Lu Ke's account 5

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"Where do we start?" After holding the kerosene lamp and walking from the door of the large room to the hall, I asked Uncle Wang.

We carry the talisman sword that we picked out in the blade room.

"Cellar. After all, Mrs. Tong is good friends with Lai Mo, maybe she went to find him. Uncle Wang walked briskly.

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"Is Lai Mo a murderer?"

"I don't know. But that guy is really suspicious and .........."

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We entered the cellar through the wooden stairway of the firewood house.

The sound of screeching footsteps swayed through the narrow wooden staircase.

Two of the white lanterns at the four corners had been extinguished.

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"Refuel! Too dark is not good for us. ”

"The murderer can't be seen in the dark, can he?"

"I have to hope otherwise."

I felt a little frightened by Uncle Wang's statement.

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The cellar was still cold.

The walls here are different from the upper floors, without any ornaments, and it looks very desolate.

There is only silence here.

We walked along the walkway by the wall, pushed open the black wooden door, and entered the corridor.

When you turn the road ahead, you can see two doors.

Lai Mo was locked up in the room on the left.

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The wooden door had latches attached, as well as chains and padlocks.

I followed Uncle Wang through the small window of the door and looked in,

Lai Mo was in the innermost part of this room, sleeping with his back against the wall, looking quite tired.

The cheeks are red and swollen, and the circles under the eyes are blue. Those were all wounds caused by Uncle Wang's fist.

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At first I was startled and thought he was dead.

But if you look closely, his heart is still slightly undulating.

"Mrs. Tong is not here." I turned around and whispered to Uncle Wang.

"Where the hell did you go?" Uncle Wang looked puzzled.

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Uncle Wang looked left and right, sighed helplessly and said, "It's all here, let's look for it here!" ”

There were two rooms in total, and we quickly searched everywhere.

Everywhere was eerily quiet, and there was no figure in sight.

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"Mrs. Tong may not be in the cellar, right?" I said impatiently. The wounds on my body began to ache, and my head felt heavy from the fatigue of the days.

"If it weren't for here, Mrs. Tong might have been killed by now." Uncle Wang said coldly.

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I looked to the right

"By the way, Brother Lei's body is still there, what should I do?"

It was pitch black in that room, and the kerosene lamps on the walls had been extinguished, and now they were being covered in darkness.

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"If you can, I hope that the corpses will not be moved until the guards of Ten Mile City come. Butler Rego may not be able to forgive, but the scene should be left as it was until the autopsy was performed. ”

Let's go there.

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We went to the room, walked into the broken door, and lit the pitch black room with two kerosene lamps.

Look inside.

I always felt like there was a deep darkness in the middle of it, but the situation inside the room, including the corpses and the red pool, was exactly the same as when we finally left.

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"It should be fine." Uncle Wang said after looking around the room.

"Let's get out!" I don't feel very comfortable. Although the body had been covered by the couch, black red stains on the ground could still be seen.

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"Hmm." Uncle Wang turned and walked towards the exit.

"What to do? Want to go up to the first floor? ”

"Well......... Uncle Wang muttered, pointing to the Yongdao in front of him with his chin, "Before you go up, it's better to investigate again." You have a large cellar, and I'll look to see if there are any hidden rooms next to it. ”

“……… I remember that Guzi said before that the lamp oil is placed on the shelf under the wooden stairway, and you can take some by the way. ”

"Got it."

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After watching Uncle Wang turn around and leave, I walked through the corridor and put my hand on the black wooden door and pushed it open.

This door, like the firewood door, is a sturdy wooden door.

The hinges on the door rattled, but it was easily pushed open.

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Several jars of ancient well wine are placed on wooden shelves.

The wooden frame was directly below the wooden stairway, and it was parallel to the wooden staircase, so I couldn't see how many altars there were.

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"Mrs. Tong?" I raised the kerosene lamp to my head and asked out loud

Of course, there was no response.

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I tiptoed along the right wall.

It's so cold that even my exhaled breath turns into mist.

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I took down one or two jars of old wells with old labels on them to take a look, but nothing out of the ordinary.

No lamp oil.

It's empty.

I walked around to the blank stone drawing board on the right wall, trying to push it open to see what was going on inside the "Tiger Cave".

I put my finger on the small pit of the stone drawing board, and with a slight push, the stone drawing board immediately moved.

After glancing inside.

I put the stone slab back in place.

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After inspecting the cellar for a while, I went up to the kitchen on the first floor to find some lamp oil.

Will go from the firewood room to the kitchen, however

Suddenly, I heard something coming through the air.

The kerosene lamp in my hand was shot down at the same time, and the kerosene lamp that fell to the ground burned in an instant, but it went out in an instant.

At the same time, I was kicked in the stomach by someone and punched in the face.

I felt weak for a while, and my body flew straight backwards.

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I didn't have time to comprehend what was going on.

I heard the loud thud of the jar crashing and shattering.

The wine rack in front of me collapsed and hit my shoulder.

This is a good thing done by the murderer.

A sharp pain caused me to fall to the ground again, and a jar of ancient well wine fell on me.

Luckily, the top end of the rack came to a slanted halt against the wall, and it didn't fall all over me.

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The sudden attack, the excruciating pain, and the endless darkness sent me into a panic.

My avatar exploded, and I was too scared to make any judgment. I don't know if I screamed, but I desperately tried to crawl out of the cracks in the shelves.

As I walked along the wall towards the kitchen door, the wine rack that had been fixed to the wall also toppled over.

The whole rack smashed on top of me, and many jars of wine kept sliding down the rack and smashing into my head and back.

I'm just trying to crawl forward.

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I opened the jar with my hand, and the wine from the ancient well soaked the floor.

Anyway, I struggled to the door towards the faint moonlight that flew in through the window.

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However, danger came in a flash.........

Suddenly, someone kicked me hard in the right shoulder.

The pain was so excruciating that I could barely breathe.

The man grabbed me by the neck with both hands and hit my head on the ground.

I held the floor with my hands and resisted with all my might.

The strength of the other party was very strong, and the fear in my heart multiplied because of the darkness all around.

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My attackers began to tighten my neck.

I couldn't see who my attacker was, but I could tell he was tall, at least not the dwarf old man who had attacked me before.

This man's hands were exerting all their strength, and I could feel this man's hatred and evil towards me.

Come!!

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I couldn't breathe.

My face burns. Completely unable to make a sound.

I struggled desperately, shaking my body, trying to get my hand under the other's hand, trying to get the other's hand off my neck, but to no avail.

There was a glint in front of my eyes and tears in my eyes.

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The attacker was so decisive and vicious that even the bones in my neck made a sound.

……… My mind is getting farther and farther away......... Everything around ......... It's getting more and more ambiguous.

……… It's so sad......... I don't......... Am I dead......... How could it be......... Deceitful......... Stop it......... It's painful......... Can't breathe......... I can't......... I don't have any strength in my body anymore.........

I'm almost giving up.........

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however

At the moment when I was on the verge of death, someone came to my rescue!!

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"Who? Hey, what are you doing? ”

At the end of the darkness, which was full of dead silence, there was a burst of angry rebuke from someone.

The hand that had been holding my neck suddenly relaxed.

Saved!!

I let out a big sigh.

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My eyes were welling up with tears, and I was holding my neck and breathing heavily.

My head was dizzy, my face ached, and my pulse was pounding clearly.

The whole world is spinning.

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"Stop!! Y-What are you doing? ”

When I came to my senses, I heard a wail from someone.

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I heard the sound of two things hitting each other.

I rolled over and looked at the door with teary eyes.

The scene in front of me is blurry.

A kerosene lamp on the wall at the end of the walkway illuminates the doorway.

The square door loomed in the darkness.

In front of the door, two huge black shadows were tangled together.

The sight seemed far away, but it was close to us.

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That fight seemed to have lasted a long time, but it was just my delusion.

Eventually, the man picked up something like a jar or a stick and smashed it at the other person.

That guy was probably the one who attacked me just now.

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"Someone! Someone's life, someone's coming!! ”

I put one hand on my aching neck and screamed hard, I don't know if I made a sound, but I still screamed for help.

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That person, I think, was the one who attacked me, and I ended up smashing it.

I heard a sound similar to a broken porcelain vase.

The man of the earth fell to the ground and did not move.

The assailant threw his belongings and stood up.

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"Stop, stop!!"

I clinged to the wall with all my strength, the pain in my heart running through my body, my eyes couldn't see clearly, and there seemed to be a fire burning in my neck.

The foot that stepped forward immediately collapsed, and I fell to the ground, reversed in a circle, and hit my back.

My eyes were fixed on the attacker.

Everything happened in a split second, but in my eyes it was so vivid.

The guy glanced at me as I fell to the ground, turned and ran quickly down the aisle.

In the upside-down scene, the guy fled to the right.

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My body hit the man on the ground and stopped flipping.

"Stop!! Where are you going?

I shouted, wailed, and tried to get up again.

My mind was in a state of confusion, and I staggered forward, finally collapsing again at the doorway.

I poked my head out and looked down the aisle.

The attacker fled to the left. In the direction of the ironclad figure at the end of the aisle.........

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It was pitch black at the end of the aisle, and the guy's figure was no longer visible, but the footsteps in the distance were still clear.

"Who? Who? Stop!! ”

I grabbed the door, stood up, dragged my aching foot, and chased after the guy desperately.

I was so angry that I forgot that they might attack me again.

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"Hey, anyone?"

My voice filled with pain, echoing deep in my head.

"What's wrong? Lu Ke"

The moment I arrived at the end of the aisle.

Uncle Wang ran over from the firewood room on the side. He had been in the cellar to investigate the hidden room, and he should have heard a sound before coming.

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"What was that sound just now?"

The kerosene lamp in Uncle Wang's hand made me feel very glaring.

"It's that guy, I was attacked by that guy! It's the murderer, the murderer fled this way!! ”

Listening to my shouting, Uncle Wang immediately understood what was happening.

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"What's the matter? What happened? Why is it so noisy? ”

It's Ma San!

Soon, the red glow from the kerosene lamp came from behind. They came from the big room and met us right here.

Behind Ma San is Guzi.

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"Hey, did anyone escape from here just now?" Uncle Wang roared like a frenzy.

Ma San and Gu Zi looked at us with surprise in their eyes.

"What's wrong with you? Lu Ke! Ma San asked movingly.

I think I must have looked embarrassed.

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"It doesn't matter, Lu Ke has been attacked again! That guy fled........." Uncle Wang said angrily and handed me over to Guzi.

"What are you talking about? When we were in the big room just now, we didn't hear anyone running! Ma San shook his head aggressively.

"How is that possible?!"

"Nope. It's true, Uncle Wang. Gu Zi nodded expressionlessly.

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"That's weird!!" Uncle Wang said anxiously, "How can there be such a thing, that guy obviously escaped from the kitchen, could it be that the murderer will fly through the wall?" ”

"Damn!" Uncle Wang cursed, then ran upstairs and tore off the blank drawing board that hung on the wall at the corner of the wooden ladder.

Of course, behind the blank artboard is just a stone wall.

He tapped the hilt of his sword against the surface of the stone wall to see if there were any moving stones, but this was in vain from the start.

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Uncle Wang returned to us, his eyes full of angry flames, and he roared with a blue face, "What the hell is going on? ”

I can't answer.

I was held by Guzi, my head was dizzy, and the injuries on my neck and other places on my body were quite painful.

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"The murderer has disappeared," Uncle Wang yelled, full of anger and unwillingness, "The murderer has fled again!" That guy, where the hell is he hiding? ”

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From the kitchen to the left to the end of the hallway, it is only about a foot away, and you can see the head at a glance.

At the end of the walkway is a stone wall.

There is no place to hide.

Uncle Wang was in the cellar below the firewood house at that time.

And Ma San and Gu Zi came from the big room.

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In other words, the murderer is here, and he disappeared without a trace in an instant.........

What's going on?

Can that guy go through walls?

I felt dazed and my mind went blank.

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"Lu Ke. You mean, the person who attacked you suddenly disappeared in this walkway? Ma San's tone was a little angry and disbelieving.

"This is the only way!" I said sharply.

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"How is it possible, you see for yourself that at the end of this walkway is a wall, and Uncle Wang came out of the firewood room, and we came from the big room, didn't we? If the murderer is chased out by you, isn't it equivalent to a turtle in an urn? ”

"I'm telling the truth......... "I thought to myself, could it be a secret door on the wall or floor.

Of course, when we actually looked into it, we found that there were no secret doors on the moldy walls at all.

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"What the hell is going on?" Ma San said in a reprimanding tone.

"I was attacked in the kitchen looking for lamp oil. Then someone else came in, and my attackers fled in a panic. If that person hadn't been there at the time, I would have been killed by now. I replied after taking a deep breath.

"There's a firewood room next to the kitchen, will the murderer run into it? You were delirious, or maybe you were mistaken. ”

"Not really!"

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"Suffered!" Ma San suddenly shouted in surprise, "Oh no! What about Mo Si? ”

"Fourth Brother Mo?"

"That's right! He said he wanted to drink to refresh himself, so he came to the kitchen one step ahead of us. ”

"That," I was speechless.

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Therefore all the faces turned pale.

We hurried back to the kitchen, but when we arrived.........

"Wait." Ma San stretched out his hand to block everyone, "At the end of this place is a stone wall, and on the right hand side is a firewood house, right?" ”

"Not bad." Uncle Wang replied in a low voice, "At that time, I was investigating the cellar under the firewood room. ”

"I don't doubt you, it's just that if what Lu Ke said is true, then the place where the murderer may be hiding is this firewood house. Let me take a look!! ”

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Ma San pushed Uncle Wang open and pushed open the wooden door of the firewood room.

The firewood room was small and almost empty except for the cellar entrance.

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"You can't even hide a kitten here......... "Uncle Wang said angrily, "all right, let's go!" ”

We turned back to the kitchen, and our fears came true.

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Things in the kitchen were scattered all over the floor from the fight. Wine racks fell to the walls, countless jars fell to the ground, splinters everywhere, and wine overflowed the floor

Mo Si was lying on his back at the door, his head facing the kitchen, his body was in the shape of a "big", and he had been out of breath for a long time.

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My feet were shaking, and a wave of discomfort came over me that made me want to throw up.

I couldn't take my eyes off Mo Si's face.........

Motionless. Mo Si was completely immobile and couldn't speak.

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Mo Si didn't breathe......... He died in my place.

I was supposed to have been killed......... He died in my place to save me.

How so?

Why......... Why did he have to die?

Come my days!!

Tears welled down my eyes and my thoughts froze.

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We went back to the great room.

During this time, Uncle Wang went to change clothes and helped me get a new set of clothes by the way.

My clothes were in tatters, and I was soaked with the wine from the old wells.

I endured the pain and struggled to change my clothes.

However, I was still numb throughout.

The murder of Mo Si made me mourn and couldn't think.

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So far, there have been three tragic incidents.

The unidentified corpse in the cellar room.

In the same way, the unrecognizable Lei Sheng.

Mo Si who was killed at the kitchen door.

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In less than two days, so many people have been killed, and Mrs. Tong's whereabouts are still a mystery.

What's going on?

I was completely confused.

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What happened in this wolf king's fang?

Is there any monster in this wolf king's fang?

Could it be that some terrible monster is here?

Could it be that this wolf king is inhabited by some kind of mysterious monster that is unknowable?

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Why did the corpse in the cellar room suddenly disappear?

Lei Sheng, why is he in a locked secret room?

Where did the murderer who disappeared into thin air in that corridor from which there was no escape?

What is the answer to these puzzling mysteries?

How can we make all these impossibilities possible?

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I do not know.

I didn't understand at all, I couldn't even imagine it.

It's a nightmare, it's exactly what it's called!!

It's an illusion, a terrible apparition.........

It's all fake......... No!

……… Ah, how do you get out of this place?

What does it take to get out of here alive?

What exactly can I do?

……… I do not know. I don't know anything. I shouldn't have been here.

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The more we struggled in the mud, the deeper we sank.

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"Lu Ke."

……… Who's voice.

"Lu Ke."

I opened my eyes.

I sat down in a chair at the wooden table in the large room and looked up.

Wang Bo looked at me blankly.

"Is the gauze on your neck okay? Will it be too tight? ”

"No, it won't. It's okay. Very good. I said as I touched my neck with my hand.

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"The bruises on my neck were severe, but luckily the bones were fine."

"I see. Thanks a lot. "I thank you for that.

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There was a heavy and sad atmosphere in the large room.

I looked out the window at the sunset, it was almost time.

With so much going on, I've become sluggish with time.

It's supposed to be time for dinner, but no one mentions it.

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"Looks like everyone is here."

With a heavy expression, Grand Butler Rego turned his head to look at the door of the large room.

At the same time, there was the sound of footsteps in my ears, and three people walked in with tired expressions.

That's Uncle Wang, Ma San and Gu Zi.

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"How?" I can't wait to ask.

Ma San and Wang Bo sat down in their respective seats.

Gu Zi walked straight over.

It was Ma San who answered me.

"There was nothing unusual about the walkway outside the kitchen. The floors and walls are all made of stone, and there are no secret passages or secret doors. There is nothing suspicious about the firewood house located next to it. We looked closely at the walls and found nothing at all. ”

"That is to say," Uncle Wang said while looking out the window, "what you and I have encountered is a true fact, no, it should be said that it is the witchcraft of monsters." The murderer who attacked you first and then killed Mo Si seemed to really disappear in an instant. ”

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These words did not bring me any peace, and the matter still could not be resolved.

"What do you do with the corpse of Fourth Brother Mo?"

"We put his corpse and Lei Sheng's corpse together in another cellar room next door to Laimo."

"However, before the Ten Mile City came to conduct an autopsy, no"

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"Nope. It's better to move together. ”

"Anything else you've discovered?"

"After observing Mo Si's corpse, I found several characteristics of the murderer. First, the murderer was very strong, and it was likely to be a man. Also, most of Mo Si's wounds are concentrated on the left side of his head and face, and the murderer should be right-handed. ”

Based on my previous injuries, the same fact can be deduced.

It's just that this finding may not be of much use.

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"Have you found Mrs. Tong?"

"We searched all the rooms in the cellar, but we couldn't find them."

"Where's Laimo?"

"He's awake. After I told him about Mo Si's death, he was still shaking. ”

"He is locked in the room of the cellar, it can't be the murderer of Mo Si!"

"yes!!" Uncle Wang was obviously quite dissatisfied with this fact.

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"When I heard that incident happened, the big housekeeper Rego and his subordinate Dafeng were in this big room." I looked in the direction of Grand Butler Rego.

The butler looked at us quietly like a bystander.

"So what?" Uncle Wang gritted his teeth and said, "At that time, I was in the cellar, you were in the kitchen, and Ma San and Gu Zi ran over from the big room together. I know all of that. ”

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"I'm sorting out this incident." My tone was also angry, "A victim has appeared, and I almost died!" ”

"You said that it was a tall man who attacked you, so the big butler's wife and Lei Lai can be eliminated."

"Yes."

"What are the characteristics of the person who wants to harm you? At one time he said he was short, and then he said he was tall. Say that the other party has a lot of strength, but he is an old man? How can I believe this? Uncle Wang said excitedly.

The successive appearances of the victims have made him a little uncomfortable.

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"The murderer is not among us. It must be a figure we don't know, that guy is hiding in this wolf king's fang, eyeing us out!! "My heart is also as big as Uncle Wang's.

"I know that!"

"Don't make any noise." Ma San intervened, "It may be difficult for you to calm down, but you should try to calm down a little. ”

"Got it." Uncle Wang replied reluctantly.

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"Lu Ke." Ma San looked quite unspeakable, "You were strangled by the murderer at the time, and your consciousness was not clear, and your judgment may not be very accurate. Is it possible that you are mistaken about the direction in which the murderer fled? ”

"What do you mean by that?" I felt angry and asked provocatively.

"All in all. After the murderer escaped from the kitchen, did he not flee along the aisle to the left, but to the hall on the right or upstairs? If that's the case, it's not surprising that Uncle Wang and we didn't meet the murderer. ”

"Please don't laugh. I can't confuse the left and right, and there is no mirror at the kitchen door!! ”

"Of course. I'm just asking just to be on the safe side. Ma San said euphemistically.

There was an unpleasant atmosphere between us.

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"Uh......... Can I say a word? Guzi suddenly spoke.

"What?" Ma San turned around and asked.

"Little Master Lei Lai once said that the scene seen by human eyes is actually upside down at the beginning. That's what the young master saw from an example in a book........."

"There was a man who made a round mirror in the image of the human eye, and the picture was upside down........."

“……… So. Lu Ke was suddenly attacked by the killer and hit his head on the wall or floor. It may be spinning and unclear. In other words, what he sees with his eyes may be the opposite of left and right. ”

"Is this well-founded?"

"Yes...... This one......... But......... What the hell did you hear about .........?"

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"What do you say, Lu Ke?" Ma San asked.

"I don't know how to judge this .........."

"Guys, it's almost time for the people to prepare dinner." Butler Rego coughed lightly and proposed, "Although you may not have much appetite in this case, I think that it is at this time that you should have something in your stomach. ”

"I agree." Ma San nodded immediately.

The chief butler of Rego turned his head and ordered Gu Zi.

Guzi then left the large room and went to the kitchen to protect the people who were preparing the meal.

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"By the way, do you have any countermeasures for the current situation?" The chief butler turned to Mr. Ma San and asked quietly.

"In short, the first thing is to think of letting everyone leave this Wolf King Fang." Ma San said sharply, "Staying here all the time may be in the hands of the murderer." If that guy really wants to wipe out all of us, there's no way for us to escape. ”

"What's the specific way?"

"Tiger Cave should be a good choice. It is impossible to walk through the gate of the compound, and if you want to leave through the gate of the compound, you have to smash open at least two iron gates. But there is only one iron gate in the Tiger Cave......... Moreover, it is based on the original earth cave, and the secret passage made of stones should be easier to smash open than the stone wall in the Wolf King Fang. ”

"I see."

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"Uncle Wang," Ma San looked at him and said, "as decided this morning, our detachment will take turns to pry open the iron gate of the Tiger Cave.........

"Okay, that's it." Uncle Wang, who was leaning heavily on the back of the chair, straightened up and said, "However, the lack of manpower is a problem. Now that Mo Si is missing, Lu Ke may not be able to help. ”

"I can!!" I say.

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"Don't be reckless, Lu Ke. You have a good rest today. Our fight against the murderer has only just begun. You have to get enough physical strength to do it. Uncle Wang's tone was unexpectedly consistent.

"Yes! Lu Da Lawyer. The chief butler said with a solemn face, "I must apologize to you." I should have listened to your advice from the beginning, so that not only would Lei Sheng be fine, but your companions would not have suffered these disasters. I'm really sorry. ”

"It doesn't matter. Until now, it doesn't help to keep lamenting the past. "That being said, I'm a little dissatisfied.

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"Lu Ke." "I understand your anger, but you must hold back now. ”

"I see."

"Uncle Wang, you find someone to go to the Tiger Cave with you. Can I borrow someone from you after an hour of shifting, butler? ”

"No problem. What's the matter, please try to explain Guzi. I'll help too. Butler Rego said earnestly.

"Thank you." Ma San bowed deeply.

"Do you want to continue looking for Mrs. Tong?" I asked.

The crowd came back to their senses as if they had been poured cold water.

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"Forget it, if Mrs. Tong is still alive, she will appear by herself." Uncle Wang shook his head quietly.

"What if she's already been killed?" I asked in a hoarse voice.

Uncle Wang rubbed his face with his big hands, "The corpse will naturally be found." ”

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