"So the three of us should never be separated, but also monitor each other, and if there is a problem, try to protect our own actions first. For example, knock the other person unconscious, or if possible, knock yourself unconscious. Try not to hurt the other person's life. Until we figure out how to break the curse. I continued.

"Does this work?" Andrew expressed skepticism.

"It should be the best way to do it under the existing circumstances." Regia thought for a moment and came to the conclusion: "At first glance, this method is very problematic. But there is a deeper meaning, the curse was originally intended to cause the cursed person to die. Since he can knock the other party unconscious without hurting others, it also means that he is still rational and is not completely controlled by the curse. And the mutual monitoring is also to find out whether the order of the curse is absolute, and whether it will be because the previous victim fails to kill the previous victim, and go around to find the next victim. Right, Mr. Nightfall? ”

"Not bad." I glanced at her appreciatively, then at Andrew, "I'm also a member of the Mensa Association, but why is it so different from someone." ”

Andrew opened his mouth to defend himself, but finally gave up. At the moment of life and death, he admitted that his IQ was indeed a little lagging behind. This guy looked at the black "Grimm's Fairy Tales" lying on the floor in the distance, and asked through gritted teeth, "If you burn it, will the curse disappear?" ”

"Can't tell." I shook my head, "There are two possibilities. One is that the curse is on the side, the book is destroyed, and the curse is gone. The second possibility is that the curse works in a way that we don't know about, and that it is only somehow related to the book. When the book is burned, the curse will immediately appear as if magnified by a microscope, not only immediately, but many times stronger. ”

I pulled out a lighter and handed it to him, "Why don't you try it?" ”

"Don't." Andrew put his hands behind his back in horror, "I don't dare to gamble with my life." ”

"Looks like you still have brains." I tossed the lighter under and slipped it into my pocket.

Regia's expression was gloomy, "I really want to see what kind of horrible fairy tale plot will happen to me." Alas, when I was a child, I never thought that fairy tales would be so terrifying! ”

"Grimm's fairy tales were originally based on folk, and there are many places in this kind of story that are very unsuitable for children, so the first editions and later editions have deleted them. However, despite the cuts, the post-live version is still full of brutal scenes. This is also closely related to the historical environment of Germany in the past, after all, in the time of the Brothers Grimm, such cruel plots were socially tolerated. I said indifferently, but my heart was very entangled. I didn't expect to run into danger of my life when I came out to relax, and my life was too much of a headache for me.

"Cut, it's ridiculous that I used to be envious when I watched "Cinderella", and I always felt that I would be saved by the prince." Regia sighed, "I used to think that Cinderella's sisters did not hesitate to cut off their toes or heels in order to wear mountain glass shoes because they loved the prince. Now that they have grown up, they know that they love the power and wealth of the prince. And Cinderella is probably not a good product. If she didn't love vanity, why would she go to the ball? Her sisters were the most pitiful, having lost their toes and heels, and after being humiliated once, it was they who were hurt. ”

"Okay, don't overthink it." I spread a blanket on the floor, "Andrew, come and sleep on the floor." ”

"Why! It's so uncomfortable, I want to sleep in a soft bed! Andrew protested.

"I told you, from now on, the three of us have to be together, and we can't let anyone out of sight." I smacked him on the head, "This room is so big, the bed is for the only lady to sleep in." The sofa is mine, where do you sleep without sleeping? Or do you want to go back to your room and wait for the curse to find the door. Or, run out of bed and sleep with Regia? ”

Hearing my words, Regia lowered her brow and looked at Andrew with a compelling gaze.

Under that gaze, Andrew felt that he was constantly becoming smaller, and he raised his hand in fear and said, "I want to sleep in the bed, but Regia will definitely kill me." Okay, even if I surrender, can't I sleep underground? ”

I lay down on the couch and looked at my watch, it was past five in the morning. I had been around all night, and although I was tired, my head was still clear. It wasn't realistic, but I could still analyze how close the danger was to the three of us. What is the cause of the curse?

I took the copy of "Grimm's Fairy Tales" casually, and I stroked its black cowhide cover, and looked at it for a long time without any clues. I sighed, but I never had the courage to open the book again. So I gave up.

Outside the window, the sky was almost white. Tired, I swept away my worries, couldn't resist the sleepiness, and fell asleep with a book in my arms.

When he woke up, the sun had risen to the middle of the sky, and the bed of Regia was gone. Andrew was still slumped on the ground, snorting and sleeping soundly.

I was a little surprised, could it be that something happened to her? The curtains of the guest room were pulled back, and I looked out the window to see a small park across the street. There was a girl sitting on a bench watching the people come and go in a daze, she was really Regia.

After rinsing my mouth indiscriminately and washing my face with a handful of water, I ran downstairs.

"Why did you run so far without humming when you were told to stay with everyone?" I reproached, handing her a piece of the cream cake I had just bought.

"I'm losing weight." She looked at the white cream and waved her hand.

I laughed, "My life is almost gone, what kind of weight do I have to lose." ”

"Also, I don't know how long I can live, so I'd better be a full ghost." She thought about it, then took the cake and ate it.

"It's a quiet town." I sat down next to her and watched the passers-by in a hurry.

"People are weird creatures. I used to think that death was not a big deal, and I even looked forward to it many times. Regia laughed at herself, "But when it appeared, it began to panic again." The desire to be born becomes strong. ”

"I really don't want to die!" She raised her head to look at the blue sky and took a deep breath.

"Don't worry, I'll find out the cause of the curse and crack it." I leaned back in my chair and said.

"Mr. Night Silence, will you protect me?"

"Well, of course." I nodded.

"I know you're a good guy." She smiled sweetly and gently rested her head on my shoulder, "Since my mother abandoned me and my father left, I have been a little autistic. I didn't have any friends until now. Maybe Andrew didn't know it, but he was my first friend. And you are my second, best and most trusted friend. ”

"It's my pleasure."

"Mr. Night, can I call you Ah Ye? Like Andrew? ”

"Yes."

"Thank you. Pander to! Ah Ye! Regia's pretty face turned red, and she shyly called out my nickname, "Ah Ye, Ah Ye." ”

"Okay, it's almost like romance." She kept calling my nickname, which made me embarrassed.

"Hehe, I'm sorry. It feels good to have friends. Regia's tears flowed, she wiped them vigorously, leaned on my shoulder, and closed her eyes, "It's like a dream now, curses or something, it's unbelievable." ”

"I don't believe in cursed things either, after all, the so-called curses are superstitious things." I scratched my head.

"Then you still poke and say that the Grimm Fairy Tales are cursed."

"There is a curse in that book, but the curse in my mouth is more than spiritual. It can be explained by science. I said lightly, "Actually, human obsession itself is similar to the existence of curses. It is said that after death, a person's soul will attach to the work that he spent the most thought and sweat on during his lifetime. Therefore, human beings in ancient times believed that artworks have souls, which refers to the meaning that the soul of the artist has entered the artwork. According to the law of conservation of matter, mental power is also a substance, which can be transmitted from one thing to another. When a dead thing is possessed by a spiritual force full of obsession, this is the true face of the curse. ”

"Do you mean that the Brothers Grimm spent many, many souls in this manuscript during their lifetimes? But why did they curse the people who had read the manuscript after they died? Regia asked, confused.

"I don't agree with it now, this black cover of Grimm's Fairy Tales is the original manuscript of the Brothers Grimm." I sighed.

"And who wrote this book? What is his purpose? Why is his obsession attached to the book? Regia asked in surprise.

"I haven't figured this out yet." I shook my head, "But one thing is for sure, this book took a lot of effort from that man." In this world, successful people are a little crazy. And there's something even more insane, and that's religion. ”

Regia wondered, "What does this book have to do with religion?" ”

"Police said that when they found more than a dozen bodies in the cellar of Madame Roger's house, they were all drained of blood. And Dr. Blank, who died freshly, has even more traces of being sacrificed. I licked my lips "Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that there is only one item to be sacrificed. That's the Grimm's Fairy Tales. ”

Regia disagrees with my judgment" is a curse, and a religious relic. It just messed up my brain. ”

"yes, this strange series of things is indeed a bit complicated." I sighed again, "Anyway, make sure that your life is important first." I had someone look up Madame Roger's details, hoping to get some clues. ”

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