"So I have a guess... This manor is decorated in different styles, not because of the Duke's quirks, but because the furniture has been constantly updated and replaced over time."
Liu Ruoyu did not refute, she unconsciously rubbed the rough ends of her hair. "Somewhat incredible..."
"In the middle of the Middle Ages, the Gothic style became popular." Yun Chuan leaned on Mu Chen's shoulder with half-open eyes and said softly.
It's a bit out of control... What he used this time was not his true body, but a temporarily fabricated body.
He had thought that the large loss of sperm would make the body's movements a little sluggish, but he did not expect that the side effects would be so great.
Dizziness and coldness came to the door.
He needs rest.
Mu Chen's guess was not wrong, and he didn't mind helping him push forward.
The seventh book from the left on the third floor of the first row of bookshelves, Yunchuan accurately pulled out a gorgeously packaged tome.
"After the Gothic era, came the Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo eras, and then Europe entered modern times. Look at the illustrations above and compare your costumes." He clicked on the open book.
"We are staying in guest rooms, and we cannot be the only ones who have stayed there. For the distinguished guests we need to receive, especially the overseas guests who come to stay permanently, we naturally have to provide the best service to the guests."
"The guests at yesterday's lunch banquet may have been guests who have lived here before, and the food on the table also replicated the dishes they had eaten. That's why there are dishes with specialties from all over the world on one table."
"What you said makes sense. We need to go back and discuss it." Liu Ruoyu made a stop gesture. "We don't have much time, let's find the password first."
"If our guess is correct, then there is no password here." Mu Chen did not agree with her view of finding the password first. "Those guests obviously know the Duke. He is probably a monster that has lived for hundreds of years."
"We are looking for the password now because the butler asked for help. This may not really be the butler asking for help. And the Duke doesn't look like he has a headache."
"Is the box really filled with imitation birds? Our knowledge of the box is only the steward's one-sided opinion." Mu Chen said the last sentence, and silence fell in the air.
"Ah..." Ning Ning suddenly screamed softly.
"I...I seem to hear something..." She crossed her arms and leaned forward.
"Voice?"
"I'm not sure either... It's like someone suddenly shouted to help me..." Ning Ning turned around and pointed at the wall hidden behind the second row of bookshelves.
"Okay, usually the bookshelf and the secret room are hooked up. It's best if there is a secret room here where we can learn some secrets." Liu Ruoyu licked his lips, walked up and knocked on the wall.
"This wall doesn't look hollow, are you sure you heard correctly?" She frowned her delicate eyebrows. "Look at the surrounding objects that can be used as mechanisms. Generally, secret rooms are built together with the main building. Prioritize checking the Gothic-style objects in the room."
"Okay." Mu Chen and Ning Ning agreed together.
……
"How long has the Duke lived? Those books are well maintained, but it can be seen that they are old." Mu Chen asked Yunchuan in a low voice while running away to check the frame.
"I just realized a serious problem." Yunchuan did not answer him.
"What's going on?" Mu Chen suddenly felt a little nervous.
"I cleared my memory of this copy five minutes ago."
"Huh?"
"I haven't read the version of The Factory and The Mole, so I don't think it has anything to do with it. But I have read this version, and I think your reasoning is so stupid that it will make you laugh out loud, and you will die immediately if you listen to it, so I just Delete the memory.”
"...how did you say such cold words with a body temperature of 36 degrees...hiss...it's so cold..."
Yun Chuan withdrew his fingers and glanced disdainfully at Mu Chen, who was shivering from the cold, "We don't talk about constant temperature."
"Okay, okay, um...this is..." Mu Chen's attention was quickly attracted by a row of bulges behind the frame.
"Breakfreeandembracefreedom. Break free from prison and embrace freedom? This painting was also painted by the Duke. There are nightingale paintings hanging everywhere in this manor. Is he hinting at something?" Mu Chen turned over the frame and looked at the paper spreading its wings. nightingale.
There are nightingales hanging pictures everywhere...hiss...
"Ha... Yunchuan, how did Sisir replace the Duke?" He suddenly seemed to have thought of something.
"Soul control."
"Yes, soul. I thought of a possibility... maybe the Duke's body is not the Duke at all." Mu Chen lowered his voice and glanced at the two people who were still studying the bookshelf and the bed.
"Actually, I had doubts before. Assuming that the nightingale following us is a distinguished guest, then it stands to reason that the host and the guest should be of the same species. Moreover, the things in our room are obviously antiques. According to the status of the Duke, it is impossible for guests to stay there. Old things, the tree where the nightingale lives is brand new, I have observed it.”
"And... this Duke looks like he is only in his early twenties. He cannot be the first Duke. His title must have been passed down from his elders. But there are no portraits of anyone else in this manor."
"Can you tell me the conclusion directly... It's not just villains who die from talking too much." Yunchuan had already lost a lot of blood, but now he had a headache after listening to him talk a lot. "What is alive in the Duke's body now is probably the soul of the nightingale."
"...You've made a big leap, don't you want to be materialistic?" Yunchuan winked and commented sincerely.
"My materialism has long since collapsed to the point where not even the scum is left, and Europe in the Middle Ages was an era where witches were rampant, so immortality is not a curse." Mu Chen was obviously dissatisfied with the other party's too calm mood.
"That makes sense."
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"Your idea makes sense. After all, no one would build a place where guests' pets live more luxuriously than the guests."
……
"I found it, come here and move the bed together." Liu Ruoyu greeted the others at the side.
The Duke's two-meter-wide bed was much heavier than it looked, and it took a lot of effort for the four players to move it away.
There is no color difference between the floor under the bed and the floor around the bed. The bed was just put there.
"Damn, they are really plotting against us!" Liu Ruoyu suddenly burst out with a curse word.
"Then...are we still going down? It's two o'clock in the morning, and it will be dawn in four hours." Ning Ning looked at a circle of square gaps on the floor.
"...Wait a minute." Liu Ruoyu took out a transparent crystal plate.
She opened her finger and a drop of blood fell on the crystal plate. Red blood beads seeped into the surface of the crystal, and the appearance of a man was outlined inside the crystal plate.
"Here." The voice of Glasses came from the crystal plate.
‘Sound transmission crystal, B-level prop. One-on-one communication, blood activation, and Zhihe's replacement, it seems that these two B-level players have formed a team in private. ’ Yunchuan used a voice transmission to give Mu Chen popular science.
Although the paper crane was cheap, it was a range-wide message that could be heard by all the paper cranes within the range, which was not conducive to confidentiality.
"We have now found the entrance to a secret room in the Duke's bedroom..." Liu Ruoyu briefly recounted the situation.
"We also have a hidden secret door here but we haven't entered it yet. We have searched the surface of the warehouse and found no valuable clues, but there are indeed many sundries that are old antiques."
"There are secret doors on both sides, so there is a high probability that there will be one in the other warehouse."
"Now is the best time to explore, but it can also be very dangerous."
If the housekeeper wanted to trick them, he would definitely put something in the secret door to deal with them. But if we don't go on today, we may not be able to find such a good opportunity when the Duke comes back tomorrow.
"Go down and have a look. If there is any problem, retreat immediately." Liu Ruoyu gritted his teeth and prepared to test the dragon's pond and tiger's den.
"Should we leave one person up there...the housekeeper knows that we will definitely come at night, in case he..." Ning Ning was a little worried.
"He won't come." Yunchuan touched his chin. "Maybe his purpose is to let us go down." This is only the second night, and three people have died. For a B-level copy, the KPI has been reached.
"According to the current situation, the butler deceived us about the reason why he wanted to open the box. The person who wanted to open the box should be the Duke standing behind him."
"But the codebook was set up by the Duke. It would be ridiculous to say that it was forgotten."
"The most likely possibility is that the Duke doesn't know the password. No wonder he left by such a coincidence. A normal host would not leave a guest alone at home." Liu Ruoyu took a deep breath and said, "Ningning, are you sure the voice you heard was a cry for help?" ”
"My hearing is very good, I should be right."
"According to the routine, it is very likely that the one who is imprisoned is the real Duke." Liu Ruoyu actually had the leisure to tease, "But the housekeeper has been exposed, how can he have the confidence to let us work for him in vain?"
Mu Chen opened the secret door, and the dark hole could not be seen to the edge. "Don't forget, there is still an assessment." He said calmly.
"The Duke asked the butler to give the questions on his behalf, but he didn't say that the butler must give the questions at breakfast. Now...it's past twelve o'clock, and today's test questions have come out."
"Today's test question is, please help us open this box." An old voice suddenly sounded behind the players.
Reese walked in quietly from the door.
"What's in this box?" Seeing the old butler, Mu Chen calmed down.
"It's just an imitation diamond bird. The reason why we need to open the box has already been said. We have not deceived you at this point. It's just that for some reason, the Duke forgot the password. So we have to turn to you outsiders for help." Guests.”
"It's our honor to be able to help the Duke..." Liu Ruoyu raised a smile, "It's just that we still have a few companions..."
"You will meet up. Time is tight. I hope all guests will do your best." The butler obviously did not want to say more. He turned slightly and made a gesture of invitation.
(End of chapter)
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