Setting sun in the western sky. 夕阳西下。 Lu Sheng looked at the present worn-out garret, on the rail data plate outside building, writing: Fantastic story hall. 路胜看了看眼前的破旧阁楼,楼外的铁栏铭牌上,写着:奇闻大厅。 He is planned looks for here library, finally actually sees this place on the halfway, the keen intuition told him, here the clue that was very likely to find itself to want. 原本他是打算去找这里的图书馆的,结果在半路上却是看到这个地方,敏锐的直觉告诉他,这里极有可能找到自己想要的线索。 Therefore he stops the footsteps, plans to go to have a look. 所以他停下脚步,打算进去看看。 Shoves open the rail, he walks gradually, inside has two to clean the hygienic young people, they take the broom to clean up the withered and yellow fallen leaf in courtyard methodically. 推开铁栏,他缓步走进去,里面有两个正在打扫卫生的年轻人,他们拿着扫帚有条不紊的清理着院子里的枯黄落叶。 Lu Sheng walks toward the garret entrance following the main road. 路胜顺着主道往阁楼入口走去。 The entrance is setting up the price list. 门口立着价目表。 ‚Ten Mark visit one time. Crosses the threshold please buy a ticket.’ ‘十马克参观一次。入门请买票。’ Lu Sheng a glass cabinet in threw ten Mark toward inside the gate is putting, gradually walks. 路胜往门内侧放着的一个玻璃柜子里投了十马克,缓步走进去。 In the garret is one returns to the glyph similarly the structure, on the wall is hanging the illustration writing of black and white oil painting and correspondence, some places vertical are also seeming like the raft of dependent event. 阁楼里是一个类似回字形的结构,墙壁上挂着黑白油画和对应的解说文字,有的地方还立着一些似乎是相关事件的关键物品。 Lu Sheng walked, mostly is various of Berlin nearby feels strange strangely the matter, moreover front of all events, added one, is absolutely real. 路胜走了一圈,大多都是柏林附近发生的各种诡异奇怪之事,而且所有事件的前面,都加了一句,绝对真实。 ‚In 1855, the Berlin suburb farm, had a cow missing case, three police officers who went to investigate, Tom, Johnson, Vincent, were missing on the same day, until now had not found any clue as before.’ ‘1855年,柏林郊外农场,发生一起母牛失踪案件,前去调查的三名警员,汤姆,约翰逊,文森特,当天失踪,迄今为止依旧没有找到任何线索。’ ‚In 1843, Berlin western city district had a homicide, the dead face became dark, other body parts with before death not different, the medical examiner appraised, discovered its head already of death several months, but the body actually just passed away to be the same.’ ‘1843年,柏林西城区发生一起凶杀案,死者面部发黑,其他身体部位和生前无异,法医鉴定,发现其头部已经死亡数月之久,但身体却才刚刚去世一样。’ ‚ In 1871, since France comes to set up painter Paullo of art exhibition, is missing mystically in own art exhibition corridor, before ten minutes, he with oneself assistant discussion must still several pictures shift the position, after ten minutes, when he crosses when a corridor, then lost the trail thoroughly. ‘1871年,从法国前来开办画展的画家保罗,神秘失踪在自己的画展走廊里,十分钟前,他还在和自己的助手讨论要将其中几幅画转移一下位置,十分钟后,当他横穿其中一条走廊时,便彻底失去了踪迹。 From then on, no one has seen him again. The scene only leaves behind a anomaly symbol. ’ 从那以后,再没有任何人见过他。现场只留下一个怪异符号。’ The Lu Sheng eye pupil shrinks slightly, in picture that in this case leaves behind, that symbol, indistinct on some similar Eye of Snake. 路胜眼瞳微微一缩,这个案子里留下的照片中,那个符号,隐隐约约就有些类似蛇身之眼。 His throat moves , to continue to look. 他喉头动了动,继续看下去。 Other cases are are not missing mystically, is various bloody strange murders. 其余案子不是什么神秘失踪,就是各种血腥诡异凶杀。 But did not discover again leaves behind mysterious symbol the type. 但再没有发现留下神秘符号的类型。 Lu Sheng returns to front of the beforehand that painter Paul's case quickly. 路胜很快又回到之前那个画家保罗的案子前面。 In front of this case left behind several types of then residual goods. 这个案子前面留下了几样当时的残留物品。 A rusty canteen, drew half of canvas, same succeeds in giving up two sections of paint brushes. 一个生锈的水壶,一个画了一半的画布,还有一样断成两截的画笔。 „Temple street No. 183.” Lu Sheng remembered the address. “圣殿街一百八十三号。”路胜记下了地址。 „What kind of? Very exciting? Place that here records, has the present of address basically is the quite famous strange places.” The western-style clothes youth who Lu Sheng nearby has the small beard, has the sound said with a smile. “怎么样？是不是很刺激？这里记录的地方,有地址的现在基本上都是颇为出名的灵异地点。”路胜旁边一个留着小胡子的西服青年,笑着出声道。 „Also good.” Lu Sheng nods with a smile. “还不错。”路胜笑着点头。 „Truly good, what a pity now likes these people being getting fewer and fewer, here does not know that also how long can insist.” Some youth regrets said. “确实不错啊,可惜现在喜欢这些的人越来越少了,我这里也不知道还能坚持多久。”青年有些遗憾道。 „Introduced oneself, I was here organizer William Clark.” “自我介绍一下,我是这里的主办者威廉克拉克。” „I called Jack, knew you very much happily.” Lu Sheng put out a hand to grasp grasping with him. “我叫杰克,很高兴认识你。”路胜伸手和他握了握。 „I managed this subject exhibition hall here already more than one year, what a pity receives cannot maintain the consumption by far, the rent, the running expenses, the wages of personnel wait/etc., every day is a suffering.” William helplessly said. “我在这里办了这个主题展馆已经一年多了,可惜收入远远不能维持消耗,租金,日常费用,人员的工资等等,每一天都是一次煎熬。”威廉无奈道。 He looked at Lu Sheng the painter missing case of pays attention. 他看了眼路胜正在关注的画家失踪的案子。 „Said, this case I followed up at that time personally, after Paul is missing the second day, I overtook. He and I are good friends, before being missing, he also said with me, he spelled to go all-out, drew an unprecedented best work. Let me pass to appreciate” “说起来,这个案子当时还是我亲自跟进的,保罗失踪后的第二天,我就赶过去了。他和我是好友,失踪前,他还和我说,他拼尽全力,画出了一副前所未有的最好的作品。让我过去欣赏” „Finally was missing?” Lu Sheng meets to say. “结果就失踪了？”路胜接道。 „Yes” William is somewhat sigh with emotion, the person who 30 do not arrive at obviously, like the old person, sobbed. “是啊”威廉有些感慨,明明只是才三十不到的人,却像个老人一样,唏嘘不已。 „Actually I am police.” Lu Sheng said in a soft voice, „before me, has experienced this kind of similar strange case. What a pity, my strength is limited, cannot truly murderer bring to justice.” “其实我是个警察。”路胜轻声道,“我以前也经历过这类类似的诡异案子。可惜,我的力量有限,不能真正将凶手绳之于法。” „Police? That also is really skillful.” William is astonished however said, „at that time this case, why the police of Berlin did not know, was concerned with, even raised does not want. Until now several years later, without blocks strictly.” “警察？那还真是巧。”威廉讶然道,“当时这个案子,柏林的警方不知道为什么,不闻不问,甚至连提起都不愿意。直到现在几年后,才没那么严格封锁。” „What extra clue has?” Lu Sheng asked at will. He has not had the hope to be able from here to gain the clue. “有什么额外的线索么？”路胜随意问道。他也没抱着希望能从这里获取线索。 The clue affirmation of this case is been clean by here police excavation. 这个案子的线索肯定早就被这里的警方挖掘干净了。 „Is that picture?” William smiles bitterly to say. “那副画算不算？”威廉苦笑道。 „Leads me to have a look?” “带我看看可以吗？” „Sure.” William complied very much refreshedly. “当然可以。”威廉很爽快的答应了。 He brings Lu Sheng directly to the exhibition hall deep place, opens a leaf of caging room, pushes the door to go. 他带着路胜直接到了展览馆深处,打开一扇上了锁的房间,推门进去。 Inside dense and numerous piled up with all kinds of things. 里面密密麻麻的堆满了各式各样的东西。 Carries on the back has the spiral spring and other body people, dark-red to have various vases of strange pattern, to bring the feather of rusty stain stained long sword and whole body armor and some not well-known birds occasionally, has the unknown bioligical species giant bone. 背上有着发条的等身人偶、暗红色有着诡异花纹的各种花瓶、带着锈迹斑斑的长剑和全身铠甲、一些不知名鸟类的羽毛、还有未知生物种类的巨大骨头。 Various types at sixes and sevens things pile in the same place, among various types of groceries that abandon the goods. 各种乱七八糟的东西堆在一起,就像各种废弃物品的杂货间。 William tosses about in inside, soon discovers a package the solid frame. 威廉在里面翻来覆去,很快找出一个包得严严实实的画框。 „Is this, you have a look.” He gives Lu Sheng the frame. “就是这个,你看看。”他把画框递给路胜。 Lu Sheng receives, slowly above taking down of thick arrange/cloth layer after layer. Reveals the innermost canvas. 路胜接过来,缓缓将上边的厚布一层层的取下。露出最里面的画布。 In the darkness, snake same huge phantom, stretches across above the giant city in curtain of night. 黑暗中,一条蛇一样的巨大虚影,横跨在夜幕中的巨大城市上方。 In the curtain of night of city is shining the lights of twinkle star. 城市的夜幕里亮着星星点点的灯火。 „The shape in this city, is the present Berlin.” William reminded. „ I have read the map, the city that Paul draws, is the vertical aspect of Berlin. “这个城市的形状,就是现在的柏林。”威廉提醒道。“我翻看过地图,保罗画的城市,就是柏林的俯瞰图。 This attempts me to guess, he is certainly suggesting anything. ” 这幅图我猜测,他一定是在暗示着什么。” „What suggested?” Lu Sheng knits the brows. “暗示什么？”路胜皱了皱眉。 „Yes he is missing for a year ago, when I and he occasionally mail exchange, often listens to him to mention some strange nouns and places. Since then, I somewhat am worried about his state of mind.” Some William disappointed say/way, seemed like for once friend missing and sad. “是啊在他失踪一年前,我和他偶尔书信往来时,就时常听他提到一些怪怪的名词和地点。从那时起,我就有些担心他的精神状态。”威廉有些怅然道,似乎是为曾经的友人失踪而感伤。 „What noun and place?” Lu Sheng asked. “什么名词和地点？”路胜问道。 „Most I am not clear, but several repetitions are most, my also a little impression. On for example the Miska university, teacher anything.” William shrugs to say. „I guess that he possibly was before wants to return to the university to take advanced courses, distracted, in addition was very a little tired during that time” “大部分我记不清楚了,不过其中几个重复最多的,我还有点印象。就比如密斯卡大学,导师什么的。”威廉耸耸肩道。“我猜他可能是之前想要回大学进修,有点精神恍惚了,再加上那段时间很累” „Miska university? Teacher?” Lu Sheng touches the chin. “密斯卡大学？导师？”路胜摸了摸下巴。 „My investigates passed/lived, entire Germany, even entire Europe, without this university. Perhaps other states have such a university, but certainly is not a famous place. Why I cannot think through him to take to heart about a place, have only one in mind” William to reveal the puzzled color. “我查过了,整个德国,甚至整个欧洲,都没有这个大学。或许其他州有这么一个大学,但一定是个不出名的地方。我想不通他为什么会对着个地方耿耿于怀,情有独钟”威廉露出不解之色。 „Do you have this university related material?” Lu Sheng also asked the sentence. The intuition told him, this place definitely had what issue. “你还有这个大学相关的资料么？”路胜又问了句。直觉告诉他,这地方绝对有什么问题。 „Does not make me think that” William pulls the hair, „Oh, had, Paul has also mentioned, he seems like through incurs the adult to take a test outward especially, the application inspects, at that time he was very excited, said oneself pass with great difficulty examines by writing at first, immediately must accept the second interview.” “唔让我想想”威廉抓了抓头发,“哦,有了,保罗还提到过,他似乎是通过对外特招成人考试,申请考核的,那时候他还很兴奋,说自己好不容易通过最初笔试,马上就要接受第二次的面试。” „Test? Knows where applied?” Lu Sheng asked rapidly. “考试？知道在什么地方申请么？”路胜迅速问。 „This you can the educational department ask about that situation. Me knows” William shrugged helplessly said on these. “这个你可以去教育部门询问那情况。我这边知道的就这些了”威廉耸耸肩无奈道。 „Good” Lu Sheng again the picture gives back to William, after the expression of gratitude, he leaves the exhibition hall. “好的”路胜重新将画还给威廉,道谢之后,他离开展馆。 Wandered in the surroundings , nearby is quick he then to directly soar the recent school. 在周围转悠了下,很快他便直奔附近最近的学校。 After several inquiries, Lu Sheng soon found a school in named Berlin Heyler Middle School. 几次询问后,路胜很快找到了一所名为柏林海勒中学的学校。 In the school is holding the games, much visited house, Lu Sheng asks a gate guard not to have the neutral gear of attention, with ease across school gate. 学校里正在举行运动会,人头涌涌,路胜找了个门卫没注意的空档,轻松穿过校门。 The tuba is playing the deafening games music, Lu Sheng was inquiring after several students, found the teaching and administrative staff research building to be at with ease. 大喇叭正放着震耳欲聋的运动会音乐,路胜询问了几个学生后,轻松找到教职工教研楼所在。 Using the psychological guidance technique, he only spent less than ten minutes of time merely, found was responsible for recommending the student to go to the special managing rooms in various universities. 利用心理引导术,他仅仅只花了十分钟不到的时间,就找到了负责推荐学生前往各大学的专门统管室。 Thump thump thump. 咚咚咚。 The Lu Sheng station entrance Qingqing/gently knocks on a door. 路胜站到门口轻轻敲门。 „Come.” Inside transmitted some ages old person voice. “请进。”里面传来一个有些年纪了的老人声音。 Lu Sheng sways from side to side the door lock, walked slowly. 路胜扭动门锁,缓缓走了进去。 In the office has 34 people to reorganize the thing, an old person is sitting before approaching the entrance desk, wears the presbyopic glasses carefully to look at front name list table. 办公室里有三四个人正在整理东西,一个老人正坐在靠近门口的办公桌前,戴着老花镜正仔细看着面前的名录表。 Hears the passing through the gate sound, the old person raised the head sizes up Lu Sheng carefully. 听到进门声,老人抬起头仔细打量路胜。 „Hello, what matter do you have?” “你好,请问你有什么事？” „I want to consult, which university my child to registering for is worried, I from him and schoolmate's conversation, knew a school in named Miska university, he wants to enter this school to study, but I had not heard since this school therefore” Lu Sheng transports the psychological guidance technique slowly, wear a look of sincere asking. “我想来咨询一下,我的孩子正在对报考哪一所大学苦恼,我从他和同学的交谈中,得知了一所名为密斯卡大学的学校,他很想进入这所学校学习,但我没有听说过这所学校所以”路胜缓缓运起心理引导术,面带诚恳的问道。 „Miska university this I cannot give you to introduce.” Smiling of the old person is glad actually very much, making the Lu Sheng psychological guidance technique fail. Seeming like him is this being glad helps the character that the person explained. “密斯卡大学唔这个我可以给你介绍一下。”老人倒是很乐意的笑了笑,让路胜的心理引导术落了空。看起来他本身就是这种乐于帮人解释的性格。 „ You had not heard is also very normal, this university starts to Berlin recruitment students, the fame to be inferior that in recent years other famous universities are big, but their teachers and mastery, are good, the needed recruitment score is not low. “你没听说过也很正常,这所大学最近几年才开始对柏林招收生源,名气不如其他著名大学大,但他们的师资和底蕴,还是不错的,需要的招考分数也不低。 They examine by writing beside interview, is somewhat strange ” 只是他们笔试之外的面试,有些奇怪” „Strange?” “奇怪？” „Yes, their interviews, sieved to think very outstanding student, many people does not even know oneself have accepted the interview. Moreover they are also minority several, only looks at the result, no matter the university of age.” “是的,他们的面试,筛掉了很多自以为很优秀的学生,很多人甚至都不知道自己已经接受过面试了。而且他们也是少数的几所,只看成绩,不管年纪的大学。” The old person smiles saying that „said this, I appreciate their missions very much, no matter fails a grade many time students, they treat impartially. Even they have the adult to take a test to enter a school.” 老人微笑道,“说起来这点,我还是很欣赏他们的办学理念,不管是留级多少次的学生,他们都一视同仁。甚至他们还有成人考试入学。” „Do they have the adult to recruit the test? Said, I can also accompany the son to go in together the study?” Lu Sheng reveals the color of intent moving. “他们还有成人招收考试？这么说,我也可以陪着儿子一起进去学习？”路胜露出一丝意动之色。 „Theoretically can” old person also be the surprise gets up, „this, I give you their application for admission to show, after you fill , above can mail to the address that writes down directly. They will arrange the test written examination interview and so on, to accompany look at you.” “理论上是可以”老人也是诧异起来,“这样吧,我给你一份他们的入学申请表,你填写好后,可以直接寄到上边写的地址。他们会安排考试笔试面试之类,陪不陪就看你自己了。” Now this age, is willing to pay so many Sirs to be few for own child, the old person quite somewhat changes countenance, drew Lu Sheng to say verbosely. 现在这个年代,愿意为自己孩子付出这么多的大人已经很少了,老人颇有些动容,又拉着路胜絮絮叨叨说了很多。 After one hour, Lu Sheng can have the request form to leave the office. 一个多小时后,路胜才得以带着申请表离开办公室。