Shi Ran seized the time and ran to the glass flower room.
Her heart beat harder because she was so nervous.
She gasped for air, trying to keep her gasps down.
When she arrived at the flower room, she didn't dare to stop for a second and walked around inside, her eyes constantly looking at the ground.
But it seemed like there was nothing except the set of white round tables and chairs.
Shi Ran glanced at the time on his wrist, there were still eight minutes left.
She moved the chair away, but there was nothing under the chair.
Is it under the table?
Shi Ran wanted to move the table, but found that it couldn't be moved.
She had to look at the white round table again.
The white table top is made of transparent glass.
She first took off the round glass and placed it on the ground.
Then there is a white square tablecloth. The tablecloth is very large and covers the entire circular table.
After tearing open the white tablecloth, there was a cylindrical object in front of him, wide at both ends and thin in the middle.
It feels like iron, cold and hard, with a metallic luster under the moonlight.
There is a uniquely shaped groove in the middle of the tabletop.
This groove is like a cross pendant, but each extending branch seems to have been carefully carved, with exquisite curves.
The four branches of the pattern in the groove extend four thin slits along the tabletop.
This gap was so small that if Shi Ran hadn't stretched out his hand to touch it, he wouldn't have been able to find it.
Shi Ran looked this strange object up and down and found that the support column under the table was the same size as the tabletop.
She deduced in her mind, if there is a basement down here, what role does this table play?
no doubt.
It must be the entrance to the basement.
Thinking about it this way, the groove on it should correspond to some kind of key.
Just find the key that fits the groove and put it into the groove.
The key can trigger the mechanism below, revealing the entrance to the basement.
So to enter this basement, you must first find the key.
Shi Ran looked at the time on his watch.
Three minutes left.
She quickly put the tablecloth on it, pulled the four corners to be symmetrical, and pressed them with round glass to restore the arrangement of the table and chairs.
Two minutes left.
Before she had time, she quickly lowered her steps and ran towards the villa.
After closing the back door, there was one minute left.
She didn't dare to delay any longer.
It's safest to go back to your room quickly.
Along with your own heartbeat.
Shi Ran carefully went up to the second floor, took out the key and opened the door.
She was so nervous that her hands kept shaking and it took her three or four times to insert the key into the keyhole.
She quickly turned the key and the doorknob.
Enter the house, take out the key, close the door, and lock it, all in one go.
"call!"
Shi Ran leaned his back against the door and took a long breath.
Tonight's goal accomplished.
After she recovered, she lay on the bed, her heartbeat slowed down and she fell asleep.
...
"Dong dong dong!"
Shi Ran woke up to another knock on the door.
She opened her eyes and looked at the time on her watch. It was already seven in the morning.
"Aha..."
Still a little sleepy.
She yawned and got up to open the door.
"Good morning, Axiang, aha..."
"Good morning, Miss Shi."
Axiang was cleaning the room, but Shi Ran was still going to wait until she finished cleaning before washing up, for fear of accidentally offending her.
"Please come downstairs for breakfast at half past seven. Mr. Huo doesn't like waiting for people."
Axiang finished her closing remarks and left.
After Shi Ran washed up, he quickly took a shower.
The time has reached 7:25 minutes.
She quickly went downstairs.
After breakfast, Huo Rong went out.
Axiang was cleaning the room on the second floor, and the housekeeper was cleaning the dining table and kitchen.
Shi Ran decided to find out the "work and rest" of the housekeeper and Axiang today, so she took the initiative and first helped the housekeeper clean up the kitchen.
"Steward Chen, let me help you." Shi Ran took a rag and prepared to help her wash the dishes.
The housekeeper snatched it back and pushed Shi Ran out of the kitchen, "No, Miss Shi, I can do it myself."
"Okay then." Shi Ran lazily leaned against the wall outside the kitchen and asked, "Steward Chen, are you and Axiang going out today? Can you take me with you?"
Of course Shi Ran knew that it was impossible for Butler Chen to take her out. This was just a cover-up to let Butler Chen focus on her wanting to get out through her.
In fact, her purpose was to find out when Butler Chen and Axiang went out.
"I can't take you out, and we won't go out today." Butler Chen replied to Shi Ran, washing the dishes non-stop.
"Oh." Shi Ran asked again, "How many days do you go out?"
Butler Chen paused and said, "We go out to buy groceries every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning, and we don't go out at other times."
"Hey! You really can't take me with you? It's boring for me to sit here every day." Shi Ran sighed and said.
The housekeeper put the washed bowl heavily into the cupboard with a bang.
Then he turned around and said seriously to Shi Ran: "Sorry, we can't take you out without Mr. Huo's permission."
"Okay, okay, then I'll read a novel." Shi Ran pouted, then went to the other side of the hall to lie down on the sofa and read a novel.
He turned over a page in his hand, thinking about the information he had extracted from the butler.
I go out to buy groceries every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning.
Today is Wednesday. Judging from the time they went out yesterday, she has two hours of action time every time they go out.
These two hours did not include Huo Rong's sudden return.
In other words, she can move only on Tuesday, April and Saturday mornings during the day every week.
OK.
After lunch, she continued to lie on the sofa and read novels in the afternoon.
I fell asleep after watching it.
In a daze, I seemed to hear two loud footsteps and the sound of a dog barking.
She sat up from the sofa and looked back.
It was Huo Rong who came back with a handsome guy about the same age as him.
Huo Rong is in front, and the handsome guy is behind, walking towards the second floor.
"Woof woof! Woof woof!"
Coco hid under the sofa and kept screaming.
The handsome guy didn't know whether he heard the dog barking or felt Shi Ran's gaze, so he looked back on the stairs.
The moment he saw Shi Ran, his pupils suddenly dilated, seemingly shocked.
Shi Ran frowned in confusion, "Know?"
The handsome guy said nothing, turned around, continued to follow Huo Rong up, and then entered the study.
After they entered the house, they closed the door and no sound came out.
"Woof woof!"
Coco hid under the sofa and shouted.
Shi Ran couldn't sleep and kept guessing about the person's identity.
Being able to enter Huo Rong's study means that you are close to Huo Rong.
Huo Rong walked in front and he walked behind, which shows that Huo Rong takes the lead in the relationship between them.
Judging from his clothes, he doesn't look like a subordinate.
friend? relative?
He saw his pupils suddenly dilate.
Dilated pupils can be a sign of fear, shock, or disbelief.
So he must know her.
"Miss Shi, drink some water."
The housekeeper poured her a glass of water and placed it on the coffee table.
Then I made two more cups of tea and took them upstairs.
The butler gave the gentleman's position to the guest.
So who is this mysterious visitor?
What role did he play in the whole incident?
