Chapter 114: Legacy
As the night grew thicker, the confusion in front of Su Cheng gradually dispersed, and when he came back to his senses, he had already appeared outside a dark and gloomy ancient castle.
The second horror story has begun.
"This horror story should take place in this castle, but what is my role this time, why don't I have a hint?" Su Cheng's eyes drooped, and in his perception, the black castle in front of him was like a dormant giant beast, exuding a terrifying aura.
After calming down, he did not immediately enter the castle, but first observed his surroundings. The castle seems to have been built deep in the mountains, surrounded by darkness with only shadowy shadows of trees and the sound of the wind like Devil May Cry.
At this time, a low and hoarse ghost voice sounded in Su Cheng's mind.
"Enter the castle as Makoto Kobayashi and trigger the plot."
It seems that he has been outside for a long time, and the system will give a prompt to let him enter the castle as soon as possible to trigger the plot. However, Su Cheng is not without gains, at least he knows that he is playing a person named Kobayashi Cheng this time.
It's just that I don't know what this guy's identity is.
"According to the routine in horror movies or novels, the plot is generally that a traveler lost in the mountains stumbles upon this ancient castle, and enters the castle to take refuge in hunger and cold, but it is a horror story such as murder or ghosting."
Before entering the ancient castle, Su Cheng had thought of a set of rhetoric in advance and walked towards the ancient castle.
Just as he approached the castle, he saw the gate of the castle slowly open, and an old man who looked like a butler and combed his hair meticulously walked from inside.
As soon as Su Cheng was about to speak, the old butler of the ancient castle bowed slightly as if he knew him, "Young Master Cheng, the other young masters and young ladies have arrived, and the master's will will will be announced soon, please follow me." ”
Hearing this, Su Cheng quietly swallowed the unspoken words and followed the old butler into the castle.
The plot of this horror story seems to be a little different from what he imagined, so it's better to wait and see.
About 5 minutes later, Su Cheng and the old butler walked through the gate of the castle to a living room decorated in European style.
The living room on the first floor of the castle is about 170 square meters, the floor is marble, and a huge crystal chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
He noticed that the table and cupboards in the living room were filled with antiques that looked very valuable, and it seemed that the owner of the castle was an antique collector.
When Su Cheng followed the housekeeper of the castle into the living room, several unkind eyes were projected on him.
There were 3 men, 2 women and 5 strangers sitting at a long wooden table, and across from them stood a female lawyer with glasses, dressed as a professional lawyer and with exquisite makeup so exquisite that it was impossible to tell her real age.
Feeling these unkind eyes, Su Cheng immediately deduced that they, like himself, had come to listen to the will of the protagonist of the castle.
"Lawyer Uni, everyone has arrived, and it's almost time to publish the will."
A young man with dyed yellow ruffian hair asked impatiently, and when he looked at the female lawyer, a flash of greed flashed in his eyes.
"The old man died at a good time, and it just so happened that the company had some problems with funds recently, and with this inheritance, it will be able to survive this crisis smoothly." A mean-looking woman next to the yellow-haired young man said with a cigarette in her mouth and without scruples.
"Miss Shizuko, please respect the lord, otherwise your inheritance will be stripped away." The old butler's eyes were cold in vain, and he said in an indifferent tone.
"Alright, alright, I said the wrong thing. So, hurry up and publish your will. I'm going to get back before dawn. The mean woman's face changed, her company was on the verge of collapse due to a broken financial chain, and she was counting on the inheritance to fill the shortfall.
"Let's not say a word, let Uni-Lawyers publish the will as soon as possible."
Su Cheng sat quietly and observed these people in the living room, sitting on his left hand side was a slightly chubby uncle, I don't know if it was because he didn't eat dinner when he came, and he has been eating since he sat down.
Sitting next to this uncle is an elite man with a British style, his clothes are well-dressed and expensive, and his family background should be very good. The last heir was a blonde girl who looked to be in her early twenties, and the blonde girl was very eye-catching in a fashionable and beautiful dress with a famous brand.
"Just three days ago, Mr. Shirakawa died of cancer, and before he died, he made a will that one of you would inherit his legacy."
The female lawyer glanced at her watch and gave a brief introduction to the life of the owner of the castle.
The owner of the castle, Mr. Shirakawa, was a well-known wealthy man and collector who spent most of his life and money auctioning countless antique treasures from all over the world.
Not long ago, the owner of the castle died, and since he had no children under his knees, he made a will to give the castle and the priceless antiques in it as an inheritance to six distant relatives and descendants who were related to him, including Su Cheng.
"Wait, what do you mean by that? Shouldn't there be six people who inherit the old man's estate? Shizuko Shirakawa immediately shouted when she heard the words of the female lawyer, she was a direct relative of the owner of the castle, and she should receive the most inheritance according to blood relationship. But listening to the female lawyer, it seems that there is only one person who inherits this inheritance.
What's going on?
"In fact, you are only one of the candidates to inherit this inheritance, and there is only one who can get Mr. Shirakawa's inheritance in the end." The female lawyer's expression was cold, like a cold-blooded professional killer with a cold and ruthless expression.
"What?"
The heirs in the living room were stunned, they had come all the way to this gloomy castle where birds and eggs did not lay eggs, only to be told that only one person could get it, and the others would not even get a dime.
Are you kidding!
Compared with these people, Su Cheng was very calm.
This is the world of horror stories, and his identity is temporary, and even if he succeeds in getting this inheritance in the end, he can't bring it back to the real world.
"Everyone, please calm down, Mr. Shirakawa has already made arrangements for the final inheritance of this inheritance."
As she spoke, the female lawyer took out a letter from her file bag and repeated the contents.
"According to Mr. Shirakawa's instructions before he died, I will play a game with you here as a referee." The female lawyer glanced at the expressions on the faces of these people and continued, "The winner of this game will inherit the legacy left by Mr. Shirakawa. ”
"Games? Isn't the old man confused, I don't have time to play any games. Shizuko Shirakawa yelled irritably. There is only one winner of the game, which means that only one person can get the inheritance in the end, and according to the probability, the chance of her getting the inheritance is only 1 in 6.
"If you don't want to participate in the game, you can quit now. However, this inheritance has nothing to do with him. Attorney Uniwise said indifferently.
Shizuko Shirakawa's face turned pale, and she snorted coldly and stopped talking.
"Interesting, Miss Lawyer, can you elaborate on the rules of this game?" The elite man had a gentleman's smile on the corner of his mouth, showing interest.
"The rules are simple, you can win the game if you use your eyesight to find the most valuable one in Mr. Shirakawa's collection of antiques between midnight and dawn on November 6."
Hearing the rules of this game, Su Cheng's eyes showed a look of contemplation.
"So, it's a scavenger hunt?"
The elite man thought for a moment and asked suspiciously, "What if everyone present didn't find the most valuable antique?" ”
It was not unreasonable for him to think about it, Mr. Shirakawa has been collecting antiques for most of his life, and he has collected a lot of precious antiques. Of course, not all of these antiques are genuine, and a large part of them are fakes.
To find the most valuable one among so many antiques is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack.
"According to the rules of the game, each inheritor can choose an antique from Mr. Shirakawa's collection, and the final winner will be judged according to the value of the antique you have selected, and the one with the highest value will win."
"As for the losers, you can leave with the antiques of your choice."
I see.
As the referee, U-Lee must have counted the antiques collected by Mr. Shirakawa in advance and estimated the value. It's fair for her to judge.
However, Su Cheng knew that this game would inevitably not be so simple.
"Fortunately, even if you fail, you can take an antique and leave, it's not for nothing." The greasy uncle rubbed his round belly and said with a relaxed face.
Among these people, only the elite man knows anything about antiques, so he has the greatest advantage in this game.
Before the clock rang midnight, everyone stayed in the living room and waited for the game to begin.
Su Cheng noticed that the elite man was sitting alone on the sofa and fell into deep thought, as if he was thinking about strategy. Shizuko Shirakawa kept smoking, and seemed to be very irritable.
The yellow-haired young man opened a bottle of red wine and wanted to come over to talk to the beautiful female lawyer, but was forced back by the latter's murderous look.
"This mirror is also from Mr. Shirakawa's collection?" Su Cheng walked to a dark mirror in the living room and asked the housekeeper next to him.
The mirror is a classical round mirror, framed by a priceless somber wood, carved with some terrifying ghosts.
"Yes, this mirror was bought by the master from an auction house in Europe more than ten years ago, and it has been sitting in the living room for a long time."
Su Cheng nodded, staring at the ancient mirror.
At this moment, the corners of the mouth of "Su Cheng" in the ancient mirror rose slightly, revealing a gloomy smile.