âThe signal of our phones is too weak. After making the call, I realized that the other party couldnât hear clearly. We couldnât contact the vehicles and the rescue personnel. We can only wait until the rain becomes lighter before we can do anything else.â
âDoes this mean that we are trapped here?!â The girlâs face turned pale and her pupils flickered as she looked at Xiao Liang.
Xiao Liang did not say anything. His silence said everything.
In that instant, a sense of fear swept over them.
The rain did not stop and the sky was about to turn dark. Not only was the way out blocked, but their phones also had no way of contacting anyone else.
Most importantly, there was a murderer watching them from the dark outside the villa.
No one knew what his motive was, and no one knew if he would kill again.
Old Master Song was someone who had gone through many things in life, so he could still sit calmly. But there was no way to ignore this problem.
âXiao Liang, other than you, who else is staying in the villa?â Old Master Song asked his men.
Xiao Liang lowered his head. âJust Deputy Hong and I. The rest of the people have returned to the army, and some have gone to the city with the captain to buy things. â
In other words, there were only two special forces soldiers left on the outskirts of the villa.
That wasnât enough people. Old Master Song was silent for a moment before he said, âThe two of you go together and take a look around the backyard. See if there are any suspicious people.â
âThereâs no need to go.â Helian Weiwei, who hadnât spoken all this time, laughed lightly and broke her silence. âBecause the murderer is in this villa. Heâs not someone outside of this group.â
People looked over at Helian Weiwei. âWhat do you mean?â
âThe possibility of someone from outside this group committing a murder is too small.â Helian Weiwei calmly analyzed the situation at hand. âThis place is not easily found by others. Moreover, before we came here, the security here was very tight, and the armed forces were all standing guard. The rain was so heavy, so itâs impossible for anyone to lurk around here. Therefore, the murderer must be in the villa!â
When the girl heard this, she trembled. âYouâre saying that heâs hiding here.â
âIâm saying that each and every one of us could be the murderer.â Helian Weiweiâs voice was very distant.
Master Zhang shouted, âWhat kind of joke is this!â
âThereâs nothing impossible about this.â Old Master Song was the most objective, and his simple response indirectly affirmed Helian Weiweiâs deduction.
The students present, including Master Zhang, Li Ya and the two servants, all felt fear.
The murderer was among them? Who could it be?
âIf you donât mind, I would like to ask this young lady a question.â Helian Weiwei walked to one of the female university students. âYou werenât in your room just now. It was raining so heavily, where did you go?â
That female university student didnât expect Helian Weiwei to suddenly ask her. Her fingers paused for a moment before she said, âI was just walking around.â
âSomeone died while you were walking around,â Helian Weiwei said unhurriedly. âWhat weâre looking for now is an alibi. My assistant, your other three classmates, and I were all in the room, but you werenât there.â
Immediately, after everyone heard these words, they all turned to look at that female university student, including Old Master Song.
That female university student bit her lip and said, âI went to the attic that General Song told us not to go to, which is Tongtongâs room. I was very worried about her. I knocked on the door, but no one responded. After that, I went back to my room.â
âDid anyone see you go there?â Helian Weiwei continued to ask.
The female university student shook her head. âNo. At that time, the servants were not there. I deliberately avoided the servants because I wanted to know what happened to Tongtong.â
âItâs nothing. Itâs just that she said she was afraid when she came out out the room, and when she sees strangers, she would tremble all over.â General Song sighed. âEven when she eats, the servants have to carry the food up and send it through the wooden door. This situation has been going on for more than a month. I only learned about it this week. The doctor said that it was a psychological barrier, so itâs best not to agitate her again.â
The female college student bit her lip. âIs it a psychological barrier? No wonder I feel that she is becoming less and less like herself. Ever since she came back from the seaside, she has been a little different from before. We thought that she was the strongest one, but it turns out that she hasnât gotten over it yet.â
âDonât change the topic.â Jing Zifengâs voice was very cold. âYou donât have enough evidence to prove that you werenât at the scene of the crime.â
The female university student scoffed. âWhat do you mean? Are you suspecting me?â
âEveryone here is worthy of suspicion.â Helian Weiwei continued, âSo far, youâre the most suspicious. However, there are still two more people. Master Zhang, did you really fall asleep after entering the room? And Miss Li Ya, you should have also gone out of your room during this time, right? Itâs raining so heavily, what did you go out for?â
Li Ya suddenly raised her eyes and her gaze was a bit unfocused, âI donât understand what youâre talking about.â
âThereâs water in your room.â Helian Weiwei looked at her and her clear eyes seemed to be able to see through anything. âYour slippers are also damp, but the bathroom is very clean, so it proves that you didnât take a bath, but went out.â
The girl who had chatted with Helian Weiwei before exclaimed, âYou can deduce it like this? Youâre so smart!â All of them were too afraid to have any remaining energy or mental capacity to observe all these things. This pretty girl here was really cool!
Li Ya saw that everyoneâs eyes were looking at her, so she immediately explained in a gentle voice, âThe signal in the room is too poor, so I just wanted to go out and make a phone call. Eventually I found that it was no better outside, and the conversation was intermittent, so I went back to the room.â
âWhat Master Zhang?â Helian Weiwei raised her eyes. âYou should have gone to Master Wufanâs room, right? After all of you entered your rooms, we went up to the second floor. Then you met with Master Wufan again, right? There were two cups of tea in Master Wufanâs room, and one of them was the cup you took from the hall before. Shortly after that, he drowned.â
Master Zhangâs face was red and he looked very angry. âYou keep asking this and asking us that. Why donât you tell us where you were when Wufan got killed?â
âIs your brain made from tofu dregs?â Helian Weiwei raised her eyebrows and looked very domineering. âDidnât I just say that the students and I were chatting on the second floor? If you continue behaving like this, I can only treat you as the prime suspect.â
Master Zhang wrung his hands and looked reluctant to talk, but he wasnât so stupid that he couldnât see the situation he was in, so he took a deep breath and said, âI did go to Wufanâs room. Originally, I wanted to discuss with him about what to do tonight, but after talking for a bit, I saw that he kept looking outside distractedly, and he finally told me that he was waiting for a call and still had something else to deal with... â