Genius Club.

Chapter 207 The time has come
Dark clouds covered the moon and the whole sky darkened.

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

before this.

Lin Xian thought of countless reasons why Ji Lin wanted to keep him...

He thought of countless scenarios.

But I 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 did 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?

Do not……

soon.

He rejected the idea in his mind.

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

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

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

I didn’t quite understand these two sentences at the time.

But now it is very clear. The cat-and-mouse game refers to Ji Lin and his group. Huang Que is obviously not in the same group with them, otherwise he would not have come to remind himself specifically.

It is conceivable that Ji Lin and the Genius Club are definitely not in the same group.

It obviously doesn’t matter…

Obviously, the Talent Club is such a mysterious place, hidden in the long river of time for more than 600 years...

Why did Ji Lin blurt it out at this time?
but.

At this moment.

Lin Xian had to 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 get a few words about it from Ji Lin... even if it is just a tiny clue, it will be of great significance.

In particular, Huang Que said that if you want to know the truth of everything and solve all the mysteries, the fastest and most direct way is to get an invitation letter from the Genius Club... and then join the Genius Club.

Does Ji Lin have any clues about joining the Genius Club?

"Lin Xian!"

At the gate of the villa, Gao Yang patted his belly and turned around:

"What are you dawdling about? Hurry up and get going!"

Lin Xian also came back to his senses, looked at Ji Lin and shook his head:
“【I haven’t heard of this name.】”

No matter how.

There is nothing wrong with denial here.

Firstly, it was normal that he had never heard of this name. Most of his knowledge about the Genius Club came from the dream world, and the only intersection in the real world was the forged invitation letter. It would be more reasonable to say that he had never heard of it.

Secondly, Ji Lin's main purpose now is to delay me in the villa until 00:42. There are still minutes left, and Ji Lin will not let me go easily. So he must tell me some information about the Genius Club that will attract me, otherwise... I might just leave. The information that Ji Lin is going to tell me next is likely to be true and credible, and it is very necessary to listen to it.

Finally, no matter whether it was a trap or a scam, he had to take the bait. Ji Lin and the others wanted to kill him at 00:42, and he wanted to use 00:42 to catch Ji Lin and Ji Xinshui... In terms of delaying the time to 00:42, the two had the same goal, and Lin Xian was willing to take the bait.

"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 murder of Xu Yun and Tang Xin."

Ji Lin smiled at Lin Xian, opened the red wooden door, and pointed to the gorgeous living room with flashing colorful lights:
"Would you like to come in and talk again?"

……

Lin Xian nodded.

Then he turned around and shouted to Gao Yang at the gate:

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

Gao Yang came over with a burp:
"Let's go together! I'll wait for you guys for a while."

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

Gao Yang had heard me mention the name of the Genius Club. If I keep Gao Yang here to chat now, he will 100% be exposed.

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

He didn't want Gao Yang to be involved in danger before, so he used the excuse of "false alarm" to explain away both the dream and the Genius Club. Therefore, Gao Yang thought these things were just false and meaningless fantasies.

Just like the casual mention of the psychologist on his birthday just now, it was purely unintentional, and from Gao Yang's perspective it was completely unimportant.

And now, Gao Yang was obviously drunk and his mind was a little confused.

Let him stay...

There is a high probability that something bad will happen and he will tell what he said before about the Genius Club.

"That's fine."

Gao Yang left with a bulging belly:

"Then you guys chat. I have to go to work tomorrow. I won't wait for you."

……

boom.

Mahogany double doors closed.

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 the Genius Club?" Lin Xian asked first.

He knew that Ji Lin would definitely delay time deliberately.

However, his advantage now was that during the period before 00:42, Ji Lin almost answered all his questions. After all, if he was not interested in the next topic, he might just walk away, and then their plan to kill someone at 00:42 would not be implemented.

The next twenty minutes will be Lin Xian’s best and final chance to get all the information about Ji Lin.

"I do not know."

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 remember your previous analysis, Lin Xian?"

Ji Lin looked at Lin Xian:

"You said before that there might be two gangs that killed people at 00:42. One is Gang A, whose killing method is very casual, and the other is Gang B, whose killing method is very rigid and only uses car accidents to kill people."

"You said at the time that it looked like Group B was just a poor imitation of Group A... I agree with you on this point, because the killing method of Group B, that is, Sergeant Sam and his group, was so clumsy that it was unimaginable. If there was no [necessary reason], I don't believe that anyone would repeat killing in such a stupid way. It was really too stupid."

"Yes, it is indeed too stupid." Lin Xian nodded in agreement:

"This method of killing people with fixed time and repeated means is just short of arrogantly slapping the crime plan in the police's face."

"According to what you said, Group A is the Genius Club? And Sergeant Sam's Group B is just imitating the murderous behavior of the Genius Club."

"Then what is the purpose of their imitation? What is the necessary reason?"

Ji Lin smiled:
"Lin Xian, what do you think? What do you think?"

Row.

Are you deliberately stalling for time?
Of course Lin Xian saw through Ji Lin's plan.

During the following period of time, Ji Lin was very passive.

He had to keep throwing out useful information, otherwise, he would probably leave early because he had no interest.

So Lin Xian shook his head bluntly:
"I can not guess it."

"My personal thought is...Sergeant Sam, that is, the people in Gang B...they may want to prove something." Ji Lin said.

"To the Genius Club?"

"should be."

Ji Lin said calmly:

"I can't guess the specific reason. That's why I'm telling you this now... Since Gang B didn't kill my parents, then there's a high probability that Gang A is the murderer, so... I'd like to ask you to help me deduce it."

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

Ji Lin is very smart.

What he said was half true and half false.

It is difficult to extract useful intelligence if true and false information is mixed together.

but……

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

Under this premise, the things that 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, all of you are part of Gang B.

You are imitating Gang A, that is, the Genius Club.

What about the so-called "necessary reason"?

Lin Xian remembered what Big Face Cat said:
"My ultimate goal is to get an invitation to the Genius Club!"

I remember what the yellow bird said:

"To find the answer to all this... the easiest way is to get a real genius club [invitation]."

……

these people.

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

But everyone’s efforts seem to be in the wrong direction, with no clues, and the execution is also varied.

Think about it from this perspective…

Ji Lin and Ji Xinshui imitated the car accident so poorly and killed someone at 00:42... Is their ultimate goal also to get an invitation 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 the question again.

He was becoming more and more curious.

What kind of organization is this? What kind of magic does it have?
Why is everyone so obsessed with that non-existent invitation?

This made Lin Xian more and more concerned.

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

Ji Lin smiled and picked up the juice and took a sip:
"If I knew, I wouldn't be so troubled now. I would have found a way to avenge my parents a long time ago."

"It's a pity... I don't know what the Genius Club is, where they are, or what I should do next."

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

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

But this is normal.

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

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

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

So let’s think about it.

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

Will Zhou Duanyun know?
Lin Xian was not sure about this.

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

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

"Based on the name alone... 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. I think you are the person closest to the genius club."

Ha ha.

Ji Lin smiled and shook his head slightly, then 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've seen it." Lin Xian nodded.

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

2023 5 Month 4 Day.

00:39
"Actually, I wanted to chat with you for a while longer, but it's obviously too late now. Lin Xian, thank you very much for being willing to chat with me for so long."

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

Lin Xian nodded.

Finally, drink the juice in the glass.

He also stood up from the table:
"yes……"

"It's time for me to leave too."

(End of this chapter)