Chapter 11

"You are the servants who work here." The hostess said in a calm tone: "I have been waiting for you for a long time. Come in quickly."

After saying that, the hostess turned back.

Everyone looked at each other and walked into the villa in twos and threes.

When everyone entered the villa, Li Hao (the gardener) who was walking at the end closed the door. Seeing this, Liu Kui (the driver) who was walking in front of him cursed secretly, but finally did not dare to open the door again.

After entering the villa, everyone lined up and stood neatly in front of the hostess.

The hostess stretched out her fingers and counted the numbers. She found that there was not a single one missing among the eight people, so she nodded with satisfaction and said: "Yes, exactly eight people. You must work hard in the next seven days. There is one thing you need to remember, Except where you work, don’t wander around the villa, especially the cellar.”

"Before you, I hired many servants, but they couldn't even do the most basic tasks well. They also stole things, rummaged through things, and made our family's life a mess. So, I fired them early. , According to the contract, I will not pay a penny to those who are fired!" At this point, the hostess looked serious.

The words of the hostess are very interesting, but everyone is a game player. If they had known that there must be something fishy in this villa, it would be a ghost if there was no problem. Therefore, everyone was not intimidated by the hostess's words. They just held their breath and listened to her continue to lecture.

"The corridor on the first floor is the servants' room. You allocate the room yourself. You can go there and put your things now. Remember, don't squeeze a room for me. Everyone must have a bed, otherwise people who don't know will think we are The family is harsh on the servants - by the way, housekeeper, please stay for a while."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Bai Yan. Bai Yan waved for them to go first, while he continued to stand in the hall, listening to the hostess's instructions alone.

"Butler, let me explain to you what needs to be done these days first. You can tell them later and ask them to do as I ask."

"Yes, madam." Bai Yan replied.

"My husband and I have this daily routine. Every day we have meals at 7 a.m., 12 noon, and 6 p.m. The chef needs to prepare meals for three people in advance and put them on the dining table. My eldest son is unwell. , can't leave the room to dine with us, so he needs the maid to bring him three meals a day. You can call the maid for me later and I will tell her personally. "

"OK."

"Also, the cleaning woman is responsible for cleaning the villa. She will clean the windows, clean the room, and do the laundry. If she can't do it by herself, you can ask the maid to help. I don't need the maid to follow me at all times. Understand?"

"I understand. Is there anything else, madam?" Bai Yan wrote down all the hostess's words while observing her expression calmly. However, the hostess behaved very normally, and there was nothing wrong with her except for being a bit mean.

"Yes, there is also a driver. Let him be on call at any time and prepare the car. The husband may go out at any time. Tomorrow morning, the husband will go out. Then you and the bodyguard will go with him to protect his safety. Usually at home, the bodyguard You can relax and don't have to follow your husband all the time." The hostess thought for a while and then said: "In addition, you ask the gardener to take care of the roses in the garden. My little son likes the flowers in the garden very much, so he must take good care of them."

"Madam, you haven't arranged for a tutor yet, what does she need to do?" Bai Yan mentioned An Qing at the right time.

"By the way, I forgot about her! That female governess...my son will take a break after lunch every day, and ask her to go to my son's room at one o'clock in the afternoon to have classes until five o'clock, a total of four When I was young, my younger son was not in good health. I didn’t ask him to make progress. I just let him learn whatever he wanted. As long as he was happy, he could take any classes and let the tutor listen to my son’s instructions. He could learn whatever he wanted. It’s okay to read and listen.”

After explaining a series of tasks, the hostess finally concluded: "In short, you work hard, and I will not give you any less money when the time comes. You came too late today, so there is no need to prepare breakfast. In addition, The tools needed for the work can be found in the utility room next to the maid's room. That's it. You can go and send the message first. After you finish the work, you can go to the study on the third floor to see Mr. "

Bai Yan reviewed the hostess's request in his mind, put his right hand on his chest, bowed and left.

He found the servant's room according to the place pointed out by the hostess.

Just as he said politely before, no one really waited for him. The room was already negotiated before he came.

Among them, three girls live together. As a veteran player of three games, Lu Tianyi lives in the same room as Zhu Fugui. The remaining three people, Bai Yan, Liu Kui, and Li Hao, lived in a room. There was no shortage of bedding in the room, and they could live in it as soon as they entered.

When Bai Yan came over, everyone was still discussing something. Seeing Bai Yan come back, Lu Tianyi greeted him: "Brother, what did the hostess tell you, and what tasks did she arrange for us?"

In the face of everyone's inquiries, Bai Yan explained the things arranged by the hostess. Everyone wrote down their corresponding parts, and at the same time they were also thinking about the dangers hidden in these tasks.

"The mistress asked me to find her alone. I think there is something wrong here." The maid Su Xiaoqian said: "Her two sons are in poor health, and one of them wants me to deliver food alone. He can't be in this game. Ghost?"

"It's possible." Bai Yan continued: "But don't you think the mistress and her husband are also suspicious? Although I have never seen her husband, from her instructions, it is obvious that she and his husband If they are healthy and normal, then it is possible that her two sons are humans and the couple are the real ghosts.”

"That's right, there is a saying that goes like this, 'The more normal things look, the more abnormal they are.' We are all in this hellish place, how can we meet normal people." Gardener Li Hao agreed.

"Not necessarily. In fact, there is another possibility. The four people in the villa are all human beings, and the horror has another reason." Lu Tianyi said: "The NPCs in the game... they sometimes die before us, providing us with ways to avoid them. The clue to the dead end, and possibly the horror, is the curse of the villa itself.”

"..."

After discussing each person's idea for a round, everyone found that if they really followed what they thought, any situation was possible.

Without definite clues, the so-called conjectures can only be regarded as random thoughts. Knowing that the discussion would lead to no results, everyone simply shut up and stopped arguing about 'who is the ghost', and instead started discussing something more practical.

"In short, we need information. Without information, guessing is just a mirror." Finally finding a place to rest, An Qing put her crutches aside, sat on the bed and said, "I'm sorry, my legs and feet are inconvenient. I may have to give it a rest." Everyone is dragging their feet.”

An Qing frowned slightly and said apologetically: "I can't collect intelligence outside, so I can only search nearby rooms. In the past few days, I will try my best to find if there are any letters left by past servants in the servant's room, or any secret compartments where things are hidden. "

"It's okay, sister, leave it to us." Zhu Fugui felt pity for An Qing, a girl with injured legs and feet, and patted her chest to comfort her: "Tie, just have a good rest in the room."

"My profession is a driver, and there is nothing that requires me to be busy in the villa. I will have time until tomorrow morning. After a while, Li Hao and I will walk around the garden to see if there is anything suspicious." Liu Kui said: "Yang Qi "When you clean the room, can you be careful and search the drawers quietly when no one is around? It would be best to find diaries, letters and other items."

"...This is not good." Yang Qi said unhappily: "The game says, 'Players need to complete the tasks assigned by the host, otherwise they will be responsible for the consequences.' The hostess just told us not to mess around in the villa except for work. Go ahead and don’t look through her things. If you are caught, she will definitely kick you out.”

"Anyway, whoever wants to do it will do it. I won't take the risk of doing this."

"But if we don't do anything, where will we get the clues?" Su Xiaoqian said dissatisfied: "We are not forcing you to search the drawers in front of the master. If you don't do it, you won't get any information from us. You can fend for yourself. Destroy it!"

Su Xiaoqian's words were very vicious, but no one spoke for Yang Qi.

Lu Tianyi looked a little intolerant and wanted to say something to Yang Qi to help her, but thought that if everyone was as timid as she was, expecting others to take risks and enjoy the benefits themselves, then there would be no need to play this game.

Seeing that no one spoke for him, Yang Qi pursed her lips and said reluctantly: "Okay, I understand. I will try my best to search the drawers while others are not paying attention. But if the hostess keeps watching, Follow me and I will never do anything dangerous.”

Yang Qi answered coquettishly, but Su Xiaoqian couldn't see the cowering look on her face, so she snorted and said, "You guys continue talking, I'll go find the hostess first. She doesn't seem to want anyone else to follow her." The eldest son contacted me and I asked him to see if I could find out something."

After saying that, Su Xiaoqian lifted up her skirt and left in a hurry.

Also going out with Su Xiaoqian was Lu Tianyi. Although the hostess said that he did not have to follow his husband all the time, Lu Tianyi felt that the bodyguard who had been missing all day could not be justified, so he went to report to his husband.

After the two left, Liu Kui and Li Hao felt that there was nothing to discuss, so they left together and went to the garden to see the roses.

As for Zhu Fugui, he was an out-and-out countryman who had been cooking in the countryside. He couldn't figure out what the wealthy people in the big cities liked to eat. He couldn't help but feel a little worried, so he walked to the kitchen worriedly, thinking about what to prepare for lunch. What kind of dishes can please this family of four?