Chapter 20
Chapter 20 Stormy Villa? Deduction? Bizarre!
Braving the wind and rain, he walked straight over to the wrecked police car.
After observing for a while and finding no signs of corpse mutation in the bodies on the ground, Ye Qiyan finally stepped forward to search them.
He eventually found a voice recorder beside the body of a police officer.
[ ” We received a report from Youyu Villa on Mount Dawer. The local tycoon Ravi died up there. Sigh, I really do not understand these rich people. How many people have died in this villa over the years, and why do people still want to come here to live? Such a crappy place takes two or three days to drive to from my town, it is annoyingly remote. ” ]
[ ” However, this tycoon is one of the investors in our police department. No matter how reluctant we are, we still have to come and find the murderer who killed him. As long as we find the killer, his daughter will definitely provide more investment for our police department. ” ]
[ ” As for the real culprit, it is probably Ravi’s maid. Who knows? If we cannot catch the real culprit, we can just pin the blame on her. Anyway, it is not the first time we have done this kind of thing, heh. ” ]
” Is this the mission? No, or rather, this is just the surface-level mission… “
Ye Qiyan searched for a while longer and eventually found two pistols, four magazines loaded with low-level bullets, and a police stun baton in the police car.
If anyone else had found these things, they would have been thrilled. Unfortunately, they were not of much use to him. Tossing them back into the Train, taking the police badge and the sheriff identification info, Ye Qiyan walked up the winding mountain road.
Youyu Villa was not far from where the Train was parked.
In less than fifteen minutes, Ye Qiyan stood in front of the iron gates of a huge black manor.
The security guard on duty at the entrance ran over nervously.
” You, who are you? “
Ye Qiyan showed his credentials and police badge. In this dark and stormy weather, it was enough to make the other party believe this disguised identity.
” So it is the sheriff, please come in! “
The guard hurriedly opened the gate and welcomed Ye Qiyan inside.
” The sheriff is finally here! Please make sure to find the real culprit who murdered the head of the family! “
The guard had a tearful expression, making it seem like he was deeply loyal.
” How did Mr. Ravi die? “
” The head of the family passed away on the night four days ago. Besides me, the only people left in the manor are his son and daughter, Lord Butler, and a maid. Sheriff, I think it was that maid who murdered the head of the family! Please arrest her! “
Ye Qiyan stopped in his tracks and looked at the guard beside him.
” Four days ago? That means you did not call the police until a day after the death of Mr. Ravi. Why? “
The guard hurriedly explained:
” Because it has been raining all week, the telephone lines and network in the manor have been affected. It was only three days ago that we managed to make a call and summon you. Since then, we have just been waiting in the manor, and no one dared to leave at all. “
Well, is this not just a stormy mountain villa?
Many of the murder mystery games Ye Qiyan had played before had similar settings.
However, if it were really this simple, why could this place be rated as a Level 3 Mission Station?
You must know that even Level 2 Mission Stations already had monsters like zombies. Level 3… could it be this ordinary?
Ye Qiyan did not believe it would be that simple.
The more it was like this, the more some unseen danger would be hidden.
Just as the two of them were about to enter the manor castle,
a shrill scream suddenly came from overhead.
” Ah! “
Hearing the sound, they looked over.
A flash of lightning streaked across.
A female corpse actually fell from the sky and smashed into the lawn beside them.
Mixed with turbid rainwater, blood flowed outward, gathering into a crimson stream on the ground.
But Ye Qiyan’s gaze remained fixed on the spot where the corpse had fallen from.
He saw a shadow—a shadow that obviously did not belong to a human.
Furthermore…
” Did you feel it? “
The Sanctuary Mithril Cross worn on his chest was radiating heat.
” As expected, it is not that simple. “
” Ah! The maid, the maid is dead! “
The guard nearby cried out in terror.
An old man with a graying beard immediately ran out of the castle.
The moment he saw the old man, the guard screamed loudly and ran away.
” It is you! You killed her! “
The old man’s face turned livid. Watching the guard’s figure disappear into the darkness, he finally let out a sigh.
” Sorry to make a fool of myself in front of you… I am the butler of this family. Are you the sheriff from the outside world? You are really young, sigh… Another person has died… What on earth is going on here? “
” Another? Besides family head Ravi and the lady just now, who else has died? “
Ye Qiyan forced himself not to look at the bloody corpse on the ground.
But the butler, as if he was already used to it, picked up the corpse and walked to the side of the lawn, where there were several dirt pits that looked like they had been prepared long ago.
He threw the corpse into one of them.
There were five dirt pits, three of which already contained corpses.
” ? “
The butler gave a bitter smile.
” Please come in first, Sheriff. “
Walking into the castle, the chill did not fade away. Ye Qiyan even felt as if something was casting its gaze upon him, sending shivers down his spine.
” Would you like some coffee? Or tea. “
” Hot water is fine. “
” Please wait a moment. “
Soon, a cup of coffee was placed in front of Ye Qiyan. He did not drink it, but instead asked the butler directly:
” What on earth is going on here? Did they not say the only deceased person was family head Ravi, but just now? “
The butler sighed. Under the dim candlelight, a pair of bloodshot eyes were truly creepy.
” Four days ago, indeed only the family head died. The eldest miss and the young master had a fierce argument. The eldest miss believed that the maid killed the family head, while the young master had a secret affair with the maid and naturally protected her. The two quarreled bitterly. The next morning, I found the eldest miss’s body in the attic. The security guard was in love with the eldest miss and went crazy on the spot that day. On the third day, the young master also died… Today is the fourth day… “
” I figured that I would die sooner or later as well, so yesterday I dug graves for the five of us. When I die, there will at least be a place to bury me, heh… Sheriff, this manor is cursed. Everyone living here will die… Back then, I should have stopped the master and not let him buy this place out of greed for cheapness… Sigh… Everything is too late, it is all over… You should leave early. “
Sure enough, deduction turned into supernatural horror.
Ye Qiyan gripped the cross.
If he did not have this Sanctuary Cross, he would really want to get out of here right now.
He took a deep breath and continued to ask:
” Since this kind of situation has already occurred, why are you still staying here? “
The butler raised his head and forced out a desolate smile.
” I have tried, but I can no longer leave this manor. I cannot walk out of the manor gates. I already told the guard before that if the sheriff came, not to let you in, but… Sorry, if you cannot leave either, I will dig a grave for you. “
