No...... I was in a hurry to tidy up my room that day, and I didn't even think to look at the painting.

I was very disappointed with her answer. When Song Yun and I arrived at the manor, I couldn't wait to go into my mother's bedroom. I was so excited that I burst into tears, so even though I looked up at my mother's face, I never figured out what she looked like and what she was wearing, and of course, I didn't see the charm on her chest.

Later, when I stared at my mother's portrait every day in my mother's room, I always thought that my mother had a soft spot for black clothes, and that golden serpentine charm might also be my mother's favorite ornament, so I always looked at the portrait with nostalgia.

But when my father went to my mother's bedroom, he said that the young woman in the portrait was not my mother. So since then, I have told Uncle Jiang to store the fake portrait of his mother in the warehouse.

To confirm my guess, Aunt Zhao and I went to the warehouse tonight to look at the portrait.

She opened the door to the warehouse, and I walked in first, crouching down in front of the portrait. I stared at the painting for a long time, touching it with my fingers.

Sure enough, as I expected, the portrait had been manipulated, only the face was still the same, and the body from the neck down was covered with new oil paint, and the content had changed considerably.

In the original portrait, only the face was the mother's, and the rest were repainted. The black shawl, the golden snake charm, etc., have all been newly altered.

My dear mother was dressed in the black costume of a female killer and had a horrible snake charm painted on her chest!

Why did the female leader of that mysterious killer organization do this? It is amazing that she could paint such a delicate portrait under such urgency.

Why didn't you tell me something so important earlier? I couldn't help but blame Aunt Zhao.

I'm sorry, miss, but I am terrified to death at the thought of the killers threatening us with knives and guns. I'm afraid they'll do something to me and Uncle Jiang, so I'll hide something from you, please forgive me, miss.

Aunt Zhao lay on the ground and pleaded with me, bursting into tears. I couldn't say a word and left the warehouse in silence......

Tonight, Aunt Zhao is late. Every afternoon at six o'clock, she would show up in my bedroom on time, have dinner with me, and then stay there until the next morning.

However, it was past six o'clock, and I had not yet seen her shadow. I waited anxiously. After a long time, Aunt Zhao finally came, her face was pale, her breath was short, and she couldn't say a word.

What's wrong, Aunt Zhao, what's wrong? After saying that, I immediately stepped forward to support Aunt Zhao, who was stumbling. She stood in the doorway, looking left and right, until she was sure that there was no one in the hallway, and then she took a breath and said:

Miss, just now I heard a strange sound!

Where did you hear that? I asked, surprised.

It's like a ...... coming out of the ground Just now I wanted to go to the basement to get my old yarn, so ......

Why would you want to go to the basement and get those old yarns?

Because every night, we lock the door so early, so I want to beat the yarn to pass the time.

At this time, I really realized Aunt Zhao's troubled mood due to her hard work, and after a while, she suddenly lowered her voice and said, When I went to the basement to take out the woolen box, I suddenly heard a very strange sound. So I listened intently, and heard that it was coming from the ground, and I was so frightened that I ran up quickly.

Then, I went to the basement with Aunt Zhao, but there was no sound there. I listened patiently in the basement, and after a few moments, there was a booming noise.

It was like the sound of the wind blowing on the branches of a tree, or the sound of waves crashing against the shore, and after a while, it would sound for a while. Aunt Zhao and I trembled with fear, and the two of us hurriedly ran out of the basement.

The next morning, I went to the basement by myself. However, there was no sound at all, and there was silence in the cold, damp basement. I called Uncle Jiang, but he didn't say anything.

Maybe it's the sound of moles digging into their burrows, but because it's quiet in the middle of the night, even the slightest noise can sound frighteningly loud.

Maybe Uncle Jiang said this to appease me, but his expression was very solemn.

Tonight, I heard that weird voice again, what was it? It's horrible! If Song Yun stayed by my side, how good it would be! That way I can rest easy. Alas, when will I be able to get together with Song Yun again?

……

Seeing this, Zhuge Jian couldn't help but interject and asked, "Brother-in-law!" What's that sound?"

"I don't know, we'll have to investigate carefully to determine what it was." Song Yun said solemnly.

He thought of the helpless and lonely Zhuge Yun and Jiang Bo couple, who once lived in the manor surrounded by enemy troops, and his heart ached.

"Brother-in-law, I want to go and search on the spot again."

Song Yun didn't answer, Zhuge Yun's figure kept flashing in his mind, and he couldn't think about Zhuge Jian's suggestion calmly at all.

In the lonely and silent night, what is the strange sound coming from underground? Even the basement was a strange and mysterious place, and Song Yun and Zhuge Jian couldn't help but fall into deep confusion.

And they kept looking—

Yesterday morning at nine o'clock, the adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Lamei, came to my bedroom and suddenly said to me:

Madame, I want to arrest you!

As he spoke, he immediately stepped forward and grabbed my hand, and I broke away from him, got up from my chair, and told him to go out with all my might.

However, he ignored me, and he forced me into the corner of the room, and grabbed my hands roughly, ready to take me away.

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Bai Tian rushed in, his eyes blood-red and his face iron-blue, and he was furious.

Lieutenant Colonel, what are you going to do? He roared.

I'm going to imprison her.

Oh? Why?

Because this beautiful lady is suspected of colluding with the administrator of the manor in a vain attempt to report the military secrets of our army to the northern army.

What evidence do you have?

Yes! Every night after midnight, they emit signals from the estate's four corner towers.

Outrageous! We've never done that. I pleaded harshly.

Who found out they were emitting? Bai Tian asked rhetorically.

My men, and we got the news from the female killer as well.

However, I have not seen it, and my subordinates have not reported it to me. Bai Tian defended me.

You and your subordinates go to bed early and wake up late, and of course you won't find out what they're doing at night.

Lieutenant Colonel Lamei looked at Bai Tian with disdain, and let out a mocking sneer.

Shut up, Lieutenant Colonel Lamei, you're insulting me! Bai Tian was so angry that he stomped his feet.