Chapter 139: Suicide Note
Yu Yao looked at Ning Hanqi with a look full of pity, especially after hearing about the other party's family relationship that almost made her call the police, she could understand Xia Yingnuan's feelings more and more.
She originally thought that Ning Hanqi had escaped from some valley. After all, her powerful friend couldn't find out her past. Apart from the valley, she really couldn't think of any other place that guy couldn't find any clues. But after having dinner with Ning Hanqi, she felt that things might not be that simple.
Ning Hanqi's every move while eating was not like that of an ordinary child. Her dignity and cultivation seemed as if she had been specially taught by an etiquette teacher. Such a person should not be cultivated in the mountains, and she grew up in such a weird family. If she was a child from an ordinary family, the other party's scumbag father and stepmother would not have allocated such good resources to the unfavored original wife's child.
If it's a big family...
That feeling is even more chilling.
"From the looks of it, this headband should have belonged to the castle's first maid."
The maid in front of her carefully looked at the hairband in Xia Yingnuan's hand and gave a positive answer.
"So where is she now?"
Although Xia Yingnuan already knew that the first maid was gone, she still pretended to be ignorant and asked.
Cui Zhongming, who was standing by, roughly understood what she meant and did not interrupt.
After Xia Yingnuan finished explaining things to Xiaoxue and the others, when she was about to question the maid, she did not forget Cui Zhongming. After all, the task was to be done by two people together.
"I'm not sure about that, but it seems that she disappeared not long after the doctor came to the castle."
The maid tilted her head, as if reminiscing, and after a while she added, "Just like everyone else, nothing special."
Xia Yingnuan noticed several key points in her words: 'after the doctor came' and 'disappeared'.
"Others? Who are you referring to?"
Xia Yingnuan complained about this game in her heart. Since she was going to give clues, she might as well say it directly.
This way of squeezing toothpaste required players to cooperate with role-playing and answer questions one by one, which made Xia Yingnuan feel uncomfortable.
"It's just other people."
The maid tilted her head and looked at Xia Yingnuan with a confused look, as if she was the one who was making trouble.
Then Xia Yingnuan and Cui Zhongming asked a lot of questions in succession, trying to pry more information out of the maid.
However, it has no substantial effect. Once the question goes beyond the limit, the other party will politely answer that she doesn't know. If you ask her in depth, she will just repeat the previous answer, like an emotionless tape recorder.
"We've been busy for half a day, and all we got is news that the other party is a maid. Isn't this nonsense? We knew this news before we started the mission."
Cui Zhongming couldn't help it. He originally thought there would be some big clues, but ended up listening to a bunch of nonsense. Not only was he busy for a long time, but he was also implicated by Xia Yingnuan, who spoke in a bad tone.
"I'm tired and went back to my room to rest. You can ask slowly."
Seeing that he couldn't get any information here, Cui Zhongming simply gave up and went upstairs without waiting for Xia Yingnuan's reaction.
Although Xia Yingnuan was cursing the dog game in her heart, she was much calmer than Cui Zhongming.
She waited until she was sure that Cui Zhongming had really returned to his room to rest before she turned around and spoke with a smile.
"You asked us to clean the rooms before, but why did you only clean the doctor's room? What about the rooms of the castle owner and the housekeeper? Don't they need to be cleaned?"
Xia Yingnuan had discovered before that if her questions had nothing to do with the maid, the other party would not be able to explain clearly, so she thought about it for a long time and asked in a roundabout way.
Sure enough, after these words were spoken, the maid seemed to have not expected it, but this problem was not unrelated to her.
There was a hint of doubt on his originally expressionless face.
"The castle owner's room is usually cleaned at night, even if the owner is out."
The other party hesitated for a moment before speaking in a low voice.
This answer was completely beyond Xia Yingnuan's expectations. She actually wanted to ask the housekeeper, but she didn't want to be too obvious, so she added the owner of the castle.
After all, although the owner went away for a long trip, the room still needed to be cleaned. But unexpectedly, I got a clue unexpectedly.
“Why do we have to clean at night?”
"No reason, I always clean at night."
Well, I just got a clue, and then I'm back to square one.
Xia Yingnuan learned her lesson this time. When the other party asked her to go around in circles, she simply gave up and asked the question that concerned her most.
"What about the housekeeper's room? Has it been cleaned today?"
As soon as the words fell, Xia Yingnuan waited expectantly for the other party to speak.
As a result, the maid who had been answering questions just now suddenly froze in place for some reason, as if she had not heard Xia Yingnuan's questions.
"Miss, if you don't have any other questions, I'll go get busy first."
After about ten seconds, the maid returned to normal, bowed to Xia Yingnuan, and went straight into the kitchen.
Xia Yingnuan chased after her a little late, but when she turned a corner, she found that the maid had disappeared.
She knew it must be the game, so she stopped looking, but she became more confused.
The maid didn't get any more clues, but only some messy clues, so Xia Yingnuan simply went to the basement again.
Xia Yingnuan was not clear about the battle situation in the wine cellar in the afternoon, but based on the game mechanism, she guessed that it should not be one-sided, and at most it would be evenly matched.
"I have something to ask you. Can you come out on your own? Or do you need me to give you a drop of blood?"
Xia Yingnuan walked into the wine cellar as if she knew the place well. Liang Yu, who had disappeared for the entire afternoon, knocked on Cui Zhongming's door while no one was paying attention.
Remembering Chi Zi's reaction to her blood in the morning, Xia Yingnuan asked in advance.
Perhaps it was because her blood left a fresh impression on the pool and hair, as soon as Xia Yingnuan finished speaking, there was movement in the wine cellar, and a dark shadow behind the barrel rack became looming.
But Xia Yingnuan noticed that their color seemed to have become a little more transparent, and many of them looked listless, as if they had suffered a serious injury.
The hair in the pool was no longer as flexible and wild as before. It looked like an eggplant hit by frost, lifeless.
"Are you injured?"
Xia Yingnuan was a little surprised. She had thought that the clever idea she had come up with in the afternoon would be very foolproof, but she had not expected it to turn out like this.
After she asked, the hair in the pool began to move.
However, both the amplitude and the movements were much smaller than in the morning, and even the color of the hair was not as shiny as before.
"It doesn't count."
After swaying for a long time, the hair finally formed three words.
"Those hearts are controlled by the witch, after all, and they were activated due to the game settings. They should have been stronger to begin with, but I tricked them. Since you agreed to help, you should be subject to restrictions, right?"
In just three words, Xia Yingnuan figured it out. She used her skills to exploit a loophole in the game, which was equivalent to diverting trouble and causing the NPCs in the game to fight among themselves. However, the afternoon was the hide-and-seek session, which was the home ground of the voodoo doll, so the system must have restricted the abilities of the maid and the shadow.
"If what I say is right, you should just keep silent."
Xia Yingnuan noticed that her hair trembled several times when she moved it, and knew that she was not in good condition, so she changed to a more concise way of talking.
The maid's hair didn't move for a long time, and Xia Yingnuan knew that she had guessed right.
And unexpectedly, Xia Yingnuan saw a number above the hair scattered on the ground.
【bite--
It has been detected that the trust level of the potential target maid has reached 30. Do you want to use the skill "I am the eldest lady"?
Note: This use consumes 50 points and can make the maid become the lady's "general servant" for ten minutes. During this time, the general servant will obey your orders.
A prompt sound rang out, and Xia Yingnuan thought that it might be the cooperation in the afternoon, or what she said, that made the maid trust her.
But she didn't plan to use any skills now. Firstly, she didn't have enough points now, so it would be better to spend them wisely. Secondly, the maid was still imprisoned by the witch. Even if she became an ordinary servant of hers, she might be bound by many factors.
"I'm here to ask you some questions. What exactly did the witch do to you? What are your last wishes? Are there any questions you can answer? Pick the ones you can answer, and give me a clue."
Xia Yingnuan didn't actually hold much hope in exchanging information with the person involved. If she hadn't gotten many clues from the maid who had asked them to clean before, she wouldn't have made this trip.
Especially now that she saw that the first maid and the black shadow were not in good condition, she asked two questions that were not easy to answer, and only asked the other party to give her hints or clues within their ability, and not to force it.
A long while passed after she finished speaking, but the maid's hair didn't move for a long time. She didn't know whether she was fighting against the system or was subject to some restrictions.
Just when she was about to say that it was okay and that she would look for it herself, her hair finally moved. It moved with great difficulty, and it had to stop for a long time after each stroke.
After stumbling for several minutes, he could barely make out the three words "Library" on the ground.
"Okay, I understand. I'll look for clues. Don't worry."
Xia Yingnuan knew when to stop and did not continue to dwell on this matter. She knew that this should be the limit. After all, it was a special task in the game, and she didn't need to ask everything here.
"I have a personal question. If you think you can answer it, then answer it. If you can't, forget it." After asking all the questions about the maid, Xia Yingnuan seemed to remember her own personal affairs. "Do you have any clues for me about the housekeeper?"
She still gave the maid a choice, but this time the maid's hair didn't tremble like before.
After a while, a sentence appeared on the ground. Xia Yingnuan couldn't help but open her eyes wide, with surprise on her face.
Cui Zhongming's room on the second floor.
"You want to use me to kill Xia Yingnuan. Don't think I can't see it. Why should I help you?"
Cui Zhongming leaned against the bed, his tone somewhat unhappy.
He originally didn't want to let Liang Yu in at all, but in the end he let him in when the other party said he wanted to discuss a business deal. However, he didn't expect the other party to be so shameless and wanted to use him to get rid of Xia Yingnuan.
"She wasn't helping me, she was just taking the initiative. Last night I gave the other party a dangerous buff, and you saw it, but you didn't warn her. You think she's so magnanimous? Think about what happened to Bai Wei. She was just trying to protect herself."
Liang Yu was not annoyed after hearing the other party's accusations.
"At most, I just turned a blind eye. You are the perpetrator. Even if it's your turn next, it won't be mine."
Although Cui Zhongming was implicated by Xia Yingnuan in the afternoon, he still understood this principle.
"But don't forget why you came to this instance. Now someone shows up midway. I don't think she's a pushover. If you keep busy until the end and end up making things difficult for someone else, it would be better to solve the problem right from the start. That would make everyone happy."
Liang Yu was not discouraged and gave another convincing reason.
This time, Cui Zhongming did not refuse immediately. Instead, he frowned and wondered what he was thinking.
Xia Yingnuan was unaware of the heated discussions going on upstairs. She stood in the wine cellar for a long time. Only when she heard the system prompt all players to go to the first floor for dinner did she absentmindedly come out of the basement.
As a result, as soon as she walked into the restaurant, she found that the butler who had disappeared for a whole day had reappeared quietly.
[Hanqi, when you see this letter, it means my plan has succeeded. I'm sorry, please forgive me for not being able to watch you and the copy perish together, so I used some tricks to conceal my lies.]
[I'm sorry. I promised not to lie to you before. If you're really angry, there's a doll I made for you in the closet. You can hit it a few times to vent your anger. Don't hold it in...]
I have a friend named Zhao Wenting. She's a wealthy second-generation with an older brother who inherited the family business. She just spends her days eating, drinking, and having fun. If you want to go out and relax, you can ask her to take you. Don't stay home alone all the time. I'd be worried.
[Hanqi, there's something I've been thinking about for a long time but haven't dared to tell you. However, if I were to take this secret to the grave, I wouldn't be fair to you. So, a coward like me can only tell you this way.]
[Do you remember what happened when we first met? Perhaps because the dungeons were becoming more and more influential on you, you unconsciously increased the difficulty of dungeons, wiping out several teams before me. As a result, all players, myself included, became wary of you.]
I've been in the game long enough, and the more I progress into the game, the more likely I am to run into you. So, I've developed a plan specifically for you.
[So...don't be sad for a liar, it's not worth it.]
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