Beard lay on his back on the bed, tossing and turning and having trouble sleeping. After he overheard the news that Xie Yidao agreed to Xiao Man leaving the villa and returning to the Jinsheng Hotel, he was happy that Xiao Man could get out of this terrible demon cave, and he was sad that Xiao Man was about to leave and rarely had the opportunity to see Xiao Man from now on.

The beard thought about it all night, and then fell asleep in a daze when it was almost dawn.

The alarm bell woke Beard from his sleep, and Beard rolled over from bed in shock. The rules of the villa are very strict, even if Beard was in charge of catering in the villa before the villa was fully built, he still didn't dare to be a little negligent. If he misses the hour and fails to ensure the food and drink in the lodge on time, Beard will be in danger of being fired immediately.

When he was busy and waited for everyone in the villa to eat, he found that the atmosphere in the villa was not the same as before. Wu Wei frowned, only moved a few chopsticks and left the restaurant with Su Li. The other two maids looked flustered, but they didn't dare to say anything, and stood motionless at the door of the small dining room.

Xie Yidao said in a sullen voice: "What are you looking at?" Come in and have breakfast. If Xiao Man is really missing, then I will call the police immediately. ”

Beard was shocked in his heart and blurted out, "What? What happened to Xiao Man? ”

Xie Yidao stared at Hu Zi viciously and said, "Is this what you should ask?" How many times have I said that don't inquire about the affairs of the lodge. Today is an exception, and I can tell you. Originally, I had already told my boss that I had decided to transfer Xiao Man, who was not suitable for working here, to Jinsheng Hotel, and he would officially go to work at Jinsheng Hotel tomorrow. Unexpectedly, Xiao Man disappeared. On this island, it is almost impossible to swim to the shore without a ferry boat, without good water and a strong body. ”

He sighed and said, "I was going to go out with Boss Wu this morning, and by the way, I used a speedboat to send Xiao Man to the Jinsheng Hotel on the shore. I didn't expect to knock on the door of her room and there was no response, I estimated what was wrong, so I found Ah Fu and opened the room with a spare key. As a result, you should all know that Xiao Man is missing! ”

When Beard heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue. He returned to his room in despair, praying that Xiao Man was safe.

Who would have thought that three days later terrible news would come out. When Wu Wei and his wife were rowing, Su Li's hands immersed in the water were entangled in her hair, and a female corpse was dragged out.

After receiving the alarm, the criminal police came to the villa, and after some investigation and evidence collection, they returned to the criminal police team with the female corpse. After the autopsy of the corpse, the results of the investigation of the case were announced: the female corpse was Xiao Man, a waitress in the villa, and the cause of death was accidental drowning.

Beard couldn't believe his ears, his mental state was on the verge of collapse during those days.

After a period of time, the beard's mood slowly returned to calm. Xiao Man's death was a heavy blow to him, although he couldn't understand why Xiao Man died unexpectedly on the night when Xie Yidao talked to her and was about to leave the villa, but the results of the investigation released by the police finally dispelled his suspicions.

Soon after Xiao Man's death, there was a rumor of haunting in the villa. At this time, the old housekeeper Ah Fu revealed that on the night of Xiao Man's disappearance, he had seen Xiao Man sitting alone on the bow of the boat singing in the moonlight.

The subordinates in the villa discussed in private, and they all thought that Xiao Man might have found a stand-in for the water ghost and was unfortunately killed.

However, only Su Li in the villa saw Xiao Man's ghost appear, and the others never saw it again. Beard hoped to see Xiao Man's ghost, but he didn't have a chance to meet him.

Until tonight, the doubts, pains, and thoughts that had accumulated in Huzi's heart suddenly exploded.

When Hu Zi was preparing dinner and waiting for Li Bing and Team Song to come to the villa for a banquet, Xie Yidao happened to come down from the upper floor and saw Hu Zi sitting in the restaurant on the ground floor in a daze.

He said coldly, "Beard, are you ready for dinner?" I can tell you that tonight's guests are very important and do not miss a beat. If you have nothing to do, you might as well go fishing for a fresh fish and make your best fresh fish soup! ”

The beard answered, found the fishing rod and bait that had not been used for a long time, and came to the pier at the entrance of the villa.

He fished for more than ten minutes, but no fish were caught. Hu Zi wondered in his heart, this reservoir has a good ecosystem, it stands to reason that fish resources are abundant, even people who don't know how to fish can catch a few, why is he, a master of fishing, not harvesting?

Just when he was depressed, he saw that Li Bing and his party had arrived. After Ah Fu took Li Bing and the others into the villa, the sky was getting dark, and a gust of wind suddenly blew on the lake.

He saw that it was getting dark, and was about to reel in the rod and return to the kitchen of the lodge to prepare dinner, when suddenly the fish drift sank down significantly.

The beard was overjoyed, but he didn't expect that when he was about to stop in disappointment, a big fish took the bait.

Sure enough, a big fish with a strange shape and a pitch-black body floated on the surface of the water with the experienced pull of the beard, and slowly lost its struggle.

Beard happily loaded the fish into a barrel and brought it back to the kitchen.

He turned on the stove and warmed up the hearty dishes he had prepared, ready to wait for Xie Yidao to call and start serving.

After the preparations were made, the beard was holding the kitchen knife and was about to slaughter the strange black fish when the light in the kitchen suddenly flashed a few times and suddenly went out.

Beard was startled and muttered, "Oh no, it's tripping at this time, what should I do if dinner messes up?" The boss was replaced by Xie Yidao, this guy is ruthless, he won't forgive me for the sake of me serving this villa for seven years, he will definitely fire me squid! ”

A faint voice floated over in the darkness: "Brother Beard, do you remember me?" I'm Xiao Man! ”

Beard let out a cold sweat, and immediately thought of Xiao Man's haunting in the villa, could it be that he really ran into Xiao Man's ghost today?

Although he was frightened, his nostalgia for Xiao Man was too deep to suppress his fear. Hu Zi asked in a trembling voice, "Xiao Man, are you calling me?" Where are you? ”

Although the beard's voice trembled and looked extremely frightened, it also faintly revealed a hint of surprise.

The gentle but unusually cold voice said faintly: "Brother Beard, do you like me?" If you really like me and are willing to do something for me, as long as you are not afraid, I will come out and meet you. ”

Hu Zi was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Xiaoman, do you know how much I love you since you entered this villa." Although I know that I am not worthy of you, you are the only goddess in my heart. I'm willing to do anything for you. Even though you're dead, I still want to see you. I won't be afraid, Xiaoman, you come out and let me see if you are still as beautiful as before. ”