Rainstorm Villa

Emma's makeup had run a little, making her look extremely haggard. She burst into the dining room in near hysteria and wailed,

"This place is far too dangerous. I'm leaving immediately. Someone actually died here, good heavens. Uh, what are you doing?"

She noticed the three people eating heartily, and her expression instantly froze.

"Eating, obviously."

Lu Ban answered as though it were only natural, pushing the plate beside him outward.

"Want a bite?"

".No, thank you."

Emma was stunned for a moment by Lu Ban's matter-of-fact attitude before asking,

"How can you still eat? Someone has already died here. There might really be some kind of monster in this house, and you could be the next one to die!"

She anxiously scanned every corner of the room, afraid that some monster might suddenly crawl out from behind a wall and swallow her whole.

"If we don't eat our fill, where will we get the strength to investigate? Besides, we can't leave right now."

Stone put a slice of steak into his mouth and pointed toward the dining room's exterior, where the storm was gradually growing more furious.

"The road down the mountain has already been washed away by a mudslide. The power lines and telephone service were cut off along with it. Didn't you notice that even the lights are out? We can only use candles."

Reminded by Stone's words, Emma hurriedly looked out the window.

Night had fallen. Outside the window was pitch-black, and she could only see the nearby trees swaying. Farther away, the road washed out by the mudslide had already vanished into the darkness. She had not seen it with her own eyes and still found it difficult to believe, so she went to the telephone beside the dining room and picked up the receiver.