Chapter 696: 696
Half an hour later, Xia Lei replicated what had been drawn in pencil on the Mona Lisa’s canvas on paper . He could have gone faster, but he used more time to complete it because he was striving for perfection .
What he drew on the notebook was in a 1:20 ratio of the original . Other than this, what he drew was exactly the same as what da Vinci had drawn .
He also replicated the blurry and unclear Italian words and then tried to interpret it . He was not very familiar with the Italian but this did not stop him . He made a plan for himself to spend five hours on the computer to learn Italian . During this process, he would use his brain’s ability to make the blurred Italian words “clear”, and then use the Italian words that he had learned to interpret the message that da Vinci on left on the canvas .
Time went by slowly . The hotel’s desktop computer whirred and Xia Lei’s brain whirred too . Under normal circumstances, the human brain could not compare with a computer but he was an exception . His brain worked even faster and better than a computer . The computer provided him with the knowledge about the Italian language and his brain soaked up all the information quickly like a sponge .
During this studying process, his brain repaired and perfected the words based on the distinct traits of the Italian words, until it obtained a clear and correct answer .
Five hours passed .
Xia Lei’s brain was filled with knowledge on Italy . There was a short translation written on a blank piece of paper in front of him .
The translation read: I am Leonardo da Vinci . In my life, many unbelievable things happened . I benefited from these things, but I was also very confused . I tried to uncover this secret throughout my life, and there was one point where I thought I was close, but in the end I found that I was still far from the truth . Since you were able to see the contents on the canvas, that means that you also have this ability . Are you also trying to uncover these secrets? I’ve left some things for you . If you can understand my map, then you can find the things that I’ve left behind . ”
That was the message that da Vinci had left on the canvas . After he had deciphered it, Xia Lei could not calm down for a very long time .
‘He left the map using this method . Clearly it was left for people who have X-ray vision . He understood this ability, so did he really have a AE capsule? But father had said that the AE capsules which he stole from the research center were the only ones in the world, so where did da Vinci get his AE capsule from?’ He could not understand this .
If da Vinci were still alive today and could give him a chance to talk face to face, then the question would be easily solved . The problem was, da Vinci had already been dead for centuries . Whether da Vinci had or had not taken the AE capsule, or where he had got the AE capsule from . . . These questions could not be answered .
He sat silently for a while, and returned his attention back to the map .
The map had no words, and was drawn in pencil . It would be extremely difficult to find the corresponding place in the world now . It was as if da Vinci was using this method to test his intelligence .
Xia Lei closed his eyes and the picture of the map on the canvas appeared in his head . . .
Dawn broke out of the darkness; the night had passed unknowingly . Xia Lei opened his eyes and a beam of light came in from the window, falling onto his face . At the break of dawn, a smile bloomed on his face .
Knock knock knock . . .
A knocking sound came from the door but Xia Lei did not seem to have heard it . The smile on his face became more and more apparent . This process was like a flower budding, little by little, until it bloomed .
The person who was knocking stopped, but the door was opened .
Qing Caiyue entered . She spotted Xia Lei and was taken aback . She said in surprise, “Director Xia, did you not sleep last night?”
“Hehehe…” Xia Lei laughed out loud .
“Director Xia, are… are you all right?” asked Qing Caiyue, worried . Xia Lei had knocked on her door in the middle of the night to borrow a pencil, and he was now laughing by the window . She was truly worried about her Director Xia’s mental state .
“So it was like that,” mumbled Xia Lei to himself .
“So it was like what?” Qing Caiyue moved closer .
“You are so clever . ”
“Um… Director Xia, are you talking about me?”
Xia Lei suddenly closed his eyes again .
“Director Xia? What happened to you?” Qing Caiyue went to Xia Lei’s side . She hesitated, then placed her hand on Xia Lei’s forehead .
Xia Lei’s forehead was not hot, and he had no symptoms of a fever . Qing Caiyue’s hand on his forehead did not affect his brain’s work . In his head, the map that Da Vinci had left on the canvas was taken apart into lines of different lengths and shapes . Some looked like earthworms, some were twisted like a wire, and some looked like iron drills . They constantly combined to form new patterns .
This process was very complicated, and quick . Each wrong pattern was eliminated, and a correct pattern was formed in the midst of a bunch of mistakes, finally taking shape .
A new map appeared in Xia Lei’s head . At the very top of the map was a grave . There was no name on the gravestone, only a cross . Underneath the grave was a very complex underground tunnel that twisted about like a maze . The exit was at the center of the maze, and the entrance was beneath the gravestone .
The secret that da Vinci left on the canvas was solved in one night .
In this one night, Xia Lei had even became proficient in Italian . His brain was sure a miraculous existence .
“Director Xia?” Qing Caiyue moved her hand from Xia Lei’s forehead to his cheek . She did not know where she got this courage from, but when she saw Xia Lei’s handsome face bathing in the morning light, she seemed to have been attracted like magic, and wanted to touch him .
His skin was very smooth and delicate like a baby’s skin . It was very comfortable to the touch .
‘Such soft skin, what skincare does he use?’ This weird question suddenly popped into Qing Caiyue’s head .
Just then, Xia Lei suddenly opened his eyes .
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