The utility room next to the garden is very easy to find.
Based on the mansion itself, a modest-sized auxiliary warehouse stands quietly there, with paved paths leading to both the garden and the mansion.
But the only problem is that the utility room door is locked.
The three Ronalds have no keys at all.
Seeing this situation, Thomson in the team immediately complained:
"This is..."
Boom——
As soon as he opened his mouth, the voice of the middle-aged merchant suddenly stopped.
Faced with this level of obstruction, Nessos stepped forward and kicked the door. The wood inlaid with the door lock cracked, causing the door lock to reach its useful life ahead of schedule.
Crunch——
There was an unpleasant friction sound between the wooden board and the ground.
Opening the door without saying a word, Nessos simply held up the lamp and walked in, leaving only the stunned middle-aged merchant behind him.
Go inside.
The size of the utility room is no different from what you see outside.
Two vertical shelves occupied the left and right walls, and there was a cellar entrance covered diagonally in the innermost part. The ladder the man mentioned stood in the corner, and tools such as axes and saws were scattered in the tool box.
A clear space, a clear thing.
After looking around for a while, Nessos immediately began to give instructions:
"Thomson, you go move the ladder, and Ronald and I will get the tools."
"Everyone, move quickly."
"Okay...ok."
Probably to make up for the mistakes he had made before, or maybe he was frightened by Nessus.
Without any rebuttal, Thomson carried the heaviest ladder and walked back alone.
Ronald and Nessos each picked up the tools in their toolboxes.
Axes, hammers and saws are enough to destroy the floor.
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From leaving to returning, not much time passed.
But once again standing in the warm confines of the fireplace, I felt relieved.
After looking at the two companions beside him and confirming that neither of them looked tired, Ronald asked:
"Without further ado, let's go directly?"
"no problem."
After leaving the living room, the surrounding light immediately dimmed.
In order to reduce the probability of being discovered as much as possible, the three of them also did not carry any lamps and just walked forward in the dark on the first floor.
Because there is no need to connect to the ground via stairs, the structure of the first floor is obviously different from that of the second floor.
To get to the location corresponding to the previously broken-in room on the second floor, the three of them first walked around the stairs on the side of the living room, and then passed through a circular corridor.
Until I passed a bathroom and came to a locked room.
Only then did Nessos in front stop.
He stretched out his hand to stop the two people behind him, and then he lowered his voice and said:
“This is the location.”
"Ronald, I'm going in."
"good."
Without saying a single word, as soon as Nassus finished speaking, Ronald began to be alert to the surrounding environment.
Thomson really couldn't be relied on, so he could only do this kind of job.
The dark corridor is silent——
Except for the fact that Nessos behind him took out a hairpin from nowhere and then tinkered with the door lock, even the air became gloomy.
Click——
Probably less than ten seconds had passed when there was a thin sound.
Nessos grabbed the doorknob suddenly and twisted it gently.
The door is open!
This guy is even good at picking locks!
Although it is just an ordinary door lock, it can be opened so quickly with just a hairpin, which shows Nessos' ability.
Ronald turned around and gave this guy a complicated look before following him into the room.
Only the room near the edge of the window was making an unusual "tick-tick-tick" sound of water drops falling to the ground.
If you have a keen sense of smell, you can even smell the faint smell of blood.
That's blood -
From the broken ceiling, dark red blood was dripping down a cracked piece of wood, and then spread through the gaps in the floor.
"It's the one just now."
"That's right."
Ronald and Nessos looked at each other and tacitly agreed on their opinions.
I still remember that when I was on the second floor, the 'mother' abused and confined the 'daughter' in the room, and there was the sound of breaking wood.
Now on the first floor, everything is obvious.
Using this piece of wood to directly penetrate the opponent's body, the 'mother' forcibly nailed her child to the floor!
Of course, now is not the time to lament that the other party is cruel and ruthless.
Very tight schedule.
"Thomson, come here and set up the ladder."
"Okay...ok."
Bring the ladder you carry to the window.
Just as he was about to set up the ladder, Thomson stopped.
Because right next to him, Thomson and Ronald were looking at him with very strange eyes.
"What...what happened?"
Isn't it just a matter of carving out a gap around the wooden stick that penetrates the body, allowing people to walk together, and then it's done?
Faced with the strange looks in their eyes, Thomson asked cautiously.
Immediately, Ronald reached out and covered his face.
Sure enough, he still likes to talk to smart people.
"You don't think we really want to destroy the floor like that man did, do you?"
"It's difficult...isn't it?" Thomson was still confused.
Taking advantage of the time when Nessus opened the window and climbed out, Ronald explained:
"The sound of destroying the floor is too loud, which will definitely attract the 'woman' over. We need to set up a ladder outside the window, and then go directly to the second floor to rescue the child."
"well?"
After blinking, Thomson asked again:
"But if that's the case, why should we act in the house?"
"Wouldn't it be better to come directly from the utility room with a ladder?"
"Because the windows on the second floor can see the first floor."
Reluctantly, Ronald explained to Thomson that he no longer planned to greet the merchants.
Compared with a companion like Nessus, the middle-aged businessman really makes people feel powerless.
But in fact, there are still more people like Thomson in reality.
I can only say that it is understandable...
Following Nessos outside, the two quickly set up the ladder.
The merchant held the ladder below, and they climbed up to the second floor one after another.
Through the windows on the second floor, the scenery is unobstructed.
After the previous 'mother' vented her anger and destroyed it, there was basically no intact furniture in the room.
The room was in a mess, just like a place where a group of wild beasts were kept.
And very close to the window, a girl in a white dress was lying on the ground.
Just as Ronald guessed, a broken chair penetrated her shoulder blade, and she was almost completely unable to move due to the large blood stains.
But even so, the girl's bright eyes were still staring at the window.