Chapter 297: Chapter 297 Come out! (Fifth Update)
 

Seeing Huang Xiaolong heading toward the villa, Lin Jing and Song Yuru, along with others, dared not delay and quickly followed.

Huang Xiaolong took out the key, opened the villa’s main door, and then turned on the light.

“Come in,” chuckled Huang Xiaolong. “Welcome to my humble abode… hehehe”

The crowd stepped into the villa.

That afternoon, Qian Feng had arranged for cleaners to sweep every corner of the villa, not only cleaning up all the glutinous rice and washing off the rooster blood splashed on the doors and windows.

Moreover… the white cloth covering the furniture and appliances was also removed.

Upon entering, what met their eyes was a spacious and modern duplex living room, with a ceiling height of 5-6 meters, and a giant crystal chandelier hanging from the roof. Every piece of furniture was modern, fashionable, and luxurious.

If you ignore the fact that this villa is sinister, it is really, really perfect!

“It’s beautiful… really beautiful…” Song Yuru heaved a sigh of admiration.

“Um… I’m hungry, let’s get the barbecue started,” laughed Huang Xiaolong.

Thus, everyone set up the barbecue grill on the spacious lawn outside the villa, lit the charcoal, and started to barbecue.

Soon, the scent of grilled meat, unique to barbecues, filled the air along with the sound of laughter and conversation.

In the villa complex, other homeowners, seeing the lights on in this sinister house and a group of young people barbecuing, all stopped to watch…

“These young people are really brave… don’t they know that this villa is the most sinister haunted house in Binhai?”

“Ignorance is bliss.”

“This haunted house has changed hands many times, and many have died. I don’t know what awaits this group of young people, ah”

Soon, a variety of deliciously grilled foods were served on plates and placed on the dining table in the living room.

Grilled meat, chicken wings, squid, ham, mackerel, eggplant… a wide array, everything you could ask for.

Everyone sat around the dining table, enjoying the feast.

Lin Zicong stood up, filled everyone’s cups with red wine, and raised his glass, “Teacher, congratulations on your new home.”

“Hmm.” Huang Xiaolong lifted his glass.

Everyone also raised their glasses in laughter and drank.

Just then

“Huh? Little Long, look, there’s a picture, it seems to be a family photo,” Song Yuru suddenly pointed to a photo hanging on the wall next to the dining table.

Everyone’s eyes turned toward it.

“That’s not right…” Lin Zicong furrowed his brows. “Teacher, when we came to see the house this afternoon, this family photo wasn’t there

“Don’t rush, let’s first look at this photo,” Huang Xiaolong said with an amused smile.

Then, they began to study the photo with great interest.

The photo was taken in a park, the sunlight was bright, and it was indeed a family photo of three.

A couple in their thirties and a little boy about ten years old.

The photo was well taken, very professional, evidently shot with a high-resolution professional camera.

The husband in the photo, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, looked scholarly and successful.

The wife was a graceful and pretty young woman, smiling warmly, she was quite charming.

The little boy looked adorable.

From the photo, this was a very happy family.

“This… Master Long… is this family photo left by the first family who lived in this sinister house?” Yang Kaiqi said.

“Little Long… this… this photo is a bit scary…” Song Yuru suddenly said her heart was thumping. “It feels like… feels like the three people in the photo, their eyes… their eyes are staring straight at me…”

“Yuru, don’t be scared, it might just be your imagination. Because you know this is a haunted house, you are prejudiced. You are afraid of everything here, so you have an illusion, as if the people in the photo are staring at you. Just relax.” Lin Jing said softly to comfort her.

“Um… this photo is strange.” Huang Xiaolong laughed. “Right, what did you guys interpret from this photo?”

From Huang Xiaolong’s tone, there was a hint of testing their analytical abilities.

Working in criminal detection, Lin Jing and Lin Zicong, a former scout, immediately stared at the photo again, their minds quickly analyzing.

“Little Long… it seems that the husband and wife in the photo aren’t in a good relationship…” After about half a minute, Lin Jing said.

“Sister Jing, go on.” Huang Xiaolong encouraged with a smile.

“From the photo, the husband’s gaze is gloomy, even filled with suppressed resentment…” Lin Jing articulated carefully. “But, the wife’s expression is extremely happy. Her gaze is overflowing with love, she seems lost in love. As for the child, there’s nothing special.”

Once Lin Jing mentioned this, everyone else also noticed the anomaly.

“Yes, if the husband and wife were harmonious and loving, why would the husband have such a gloomy gaze, while the wife looks blissfully happy…” Song Yuru nodded in agreement.

“Sister Jing, you’re really sharp,” Huang Xiaolong stood up, “The strange thing about this photo is

He walked over to the photo, “If you look, you can see where the husband is looking, and the wife’s gaze is directed to the same place

“Who were they looking at?”

“I got it! Both the husband and wife are looking at the same person! The person who took their picture!” Lin Zicong had a sudden enlightenment!

“The husband’s gaze at the photographer is gloomy and horrifying, as if wishing to kill him. The wife, however, is so blissfully happy, so tender and loving, like a bird leaning on the person. This isn’t just love, but an affection not directed to her husband, but to the photographer…” Lin Jing also stood up. “That is to say, the photographer is a man! This man and the wife in the photo had an affair! And the husband in the photo had already discovered it, but has always been suppressing it!”

“This haunted house, it seems, hides some unknown secrets.” Huang Xiaolong sat back at the dining table, casually picking up a skewer of fish balls, and started eating. “Everyone, eat up. Oh, I forgot to tell you, they’ve been back for quite some time.”

Click

They? Have been back for a while?

Just then!

Bang

With a loud bang!

In the living room, one of the bulbs in the chandelier suddenly shattered!

Immediately after

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

One after another!

All the bulbs in the chandelier exploded.

The entire villa plunged into darkness!

At the same time, a chill swept through the villa, causing a eerie wailing sound.

“Since you’re back, show yourselves,” Huang Xiaolong’s lazy laughter faintly echoed in the villa.