"This is truly a sight beyond imagination."
William Carter stood in the corridor, overlooking the magnificent gems on display in the room. These gems were scattered throughout the exhibition hall like stars in the night sky, shining under the soft light from the ceiling.
The place they were in at the moment was a sunken circular room, with a black tone as a whole. The booth holding gemstones seemed to be standing messily in it, but upon closer inspection, it had a unique beauty.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a constellation chart, right?"
The lady who called herself Suzuki pointed out the prototypes of these gems.
Each erected stand symbolizes a star. Standing on the hanging corridor at the edge of the circular room and looking down, you can see the appearance of the zodiac.
And the sparkle of the gems inside is indeed no different from the stars.
"This is just my little personal hobby."
Asakura plays the role of a collector, observing the performance of other people at the scene with a detached attitude.
These guys have basically experienced strong winds and waves, and it is difficult to reveal flaws in this situation. Even with Asakura's eyesight, he can only see that their focus is not on the gems in front of them.
Their eyes wandered back and forth between the booths, trying to identify Pandora's location. Unfortunately, without moonlight, it was almost impossible to achieve this goal.
"Come with me."
Asakura Makoto led the way at the front, leading everyone along the stairs from the hanging corridor to the floor of the exhibition hall.
The dark floor obscured many details. Only after they stepped on it did they notice something strange under their feet.
Between the floors, densely packed metal contacts of the same color are staggered, giving you the squeezing feeling of walking on a massage path when you step on it.
"Is this some kind of defense?"
Toru Amuro asked as he tapped the touch points with his toes.
He didn't pay attention to the gems. Four of the five police officers stayed at the only entrance to prevent anyone from entering or leaving the exhibition hall without permission. The only police officer who came in was Toru Amuro.
"That's right."
Asakura nodded, "If it is not closed, high-voltage current will be connected to the ground at all times. I have experimented and it can roast a wild boar in a short time."
As soon as these words came out, although the expressions on the faces of the people present did not change much, their movements unconsciously slowed down - few people could walk in the minefield without changing their expressions.
"Will the power be turned back on after the tour?" Toru Amuro asked.
"certainly."
After getting the answer, he looked around the exhibition hall and his eyes fell on the light source on the ceiling.
All light sources are hidden in translucent panels, leaving the entire room with no fulcrum for load-bearing. If a thief wants to get close, there seems to be only one way except passing through the electrified area.
"Will the placement of these booths provide a foothold for intruders?"
Using gemstones to draw a starry sky in a room is indeed a stylish act, but if you want to place such a large number of exhibits in an exhibition hall that has no pillars and is built on an island in the middle of the lake, it is difficult to ensure sufficient spacing.
"About this." Zhen Asakura stopped in front of one of the booths. Seeing the action he was about to demonstrate, the others also stopped to watch. For those of them who might be about to sneak in and steal, the owner personally disclosed the precautionary measures. Naturally not to be missed.
I saw Asakura Makoto hovering his right hand above the booth, only a thin layer of glass away from the gem.
He put his hand down gently, as if he was about to touch a fragile soap bubble. However, even with such a gentle movement, the moment his palm touched the glass, only his hairs were about to touch it.
"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-"
A piercing and long alarm sounded in everyone's ears instantly. At this moment, the entire villa and even the lake outside were filled with this annoying noise.
"Hey hey hey, what happened?"
Busy preparing to deploy a defense against Kidd, the Zhongmori Police Department, who had just eaten a hot meal served by the maid in the villa, suddenly stood up and looked around trying to find the source of the sound.
"This is probably because the master is experimenting with anti-theft methods. Please don't panic." The maid Ayano explained quietly after delivering the meal, "Today there are guests to see the master's collection."
Not to mention the situation outside - five seconds later, the alarm stopped abruptly.
Everyone relaxed slightly to hold back the noise and their slightly stiff cheeks. They had imagined that there would be an alarm, but they never thought that the sound would be so "deafening". In just a few seconds, they had already felt that they were about to take off. airplane engine front optical illusion.
"Why is this sound so loud?" Someone said with a dark face.
"Because we need a clear enough reminder." Asakura Zhen retracted his hand and continued to lead the way while replying, "Only in this exhibition hall will it be so harsh, and I don't need to consider whether the thief's eardrums will be damaged because of it, not me?"
After walking for a while, everyone stopped in front of a booth that was no different from any other.
"Here we are, this is it, the mysterious gem that only reveals its true appearance under the moonlight." Asakura turned his back to the booth and moved two steps to the side to introduce it to others.
"A legacy from a former friend, I plan to give it as a prize to a talented shogi player like him."
"Can I take the liberty of asking, what is the name of your good friend?"
The speaker is another blond white man among the seven. This man has an elegant posture and moves like a standard European gentleman. His most conspicuous feature is that he has a bunch of bangs hanging down in front of his left eye on his left forehead.
"Hada Koji." Asakura answered.
"Well, my condolences." The man expressed his condolences for the misfortune of others, but in fact, he was full of doubts in his heart.
This collector didn't act like an idiot who didn't know the truth about Pandora. He had a valuable treasure and wanted to give it away to outsiders who might not be aware of it.
He said that he wanted to find a home for his friend's relics, but he couldn't have imagined that compared to being a gift, this thing would only be a disaster if it fell into the hands of ordinary people - this was not the attitude to deal with the relics of a close friend.
Is it possible...
The man had an idea. The owner of Pandora at the moment actually wanted to take action against the guy who peeked at the gem... Before his friend died, he handed him the gem that caused his death. After so many years, he finally found out what happened back then. The reason why the murderer killed his friend...
It was a trap to attract him.
The man didn't know who killed Haneda Koji, but he knew that they were the only ones who believed in the existence of magic and pursued Pandora a few years ago. If the collector could really use Pandora to deduce who the murderer was, he could only find out. on their heads.
"The viewing ends here. If anyone wants to watch it up close, I suggest waiting until the second half of the night. The weather forecast says that the weather will not be good in the first half of tonight."
Asakura reminded.
