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Chapter 5 Fossil Street Chapter 5

I went home and racked my brains like hell.But still haven't come up with any concrete results. I have also actually visited the eleven places on the paper, and there is nothing strange or special about them. Secondly, I don't understand "triangle", what does it mean to write a triangle on paper suddenly?How can there be a triangle? Time doesn't pass faster than this time, it's already ten o'clock in the evening, and I still don't have a clue.In the remaining two hours, I almost tore through the two pieces of paper, sat at the table and tried to calm myself down. Chaos will definitely not help, and taking a deep breath can help ease the tension.

For about ten minutes I sat still in my chair.Suddenly, the map of Tokyo on the wall appeared in my eyes. It was like an apocalypse.For a moment, I felt a numbness in my body.Maybe it's──? ! I picked up the pencil on the table and walked over to the map.Find eleven locations on the map and mark them with a pencil.Two points in Shinjuku, seven points in Ginza, and two points in Ikebukuro almost overlap because the distance is too close. In this way, four major points are formed, namely "Shinjuku Group", "Ginza Group", "Ikebukuro Group" and "Xiazhiguan".But what does this mean?I stared for a long time and still got no results. In order to be more sure of the positions of the four points, I used a ruler to draw a straight line between the four points to connect them.Immediately I saw a sloping trapezoid, the bottom of which is Ikebukuro-Shinjuku, but the east side of the "bottom" is Ginza-Ikebukuro. ──Ginza becomes a narrow trapezoid.

Oh ─ ─ so, I found the so-called "triangle". Extending the two lines of Ikebukuro-Ginza and Shinjuku-Kasumigoseki becomes an acute triangle, and the tip of the triangle is pointing to-"Shengqiao "!" That's right, it must be hiding the money in Shengqiao!But why does it have to be at midnight?And it was midnight on the 22nd── I don't have that much time to think about it.He looked at his watch, it was almost half past ten, and there was only one and a half hours left.Fortunately, it was night. If the car was jammed during the day, it would be impossible to move. Let's talk about it at Shengqiao first!

I hurried to the porch, put on the sneakers I wore for jogging, and drove the old car out of the garage, not sure if there was enough gas.Then start the engine and run towards a future full of crises and hope—Shengqiao. In order to reach the destination, I still have a little time to think about driving the car very fast, and I arrived at Shengqiao before 11:30.From Ginza to Qinghai, you have to go through Shengqiao. The gangster hides the money before he is killed. When Qinghai is killed, hiding the money in Shengqiao is not outrageous.After a fast sports car slammed past, there was no more sound.I drove slowly onto the bridge, and I didn't even see a ghost.

There was no one, not even a car.I parked the car a little in front of the pier, turned off the engine, and I shook.Maybe it was too tense and weird. At midnight, can I really get tens of millions of treasures on this victory bridge?It's ridiculous to think about it, why wait until midnight?Can't we just go now? The iron frame of Shengqiao is pitch-black, and it looks particularly gloomy in the silent night.Is there really hidden treasure somewhere?I've been extrapolating wildly all night just to get here?Do you want to check it now──No, no, no!It's better to wait, anyway, it's only thirty minutes, I try to restrain myself.

Waiting patiently in the car, I turned on the radio just in time to hear the zero o'clock chime.While chiming the time, I flipped the radio switch and opened the car door.The moonlight fell on the stone coldly, and I held my breath to match the quiet surroundings. There was not a single sound, except for the noise of my sneakers on the road late at night.I suppressed the surge in my heart and stepped onto the bridge.The towering iron frame of Shengqiao is like a huge monster, which makes me sweat profusely. ※Bandhammer Academy's E-Book※ Everything was still as silent as it was half an hour ago.Looking down the bridge, the water surface is dark, occasionally glowing with metallic luster, it must be the moonlight!

Trembling, I stepped up to the center of the bridge step by step, but there was still no change.I let down my courage a little and walked quickly to the end of the bridge, but there was nothing.Maybe there's something on the other side!Walking to the opposite side, looking around, except for the running water and the sound of shoes, I became a little impatient, and walked again, but there was still nothing abnormal. I think maybe I got it in the wrong place.Wanting to find some treasure on the Shengqiao at midnight... Thinking about it with common sense, I really feel stupid and confused by money.How can there be such a ready-made bargain in the world, I should return to my real world and focus on raising funds.Or go home and sleep!

Just when I was almost walking back to the car, I had a flash of inspiration, maybe I should go to Shengqiao's mechanical room to take a look!It's not too late to make sure you don't go home again!It's better to believe it, if you really have money, wouldn't it just let it fly away for nothing!Slowly I turned back to the direction of the mechanical room.I stood in front of the mechanical room and looked at it for a long time, but there was nothing unusual.The mechanical room was covered with a thick layer of dust because it had not been used for ten years and was very dirty.I stepped over the green-painted iron bars and walked to the door.A mischievous mentality tried to pull the locked doorknob, once hard, and then—

Unbelievable, unexpectedly, that door cracked open a crack in the silence of the night. I slowly opened the door, feeling numb in my mind, am I dreaming?Or am I crazy about money? The pale moonlight quickly penetrated the crack of the door again, and in the faint light, a small black handbag appeared in front of my eyes.My eyes widened and my mouth opened wide enough to express my surprise. Is this true? The moonlight seemed like wine soaked in anesthetics, my spirit was a little tumbling, I couldn't help leaning against the dirty iron gate, I forgot to breathe for a long time. After I regained my breathing, I seemed to be hypnotized again. I moved my body unconsciously, bent my legs, stretched out my right arm tremblingly, touched the bag, and my heart could barely bear the surprise—"Wow! "

My head was restrained by the force from behind, and I couldn't move my upper body. I tried hard to break free, but there was no room for resistance. "I'm done!" I kept shouting in my heart, but no sound came out of my throat.Only now did I realize that it was two men holding me, one on the left and one on the left.They were silent, and I felt like giant dumb monsters.I moaned softly, completely confused about what was going on... Under the moonlight, a metal object was handcuffed to my wrist with a clang, telling me "you are under arrest" with a gloomy light. Putting on handcuffs didn't seem to reassure them. My elbows were grabbed and bent, and I screamed out in pain. Looking at my embarrassed shadow, I was forced to walk away in an inhuman form. I didn't dare to think about my self-esteem. question.

There are countless clowns on the bridge.Bathed in the moonlight, their white pink faces kept jumping and jumping, and gathered towards me. At that moment, instead of pain, I shouted in fear—help——the next second, I realized that it was my illusion.They are not clowns, but wearing black suits and ties. They all look like brave fighters.I suddenly understood that they were the group of bullies I saw in the Ginza underground.However, it seems to be a criminal policeman? I really don't understand, why am I ambushed by the police?They counted people around me, pushing me forward involuntarily. It was a dream, and a nasty nightmare at that, I told myself.
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