Chapter 171: Alternative Chamber of Secrets
Cheng Shi didn't wait for the other party to reply and started to investigate in the room. Sure enough, as Feng Tao said, the room was very clean and there were no traces of anything.
Because this room only had one floor, Cheng Shi still doubted whether there was any tunnel, so he asked Shen Shouzhong to get a bucket of water.
As for the door panel sandwich, there is no such thing. After all, he did not build this house. It is still possible that he dug the tunnel himself.
Cheng Shi took the bucket from the servant and started pouring water little by little from the door to all parts of the room.
It was even splashed on the bottom of the bed, and when walking, I stepped on the floor with more force.
Cheng Shi didn't find that the water was seeping very quickly or that there was any echo from the empty floor. Only then did Cheng Shi confirm that the house really had no tunnels.
Cheng Shi thought for a while and then asked: "Butler Shen, how are you monitoring your young master?
Are you really sure that you didn’t miss anything, or maybe someone under your command was negligent in their duties, was careless, and didn’t notice it?”
Shen Shouzhong shook his head and said: "These people have been my brothers for several years, otherwise I would not have sent them to look after the young master.
I wouldn't put the young master's safety in the hands of people I didn't know well. They were secretly watching from four directions in the room.
There were more than two people staring at the young master's room from every direction, and there was no blind spot in the young master's room.
I happened to be fine last night, and I knew they were having a hard time, so I chatted with them to comfort them until dawn.
After discovering that the young master was missing, I asked them one by one, and they all said that there was no movement in the young master's room.
At first I suspected that someone was helping the young master escape and go out for fun, so I threatened them with expulsion, but they still said no.
Only then did I know that something serious had happened, so I reported the young master to be missing, instead of running out to play, so the master notified the patrol room."
Cheng Shi then said doubtfully: "Isn't this right? Why do you think your young master is missing instead of going out to play?!
He is being stared at like this, he must have successfully escaped before, so you are keeping an eye on him like this, right?!"
Shen Shouzhong continued: "Yes, this is because I saw that the young master was always depressed, so I secretly let him out a few times.
I know every time the young master goes out, and I also send people to protect him, but he accidentally injured his arm a few days ago.
I didn't dare to let him go out again. Firstly, I was worried about his safety. Secondly, I couldn't bear it if the master found out.
So this time the young master disappeared without me knowing it, so I knew the matter was serious and told him directly that the young master was missing."
Cheng Shi nodded and said: "So that's it. I wonder if Master Tan's injury has healed?!"
Shen Shouzhong went on to say: "According to the maid who was waiting for him, he was still not cured. He just changed his medicine last night."
Cheng Shi thought for a while and then said: "Butler Shen, please find the maid who is serving your young master. I have something to ask her."
Shen Shouzhong walked out of the door and explained to the person at the door, then walked into the room again, but saw Cheng Shi already on the bed.
He found that Cheng Shi was checking and sniffing everywhere. Shen Shouzhong was very confused when he saw this.
He quickly walked over and said, "Agent Cheng, what are you doing!"
Cheng Shi stopped his movements and replied, "Of course I wanted to see if your young master slept here last night!"
Shen Shouzhong finally thought of this and said anxiously: "How's it going? Did you find anything?!"
Cheng Shi shook his head and said, "Your young master's quilt is changed every day, right? I didn't smell any medicinal smell on the quilt just now!"
Shen Shouzhong said: "Yes, it is changed every day. If the young master hadn't disappeared today, this quilt would have been taken away long ago!
The lack of medicinal smell on it proves that my young master has never used this quilt, which means that the young master left here early in the morning!"
Cheng Shi shook his head and said: "It is possible, but it does not necessarily mean that he left early in the morning!"
Shen Shouzhong said doubtfully: "Instead of leaving early in the morning, could it be possible that the young master still sat in the room and stayed all night?!"
Cheng Shi shook his head and said nothing, because he didn't know the reason. Now, Cheng Shi first assumed that what Shen Shouzhong said was true.
They didn't find any movement in the young master's room, and there was no tunnel in the room, so how did he leave.
Cheng Shi's mind began to spin. The room that Shen Shouzhong's men were staring at had turned into a secret room in people's eyes.
There are several ways to leave a secret room that is being watched by everyone, and the simplest way is to leave only when the secret room is not a secret room!
That's why Cheng Cai said that he didn't just leave the room early in the morning, because it was still a secret room at that time, and it was most difficult to leave without being discovered.
While Cheng Shi was guessing, the maid had been brought over, and Shen Shouzhong woke up Cheng Shi who was thinking.
Cheng Shi was not angry, after all, everything was just speculation now, and he needed more clues before he could speculate further.
Cheng Shi looked at the maid, she was a very cute little girl in her teens, Cheng Shi said with a smile.
"Little girl, I'm going to ask you some questions now, and I hope you can tell me the truth!"
The little maid is a little scared now, because she discovered the disappearance of her young master, and she has been asked by many people.
She whispered: "I know you want to ask my young master questions, but I really don't know where the young master is!
I left after changing the medicine for the young master last night. Early the next morning, I came to ask the young master to get up and study.
I was surprised to find that the young master was missing. Apart from this, I didn’t know anything else!"
Cheng Shi also saw that the little maid was scared, so he comforted her: "Don't be afraid. I believe that the young master's absence has nothing to do with you. Did you run out immediately after you found out that the young master was missing?!"
When the little maid heard Cheng Shi say that she believed she had nothing to do with the young master's disappearance, she felt a little more relaxed. Then she heard Cheng Shi's question.
She also quickly gave the answer: "No, the young master used to have the habit of scaring me. He would hide in the room to scare me.
After I found that the young master was not in bed, I started looking for him in the room, but I searched the room and couldn't find the young master."
Shen Shouzhong on the side said: "Xiao Hui came to inform me afterwards. After I found out that the young master was missing, I mobilized everyone to find the young master.
But I didn't find anything at all. Now most people have asked me to send them to find the young master, and there are not many servants in the family anymore!"
Cheng Shi sighed when he heard this, and then said: "I already know when your young master left!"
Chapter completed!