Chapter 2: The Prince of Beasts

Tong Beibei muttered secretly in her heart, what if I don't understand it, you have the final say in your villa.

"Of course, if the door opens again after ten minutes, then it means that your photos and articles have been approved by me, and you can enter the villa again to retrieve all your belongings and those of your colleagues, and publish your articles."

Tong Beibei responded, and was ready to start his own villa visit and photo action.

She recalled Lao Bai Bai Zhongwen's description of this villa: all the doors in the villa were not locked, and yesterday's Lao Bai was unimpeded in the villa. Strangely, Lao Bai did not meet the mysterious new owner in the villa, and he even suspected that the new owner was not in the villa, he was just controlling everything here remotely.

But when Tong Beibei asked Lao Bai if he had entered the basement, that is, fifteen years ago, the basement where the bodies of eight young girls were sunk, Lao Bai replied no, he did not find the entrance to the hidden basement at all.

Lao Bai couldn't find the entrance to the basement because he was old and dizzy, but Tong Beibei thought that she was invincible and intelligent, and she would definitely be able to find the entrance to the basement.

I finally came to the place where the bodies of eight young girls were sunk fifteen years ago, and if the reporter took pictures and interviewed, he couldn't even enter the door, then he would be a fart. Of course, Tong Beibei didn't say these words to Lao Bai.

Tong Beibei is almost certain that the reason why Lao Bai walked through every room of the villa yesterday and didn't see the new owner was because the new owner was in the basement where Lao Bai couldn't find the door.

In other words, the new owner of the villa is very heavy on taste, and likes to stay in the place where the legend is the most resentful and where bloody torture has been staged, which makes Tong Beibei quite unappetizing.

Walking to the coffee table in the living room, Tong Beibei opened her backpack, took out her camera and notebook, put the notebook on the coffee table, picked up the camera and started her adventure in the "Cursed Castle".

She chose the order in which she took pictures of the visit from bottom to top, and carefully observed and studied layer by layer.

Tong Beibei thought that since the new owner had not cleaned this place at all, then this place should still maintain the state of fifteen years ago, and through the analysis of the room furnishings, the psychological characteristics of the murderer that year could be roughly deduced, that is, the "butcher prince".

The reproduction of these original scenes to the reader just caters to the reader's curiosity. Lao Bai's choice of topic is really shrewd.

Nearly an hour later, Tong Beibei returned to the first floor.

She almost trotted to the coffee table, sat on the couch and started her work with a notebook. The reason why she brought a notebook over instead of writing with pen and paper like Lao Bai's old antique was because she was confident that she would definitely gain something from this trip, and the camera and notebook would not be detained.

Take 10,000 steps back, even if she is detained, she will not leave obediently, she will call the police, yes, she will call the police to say that the new owner of the villa has robbed her of her personal property, in short, she will be like Lao Bai, willing to be played by this mysterious new owner.

About half an hour passed, and Tong Beibei finished her creation, and she almost worked hard to write and write in one go.

Tong Beibei was very satisfied with her article and confident, she stood up and said generously to the air: "I have finished writing the article, and I have selected the photos while taking them, in view of the limited layout, I can't publish too many photos, so I left seven, oh, by the way, there are two short videos." Well, I'll just wait outside. ”

Tong Beibei walked to the door, opened the door of the villa through a gap that only she could pass through, and closed the door after passing through the gap.

Less than a minute before Tong Beibei closed the door, there was a calm and slow footstep from the stairs leading to the second floor of the hall, the person seemed to be taking a leisurely walk, walking down the stairs gracefully, and holding a small coffee cup in his right hand, when he went downstairs, he would drink a sip of steaming coffee from time to time.

In the dimness, the faint light outlined the tall and slender silhouette of the man, who looked like he was wearing a crisp suit, and the crisp sound of leather shoes stepping on the tiled floor echoed through the hall.

The man walked slowly to the coffee table in the living room, put down the coffee cup, crossed Erlang's legs, and looked at the screen of the notebook.

The title of the article is called "Bluebeard's Hints - After Fifteen Years, a New Breakthrough in the 'Dungeon Prisoner' Case!" ”。

Five minutes passed, and the man had already carefully read Tong Beibei's article, and turned to fiddle with the camera left by Tong Beibei.

The photos taken by Tong Beibei on the camera are the shoe cabinet in the upstairs bedroom, a stack of cutlery in the downstairs dining cupboard, a close-up of the bathtub in the bathroom, and scenes in the lobby on the first floor and the corridor on the second floor.

Of note are the close-up photos, the lower edge of the shoe cabinet door, the back of the plain white dinner plate, and one of the floor-to-ceiling feet of the European bathtub have two scratches at the same distance from each other, one long and one short, like the Chinese character "two".

Finally, there are two short videos from the camera. The man pressed the play button, and the picture immediately came alive, and Tong Beibei's slightly mischievous voice echoed in the living room.

In the picture, Tong Beibei stood at the end of the corridor on the second floor, smiled at a dressing mirror at the end of the corridor and said: "When it comes to the entrance to the basement, most people will think that it must be somewhere on the first floor." It's no wonder that Lao Bai couldn't find it. Who would have thought that the entrance to the basement is actually on the second floor, behind this dressing mirror? ”

Tong Beibei stretched out his hand and touched the edge of the mirror, and said: "This mirror looks very ordinary at first glance, but compared to other mirrors of the same style in the villa, it is slightly thicker by two or three centimeters, and the thick frame somewhat affects the appearance." ”

Tong Beibei unconsciously habitually said in Peng Bo's tone: "I think, there is a high probability that there is some mechanism near this mirror, the mirror is a door, and behind it is the passage to the basement." ”

After speaking, Tong Beibei knocked on the mirror, approached the camera lens and said mysteriously: "I know that you are in the basement below the back of this mirror, no matter what, I am a guest, it is very rude to break in directly, so I won't go in and bother." But I'm really looking forward to being able to go in and take pictures at your invitation, please. ”

"Hmph." After watching this video, the man couldn't help but snort quietly. Immediately, his face was instantly serious, he paused slightly, his eyes instantly moved to the right and turned back, his lips opened slightly, and the corners of his mouth silently pulled up a faint smile.

Next is the second video, in the shot, Tong Beibei is standing in one of the most inconspicuous small rooms on the second floor, although there is no Tong Beibei's face in the picture, only an inconspicuous small guest room, but listening to her voice, you can imagine that her face is full of ridiculous smiles.

"This room is different, it's not dusty, it's a sign of life, and I think you're supposed to live here," she said. If you are the new owner of the villa, you should be a rich man, why don't you live in a luxurious bedroom and live in the most cramped small room? ”

Tong Beibei asked tentatively in a whisper: "Could it be that you are not the new owner of the villa, but you were just sent by a local tyrant to see the house?" Then I don't understand, why are you so pretentious, it's not to sell Lao Bai and my camera for money, right? ”

The man lowered his eyes, his body did not move at all, still facing away from the direction of the door, but suddenly explained: "I am not rich, but I am the new owner of the villa. I'm not interested in your camera, I'm only interested in your opinion about this villa and the case back then, and that's why you're talking about it. ”

The hall echoed with the man's sweet voice, which seemed so lonely. After more than ten seconds, the man picked up his coffee and continued before drinking: "Okay, don't hide, come and sit, let's talk about your article, Miss Tong Beibei." ”

The small figure hidden in the shadows under the entryway cabinet quickly emerged, and walked under a small patch of faint light reflected by the faint light of the second-floor window.

Tong Beibei did not step forward immediately, but froze in place.

Why is this man's voice so familiar?

Tong Beibei paused, and he was already ninety percent sure in his heart, and asked, "Should you be, ......?"

Before Tong Beibei finished speaking, the man had already raised an arm, pointed to the sofa opposite him, and silently ordered Tong Beibei to stop talking nonsense and quickly sit opposite him.

Tong Beibei walked quickly to the sofa with a complicated mood, she buried her head, walked to the opposite side of the man in one breath, took three deep breaths, prayed three times, and finally raised her head suddenly.

Peng Bo! It's really Peng Bo!

Tong Beibei opened her mouth, and for a while she didn't know whether to greet Peng Bo first, or ask him how he became the new owner of the Moonlight Villa. But to her rejoice, the Beast Prince in the castle really didn't disappoint her, but gave her a huge surprise!

Peng Bo put down the coffee cup, and without hesitation, he smiled at Tong Beibei to the greatest extent since they met, "Long time no see." ”

Tong Beibei came back to his senses, "Wait a minute, you told me before that you wanted me to go on a dangerous interview mission, should it be, it's just ......"

"That's right, that's what I'm here. My plan is that if the reporters who came here today still fail to return, I will inform you to come. Unexpectedly, we will meet again in this situation. ”

"But, how can you be the owner of the Moonlight Villa? Aren't you a detective, will you really make so much money as a detective for a local tyrant, so much that you can afford to buy this villa? "Tong Beibei has a basket of questions, and he can't wait to throw them to Peng Bo at the same time. What she can be sure of is that this Peng Bo is indeed a treasure waiting to be mined, and she must not miss it.

But as soon as she asked the first question, she had to stop talking. The ringing of the doorbell interrupted Tong Beibei's train of thought.

Peng Bo didn't get up, he was still sitting on the sofa, he just took out his mobile phone, looked at it, and pressed it twice.

Within half a minute, a figure pushed the door in, and while collecting an umbrella, he said, "Mr. Peng, I've arrived." ”

Tong Beibei looked fixedly, "Lu Xiaohu? How could it be you? ”

The person at the door was the driver Lu Xiaohu, and he was also very surprised when he saw Tong Beibei, "Miss Tong, what a coincidence." I am now Mr. Peng's full-time driver to pick him up and down the mountain. ”

Peng Bo drank the last sip of coffee, got up and walked to the door.

Tong Beibei noticed that Peng Bo had already been dressed neatly, or in a suit and leather shoes, the last time he was dressed like this, he took the case, could it be this time?

"Let's go, I'll send you down the mountain by the way," Peng Bo threw a sentence to Tong Beibei behind him, "As for the interview and the article, I'm not in a hurry." ”

Tong Beibei's eyes rolled, she already had an idea, she left her camera and notebook on the coffee table, and followed with an empty backpack.

As soon as she got in the car, Tong Beibei asked curiously: "Xiaohu, how did you become Peng Bo's full-time driver?" ”

Peng Bo replied instead of Lu Xiaohu: "I want to live in a villa on the mountain for a long time, so I need a car and a driver to take me up and down the mountain." ”

Lu Xiaohu smiled and said, "Yes, that's why I changed the car, and the off-road vehicle is more convenient to go up and down the mountain." This off-road vehicle is the property of the Qiu family, and Wang Chenxin is also responsible for my salary. ”

Tong Beibei just wanted to ask, why don't you drive up and down the mountain by yourself, and immediately reacted, Peng Bo probably wanted to take advantage of the time on the road to fiddle with his mobile phone, so he didn't want to drive by himself.