The Young Master's Room

Qin Rang stepped forward and stopped him. "Hey, you're already here, why not come together? We're still business partners, after all."

Bai Yang glared at him, hands on his hips, annoyed. "Our Master already told me, and all you do is try to get information from me! Is that what you're after?"

Qin Rang grinned awkwardly, "No, I meant it."

"Really?" Bai Yang didn't believe it.

"Of course!" Qin Rang put on his best acting skills, looking at him sincerely, "We all trust you and consider you a true friend!"

Bai Yang saw right through it. "So fake, I'm leaving."

As he spoke, he instantly shrunk into a soft, fluffy little lamb Puppet, landed on the chair, bounced twice, and disappeared.

[Wow! That's Xiaobai's new ability!]

[Did I turn into Puppet myself? Or was he always just Puppet's stand-in?]

[Did it disappear or teleport away? Why don't I encounter anything with this kind of strange ability! It's obviously a life-saving artifact!]

[You couldn't kill something this bizarre, could you?]

[The fact that the Weird Object was powerful means that the person who dealt with Weird Object in its previous life was also incredibly powerful. Do you understand what I'm saying?]

[So many Puppet! Bai Yang is already amazing with just three Puppet, but so many... It makes me feel so safe!]

Bai Yang is truly a workaholic in the organization; he's in every Instance.

[I feel like Bai Yang is just a useful ox or horse in the organization.]

[Bai Yang: Are you being polite?]

Qin Rang was also astonished by his ability, and only gradually came to his senses after seeing all the Dolls disappear.

They could level up, and so could the people in the organization, but no one expected Bai Yang to level up so quickly in just two months.

Qin Rang didn't have much time to think too much; getting down to business was the priority. Staying here any longer would only increase the danger.

The Young Master's room was surprisingly clean and ordinary.

There was no expensive furniture in the room; the table was simply covered with an old, unattractive rug, and a copper vase sat on it.

The flowers in the vase were withered, their petals drooping, lifeless.

There were many books on the bookshelf. Qin Rang opened them and looked at them; most of them were about medicinal herbs. It was clear that the room's Master read them frequently, as some of the books had curled edges.

He seems to really enjoy making medicine? His books are full of herbs, and there are many notes and annotations about herbs.

After searching through many places, it was found that the Young Master had very few personal belongings. Apart from books, the only thing that could be considered precious was a telescope hanging above his bed.

His wardrobe was quite full of clothes, mostly formal attire. The bedding on the large bed wasn't soft either, suggesting that this Young Master wasn't very favored at home.

He opened the drawer, expecting to find nothing again, but to his surprise, he found a diary and a quill pen inside.

The diary was not locked, nor was it hidden in any way.

Qin Rang picked up the diary. Putting aside the fact that no one would actually write a diary, it was highly unusual that this diary was left so openly and without even a lock.

It was as if they deliberately placed it there so he would see it.

Qin Rang opened the first page of the diary, then quickly turned to the second page, the third page... and found that there wasn't a single word inside.

Apart from the words "Diary" and the signature "Ravenhall" on the title page, there were no other words to be seen in the entire notebook.

He picked up the notebook and looked at it against the light. There were some blurry marks on it, but he couldn't see any writing.

"Strange, what exactly is this thing?"

Meanwhile, in the Eldest Miss's room on the third floor, Mi Chuchu picked up something by the bed with her fingertips and frowned as she studied it.

[Let go! Ahhh, Sister Chu, your hands are dirty!]

[I remember the entire Calamity Crossing Squad was just barely an adult, right? It's normal that they don't know these things since they're on missions every day.]

This Eldest Miss is quite the player!

[More than that, look at the things on the wall, you don't think they're just decorations, do you?]

Luo Jiayu poked it with her index finger. "Could it be some kind of Weird Object? This whip is so weak, it can't kill anything strange."

"No, there's no energy fluctuation here." Mi Chuchu looked around. "To be precise, there's no energy fluctuation at all in this Castle!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Pin turned around and glanced at what they were holding, her face twitching involuntarily.

"Don't look at things that are used by a young couple." Tang Pin disassembled the candlestick and found a strip of paper inside that looked like it had been torn from a piece of paper.

She opened the note and subconsciously read it aloud, "Today, I discovered Kane is having an affair. It's time to be decisive and nip it in the bud."

Upon hearing the news, Mi Chuchu stopped examining the whip and leaned closer to look. "Does this note mean she has a boyfriend?"

"So, who did she write this note with?"

"Not only does he have a boyfriend, but his boyfriend is also having an affair?"

"More than that." Tao Yuan opened the letters on the table, all addressed to the Eldest Miss. "The paper on your notes looks very similar to the paper in these letters."

"Look at the things in the room. Many of the jewelry and items are engraved with different emblems, representing different Family Clan. She is very popular." As she spoke, she distributed the letter in her hand to everyone to see.

Tang Pin took the letter and opened it. "I'm afraid she had quite a few lovers; the words in this letter are rather ambiguous. This note must have been written to someone else."

"Ugh, so cheesy! Did people used to be so good at saying things?" Mi Chuchu couldn't stand it after just one glance at the love quotes and threw them at Luo Jiayu. Even her misogyny was disgusted.

Luo Jiayu read the letter carefully, word by word. Seeing this, Tang Pin quickly snatched the letter from her hand. "Go and take a look at her dressing table. Children shouldn't look at this stuff; it's bad for their eyes."

Luo Jiayu: "Oh."

"These letters have all been opened. The ones that remained must be from people of high status who are related to her. After all, useless letters wouldn't be kept so carefully."

Tao Yuan, recalling the brief ten-odd minutes she spent with the Eldest Miss downstairs, said, "It's clear she's very confident, even arrogant and conceited, with a strong desire for power. Keeping these letters might be for more than just feelings."

Tang Pin said, "She should have a first wife, which should be this man with the other woman. Could her death be related to this man with the other woman? Did she write this note to have someone kill Kane's lover?"

"A crime of passion?" Mi Chuchu asked.

"Maybe. There's no rule saying that all the people at the banquet were killed by the same person. Maybe he killed her, she killed her, he killed him, or something like that?"

"It's not impossible," Tao Yuan said.

After reading the letter beside her, Tang Pin restored the candlestick and got up to continue her search.

"Let me look for it too... Achoo!" Luo Jiayu covered her nose, embarrassed, "The perfume here smells too strong."

Tao Yuan said, "Let's go out for a walk to get some fresh air later."

"Uh-huh."