The night was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. A torrential downpour was accompanied by loud thunderclaps.

Under the flashes of lightning, the dilapidated manor looked particularly eerie and terrifying, like a haunted house.

Not far from the manor, a green car broke down on the side of the road, and a person wearing a brown leather coat got out of the car.

He saw the brightly lit manor and ran towards it in the rain.

......

Inside the study, Scarlett and the others were still trying to figure out who the murderer was when the doorbell rang.

Everyone was startled. Could it be the police?

One by one, they approached the door slowly, their hearts pounding with fear. When they opened the door and saw that it wasn't the police, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"How can I help you?"

At this moment, the driver spoke up: "Excuse me, I didn't mean to bother you. My car broke down. Could I borrow your phone?"

"Please wait!"

The butler and his companions turned their backs and began chattering amongst themselves in front of the driver.

The driver looked at them with a strange expression. What were these people up to?

A moment later, the group turned around.

The butler smiled and said, "Of course, please come with me!"

The butler led the driver into the lounge.

"Please wait here after you finish your call!"

"no problem!"

With a strange smile on his face, the butler left the lounge and locked the door.

Back in the study, Scarlett said, "What do we do now? Another person has come. What if he discovers our secret?"

"No, I locked him in the lounge!"

"We still need to find the murderer quickly. Let's split up and search the house!" The colonel suddenly stood up and suggested that they split up.

"Separate?" Mrs. Peacock asked in a questioning tone.

"We're running out of time, we have to split up and search!"

“Imagine there’s a murderer among us. Wouldn’t it be very dangerous to be on the same team as the murderer?” Professor Plum also disagreed with the colonel’s suggestion.

"We knew who the murderer was back then!"

"Anyone on the killer's team will die!"

"This is war; death is inevitable! You don't understand the principle that nothing ventured, nothing gained?"

I must say, no wonder he's a colonel! Soldiers are just different!

“We have no other choice. Time is running out. Let’s proceed as the colonel has suggested!” Mr. Green stated.

"How should we divide into teams?" Mrs. Peacock asked.

"Then I'll divide the teams!" Lee Qing, holding Yvette, said to everyone as he sat on the sofa.

“No problem.” Scarlett looked at Li Qing with a smile.

"I agree!"

"Mr. Green and Miss Scarlett are a team to explore the attic."

"The butler and Mrs. White will work together to explore the bedrooms on the second floor."

"Professor Plum and Mrs. Peacock are a team exploring the basement."

"As for the colonel, he will be in a group of one to explore the greenhouse."

What do you all think of this arrangement?

"I agree!" the colonel was the first to speak.

"What about Yvette? Isn't she participating in the operation?" Professor Plum asked, clearly not wanting to be grouped with an old lady and preferring to be with beauties like Scarlett and Yvette.

Li Qing, of course, saw through his character and said, "She naturally didn't participate in the operation and stayed in the study with me. He wasn't even there when the first death occurred!"

"Alright! We'll proceed according to Mr. Li Qing's group plan." The butler glanced at Li Qing and led the way out of the study.

The butler brushed past the colonel.

The butler, Mr. Green, Mrs. White, and Scarlett went up to the second floor together. Professor Plum opened the door at the bottom of the stairs and went into the basement. Mrs. Peacock followed.

The colonel went to the glass conservatory alone.

......

A black police car with red and blue flashing lights spotted the green car that had broken down and was parked on the side of the road.

The police car stopped, and an obese, bloated Black policeman got out. He was wearing a raincoat and walked to the broken-down car, only to find that no one was inside.

They also discovered the manor in the distance.

.....

The doorbell rang again.

Ring ring ring!

The people searching for the murderer were startled and rushed to the first-floor corridor.

The housekeeper opened the door, and everyone was terrified to see that it was the police. Why did the police come?

As the door opened, the Black police officer greeted everyone, "Good evening!"

"I found a car that had broken down at the gate, but I didn't see the driver. Did the driver come here for help?"

"Have!"

"no!"

"It seems we don't agree. May I go inside and use the phone?"

"Of course, please come in. There's a telephone in the library."

The butler led the black policeman toward the library, and after passing the study, Scarlett slammed the study door shut.

Scarlett quickly turned around, her right hand on the door frame and her left hand on her hip, pretending that she hadn't done anything.

“It’s an old house, and it’s always drafty,” the housekeeper explained to the Black police officer.

The Black police officer walked to the table, turned around, and saw that the butler had walked out of the library and closed the door.

The butler locked the door from the outside and took out the key.

The Black police officer in the library sensed something was wrong with these people and was about to pick up the phone to call for help when his subordinate's phone rang.

Ring ring ring!

The Black police officer picked up the phone and answered, "Hello!"

After a conversation.

......

People in the corridor also heard the phone ringing, which made them even more panicked.

Inside the library, the Black policeman placed the phone on the table, walked to the door, and turned the doorknob, only to find that he couldn't open it.

"Let me out! Let me out! Why is the door locked? You have no right to lock me up. I'm going to sue you for wrongful arrest, wrongful imprisonment, and obstructing government officials in the performance of their duties and investigating a murder!" The black police officer pounded on the door and shouted at the outside.

The door was opened by the butler. "Investigating a murder case?"

"I said that to get you to open the door," the Black police officer said, shrugging.

"What happened?" everyone asked.

"Why did you lock me in the door? Why did Edgar Hoover call you?"

"Edgar Hoover?" The butler was full of doubt. I don't know him. Who is this call for?

"That's right, the head of the FBI!"

"Why would he call here?" the colonel asked.

"I don't know, he can call anyone, why can't he call me?"

When the butler heard it was a call from the FBI, he went into the library to answer it.

The butler walked past the Black policeman, entered the library, and made sure to take out the key and close the door.

"What happened?" The black man sensed something was wrong and looked at Scarlett, asking as if he knew her.

"It's nothing, we're having a party."

The remaining five men quickly responded with smiles to the Black police officer.

"Really? May I look around?"

"Of course, Mr. Green, please show this officer around!"

"I?"

"Yes, you can take him to see the pool hall, the kitchen, and the dining room!"

"Okay, officer, please come with me, I'll show you around."

Mr. Green walked up to the black policeman, put his arm around him, and headed towards the restaurant.

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