SLL Whispering circuit 005: Homicide 3 – the unfinished canvas 竊私語的電路，第五章：命案三：未完成的畫布 [第一部分]

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Whispering Circuit 005: Homicide 3 – The unfinished
canvas [part 1]

Synchronizing is late night snack with his case review, Chen thought it was time to get some dessert before opening the third case.

He called out across the night market alley to the drink stand on the other side. “One bubble oolong milk tea, medium sweet.”

Chen found the third body in an art studio. The artist was known for merging technology, creativity, and experience into her art.  

Located in the Xinyi district, the art studio embodied the city’s dual heartbeat of tradition and innovation—high tech equipment was intermixed with stone Buddhist sculptures and traditional calligraphy on the walls.

When he entered the apartment, it was eerily silent. Not even the hum of the traffic and crowds of shoppers made its way in. It was as if the apartment was in mourning.

Chen stood motionless over the dead body for several minutes.

The digital artist, or “Synesthesia” as she was called, lay motionless on top of her latest project—a digital canvas that blurred the lines between the virtual and the real. It was unfinished.

Her digital tools and palettes were scattered around the canvas in what looked like a chaotic burst of inspiration.

A quiet voice came from the shadows. “She was onto something…”

Chen turned to the figure in the shadows, the digital artist’s tech-savvy “partner”. He could barely make out her form from the glow of the digital canvas.

“Something about the tech industry…a conspiracy.”

Chen paused to take another bite of the spicy fried chicken.

Synesthesia and CEO Stone were heavily involved in cutting-edge technology. What is the “conspiracy” connecting these murders?

Chen continued to look through the artist’s case file.

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 竊私語的電路，第五章：命案三：未完成的畫布 [第一部分]

 一邊啃著宵夜的炸雞，一邊翻著案卷，警探 覺得在打開第三宗案子之前，是時候吃點甜食了。

他隔著夜市小巷，向另一邊的飲料攤喊道：「珍珠烏龍奶茶，半糖。」

第三具遺體在藝術工作室裡被發現。 這位藝術家因將科技、創意和體驗融入其作品而聞名。

位於信義區的這家藝術工作室，完美體現了台北市傳統與創新的雙重脈搏 – 高科技設備與石雕佛像、牆上的傳統書法融為一體。

當他走進工作室時，裡面一片寂靜。 街上車水馬龍的喧囂聲和人群的購物聲都聽不見，就好像工作室在為死者哀悼一樣。

警探在死者身旁靜默地站了幾分鐘。

這位數位藝術家，綽號「聯覺」，一動不動地躺在她的最新作品上 – 一幅模糊了虛擬與現實界限的數位畫布。 它還沒有完成。

她的數位工具和調色板散落在畫布周圍，看起來像是靈感迸發的結果。

一個安靜的聲音從陰影中傳來。 「她快要接近真相了……」

警探轉身看向陰影中的人影，那是數位藝人的科技達人「搭檔」。 他只能從數位畫布的微光中勉強辨認出她的輪廓。

「科技業有什麼陰謀…」

警探停頓下來，又咬了一口香辣的炸雞。

聯覺和史東CEO 都深度參與了尖端科技領域。 這些謀殺案之間隱藏的「陰謀」是什麼？

警探繼續翻閱藝術家的案卷。

 Qiè sī yǔ de diàn lù, dì wǔ zhāng: mìng’àn sān: yìshùjiā wèi wánchéng de huà bù [dì yī bùfèn]

 Yībiān kěn zhe xiāoyè de zhá jī, yībiān fān zhe àn juàn, jǐng tàn jué de zài dǎ kāi dì sān zòng ànzi zhī qián, shì shíhòu chī diǎn tián shí le.

Tā gé zhe yè shì xiǎo xiàng, xiàng lìng yī biān de yǐnliào tān hǎn dào: “Zhēnzhū wū lóng nǎi chá, bàn táng.”

Dì sān jù yítǐ zài yìshù gōngzuòshì lǐ bèi fāxiàn. Zhè wèi yìshùjiā yīn jiāng kējì, chuàngyì hé tǐyàn rónghé qí zuòpǐn ér wén míng.

Wèiyú Xìnyì qū de zhè jiā yìshù gōngzuòshì, wánměi tǐxiàn le Táiběi shì chuántǒng yǔ chuàngxīn de shuāng chóng màibó – gāo kējì shèbèi yǔ shí diāo fó xiàng, qiáng shàng de chuántǒng shūfǎ rónghé wéi yītǐ.

Dāng tā zǒu jìn gōngzuòshì shí, lǐmiàn yī piàn jìjìng. Jiē shàng chē shuǐ mǎ lóng de xuān’āo shēng hé rénqún de gòuwù shēng dōu tīng bù jiàn, jiù hǎo xiàng gōngzuòshì zài wèi sǐzhě āidào yīyàng.

Jǐng tàn zài sǐzhě shēn páng jìngmò de zhàn le jǐ fēnzhōng.

Zhè wèi shùwèi yìshùjiā, chuò hào “Liánjué”, yī dòng bù dòng de tǎng zài tā de zuì xīn zuòpǐn shàng – yī fú móhú le xūnǐ yǔ xiànshí jièxiàn de shùwèi huà bù. Tā hái méi yǒu wánchéng.

Tā de shùwèi gōngjù hé tiáosè bǎn sǎnluò zài huà bù zhōuwéi, kàn qǐ lái xiàng shì línggǎn pèngfā de jiéguǒ.

Yīgè ānjìng de shēngyīn cóng yīnyǐng zhōng chuán lái. “Tā kuài yào jiējìn zhēnxiàng le……”

Jǐng tàn zhuǎn shēn kàn xiàng yīnyǐng zhōng de rényǐng, nà shì shùwèi yìshù rén de kējì dárén “Dābàn”. Tā zhǐ néng cóng shùwèi huà bù de wēi guāng zhōng màn màn biànshí chū tā de lúnkuò.

“Kējì yè yǒu shénme yīnmóu…”

Jǐng tàn tíngzhǐ xià lái, yòu yǎo le yī kǒu xiāng là de zhá jī.

Liánjué hé Shǐdōng CEO dōu shēndù cānyù le jiāndiǎn kējì lǐngyù. Zhèxiē móushā àn zhī jiān yǐncáng de “yīnmóu” shì shénme?

Jǐng tàn jìxù fān zhuān yìshùjiā de àn juàn.

Chinese Comprehension Questions

1. 警探在____之前，覺得是時候吃點甜食了。

   A. 啃炸雞 (kěn zhá jī – eating fried chicken)

   B. 喝珍珠烏龍奶茶 (hē zhēnzhū wūlóng nǎichá – drinking pearl oolong milk tea)

   C. 打開第三宗案子 (dǎkāi dì sān zòng ànzi – opening the third case)

   D. 走進工作室 (zǒu jìn gōngzuòshì – entering the studio)

2. 警探點了什麼飲料？

   A. 熱巧克力 (rè qiǎokèlì – hot chocolate)

   B. 珍珠烏龍奶茶，半糖 (zhēnzhū wūlóng nǎichá, bàn táng – pearl oolong milk tea, medium sweet)

   C. 黑咖啡 (hēi kāfēi – black coffee)

   D. 綠茶 (lǜ chá – green tea)

3. 這家藝術工作室位於哪個地區？

   A. 信義區 (Xìnyì qū – Xinyi District)

   B. 中正區 (Zhōngzhèng qū – Zhongzheng District)

   C. 大安區 (Dà’ān qū – Daan District)

   D. 士林區 (Shìlín qū – Shilin District)

4. 數位藝術家的綽號是什麼？

   A. 共感 (Gònggǎn – Empathy)

   B. 聯覺 (Liánjué – Synesthesia)

   C. 搭檔 (Dādàng – Partner)

   D. 創意 (Chuàngyì – Creativity)

5. 警探聽到了什麼聲音？

   A. 飲料攤老板的叫賣聲 (yǐnliào tān lǎobǎn de jiàomài shēng – the beverage stand owner’s selling call)

   B. 車水馬龍的喧囂聲 (chē shuǐ mǎ lóng de xuān’āo shēng – the noise of bustling traffic)

   C. 一個安靜的聲音 (yī gè ānjìng de shēngyīn – a quiet voice)

   D. 警車的警報聲 (jǐngchē de jǐngbào shēng – the siren of a police car)

Answers

1C, 2B, 3A, 4B, 5C