I Created the Myth of the Old Ruler

Emma's makeup was a bit shabby, making her look very haggard. She burst into the restaurant hysterically and howled.

"It's too dangerous here. I want to leave here immediately. There are dead people. Oh my god... uh, what are you doing?"

She noticed the three people eating together, and her expression suddenly froze.

"Of course I'm eating."

Lu Tan replied matter-of-factly and pushed the plate beside him.

"Would you like a couple of bites too?"

"......No."

Emma was shocked by Lu Tan's explanation for a moment, and then asked.

"How can you still eat? There are already dead people here. Maybe there is really a monster in this room, and you will be the next one to die!"

She looked worriedly at every corner of the house, fearing that some monster would suddenly crawl out of the corner and eat her alive.

"If we don't have enough food, we won't have the energy to investigate the case, and we can't leave now."

Stone put the cut steak into his mouth and pointed at the increasingly furious storm outside the restaurant.

"The road down the mountain has been washed away by mudslides, and the power lines and telephones have been cut off. Didn't you realize that there are no lights now, so we can only use candles?"

Reminded by Stone's words, Emma hurriedly looked out the window.

It was already dark now, and it was pitch black outside the window. She could only see the swaying trees nearby. The roads washed away by mudslides further away had been hidden in the night. She didn't see it with her own eyes, and she still didn't believe it. When she came to the telephone in the restaurant and picked up the receiver, Emma finally accepted this fact until there was silence on the other side of the phone.

"We really can't get out?"

Emma asked Stone, the initial aggressive momentum had disappeared, leaving only weak, pitiful and helpless.

"Don't worry, Ms. Emma, ​​I have an agreement with Chief Holler. If I don't contact him regularly, then the Chief will take people up the mountain. If nothing happens, we will be able to see the respectable and responsible person tomorrow morning. Sheriff..."

Stone replied, having finished his meal and wiping the corners of his mouth with a napkin.

"Really? That would be great."

Emma suddenly felt relieved again. She didn't seem to be as resistant to the arrival of the police as Rum was. Instead, she felt excited because she was about to be free.

"But it's raining so hard, how can the Sheriff and the others get here?"

the woman asked, looking worriedly out the window.

"Don't worry."

Stone didn't seem to mind the storm outside the window.

When Emma saw this, she didn't ask any more questions. Since no one seemed to be in a panic, wouldn't it look very uneducated if she was worried like an ant on a hot pot by herself?

She did not see the body with her own eyes, but only heard the servant's announcement, so she was not as distraught as Rum.

Rum glanced at his sister, feeling that this family could only rely on him. The scene of Gothe's body just now was something he would never forget. As soon as he closed his eyes, the image of Gothe's body with his abdomen hollowed out would appear. De's twisted and ferocious expression.

He would even see his stomach being torn apart by the indescribable monster, tearing open his abdomen with yellowed teeth, pulling out his intestines, and devouring them clean.

No, I shouldn't be like this.

Rum felt a little strange.

He was obviously very calm when handling affairs in his home company, but after seeing Gothe's body, he couldn't calm down. He fell into anxiety and made many actions that he would not have done before. .

It was as if he had become an emotional puppet, dominated by fear and timidity, and became unlike himself.

At this moment, Rum also felt as if someone was whispering in his ear. The whisper made him feel anxious. The fear in his heart gradually dominated his will, making him impulsive and irritable, lacking calm thinking.

Grain fake

"They just want to rob you of your property, and those things should only belong to you!"

"Look at that detective, he covets the inheritance left by your father, you must eradicate them as soon as possible!"

"That stupid woman, she only gives money to those pretty boys, you must drive her out of the house!"

"It would be best if that guy with strong limbs and simple mind dies. He deserves it, he deserves it the most!"

"You have to find that thing before the police come, you have to find that thing before that crazy bastard comes."

These murmurs echoed in Rum's ears, the sound was like the voice of his own heart, repeated over and over again, etched into his mind, as if if he didn't do this, his spirit would collapse.

This feeling is strange, but everything seems natural.

He can only think that his greedy desire has taken over his rationality.

Rum was afraid of Stone's pistol, and he didn't know what to do now. He couldn't possibly kill them before the police came tomorrow, right?

No, no, no, what was I thinking?

Rum turned away, feeling that he had really become very weird.

"Where's Ms. Lily?"

Stone suddenly asked.

"She feels uncomfortable and is resting in the room. The maid is taking care of her. Don't worry."

The old housekeeper said.

"It seems that Master Byron won't be able to come. It's best for us to live in similar rooms tonight. If there are any problems, we can take care of each other."

Stone said.

"what is the problem?"

Emma didn't react for a moment.

"It's the murderer, Ms. Emma, ​​who killed Mr. Gothe. Whether it's a human or a monster, it must still be in this villa. No one can guarantee that he only came to kill Mr. Gothe. According to my speculation , his target should be the legacy of Taoist Heming, because I found that Mr. Gao De holds books related to Taoist Heming."

Stone showed the "He Ming Bi Tan" in his hand.

"At least Mr. Gothe didn't just come here to commemorate Mr. Browning. He once sold this house to Mr. Browning as an intermediary. He should also know about Taoist Heming. This time he came to Rainstorm Villa just to share a piece of it. soup."

"He actually..."

Rum looked in disbelief.

Emma, ​​on the other hand, didn't have much emotion about what Stone said. She was just a little confused, a little scared and frightened. She was sitting on the sofa, holding a wine glass in her hand, and did not drink the red wine in the glass.

The few of them stayed in the restaurant until the night. Emma couldn't bear it anymore at first. She yawned and was taken to the next room to rest by the old housekeeper.

Rum smoked two cigarettes, hesitated to speak, and finally left the restaurant.

Apart from the servants, there are only three chosen ones left.

The storm outside the window was still raging. Stone lit the tobacco leaves in his pipe. He looked deeply out the window. In the forest reflected by the lightning and thunder, there seemed to be shadows about to move.

"Speaking of which, with the current weather conditions, can the police really come?"

Lu Tan asked in a low voice curiously.

"Of course not possible."

Stone replied matter-of-factly.

"I lied to them all."