novelraw Chapter 952: So It Was All Her Doing (2)
Chapter 952: So It Was All Her Doing (2)
Chapter 952: Chapter 952: So It Was All Her Doing (2)
Old Lu stomped his foot: "If I tell a single lie, may I be struck by lightning. Besides, I did think about resigning last time, but the head chef’s look seemed to be waiting for that word from me. It scared me, so I didn’t dare to mention it."
"Why?"
"If he knew I detected something unusual, wouldn’t he treat me like our fellow countryman and—" Old Lu showed a fearful expression, as if seeing a ghost.
Tang Shaohong was startled by his expression, almost reaching out to hold his body, asking, "What’s wrong?"
"The sound, didn’t you hear it?"
As Old Lu’s two terrified eyeballs rotated, Tang Shaohong strained his ears. A piercing sound, coming from an unknown direction, a sound indescribable, just chilling to the bone.
"What is happening?" Tang Shaohong fearfully asked, incredulous, "Are only the two of us hearing it?"
"That’s impossible. How could only we hear it?" said Old Lu.
"But I see, no one else seems alarmed—"
The entire castle seemed to be asleep; whether owners or servants, all were quiet.
"Perhaps they’re all used to it." Old Lu explained.
"Used to it? Why used to it?" Tang Shaohong asked, "Do you mean to say this sound happens frequently?"
"I’ve heard it several times. Initially, I thought it was a cat meowing, but after discovering that incident, I no longer think it’s a cat; it’s like a ghost wailing."
Tang Shaohong looked at Old Lu’s terrifying expression, suddenly realizing something. With this middle-aged man, anything he spoke of could turn into a horror story.
Listening closely to the sound, though eerie, indeed, it didn’t quite resemble a female ghost, more like some kind of animal sound, like Old Lu said, previously sounding like a cat meowing, was somewhat accurate.
Tang Shaohong said to him, "You suggested we run, but you said you can’t escape yourself; how can we manage to escape then?"
Old Lu was truly frightened by this remark, staying silent for a long while.
"Therefore, my boss said, it’s better to investigate the truth, then we may negotiate with the other party. You should first tell me about that disappeared countryman you mentioned before, who was he? What did he do here? Do you remember?"
"I only vaguely remember his appearance." Old Lu said, "He was somewhat younger than me, but older than you."
"Did he come alone?"
"Yes."
Tang Shaohong also found it strange, why he would come alone to visit, giving off a feeling as if he wasn’t a good person.
Yet, Old Lu said the man was dressed cleanly and neatly, looked refined, as if he worked in an office.
Their exchange went on for half an hour, the clock showed it was twelve thirty local time. The grandfather clock inside the room chimed the half hour.
Old Lu swiftly finished mopping the floor, then with a mop in hand, walked out of the kitchen with Tang Shaohong.
Tang Shaohong led him to meet Gu Nuan.
Thus, they walked stealthily up the staircase.
Tang Shaohong asked, "Is this the only staircase here?"
"There are other staircases." Old Lu pointed out, "There’s an elevator at the back, otherwise the cleaning staff can’t push cleaning machines up and down the floors."
The entire castle had a complex layout, akin to a labyrinth, and the more he heard, the more bizarre the place felt.