When Li Yang and Mo Qing returned to the living room on the first floor, the three thugs who had lived in the basement of the building next door last night had also returned.
Seeing that they were safe and sound, some players looked surprised.
Obviously most people thought something would happen to the three of them.
"How was your night in the basement?" Yu Qian asked the question that all players wanted to ask.
The three men stopped walking, and one of them quickly replied, "Nothing happened. There are several rooms in the basement over there, but only one can keep the light on all night. There's indeed a note on the switch."
This confirms what the male student said yesterday.
Old Wu asked, "Did you find anything in the basement?"
"I don't know. We are tired and go back to sleep."
After saying this, the thugs walked straight up the stairs without paying any attention to anyone else.
Obviously, they didn't hide anything about the basement, which was something you could find if you went there, but they wouldn't reveal anything else.
"Oh, by the way, we're planning to move to the basement tonight. There's light there, and it's more comfortable than here." A thug poked his head out from the stairs. "I'm telling you guys, don't fight over your territory."
"…"
Everyone looked at him speechlessly and chose to keep quiet.
Although they couldn't stand the main building being pitch black at night and being forced to be blind once it got dark, they didn't dare to change their residence at will.
"Didn't the housekeeper forbid us from moving?" Xiaobai glanced at Li Yang. "Earlier, Du Ruo wanted to change floors but was told not to. He said once we've chosen one, we can't move on and we can't trouble the manor's servants."
In fact, they didn't meet anyone else in the manor these days. The so-called servants seemed to be something invisible and intangible.
Mo Qing raised his hands and scoffed, "The housekeeper just said not to bother the servants. Wouldn't it be better if you just went over quietly and didn't bother the servants?"
"!"
It was an epiphany!
Everyone was awakened by his words, and then they all looked at Li Yang, who was forced to be a neighbor of the housekeeper. Some showed sympathy, some had mocking eyes, and some seemed to be relieved for her.
Li Yang: "???"
Bushgomen?
Having inexplicably and briefly become the center of attention, Li Yang could only cooperate by giving a wretched smile: "Let's just forget it. What if my guess is wrong and something goes wrong after I move? It wouldn't be worth it."
Xiaobai nodded: "Yeah, it's always better to be careful. Anyway, nothing happened to you living on the first floor these days."
No one thought there was anything wrong with what Li Yang said, because it did make sense and they would have made the same choice if they were in his shoes.
Although there is a scary housekeeper living on the same floor, I have spent several days safely on the first floor. What's the difference between moving out now and looking for trouble?
There was nothing left to talk about, so the players split up again and went around the manor to look for clues.
Li Yang followed them out first. After everyone reached their destination, he walked around and returned to the main building, then went to the fifth floor alone.
Last night she felt a breath that was not from the ghost that jumped off the building. Unfortunately, she was interrupted by Mo Qing who suddenly appeared. She had to go again today.
Before the boss comes out, she always has to find something to do, otherwise it would be too boring.
As soon as I reached the fifth floor, a faint aura emanated from deep in the corridor on the left.
Li Yang also took the opportunity to observe other rooms. One of the doors was open, and it could be seen that it was a study. There were signs of bookshelves being turned over.
"Could this be left by someone who came here last night?"
Fortunately, the aura was not affected except that it was a little weaker than last night. And the weakening was not caused by the players, but was just a natural change caused by day and night.
Reaching the end of the corridor, Li Yang tried to turn the handle.
It's locked.
"Tsk, no wonder they weren't affected. They just couldn't get in after all this time."
[Wife, I think you can't get in even if the door is locked.]
[But, the floor where you're not allowed to enter, the locked room, all the elements are complete, there must be important clues in there.]
[I guess the original intention here was to wait for the manor owner to return before letting the player find an opportunity to sneak in. By then, someone will definitely die.]
[The above is the old cloud player. ]
Li Yang felt in her pocket, took out the talisman papers she had drawn two days ago, and began to look through them one by one.
Quickly, she pulled out one of them and said, "Fortunately, I was prepared."
The talisman paper was stuck on the door with a snap.
"Unlocking Talisman, give it to me!"
[???]
[Who are you to understand this chuunibyou line? ]
[No, a lock-opening charm? Is there such a charm?]
Click.
After Li Yang finished reciting that immature line, the doorknob turned by itself, and then the door opened smoothly.
[Ah? Ah???]
[ah??]
[It's really open?! Du Ruo, if you say you're not a mystic or can't draw talismans again, I'll give you two slaps.]
[This is hilarious! She's a master of mystic arts! Can you possibly defeat her?]
[So what? If I hit her, she'll be mad. If she hits me, I'll feel good. Either way, I won't suffer any loss.]
[Okay, okay, we're invincible, right?]
[It seems that Mo Qing is using a smurf account to watch the live broadcast in the dungeon.]
The used talisman papers turned into black ash and fell to the ground. Li Yang casually stepped on them and rubbed them into the furry carpet, trying to cover up the evidence.
This is the bad thing about low-quality talismans. They don't disappear cleanly after use, and the carpet that has melted into the paper ash has become noticeably darker in color.
But it doesn't matter. As long as she doesn't admit it, who knows why the carpet became dirty?
This locked room was not as bright as one might imagine, but it was not completely dark either.
Many photos were clipped to the grid racks on the wall, and there were lines tied in the air to hang the photos.
The whole room was illuminated by a faint red light. Although I could barely distinguish objects, my vision always felt unclear and it was still very dim.
"A dark room..."
Li Yang closed the door and slowly looked through the photos.
This is a room specially used for developing and processing films. Photographers should be familiar with this kind of place. Some photography enthusiasts with good conditions will also set up a darkroom at home.
In the Xuanshu Association of the original world, there were several Xuanshu masters who liked photography. One of them, who was on good terms with Li Yang, even invited him to his home to visit his darkroom.
"I'm really impressed. The clue that was supposed to be revealed later has been revealed by you now."
[Weird: Haha, have you considered my feelings? ]
[Are there clues in these photos? Do you see anything?]
[I can't see shit. This light is so uncomfortable for me. I'm starting to feel dizzy.]
[Indeed, I now admire the photographer. Developing photos in this shabby place will eventually lead to blindness.]
At this time, Li Yang finished reading it, found a pen and paper on the table, and started reading again from the beginning.
The barrage of comments is full of complaints. Some people want to quit and relax their eyes, but they are afraid of missing out on any discoveries. Some people choose to hang up, stay away from the screen and just listen to the sound.
Some people were very supportive.
[This sister must have discovered something. I want to see what clues are hidden in this dark room. It's hidden so tightly.]
[As expected of my red-haired wife who got a clearance slip and even created a fake slip.]
[I haven't seen her previous copy. What's the fake note? See above for details.]