Chapter 147 Angelina's Tea Party 16

When Lin Xiangjun left, she was still a complete corpse; why had she turned into this now?

Who ate her? The Black Bow Tie Servant? Angelina? The butler?

This question remained unanswered.

Angelina walked slowly past with that long string of centipedes, and her figure disappeared from the surveillance. Only after hearing the "bang" of the door closing did Lin Xiangjun emerge from the corner.

Angelina had gone to the study. According to what the White Bow Tie Servant said, she would stay in the study afterward, which was the perfect opportunity for Lin Xiangjun to investigate the bedroom.

She dared not delay. After confirming it was safe, she immediately left the Guest room and snuck into Angelina's bedroom.

As soon as she pushed the door open, the familiar scent of camellias returned.

But unlike the study, the scent in the bedroom was significantly stronger, as if someone had knocked over a perfume bottle; it was so thick it nearly made one sneeze.

Lin Xiangjun covered her mouth and nose tightly, refusing to let go even as tears streamed down her face, finally managing to suppress the urge.

It was too thick; it made her eyes sting.

Generally speaking, people use such strong perfume to cover something up, like body odor or... the stench of a corpse.

Although the scent was so intense it felt as if it had crawled into Lin Xiangjun's nostrils and was frantically pulling on her nose hairs like pulling radishes, her enhanced senses still allowed her to precisely detect a faint stench of a corpse in the bedroom.

There was also an equally faint, eerie aura.

In fact, in this instance, there were only a handful of places where one could sense an eerie aura—this did not mean the instance was safe; rather, it was as if danger was lurking beneath the surface, ready to catch Lin Xiangjun off guard whenever she relaxed.

Like the study, the bedroom walls were covered in large patches of camellias, but it was even more excessive here: the carpet on the floor, the sheets and duvet cover on the bed, the window curtains, the surfaces of the furniture, the portraits on the walls... none were spared.

Walking in here felt like entering a cage forged from flowers, stirring up intense discomfort in her heart.

A faint sense of crisis emerged in her heart.

The bedroom was a more dangerous place than the study.

Lin Xiangjun once again placed a surveillance device at the door. She put on her headphones, suppressed the discomfort in her heart, and slowly walked into the bedroom.

【5. The tea leaves are in the locked glass display case in the study. The sugar cubes are in the ivory jar on the dressing table in the bedroom.】

Angelina's room was large, but fortunately, the layout was clear. Lin Xiangjun could see the dressing table at a glance, as well as the ivory jar placed right in the center.

The ivory jar followed the old routine: its surface had a thick layer of carvings, it was cylindrical, palm-sized, and placed in the most conspicuous spot, as if afraid Lin Xiangjun wouldn't see it.

A very clumsy trap.

Lin Xiangjun, of course, did not rashly reach out to touch it.

【9. At 4:30 PM, the large clock will chime, but the hands will slightly recoil counter-clockwise. At this moment, all rule protections will temporarily fail for three minutes. This is your only chance to obtain the tea leaves and sugar cubes, and also the moment you are most likely to be "discovered."】

Only after 4:30 PM would she make a move to get the tea leaves and sugar cubes.

Now that the locations of the sugar cubes and tea leaves were determined, all that remained was to act at 4:30.

Lin Xiangjun looked around the entire room, focusing specifically on Angelina's bed.

As expected, it was just as she thought.

Her guesses were mostly confirmed; the main plot of this instance was now clear, with only the questions regarding the Black Bow Tie Servant and the White Bow Tie Servant remaining.

She took out her phone, about to check if there was anything unusual at the door; however, the moment she pulled it out, she came face-to-face with a head of brilliant golden hair.

Angelina was at the bedroom door?!

The White Bow Tie Servant had tricked her?!

No, that wasn't right. It hadn't tricked her. Its original words were that Angelina would go to the study after waking up, but it had never said that Angelina would stay in the study and never come out!

Damn, she had taken it for granted!

Now there was no medicine for regret; Lin Xiangjun could only quickly start thinking of a countermeasure.

She was currently in the bedroom, and leaving was impossible. The only places to hide in the room were under the bed and in the wardrobe. Not only would hiding in these places quickly create a lot of noise, but they were also standard "giveaway" coordinates in horror movies; she wouldn't consider them unless absolutely necessary.

Where could she hide?

"Creeeak—"

The door was pushed open.

Angelina wore a playful smile that held a hint of disdain, as if her scheme had succeeded. She slowly pushed the door open, as if enjoying the process of unwrapping a gift.

"Dear Guest, are you in my room? Oh my, didn't I say that you aren't allowed to come in here? Those who violate the rules will be punished, you know~~"

She scanned the room; it was empty, and the ivory jar was still on the table, seemingly no different from when she had left.

"Guest, hiding is useless~ If you get caught, there will only be even harsher punishments, you know~~"

Every sentence Angelina spoke seemed to twist and turn eighty-eight times, making one's ears ache and skin crawl, but she didn't care at all, even humming a song in a good mood as she walked into the room.

"Guest, where are you hiding? Let me guess, are you behind the curtains? Oh, not here."

"Then, are you under the desk? Not there either..."

As she spoke, she casually pulled back the curtains and kicked under the desk, but there was no one hiding there.

"Neither is here; the Guest is hiding very well."

Her voice sounded somewhat distressed, yet carried an irrepressible joy, as if she were playing a cat-and-mouse game, slowly pacing around the room.

"Let me guess, where could you be hiding? Not here, not there, it's so hard to guess~"

"Are you hiding—

"Under the bed!"

One second she was pacing leisurely, and the next, she suddenly bent over, pressed her head against the floor, and stared intently under the bed.

It was empty under the bed; there was no one there.

She lifted her head with some regret, her gaze locking onto the wardrobe.

The entire room had been checked, and only this place remained.

She was in a good mood, humming a song as she slowly approached. Her golden curly hair swayed slightly, having fallen from the back of her neck to her chest due to her sudden movements earlier.

Her collar had also opened due to the previous movement, exposing the back of her neck to the air.

There was a long, bright pink vertical line, just like a camellia petal.

It looked like some kind of stitch.

She continued humming a song as she slowly approached the wardrobe.

"Dear Guest, perhaps you need to go to the tea party location with me early to start preparing, giggle giggle~ I really like you, but it's a pity you broke the rules; there's nothing I can do about it~"

She grabbed the wardrobe handles with both hands, her voice filled with helplessness and distress, yet also clearly gloating.

"There's nothing I can do, you know~"

"But it doesn't matter; you used to be my dear Guest, and from now on, you will be my dear Servant~"

Before she finished speaking, the wardrobe door was yanked open!