Chapter 15 4. Ghost Tower

Taeko slid off the bed, covered in blood, and collapsed on the ground, with a dagger stuck in her trembling right wrist. The family gathered in Taeko's bedroom one after another, and the criminal police who were watching also immediately notified the police station.Soon, the police arrived on the scene.It would be endless to go into these details. As usual, the murderer's route of entry and exit is unknown.All the windows and doors were locked from the inside, and the scholars guarding the entrance all night didn't even have time to take a nap, and the criminal police at the front and back doors never left their posts without authorization.This is incredible, is the murderer really a magician?It was too bizarre to believe.

The only fortunate thing is that because Erlang found out early and called for help, the murderer was unable to successfully achieve his goal of murder. He was only stabbed once and then fled in a hurry. Although he was seriously injured, his life was not in danger.Taeko just fainted temporarily due to excessive fear. The injured were taken to Omori Surgical Hospital immediately, but Taeko had regained consciousness before that.So the policeman asked her: "Did you see the murderer's face?" Taeko replied: "No, but the opponent is huge, about seven feet tall. The black figure almost touches the ceiling."

This is all Taeko knows, and there is no other clue.The dagger was given to Taeko by Zentaro for protection after Fukuda's murder.But this time was very different from Futian's situation at that time, and the giant's handprint could not be found on the wall. However, the murderer left behind a more realistic evidence than the giant's handprint, which seemed to directly reflect his arrogance and arrogance, which was extremely frightening. A white card was pierced on the dagger that stabbed Taeko, and a big 4 was written on the card, the handwriting was still so weird. After Taeko was transferred to the hospital, everyone at the scene focused their attention on the card and discussed what the "4" really meant.

"If it is the number of the victim, it should be 3. Besides, the number only appears in the time of the crime, and has not been used for other purposes. Judging from this, 4 represents the time of the next crime, right?" Although everyone had a consensus, they were too afraid to speak out clearly, and were finally pointed out by a criminal policeman. "At first there was a grace period of fourteen days, then eight days, but this time it was reduced to four days, and the frequency of the murders became higher and higher...there is no other possibility." The criminal police glanced at the crowd and concluded coldly.

Ah, how vicious and inhumane it is, the monster just wounded a person, and immediately announced the deadline for the next crime. As expected, the conclusion came true, and all the letters delivered to the mansion the next day were marked with a small 3 in red pen.The police immediately searched the post office and questioned the postman, but found nothing.Then another day passed, and the eldest son Ichiro, who came back from a trip, accidentally found a card with 2 in his folding bag. Ichiro is the most stubborn member of the Yucun family. He has always ridiculed the blindness of the family members who believe that there are magicians in and out of the house.It wasn't a ghost or a magician at all, it was just a killer.People were terrified that the murderer could freely enter and exit the secret room, but Ichiro believed that this was actually an oversight of the defense and did not discover it in time.Once the guard is fully prepared, the opponent is also a human being, so there is no need to panic - this is Ichiro's point of view.

However, this time, I found ghost words in Ichiro's handbag, which he had with him when he went out today.Even so, Ichiro was still not afraid, but was furious at the pranks of this magician-like strange thief.Therefore, like his younger brother Erlang and others, he sincerely hopes to catch the villain as soon as possible and bring him to justice. And just like that, the numbers finally turned, and tomorrow was the day that would herald a crime.Helplessly, the Yucun mansion can only be passively on the defensive as last time, and there is no better way. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened that day.The villain obviously left the last one yesterday, but for some reason, today he sent an unbelievable ghost message in an abrupt place.

It happened after noon, and Ichiro temporarily left his gathered family to help patrol the courtyard.He suspects that there may be hidden secret passages hidden in the building. Walking and walking, Ichiro did not find the secret passage, but saw a strange thing. He inadvertently raised his head, looked at the clock tower on the roof, and saw a piece of paper with words written on the number plate on the clock face. Unfortunately, the distance Too far away to see the contents clearly. "Hey, could it be that the murder date has been postponed?" Ichiro vaguely saw that there was more than one word on the paper, and immediately made a bold guess, "Okay, I'll climb up to the top, tear off the paper and have a look."

He immediately made up his mind, and quickly climbed up to the second floor of the bungalow without notifying anyone, and walked up the special stairs leading to the clock tower. He was always fearless and thought that there was no need to alarm his nervous family members about such things. The villain finally took advantage of the clock tower.Ghost criminals and ghost towers, what a matching combination.But, how did the villain stick a piece of paper on an unreachable height?It's impossible to climb directly to the roof.However, the key lies in how the villain sneaked into the house without anyone noticing and climbed to the top of the tower. Did he act in the dark?But even at night, there are still so many people patrolling around the mansion, and there are so many pairs of eyes watching.

The villain is indeed a monster, a magician, so dangerous.Ichiro is so reckless, isn't he walking into the sinister trap of the villain?