Chapter 114: Don't Leave
Unlike the first video, the next two videos recorded the happy images of two children playing in the garden.
They were a boy and a girl.
"Wait! The clothes these two children are wearing, aren't they just miniature versions of what Guan the illegitimate son and Ling the illegitimate daughter are wearing now?" Wei Shu clapped his hands. "Oh! I get it, this is what they looked like when they were kids! For some reason, this servant Yang was very focused on these two people, she even kept videos of them from childhood."
The clues were still too few. The three put the computer back in its place and started searching for clues separately.
Just before noon, the headless skeleton was finally found.
It was found inside a black plastic bag.
The skeleton wasn't just a simple skeleton either, the bone on its left shoulder showed signs of damage, clearly indicating a major trauma experienced during life.
Soon, besides this skeleton, the other skeletal remains hidden in various places throughout the villa were also discovered one after another.
Yin Chengjue had previously discussed the plot with Qin Linlin and knew what was going on, but he and Qin Linlin had made an agreement: until the others figured out the answer, he would pretend not to know.
As more and more skeletons were found, someone finally discovered the most critical issue—the injuries on these skeletons corresponded exactly to the serious physical injuries sustained by their own character backgrounds from past accidents.
The adopted daughter injured her shoulder, Butler Liu has a prosthetic left foot, Servant Yang had surgery on her head... and so on.
"So, these skeletons aren't someone else's... they are our own skeletons? The dead are ourselves?" Liu Qingling arrived at an unbelievable yet most likely accurate conclusion.
"Oh my god! I have goosebumps! What exactly is happening now? Does our script have supernatural elements now?" Guan Haifeng held out his hands, showing the standing hairs on his arms.
Time passed quickly, evening arrived. After everyone had dinner, they returned to their rooms to freshen up.
This recording session for the program was very long, it would be compressed during editing later, so they weren't searching for clues all day.
For privacy considerations, the cameras installed in the rooms were only active during the day. At night, the artists could turn off the cameras themselves and turn them back on the next day after getting ready.
As soon as the designated time arrived, Yin Chengjue used his Clairvoyance skill to check his room. Then the phone in the room rang, Qin Linlin personally called on the internal line to inform Yin Chengjue that the treasure they were looking for was not in this room.
Just as Yin Chengjue hung up the phone and turned around, he saw the bathroom door pushed open. Rong Yu, drying his freshly washed hair, leaned against the doorframe, looking at him with a knowing look.
The moment Yin Chengjue looked over, Rong Yu immediately adjusted the expression on his face, blinking his eyes. His eyes, still damp from the shower, looked somewhat innocent.
Yin Chengjue: "..." Do you think I'm blind?
"Brother, is your skill card three words long?" Rong Yu asked while drying his hair and walking towards Yin Chengjue.
"Do you think I would tell you?" Yin Chengjue took a hairdryer out of the bedside drawer and gestured for Rong Yu to come sit down.
"If brother is a three words card that acts at night, I think you can tell me." Rong Yu obediently walked over and sat down beside Yin Chengjue.
"Oh? Why?"
"Because, I'm your captain." Rong Yu opened his palm, revealing a small card inside with the two characters "Captain" written on it, and the three characters "Treasure Hunt Line" on the back.
Yin Chengjue raised an eyebrow: "You're just revealing your card to me like that? Aren't you afraid I'm not the identity you think I am?"
"Not afraid." Rong Yu said decisively: "First, no matter what card brother holds, I will tell you my own card. Second, I'm sure brother is not on the detective route, so I can totally take a fifty percent chance gambling that you and I are on the same mission route. Third..."
Rong Yu paused before continuing: "I am confident that even if I show you my hand, and you and I are not on the same mission route, I can still win."
Yin Chengjue casually pinched Rong Yu's earlobe: "I thought you would let me win."
Rong Yu grabbed Yin Chengjue's hand, turned his head, and gently kissed Yin Chengjue's fingertip. He looked up at Yin Chengjue, his tone devout: "If that's what brother wants, I can also help brother win."
Yin Chengjue leaned closer to him: "Last time, you didn't tell me your identity was the murderer."
Rong Yu didn't retreat because of Yin Chengjue's advance but stared directly into Yin Chengjue's eyes: "But brother didn't ask me. If brother had asked, I would definitely have told you."
"Sweet talker." Yin Chengjue's fingertip gently brushed Rong Yu's lips, a slight smile curling at the corner of his mouth: "Where did you learn these lines? So corny."
Rong Yu opened his mouth and lightly bit Yin Chengjue's fingertip: "These words come straight from my heart, why would I need to learn them?"
"Knock, knock, knock." A poorly-timed knock sounded at the door, causing the intimate atmosphere in the room to cool slightly.
Yin Chengjue frowned displeased and was about to speak when Rong Yu covered his mouth.
Rong Yu made a "shh" gesture, then pointed at the clock hanging on the wall, signaling Yin Chengjue to look.
Yin Chengjue followed his hand and saw that it was already three minutes past twelve. One of the three rules here was that after 12 PM, they couldn't leave the room.
So, who's knocking outside now?
"Could it be the program team knocking on purpose? To see who will open the door?" Yin Chengjue said in a low voice.
"Possibly, because these room doors aren't originally meant for guests, there's no peephole on the door, and the doors open outward. If anyone wants to open the door to investigate, they might easily break the rules." Rong Yu analyzed seriously.
"Then what should we do?"
"Ignore it."
The two paid no attention to the knocking. Yin Chengjue took out the hairdryer and started drying Rong Yu's hair.
The sound of the hairdryer was loud, completely drowning out the noise outside. By the time they finished drying the hair, the knocking had stopped.
"Brother, what do you think the treasure we're looking for this time should be? It wouldn't really be something as shallow as the huge fortune left behind by the deceased owner of this villa in the plot, right?" Rong Yu asked.
Yin Chengjue: "Who can be sure that the property left by the villa owner must be money?"
Rong Yu: "You mean, perhaps the treasure we're looking for is the villa owner's memento, but we still need to investigate what exactly that memento is. We can search along this direction, right?"
Yin Chengjue nodded. Tomorrow morning, he planned to first check the villa owner's room for relevant clues.
"Let's sleep early." Yin Chengjue said as he took out the sheepskin rope.
Rong Yu: "...Still tying it?"
Yin Chengjue: ""Not tonight. Tonight, I want to see exactly how you manage to slip out of those ropes and end up tying me up with them." He refused to believe this!
"Well... brother, I think I might know the reason somewhat." Rong Yu hesitated: "I learned some escape techniques, rope-untying methods and such before, so after being tied up at night, I must have broken free unconsciously. As for why I tied you up, I'm not too clear."
"It's fine, you sleep first tonight." Yin Chengjue looped the rope around Rong Yu's neck.
Yin Chengjue forced himself to stay awake, holding Rong Yu in his arms until Rong Yu fell asleep snoring.
The sleeping Rong Yu looked even softer than usual, very much like a harmless rabbit, well-behaved and cute. Yin Chengjue suddenly realized that just watching Rong Yu sleep like this was also a rare enjoyment.
One hour passed, two hours passed. Rong Yu still lay obediently in his arms, only occasionally moving his hands and feet, unconsciously turning over.
Yin Chengjue was somewhat puzzled—Rong Yu's sleeping posture was quite good, so how did it change so completely the next day?
As he thought about it, sleepiness grew heavier. Yin Chengjue yawned, thinking there probably wouldn't be any issues tonight, so he pulled Rong Yu closer into his embrace again. Just as he was about to fall completely asleep, Yin Chengjue suddenly felt the space in his arms empty!
It was easy to be startled awake in a half-asleep state. Yin Chengjue immediately opened his eyes and saw that Rong Yu, who had been perfectly fine in his arms just a second ago, was now sitting bolt upright!
"Xiao Yu?" Yin Chengjue was instantly awake, asking somewhat uncertainly: "Do you need to use the bathroom?"
Only after asking did he notice that Rong Yu's eyes were still tightly closed, and the eyeballs beneath his eyelids were visibly moving rapidly.
Yin Chengjue reached out to touch Rong Yu, but Rong Yu suddenly grabbed his hand!
Wait! His hand!
Wasn't Rong Yu's hand supposed to be tied?
Yin Chengjue quickly looked down and saw that the rope binding Rong Yu had already fallen onto the bed, one end of it still held in Rong Yu's hand.
A strong sense of unease suddenly rose in Yin Chengjue's heart, and all sleepiness was driven away! He moved aside, wanting to get out of bed first.
"Brother..." Rong Yu suddenly called out.
Yin Chengjue froze, but when he looked at Rong Yu's eyes again, he found they were still tightly shut.
"Brother, don't... leave me..." Rong Yu murmured indistinctly, his voice thick with sleep.
Yin Chengjue felt his heart tremble violently.
Was Rong Yu dreaming about him?
"Mm, I won't leave." Yin Chengjue opened his arms, pulled the person into his embrace, and patted his back comfortingly: "I won't leave."
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