After leaving the study, everyone returned to their respective rooms. Only two hours remained—a fleeting 120 minutes. Although they had agreed upon a strategy and a plan, each person felt a nervous flutter in their heart as they retreated to their rooms.
Gu Yuan and Qian Ruixue shared a room. Dong Zhang and Black Rose occupied adjacent guest rooms, while Qian Jinyuan remained in the study. They tried their best to act as if nothing was amiss, but in the darkness, their adversary refused to reveal themselves.
The security monitors in Qian Jinyuan’s study clearly tracked the anomalies in every room. He did not need to worry about Gu Yuan’s side; his primary focus was on Dong Zhang and Black Rose. This was, in every sense, a gamble. If they lost, they might lose one of their own and still fail to save the household staff. If they won, there might be a chance to capture the culprit alive.
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