The sound came from the storage room on the first floor, separated by just one floorboard from the underground secret room. Upon hearing the sound, Wen Nan turned around, just about to ascend when Yu Shujun stepped forward, blocking his path, "Going up now will expose this place." Wen Nan realized this too. Not only would it expose this underground secret room, but Wen Nan’s own identity would also be revealed, because just after Aunt Zhang let out that piercing scream, Zhuang Yichen, who had been battling tirelessly on the cold, boundless bed, heard the noise and immediately hurried to the first floor pulling Wen Nan’s doppelgänger along. At this moment, Wen Nan’s true self definitely couldn’t go up anymore, lest he play the double husband farce. So he nodded, stopped his steps, and let Yu Shujun go up alone. A few minutes later, when Wen Nan’s doppelgänger and Zhuang Yichen arrived at the scene, there were already Aunt Zhang, the maid Meimei, the western chef Alex, and Yu Shujun who deliberately dodged everyone’s sight and came slowly from the staircase beside. Aunt Zhang was already sitting on a chair next to her, having been helped up by Meimei, who arrived post-incident. Her face was pale with fright, one hand clutching her chest, eyes fixed fiercely at a certain point ahead, muttering repeatedly, "There’s a dead person." Following her line of sight, Wen Nan’s doppelgänger saw Zhuang Yichen’s bodyguard Zhao Gang lying on the floor, face up, staring wide-eyed, pupils dilated. Zhuang Yichen’s face was also pale, showing obvious signs of panic, but as the lady of the house, she still stepped forward, approaching Aunt Zhang, and asked her, "Aunt Zhang, what happened?" Aunt Zhang was so scared her eyes were red, lips trembling, and her body shook a little too, but she still tried her best to recount the situation: "I, I don’t know either, young lady, so many things this night, first there was noise in the backyard, I opened the window to see, only heard a few barks, saw no figures, later I lay in bed, tossing and turning unable to sleep, then heard sounds of things being moved downstairs, I guessed it was Zhao Gang up to mischief again, so I got up and went down, wanted to say something to him, tell him to stop, who knew, just as I reached the storage room door, I saw Zhao Gang he, he..." Zhuang Yichen’s brow furrowed, her eyes showing impatience, but she restrained her temper, coaxing the other to speak: "What about him, Aunt Zhang, don’t rush, tell it slowly." Aunt Zhang nodded, licked her dry lips, paused, organized her language with effort, then reopened her mouth: "He reached out his hand, like wanting to go into somewhere inside that storage room, but, before reaching, it was as if he hit an invisible barrier, and then, like being electrocuted, just so, so... got electrocuted to death!" Hearing here, Wen Nan couldn’t help but glance again at where Zhao Gang lay, discovering a faint golden glow on the other’s fingers. Wen Nan knew that before they entered that underground secret room earlier, Yu Shujun deliberately used Root Breaking Slash’s gold light to draw a protective circle around, similar to Great Saint’s protection method, to prevent anyone from approaching above. Apparently, Zhao Gang inadvertently touched that circle while it was still in effect. Thinking of this, Wen Nan turned to look at Yu Shujun. Yu Shujun understood what Wen Nan was suspecting and shook his head, denying Wen Nan’s guess. The protective circle formed by Root Breaking Slash indeed would cause some damage to NPCs or players, but it shouldn’t be lethal in one hit. Wen Nan nodded knowingly. He already had a rough idea in his heart about what this case was about. While comforting Aunt Zhang, Meimei tilted her head, curiously staring at the leftover golden glow on the ground. Alex raised his hand, pinched his chin, pondering silently. After a moment, he keyed into a crucial point in Aunt Zhang’s words: "Before he died, was he trying to go somewhere specific inside the storage room? Could there be something hidden in that corner?" Saying this, Alex stepped into the storage room, trying to get close to the entrance of the underground secret room. Zhuang Yichen stepped forward, blocking his path, "Don’t tamper with the scene, I’m calling the police now, let them handle it. Everyone, leave here, don’t crowd around, each go back to your rooms." The others left one by one, Wen Nan’s doppelgänger stayed behind, gazing worriedly at that underground secret room’s entrance. Yu Shujun gently tugged his sleeve. Wen Nan turned back, seeing the other shake his head at him. Understanding Yu Shujun’s meaning, Wen Nan’s doppelgänger followed him, heading toward the bedroom upstairs. On the way, Yu Shujun spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear, "People here won’t notice the existence of that thing, no need to worry." Meaning that treasure chest and its location in the secret room, even if exposed to characters or NPCs, they would choose to ignore the clues presented right before them? Wen Nan relaxed a bit, then heard Yu Shujun ask, "About Zhao Gang’s case, do you have a clue?" Wen Nan paused, raising an eyebrow at him, "How do you know?" "I can see it from your face," Yu Shujun said softly. Wen Nan turned to him, "Aren’t you concerned about the crime scene, just watching my face the entire time?" Yu Shujun fell silent. Knowing the friend couldn’t take a tease, Wen Nan returned to the main topic, "He probably hasn’t been the same Zhao Gang for a while." Boss Mi twice controlled two dogs over to scout and both times Yu Shujun guarded closely, no chance to approach this villa, how was it possible to so accurately find the hidden room entrance in the storage room?
