Chapter 201: Death Game Police? When did they come? ...
Waiter's rest room.
Nakamura Jin yawned, leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and stared at the ceiling boredly.
A fellow waiter who was passing by saw him like this and asked him, "Aren't you going to see a movie with the others? Ogawa and his friends have a new film."
Working on an island with no signal, although the salary is high, the worst part is that you can’t access the internet or contact your family.
Their usual entertainment consisted of playing cards and singing. Recently, a valet named Ichirō Ogawa had found an old, small projector from nowhere and covered the wall of their dormitory with a white sheet, where he would occasionally play movies.
Nakamura Jin sighed: "With so many people dead, how can we have the mood to watch a movie?"
Hearing this, the waiter who had been questioning him also felt downcast. "Those of you on daytime duty are really hard-working. We only have to deal with logistics and don't see the guests. I just heard you say that so many people died... because there were too many deaths, there weren't enough people to handle them, so they transferred a lot of people from other places. Now, isn't that what you're like, Nakamura?"
Nakamura Jin nodded. "I don't know many people here. I'm glad I met someone as kind as you who can introduce me to others."
My companion scratched his head sheepishly. "Oh, this is what I'm supposed to do... I don't know when this situation will end. If I'd known something so horrible would happen here, I wouldn't have applied for this job just because the salary was high..."
Nakamura Jin reassured him, "Don't worry. So far, only the 'big shots' have died. 'Little guys' like us, who are ignored by everyone, won't be dragged into this."
"Besides, it's been two days. Maybe the police have noticed this place a long time ago. Trust our police! They will definitely rescue us!"
"Come on," muttered the companion, "who doesn't know they only care about the 'big guys'?"
"Instead of relying on the police, we should hope that our boss will show mercy and release us before all these people are killed. It would be best if we could pay our wages before we disband..."
"Ahaha..." Nakamura Jin smiled awkwardly, "You can't say that..."
They chatted for a few more words, and then their companion left, leaving Nakamura Jin sitting alone on the sofa.
It was already late, but Nakamura Jin had no intention of going to bed. The sound of a movie playing in the dormitory did not interest Nakamura Jin either.
He had just been transferred here and was not very familiar with the others, so apart from the enthusiastic companions just now, no one greeted him or invited him to join their entertainment activities.
Nakamura Jin looked at the door of the lounge.
He is waiting for someone.
He didn't have to wait long. Soon, the door to the lounge opened, and a waiter dressed similarly to Nakamura Jin came in, holding a silver tray under his arm.
The man who came was tall, with short black hair, a long face, sparse eyebrows, and dark oval-framed glasses. It was Yuya Kazami.
"Hi, Sakagami." Nakamura Jin greeted him and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Like his boss Yuya Kazami, who goes by the alias Sakauehara, he is also one of the public security officers sent in.
Nakamura Jin's name wasn't his real name either. They were disguised as waiters who had been transferred from other places due to staff shortages after the "Death Game" began.
Yuya Kazami nodded at him.
"I'm going to the kitchen and put the dishes back," he said.
"I'll go with you!" Nakamura Jin jumped off the sofa.
They walked out of the door on the other side of the lounge. This door was a small door, and inside there was a long and narrow corridor leading to the back kitchen.
A dripping sound was heard in the corridor, which was the sound of water dripping on the stone wall.
"Sir," Nakamura Jin couldn't help but ask, "How is that person doing?"
He knew that Feng Jianyu had gone to meet a mysterious public security member who had been lurking at the auction. As a subordinate, he was curious about that person's identity and also wanted to know the information that person brought.
Yuya Kazami's expression was serious: "It's safe now."
"Safe for now, doesn't it mean it's safe for now, but it's uncertain in the future?" Nakamura thought, and then asked, "So, what do we need to do next?"
"I mean, anything other than gathering intelligence and identifying the deceased."
"Find a passage that can evacuate the crowd in a short time." Kazami Yuya said, "Ensure your own safety."
Nakamura Jin: “Oh…anything else?”
Yuya Kazami: "This is all we can do at the moment."
He glanced at his lively junior and asked, "I remember this is your first time participating in a field mission like this?"
"No matter what happens, you must remain calm and learn to adapt. This goes beyond the tasks I just mentioned. You must also learn to pay attention to people or things worth noting, and learn to make decisions on your own when you need to make decisions immediately."
"This kind of field mission is usually a solo operation. You have to use your own judgment. No one will be following you around to give you advice. Do you understand?"
Nakamura Jin nodded, not quite understanding what he meant.
"I'll try, sir."
Yuya Kazami sighed to himself.
They went to the kitchen, returned the plates, and returned to the lounge. Kazami Yuya patted his junior on the shoulder and said, "It's getting late. You should go to bed early. A good night's sleep will help you concentrate on your work during the day."
But, but, haven't you had a rest in a long time? Nakamura Jin looked at the dark circles at the corners of Kazami Yuya's eyes, swallowed his concerned words, and just said "hmm".
After seeing Yuya Kazami back to another dormitory, Jin Nakamura also returned to his room.
In the dormitory, the waiters who had been watching the movie were already getting ready for bed. Nakamura Jin quietly walked to his bed, took his toiletries, and prepared to go to the bathroom to wash up.
Their bathroom is outside the dormitory.
It was late at night, and although there were no windows in the underground building and no cold wind blew in, Nakamura Jin still shivered.
He was brushing his teeth in front of the mirror when he heard a noise behind him.
He was startled and suddenly turned around to look at the neatly arranged bathroom stall.
No one.
Maybe the rats here touched something and made the noise... Nakamura Jin thought so and was about to turn back.
However, at this moment, he heard a chuckle and smelled the aroma of fresh white tea mixed with the exotic scent of orange blossom. His neck ached, his vision spun, and he fell to the ground.
His body was caught steadily by a hand and did not fall on the hard tiles of the bathroom.
The last thing Nakamura Jin saw before he lost consciousness was his silver-white high heels stepping on the cold tiles.
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Knock knock.
Toru Amuro in the room suddenly raised his head.
He looked at the knocked door, hesitated for a moment, and unlocked it.
A familiar face appeared outside the door.
The red-haired girl shed her disguise as a charming socialite, and her pure eyes were like a pool of emerald green water as she looked at him with a smile.
She was wearing a waitress's uniform that she had found from who knows where. The plain white uniform was incompatible with her delicate face.
Amuro Toru was in a trance for a moment.
Sure enough, compared to Sayuri Mizutani's face, he was more accustomed to Punch's original appearance.
He looked at Lin Xi who was coming back, and the person she was carrying on her shoulders, and stepped aside to make room: "Come in."
Lin Xi carried Nakamura Jin, who had been knocked unconscious by her and disguised as Mizutani Sayuri, into the bedroom and put him on the big bed.
"How's it going? I finally found this actor." Putting the man down, Lin Xi turned to look at Amuro Toru, as if to take credit for it: "He has a very thin waist, and is about the same height as Sayuri Mizutani, even their shoe size is the same. I caught him and knocked him out - oh, I padded those two lumps on his chest with cotton, don't move, they won't bounce back, otherwise you'll be exposed."
Amuro Toru's expression was subtle: "Won't it attract attention?"
"Ah, so many people died, no one would care if a waiter disappeared." Lin Xi waved his hand nonchalantly, "And I asked around, it seems this guy was just transferred from somewhere else, and he doesn't know anyone else."
Toru Amuro lowered his eyes and looked at the other Sayuri Mizutani on the bed, wondering what he was thinking.
Lin Xi also looked at the "corpse" on the bed and thought for a moment: "It seems that it is indeed lacking in artistic effect."
As she spoke, she fiddled with the "corpse" in front of Amuro Toru, making his face appear the bluish-gray color of death.
"Alright. That should be enough. By the way, I only knocked him out. He might wake up on his own in the early morning. If he wakes up, remember to make him faint again."
"I know." Amuro Toru rubbed his brows. "Have you heard any other news?"
Lin Xi thought for a moment and said, "There are two things worth noting: one is that Yue Jiangfeng disappeared at noon today, and the Yuejiang family is now leaderless. The other thing is that the police should have noticed this place. The public security may have already infiltrated. Be careful not to let them discover your identity, Bourbon."
Toru Amuro: "..."
Sorry, he is also a public security officer.
"Don't worry." he replied.
He watched Punch walk out the door, her red hair draped over the waiter's white uniform, moving with her master's lively movements. Before closing the door, the girl touched her ears with her fingers and winked at him, which meant:
If you have any questions, please contact us via the communicator at any time.
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"Nakamura, you're back? What took you so long?" The companion who came out to get water asked when he saw the lounge door open and the figure of Nakamura Jin revealed.
Nakamura Jin smiled at him and said, "Constipated."
"Ah, then you have to eat more vegetables..." The companion scratched his head, inexplicably feeling that Nakamura Jin seemed to have become more lively than before.
"Yeah." Nakamura Jin sighed.
After chatting with his companions for a few words, Lin Xi watched them return to the room, and then he transformed into Nakamura Jin and looked at the small door on the other side of the lounge.
She opened the small door and took a peek inside.
The damp wind and dark environment discouraged her.
At this moment, a voice sounded behind her.
"Nakamura, what are you doing there?"
Lin Xi turned around and saw Yuya Kazami.
She was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Nothing...why haven't you rested yet?"
Her tone was familiar, as if she was greeting an old friend.
There was nothing wrong at first, but Yuya Kazami instinctively felt that something was wrong.
He looked at the opened door and asked tentatively, "Are you going to the kitchen?"
Lin Xi shrugged: "I'm a little constipated. I squatted in the toilet for a long time. I think I should eat some fresh vegetables. However, it seems a little too late now. I should give myself a snack in the morning."
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong.
Nakamura Jin had never spoken to him like this before.
His movements were so casual, his tone so brisk—every time Nakamura Jin faced him, although he was lively, his movements and tone were very serious.
What happened during the minute or so they were apart?
His thoughts raced, and a faint smile appeared on his face. "I thought you had gone to bed early. By the way, do you remember what I told you tonight?"
Lin Xi paused for a moment.
Alas, what she hated most was meeting acquaintances when borrowing an identity.
Did she notice that her portrayal of Nakamura Jin doesn't look like the real person? So perceptive?
She used her mind to open the system map and opened the character panel from the small dot on the map.
[Yuya Kazami]: A Japanese Public Security Police officer with the rank of Inspector, a subordinate of Rei Furuya (Tōru Amuro).
Lin Xi: ...
The police? When did they arrive?
Wait, could the guy I knocked out also be a police officer?
Then she sent that guy to Amuro Toru, and asked Amuro Toru to knock him out when he woke up... Isn't this like sending the police to contact him!
However, Toru Amuro's rank should be quite high, and Jin Nakamura may not know his identity.
But the Yuya Kazami in front of him definitely knows the identity of Jin Nakamura!
If we continue talking, I'm afraid we'll be exposed. I have to find a reason to withdraw...
The reason why she wanted to return to Nakamura Jin's lounge was that when she was checking the system map, she found that the staff lounge was connected to another room. She was curious, so she came to take a look.
I didn't expect that room was just a kitchen.
If Lin Xi had known that this guy was a public security officer, even if his waist was thinner and his measurements were closer to Mizutani Sayuri, he would not have chosen to knock him out.
Now she is in a very awkward situation.
It didn't matter if the police found out she wasn't Nakamura Jin, it didn't matter if the police suspected she was part of the organization, it didn't matter if the police knew she knew the person in front of them was a police officer—
But Toru Amuro must not know that he knows he is a public security officer.
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but Lin Xi still maintained a smile on his face: "Of course I remember! Ah, speaking of this, I have something I want to ask you."
The title has become you.
Without giving Yuya Kazami time to react, she asked, "Do you remember where Yue Jiangfeng was last seen?"
"I suddenly remembered something and wanted to confirm it..."
Instead of passively defending, it is better to take the initiative.
Since this person is Toru Amuro's subordinate, he must know about the organization and must have heard of the disguise abilities of "Punch" and "Vermouth".
Reveal the flaw and let him suspect in that direction.
It just so happened that she wanted to know where Yue Jiangfeng was last seen - although she had found the boy's location on the map, it was very far away from her. Lin Xi suspected that he had discovered some clues and was following the clues to track down the mastermind behind the scenes.
Feng Jianyu was also stunned for a moment. He looked at Lin Xi calmly. Although he didn't see any clues from his appearance, he was sure in his heart that there was something wrong with Nakamura Jin.
Because he had discussed the information about Yue Jiangfeng's last appearance with Nakamura Jin long before.
Looking at the face that was exactly the same as the young man in his memory, he was silent for a moment and said, "'Kolossim'."
The "Kolossim" is where the auction takes place, the large replica of an ancient building.
"Thank you!" Lin Xi smiled brightly. "Then I'll be leaving first. You're busy!"
After saying that, he turned around and left, opening the door of the lounge and walking out under Yuya Kazami's gaze.
Yuya Kazami stared at the closed door, his fists clenched involuntarily.
It's Punch...
So after separating from Mr. Jōtani, he joined the maids?
Nakamura Jin, whose identity she replaced...
Although Mr. Furuya Rei has a high opinion of some aspects of Punch, such as rarely hurting innocent people, Punch is such a perceptive person that if she finds out that Nakamura Jin is a public security officer, it is hard to say whether she will not take action against Nakamura Jin.
Should we go back and remind Mr. Fūya?
No, I can't... Going there now, without a good reason, is too risky...
Yuya Kazami closed his eyes.
They must be safe and sound... both Mr. Fūya and that kid Nakamura Jin.
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Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the house.
Alas, she really didn't want to meet a police officer who was not an undercover agent.
It's quite difficult to act in front of them and pretend that I don't know who their boss is.
It's like, everyone knows each other's identity, but they still pretend not to know each other.
It's hard to hold onto it every time I think about it.
Lin Xi was so nervous that she had an urge to turn on the communicator to harass Amuro Toru and tell him that she saw his subordinates - of course she couldn't say it directly, but she could hint to him that she had met the police and scare him.
She can't be the only one who can't hold it in.
After leaving the lounge, Lin Xi walked quietly along the corridor towards "Kolossim".
Yue Jiangfeng's position was further ahead of "Kolossim", and "Kolossim" was just a place he passed by.
But when Lin Xi actually arrived at "Kolossim", he found that he could not find a place to pass through.
The ancient hippodrome, like a large stadium, spanned the middle of the path she was about to take.
Lin Xi had a strange feeling, as if he was holding the navigation in his hand, and the navigation indicated that he should go forward, but there was a dead end ahead.
I still can't rely too much on the system. Lin Xi sighed and resignedly observed the entire arena, trying to find a hidden secret passage.
She soon discovered that "Kolossim" was not a building with only an interior structure as she had imagined.
She originally thought that the architect only simulated the interior space of the building because the building was underground, and the exterior space - that is, the walls and the decorations on the walls - were not deliberately built.
While the auction was going on, Lin Xi was taken directly from the corridor to his seat in the middle of the venue and had no chance to observe the building carefully.
But she now discovered that there was enough space left outside the "Kolossim", and the walls and decorations on them that she thought did not exist were not missed. Although the space was not enough to walk far to observe the entire picture of the "Kolossim", she could still appreciate the external structure of this imitation ancient building.
Lin Xi walked along the wall of "Kolossim", and from here he should be able to reach where Yue Jiangfeng was.
But as I walked, I still ended up in a dead end.
But it’s not a dead end either—Lin Xi looked at the wall in front of him.
This is a red brick wall, some of the bricks are raised and others are sunken.
Obviously, this wall is the entrance to a secret passage, and the mechanism to open the secret passage is these bricks.
The bumps and depressions of these bricks were random and seemed very scattered. Lin Xi couldn't find any pattern for the time being.
She began to look around, trying to find clues elsewhere.
Yue Jiangfeng, ah Yue Jiangfeng, since you are passing by here, could you please leave me, your ally—even if it is just a plastic ally, a temporary ally—some hints?
You can find loopholes with your purple eyes, but I can't!
Lin Xi's eyes scanned the area and stopped at a line of crooked small characters at the base of the wall.
It seemed to be carved directly on the wall with some sharp object. It was small and blurry. If Lin Xi hadn't observed carefully, he would not have been able to find this line of words at all.
She squatted down and read it carefully, and barely understood what was written on it.
An English word, architecture.
The meaning of architecture.
Lin Xi subconsciously turned her gaze back to the large building "Kolossim" next to her.
Speaking of buildings, there’s a ready-made one right next to it!
But the scope of this hint is too broad. Not to mention how big the building is, it would take half an hour just to walk around it, and the direction is also very unclear!
Can't you be more precise?
It's said that she is bad at solving puzzles!
Lin Xi made a bitter face and touched his ears, wanting to ask Amuro Toru for help.
As an undercover agent, his IQ must be very high. Asking him to solve the puzzle would definitely be much faster than Lin Xi solving it himself.
But her hand stopped beside her ear, hesitated for a moment, and finally put it down.
This guy will play Werewolf tomorrow, so let him rest for a while and don't disturb him.
She should think of a solution herself. If the secret passage is not opened in half an hour, she will ask him for help!
After making the decision, Lin Xi began to observe "Kolossim" again.
She had no intention of going around "Kolossim" again. Since the small words of the hint were written next to the secret passage, the clue should be nearby. It was especially likely that it was hidden on the exterior of the "Kolossim" building.
If the bricks are locks and the correct order of convex and concave is the password, then the password should consist of only three symbols: convex, concave, and unchanged.
What she needed to find was a symbol of the same type but with three different patterns. According to Yue Jiangfeng's hint of "architecture", this symbol should be found on the "Kolossim" in front of her.
And there should be quite a few of these symbols, because the bricks on the wall leading to the secret passage are arranged very densely, which means that Lin Xi has to find many symbols that correspond to the bricks one by one.
Lin Xi first listed the same type of things in his mind:
Arches, columns and windows on the exterior walls of the Kolosim.
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