Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Lost Joy

39:59:12 When it was six o'clock in the afternoon, we naturally all gathered in the cafeteria, and the remaining time displayed on the electronic display screen was not much. The portrait shows a portrait of a black cat. "Hi, I'm a stray cat walking around here. It's past six o'clock, and today's auction is about to start. Let me state in advance, don't think it's nothing new, I'll definitely host it tomorrow, meow." Fourth auction. According to the records in my notebook, the remaining funds of each person are as follows: Rain in May - 27 million

Fog cut Kyoko——49 million Meizhou Melk——89 million New Immortal Emperor - 90 million Mizumase Yuzen - 68 million Night Crane - 93 million Nanamura Comet - 100 million If it was purely a decisive battle between Meizhou and Ye He, then the winner would be Ye He. But at this point in the matter, none of them will fight alone. Of course, Wuqie and I will take actions to help Meizhou, and our funds should be considered together with her funds. At the same time, Xinxian was pulled to Yehe's side at some point. It seems that Xinxian thinks that Yehe is the murderer's intended target.

"If the motivation for this series of murders is revenge, then it can be said that the person whose life is threatened next is most likely to be her. As for the other people who are currently here, there should be no reason to be killed." New Xian said in a calm voice. "You speak as if I'm a big villain, ha ha ha." Ye He smiled coldly. Her eyes were dark, like a bottomless darkness—she was the challenger of this "Challenge of Blackness", and two men had already died in her hands. Wuqie and I were very clear about this, but we didn't intervene. The operating system of "Challenge of the Black" and the rules of the auction protected her very well, almost impeccable. Her plan even deprived us of our "detective identity" and temporarily emptied us.

"Should everyone act to protect Ms. Yehe's life? If all of us act together for her, then there is no need to hold another auction." "Sorry, that's not allowed." Minase kicked open the door of the cafeteria and entered. "I don't trust you guys," Minase said, pointing at Shinsen and the others. "It's because I don't have social experience that I feel the danger. You guys are terrible. I'm going to bet here, because someone said she would believe me." He has joined us. "Mr. Mizumase!" Although he is a useless person, he looks a little handsome.

"Hey, does what you said last time count?" Minase said softly. Wuqie nodded silently. The results for each group of funds are as follows: Meizhou 233 million Night crane 183 million We have an absolute advantage. However-- Ye He suddenly transformed into a heavy mountaineering bag. "This, this is...?" I couldn't help asking, Yehe turned to Qicun. Nanamura gave us a wink. "This is my money," he said, throwing his arms dramatically. "It contained a whole 50 million yen." "Please, please wait a moment! What's going on? Why do you want to help Ms. Yehe, Mr. Qicun?"

To be honest, in my heart, I feel that it is impossible for a stingy person like him to easily spend such a large amount of money... "Hehe... Do you want to know? There are many, many reasons, and these are things that cannot be told to children of……" "Could it be that... is that the case!" I approached Qicun. "Mr. Qicun, did you fall into her beauty trap, so you gave away all 50 million!" "Don't get me wrong, girl detective, I will never fall for a woman's beauty trap." "You're lying, absolutely lying!" "I'm not lying because I'm gay."

The sudden announcement of coming out of the closet caused the scene to fall into complete silence. I was also speechless. "I lent her the money at her request. The condition is to return ten times the money. If we can leave here without incident, she will return ten times the money to me." Ten times 50 million is... 500 million? "My husband who died before left me insurance money and inheritance, and I can return the money to you after I leave here." "No..." I was speechless. "Hey, it's better to switch over there..." Minase said something she shouldn't have said, and glared at him.

"No, just kidding, just kidding." In this way, unexpectedly, the funds happen to be evenly matched—— Meizhou 233 million Night Crane 233 million I don't know if this is due to fate, or if I didn't jump out of Ye He's palm... If only I didn't waste the 5 million in the first auction... I regret it now. "Mr. Nanamura, can you also lend us the remaining 50 million?" I asked. Now that no party has been joined, the only thing that has not yet settled is this sum of money. "You can't accept the same conditions as Mr. Ye He? Then there's no need to mention it. I declare in advance that I am not interested in children's beauty tricks."

"I can lend you Minase-san for one night..." "Idiot, what a joke!" "Unfortunately, he's not my type." Nanami shrugged. "It seems to be relieved, and it seems to be a little disappointed...Why do I feel this way?" Minase looked at a loss, and sat down on the chair as if tired. This balance cannot be broken. "The person who will be attacked by the murderer is Miss Meizhou, we should protect her together, Mr. Xinxian, don't you understand!" I set my sights on Xinxian.Just pull him to our side and we'll win. "Forgive me for disagreeing with this statement. Why is Miss Meizhou the next target?" Xinxian asked. "Is Misune-san a criminal? No. You see, she shook her head. If Mr. Detective's 'Black Challenge' is true, then the victims will only be limited to the criminals, and the next The target should be Ms. Yehe. It may sound a bit strange to protect the criminal...but the past is over, shouldn't you also protect her?"

He explained a lot of truths one after another like this, and he felt that the wrong side seemed to be on our side. "You said you could see death! Can't you see the shadow of death on Miss Meizhou? How about it?" I tried my best to impress Xinxian, and the way he looked at me was so calm that it was creepy for a moment. However, he immediately shook his head.His will is unwavering. "I will invest all the funds in the next auction." Ye He suddenly announced. "What did you say? Hey, what do you think?" Our special attack captain, Minase, got angry. "During the time I lived here, I discovered something more important than money...that is life. If you lose your life, even having money is useless...I finally realized this on this day."

The liar! She must be trying to seize the "detective rights" and then kill Mei Zhou. "Listen to me you bastard, think about it," Minase said. "You want to put all the money in? If we also put in all the money, then it's all over? The funds have also become zero eggs, and there is no benefit at all. Do you understand this? You can just give in a little bit. it is good!" "Isn't it better for us to give way..." Mei Zhou began to shrink back. Although there are more people on our side, it is useless. The key is whether there is money. Neither side dared to act rashly, and the time passed by every minute. "It seems that just moving your mouth can't solve any problems." Ye He stood up, dragging his mountaineering bag and walking towards the bidding booth. "Wait, wait a minute! We haven't reached a conclusion yet!" Minase called out to her.However, Ye He didn't stop. Once someone bids in the booth, the next person must bid within ten minutes.If there is no one in the cubicle within ten minutes, the auction will automatically end and the auction result will be displayed. Ye He lit the fuse.She finally walked into the bidding booth. "Hey, is this okay?" Sweat dripped from Minase's face, and she approached Kirikiri and me. "Should we let her go this time? Just let her spend all her money and become a pauper. In this way, we will win tomorrow." "I thought you had already figured it out in the previous auctions... No matter what the process is, the one who spends all the funds that can be used will win. If you want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, you will fail." Fog Cut very calm. "But it's not going well this time," I whispered. "Although I don't know if she will really invest all the funds in it, but this kind of thing is not important anymore. Let's not be reckless, let's play it safe!" If we put all the money in, and if our amount is the same as Yehe, both parties will lose everything, not to mention today's "detective rights", if the funds are zero, even those who participated in tomorrow's auction will lose everything. The qualifications are gone, which is the worst development trend. If the other party's "full investment declaration" is a bluff, the actual bid amount is relatively small. In this case-if we invest all our funds, at least we can win today, but we will not win tomorrow's auction. That being the case, how about not investing all your funds and using a small amount of funds to give it a go. If we put a small amount of money into bidding, if we lose one day, we will definitely win the next day.For example, today we bid 10 million and the other party bid 12 million. Although we lost today, the total amount of funds is 2 million more than the other party. As long as we invest all the funds in tomorrow, we will definitely win.But the premise is that Qicun will not continue to support funds. On the other hand, if we win today, our funds will be correspondingly less than the opponent's, and we will definitely not be able to win tomorrow. According to the above cases, "due to the same amount of funds, you can't win both times", even if there is a 1% possibility of this, then you should try to avoid investing all the funds in this auction. Whether to guarantee victory today or tomorrow, you must choose one of the two.If you have to make a choice, in order to avoid the support funds of the Seven Villages, it is better to win today. ——However, Kirikiri held a different opinion. "Sister Jie, the idea of ​​'winning once in two auctions' is wrong from the beginning, we must win twice in a row. As long as we lose the 'detective right' once, Miss Meizhou will be on the same day. Killed, the prisoner must have been prepared." "How can it be possible to win twice in a row! You can only win if you give up one of them!" I raised my voice, and Minase and Mifune nodded in agreement. "No, there is a way to win." Fogcut responded to us with serious eyes. Even in this desperate situation, she still did not lose her belief in victory. What to do? The numbers are relentless, and no matter how hard they are calculated, we have no hope of winning twice in a row. Ye He finished bidding and came out of the cubicle. Her hiking bag... hasn't gotten smaller?It looked the same as when she went in. Is it really just a bluff?Or... after she bid, did she secretly stuff something else into it?What the hell has she stuffed into it?Is that mountaineering bag a bluff?Or is she adopting a strategy of investing a small amount of money in bids? Ah, the more I think about it, the more I don't know what kind of medicine the other party is selling in the gourd. A smile appeared on the corner of Ye He's mouth. Although she plays the victim to be protected, she is actually the murderer of "Black Challenge".While it is unknown what happened to her in the past, she is now in the dark and we cannot allow the killer to go unpunished. First we have to win the auction.Kirikiri and Meizhou bit their ears. "Bid according to the method I told you." Although Mei Zhou was confused, she still nodded. I helped Meizhou carry the mountaineering bag that contained a huge sum of money. It would be too heavy for her to carry 233 million by herself. "Then I'll leave it to you." Wuqie sent Meizhou into the bidding compartment.She nodded and closed the compartment door. After a long time, Meizhou finally came out.The hiking bag is almost empty. Ten minutes later, the whistle sounded to announce the end of the fourth auction.We hurried to the portraits.The result is - today's auction results Meizhou Melk——233 million Night Crane - 00,000 I felt my knees were sore and weak, and I leaned against the railing of the balcony all of a sudden.Wuqie's idea really didn't beat around the bush, it just invested all the money. Although avoiding the worst situation where both parties invested the same amount and the funds were all confiscated, Ye Crane's final bid was zero yen. Which means we're completely taken in by her bravado.We have to win both times, but the opponent is not like us, she only needs to win once.Preserving her strength and giving up today's auction is probably her choice. "That woman... really did it! Damn it!" Minase gritted her teeth and stared at Ye He. "Ah..." Ye He hugged Xin Xian with a pale face. "I lost... As expected, I still don't want to waste such a large sum of money... because that would make me want to die..." "I can't help it," Xinxian seemed to take her words seriously. "Let Miss Meizhou protect you tonight." "Yeah... that's the only way..." Ye He said, grinning at us. Ah... she already knows that we are her enemies, and maybe she knows very well that we have seen that she is the murderer. Thinking about it carefully, Nanamura, who was supposed to be a detective, stole the evidence on the first day while people were not paying attention. Maybe from then on, the murderer and the detective became accomplices secretly, and they were both concerned about it. I know it well. That's how the killer planned to end the "Black Challenge" with her victory.Nanamura, playing the role of the detective, would fail the Black Challenge, but he could walk away with a lot of money, and losing doesn't do the detective any harm.If there were any disadvantages, it would probably mean damage to her reputation. Billions of money and the reputation of a detective.Which one is more important? At least for Qicun, money is probably more important.All in all, we're all out of money now. The way we're going to win at tomorrow's auction - just doesn't exist. The room allocation that night was the same as yesterday, the detective was placed in the innermost room, and the order of the others was determined by rock-paper-scissors. Although Meizhou has obtained the "detective right", she still cannot be taken lightly. The prisoner may get rid of those who get in the way on a whim. "Hey, Pumpkinhead, can you promise to save everyone?" "I, I don't know very well, but no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it? Woooooo..." As the closing time approached, we each entered our room.The night time slot came as usual. Although Meizhou dawdled for a long time, she still managed to rescue everyone from the guest room. But we knew in our hearts that the murderer didn't need to choose this night to strike. If you ask why, it's because tomorrow we'll all be shut up in our rooms, defenseless. In this way, the night passed, and the day of despair began. At seven o'clock in the morning, Wuqie and I took a shower in room "303" to prepare for the last day. Coincidentally, today happens to be the last day of the year, New Year's Eve.Maybe this is the day to put some closure on everything. Wuqie sat on the bed, I braided her hair, and almost fell asleep several times before I knew it.I have been in the limit state for the past few days, and I hardly closed my eyes. In a hazy consciousness, stroking her soft hair, the sandman gradually attacked me... When I suddenly woke up, I found that the girl in front of me Wuqie also fell asleep in a daze like me. Soon Wuqie fell towards me, and I asked her to put her little head on my lap, afraid to disturb her sleep, so she didn't dare to move. What is it like inside this little head? The more I think about it, the more incredible it becomes. In her deep sleep, her hair covered her small and lovely ears and hung down to her neck. Her innocent sleeping face seemed to give me hope. She must have something planned. The remaining 24 hours are running out. "Sister Jie." Wuqie said, still resting his head on my lap, looking at me sleepily. "you're awake?" "...can I sleep a little longer?" "Yes." After I nodded, she smiled happily and fell into a deep sleep again. When I first met her, she always hid her feelings behind a cold expression, but recently she will show her feelings directly.The reason for her reticence seems to be due to her training as a detective. But I still think that as a detective, she is more trustworthy who can laugh and worry. Having said that, I haven't encountered any decent detectives at all recently.Shouldn't detectives be on the side of justice?Even the awe-inspiring double-zero-level detective Nanamura Comet turns out to be just a self-willed layman who betrayed us fellows for money. However, he saw through the essence of the game ahead of everyone else, and chose a way of action that was beneficial to him. This speed is really amazing.Perhaps it can be said that without his ability, he would not have gotten such a large sum of money. But this behavior cannot be correct.What is right for a detective? Can I guarantee that I am correct?I found myself in a dream. In the dream, I was walking in a dark place and lost my way.I'm looking for someone.Who the hell am I looking for?I ran anxiously in the dark.I need to get her out quickly.She is crying in the dark. That person is—me.No, it should be my sister. Sorry.I couldn't save you... unforgivable.I absolutely— Can't forgive the murderer who made this happen to her. Suddenly feeling something touch my face, I woke up. Kirikiri was staring at my face worriedly.She was touching my face with her fingertips.It seems to be wiping my tears. "Sister Jie, you are crying." "Sorry, I'm fine." I sat up, took off my glasses and wiped my tears on the bed. "You obviously like to ask me the bottom line so much, but you don't talk much about yourself." Wuqie seemed to be a little awkward, she frowned. "I still dream about my sister now and then," I said, something I'd never mentioned to anyone before. "She was always asking for help, but I couldn't get her out once. Even in my dreams, I was still powerless... It made me feel very unwilling..." "Master Jiejie," Wuqiri brought her face closer to me. "Then you can protect me this time. If something happens to me... Sister Jie, if you want to protect me, you will definitely be able to do it." I stared at the smiling fog cut. She looks a little blurry. Speaking of my glasses... I picked up my glasses from the bed. But the fog cut quickly snatched it away. She put the glasses on her face and joked: "Does it look good?" "Sorry, I can't see very clearly." "... Forget it!" Wuqie took off his glasses and handed them to me. Although she looks calm, she can get angry sometimes...or is she just shy. I put on my glasses and observe her expression. "Let's not talk about this anymore, the time for the last auction is getting closer and closer." Wuqiri suddenly put on a serious expression and said. "Are you really going to fight her at the auction?" "Of course," she said, puffing out her thin chest. "At yesterday's auction, I can be sure that if she wants to plead guilty, she must be defeated according to her rules. As a detective, Mr. Nanamura is on her side, which seems to have strengthened her confidence." "I really want to beat up that guy from Qicun." I clenched my fist and said.I've never hit anyone before, but breaking the precepts on him doesn't seem too bad.Ah, after thinking about it again, I don't want it. "Leaving aside this matter... we used up all the money yesterday, and now we are penniless. Mr. Xinxian has completely trusted Ms. Yehe again, and he seems to have given her full authority over the money... Qicun That guy definitely wouldn't lend us money either." The opponent has at least 233 million at their disposal, and we have zero. This overwhelming gap cannot be filled.Even if we can borrow the remaining 50 million from Qicun, we can't beat the other party in terms of funds. No matter how we think about it, it is impossible for us to beat Ye He. "How about escaping from the rooftop now?" I mentioned the idea I had been secretly brewing. "As you said before, wouldn't it be enough to twist the sheet into a rope, let it hang outside, and then fall to the ground along the rope? Here, tie the sheet to the car on the roof..." "It's probably quite difficult to climb down from the roof of a five-story building on a rope made of twisted sheets." "But as long as one person can safely land on the ground, then the hotel entrance can be opened from the outside. As long as the door is left open, everyone can go out!" "Now that the game has already started, I think the gate at the entrance cannot be opened from the outside, so as to prevent unrelated outsiders from entering." "That's right..." It is still not realistic to let everyone go down the rope, and of course I have no such experience. "I said, sister Wuqie, do you have any plan to defeat Ms. Yehe?" "Yes, but since it is going to be a showdown, there is a possibility of failure." "Hey! Isn't it certain that we can win?" "What will happen in this world is anyone's guess. But the only thing I can say is that I did my best." Wuqie said that she seemed to enjoy it somewhat. Seeing her expression like this, I let go of a big stone in my heart, but at the same time, I vaguely felt that one day I would never see such an expression again, and I became a little uneasy. And just like that, the fateful auction began. 15:55:44 Except for me and Wuqie, everyone else is already in the cafeteria. Ye He was dressed in mourning and stood with folded arms, like a queen.With her as the center, Xinxian and Qicun stood on both sides, did they become guards serving the queen? Mifune and Minase were relatively far away from them, and the two of them huddled in a corner, looking like a loser. "Hey, you're here so late," Minase stood up to greet Kiriri and me. "That guy has already paid the price. She entered the cubicle as soon as six o'clock." "Re-really?" "Well, look at her intoxicated expression, she must think she has won." There were three bulging hiking bags by Ye He's feet, and it seemed that the amount hadn't decreased much.Anyway, she has no competitors, so there is no need to spend more money to bid. "By the way, today's portrait is indeed a black cat." "This kind of thing is not important!" Mei Zhou said impatiently. "It's been five minutes." "Has anyone else been in the compartment?" Foggie asked.Mifune and Minase shook their heads at the same time. If this continues for another five minutes, the auction will end.At that time, Yehe will win alone, and she will take away the "detective rights", and we will lose all means of protecting the target, Meizhou, and we can only be imprisoned in the room, watching the last murder happen... "Fog , Sister Wuqiri... what should I do?" "Calm down, sis, let's check the rules again." "Rules? Things, things are still so interesting..." "The rule 'No homicide may be committed in the presence of a person with detective authority' is the most important rule." "Well, that's why we're desperately trying to get 'Detective Rights'..." "If it is said that Ms. Yehe is the murderer, you think about this situation (although she is actually the murderer). Let's assume that Ms. Yehe won the 'detective right' at this auction. At this time, she is a detective , is also a murderer——things will turn out like this. However, murder should not be committed in front of someone with 'detective authority', right? If you want to strictly abide by this rule, then she, who is both a detective and a murderer, You can't kill." "Well, well, that's it...but so what?" There is less and less time left. When there is 15:50 left, the auction will be over. 15:53:15 "If she's going to kill on this coming final night—" "Ah, so that's how it is... If the 'Detective Power' is filmed, she can't kill people!" "That's right, she couldn't bid 'Detective Rights', because she couldn't. So in this last auction, her bid is undoubtedly zero. She intends to let the last auction fail." 15:52:30 "I understand this...but it's useless to understand. It's just knowing that there will be no detectives in the last night, so there's nothing you can do. In other words, if you knew that the other party planned to let the auction fail, you shouldn't spend all your funds yesterday. Wouldn’t it be better to save at least a little bit for today, in that case we can win today too!” "That won't work. It is precisely because we have run out of funds that she can safely let today's auction fail. Even if we have a little money left, she will hand over the funds to Mr. Xinxian and promise to let us Not getting 'detective rights'. To prevent this from happening, it was necessary to put all the money in the bid yesterday." "You were so reckless yesterday and invested all your funds in order to make the other party careless?" "That's it." "But whether the opponent is careless or not, things are still the same, and we have no way to win!" Wuqie shook his head quietly: "No, there is a way to win." 15:51:18 Wukiri went to the cubicle alone when the time limit for bidding was approaching. What is her plan? She opened the compartment door and went in. Of course, she was empty-handed and didn't take a hiking bag. Penniless, she walked into the cubicle and didn't know what to do with it. Ye He still maintained a queen-like expression, staring at the bidding compartment.She was still convinced of her victory because she had absolutely no reason to doubt it. Fogcut finally came out of the compartment. It probably only took two or three minutes. "Are you trying to procrastinate?" Ye He said with a calm smile. "Are you planning to go in and out of the cubicle repeatedly, and delay the auction until the night time, right? Even if you do that, it won't change the result." She was right... I ran to Wuqie. "You, what did you do in there?" "You'll know right away." We waited restlessly for that moment.Wuqie didn't seem to intend to procrastinate any longer, she leaned her body against the door of the bidding compartment and stood still. The end of the last auction is getting closer. Ye He and her two guards couldn't wait any longer, they all went to the balcony, Minase and the others followed.Wuqie and I were the last to go up, and before we knew it, everyone had gathered in front of the dark portrait. Then—the whistle sounded to announce the end. This concludes the fantastic detective auction held at the Normanz Hotel. "Thanks for your hard work, everyone," Ye He opened his arms and spun around. "The game of betting on life is finally over, so that I can finally get rid of this world full of constraints!" With 200 million yuan in hand, Ye He made the auction pass.For her as a murderer, "detective rights" will only get in the way, and it is impossible for her to obtain "detective rights" by herself. Tonight will be a night without detectives. There is no way to protect Meizhou. Although I think so-- "What!" Ye He stared at the result, his eyes almost popping out. "Why? What's going on?" "Look at the result... Even if I don't tell you, you still understand, right?" "This, this is impossible! She can't have money on her body! There is no extra money!" Ye He suddenly came back to his senses, and stared fiercely at Qicun. "It's you! Not only are you gay, but you're also a lolicon! You took 1 million to buy sex from junior high school students, right!" "Don't be stupid, I'm not doing anything, and I'm not interested in junior high school girls." "Who is that? Where did it come from? What kind of money is it? There is no way there will be this extra million! The machine will not respond to money brought in from outside. The banknote strap provided here has a chip on it." ..." Ye He fell into a state of genuine ecstasy, and blurted out things that only the murderer knew. "Did she only put in the money in the last auction and left the strap?" Xinxian suddenly thought of something and said. "This approach won't work!" Ye He was emotional. "The machine will only respond if there are one hundred thousand yuan banknotes bound with a strap!" Witnessing her distraught look, Kiriki's eyes were as cold as usual. "Sister Wuqie... what's going on? Where did you get this 1 million?" "The nature of this auction ... is to take the deceased's funds. I have felt from the beginning that this would be possible." "One, at the beginning...? When did it happen?" "When explaining the rules." "You, you were also at that time... But how did you get the money? There were no dead people at that time..." No, one person died before our eyes—Uzozume Uozumi. She was shot to death while explaining the rules.Although she was not the killer's target, she was brutally killed. "After we heard two gunshots, Miss Uozumi was shot, right? Even from the bottom of the balcony, she was mortally wounded, so I took out 100 from the backpack next to her. Ten thousand. Immediately afterwards, her body fell and burned on the dining table, and all the money was burned to ashes, except for the one million I hid in the pocket of my uniform." At that time—all eyes were on Yuzhu on the balcony, and Wuqiri took advantage of this moment to draw 1 million from Yuzhu's hiking bag. This judgment is really cruel.In a sense, at that moment, Wuqie had already given up Yuzhu. At the same time, however, it became our hope, and the money left by the fish shelter saved us. "How...how is it possible..." Yehe seemed to have lost all strength, and fell to his knees all of a sudden. "Ms. Yehe, there is still some time before the night time. What are you going to do tonight? Is this the end?" Now Wuqie took Yehe's place, and this little queen ruled the audience. "it's not finished yet!" Ye He was still slumped on the ground, with only a pair of eyes shining brightly, looking up at Wuqie.For those who don't know Ye He is the murderer, this scene is probably quite unbelievable. Wuqie folded his arms and looked into the distance, as if he didn't care about her gaze. "Ms. Yehe, if you want to go to Miss Meizhou's room to kill her before I do, I'll tell you in advance that it's impossible." "Why, why!" "From a rule point of view, we must abide by the door control time at ten o'clock in the evening. If we violate this rule, as a punishment, we will not be able to participate in the subsequent auctions. Is that right? But turn this rule around , if you don’t have the willingness to participate in the auction, it’s fine even if you don’t obey the door control, isn’t it.” What's more, now that the last auction has ended, there is no reason to abide by the door control. "No one will abide by the door control tonight. I plan to let everyone gather in my detective's room, of course including Miss Meizhou, because as long as I obey the door control alone, it will be fine." "Actually, the glasses girl and I were in Detective Pumpkin Head's room yesterday," Minase interrupted. "We have all given up the right to participate in the auction. After all, we have no money, and it doesn't matter whether we have the right to participate in the auction or not." This is what Kirikiri sold to Minase as "a way to survive by exploiting loopholes in the rules".In fact, you can also rely on this method to save your life in the auction. "I'm a little skeptical about how strict the access control rules are," said Wuqie. "How exactly was it monitored... It seems that I should not get into the details, okay?" Could Yehe be able to monitor the situation of all guest rooms? Or is this rule just a verbal setting? Maybe there is a system combined with fingerprint authentication.However, I doubt whether Yehe alone can guarantee to monitor all of them. In fact, it is also possible that there is no such monitoring device at all. "Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Yehe finally swallowed, and seeing her crying like this reminded us that she was just a weak woman. "I want to die... Ah, now I have a strong desire to cut my wrists... Someone give me a knife... Woohoo!" Ye He confided in a weak voice.Her stance of a strong woman just now has disappeared without a trace. "I want to die...I want to die..." "You can't die, Ms. Yehe!" I said to her. "Although what you have done cannot be forgiven...but because of this, you have to live to atone for your sins." "To be taught by children with clichés... I really want to die..." It seems that no matter what you say, it will only have the opposite effect. “夜鹤女士，请你承认自己就是凶手吧。” 我试图说服她认罪。 既然七村没用了，那就只能让凶手认罪，以此来结束“黑之挑战”。 However-- “不要。”夜鹤若无其事地停止了哭泣说。 真是顽固。 “喂、喂，凶手就是这个女人？”水无濑神情狼狈。 “咦？不是啊，你在说什么呢。”夜鹤拍打着膝盖上的灰尘站了起来，撩起她的长发不动声色地说。 “为、为为、为什么要杀我啊！”美舟躲在我后面问，夜鹤露出了冰冷的笑容。 “曾经是超能力少女的小姑娘……我的家庭就是因为你才会毁掉的。” “咦？咦？我根本就不认识你啊！” “我的父亲在电视台制作部工作。那个时候，你的父母把你这个超能力少女带来了。你在电视镜头前表演把勺子弄弯，很快就走红了。在那之后，你的父母就经常上各种电视节目，被杂志采访，甚至还有人邀请他们去演讲。” “我又没有错！” “是啊，如果你的那什么超能力是真的话……那的确如此。但是一切都是假的，你的父母利用你骗了所有人。” 原来是这样……美舟的父母可能是一对骗子。 美舟并不知道自己参与了诈骗。想必她只是按照父母所说，不断把勺子弄弯，虽然很难说这究竟是不是真正的超能力。她的父母用“超能力少女”这块牌子愚弄了各路媒体。 “自从你的骗局曝光之后，诽谤中伤的矛头就指向了我的父亲，甚至还有人说他也参与了诈骗，父亲被迫辞职，结果他因此自杀了。那是我十二岁时候的事情。” “才、才不是什么骗局！人家本来就能把勺子弄弯啊！但是……慢慢的就不行了！爸爸妈妈告诉我说没关系的！” “吵死了！你这臭南瓜头！你以为自己几岁了啊，还像小鬼一样说话！”夜鹤终于怒吼起来。 “呜哇——！”美舟一屁股坐在地上哭了起来。 “茶下先生和鸟屋尾先生又是怎么牵扯进来的？”我问道。 夜鹤报以迷人的笑容，手叉着腰。 “父亲死后，母亲将希望寄托在宗教上，在这个过程中，她遇到了一个人，那就是茶下。这之后就是经常会有的那种故事了，每天她都为了得到救赎而挥霍金钱，很快家里的所有东西都被拿去卖掉了，这时她遇上了鸟屋尾，又被他骗了。诈骗的被害者就这样被连续地、彻底地逼上了绝路，母亲最后从公寓楼顶跳了下来，这次她是真的得到救赎了。” 夜鹤微微一笑。失去了父母，失去了财产，想必她的生活一定堕入了最低谷。 “就算是这样……难道你就真的走投无路到要参加这么不合常理的'黑之挑战'？你应该也可以选择好好地活下去啊。” “你是不是误会了什么，我一直活得好好的啊。就算授课参观的时候父母不来，就算被同学欺负，我还是每天都去上学，就算母亲死后交不起大学的学费，我也是每天打工到深夜，不去参加社团活动，也不跟朋友玩，把钱付清顺利毕业了。你难道以为我因为遭遇不幸就变成了性格扭曲的犯罪者？很遗憾，我不是这种人。” “但……但是，夜鹤女士你自己不是骗婚……” “那不过是为了获取财富的游戏啊，”夜鹤耸了耸肩，伸开一条手臂。“人生让我了解到了这个世界的秘密，那就是……钱不是用纸制造的，而是用人命制造的。我说，你听说过这样一个游戏没有，只要集齐四个心之碎片，就能够变成一颗大的爱心，自己的生命值就会随之增加一格。钱也是一样的啊，我的父母就是因为失去了太多生命的碎片才会死的。” 她似乎也是个对金钱怀有奇异信仰的人。这次的“黑之挑战”，正是一个体现了她心中黑暗的游戏。 “我事先告诉你们，对我来说复仇只是顺便的。'黑之挑战'是个收集生命碎片的游戏，只要赢了这场游戏，就能集齐让整个人生重新来过的生命。这不是很让人兴奋吗？” “所以你觉得杀人也没什么？”我不由得脱口而出。“别人把不幸强加给你，而这次你就把不幸强加给别人，难道不是这样吗！” “那你的意思是叫我继续忍耐？”夜鹤有些情绪化了，她说。“你知不知道我忍耐了多久？我也想得到救赎啊！” 对于她的这番话，我哑口无言。至少我没有拯救她的力量。 “啊，但是我可不是凶手。” ——真顽固。 “你打算一直拖到时间结束？不管怎么说，你已经输定了。” “是啊，只要时间一到，我就肯定会输。但是这没什么问题，我手上的钱和出价机器里面的钱，加起来有八亿多现金，只要把机器弄坏就有办法了。再加上之前死掉的丈夫留下的遗产和保险金，完全可以凑够钱还给那什么委员会。” 原来如此……所以她才会如此从容。 在游戏中用掉的钱，在凶手失败的情况下，必须要返还给犯罪受害者救济委员会。假如无法如数偿还，那就必须赔上性命。 然而她有能力偿还。虽然她在游戏中是失败了，但她还没有走到尽头。 “不管我承不承认自己输了，只要没到时间，这栋建筑物的大门就不会打开。当然，我是不会认输的，所以我会跟你们一起等到明天早上。” “之后你打算怎么办？” “当然是远走高飞了。” “开什么玩笑，在你跑路之前我们肯定要报警啊。”水无濑说。 “随你的便吧。” “我要用绳子把你绑一晚上，免得你跑了！” “哎呀，那可不行哦。” 夜鹤把手伸进自己胸口。她从里面拿出了一把左轮手枪。空气一瞬间冻结了。 “拜托了，别让我在最后违反规则。”她这样说道，把枪口对着我们，离开了食堂。 “该、该怎么办，那个女人……”水无濑额头上渗出了冷汗。 “她会遵守规则的，所以我们就不用去管她了。”雾切说。 的确，只要这个空间受到规则的约束，那么肯定就是安全的。只不过，这样下去，恐怕会被她给溜掉。我还想问她关于犯罪受害者救济委员会的情况。 总而言之，今天晚上，我们只能在雾切身边度过。既然犯人会遵守规则直到最后，那么我们也就遵守吧。 就这样，拼上侦探尊严的拍卖会结束了。 在回房间的路上，雾切突然把我叫住了。 “结姐姐大人……我事先告诉你，我当侦探……并不是出于想要帮助别人这种理由。” “我知道。”我点头之后，雾切露出了满意的表情，甩着她的三股辫一个人先走了。