Chapter 341 The Secret of the Ancient Castle


    "A couple is crazy." After the Ma couple left, the baby-faced man came to Xu Huo and whispered.


    Xu Huo finished his breakfast unceasingly, said "lost his companion" and left the restaurant.


    He did not rush to go out for a walk, but instead looked at the portrait of He Pu, the owner of the castle, in the corridor.


    Although the people in the portrait are dressed in European style, their appearance is close to Asians. The housekeepers and servants in the castle are all Asians, and the ornaments in the castle also have traces of Chinese Feng Shui.


    The housekeeper walked quietly behind him, and Xu Huo called him, "How long have Mr. He lived here?"


    He was just asking casually, but unexpectedly the housekeeper gave an unexpected answer: "Five years."


    Xu Huo turned around and looked at the expressionless butler carefully, and then asked, "Do you have time to see me today?"


    "I don''t know this." The housekeeper did not mean to talk to him more and left quickly. Xu Huo originally wanted to ask him to introduce the plants in the castle on his behalf, but he refused, saying that he would find another maid to lead the way.


    Other players have started searching inside and outside the castle. Xu Huo walked through the spacious corridor and went straight to the third floor. However, he didn''t expect that he had just stepped on the stairs and broke in front of the door of the first room. A solemn woman walked out next door. She looked at him with a clothing basket harshly, "The master does not like outsiders entering the room on the third floor. Guests can only move on the first and second floors. Please leave the third floor immediately."


    "I said these words to all the guests yesterday."


    Xu Huo looked calm, "I''m here only midnight, you forgot to tell me about this."


    The maid''s face turned blue and she was still very unhappy. She said aggressively: "Even if no one reminds me, is there any reason why guests can enter the host''s room at will?"


    "Didn''t you say you can visit at will?" Xu Huo said: "And the inferior paint brushes used in this room should not put too expensive things, let''s see if there is any problem?"


    "No on the third floor!" The woman leaned into the door, and pulled her face after smelling the smell, "Why did Mr. Dong buy the wrong paint again? The castle receives a lot of guests who are in the Casualty every month. Do you have to save this little money? He is a housekeeper, and he doesn''t even care about the owner''s face!"


    That''s right, she stared at Xu Huo downstairs and hurried to find the butler Mr. Dong.


    After Xu Huo walked down the second floor, he went to the study room at the end. When he passed, someone happened to come out of it. It was Babyface and Blackface.


    Babyface was talking to the black-faced man, "...It looks quite rich, he doesn''t even clean the study, and there are spiders around and corners, which is disgusting!"


    The three of them met, but the baby-faced man nodded at him.


    After passing by, Xu Huo entered the study.


    The book collection in the study is comparable to a small library. The entire oval wall is covered with bookshelves, and there are several rows of vertical cabinets in the middle. The above are all collections sorted by the catalog, some of which have been messed up.


    Perhaps for guests to read, all books related to the castle were placed on the low cabinet next to the entrance. In addition to mentioning the construction background and architectural style of the castle, there are also names of the owners of the past dynasties. The current owner of the castle is He Pu. He bought this house fifteen years ago and was awarded the title of baron.


    Xu Huo''s finger paused for a while over the fifteenth year, put down the book and found an album in the cabinet.


    In addition to the scenery photos and some celebrities, there is a photo of He Pu and the butler Mr. Dong standing in front of the castle at the beginning of each year, until five years ago.


    Five years ago, it happened to be the time when the Rose Castle was no longer open to the public.


    "Knock." The door of the study knocked. "Please come in." Xu Huo put down the album, picked up a history book and walked to the window. He looked up and saw Mr. Dong directing the servant to trim the flower wall of the garden maze.


    The young servant brought black tea and desserts. When he saw him looking at the maze, he said, "Sir, are also interested in the garden maze? Then you might as well go on a walk, but it''s best to watch outside. A few guests came in just now and asked Mr. Dong to bring it out."


    Xu Huo drank a sip of black tea, "Can''t you get into the maze?"


    "That''s not, it''s just that the maze is too big. A worker fainted when he was injured and searched for two days before he found it. Something happened almost. Later, Mr. Dong only asked someone to trim the exterior wall." The servant said, "If the gentleman wants to go in and take a look, I will tell Mr. Dong in advance that only Mr. Dong recognizes the road inside."


    Xu Huo nodded and asked again: "Why are there so many spiders in the castle? Is there anything special about it?"


    The servant smiled, "The spiders in the castle were raised by the teacher before. After the teacher was sick, he didn''t like to fiddle with him and didn''t take much care of him. However, they didn''t hurt people. Moreover, there were spiders, and there were few other insects. We were all used to it."


    "I don''t think the female housekeeper likes it very much." Xu Huo said.


    "Female housekeeper?" The servant was surprised, and then suddenly realized, "You are talking about Hu Shan."


    "There is only one housekeeper in Rose Castle, that is Mr. Dong. Hu Shan is Mr. He''s personal maid. He started his daily life since his husband got sick, so she... was more harsh." The young maid was a little shy.


    "So that''s the case." Xu Huo sighed, "That''s equivalent to a female housekeeper."


    After saying that, he sighed at the maze of the garden outside, "A lot of people must have visited such a beautiful castle in previous years."


    The young servant took out a photo album from the drawer with a proud expression, "These are all photos taken in previous years. Many political celebrities and movie stars will come, but I came late and didn''t see that grand occasion."


    Xu Huo had just read the album. He took it and flipped through two pages, asked a few more questions before sending her away.


    A walk in the study room and got a lot of fragmented information. The most important thing is this time node five years ago.


    Five years ago, the owner of the castle, He Pu, fell ill, faded out of public view and closed the castle.


    Five years ago, there should have been a group of servants in the castle. At least he had not seen most of the servants he saw in the photos who entertained the flower-watching guests in the castle.


    In addition, He Pu and Mr. Dong no longer took a photo five years ago, and Mr. Dong did not avoid this, not knowing whether it was misleading or suggestive.


    The guest who disappeared in one of the game tasks may be the guest who disappeared before, or the player who has not disappeared in this dungeon. The truth of the second mission should not only point out the culprit that caused the guest to disappear, otherwise the answer would be too simple.


    The key to the mission should still be the secret of the castle.


    After thinking for a while, Xu Huo left the study and went downstairs.


    At this time, except for the Ma couple who were resting in the bedroom, the remaining nine people gathered in the first floor lobby.


    The servant was sent away and confirmed that no one was eavesdropping around, the black-faced man said to others: "I know that there are cannibal players participating in this mission. I will say a long story short. No matter which player they are, they will not get the ticket and return ticket if they fail to pass the level. So we are now on the same boat, and we can only complete the task within the specified time when we work together."


    "There is no problem with cooperation." The tall and thin man opposite said, "But this game did not specify whether to cooperate or submit tasks in a scattered manner. I think the possibility of submitting tasks in a scattered manner is higher. In this way, the worst result is that everyone has to find a ''disappeared guest''. Even if the first task can be submitted repeatedly, how can we ensure that the answers are shared?"


    (This chapter ends)