This is a mountainside far away from the urban area of ​​Cuidichuan.In this mysterious area where only foxes, civet cats, or fugitives should haunt, a western-style mansion stands alone. It is the residence of Kiichiro Fujieda, the leading property owner in Kuzuigawa City. When Kiichiro Fujieda was young, he was a crew member of a squid fishing boat. Later, he became rich in the catering industry. As he grew older, he changed to investing in stocks and real estate, and his assets increased several times. He is a legendary figure.He has never done business at a loss, and publishing his autobiography is the only deed that he ignores the cost.

Some people call his life a "perfect game", while others criticize him as "the squid river old man".Bourgeoisie often have mixed reviews, but Kiichiro's negative comments are overwhelming.Perhaps he cares about the harsh criticism of the world by buying property and living in such a place away from the crowd. At the end of March when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom on the banks of the Cuidi River, it is at dusk during the cold spring period. A private car visited the Fujieda Mansion in the icy rain that kept falling.The driver was a man wearing a well-tailored dark blue suit, well-groomed and sharp-eyed—Shusaku Fujieda.

His car passed through the huge main gate quietly and stopped at the corner of the spacious courtyard.On the other side of the windshield wipers busy pushing away the raindrops is the magnificent entrance of Fujieda Mansion. "Finally..." Shusaku Fujieda, who whispered so, is Kiichiro's nephew. He is now 26 years old and has worked in a construction company for more than two years in which Kiichiro is the majority shareholder. He is an elite figure with a bright future in the company. Shusaku, who is rational, clever and has decision-making ability, likes uncle very much.Kiichiro is rich and frugal, and has no wife and children, and his only relative is his nephew Shusaku.If anything happens to Kiichiro, only Shusaku can inherit the achievements of his "perfect game", it is impossible for Shusaku not to like him.Of course Xiusaku hoped that this favorite uncle could be one day sooner, no, one minute one second sooner, so that he could set off for the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss as soon as possible without feeling any pain at all and under the regret of many people.Next, Xiusaku only needs to sing the praises of his rosy life together with his uncle.

This day will come sooner or later.However, the status quo does not seem to allow him to wait for this moment quietly. Things changed dramatically going into this week.The beautiful lawyer Kiichiro favored suddenly called Shusaku.On the other end of the phone, she lowered her voice and asked an unexpected question. "Has your uncle had a new woman recently?" Shusaku thought back to Kiichiro's recent appearance, and hearing her say that, he felt that Kiichiro was indeed a bit strange recently.Kiichiro didn't care about clothes at first, but recently Shusaku saw him dressed inexplicably young several times.He hated jewelry, and now he also wore a beautiful ring given by someone.So, I've smelled citrus cologne on him...

As long as you think about it, you will notice several doubts.But so what? "He seems to want to rewrite the will. I don't know how to amend it, but he has repeatedly told you to keep it secret, so I can only be sure that it will be bad for you. Anyway, don't let uncle know that I told you this." By the way, the relationship between this unprofessional female lawyer and Shusaku is deeper than the sea and thicker than the swamp.Thanks to this gluey relationship, she will reveal this kind of lucrative secret to Xiuzuo.She expressed that Kiichiro and her made an appointment to meet next week, and at the end she added a hidden sentence: "Then, let's go."

Xiu Zuo reconsidered after finishing the call.The uncle plans to rewrite the will, what should the nephew do at this time?Do you want to kowtow and cry, asking your uncle to re-examine whether to rewrite the will?Or suddenly kidnap uncle and forcefully threaten him that he will never rewrite the will?No, it should all be in vain.She certainly wasn't expecting this wrong kind of effort. So, she mentioned that she was going to see her uncle next week.In other words, the suicide note is likely to be rewritten next week.There is no time for leisurely means now. Well, you have to act this week.Uncle must be sent to heaven smoothly before the weekend.It has to be.

Xiu Zuo made up his mind instantly.But just killing is not enough. After all, Xiu Zuo is currently the sole heir of a huge inheritance. If his uncle dies strangely, the suspicion will immediately fall on Xiu Zuo.If Xiu Zuo wanted to kill his uncle, he had to make arrangements in advance to get rid of suspicion, such as preparing Huai's alibi.No, don't mention this... Xiusaku thought about everything and came up with a thoughtful murder plan.The well-prepared repair work is today-Saturday evening and a brave visit to the Fujieda Mansion. Xiu Zuo, who got out of the car, temporarily hesitated whether to hold an umbrella in the drizzle.In the end, he decided that there was no need for an umbrella, so he covered the rain with a black leather bag, and walked quickly across the grass in the courtyard.When he reached the entrance and pressed the doorbell, the chained door opened slightly, and the person peeping through the crack of the door was undoubtedly Kiichiro himself.

"Hai, Uncle, I'm here to play, please open the door." It is not uncommon for Shusaku to visit Fujieda Mansion without warning on weekends.Kiichiro didn't question anything, and unlocked the door to invite his nephew into the house. "Welcome. Come, let's go into the room and warm up with the stove. It's the cherry blossom season, but it's very cold today." Kiichiro said this, wearing thick trousers and a sweater, with a natural smile on his face. Kiichiro is afraid... It should be said that he definitely doesn't know the reason for his nephew's visit. This is the result of Shusaku continuing to play the clever nephew.Kiichiro believed in Shusaku very much.

Shusaku is here to kill Kiichiro.But he showed a sweet smile, and did not reveal the aura of murder at all. "I'll put the bag in the room, let's have a drink or two later. I actually got a good brandy, so stay tuned." Xiu Zuo walked towards the stairs leading to the second floor. At this moment, his uncle's voice suddenly came from behind: "Well, Xiu Zuo, wait a minute." Xiu Zuo was startled, and turned around tremblingly.Did something bad happen?But Kiichiro exceeded his expectations and asked a very ordinary question. "The brandy is in that bag, right? Then take it out here first. There's no need to take a heavy bottle up to the second floor."

"...Huh?" Xiu Zuo couldn't help but be speechless.What my uncle said was true, but he couldn't open the bag right here and now.He absolutely couldn't do it for some reason. "No, that, the brandy is at the bottom of the bag...it's hard to get it here..." It's not bad to make up such a lie on the spot.Kiichiro showed an expression of "ah, so that's the case, then there's no other way", and Shusaku quietly heaved a sigh of relief.Then he rushed upstairs quickly, and ran into a room on the second floor.This is the bedroom he has used to sleep over to this day.Xiu Zuo sat on the edge of the bed and sighed softly, unzipped the zipper and looked inside the bag.

Inside the opened bag were steel scissors that resembled a giant wrench. These were special chain scissors that could easily cut iron chains like nylon ropes.Even an uncle would doubt Shusaku if he saw such a thing in his bag.That's why he couldn't open the bag in front of his uncle. Shusaku continued to cut the chain and hide it in the bag, and returned to the first floor with the brandy bottle in his arms. With a smile to cover up his killing intent, he said words that aroused Kiichiro's self-esteem. "Can you show me the proud basement of my long-lost uncle? Let's enjoy the wine while listening to the famous songs that my uncle likes." Kiichiro nodded in agreement without saying a word, and immediately invited his nephew to go down the stairs to the basement. The basement that Kiichiro is proud of is the audio-visual room.In a small airtight room without a window, there are expensive stereos and comfortable chairs.It is Kiichiro's favorite hobby to play the lyrical ballads of the Showa era loudly in the ultimate space that guarantees the ultimate sound quality.If you add brandy as a foil, you can't be picky.He will definitely toast to a brandy while listening to Yujiro Ishihara's famous song.Kiichiro has no resistance to high-priced wine, and he will fall asleep when he gets drunk. This is his old problem.Let him drink and get drunk tonight.And after this old millionaire falls into a deep sleep, he will never be able to wake up to welcome the morning light again... Xiu Zuo sneered secretly, and pushed open the heavy door panel of the basement by himself. Then two hours passed in the blink of an eye.Kiichiro Fujieda, intoxicated by the top brandy and charming lyrical ballads, slept peacefully on the chair.He was wearing an obscene smile, probably singing a duet with Nana Kino in the izakaya in his dream. Shusaku first left the basement, returned to the bedroom on the second floor, took out the white gloves from the bag and put them on, and then took out the necessary props from the bag.First the strong rope, then the chain cutter, and a short piece of wire.Finally, he pocketed another prop for finishing touches and left the bedroom. Shusaku immediately returned to the audio-visual room in the basement.Kiichiro was snoring and was fast asleep.The time to do it finally came. What Shusaku is going to do next is, to put it bluntly, "murder in a secret room". Chamber of Secrets... What a sweet word!Shusaku has loved to read mystery novels since he was a child. The secret room is his vision, the murderer who built the secret room is the object of his respect, and the famous detective who solves the mystery of the secret room is the hero.He wanted to kill his uncle, and he killed him in a way that he was not suspected of.After Xiusaku made this decision, his mind was full of murders in secret rooms. Although they are collectively referred to as killing in a secret room, it is not enough to kill in a secret room.In the end, what is the benefit of the murderer's murder in a closed room?Many enthusiasts have tried to classify them in various forms, and there is no need to go into details now, but there are two representative ways to effectively use the secret room.The first is a secret room disguised as an accident or suicide, and the second is a secret room where someone else is blamed. The former needs no explanation.For example, a man bled to death in the abdomen in a back room, holding a Japanese sword.It certainly looks like suicide (seppuku!). As for the latter, for example, in the secret room, in addition to someone being stabbed to death in the abdomen, there is another person who is unconscious together. It is easy to understand this situation if you imagine it.According to common sense, investigators will think that since one person is the victim, the other must be the murderer.Let the innocent third party take the blame like this, and the real culprit can be freed from suspicion. From the perspective of the plot, the latter may be interesting, but the former should be more real. In fact, among the homicides that are treated as accidents or suicides in the world, there must be many murders that are murders in secret rooms that are cleverly planned with superb wisdom.This is the idea of ​​Xiuzuo. Chamber murder is possible.With all preparations and calm action, the impossible can be made possible! Shusaku said this to himself, and immediately started working.But he can't kill him right away, some things must be done while Kiichiro is alive, that is, to leave Kiichiro's own fingerprints on various murder props. Shusaku asked Kiichiro, who was sleeping soundly, to press his fingers on ropes, chain cutters and other props, leaving his fingerprints.In this way, these props have become "Kiichiro's possession". After Shusaku finished the job, he picked up the white rope with his gloved hand and took a moment to tie a loop at the end of the rope that a human head could pass through.Shusaku put the ring around the neck of Kiichiro who was sleeping soundly, then walked around behind the chair where Kiichiro was lying, and stepped on his feet firmly with the rope on his shoulders.Shusaku and Kiichiro are back-to-back, as long as Kiichiro is picked up using the judo over-the-shoulder technique, the rope will strangle Kiichiro's neck and kill him instantly. By the way, this special method of killing people is called "Carrying Jizo", which is quite tasteful.It is said that it is difficult to distinguish the dead who were killed by carrying the Tibetans from the hanging suicide... A few minutes after the end of the indescribably tragic scene. Because Kiichiro, who carried Jizo's killing law, was hung from a metal hook high on the wall by a rope.This hook was originally used to fix the horn, but it is strong enough to support the weight of the human body.When Kiichiro was hung up, his feet touched the ground slightly, but it is not uncommon for him to be hanged with his feet touching the ground. that's fine.Shusaku was satisfied with the results of his crime, and felt that even if the police were called here now, the police would probably judge "Kiichiro Fujieda hanged himself" in a very ordinary way.Xiusuo almost thought that it would be good to just keep it like this, but immediately thought that this would violate the purpose of the original crime.He reconsidered and decided that he was always going to realize his dream of murder in a secret room. The words "putting the cart before the horse" flashed through my mind instantly, but Xiusaku decided not to take it seriously.He cut through his confusion and finally took action to build a secret room. A windowless basement is the most suitable space to create a secret room.The only entrance and exit is the heavy wooden door. Next to the doorknob is a common door lock that must be opened and closed with a key.But the key and the door lock are not important, what is needed in this secret room is the door chain lock.The door chain lock is located on the inside of the door, just at the height of Xiu Zuo's chest. It is not locked now, and the chain only hangs from the door frame.The front end of the chain is a familiar black lock head, which is to slide the lock head into the slide rail of the door panel when locking.In fact, Shusaku also locked the door from the inside in this way, and the basement has now become a secret room. But in this way, the cultivation cannot be carried out. Shuzuku then picked up the chain scissors and pressed the blade against the chain ring closest to the lock.Applying force towards the handle, the steel chain ring is easily cut like a bamboo wheel, and the chain cutting power is really amazing.Xiu Zuo recovered the cut chain ring and put it in his pocket, leaving only the lock head in the slide rail and the chain hanging from the door frame.The door lock was released, and Shusaku walked out of the basement. However, this is no secret room. Now it's the short wire's turn.Shusaku used this wire to connect the black lock and chain that had been cut just now.Xiu Zuo, who was standing outside the door, put his hand into the slightly opened door, wiggling his fingertips neatly.This work requires patience and care, but after spending enough time, satisfactory results are obtained.The black lock head is firmly attached to the chain.Although the cut parts were only strung together with wire, they looked like ordinary door chain locks at first glance.What's more, it is difficult to see the junction of the lock and the chain behind the door from the outside. Shusaku tried to pull the doorknob hard.The door was only opened about ten centimeters, and the door chain was completely tightened, and the hand holding the doorknob felt a pulling sensation.Shusaku's right hand had the feeling that "the door is indeed locked from the inside". no problem.In this way, most people will definitely be fooled. Xiu Zuo quietly closed the door, and then opened another small door next to the audio-visual room.This is the storage room, full of cardboard boxes with unknown contents and various tools.Xiu Zuo casually put the chain scissors in an obvious place. Shusaku closed the storage room door and took off his white gloves with a sigh of relief. Anyway, that's the end of tonight's work.On the surface, the basement is a secret room, and Kiichiro hanged himself in the secret room.At first glance, the scene that looks like a wealthy old man's suicide is completed, and then we just need to wait for the right person to discover this secret room. Moreover, Xiusaku himself had to witness this scene with his own eyes.That's when the finishing touches to this ruse will be carried out.It should be tomorrow morning.The outsourced helper will come to the Fujieda mansion at nine o'clock in the morning.Shusaku will happen to visit Fujieda Mansion at the same time (that is to say, actually according to the scheduled plan), and discover the abnormality in the basement with the helper.This is the idea of ​​a fake heart. In this way, would it be better for him to leave the mansion temporarily?Or do you want to spend the night here so that you can do things tomorrow morning?Shusaku thought about this, and left the basement to go to the first floor.As he walked up the stairs to the living room, his eyes casually fell into the foyer.this moment... "Wow!" Shusaku exclaimed in surprise.There should be someone else's breath in the entrance that should be empty. No, it's not something as simple as breath.A man in a suit sat generously in a chair in the foyer to entertain guests, gracefully raised his legs and hummed. "..." Xiu Zuo froze on the spot, staring at the man on the chair. Hearing the screams behind him, the man only tilted his head slightly, leisurely turned his head to look at Xiu Zuo, and gently raised his right hand to say hello.Shusaku thought for a moment that he was an acquaintance and searched his memory, but no matter how he thought, this man was a stranger he saw for the first time. "You, who are you..." Xiu Zuo asked nervously.The man got up from the chair and responded in a rather friendly tone. "Hello, Mr. Fujieda Kiichiro invited me to meet tonight. Is Mr. Kiichiro at home... Hey, who am I? My surname is Ukai, and my name is Ukai Doufu."