How many surveillance cameras were installed inside the Weyne Manor?
Not many people knew the answer to this question, just like how few people knew that this seemingly elegant manor was actually a fortress capable of withstanding the attack of the Court of Owls.
Rania did not know much for the time being, nor did she know that she had spent her first night in the Weyne Manor under the watchful eyes of the surveillance cameras. She only knew a fatal problem now.
She had insomnia.
At two o 'clock in the morning, she lay in bed, tossing and turning in pain.
"…"
The pillow quilt was quiet at first, and then it began to undulate at a faster and faster frequency. Finally, the movement stopped, and a moment later, a furry head reluctantly poked out from under the quilt.
The little girl, with a head of messy black hair, slowly crawled out of the quilt and sat on the bed. She looked around, put the base of her palm against her forehead, and sighed softly.
Rania did not recognize beds. If she did, she would not have survived to this day with the frequency at which they used to run all over the world. All along, Rania had been proud of the fact that no matter when or where, as long as she touched the pillow, she could guarantee that she would fall into a deep sleep within ten minutes. After all, there were not always opportunities to have a full sleep.
However, she did not know whether it was because she was worried about her father or for other reasons … At this hour, she still did not feel the slightest bit sleepy, only a deep sense of frustration.
Rania brewed her sleepiness for a few hours, and finally had to admit that she probably had insomnia today. She sat on the bed in a daze for a while, and then decided to find something meaningful to do.
She slid off the bed quietly, and the soles of her feet touched the cold ground immediately. It was so cold that Rania took a light breath and suddenly retracted her feet. She almost turned over and crawled back into the quilt. When she stepped on the fluffy slippers, she squatted in front of her backpack and rummaged through it, and found a flashlight.
Her glasses were temporarily broken, so she couldn't see anything other than red for the time being, so she couldn't even leave the room. However, it wasn't that Rania had no other way.
Creating a small area of normal vision for herself was just a stop-gap measure. It would be more convenient if she could turn the world red. Without a light source, Rania couldn't see at night even if she wore glasses. Therefore, when she walked at night, she always carried a red flashlight with her. At times like this, she was no different from a normal person. Everyone's range of vision was only as wide as the fan of the flashlight.
There were no opportunities during the day, and it wasn't suitable, but the night was a good time to explore.
The Black Mist could switch between real and incorporeal. Rania drew a little of it and attached it to her leg to provide support so that she could move freely without the help of a cane.
She weighed the flashlight in her hand and pressed a button. The red light immediately fanned out in all directions.
Although the range of vision was very strange, Rania's ability to sense light was still normal. During the day, the white space would become dark as the light disappeared. She held the flashlight and shone it around. In her field of vision, there was nothing but darkness and red things. She felt like she was playing a horror game.
Thanks to her evil creature bloodline, Rania had a very good memory. She shone around the room and easily remembered the location of the furniture. Then she planned to continue to look around the whole house, so that she could pretend that her vision was normal tomorrow.
The door of the room opened silently, and a strange red light leaked out from the crack of the door. Then the red light spread to the corridor. The little girl holding the flashlight almost disappeared in the darkness, and her figure became more and more blurred like a cloud of Black Mist.
Tim, who was drinking coffee in the bat cave, was about to finish his work and go to rest. He inadvertently saw that one of the surveillance screens of Weyne's manor was completely occupied by a gloomy red light, and there were white shadows flashing from time to time.
Tim: "…"
Tim: "???"
Is she sleepwalking? This was the second thought that came to Red Robin's mind.
Of course, the first thought that came to his mind was that there was a conspiracy behind this girl who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
He looked at the little girl in a nightgown shining the flashlight left and right in the surveillance screen. She seemed to be looking for something. After pondering for a moment, he suppressed the idea of stopping her now and decided to see what she wanted to do first.
In the manor, Rania was concentrating on exploring.
She did not see the old house during the day. Until now, she finally got a glimpse of its beauty.
She walked down the stairs with her right hand on the smooth stair handrail. She wandered around with the flashlight, occasionally pointing it above her head to admire the chandeliers and decorations on the ceiling.
Just like Manderley in the book, "the rose garden in summer, the birds singing at dawn, the tea under the chestnut tree, and the sound of waves coming from the slope of the lawn", Rania had never seen so much, and she probably would never see so much, but she did not mind. She just needed to let her imagination wander in the words in her mind.
The little girl tiptoed through the old mansion with the flashlight. She walked through the long window in the moonlight, as light as a ghost walking out of an oil painting.
The living room was much higher than she thought, and the fireplace was not ready to be lit yet. There was a soft carpet in front of the fireplace, and a portrait hung above it. Rania looked at it for a while and felt that it should be her father and his parents.
The dining room looked very beautiful. Rania memorized the route to make sure that she would not go the wrong way tomorrow morning. She counted the chairs and found that there was one more than she thought, which made her hesitate for a moment. When she closed the door, she was still a little confused.
Corridor, tea room, cigar room … Rania also saw the entrance of what seemed to be an underground wine cellar. Unfortunately, it was well sealed, and she could not smell much wine.
In the bat cave, Tim watched her opening one door after another, peeking through the gap of the door, and then gently closing the door. She looked more and more suspicious, which gave him a headache.
She prayed that Damien would not come back now. If he saw someone snooping around in the house, he would probably kick the girl out.
Seeing this, Tim could also guess that Rania was not looking for confidential documents. He heard from Dick that she had vision problems. Maybe she just wanted to look around in the middle of the night and have a general impression of the house, so that she could pretend to be normal in the future.
But no matter how quiet she was, the people who should be awake had already woken up.
However, it did not mean that they could relax their vigilance after confirming that the little girl was not malicious. There were enough secrets in this house, and now they were not ready to open it to this Lesser Shrike.
For example, there was a hidden elevator in the library that led directly to the bat cave.
Looking at the time, Tim could only admit that he was unlucky. He forced himself to divert some attention from his work to pay attention to the surveillance screen. He planned to go up and chat with Rania as soon as he saw her approaching the library …
Soon, an hour passed.
Two hours passed.
Three hours …
When he walked to the library, Tim, who was about to faint, was refreshed. He forced himself to focus on the surveillance screen and was ready to —
Then he saw that Rania stopped.
She stood in front of the bookshelf and swept the books on the shelf with a flashlight. Then she stood still as if her feet were rooted to the ground.
Just when Tim thought that she was going to find the elevator, she actually stood on tiptoe, took a book, and happily nestled on the sofa with the book in her arms. She began to read the book with the flashlight.
Tim: "…"
When dawn came, Red Robin stared at the surveillance screen and finally raised her head from the book. She looked around blankly, then suddenly jumped up and jumped with the book in her arms. Probably because her leg bone had not fully recovered, Tim was very curious about how she jumped out. She trotted back to the bedroom. Before closing the door, the little girl looked around secretly. Her face was expressionless, but her eyes were full of gloom.
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