Chapter 9 8. A room without windows

Akechi Kogoro seemed to wake up from a deep sleep, and suddenly opened his eyes. Apart from a little headache, everything is very comfortable.Although the room is small, the Western-style decoration is very luxurious. A classic and luxurious gas chandelier hangs from the ceiling. He is lying on a luxurious sofa with thick cushions under his body... He gradually regained consciousness , and recalled what happened at Ueno Station. Wasn’t his mouth gagged and his hands and feet bound?But now let alone the hands and feet are loosened, and can still lie very comfortably on the thick sofa cushions.

Sensei opened his eyes wide and stared straight ahead.Immediately afterwards, as if waiting for him to wake up, the door opened, and a woman walked into the room.It was a beautiful girl about eighteen years old, wearing a loose black silk dress of an unusual style, holding a silver plate with drinks and simple meals on it. "Are you awake?" The girl first put the silver plate on the table in front of the sofa, and smiled at Zhizhi, "It's been a hard journey, do you feel uncomfortable?" Of course, Akechi didn't know the woman in front of him, and felt very strange to this room.He seemed to be in a dream, and he was in a trance for a while, and finally pulled himself together and asked:

"What is this place? Who are you?" "Oh, don't worry, please consider this the residence of the person who rescued you from danger. And I am the daughter of that person." "I see, I just remember being pushed into a strange car at Ueno Station. So, have I been in a coma until now? Then again, why did you save me? Who is the owner of this house? It's still in Tokyo In the city?" "Well, you'd better not think too much about it. Also, I was told not to reveal anything." "I'm fine, my body is completely fine, but my head is a little dizzy."

After speaking, Zhizhi stood up and sat up straight to show that he had returned to normal.However, with such a slight movement, he immediately felt that his body was still erratic, and the surrounding scenery was shaking in front of his eyes, Zhizhi couldn't help but put one hand on the sofa. "It doesn't seem to work, the room seems to be floating in mid-air." "Look, don't push yourself too hard." "But I'm really in good spirits. Please allow me to pay my respects to the master. I must thank him personally." "No, please don't bother. Besides, the master is not at home at this time."

At this moment, Zhizhi finally realized that the layout of the room was unusual. "Hey, this room doesn't have a single window, so do we have to light the lamp during the day? That's strange. Is it day or night?" This question sounds ridiculous at first glance, but it is a natural question for someone who has just recovered from a coma. "At night, the clock struck eight not so long ago." "what is the date today?" "November eighteenth." The girl replied, and couldn't help covering her mouth and giggling. "I arrived at Ueno Station on the night of the 17th, which is equivalent to sleeping for a whole day."

Zhizhi seemed to be talking to himself, but there was a feeling of contradiction in his heart.The girl's inexplicable intimacy, the windowless room, the dizziness after all this time, the vacillating space, it's all suffocating. "How many floors are here?" Zhizhi couldn't hold back, and finally asked a question that he had been puzzled for a long time, "I have the illusion that I am on a high tower. Is it really above a tall building?" "Maybe." The girl still smiled, "At least it's comfortable, isn't it? Someone told me to try to make you as comfortable as possible during your stay. Whether it's food or other aspects, if there is any dissatisfaction, Just do your bidding." She glanced casually at the plate of cereal on a silver platter.

"I stay here? Don't make a fuss, I have important things to do." Zhizhi was stunned and suspicious. All the causal relationships seemed to be derailed in an instant, and he was suddenly at a loss. "No, don't be anxious, you'd better not think about anything first." The girl comforted Zhizhi as if appeasing a poor mental patient, and then tilted her head cutely, "Then, I'll come back later. Although not It's delicious, please enjoy it slowly." Seeing that the girl was about to open the door as if she was running away, Zhizhi panicked even more. "Wait a minute, wait a moment!" he shouted, struggling to get up from the sofa and chased after five or six steps. When he almost grabbed the sleeve of the girl who had already walked in the corridor at the door, he accidentally tripped his foot and fell down on the spot.

"Hehehe, that's why I ask you to stay at ease." The door closed in front of the wise, and the girl's teasing laughter came from outside. Akechi took a closer look, only to find that the ankle was covered with a chain, and the other end was fixed to the floor under the sofa in the center of the room.In other words, he is like a bear in a zoo, unable to leave the circle drawn by this chain. What, it turns out that the talk of saving him is completely nonsense, this place is simply the enemy's lair.It was very interesting. After Zhizhi found out the truth, instead of feeling disappointed, it aroused his strong fighting spirit even more.