While Han Dong searched the first floor,
Sally and the Earl arrived on the second floor one after another.
The attic area assigned to the Earl required passing through the second-floor foyer and entering via the closet passage in the master bedroom... Sally needed to thoroughly search the other areas on the second floor, so they split up at the Staircase Entrance.
"Miss Sally, I'll be going first... Just call if you need anything."
The Earl's words carried obvious respect. After all, she was the renowned Fourth Prime.
"You should be the one being careful."
After tossing out those words, Sally headed alone toward the bathroom area on the second floor.
The moment she pushed open the bathroom door, droplets of frigid water condensed on her skin.
Drip, drip... The sound of dripping water was especially clear in such a silent environment. Strangely, although she could hear it, there was nowhere leaking.
Although the bathtub and sink were completely full, the faucets had been tightly shut, with no water dripping at all. Where was the dripping sound coming from?
Just as Sally wondered about the source of the dripping, she noticed another bizarre detail.
"Is that... hair?"
The bathtub, sink, and bathroom drains were all tightly clogged with thick black hair... Some strands even seeped from cracks in the walls and floor.
Though Sally was not afraid of the scene before her, she faintly sensed a trace of danger.
After a brief search turned up nothing, Sally did not intend to linger. Her primary objective was to find the Safehouse.
Just as she turned to leave,
Gurgle!
A bubble rose from the sink, and the black hair rooted within seemed to loosen slightly.
Driven by curiosity, Sally stepped forward to inspect it...
If she found something, Han Dong would surely