Chapter 017: Son of the Devil II
"Before the mission, there was a dinner session with my family, so the system didn't want me to taste the virtual food, right?" Zhen Shifeng crouched in front of the railing, quietly staring at the pouring rain outside the window, but at this time, his brain was spinning rapidly, and he effectively sorted and reasoned about the series of scenes that had just appeared. In the end, it was concluded that the system was reminding him in this way that the main purpose of mission one was to let the player know all the family members in the entire Grimm Mansion. And the NPC information prompt that appeared before also confirms this.
After clarifying the purpose of task one, Zhen Shifeng was ready to start exploring the entire Green Mansion. But the Green family's mansion is like a giant labyrinth, and the section from the porch hall to the West Garden restaurant alone should have been bypassed dozens of corners, so a roaming search would be futile. It is better to find the layout plan of Zhang's mansion first, which is usually placed on both sides of the staircase landing or in a place such as a cargo room, so that you can also save a lot of time and avoid futile behavior.
Sure enough, opposite a general store, Zhen Shifeng found the floor plan of the entire Green Mansion: the mansion is divided into two courtyards, the east and west courtyards, the east courtyard is the activity area, the west courtyard is the two floors of the residential area, and the middle is connected by a closed corridor to make it a whole, thus forming a building similar to the 'I' shape. Strangely, however, the layout does not indicate any of the underground facilities, such as wine cellars and storage vaults, which is indeed suspicious given the status of the Green family and the size of the mansion.
"Now follow the signs on the map and start exploring from the third floor of the West Courtyard." Just as Zhen Shifeng touched his chin and muttered to himself, a young man in a black dress, a pure white towel on his shoulder, and a slightly restrained demeanor suddenly appeared at the other end of the corridor.
Lu ...... Master Lucius, good evening! The young man stumbled.
NPC description information then surfaced [Family Driver: Rady]
"What is a driver doing here at night?" Zhen Shifeng knows that some aristocrats or wealthy families will hire multiple full-time drivers, but generally speaking, they have independent living and dining places, and they will stay in the garage to be responsible for the management and maintenance of vehicles in their spare time, and rarely take the initiative to appear in the main house, not to mention that it is still pouring rain outside. As a result, the suspect of the driver Radi instantly rose to a new height, and as for what the so-called suspicion is, it will continue to be mentioned later.
"Good evening, Mr. Lardy." Although Zhen Shifeng was suspicious in his heart, he still bowed down and saluted back. Raddy scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, then hurried past the young master and quickly disappeared at the end of this corridor.
"What a strange guy!" Bidding farewell to the driver Raddy, Brother Feng continued to move towards the depths of the third floor. At night, the mansion was eerie and eerie, and from time to time there were gusts of cold and biting wind in the empty corridor, and the sound of raindrops hitting the shore outside the window added a bit of bleakness.
After some exploration, Zhen Shifeng came to the side door on the first floor of the West Courtyard. There was only a squeak, and the side door was slammed open, and an old man wearing a straw hat and a raincoat with dry skin and slightly hollow eyes rushed in from outside the house. He first took off his straw hat and brushed his white hair, then tore off his raincoat and shook the rain on it, and when he saw the young master, the old man hurriedly put down the things in his hand and bowed and saluted: "Young Master Lucius, good evening." After a pause, he added: "I don't know why Young Master Lucius is still staying in the West Courtyard at such a late hour?" ”
【Gardener: Winchent】NPC information then emerged.
Seeing this, Zhen Shifeng did not answer the other party's question, but simply replied and walked through the side door towards the east courtyard without looking back, leaving Wen Shente standing in place and shaking his head helplessly while shaking the rain on his body.........
"Father, mother, housekeeper, maid, chauffeur, gardener, grandfather whom I have never met, it seems that the system deliberately arranged for these people to meet me one by one, otherwise it would be too much of a coincidence." Zhen Shifeng, who was walking on the second floor of the East Courtyard, vaguely recalled the members of the Green family he had met just now, including their names, ages, and facial features, all of which were deeply imprinted in Brother Feng's mind. At this time, another string of explanatory text suddenly appeared on the information page:
[Cousin: Rydell. Green; Sister-in-law: Alice. Green]
"Oh, it's Lucius's brother, I thought some unruly servant had come here." A clear voice sounded, Zhen Shifeng followed the prestige, and saw a man and a woman standing on the side of the corridor in nightgowns rubbing their eyes, and Rydell, who had just spoken, was still holding a nine-millimeter left-hand *wheel* pistol in his hand!
"How many times have I said that your worries are purely unnecessary......" Cousin Alice wanted to count down Rydell a few words, but the second half of the sentence was suddenly startled back by a look from the other party.
"Brother Lucius, it's getting late, you should go to bed early, then...... We will not accompany you. Ryder nodded slightly, and hurriedly took his wife's hand back into the room. At this time, the system prompt suddenly sounded:
[Task 1 has been completed, and the main quest is being refreshed]
[Mission 2: Go to the attic of the mansion and meet 'that person']
"Mansion attic? It was already locked when I went there, but can it be opened again? Although Zhen Shifeng was suspicious in his heart, what made him more concerned was the 'person' mentioned in the mission. The only member of the Grimm family that I have heard of but have never seen so far is Lucius's grandfather, and perhaps he is the only one who 'that person' is referring to.
Needless to say, Zhen Shifeng decisively climbed to the attic of the mansion, and the small door of the attic that was locked just now was really pushed open a crack. Suddenly, a hoarse but vigorous voice came from inside the room: "Come in, my child." ”
Hearing this, Brother Feng was slightly stunned at first, and then pushed open the small door of the attic, but ......
The small attic was empty, except for an old-fashioned mahogany armchair abruptly placed in the center of the room, on which sat a mysterious man in a black robe. Because the front of the robe was pressed very low, Zhen Shifeng couldn't see the other party's face at all, but judging from the voice, this person probably had to be a little old, so he spoke first and tentatively said: "You are my grandfather?" ”
"Grandfather? No, Lucius, I am your father, your true father! As he spoke, the mysterious man gently ripped off the black robe on his body, and what appeared in front of Zhen Shifeng was a middle-aged man dressed in a black evening dress, a red and white striped tie around his neck, holding a gentleman's cane, with a serious expression and eyes like torches.
For some reason, feelings such as horror, nervousness, fear, and palpitations suddenly surged into Zhen Shifeng's heart, and he couldn't help but feel dizzy and weak, just like a piece of fish placed on the board that could be slaughtered by a mysterious person at any time.
Brother Feng suddenly felt bad in his heart, because only when the difference in strength between the two sides was too large or even in the same dimension would this kind of fear occur, a small movement or a casual look could kill his soul invisibly, this is the unique aura and power of the emperors.
Seeing that the 'Lucius' in front of him had been shocked by his own coercion, the mysterious man couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and with a slight wave of the crutch in his hand, the fear that originally acted on Brother Feng suddenly disappeared without a trace.
"To reintroduce me, I am an apostle from the abyss, a practitioner of hell, a demon on earth, and my name is ......... Lucifer! ”