The second death appeared earlier than the two expected.

People's emotions, which were relieved by having enough food, were on the verge of collapse again when they heard about the new deaths.

Lu Hechuan narrowed his eyes and looked at the waiter who spread the matter.

The boy was not very old, but he was frightened by the horrific death scene and was still shaking.

When Shan Juanzhi thought he was going to get angry, Lu Hechuan stood up and clapped his hands, attracting the attention of everyone in the restaurant.

"I am the owner of the farm stay. Due to weather reasons, the police were unable to arrive in time. I hope everyone can cooperate with our work.

Please try to avoid going out during this period. The restaurant will open on time at meal times. If you are not traveling with others, you can call your room or choose the meal delivery service. I and other staff of the farm house will do our best to ensure everyone's safety.

In order to make up for the losses caused to you, all your expenses during this period will be borne by the farm stay."

Some people were still dissatisfied with his statement, but now the roads were blocked by heavy snow and there was no better way. Many people hurried back to their rooms after dinner to take shelter.

There was another group of people gathered in the restaurant, probably because they were afraid that the perverted killer would target people who were alone.

Lu Hechuan asked the foreman to take the frightened boy away for psychological counseling. Seeing that Shan Juanzhi had put down his chopsticks, he asked, "Are you full?"

"Yeah." Shan Juanzhi held his chin, his eyes fixed on the group of people huddled together on the other side of the restaurant. His brows were calm. Feeling Lu Hechuan's gaze, he turned around and yawned.

Lu Hechuan smiled and said, "If you feel sleepy, go back to your room and rest."

Shan Juanzhi: "Wait for you to join me."

He smiled sheepishly: "I don't know the way very well."

Lu Hechuan did not expose his excuse.

After finishing his meal, he arranged his work first, then went to the deceased's room to check on the situation before taking Shan Juanzhi back to the room for a nap.

Dan Juanzhi curled up on the soft sofa. The temperature in the room rose. It was especially warm on a snowy day. People became drowsy after staying in there for too long.

"Isn't it a bit strange?" Lu Hechuan suddenly spoke up.

Shan Juanzhi almost fell asleep. Hearing this, he opened his eyes with difficulty, half of his face buried in the blanket, and said in a muffled voice: "Huh?"

Lu Hechuan tucked in the corners of the blanket for him and softened his voice: "I'll think about it. You go to sleep first."

Shan Juanzhi fell asleep and didn't know when Lu Hechuan went out. When he opened his eyes, it was dark outside the window again. There was only a small light on in the room. The dim light made the room even warmer.

Shan Juanzhi lay on the sofa, staring at the lights outside the window.

After this photo shoot, he plans to ask Zheng Xixi for a vacation. He didn’t have the chance to stay in Paris for long during the last fashion week, and he hasn’t seen his old friends abroad for a long time.

When Lu Hechuan came back, he saw Shan Juanzhi in a trance.

With his eyes drooped and his expression listless, he looked cold and distant.

Shan Juanzhi turned around and looked at the sound, his eyes lit up and looked more energetic: "You're back!"

Lu Hechuan took off his coat, walked over and touched Shan Juanzhi's hair, "Since you were asleep, I didn't disturb you. I went out to take care of something."

Shan Juanzhi sat up: "What happened again?"

"If the snow doesn't stop, electricity and food may run out before the police arrive."

This means that the time left for them is compressed again.

"After dinner, let's go to the monitoring room." Lu Hechuan thought for a moment, "Let's not talk about power supply and food first."

Dan Juanzhi put on his coat and went out. Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but the temperature in the corridor seemed to be even lower.

He asked Lu Hechuan if the heating had been partially shut down, and Lu Hechuan shook his head: "The heating is temporarily normal."

Shan Juanzhi said "Oh". He looked listless, and just as he took a step, a dry, warm hand fell on his forehead. Shan Juanzhi froze in place, his eyelashes trembling, but he was very obedient and did not move.

Lu Hechuan frowned: "You have a cold."

Shan Juanzhi opened his mouth in daze.

He understood what Lu Hechuan meant. It was not Cheng Jue who had a cold, but he who had a cold.

No wonder he has been so listless.

Lu Hechuan said: "Wait."

Shan Juanzhi stayed where he was, watching Lu Hechuan go back to the room and take out a scarf.

Lu Hechuan wrapped the scarf around his neck twice. Shan Juanzhi felt much warmer and buried half of his face in the scarf. "Thank you."

Lu Hechuan touched his head gently.

When I went down the stairs, there was no one in the long corridor. The people living in the farm house were probably in the restaurant or locked in their rooms.

When they arrived at the floor where Shan Juanzhi originally lived, Shan Juanzhi suddenly asked: "You said last time that Zuo Huo also lived here?"

Lu Hechuan looked down at him, smiling: "Why, do you want to get an autograph?"

Shan Juanzhi scratched his head: "Not really, it's just that I didn't see him the few times I went to the restaurant."

Lu Hechuan: "He ordered room service and rarely left his room."

Shan Juanzhi was curious: "You never go out?"

Lu Hechuan thought for a moment and said, "Since he came here a week ago, no one seems to have seen him go out."

Shan Juanzhi frowned. No normal person would lock himself in the room all the time and not come out. What's the difference between this and being in prison?

Zuo Huo's mental state may really be as problematic as the outside world says.

In order to save food, although the dinner was sumptuous, the portions were much smaller. Many guests who came to dine noticed this, but no one thought that there was a problem with the food supply, otherwise, another collapse would have broken out.

After dinner, Shan Juanzhi followed Lu Hechuan to the monitoring room.

Shan Juanzhi remembered that he saw many cameras in every corner when he came, but when he entered the monitoring room and saw only a few windows on the screen, he couldn't help but look at Lu Hechuan in surprise.

Lu Hechuan was helpless too. It was because of his current identity that he seemed glorious on the surface, but was actually stingy. He even used a 9.9 yuan imitation camera as a decoration.

The possibility of finding the murderer using a camera is close to zero.

Shan Juanzhi looked carefully and confirmed the locations where each camera was shooting.

"Is there no surveillance on the floor where I lived before?"

Lu Hechuan: “…No.”

Shan Juanzhi: "Is there any camera on the floor where Zuo Huo lives?"

Lu Hechuan was silent for a moment before answering: "He and you lived on the same floor before."

Shan Juanzhi was startled for a moment and looked back at him.

Lu Hechuan added: "And his room is right next to yours."

Shan Juanzhi: "..."

Shan Juanzhi: "Can I move back to my room now?"

Lu Hechuan's smile didn't reach his eyes: "No."

Shan Juanzhi looked very sorry: "Okay."

He seemed to suddenly remember something and asked, "Did you knock on the door of the room next to mine for a long time last night? Did he come out to answer you?"

Lu Hechuan: "No, at that time he would go for a walk near the farmhouse according to his previous habit."

Shan Juanzhi was puzzled: "Didn't you say he doesn't go out?"

"What I meant is that no one has seen him go out." Lu Hechuan corrected.

Shan Juanzhi sighed: "Then his disguise is quite good, no one can find him when he goes out."

After saying that, he and Lu Hechuan looked at each other.

This Zuo Huo must be related to the deaths in this building.

Lu Hechuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "What should I do? Your idol seems to be a little dangerous."

Shan Juanzhi agreed: "Indeed, we all say he is a deadly man."

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Lu Hechuan's face darkened again.

Shan Juanzhi pretended to be a little fan and excitedly recommended the movie: "Mr. Ming, you should also watch "Dark Shadow". After reading it, you will definitely feel Zuo Huo's fatal charm."

The two watched the surveillance for a long time and found a man in strange clothes from the surveillance on another floor.

Shan Juanzhi: "This is Zuo Huo."

Lu Hechuan glanced at him and asked, "You can tell even if it's wrapped like this?"

Shan Juanzhi was a little shy: "I'm a fan and I'm sure you'll recognize me at a glance."

This is the surveillance footage half an hour before the first death appeared. Although Zuo Huo was seen in the surveillance footage, this time was exactly the time when he usually went out for a walk, so it cannot prove anything.

After checking other surveillance footage from the same period, no other suspicious persons were seen.

Lu Hechuan: "Let's take a look at the surveillance footage during the time period when the second person died."

The second deceased was discovered by a waiter at the farm house. The exact time could not be determined, so they could only expand the monitoring time range. As a result, the two found a total of nine people who appeared near the crime scene during that period.

Of the nine people, four were wearing farm work clothes, and the remaining five were wearing casual clothes.

Lu Hechuan read it back and forth several times and frowned.

Shan Juanzhi: "What's wrong?"

Lu Hechuan pointed at one of the men in the uniform of a waiter and said, "I don't think I've seen him before."

Shan Juan was surprised.

Lu Hechuan's current identity is Mingyi, the owner of the farmhouse. It stands to reason that he has a general impression of the staff, but now a strange face in work clothes appears. Shan Juanzhi smells some kind of conspiracy.

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