"It's not early, I won't send you out, old man, the villa is remote, and there are often robbers and hooligans haunting, so be careful all the way."

As when I entered the house, Lin Bayi continued to hold the lantern and led me out of the villa. As I passed by the portrait of Christ, I couldn't help but take a few more looks.

The portrait depicts Christ being betrayed by Judas and crucified. The exquisite frames and the artist's superb painting skills make the tragic scene in front of you come to life.

The edges of the paper are slightly yellowish and curly, and it can be seen that the painting must have been completed a long time ago.

And after the painting was completed, it should have been a while before I found a professional to frame it like the one in front of me.

It was only after a few more glances that a feeling of extreme discord instantly swept over my body, and looking at the painting in front of me, I suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"Senior, has this painting been hanging here since Lin Xiaoxue's mother died?"

"Yes, didn't I say that before?" Lin Bayi turned his head to look at me, with a hint of displeasure on his face. This stubborn doesn't seem to like to hear others talk about Lin Xiaoxue's late mother.

Lin Bayi is lying! That image of Christ was definitely just hung on the wall. The portrait and frame were old, but the glass was brand new, with barely a trace of dust or impurities.

If it is true as he said, the portrait has been hanging there since the death of Lin Xiaoxue's mother, even if it is wiped every day, the glass of the portrait cannot be so transparent.

This somewhat confirms that perhaps the scenes I saw on the second floor before were not entirely my own imaginations.

"Oh, nothing, I forgot about it just now." I thought about it for a moment, and turned my gaze to the wooden staircase on the left: "Senior, this staircase leads to the second floor?" ”

"Exactly."

"May I ask, who has always lived in the innermost room of the corridor on the second floor?"

"The innermost room has always been where Lin Xiaoxue's mother lived before her death, and it has been empty for a long time. Why did you suddenly think of that room? ”

"It's nothing, when I entered the house just now, I seemed to see the lights on in that room."

If

In order to confirm whether what I saw before was a dream or reality, I simply told a lie at random, wanting to test Lin Bayi's reaction.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I finished speaking, a deep fear appeared on his face, and his old body trembled unconsciously.

"Boom!"

The lantern in Lin Ba's hand fell to the ground with a muffled sound. I reacted in time to extinguish the flames, so that the flames did not ignite the surrounding wooden furniture.

Judging from the decoration of this villa, once it catches fire, it is bound to spread quickly.

The buildings around the villa are all very easy to ignite, and when the time comes, the situation will not be solved by Liu Hao or Lao Yan.

"Senior, what's wrong with you?" Why can a simple single joke make him react like this! What secret is hidden in that room?

"Hey, people are old, and they are useless!" I just wanted to go up and help Lin Bayi, but he pushed me away. This close encounter allowed me to see more clearly the small scars all over his old face, and in this way, it also confirmed my previous speculation about his plastic surgery.

"Old man, I'm feeling a little unwell, I'm going to go into the house to rest."

"Need my help?"

"No, you don't! Hurry up, if it's too late, you might not be able to leave. In an instant, he seemed to know that he had lost his words, and then added: "After all, this place is out of the place, and taxis are not so easy to stop." ”

Outside, it was dark at night, and the quiet courtyard was filled with the cries of unknown insects. In the quiet night, there is an invisible killing intent hidden, which can invisibly kill people.

After a while, I still mustered up the courage and said, "Senior, thank you!" ”

"Thank me? Thank me for what? ”

"Thank you for making the choice, I believe that this is the best choice for Xiaoxue and Lin Feng."

"It turns out that you already knew." Lin Bayi bent down to pick up the fragments of the lantern and walked into the dark hall without looking back.

"Yes, some things can still be clearly distinguished, after all, I have always been a bad sleeper."

After walking out of the villa, I suddenly felt that a stone in my heart fell to the ground. Glancing at my phone, it was already twelve o'clock in the morning, and I didn't know how the investigation on Lu Yuan and Sister Yue'er's side was progressing.

took out his mobile phone and made a call to Lu Yuan, and after a ringtone that killed Matt, the guy's slightly tired voice finally came.

"Done with your business?"

"Well, how's your investigation going?"

"I'm still investigating, and I'm almost blind, but I don't see anything unusual about the surveillance video during that time."

This is not good, if you don't hurry up, time may not be able to catch up.

I thought about it for a while, and then told Lu Yuan to focus on the three floors of twelve, thirteen, and fourteen.

After Chang Qingshan left the editorial office at that time, he should have been kidnapped and killed by the real murderer in these three floors. I can only hope that the surveillance probes on these three floors have recorded what happened.

In the current situation, even a small clue is precious to me.

As Lin Bayi said, the vicinity of the villa is really inaccessible, let alone a car, and I didn't even see a figure. I should have told the black car driver to wait here for me a little longer.

After hanging up the phone, I was rushing in the direction of the city and dialed Sister Yue'er's phone. Since there is no result from the surveillance video, I don't know if the woman who "wears a mask" will find out.

"Hey, who's that?"

A moment later, Sister Yue'er's trademark coquettish tone came from the other end of the phone. The surrounding noise is very noisy, and she should stay in a place similar to a bar or KTV.

"It's me, did you find it?"

"Don't worry~ Wait until I pick up a few little fresh meat. Do you know, there are a few rich second generations who are jealous of me, rushing to pay for me and saying that they want to support me, it's really interesting! ”

"Eldest sister, do you have a snack, don't forget what you used to do... I was a little speechless by Sister Yue'er's words, originally I was a little worried about whether she would be in danger if she went alone, but now, my previous worries were completely superfluous.

"Okay, I'll tell you if I ask, don't disturb my mother's Yaxing! Drip, drip, drip... ”

This time, it was my turn to be hung up.

Unexpectedly, not only Lu Yuan, but also Sister Yue'er's side did not make the slightest progress. Could it be that the mastermind behind the scenes really destroyed all the evidence that could be found?

Suddenly, I remembered the scene of the previous conversation with Lin Bayi. There was definitely some important secret hidden in the hut at the end of the second floor, but after I got out of there, I never had the courage to go back to that hellish place.

I'm sure that in addition to Lin Bayi, there must be other people hiding in the villa.

The mysterious man had deliberately let me go, and if he dared to go in again, he probably wouldn't have let me go so easily.

So, how should it be now? For a moment, I felt like I was lost and didn't know what to do next.

I leaned against a telephone pole on the side of the road, slowly closing my eyes, and all the thoughts in my head were integrated.

First came the death of Lu Wei, and the tragic death of Huang Mao on the train, followed by the tragedy of Song Shuai at the engagement banquet and the killing of the pianist, and finally, the police found the body of Chang Qingshan, who had long been unrecognizable, on the lowest floor of the elevator passage.

The whole incident is like a chess game, and everyone plays their part in it. If I hadn't found a chance to break free from this "chessboard" set up by the murderer, maybe I wouldn't have been able to find that so-called evidence in my life.

Gradually, a light rain began to fall in the dark air, and I found a place to lean against the eaves and let the cold raindrops fall on my face.

The dripping raindrops slowly soothed my restless heart, and countless pictures that I had experienced came to my heart one by one.

Suddenly, I felt a flash of inspiration in my head.

By the way, there is another person that I have overlooked!