Mystery: The Stars Returner

Dean Dahn is not the only one who is weird about this matter. This bell tower is also weird!

The sun in the dock area starts to rise from the sea. In order to welcome the arrival of the sun earlier, the buildings here are built facing the direction of the rising sun.

But this bell tower is in the opposite direction!

The door here faces the mountain, with its back to the sun. This is why the whole room is too dark.

He would not simply think that this was because of an accident during the construction of the bell tower.

"It makes sense, but if you don't stop by and take a look, you won't be able to rest assured."

Lecturer Foulun still prefers to go into the basement to search. Although the chance is very small, what if his teacher is hidden here?

Dean Dahn said with a kind face: "This basement is not too big. There are only twelve cubicles in it. It doesn't take much time to search it."

Xiu also advised: "No one will be willing to go in and take a look."

"..."

Hastur could not defeat them alone, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"Let me help."

Xio stepped forward and opened the secret door on the ground together with Dean Dahn.

The secret door had just opened, and a cold wind blew from inside, carrying the smell of earth and a slight stench.

"This smells really bad." Hastur put his right arm under his nose, showing an expression of disgust.

Dean Dahn said awkwardly: "The basement doesn't see sunlight all year round, it's cold and damp, and the smell is really bad."

Hastur looked down at his clothes worth tens of pounds, waved his silver-plated cane, and said in a deep voice: "This is not suitable for a noble to enter."

"This……"

Dean Dahn had nothing to say for a moment. After all, the person standing in front of them was a baron. As a noble, it was indeed difficult for them to lower their bodies and enter such a dark and cold basement.

Xiu Ruo glanced at Hasta meaningfully and said with a smile: "Let's do this, you stay outside and the three of us can go in."

Hastur said nothing, expressing his acquiescence in this suggestion by his silence.

Although Lecturer Foulun was surprised by Hasta's behavior, he didn't say anything and just stayed aside silently holding a kerosene lamp.

Seeing this, Dean Dahn could only let Hastur stay outside to guard.

The three of them entered the basement one after another, with Dean Dahn at the front, Hugh in the middle, and Lecturer Foulen at the back.

Hastur silently watched them enter the basement.

The main reason why he used the topic just now was that he didn't trust Dean Dahn. There was only one person left outside. If something happened, he would be able to call for help in time.

Seven or eight minutes later, there was a slight tremor in the ground. Hastur immediately became alert, clenched his cane, and stared in the direction of the secret door.

Sure enough, there is still a situation!

I saw that the basement secret door that was originally opened was closing automatically, trying to close it again!

Hastur's expression changed slightly, his eyes were sharp, and his hands were quick. He took two steps forward and inserted his cane into the secret door, pressing it against one side. However, the closing force was not small, making it difficult to stop this trend. In the end, the cane was stuck in the middle, opening a small gap. , without letting the secret door completely close.

"Fortunately, this cane is strong enough."

Hasta was glad that before he went out, he put on the hardest cane to prevent him from getting into a fight.

If it were an ordinary cane, it would definitely be crushed directly.

Hastur tried to shake the cane, but it had no effect. It was stuck tightly and could not be pulled out.

He came to the secret door, raised his foot and tried to kick the door down, but still could not open the secret door in the basement.

It would be nice to have a big rock.

It is a good choice to directly use stones to cut through the secret door.

But such conditions obviously do not exist now.

He tried shouting a few times to find out about the situation of Hugh and Lecturer Folan.

"Dean Dahn ran away! We are locked in a solitary room! Find someone to help us!"

Soon, Xio's angry voice came from inside.

Phew, it’s good that nothing serious happened.

Hastur breathed a sigh of relief. Being locked up in a solitary room was much better than encountering other dangers.

"I'll find someone to rescue you right away!"

Hastur shouted three times, and after receiving an answer from Quinn inside, he quickly left the bell tower and rushed to the central square.

There were two police officers gathering everyone there to ask for clues about Professor Wayne.

Hastur hurried over and explained his purpose, which quickly attracted the attention of the two police officers. They led several young and strong men and followed Hastur to the bell tower.

They picked up a few tools suitable for breaking doors on the way. When they arrived at the place, several people worked together and quickly smashed the entire secret door.

Two police officers carried kerosene lamps and led the two young men into the basement.

Hasta still didn't go in, but spoke a few words to Xio outside to make sure they were okay.

After saying a few words, Hasta looked at the other two young men beside him.

They were about eighteen years old, wearing brown jackets and black pants. Their hair was messy, and their palms were rough and calloused. It was obvious from a glance that they did some heavy work on weekdays.

But when Hastur touched their eyes, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Their gazes looking towards the basement were too calm!

At this moment, even if you don't discuss it privately, you will definitely be curious, right?

How could it be like a piece of wood with no other reaction at all?

Feeling Hasta's appraising gaze, the two young men looked over together, their eyes still calm and without any disturbance at all.

"Have you finished your work today?" Hasta hurriedly found a topic to chat about, otherwise he was afraid that he would be in danger.

"We don't have to work today, we have to be busy looking for people."

"It would be nice if you guys came here more often."

The answers from both of them were short, and their emotions still didn't fluctuate much, but they didn't show any malice.

Hasta asked curiously: "How does Dean Dahn treat you on weekdays?"

“He’ll keep our bellies full if we get the job done every day.”

"He doesn't like boys, he likes girls."

Hastur continued to ask: "What work do you do every day?"

"I go to the mountains to quarry stones. I start working at eight in the morning and rest at nine in the evening."

"After you came, we only had to work six hours a day, and we had better food."

The two people answered all questions. Except for obvious mood swings when they talked about having a full stomach, the other answers were very calm.

It seemed like he was answering something that had nothing to do with him at all.

Such a weird phenomenon makes Hasta feel more and more uncomfortable. Could he be brainwashed?

He thought for a moment and then asked patiently: "Besides letting you work and liking girls, what else does Dean Dan like to do?"

"Count the money."

"dream."

"..."

Such an answer almost made Hastur freeze.

He knew that the two people were answering different things, but when they were connected together, they created a strong comedy effect.

Hasta took a few deep breaths before suppressing the urge to laugh.

Counting money is easy to understand, and he also likes to count money.

On the other hand, it is interesting to like to dream. It is indeed not an easy thing for a person to let everyone know that he likes to dream.

Hastur tried to ask: "What dreams does Dean Dahn like to have?"

"Finally out!"

Before the two young men could answer, Xio's voice came from the basement.

The sound is loud and full of energy, which makes you feel healthy when you hear it.

"Alas, Dean Dan turns out to be such a person."

Immediately afterwards there was the sound of Lecturer Foulen sighing.

Interrupted by these two voices, the two young men said nothing more. After looking at each other, they stood silently aside.

Hastur asked again, but they would not say a word.

Soon, Lecturer Xio and Foren came out of the secret door. They looked no different from when they first entered.

Xio straightened her hair a little and hummed: "Fortunately, I agreed to let you stay outside at that time, otherwise you would have been locked up for a long time."

Lecturer Folan came to Hastur and whispered: "We did not find the teacher inside."

Hastur was not surprised by this, and began to ask about what they saw and heard inside, and how Dean Darn escaped from the two of them and put them in a solitary room.

Xio was not in a good mood, so Lecturer Foulun told them what they had just experienced.

The basement was so dark that even a kerosene lamp couldn't illuminate much of the area. It was also damp and cold, and walking in it felt like walking through a sewer.

There are six confinement rooms on the left and right sides, and there is a rest room at the end.

Only three of the twelve solitary cells actually contain people.

Dean Dahn led them to open one room after another until they opened the penultimate solitary room. There was a figure huddled inside. In order to get a clearer look, Professor Foulun and Xio walked in to get a clear look.

Just as the two of them entered, Dean Dahn, who was standing outside the door, suddenly closed the door to the solitary room, locked it, and ran away without looking back.

When they found out they had been cheated, they could no longer get out.

At this time, they also saw clearly the figure huddled in the corner. That person was not Professor Wayne, but a dead man.

He was thin and young, no more than sixteen years old. He was wearing tattered clothes and a light black hat.

According to Xio's analysis, this person should have starved to death.

The reason why Dean Dahn escaped may also be because of the death in the solitary room.

Later, it was Hastur who found someone to rescue them.

After leaving the solitary room, they followed the two police officers and searched from room to room, but they couldn't find any secret passage after searching for a long time.

The two of them discussed it and decided to come out first. The two police officers led the two young men to carefully inspect every inch of the place inside.