622. Idol Words and Deeds Record

Gaud died just like that.

The gaping hole in his abdomen looked as if it had been gnawed open by a beast, his internal organs vanished without a trace. It only took a little thought to make one's flesh creep.

The cabinet beside the bed, the tabletop, the chair, the walls, and the ceiling were all splattered with flesh and blood.

Lu Ban heard knocking and a call from behind him, and he prepared to reach out and open the door.

But suddenly, Lu Ban noticed that the doorknob was also smeared with blood. Even the bolt was mottled with bloodstains.

It was as if someone had scooped out Gaud's internal organs with their hands, then twisted open the doorknob with those filthy hands before leaving.

He melted his right hand and opened the lock.

Stone pushed the door open and entered.

He froze when he saw Gaud's condition.

Then Stone swept his eyes over the room, turned back into the corridor, and called for the servants.

While waiting for the old butler and the others to arrive, Lu Ban and Stone began examining the room.

"The ashtray on the table is very clean, with no sign that it was ever cleaned. Gaud should have smoked, but he didn't smoke in the room. What restrained him?"

"There are footprints on the carpet. These shoes are a little smaller than Gaud's, which means someone else was in the room. A servant, or someone else?"

"The door was locked from the inside. The windows in this room are also tightly shut, so they couldn't have been locked from outside. The ventilation shaft is intact. This is a locked-room murder."

"The cabinet and drawers are intact, and his briefcase and money are still here. It doesn't look as though Gaud was killed for