Chapter 16 Section 4

The doctor with no hair on the top of his head, with shiny white hair on the sideburns and the back of his head, took off his reading glasses after checking the pulse of the little green number through his watch. "Just fainted for a while, nothing to worry about. Let her sleep for two or three hours." "Thank you." Mayor Hino thanked him with a bow. This is a ward of a hospital.About thirty minutes ago, I sent Xiaolu here who suddenly fainted.Meanwhile, I notified the mayor. After the doctor left, the mayor bowed to me and said, "It's a real inconvenience to you."

"It's nothing. In just a few days, the lady encountered two murders. No wonder she was frightened." "It's really surprising." The mayor shook his head and said, "We were still talking about Mr. Mizushima this morning, and now Mr. Hida... I can't believe it." "I heard from Xiaolu that it's all because of the curse." I looked at Xiaolu who was sleeping and said. "What a kid." The mayor smiled wryly, and was about to put his hand into the inner pocket of his suit when he stopped again.It seems to want to get a cigarette. "Let's go to the rest area," I said.

To the mayor's dismay, the rest area was also non-smoking, so we had to buy two cups of instant coffee.The tables here are neatly arranged, we found one and sat next to it. "What type of incident is this? Is it a secret room?" The mayor has completely become a bystander. "In terms of how the murderer escaped from Pilatus, it is not impossible to say that it is a secret room, but in fact that space is open, which does not match the word 'secret room'." "what is that?" "Yeah." I thought for a while and said, "The disappearance of the murderer should be more appropriate."

"The murderer disappeared?" the mayor repeated aloud, muttered several times, and nodded with a smile. "That's great." He said quite emotionally, "On the corridor surrounding the building, the murderer suddenly disappeared without a trace. It really can be called disappearing. Good." I took a sip of my coffee with a wry smile, thinking that the name doesn't really matter, although I also suddenly think that the term "the murderer disappeared" is very good. "So, what about your reasoning?" The mayor leaned forward slightly. "I don't have a clue yet. However, I don't agree with the so-called conclusion of the Ogawara police department that the murderer jumped from the corridor."

"I agree. Even using a rope will leave traces, and it's impossible for you not to see it." "If you don't jump from the corridor, there is only one escape route - use some way to enter the inner corridor, avoid Akagi's sight, go to the first floor, and go out through the gate. I think it is very difficult to climb over such a high wall. difficult." "So, it's still passing through a certain room." "However, that seems impossible." "what do you mean……" "Before Xiaolu fainted, Mrs. Huotian, who was traveling abroad, called. According to the police department who answered the call, Mrs. must have the key in her hands, and no one else would have it. She said she would not be so careless."

"Ah, of course she would say that, but it's also possible that the murderer waited for an opportunity to make a match." "So, the murderer came from within? If not, there would be no chance of stealing the key." I said. The mayor opened his mouth wide in surprise, and then laughed again. "The disciples all have alibi." "When Shunsuke Hida was killed, Aono was with me, and Akagi seemed to be with Midori." "I heard there is another disciple?" "It's called Baishi, I haven't seen it yet." "Does he have an alibi, too?"

"Shunsuke Hida was answering the phone when he was killed, and it was Shiraishi who called." "So, there is also an alibi?" The mayor sighed after drinking the coffee in his cup, and said, "Some people may say that I am irresponsible or not cautious, but from a personal point of view, I have no doubts about the situation." How you solve this mystery is very interesting." "This... who knows if it can be untied." "Sure, you should be able to solve the mystery of the disappearance designed by the murderer." "I'll give it a try." I finished my coffee and squeezed the paper cup with my right hand.

"By the way, let's change the subject. Do you know why Mr. Hida went to see Mr. Mizushima?" "No, he didn't tell me in the end." I reported to the mayor in detail how I negotiated with Shunsuke Hida. "I see." Mayor Hino leaned back in his chair with a helpless expression, "Are they related to the robbery?" "It's possible. The content of the conversation between the two may be related to this matter." "Hmm." The mayor stretched his hand into his suit pocket again, but retracted halfway.It seems that his addiction to smoking has broken again.

"I'll go back to Pilatus." I said and stood up.