Irin slowly turned his head.
His neck was slightly stiff.
He was still holding the scepter with the question mark in his hand.
— Edward's scepter.
"Little old man Edward, do you have a problem?"
Irin asked.
Edward threw a tantrum and flipped all the cards to the ground.
It was a showdown.
He didn't want to play anymore!
“？”
"NONONONONO —!"
Edward stayed on the ground and refused to get up.
The corner of Irin's mouth twitched slightly.
'What is this? You can't win and you still want to act shamelessly?'
Although Yi Lin had cheated when she won the game, it was true that she had cheated.
But didn't Edward cheat too?
'Isn't the game about skills?'
"Let's compete again!"
Edward lay on the ground and stared at Irin with his eyes wide open.
"Compete?"
Irin pondered for a moment.
He weighed the scepter with the question mark in his hand and looked at Edward who refused to get up.
He weighed it and looked at it again.
A few seconds later, he smiled slightly and knocked the scepter on the ground a few times.
"Hehe, Edward, it's just a cane. It's quite handy to hold on to. It's not like you won't change it. Do you have to act shamelessly?"
"You're shameless. Your whole family is shameless!" Edward suddenly sat up and his spine cracked. He suddenly smiled coldly. "You can borrow that broken thing for as long as you want. I, the wise Edward, am nimble. I don't need that broken thing."
Edward paused for a moment and his eyes flashed. "I, the wise Edward, only want to prove my wisdom to you."
Irin's smile deepened. "If you're really wise, why do you need to prove it?"
"…"
Poor old Edward. How could he deal with this kind of ridicule from the new era?
He was instantly speechless.
"And …" Irin added seriously, "And I'll just borrow it for a few days. Really, I'll definitely return it. So, there's nothing to compare."
"You want that broken thing?" Edward was a little confused. What was the use of this broken crutch?
"No, I just borrowed it for a few days. I'm an honest old man."
"You win. You don't have to return that broken staff."
"That's … not a good idea, is it?" Irin hesitated for a second, and then immediately said, "Okay, what are we competing in?"
“！”
Edward was stunned for a few seconds. His face darkened, but he quickly reacted.
Edward slowly stood up, picked up the green gentleman's hat that had fallen by his feet, and put it back on his head.
He patted the non-existent dust off his body and carefully smoothed his green suit.
He straightened his tie.
The brim of the hat was lowered.
Under the brim of the hat, a pair of eyes filled with wisdom could be seen.
There was a faint trace of evil charm.
A … rotten old man with evil charm.
But no matter what, after Edward tidied up his attire, the aura that he unintentionally revealed was not something that an ordinary old man could possess.
Of course, the premise was that Irin could completely forget the scene of this guy making a scene on the ground.
Edward bowed and took off his hat, giving Irin the etiquette of a noble gentleman.
Gentle and refined.
If he was not an old man, he would indeed be quite cool.
Edward smiled slightly and put on the gentleman's hat again, "Forgive me for only formally introducing myself now. I, the Riddler who filled Gotham with question marks in the past, the embodiment of wisdom, the wise Edvard Nygma. Old Irin, the wisdom that you have shown is like the waves of the Splan River. You have received my recognition. "
"Oh, and then?"
"Hehe —"
Edward laughed and gradually entered the zone.
A zone that belonged to him alone.
"Who am I?"
“？”
Edward closed his eyes, as if recalling the glory of the past.
He slowly opened his mouth, "I can fill an entire room, or a heart. Others can have me, but I cannot be shared … What am I?"
Riddler?
Riddles?
Hidden missions?
Irin's eyes flashed.
He vaguely grasped some tricks.
So that was it.
"Loneliness."
"I am with you from birth to death. Who am I?"
Irin thought for a moment, "Name."
"I cannot be bought, but I can be stolen at a glance. I'm worthless to one person, but I'm priceless to two people … What am I? "
"Love."
"If you know me, you want to share me. If you share me, I will disappear. What am I?"
"Secret."
Irin answered four of Edward's riddles correctly in a row.
Edward's expression gradually became serious.
But he did not stop and continued, "I can bring tears to your eyes, bring the dead back to life. I will form in an instant and last for a lifetime … What am I?"
Irin lowered his head slightly.
There was a moment of silence.
A few seconds later, he raised his head again.
His expression was calm, "Memory."
“！！！”
"… Who am I?"
"Who am I?"
"…"
The two of them asked and answered.
In the blink of an eye, ten riddles were answered.
Irin actually answered them one by one without missing anything.
"Old friend, you, you cheated!"
Edward suddenly shouted.
“？”
Irin looked at Edward strangely.
Was this considered cheating?
These were all old riddles. In Irin's memory, he seemed to have seen them in some enlightenment e-books when he was young.
If it was Irin before he became an apostle, he might not remember.
But now that Irin's spiritual power had greatly increased, his memory had been strengthened to a terrifying extent. Some faint memories could be recalled. Coupled with simple reasoning, these riddles were not too complicated.
Moreover, these riddles were clearly from the same template!
Was it that difficult to draw inferences?
— There were no surprises.
"You are old."
Irin lightly patted Edward's shoulder and comforted him.
"…"
"You have completed the challenge of the wise Edward, it is yours!"
Edward slowly sat down.
His face was dejected.
It seemed that he was really old.
It was the world of the young now.
Ah pui.
Wait a minute.
Edward raised his head again.
He looked at Irin.
He looked left and right, but he could not see how this old man who won against him was younger than him.
Just as the Riddler said that sentence, a notification finally appeared in front of Irin's eyes.
[Side mission "Old … Edward's Riddler Challenge", successfully obtained the ownership of the "Question Mark Scepter"!]
The moment the mission was completed.
The Scepter of Question Mark that originally belonged to Edward made Yi Lin feel a sense of intimacy as if they were connected by blood.
It was just a little bit.
Before Irin had time to carefully check the attributes of the [Question Mark Scepter], he felt a slight vibration from the "Brand of Death" on his chest.
It was Pan Xiaozheng.
Irin silently turned on the communication function.
There was only a short sentence on it.
"Come to Room 1132 in Area A immediately!"
Area A?
This was different from the messy corridors in the memory maze. This building had a complete corridor, and there was even a map of the entire building hanging on the wall.
Irin closed his eyes and displayed the map in detail in his mind.
It did not take long before he confirmed the location that Pan Xiaozheng mentioned.
There …
It seemed to be the waste disposal room?
Why was it there?
Although Irin did not understand.
But after all, Pan Xiaozheng was a relatively normal version of "Pan Zhengyi". He could communicate and communicate, so it should not be too bad.
Unless … the effect of the drug had worn off.
Irin followed the map in his mind and walked at the fastest speed to the location that Pan Xiaozheng mentioned.
Of course, the so-called fastest speed … was only a little faster than the speed of the cherry blossoms falling.
10 centimeters per second.
There was no other reason. His waist and legs hurt.
But Irin already felt lucky.
He took the mental path. Although he inexplicably fell into a state of aging, he did not have Alzheimer's, the sequelae of a stroke, and other negative conditions that affected the brain.
Although psychokinesis was limited, he could still use it.
He was not so passive.
Compared to other people, he should have a slight advantage.
On the way.
Irin passed by many wards.
When he passed by, he also glanced at the small sign above the room.
"Harley Quinn."
"Ben."
"… Kopotter."
The prefix was too long, so Irin did not read it carefully.
"Viktor Fries."
"Dr. Jonathan Klein."
"…"
Irin saw a small old man walking in the corridor, wearing a patient's uniform, but no one paid attention to him.
He was unimpeded all the way.
When Irin arrived at the location mentioned by Pan Xiaozheng, he found that it was deserted and empty.
Ten meters away was the waste disposal room.
Irin stopped and took a few breaths.
He released his perception and looked around.
There was nothing unusual.
Irin frowned and walked into the waste disposal room.
It was a small room of only ten square meters, and the four walls were piled with all kinds of garbage.
There was household garbage and medical garbage, but it was not strictly separated by garbage type.
This was not environmentally friendly.
“？”
Suddenly.
Irin's eyes focused.
In the corner, it seemed …
"Presbyopia is so troublesome …"
Irin shook his head helplessly and walked closer to take a look. There was indeed a pool of blood on the ground.
The blood was dark red and had not dried yet.
Irin squatted down carefully and touched the blood with his hand.
There was a trace of warmth on his fingertips that had not yet completely cooled down.
Whose blood was it?
Irin frowned slightly.
He opened the contact list.
Pan Zhengyi's name was still lit up.
This meant that he was not dead yet.
Irin moved his finger and sent a private message to Pan Zhengyi on the chat interface.
…
Irin: "Where is he?"
Pan Zhengyi: "Yo-ho-ho-ho."
Irin: "?"
Pan Zhengyi: "Hehehehe."
Irin: "He's not dead yet?"
Pan Zhengyi: "Young man! You're seriously ill! "
…
Irin silently closed the chat window.
It seemed that Pan Zhengyi was not dead yet.
It was just that … the drug's effect had worn off.
Irin calculated the time carefully. Although he had spent some time playing games with the Riddler, it should not have been more than an hour.
This meant that due to the effects of aging, the effect of NT-046 had been reduced.
Or perhaps … it had developed resistance?
"Irin?"
Unexpectedly, a voice sounded behind Irin.
Irin slowly turned his head.
He saw Dr. Jack standing at the door with a smile on his face. He was looking at him with a kind gaze.
"Why are you here?"
Although Dr. Jack was old, his physical fitness seemed to be more robust than Irin's. His movements were nimble and straightforward.
"I'm lost."
Irin chuckled.
Dr. Jack did not ask any more questions. Irin did not plan to stay here either.
The effect of Pan Zhengyi's drug had worn off. Moreover, NT-046 was all in Pan Zhengyi's inventory. It would be impossible for Pan Zhengyi to return to a state where he could communicate with him in a short time.
Therefore, Irin could only speculate the story of the pool of blood in his mind.
Irin silently followed Dr. Jack.
He did not say a word.
Irin's fingers trembled slightly.
Suddenly, two blood-red threads silently wrapped around his finger.
They could cut gold, break stone, and bleed.
They were like shadows!
Irin quietly took two steps forward.
He was only half a meter away from Dr. Jack.
His fingers wrapped in blood slowly pressed against Dr. Jack's neck.
He was getting closer and closer.
In theory, with a slight shake, a pull, and a tug, Dr. Jack's head would fall off.
If Irin was fast enough and Jack died quickly enough, the head that fell off might even blink and bounce around for a few more seconds.
10 centimeters.
5 centimeters.
3 centimeters.
Irin's fingers and the blood on his fingers were almost touching the skin on Jack's neck.
"Oh right …"
Dr. Jack suddenly turned his head.
He saw Irin walking behind him at a moderate pace. They were about a meter away from each other.
"Do you feel any discomfort now?"
Irin smiled gently. His smile was warm. "I don't feel any discomfort. By the way, when can I end the treatment?"
Jack chuckled. "Don't worry. Your treatment is almost over. Go through a few more treatments …"
Suddenly.
Bang —
A loud sound came from the end of the corridor.
"F * ck! Ahhhhh —"
Almost at the same time, it was accompanied by a miserable scream.
Immediately after, a somewhat familiar figure, accompanied by a pillar of blood, flew over Jack and Irin's heads.
Whoosh —
Bang.
Bang! Bang … Bang.
The figure bounced a few times at the end of the corridor and stopped moving in an instant.
Irin looked back expressionlessly.
In an instant, his scalp was slightly numb.
It was Big Belly with slitted eyes!
Was he dead?
Irin did not have time to distinguish Big Belly's situation.
He quickly turned back.
"Hehehe … How dare you steal my cudgel? Do you want to die? "
A mature and charming voice entered Irin's ears.
Tap, tap, tap.
A tall and enchanting figure, twisting her slender waist, slowly walked over from the direction where Big Belly had come from.
The enchanting woman wore long black leather boots. Her fair skin was faintly discernible through her fishnet stockings. Her lower body was wearing hot pants that reached her crotch. Looking up, her belly button was exposed, and there was a ring in her belly button. Her upper body was wearing a sexy T-shirt, and the T-shirt was printed with a large "heart" pattern. In the middle of the heart, there was a line of hideous letters "F * ck".
For some reason, the heart pattern and the line of "F * ck" seemed a little distorted. The middle of the heart protruded out, making it look very three-dimensional.
It turned out to be a sexy … old lady.
Although the old lady seemed to be of a certain age, she seemed to have taken good care of herself. Her face was covered with exaggerated thick makeup, and her silver-pink hair was tied into two shoulder-length ponytails.
"Harley! Why did you hit someone again? "
Harley?
Irin quickly retrieved the relevant information from his memory.
When he was passing by, he had passed by a room.
There was a nametag on it.
Harley Quinn?
Harley Quinn was carrying a standard metal baseball bat in her hand. It was bumpy and seemed to be stained with blood.
Irin observed three seconds of silence for Big Belly.
Harley Quinn swayed her waist in her leather boots and walked in front of Jack. She giggled. "Who asked this ugly guy to steal my bat? If he really stole it away, how was she going to get through this long night? Hee hee hee ~ Dr. Jack, you know that … "
"…"
"…"
Irin shifted his gaze from Harley Quinn to the baseball bat.
It was a little thick.
But it didn't matter.
The important thing was that he could roughly guess why Big Belly wanted to steal this metal baseball bat.
Just like the question mark scepter that he "won" from Edward … it was very likely to be an epic-grade equipment!
Irin secretly rejoiced.
Fortunately, he felt that there was something wrong with the item being casually placed in the corner.
So, he chose a safer method and won it from Edward fair and square.
Well, relatively speaking, it was fair and square.
Otherwise, it would trigger some kind of death flag like Big Belly.
This facility looked like an old people's home. It seemed simple and honest, but in fact, it was full of danger.
The memory maze.
The missing Pan Zhengyi.
The bloodstains in the garbage room.
And Big Belly who was sent flying more than ten meters away by the bat.
"Hey!"
Suddenly.
Harley Quinn noticed Irin who was following behind Jack. Her eyes lit up.
She walked toward Irin and looked him up and down a few times. There was a bit of interest in her eyes.
Irin silently moved back a few centimeters.
Harley Quinn suddenly stuck out her scarlet tongue and licked the bright lipstick on her lower lip. She giggled. "Are we getting married?"
Irin was stunned. "?"
"Ah ha … forget it."
Harley Quinn suddenly shook her head.
Irin was confused. "???"
Harley Quinn waved at Dr. Jack and blew him a kiss. Then, she swayed her slim waist and left the place in her long high heels.
She did not look at Big Belly at all. It was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
"Harley Quinn likes to joke. Don't mind her."
Jack explained with a smile and continued to leave with Irin.
Joke?
Yi Lin quietly turned around to take a look.
The two of them shuttled through corridors.
Finally, they arrived at Dr. Jack's office.
Suddenly.
Irin's eyes moved slightly.
This was a bright office.
The layout was simple.
There was only a desk, a bed, and a bathroom.
Hey, wait a minute.
Why was there a bed in the office?
"Sit anywhere. Wait a moment. I'll make today's medical record for you soon."
Dr. Jack picked a folder from the desk.
There was a thick stack of documents inside.
Irin hesitated for a second and decided not to let Bai Xiaoyi out for the time being.
After all, Jack did not seem to be as easy to fool as Edward.
"Hey?"
It was quite sudden.
Jack looked puzzled. He lowered his head and touched the pocket of his white coat and trouser pocket.
"Where's my key?"
Irin calmly raised her hand. "Dr. Jack, when you came to find me just now, I seemed to see something fall out of your body."
"Damn it! Why didn't you say so earlier! " Dr. Jack first cursed in a low voice. Then, he realized that he seemed to have lost his composure. He smiled slightly and asked Irin to wait there. Then, he hurriedly left the room.
After Dr. Jack left.
Irin sat quietly on the chair. She did not move at all.
Jack's office was silent.
It was so quiet that the moans next door could be faintly heard.
Next door seemed to be Harley Quinn's room.
Thirty seconds later.
Suddenly, the door opened again.
Jack smiled from behind the door and asked, "Are you sure it's the garbage disposal room?"
"It should be right, Dr. Jack."
Irin smiled slightly.
"Okay!"
Jack finally left.
"Phew —"
Seeing that Jack was finally willing to leave, Irin slowly let out a sigh of relief.
"Next …"
Irin ignored the strange sounds from next door and walked straight to the desk.
This desk was exactly the same as Jack's desk in the maze in his memory!
Even the computer on the desk was the same model.
In theory, everything that happened in the memory maze came from Irin's "memory".
However, Dr. Jack and this desk were not in Irin's original memory.
Unless …
There were five folders on the desk.
The meaning … was self-evident.
Irin had just followed Jack all the way.
He had already memorized Jack's average walking speed.
The distance from here to the garbage disposal room was one round trip.
After a simple calculation and assuming that Jack would speed up …
There was about 412 seconds of safe time!
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