Paintings of Terror

Chapter 127: Corgi Has an Owner

If the coordinates of the selected art galleries were connected with a line, the Eternal River Art Gallery, the Rhino Elephant Art Gallery, and the Big Nose Art Gallery were located in a straight line, while the Great T Art Gallery and the Square Box Art Gallery, when viewed with the coordinate axis as the center, were also located at the two end points on a straight line segment.

The coordinates of the five art galleries were connected into two straight lines, one long and one short, completely perpendicular to the horizontal axis of the map.

Was it a coincidence?

Several art galleries distributed in different cities and different geographical locations were actually built on two straight lines from a macro perspective.

Ke Xun got up and went to the study, turned on the computer, called up the web map, and typed in the words “art gallery”.

After finding the coordinates of the above five art galleries and marking them out, Ke Xun added the coordinates of the Starry Sky Art Gallery, where he’d entered the first painting.

After zooming out the map, he noticed that the Starry Sky Art Gallery wasn’t on the same line as the other five art galleries.

… As expected, it was just a coincidence. Ke Xun leaned back against the sofa, tilted his long legs on the edge of the table, mind preoccupied for a while. At last, he raised his hand to close the page.

When he stretched out his hand, he mistakenly grabbed the phone next to him instead of the mouse. So he picked it up and dialed a number.

The other party was busy as expected. Ke Xun was about to hang up, but the call suddenly connected. It was clear that the other party had cut off an ongoing call to answer his phone call instead.

“Ahem.” Ke Xun cleared his throat, then said in a soft voice, “Are you busy?”

“Yes.” The voice on the other side was as cool as ever. “What’s the matter?”

“I just wanted to ask, what are the names of the cities and art galleries of your first two paintings?” Ke Xun looked at his feet on the table and his big toe moved slightly.

“My first painting was in the Time Art Gallery in I City.” The sound of doors closing came from the other side of the phone. This was quickly followed by familiar footsteps and the sound of someone sitting on the sofa. “The second painting was in the Azure Wave Art Gallery, located in F City. What’s on your mind?”

Ke Xun held the phone in one hand and the mouse in the other, looking for Time Art Gallery and Azure Wave Art Gallery on the map, “I’ll have to check before I know if my theory is useful… Have you eaten?”

“Mmn, pasta.” The other person, who had always been busy with business, was very calm and patiently chatting with him about irrelevant things.

“Pasta. I’ll make it next time you come. I’ll make it for you,” Ke Xun said. “I’ve made black pepper beef pasta before and Dongzi could eat three large plates of those in a single meal.”

“Mmn.” The deep voice on the other side paused and said something, but Ke Xun was no longer paying attention, because after the coordinates of the first and second art galleries were located, his eyebrows shot up in surprise.

The coordinates of the Time Art Gallery, Azure Wave Art Gallery, and the art gallery of the third painting, which was the Starry Sky Art Gallery that housed Ke Xun’s first painting, also marked out the same straight line.

The Time Art Gallery and the Starry Sky Art Gallery were at the two ends of the same horizontal line. In the middle was the Azure Wave Art Gallery, which was in line with the Eternal River Art Gallery, the Rhino Elephant Art Gallery and the Big Nose Art Gallery. All were on the same straight, vertical line.

Therefore, after the coordinates of the six art galleries were connected, a straight horizontal line and a straight vertical line were formed. The intersection of the two lines was the Eternal River Art Gallery, which was located in the middle of the horizontal line. Once they were all connected, they created the shape of a capital T!

Was it still a coincidence?

Absolutely not. No matter how coincidental, it was impossible to form such a straight horizontal and vertical standard shape.

“Ke Xun?” The other side noticed that his attention had strayed and asked in a low voice.

“Go to the Wechat group message. I’ll post a picture,” Ke Xun said. After they hung up, he immediately posted a picture to the “Enter the Painting Discussion” group.

Wei Feng·Mang: Forgive my useless eyes, but what picture is this? What does T mean?

Corgi: @Mooney

Wei Feng·Mang: [You only have eyes for your man. jpg]

Mooney: The coordinates of all the art galleries we’ve been to?

Corgi: Yes.

Wei Feng·Mang: Fuck! There’s unexpectedly still this kind of profound mystery?! What’s the small vertical joint of the two art galleries on the right? T to the 1st power?

Corgi: …The nth power your head! This should be the beginning of the next shape. We only went to two places. We don’t know where the next one will be yet… Hey, that’s not right. I forgot to mark out the coordinates of the gallery we’ll be going to next. Hold on.

Ke Xun hurriedly brought the map on the webpage back up. The next art gallery was located in E City, named Flower on Water Art Gallery. Its coordinates were aligned with the Great T Art Gallery and the Square Box Art Gallery, creating a straight line next to the “T”.

Wei Feng·Mang: T1! What does it mean?!

Corgi: This 1 is the starting stroke of the next shape, it might be a 1 or it might be a vertical stroke.

Mooney: Maybe the first stroke of a word or the first stroke of a letter.

Corgi: Letters with a first vertical stroke are B, D, H, I, K, L, N, P, R. This doesn’t even include EF, and M seems to have vertical and non-vertical strokes, making it the most likely. Not to mention that the first stroke of that letter is vertical, which makes it all the more possible.

ZHW: You can try to connect to the coordinates of the other art galleries on the map.

Wei Feng·Mang: Comrade Xiao Zhu, your suggestion is very good. This glorious task is left to you [Applause]

ZHW: …OK, I’ll test it out.

Wei Feng·Meng: Where is Dr. Qin? Does he have surgery again? The girl named Li Yaqing also didn’t join in?

ZHW: There’s no need to add her.

Corgi: Haowen’er is right. The girl is still young, and she probably has no ideas to add. Thinking about these terrible things on a daily basis might cause her to lose her mind instead.

Wei Feng·Mang: Didn’t you just come back from their city? Is she okay?

Corgi: She went to see a psychiatrist. I don’t know if it’ll be helpful to her.

The group fell silent.

After a while, Ke Xun sent a message: Later. Whenever everyone has free time, play around with the map. If you find anything, send out a message at any time.

ZHW: Alright.

Wei Feng·Mang: 【OJ8K.jpg】

Mooney: Okay.

Ke Xun turned off his phone screen and searched for “Flower on Water Art Gallery” on his computer.

This was a structure built on a lake. The architectural lines were simple and majestic, and the interior was adorned with rocks and weed. People might call it “crazy and elegant.”

Most of the exhibits in the Flower on Water Art Gallery were contemporary art works, and they were also hosting touring exhibitions. For a while, Ke Xun searched for the names and pictures of the works displayed throughout the year, saved them one by one, and transferred them to his mobile phone.

After studying the paintings in the gallery for a few hours, Ke Xun rubbed his face and searched for hotels around the Flower on Water Art Gallery.

Crystal Swan Hotel.

Ke Xun opened his phone and sent the address to Mu Yiran.

Corgi: It’s a five-star hotel. It’s very close to the Flower on Water Art Gallery, just ten minutes on foot. How about staying here?

It didn’t take long for Mu Yiran to respond: Sounds good.

Corgi: When will you arrive?

Mooney: One day in advance, after about six in the afternoon.

Corgi: Then let’s eat together?

Mooney: Yes.

Ke Xun looked at the chat content on the screen, scratched the messy hair on his head, shook his feet on the edge of the table a few times, brought up the camera, switched to the selfie mode, and squeezed his big face into the screen. He looked at the screen and switched to the rear camera. Then he took a picture of the empty study and sent it.

Corgi: [Photo]

Corgi: You haven’t been to my study yet, have you? Look, it looks like this.

Mu Yiran didn’t reply for a long time.

Ke Xun was about to turn off the screen and continue to study those paintings when he suddenly heard a message prompt.

Mooney: [Photo]

Momentarily taken aback, Ke Xun clicked on the photo, only to see a whole wall of books on the screen.

Corgi: …

Corgi: So, boss, do you mean that I should put more books in my study and read more?

Mooney: This is my study.

Huh? Ke Xun was stunned again, and heard his heart give a “thud.”

It was possible to exchange photos of their studies with each other?

Thump thump thump.

Ke Xun pressed a hand over his heart, brought up the camera, and took a photo of his two legs propped on the edge of the table.

Corgi: [Photo]

Corgi: These are my beautiful legs. Look, they look like this.

Then he stared eagerly at the screen.

This time, Mu Yiran’s response came quickly.

Mooney: [Photo]

The photo showed two long legs in trousers, crossed leisurely, with feet wearing a pair of spotless leather shoes.

Those legs could be played with for a lifetime. Ke Xun curled up his own legs and sank into the sofa.

If he sent a photo of his mermaid line, would he get one in return…?

Corgi: [Photo]

Corgi: Guess which part this is.

Mooney: Biceps.

Corgi: √. And yours? Dare to compare~

Mooney: Haven’t you seen it already?

“…” Ke Xun thought that yes he had. In the painting Animal World, they had all seen each other naked.

However, the painting Animal World was one of the paintings that Ke Xun wanted to recall the least, even to the point of subconsciously trying to forget it entirely. As far as the male god’s body was concerned, it was mixed with those he dared not remember. As such, it was blasphemy against his male god, and so he never tried to recall it.

Corgi: I want to get a tattoo. Is that okay with you?

Mooney: Get a tattoo if you want.

Corgi: Then would you advise me, which part of the body is more provocative?

Mooney: What kind of tattoos do you want?

Corgi: I think…

Corgi: I hope

Corgi: the kind that would be

Corgi: my male god’s

Corgi: lip print.

It took a few minutes for Mu Yiran to respond.

Mooney: The back of the neck.

Ke Xun’s entire body shivered, feeling electric. He tipped his head back and took two deep breaths. Then he abruptly stood up, turned his body horizontal, and laid down on the large computer table in front of him. The keyboard and mouse were pressed under his body but he didn’t register them at all. Holding the phone to his forehead, he closed his eyes, and his mouth parted to whisper:

“Fuck… fuck, fuck… I’m dead… dead dead dead…”

…Damn, once the boss attacked, even ten little Corgis couldn’t keep it together.

…Lip print…on the back of his neck.

When thinking about this position, Ke Xun felt his head become disordered and his ten toes curled up together.

People said that biting and kissing the neck was a kind of intimacy laced with eroticism and primitive animalism.

…I didn’t expect you to be this kind of big boss.

Ke Xun collapsed on the computer desk for a long time, and finally lifted the phone to reopen the screen.

The dialog with Mooney was still open. After poking the Corgi dog in a daze with the words “back of the neck” like an understatement, the big boss said something else:

Mooney: Have to work. Can’t talk anymore.

“…” Ke Xun threw the phone away and covered his face with his paws.

Cultured beast…withdrawing after teasing him?!

More than 3,000 fans who had just followed “Corgi is a stray dog” suddenly discovered that the post owner had changed his name.

His new ID was now called: Corgi has an owner.