Susan's attention had already been drawn to Yu Xing. She stopped turning the pages of the book in her hands. Although her brother Alex shot her a disdainful look, she was long used to ignoring her annoying brother.
Seeing Yu Xing glance at the painting again, she asked, "Do you like this painting?"
Yu Xing withdrew his gaze from the portrait of the girl holding a cat. "No. It gives me the creeps."
Susan explained, "My mom likes this style of painting. The whole house is full of them."
Yu Xing asked, "Why does Mrs. Brown like this style?"
Susan said, "Um... you should ask my mom. I don't know either."
Watching her suddenly evasive gaze, Yu Xing realized that much of the information in this deduction could be obtained through conversation.
Susan said the paintings had been hung by her mother, yet she did not dare explain why.
That meant there really was something wrong with the paintings themselves. It was not someone in the villa deliberately making them change to frighten him.
It seemed that during this deduction, he needed to pay closer attention to what the Brown family said and interpret it promptly.
"Oh, right. What's your name?" Susan brushed the hair by her temple with a worldly gesture, then sat a little more properly.
Alex and Susan had not heard the introductions Yu Xing and the others gave Mrs. Brown outside. Glancing at Alex, who was silently reading, Yu Xing introduced himself again to the two children. "My name is Roy. My companions are York and Masha. They're very close siblings, just like you two."
At that, Alex raised his eyes. His curly hair was neatly groomed, and he had a good figure too—the sort of handsome guy little girls liked very much.
He quickly returned