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Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The Detective Enters the City

The hotel opened 20 years ago, and I heard it was very popular with tourists for its luxurious rooms and dishes prepared with local ingredients.However, the hotel had only been in business for less than five years and soon closed down.Whether it's because of the hotel's desolate location - or something else - the number of suicides among hotel guests has brought the hotel's reputation to rock bottom. However, what really forced the hotel to close down was actually a murder case. One night, a male guest suddenly yelled loudly and attacked the guests in the room one after another.The man broke into the door with a sledgehammer and hit the head of the sleeping resident on the bed, killing 13 people overnight.

Later, the man confessed after being arrested: "Someone was spying on me from inside the wall! As soon as I yelled, that person came and strangled my neck. So I fought back, I was just defending myself!" The man hallucinated that he was being attacked by someone behind the wall, so he entered the guest rooms one by one and killed the people behind the wall—that is, the people in the next room.He has been unable to dispel this "people behind the wall" hallucination, resulting in his killing as many as thirteen people. The bizarre murder forced the hotel to close down.Then the hotel went bankrupt, and eventually everyone in the hotel disappeared.

After that, the building was left untouched for nearly fifteen years, an eerie ruin. Then, under the sky that could snow at any moment, I, Kyoko Kirikiri, and Comet Nanamura were standing in front of the Normanz Hotel that had been transformed into a stage for the "Black Challenge". The closed gates at the entrance of the hotel, as if hiding its grisly past, awaited us. After sending us here, the taxi driver just ran away.It seems that for the locals, the ruins of this hotel are a very evil place. "It's exactly ten o'clock in the morning, the round number is really beautiful." Qicun glanced at his watch and said. "120 hours left."

"From now on, ten o'clock in the morning on the first day of the new year is the time limit." I said. "If we think about the worst, we might have to celebrate the New Year in such a dangerous place..." "Then don't think it's too bad. Have you forgotten my nickname? 'Allegro Agitato' - no detective can match me in the speed of solving cases." "I am looking forward to your performance." These are my sincere words. "Then let's go." Nanamura waved his arms like a conductor, opened the iron gate, and walked along the gravel road leading to the entrance of the hotel.Wuqie and I followed behind him.

On the way, I found a small signboard standing on the side of the road.I inadvertently glanced at the sign above-and couldn't help but hold my breath. "Sister Wuqie, this." Wuqie and I looked at the words on the metal plate together. Welcome to the Normanzi Hotel, we will satisfy all your wishes at any time. At first glance, it looks ordinary, but upon closer inspection, the word "wish" in "wish" was erased with a red marker, and the word "absolute" was written next to it. Welcome to Normanzi Hotel* We are here to satisfy your every desperation.

"It seems that the same thing happened in the previous incident. What's going on here?" "Does that mean it's a game for the Victims of Crime Relief Committee. Or..." "Or what?" "Just for fun." Wuqie seemed to have no interest in this signboard, she continued to move forward after speaking coldly. We are all risking our lives here, but for those who hold the "Black Challenge", this is just a game.Seeing our surprise, maybe they are laughing now. This time I can't make you happy. But...will things go so smoothly?Having said that, this time I am not a detective, but just a companion.

And the preview time is only one day.I borrowed computers from other students in the dorm and searched online but found nothing except the history of the hotel.In the ruins of this hotel, I have no idea what the criminals are planning. "There are cars and pistols among the murder weapons. I don't know how the prisoner intends to kill people?" I talked to Wuqie in a roundabout way. Wuqie just shrugged, shook his head, and didn't answer anything.She was still in her uniform, as usual, with her usual calm expression, no different from when she was in school, not as emotional as I was, and she didn't mean to be nervous.This little girl is really reliable!

After crossing the path leading to the entrance of the hotel, we finally stood in front of the hotel gate. This is a double door with a thick handle. This kind of door is probably rare in modern hotels.It's also possible that the door has been modified by someone from the Crime Victims Relief Council. Nanamura put his hand on the door. "Going forward, it is not surprising that anything happens. There may be traps, and there may be piles of corpses. Everyone, are you all mentally prepared?" "Yes!" I mustered up the courage to answer. Nanamura responded with a wink and opened the door.

Inside the door was——a very narrow area that would be packed if three people entered together, perhaps a small room used as a hallway.On the front is another double door.What is this small room used for? It doesn't look like a place for people to change shoes. "Well, let's move on." Nanamura took the handle of the door ahead.As soon as the door opened, the field of vision suddenly opened up. This is the lobby of the hotel.A huge chandelier hangs from the ceiling, giving off a dazzling light.In terms of the size of this hall, it is about the same size as a gymnasium, quite spacious.The floor is covered with fiery red carpets, and there are sofas and coffee tables in the corner for guests to wait for.Although it is a ruin, there is no deserted place to be seen here, and it gives the impression that it has been cleaned up quite cleanly.

We scanned the surroundings while continuing to walk in, at this moment... "Ah! Wait, wait! Don't close the door!" The voice echoed in the hall.A white-haired man in evening gown, a little too formally, stood by the sofa and yelled at us. "What, what's wrong?" I asked him loudly.The distance between me and him is about fifteen meters. "Door!" "Door?" I looked back at the door we had come in just now.Nothing unusual, the double doors were firmly closed. "...It's too late!" The hand of the man in tuxedo dropped limply pointing at us.There seemed to be several other guests sitting on the sofa.

"Sister Jie." Wuqiri held the doorknob and shook it back and forth a few times. "What's wrong?" "The door won't open." "Huh?" I also pulled the doorknob together. The door seemed to be locked and couldn't be opened.At first glance, there is no lock hole on the door, is it an automatic lock? "That door doesn't seem to be open from this side. We're locked here. If you leave it open, maybe we can get out." The man in the tux spoke bitterly and walked towards us. He was a very old man, with striking white hair and a long beard.The evening gown on him fits well and is very tasteful, as if he came out of a photo in the old days. "One, two, three...that's ten people." Another man stood up from the sofa. This man was wearing a suit and a bow tie. He was putting on a show. He was neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin. He looked very young, probably in his twenties. "Are there any detectives among you?" said the man in the bow tie, pointing at us. "How do you know?" I couldn't help asking back. "Sure enough." The man grinned in a sudden realization. "This way, it's finally ready." "That...can you please explain what's going on?" "Look at this." The man in evening gown handed me a note.What description is written in red letters on it. "Auction?" I expressed doubts, and the man in evening dress also expressed doubts. "Huh? Didn't you come here to participate in the auction? Well, you didn't receive this thing?" The man took out a pitch-black envelope from his coat pocket. I have the impression of the wax on that envelope!There was a singular pattern on the wax--the Crime Victims Relief Council. "Please, please show me." "Well, yes." I snatched the envelope from the man as if grabbing something, and inspected the contents.Inside the envelope was a piece of thick black paper. Wukiri and I stared at the card together, and then nodded to each other, indicating that we have grasped the current situation. It seems that these people were brought to the stage of "Black Challenge" in the name of participating in the auction.Using fake invitations to gather victims in one place is the same as the last incident. "Ah, although my English is not very good, I found out that Al Qassam spelled massacre (massacre) backwards. In other words-this is an auction for the purpose of massacre. " "You, what nonsense are you talking about?" The man in evening dress was shocked. "The bumpkin probably doesn't know, Al Qassam is a very famous auction company, its influence is second only to Sotheby's and Christie's. At least that's what I heard!" "How did the invitation get to you?" I asked, ignoring his words. "There was a small auction held somewhere before, and Al Qassam's agent invited me. I heard that there will be auctions of treasures that cannot be seen elsewhere, so I have always been interested in it... I usually My hobby is hunting for antiques at auctions." "Uh...Mr. Toriyao, right? You've been fooled." I told him bluntly. "How could an auction of Sotheby's level be held in such ruins?" "Because it's a secret auction!" Toriyao seemed annoyed. "I also thought that the secret auction should be held in such a suspicious place! But... Judging from the current situation, we may really be fooled. We have been discussing this issue just now." In addition to Toriyao, including the man in the tie, there were several other men and women dressed up.They were probably all tricked by the invitation letter of the secret auction. "Anyway, as soon as you come in, you're finished. It's like a wild boar trap. We can't get out from here. Just when we felt that something was wrong and we didn't know what to do, you came here." A man in a bow tie came over and said with an accent, "I can't get out...or go out through the window?" "The windows here are all sealed tightly, and there is no way to open them. Even my strong arms can't do anything with them." He showed us his fair and slender arms. "What about the windows in the other rooms or the back door?" "Unfortunately, you can't go anywhere except here. There are four doors in this hall, but none of them can be opened." "That is to say, you have been locked up here since yesterday?" "Yeah. We managed to get through the night." The man in the tie sighed with his arms outstretched. "But now that ten people have arrived, it means that the auction will finally start?" Toriyao said with bright eyes. "If the invitation is fake, the auction itself is probably fake too, right?" replied the man in the bow tie. The person who sent the invitation letter is undoubtedly the prisoner of "Black Challenge".It's not clear, however, whether he was the one who actually ran the auction.It is also possible that this statement was just to attract them. "If there is no auction, then why are we locked up here!" "I don't know about such a thing." The two men started bickering.I looked at the two of them bored, thinking about what I should say to persuade them. At this moment, Nanamura took a step forward. "Everyone, please calm down." He waited for a while until all our attention was on him before continuing. "It seems to be a fact that we are locked here. If so, there is only one thing left for us to do, and that is to get out of here, isn't it?" Qicun leisurely paced back and forth in the spacious hall, not knowing who he was asking.His tone as if he was acting in a stage play is probably a way to take the lead. "We have tried many methods." Toriyao said, stroking his white beard. "However, there is no way to succeed, so we have been staying here since yesterday, waiting for a whole night." "No, no, it seems that you haven't shown your true skills. I'm afraid you haven't felt that your life is in danger." Nanamura walked past the person sitting on the sofa and approached the coffee table placed there.This is a low coffee table with a thick top. He suddenly raised the coffee table, not knowing what he was thinking.Although the coffee table looked quite heavy, he didn't seem to be struggling at all.He was surprisingly strong. Then he moved the coffee table to the wall—and threw it at the wall! There was a crash like a minor accident, and debris flew everywhere.The women screamed one after another, and the men made sounds of astonishment. A big hole was opened in the wall by the heavy coffee table, but—— "Hmm, the inner wall is made of cement." Nanamura said after putting his hand into the big hole. "You, you bastard, why are you making such a mess all of a sudden!" The man in the bow tie ran towards Qicun. "What are you losing your temper with?" "It seems impossible to break the wall and get out." Qicun walked away from the wall with arms folded. As expected of comet Nanamura, known as the "fastest passion", his actions are really sudden and extreme. "The other party seems to be very thorough, and they don't give us a chance to escape at all. It turns out that this is the case. From this point of view, it is indeed not easy to escape. It seems that the prisoner does not intend to let us out until he achieves his goal. of." "That's what I said just now! What do you mean by a prisoner...? Hey, what is a prisoner?" "I will omit the explanation." Nanamura sat on an empty sofa with his legs crossed. "It's six o'clock in the afternoon... There are still more than seven hours. This is also within the prisoner's plan. The thing I am worst at in this world is waiting." "Are you going to wait until the auction starts?" I asked him. "There is no other way. The prisoner has already paved the track. I don't know where we will be sent... Why don't we see the opponent's methods." "How can you be so carefree..." I leaned against Qicun and whispered in his ear. "You didn't tell the police what happened here?" "Of course." Nanamura gave me a disappointed look. "This is a real battle between the detective and the criminal. I won't do something so unsightly." "This is a matter of life!" I retorted, pulling my phone from under my coat. If Qicun is unreliable, then I can only call the police myself.However, when I looked at the phone screen, it showed "No Signal". "Eh, eh...? When I got off the taxi, I saw the antenna icon..." "In this building, the mobile phone signal seems to be blocked." A man sitting on the sofa said. This guy has always caught my attention. He wears a baseball cap, big-rimmed sunglasses, and a full baseball uniform.Everyone else was wearing very formal clothes, so this one stood out.Sunglasses made it difficult to see his face clearly, but it was still a middle-aged man with a gloomy expression. "shield……?" "The signal is interfered. By transmitting a signal with the same frequency as the base station, the mobile phone will be misunderstood and display 'no signal'...It is generally used in public places such as theaters or hospitals. After all, the signal is invisible to the eyes, so it can't be done. Well, we have been manipulated by power before we realize it, hehe..." The man pushed his sunglasses and said. "Does that mean the phone is useless here?" "We wouldn't have to stay here all night if it came in handy." The man in the baseball cap shrugged. Calling outside reinforcements was out of the question.Did the prisoner keep us here for the convenience of controlling the development of the incident?The game has started. "Is everyone here to participate in the auction?" I asked while carefully observing everyone's faces, and they all nodded. "Okay... Anyway, there are newcomers here, so let's introduce ourselves. Although we have introduced it once before, let's do it again for these newcomers." The man in the bow tie said. "Sorry to trouble everyone." "Then start with me," the man in the bow tie continued. Yuzumi Minase (25) Freelancer "I'm Yuzumi Minase, twenty-five years old, a freelancer. My family is an old Chinese, and I used to be a big landlord...but now I have built an apartment in the city, and I live by managing the apartment. Half of my income is The family subsidizes half of it and relies on self-employed work to make ends meet. But the blood on my body is still terrible, and I will definitely turn around one day." "Why are you participating in this auction?" "I usually earn some pocket money by reselling things at online auctions... The person who traded with me last time told me about this secret auction. Of course, he also gave me an invitation letter. Hey, to be honest, I think this The auction is quite suspicious, but just treat it as an offline party to see, and it turned out like this, it’s really fucking terrible.” Judging from his appearance, this young man is quite imposing, but at the same time he also carries a kind of lingering frivolity. It should be appropriate to use the term "Second Generation Gui" to describe him.I feel that his outfit with a bow tie looks a bit like a comedy. "In clockwise order, it's your turn next, uncle." "What is uncle?" After being called by Minase, Toriyao in evening dress responded. Toriyao Qingyunsai (59) Escape Magician "I'm Toyao Seiunsai - fifty-nine years old, a magician." "magician?" "After Houdini, the king of escape in this century, don't tell me you don't know. Escape by standing upside down in the water, escaping from a house on fire in the air, escaping from a car with an iron ball...all are my brilliant achievements! Don't underestimate me, I am the first escape magic person who has created countless miracles!" "How can you say that you are the first person?" Minase challenged him. "Have you ever been on "Laughing Point"? By the way, if you say that you are an escape king, then you escaped from here." "Hey, show some respect." He looks older, feels more than fifty-nine, maybe because of his gray hair and beard, or maybe just because he's become one with his stage persona.This is the so-called self-cultivation of an artist, and it has reached a different world on stage and off stage. "Well... by the way, the invitation letter just now said 'Toriya Omitsu'." I asked him. "That's my real name, Qingyunzhai is my stage name." I see. Akio Chashita (42) Supernatural research expert "I'm Chashita Akio, forty-two years old, I don't have much to say... If I have to say something, I probably know more about the conspiracy in this world—" Under the tea, he touched the brim of his baseball cap, and lowered his head meaningfully.He is of standard build and taller.It's just that he doesn't look like a person who loves sports, but he gives people an unhealthy impression. "Why are you at the auction?" "I can't go into too much detail... Anyway, one night, I saw a UFO on the roof of the company building." "oh oh……?" "Of course, I took a few pictures with a digital camera. Although it is not the first time I have witnessed a UFO, I was a little excited to be able to take a clear picture. I was thinking about whether to submit an article to some newspapers. I felt a little drowsy... When I came back to my senses, there were two men in black standing in front of me and staring at me." "Who are they?" "Who knows, if I have to say it, I can only say that they are the 'Men in Black'. They snatched away the digital camera, warned me not to spread this matter, and gave me an invitation letter for the auction.'To You have a nice thing to make up for'—they say that and disappear." "Is this true?" I asked with a dubious look on my face. "Believe it or not." "By the way...why are you wearing a baseball uniform?" I mentioned the biggest mystery. "Hehe, this is my formal attire." "Yes, is it..." There seems to be something wrong with this person, why don't you get involved with him? ... "Okay, now it's my turn!" Meishu Melco (22) was once a girl with super powers The girl in the light green dress raised her right hand and said.This is a cheerful girl with a curly cut, maybe she can be called a girl, right?The stature looks like a child, and the stature is also very short. "I'm Meifu Melco. I'm 22 years old. My hobby is collecting vacuum tubes, which can be used as amplifiers. I heard that you can get very special vacuum tubes here, so I came here happily. In the end, when I encountered such a thing... I really hate it!" It seems that she is also a very personable person.Just like her appearance, she also speaks like a little girl, and she doesn't look older than me. "Almost ten years ago, she was a sensational girl with superpowers." Chaxia added. "Super power girl...?" "I don't know very well, anyway, everyone calls me that." Mei Zhou admitted with a smile on her face. "When I was very young, when I was eating pudding, I didn't know why the spoon bent by itself. My parents thought it was very funny and let me bend a lot of spoons. They also let me bend the spoon in front of the camera. Curved... But I kept thinking, why do you have to bend the spoon... It's not good for pudding! Ahaha." "She has been active in front of the public for almost half a year. After that, the media turned their faces and began to criticize her, saying that she is a liar, playing magic and so on." Cha Xia pushed the nose pads of the sunglasses and said . "Although it is one of the common people's entertainment to praise and step on celebrities, it is really pitiful." "Excuse me, can you still bend the spoon now?" I asked Meizhou enthusiastically. She tilted her head and put on a very serious expression. After a while, her expression suddenly became lively again. "Ah, it seems to be possible!" "It seems possible?" "It seems to be okay. Look at it." Mei Zhou took out a spoon from her travel bag. "For this time, I carry it with me." "Oh, will it work this time?" Minase stared at him.He said this time, that is to say, he tried it before, but failed. Meizhou held the spoon in her right hand, and began to rub the center of the spoon with her thumb.Her expression is very serious. "Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm We swallowed nervously, watching her from the sidelines. "Yeah!" With the strange yelling, Mei Zhou opened her eyes all of a sudden.The spoon remains unchanged. "It really doesn't seem to work..." She hung her head dejectedly. I felt as powerless as she did. Xin Xiandi (over 30 years old?) Company employee "Okay, it's me next." The man in the suit spoke in a calm voice. He was tall and thin, with hair neatly brushed back, exuding a sense of sensitivity and intelligence.At first glance, he seems to be the most decent among the group of people, but the deep wrinkles between his brows make people feel that the secrets hidden in him seem to be the deepest. "I am the new Immortal Emperor, a company employee." "Mr. Xinxian, why did you come to this auction?" "No, I'm not interested in the auction." "Then why did you come here..." "Because I accidentally saw it." "Accidentally saw it?" "Fate—or so it should be said. Or it can be said to be an ominous omen, a dream of the floating world... Although I am not a fortune teller or a prophet, I can see it inadvertently. So I came here, and the result That's it." "Can you see—death?" "Not necessarily death. It's just that in most cases it's a terrible omen..." With a calm voice and calm expression, he lightly narrated the creepy content. "What the hell did you see?" "It's not that I saw something specifically, it's not a substance after all... But if you have to explain it visually, you can imagine a black shadow—and the shape of that black shadow is what you are most afraid of." Hearing Xinxian's words, Chaxia began to sweat coldly, and his body trembled slightly.The others looked at Xinxian from a distance with a dubious look. I can't completely deny Xinxian's words.If you want to ask why, it's because I know someone who feels the same way. Kyoko Kirikiri - She also has the ability to detect danger and death around her in advance.She explains this ability as "hearing death's footsteps".Although I don't know if that is the sound that is actually perceived through hearing, but this ability in Xinxian seems to be called the visual version. And he feels right.The ruins of this hotel are not only the stage of the brutal murder in the past, but also the stage of "Challenge of Black", where murders may occur at any time. "Hopefully my worries are unfounded." Xinxian lowered his head and smoothed his hair back.Although he himself denied it, but from this point of view, it seems that he is not a fortune teller, and his style is more like a psychic.His serious expression seemed to have witnessed countless dark and negative things in this world. "He didn't come to participate in the auction, did he count in?" Bird House said with a troubled expression on his face. No one knows the answer except the prisoner who secretly controls the situation.Of course, no one answered him. Night Crane Sae (21) Widow She sat lazily, half leaning on the arm of the sofa.Clockwise, it was her turn to introduce herself, but she kept her head down as if she was asleep.She has beautiful long black hair, and her open chest and thighs reveal a coquettish taste.Upon closer inspection, the clothes she was wearing seemed to be mourning clothes. "Mrs. Yehe, it's your turn." Xinxian said to her.So she lazily raised her upper body and brushed her hair. "Hmm...thank you for waking me up. The feeling of wanting to die is almost reaching its peak..." Yehe glanced at us sleepily. "A newcomer is here again....Ah, I'm starting to feel like dying again." "Including them is ten people." "Is the auction about to start?" "Probably." Xin Xian said without looking at Ye He. "Is that so... In this case, my dead husband can also rest in peace." "that……" I didn't know what to say, Yehe seemed to sense my embarrassment, and said: "My name is Ye Hexie. My husband passed away not long ago, and I am alone now. Before he died, he left me the invitation letter here." "How did your husband explain it to you?" "No." Ye He closed his eyes sadly and said. "My husband is a man of few words. Because of that, I wanted to know what he wanted, so I came here." As she talked, she fell into silence as if she had fallen asleep.Her arms were stretched out casually, and on the exposed wrists from the cuffs of the mourning dress, several scars from cut wrists could be seen.This scar seems to tell everything about her past. At this point, the self-introduction of the six people is over. The only one left——Uzumi Juehime (20) Maid The seventh person is a woman, wearing a very maid-style one-piece apron.Her hairstyle is shoulder-length mid-length hair with neat bangs, long eyelashes, and fair skin.At first glance, it looks like Gothic Lolita style, but her makeup and accessories are very simple, it seems that she is only dressed for work. "I was entrusted by the auctioneer to come here to provide you with daily life services. My name is Yuzhujueji, and I am twenty years old." She spoke in a hoarse, masculine tone.It felt pretty good, and it wasn't that annoying. "Aren't you a guest at the auction?" "Yes. However, I heard that I can also participate in the auction." "How did you accept the commission?" "The other party sent a power of attorney. I have two tasks to do, prepare three meals and clean the room, that's all." It seems that the "Black Challenge" prisoner hired a maid.In order to make his criminal plan go smoothly, this is probably an essential pawn. Although it is a ruin, it seems that board and lodging are still guaranteed, so I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.I've stuffed a bunch of nutritious biscuits in my backpack just in case, and it looks like it won't be useful this time. "Black Challenge" is a cruel murder reasoning game, but at the same time, as an entertainment program, it must have a fair basis after all.Having said that, if it's just for revenge, no matter how despicable the criminals are, they should be able to do it, so it's okay to poison us all in the food, and it's okay to lock us up and let us starve to death. .Or secretly beat us to death while we were walking at night, then turned around and fled, that should be fine too.The audience, however, is not going to be interested in that.The reason why the detective was specially summoned was probably due to this reason of maintaining justice. I suddenly came back to my senses and looked around. The whole process of "Black Challenge" seems to be filmed by hidden cameras.Although I don't know whether it was a live broadcast or edited after recording, anyway, someone is watching us now, and we are treated as characters in the game. Of course, I couldn't find where the camera was.I heard that the camera is very small and well hidden, I hope the camera is not installed in the toilet or bathroom. "It's your turn next, newcomers." Minase pointed at me. "Ah, yes, we have to introduce ourselves too. Before that, please wait a moment..." I ran to Qicun and whispered a few words to him. "Can you tell me the details?" "It's okay. This will save me some time, please." "OK." Rain in May (16) high school girl DSC number "887" "—That's how it happened. We are detectives, and we came here to arrest criminals." I explained in front of everyone why we came to the Normanz Hotel.However, I deliberately avoided talking about the "Black Challenge" and the Crime Victims Relief Committee, because I think it is better to keep these information that only the prisoners know for the time being. I told the crowd succinctly, "We have received a crime notice, and the notice mentioned that there will be a murder case." "I-I don't quite understand what you mean...uh-um..." Minase hummed. "Simply put, you are here to save us?" "Simply put, that's what it is." "But now you are locked up like us, aren't you?" "Well... this... I didn't expect things to turn out like this..." "Are you a detective?" Minase's words hurt me.I don't think he's malicious, but maybe we should be more careful. "Is it possible that the crime forecast is just a prank?" Cha Xia asked. "Unfortunately, I don't think this is possible. The prisoner will definitely take action before the New Year comes." "Speaking of New Year... there are almost five days left." Toriyao counted on his fingers. "Could it be that we've always been locked up here before this?" "Yes." I tried my best to look calm, and replied that I couldn't shake the morale of the soldiers. "But, please rest assured. Since we are here, we will not let the incident happen. Anyway, we...Mr. Nanamura and that girl over there are all excellent detectives!" "That little guy is also a detective?" Kyoko Kirigiri (13) Junior High School Girls DSC number "917" "Yes." Kirikiri kept silent with an unhappy expression on his face, so I said it on her behalf. "As long as she's around, the criminal's tricks won't succeed!" "Huh—? Is this child reliable? Maybe my superpower is more reliable than her?" Meizhou sat on the sofa, said while swinging her legs.She still seems to be trying to bend the spoon. "I can guarantee that she is absolutely talented." "So what can you promise?" Minase interjected. "Speaking of which, I don't know if you can believe it. Maybe you are just here to make trouble, and you want the auction to fail?" "This, how is this possible! Don't underestimate me, my DSC level is '7'. I still have a card from the detective library! And she is from the Wukiri family with a long history—" "Master Yujie, needless to say." Wuqiri interrupted me, she smoothed back the hair around her ear, and continued, "Did you forget? This time we are just one of the participants in the game, Just normal high school and junior high school students." "Well, that's what it says..." "The real detective is that guy over there." Wuqie pointed to Qicun and said to everyone. “如果遇到什么事想找人帮忙,与其找我们,还不如找他。” “等等,雾切妹妹,别说这种放弃责任的话啊。” “不,这是事实,因为他才有侦探的特权。” 侦探的特权——她指的是“黑之挑战”中的规则吧。在游戏中侦探是一个重要的角色,是不可或缺的。也就是说他不会遭到杀害,是唯一一个人身安全有保证的人。 “正是!一切都交给本人吧。” 七村彗星(37)大侦探 DSC编号“900” 七村高高举起手臂打了个响指。 所有人的目光一瞬间都集中在了他身上。 就连原本抱持怀疑态度的水无濑等人,面对七村也找不出话来反驳了。 这就是所谓的控场力吧。 “接下来该怎么办啊,侦探先生。”水无濑一副躁动不安的样子问。 “按照事先的计划,等待拍卖会开始。” “你的意思是叫我们就这样待到六点?” “要是觉得无聊,干脆来打场篮球吧?这里足够宽敞,而且人数也正好可以分成一边各五个人。当然,即使是打篮球,我也绝不会输。” “又没有篮框。”水无濑从鼻子里笑了一声,回答道。“真是的,我们这边已经等了整整一天啊,一直都在这么打发时间,简直快发疯了。” “那么我还是建议你活动一下身体吧。一整天都坐在沙发上不动,这样对身体不大好。而且,只要你快速地活动起来,那么你看到的世界也会随之变化,时间的流动速度也会变快。这是在相对性理论的基础上得出的结论,我认为是很值得尝试的。” “啊?莫名其妙,你在说些什么不得了的事啊。” 七村跟水无濑之间好像没办法对话的样子。 就在这期间,时间也在一分一秒地过去。说废话搞不好也是一种消磨时间的有效方式。 “各位昨天就到这里来了吧?”我问道,并没有针对某一个人。“吃饭是怎么解决的?” “前台的壁橱里面有干粮。”穿女仆装的鱼住回答。“干粮的量够每个人食用七天,昨晚我们各自吃了一顿的量。” “请问你一开始接到的指令是什么样的?” “只有一句'在现场待命'。但是这里并没有什么对我具体的指示,只有一张写着红字的纸条,内容我刚才已经说过了。” “唔——嗯……目前的情况很古怪呢。”我抱着胳膊说。 这次的“黑之挑战”很诡异,犯人想让事件完全按照他的节奏展开。现在我还完全想不出到底发生了什么事。 我从摆放沙发的地方走过去,站在雾切旁边。 “怎么样,雾切妹妹?” “目前什么都不知道。”雾切缩了缩脖子,叹口气。“跟七村先生说的一样,只能等到六点再说了。” 她这样说道,然后原地坐了下来,看样子她毫无跟其他人交流的意思。缺乏合作精神大概是她的缺点吧。 我感觉坐立不安,决定一个人调查一下大厅。 跟水无濑说的一样,有好几个地方都有门,但是每一扇都关得严严实实,门上面也没有锁孔。门看起来很结实,要是没有斧子或锤子那样的大型工具,大概也是砸不开的。 我察看了前台。 跟鱼住说的一样,里面储藏了很多食物,看来我们是不会饿死的。另外还有二十四瓶装的五箱矿泉水。 前台后面的墙壁上挂着一个牌子,上面写着酒店的区域构造。 诺曼兹酒店 5F展望室 4F客房401~412 3F客房301~312 2F客房201~212 1F大厅前台 canteen 五楼好像还有个展望室。不过我们原本也出不了大厅,不可能到得了那里。 前台里面还有个被分隔得很小的房间。我往里一看,里面摆着一张小小的办公桌,大概是酒店职员的值班室吧。房里除了办公桌之外什么都没有。 再往里面去,还有一扇小门。我觉得应该也是打不开的,但手一碰门把,门居然轻而易举就开了。 是厕所。太好了,总算打消了我的一个忧虑。 我正打算从厕所出来,突然有个人接近,强行把我推进了厕所。然后那个人反手关上门,把门锁上了。 “等、等等!”我被关起来了……! “安静。”那是个很有魅力的沙哑声音。是身穿女仆装的鱼住绝姬。 “您、您想干什么!”我小声抗议。 我们互相僵持着,在这个狭小的空间里,我们几乎都贴在一起了。 “我没有加害你的意思。” 她从围裙口袋里掏出了一张小卡片,那是侦探图书馆的登记卡。 "Huh? Huh?" “我也是侦探。” “原、原来是这样啊……” “以防万一,把你的卡也给我看一下吧。” “好、好的。”我把收在卡片夹里的侦探图书馆卡片拿出来给她看。 “我看到了,你可以收起来了。” I did. “其他人不知道我是侦探。我之前还以为那张红字写的指令书上面说的侦探是我,看来并非如此。幸亏我在十个人到齐之前没有说出自己的身份。” “您在进行秘密调查?” “差不多吧。这件连衫围裙也是这里的东西,我是按照指示穿的,绝对不是出自我本人的爱好。” 鱼住扯了扯围裙的裙摆,把它理好。 “您在调查'黑之挑战'?” “嗯?没听说过。” “那您到底在调查什么……?” 侦探图书馆的分类号码当中,第一个数字表示的是侦探的擅长领域。“7”好像是艺术犯罪吧。 “我的专业领域主要是与赝品有关的诈骗案。” “赝品……是吗。” “这几个月我一直在追查鸟屋尾。” “咦,那个老爷爷?” “你要小心他。别看他装出一副很慈祥的样子,实际上他是个骗子,曾经从许多受害者那里骗取过巨额资金。” "fraud?" “嗯,魔术师是他表面上的身份,他实际上是一个贩卖赝品的骗子。我知道他要参加拍卖会之后,就联系上了拍卖方,以女仆的身份潜入这里。然而我没想到,就连拍卖会本身都是个圈套。你刚才提到的犯罪预告是真的吗?” "yes……" 我简单地解释了一下“黑之挑战”的相关情况。既然对方是同行,说出来应该也没关系吧。 “犯罪组织也掺和进来了啊——”鱼住把手放在嘴边思考了一会儿。“有可能鸟屋尾就是犯人。” “如果真是这样,事情就简单了……最近鸟屋尾先生有没有什么可疑的举动?” “不——他没有什么引人注目的举动。” “如果鸟屋尾先生真的是犯人,我想他至少会到这里来好几次的。而且应该还有'黑之挑战'的其他准备工作要做……” “这一个月来,我二十四小时都紧盯着他不放,他到这里来是第一次。当然,也有可能在我盯上他之前,他就已经在为'黑之挑战'做准备了。” "That's true." “总而言之——鸟屋尾是我的工作,你们不要对他出手。我把你拦住就是为了告诉你这个。” “我、我知道了,我们不会对他出手的。” “如果得到了什么有用的情报就互相分享吧。” 鱼住伸出右手。 我接受了她的提议,跟她握了握手。 她的手毫无疑问是女孩子的手。 “要是我们一起出去可能会遭人怀疑。你先走吧。” 我点点头,从厕所里走出去。 我一脸若无其事地走出前台,回到大厅里。可能是因为我距离放沙发的那块地方相当远,没有人注意到这边。 我觉得头脑越发混乱了,一边抱头苦想一边在大厅里走来走去。 潜入“黑之挑战”的另一名侦探,还有骗子——会不会有什么关系呢,还是说只是偶然? 我回到雾切所在的地方,在她旁边坐下。 “有什么发现?”雾切投来试探的眼神,问道。 我心情非常沉重,摇了摇头,就像承认自己失败了一样。 雾切调整了一下坐姿,抱着膝盖,下巴搁在膝头上,她的表情就像在说“我就说吧”。 虽然挺可恨的……不过样子很可爱,我就原谅她了。 关于鱼住这个侦探的事情,我决定不说出来。因为我觉得把正在进行秘密调查的侦探的事到处乱说,好像不大妥当。 从我们被困在这里开始,才过了差不多一个小时。 之后的时间还有很长。拍卖会到底会不会举行呢。而犯人的目的又是什么——
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