After some grounding operations.
The number of people who can move freely in the villa dropped to 4 people.
Because his attention was distracted by the explosion in the tunnel before, when investigating again, Hattori Heiji suggested that several people check the coffin in Tokura Sakuya's bedroom first. He vowed:
"It's impossible for people to disappear out of thin air, so I think there must be some mechanism inside."
"Mr. Butler, did the master buy that coffin himself?" Conan asked curiously, raising his head.
"Well... I specially asked someone to make it custom-made." Riku Koga nodded.
Then you can’t go wrong!
The corners of Conan and Hattori Heiji's mouths raised slightly.
Then the two of them looked at a certain professor surnamed Ye with great tacit understanding, trying to bring the other person into a "tacitly understood small group" so that they could reason together in the future.
"I'm going to the bathroom."
Ye Gengyi said hello in an awkward manner, turned around and walked towards the bathroom.
Hey... don't ruin the atmosphere!
Also, drink less coffee... The two detectives stared at the coffee cups held by each other and couldn't help but vomit in their hearts.
"Brother Saraichi, we are waiting for you in that room." Hattori Heiji called.
"oh."
Ye Gengyi waved his hand.
When the figures of both parties entered the blind spots of their own observation, Ye Gengyi suddenly quickened his pace and came to the instrument room where torture instruments were stored.
The splattered blood near the guillotine has not been cleaned up yet. Sure enough, the head was cut off with this...
Well... the weather today is relatively hot, with the room temperature at about 23 degrees Celsius. In addition, Tokura Sakuya sent an email in the morning to ask the maid to come to this room to meet.
If this is not a trick, his death time should not have exceeded 15 hours.
What about the body...
Unlike the human head, it is too big.
As long as there is a secret passage, there should be no risk of being taken out of the villa, or even out of this room...
Ye Gengyi's eyes moved away from the wall with countless black blood spots printed on it, and turned to the wooden cabinet in the corner of the room.
The cabinet itself seems unremarkable at first glance, thanks to the dimness of the room.
But if you look closely, you can see that there is a slight outward rotation mark on the floor.
noob.
Ye Geng opened his palms and stretched his arms forward, letting the nanorobots seep out of the skin and mimic the shape to facilitate signal detection for scanning.
[Sir, there is a signal to your left. 】
left?
Ye Gengyi turned around and looked.
Here is also a wooden cabinet, which is filled with hooks of various sizes, iron thorns, and various wooden sticks stained with unknown sticky substances.
After a brief glance.
Soon, he noticed a black box placed in the back.
this one?
Streamers of nanobots floated in the eyes.
【Yes, sir. 】
If you have an idea and know how to put things in such a place, except for criminal policemen and detectives, normal people will not take them even if they notice...
Ye Geng raised his hand, and the electric shock gloves covered his skin in particles.
The black box is a remote control that is slightly lighter than a mobile phone, but its size and signal wave frequency are similar to those of a mobile phone.
Oh, really...
This thing, at the data level, has an extremely low level of security and confidentiality, but if it is normally placed in the room or carried on the person, it would be difficult to identify it even if it is detected by oneself.
After confirming that this remote control has no other functions.
Ye Gengyi continued to inspect the wooden cabinet and soon found a groove on one side of the board.
His fingers reached inside and pressed lightly.
There was a metallic sound of 'click, click' coming from the cabinet close to the wall.
After a while, the secret passage hidden inside the wall was revealed.
Ye Gengyi knocked on the wall near the entrance and put the nanorobot into the only gap he found for inspection.
Um……
The starting method is to connect the rotating shaft to the hydraulic lock, leaving no space to deploy anti-intrusion mechanisms...
It's a big cabinet, but the width of the hidden door is less than 150 centimeters.
Moreover, without the wooden cabinets as cover, the roughness of the edges of the wall is also fully exposed.
It seems to be a secret passage made in a hurry...
Ye Gengyi made a judgment in his heart and stepped in.
…
There is no power supply in the secret passage.
The only illumination provided is luminous stones inlaid at regular intervals on the pillars supporting the walls.
There are actually no traps or bombs...and no corpses...
Ye Gengyi quickly investigated and heard the voices of two detective boys on a steep upward slope.
"This room always feels different than when we first came in."
"Um……"
"I feel that way too, but it looks like the carpet, table and couch position haven't changed."
Haven’t noticed carpet growth yet?
Ye Gengyi was silent.
Just listen, Hattori Heiji continued: "By the way...Mr. Butler, there is something I have always found very strange. When the case occurred half a year ago, why was the person who provided the alibi for the master a chef? Normally the one who woke him up was Shouldn’t the work be done by you or the maid?”
"Maybe...it's because the master no longer trusts me."
Koga Riku sighed: "Every time I stop the master from doing those weird behaviors, he will look at me with very surprised eyes... In fact, I did it without telling you to contact the master, because I always I thought something bad was going to happen.”
"That's it..."
Hattori Heiji muttered but did not express any opinion on this matter.
He paused and said softly:
"Brother Gengyi, why are you so slow? If he doesn't come, I will start investigating!"
A certain black chicken believes that since it is reasoning, at least the starting point must be fair and just.
"Maybe you have diarrhea?"
Conan very arrogantly said what was in his heart that he usually didn't dare to say.
"ah?"
Hattori Heiji was stunned, recalling Ye Gengyi's movements and expressions when he said he went to the bathroom: "I didn't feel very anxious..."
Conan curled his lips, remembering the kick and punch he had received for no reason, and complained in a low voice:
"Anyway, that guy doesn't usually have many expressions. It's normal if you can't tell."
"Well, that's true..." Hattori Heiji didn't think of other possibilities for the time being.
"Eh? Look here!"
Conan raised his voice slightly: "There are two gaps in the carpet!"
"What? Let me take a look..."
Hattori Heiji came over and said, "Really, why? I remember that there wasn't one when I first came in."
"This also means that the position of the coffin has been moved!" Based on the size of the carpet, Conan walked to the floor where the coffin was originally placed.
"I'm just saying, it seems like the coffin should be in the center of the room..."
Hattori Heiji bent down and lifted up the carpet to see a floor tile with a handle inlaid on it.
He held the handle and continued to pull open the floor. The light spread along the gaps, and then revealed a face with a silent expression:
"You two... had a great time chatting."
(End of chapter)
