CHAPTER 146: CHAPTER 78 SCORPIO KNIFE

"A particularly eerie place..." An Jincheng began to ponder.

Wen Xishu noticed that there were five minutes left until the necklace’s ability would expire.

But he had no choice but to keep waiting.

An Jincheng said:

"I saw the plan initially, thinking I could keep it from Grandpa. But Grandpa is much more experienced than me. He must have suspected me long ago."

"So Grandpa deliberately involved me in the construction of this building. Brother knew nothing about it from beginning to end."

"But I need to think if there’s something particularly eerie."

Wen Xishu, hearing this, realized An Rongzai is indeed a ruthless person.

This old man, without the Reverse Seven Plan, might have focused on nurturing An Youxuan, letting the Sanqiu Group operate continuously as a commercial empire.

In fact, An Rongzai indeed made such a choice.

He loved both his grandsons deeply, but compared to the greater power and longevity brought by evolution, this love was insignificant.

So he could rationally make a choice—

If one must die, then it’s the one useless to the Sanqiu Group. Therefore, An Rongzai chose An Jincheng to oversee the Miracle Mansion project.

Also to observe if the youngest son of the An family was truly greedy.

Wen Xishu thought, maybe this Number One of Sanqiu Group considered stopping once he could kill the younger son but not the elder son. He was patient enough while observing whether the younger son met the criteria of being a sacrifice.

An Jincheng was completely under his grandfather’s control, cooperating to avoid exposure and protect his brother.

An Jincheng’s fear of An Rongzai was deep, An Rongzai, as the Number One of Sanqiu Group, had unparalleled prestige.

Honestly, this person had poor luck and no inherent potential. If he truly had the qualifications to evolve into a deceit creature, he would probably become a super monster in the Deceit Tower and the Slaughter Tower.

An Jincheng spoke:

"No, sorry, you asked if there’s something odd about this building, I surely feel there is. But where the problem lies, I don’t know."

Wen Xishu wasn’t surprised:

"Your grandfather does things flawlessly. Since he entrusted the construction to you, he must be confident you wouldn’t notice."

"But this building definitely has issues. During construction, were there any parts you didn’t oversee?"

An Jincheng shook his head:

"I handled everything until completion."

However, Wen Xishu’s words reminded An Jincheng:

"But now that you mention it, I remember that after completion, Grandpa said this building needed to be left unused for a while..."

"But I never saw Grandpa arrange for any inspections later. The entire building remained closed off, no one could approach. At that time, the Jiangnan District had a large police presence guarding it."

"Actually, people could move in then, but Grandpa waited for a long time, saying a suitable day was needed."

Wen Xishu nodded:

"That makes sense, your grandfather is very scheming. The things he gives you will surely be undetectable. He hid that thing himself. Come, let’s find it ourselves."

An Jincheng sighed:

"Sorry, I... I probably can’t leave here. Those guys outside, they won’t do anything to me if I stay inside the room. But if I leave this room..."

Wen Xishu said:

"7-5, 14-1, 21-9, 28-11, 35-13, 49-3."

An Jincheng was puzzled:

"What are you reciting?"

"Door numbers," Wen Xishu said.

An Jincheng asked:

"Door numbers of what?"

Wen Xishu pointed at An Jincheng:

"The door numbers of you sacrifices. Apart from your greed, the other six sins will reside in these rooms." The Miracle Mansion is actually a column-shaped building. From the outside, it looks like seven buildings clustered together.

An Jincheng nodded:

"Right, that’s how it is. I’ve seen the architectural plans. It’s essentially seven buildings clustered together, with an internal courtyard."

Wen Xishu said:

"There are thirteen units on the first floor, correct?"

An Jincheng continued nodding.

Wen Xishu started drafting in his mind:

"In other words, excluding the central units on each floor... there are only seven units."

"They are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13. Putting them together, each floor forms a heptagonal shape."

"Among these numbers, 7 is the central one. And you live in room number 7. You are also the most crucial sacrifice, the person in this room will be given An Zhenqi’s name. Only you have guards on your floor, and only your room has them."

"These are all clues. Have you considered that perhaps you don’t need to leave this room..."

An Jincheng understood, he exclaimed:

"Could the item be in this room?"

Wen Xishu said:

"Hard to say. If the algorithm considers both the room number and the floor... these rooms form points, connecting into a non-regular surface."

"The central point of this surface might exist, but it’s unlikely. Because it lacks aesthetic appeal."

An Jincheng was somewhat dumbfounded, does this person even care about aesthetics?

He actually wasn’t lacking in ability. With the direction given by Wen Xishu, geometric models quickly appeared in his mind.

Considering the floors, the surface formed by connecting several rooms indeed lacked aesthetic appeal...

Wen Xishu said:

"What is an incredible feat for your grandfather is just a game for Scorpios. Do you know the quirks of game designers?"

An Jincheng shook his head. I’m a Brother Fu who plays supercars and models, what games would I play? I have a bunch of people playing for me...