Chapter 7 7. Christmas dinner

That night, the Christmas dinner at President Ikegami's house didn't feel like celebrating the festive season at all, but it felt gloomy like a wake. Gathered here are President Ikegami, Yukiko, Kanako, her fiancé Joji Horio, and Shinobu Mikoshiba. Shunsuke Mitsuki, whom everyone was looking forward to the most, was absent because he had to go to interview a big case in another place, which made the banquet even more lonely. The Christmas decorations are up and the house is sparkling, but everyone is on edge because the Phantom Man could be coming any minute. A group of people talked around the table, their voices could not help but become quieter.

The hall where only five people sat was very gloomy, while the other rooms were particularly busy. According to Miko Chai Jin's report, the police officers of the Police Department are urging their subordinates to find a secret passage. Police officer Waiting Li came here around five o'clock in the evening. After hearing what Miko Chaijin said, he immediately called back to the Police Department and asked to send five more police officers. As soon as the five police officers arrived, the wait force officer asked them to line up in front of President Ikegami, and asked him to scratch their noses and touch their cheeks one by one. He even recognized a bearded police officer by pulling his beard!

The reason why the wait force police officer did this is entirely because Phantom Monster is a powerful celebrity in disguise, and he must be very careful in all actions to prevent him from disguised as a police officer. After checking the appearance of all the police officers, the police officer Waiting Li asked them to check themselves. Police Officer Waiting Power is a big man with a seal beard. President Ikegami pulled his beard and confirmed that it was not put on. After the whole body inspection, and waiting for the police officer to give an order, the police officers began to search for the secret passage separately.

At this time, the famous dog Cupid seemed very excited and acted with the police. "It's boring." It was already late at night, and President Ikegami couldn't help but yawned and said. The hands of the grandfather clock standing in the corner of the room pointed to nine thirty. The grandfather clock is taller than a person, and a large golden pendulum hangs under the dial, slowly shaking from side to side in the glass. "Uncle, put those jewels in the vault!" Kanako's fiancé - Joji Horio suggested. No wonder Joji Horio was worried. There was a glass cabinet in the corner of the hall, and the various jewelry gifts that Kanako had received were all displayed in it.

"It doesn't matter! Since there is a secret passage at home, it doesn't matter where it is placed. It is safer to display it in front of everyone now. If the phantom monster really comes, let him take it away." With a smile on his face, President Ikegami stood up from his chair and said. "I suddenly feel very sleepy. I'll go to the second floor to sleep. Yukiko, it's almost ten o'clock. Go back to your room and sleep!" "OK." Yukiko stood up obediently, Yukiko has no mother, everything is taken care of by the nanny. "Good night, miss. The nanny will go up with you."

"Okay. Good night sister and brother-in-law, good night Ah Jin, Cupid, you come too." President Ikegami and Yukiko took the nanny and Cupid up to the second floor, and there were only Horio Joji, Kanako, and Mikoshibashin downstairs. The hall became much deserted, and the pendulum of the grandfather clock could be heard swinging alternately from time to time. "Ah Jin, do you think the phantom monster will use the secret passage to come here tonight?" The beautiful Kanako asked. "Yeah, I think he's coming, so we have to be extra careful." "If he does come, it's better to come sooner, my hands are already itching."

Yoji Horio, a fifth-dan judo player, clenched his fists and slammed on the table.It can be seen that he really wants to show his brave side in front of Kanako. "Ah! Of course you say that now, why don't you wait until the Phantom Monster appears, and you will be frightened to death immediately!" "Hahaha! Don't talk nonsense... Ah! Uncle, what's the matter?" The three looked up together, and saw President Ikegami, who had just gone up to the second floor, walking into the hall with a worried expression on his face. "I just thought of one thing... By the way, is Officer Li here?"

"Ah! Here I am." Waiting for the police officer to hear this, he immediately showed his face from the next room. "Officer, I forgot to tell you that there is another entrance and exit to this house besides the front entrance and the back entrance." "Huh? Where is it?" "In the basement of this house, there is a room where the heating equipment is placed, and the heating is usually blown to each room from there. The ventilation holes in the basement are open to the backyard, and it seems that they can also sneak into the house from there." "Really? President, take me there quickly, and I'll see if there is any problem."

"Well, I came down to take you there." "Uncle, I'm going too." Joji Horio stood up while talking. "No, you can't leave here, you have to help take care of that box. But wait, officer..." President Ikegami turned around and said: "I'll forewarn you, it's full of tools, so be careful what you step on." After finishing speaking, the two went down to the basement together, and not long after, they heard Kuang Lang Kuang Lang's voice. "Ah! What's the matter?" Horio Joji stood up vigilantly, and Kanako also turned pale and said with a stiff expression:

"Must be Uncle or the other force officer tripping over the tool." The two police officers rushed into the room quickly when they heard the voice. At this time, it was the waiting force police officer with a seal beard who came back smiling.