Chapter 4 Chapter Four

The next morning, I overslept. As a result, the night before, Stella talked to me in my room about twelve o'clock.It was a conversation, but in fact it was just her unilateral statement of her dissatisfaction with the "school" life, and I only played the role of a listener.I haven't stayed up this late in a long time.When Stella left while yawning, maybe it was because I was too excited, I thought about it, but I still couldn't fall asleep. Can't sleep with the lights off.Maybe it's nerves becoming hypersensitive?Suddenly, I felt something was moving outside the window.I was going to ignore it and wrap my head in a blanket, but as soon as my thoughts started to move, a heart couldn't calm down anymore, and I got out of bed.Peeping out of the house through the slits in the curtains.Maybe the eyes are used to the darkness?Or is it about the moon?I could see the barbed wire outside the building, and it was amazingly clear.Something white was wriggling with energy as if wrapped around a barbed wire fence.

I stared at it for a while, and finally saw what it was.It was the white coat of the "Dorm Supervisor".The chubby body climbed the barbed wire fence and was tightly entangled.The slight rattling of wires carried the wind.What the hell is that man doing?I watched in amazement, and the wriggling white figure slid down in one breath, as if jumping off the barbed wire.The "dominant" who had his back to me turned around to face the building. I heard a small sound, and then suddenly an orange fireball lit up, and the round face of the "house supervisor" that was originally shrouded in shadow floated up.He had a cigarette in his mouth.what?Did you come outside just to smoke?I stared intently at my watch, it was four o'clock in the morning.It was so late, and he still couldn't hold back his craving for cigarettes.For addicts, being forced to quit smoking may be more painful than we imagined. For the first time in my history, I have sympathy for the "dominant".When I was going back to bed--

An incomparable sound from a lighter sounded.It was a few seconds later that I realized that it was the sound of barbed wire. In the next moment, a beam of light passed by like an oblique cut through the darkness, revealing the figure of the crocodile crawling ashore from the swamp.It looks like the crocodile is using its body to slam into the barbed wire. The "house supervisor" didn't know where he took it out, so he pointed the beam of the unlit flashlight in the direction of the barbed wire.Maybe it was because the crocodile was about to break through the barbed wire and attack?The usually round body bent into a round silhouette, and kept moving back.

When I found that the "house supervisor" didn't have something in the hand holding the flashlight, I couldn't help but let out a cry of "ah".If it wasn't for today, no, it was yesterday when I heard "Her Royal Highness" mentioned the arming and so on, maybe I wouldn't have known it was a small pistol at all.A pistol the size of a carry-on bag loomed dimly in the light of the flashlight.is that trueCommon sense wants to tell me it's just a pistol-shaped lighter, but I guess it's a real pistol, right?Because this is not Japan, probably not.It is not surprising that ordinary citizens own pistols for self-defense.

The "house supervisor" pointed the pistol at the direction of the wire fence for a while, and then the crocodile disappeared.Maybe it is sure that there is no danger?He naturally stuffed the pistol into the pocket of his white coat.Wow, it's so dangerous, what if there is a fire?Maybe he locked the security?I, a bystander, watched with horror, but the light of the flashlight disappeared suddenly. The silhouette in white picked up a thing that fell on the ground and looked like a treasure bag, and walked slowly to the left in my direction. The "house supervisor" seemed to be planning to return to his room through the back door of the staff dormitory area.When his figure completely disappeared from my field of vision, I was still dazed for a while, and it took a while to wake up, and I went back to bed feeling as if I had a dream.

Oops!Thanks to this, isn't my spirit better than before——I thought so, but in fact, I seemed to be in a deep sleep.When I suddenly woke up, what?Only three minutes until seven in the morning?Oops!Of course I didn't even have time to change my clothes and wash my face.I ran out of the room in a hurry, and I didn't have time to check whether the door with my backhand was locked.I ran wildly down the corridor, sprinting in the direction of the restaurant.If the "principal" finds out that I'm wearing a shirt as pajamas again, I may get another scolding, but it's better than being late and being told something by Mrs. Cotton.

I finally took my seat at the last moment of the meal, huh to catch my breath, and suddenly I felt suspicious.Huh?It seems a little strange.But for a while, I didn't know what was strange, so I quickly looked around.Well, Stella is here, as are "Poet", "Her Royal Highness", "Retainer" and "Neutral".Mrs. Cotton, as well as the "headmaster" and "house master" are all here today.Huh?It seems that there is no strange change.As usual in "school"— Thinking of this, I finally realized.By the way, the scene in the restaurant today cannot be the same as before. The seventh student has just arrived at the "school".Lou Bennett.Yes, the teenager was indeed introduced yesterday.As a freshman, he must of course have appeared long ago.However, I did not see him.What exactly is going on?Stella and others probably have been interested in Lou Bennett, right?While scooping up the soup with a spoon, they exchanged surprised glances with each other silently.

"Yeah. The first day was nerve-wracking." The Headmaster finally sighed. "Did the kid oversleep?" "I'll go and have a look." Mrs. Cotton was about to react, but the "Housemaster" stopped her and stood up and said. "I'll go." Recalling the scene behind the building in the early hours of the morning, I couldn't help but peek at his white clothes, so I found that the pockets were slightly bulging.If I hadn't paid special attention, it would have been difficult to judge at all. It seems that the "house supervisor" really carried that small pistol with him.

After the "house supervisor" left, the silence in the dining room was very uncomfortable.Maybe everyone thinks that Bringing Back Bennett will come, so the mood is a bit heavy, right?At least that's how I am.Yesterday's first impression was not very good, coupled with the fact that Mrs. Cotton was waiting to scold him for being late, even we who had nothing to do with this matter ended up listening to Mrs. Cotton's whining.Just imagining it is enough to make people impatient. However, when the "house supervisor" came back, he was alone.He whispered with a displeased expression, "Doctor."

"What's up?" "Lu kept insisting that he felt unwell and couldn't get out of bed." "Huh? Do you have a fever?" "No." The "house supervisor" said mockingly. "I touched his head, but it wasn't hot at all." "Sigh." The "principal" showed an expression that didn't match her usual image of a perfect and elegant lady, "What a troublesome child." "what to do?" "Going on like this will set a bad example. Anyway, please go and bring him in and say hello. Then listen to his reasons."

"yes." The "house supervisor" did not hide his impatience at all, and left the restaurant again.This time he didn't come back.Just when the "principal" felt that something was wrong, the sound of rattling running came from the corridor.Immediately afterwards, the "house supervisor" came in. "What's going on, so loud?" "Ah, Doctor. Lu, he—" The "house supervisor" who tried to put on the distorted glasses again suddenly woke up. He peeped at us with squint eyes and whispered in the ear of the "principal". "You, what did you say?" She said sharply, "What's the matter?" She didn't even look at us, she just said, "Everyone stay here.", and urged the "house supervisor" to run out restaurant.The "principal", who always wears a long skirt, ran up rarely.The momentum is so fierce that we have to worry about her, will she stumble and fall to the ground? We don't know exactly what happened, but according to the "principal"'s order, we sat obediently at the dining table and waited patiently.If you say that everyone has already finished their breakfast, they are already panicking at the moment.The curious "Neutral" looked eager to see, but Mrs. Cotton stared at us with a golden light in her eyes, and we couldn't even get up. That's it, not just how long.It was past nine o'clock, it should be time for class, but the "principal" and the others showed no sign of coming back.We quietly looked at each other's faces.After that, the "house supervisor" finally came back. "Ah, students. Classes are suspended today, and we are going to practice." "Neutral" raised his hand and called "Mr. Baggins" as if he had counted the time correctly. "Ah, what's the matter?" "Our group is ready to publish. What should we do?" Huh?No way?Is "neutral" intending to regard his assumption yesterday as the final conclusion?Just when I felt that I was going to be impatient, I suddenly found out.So it turned out that he was planning to use the announcement of the subject to try to get something out of the mouth of the "house supervisor". "Are you ready?" "Yes." "Her Royal Highness" also followed suit. "If you can, I hope you will listen to our publication immediately." "Really? Well—are you the second group? Wait a minute." After finishing speaking, the "Housekeeper" turned to look at Stella and the "poet" and "retainer". "So what about the progress of the first group? Are you ready?" "Hmm—" Seeing that Stella and the "retainer" had no plans to speak, the "poet" raised his hand as if helpless.He seemed to be surreptitiously glancing at me. "We haven't concluded yet, but I think it's possible to report in the middle." "Which room did you practice in?" "We're in the library." "Then the first group will go to the library to continue the discussion. I will use this time to go to the reception room to listen to the second group's presentation, and then go to the library after the end. Today's class will continue like this, okay? Then see you later. " Before all the words were finished, the "house supervisor" left the restaurant in a hurry. The three of us did not discuss it beforehand, but we all had a tacit understanding, and the "neutral" made the announcement on behalf of everyone.The hypothesis he published was the "daughter's attempt to let her stepfather watch the tape of her grandfather's activities in the White House in order to restore the new family relationship" he integrated yesterday.The "Her Royal Highness" who was always unwilling to compromise had other more important matters now, so she didn't say much, just listened silently. "Oh, is that so?" "Housekeeper" played with his lighter, "It makes sense, it makes sense. It's a pretty good point of view. Although it's different from the answer I prepared, it's okay. Anyway, the correct answer is not There must be only one. Okay, your group has passed the test." "Ah? Excuse me, Mr. Baggins." He simply let us pass, and the "house supervisor" who didn't want to be disturbed by this matter made a gesture to leave the reception room, and "Her Royal Highness" hurriedly called him. "Can I ask you something?" Seeing the girl's sweet smile, the "Dorm Supervisor" still had a bad face, "What's the matter?" "What's the matter with Lou Bennett? Is there any sudden illness?" "You—" he threw the golden lighter into the air and caught it again, "don't worry." "Mr. Baggins." "Ok?" "How about a cigarette? We don't mind." "Well—" The effect is obvious. The tense expression of the "Dorm Supervisor" suddenly relaxed.He quietly looked around and lowered his voice. "That--" He took out the cigarette case from the inner pocket of the white coat, took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth, "I think you will know sooner or later. But Dr. Seward told me that unless she explained it herself, she couldn't reveal half of it. word, so—” "We know." "Neutral" had a pleading expression on his face. "We would never say we heard it from you." "It looks like—" "House Supervisor" lit a cigarette, "Lu seems to have escaped from here." "what?" "Escape?" Because the incident was so sudden, we looked at each other, "Escape?" "When I first went to his room No. 109, Lu was still lying on the bed. He said he was not feeling well, so he turned his face away. I wanted to take his temperature, but he refused. I touched his forehead with my hand , In fact, he was just pretending to be sick. But I couldn't pull him up by force, so I went back to the dining room and asked Dr. Seward. Then I went back to the room, and the result—" "You mean the other person is missing?" "Yes, the bed is empty." "Wait a minute, where's the lock?" "It's not locked." Maybe because "Neutral" seemed to treat himself like a detective was amusing, "Housekeeper" smiled and puffed out a cigarette, "It was unlocked from the beginning. It seems that the kid Lu didn't lock it when he slept last night." Locked. The door responded when I knocked the first time, but there was no answer when I knocked the second time. When I went in, the window was open." "So he escaped through the window?" "But at first I thought it was unlikely. I thought he was just going to the bathroom with the windows open to let the air in. There was no room to hide. So I thought he had gone outside the building. But— —" "Housemaster" turned the tip of the cigarette and shrugged. "But where will he go? It will take a few hours at the fastest from here to the town." "But, the road is not very clear about the situation here, right?" "Her Royal Highness" said that it made sense, "Maybe he thought that there would be private houses after a short walk." "No. What do you think the long school education is for?" Makes sense, I remember when I first came here, they made me remember that this place is like an island. "So, I don't think he's gone outside, maybe just in some other room. But we looked around and couldn't find it." "Even our room?" "Of course I checked. To be correct, I wanted to check, but it was locked. The road should not be able to enter. Of course, we also thought about whether he would wander around, so we went around the building again and again, but we didn't find it at all. silhouette." "Aren't there any garages or gas stations?" "These were the first places we checked, but there was no one there." "Maybe he went outside first to see if any of the windows were open. Then he was lucky enough to find any locked and slipped in through the windows and hid?" "We also checked this. We walked around the building and found no windows open." "However, if Lu had already sneaked into a certain room at that time, of course he would immediately lock the windows from inside." "Howard, I didn't expect your mind to be so sharp. Is this also the result of the internship?" The "house supervisor" let out a low-level laugh, but there was no smile in his eyes. "In fact, Dr. Seward also thought about the same thing. Now she's checking every room." "Even our room?" "certainly." "Isn't that an invasion of our privacy?" "Because this is an emergency, please bear with me. Besides, this is Dr. Seward's castle, and she has all the authority including the master key." It was only at this time that I became suspicious of the rhetoric of the "house supervisor".too weird.He is lying.And it's about important things.I couldn't help asking: "... Excuse me, is Dr. Seward the only one who has the master key?" "Yes. Dr. Seward is the only person who can come and go here freely." "Housemaster" paused, then stared at me, "Why do you ask that?" "Nothing." I said vaguely, "I was just wondering if Bennett would steal the master key from Dr. Seward quietly?" "Impossible. Because I just witnessed her use the master key to open the room." "yes?" "All in all, if Dr. Seward searched all the rooms but found nothing abnormal, there is only one conclusion to be drawn. Lou Bennett is no longer in this facility." "So, what happened to him?" "It goes without saying that he must have escaped." It didn't sound like what someone who just got angry "What do you think the school education is for so long?" should have said, but he probably felt that this was the only possibility. "Then, it's time for me to go." The "house supervisor" crushed out the cigarette and stood up. "I'm going to the first group of practice classes now. Before Dr. Seward officially submits a report, please keep these words secret." As soon as the "House Supervisor" left, "Her Royal Highness" said with a serious expression, "It's too suspicious." "That's right." "Neutral" immediately echoed forcefully. "Huh? Huh?" It seemed that I was the only one who didn't understand the situation, "What's suspicious?" "The thing about Lou Bennett's escape. It's very strange." "why?" "Think about it. Lou Bennett came here in the car driven by Mr. Baggins the night before. Leaving aside where he came from, it is obvious from the time of the round trip that he came from a rather remote place. Road Although he has only taken a one-way car, he should have personally experienced that distance. But why would he act like a no-brainer walking away from here?" "Then I don't understand. It was midnight when Lu arrived the day before yesterday. Maybe he fell asleep along the way. If so, maybe he didn't realize how far he was taken everywhere." "Even if I fell asleep halfway, based on the time I arrived here, no matter how I think about it, I should know that I was taken far away." "Even if he knew it, if he fell asleep in the car, he wouldn't know that the places he passed along the way were wilderness, right? Even if he didn't fall asleep, it was late at night and his vision was unclear. So he would have misunderstood Do you think it’s not too much to reach the nearest town by walking a short distance?” "Ah Wei forgot a very important thing." "Neutral" shook his head. "Lou Bennett received that long dubious admission all day yesterday. In other words, it is because they know that Lu's adaptability is very low? In this case, Dr. Seward and Mr. Baggins should Tell him what kind of environment the building is in." "Perhaps Lu thought the doctor was exaggerating and ignored them. He thought the doctor was embellishing things and saying something to prevent him from leaving here." "That makes sense." Although "Her Royal Highness" nodded, she didn't seem to accept my statement, "But, Ah Wei. At least the doctors and the others don't think so." "What's the meaning?" "It means that the doctor and the others think that Lu Bennett is still in this building." "Maybe? From their point of view, of course they don't want to admit the fact that the students escaped. That's why they violated our privacy and searched around the building—" "No. The doctor and the others are not passive and unwilling to admit it, but they are sure that it should be impossible for Lu to escape." "how do you know?" "Think about it carefully." "Neutral" followed by "Her Royal Highness", "If the doctor and the others really believe that Lu escaped from here, Mr. Baggins should drive out now, right?" "what!" "Behind is a swamp with crocodiles ready to move. If you want to go out, leaving through the entrance is the only way. If you can only go this way, nothing can be faster than a car." Yeah?Makes sense.But…… "That is to say, after knowing that Lou Bennett is not staying around here, Mr. Baggins should drive immediately. Even if he ignored it because of a moment of panic, Dr. Seward will order him to chase him out, right? " "But, doctor, they didn't take any action. No, of course they pretended to take a lot of remedial measures, but they didn't do what they should do first. They just ran around and pretended to search." "Position—" "Her Royal Highness" clearly contained something in the words, "You mean, this commotion is actually just for us to see?" "Maybe. They know where Lu is hiding, but for some reason they don't want us to know." "Some reason? What reason?" "If I knew it, I wouldn't be guessing here, that's why I said it's weird." Yeah?Influenced by "Her Royal Highness" pacing back and forth with folded arms, I also stood up and walked back and forth as if following her. "Lu ran away from here. It's not true, but they have a reason to make it look like that, and that's what I mean." "Yes. But the reason is—" "Let me tell you two, if you speculate like this, what do you think?" "Neutral" stood in front of me proudly, and at the same time prevented "Her Royal Highness" from continuing to pace. "Is there a secret room somewhere in this building? Leaving aside whether it is appropriate to use a room to describe it, I wonder if there is a space where a person can hide secretly? I think the road must be there." "However, if there is such a room, of course Dr. Seward and the others know about it. If that's the case, they don't have to spend so much time looking for someone, just bring the way out immediately." "No, they try to keep that room from us as much as possible." "Huh? Why?" "Think about it, when they were guarding in front of that secret room, negotiating with the road—you are a good boy, come out—what would happen if we hit this scene? Maybe we have learned a little bit, so So, when Dr. Seward or Mr. Baggins is in a bad mood, they just need to hide here. Then the doctor and them will be troubled." "I see." I don't know if I admire "Her Royal Highness" and patted "Neutral" on the shoulder. "That's why you don't want us to know." "Doctor, they are pretending to be looking for him now, but they are actually racking their brains to know how to persuade him to come out. According to my guess, they will create the illusion that they can't find anyone today, and after we sleep in the dead of night, Negotiate with him again. I think they should come up with such a countermeasure." The "Her Royal Highness" who was skeptical about Lu Fang's escape didn't seem to have expected Dr. Seward and the others to have such an idea. Her eyes were shining with admiration.I guess I made a similar expression, of course. "Neutral" looked at us, sighed ironically for some reason, and at the same time shook his head and said, "—I think this is the model solution they want us to come up with?" "what?" "Don't you understand? That is to say, Lu didn't hide himself in the first place." "……what?" My original understanding became confused again. I looked at "Her Royal Highness", and she also looked at me in surprise.It seems that "Her Royal Highness" has missed the point of "neutrality".He hugged us triumphantly and whispered, "Actually it's just a hoax." "Howard, what are you talking about?" "It's a test to see if we can find out what's going on. It's basically an applied part of the internship." "Wait, don't take advantage of the mess—" "Her Royal Highness" brushed his hands away from his shoulders, "Could it be the one you said yesterday? What you are saying now is based on the fact that this is a secret The detective training center assumed it came from?" "That's the thing. As a civil detective with a clear mind, he must be able to see through this farce at a glance." "If escaping is a script, then Lu becomes an accomplice." "Of course. I think they discussed it during the long orientation yesterday?" "Even if it's to test our reasoning ability, why roll up the new students?" "Xinsheng became an accomplice behind the scenes to make the truth more unexpected. And it makes sense to use Lu to carry out this kind of trick when he first arrived. Once he integrates into our circle, it will be difficult to help him." "You mean, then, that this is a test. The correct answer is what you just explained?" "That's right. We must first focus on the fact that they didn't drive to chase the road. As long as you see through this point, other problems will be very simple. As for why they didn't catch up, it's because they knew the way and hid Somewhere here. If that's the case, why should they cover up? The panicked look is because they don't want other students to know the existence of the secret room - the proof is over. This is the so-called perfect model solution." "Neutral" He patted me and "Her Royal Highness" on the shoulders proudly. "That's it, I was the first to find out the answer, and now I immediately went to Dr. Seward to give a report, goodbye." After watching "Neutral" leave the reception room, "Her Royal Highness" and I looked at each other's faces in astonishment.To be honest, I really don't know what to think of the Lou Bennett escape drama=reasoning ability test that he published.Although his exposition is more realistic than the theory of "Her Royal Highness" on the study of people with the ability to reproduce past lives or the theory of "poet" on the virtual world, but judging from the premise that "school" is a secret detective training center, it is not necessarily comprehensive. convince. "The proof is over—" I murmured, "what do you mean?" "Ah, don't you know, Ah Wei?" "Her Royal Highness" pushed his chest towards the door that "Neutral" had just left. "That's a fixed link in mystery novels, and it's a line that a detective must have." "A test of reasoning? Is it real? What does Kate think?" "Nonsense, of course. The fact that Lou Bennett escaped was no test at all. Too much unnaturalness." "But one thing is true. These are the doctor's plays. And at least Mr. Baggins knows the whereabouts of Lou Bennett." "Why do you dare to make such an assertion?" "Because he lied." "Lies? What lies?" "Mr. Baggins said that when he went to room 109 again this morning, he found the window open and Lou Bennett was missing. That's what he said, right?" "Yes, so what?" "The next thing Mr. Baggins did, knowing that Lu was missing, was to look around the outside of the building, right? He even checked our room, right?" "Strictly speaking, our room was locked at the time, so he probably judged that the road was not in the dormitory area—" "right here." "What's the meaning?" "He lied here. Mr. Baggins said he was trying to find his way. He was only pretending." "Why?" Maybe he was too excited? "His Royal Highness" grabbed my chest, "Ah Wei, how do you know?" "Because the door to room 106, which is my room, was not locked this morning." "What did you say? Have you always been this careless?" "No. It's just that I overslept this morning and forgot to lock it when I panicked and rushed to the dining room." I finally figured it out.Thinking of the reason for my sudden suspicion of the "principal" when he said that the "principal" was using the master key to check the rooms in the dormitory just now. "Mr. Baggins said that they checked all the rooms in the dormitory area, trying to find a way to Bennett. However, because all the rooms were locked, they gave up. He made it very clear. However, In fact, my room was not locked, and if he really wanted to see it, he should be able to get in easily. Yet Mr Baggins didn't even mention it." "That is, you mean, at least they didn't insist on the individual rooms in the dormitory area, and there was no intention to check in the first place?" "Yes. If you speculate deeply, you will find that his so-called claim of trying to find a way may itself be just a self-assertion and a lie. If this is the case, what does it mean?" "Baggins may know something about Lou Bennett's disappearance." "Perhaps Mr. Baggins conspired with Lou Bennett from the very beginning. It's just that we can't tell whether Dr. Seward and Mrs. Cotton were involved? Or were they unaware?" "It's impossible not to know, right? Because this building was designed by a doctor. As Mr. Baggins said just now, she has all the authority in this facility. If there is a commotion in which the students who just arrived the day before yesterday escape, of course you must first Get the doctor's approval." "why?" "Because, if there is a commotion without informing the doctor, and it turns out that it was just a farce afterwards, then the matter will be a big deal." "I didn't know it was a farce until the end - maybe that's how the script was arranged." "Oh?" "Kate thinks this way based on the premise that Lou Bennett will appear in front of everyone one day, and the commotion will calm down because of this? That's why they came to the conclusion that the doctor knows. However, maybe they set up The outline was that Lu would never come back here." "In that case... Is it possible—" "His Royal Highness" made a movement that was very difficult for her to back away because of fear. "Could you mean that Mr. Baggins actually helped Lu escape? At the expense of Dr. Seward?" "I don't think it's impossible. Judging from his usual distaste for his job." "You mean—being caught between two women who hate the smell of cigarettes has caused him to accumulate a lot of pressure? Ah Wei, I didn't expect you to have such a bold guess. It seems that I really have no eyes." "His Royal Highness Like a prank, he poked my chest, "I originally wanted to support Howard's claim that this was a scam designed by the Secret Detective Training Center as part of the reasoning test." "If someone asked me which argument I hope is the truth, I would also like to support Howard's argument." "This is quite like your style. How about it? Do you want to see the process of Howard's reasoning report?" We left the reception room, looked in the direction of the central hall, and saw the back of the "poet" sitting in a wheelchair.It seems that the practice class of the first group is also over.There is still some time before lunch, maybe he wants to go back to his room to rest? Next to the vending machine in the central hall, we saw that "Neutral" was catching "Principal" and kept stating something.Perhaps proudly stating the point he just made? The wheelchair of the "poet" passed by the two of them, went straight, turned right, and disappeared into the dormitory area. Just as we were about to make our way to the central hall, the library door opened and Stella appeared.what!Is this my excess of self-awareness?I felt that there was a thorn that had never been seen before in the eyes of the pair looking at me with "Her Royal Highness". Before Stella had time to say anything, the "principal" strode over. "Neutral" stood in the central hall, shaking his head as if at a loss.Judging from his slightly frustrated expression, his confident assumption may have been ruthlessly dismissed, right? "You—" Although the panting "principal" called us, he never looked at "Her Royal Highness" or any one of me and Stella, just kept turning, "Baggins Where is sir?" When I was a little overwhelmed by her aura and was about to look back, the door of the library opened behind me again.The "Dorm Supervisor" in white clothes appeared.Maybe it was seeing the menacing "principal"?A stunned expression suddenly appeared on his face. On the one hand, he was terrified, and on the other hand, he showed a humble smile.He may be very worried that the doctor will find out about his smoking just now. "What are you dawdling about?" the "Principal" yelled at the embarrassed "Dorm Supervisor". "Hurry up and get the car out!" "what?" "I'm really stupid to say I'm stupid, but you should have found out sooner." The "principal" looked as if he really wanted to punch the "house supervisor". "I don't think it's possible, but the road is really gone, and no one can be found anywhere. Really, did he really run out from here? He escaped on foot. Because I checked every No one can be found in the corner, so now we can only speculate like this." "Ah..." The "Dorm Supervisor"'s reaction was in contrast to hers, touching every part of the jacket with an inexplicable leisurely attitude, "Where's the lighter? Uh, huh? Strange, where did I take the lighter?" "Where is the lighter now? What are you trying to hide?" Maybe you were too anxious? The "principal" finally kicked the "house supervisor" on the calf, and shouted, "Ellie".From the dining room, Mrs. Cotton repeatedly responded, "Come here!" and hurried over.So her name is Ellie?I just know now. "He and I—" the "principal" searched the pockets of the "principal" with a push back and said, "Go out for a while, I don't know when I will come back, so the next work is left to you." With that said, the "principal" gave the whole bunch of keys to Mrs. Cotton. "Did you hear that? Be sure to control the scene." Was the master key that gave us free access to each of our rooms mixed in with that bunch of keys? "Ah. And this—" the "principal" handed a large paper bag to Mrs. Cotton, "help me dispose of it in the usual way." She ordered like this, while poking the "house supervisor" roughly, " So, what are you still dawdling about? Hurry up! I said hurry up. In terms of the distance of the road, it should not be far, and it must be too late. Hurry up and chase. Hurry up, hurry up!" "Yes, do as you say." Mrs. Cotton bowed deeply to the two figures who were walking quickly towards the central hall and said, "Please go slowly." Then she went back to the dining room with the key chain and paper bag that the "principal" had just handed to her. When I watched the series of farces in front of me, suddenly, as if I had received an apocalypse, an idea flashed through my mind. Why does the "dorm supervisor" continue to stay in this "school" where he can't even smoke cigarettes as he likes?会不会是因为他喜欢“校长”，而不是因为有弱点被抓住？ “啊，对了，我说阿卫。”打破我无聊梦想的是史黛拉，“前天约好的事情你已经忘得一干二净了吧？” “约定？唔，那个——” “我说要把糖果棒分你一半啊。”也许是在意凯特在场吧，史黛拉刻意用英文说，“你看吧？你果然是忘记了。” “啊，对哦。对不起对不起。” “现在你跟我去拿啦。” “如果凯特不嫌弃的话，跟我们一起走吧。” “糖果棒？那不是为阿卫准备的吗？我就不用了。” “我也有饮料哦，之前我买了存放了一些。还有多余的。” “啊，是吗？”“王妃殿下”的变化真是太快了，她立刻点点头。“既然你都这样盛情要求了，那我就不再推却了。” “什么事？你们在说什么？”刚刚好像没被“校长”放在眼里的“中立”似乎已经重新振作起精神了，急急靠了过来。“你们在商量什么？如果不嫌弃的话，让我也掺一脚吧？” “史黛拉说要分糖果棒和饮料给我们吃。走吧！走吧！” 我们四个人一起朝着史黛拉的房间101号房走去。我不知道其他两个人怎样，但是这倒是我第一次造访史黛拉的房间，胸口不禁砰砰地直跳。走进室内就看到将窗帘整个拉开的史黛拉的房间洒满了阳光。我心里想着，难得这么好的天气，今天却连一步都没走出室外，真是太可惜了，这时远处传来车子的引擎声。看来“舍监”他们出发了。为了去把路追回来。 “各位随便坐。唔，阿卫是糖果棒，凯特是饮料——” 史黛拉弯着身体，打开简易厨房下方的收纳柜。不愧是她自己整理的，器具都摆放得整整齐齐的。 “另外，有什么可以给霍华德呢——啊？”史黛拉本来充满喜悦的声音突然变成了尖叫，我们不由地从坐着的床上站起来。 "What's wrong?" “不见了……”史黛拉，茫然地说道，我们三个人一起看收纳柜里，但是因为我们是第一次看，并不知道什么不见了。 “昨天晚上明明都还在的。”史黛拉战战兢兢地说，“我买来存着的零食……放在这里啊！” “什么？那些东西不见了？”刚刚才被“校长”整个粉碎的民侦探精神似乎又倏地复活的“中立”以兴奋的声音说道，把整个头都探进厨房底下的收纳柜里。“唔，没想到连史黛拉也遭到同样的损失。各位，我的想法好像并不过火哦。这里有某系可疑的事情正在发生当中。” “等等……这么说来——”听到“中立”的激动言论，我正想抱以苦笑，却突然想到一件奇怪的事，“喂，各位。刚刚席华德博士可能已经检查过整栋楼的每个地方了，对不对？为了寻找路·贝尼特。” “是啊。”“王妃殿下”回答，“可是她没有找到人。所以判断他逃走了，现在开车去追了啊。” “席华德博士当然查过我们每个人的房间了吧？用主钥匙。” “对，刚刚她把钥匙串交给了柯顿太太，其中一定有主钥匙。” “还有另一个东西。” "Ok?" “席华德博士交给柯顿太太的除了钥匙串外，还有一个东西，她叫柯顿太太按以往的方式处理掉。” “你是说那里面……”“王妃殿下”惊讶道。“装了史黛拉买来存放的零食和饮料？” “什么？你说什么？”兴奋插嘴进来的是“中立”“是吗？是这样吗？果然是席华德博士做的呀。她用主钥匙偷走我们存放的零食。” “偷走是一回事——”“王妃殿下”拿手指着自己的额头思索起来，“她所谓的按以往的方式处理——是什么意思？” “那还用说。当然就像我一样，把东西又放回自动贩卖机啊。” “然后我们又花钱去买？然后，博士又偷出来再放回自动贩卖机。难得你的意思是说，大家就重复地玩捏手背的游戏吗？” “也许吧？在重复进行这样的游戏之后，有些东西就会过了有效期，校长他们也许就按照顺序将东西丢掉了。趁我们还没有发现之前。” “什么话？这样做用意何在？”史黛拉已经不知如何是好了，“博士为什么要做这种像小偷一样的行为？” “这我就不知道了。但是，既然他们在寻找路之余，还顺便做这种事，那就表示他们偷窃的频率是超乎我们想像之外的。好，我去去就回来。” "where are you going?" “餐厅。” “喂！喂！霍华德！”看到“中立”现在又想要轻举妄动，我不禁感到不寒而栗。 "What are you going to do?" “以时间来看，柯顿太太目前应该正在准备午餐吧？她应该还没有把那个纸袋处理掉。如果说她只是直接把东西丢掉就算了，如果不是，她就得把东西放回自动贩卖机，那需要花费一番功夫的，而且还不能被我们发现。我想她应该会像博士那样半夜才做。所以我想趁现在去扣留那个纸袋当证据。” “可是——喂，等一下！” 我大声地制止他，可是他还是飞奔离开了101房。 “啊，我想起来了——”史黛拉露出有点畏缩的样子，“前天霍华德问我零食有没有被偷走呢。这到底是怎么回事？” “事情好像——”我简短地将“中立”悄悄在标签上签名，掌握了席华德博士把薯片从他房间拿走又放回贩卖机的证据一事做了说明。“就是这样的。” “照霍华德的说法，那是博士为了测试我们的推理能力，也就是测试我们身为侦探的资格的做法——” “王妃殿下”带着苦笑说道，她的声音却像史黛拉突然其来的“啊”的尖叫声给掩盖了。 "What's wrong?" “刚刚……那、那边——”史黛拉指着窗户的方向颤抖地说，“好像有什么……黑黑的东西。” 我跟“王妃殿下”头也不回地就冲到窗户旁边，但是却没看到什么可疑的东西。“没什么东西啊。” “有就是有。就是刚刚。有东西从那、那边，从窗户外面闪过去——” “到底是什么？” “看起来好像……人。” 我打开窗户的锁，把窗户打开。我探出头去左看右看，还是看不到任何东西——唔，我发出呻吟声。前面左边，史黛拉的房间隔壁的隔壁的房间窗户底下躺着一个什么东西—— are people. 那个人躺在地上，动也不动。看起来很奇怪。如果说是被灿烂的阳光所吸引而躺在草坪上做日光浴，那个姿势也未免太不自然了。 "That is--" 从我的旁边探出头来的“王妃殿下”发出尖叫声。 “……比尔？” 是的，躺在那里的人只是比尔“家臣” 威尔巴。