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More importantly, two of the four servants who died were players.

Even if these two players have not received special items, they have special abilities and are not helpless to fight back.

But there was no trace of fierce resistance at all on these two players.

This also made Zhao Xun more inclined to believe that they were hypnotized.

Most special abilities do not have the ability to resist the effects of hypnosis. If you do not have very strong mental power and willpower, you will naturally lose the consciousness to resist after being hypnotized.

So the question is, who hypnotized them?

If the doll itself has the ability to hypnotize, it will not be easily killed.

When Zhao Xun attacked the doll lady last night, he didn't put in much effort. If the doll lady had the ability to hypnotize, it would be impossible for him to do nothing despite the threat of death.

Since the eldest doll cannot hypnotize and has no other special abilities, it is more likely that the other two dolls are just ordinary dolls.

None of the three dolls could hypnotize, but the eldest son was obviously hypnotized, and the four dead servants also looked very much like they were hypnotized. There must be someone who knew how to hypnotize and cooperated with the three dolls to commit the murder.

The person who can commit crimes with dolls is most likely a doll master.

Dolls cannot make themselves into human shapes from wood. No matter how they become intelligent, a doll maker has to make them into human shapes.

At first, Zhao Xun did not think that the puppet master and the doll were acting together. He only thought that after the doll gained intelligence, it randomly selected a mansion to do evil.

Maybe even the doll maker was killed by the intelligent doll.

But now it seems that the actual situation may be different from what he thought.

If there is a doll maker, it is very likely that the doll maker instigated these dolls to commit murder in the mansion.

It is not difficult to see from the rules of the game that the purpose of the doll's murder is to destroy the family.

Then there should be a deep hatred between the doll maker and the people in this mansion.

Moreover, the probability that the object of hatred is a certain master of this mansion is extremely high.

If he just had a grudge against a certain servant, he wouldn't go to such great lengths to exterminate the family.

Next, he had two directions to explore.

The first one is to find out who has a deep grudge against the master's family.

Second, test who might be capable of hypnosis.

Hypnosis is probably not exposed to people. Maybe everyone doesn't know who knows how to hypnotize, but as long as that person has used it, there will always be clues.

The most suitable target for questioning is the eldest son.

If the identity of the doll maker can be determined, it will be much easier to find the doll disguised as a human through the doll maker.

Zhao Xun carefully inspected the four corpses and found nothing else worth noting, so he left.

Chuntao trotted behind Zhao Xun. Her voice was trembling, as if she couldn't even speak properly: "Master, you... you still touch the corpse, are you really not afraid at all?"

"People in the Jianghu often fight and kill each other to death. It is normal to see corpses." Zhao Xun smiled and changed the subject naturally, "Chuntao, have you heard about who and the Qian Mansion Is there any grudge?”

"Grudge?" Chuntao repeated Zhao Xun's words blankly, and finally shook her head, "I have never heard of it."

Zhao Xun took the initiative to explain: "The murderer has killed several people from the Qian Mansion, and neither the master nor the servants have been spared. It looks like he has a deep hatred for the Qian Mansion. If you know about this, why not tell me, maybe We have a chance to find the killer before he kills again."

Chuntao took a breath of air: "Master...you, do you want to find the murderer on your own?"

"It's not by myself," Zhao Xun corrected, "It's by your help."

He looked at Chuntao with a serious expression and gentle eyes.

The tips of Chuntao's ears turned pink uncontrollably, and she lowered her head in panic, trying to hide her heartbeat that was suddenly out of whack.

She looked at her shoes and whispered: "Slave... I know some people who have a bad relationship with the Qian Mansion, but the grudges between them should not lead to murder no matter how you think about it."

"It doesn't matter, just tell me everything you know and I'll make the decision." Zhao Xun's voice was soft. "Maybe you don't know the situation comprehensively, or maybe the other person has an extreme personality. You don't think he would kill someone, and others won't." You must think so."

"My slave knows." Chuntao tried hard to recall all the people who had grievances with the Qian Mansion, and told Zhao Xun one by one.

Until the two of them walked back to Zhao Xun's room, they still hadn't finished talking.

Zhao Xun listened carefully and did not interrupt. He only made the most basic classification and elimination in his mind.

After Chuntao finished speaking, Zhao Xun stood up and said, "Chuntao, I'm going out for something. You don't have to follow me. Just wait here for me to come back."

Seeing Zhao Xun's unquestionable attitude, Chuntao didn't dare to refute and agreed obediently.

Zhao Xun went straight to Doctor Zhen's residence.

That's right, he chose to go to Dr. Zhen's room instead of going to the eldest son as he originally planned.

While listening to Chuntao's talk about the people who had enemies with the Qian Mansion, the four surveillance primates reported to Zhao Xun the situation last night and this morning.

They did not come back to find Zhao Xun, they just walked within the range of telepathy and sent messages to Zhao Xun.

The eldest son's behavior was normal. After learning about his sister's death, he was heartbroken, drank to drown his sorrows, and got drunk again.

Doctor Zhen didn't have any special performance. As an outsider, it was normal for him not to have many emotional fluctuations about the death of the eldest lady.

But the state of Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian is very abnormal.

They all reacted to the death of their eldest daughter relatively calmly, as if nothing major had happened.

They arranged for people to collect the body of the eldest lady, got a coffin, carried it out and buried it hastily, and had no plans to hold a funeral.

Mr. Qian is still reading in the study, and Mrs. Qian is still choosing the future wife of the eldest son.

Their level of indifference towards their daughter is really abnormal.

If they knew that it was not their real daughter who died, but a doll, they should be surprised, angry, or sad, and try to find their daughter even if it was her body.

But they didn't.

If in their eyes they cannot see the "real body" of the doll eldest lady and only think that it is a real person, then their indifferent attitude towards this eldest daughter is also very abnormal.

Judging from Chuntao's previous descriptions, the eldest daughter is the first child of Mrs. Qian and Mr. Qian. She is very popular and has always had the best food and clothing.

How could I not feel sad when such a beloved child died suddenly?

The couple's behavior is so out of character that it's easy to think they've been replaced.

But at this moment, he no longer doubted that the couple were dolls.

After all, his primates had been watching the couple last night, and they didn't leave the bed all night, sleeping until dawn.

Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian had no time to commit the crime. They did not kill the servant last night, so they could not be dolls.

Their completely opposite attitudes made Zhao Xun suspect that they were also hypnotized.

It's just that it's different from the eldest son's hypnosis. They can still act and speak like normal people. Only when it comes to certain things, they will react completely differently from their usual selves.

Even when they do things that go against their true intentions, they are still awake, unlike the eldest son, who has no self-awareness.

The most suspicious person is Dr. Zhen.

He is not a real doctor, and he stays in the mansion under the guise of monthly acupuncture. Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian always think that his treatment is very effective, and they have no intention of looking for another doctor.

All this is too much like the effect of hypnosis he gave to Master Qian and Mrs. Qian.

Moreover, as he stayed in the mansion as a doctor, he also had many opportunities to get close to the eldest lady, kill the eldest lady, and replace the eldest lady with a doll.

But the problem is that Dr. Zhen didn't leave his room last night. He slept until this morning, and he didn't get up until someone shouted outside that someone was dead.

Although it was possible that Dr. Zhen hypnotized the four servants during the day, and that the hypnosis did not take effect until late at night, there was no definite evidence to prove this speculation, and Zhao Xun could not make a hasty conclusion.

So he decided to go directly to Doctor Zhen's room to check.

Now that he has a definite target of suspicion and the possibility is extremely high, he does not need to go to the eldest son to test anything. It is more efficient to go to Dr. Zhen directly.

No, to be precise, he didn't go to Dr. Zhen, but went to Dr. Zhen's room to look for evidence.

Zhao Xun went to Doctor Zhen's room only after the squirrel monkey who was responsible for monitoring Doctor Zhen said that Doctor Zhen was out.

Doctor Zhen, like Zhao Xun, both live in the west wing. Their rooms are not far apart, and the squirrel monkey can convey messages in a timely manner.

When Zhao Xun opened the door, he happened to see Doctor Zhen's back leaving the west wing.

He walked into Dr. Zhen's room, and sure enough there was no one there.

He first went under the bed and dug out the toolbox that Squirrel Monkey had mentioned before.

At that time, the squirrel monkey could not accurately describe what the tools in the toolbox looked like, so Zhao Xun was not sure of his guess.

It’s time to see it with your own eyes now.

Hammers, chisels, scissors, twine, wool, polishers, and other gadgets he couldn't name.

This looks too much like a tool for making dolls.

The suspicion that Dr. Zhen is a doll maker is even greater.

Zhao Xun put the tools away as they were, closed the tool box, and stuffed it back under the bed.

Then he sat on the bedside and waited quietly for a while.

Half a minute later, there was a gentle knocking on the window next to the bed.

Zhao Xun opened the window, and a petite monkey rushed in quickly.

It suddenly jumped onto Zhao Xun's shoulder, holding a long black hair in its hand.

It handed the long black hair to Zhao Xun like a treasure.

Zhao Xun touched the squirrel monkey's head: "Good job."

Then he took the hair away and said to the squirrel monkey, "Keep watching him."

The squirrel monkey made no sound, but nodded vigorously.

Then, it quickly jumped out of the window.

Zhao Xun closed the window and put his hair into his mouth.

In fact, he had already seen several hairs on the side of the pillow.

But based on the time Dr. Zhen got up, this hair had been away from Dr. Zhen's body for more than an hour.

There was nothing in the whole room that could definitely stay on Dr. Zhen's body for more than 24 hours.

But the time away from Dr. Zhen was basically more than an hour.

Therefore, when Dr. Zhen left, he asked the squirrel monkey to find an opportunity to pull out a piece of Dr. Zhen's hair and bring it back to him.

His special ability can also be used on NPCs. If Dr. Zhen is the one who knows hypnosis, then he should be able to see...

Three seconds passed, and a pop-up window popped up in front of Zhao Xun.

[There are currently two abilities available, please choose the ability you want. 】

【Puppetry】【Hypnosis】

Zhao Xun narrowed his eyes slightly.

really.

At this moment, Dr. Zhen’s identity was completely confirmed.

Just as he had guessed before, Dr. Zhen was both a puppet master and a hypnotist.

However, at first, he thought that the only thing he could get from Dr. Zhen was [Hypnosis], but he didn't expect that he would also get [Puppetry].

If you just make ordinary dolls, you will definitely not be able to talk about the three words "doll technique".

It seems that those dolls have intelligence and it was Dr. Zhen’s fault.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xun chose [Hypnosis].

He could have chosen both, but he didn't think [Puppetry] was worth replacing with one of the six abilities he currently had.

But [Hypnosis] is a must, and it can be of great use in this game.

[The current [Swallow] ability is level 4, and you can have six abilities at the same time. Please choose the ability to cover. 】

[Gold Control] [Resurrection Fury] [Thunder Control] [Beast Transformation lv2] [Snake Hair lv3] [Fire Control lv3]

[Resurrection Fury] This kind of ability can only be obtained through great luck, Zhao Xun will never replace it.

[Gold control], [Lightning control] and [Fire control lv3] are special abilities he often uses, and he doesn't want to replace them for the time being.

Although [Gold Control] is still at the initial level and has not received several times of increase, for him, it is much more practical than [Snake Hair lv3].

Even though [Snake Hair lv3] is at a high level and has a fourfold increase, the effect is really average.

At that time, I only got it to test the special ability of the brainless player.

After seeing the details of this special ability, he judged that the effect of this ability was similar to [Line Control], but it was not as convenient as mine control.

Therefore, Zhao Xun chose to replace [Snake Hair lv3].

[Ability [Hypnosis] covers the special ability [Snake Hair lv3]. 】

[Due to the ability effect of [Swallow], the effect of [Hypnosis] is increased by four times, but it cannot be upgraded. Please click for details. 】

Zhao Xun quickly left Doctor Zhen's room while checking the details.

Generally speaking, he can now use various methods of hypnosis.

After the four-fold increase, there are two biggest differences.

First, Doctor Zhen, whose hypnotic ability is lower than his, cannot hypnotize him.

The second point is that it takes a very short time for him to hypnotize the other party, and it can be effective once. Dr. Zhen's complex and deep hypnosis requires multiple times to be completely effective.

In this way, he doesn't need to worry about how to wake himself up after being hypnotized by Dr. Zhen.

What I thought before about relying on willpower to resist, being killed and being resurrected so that I can regain my consciousness and then take the opportunity to fight back, etc., these complicated situations no longer need to be considered.

He can even choose to strike first.

As Zhao Xun walked, he called the squirrel monkey in his heart.

But no response was heard.

He knew that this was the squirrel monkey stepping outside the telepathic range.

But he didn't know where Dr. Zhen went, so he could only walk out of the west wing, choose a direction at random, and keep calling the squirrel monkey in his heart as he walked.

When he and the squirrel monkey met the signal, he found himself outside the eldest lady's yard.

Zhao Xun asked the squirrel monkey in his heart: "Why did Doctor Zhen come here?"

"He took out a jar of blood from the dressing cabinet, and soaked some pastries in the blood." Squirrel Monkey answered Zhao Xun.

Zhao Xun immediately understood what was going on.

That must be the blood that the eldest lady took from the eldest young master last night.

At that time, Zhao Xun didn't know what the eldest lady's purpose was in collecting the blood. He deliberately didn't take the jar away, just to see if anyone else would take it away.

What he was thinking at the time was that the person taking the blood jar might be another doll.

In the end, someone really came to take the blood, but the person was not a doll, but a puppet master.

"That's not right," Zhao Xun suddenly remembered something and said in his heart, "I didn't ask the golden monkey to guard here. If anyone comes to take the jar of blood, he will notify me immediately. Why is it not moving?"

Originally, he didn't want to release large primates.

But there must be one guarding here so that the person who comes to get the blood jar will not be missed.

Among the remaining six primates, the golden monkey has the most stable and quiet personality and can sit still.

Although it is a bit bigger, as long as it can stay still and stay quietly on the beam, no one will notice it.

So before he left the eldest lady's courtyard last night, he placed the golden monkey on the rafter.

"I was just about to go find you when I sensed that you were nearby, so I didn't leave." The golden monkey's voice sounded, "Last time you told us not to talk at the same time, otherwise your head would hurt. You just kept calling squirrel. Monkey, I didn’t say anything.”

"So that's it." Zhao Xun smiled and admitted his mistake frankly, "I forgot what I said before."

"Doctor Zhen is out." Zhao Xun, a squirrel monkey, said, "He was mumbling. I couldn't hear him clearly, but it felt like he was going to the study."

Zhao Xun did not evade, but pretended to be passing by and approached him.

When Dr. Zhen opened the gate of the courtyard, he saw Zhao Xun passing by the gate.

Zhao Xun stopped and looked at Dr. Zhen unexpectedly: "Doctor Zhen, why are you here?"

Doctor Zhen was startled for a moment, and then made an excuse: "Master Qian asked me to come here to find something."

"That's right." Zhao Xun nodded, but still asked with some confusion, "But this is the eldest lady's boudoir. Normally, the maid should be asked to find things, right? Why would I let you, a foreigner?" ...?"

"The mansion is in chaos and there are not enough manpower." Dr. Zhen put his right hand into the sleeve of his left arm. "I happened to be passing by, so Mr. Qian asked me to help."

After saying this, he took out a crystal pendant from his sleeve and dangled it in front of Zhao Xun.

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