Ji Zhinan was being held by Gu Yibei's waist. When she saw her brother looking at her, she calmly replied.
“When I first came in, I didn’t notice anything unusual, but when I checked the closet, I found a man’s underwear. Based on the size, it couldn’t have belonged to Tony Herman, the only man in the house. Nina Herman herself admitted that it belonged to her husband who had passed away many years ago.”
But I noticed that the underwear was quite new, and the material didn't look like something from twenty years ago, so I started to have doubts.
"Later I saw a folding ladder next to the wardrobe in the room. If I remember correctly, this kind of ladder is usually only used when putting things in tall cabinets. Neither Nina Herman's room nor Tony Herman's room had built-in cabinets. The wardrobes were about two meters high, so there was no need for this kind of thing."
So I guessed that Nina Herman would keep this in her room, which meant it must be useful. Plus, I checked their storage room, and there was still plenty of space, but Nina Herman didn't put the ladder there; she kept it in her room. It's likely she needs the ladder frequently, but she's afraid that constantly going to the storage room to get it will arouse suspicion, so she simply kept it in her room so she can use it anytime.
"Furthermore, this is the top floor, and there is usually an attic on the top floor, so I'm guessing whether Nina Herman's house has an attic."
"When I left just now, I heard a very faint 'thump' from the ceiling. The sound was so quiet that it could be completely ignored. But I have good hearing, so I heard it, and my guess was completely confirmed."
Mrs. Hermann herself may not have known that Ji Zhinan had discovered many small details.
"..." Hearing Ji Zhinan's words, everyone present except Gu Yibei was shocked.
If I remember correctly, it was only about three minutes from when she entered Mrs. Hermann's room to when she came out. In just three minutes, she discovered so many things.
As expected of Ling Yinwolens' son, that brain...
“I never even suspected that attics existed.” Eddie shook his head, looking ashamed.
Shirakawa kindly explained: "Because the space on the top floor is relatively high, an attic is built in the middle. The lower part is the normal room, and the upper part is the attic."
Because it's a room under the pitched roof of the house, only a small window can be installed. Plus, being on the top floor, it's cold in winter and hot in summer, and it leaks when it rains. Therefore, attics are generally uninhabitable; they're usually included as a free gift when buying a top-floor apartment, used for storing infrequently used items.
“Oh…” Eddie nodded, seemingly understanding, “So the house has an attic.”
Shirakawa blinked and asked instinctively, "You don't know what an attic is?"
"I don't know." Eddie shook his head honestly. "My family only owns a manor, and I never buy this kind of house because my pet's playground is bigger than this." It was also the first time he had ever heard of an attic.
"..." Shirakawa wanted to slap himself twice. Serves you right for being so foul-mouthed! You got humiliated by rich people again.
Bai Chuan held the ladder, and Ji Zhinan and Gu Yibei went up one by one.
The attic upstairs is very large, the same size as the one downstairs, but the more than 100 square meters of space doesn't even have a light bulb, so the whole place looks dark.
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