Zhang Tuohai sat on the sofa bored.

There was no mobile phone to play with, no one to chat with, and not even melon seeds, which made him feel extremely bored.

From time to time, he looked at the huge grandfather clock not far away. It had been half an hour, and everyone who had left had left without looking back. No one had come back.

"Did these people discover something and go explore on their own?"

Zhang Tuohai felt a little panicked.

[You can try to go to the study room to get further clues.]

The system prompts.

"Yes, there are no restrictions on my activities anyway. I can also look for clues."

Zhang Tuohai stood up and asked the housekeeper who had been standing beside him: "Excuse me, when will the second test begin?"

"When it's time to start, it will naturally start."

The butler said expressionlessly.

If he wasn't wearing an exoskeleton, Zhang Tuohai would definitely beat this guy up.

The Riddler is the most hateful thing.

"Okay, can I move around freely now?"

Zhang Tuohai asked tentatively.

"Of course, you are one of the inheritance candidates in the will and are not a prisoner. We will not impose restrictions on your personal behavior."

"As long as it doesn't break the rules."

The housekeeper said calmly.

"Okay, where is the study? I want to see it."

Zhang Tuohai said.

Hearing Zhang Tuohai's words, the housekeeper was slightly startled, and then said: "Second floor, on the left hand side, the second door."

"Thank you."

Zhang Tuohai walked towards the second floor.

After walking on the thick carpet to the second floor, Zhang Tuohai opened a wooden door according to the housekeeper's instructions.

The first thing you see is a huge study room.

Facing the front was a huge floor-to-ceiling window, flooding the ground with sunlight.

There is also a huge desk in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. There are some pens, inks and other stationery on it, but there is not half a sheet of paper.

Zhang Tuohai looked left and right.

There are entire walls of bookshelves on both sides, and a small ladder is placed in the corner for people to eat.

Zhang Tuohai walked in and glanced at the books on the bookshelves on both sides.

The bookshelf on the left is filled with large books in exquisite hard-cases. They are neatly arranged in rows and rows. They look very stylish at first glance and have a full decorative effect.

The bookshelf on the right is filled with various miscellaneous books and periodicals, from "Alibuda" to "Treatments of Common Bamboo Rat Diseases and 32 Practices", covering almost all categories that Zhang Tuohai can think of.

Zhang Tuohai even saw several sensual novels placed majestically in the center.

"With so many books, how can I find clues?"

Looking at the densely packed books, Zhang Tuohai felt a little overwhelmed. With so many books, it would probably take a long time just to read through the titles, let alone look for clues from them.

[It is recommended to browse the second shelf on the left, the second shelf, and the first book.]

The prompt system popped up again.

Zhang Tuohai's eyes lit up and he immediately walked over. Following the prompts of the game system, Zhang Tuohai found the book.

The title of the book is very simple, just called "Red Maple Manor".

Zhang Tuohai took out the book, came to the desk and sat down, flipping through the pages.

Zhang Tuohai discovered that this was a historical introduction to the manor and its residents.

According to records in the book, this manor was built 30 years ago by the Earl of Windsor himself.

The Earl of Windsor had a son and a daughter. His son was Jason, who was good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. After being drunk, he suffered an unexpected cardiac arrest and died suddenly in the servants' bathroom on the second floor.

Daughter Ivanka is obsessed with medicine and especially likes to perform human anatomy. According to rumors, Ivanka had been researching skin replacement experiments before her death.

As a result, due to overwork and operational errors, a fire broke out in the laboratory. When the flames were extinguished, only her charred body was found.

The Earl of Windsor was so sad that he fell seriously ill.

After he recovered from his illness, the Earl of Windsor converted the laboratory into a family infirmary, and said that he had received an oracle and wanted to give away the family property to the destined person, but it must pass his test.

The story ends here, and the rest is blank.

"What's going on?"

After reading the contents of the book, Zhang Tuohai looked confused.

Only three characters are mentioned in the book, the old Earl of Windsor, his son Jason and his daughter Ivanka.

However, Jason and Ivanka are both dead, and the old Earl of Windsor is also dead, otherwise it would be impossible to leave a will.

But what about the clues?

Three dead people?

What kind of clue is this?

Not even a word about those bullshit tests and the follow-up content.

Zhang Tuohai had a headache.

However, since the prompt system said that there are clues here, there must be clues.

Zhang Tuohai kept flipping through the books, reading word by word, trying to find useful information.

However, after Zhang Tuohai checked it several times, he found that there was indeed only so much content.

Just when Zhang Tuohai felt discouraged, he suddenly thought of something.

He opened the book again and found the parts that he was more concerned about.

Jason died in the servants' bathroom on the second floor, while Ivanka died in the original laboratory, now the family infirmary.

If we extrapolate from supernatural novels, there must be something dirty in these two places, and there must be ghosts of the dead lingering there.

"However, the world I live in should be scientific, right?" Zhang Tuohai thought to himself.

However, when he thought about the talking fox, the black technology that could use the mysterious Source Stone to extend his life, and all kinds of weird clockwork technology, he was not sure.

"In short, it's better to believe that it exists than to believe that it doesn't exist. It's better to stay as far away from these two places as possible."

Zhang Tuohai thought to himself.

After flipping through the books again, Zhang Tuohai stood up and was about to walk around the room and find some clues. At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Zhang Tuohai hurriedly inserted "Red Maple Manor" back and replaced it with "How to Make a Useless Mechanical Device".

After confirming that there were no mistakes, Zhang Tuohai coughed lightly: "Please come in."

It was the maid who appeared at the door.

"Mr. Butler invites you to participate in the second game project."

said the maid.

"Thank you, I'll go down right away."

Zhang Tuohai followed the maid downstairs.

At this time, Garrison, A Zhai and Tuan Fan Girl had gathered in the hall.

However, A Zhai and Garrison looked very familiar as they were chatting and laughing.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Tuohai was shocked. When did the two of them become so familiar?

Formed an alliance?

However, if an alliance is formed, shouldn't it be done quietly?

What are they doing so obviously?

Zhang Tuohai changed his mind and walked down the stairs slowly.

At this time, the butler came over with a tray.

The tray contained a Colt Python, three bullets, and a dice.

The housekeeper threw out the Colt Python's magazine, loaded three bullets in the order of 1 empty and 23, and then quickly turned the wheel to close the magazine.

"This game is very simple. According to the order of the dice points, everyone takes a pistol and shoots himself in the head. Those who are not dead will enter the next round, and those who are dead will be automatically eliminated."
Chapter completed!