Farewell to the Ancient House

Lu Luo opened the door and saw the young mistress standing outside.

"Lu Luo," the young lady asked, "Is Lu Tong in the study?"

Lu Luo replied, "He's not here. Sister-in-law has something to do with him?"

The young lady smiled slightly and said: "I think Lu Ai's complexion is not very good these days, so I stewed some soup for him. I accidentally stewed too much, so I wanted to share some with each of you, but I just can't find Lu Tong."

She is pushing a food delivery trolley in the kitchen with several small bowls and a large porcelain jar on it.The young lady filled two bowls of soup and handed them to Lu Luo.Then asked: "Do you know where Lu Tong is?"

Lu Luo shook his head and said, "I didn't see him. But you can put a bowl of soup in his bedroom and drink it when he comes back."

The young lady smiled and said: "That's right, then I'll take a thermos and leave some for him in the room."

Lu Luo put two bowls on a table randomly, and asked Bai Ting: "Bai Ting, do you want to spend the night in the study?" He shrugged: "I don't really want to sleep with Lu Tong."

Bai Ting nodded in agreement, and said, "Then I'll go get two quilts later."

At this moment, Doctor Zhao came out of Lu Jingchun's room, and Lu Luo went up to meet him: "Doctor Zhao, is my father asleep?"

Dr. Zhao nodded: "I've already fallen asleep."

"Bai Ling and I plan to spend the night in the study, will it affect my father?" Lu Luo asked.

"It's okay," Dr. Zhao said with a smile. "Mr. Lu sleeps very deeply, and the sound insulation in his bedroom is also very good. You can sleep here."

"That's good." Lu Luo said. "Doctor Zhao, please rest early."

"You too." Doctor Zhao left the study.

Bai Ling and Lu Luo opened the diary again.Lu Luo didn't play tricks on the white collar this time.He directly pointed out that this diary belonged to his father, and showed Bai Ting a few time points that he thought could be confirmed with Lu Jingchun's life trajectory.

After confirming the identity of the owner of the diary, things became much clearer.

Bai Ting thought about it: "I think 'Second Brother' is an important person in the diary. Mr. Lu's feelings for him are very unusual. He left home after the zombie incident. And his girlfriend Zhou Xuan asked him to avenge her."

He raised his head and said to Lu Luo: "Do you think that masked man is this second brother? He came back secretly when 50 years was approaching, sneaked into the house and killed people."

"It's possible." Lu Luo said, "But there is another possibility."

"Second brother is one of us?" Bai Ting guessed.

"Yes." Lu Luo nodded. "There are not many people who will use the zombie incident to kill the Lu family members. Except for me, Lu Ai, and Lu Tong who may kill people for the sake of fighting for the family property, the only ones who have the motive to kill are Zhou Xuan and the second brother."

"Zhou Xuan died 50 years ago, so apart from the people in this house, there is only one possibility left, the second brother who has been away from home for a long time."

"If the second brother pretends to be one of us and sneaks into the house, it will be more convenient to commit murder, much more convenient than pretending to be a man in black at night."

"But it's too difficult to pretend to be another person..." As soon as he said this, Bai Ting suddenly thought of Lu Luo, Lu Ai and Lu Tong who looked very similar, and Dr. Zhao who couldn't see his previous face at all. I couldn't help but fight a cold war.

"Let's forget about today," Lu Luo saw that Bai Ting's expression was not right, closed the diary and put it back on the bookshelf. "Lu Tong is the second brother's own son, let's ask him tomorrow."

Then he shook his head helplessly: "Although I don't expect him to be able to tell the truth."

Bai Ting glanced at the clock in the study, and found that it was past ten o'clock.He decided to go back to his room and fetch the bedding.The study door is also lockable.Bai Ting asked Lu Luo to lock the door after he left, and then left the study.

It was pitch black outside the door.It was eerily quiet.Although 10 o'clock is not very late, but from the point of view of Bai Ling, the atmosphere was similar to the atmosphere at 2 o'clock yesterday.He walked to the east corridor in the dark, and entered his room in the dark.

Lu Tong was not in the room.Bai Ting hugged two quilts and went out.When he was about to walk to the study room, Bai Jie noticed a ghostly black figure standing on the stairs in the hall.

The beating heart of the white collar rose to his throat in an instant.He hugged the quilt tightly and sprinted faster, only wanting to rush into the study in two steps in three steps.

The black figure seemed to hesitate for a moment, and for a moment, Bai Jie heard a familiar and hoarse voice: "Little brother?"

It was the voice of the mad old man.

Only then did Bai Ting let go of his hanging heart.He walked up to the old man.The old man's expression was the same as before, but his face was paler.

"Where did you go during the day?" Bai Ting asked.

"Go...to a dark place." The old man replied vaguely. "It's like a maze. I don't know where it is."

maze?Is there such a place in this house?Bai Jing was puzzled.He wanted to hold the old man to ask a few more questions, but it was too late.And based on last night's experience, this house is really not a safe place at night.

"It's too late, you should go to rest early." Bai Ting said to the old man, "Lu Luo and I have something to ask you tomorrow."

The old man shook his head and said nervously, "No, I have to wait for him."

After a pause, he went on to say: "Second brother has been deceived by him. I can't let him deceive more people."

Bai Ting knew that the old man was probably talking about Lu Tong.

"You'd better go back to your room," Bai Ting said, he found that the old man didn't have any weapons on him, even if he had a weapon, he shouldn't be here: "Look, how can you beat the young man with your appearance?"

The old man seemed to hesitate for a moment, and Bai Ting persuaded again: "You can't fight alone. Why don't you get a good sleep, and we can discuss countermeasures together tomorrow?"

Bai Ting talked all kinds of things, and finally persuaded the old man to go back to the room.Bai Ting didn't leave until he heard the sound of the old man locking the door.

Bai Ting went back to the study and briefly talked with Lu Luo about seeing the old man.Then the two put the chairs together, laid out the bedding, and prepared to sleep.

Lu Luo turned off the light in the study.The two didn't feel sleepy at all, chatting in the dark.I don't know how long it took, and suddenly there was a "bang" sound outside the door.Even in a study room with good sound insulation, the sound can be faintly heard.

The two were silent for a while, Bai Jie was a little worried that the old man would come out again, and suggested: "Let's go out and have a look together?" Lu Luo thought for a moment, then nodded.

The two walked out of the study, and when Bai Ling went to get the quilt, he took care to bring the little lamp back.The two turned on the small lights and walked slowly towards the direction of the sound.

The sound probably came from the west corridor.Bai Ting walked all the way without seeing anyone.He walked to the door of the old man's room, turned the handle, and found that the door was still locked.

"Go back," Bai Ting said to Lu Luo. "It should be fine.

The two returned to the study.Turn off the light and lie down on the chair.The drowsy sleepiness from last night attacked Bai Ling again.Just as he was about to meet this sudden sleep, he heard a voice calling his name.

"White collar."

Bai Ting opened his eyes, in the darkness, he saw Lu Luo sitting on a chair.He called his name, but with an unfamiliar voice.

Seeing that Bai Ting woke up, Lu Luo said softly, "Bai Ting, in this situation, how can you sleep peacefully?"

Bai Ting looked at Lu Luo suspiciously, thinking "what's wrong with him suddenly" and leaned forward as usual to pat Lu Luo's head.

"What is there to worry about?" Bai Ting said. "I'll be fine."

Lu Luo seemed to have heard something ridiculous.He giggled and curled up into a ball.

"Lu Luo," Bai Ting was puzzled, he hugged Lu Luo habitually, and patted his back for fear, "What's wrong with you?"

"Lu Luo?" Lu Luo smiled and couldn't straighten up.He tried his best to hold back his laughter, his shoulders trembling.He slowly raised his head, stared at the white collar, his lips parted, and showed a very strange smile: "I'm not Lu Luo, Lu Luo died a long time ago."

In Bai Ling's arms, Lu Luo's face gradually blurred, becoming Lu Ai, and then Lu Tong. After countless changes, all the facial features were crumpled into a white ball, leaving only the eyes like two black holes generally.

Bai Ting wanted to push the person in his arms away, but his body seemed to be frozen and unable to move.He was horrified to find that the man's face was still changing, and finally formed a pale face with only two thin slits on it.

It's exactly the same as the masked man last night.

The masked man hugged the white collar, and he began to speak, using Lu Luo's voice.

"Bai Ting," said Lu Luo's voice, "I like you so much."

The masked man murmured, tears poured out of his eyes, and the paper mask was washed away by the tears and gradually worn away.Where the skin should have appeared under the mask, there was only bright red flesh and blood.

"White collar," the masked man lay prone on the white collar, the distance between his face and the white collar was only a few centimeters.The bright red blood on his face intertwined with the white paper, making it extremely mottled.Blood dripped onto Bai Ling's face, and Bai Ling smelled a strong smell of rust.

Lu Luo's voice whimpered, pouring into Bai Ling's ears like a mantra.

"I like you so much. I like you so much. You don't go. You don't go."

The smell of rust made Bai Ling close his eyes.A hand stroked his neck, and then gradually tightened.Following Lu Luo's murmured voice, Bai Ling felt himself slipping into the darkness.

In the depths of the darkness, a piercing scream came from a female voice.

Bai Ting suddenly opened his eyes and found himself lying flat on the floor of the study.The rain outside seems to have stopped, and through the skylight, you can see the twilight sky.

Bai Ting sat up, the study room was empty.

Can zombies dream too?Bai Jing thought blankly.

However, as if the dream continued, the screams still lingered in Bai Ling's ears.Bai Ting regained his composure and realized that the cry was coming from the hall.

Bai Ting opened the study door and walked out.

As soon as he left the study, Bai Jie saw Lu Luo.With a pale face, he comforted the terrified young mistress.The young mistress stared at the floor in dismay, and kept making piercing screams.

Bai Ting followed the gaze of the young mistress and also looked at the floor.When he saw the objects on the floor clearly, he suddenly felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on him.

On the floor, the corpse of the mad old man was cut into several sections and arranged neatly.

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August 37, XX6

The eldest brother raped {} Zhou Xuan.

The eldest brother is an adult, and because of mental retardation, he can't find a suitable wife, but he still needs it.In fact, he often harassed the nannies and servants at home before, but this was a scandal after all, no woman dared to speak up, and everything was easy to talk about after giving money.Some servants wanted to take this opportunity to become eldest mistresses, but their mothers disliked their low status.

Zhou Xuan was different. Zhou Xuan made a fuss so that the whole family knew about it.However, the mother found out that Zhou Xuan was a lady from a wealthy family, so she tried every means to persuade her father to let her elder brother marry Zhou Xuan into the family.Father also agreed.The wedding date is just a few days away.

The person who was originally the second brother's fiancée is now about to become the eldest brother's daughter-in-law.

Zhou Xuan didn't say anything, but the second brother was very angry and had a big fight with his father, who almost kicked him out.I have never seen the second brother get so angry.

But I was very happy in my heart.I even wanted to celebrate.