The further you go, the narrower the road becomes.
Roughly speaking, it is the degree of gradual transformation from three side-by-side trucks into a family car.
Thankfully, the road signs don’t lie.
It takes about 30 minutes to leave the 'Y' intersection.
Ye Gengyi and Kuroba Kaito soon came to a building that looked like it was made of rocks.
However, the appearance of this building was completely different from what a certain phantom thief had expected.
He originally thought that since it was the former residence of Kichiemon Sansui, the master of the Tokugawa shogunate's mechanism.
Even if the style is not linked to the Edo period, it should not be like this, with tall spires, thick stone walls, and a building that looks like a Western castle.
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻…The painting style is very wrong!
Kuroba Kaito's half-moon eyes couldn't help but complain:
"Brother, we must have been deceived..."
"..."
"It's a little strange." Ye Gengyi said.
"There's something strange about it, it's simply too strange!" Kuroba Kaito complained.
Ye Gengyi ignored him and continued walking along the stone brick path towards the main entrance.
There are no trees in the yard, instead there are some rectangular stone monuments placed in strange positions.
They either alternate left or right, or are parallel in pairs. In short, all the designs that violate symmetry are vividly displayed in the placement of these stone tablets.
Kuroba Kaito suddenly remembered the cemetery he saw on the way up the mountain, and the uneasiness in his heart resurfaced again.
Strange name, strange environment.
By the way...does anyone really live here?
No, or I should ask, are the people who choose to live here mentally abnormal?
"The phone has signal."
At this time, Ye Gengyi's voice brought him back to his thoughts.
However, this sentence, which is so true that it should sound ordinary or normal in ordinary times, becomes particularly scary when I think about it at this moment.
The mobile phone has signal, but the White Horse Detective has lost contact.
"Brother, let's first..."
Kuroba Kaito originally wanted to propose that the building be inspected as soon as possible so that he could formulate the next action plan.
However, his words were not finished yet.
Suddenly I saw Ye Gengyi looking up.
Haven’t we observed the external structure of the building from a distance?
Kuroba Kaito was confused.
The person next to him is not an ordinary person, and he should not do such unnecessary actions.
Subconsciously, he raised his head and looked upward.
Then his eyes locked on a window of the building.
"Huh? Someone..."
Although it was impossible to see the other person's face clearly due to the angle and light, there was no doubt that someone was peeping at them over there.
"I'm going to knock on the door. Get ready, Kudo-kun." Ye Gengyi narrowed his eyes and patted Kuroba Kaito on the shoulder.
Kuroba Kaito: "..."
Have you arranged your identity now?
However, abdominal slander is abdominal slander.
He still took off his peaked cap awkwardly, and pinched it a few times with his hands that were clearly not coated with hair gel, but looked as if they were coated with hair gel.
Soon, a 'Kudo Shinichi' appeared.
The public face in Ke Xue's world...
After Ye Gengyi made a silent comment, he walked to the door of the villa and pressed the doorbell.
The sound of tinkling echoed one after another.
Waited for about a few minutes.
The door is open.
What was a bit strange but not too surprising was that standing inside was an elderly butler wearing a monocle on his left eye.
As for the Edo style that was promised...Kuroba Kaito continued to complain.
"Hello, this is our invitation letter." Ye Gengyi took out the card and handed it over.
"Well, you two, please come in."
The old butler just glanced at the contents of the invitation and then politely made a gesture of invitation.
Does this villa belong to the Baima family?
This doubt suddenly appeared in Ye Gengyi's mind.
Previously, he had never had such an emotion after seeing the strange scene in this [Strange Pavilion].
Because this is something that should be doubted.
If you are invited to explore the Borderlands together, there is nothing wrong with it.
But it should be rare for a guest to invite a guest to the host's home...
…
The old housekeeper was obviously old and did not walk very fast.
Ye Gengyi and Kuroba Kaito did not urge anyone, but quickly looked at the main hall of the villa during this period.
What catches the eye is the ball placed directly below the branch-shaped chandelier.
Its diameter is about 2 meters.
The material of the interior is unknown for the time being, but the overall outline of the exterior is covered with a smooth convex mirror, which continuously reflects the light in the hall and the figures of the three people walking towards the corridor.
"Old man, haven't the other guests arrived yet..."
Kuroba Kaito did not ask 'are there any other guests?', but cleverly changed the logic to observe the information he wanted from the butler's reaction.
However, he miscalculated.
The old housekeeper just stood in front of a door, pushed it open slightly, completely ignored the previous question, and said directly:
"You two, please take a rest inside."
Kuroba Kaito: "..."
Ye Gengyi gently touched the door frame, quietly flicked a group of nano-robots onto the old housekeeper's body, and then stepped directly inside.
The decor in the room seems ordinary at first glance.
On the navy blue carpet are a table, several chairs, a sofa and a coffee table.
There are seats for 6 people in total.
Ye Gengyi's eyes did not stay too long on these items, but together with Kuroba Kaito, he turned to look at the various mirrors.
"this……"
Kuroba Kaito hesitated for a moment, then ran to every mirror and took a closer look.
If someone who doesn't know sees this scene, they will definitely think that Kudo Shinichi is a complete narcissist.
Ye Gengyi sat on the sofa, closed his eyes and listened quietly for five or six minutes.
However, what was transmitted to the ears through the nanorobot eavesdropping was still only the sound of subtle footsteps and breathing, and there was no other sound other than that.
Well, as expected of an elderly man, he is frighteningly self-disciplined.
If it were a younger person, even if he didn't break out and say some embarrassing lines, he would at least talk to himself for a while, or report to the owner of the villa.
However, there is nothing...
The operating power can last approximately another 1 minute.
Ye Gengyi controlled the nanorobot to remain on standby, and was not planning to record the behavior of the old housekeeper yet. After all, it was meaningless before the internal layout of the entire building was figured out.
"Old... cough, Teacher Ye," Kuroba Kaito sat next to the sofa and said, "There are 49 mirrors in the room. I took a rough look and found nothing wrong with them."
"Well, let's wait first." Ye Gengyi said.
