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

"Yeah, how did he get here?"

This question arises in everyone's mind, but no one can answer it for everyone.

Everyone looked at Mitsue Terai. Mitsue Terai moved his nose, as if he was frightened by everyone.

Kawahara Sakijun closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and said in a calm voice: "Ms. Terai, you seem to be the first to discover the body. Can you tell me the reason why you suddenly appeared here? And on the third floor The lobby, unless you are going to other bell towers, you generally won’t come here.”

"I...I was just doing a routine inspection. After all, the owner of the museum required that the furnishings in the clock tower should remain as they are. I came out to inspect after seeing you all go back to your rooms to rest. I...I actually hope...also hope I can find Miss Guangmingji and Mr. Utsumi..." Mitsue Terai's voice became smaller and smaller.

Jun Kawahara looked away, "Your explanation is very reasonable."

"I did not lie……"

Akai Shuichi looked at Mitsue Terai, "Can I ask how you patrol this clock tower?"

"I went up to the sixth floor first, and then checked down floor by floor. When I got to the third floor, I found Mr. Utsumi...Mr. Utsumi's body. Then I quickly went upstairs and knocked on the door of Room 5, but no one answered. , considering that you may be in the other two rooms, I will knock on the door of room six, and you will know what happened next." Mitsue Terai and Hide Akai looked at each other, their expressions were calm, and they did not look like they were lying at all.

Fukunishi Ryota stared at Mitsue Terai with his little eyes, "Hey, why did you go to Morohoshi first? Why didn't you go to us first?" His little eyes narrowed and he glanced at Shigeru Kobayakawa and Jun Kawaharazaki beside him. .

"Because...because Mr. Morohoshi seems to be very reliable..." Mitsue Terai looked away.

Mingyue Banyue looked at Akai Shuichi with her eyes, and she cursed in her heart. She obviously had a bad face, but she was loved by women. She really couldn't understand it.

His attention was focused on the body on the ground. There was too little blood around the body. A blunt blow like this would cause blood to spatter everywhere, so this was not the first scene. The body had been moved here. It's a pity that there is no luminol reagent, otherwise the blood stains that were wiped should be detectable.

"Ms. Terai, do you have the key? The key that can open the door of the machine." Kobayakawa Shigeru pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and spoke firmly.

Terai Mitsue shook his head, "How could I have it? That key has long been missing."

"No, Guangming Temple found a key, and that one might be the one that opens the door." Shigeru Kobayakawa stared at Mitsue Terai and continued, "Now someone is dead here, we can't stay here any longer, and we need to contact the police as soon as possible. .”

Terai Mitsue bit his lip, "I can understand what Mr. Kobayakawa said, but I really don't have the key. The door cannot be opened until the time comes."

Kobayakawa Shigeru stood in front of the machine door and knocked with his hand, and a dull sound came from the machine door.

"Kobayakawa!" Kawahara Sakijun shouted. Seeing that the other party stopped banging on the door, he continued, "If you bang on the door like this, the owner may not be able to hear it, but it may damage the mechanism. If that happens, We can't get out."

Kobayakawa Shigeru's eyes were red, "There is a secret passage! There is definitely a secret passage in this bell tower! Miss Terai, you can't hide it now."

Terai Mitsue seemed to be frightened. He shrank and whispered, "I don't know. I'm just a maid here. How could I know?"

"Can't outsiders come in?" Kawara Sakijun looked at Terai Mitsue.

Mitsue Terai nodded, "Yes, it's impossible for anyone to come in."

"We can't get out either, right?" Heyuan continued to ask.

"Yes..." Mitsue Terai looked at the ticking clock and continued, "The door will not open before the time is up. We can't get out, and people outside can't get in."

Kawahara Sakijun took a deep breath and glanced at everyone, "Then the person who killed Utsumi Atsushi is among us."

"No way!" Xiao Shimizu Noriko hugged herself, her body trembling uncontrollably under the wide "spiritual clothes", "Maybe it was done by ghosts..."

Fukoshi Ryota looked at Xiao Shimizu Noriko coldly, "Noriko, don't deceive yourself. There is only one place in the world where there are ghosts," Fukoshi Ryota pointed to his heart and continued, "That is the human heart."

"Guangmingji disappeared at ten o'clock last night. If she killed someone at eight o'clock this morning, it is not impossible." Kawahara Sakijun said while holding his chin.

Noriko Koshimizu lowered her head, her bangs covering her face, "Mikoto Kokoji, she killed Utsumi. If it wasn't a ghost, only she could do it. After all, we were all together at that time, and she was the only one whose whereabouts were unknown. "

Kobayakawa Shigeru looked at Kawahara Saki Jun, "Is Mikoto Kokoji really the murderer? Or is this murderer actually always with us?"

"Kobayakawa, are you doubting me?" Kawahara Sakijun was a little unhappy.

"I don't think that woman at Kokoji Temple is necessarily the murderer," Ryota Fukunishi stared at Mitsue Terai with his green bean-sized eyes, "Do you still remember the photo "Angel Pulled into the Abyss"? I thought about it carefully, The nurse who died seemed to be named Terai, and I have reason to suspect Miss Mitsue Terai that you killed him, and you were the first person to discover the body."

Fukunishi Ryota walked up to Terai Mitsue, "You killed someone, then hid him, and when the time came, you pretended to have discovered the body."

Mitsue Terai shook his head like a rattle, waved his hands and said, "It's not me. No matter it was eight o'clock last night or eight o'clock this morning, we were all together with everyone. How could I have time to do these things?"

Kobayakawa Shigeru glanced at Akai Shuichi, "There is an error in the estimated time of death, and I don't believe what Mr. Morohoshi said. The time of the clock can be adjusted." Kobayakawa Shigeru looked at Terai Mitsue and continued, " You are the maid here, I don’t believe you are not familiar with this place, maybe there are other secret passages that can connect the bell towers.”

Mitsue Terai clenched his hands into fists and stretched out towards Kobayakawa Shigeru, as if he was helpless, "If you doubt me like this, I have nothing to say. You can tie me up and lock me in a room. I believe that I will wait until noon the day after tomorrow, Everything will come out."

Retreat to advance? Mingyue frowned, Terai Mitsue was too calm, as if it had been rehearsed. But during those times, she was indeed with us and never left our sight. At least one thing is certain, it was not Mitsue Terai who killed Atsushi Utsumi, but Mitsue Terai was definitely related to this case.

Mingyue looked at the kitchen. There were all knives there. Why did the murderer use a clock to smash people to death? That is a time-consuming and laborious process, aren't you afraid of any accidents happening in the process?

Accident? !

Did something really happen suddenly? For example, Atsushi Utsumi photographed something related to the murderer, or maybe after photographing the murderer, the murderer took a handy object and killed him?

No, if he was crushed to death on the spot, there would be no restraint injuries.

Mingyue looked at the clock on the wall, and Atsushi Utsumi probably only took a picture of that thing.

Judging from what is known so far, Atsushi Utsumi should have been imprisoned somewhere and then smashed to death with a clock. But why did he choose a clock as the murder weapon?

Will it be some kind of ritual?

Mingyue looked at the corpse on the ground and fell into deep thought. If I want to kill him within a specific time, then I should do this... The criminal process was split and reassembled in Mingyue's mind, and finally all the clues were connected together. But a new question arises, who did all this?

Looking at the agency door leading to the "present" bell tower, Mingyue thought to herself: Ireland, don't let me down.

"Judging from the wounds, the murderer should be a left-handed man who struck from the front, and among our group, only one person is left-handed." Kawahara Sakijun looked at Akai Shuichi, "And with your strength, you should be able to carry the body no problem."

Miyano Shiho stood in front of Akai Shuichi and said seriously: "Mr. Morohoshi, he has always been with us."

Jun Kawarasaki looked at Miyano Shiho, "You can collude or even cover each other. Or you are actually being used. After all, how can you kill someone with an underage sister? Your words will not count in court. Yes, because you are relatives and friends."

"I have been doubting the identity of the three of you." Ryota Fukunishi looked at Mingyue, "One calls him Dajun," and then looked at Miyano Shiho, "The other calls him Mr. Morohoshi." Finally, his small eyes stared at Akai. Shuichi said, "Morohoshi, are they really your girlfriend's sisters?"

Mingyue smiled and said, "Does it matter what we like to call him? Besides, right-handed people can kill people by pretending to be left-handed. Moreover, Mr. Utsumi has scars from being tied up on his wrists and ankles. It would be easy to hit a standing person no matter how you hit him. Director Heyuan, you also said it was from the front, so what if Mr. Utsumi was tied to a chair and the murderer stood behind him to commit the murder?"

After thinking for a moment, Kawahara Saki Jun narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "This doesn't seem to be information that a thirteen or fourteen year old girl should know."

Mingyue shrugged indifferently, "I have a detective brother who taught me."

Miyano Shiho glanced at Mingyue and said in a determined tone: "Yes, these are what the detective brother taught us."

Bourbon, who was currently monitoring the members of the Mud Society, sneezed and rubbed his nose. Scotland looked over and lowered his voice and asked, "What's wrong? Do you have a cold?"

"Ah!" Bourbon typed again, looked up at the crescent moon in the dark night sky, and whispered, "Maybe someone has mentioned it."

Scotland looked at the night sky, "Summer is passing in a blink of an eye. Is Mingyue's birthday coming soon?"

"Do you want to celebrate her birthday?" Bourbon stared at the members of the Mud Clan in the distance, with a thoughtful look on his face, "We have known each other for almost a year, and it will be her fourteenth birthday in a while."

Scotland nodded, "At least make her a birthday cake. She likes cocoa. How does the chocolate taste?"

"Well, it's time to think about preparations. Complete the task first. Don't take it lightly, Scotland." The corners of Bourbon's mouth raised slightly.

Akai Shuichi in the future clock tower sighed helplessly, "I don't know why you doubt me, but I have no reason to kill him. I didn't know him before this."

Mingyue looked at Kawahara Sakijun, "The last person who met Mr. Utsumi should be you, Director Kawahara. You arranged the task, and then you can also agree on some things with him, such as what time you will go to his room in the future, then Then you can tie him up, hide him somewhere, and then kill him at the right moment."

"I asked him to check the photos I took last night. He was called here by me. I have no reason to kill my partner. And his camera is missing." Kawahara Saki Jun carefully searched for the miniature camera that Utsumi Atsushi could put on his body. Everywhere, even inside the shoes.

"The camera won't be hidden by you, right?" Kawahara Sakijun looked at Akai Shuichi.

Akai Shuichi shook his head, "We didn't find the camera, although you may not believe it when we say so."

Kobayakawa Shigeru pushed up his glasses and said, "We don't need to doubt each other. What if, I mean, what if someone comes in through a secret passage?" After that, he glanced at Mitsue Terai and didn't say much.

Noriko Koshimizu stood next to Mitsue Terai and said firmly: "I believe Miss Terai is not the murderer. I lived with Miss Terai last night, and she has always been by my side."

"Are you so sure? After you fell asleep, she might have committed the murder?"

Noriko Koshimizu said very firmly: "I believe her!"

tick tock...

"Maybe the murderer is still in this clock tower." Akai Shuichi looked at the two locked doors.

Kawahara Sakijun suggested that the bell tower be searched again, and everyone agreed. However, even with such a blanket search, no trace of Mikoto Kokoji was found. It was as if she had never appeared.

Noriko Kiyomizu was lying on the railing of the circular corridor, yawning. Kobayakawa Shigeru took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose, and Kawamoto Sakijun leaned against the wall and rubbed his temples.

At this time, in the "future" clock tower, the hour hand is only between the numbers 10 and 11, and the minute hand points to 8.

Kobayakawa Shigero tied Mitsue Terai to a chair in Room 5, with a circle of tape wrapped around the knot.

When Noriko Shimizu was about to close the door of Room 5, Shigeru Kobayakawa blocked the door with his hand and said with a serious face: "Noriko, you must not be soft-hearted. No matter what she says, don't untie the rope."

"If Miss Terai wanted to kill me, she would have done it last night instead of waiting until today." After finishing speaking, Noriko Shimizu closed the door and locked it.

Mingyue and the others took some food and water and walked into Room 6.

Kawahara Sakijun held the tape in his hand, looked at Akai Shuichi and said, "I will tape up the door. I will come over at seven o'clock tomorrow morning to let you out. If there is an emergency, just knock on the door and we should be able to hear it."

"If someone tears off or cuts the tape, wouldn't we be wronged?" Mingyue looked at Heyuan Qirun.

Kawahara Sakijun was slightly startled, and looked at Kobayakawa Shigero and Fukunishi Ryota beside him, "The three of us will spend the night in the restaurant tonight. The restaurant can see the doors of No. 5 and No. 6. If anyone passes by, we will find out of."

"But Mr. Nonomiya is in room 12, where you can't see him."

Kobayakawa Shigeru glanced at Room 12 opposite. The door of Room 12 was closed tightly. "That old man is probably not the murderer. He has no ability to control Atsushi Utsumi."

"What if the murderer came in from outside?"

Kobayakawa Shigeru didn't speak.

Kawahara Sakijun sighed, "Although it is possible, I think the only ones who can do this are us in the bell tower. Mikoto of Guangming Temple is missing now. In fact, this is also to protect you. Lock the door , if we don’t come to see you, don’t come out, and don’t open the door to anyone else except us.”

The door of No. 6 was closed and locked with a click. The sound insulation effect in the room was very good, and the ticking outside the door could no longer be heard.

"The effect of your medicine has not worn off at all," Miyano Shiho glanced at the clock on the wall, "It stands to reason that the medicine is only effective for 24 hours."

Mingyue sat obediently by the bed, "Maybe it's a physical problem, the effect will be longer."

"I will check the relevant information when I get back." Miyano Shiho put his hand on Mingyue's wrist, "By the way, who is the detective brother? I don't think I heard you say that?"

Mingyue didn't hesitate at all and said directly: "Bourbon, he is a detective."

"Ah!" Bourbon rubbed his nose.

Scotland took off his coat and put it on Bourbon's shoulders, "It's still a bit cold at night."

Bourbon looked confused and thought: Am I really cold?

In Room 6 on the fourth floor of the "Future" clock tower, Miyano Shiho was writing and drawing on the desk. Mingyue looked at the previous records. Akai Shuichi checked the room inside and outside. Even the toilet tank was not there. Let it go.

"There are no drugs in the water here?" Akai Shuichi asked again worriedly.

Mingyue nodded, "No, water and food are safe, but being so normal makes people uneasy."

"From the records, if we rule out the possibility of someone entering the bell tower, Mikoto Kokoji is the most suspect. However, we found blood stains in the living room of the lady from the bell tower era in the past. I speculate that Kokoji may have been killed." Miyano Shiho said, finishing the work handed the paper to Ming Yue, "Do you guys have anything to add?"

Akai Shuichi came over to check the records together.

Miyano Shiho fell on the bed and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall, "Time flies so fast, it's almost two o'clock. The clock is really a magical timekeeping tool. There are clearly twenty-four hours in a day, but ten hours are used. Record them with two numbers. Here, sometimes I can’t tell whether it’s morning or afternoon.”

"No matter how you record time, the human body's schedule is regular. Go to bed early, Shiho-san, you must be very sleepy." Mingyue smiled and looked at Miyano Shiho who looked tired.

Miyano Shiho yawned loudly, "Good night, I'm going to bed first." After a while, a slight snore came from the bed.

"Aren't you going to sleep?" Akai Shuichi leaned against the bedside. Next to the bedside table was the record he had just read.

Mingyue sat on the bed and asked instead of answering: "Aren't you going to make a bed on the floor?"

"Not tonight. I can just squint for a while. It's okay not to rest without the influence of drugs." Shuichi Akai explained softly.

Mingyue looked at the sleeping Miyano Shiho, "Mr. Bodyguard, you should keep your energy up. After all, someone has died."

In the mansion, Ireland looked at the three clock towers in the distance.

Ikumi Gunda walked over wearing a lab coat, "I didn't expect you to wake up so early. Yesterday, the owner and the housekeeper stayed with us since dinner at six o'clock, watched a grand fireworks, and took us to drink. , until the bell rang at midnight. I remember you drank a lot, and I thought you would sleep until midnight."

"I still have a good drinking capacity. Besides, all the clocks will ring the time chimes. Even if they fall asleep, they will be woken up." Ireland looked at the clock on the wall.

At this time, the hour hand in the mansion pointed to the number 6, the minute hand pointed to the number 12, and the bells sounded as scheduled.

Gunda Ikumi sighed, "Indeed, I am already very awake."

"You two woke up so early, let's have breakfast together." The owner of the hotel, Gu Ezhi, appeared behind them.

Butler Yibo smiled and asked: "Do you want anything for breakfast? I can prepare it."

"We seem to have bought a lot of bread yesterday, so let's just have bread for breakfast. Butler Ibo, don't bother preparing it, just dine with us." Gunda Ikumi had a smile on her face, but there was no smile at all in her eyes.

Gu Ezhi said apologetically: "Are you just going to eat bread? That would be a bit of a lack of hospitality."

Ireland said, "No, I think bread is fine."

"If you two think so, Butler Yibo, you are relaxed this morning." Gu Ezhi said with a warm smile on his face, "You can have breakfast with us too."

Butler Yiba was a little embarrassed, "Master Chi, this is not etiquette."

"I have always regarded you as my family." Gu Ezhi's eyes were gentle and there was a bitter smile on his lips.

In the "future" clock tower, the hour hand points between 6 and 7, and the minute hand points to 6.

Click click click…

Mingyue pricked up her ears to listen to the source of the sound, and observed her surroundings. She woke up Akai Shuichi who was leaning on the bedside and Miyano Shiho who was sleeping soundly.

Akai Shuichi opened his dark green wolf eyes, looked at Mingyue, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

"Shh~ There is the sound of gears, very close." Mingyue paid attention to the movement around her and held the knife she secretly took from the kitchen in her hand.

After Miyano Shiho saw the knife, he quickly stretched out his hand to hold Mingyue's hand holding the knife, and said softly: "Don't fight hard. If you can't fight, just run away. Don't get hurt."

"Well, I know it well." Mingyue paid attention to the glass clock.

Click click click, click click…

The sound of gears reached the ears of three people very clearly.

blah blah...

Mingyue heard a strange sound from the glass clock, and then smelled a pungent smell, it was ether! He whispered: "Hold your breath!"

However, Akai Shuichi was closest to the glass clock and probably inhaled a lot. He gritted his teeth, pinched his thigh with his right hand, and veins popped out on the back of his hand, trying to keep himself awake.

Miyano Shiho didn't last long before he fainted and let go of Mingyue's hand before fainting.

Mingyue held the knife in her hand tightly and stared at the glass clock. The dial of the glass clock was rotating rapidly, and the sound of the gears could be heard clearly.

Click!

The pendulum stopped swinging, and the wall seemed to shake. A man wearing black spiritual clothes, a hood on his head, and a mask on his face appeared in front of the glass clock.

Akai Shuichi wanted to stand up, but he inhaled a lot of ether gas. His body was paralyzed and he couldn't even move a finger. The veins on his forehead popped out. In order to stay awake, he bit the tip of his tongue, and bright red blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. .

Mingyue stared at the man in black who suddenly appeared. The wide spiritual clothes made it impossible for Mingyue to confirm the identity of the man.

The visitor seemed not to realize that there was someone in the room who was not stunned...

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Preview of the next chapter: Death is in progress! He doesn’t want us to leave this clock tower alive!