"What's wrong?" After receiving instructions from his son-in-law Gu Shaoyong, Zhou Keming felt much more at ease and started to feel hungry. He was just about to ask someone to prepare dinner for him when he opened the study door and heard an extremely miserable scream from downstairs. He quickly went downstairs to ask what was wrong.
Since Gu Shaoyong's wife, Zhou Huiyu, gave birth to a stillborn baby after a difficult delivery, which also damaged her health and led to postpartum depression, Gu Shaoyong's mansion in Xichuan has been uninhabited for seven or eight years. Usually, only a couple stays here to look after the house. The husband is away today because of something, so only the maid who opened the door for Zhou Keming is here.
Women are timid by nature, and when frightened, they couldn't help but scream. Hearing Zhou Keming's voice, the maid seemed to have grasped at a lifeline, and rushed to Zhou Keming's side in a few steps, still shaken, and said, "Manager Zhou, there's a ghost..."
Zhou Keming frowned subconsciously, but considering the couple's unwavering loyalty to Gu Shaoyong, he didn't reprimand them. He simply said, "Gu Man's wife, don't scare yourself. This is a scientific age; there aren't that many gods and ghosts around..."
Before she could finish speaking, the maid's voice rang out again: "No, Manager Zhou, really, I really heard a sound, it's...it's in the kitchen..." As she spoke, she pointed fearfully toward the direction of the kitchen.
The maid's voice was visibly trembling; it was clear she was terrified and wasn't lying. However, Zhou Keming, who spent most of his time traveling and had even crossed borders, was quite bold and didn't believe the maid at all, thinking she was probably just scaring herself.
The most likely explanation is... a thief broke into the mansion? Or perhaps a petty thief?
"What exactly happened? Gu Man's wife, tell me the whole story in detail," Zhou Keming said to the maid.
"Yes, yes..." The maid nodded repeatedly, and after trying to calm herself down, she began to tell her story.
"I was thinking that since you came so late, Manager Zhou, and in such a hurry, it must be something urgent. I was worried that you hadn't eaten dinner, but there wasn't much food left at home, so I thought I'd fry you two steaks... My husband bought them a few days ago, saying we'd celebrate our wedding anniversary."
"After I finished frying the steak, I was just about to put a lid on it to keep it warm when I heard a child's voice."
"He asked me what I was doing, and said that he was right in front of me, asking if I could see him..."
At this point, the maid shuddered again, her already pale face turning even paler. Suppressing the tingling sensation on her scalp, she continued, "Tell me, with the kitchen lights shining brightly, how could I not see anything?"
"But there's nothing there, there really is nothing..."
"You really didn't hear wrong?" Zhou Keming asked the servant.
"No, really no!" the maid replied with absolute certainty, shaking her head. She continued, "Manager Zhou, my husband and I have been serving Fourth Master for many years. Although we may not be as capable as you, Manager Zhou, you should know a thing or two about our character and conduct. Why would I say a single lie? Besides, I wouldn't dare..."
Zhou Keming nodded and said gently, "Gu Man's wife, I know you and your husband are both loyal to your son-in-law, and I believe you. However..."
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