"That means Ah Xing's body was hanging in the crypt behind the chimney wall for more than half a month..."
Her voice trembled as she looked up at the chimney that connected to the fireplace: "Who... killed Ah Xing?"
At this moment, the little gecko, the "guide," also nimbly crawled out of the chimney, scurried up to Xia Zhining's shoe, and proudly raised its little head.
"Little Tiger, have you seen what's inside?" Xia Zhining crouched down and asked softly.
As nocturnal animals, geckos have top-notch night vision!
Most animals are colorblind at night and can only see black, white and gray, but geckos are different.
Their eyes are like color high-definition cameras with built-in high-definition night vision, allowing them to see clearly even in the dark!
The little gecko proudly raised its head, [Look closely!]
[The area the firefighters dismantled was so narrow! There was a small door hidden against the wall inside!]
It gestured with its little paws: [There's also a round, reflective, shiny thing on the door!]
"A round, reflective thing?" Xia Zhining pressed.
The little gecko turned its head to look at the keyhole on the mansion's front door, pointing with its tiny paw: [It looks just like that!]
Xia Zhining immediately understood: "There's a door hidden in the mezzanine, and there's even a keyhole on the door!"
She immediately got up and told Ji Shuyun about this crucial discovery.
Ji Shuyun's phoenix eyes swept over the chimney structure: "The chimneys of these old-fashioned Western-style houses usually have a maintenance passage reserved."
Xia Zhining's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "But when the firefighters were breaking down the chimney just now, the old lady was only worried about the house being damaged, but she didn't mention a word about the hidden compartments and secret doors in the chimney."
“That’s right,” Ji Shuyun nodded slightly, lowering his voice even further, “Feline knew nothing about the chimney having a lining.”
"But the old lady was not surprised that there was a hidden space behind the chimney."
Xia Zhining exchanged a knowing glance with him: "The person who has lived here the longest right now is the old lady."
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them turned their heads at the same time and looked at the closed door of the room where the old lady was resting.
Xia Zhining carefully picked up the little gecko and whispered, "Little Tiger, tell me, do you know who hid that lady in the hidden compartment?"
[It's that old lady! And there's a man helping her!]
After the little gecko finished speaking, it nimbly darted out of her palm and quickly climbed onto the huge family photo hanging on the living room wall.
With a sharp "smack," its little paw landed precisely on the face of Fei Lin's cousin, Zhang Xian!
That night, I saw that someone had opened a hole in the crevices of the chimney wall, and light was coming out.
[Out of curiosity, I crawled over and saw the two of them frantically shoving people inside!]
[The man kept urging, "Hurry up, hurry up, she's coming back!"]
[After stuffing the people in, they quickly sealed the opening and ran away. Not long after, I heard this woman's voice echoing in the hall.]
The baby gecko's paws turned towards Feline in the photo:
[The "she" they're talking about must be her!]
Xia Zhining was startled, and instantly pieced together the clues—
The old lady and Zhang Xian worked together to hide the body, but the person they were really trying to keep in the dark was Fei Lin, who was about to return to the mansion.
Just then, the old woman walked over shakily, her gaze sweeping across the ground before suddenly fixing on the pale face of the female corpse.
Her pupils contracted sharply, and she let out a piercing scream:
"A ghost! Ah Xing's ghost has returned!"
Feline rushed forward and covered her eyes: "Grandma, don't be afraid, it's not a ghost, it's..."
"It's a ghost! This house is haunted; it's caused deaths here!"
The old woman gripped Feline's arm tightly, trembling all over. "Sell this haunted house quickly! We have to leave right away; we can't let this bad luck touch us!"
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