Do not disturb the evil spirits [Unlimited]

In the deep secret room, Si Qingxuan fell silent while looking at the writhing bug in front of him.

[This situation is already irreversible.What's more, you have also seen that it gnawed so vigorously on the corpse just now, it can be seen that it has been completely transformed into another species. 】The system said, 【Actually, you can just leave it like this, don't worry about it.If you want it to get rid of it early, you might startle the snake. 】

"The transformation of people into this form...is it really just to express their fanatical belief in ouroborcus?" Si Qingxuan whispered.

[Theoretically speaking, it can also slightly increase the success rate of the summoning ceremony.Sometimes summoning needs to pay attention to some metaphysics. 】

Si Qingxuan lowered his head and saw a part of the summoning formation under his feet.The summoning formation is made of floor tiles - I don't know what special material they used to burn the floor tiles into a blood-like crimson.

Holding the lamp, Si Qingxuan walked around this small secret room step by step, taking the entire magic circle into his mind.

The entire summoning array is in the shape of a ring, with five blood eyes without pupils distributed on it.It can be seen that the summoning array is currently incomplete, and some parts have not been drawn.

[Five blood eyes... correspond to at least five sacrifices.Gather these sacrifices together, and the magic circle will take effect.There are enough heads in the castle now, but the number is relatively compact, and it would be hard to say if there are fewer. 】The system said with emotion.

There are only six people in the consulting detective team, the maid Lucia, and the young master of the Morandon family.

This also means that the steward will never release these people from the castle.

Si Qingxuan sneered, and just as he was about to say something, he heard two sounds of "嘿嘿" from behind him, and the bug actually followed Si Qingxuan step by step, dragging its tail that hadn't completely sloughed off. The worm sac—it probably dislikes the worm sac hindering its action, so it tried to forcefully pull out its undeveloped, half-deformed worm tail from the green gelatin—don’t mention the scene worth it.

"Mom." It tilted its head and waited for a few seconds, then shook its head again, "Mom!"

Si Qingxuan: "..."

"How about I let you free?" Si Qingxuan said softly, as if discussing with it, with a peaceful expression, "After all, this is the only way to reunite you."

[I advise you to leave here first, High Priest. 】The system suddenly said, 【Soon, it will be 'night' time again. 】

The time Si Qingxuan can stay here is very limited.

Holding the lamp, he was silent for two seconds, then turned and left.

The worm twisted its bloated body, trying to follow.Suddenly, a black weeping thrush flew out of Si Qingxuan's shoulder - this bird obviously attracted the attention of the insects, so it happily turned its head and crawled deeper into the secret room .

……

"Night" came again.

Even the Awakened ones with superior physical strength can't bear it now.

"How many nights has this been for us?" Song Zan said in a sluggish voice, "Since entering the illusion, we have hardly had a rest. It is not an option to continue like this."

Among the four people, Song Zan was the most obviously exhausted.Of course, this is also related to the food he ate in the illusion and was polluted.

Fortunately, there is Domingo in the team, and his potions are really diverse.There are refreshing, full, and mental defense-enhancing potions. After drinking such a set of potions, everyone feels that they can fight for another [-] rounds.

"But our physical strength is limited." Domingo said, "It will take a while for us to get new potions after drinking this batch—and the time flow here is too fast, and there is almost no use of sleep to restore physical strength opportunity. If this continues, sooner or later we will be exhausted here."

"Let's exchange information first, Boss, did you find anything special after you followed up with that young master Morandon?" Song Zan asked.

Zhao Lin raised his head, the curve of his jawline was graceful and neat: "I did find something."

"The young master of the Morandon family is indeed not the murderer of the maid Sophie." He said word by word, "Not only that, even the scars we saw on his personal maid Lucia before are fake—she is Under the instruction of the young master, they deliberately pretended to be abused by him. In fact, their relationship is very close, and they even belong to the same camp: they are trying to deal with the butler Rudolph in the castle."

"Ah?" Song Zan was somewhat distracted, "Master Morandon deliberately made others think that he was a pervert who abused maids? What was he trying to do? What about the physical evidence found in Sophie's room? It was also Moran." Master Deng deliberately arranged it?"

"Those may not be." Garcia recalled the clues he saw in Sophie's room. "In fact, most of the physical evidence can't prove whether there is a direct connection between Sophie's suicide and Master Morandon. The young master was involved with that piece of jewelry. But jewelry is too common, and it could be that someone stuffed it into Sophie's belongings, so as to lead the suspicion to the young master of the family..."

Who this "other" refers to, the answer seems very obvious.

When the butler accompanied them in the investigation, he always revealed information such as "Master Morandon likes to abuse the maids around him" and "there is a connection between the young master and Sophie", which is to put the suspicion on the young master. push.

However, the young master and the butler were at odds with each other, but chose to actively cooperate with the butler's framing.

Why is this?

"Is this young master lying flat? Gaining defeat? So you add some black material to yourself, so that you can get rid of it as soon as possible?" Song Zan expressed his guess with a puzzled face.

Domingo turned his face away speechlessly and lowered his hat - he is a gentleman, it is not good to show his dislike for him directly in front of his teammates.

On the contrary, Garcia rolled his eyes very directly: "It's not that you haven't seen that young master? How could he do this based on his character? What's more, so far, all the evidence can't play a decisive role , even if it goes to court, it is impossible to convict the young master—why did he admit defeat so quickly?"

...It is really too difficult to guess what Master Morandon is thinking.

So they turned their attention to another strategy point.

"Ricardo Morandon. The former head of the Morandon family, a close friend of the steward Rudolph." Domingo summed up the information they inquired, "It seems to be a fanatic with a certain belief. I don't know in the end However, he was seriously ill before his disappearance, and his time is numbered."

After speaking, the four were silent for a few seconds.

Ricardo Morandon is a person who has long since disappeared, and it is difficult to have an intersection with the maid Sophie no matter how you look at it.

Why would Sophie point out his name?

"I think we've all overlooked one important point." Song Zan took a breath, folded his arms around his chest, "Old butler Rudolph—he has a close relationship with the two Morandon Patriarchs, and he should have the opportunity to get in touch with each other usually. To Sophie who is a maid. He wants to put the suspicion on someone else, maybe he is the murderer?"

The Awakened began to recall the various abnormalities they noticed on the butler.

Looking back now, it seems that the housekeeper and the young master are living in peace, but in fact they are at war.

Just when they were thinking hard and were about to imagine a bloody grievance between a wealthy family, the wall clock in the room rang again.

"Midnight Zero" arrived.

"No way, it's zero again?" Song Zan scratched his hair, "If this continues, my biological clock will be messed up!"

"Do we still have a biological clock to talk about?" Garcia complained, "It's better to take advantage of the 'curfew time' after zero o'clock to rest for a while."

"What's the use of just resting? What I need is sleep! I'm only 21 years old, and I still have a chance to grow taller!" Song Zan said through gritted teeth, "And staying up late will cause various skin problems...I hate staying up late! If my skin turns yellow, how many skin care products will it take to make it up—" Song Zan was suddenly taken aback as he spoke.

"By the way, have we never seen the butler and the cook next to him at night?"

"It's normal. At midnight, they should all go to rest." Garcia yawned, "People in this era don't have as rich a nightlife as we do. Going to bed at eight is considered late."

Song Zan: "But last time when the boss went to attack that young master Morandon at night, he was still awake?"

Garcia and Domingo: "..."

What night raid?Who attacked whom at night?

They glanced at him with astonishment.

Zhao Lin looked ahead indifferently, and said, "You are right. There is also a midnight curfew. This rule is already suspicious."

Another moment of silence.

Finally, someone said: "Then how about... let's sneak out tonight and have a look?"

……

In the attic of the castle.

Si Qingxuan stood at the highest point of the castle and had a bird's-eye view of the scenery: the majestic and desolate castle, the dark woods, and a quiet lake not far away were all quietly reflected in his eyes.

Si Qingxuan inexplicably realized what kind of title "Master of the Castle" is.

After he finishes this dungeon and returns to the real world, it's best to pay for the repair of the castle... If the castle in the real world restores half of the beauty of the castle it appeared in, Si Qingxuan is also very satisfied.

[Good night, High Priest.In fact, I don't understand—you know that the butler wants everyone to think that the young master is the murderer of Sophie, why do you cooperate with him and create a character for yourself that "likes to abuse maids"? 】

Si Qingxuan smiled: "Have you ever thought about the purpose of the housekeeper's trick?"

【...Is it to drag these consulting detectives here? 】

"You're only half right." Si Qingxuan closed his eyes slightly, "He tossed so much plausible evidence, he was just looking for an excuse to keep the detective in this castle. But after midnight, the butler turned into a monster and wanted to To come to the Master's room to warn Master Morandon, and to go to so much lengths to make the detectives question him, to cast him into the role of a potential murderer—was nothing more than to torture him."

【…】

"This kind of torture may also be interpreted as a kind of anger." Si Qingxuan said, "Something must have happened between the butler and the former head of the house, Ricardo Morandon. This deep and long-lasting hatred made the butler Raising the child left behind by Ricardo as a young master—but to use the young master as a sacrifice to a certain pheasant 'god'."

"It's a pity... I am the one who plays the role of 'Master' now. I will not follow his script."

The butler Rudolph wanted the young master to be condemned by everyone and sacrificed as a sacrifice in the abyss of pain.

Then Si Qingxuan wanted this young master to raise his head and be a man——

"I just want to let them know that even if they try their best, the plot will not develop in the direction they expected."