The sun is high

What happened in the Manor Hotel gave Shuge a strong sense of déjà vu.

He clearly entered the Ernst Manor with the intention of finding out the situation of the Ernst family and preparing for a new round of storms, but after arriving here, what was displayed in front of him was obviously not quite right.

Everything that happens here does not look like the expected selection and declaration of heirs, but more like the beginning of a bizarre case in some detective works.

"Aristocratic manor, young generation gathered together, relatively closed hotel, rooms full of abnormal signs, and individual guests who sensed it in advance..."

Xiuge, who was sitting on the sofa, couldn't help but squint his eyes: "These elements are really too classic, as if they are about to enter the stage of conspiracy and assassination."

"But the people who stay here, although their personal ability, identity and status are different, are still members of the Ernst family. Is it possible that there are still people who can treat these young nobles in the Ernst Manor?" Do you want to start?"

Regarding the ideas he had inferred, Xiuge wanted to deny them completely, but the elements of the environment in front of him were too complete, and he had no choice but to speculate in this direction.

"Miss Hannah, are there any other signs besides what you said?"

Shuge asked: "For example, can you clearly see the movement of objects, or can you feel the touch of something?"

"nothing."

Hannah quickly shook her head and said, "If it comes to that, I will definitely insist on moving out of here. Even if my family demands it, I will never stay with such a terrifying existence!"

Shuge nodded in agreement. Hannah's performance was completely in line with the reaction of a normal person. As an ordinary person who has not mastered extraordinary powers such as magic, if he was still calm and composed when facing this series of strange situations, Shuge would have to I immediately doubted her condition.

"So those weird phenomena were discovered yesterday? Are they still there today?"

"I haven't been back to my room in a day."

Hannah shook her head helplessly: "It's too terrible there. I've already asked the housekeeper to change rooms for me..."

"Then besides you, Miss Hannah, no one else is aware of it?"

Hearing this, a look of anger finally appeared on Hannah's bookish face: "I have told many people, but... Mr. Sugar, you have also seen it, and they don't want to believe it at all. , and thought I had read too many messy novels, how could that be the case!"

After venting, Hannah recalled it carefully, and then she added: "However, I also asked sister Elena who lives next door to me. She also heard some noises in her sleep, but her I've always been a heavy sleeper, so I'm not sure."

"Can I know Miss Hannah's room number? I mean, your previous room number."

"Ah, it's room 411."

Hannah replied: "However, the fourth floor has always been only provided to female guests. If Mr. Sugar wants to see it, it may be a little difficult."

"Thank you for reminding."

After chatting for a few more words, Shuge said goodbye to Hannah, turned around and walked towards the housekeeper in the hotel lobby.

The housekeeper was already deeply impressed by this young man whose temperament was completely different from other members of the family, so she quickly nodded to Xiuge.

"Mr. Sugar, do you need anything?"

"I would like to ask, can I still change rooms now?"

The housekeeper was obviously confused, but she still nodded: "It's okay for now, but more family members should return to the manor tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and I'm afraid the housing won't be able to be changed at will... Excuse me, what is your current room? Is there something wrong there?"

Shuge glanced at the hotel structure diagram hanging next to him and said: "There is no problem, but I don't like the orientation of the windows in the current room. Looking at the woods in the manor tends to make people lack inspiration. I prefer to look towards the wide view." of pasture.”

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment by the strange needs of the young man in front of her, and then she smiled and said: "I'm very sorry, Mr. Sugar, the manor hotel has been designed and built with the scenery of woods and artificial lakes as its core, and there is no room that can See the pasture.”

Shuge nodded: "If I want to change rooms on the third floor, what other rooms can I choose?"

"You can choose rooms from 304, 305, 307 and 310 onwards. If you need to change rooms, you can always ask me or the waiter."

"Thanks."

At this time, because the time was already late, there were very few people in the hall. Except for Miss Hannah, who was still uneasy, only the two brothers who were still concentrating on playing cards were left. Although Xiuge saw Long It was inevitable that his hands would be itchy when playing cards, but after all, this was not the time to indulge in card games, so he walked to the elevator and returned to his own floor.

Standing in the empty corridor, Xiuge closed his eyes slightly. With the mobilization of magic power, the metal disk in the spiritual world also began to rotate slowly. In the invisible and extremely regular sound of gear rotation, Xiuge felt that The perception of the surrounding environment has been raised to its limit.

However, what surprised him was that there was no trace of anything strange here at all. The surrounding walls, paintings, sculptures and vases were all ordinary objects that had nothing to do with magic.

Then Shuge returned to his room. He came to the desk and picked up the incense that the hotel waiter had given him.

This is a common "maple leaf magic incense" on the market. It uses traditional craftsmanship and has a lighter smell. It can boost people's spirits to a certain extent. Many government officials who need to work at night like it very much.

Out of caution, Xiuge decided not to use it for the time being. After all, his knowledge of incense and alchemy medicines was limited, and God knew whether there might be any weird ingredients in them.

As for the Misty Gray Grass, there was nothing special about it, but Shuge did not dare to use it casually. He piled these items aside, and then summoned the running rat Snitch, which fell on the incense and the Misty Grass. Next to the gray grass, he turned his head to smell it curiously, and then he was so stimulated that he sneezed.

"Quick, it's time to get to work."

Shuge reached out and picked up Sniqi and threw it on the carpet. So under Shuge's forced "squeezing", Sniqi once again carefully searched and inspected the room. This time, Shuge's order was given to him. More carefully, he even asked Snitch to crawl under the carpet and search bit by bit.

However, after this long round of search, Shuge still found nothing new. As Hannah said before, the walls and floors of this manor hotel are made of solid and solid stone slabs. There is no Any cracks that rats can get in and out of.

Another round of searches yielded no results, so Xiuge leaned against the desk and began to think seriously.

"Either out of caution, we leave the Ernst Manor now...or we stay forcibly in order to gain more information and compete for the position of Ernst's heir. But judging from the current situation, this hotel is obviously not suitable. It’s so right, at least staying in the room is definitely not the right choice.”

Shuge thought about it seriously, and an idea immediately emerged from his mind.

"Okay, I won't sleep tonight."

He took the revolver, put on his coat and walked out of the room.

…

In the hotel lobby, the two brothers, who were drinking and playing cards, looked at Xiuge who appeared again, with surprise written all over their faces.

"Are you going out?"

"of course not."

Shuge put down his rifle, then dragged a chair to the table next to the two of them and sat down. He raised his hand and greeted the night shift waiter in the hall: "Bring me a cup of herbal tea, the kind that can refresh you." .”

Then he turned to look at the two astonished brothers: "I went back to the room and thought about it. The Dragon Teeth Card is indeed very attractive, but... I currently lack teachers who are patient enough."

The expressions of Nils and the two men immediately changed from shock to joy. They laughed, and then clapped their hands in unison.

"Come on, come on, you are a newbie so I highly recommend the Hain deck, it is simple and straightforward."

"If you ask me, I would still choose the Wasteland series. This set requires no brain at all. You can win if you play it..."

Although the two brothers who were addicted to Longya cards were still puzzled by Shuge's behavior of bringing firearms to play cards, the excitement of "pulling people into the trap" still defeated their doubts, so soon, the enthusiastic "novice teaching" began. here we go.

"Beautiful! Let me just say, the Hain deck is suitable for all newbies!"

"I think the newbie is lucky, come again!"

"... No, no... Have you ever played the Dragon Teeth card before? How come you know the calculations better than me..."

"I won't let you, it's a fair fight."

"Want to bet something?"

In the rounds of poker, time passes quickly.

The Ernst Manor at night seemed extremely quiet. Looking out from the hotel lobby, one could only see the magic lamps erected in the distance at the edge of the woods of the manor. Among the lights, some guards of the manor were slowly walking. Patrolling slowly.

It was now close to one o'clock in the morning, snow was falling in the sky again, and the hotel lobby seemed to be getting a little cold.

The two brothers played cards all night and were somewhat tired now. However, when they started to yawn, Xiuge became more energetic. His magic power was operating at a stable rate. On the one hand, this power made him He won't feel sleepy, and on the other hand, his senses are constantly being strengthened, which allows him to capture all the unusual movements around him.

The two young men were not just fools who only knew how to have fun. Shuge's slightly abnormal behavior made them aware of something, so Nils, as the elder brother, called the waiter and changed the drinks they drank to something that could Refreshing herbal tea.

At this moment, with the exception of a few exceptions like the three people of Shuge, all the young nobles in the hotel should have fallen asleep or been ready to rest.

"If anything is going to happen, it's about time."

Xiuge said silently in his heart. At this time, another round of card games was over, so Xiuge took the initiative to pick up the deck and started shuffling the cards.

However, before he could put down the cards in his hand, a strange wave that Xiuge had been waiting for for a long time finally came. His hands immediately froze in mid-air, and the magic power began to disperse rapidly, trying to confirm the strange feeling. Specific sources.

A situation occurred that surprised Shuge.

He was sure that he did feel a sudden wave, but strangely, that wave seemed extremely scattered - it seemed not to exist at all, and it seemed to be scattered throughout the manor hotel. In Xiuge's magic perception, the shape of this force is like flowing water evenly distributed on nearby walls, floors and ceilings...

"What's happening here?"

While he was doubting, Xiuge found that his metal disk had begun to rotate faster. With this change, he found that the strange magic power that was originally evenly distributed around him began to move towards higher parts of the hotel, and quickly escaped from it. Shuge's perception range.

"'It's going upstairs?"

Based on the direction of the magic power, Xiuge immediately made a corresponding judgment, so he put down the cards in his hand and stood up from the chair.

Shuge's actions attracted the attention of the two Nils brothers, but before they could react, a harsh sound of glass shattering came from above the hotel, followed by a large number of broken glass. An exquisite lamp embedded with magic crystals crashed onto the open space in front of the hall.

"what happened?"

The waiters and the two Nils brothers in the lobby were stunned, but before they could react, Shuge had already picked up the revolver and rushed out of the hotel lobby in large strides. He was far away from the pile of people. Standing still on the glass shard, he raised his head and looked upward.

At this moment, a sharp, shrill female scream came from above the hotel, and anyone could hear the panic and fear in it.

The quiet hotel was completely awakened by the scream at this moment, and almost all the rooms turned on.

The aristocratic ladies on the fourth floor of the hotel opened the windows in confusion and panic. They looked out carefully, and then they discovered that their sister, Miss Elena Ernst, lived in room 410. At this moment, he was being "pushed" out of his window bit by bit.

Poor Elena was obviously awakened from her sleep. She was wearing pajamas, and there seemed to be some blood stains left by broken glass on her body and face. She was constantly trying to grab the window sill of the room with her hands to reach the window. Prevent yourself from being pushed further outward.

However, no matter how hard Elena Ernst struggled, there was still a force pushing her outward little by little. Finally, she hung on the edge of the window while screaming in terror, her body in mid-air. It was shaking back and forth, looking like it was in danger.