Chapter 17: The Cabin in the Woods
After coming out of the room, Lu Qing and Daniel happened to meet Owen and Charles and others. "Was it okay last night?" Daniel said hello in a friendly way. "It's okay, there's no danger." Charles yawned, looking a little unslept.
"You two are in good spirits." Owen's eyes were very heavy, and he didn't have a good rest at first glance. "Well, yes, I'm sleeping very peacefully." "I envy you, we didn't sleep much last night, and even the lights in the house were turned on all night."
A few people came to the living room, and soon everyone went downstairs to gather. After counting the number of people, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. It doesn't appear that there was a ghost attack last night. But this morning, everyone was not in very good shape, and it was clear that everyone didn't sleep much last night. While the maid was preparing breakfast, Lu Qing came to the kitchen. "Butler Sebas, there's something I want to ask you."
"Just ask." "I wonder, how long have you been on this manor?" Lu Qing tried to find useful clues from these old servants. "If I think about it, it should be more than 20 years." Sebas's words were somewhat unexpected: "Not long after my lord and Mrs. Annata were married, I came here to work, and so did Mrs. Dolly, and we were both hired at about the same time. ”
"Well, what about the former servant butler of the manor?" "It seems that they are all gone, and after the death of the first wife, the lord dismissed all the servants and found a new batch." "I see." It seems that behind these actions of Carol Burke, there must be some hidden secrets.
After breakfast, Lu Qing said to everyone, "I decided to go to the forest in the backyard today to check on the situation. After hearing this, Mrs. Annata's expression suddenly became a little strange. Lady Anata, what else do you know about Devine's past? Lu Qing asked.
"My husband never told me about that Bichi again, and I don't want to know." Ananta twisted her head to the side, the expression on her face looking pained. "Don't push her." Lady Beatrice begged Lu Qingdao.
"Okay then." Lu Qing didn't say anything more, turned around and left the living room. "It's not safe for you to go alone, so take us with you." Owen and Daniel volunteered to follow. "I'm going too!" At this time, Betsy stubbornly followed, regardless of others' obstructions.
"Nonsense!" Owen's face turned pale and he reprimanded: "When has this been, don't you know that it is dangerous there?" "I'm going to go with the danger." Betsy pursed her lips with a stubborn expression. "Becky, stop making trouble." Elena hurriedly grabbed her: "You will only cause trouble for my brother and them." "Yes, Miss Becky. We'll just wait here for their news. Amanda also patiently comforted.
"Hey, okay." Betsy pouted dissatisfiedly and pulled Lu Qing's sleeve. "Don't worry." Lu Qing bent down and touched her head: "Your brother and I will be back soon." ”
"Then you stay safe." Several of the ladies who stayed in the hall were taken care of by Charles and the housekeeper, and before leaving, Lu Qing handed over his camera to Charles: "If the ghost appears, you will point the camera at it......" After teaching him how to use it, the three of them set out on the path to the woods.
The forest was very deep, and after the three of them walked in for a while, they lost their way a little. Although Owen grew up in the village, he rarely came here. "My mother always warned us that the woods were dangerous, and my sisters and I hardly ever came here. Qing, are you sure there is a house in this wood? Owen was a little confused.
"Well, let's look for it again." Lu Qing insisted that Daphne's residence was in the forest, and although Owen wanted to ask him where he learned about it, he didn't want to ask anymore when he saw that the other party didn't want to reveal it. "You're right, there's a room here!" After walking in the forest for more than half an hour, the three finally found a two-story cabin.
"Be careful." Lu Qing took out the evil blade from his bosom and walked at the front of the team. The door to the house was locked with a thick iron chain, and Owen pushed it hard, finding that he couldn't get in. "Why don't we go through the window and go in." Daniel pointed to the window on the other side.
"It's fine." Lu Qing used a slight force to cut the chain with the evil blade. The two on the other side were a little dumbfounded: "This rusty little broken knife is so powerful?" Owen exclaimed. Legendary ...... Chinese Kung Fu? Daniel was slightly stunned, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes when he looked at Lu Qing. Of course, the two of them didn't know that the evil blade could not only hurt spirits, but also cut iron like mud, and could cut through many obstacles.
The dust inside the house is thick and it looks like it has been abandoned for years. On the ground floor there is a modest bedroom as well as a kitchen. The fridge was already empty, and they quickly shifted their target to the bedroom. There were a few changes of clothes in the cupboard, as well as two beds. Lu Qing found a key from the pocket of a coat hanging behind the door.
"There doesn't seem to be much here, let's go upstairs and have a look." Daniel covered his mouth and fanned around. There was a lot of dust in the room, and he was choking a little out of breath at the moment. As he spoke, he opened the window. Fresh air poured into the house, relieving the damp mildew a lot.
The three of them walked out of the bedroom and saw a staircase. "Daphne should have lived on the second floor when she was alive." Lu Qing vaguely remembered that before the maid opened the door in his dream, he heard the sound of going upstairs.
"What's wrong?" Daniel noticed that Owen in front of him always looked back from time to time, and he was a little curious. "Oh, it's fine. I may have read it wrong. Owen walked between the two, and when he saw that Lu Qing and Daniel didn't react, he stopped talking. Concentrate and be careful. Lu Qing reminded him. Well. ”
Shortly after the three of them went upstairs, a white figure flashed quickly from the edge of the staircase.
"Well, I want to go to the bathroom, do you want anyone along?" James endured it for a long time, and finally asked everyone a little embarrassed. "That's right, that's right, I'll stop by too." In order to alleviate the embarrassment, Charles immediately stood up to relieve him.
"Okay." James himself was so scared that he didn't dare to go to the bathroom by himself. Fortunately, Charles was there, and he showed a grateful smile to the other party, and the two went to the bathroom in the backyard on the first floor under the guidance of Sebas's butler. The outside of this bathroom is against the garden, and the trees and flowers in the garden can be seen outside the window, and the room is a little dim at this time, James wanted to turn on the light, but found that the light bulb in the toilet seemed to be broken.
"It's okay, you can go in quickly, I'll wait for you here." Charles stood at the door of the toilet and said politely to him. "Well, okay, then please wait for me, I'll be fine soon." After James closed the door, he was relieved to see Charles's feet through the gap in the partition.
"Charles, when are you going to propose to Miss Elena?" In order to alleviate the embarrassment, he chatted with Charles without a match. "Ah, well, I guess I'd better wait for her to be an adult." Thinking of Elena's face, Charles had a happy smile on his face.
"Very well, Miss Elena is gentle and virtuous, and she will definitely be a good wife in the future."
"That's what I thought too." As Charles spoke, he turned around and subconsciously looked in the mirror. He was in such a hurry that he didn't notice that his tie was crooked. "It's really out of place." He retied his tie and tidied it up in the mirror before nodding in satisfaction.
At this time, through the mirror, he noticed that the door of the toilet cubicle where James was behind him, which was originally closed, suddenly opened slowly. "Mr. James, are you alright?" He subconsciously turned his head and asked.
But there was silence in his answer.