The way Gao De died was definitely not something a normal human could do easily. What's more, he had talked to Lu Ban and the others a few hours ago, which means that he was killed after leaving the restaurant and returning to his room, and he even had time to take a shower.

"I need to confirm the alibi. As for the secret room... a secret room can't hold a monster in this situation."

As Stone spoke, he heard hurried footsteps coming from the corridor.

"this……"

The old butler and the maid rushed over and saw Gode's body. The old butler with silver hair and a monocle was a little breathless for a moment.

The situation was even more real for the maid. She didn't even have time to scream. She fainted on the spot and fell to the floor with a thud, unconscious.

"We have to protect the scene first."

Stone said, glancing at the body.

"A serious murder has occurred here, call the police as soon as possible."

For Stone, knowing the secret of Stormy Mountain Manor is certainly very important, but the mission is just to keep them alive until the night of the summoning of the dead. From a utilitarian point of view, staying in the police station is obviously safer than staying in Stormy Mountain Manor.

"Okay, okay."

The old butler hesitated for a moment before turning around, stepping over the unconscious maid, going to the phone in the corridor and starting to make a call.

At this time, Rum also arrived at the scene.

When he saw Gao De's appearance, he instinctively frowned and covered his nose.

Then he saw the old butler who was talking on the phone in the corridor.

"Wait, what are you doing?"

Rum asked anxiously.

"I'm, uh, calling the police. Mr. Stone told me to..."

The old butler had just picked up the microphone, but froze again after hearing what Rum said.

"We can't call the police. Listen, we can't call the police. If the police come, they will take all of us away. Heming Taoist and summoning spirits are not officially allowed. If they find out, they will arrest us all. Not only will my father not be able to come back, but this villa may also be confiscated!"

Rum explained in a slightly incoherent manner. He was obviously worried that when the police came, they would fabricate all kinds of charges against him and put him and others in prison, never to see the light of day again, or maybe he would choke to death in his cell while eating one day.

The police in the Wasted City obviously do not have a good reputation. As the umbrella for the upper class, it is often a luxury to expect them to do things for money. More often than not, these policemen will not do anything even if they are paid, and will even cause trouble for themselves.

If you do business in the wasteland without the support of someone with real power, it is easy for you to be harassed and investigated by the police and exploited.

In addition, this mansion is related to Taoist Heming. Once the police find out, they will definitely take over the mansion and expel Rum and others without leaving a single one, and then study the place slowly on their own.

So, in Rum's opinion, he would rather die here than call the police.

"But……"

The old butler looked at Stone.

"This is a murder case, and it may involve supernatural powers. It is dangerous to continue staying here."

Stone took the microphone from the old butler.

But when he picked up the receiver and tried turning the dial, he put down the receiver.

"The line's gone."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a roar outside the window.

Several people hurried to the window and saw that the road and electric poles not far away were washed away by the mudslide from the mountain. The road was blocked and the electric poles fell down. Waves of electric current spread on the thick black wires.

Soon, all the lights in the villa went out, and the corridor fell into silence and darkness. Only the storm outside the window, with lightning and thunder, lit up everyone's face.

“Is there any other way down the mountain?”

Stone asked the old butler.

"No, there is only one road leading down the mountain."

The old butler was a little nervous and he answered immediately.

"The road down the mountain is blocked, telephone and power lines are cut off, and we have completely lost contact with the outside world. We can only stay here until the storm is over."

Stone turned and said to the others.

"But don't worry. I made an agreement with Sheriff Holler before I came here. If I don't make regular phone calls, the police will send people here. And now..."

Stone pulled his pocket watch from his pocket and checked the time.

"If I still don't call Sheriff Holler in another hour, he will know that something happened to me. The police will arrive here tomorrow morning at the latest. If nothing unexpected happens, we can sit in front of the warm fireplace and drink black tea tomorrow night."

Looking at Stone, Rum suddenly became irritable.

"How could you, this is my father's legacy, this is..."

He wanted to grab Stone's collar, but Stone had already moved. Stone dodged Rum's move and pressed him against the wall with his hands locked behind his back.

"Please calm down, Mr. Rum. If nothing bad has happened, I will never notify the police."

He asked the old butler to inform the other servants to temporarily seal off Gode's room and the two surrounding guest rooms, and several people returned to the restaurant.

Xia didn't know what was happening yet. She was already enjoying the roast chicken and potatoes brought to her by the servants. Although the darkness caused by the lack of electricity meant that the restaurant could only be lit by candles, it did not affect her enjoyment of the food at all.

"You're back, what happened?"

Xia asked, holding a chicken drumstick in one hand and picking up vegetables with a fork in the other.

"Gaudet is dead. He died in **. His internal organs are missing."

Lu Ban spoke so bluntly that the maids in the restaurant were stunned.

"oh."

Xia responded, then took out the potato stuffed in the belly of the roast chicken on the plate in front of her and took a bite.

"Contact with the outside world has been cut off. We can't get out for the time being."

Stone said one more sentence, then sat down opposite Xia, picked up the food on his plate and started eating dinner.

Lu Ban cut the roast chicken on the plate with a knife and started eating happily.

In the flickering candlelight, Rum looked at the three people who were feasting, and for a moment he didn't know what expression to make.

Stone and Lu Ban had just seen a corpse, and it was a corpse in that state, but now they can eat without any obstacles. What kind of strong mentality does this have?

"You can actually eat it?"

Rum asked weakly. He pulled out a chair and sat down. Looking at the food on the table, he felt a little nauseous for a moment.

"How can you have the energy to investigate if you are not full?"

Lu Ban answered as a matter of course.

They ate for a while, and suddenly, they heard hurried and heavy footsteps in the corridor outside the door.

"I want to get out of here, I want to get out of here!"

Before he saw anyone, Lu Ban heard the rich woman's voice.

Bang——

The door was pushed open, and Lu Ban saw Browning's daughter Emma rushing into the restaurant with messy hair.