Chapter 1904 1912 [Uzo's Purpose]

Perhaps because he had figured out the situation, the detective finally gave him some face this time.

Jiang Xia's tone became serious: "Are you the 'Santa Claus with a red beard'?"

Miwako Sato, who was standing next to him, was startled when she heard his words and also leaned close to the receiver to listen.

The "Red Bearded Santa Claus" sneered, "You can see the windows on the third floor from where you are, right?"

Jiang Xia and Officer Sato turned their heads and looked over when they heard this. It was already late at night, and most of the guests who came here were traditional guests who liked dramas and had already gone to bed. The whole building was almost pitch black at this time.

The voice of "Red Bearded Santa Claus" continued: "Watch carefully, the third act of the murder drama is about to begin."

After saying this, he let out a series of uncomfortable hideous laughs.

When Miwako Sato heard that he was predicting another murder, she quickly took the phone from Jiang Xia and wanted to ask more questions. However, the screen had returned to the normal interface - the other party hung up the phone.

At this time, Jiang Xia suddenly raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the building.

Sato Miwako was startled, looked up and her expression suddenly changed.

The building was originally pitch black, but suddenly a window lit up - it was the red room on the third floor.

The red light was already extremely dazzling, and it was the only room with lights on, making it even more conspicuous.

And if you look closely, you can see a man in a windbreaker and a hat standing quietly in front of the window of the red room. The man is standing by the window, overlooking the yard, as if sneering at the police and detectives in the yard.

After looking for a few seconds, he turned and left.

The figure disappeared, and Miwako Sato came back to her senses from the shocking scene in a horror movie: "Isn't this the house of the three temporary workers?!"

Jiang Xia seemed to be worried about those unfamiliar friends: "Let's go and have a look."

Two people rushed into the hotel one after the other.

Several policemen on guard in the hall were startled when they saw someone running. When they realized it was a detective, they lowered their batons and asked, "What's wrong? Did you find a body in the yard?"

Izuka Saburo heard the noise and glanced over from a distance. Seeing Jiang Xia standing there, he was shocked: "..." This detective is still alive? !

Jiang Xia said to the police: "We saw a suspicious figure in room 315. The 'Santa Claus with a red beard' might have been there just now."

"Santa Claus with a red beard!?" The policemen thought of this guy who had predicted the murder, their expressions became serious, and they ran upstairs with Jiang Xia.

Izuka Saburo: “…”

He eavesdropped on the conversation on Jiang Xia's end, then glanced down at his phone which had not replied to any messages yet. He seemed to understand something, and couldn't help revealing a sad expression of grief over the loss of a rabbit.

Then he quietly clasped his hands together and bowed to the phone: "..." I really didn't expect that the one who died was not Jiang Xia, but those two poor accomplices... I'm sorry, but he really tried his best.

After the worship, Izuka Saburo silently squeezed his burly body into the middle of the sofa: "..." We must not leave this only safe island. This hotel is becoming more and more dangerous!

…

When Saburo Izuka was focusing on surviving, not caring about the lives of Kurosawa and Hashimoto Maya.

The righteous detective has arrived at the third floor with a group of police officers.

The red room here is very famous. On the way here, the police couldn't help but get goose bumps just by listening to Jiang Xia's retelling of the situation.

They went straight to room 315, stared at the door vigilantly, and knocked a few times.

However, there was no movement in the house and no one came to open the door.

Fortunately, a policeman was smart and notified the hotel manager in advance.

At this time, the manager ran over breathlessly with the magnetic card of Room 315: "Here is the key."

Jiang Xia took the magnetic card and swiped the door open.

When I pushed the door open, I saw a person lying straight on the bed in the dim light. He had lost consciousness, but his expression looked very uneasy.

"Mr. Hashimoto?" Jiang Xia ran over in shock, squatted down and poked him, "Are you okay?"

...Isn't it just that I was standing in a narrow entrance with no room to dodge, and was attacked from behind with a tranquilizer gun? I couldn't even dodge this, this bucket of iced black tea doesn't seem to be very effective.

But at least he fell under the gun, which was better than the neighbor who was knocked down by a baton.

Jiang Xia reluctantly forgave his new brother's carelessness.

And perhaps because she felt she was threatened with death when she fainted, her desire to survive and attack erupted together, and the area around Hashimoto Maya was filled with murderous aura that smelled like iced black tea, a scene of a harvest.

Jiang Xia turned his back to everyone, and while checking on Hashimoto Maya's condition, he gathered all the murderous aura, sorted it out and stuffed it into the seal space.

Perhaps because she was wearing thick clothes and not much anesthetic was taken, Maya Hashimoto woke up stubbornly.

"You're awake." As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the detective's concerned gaze. Jiang Xia said sadly, "You were attacked by the 'Red Bearded Santa Claus'."

Hashimoto Maya looked at him, then at the policeman behind Jiang Xia, incredulous: "..." She was actually... still alive? !

He thought Uzo had finally attacked him, but now it seemed that was not the case. But what about the whole situation that just happened? ?

Just then, there was a commotion from the policemen gathered at the door.

Jiang Xia left Hashimoto Maya behind, turned around and saw someone pushing open the bathroom door.

In the narrow restroom, under the illumination of a strange red light, a person was hanging there quietly.

Hearing some noise in the corridor, Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but come over to check it out. As soon as they looked out, they saw this exciting scene: "..."

"ah--!!"

…

A Christmas Eve turned into a sleepless night.

Hashimoto Maya was helped by the kind detective to sit down on the sofa in the hall. After what happened just now, he never wanted to sleep again in his life.

And now, Hashimoto Maya was too busy to care about where the disappeared Izuka Saburo was, and her mind was filled with question marks: "..." Is Kurosawa dead?

Although an ambulance came and managed to send the man to the hospital, Maya Hashimoto always felt that the accomplice was in great danger.

What was even more bizarre was that he, who was obviously more likely to become Uzo's target, managed to survive.

Hashimoto Maya felt like she was being tickled by a tiger, and she felt like she would die at any second: "So why did Uzo let me go so easily? Was this just a small warning? He wanted to tell me that my life was in his control by constantly murdering people around me?

"But why did he treat a small peripheral member like me like this, even chasing me all the way from Tokyo to Hokkaido? - If he wanted to force Mr. Ireland to get information from me, why didn't he just ask me directly?!"

(End of this chapter)