623. A Locked-Room Murder!

Gaud's death was absolutely not something an ordinary human could have accomplished with ease. Moreover, he had still been speaking with Lu Ban and the others just a few hours earlier. In other words, he had been killed after returning to his room from the dining room. He had even had time to take a bath in between.

"We need to confirm everyone's alibis. As for the locked room... In this situation, a locked room can't keep a monster in."

As Stone spoke, he heard hurried footsteps coming from the corridor.

"This..."

The old butler and the maid hurried over. When they saw Gaud's corpse, the silver-haired old butler with a monocle seemed momentarily unable to catch his breath.

The maid's reaction was even more genuine. She did not even have time to scream before fainting on the spot with a thump, collapsing onto the floor in a daze.

"We need to secure the scene first."

Stone said this as he glanced at the corpse.

"A serious murder has occurred here. Report it to the police as soon as possible."

To Stone, learning the secrets of Rainstorm Villa was certainly important, but their task was merely to survive until Soul Summoning Night. From a practical perspective, staying at the police station was clearly safer than remaining in Rainstorm Villa.

"Yes, yes."

The old butler hesitated for a moment before turning around. He stepped over the unconscious maid, went to the telephone in the corridor, and began making a call.

At that moment, Rum also arrived at the scene.

When he saw Gaud's condition, he instinctively frowned and covered his nose.

Then he saw the old butler making a call in the corridor.

"Wait, what are you doing?"

Rum questioned him anxiously.

"I'm, uh, calling the police to report it. Mr.