I have a cub that escapes the boss

No matter the housekeeper or Owen, they are so eager to tell the story of the manor to the new tutor, which is a strange thing.

Although this "urgency" was packaged, wrapped in the hesitation of the butler, and Owen's uncertainty.But at the end of the day, the question remains—

This is only the second day of their meeting.

Mr. Moulton has not returned yet. In theory, no one is sure that Ji Hanchuan can stay.

As for the attitude of the butler and Owen, in Ji Hanchuan's view, it was completely expressing to the players: We all have problems, so don't believe either side.

According to the butler, the first half of the story is the same as that of Owen.He also mentioned the rainstorm, but continued the second half of Owen's story that had not been mentioned yet.

"It was a night when all the stars were covered by dark clouds."

said the housekeeper.

Following his words, the surrounding light became darker.It was already night, and Ji Hanchuan was only illuminated by candles.But when the butler's voice fell, the candles hanging on the wall of the dining room suddenly went out, leaving only one on the table, and the candle was still dancing.

Ji Hanchuan didn't move, and wanted to complain in his heart: Isn't this "atmosphere exaggeration" a little too much?

The housekeeper showed a little surprise, and sighed: "The candle seems to be burnt out, Mr. Han, I'm going to get new wax."

Ji Hanchuan said, "No need."

The housekeeper blinked, and Ji Hanchuan said in his heart: I probably won't be able to wait for you to "come back", so why don't you go.

He pouted: "There is still light here." It was towards the direction of the candlelight on the dining table, "Mr. Cook, please tell me this. I think that Anna is suffering from illness now, and I feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles."

Ji Hanchuan found a reason for himself.Needless to say, just need to fool the housekeeper.

The butler stared at him for a while, as if he was persuaded, and sighed: "Okay, let me make a long story short—that night, the priest finally arrived. But after seeing the maids in the manor, the priest actually said, "A pause, "...Mr. is trying to keep the people that God wants to take away, and this ambition has attracted creatures from hell."

Ji Hanchuan gave a soft "ah".

The housekeeper told him: "Sir, I don't want the young master to know this, so we only say that the doctor brought the virus. Because of this, our maids almost never act together, and always do their own work."

Ji Hanchuan: "Doris and Jody?"

The butler was lost in thought for a moment, and then read: "Doris and Jody...they were accidents."

Didn't say much.

Ji Hanchuan listened, thought for a while, and didn't ask any further questions, just kept this sentence in his heart.

The housekeeper told Ji Hanchuan: "The madam is a good person with a bright heart, but the devil told the husband that only by letting the madam fall into hell can her soul stay with the husband--when the husband rejected it, the devil became enraged and laid down a house for the manor. A curse, Madam died directly because of it."

Ji Hanchuan listened.

The butler sighed and said, "After the priest came that night, there was no better way to deal with this curse. He is a good man, but he cannot fight the devil with a mortal body."

Ji Hanchuan's eyelids twitched, and he remembered the important point: a mortal body cannot fight against demons.

"However," the butler changed the subject, "the priest can share this curse with other people. Eight maids need to exist in the manor at the same time, and these maids come from various villages in the sir's territory."

Ji Hanchuan thought in his heart: So it's "Sleeping Beauty".

He said: "Owen told me that these maids often get 'sick'?"

The housekeeper smiled gently and said, "This is how we told the young master. Mr. Han, please rest assured that being sick is not a bad thing. This is warning us in advance that this maid is not suitable to continue working in the manor. At this time, we will send a letter to the people down the mountain, asking them to introduce a new maid. Therefore, Anna’s illness has nothing to do with you. In a few days, she will go down the mountain. What a pity, she just Come to the manor, not even used to the work here."

Hearing this, Ji Hanchuan breathed a sigh of relief, and murmured, "So there are these reasons."

The butler said, "Yes." He finished his lines and wanted to end tonight's conversation.So he stood up and went to hold the candlestick on the dining table, "Mr. Han, let me take you back to your room."

Ji Hanchuan thanked him.

The two returned to their rooms, and the housekeeper brought Ji Hanchuan to the door.Ji Hanchuan deliberately staggered a few times, and then "embarrassed" admitted that he would not be able to see clearly the scene in front of him in a dimly lit place.The housekeeper is a well-informed old man, and he told him that he had seen people with similar symptoms to Mr. Han, and asked him not to be troubled by it.

The windows had been open all day, and now the moon was obscured by thick clouds outside.

Ji Hanchuan was "moved" and said, "Mr. Cook, you are really a good person."

The butler stood at the door.In the faint candlelight, his face became wax-like in color and texture.He smiled at Ji Hanchuan, but the tutor's eyes were not focused.Mr. Housekeeper changed it to a clear statement: "Have a good night's sleep. Although Anna is not suitable for continuing to work, I think she can still meet with you."

Ji Hanchuan thanked: "This is really too much trouble for you."

The butler looked at him tolerantly, his eyes were a bit like Ji Hanchuan looking at Owen.

"It is my duty to serve everyone living in this castle, sir."

The door closed in front of Ji Hanchuan.

Ji Hanchuan listened to the footsteps outside.

Mr. Steward walked away—perhaps walked away.Ji Hanchuan rearranged the existing clues: the relics in the woods, the mistress who died of illness, and the "disease" spread among the maids.Oh, and Owen, what kind of results will Owen's various performances and hints point to.

Ji Hanchuan had an intuition that this was the most important thing.

He leaned against the door and slowly sat on the floor.Ning Ning appeared, in front of him.The little girl looked around, as if confirming where the "guest" who visited every night was now.After reaching a conclusion, he turned his head and looked at Ji Hanchuan.

When it came time to speak, it was already a deep voice, calling: "Han Chuan."

It's Shaoyou.

Ji Hanchuan curled the corners of his lips.

It was inconvenient for him to talk, but Shao You didn't care either.He sat beside Ji Hanchuan, and the two got along quietly.Ji Hanchuan thought: Under what circumstances would it be necessary to give Owen a "smart score" setting?

—One side is good, the other side is bad.

Judging from what I saw and heard in the past two days, there is a clear line between "good" and "bad".It can even be inferred from "Owen and the housekeeper stared at Anna tremblingly together", the "bad" Owen is probably with the housekeeper.

From this, another preliminary conclusion can be drawn: the housekeeper kept saying that the curse would not really hurt those maids.Eight people, just right.Those who "sick" and "leaved" did not experience the tragic conditions that were hidden under the language.They just go down the mountain, go home, bask in the sun, and regain their health.

Thinking about it this way, something must have happened to the maid.The steward mentioned that Ji Hanchuan could see Anna tomorrow, but he also had "bad intentions".

Thinking of this, Ji Hanchuan rubbed his fingers lightly on the carpet.He calculated the time and inferred from the occasional moonlight leaking through the clouds.At this point, the visitor should have been wandering outside in the middle of the night, and has not yet arrived at my station.

So Ji Hanchuan "adjusted" the arrangement of the quilt on his bed a little bit—he hoped to create the illusion of "accidentally leaving the parchment upstairs, so he went to get it in the middle of the night" instead of "the tutor worked so hard to get it." , pretending that there is still someone on the bed, but actually secretly exploring the castle at night."

There is no need to hem the clothes under the quilt or put clothes balls on the pillows, just mess up the quilt a little bit, and then cover the pillows, trying to "not see it at the first glance, but see it through at the second glance".

After finishing all this, Ji Hanchuan silently counted in his heart: It won't be so small, the butler is still outside the door.

He opened the door and heard a long "squeak", echoing in the empty castle.At night, everything is silent, and the eyes are completely dark, and the housekeeper has already returned to the annex.

Ji Hanchuan could see the vague shadows of the furniture, if he were to really go, he would naturally not bump into anything.But as he went upstairs, he used all his senses to make sure he wasn't being watched.On the other hand, there will always be flaws "just right".Will be tripped, but will also hold on to something nearby in time.Will accidentally hit the table, but it won't make a lot of noise.

It took a little more time to go all the way, but it was equivalent to another insurance.

There are three doors on the second floor. Mr. Han, who is night-blind, couldn't see the specific directions, and slowly groped on the wall.However, from the very beginning, he went in the wrong direction——

Ji Hanchuan finally came across a door.

He thought to himself: If the door is unlocked, I will not go in.

This is too much like a trap.

At the same time, I thought: Although from the perspective of "Owen's fine points, there is a difference between good and bad", a whole set of plots can be launched.But in fact, the possibility of "problems on both sides" cannot be forgotten.

Thinking about this, Ji Hanchuan gently pushed the door open.He felt it carefully, and after a while, he showed a relaxed smile.

In front of and behind him, there was still the darkness.

Modern anti-theft locks can be opened, and the locks of the seventeenth century do not have any security.After a while, there was a soft "click".Immediately afterwards, the door was pushed open, and Ji Hanchuan made a lot of mental preparations.He thought of Bluebeard, thought of the tulip bushes outside, and wondered if there might be other parts of the game here.Perhaps dried, made into bacon, and stored here.One day in the future, the things on my dining table will be replaced without anyone noticing...

He also thought that if his luck was really bad and the monster was in the house, then he had no choice but to try to use "nightmare" to fool him.If it doesn't work, it's reasonable to list Escape from the Wilderness as PLANB.

But when the room was revealed in front of Ji Hanchuan, he knew that what he had thought before was just unfounded worries.

Although the layout is slightly different from that of the neighbor next door, this is also a study room.Someone cleans it from time to time, and there is not much dust in the air, just a little dull.Looking inside, you will see a white rocking chair with a small tea table next to it.Unlike Owen's thick, which is not suitable for children, this place is obviously a relaxing place.

Ji Hanchuan thought to himself: Oh, a family of three, one room per person.