If you connect the coordinates of these circled art museums with lines, the Changhe Art Museum, the Rhinoceros Elephant Art Museum, and the Big Nose Art Museum are on a straight line, while the T University Art Museum and the Square Box Art Museum, viewed from the coordinate axis, are also located at opposite ends of a straight line segment.
The coordinates of these five art museums form two straight lines, one long and one short, perfectly perpendicular to the horizontal coordinate axis of the map.
Is it a coincidence?
Several art museums, distributed in different cities and geographical environments, are actually built on two straight lines from a macro perspective.
Ke Xun got up and went to his study, turned on his computer, brought up a web map, and typed in "art museum."
After finding and marking the coordinates of the five art museums mentioned above, Ke Xun added the coordinates of the Xinghe Art Museum, which he had visited when entering the first painting.
Zooming out on the coordinate map, the Xinghe Art Museum was no longer on the same line as the other five art museums.
...It really was just a coincidence. Ke Xun leaned back in his chair, crossed his long legs on the edge of the table, blanked his mind for a moment, and then reached to close the webpage.
He reached out but didn't grab the mouse, instead grabbing his phone which was lying next to him. So
he picked it up and dialed a number. As expected, the line was busy. Ke Xun was about to hang up when the call suddenly connected. Apparently, the other party had cut off their ongoing call to answer his.
"Ahem," Ke Xun cleared his throat, his voice soft and gentle, "Busy?"
"Yeah." The voice on the other end was as cool and clear as ever, "What is it?"
"I'm asking, what city are those two paintings you went into earlier located in, and what's the name of the art museum?" Ke Xun looked at his feet propped up on the table, his big toe twitching slightly.
"The Time Art Museum in City I is the first painting." The sound of a door closing came from the other end, followed by familiar footsteps, and finally, the sound of someone settling into a sofa. "The second painting is at the Canglang Art Museum in City F. What comes to mind?"
Ke Xun held the phone in one hand and the mouse in the other, searching for the Time Art Museum and the Canglang Art Museum on the map. "I need to confirm this before I know if it's useful... Have you eaten?"
"Yeah, spaghetti." The person on the other end, usually so busy, calmly and patiently chatted about trivial things.
"Spaghetti? I can make it! I'll make it for you next time you come," Ke Xun said. "I made black pepper beef spaghetti; Dongzi can eat three big plates of it in one meal."
"Hmm." The voice on the other end was deep and resonant. After a pause, something else was said, but Ke Xun didn't pay attention. After the coordinates of the first and second paintings were marked on the map, a result appeared that made his brow furrow.
The Time Art Museum, the Canglang Art Museum, and the art museum where the third painting was located—also the Starry Sky Art Museum where the first painting Ke Xun entered—were all on the same straight line on the map!
The Time Art Museum and the Starry Sky Art Museum are at opposite ends of the horizontal line, with the Canglang Art Museum in the middle. The Canglang Art Museum, in turn, is aligned with the Changhe Art Museum, the Rhinoceros Elephant Art Museum, and the Big Nose Art Museum
, all on the same vertical line. Connecting the coordinates of these six museums creates a straight horizontal line and a straight vertical line, with the Canglang Art Museum located in the center of the horizontal line, resulting in a perfectly straight, standard shape—the capital letter T!
Is it a coincidence?
Absolutely not. Even the most coincidental coincidence couldn't create such a perfectly straight shape.
"Ke Xun?" The person on the other end noticed his distraction and asked in a low voice.
"Go to the WeChat group, I'll send you a picture." Ke Xun said, hanging up the phone and sending the picture to the "Art Discussion" group.
Wei Feng·Mang: Excuse my poor eyesight, which instance's picture is this? What does T mean?
Corgi: @Mooney
Wei Feng·Mang: [A little bitch who only has eyes for her man.jpg]
Mooney: The coordinates of all the art museums we've visited?
Corgi: Yes.
Wei Feng·Mang: Holy crap! There's even such a mystery! What's that little vertical line formed by the two art museums on the right? T to the power of 1?
Corgi: ...Power my ass! This should be the starting point of the next shape. We've only been to two, so we don't know what comes next... Oh, wait, I forgot to mark the coordinates of the art museum we're going to next. Wait a minute.
Ke Xun quickly restarted the map on the webpage. The next art museum is located in City E, called the Water Flower Art Museum. Its coordinates form a perpendicular line with the T University Art Museum and the Square Box Art Museum, right next to the "T".
Wei Feng·Mang: T1! What does that mean!
Corgi: This 1 is the starting point of the next shape. It could be 1, or it could be a vertical line.
Mooney: Maybe it's the first stroke of a character, or the first stroke of a letter.
Corgi: Letters whose first stroke is vertical: B, D, H, I, K, L, N, P, R. And that doesn't even include EF and M, whose first stroke is almost vertical. There are too many suspicious ones, not to mention the sheer number of letters whose first stroke is vertical…
ZHW: You could try connecting the coordinates of other art galleries on the map.
Wei Feng·Mang: Comrade Xiao Zhu, your suggestion is excellent! This glorious task is entrusted to you! [Applause]
ZHW: …Okay, I'll try.
Wei Feng·Mang: Where's Dr. Qin? Is he performing surgery again? Didn't that girl named Li Yaqing join?
ZHW: There's no need to add her.
Corgi: Haowen'er is right. That girl is still young. Whether she can offer advice is another matter, but seeing these unbearable things every day, her mentality will probably collapse.
Wei Feng·Mang: Didn't you just come back from their city? Is she alright?
Corgi: She went to see a psychologist. I don't know if she can make it through.
The group fell silent for a moment.
After a while, Ke Xun sent a message: "Log off. Everyone, take some time to work on this map coordinates. Share any discoveries you make."
ZHW: "Okay."
Wei Feng·Mang: [OJ8K.jpg]
Mooney: "Mm."
Ke Xun turned off his phone screen and searched for "Water Flower Art Museum" on his computer.
It was a venue built on a lake, with simple yet grand architectural lines. The interior was dotted with random rocks and overgrown with weeds, described as "crazy yet elegant."
The Water Flower Art Museum mainly displayed contemporary art and also hosted touring exhibitions. Ke Xun searched for the names and images of the permanent exhibits, saving them one by one and transferring them to his phone.
After studying the paintings for several hours, his head started to ache and his eyes were sore. Ke Xun rubbed his face and searched for hotels and inns near the Water Flower Art Museum online.
Crystal Swan Hotel.
Ke Xun swiped his phone and sent the address to Mu Yiran.
Corgi: "Five-star, very close to the Water Flower Art Museum, a ten-minute walk. How about staying here?"
Mu Yiran's reply was swift: Sure.
Corgi: When will you arrive?
Mooney: One day in advance, around 6 PM.
Corgi: Shall we have dinner together then?
Mooney: Yeah.
Ke Xun looked at the chat on the screen, scratched his messy hair, wiggled his feet on the edge of the table a few times, turned on his webcam, switched to selfie mode, squeezed his face into the screen, looked at the camera, then switched to the rear camera, 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 working on those paintings when he suddenly heard a message notification.
Mooney: [Photo]
Ke Xun was stunned for a moment, clicked on the photo, and saw a whole wall of books on the screen.
Corgi: ...
Corgi: So, boss, you mean I should put more books in the study and read more?
Mooney: This is my study.
Huh? Ke Xun was startled again, hearing a "thump" in his chest.
We can already exchange study room photos?
Thump thump thump.
Ke Xun pressed his chest, brought up the webcam, and took a picture of his legs propped up on the edge of the table.
Corgi: [Photo]
Corgi: These are my beautiful legs, look, they look like this.
Then he stared longingly at the screen.
This time, Mu Yiran's reply wasn't slow.
Mooney: [Photo]
The photo shows two long legs in dress pants, casually crossed, with a pair of spotless leather shoes on his feet.
These legs are worth playing with for a lifetime. Ke Xun curled up his legs and nestled into the sofa chair.
If he sent another picture of his V-line, he wondered if he could exchange it for his…
Corgi: [Photo]
Corgi: Guess what part this is.
Mooney: Biceps.
Corgi: √. What about yours? Dare to compare?
Mooney: Haven't you seen it before?
"..." Ke Xun thought to himself, that makes sense. Everyone in that "Animal World" painting had been naked for days; who hadn't seen whom?
However, of all the paintings he'd ever been to, "Animal World" was the one Ke Xun least wanted to recall. He even subconsciously tried to completely forget it. As for his idol's body, mixed in with those unbearable memories, it was a desecration of his idol, so he never thought about it.
Corgi: I want to get a tattoo, what do you think?
Mooney: If you like it, get it.
Corgi: Can you help me decide which part of my body would be the most provocative?
Mooney: What design do you want?
Corgi: I think... Corgi:
I hope ...
Corgi: I can get a...
Corgi: My idol's...
Corgi: A lip print.
Mu Yiran's message came a few minutes later.
Mooney: Back of the neck.
Ke Xun shuddered as if struck by lightning. He took two deep breaths, tilted his head back, and suddenly stood up, his entire body twisting and turning as he sprawled across the large computer desk in front of him, oblivious to the keyboard and mouse shoving beneath him. His hand, clutching his phone, was pressed against his forehead, his eyes tightly shut, muttering under his breath,
"Holy shit... holy shit... I'm dead... dead, dead, dead..."
...Damn, once the boss gets going, even ten corgis couldn't handle it.
...Lip print... on the back of his neck.
Just thinking about that spot made Ke Xun feel a tingling, limp sensation from his unkempt hair to his ten toes.
Some say that biting/kissing the back of the neck is an intimate act with erotic undertones and primal instincts.
...I never expected you to be this kind of boss.
Ke Xun rolled around on the computer desk for a while before finally picking up his phone and turning the screen back on.
The chat window with Mooney was still open. After casually using the word "back of the neck" to leave the Corgi in a daze, the boss casually sent a message:
Mooney: Got to work, can't chat.
"..." Ke Xun threw his phone away and covered his face with his paws.
What a refined beast... flirting and then leaving to get to work?!
The more than three thousand followers who had just started following "Corgi is a Stray Dog" discovered that the poster had changed his name.
The new ID was: Corgi Has a Poop Scooper.