Chapter 226 Who is contacting you?
Lin Jiu ignored Essen's surprise.
He crossed his arms and said in a calm tone, "But it's too late now. You can't leave. The ghost's activities are not limited to the castle."
The pollution introduced from Todd's body was very similar to the pollution underground, and exactly the same as the pollution on the black shadow that day.
The ghost's body is probably underground. If the pollution in Todd's body comes from that ghost, then the entire mountain is probably within the ghost's activity range.
Although it is not known why the ghost has waited until now to take action, it is certain that they really need to start being careful now.
Essen didn't say anything, and Lin Jiu didn't expect him to say anything.
There must be something wrong with Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I'm afraid Laura is in a very safe place now.
But as players, their mission is to exorcise demons. Right now, the only monster in the castle is a ghost, so the two sides cannot tear each other apart.
Although Lin Jiu was eager to make a move, he also had to consider Todd's side.
"I'll go see Todd." Lin Jiu picked up the black cloth to cover the painting and went upstairs directly.
Charles glanced at Essen and keenly sensed something wrong from Lin Jiu's attitude just now.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith already looked suspicious, and Lin Jiu's attitude now made several players silently alert in their hearts.
They have to guard against more than just ghosts.
The other side.
After Lin Jiu went up to the second floor, he didn't knock on the door and went straight into Todd's room.
Compared to when he just came back, Todd's face looked a little brighter now.
Lin Jiu's sudden intrusion woke Todd who had fallen asleep again. He sat up and subconsciously asked if there was anything that had not been resolved.
"no."
Lin Jiu briefly explained why Essen was yelling like a madman just now.
"Do you think they staged this themselves?"
"I don't know. It doesn't feel like it." Lin Jiu replied.
Todd nodded and said tiredly, "I've contacted the others. You guys should go down the mountain tomorrow during the day."
"What about you?"
"Of course I stayed."
Unexpectedly, after Todd said this, he saw Lin Jiu showing a questioning expression and looking him up and down.
"Are you sure?"
Todd: ...
"More than ten hours, enough for me to recover."
Lin Jiu shrugged, expressing his disbelief.
Before Todd could say anything else, Lin Jiu immediately changed the subject and said that the underground entrance had been found.
"Finally found it?"
Including the first night, they had been in the castle for four days.
This time is actually not short.
If you think about it carefully, they wasted too much time because they were passive.
Lin Jiu's mentality was much more relaxed than Todd's. He sat down on the edge of the bed, crossed his legs, and spoke slowly: "Someone doesn't want us to find the underground entrance so quickly."
I just don't know, is it a ghost or...
Lin Jiu went to the utility room several times, but had to leave every time because of something going on.
It was fine once or twice, but after so many times, Lin Jiu naturally realized that there was something that didn't want him to find the basement so quickly.
Todd said nothing.
"The mayor will return to town tomorrow." Lin Jiu said.
The implication is that he wants to return to the castle when the time comes.
Todd frowned.
"Aren't you curious about what happened back then?" Lin Jiu asked.
"What does this have to do with returning to the castle!" Todd said in a deep voice.
Lin Jiu looked innocent: "It doesn't matter."
"Then why are you saying this?"
Lin Jiu wanted to inquire about the information, and Todd did not stop him, but returning to the castle was not an option.
But he didn't expect that Lin Jiu's words almost made him vomit blood.
"Does my desire to know the truth conflict with my desire to return to the castle?" Lin Jiu asked, then answered himself, "Not at all."
Todd: ...
Looking at Todd who had fallen into silence, Lin Jiu reached out and patted his shoulder.
"You should have a good rest, and also, be mentally prepared."
Todd was a little confused after hearing this. He straightened up again and wanted to ask more questions, but he saw Lin Jiu, who was walking to the door, stopped again.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you."
Before leaving, Lin Jiu looked back at Todd and said something in a calm tone that made him feel creepy: "I don't know who you have contacted, but I can tell you for sure that I haven't sensed any presence around the castle since the first day."
Although he didn't meet him in the town, there was a high probability that he was hiding in the dark, and because he was in casual clothes, Lin Jiu didn't notice him.
But there was definitely no one around the castle.
The door was gently closed, and Todd lay on the bed with his upper body supported on his side, his pupils slightly shrunken and trembling. The look of astonishment on his face and the cold sweat running down his forehead all revealed his panic at the moment.
Although Todd quickly calmed down, the creepy feeling remained.
He sat up, his head full of what Lin Jiu had just said.
If the team member hiding in the dark never existed from the beginning, then who was the person he had been contacting regularly these days?
Where is the support sent by the guild?
All....
Sacrificed?
Another drop of cold sweat slid down Todd's cheek.
If, if what Lin Jiu said was true...
Then they probably can't leave.
Lin Jiu, not knowing how uneasy Todd was at the moment, returned to the living room.
Ethan and his children were gone, and the housekeeper was nowhere to be seen.
Christie said she was going back to her room.
As for the painting, no one moved.
Only Christie was left in the living room. Lin Jiu paused slightly as he went downstairs.
He looked at Christie, but just looked at her without saying anything.
Christie was stared at by Lin Jiu with such a direct and emotionless gaze that he soon felt uncomfortable all over.
He spoke nervously: "What, what happened?"
"Why are you sitting here alone?"
Hearing this, Christie was stunned for a moment, then realized something and smiled bitterly.
At this time, Eugene, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest, slowly walked out of Lin Jiu's blind spot.
Lin Jiu looked down and met Eugene's eyes.
Lin Jiu: ...
"Where are the others? Isn't Laura trapped in the painting?"
Eugene: "I went to the utility room."
Everyone was heading for the basement, but they had no intention of entering rashly.
Who knows what's in there.
Everyone who didn't know that Todd originally planned to let the players hide in the town tomorrow thought that Todd would bring people in to take a look tomorrow.
Todd was clearly not in good shape today.
"It looks like your group is going to miss out." Christie was referring to being the first to go down to the basement.
Lin Jiu shrugged to show that he didn't care, and then said:
"Be sure to be careful."
Christie made an OK gesture: "Of course."
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