Chapter 68 The Time Has Come

Dark clouds covered the moon and the whole sky became dark.

Lin Xian stood there, looking at Ji Lin in silence.

before this.

Lin Xian thought of countless reasons for Ji Lin to keep him...

He thought about countless situations.

But he never expected that Ji Lin would say these words——

"Have you ever heard of...the Genius Club?"

In these short two seconds, countless possibilities flashed through Lin Xian's mind.

He had no idea why the words Genius Club came out of Ji Lin's mouth.

Why does he know this extremely mysterious name?

What is his relationship with the Genius Club?

Could it be that Ji Lin, Ji Xinshui, Zhou Duanyun and others are members of the Genius Club?

No……

soon.

He dismissed the idea in his mind.

Because on that thrilling rainy night, in Zhao Yingjun’s office, Huang Que personally told him:

"If you don't cause trouble, trouble will come to you. Your cat-and-mouse game has already begun."

"I'll wait for you at the Genius Club."

These two sentences were not very clear at the time.

But now it is very clear that the cat-and-mouse game refers to Ji Lin and his group. Huangque and them are obviously not in the same group, otherwise they would not go out of their way to remind themselves.

So it is conceivable that Ji Lin and the Genius Club will never be the same people.

It obviously doesn't matter...

The Mingming Talent Club is such a mysterious place, hidden in the long river of time that has not seen the light of day for more than 600 years...

Why did Ji Lin blurt it out at this point in time?

but.

At this moment.

Lin Xian must admit that Ji Lin succeeded.

He did find the best reason to stay.

Genius Club.

Now I still know nothing about this mysterious organization. If I can learn a few words about it from Ji Lin's mouth... even the slightest clue, it will be of great significance.

Especially Huang Que said that the fastest and most direct way to know the truth and solve all the mysteries is to get an invitation letter from the Genius Club... and then join the Genius Club.

Is there any clue about Ji Lin joining the genius club?

"Lin Xian!"

At the entrance of the villa courtyard, Gao Yang, who was patting his belly, turned around and said:

"What's the ink mark on? Hurry up and leave!"

Lin Xian also came to his senses, looked at Ji Lin and shook his head:

"I've never heard of this name.]"

No matter how.

There is nothing wrong with denial here.

First of all, it is normal that he has never heard of this name. The most he knows about the Genius Club is from the dream world. The only intersection in the real world is the forged invitation letter. Here, he should say that he has never heard of it before updating. Reasonable.

Secondly, Ji Lin's main purpose now is to delay himself in the villa until 00:42. There are still twenty minutes left, and Ji Lin will not let him go easily. Therefore, he will inevitably tell himself some information that attracts him around the Genius Club, otherwise... he might just slap his butt and leave. The information Ji Lin is going to talk about next is most likely true and credible, so it is necessary to listen to it.

In the end, regardless of whether this is a trap or a scam, you have to take the bait. Ji Lin and the others wanted to kill him at 00:42, and he also wanted to use 00:42 to catch Ji Lin and Ji Xinshui... In terms of delaying the time to 00:42, the two of them had the same purpose, Lin Xian Be willing to take the hook.

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it, because this organization is very mysterious and I know very little about it. But... I think you will be interested. Maybe they are the real masterminds behind the killing of Xu Yun and Tang Xin."

Ji Lin looked at Lin Xian and smiled, then opened the mahogany door and pointed at the colorful lights inside.

Shuo's gorgeous living room:

"Would you like to come in and chat again?"

…

Lin Xian nodded.

Then he turned around and shouted to Gao Yang at the entrance of the courtyard:

"Gao Yang, please go back first. Ji Lin and I will chat for a while."

Gao Yang came over burping:

"Let's go together! I'll wait for you a little longer."

"No, no, you go back first." Lin Xian waved his hand and told him to leave quickly.

Gao Yang had heard the name Genius Club mentioned by himself, and if Gao Yang was left chatting here, his secret would be revealed 100% of the time.

It's not that he doesn't trust Gao Yang.

He didn't want Gao Yang to be involved in danger before, so whether it was the dream or the genius club, he used "false alarms" to prevaricate it. Therefore, in Gao Yang's view, these things were false and meaningless fantasies.

Just like the accidental mention of a psychiatrist on his birthday just now, it was completely unintentional. From Gao Yang's perspective, it was completely indifferent.

But now, Gao Yang was obviously drunk and somewhat confused.

Let him stay...

It's 80% likely that something bad will happen, so he will tell you what he said about the Genius Club before.

"That's okay."

Gao Yang left with a swollen belly:

"Then let's talk. I have to go to work tomorrow, so I won't wait for you."

…

boom.

Redwood double doors close.

Lin Xian and Ji Lin sat back at the dining table again. Ji Lin took out an unopened bottle of juice, opened it, and poured a glass for each of them.

"What is a genius club?" Lin Xian asked first.

He knew that Ji Lin would definitely delay time on purpose.

However, his current advantage is that during the period before 00:42, Ji Lin almost answered all his questions. After all, once you are not interested in the next topic, you may just slap your butt and leave, and then their plan to kill people at 00:42 will not be implemented.

The next twenty minutes are Lin Xian's best and last chance to dig out Ji Lin's information.

"I have no idea."

Ji Lin shook his head:

"But I have always suspected that the murderer of my parents was not Sergeant Sam and his group, but the Genius Club."

"Why do you think so?"

"Do you still remember what you analyzed before, Lin Xian?"

Ji Lin looked at Lin Xian:

"You said before that there may be two gangs that killed people at 00:42. One is Gang A who kills in a casual way, and the other is Gang B who kills in a rigid way and only kills in car accidents."

"Your analysis at the time said that it seemed that Gang B was a poor imitation of Gang A... I agree with you on this point.

The idea is the same, because the killing method of Gang B, Sergeant Sam, and his group is so clumsy that it is unimaginable. If there is no necessary reason, I don’t believe that anyone would use such a stupid method. It's really stupid to kill people repeatedly. "

"Yeah, it's really stupid."

Lin Xian nodded in approval:

"This kind of killing method with fixed time and repeated methods is just as arrogant as photographing the crime plan in the face of the police."

"According to you, then Gang A is the Genius Club? And Sergeant Sam and his gang B are parodying the murderous behavior of the Genius Club."

"Then what is their purpose of imitating like this? What is the necessary reason?"

Ji Lin smiled:

"Lin Xian, what do you think? What do you think?"

OK.

Deliberately delaying time, right?

Of course Lin Xian saw through Ji Lin's plan.

During the following period, Ji Lin was very passive.

He must constantly throw out useful information, otherwise, he will be very vulnerable.

You may leave early because you are not interested.

So Lin Xian shook his head bluntly:

"I can not guess it."

"My personal thought is...Sergeant Sam, the gang B...maybe they want to prove something," Ji Lin said.

"To the Genius Club?"

"should be."

Ji Lin said calmly:

"I can't guess what the specific reason is. That's why I'm telling you this now... Because since gang B is not the murderer of my parents, there is a high probability that gang A is the murderer of my parents, so ...I would like to ask you to help me reason."

Lin Xian took a sip of juice, closed his eyes, and leaned on the chair to think.

Ji Lin is very smart.

What he said was also half-truth and half-lie.

If there is such a mix of true and false, it will be difficult to extract useful information.

but……

What Ji Lin couldn't guess was that he had already figured out their situation, and he had long known about the existence of the Genius Club.

Under this premise, the things Ji Lin wanted to hide... were actually clearly visible in front of him.

What Sergeant Sam, what Gang B...

That’s you!

Ji Xinshui, Ji Lin, Zhou Duanyun, Sergeant Sam, Academician Lyon, you guys are all gang B.

It's you who are imitating Gang A, that is, imitating the Genius Club.

What about the so-called necessary principles?

Lin Xian remembered what the big-faced cat said:

"My ultimate goal is to get an invitation letter to the Genius Club]!"

I remember what Huang Que said:

"The easiest way to find the answer to all this is to get a real invitation to the Genius Club]"

…

these people.

Everyone related to the Genius Club seems to be working hard to get an invitation letter to the Genius Club.

But everyone's efforts seem to be in the wrong direction, they all have no clue, and their implementation is mixed.

Think about it from this perspective...

Ji Lin and Ji Xinshui imitated a car accident so lamely that they killed someone at 00:42... Is their ultimate goal also to get an invitation letter to the Genius Club?

Lin Xian felt that this was most likely the case.

"What exactly is the Genius Club?"

Lin Xian couldn't help but ask questions again.

He was getting really curious.

What kind of organization is this? What kind of magic power does it have?

Why is everyone so obsessed with that unfounded invitation?

This made Lin Xian more and more concerned.

"You've already asked this question, Lin Xian."

Ji Lin picked up the juice with a smile and took a sip:

"If I knew, I wouldn't be so troubled now. I would have thought of a way to avenge my parents."

"It's a pity... I don't know what the Genius Club is now, nor where they are, nor what I should do next."

Lin Xian picked up a silver fork on the table, held it between his fingers and turned it like a pen.

It seems that this is the only information Ji Lin can provide.

But this is normal.

He knows the mystery of the Genius Club better than anyone else.

This is a powerful organization that can put its logo on the moon, but even so, no one knows they exist.

Under this premise, it was not easy for Ji Lin to find out this name.

Then, by association.

Since Ji Lin knew the name of the Genius Club, Ji Xinshui must know it too, right?

Would Zhou Duanyun know it?

This

Lin Xian was not sure.

Because according to Lin Xian's guess, the relationship between Zhou Duanyun and Ji Lin and Ji Xinshui was very subtle, and there was even some estrangement. It was likely that Ji Lin would not share this information with him.

Lin Xian turned the silver fork and looked at Ji Lin:

"If you analyze it just from the name... I feel that this organization may be a group that gathers all kinds of top geniuses. In my opinion, Ji Lin, you are the smartest person I have ever met, and I think you are the one closest to the Genius Club."

Hehe.

Ji Lin smiled and shook his head slightly, and looked up at Lin Xian again:

"But in my opinion... Lin Xian, you are the one closest to the Genius Club."

"Why do you think so?"

"Have you read the book "The Three-Body Problem"? The second part, the Dark Forest, the one about the Wallfacer."

"I have read it." Lin Xian nodded.

"Then you can think about it carefully after you go back... In a sense, you are very similar to Luo Ji, the protagonist in "The Three-Body Problem." Ji Lin stood up and looked at the electronic clock.

May 4, 2023.

00:39

"Actually, I want to talk to you for a while, but it's obviously too late now, Lin Xian, thank you for talking to me so much."

"It's getting late, I won't disturb you to go home and sleep."

Lin Xian nodded.

Finally, he drank the juice in the glass.

He also stood up from the dining table:

"Yeah..."

"I should leave too."