"You're looking for death!"

"I don't even know who I am, where I'm from, and where I'm going!"

"I don't want to discuss the ultimate problem of life with you, now I just want to beat you up and get you out!"

"But if you can help me with these three problems, I'll rent your room — and I'll pay the rent even if I don't live there. Pay with this. ”

He stooped down, took off his leather shoes, twisted the heel, and turned the mechanism to reveal a small box, and took out a small golden object from it, and handed it to the hostess.

The hostess looked at the metal, immediately recognized its attributes, and cried out in a lost voice: "Golden? ”

The stranger nodded and said, "It weighs twenty grams, and it can be exchanged for about eight thousand yuan, which is worth two months' rent." ”

The hostess immediately changed her face and said with a smile: "Welcome, welcome, let's go to the living room below to talk slowly." ”

"Thank you so much! By the way, you haven't asked for your name yet? ”

"My name is Huo Xiake, Huo Yuanjia's Huo, and the chivalrous Ke Xing."

The stranger was stunned for a moment, and then said, "It's quite chivalrous." ”

Huo Xiake asked, "What do I call you?" ”

The stranger spread his hands and said, "I have already asked three ultimate questions of life just now, so I don't know what to call myself. ”

"Give me your hand."

Although the stranger didn't know why, he still handed his right hand to Huo Xiake, who carefully observed his hand, and said for a moment: "Your hands are not calloused, and you are not a heavy manual laborer." However, the skin is relatively dry, especially the fingertips have some molting, and there is a history of long-term exposure to chemicals. In addition, there are a few colored spots in the gaps between your fingers and fingernails, so you may be a painter who specializes in oil painting. Oil painting uses turpentine, which can cause corrosion of the skin. A slight wound on the paint-stained hand will allow the paint to seep in, forming a tattoo-like mark. ”

The stranger scratched his head and said, "So I'm a painter?" ”

"Rich painters." Huo Xiake added, "Your clothes are very expensive, and you can't get them without tens of thousands of yuan." ”

The stranger shrugged and said, "Well, you can call me a rich painter, or painter for short." ”

Huo Xiake took the painter downstairs, came to the edge of the sofa, and asked, "Tea?" Coffee? Lemonade? ”

“Café noir。”

Huo noticed that the painter used a set of French words.

The painter was also stunned, and then said: "It seems that I instinctively use French, and it seems that I have lived in France." ”

Huo Xiake spread his hands and said, "You should be talking about clear coffee, right?" Sorry, I don't have it here, I only have instant coffee. ”

The painter waved his hand and said, "Feel free, my mind is not here." ”

Huo Xiake simply made a cup of instant coffee for the painter, held the Longjing teacup himself, sat on the sofa face to face with the painter, and said softly: "Then, let's start from scratch." First of all, please tell me what happened to you that caused you to have the three ultimate questions of your life, and then tell me why you are here. I observed that your clothes, shoes, and hair were stained with some stains, and it looks like you had fallen on the ground. ”

The painter covered his head, seemed to have a little headache, and said, "I can't remember many things, so I'll tell you what I can remember." ”

Huo Xiake bowed slightly.

"When I regained consciousness, I found myself lying in the bushes on the side of the road, I don't know what happened, but my head hurts, I think I was attacked, my head was beaten, fortunately there was no bleeding, it just hurt a little. That's when I realized I couldn't remember who I was, so I immediately groped my whole body for something that would prove myself. However, I found that I had nothing on me, no wallet, no mobile phone, and there were obvious traces of wearing a watch on my wrist, but the watch was also missing. ”

Huo Xiake analyzed: "It seems that you were robbed by a hammering stick." ”

The painter shook his head and said, "No, I vaguely felt that I was greatly threatened, and I had to flee as soon as possible, so I left there immediately. On the run, there was a constant reminder that I was going somewhere. I couldn't remember where I was going, and I had a splitting headache so much that I had to stop and rest. Then, I made a movement – a movement that I should do a lot – that had been carved into the bone marrow and formed muscle memory. I reached out and touched the collar, and suddenly instinctively thought of something, and immediately took off my clothes, and then saw a row of words written on the back of the logo on the collar of the clothes. ”

He took out a torn collar trademark and handed it to Huo Xiake, with a line of words vaguely written on it: No. 221 Shell Garden.

"And then, I came here."

Huo Xiake stared at the painter in disbelief, and then said, "I don't seem to know you." ”

"I know each other now."

"No, no, I mean: when I used to be a police officer, I knew a lot of people from all walks of life, and some of them would ask me for help in times of crisis. These are people I know very well, and I'll pull them out of affection. But I don't know you, so why would you put the information you asked me for help in a close and hidden place, only you know? ”

The painter spread his hands and said, "If only I knew, but I don't know, but I don't think it's wrong, at least I think you can help me." ”

Huo Xiake said: "Yes, I can help you. I will help you call the police, who will confirm your identity and investigate why you were attacked. ”

The painter was silent for a moment and said, "Can the police not be involved?" I always felt that if the police intervened, my situation would be quite bad. ”

Huo Xiake smiled: "Could it be that your true identity is a criminal who cannot see the light?" It seems that the painter can make fake money. ”

"I don't know, but please help, don't call the police until the secret of my coming here is revealed. It's a small request as a tenant. ”

"Okay, I'll allow it."

After a pause, Huo Xiake said: "The key now is, why did you come to Shell Garden No. 221, and what special meaning does this place have for you." Judging by the logo on your collar and the gold on the heels of your shoes, you're a ready to flee. People like this will generally be prepared for the three holes of cunning. Shell Garden 221 may be one of your preparation caves. ”

"But now that the cave has a new owner, I don't understand what it means to me. Could it be that I set up an ambush a long time ago, such as secretly digging a hole in the basement with a large number of coins and new passports? ”

Huo Xiake smiled: "This is absolutely impossible, don't forget two points." First, there have been murders here, and the police have searched inside and out. Second, I'm a police officer, I'm more cautious, and after moving in, I checked the entire villa inside and out, and there was no secret passage or anything like that, this is an ordinary villa, except for a murder that turned into a murder house. ”

The painter's brow furrowed, and he couldn't figure out why he had made such preparations.

Huo Xiake suddenly asked, "Where you woke up, is it far from here?" ”