(1)猜想:$BD = BC。$
证明:
∵ $AC \perp CB,$$DB \perp CB,$$AB \perp DE,$
∴ $\angle C = \angle DBE = \angle DFB = 90^\circ,$
∴ $\angle A + \angle ABC = 90^\circ,$$\angle DEB + \angle ABC = 90^\circ,$
∴ $\angle A = \angle DEB。$
在$\triangle ACB$和$\triangle EBD$中,
$\begin{cases} \angle C = \angle DBE \\ \angle A = \angle DEB \\ AB = DE \end{cases}$
∴ $\triangle ACB \cong \triangle EBD$(AAS),
∴ $BD = BC。$
(2)
∵ $\triangle ACB \cong \triangle EBD,$
∴ $AC = EB。$
∵ $E$是$BC$的中点,$BD = BC = 6,$
∴ $EB = \frac{BC}{2} = 3,$
∴ $AC = 3。$