Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 332 Opening the Study

very dark.

This was Yu Shijiu's first thought upon entering the room.

Unlike the darkness of curtains drawn to block out all light, the darkness before my eyes was more like some kind of tangible, twisted, viscous black substance stuck together, and even the air seemed to have some kind of suffocating smell.

"..."

Yu Shijiu slightly covered his mouth and nose, frowned, and fumbled for the light switch by the door.

Click——

As the lights came on inside, Yu Shijiu instinctively closed his eyes.

He opened his eyes only after the light had softened.

Unlike the hallucination in the darkness just now, the room belonging to the old housekeeper was very clean. There was no invisible and intangible sticky substance, nor any strange or bloody scenes.

It's a perfectly normal room.

But there are still some differences.

Compared to the rooms on the second floor of the villa, the old housekeeper's room was significantly smaller. Apart from a small wardrobe, there was only a table by the window and a fairly large bed against the wall.

The room felt a bit cramped, but it was very clean, which showed that the elderly housekeeper usually paid great attention to hygiene and the living environment.

Yu Shijiu stood by the door, and the first thing she saw was the table by the window, which had been wiped so clean it was almost reflective.

The table was a color similar to mahogany, and a faded light blue tablecloth was placed on half of it, with some loose threads still visible along the edges...

Yu Shijiu walked forward and soon stopped by the table, opening a drawer.

The items inside the drawer were also neatly arranged.

The neatly arranged cash, stacked together, was carefully and smoothly placed by its owner.

"..."

Yu Shijiu narrowed his eyes slightly and pulled open the next drawer.

It was still stacks and stacks of cash.

Nearly five drawers were opened in a row, and they were all filled with cash.

Yu Shijiu fell silent.

He looked at the drawers he had opened, and then thought of the old housekeeper's eyes, which always lit up when she saw money, and hesitated.

Is the butler really just an ordinary NPC who loves money, and everything else that happened was just a coincidence?

It shouldn’t be.

If the housekeeper really only loved money, she shouldn't have let the "madam" into the villa—after all, she could only continue to receive her substantial salary if the people in the villa were alive.

Thinking of this, Yu Shijiu silently closed the drawer and turned her head to look at the light-colored tablecloth on the table.

The color of this tablecloth is very similar to the color of the clothes that "Madam" wore before she died.

No, you could say they're exactly the same.

The only difference is that it's new or old.

Yu Shijiu's heart skipped a beat.

He walked to the tablecloth and reached out, gently feeling the seemingly flat surface beneath it—

There is something.

Without hesitation, Yu Shijiu lifted the tablecloth.

Under the tablecloth lay a very old photograph, its edges yellowed. The woman in the photo was dressed simply, holding a baby who looked only a few months old, and smiling shyly at the camera.

Yu Shijiu's gaze lingered on the child in the photo for only a moment before turning to the woman holding the child.

Perhaps due to the limited photography technology at the time, the photo is slightly blurry, and faint white noise is somewhat noticeable on the woman's face, but it is still possible to tell that the woman is quite attractive and has delicate features.

It looks vaguely familiar.

But Yu Shijiu was certain that he had never seen the woman in the photo.

Like who?

Yu Shijiu tilted his head slightly, racking his brains, and finally thought of a "person".

...Judging from the outline of the eyes and nose, is this the "Madam" I saw last night?

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At 8:30.

Mr. Xiao's cheerful laughter echoed in the second-floor corridor.

He Lingling and Xu Han exchanged a glance inside the room, then quietly opened the door and cautiously peered down the corridor.

In front of Mr. Xiao's study, the old housekeeper was bent over, seemingly talking about something related to the wedding. The last sentence was clearly heard by both of them.

"The wedding venue is all set up."

The old housekeeper asked, "Sir, would you like to go and take a look?"

"!"

He Lingling and Xu Han's eyes widened instantly, and at the same time they urged Mr. Xiao to leave quickly.

They were lucky; almost immediately, Mr. Xiao nodded.

"We should go and take a look."

Mr. Xiao seemed to be in a good mood, with an eerily youthful glow, and even the wrinkles on his face seemed to have smoothed out quite a bit.

"I'm about to marry my beloved 'bride,' so I really should go downstairs and see the wedding venue I've prepared for her."

"..."

After a brief conversation, Mr. Xiao turned around, closed the door, and followed the respectful old housekeeper downstairs.

The sound of their footsteps disappeared around the corner of the stairs, and He Lingling and Xu Han instantly darted out of the room.

"Hurry! Now!"

Xu Han suppressed his voice, running faster than a rabbit while trying to avoid making too much noise.

"I reckon he'll be back soon."

If you're just going to visit a wedding, it won't take long.

He Lingling nodded, her pupils jet black.

Just as the two passed by the door of bedroom number eight, there was a click.

Lu Chusheng walked out from there.

The three people who met each other froze at the same time. Lu Chusheng narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the two who were still tiptoeing.

"To Mr. Xiao's study?"

Xu Han nodded and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes! Brother Lu, you're going too? Then hurry up! You two look for clues, I'll just stand guard at the stairwell!"

He Lingling, standing next to him: "..."

Actually, it's good that Xu Han is keeping watch, since she didn't expect the other party to find out anything.

However, the clues in Mr. Xiao's room should be easy to find. After all, a room that was initially completely inaccessible can now be opened... the clues inside must be quite obvious.

Lu Chusheng did not refuse their invitation.

He was originally going to Mr. Xiao's study.

As for A-Yuan in the room behind...

Lu Chusheng felt that after what happened that afternoon, the other party would definitely not open the door early again.

After reaching a consensus, the three quickly went to the study. He Lingling then took out the universal key prop, and this time, the prop worked.

With a click, He Lingling took a deep breath, exchanged a glance with Lu Chusheng behind her, and silently pushed open the door.

The two walked in.

Xu Han watched intently, barely daring to breathe, and kept glancing downstairs from the stairwell.

There absolutely needs to be a clue... We haven't encountered any particularly useful clues yet, even knowing that the "Madam" is likely formed from a group of monsters... They still don't know how to clear the level...

Are they really going to marry Mr. Xiao one after another and then die one after another?

No way, how could Dawn of the Games have such a setting?!

It must not be possible.