Sick beauty loses horse in thriller game

"There is no need to treat Miss Du during the day today. So we can move freely and investigate the Du Mansion." Wu Qingshan said: "It's so big here, I think it's better for us to work in groups."

"Ah, okay, we already discussed the direction of the investigation yesterday. Let's go first."

Wen Lan was afraid that others would put Zhao Ting, whom she hated most, into their group, so she pulled Jiang Lai and left Shaoyoyuan.

Cui Honghai and Wu Qingshan looked at each other and left.

The remaining two people, Tang Wei and Xiao Chu, looked at Zhao Ting and showed awkward smiles.

Zhao Ting probably also understood that the remaining two people must not be willing to team up with her.

So before they could say any polite words of rejection, she snorted and left.

The moment she turned around, the strong gloom and hatred in her eyes that could not be hidden were released in an instant.

Kill them...

She's going to kill them all!

……

According to the previous plan, Tang Wei and Xiao Chu would explore other places first.

Jiang Lai and Wen Lan's goals today are Guizhi Tower and Kao Tower.

The two first chose Guizhi Tower, which had a relatively lower risk factor.

"Strange..." When the two of them approached Guizhi Tower, Jiang Lai suddenly frowned and stopped.

"What's wrong?" Wen Lan, who was walking slightly ahead, turned around and looked at Jiang Lai curiously.

"There seems to be something wrong with this Guizhi Tower." Jiang Lai said.

In such a huge courtyard, where the host and hostess of the Du Mansion live, there is not even a servant guarding the door.

This kind of thing was obviously very unreasonable in the strict hierarchical feudal era.

"Maybe... there is some danger in this courtyard. The reason why the people in the Du Mansion did not set up guards here is to make us relax our vigilance, thinking that there is no danger here and we can enter." Wen Lan thought for a while and said.

"Yeah. That's possible." Jiang Lai nodded.

"Then are we still going?" Wen Lan asked quickly.

"Of course. The riskier the place, the higher the returns." Jiang Lai nodded.

Wen Lan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and his eyes showed excitement.

It was as if she was afraid that Jiang Lai would abandon this place and make her miss the possibility of following the boss on adventures.

"Let's go. Be careful."

Jiang Lai said something, walked to the front with a blind stick, and took the lead towards the courtyard of Guizhilou.

The Xiankeju where they had visited before, where Miss Du lived, was all planted with white peonies.

As for Guizhi Tower, the peonies planted are all bright red.

Although Guizhi Tower is the courtyard where the owner and his wife live, its area is not too large.

However, the layout inside the building is relatively exquisite.

In addition to a four-story building, there is also a large rockery in the yard.

The rockery is so large that it even occupies nearly half of the entire courtyard, making the four-story Guizhi Building seem a little cramped.

The place where the male and female owners of the Du Mansion lived was called Guizhilou, and the fourth floor was chosen as the fourth floor, which was not very auspicious in people's minds at the time.

Coupled with the oversized rockery and the completely unguarded courtyard, it all seems so unusual.

After Jiang Lai and Wen Lan walked into the courtyard, they soon discovered something even more unusual.

The door of Guizhi Tower where Mr. and Mrs. Du lived... was actually locked!

If Mr. Du, as the head of the family, needs to go out on business or open a shop to collect rent and make money to support his family, such a thing is very reasonable in the context of the era and environment of the small town.

So……

As a wife of a wealthy family who never leaves home, why is Mrs. Du not at home?

Judging from the attitude of Mr. Du and Mrs. Du towards Miss Du last night, it is unlikely that the couple will leave the courtyard where they live and go to Xiankeju to take care of the mentally ill Miss Du.

What's more, even if you go from Guizhi Tower to Xianke Residence, they are all within the scope of your own home.

Even if you have to leave temporarily, you don't need to lock the door, right?

"Wait a moment, let me come..."

As Wen Lan spoke, she took out a thin wire from her tool rack and was about to step forward to open the lock, but was stopped by Jiang Lai.

"It's broad daylight. It's too obvious to open the lock and walk through the door. Let's go through the window." Jiang Lai said.

"Ah, okay, I'll open the window, please wait a moment."

Wen Lan opened the window lightly without leaving any trace, and extended her hand to Jiang Lai to invite him in.

Jiang Lai nodded and climbed in from the window.

Wen Lan also hurriedly followed.

The room they turned into was a room similar to a living room, which was relatively large.

Guizhi Tower is obviously the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Du Fu, but this place... doesn't look like anyone is living there!

The whole room seemed to be covered with a gray filter.

Even when the sun is shining and the morning is approaching noon, this place still looks very dark and has a vague feeling of lifelessness.

The decoration of the house is full of a sense of age, with hollow carved wooden chairs, Duobao Pavilion, and four screens.

The decoration here is still themed with peonies and the dramatic story of "The Peony Pavilion".

The chairs are all carved with peonies, and the four screens depict the story of Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei.

Even the porcelain ornaments placed on Duobao Pavilion have peony patterns.

In addition to these furnishings, there is also a table in the living room that looks very heavy.

The strange thing is that the table was not placed close to the chairs, but was placed behind the four screens on the right side, with only a corner exposed...

Jiang Lai stepped forward to check it out, and learned about the table's information by asking Xiao Ai to quote.

"Is there something wrong with this table?" Wen Lan asked in a low voice.

"Ah, yes. The raw material of this table is... locust wood."

There is a saying among the people that "locust wood cannot make a coffin, and willow wood cannot make a house."

The word Sophora japonica means Zuomu means ghost, so it is also called ghost tree or dead man's tree.

Using locust wood to make a coffin will cause the deceased to suffer at least, and make the family uneasy at worst.

Folks also like to use old locust wood to carve some objects when they are buried, and place them slightly away from the coffin, which means to draw out the yang and collect the yin.

In this era that places great emphasis on Feng Shui, etiquette, sacrifices and related culture, how could the Du family, as one of the most prosperous families in this town, place such a large picture with a locust tree in the place where the master and his wife live? What about a table made of wood?