Ming Ke: When the villain accidentally mixes into the protagonist group

The hour hand of the glass clock points between the numbers 4 and 5, and the minute hand points to the number 6.

Mingyue looked up at the dim ceiling, which had fine patterns. I don't know if the sound insulation effect of this room is too good, or if what Mingyue expected did not happen, but in short, apart from the even sound of breathing, there was only a vague ticking sound coming from outside the door.

Akai Shuichi, who was lying on the ground, slowly opened his eyes, sat up, moved his body, adjusted his "spiritual clothes", and looked at Ming Yue beside the desk, who was looking at him with an unhappy face.

"What's wrong?" Akai Hide asked in a low voice.

Mingyue stretched and said, "It's nothing, I'm a little hungry."

"Is there any problem with the food? Maybe the food stored here before will be safer. I'll go get some for you?" Shuichi Akai glanced at the empty juice bottles and coffee cups on the table. Only the water was drugged. ? Not sure, can't let down our guard. Akai Shuichi silently calculated his intake of water and food in the past few days.

Mingyue stood in front of the glass bell, "No, I'll go out for a walk later, and you can protect Shirley here."

Akai Shuichi was about to refute.

Mingyue continued: "Don't question my ability. For example, if there are drugs in the food, it is safer for me to try than for you to try."

Akai Shuichi gritted his molar teeth. He was obviously the same age as Masumi, but what had she experienced?

Mingyue walked up to Akai Shuichi and looked her up and down, "You look a lot like Gin in this outfit, especially those dark green eyes."

"I'm different from him."

Mingyue nodded thoughtfully and said in a slightly teasing tone: "Well, it is indeed different. The hair color is different. I still like Gin's hair color better."

"What happened after you were taken away by him? You should have left the action team and should not be doing any tasks." Akai Shuichi leaned against the wall with his arms folded.

Mingyue tapped the wall lightly with her fingertips. The wall was very thick. "I didn't leave the action team. Speaking of that day, what were you originally planning to do? Take me to escape from the organization?"

Akai Shuichi's eyes collided with Mingyue's, and the girl had a smile in her eyes.

"You are Minmei's sister no matter what. I can't just watch Gin kill you."

Mingyue pursed her lips, looked at Shirley who was still sleeping on the bed, and swallowed some words in her stomach, but she seemed to have thought of something, and the corner of her mouth curved, "Maharaja, do you feel that the time is a little strange?"

"The whole environment is very dark, plus I'm drugged. If you ask me if the time is strange, I can't answer you accurately. All mobile phones and watches have been taken away by the owner of the museum. Now we can only rely on these clocks to determine the time." Akai Xiuyi followed Mingyue's gaze and looked at the glass clock. The pendulum of the clock was swinging regularly, "Is there anything strange about these clocks?"

Mingyue tilted her head and smiled, "I see, please take care of me, Shiho-san, while I go out for a walk." After saying that, she skipped out, as happy as a little gray rabbit.

Akai Shuichi sighed when he saw the confident smile on Mingyue's face. Turning his head to look at Miyano Shiho who was sleeping soundly on the bed, he pulled out a slight arc at the corner of his mouth and sat gently on the edge of the bed, letting time pass by slowly.

As soon as Mingyue went out, she heard the annoying ticking sound. She raised her head and glanced at the spiral staircase. There was light coming from the gap in the middle of the spiral staircase. Mingyue walked to the top of the stairs and looked up at the skylight at the top. The skylight was also made of colored glass, but it seemed that the paint used was not so thick, and the light seemed to be able to penetrate through.

The fortune teller's old voice came from downstairs, "Guangjiang, I'm so hungry. When will food be ready?"

"Mr. Nonomiya, please wait a moment. Dinner will be ready soon." The maid Terai Mitsue glanced at the clock on the wall. There were still a few minutes until five o'clock, and the stew still needed to be cooked for a while.

Mikoto Kokoji seemed to have just woken up. She yawned and walked out of Room 10. She looked towards the kitchen through the gap in the spiral staircase and saw the busy figure of the maid Mitsue Terai, "Oh, it's only five o'clock. I thought Slept for a long time.”

The minute hands of all the clocks in the museum slowly point to the number 12, and the hour hands slowly point to the number 5.

Mingyue closed her eyes, trying to hear a different sound among the ticking of the clock. After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes and sighed. Go down the stairs to the third floor kitchen.

When passing by the fourth floor, Guangmingji Mikoto stopped Mingyue, "Monae, did you find anything on the fifth floor?"

Mingyue stopped, looked at Guangmingji Mikoto, shrugged and said, "The doors on the fifth floor were all locked. I just stood under the skylight and savored the sunshine. It was so dark here that I wanted to sleep. Miss Guangmingji, the study is already there. Is it set up?"

"Of course. By the way, what room number does your sister's boyfriend live in?" Mikoto Mikoto of Guangmingji said with a smile on her face.

At this time, the door of Room 1 was opened, and Director Heyuan came out. He coughed twice and looked at Mikoto Guangmingji, who seemed to mean something.

Guangmingji Mikoto quickly said to Ming Yue: "Monae, go help my sister and ask when dinner will be ready. Don't delay the séance in the evening."

Mingyue looked at Director Heyuan and then at Guangmingji Mikoto, nodded in agreement, and walked to the kitchen. At the door of the kitchen, I looked up at the circular corridor on the fourth floor. Mikoto Kokoji was walking towards Room 1. It seems that those two people don't know each other simply. The ex-boyfriend of Mikoto Kokoji lives in room 12.

Walking into the kitchen, the maid Mitsue Terai was cutting fruits and vegetables.

"Sister Terai, let me help you cook. If it's faster, I'm going to be hungry." Mingyue stood next to Mitsue Terai.

Mitsue Terai quickly cut the things and put them on the plate, "I'm sorry, I was too slow in preparation. Time passed too fast, but I can't let the guests do this for me."

"It doesn't matter. I often help my sister cook at home. I'm not a noble lady. If you need help, you can tell me." Mingyue reached out and opened the lid of the pot on the stove, "Wow~ Beef Stew Oh, no wonder Sister Terai said she didn’t have enough time.”

Mitsue Terai poured the chopped vegetables into another pot that was still simmering, "Then can you ask Miss Monáe to help look after the pot?"

"Of course it's no problem!" Mingyue replied with a smile, "Sister Terai, what kind of person is Mrs. Time?"

Mitsue Terai thought for a moment and replied seriously: "She is a very gentle lady." At this point, Mitsue Terai had a faint smile on his face, as if recalling the good past, "I was still in high school. When I was a child, I met Mrs. Times. She was not very ill at that time. She liked to bake all kinds of delicacies with her own hands. Every time I would sneak over to eat without telling my sister. Even if my sister found out, Mrs. Times would help me. say good things."

"What's wrong with Mrs. Time?"

Mitsue Terai took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, "I don't know what kind of disease Madam has. I only know that Madam Times collapsed several times and wanted to commit suicide, until Mr. Tondori built this building called 'Past' Bell Tower. After Mrs. Time moved into this clock tower, her mental state returned to normal until Mrs. Time passed away suddenly seventeen years ago."

Mingyue stirred the food in the pot and asked with a puzzled face: "You have returned to normal, how could you die suddenly?"

Terai Mitsue shook his head, "I don't know the specific reason. My sister is a nurse. She once took care of Mrs. Time, but her sister died in a traffic accident eight years ago." Terai Mitsue held the kitchen knife tightly with his hand. The sound of chopping vegetables was a little louder than before.

Mingyue glanced at the kitchen knife in Mitsue Terai's hand, "Sister Terai, has this clock tower always been so dim? After staying here for a long time, it makes people want to sleep. Even the lights are dim. Mrs. Time lives here Won’t it feel uncomfortable?”

"No, Mrs. Shiji personally told me that the environment here is her favorite. Every part of this clock tower was designed by Mr. Rendian himself, and every part represents love." Mitsue Terai's eyes were gentle. , the sound of chopping vegetables also softened.

Mingyue looked around and tilted her head in confusion, "Love?"

"Yes, it's the kind of love that is willing to dedicate everything you have to the other person." Mitsue Terai's eyes were full of longing.

Mingyue covered the pot, turned down the heat, and let the food cook in the pot for a while. She had tasted the pot of food and found that there was nothing wrong with it so far, but she couldn't guarantee whether someone would add something to it before serving it.

At this time, the man Utsumi Atsushi, who was taking pictures everywhere with a miniature camera, leaned against the kitchen door with a toothpick in his mouth, "Tsk tsk tsk, old men like to build gold cages, and young and beautiful women like to live in this gold cage. It's really It’s a perfect match.”

Mingyue knew that this man had been listening outside for a long time and suddenly came in to say such a thing. She didn't know what the other person's intention was.

"Mr. Utsumi, please pay attention to your words!" Mitsue Terai held the kitchen knife tightly in his right hand, his chest rose and fell rapidly, and his face was full of anger.

However, Utsumi Atsushi seemed to be enjoying this, and said with a smile: "Oh, the little maid is angry, hehehehe. But you have a good face. It is said that there are not many people living in the mansion now, so you are the only one." The youngest and most beautiful, you won’t..."

"Mr. Utsumi!" Mitsue Terai shouted angrily, "I respect that you are a guest invited by the owner, but please behave as a guest should."

Utsumi Atsushi raised his chin and pointed his nostrils towards Mitsue Terai. Terai Mitsue's anger was welling up at this time, and the hand holding the kitchen knife was shaking with anger.

Short-haired reporter Noriko Koshimizu poked her head out and said, "I'm sorry, I wanted to ask when dinner will be ready. Do you need any help?"

"I'm sorry, I'll be fine soon." Mitsue Terai turned around and stopped looking at Atsushi Utsumi, his eyes were red, and there was a slight sound of grinding his teeth from his mouth.

Mingyue narrowed her eyes slightly and observed the two people calmly. This thing is getting more and more interesting. If I had known this, I should have taken out Sister Shiho forcefully in this mission.

Xiao Qingshui Noriko washed her hands and took over Mingyue's job. But Mingyue still stayed in the kitchen. After all, there were two people in the team who were intolerant. Thinking of this, Mingyue sighed softly. She really didn't like doing tasks with many people.

"Sister Terai, are they all invited here by the owner?"

"It should be so. I'm not very clear about this." Mitsue Terai filled a bowl of beef and handed it to Mingyue. "Although it's not appropriate to do this, aren't you hungry? This bowl is for you and your sister. First, Eat some."

Mingyue took the bowl and said, "Thank you, Sister Terai, you are so kind."

"Oh, when I see you, I actually think of Miss Forever." Mitsue Terai's eyes were full of tenderness, as if he saw another person through the bright moon.

Xiao Qingshui Noriko said tremblingly: "Tera, Miss Terai, you have never seen the ghost of Miss Forever, have you?"

"Miss Forever and I are good friends. You can say that Miss Forever and I are little tame," Mitsue Terai said with a smile on his face, "However, I have also seen Miss Forever's ghost."

Noriko Koshimizu trembled even more, "Eh?!" It seemed that if Mitsue Terai said a few more words, she would cry.

"I've seen it once. It was Miss Forever running in the woods at midnight in a white wedding dress." Mitsue Terai looked at the horrified little Shimizu Noriko, "Miss Forever is really pitiful."

Noriko Koshimizu took Mitsue Terai's arm and said seriously and solemnly: "Please let me sleep with you tonight. Please agree."

"Eh?" Terai Mitsue looked confused.

Noriko Koshimizu bowed deeply to Mitsue Terai: "Please, not just tonight, please let me be with you for the next few nights." Noriko Koshimizu seemed to sense that the other party was about to refuse, and gave a wry smile, pitiful He said, "After all, Miss Yong and you are just children, so naturally I won't harm you. I'm so scared..."

When Mingyue left the kitchen, she glanced at Noriko Shimizu and couldn't understand why she was so scared, unless she had done something wrong?

dong dong dong.

Akai Shuichi heard the knock on the door and opened it. Mingyue stood at the door holding a bowl of beef.

"Sister Shiho is still sleeping~" Ming Yue said in a brisk tone.

Miyano Shiho rolled his eyes while sitting at his desk, writing something on the paper with the pen in his hand.

Mingyue walked to Miyano Shiho and handed the beef to her, "Eat it, there is no drug in it."

Miyano Shiho threw away his pen and crossed his arms over his chest, "Am I the last one to know about the drug addiction? You all noticed it, but no one didn't tell me?"

Mingyue blinked, then turned to look at Akai Shuichi, who looked at the ceiling.

"Sister Shiho, please listen to my excuses..." Mingyue immediately begged for mercy.

Miyano Shiho gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand, "Chopsticks!"

Like magic, Mingyue conjured two pairs of chopsticks and handed them to Miyano Shiho and Akai Shuichi.

"Don't you want to eat?" Akai Shuichi took the chopsticks.

Mingyue said with a crooked smile, "I ate it in the kitchen, do you believe it?"

Miyano Shiho picked up a piece of beef and put it in his mouth, muttering: "I don't believe it, but the anesthetic does not do any harm to her. It's just that she couldn't use painkillers after the injury, so she had to endure it by herself. It's really pitiful."

"Haha..." Mingyue could only laugh a few times.

Miyano Shiho handed the paper and pen on the desk to Mingyue, "Write down what you saw and when it happened."

"Shiho-san is so thoughtful."

However, Miyano Shiho glared at Ming Yue fiercely, stuffed a piece of beef into his mouth and chewed it vigorously, as if he had a lot of resentment.

Akai Shuichi looked at Miyano Shiho like this, his eyes softened.

Outside the bell tower, with the setting sun, the six o'clock bell echoed in the sky.

Ireland came to the door of the mansion under the alias De Grasse. Just as he was about to knock on the door, a mature woman with curly black hair and a white coat walked out of the woods. Ireland was slightly stunned when he saw the familiar white coat. He thought for a moment that one of the experimenters in the organization had run out, but then he thought, how could this be possible?

"This beautiful lady, are you also here to visit the owner of the mansion?" Ireland asked politely.

The curly black-haired woman flipped her hair and said, "Hello, sir, I heard that the three bell towers in the mansion are open today, so I want to visit them."

At this time, the door of the mansion opened, and the housekeeper looked at the visitor, "Excuse me, do you two want something?"

The woman with curly black hair handed over her business card, which said "Ikumi Gunda". Ireland took out the business card from her inner pocket, and it said "Degrasse".

The two explained their purpose to the housekeeper, who frowned slightly and said, "I'm sorry, because our bell tower is special. I may need to discuss specific matters with the owner. Please come with me first."

Ireland and Gunda Ikumi sat down in the lobby of the mansion. After the housekeeper arranged tea, she went to find the owner.

Gunda Ikumi sipped the tea in the cup, looked at Ireland, and said softly: "Mr. DeGrasse, are you here to explore ghosts?"

Ireland nodded, "I didn't expect Miss Gunda to be a detective. Nothing happened here, right?"

"I came here just to satisfy my curiosity because I don't know what happened." Gunda Ikumi looked around. There were clocks everywhere, and the sound of ticking clocks could be heard in her ears.

The owner of the museum, Gu Ezhi, came dressed in black. "I have learned from Butler Yibo about the purpose of your visit. There is no problem visiting the 'present' bell tower, but the other two bell towers can only be visited at specific times." You can only go inside, so I can only say sorry to you two."

Ikumi Gunda's red lips parted slightly, "I am the one who should be sorry. I failed to say hello in advance and disturbed you by my sudden visit."

Gu Ezhi waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, no, it's okay." He glanced at the housekeeper standing beside him, took a deep breath, seemed to have made up his mind, and said slowly, "Actually, I welcome you very much. , I hope someone can help me unlock the secrets of these three bell towers."

Housekeeper Ibo slowly said: "Since the death of the previous owner, the current owner, Mr. Chi, has inherited this foreign-style hotel called 'Toki-no-Kan'. However, as time goes by, the rumors against us become more and more popular. There are more and more people coming, and Master Zhi is also worried about it."

"If you two don't mind the dilapidation and shabbyness of this place, you can stay in the foreign hotel for the next few days. There are still many guest rooms in the foreign hotel. When the other two bell towers open, I will personally take you to visit them." The owner of the museum, Gu Ezhi, spoke slowly and softly.

Ireland said: "The host said something serious, so I will disturb the host for a few days."

"Then I'll be troublesome to the host in the next few days." Gunda Ikumi also agreed to stay.

"Then please two of you follow me around the museum." Gu Ezhi, the owner of the museum, said with a smile on his face.

This foreign-style hotel called "Shizukikan" is surrounded by tall and heavy walls on three sides. There are four buildings in the museum, one is a foreign-style hotel and three bell towers. The bell towers are distributed in Chinese characters and are connected by a corridor. The gallery is suspended at a high altitude with no supporting columns below.

There are three tombstones in the open space between the three bell towers. There seems to be some words engraved on the tombstones, but it is not very clear because it is getting late.

Floor plan of the mansion (with woods outside the wall)

Ireland planned to wait until daylight to investigate again. He looked up at the clock tower named "The Past" and thought: They are all here now. He withdrew his gaze and looked at Gu Ezhi, who was leading the way for the two of them. With such a humble and hospitable owner, this place didn't seem like a place where strange events would happen. Meeting them was probably the first priority.

Gu Ezhi took the two of them to the restaurant and asked the housekeeper Ibo Yuko to prepare a table of delicious dishes to entertain the two guests from afar.

The guests and hosts at the dinner table enjoyed themselves happily.

In the "past" clock tower, when the bells struck six times, it was time for dinner.

Miyano Shiho looked at Ming Yue with a worried look on his face, and found that the other person's expression was as usual, and his tense heart slowly relaxed.

Akai Shuichi couldn't help but ask, "Did something happen to Mingyue?"

Mingyue glared at Akai Shuichi, and then looked at Miyano Shiho with an obedient expression.

Miyano Shiho looked at Mingyue with his half-moon eyes, "That's a self-inflicted drug."

"Sister Shiho, we are going to the restaurant~" Ming Yue quickly interrupted and changed the topic.

Everyone sat at the dining table to enjoy a sumptuous dinner. The maid Mitsue Terai took out the red wine that the previous owner had stored for a long time, and the atmosphere of the dinner reached a climax.

Director Heyuan, who had drunk a lot of red wine, looked at Mingyue and said, "Little girl, do you want to try acting in a movie? You have great potential in this area."

Mingyue smiled and replied: "I will seriously consider your suggestion."

Akai Shuichi shook the goblet in his hand and glanced at Mingyue, "You are not old enough to drink yet."

"It's okay, it's just that the alcohol concentration is a little higher, but it's better for Shiho-san to drink less." Mingyue winked at Miyano Shiho.

Miyano Shiho's cheeks were slightly reddish, like a ripe red apple.

After the meal, Mingyue helped Terai Mitsue clean up, and Xiao Shimizu Noriko followed behind Terai Mitsue to do odd jobs.

"Your sister doesn't seem to be able to drink well," Mitsue Terai looked at Mingyue who was washing her hands, "You seemed to have eaten a lot at night."

Mingyue wiped her hands and said with a smile: "The food cooked by Sister Terai is so delicious that people really can't help but eat more."

"Eating too much will cause indigestion." Mitsue Terai was slightly worried.

Mingyue covered her mouth with her hands and yawned cautiously in front of Terai Mitsue, "It's okay. I can help Terai sister clean up after eating. You can also eat." Then she stretched out her hand and rubbed her eyes, "Oh, I ate too much. It makes me sleepy, but Sister Terai’s cooking is so delicious.”

After Xiao Shimizu Noriko put away the washed dishes and saw Mingyue like this, she smiled and said: "Children eat and sleep, so that they can grow taller and faster."

"Yes, yes." Mingyue nodded in agreement.

Mitsue Terai sighed helplessly, "I'll make some plum soup. There will be a séance later, but we can't let anything get in the way because of drinking."

After Mitsue Terai finished cooking the plum soup, he turned around and found Noriko Xiaoqingmizu making a silent gesture. When he lowered his head, he saw that the bright moon was leaning on Xiaoqingmizu Noriko and fell asleep.

"Aren't you sleepy?" Mitsue Terai handed a cup of plum soup to Noriko Shimizu.

Xiaoqingmizu Noriko took a small taste, and her whole facial features were distorted, "This is too sour, I need to put some sugar in it."

"Sugar? I put it in." Mitsue Terai picked up another cup of plum soup, took a sip, and smacked his lips, "It's a little sour, but it's good for sobering up."

Noriko Koshimizu curled her lips, "I can't imagine that Ms. Terai, who can make a delicious table, can cook such a terrible plum soup?"

Terai Mitsue picked up the sleeping Mingyue and held a pot of plum soup in his hand. "I will send this child back to the room. Can I ask Miss Shimizu to distribute the other plum soup?"

"If you give this to them, they will be scolded. I tell them, let them come down and drink it by themselves." Xiao Shimizu Noriko looked at the plum soup with fear.

Mitsue Terai seemed a little helpless, "That's fine, it's a failure after all." After saying that, he got up and went up to the fourth floor and knocked on the door of Room 8.

The person who opened the door was still Akai Shuichi. At this time, Akai Shuichi's eyes were blank, as if he had just woken up.

Mitsue Terai put Mingyue on the bed, and the other girl on the bed seemed to be fast asleep. Mitsue Terai sighed helplessly, handed the plum soup to Shuichi Akai, and told him to drink a little, sober up, and the séance would begin soon.

After Mitsue Terai closed the door and left, Ming Yue opened her eyes, Miyano Shiho also sat up, and Akai Shu's wolf eyes regained clarity.

"I'll try it first." Mingyue poured herself a cup of plum soup and took a sip. Her face instantly turned green. She covered her face with one hand and closed her eyes.

Miyano Shiho asked nervously: "What's wrong?"

"Is it poisonous?" Akai Shuichi stared at Mingyue with his dark green eyes.

Mingyue exhaled slowly, "It's not poisonous, it's not drugged, it's just that the taste is hard to describe."

Miyano Shiho poured a glass and was about to drink it. Akai Shuichi was about to grab it and drink it first, but Miyano Shiho stopped him.

"Mr. Zhuxing, you have to protect us. If you fall first, who can protect us, so the second one must be me."

Akai Shuichi released his hand from holding the cup.

Miyano Shiho gritted his teeth, took a sip, curled his lips, looked at the liquid in the cup, and looked speechless.

"How are you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Akai Shuichi felt uneasy.

Mingyue secretly glanced at Miyano Shiho through her fingers.

Miyano Shiho drank a few more sips, glanced at Mingyue, and said angrily: "It's not poisonous, it's just someone who overreacted, and it's not his own fault."

Akai Shuichi poured a glass and took a sip, his face unchanged and his heart not beating. After all, it was just sour. Everyone's tolerance for sourness is different, but this also reflects that Mingyue probably likes sweets. But Akai Shuichi's mind echoed with Gin's words, "Since when did you like sweets?"

Mingyue glanced at the glass clock and said, "Let's deal with the food in question."

Miyano Shiho nodded, "Well, they were all flushed down the toilet. Thanks to the fact that these clothes are relatively loose and black, they can hide a lot of things."

"What do they want to do?" Akai Shuichi looked at the clock and frowned.

All clocks in the clock tower "in the past" had the hour hand pointing between the numbers 7 and 8, and the minute hand pointing to 5.

In the study on the third floor, the lights were extinguished. There was a round table in the open space of the study. Outside the round table were twelve candlesticks. A candle was lit on the candlestick. The swaying flame made the towering bookshelf look eerie.

Everyone has gathered in the study, except for the fortune teller Nonomiya Taiqi.

The maid Mitsue Terai walked into the study with an anxious look, "Miss Guangmingji, no matter how much I try to persuade Mr. Nonomiya, he is still unwilling to step out of the room."

Mikoto Mikoto wore a hood and closed her eyes in a praying posture. There was no expression on her face, "The time is coming, we must start."

The minute hand of the clock slowly points to the number 6.

Everyone sat around the round table, and Mikoto Kokoji slowly spoke: "This is the past, time is reversed. Everyone here please stretch out their right hands, grab the left wrist of the person on the right, and let us form a circle."

The candlestick is behind everyone, the light of the candle flickers on and off, and the swaying figure twists and deforms on the round table.

Mikoto Kokoji called softly, "Miss Eternal~Miss Eternal~come out~come out..."

There was no wind in the room, but the candles were extinguished one by one in a counter-clockwise direction. When the last candle was extinguished...

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Preview of the next chapter: Has the ghost of Miss Forever really appeared? What on earth is the psychic medium Mikoto Kokoji doing? Who is taking advantage of all this, and who is planning what?