Chapter 20: The Pavilion of Dusk
The languid sunshine still fulfills its task at the last moment, like those who are asked to work overtime at night after completing a day's work, doing whatever they want, and yet lifeless.
The exterior of the castle is eeriely hidden by the blood-red sky, and it seems to be abrupt and reasonable to stand at the top of the winding mountain road.
The whole building seems to have some kind of ancient and mysterious heritage, this kind of architecture should not be the work of modern people, if I have to describe it, you know, medieval style, the kind that the count loved.
Standing at the gate of the castle and looking up, you can roughly tell that the castle is five stories high, and there are many rooms on each floor that cannot be crowded, and most of the windows are closed, and even if there are open windows, there is no light coming from inside.
The windows resemble small whirlpools that are constantly devouring the light outside. Just being at the door of this building, as a normal person, will feel uncomfortable.
"This style is a little bigger......"
A red SUV was parked at the gate at the moment, and Su An poked his head out of the window, looked at the entire castle and sighed.
Su Xiaoxiao dragged him into the car and admonished, "Can you be honest, it's not safe here." β
Su Anran didn't care: "You can't help but be too nervous, the main lord hasn't come up yet, you will coax it first, and when the time comes, people will take something and threaten casually, and you will not kneel down for others?"
Before Su Xiaoxiao could fight back, he continued: "ladyfirst, go and call the door." β
got out of the car under Su An's scoundrel gaze, Su Xiaoxiao slammed the car door shut, then walked to the gate and rang the doorbell twice.
Although the architectural style is different, this is the 21st century after all, and such a large door is generally designed with a doorbell, otherwise people outside shout in their throats, and people inside may not be able to hear it.
"Squeakβ"
After a while, the door slowly opened, but only one crack was opened, and an old man in his sixties and seventies followed the crack in the door and observed Su Xiaoxiao who was at the door.
"Hello grandpa, we are here for a banquet, may I ask..."
"There's no banquet here, so go back quickly. The old man didn't open the door after listening to Su Xiaoxiao's words, he pondered for a moment, and then said slowly.
Su An in the car was not far from the door, and the change of eyes and facial expressions of the old man when he spoke were perfectly engraved in his mind, and he immediately shouted: "Uncle, you better let us in, after all, if we are not there, you will not be able to make a mistake, right?"
The old man inside frowned immediately, and Su An was very particular about the tone and content of this sentence. Translated into a human sentence, it is: I know you want to hint that we should go quickly, but I don't need it, brother, when you take it yourself, you will be completely forced to stop.
"Come with me. β
The old man didn't say anything more, and finally pushed open the gate of the castle, and suddenly a yin wind came from the inside, blowing on Su Xiaoxiao's face.
Su An didn't know when he got out of the car and swaggered in front of Su Xiaoxiao. He was whistling Doraemon, and his head was still bobbing around.
"Su An, this guy also has this kind of best in the body of blood mold in the eighth lifetime. Su Xiaoxiao said softly behind her.
Su An didn't seem to hear the complaints from behind at all, and he looked at the internal structure of the castle, a little confused.
Upon entering through the door, there was an empty room, about a hundred square meters, with a dark red carpet on the floor.
The room is completely symmetrical from the center line of the door, and there is still a door on the opposite side, and there are two three-headed candlesticks hanging on both sides of the opposite door, a total of six slender white candles flickering with a faint light, but the light cannot completely cover the left and right sides, causing the loss of vision on both sides of the person, and this feeling becomes especially obvious after the door they just entered automatically closes.
Su Xiaoxiao glanced back at the door that closed automatically, followed quickly, and asked, "Hey, what's the situation?"
Su An looked at the old man in front of him who had never stopped, lowered his head and said casually: "What are you panicking about, it's that the owner who built this house has a peculiar taste." I guess he was trying to make it a haunted house after he went bankrupt and did something like that. This style, you want to scare yourself, or why do you think you came up and got such a room first?"
"But we're in Hitomi Painting Town now! it's not a haunted house at all, you know how dangerous it is here!"
"Didn't you see the letter that was given to you at the beginning?"
"What do you mean?"
"Play your own role well. β
"You!"
"Okay, two, let me introduce myself. The old man turned around abruptly and interrupted their conversation.
"I am the steward of this castle, and you need no other name for me, for we will not see each other again for a long time to come. Since you have decided to enter this castle for yelves, show your master that you are qualified and capable of participating in the feast. β
"Obviously we were invited, but now I actually came with my face to ask for qualifications.,It seems that the essence of this master is a tsundere.γ β
Su Xiao looked at Su An who was muttering in shock.
"I'll be waiting for you in front, good luck to both of you. The butler bowed slightly, and with that, he turned again, intending to push open the door behind him.
However, as he turned the doorknob, a brick from the ceiling suddenly disappeared into thin air, and a knife popped out of nowhere and flew straight to the back of the butler's head.
"Whew-"
Blood slowly slashed down the dagger from the back of the butler's head, and fell on the carpet one by one, staining the originally deep dark red with great color.
"Pengβ" The butler fell to the ground, his eyes glaring in surprise. Gradually, the blood stains slowly spread around him and spread to Su An's feet.
Su An pounced on it, hugged the butler's corpse and shouted loudly: "Wow, it turns out that you mean this kind of operation when you say that we are waiting for us! Take the lead, take the lead, Lord Butler, wake up quickly, I realize the seriousness of the matter, come and tell me how to prove my ability." β
Su Xiaoxiao began to wonder if this thing had been holding in Su An's body for too long, which caused him to become what he is now.
"Dead. Su An stood up suddenly, withdrew his fingers from the butler's neck, and said seriously.
"You..."The sudden change made Su Xiaoxiao a little uncomfortable, and she asked, "Then what should I do now?"
Su An pushed his glasses and said clearly: "If I were a normal detective, my first reaction now would be to immediately take out my mobile phone and call the police." β
He took out his mobile phone: "But unfortunately, the signal of the mobile phone has been blocked when it is half a kilometer away from here." β
"Then what are you taking it out for?" Su Xiaoxiao said dissatisfied.
Su An turned on the flashlight and pointed at the housekeeper again: "Haven't the left and right sides not investigated?" So, I'll go to the left side first, and you stay here and look at his corpse." β
Su Xiaoxiao said: "Why don't I go, after all, if I encounter any danger, I can still use the ability... Hey!"
Turning on the flashlight, Su An went straight to the end of the wall, and after confirming that there was nothing on the ground, he turned the light of the flashlight to the left and right.
"What is this?"
In the corner lay a bloodstained letter.
"The cradle baby is rocking, and the cry in his ears is whining. The younger siblings flipped over the flower rope, full of anger and disturbed. β
"My brother brought a long sword, and my sister brought a small pair of scissors. The victory or defeat of the flower rope is incomparable, to see who has the most dexterous hands. β
"Knit my hair into fishing nets and give it to my dad with a laugh. The eyeballs are strung into beads, and my mother treats her as a treasure. β
The younger brother disemboweled, leaving his intestines gurgling. The younger sister gouged off the tongue and bones, and the hot soup could dispel the poison. β
"Shake and shake, shake and shake, there is no more skin left in the cry, cry quickly, cry quickly, the youngest baby cannot be found. β
My younger siblings identified me and hurriedly waved their hands not to joke. Dad glared and sharpened the knife, and Mom sucked blood and screamed at me. β
"No gifts were framed, and I was sweating profusely. There is a clever trick to make wisdom in a hurry, and the baby doll will be handed in"
"Although my life can be saved for the time being, I can't sleep without the doll. Thinking about what to do, it's best for you to be a doll ......"