The sky has completely darkened.
The beams of light from the castle shone through the glass windows onto the snow.
Cold wind blows.
Snow flakes, like goose feathers, follow the direction of the wind.
Hattori Heiji looked out the window, no, to be precise, he was looking at his reflection on the glass. Suddenly, he was frightened by a pair of indifferent eyes that appeared behind him.
"Brother Gengyi, don't you make any sound when you walk..."
A certain black man calmed down for a long time, and then finally regained his breath.
God knows, he just thought that a killer from some organization had sneaked in.
"It has been fully inspected. There are no cameras. However, we still need to be on guard against more secretive physical bugs. Those things do not have radio waves. Although they have the disadvantage of receiving distance, this is someone else's castle after all."
Do you want to say that two people should be more careful in their conversations?
This kind of thing can be said directly, why do you need so much foreshadowing?
Hattori Heiji was afraid that his understanding was not comprehensive enough, so he quickly said casually: "So, what do you mean, Saraichi-san..."
"You can change your name to brother Xinyi." Ye Gengyi said.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Hearing this, Hattori Heiji waved his hands repeatedly.
If you develop this habit, what's the point?
After you go back, if you accidentally scream out like this and that brat hears it, why don't you raise your tail to the sky? !
In this way, it is not as simple as "Kudou in Kanto, Hattori in Kansai" ranking. After word spreads, it is likely to evolve into "Toto Nishiki".
...
After lights out and rest.
Neither of them talked about the night visit to the castle.
It seemed that Ye Gengyi's reminder had an effect. A certain black man who was unwilling to be called 'Brother Xinyi' fell asleep soon after.
Later in the night.
Hattori Heiji heard a strange sound in his hazy state.
The sound seemed far away, and it seemed that it was coming from the corridor of their bedroom!
He opened his eyes suddenly and looked towards Ye Gengyi subconsciously.
However, the bed is still the same bed, but there is no one on it...
This discovery immediately made Hattori Heiji feel bad.
He quickly took out his mobile phone, checked the time, and used the weak light from the screen to scan around the room.
3am.
Question: What should I do if I wake up in a room where two people are sleeping and find that I am the only one left, and there is the sound of a suspicious object dragging on the ground in the corridor?
Hattori Heiji didn't panic.
He first came to Ye Gengyi's bed gently, lifted the quilt and reached out to touch inside.
It's already cold...
Well, in this way, there is no way to judge the time when the other party leaves.
Hattori Heiji did not hesitate.
He hurried to the door again.
The sounds outside are getting farther and farther away.
He put his ear to the door and listened carefully.
Soon the strange swishing sound completely disappeared.
It seems that the only option is... to go out and have a look...
Hattori Heiji took a deep breath and said to himself: "There is a toilet in the room. If you are caught now, you can't use that cliché excuse that Genichi-san said."
The next second, he did what any male protagonist in a horror movie would do.
open the door...
There was no door open to kill, nor was there a face showing a sinister smile in the cold light.
Naturally, there are still corridors on the left and right, but the lights have been turned off at this time, and the rich darkness is like a whirlpool that swallows everything, making it impossible to see the end at a glance.
Hattori Heiji gently closed the door and began to recall the direction in which the sound disappeared.
Their room was originally located near the corner. If the sound disappeared so quickly, it could only be that it went to one place - the hall.
He tiptoed forward according to his memory.
It didn't take long before we arrived at the location where we had just entered the castle.
Behind it is the guest room.
The place where you turn left and then right is the restaurant.
Where will it go?
Hattori Heiji's eyes fell on the stairs near the central area.
Over there is territory that he has not set foot in yet.
Looking up, due to the lack of light, the steps above thirteen steps were completely wrapped in darkness.
Suddenly, his eyes fell on one of the steps.
The steps are at the corner at the end of the sight. There is a large column standing there to bear the weight of the floor, and on the side of the column, it seems... half a shoe is exposed.
White shoes, no... socks!
The reason why Hattori Heiji was able to make a judgment so quickly was largely because he came out without shoes, and he happened to be wearing a pair of black socks on his feet.
They all wore socks.
So, it is indeed a person over there, who could it be? Who else is like me, running out in the middle of the night without wearing shoes...
Due to the long distance and the opponent's body being almost completely blocked by the pillars, there was no way to distinguish anything from the darkness unless he looked closer.
Past... or not?
Hattori Heiji felt a little guilty.
I'm so dark... That person probably didn't see me...
Wait, something's wrong...
If the other party also heard the sound and followed him out, the previous person might still be on the first floor, maybe near him!
Damn it, I definitely can’t stay in such an empty place...
Although he is dark, he is not so dark that even if he gets closer, he cannot be noticed!
When Hattori Heiji thought about this, he felt that it was better to be on the safe side first.
There happened to be stone pillars on both sides of the main entrance into the hall, so he had an idea and hid in it.
Isn't it just that observing in secret is better than being patient? He can do it too.
In an instant, the entire castle seemed to fall into uninhabited silence again.
This atmosphere did not last long.
Not long after, the strange 'swish' sound came again.
Hattori Heiji's eyes narrowed and he quickly looked outside.
However, when he saw clearly who that person was.
Instead, he became even more confused.
Old housekeeper?
He stayed up most of the night, pushing a dining cart with a night light on. Was he delivering food to someone?
The somewhat neurotic young lady, or the lawyer who exudes a suspicious atmosphere inside and out?
While he was observing, his eyes were suddenly attracted by a strip that slipped from the old butler's pocket.
If it was just an ordinary sundry, it would be fine, but this thing turned out to be the hands of a clock. Judging from the size of the dial, it should be the one used to count the hours.
Why? Why was it on the old butler's body?
There were more doubts, and Hattori Heiji was completely confused.
I really want to go and pick it up...
At this time, a certain black man's mind was mostly focused on that pointer.
Although the castle has stone floors, there are carpets on the roads passing through each area.
Therefore, the sound of the pointer falling just now may not be heard by the mysterious man on the stairs.
But what if he sees it?
Hattori Heiji didn't dare to confirm.
Compared with a pointer of unknown meaning, it seems that taking this opportunity to find out the identity of the other party is a good choice.
To take or not to take...
A decision must be made quickly.
