"I……"

Bai Weiwei looked at Luo Yan, her crystal eyes were as wet as a frightened deer, but the next second she turned back and murmured in a low voice: "I did not sleep well last night, I... It seemed like I heard a 'tick-tock, tick-tock' sound."

"Tick-tock sound?" Luo Yan frowned and repeated.

Bai Weiwei nodded: "I seemed to have slept very deeply last night, and I seemed to hear some noise in a daze. At first, I thought it was the sound of rain outside the window hitting the glass, but the sound gradually became closer and closer. Show up in front of my bed.”

She gradually showed a look of fear: "I wanted to open my eyes to see what it was, but I didn't know why I couldn't open my eyes like they were stuck. I just kept listening to the 'tick, tick, tick' sound. , keep listening..."

Her hand holding the knife and fork began to tremble. Liu Shiyi, who was sitting next to her, couldn't bear it and reached out to pat her shoulder soothingly.

"Did you light the incense candle last night?" Xia Lingge suddenly asked.

Bai Weiwei was choked by the question. She raised her eyes and scanned everyone present. After murmuring for a long time, she still said: "I clicked...but I only clicked part of it."

If so, that's pretty much it.

Xia Lingge and Sicheng looked at each other, and Xia Lingge felt a little clearer.Chen Yu watched their interaction and suddenly put down the milk in his hand. The blade of his right hand was inserted straight into the soft bread. His eyes were interesting and his voice was slightly raised: "Why, did you two hear the noise last night?"

"I did hear some, but it disappeared quickly." Xia Lingge replied, but did not tell the complete process.

After Luo Yan listened to their words, his expression became sharper: "It seems that we have to be extra careful in this game."

"Young Master, ladies."

The butler appeared behind them at some point. The gold-rimmed glasses on his nose reflected the light, and his smile was gentle and polite: "Mrs. Kloster just sent a message that she was feeling a little unwell and would not come down to dine with you, Miss." You can walk around freely after having a meal with the young master, there is no need to be restrained."

"understood."

Luo Yan replied.

The rain outside the window continued to fall, but the house quieted down silently. Silver-white lightning flashed across the darkness, leaving behind explosive thunder that made people feel extremely frightened.

"You can't do anything just sitting there."

Luo Yan pushed the dinner plate in front of him forward and stood up: "Let's find the property contract first. After all, this is the key to us."

"it is good."

All players left their seats.

Xia Lingge took her time and took her time with the others. She wiped the corners of her mouth that were stained with jam and then stood up, just in time to have a panoramic view of the movements of the other players. Liu Shiyi walked towards the second floor. She was depressed beside the hall. The long corridor, but Luo Yan followed him in his direction after a while.

Bai Weiwei, on the other hand, has always stood by her side.

"Is something wrong?"

Xia Lingge asked her.

Bai Weiwei clasped her hands on her abdomen, blinked her slender eyelashes slightly, and looked extremely well-behaved. She hesitantly raised her head to look at Xia Lingge, and after a long hesitation she said: "Can I join you? "

Xia Lingge and Sicheng looked at each other.

"Don't worry, I will never drag you back." Bai Weiwei hurriedly explained, "I, I just don't want to be alone..." Xia Lingge asked: "Why us? What about Luo Yan and Liu Shiyi? Cooperating with them is not Is it better?"

Bai Weiwei's eyes turned red: "They won't want me. Sister Shiyi is a strong woman and Brother Luo Yan is the leader. They won't like me who is good for nothing. Even if they don't say it, I can feel it. My tolerance has exceeded the limit, and I don’t want to and can’t disturb them anymore.”

"That's why you came to disturb us?"

Bai Weiwei's eyes turned redder after hearing this.

Xia Lingge didn't think she said anything wrong. She just looked at her with a noisy look like "If you don't agree, I'll cry for you." Her already aching temples became even more painful. She raised her hand to rub it and threw it away. Next sentence: "It's up to you."

She turned around and led Sicheng towards the study on the second floor.

Bai Weiwei looked at their backs without looking back, tightened her hands on the skirts, and stepped up to follow them.

It was pitch dark in the study. Si Cheng picked up a candle and lit the candle on the shelf. The darkness was dispersed little by little, revealing the original appearance of the study. It was neat and orderly, much cleaner than the first time they came.

"Is there a problem here?"

Sicheng stood next to Xia Lingge.

Xia Lingge's eyes fell to the corner. The trash can that had been placed there had already looked brand new and was so clean that not even a speck of dust could be seen.

"There's something wrong, but it's not clear what it is."

Xia Lingge walked to the table where Mrs. Kloster was standing. All the photo albums originally placed on the table disappeared. Even the old postcards in the drawer were gone. Mrs. Kloster put them away. Yet?But why is she so obsessed with photos?
Or was it the photo in the trash can, where was it thrown away?

Xia Lingge turned his head and looked at the huge bookcase behind him. Many books were neatly placed on it. According to the convention of this evil game, it would be useless to use the word "horror" without adding any secret passages.

She leaned against the edge of the table and looked at the book titles, most of which were books on economics and politics, as well as some simple art books, but when her eyes turned to the third floor, her eyes suddenly stopped.

"The Sherlock Holmes" - a book that seems extremely out of place.

She raised her hand and took down the book.

Seeing this, Sicheng next to him brought a candle lamp with great discernment. Xia Lingge turned the pages one by one and found that the book was actually brand new. Even the ink fragrance of the book was not complete. It's spread out, but judging from the indentation at the bottom of the book, it doesn't look like it was just purchased. Is there anything inside?

She held the book and opened it page by page. When she turned to page 168, she discovered that there was a small shallow crease at the bottom - this crease was folded and then smoothed out, so shallow that it was difficult to detect.

She touched it gently and read the contents of the book. What was described here was only the conversation between Holmes and Watson. From a cursory glance, it seemed that there was no useful information that could be extracted.

But what are the creases used for?

Is it just a simple fold?
"This crease... is quite strange."

Sicheng looked at the book and suddenly hesitated.

"What's wrong?" Xia Lingge asked.

Sicheng stretched out his hand and turned over the folds, "Generally, the folds are folded inward randomly, but this fold is slanted upward, as if it was done deliberately."


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