Lu Ke's account 1

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I looked at his back and couldn't help but wonder for a moment.

Was he the one who attacked me ——— in the cellar?

But what I see is indeed an old man, not such a child in front of me——— or is the person under the mask actually an old man?

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Butler Rego asked me a few questions about the lawyer, but I answered them simply because I was not feeling well.

When the next person brought out the snack, I excused myself from the pain of the wound and left the table first.

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I walked up to the second floor alone.

The corridor on the second floor and the ironclad figure at the end of the corridor are all frighteningly quiet.

The fire of the kerosene lamp on the wall swayed in the dimly lit walkway.

I heard a noise in front of the door, but I guess I was thinking too much.

There was no one here, and even if you listened carefully, there was silence in the darkness except silence.

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Before pushing open the door, I suddenly remembered that Ma San had mentioned that there were some words engraved on the door, so I used a kerosene lamp to illuminate the upper part of the door.

There were indeed some words engraved on it that looked like drawings and children's graffiti, but they were blurry enough to be read clearly.

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I went into the room, put the kerosene lamp on the table, put it out, and lay down on the couch.

The bones in my whole body were rattling, the wounds were painful, it was really unlucky——— I had to think so.

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I spent a long time in the dark looking back at what had happened today.

It's not just the pain of the wound, it's all kinds of intertwined thoughts converging in my mind.

Anger and confusion swirled in my heart, and the inexplicable disappearance of the corpse had an impact on me as much as the fear of seeing the scene, and I would never admit it.

In addition, the feeling of not being believed made me resentful, and I felt a deep sense of despair.

I don't know if it was a quarter of an hour or a quarter of an hour later, but I was pulled back from my mind to the present———

Someone pushed the door in.........

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There was a slight noise from the rusty iron pins on the door. Someone is trying to open the door.

I was taken aback by my defenselessness, could it be that the people who attacked me during the day had come looking for me again?

Fear crossed me.

———I was so careless that I forgot to lock the door!!

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"——— me. Lu Ke. ”

It turned out to be Uncle Wang.

The door was about halfway open, and the dim light of the fire in the hallway flew into the room.

Uncle Wang's face was backlit and couldn't be seen clearly.

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"Did you sleep?"

“……… Not yet. ”

"I have something to tell you."

"I don't have anything to say to you."

I am very dissatisfied with Uncle Wang's attitude today, which makes me feel betrayed.

He walked in, closed the door with his backhand, and the room was completely dark.

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"Are you angry?" Uncle Wang whispered.

"To be treated with that attitude, of course, angry."

"Don't be stupid. In front of those people, how can you say anything about the human world? I pretended not to know. ”

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"I know, I didn't say anything."

"Listen, Lu Ke. I used the toilet as an excuse to leave, but there was a commotion below——— I had some thoughts about what you saw. ”

"What kind of thoughts do ———?" Before I answered, I hesitated, not knowing whether to ignore him.

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"What you see is a man who has been victimized by men." Wang Bo asserted.

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"What about the red stains that disappeared from the ground?"

"I don't know." Uncle Wang replied pityingly, "However, that guy is a monster, and it shouldn't be strange that he knows some side door techniques." ”

"How is that possible?" I couldn't help but be stunned.

"Do you have any other explanation?"

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"........." was asked by Uncle Wang, and I had nothing to say, "But, even if this is the case, there are still two doubts, first, where is that guy now?" When I returned to the Wolf King Fang, a group of six of us and Guzi were all in the Nuwa Cave. That way, the corpse would never be those people. ”

“……… Second, where is the corpse now? Is it hidden somewhere in this wolf king fang? Or has it already been buried? If that's the case, then we can't find any evidence. ”

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After a while, Wang Bo replied, "To be honest, I can't explain your suspicions right away. But I think my thoughts should be true. If not, how can we explain the disappearance of the body? ”

"You're not wrong about that........." I felt powerless, so I nodded.

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"Alright, that's it. These doubts will be clarified after finding a little more clues. ”

"Okay."

"By the way, you can deduce from your injuries which hand ——— the person who attacked you is used. Whether it's a head, shoulder, or foot injury, it's all facing your right side——— that guy should be right-handed. ”

"Perhaps!" I think back to the attack on the cellar room, "I have the impression that the guy was attacking me with a stick or something like that in his right hand. ”

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"Can we exclude lefties? I remember you said before that Mo Si and Dafeng are both left-handed. ”

"Yes, there's another person. According to what I observed during the meal, Rego Butler is also left-handed. ”

"So, the possibility of other people is high?"

"There is not enough evidence, so this is inconclusive for the time being."

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"Who the hell is that guy?" I asked in a hoarse voice.

"I don't know."

"But, according to your reasoning, that short old man knew me in the first place?"

"Not necessarily. He may be a subordinate of the human monster, or he may have some grudge against you to harm you. ”

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"Uncle Wang!!" I'm a little angry.

"Lu Ke, let me confirm the characteristics of that corpse again. The corpse, about forty to seventy years old, is not fat or thin, is of average stature, and is wearing brown clothes——— right? ”

"I'm not sure about the size, the head of the corpse is covered with a gray cloth bag."

"Is it wide?"

"It's not wide."

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"Is there any other place? For example, whether you wear a wrench, whether you have moles on your hands, or the size of your shoes. ”

"Nope. Nothing, sorry. ”

"At that time, in the cellar, there was only a corpse and an iron nail rake that was suspected to be the murder weapon?"

"Yes."

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"What do you think of Dafeng's testimony?" Uncle Wang suddenly asked an irrelevant question.

"His testimony is, of course, fabricated——— if I'm not crazy." I said with a wry smile.

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"Why did Dafeng commit perjury?"

"I don't know."

"Did someone tell him to do this........." Uncle Wang muttered to himself.

"Who is it?"

"Butler Rego or Rayson! In short, it's the people in the Wolf King's Fang. ”

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"Why?" I felt an inexplicable sense of unease.

The answer couldn't be more obvious. They don't want it to be .........."

"You mean, they're in league with the human monsters?"

"It's not impossible."

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"But ........."

"I really don't like this wolf king fang. Whether it's its past, its background, or its structure, there are too many mysteries. ”

"Do you mean that this Wolf King Fang ——— located in the barren mountains and deep forests that are inaccessible?"

"That's one of the reasons. For some, it's a great retreat, and the Wolf King's Square is oddly constructed. In this room, for example, there is not a single window, and there are no vents above the walls. ”

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Uncle Wang is right.

The fact that the room was completely unlit has always puzzled me.

"What about the other rooms? Are there windows? ”

"Haven't you seen the other rooms?"

"Nope."

"Other than a small wooden window in the aisle and a vent in the vat room, it's almost like a prison."

“……… Oh, yes. "I imagined that scene.

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"Besides, Ma San's guy said that the wooden ladder in the cellar is weird."

"The wooden stairway to the cellar?"

"Well, it seems that the first order is very high or low, or something."

"Of course, there are high and low wooden steps———

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"I thought so too, and I asked him what he meant, but he just didn't answer."

"You mean, what does the structure of the Wolf King Fang have to do with my attack?"

"There may or may not be. However, it doesn't hurt to be skeptical of every small detail. ”

"Yes........." I was silent for a moment, thinking to myself, is there anything else that needs to be discussed.........

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"In short, don't trust the people in the Wolf King's Workshop."

"Why? Are they a human group? ”

"That's one of the reasons, but they couldn't believe it."

"Can't believe it?"

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"Not bad. Take Rego's butler——— do you know that guy has dyed his hair? ”

"Huh? I do not know. ”

"He deliberately dyed his hair with black soybeans to look like he was doped with black hair, maybe he was older than we saw."

"Won't it?" I was completely confused.

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"Not only is there too much age difference between the big butler and the big housekeeper's wife, but the masked kid is also suspicious. Talking about scalding and having to cover your face sounds really fake. ”

"Hmm."

"There are so many doubts." Uncle Wang said to himself, "If you want to say suspicious, this whole Wolf King Fang is full of suspicions, and I don't know who to believe." ”

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I don't know how to answer.

In the midst of all these strange things, it seems that my attack has become a matter of course.

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Quietly, I knew that Uncle Wang had turned around.

"Lu Ke, I have to go back and have some food. You just get some sleep and get some rest! In this case, something must happen tomorrow. ”

“……… By the way, remember to lock the door. If you don't want to be killed, don't let people in, you know......... Although I don't know if I can survive this way. ”

Uncle Wang left my room silently as he had come.

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All I've written so far is what happened last night.

And early this morning, we were hit even harder.

A whole body freeze case, striking from an unexpected direction.

It was a chilling affair ——— a second victim appeared.

However, I will not write down these things in a panicked tone as I did before.

I won't panic anymore, just write down the facts. My heart has become numb to fear.

No matter how terrible something happened, no matter what monsters tried to attack me, I had come to my senses.

But ——— days! Why are we in this situation?

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The deceased were not the six of us, but the relatives of the great butler of Rego, his brother-in-law ——— Leisheng.

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According to the testimonies of many people, Lei Sheng was still alive after his childhood——— and he drank with Ma San and Mo Si until late at night——— but this morning, we found out that he had been killed.

Last night, Gu Zi patrolled the Wolf King Square to check whether the doors and windows were locked.

Guzi closed the gate and all the other doors, and locked them indeed.

The key has always been kept by Leisen.

Finally, Guzi handed over the key to Lei Sheng.

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Early this morning, Gu Zi went to Lei Sheng to get the key in order to open the door of the compound, but found that Lei Sheng was not in the room (room 6 on the second floor). So Guzi began to look around for Lei Sheng.

Later, around the beginning of the Chenshi, Guzi found Lei Sheng in the firewood room next to the kitchen.

At that time, Lai Mo and Gu Zi were together——— Lai Mo originally went to the kitchen to get wine.

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It is said that the firewood room, located above the cellar and next to the kitchen, is not locked on weekdays, and there are no important things in it.

There was a latch on the inside of the door, but no one had ever used it.

However, when Guzi inadvertently wanted to push the door open, he found that the door was locked.

The inside of the door appears to be latched.

In this way, it means that there should be someone inside.

Gu Zi remembered what I encountered yesterday and thought, could it be some suspicious person hiding inside?

So he knocked on the door and called out to the people in the room.

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But there was no response from inside the door. At this time, Lai Mo heard Guzi's voice and walked towards him.

"What's wrong? Guzi. Lai Mo asked in surprise.

Gu Zi told the truth of the matter.

After discussing it, the two decided to knock the door open.

In addition to the possibility of suspicious characters in the room, they were also worried about whether something would happen to Lei Sheng and pass out inside, such as being sick.

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Koko slammed the door sideways.

Although the wooden door itself was very strong, because it was already old, after he hit it two or three times, the latch broke and fell to the ground.

——— wooden door opened.

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Guzi stood cautiously at the doorway, illuminating the dark room with the kerosene lamp in his hand.

Lai Mo stood behind him, trembling and peeking into the room.

——— room was empty.

It's unbelievable, there's not even a single person in it——— no, that's not accurate.

——— there was a man lying on his stomach in the middle of the room.

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The two of them were so shocked by this scene that they were speechless, as if they were frozen, and they could not move.

The body was clearly victimized.

His head was covered with a gray cloth bag, and the ground next to him was stained with red.

In other words, the state of this corpse is very similar to the one I saw yesterday.

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As soon as the two of them saw this scene, they immediately judged that the corpse was Lei Sheng.

The clothes on the corpse were exactly what Lei Sheng wore last night. In addition, his folding fan also fell next to the corpse.

The two of them felt extremely frightened.

This is a murder case, a murderous murder that is incomparably brutal!

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Three old chairs are stacked on the left side of the room, and in the middle of the room is a wooden table with four legs ———.

Behind it is the Ice Jar for storing the wine.

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This ice is the same as the one used last night when the servants brought the wine to the big dinner table.

It is shaped like a square wooden box with ice cubes inside.

The two sides of the box body are provided with lifting rings, and there is a cover plate on the top, and two small holes are opened on the top, which is not only a hand, but also an air conditioning outlet.

The wine jar is placed here to keep the ice.

There were two jars of wine in the ice book at the scene of the murder, but the wine inside was gone.

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The body lying on the ground lay to the right under the wooden table. His feet are facing inward.

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However, there was no trace of the murderer in the room. Only corpses. The murder weapon was not in the room either.

After killing Lei Sheng, the murderer disappeared from this room and disappeared out of thin air like a fog.

Or, the killer escaped through the thick walls.

Judging from the current situation, there are indeed only these possibilities.

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But it is impossible for a living person to do it, and if it were not for witchcraft, it would be impossible to escape from this secret room with stone walls on all sides, but this could not really happen.

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After Gu Zi and Lai Mo saw this scene, they couldn't help but be at a loss for a while, and they stood at the door in a daze.

The first to return to God was Guzi, who asked Lai Mo to call someone.

At that time, Mr. Ma San was in the big room on the first floor, and he came over immediately.

Not long after, there was a commotion in the entire Wolf King Fang.

Except for the woman and the child, everyone went to the walkway in front of the firewood house.

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However, no one knew what to do.

Of course. Lei Sheng has long since died, and there is no room for recovery at all.

No one in the world can come back to life.

In the end, all everyone can do is pray for Lei Sheng's blessing and not let anyone enter the scene of the murder.

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"I used to be a guard in Ten Mile City." Uncle Wang said to the pale butler Rego when his relatives were killed, "Please let me deal with the scene!" You are not allowed to destroy the scene so that you can investigate it later. Maybe there's a clue here. ”

“……… In addition, Lu lawyer knows how to follow the law, I want to ask him to help, is it okay? ”

Uncle Wang's resolute attitude and momentum made even the chief butler of Rego impressed.

The chief butler seemed to be under considerable shock, and was unable to make a clear judgment for a while.

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"Good......... Okay, of course. That......... Then bother you. I don't have much experience with this kind of thing, so I don't know what to do in such a situation. ”

"Well, please move to the first or second floor. I'll tell you when we're done looking for the scene. ”

Uncle Wang immediately began to command, and the crowd, who were stunned by the scene of the murder, dragged their heavy steps away from the scene.

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"Your face is not very good, and the injuries on your body are okay? Can it hold up? Uncle Wang asked.

"I don't care. What do we do now? "Actually, I was in pain all over my body, and I felt a little hurt by the wind and cold, and I felt very uncomfortable.

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"We have to make sure if there are any footprints on the ground, and then we have to do an autopsy."

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We scouted the scene of the murder.

The wooden door, which had been hit several times by Guzi, had been badly damaged, with breakage and cracks everywhere.

There was some charcoal piled up in the left corner of the doorway.

In the wood-chamber, as I mentioned earlier, there are three chairs in addition to the wooden table. All three chairs were damaged, and the back of one of them was broken.

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There is no entrance or exit to the firewood house except for the door.

The large cellar is locked.

The walls are sturdy stone walls, and there are no crevices for mosquitoes to pass through.

The latch is a piece of wood, and it cannot be moved without moving it by hand.

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In addition, there are no marks on the door, such as a small hole through the door, or nails are nailed inside the door, and nails are removed.

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"I don't believe it, but Lai Mo and Gu Zi both said that the door was locked from the inside at that time." Uncle Wang said angrily as he looked at the damaged latch.

I couldn't help but be dumbfounded when I heard him say that.

I've loved reading cold books since I was a kid, and I'm familiar with the secret rooms that often appear in or in stories.

This incident shouldn't be as bizarre as the black house case in "The Book of Ancient Fangs"?

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Could it be that the murderer was hiding behind the door?

No way.

The firewood room was so small, and there were two eyewitnesses, it was impossible for the murderer to escape in front of their eyes.

Latch the door from the outside with a wire or rope?

It can't be done.

As far as the results of the investigation just now, the latch was so large and heavy that it was necessary to move it by hand.

Are there any other ways to make up a secret room?

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As soon as I stepped into the firewood room, the wooden table and the corpse immediately came into view.

There was a chill from the stone walls around the room, there were many cobwebs in the corners of the roof, a thin layer of dust had accumulated on the ground, and there were many man's footprints.

But these footprints are not clear enough for ——— to discern who left them.

Other than that, the killer left no other traces, or anything that could be a clue.

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Uncle Wang then carefully tapped east and west on the wall.

"How did the killer escape from this secret room?" I asked timidly.

"I don't know." Uncle Wang shook his head lightly and said.

After careful investigation, he still found no hiding place such as a secret door or a cave.

Then he circled the woodhouse along the wall, and then approached the corpse under the wooden table.

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"Can you know the cause of death?" I asked by lighting the corpse with a kerosene lamp.

Uncle Wang quickly examined the body, put his head under the table, and lifted the upper body of the corpse slightly. It took a lot of effort for him to lift up.

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"Unrecognizable, it's impossible to determine the exact cause of death, but it's probably this. You see, there are two marks on his left heart and abdomen that look like gunshot wounds. ”

"Artillery wounds?" The place he was pointing at was completely red, with a black hole in it.

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"I can't see if I have to take off my clothes because of the gunshot wounds. Maybe a wound from an artillery blast or something. Either way, the wound was deep and probably fatal. ”

"So, the head of the deceased was covered after death?"

"It should be."

"Why ........." I felt a chill rise in my back.

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"I don't know." Uncle Wang replied lightly and began to rummage through the clothes of the corpse.

He took out the contents of his clothes with his hands, including silver bags, silver needles, and other things.

I took them from his hand and placed them on the wooden table.

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Then, he undressed the corpse, observed the two wounds on the corpse's heart and abdomen, and asserted, "It's a cannon wound." Probably fired at a very close distance........."

"Is it possible to roll out dead time?"

"The corpse is completely cold." Uncle Wang shook the right hand holding the corpse and said, "......... It's been a long time since he died, and one day——— no, at least two days. ”

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"What does that mean?" I was startled, stood up and stared at him, "Look at the ground, the red trail hasn't dried yet, how can it be that it's been dead for so long?" And the last time Brother Lei Shengtai was seen was not last night? ”

"yes, I drank with them until about the beginning of the day."

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"So what the hell is going on?"

"I'm just telling you what I've observed. In this case, there is a possibility. ”

"What?"

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