Ste Grace looked at Jasper Milton in surprise.


    She didn’t expect Jasper to respond in such a way. It was as if he was deliberately provoking Benjamin Levis. Moreover, his sudden action caused her heart to beat wildly. Some might even misunderstand that he had taken a liking towards her.


    “Mr. Milton, don’t you have a girlfriend? Should you really be doing this?” Benjaminmented in a strange tone.


    “Well, since you know that I have a girlfriend, you shouldn’t be using Inspector Grace of hidden intentions then?” Jasper retorted.


    Benjamin : “…”


    Benjamin was at a loss for words.


    Ste could tell that he was venting his anger at her.


    Benjamin liked bad-mouthing her and she could do nothing about it.


    Jasper had finally avenged her.He had easily trapped Benjamin with his own words.


    No one could ever beat Jasper at this game.


    Ste couldn’t but give a slight, admiring smile.


    “Such an annoyance.” Benjamin turned around and walked to the first floor.


    “Let’s go to the kitchen first,” Ste said.


    “Okay.” Jasper held her hand.


    His hand was very warm. She wasn’t scared anymore when he held her hand.


    Although she had her reservations,she did not pull away.


    They walked hand in hand to the kitchen.


    It was very spacious, and there were six stove, enough to amodate six pots simultaneously.


    Looks like quite a number of people had lived here in style.


    Jasper opened the lid of a pot.


    It had not been used for a long time. It was rusty and there was a spider web inside. There was no spider in it though.


    Ste looked in the stove and saw some ck, hard lumps of ashes.


    Jasper scooped up the ashes from the six pots and kept them in a sealed bag, Hebelled them 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ordingly.


    Ste looked at him.


    He exined to Ste, “I’ll get the forensic department to check if these ashes were formed at the same period of time as well as when they were formed.”


    Ste smiled and said, “Will they be able to tell? If yes, will the antique ashes be valuable?”


    Jasper smiled too.


    He thought Ste only looked cool on the surface, but deep down, she’s a passionate person.


    “I didn’t expect you to be a little miser. You could ask for money from me at any time,” Jasper said dotingly.


    Ste’s heart was palpating and she lowered her head.


    He looked at her beautiful figure, lowered his head and kissed her on the lips.


    Ste stepped back on reflex and said, “Someone might see us.”


    Jasper mped her waist and looked deep into her eyes. “So what?”


    Katty Davis, Suzi Shine, and Steven Milton’s faces shed across Ste’s mind.


    She felt a dull pain on her little finger.


    “Don’t be so overbearing,” Steined.


    Jasper looked at her with his keen eyes, and the both of them were in a deadlock.


    She pushed him away, but he refused to budge.


    The sound of footsteps came from outside.


    Jasper finally let go of her and took a step back.


    Tommy ran into the kitchen and said, “Inspector Grace, Mr. Levis wants to see you for a while.”


    Ste thought Benjamin might have found something, so she followed Tommy to the first room next to the stairs.


    “Someone used to stay in this room,” Benjamin observed.


    Ste nced around the room and went to the window. It was closed, but there were woodbine all over the window. She could not see outside. “How did you know?”


    Benjamin locked his gaze on Ste.“Intuition,” he said casually.


    Ste : “…”


    She resisted the urge to roll her eyes. She walked out of the room, looked at the ground, and thought of an idea.


    Jasper went upstairs slowly. Every step he took was a little heavy. “Mr. Milton.”


    Jasper was not satisfied with the way she addressed him. “What did you call me?”


    Ste looked embarrassed.


    Benjamin didn’t know what had happened to them in the past.


    She dared not expose their rtionship.


    She simply ignored him and said, “Someone might be staying here. There’s no dust on the ground. It doesn’t make sense.”


    “This ce is remote and there are no vehicles passing by. The room is closed and there’s ayer of woodbine concealing the room. Of course, there won’t be much dusting in. Your judgement is wed,” Benjamin refuted.


    Ste pointed to the ceiling on the third floor and said, “But this ce has been here for a long time,things should be falling apart. Look at the ceiling.”


    Bulbs were hung to the ceiling. Perhapsthe ceiling was too high up, they could not see properly.


    Ste turned on the shlight in her phone and pointed it at the ceiling. “Jasper, help me.”


    His name slipped out of her mouth.


    Jasper was satisfied, he looked at his subordinate and signaled to him.


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    It was much brighter than a phone shlight.


    The ceiling was made of wood. It looked triangr and wasn’t painted.


    Ste frowned. She pulled out the photos she had and looked at the castle. Then shepared them to her surroundings.


    She pointed to the top of the castle and asked Jasper, “What do you think this triangr thing is made of?”


    “ck bricks. Why?” Jasper asked, confused.


    “This meansthere is wood under the ck bricks. If there was leakage through the gaps between the bricks, the wood will turn moldy, right? Look at the wood. Is it real wood? Or is it artificial?” Ste looked at the ceiling doubtfully.


    “Under normal circumstances, ck bricks will be sealed with lime powder, cement or tar to make it waterproof underneath,” Jasper said. He took the photo in Ste’s hand andpared it with what he saw. His pupils narrowed.


    Had it not been for Ste, he wouldn’t have noticed that something was wrong.


    Now he finally had a breakthrough.


    “Ste, I suspected that this ce had a basement or something simr. When the three teenagers came in, they must have been abducted somewhere. One of them escaped, but the other two couldn’t be found. I think I have found the secret chamber,” Jasper concluded.


    Ste pointed at the ceiling and said, “The secret room is not underground, but on the roof?”


    Jasper nodded. “The people who came to investigate before us were deceived by the usual mindset and their eyes. There should be a ce that can lead to the roof.”


    Benjamin listened to their discussion and took the photo in Jasper’s hand.


    He found something wrong too. “Knock on the ceiling of all the rooms on the second floor. If it’s not concrete, pry it open with a weapon.”


    “No need.I think I know where the entrance is,” Jasper said and led the way.


    Benjamin looked at Jasper’s back and was very unhappy. He squinted his eyes.


    Jasper went to the furthest room and asked his man to get him adder. He went up and pushed the ceiling open.


    Ste was very surprised. “How did you know where it was?”


    “Architecture space design. Compare the appearance and the interior and link it to the logic behind its structural concept,” Jasper said.


    “Is Mr. Milton responsible for building houses in the military?” Benjamin asked in a strange tone.


    Jasper ignored him and surveyed the secret room. He was shocked at what he saw.