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346. Escaping the Huang Mansion 12

All the guests had arrived, and everyone was waiting for the protagonist of the day, Master Huang, to make his appearance.

But after waiting for a long time, Master Huang still didn't come.

The guests were getting impatient, and everyone was whispering among themselves. Madam Wang was also puzzled and told the steward to go find Master Huang.

Lu Renkui saw the butler leaving the dining room where the servants were eating, and guessed that the plot was about to begin.

Sure enough, a moment later the butler rushed into the dining room in a panic, repeatedly shouting, "The master is dead! The master is dead!!"

Lu Renkui heard a commotion in the dining hall, followed by Wang's angry roar: "Don't talk nonsense! The master was fine just now, how could he die after changing his clothes?"

Faced with Wang's questioning, the steward knelt down with a thud, pretending to be very frightened: "I don't know either. I called at the door for a long time but didn't hear the master's answer, so I mustered up my courage to go in and take a look. Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered, I saw the master sitting in a chair with his head down."

I thought the master hadn't heard me, but even when I got closer, he didn't react at all.

"Only then did I realize something was wrong. I rushed to check on the master and found that his eyes were rolled back, there was blood in his mouth, and he was already dead."

Hearing the butler say this, the guests, who had been relatively composed, suddenly became somewhat panicked.

Several guests immediately stood up and said to Mrs. Wang, who was sitting in the main seat, "Mrs. Huang, we still have things to do at home, so we won't stay any longer this time."

Seeing that someone had taken the lead, Wang was the first to try to run away, and the other guests also bid farewell to Wang.

After this incident, Madam Wang had no way to keep the guests, so she could only gesture for her personal maid, Wuchou, to see them off.

The number of customers in the restaurant gradually decreased, and Huang Muyan noticed that there were still two customers left. She recognized them; the older one was the child of her father's old friend, who was said to be a detective, and the other one was her detective assistant.

Because of this incident, the younger generation was sent away by their elders.

Huang Muyan walked back to the courtyard with Lu Renkui, who was in Mu Wanqing's body, feeling a little nervous. Her father had been murdered, so would that person still be in the manor? If that person was still in the manor, then who would that person kill?

Lu Renkui knew that Huang Muyan had just learned of her father's death and must be feeling a mix of emotions, so he didn't say anything. Instead, he was mentally rehearsing the plot—the two main characters should have already explained their identities to Madam Wang and were now questioning everyone related to Master Huang. He estimated that they would come over to ask Huang Muyan soon after they arrived at the courtyard.

When the two arrived at the courtyard, they realized that Huang Muyan had probably returned without eating a single bite of food. So Lu Renkui told Huang Muyan and went to get her some food, giving her some time to adjust.

After asking the kitchen for food, Lu Renkui walked back to the courtyard.

Halfway there, Lu Renkui suddenly heard someone calling out, "Hey—! You little girl over there! Come here for a second!"

Lu Renkui looked around while holding the plate. It was a bit dark, and she wasn't sure where the sound was coming from.

Just as Lu Renkui turned his head to a certain angle, the voice appeared again: "Hey, we're over here! We're over here! Don't turn around!"

With that sound, Lu Renkui saw a glimmer of light appear in the darkness—a man carrying a kerosene lamp walked over, and not far from the man was a well-dressed woman.