Original Suspense Novel: 《ℬ𝓁𝒾𝓏𝓏𝒶𝓇𝒹 ℳ𝒶𝓃𝑜𝓇》 EP21

He had never told anyone that sentence. Because he wasn't sure if he had heard it correctly. The assailant said, "You're finally here." As if waiting for him. "The candles are here." Lin Jing's voice came from the darkness, interrupting his thoughts. She walked ahead, holding a lit white candle in her hand. The candlelight flickered, casting her face in a soft but blurry glow. Shen Yuehua followed behind, holding a stack of candles and a lighter, her face still pale, but her steps much steadier. "The kitchen has been checked," Lin Jing said, placing the candle in the center of the coffee table. "The doors and windows are locked, no anomalies. But—" she glanced at Chen Mo, "the back door of the kitchen was locked from the outside. It's one of those old-fashioned bolts that can only be latched from the outside." "Meaning," Fang Guodong frowned, "someone came in from the outside." "Or, someone went out from the inside and then latched the door from the outside," Lin Jing said. "To create the illusion that 'no one entered or left.'" Chen Mo took the candle and placed it on the stone platform next to the fireplace. The candlelight overlapped with the firelight, making the living room slightly brighter, but the edges of the darkness had only retreated a few steps, still lurking around. "Where is Xu Ziqian?" he asked. "In the kitchen," Shen Yuehua said. "I had him sit on a chair in the corner. He can see the kitchen door and windows, but he can't reach any knives or tools. He didn't resist." "Of course, he didn't resist," Xu Ziqian (To be continued)