Midnight and early morning are perhaps the darkest and quietest times of the day.
It is the handover between the previous day and the beginning of the new day, and it is also the time when ghosts like to appear in horror stories.
As the doors on both sides of the "Masked Hall" closed, the last ray of light in the room also disappeared.
Only the room was filled with Xiaobul masks with strange smiles, which made people shudder.
…
Accompanied by a knock on the door, the door opened and revealed the cautious face of Naoki Kamii.
"Detective Tang Ze."
Naoki Kamii whispered, "What's the situation now?"
"Follow me and you'll find out." Tang Ze replied in a low voice, then gestured for the other party to follow.
Only with the little light from the mobile phone screen could Naoki Kamii see the pitch-black corridor clearly.
The dim light in the huge castle not only did not bring a sense of security, but instead made people feel uneasy.
Especially the masks of various shapes on the walls or in the exhibition, which make the atmosphere of fear reach its maximum value.
Those masks with strange expressions seemed to be staring at you from all directions, making Naoki Kamii's hair stand on end.
Fortunately, there was Detective Karasawa leading the way ahead, and having a calm senior beside him instantly made Naoki Kamii feel much more at ease.
"Detective Tang Ze, what are we doing here?"
After arriving at the "Masked Hall", seeing Karasawa standing in front of the door, Uei Naoki couldn't help but say: "The door is closed. What on earth are we doing here?"
He had only received a call from Tang Ze before, saying that he would come to find him and asked him to open the door quickly when he heard the knock, but he didn't know what Detective Tang Ze was going to do.
Now seeing Detective Karasawa standing in front of the closed door of the "Masked Room", Naoki Kamii couldn't help but ask.
"What else can we do? Go in, of course."
Tang Ze smiled and took out the lock-picking tools from his pocket. Naoki Kamii, who was standing next to him, was shocked when he saw the tools in Tang Ze's hand.
"Hey... Detective Tang Ze... Is it really okay for us to do this?"
Realizing that now was not the time to make a loud noise, Kamii Naoki immediately covered his mouth and whispered, "This is not allowed..."
"Of course, it is not allowed under normal circumstances, but now it is a special case, so it must be treated specially." Tang Ze replied with a smile.
"Special circumstances?" Naoki Kamii couldn't help but ask, "What special circumstances?"
"When you find suspicious people moving around in the house, suspected of harming the recipient of the threatening letter." Tang Ze answered Naoki Kamii's question while starting to pick the lock.
On the other side, after hearing what Tang Ze said, Naoki Kamii felt a chill in his heart and couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure, Detective Tang Ze, this is not a joke.
If there's a big misunderstanding, this matter might not end well."
After all, this is prying open someone else's door without permission. If it is really as Tang Ze said, then there is naturally no problem. In an emergency, you can even kick the door.
By then, you will be an outstanding criminal who is wise, decisive and has made great achievements.
But if not, you have to bear the consequences yourself. Simply put, it is a personal act and the Metropolitan Police Department cannot be implicated.
But Naoki Kamii always felt that even though Detective Karasawa was in charge and the one who opened the door was Karasawa, if he ever got to take the blame, he might be the one...
As for why, I can only say that I understand...
"Don't worry, I never do anything without confidence." Hearing Naoki Kamii's worried words, Tang Ze comforted him with a smile.
The murderer of this case had long been identified by Tang Ze, and the little black man, like them, also lived in a room in the east wing, which directly fell into Tang Ze's surveillance range.
In order to prevent himself from missing any movement of the other party, Tang Ze specially installed the eavesdropping device that Dr. Agasa had prepared for him at the door of the other party's house in order to monitor the movement of the other party.
And just now he still heard the noise of the other party leaving the house, and even with his hearing ability he judged that the direction the other party was heading was the "Masked Hall".
Of course, there is no need to explain these things. Tang Ze is concentrating on picking the lock at this moment.
The door locks of this mansion are generally quite old-fashioned. Although the door locks look large and the keys are long, making them difficult to open, with the help of modern tools, it is actually only a matter of time to open them.
Moreover, Tang Ze had some lock-picking skills, so he quickly opened the door of the "Mask Hall".
Seeing this, Naoki Kamii hurried forward and quietly opened the door with Tang Ze.
Tang Ze stepped in, and Kamii Naoki followed closely behind him into the pitch-black darkness.
However, when he saw the situation inside the "Masked Room", Naoki Kamii immediately covered his mouth to avoid being too shocked and screaming out loud, making noise and attracting other people's attention.
It’s not because Naoki Kamii is too timid or too scared, but because the scene at the moment is really too bizarre.
At midnight, they had just returned to their respective rooms through the "Mask Hall".
At that time, the "Shawbul Mask" was still quietly placed in the "Mask Hall".
But now, all the masks on the shelves have disappeared without a single one left!
Thinking of what the twin sisters had said before, Naoki Kamii couldn't help but feel cold all over.
"Xiao, Xiaobul's masks have all disappeared!?" Naoki Kamii looked around at the empty display racks, feeling that it was even more terrifying than when they were not filled with masks.
It seemed as if the masks would suddenly appear in the next moment, swarm around the two of them and suck their blood.
"You don't really believe what the twins said, that it was the 'Shawbul Mask' that ran away and caused trouble after midnight, do you?"
Seeing that Jing Zhishu looked distracted, Tang Ze waved his hand in front of him and said jokingly, "Ghosts and monsters don't exist.
Especially when handling cases, any such rumors must be caused by someone behind the scenes who is trying to conceal something that is unfavorable to him.
So whenever you encounter this kind of situation, you can think in a more realistic and scientific way.
If you can figure it out and break through these illusions, then you’re not far from seeing the truth.”
Being taught by Tang Ze anytime and anywhere, Uei Naoki immediately calmed down: "Senior, are you saying that these masks were not stolen by some strange power, but were taken away by someone?"
"That's right. In fact, after removing these terrifying appearances, the answer is actually very simple." Tang Ze replied with a smile.
"Then why did the criminal steal the mask?" Uei Naoki asked puzzledly: "Logically speaking, the criminal wanted to harm Ms. Sufang!"
"As for this, go and see for yourself."
Tang Ze smiled meaningfully, then walked towards another door leading to the west wing.
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