Lu Ke's account VIII.

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I spent twelve hours of horror.

Nightmares and crises followed.

It's like you're stuck in a swamp.

In the Wolf King Fang, there are chilling scenes everywhere. My whole being was filled with terror.

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I'm alive now, but maybe I'll be killed like everyone else.

I'm so tired, I'm exhausted.

Many people have died, and the legendary monster man is leading us down the abyss step by step.

It's incredible that I survived.

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The monster's power was so strong that we were hurt very much.

When I think about it, I feel at a loss.

If we want to catch people who are so weak, it is really impossible, and it is too stupid to dream.

It's a mistake to try to fight monsters.

There is no chance of winning it.

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The human ghost is a strange monster. Ordinary people can't compete with that kind of monster.

It is impossible for us to catch it in the ordinary way, and it is almost impossible to win.

In the end, we have no choice but to die.

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Why do I listen to their rhetoric?

How would you want to visit the Wolf King's Square?

I know it's too late to say that. Everything is my own fault.

Regret doesn't help.........

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Today is May 28th.

The day has passed, and the night has come.

I've barely closed my eyes since last night, May 27. The tension and horror that kept me awake.

But since then, I've been hit by drowsiness.

If you fall asleep, you will be the next victim......... Maybe there will be an extra corpse in the Wolf King's Workshop.

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I write this in my free time.

Although I usually have the habit of writing, I don't know what to do now, so I can pick up a pen and write.

I don't know of any other way to drive fear away.

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As long as I think of my dead companions, I want to curse the heavens and the earth. Why are we given such cruel, painful, and sad trials?

I don't understand.

I don't understand what the hell is wrong with us?

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Since last night, three people have been killed.

They are Guzi, Laimo, and Ma San.

And Uncle Wang is also in a critical state, I don't know how long he can last.

Except for him, I am the only one left in our group of six living people.

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Lai Mo and Ma San were both killed today.

It's unbelievable that tragedy happened one after another.

Gu Zi, a subordinate in the Wolf King's Fang, also became the victim. He may have been killed by a crossbow when he was staying in the "Tiger Cave" with Uncle Wang.

It is said that "probably" is that Guzi's body has not been found.

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Uncle Wang was attacked by a crossbow at the exit of an underground secret passage called the "Tiger Cave", that is, in front of the iron gate.

Originally, they took the iron nail rake of the blade room and the sickle of the kitchen to destroy the walls around the iron gate.

They were attacked half an hour after they reached the cave.

At that time, Uncle Wang said to Gu Zi that it was not too early, and it was time to go back to the Wolf King Fang.

Koko nodded, placed the knife on the ground, and lifted the kerosene lamp.

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At that moment, a rusty iron arrow suddenly pierced through the darkness and flew over.

The iron arrow pierced deep into Uncle Wang's abdomen.

Uncle Wang didn't know what was happening at that moment, but when he heard the wind, he felt a pain in his abdomen, and then fell to the ground.

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It appears that the attackers followed them into the underground tunnels, used their kerosene lamps as targets, and then sent their arrows flying.

In the darkness of the underground passages, the light of kerosene lamps is an obvious target.

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When Uncle Wang regained his senses, Guzi was gone.

The light of the kerosene lamp disappeared, and he was surrounded by darkness.

He called out Guzi's name, but no one answered, only his own voice echoed through the secret passage.

He no longer has the strength to take care of Guzi.

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Uncle Wang was seriously injured. The arrow was still piercing his stomach, and he desperately stood up, holding on to the wall with his hands, and walked back to the Wolf King Square step by step. But he was powerless to push the slate away.

Finally, he leaned against the back of the slate and fainted.

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Soon after, we opened the door from the other side and found the injured Uncle Wang.

We carried the seriously injured Uncle Wang to the large room on the second floor. We had no medicine, so we had to open his mouth and make him drink a little wine, and then sprinkle it on his wounds.

I burned the dagger red with fire, and with the dagger I cut open the place where he had been pierced by the arrow, and pulled the arrow out.........

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Uncle Wang's terrifying wail shook the entire Wolf King Fang and pierced into our hearts.

Uncle Wang lost consciousness again, and it was two hours before he woke up.

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Uncle Wang endured the severe pain, and recounted to me the disaster that happened to him, that is, the incident I just described.

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After giving first aid to Uncle Wang, the chief butler of Rego asked me and Ma San to go to the cellar to find Guzi.

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We raised our vigilance, entered the "Tiger Cave", and carefully inspected the underground secret passages.

In the end, it was found that from the iron gate at the end to the front of the stone painting, there were traces of heavy objects being dragged on the ground.

"Guzi was also killed by the flying crossbow." After looking at the traces on the ground, Ma San said in despair.

The prisoner should have grabbed Guzi's feet and dragged him to the Wolf King Fang.

On the trail of dragging, there are also red stains dripping from Uncle Wang's wound.

It is a pity that no clues have been left in the small room with empty slates.

The footprints of the prisoner and the traces of something being dragged disappeared before the lithograph.

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"Why did the murderer drag Gu Zi's body to the Wolf King Fang?" Ma San muttered to himself with a solemn face.

I didn't answer.

However, since this day, Guzi has not reappeared, and the body has still not been found.

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Where is Guzi?

Dead or alive?

Where?

Completely unknown.

Where are the human beings hiding?

Didn't anyone notice?

Is it in thick walls?

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Who is the other murderer?

Ma San? Rego the Grand Butler? Still is.........

I do not know.

I don't know the true face of the murderer.

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Not only do I have no solid evidence, but I can't deal with the murderer.

Maybe none of this was done by humans. I've always had this thought in my mind.

In any case, the murderer used the means of brutality to kill our companions one after another.

Killed one another, and another, one after the other.

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That's enough!

I can't bear the fear in my heart.

It's horrible.

I didn't know what to do, so I couldn't stop shivering and my whole body became cold.

It's cold.

I don't want to stay here anymore.

Let me out.

Get me out of the Wolf King's Place.

Get me out of this Wolf King's Place.

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This is the territory of demons, and we are the dead prisoners in the Black Cell.

The arrival of death is only the difference between the day before and the day later.

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There will be no outsiders, and there is no sign that anyone will come to save us.

It's been so long since we've been here, but the people outside haven't noticed any sign of us.

Of course. This is an ancient square in the deep forest.

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The Butler Rego locked himself in Room No. 1 on the second floor before noon.

Uncle Wang and I locked ourselves in the room of Mo Si in Room 7 on the second floor.

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Uncle Wang was seriously injured and in very bad condition. I've tried to help him as much as I can, but to no avail.

There are not enough medicines here, and there are no doctors.

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Last night, we lit up our room.

Grand Butler Rego took the family to Room 1 on the second floor.

Ma San suggested that everyone should gather in one place, but the chief butler refused.

After dinner, Ma San and I went to the big room to get our clothes. This book was also brought up at that time.

It took me a long time to write down what happened today.

I took a nap on my desk at the beginning of the day. Luckily, it was safe until morning.

The human world did not attack us.

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At dawn, I was relieved to learn that I and Uncle Wang were safe and sound.

But we just don't know that tragedy has happened.

Where we don't know, the human world has spread its claws.

Lai Mo, who was locked up in the cellar at night, was killed.

When we knew about it, it was already the hour.

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In order to deliver food to Laimo, I went to the cellar with the big housekeeper Rego and Dan.

The butler and the cook went to the cellar to get food.

Ma San has been lying on the wooden chair since dawn, he hasn't eaten, but he has been out of the atmosphere.

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"I'm sorry, Lu Ke. I seem to have a cold, I'm going to go sleep. It should be better at noon. Ma San said weakly.

It seemed that this successive tragic events had brought him a considerable impact, and it was evident from his face that he was already emaciated.

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The key to the cellar that kept Lai Mo in place has always been with Uncle Wang.

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We got the key from Uncle Wang and gave it to Regor Butler.

I, the butler Rego, and the cook walked cautiously to the cellar.

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The successive horrific murders have weighed us down.

When we walked down the cellar, we didn't talk to each other at all.

The killer may attack us suddenly, and we must always be vigilant.

But we never imagined that the cellar would become like that.

We were careless. After we entered the cellar of the Wolf King's Fang, the brutal scene we saw made our hands and feet feel like they were frozen

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It was the butler Rego who opened the wooden door of the cellar of the Wolf King's Workshop, and we followed him down the wooden stairway.

Halfway through.

The screams of the cook behind me made me realize that another tragedy had happened.

When I saw the bottom of the wooden ladder, I really didn't know what was going on.

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Under the light of the kerosene lamp, I was greeted by a terrifying scene.

The dark wooden door in the corner of the large cellar is locked with latches and padlocks.

In front of the door lay a man with a gray cloth bag on his head, mottled with red stains.

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"W-This is .........," I said in a voice that was so indistinct that I could barely hear it.

"It's really miserable......... This is......... Another man has been killed........." said the chief butler in despair.

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Not bad.

Lai Mo was killed.

This is the work of the murderer.........

Grand Butler Rego slowly walked towards the corner of the Great Cellar. His hand holding the kerosene lamp reached forward and illuminated the front of the dark wooden door.

But the big butler was in a trance, and his foot was kicked, and his trousers were stained with red stains.

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I gazed at this horrific scene.

My consciousness became more and more confused, and the whole area in front of me turned black and brown.

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Lai Mo is the new victim.

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Butler Rego and I had no idea what to say.

At the time, I hadn't noticed anything unusual about it.

I was completely delirious.........

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“……… Dan. The chief butler Rego said in a slightly trembling voice, "You go up and ask Ma San to come down." ”

Dan didn't answer.

I went back to Butler Rego.

The cook fixed his face at the entrance of the wooden ladder. She covered her mouth with her hands, and she was already crying.

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"Damn!" The butler said angrily, calling her name again, and his eyes were very fierce.

“……… Yes, yes. ”

"Didn't you hear? Get up there!! ”

"Uh, this ........."

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"Wait a minute." I interrupted the butler. My tone was so loud that I couldn't believe it, "It's dangerous. I can't figure out that the murderer is still nearby. ”

"Then you go with Dan. Then leave her on it. ”

"You're dangerous." I said hesitantly.

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"It's okay, I have artillery on me." The butler took out a small cannon from his bosom, with words still engraved on the handle.

"Okay." I hurried back to the big room on the first floor, trembling with him.

Dan's legs were weak, he didn't listen to the call, and it was difficult to walk.

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"Let's go, let's go slowly, Mr. Lu." Dan let out a big breath, moved his staggering steps, and followed me.

We finally arrived at the big room safely and told Ma San about it.

Dan stayed in the big room, and Ma San walked briskly to the cellar with me.

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Grand Butler Rego was waiting for us in the cellar of the Wolf King's Workshop with a pale face.

Ma San only glanced at the corner of the cellar, and was greatly shocked, and took several steps back.

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"What's going on......... Who did it......... Ma San opened his front and back feet before he fled, and sighed from the depths of his heart.

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His head was covered with a gray cloth bag, the same as when Lei Sheng was killed.

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Half a day.

"Come to Mo ........." Ma San finally stood still, his eyes closed, and he sighed up to the sky.

Grand Butler Rego lifted the corner of the gray cloth bag on his head slightly.

“……… Unrecognizable. "I pointed out this strange situation.

"yes."

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The murder weapon was in the room, and it was a heavy iron nail rake.

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"It's a weapon in the blade room." Ma San said tremblingly.

The tips of the iron nail rakes shone in the light of the kerosene lamp.

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"This ......... What the hell is going on? Ma San looked around the gloomy cellar in trepidation.

The red fire of kerosene lamps shone on the stone walls and the ground.

The cellar was covered with dust and mildew, and small cobwebs hung from the corners of the roof panels.

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"What the hell is going on........." asked the archbutler Rego, with a tense face.

"Where did the prisoner escape........." Ma Sansaku took a few deep breaths and whispered in a dry voice.

Neither Archbutler Rego nor I understood what he meant for a moment.

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“……… Think about it. Ma San looked at us and said, "In the entire large cellar, there are only three exits. ”

"There were latches across the dark wooden doors, and padlocks were locked. At the end of the secret passage behind the slate painting is a locked iron door. The wooden door of the cellar is also locked from the outside........."

“……… How did the murderer get into the Great Cellar? And how to get out? ”

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I was stunned.

We were all so stunned by what we saw that we didn't notice at all.

There are some unusual problems with this.

This time it's still a secret room. Let's just say that this is simply impossible.

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It is surrounded by thick stone walls.

All three exits are locked.

The dark wooden door is thick and sturdy, and it is also locked with a padlock. The key has always been on Uncle Wang.

How did the prisoner enter and harm him?

And how did you get out of here?

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The impossible has become possible over and over again.

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Time seemed to stand still in the cramped cellar.

"How the hell did the murderer escape?" Ma San repeated.

"It's unbelievable........." I whispered, swallowing a mouthful.

Archsteward Rego said to us in a rebuking tone, "It doesn't matter how the murderer gets in and out of the cellar. There are other questions that we have to think about. ”

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"Not important?" Ma San asked rhetorically with a strange expression.

"Yes, what really matters is the corpse. How and when was Lai Mo killed. Whether the killer left clues on the corpse or not are all important questions. Let's do the autopsy! ”

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Grand Butler Rego crouched down beside the corpse, scrutinizing it.

Neither he nor we were fools, and we had no way of knowing the exact time of his death.

But the corpse was not completely cold, so it can be seen that Lai Mo's death time had passed for about one or two hours, and at most no more than three hours.

In other words, Lai Mo may have been killed between the beginning of the Yin period and the end of the Yin period.

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During that period of time, Ma San and Wang Bo and I stayed in everything. At least the three of us are not prisoners

Is our alibi absolutely valid, though?

Will someone quietly leave and go to the cellar while we are sleeping.........

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Although Uncle Wang said that this was absolutely impossible, I don't believe anything now.

"Are you sure he's really coming to Mo?" Grand Butler Rego stood up and said in a heavy voice.

We were surprised by this unexpected question.

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"Why do you ask, Grand Butler Rego?"

"The corpse was unrecognizable. We've got to see the face to know who he's really like, don't we? ”

"But judging from his clothes and physique, he is indeed a stranger. Do you think it's someone else? ”

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Indeed, there was no evidence of identity on the deceased. But we didn't doubt that he wasn't the reason to come to Mo.

"I just want to be sure. For the sake of prudence, it is better to investigate. Lai Getai should have a jade wrench on his right thumb, right? He once said he couldn't pull his wrench off. You see."

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Lai Mo is accustomed to using his right hand, and the jade wrench is worn on his left hand, and the big housekeeper Rego may be mistaken.

This is indeed the jade wrench that Lai Mo wore before.

"Then you should be able to confirm that this is Brother Mo's platform." Ma San looked at it carefully and whispered.

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"You've got a brilliant head, and you remember that he had a wrench on his hand. I forgot. I sighed.

"Nothing." Grand Butler Rego said with interest.

"But why did the prisoner wear a gray cloth bag?"

"Lei Sheng is the same thing, nothing strange."

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These may have been the thoughts of the murderer. That's a madman........."

Ma San and I have nothing to say.

But why the murderer did this, I still have doubts in my mind.

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"Why was he killed........." Ma San whispered with a tired expression.

My mind couldn't think about it anymore.

"The same goes for the other victims, Lei Sheng and the others were killed for no reason. What did the murderer do for and do this? Butler Rego said with a look of grievance.

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In order to dispel the breath of silence, I turned to other things.

"How did the murderer get into the cellar?" I looked at the door and asked Ma San.

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The key to the black wooden door has always been kept by Uncle Wang. According to common sense, the murderer could not enter the inner room.

"Why are you still talking about this!! The padlock is sturdy, but not complicated. You should be able to open it with something like wire, right? Butler Rego said angrily.

"There is no spare key for this lock." I reminded him. Uncle Wang said before that there is only one key to this lock on the black wooden door.

Even if Uncle Wang said that he was fake, but he was so seriously injured, it could not be his doing.

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The black wooden door and the wall next to it have wooden stake heads in the shape of "匚", and the horizontal wooden door latches are fixed through the "匚" stake heads.

One of the piles had an iron chain wrapped around its head. The chain is passed through a hole in the latch and then locked with a padlock.

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Ma San took the kerosene lamp to the black wooden door, picked up the padlock and examined it carefully.

The padlock is still very new.

The keyhole is under the center of the lock, and as long as the lock is opened, one end of the semi-circular iron rod can be moved at will.

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"Lend me the key." After Ma San took the key from the hand of the chief butler, he tried to lock and open the lock.

"The construction of this lock is quite sturdy. The shape of the key is very complex, and it is not easy to turn, so it is not a simple matter to open it with wire. And there are no marks on the keyhole. ”

"Hmm."

"The question is, why did the prisoner create this secret room? It should be fine if you don't lock the latch and key back......... The prisoner must open the lock to enter the room inside......... But there's no need to re-lock it when you come out. In this way, the prisoner was unable to escape quickly, which was a loss of time. ”

"The prisoners are doing this to make you afraid! Let you be mistaken for the work of a human-and-dark monster. ”

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"Is that really the case........." Ma San couldn't accept the big butler's statement.

Me too.

As a result, the padlock was originally Wang's belongings, and there was only one key, which became the core of the mystery.

If the lock was prepared by someone from the Wolf King's Workshop, such as Grand Butler Rego, and the key was also on him, then the mystery of this secret room could be solved.

In other words, as long as the prisoner prepares two locks that are exactly the same in advance, A and B, he can make a secret room.

At first, the prisoner first locked up Mo with armor locks. Then the nail lock is broken, killing him.

Next, re-lock the dark wooden door with a B lock.

Next, the corpse will be found with us as if nothing happened. Let everyone think that the B lock is the previous nail lock, so it goes.

This chamber is ostensibly established.

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However, for the two reasons mentioned above, this inference does not hold.

Of course, the question of motivation is also one of the reasons why this inference cannot be established.

Rego's butler had no motive to harm Laimo.

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Finally, we moved to the room in the dark wooden door. The corpses here are piled up like a mountain, and there is almost no place to put them.

How many corpses will be placed here in the end.........

Looking at the corpses one by one, I couldn't help but think.

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