He glanced at the woman, paused for a moment when he saw her pleading look, but turned his head away indifferently the next moment, obviously ignoring her. This made Meng Rui extremely stunned, and the tears that had been flashing in her eyes were burned away by the anger that she realized belatedly.

Si Mo looked at the housekeeper standing motionless beside him, lowered his hand holding the photo and raised it again: "That's all?"

The butler paused after hearing what he said, and did not immediately understand what he meant. He stood up and seemed to be asking or talking to himself: "What do you mean..."

"The clue is just this one photo." Si Mo frowned, not caring about other things, but his calmness after what happened just now was enough to impress the other three.

"You are so heartless!" Meng Rui curled her lips. In such a long time, Si Mo was the first man to reject her, which greatly hurt her self-esteem. Meng Rui forgot her situation for a short time, walked around the housekeeper in front of her, and stood up by herself on the floor.

A small, deliberately suppressed sneer came from behind her, but Meng Rui still heard it.

Turning around, he saw Jiang Yuhan covering her mouth, looking at him with contempt, without any sign of guilt.

"What are you laughing at?! Are you making fun of me?"

"You're the one laughing. What's wrong?" Jiang Yuhan glared at her and rolled her eyes at Meng Rui without any hesitation: "You've been seducing men everywhere, and now that you've been humiliated, you don't allow others to laugh?"

The reason why Jiang Yuhan was hostile to Meng Rui was not only because Wang Xu looked at Meng Rui a few more times at the beginning, but more because just now, when Meng Rui looked at Si Mo with tears in her eyes, it would have been fine if she was unmoved, but Wang Xu was actually a little uneasy.

If Jiang Yuhan hadn't held him, he might have really gone over to help her first.

Because they were both women, Jiang Yuhan had a special intuition. Meng Rui's tricks were too low-level, and only a fool with a single-minded mind would fall for them.

"My two guests, please stop quarreling." The housekeeper smiled and kept an eye on the time on his pocket watch: "We are a harmonious and friendly family."

"..."

"Time is running out, and it's almost nightfall in the manor."

"Reminder: Something very scary will appear at night." The butler straightened his expression and said kindly, "Everyone has three minutes left."

"As compensation for the incident just now, we can provide the investigators with another photo clue."

After saying that, the butler took out a brand new photo of the whole place from his arms, looked around at everyone, and then handed it to Si Mo with a purpose.

Because they were still afraid, the others who didn't get any clues were not in a hurry to check. Instead, they all hid behind and waited to see how Si Mo would react.

The content of the photo this time was much more normal. After the boy read it, he gave it to Hu Zhi and then passed it around among the others.

The content is a photo of the little princess taken before her death. The girl is standing on the dance floor in the living room in a white dress. The glittering white background makes her look like a dancing white swan, and there are many loving and admiring eyes around her.

It can be seen that the girl grew up in love.

It was hard to associate her with the broken pieces of empty shell in the previous photo. Hu Zhi sighed softly. He had an older daughter in his previous world, who was about the same age as her. Perhaps because of human empathy, everyone saw regret on his face.

The butler also lowered his head in disappointment. In the silence, his voice was mixed with a hint of emotion: "The princess is the most beloved person in the Rose Garden. We are all very sad about her departure."

Who are ‘we’? Before Si Mo could even ask the question, the butler raised his head again and regained his composure in these few seconds: “Unfortunately, on the night when the little princess’ body was found, the man of the manor also disappeared.”

"So I ask all investigators to complete the commissioned case."

[Trigger - Issue a copy task]

The sound of a hollow machine came from all directions, filling everyone's ears. The tone was very clear, and it did not come from any speakers, but it also made it impossible to find the source.

[Main Mission: Find the missing male owner]

[Side Quest 1: Find the little princess’ favorite rabbit doll]

[Hidden mission: ? ? ? (Unlocked by completing the side mission)]

"Looking for a doll?" Jiang Yuhan was a little stunned: "Shouldn't we be investigating why the little princess died?"

The butler said so much at the beginning and even gave a very shocking photo, but now he just said that he just asked them to find a doll. Then what does this have to do with the cause of the little princess' death?

It may not be important, but if it is not important, why tell them?

The housekeeper responded to her calmly: "Find the doll and the mystery will be solved."

Everyone fell silent. They must have discovered that there were more than one rabbit dolls scattered around the villa in the Rose Manor. Right next to the sofa where they had just sat, near the record player, and next to the piano, the rabbit dolls were almost everywhere.

In this case, how can we know which one is the little princess’ favorite?

"After you find the doll, remember to meet up at the door. When you come out, put the doll into the crystal coffin where the little princess is still buried. Then your mission is complete."

"Where is the coffin?" Si Mo asked, "How do I get there?"

The butler controlled his feet and turned half his body. Only in this way could he face Si Mo. It seemed that he would not simply twist his stiff neck.

"Good question. I like smart guests who ask lots of questions." The butler grinned and patted his side pocket: "The little princess's body is now on the third floor. The key is with me."

"Find the doll and I'll give you the key to open the door."

All their eyes turned upwards to look at the tightly closed doors on the third floor. Thinking that a pile of mutilated pieces of meat was stored in one of the rooms, the two girls had some physiological reactions and covered their stomachs with their hands as if they wanted to vomit.

"I want to ask another question," Hu Zhi raised his hand cautiously, as if he was asking a question before class, and needed the teacher's permission before speaking: "...Do you have a photo of the doll?"

This is also a question that others want to know.

The butler shook his head and said, "Sorry, it cannot be announced for the time being. As a butler, I have no right to do that."

"…All right."

"Then, please take your rose and enter..."

"and many more."

"..." Being interrupted one after another, the butler, who was always smiling, had an uncontrollable frown on his face. The smile on his lips suddenly faded, and the sharpness in his eyes became apparent. A gloomy atmosphere spread from his body.

He turned around, looking for the person who had spoken: "Anything else?"

Si Mo curled the corners of his mouth, and everyone looked over and found that since some time ago, this silver-haired boy actually picked up a pure white rabbit doll on the sofa, picked it up by the ears and casually held it against his chest.

There was a hint of doubt in the boy's eyes, and his amber blue pupils flashed with a deep light: "Why is it the male owner? Isn't there a lady in this manor?"

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