Chapter 21 20. Suitcases and Elevators

It is easy for detectives to apprehend the robber on the platform.Why did he let go of this great opportunity?Readers may feel very puzzled. However, it shows that the famous detective has full grasp.He didn't take thieves seriously, that's why he made such a desperate move.The detective is sure that the thief will never get his hands on the treasures in the museum. He firmly believes that all the masterpieces of ancient paintings and other innumerable stolen items collected in the art city will be recovered. Besides, it would be disadvantageous to arrest the robber now.Because Twenty Faces has many subordinates, if the leader is arrested, those subordinates don't know what to do with the stolen treasures.To make an arrest, one has to wait for a detective to determine where the precious treasures are hidden.

Therefore, it is wise to think that at this time, instead of disappointing the thieves who came to greet him, it is better to pretend to be fooled by him and test the depth of the twenty-faced talent, which is also interesting. "Sensible, you may wish to imagine where I am now. If you want to arrest me, it is very easy. You see, just press that bell and tell the waiter to call the police. Hahaha... what a wonderful move An adventure drama. Can you understand this feeling? This is a life-threatening situation. Now I am standing on the edge of a cliff tens of meters high." Twenty Faces was not afraid, he squinted his eyes to observe the detective's expression while talking, probably thought it was funny, so he laughed out loud.

"Hahaha……" Akechi Kogoro laughed out loud not to be outdone. "Hey, you don't need to be so nervous, right? I know your true face, and I dared to follow you obediently at the risk. From this, it can be seen that why would I want to arrest you? I just want to meet the famous twenty-faced man It’s just a few words face to face. Don’t worry, you don’t need to be in a hurry to arrest you. Isn’t there nine days left before you raid the museum? I plan to enjoy your time in a leisurely way.” "Ah, you are indeed a detective. You are so magnanimous. I am so impressed... Speaking of which, even though you don't intend to arrest me, I'm afraid I still have to arrest you."

Twenty Faces spoke vicious words in a soft tone, with a creepy smirk on his face. "Sensible, aren't you afraid? Do you think that I invite you here to drink tea and chat? Do you really think I'm unprepared? Don't you mistakenly think that I will watch you leave this room Bar." "Well, it's hard to say. Even if you insist on not letting me go, I will still leave here. Because I have to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Army later." Zhizhi said, slowly got up, and walked towards the window opposite the door.Then, as if to enjoy the scenery, I looked out through the glass leisurely.While yawning softly, he took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.

At this time, I don't know when the bell was pressed, and I saw the strong manager from before and another equally strong waiter, pushing open the door and striding in.Then they stood at the table, at attention like a soldier, and did not move. "Hey, hey, wise, it looks like you don't quite understand my strength. Don't you think that this is the Railway Hotel and everything will be safe? It's a pity, man, for example, you can look at this." With that said, Twenty Faces turned to the two powerful waiters. "You two, hurry up and say hello to Mr. Wise."

As soon as the two men heard the instructions, they immediately showed ferocious expressions like beasts, and rushed towards Zhizhi. "Wait a minute, what do you want to do to me?" Akechi leaned his back against the window and quickly assumed a challenge posture. "Don't you understand? Hey, look at your feet, what's on it, it's a big box that looks like a suitcase, isn't the box ridiculously big? It's empty inside. In other words That's your coffin. These two waiters are going to bury you in this suitcase now. Hahaha... "Even a famous detective who has seen the world seems to be taken aback. You must be wondering how my men can sneak into the restaurant as waiters. No, man, it's no use calling for help now. The rooms on either side of the next door , They were all covered by me. In addition, I would like to remind you that these two people are not the only men I deploy here. In order to prevent Cheng Yaojin from being killed halfway, I also arranged guards in the corridor."

Ah, the famous detective was too careless this time, and just fell into the net of the enemy so stupidly.This is tantamount to knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, but walking towards the mountains.With such thorough preparations, it seems Zhizhi has nowhere to go. Twenty Faces had always hated seeing blood, so it shouldn't have taken his life.But in any case, wisdom is more of a hindrance to thieves than police.He definitely intended to stuff people into trunks and send them off to a remote location where they could temporarily hold Sensible until the museum raid was over. The two strong men did not speak, and approached Zhizhi directly.He put on a posture that he was going to pounce at any time, but he hesitated.After all, they are afraid of the natural deterrent power of famous detectives.

However, the current situation in terms of strength is two against one, no, three against one.Therefore, even if Akechi Kogoro has the ability to go to heaven and earth, he is not their opponent.Ah, is this about to be calculated by them?Just after returning to the country, the famous detective became a prisoner of the gangster. It was fate, and he wanted to give the famous detective a great humiliation? However, please keep reading.Even at this critical juncture, our famous detective can still maintain a calm and happy smile on his face.Moreover, his smile seemed to be uncontrollable, and the more he smiled, the happier he became.

"Hahaha……" With his smile, the two waiters seemed to be confused, their mouths opened in astonishment, and they stood there at a loss. "Sensible, you don't bluff. What's so funny, maybe you've been frightened crazy?" Twenty Faces couldn't figure out the opponent's true intentions, so he deliberately stimulated him with words. "Hey, I'm really disrespectful. Your serious performance is so interesting... But, this man, please come here. Take a look out of the window by the way. The scene over there is very strange." "How can I see something... Isn't that the roof of the station platform? It seems that Akechi Kogoro is also scared and confused."

However, the thieves were still a little flustered, so they approached the window to take a peek. "Hahaha...Of course there is only the roof. However, if you go over the roof and look forward, you can see that it is in that direction." Akechi pointed and said, "On the slightly exposed platform between the roofs, there is A dark shadow seems to be squatting? It looks like a child, right? He is holding a small telescope and looking at this window. That child, don’t you think it looks familiar?” Readers must have already guessed who that child is.That's right, as everyone expected, that is Kobayashi, the assistant of Akechi Detective.Kobayashi held a pen-shaped telescope, one of his seven weapons, and was frequently looking in the direction of the hotel window, as if he was waiting for some signal.

"Ah, it's Xiao Lin, that little devil. So, didn't that kid come home?" "That's right. I told him to go to the door of the hotel and find out which room I had entered, and then I told him to keep an eye on the window of the room I entered." But what is the purpose of doing this, the thieves still can't understand. "And then, what do you want?" Twenty Faces gradually felt uneasy, and at the same time showed a terrifying and ferocious face, pressing to ask Zhizhi. "Pay attention to my hand. If you dare to do anything to me, this handkerchief will fall out of the window." Twenty faces took a closer look, and sure enough, the wise right wrist stretched out from the lower part of the slightly opened window, holding a snow-white handkerchief with the fingertips. "That's the code. Once the handkerchief falls, the kid will jump off the platform, rush into the station office, and make a call to the police. Then we'll wait for the police to surround the hotel and seal off the entrances and exits. I think Just a moment, five minutes should be more than enough. I think my strength should be enough to deal with the three of you for five to ten minutes. Hahaha... How about it, do you want me to let go of my fingers? In this way, I can appreciate the arrest with my own eyes Great scene with Twenty Faces." The thief looked at Zhizhi's handkerchief stretched out of the window, and then at the boy Kobayashi on the platform.He was very annoyed, and after weighing it for a while, he probably realized that the situation was not good for him, so his face softened a little. "Then, if I hold back and let you leave safely, you shouldn't let that handkerchief fall off, right? In other words, you're exchanging your freedom for mine." "Of course. As I said just now, personally, I have no intention of arresting you now. If I were to arrest you, I wouldn't go to the trouble of getting a handkerchief as a signal. I'd tell Kobayashi to call the police immediately. In that case, you should be in the cell of the police station by now. Hahaha..." "However, your behavior is really incomprehensible. With such a good opportunity, you would rather let me go?" "Well, it's easy to arrest you now, so I will regret it. Someday, I hope it will be you and your army of men and countless stolen works of art. Am I being too greedy? Ha Ha ha……" Twenty Faces bit his lips in annoyance, and remained silent for a long time.Finally, as if changing his mind, he smiled. "As expected of Akechi Kogoro, this seems to be your plan... Please don't be angry. I just made a little joke with you just now, and it was definitely not my intention. That's all for today, I'll send you out. " Of course, a famous detective is not the kind of person who will be fooled by a few words. He is very assertive, so he didn't relax his vigilance at the moment. "It's good to say goodbye. However, you'd better invite these two obtrusive waiters out, as well as the accomplices in the corridor, and send them all to the kitchen, okay?" The Kaitou didn't object, and ordered the waiter to leave immediately, and then opened the door so that Zhizhi could see the end of the corridor at a glance. "Is this the head office? Listen, do you hear their footsteps going downstairs?" Zhizhi left the window and put the handkerchief back into his pocket.It is absolutely impossible for the Railway Hotel to be completely under the control of Twenty Faces. As long as you leave the corridor, you should be fine.There seemed to be guests in the room a little farther away, and in the nearby corridor, there were also waiters who were not under the guise of the phantom thief walking back and forth. The two were like close old friends, walking side by side all the way to the elevator. The elevator door was open, and there was an elevator attendant about twenty years old in uniform standing in front of him, as if waiting for a customer. Zhizhi didn't take it seriously, and stepped into the elevator first. "Ah, I forgot my cane. You go downstairs first." As soon as the words of the twenty-faced face fell, the iron door of the elevator was quickly closed with a rattle, and the elevator quickly began to sink. "strangeness." Wisdom is alert now.However, he wasn't in a hurry, he just kept his eyes on the hands of the pilot. Sure enough, the elevator descended to a place between the second floor and the first floor, surrounded by walls on all sides, and stopped suddenly. "what happened?" "Sorry, it may be a machine failure. Please wait a moment, it should be fixed soon." The waiter explained apologetically while turning the handle of the operating machine frequently. "What are you doing? Get out of the way!" Akechi said sharply and grabbed the waiter by the neck, pulling back hard.Because of his strength, the young man involuntarily fell to the corner of the elevator. "Don't try to fool me, do you really think I don't even know how to operate the elevator?" Zhizhi snapped and turned the handle with a click, but what happened, the elevator immediately began to descend. Until downstairs, Akechi held the handle tightly and stared sharply at the waiter who was still slumped on the ground.His eyes were horrific, and the young waiter was trembling with fright, and couldn't help pressing his hand on the right pocket, as if it contained something important. The astute detective did not ignore his expression and the movements of his hands.Immediately rushed over, put his hand into the pocket he was holding, and pulled out a piece of paper, a hundred-yen bill.The elevator attendant was bribed by twenty-face men with hundred-yen bills. It turned out that the thieves tried to trap the detective in the elevator in this way for five to ten minutes, in order to use the time to escape via the stairs.No matter how daring Twenty Faces may be, now that his identity has been exposed, he still doesn't have the courage to walk side by side with a detective through a hotel lobby full of hotel employees and guests.Zhi Zhi promised not to arrest him, but from the standpoint of a thief, it is absolutely impossible to believe his words. As soon as the detective got out of the elevator, he rushed out of the corridor and ran to the lobby, just in time for Tsujino, who had turned into twenty faces, to leisurely walk down the stairs of the main entrance. "Ah, sorry, sorry, it happened that the elevator broke down, so I was late." Akechi grinned, and patted Tsujino's shoulder from behind. After Tsujino looked back and saw that he was wise, his face became extremely ugly.He fully believed that the elevator trick would successfully trap Zhizhi, so it was no wonder that his face changed greatly in fright. "Hahaha... what's the matter with you? Mr. Tsujino. You don't seem to be looking very well. Ah, and, this, the elevator attendant asked me to give it to you. The attendant said it, and unfortunately the other party also knows how to operate it. Elevator, so I can't follow your order for too long. He said please forgive me. Hahaha..." Zhizhi seemed very happy, and laughed, waved the hundred-yen bill in front of Twenty Faces two or three times, and then stuffed it into the opponent's hand for him to hold. "Then I take my leave, and there will be a time later." Just as he finished speaking, he turned around abruptly and walked away without looking back. Holding the hundred-yen bill, Tsujino stared dumbfounded at the famous detective's back. "Pooh!" He spat displeasedly and called the waiting car. In this way, the first confrontation between the famous detective and the strange thief ended with the detective winning beautifully.In the eyes of the strange thief, it would be almost effortless for Akechi to catch him, but Akechi let him go.For Twenty Faces, this is simply a great shame. "I will definitely pay you back this account!" He waved his fist at the wise figure, cursing under his breath.