand, Ren Yifei gave himself an answer, "Have we died long ago? And the time is fixed on the day of the shipwreck."

They were now presented with two questions. The first one was regarding the suspicious owner of the manor; what was her real identity?

At first, Ren Yifei was almost convinced that she was the captain, but at that moment, he had another guess. Vzu9sW

Second, what was the existence of those skeletons that followed them?

If their group was the intruder and seized the identity of the skeletons, then the skeletons should not have given him clues or even saved him.

"Maybe the next location can provide us with more clues," Ren Yifei stood up.

[The corpse is hidden in the belly of the fish, and the bones are buried in the yellow sandy soil. ] 2doTsg

The 'corpse' had been found; now, it was the 'bone's' turn.