Chapter 10 9. Human flesh mask

So, wisely and calmly, we had a good meal.He wasn't worried that the food was poisonous, if the other party wanted to kill, he would have done it while he was asleep.As he ate, he watched his surroundings. Along one wall stood a large bookshelf filled with books with gold lettering on their spines.Decorations such as Western clown masks are hung on the wall next to it, and wild chrysanthemums are randomly inserted in the vase in the other corner.The rooms here are luxurious, there are books to read, the meals are exquisite, and there is nothing unsatisfactory.Rather than being imprisoned, he was treated more like a guest of honor, receiving courtesy in addition to not being free.

After the meal, it seemed that someone was watching him, the door opened again, and the girl from just now came in to remove the tray and left the cigar box along the way. "I finally understand the situation now. Speaking of which, you are really considerate. Is there a surveillance hole here?" Zhizhi grasped the wrist of the girl who was about to leave, and deliberately spoke frivolously. "There is no such mechanism." The girl gently waved her sensible hand and replied with a pleasant smile. "I want to go to the bathroom." In fact, there is no urgent need to be wise.He just used this to test how the girl would deal with the chain in this situation.

So, the girl squatted silently at his feet, took out a small key from her pocket, and untied the iron ring on his ankle. "Now I'm free. As long as I want to escape, I can escape." Zhizhi smiled smugly. "Ah!" The girl seemed really startled, her face turned extremely pale, she turned around and pulled out a small gun from her back, aiming at him tremblingly. "Don't run away. You can't escape no matter what, please don't embarrass me. Please, please." The girl pleaded sadly and didn't look like she was acting.Although Zhizhi felt that it was a bit unusual, he had no time to take it into consideration. "I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding. How could I run away?" Zhizhi smiled, taking advantage of the moment when the girl relaxed her guard, he swooped down and quickly snatched the gun from her hand.

"Oh, you don't know anything. Come on, no!" The girl rushed forward, Zhizhi shook her off and ran out the door.It's a pity that the corridor was pitch dark, and I didn't know which direction to run.While hesitating, a hard object suddenly came up from behind. "Hands up, drop the pistol, or you'll have a hole in your back." Judging from this, it was a gun behind him.In the dark corridor, there is always a masked giant lying in ambush. Zhizhi, who was defeated, became a bear in the zoo again, and his ankle was put on the iron ring again. "Surveillance is indeed very strict, and we can't act rashly in the future." He thought to himself, tensing his nerves.

"Don't waste our strength, lie down obediently." The masked giant dropped these words, and left the room with the girl. Sensei lay back on the sofa helplessly.However, I am afraid that the tighter he is monitored, the more unfathomable the conspiracy that will befall Fukuda Dejiro.He couldn't help but fidget. Soon, Zhizhi decided to pretend to be asleep and wait until night to find a way to cut the chains on his feet.Thirty minutes later, Zhizhi's loud snoring sounded in the room. At the same time, he quickly found a piece of paper to block the keyhole at the door, listened to the movement outside, then took out the pocket knife he carried with him, and began to cut the chains.Tomorrow morning, he only needs to pretend that the iron ring is still on his feet, take advantage of the gap when the girl brings breakfast, and escape from the room at the right time.

This is really a huge project, it took four or five hours wisely, and finally succeeded in cutting off the chain with a diameter of about three minutes, and then hid the severed end under his body, pretending to be nonchalant.Unexpectedly, as if what he had been waiting for was the moment when he cut the chain, the door opened unexpectedly, and two masked giants walked in, one holding a pistol and the other holding a long hemp rope, dumb as if they were dumb. He tied Zhizhi lying on the sofa with the sofa circle after circle, and after confirming that he could not move at all, he backed out silently.

Akechi had suspected from a moment ago that someone was spying on him, and it might end up like this, so he finally confirmed that there was a hole for surveillance in a certain corner of the room. Just where the hell?Zhizhi could only turn his head to scan the surroundings, but unfortunately he couldn't find any similar gaps, and the keyhole on the door was also tightly stuffed with a piece of paper. A strange room without windows, a dizzying space.At this time, Zhizhi discovered that although there was no gap, there was a feeling of being monitored all the time.Everything was complicated and confusing, he blamed himself for misjudging the situation, and his mood was so complicated that he couldn't describe it.

Even the dignified and wise Kogoro was in a fog, unable to think of a way to deal with it next, and could only stare blankly at the wall in front of him. Coincidentally, there was a decorative mask hanging on the wall as far as he could see.It was an earthen Western clown mask, with pure white cheeks, a ridiculous red circle painted on the forehead, abrupt black lines drawn vertically across the squinted eyes, and a red and white pointed hat on his head. Zhizhi stared at the mask casually, and after a while, his expression changed drastically.His bewildered eyes suddenly shone brightly, and the corners of his slack mouth lifted.

"Haha, hello, the king, the joker, or the clown? You can't move, aren't you bored? Haha, no, you blinked. Well, the mouth is crooked too. Enough, I can see that you are a real person." Then, something surprising happened.The self-made mask hanging on the wall suddenly opened its eyes wide, moved its lips, and spoke: "You finally found out, but as a famous detective Akechi Kogoro, isn't the reaction too slow?" There used to be a real homemade clown mask hanging on the wall, but the gangster drew a face that was exactly the same as the fake mask, and often replaced the self-made mask on the wall with his own mask, and then poked out his face to monitor the situation of the girl delivering food, or Watch wisely in the dark every move when he is alone.

From this, it can be seen that the clown mask was probably disguised by the leader of the gangster, and the two masked giants just now should have pretended to be the driver and assistant and kidnapped the wise accomplice at Ueno Station. "What are you trying to do by restricting my freedom?" Asked Zhizhi who was lying on the sofa. "What do you want to do? You should ask us what we did!" The clown mask on the wall replied, this is really an irrelevant answer, but the conversation between the two people with very different postures is full of tension. "Eh, no way..." Zhizhi couldn't help but exclaimed, "Have you already committed a murder?"

"A murderous hand? Do you mean to kill the old man Futian?" "Uh, what did you do to Futian?" "It's just to let him be decapitated... But my plan is more than that. I was born and educated with the important mission of passing on from generation to generation. I have gone through untold hardships and tasted all kinds of hardships in the past forty years. I didn't expect that the upcoming Kill you, Cheng Yaojin, just before the mission is completed. Even if I have to be an enemy of the whole world, I am not afraid, because I have already prepared myself mentally, and I did not expect to encounter you. The monster. The police, the court and the public I I don't pay attention to it at all, only you give me a headache. I know how sacred you are, and I also know that once you make a move, it may hinder my plan. The problem is not power, weapons, or numbers, but wisdom. This It is indeed quite a pity, for I am afraid of your wisdom. Although I am very sorry, and have no hatred for you, I must still imprison you here. You can rest assured that I am not a murderer, and I will not abuse you. Kill the innocent. As long as you stay obedient, I will try my best to entertain you, just be patient for a while. I beg you, please stay at ease." The blue veins on the face under the clown's mask were exposed, and even through the thick layer of white powder, he could still see his flushed face due to excitement, which showed that he was not lying. "How long do I have to stay?" Zhizhi asked coldly. "One month, at most one month. During this period, please stay here honestly." "What did you say? One month? Besides Fukuda, you plan to..." "That's right, it's not just Fukuda. So please, let me complete my mission." "Excuse me!" Zhizhi roared like a child having a temper tantrum, "no matter how legitimate that mission may be to you, the current law does not allow abuse of lynching. No, no, actually what I really care about is you I want to compete head-on with you to see who is superior to my righteous wisdom when you have plotted for more than forty years. In any case, I must leave here. What is the rope? What is the lock? ? Don't you know that these things can't do anything to me?" "Bastard!" the clown screamed, "You mean, even if I beg you, you won't agree? You're forcing me to kill you, so why don't you just die like that? You're wise, don't think about it again." ? In order to accomplish my mission, I will not hesitate to take your life. However, killing innocent people indiscriminately will not only affect my mood, but also truly ashamed of the last wishes of my ancestors. Please." Probably because of the light from the gas lamp, Akechi didn't see the thick white powder on the mask gradually melting, and his whole face was covered with beads of sweat. Mingzhi doesn't know what the devil's so-called mission means. The only thing he knows is that besides Futian, he also intends to take several lives.Regardless of the reason, this is an unforgivable felony. In any case, Zhizhi does not intend to help the evildoers, and then he solemnly declares: "If you want to keep me here, there is only one way." "what?" "Abandon your great mission." "Bastard! Don't be so shameless. Alright, I will send you to heaven immediately according to your expectations!" As soon as the words fell, the human mask disappeared, and then the real clown mask was embedded back on the wall. Soon, the door opened, and four people rushed forward. The clown not only had a clown mask painted on his face, but also wore colorful clown costumes. Behind him were two masked giants and the beautiful girl just now. , only she showed her true colors. The clown is holding a scary syringe, and the two masked giants are each holding a pistol, as if they would shoot as soon as they struggle wisely, while the girl looks very sad with a pale face for some reason. "Don't worry, I won't make you suffer. I don't want the room to be stained with blood. Besides, I have no grievances with you. I will use this syringe to let you go to heaven in bliss. Do you have any last words? Do you want to change your mind?" , begging for mercy?" This is the villain's ultimatum, and the situation can be described as critical.The rope was tied round and round from top to bottom, and there were two pistols pointed at his chest. Even if Akechi Kogoro had supernatural abilities, how could he escape this desperate crisis smoothly?