Late at night, the snow did not stop falling, and even showed signs of getting heavier.
Fujiwara Yu, who should have been fast asleep, tossed and turned in bed for many times but couldn't fall asleep. He glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside and it was already two o'clock in the morning. Thinking that the last round of pranks would start soon, he simply got out of bed and washed up. After the baptism of cold water on his face, he felt much more awake.
He heard some noise outside the house, and when he opened the door, he saw director Masashi Hiruda tiptoeing to provide a "wake-up service". He had just woken up Reika Hayami who lived in the next room, and was about to come to Sosuke Takagi's door when he saw that the other party was already awake.
Hiruta Masashi remained silent, instead making a few gestures to Takashi, suggesting he be more careful about his movements, lest Rie Kana, who lived upstairs, overhear. Fujiwara Yuu, understanding, yawned and headed downstairs. He spotted Yamato Gansuke, his eyes dark and radiating a dejected aura, clearly unhappy at being woken.
Led by sound engineer Shiro Hibiki, everyone went to the living room on the first floor to discuss the prank plan to move to the main building.
As the cold air hit, Hayami Reika regained consciousness and thought about how she had been the victim of a prank. Furthermore, the script she had memorized so carefully turned out to be fake. She looked at Hiruda Masashi with dissatisfaction.
"Director, I heard that they've been filming prank shows so far, right?"
"Hey, Reika, don't be so angry. Don't you hate Rie Kana too? I'm going to leave her alone in the annex next. This is the final prank and has nothing to do with you!" Hiruta Masashi didn't want to offend this extremely popular female idol. If he didn't do what she wanted, there would be no chance of cooperation in the future, and that would be a big loss.
Fujiwara Yuu took a sip of the canned coffee he'd bought at the station, but then noticed the number of people in the living room wasn't right. Excluding the target of the prank, Rie Kano, there should be nine people, but why were there only eight?
"Didn't you say only one person would stay? It seems like there's still someone missing."
"Huh? Yeah, where did that guy Akashi go?" Ken Munakata looked around and found that there was no sign of photographer Michio Akashi. He touched the back of his head and asked in confusion.
"Who knows what that Kansai accent guy is up to? Forget it, we can't wait any longer, otherwise we'll be discovered by Ghana. Let's go first!" Masashi Hiruta didn't want his prank plan to be ruined by one person, so he urged.
Everyone boarded the bus to the main museum. The snowstorm was getting stronger and stronger with no sign of stopping. It felt like even after the filming of the prank show was over, there was no way to leave Beibing Village.
The main building and the annex face each other across the river, but because there is a steep valley between them, the only way to reach the main building from the annex is to drive across the bridge upstream, which takes twenty minutes one way.
Yamato Gansuke was no longer sleepy after drinking the coffee given by Takashi Sosuke. He crossed his arms over his chest and asked:
"Why don't you build a bridge connecting the annex and the main building? It's really inconvenient."
"Originally there was a bridge, but it was washed away by the flood last summer, and Mr. Himuro didn't rebuild it, so this is the only way to travel between the main building and the annex," explained Masashi Hiruta.
Yamato Gansuke raised his eyebrows after hearing this. He gave a look to Toji Sosuke, who nodded knowingly.
They both knew from Hiruta Masashi's words that he was very familiar with the Himuro residence, as if he came there frequently. However, the Himuro residence was in Hokkaido, and their production team was active in the Kanto region, so logically they shouldn't be familiar with it.
You know, Beibing Village is not well-known. If Bingshi Yisheng’s residence was not located here, I’m afraid few people would come here.
And the most important thing is that Himuro Ikki has a very introverted personality and didn't have many friends in the circle before. How did the program crew get Himuro Ikki online?
Not only that, when they were observing everyone, they also found something strange, that is, Rie Kano realized very early on that this was a prank show, but she seemed to be very familiar with the furnishings of the Himuro mansion annex, as if she came here often.
I always feel that the relationship between these people is not as simple as I imagined. They seem to be more or less related to Bingshi Yishengneng.
After a twenty-minute drive, they finally arrived at the main building of the Himuro mansion. The main building was obviously more exquisitely decorated than the annex, and the person who opened the door of the main building was the owner of the mansion, Himuro Kazusho, whom both Sosuke Takagi and Gansuke Yamato wanted to meet.
He had fluffy black medium-length hair, and his entire face was basically covered by sunglasses and a white mask, so his appearance could not be seen at all. If the two had not noticed the obvious burn marks on the back of his right hand, they would not have dared to conclude that the man who suddenly appeared was Himuro Kazusho.
"Himuro, I'm so sorry to disturb your rest." Hiruta Masashi looked at Himuro Kazusei with a smile. From his tone, it was not difficult to hear that the two had a relatively close relationship. He turned his head to look at Ayatsuji and instructed: "Marina, go make coffee for everyone, and prepare some for Akashi as well. I don't know where that brat has gone!"
"OK."
Everyone sat down in the living room. Yamato Gansuke noticed the Snow Yasha hanging on the wall. He glanced at Takashi Sosuke, who immediately began to praise it:
"Is this a painting of a Snow Yaksha? Really impressive painting skills! This painting must be worth a lot of money, right?"
"This is a painting based on the 'Legend of Snow Yasha' by Master Himuro Gibe Himura. I remember it's worth 5 million yen, right?" Daimon Yusaku tried to get closer to Himuro Issei after meeting him. If he could get close to such a master, his acting career would take a qualitative leap.
However, Himuro Kazusei did not appreciate it. He stared at the painting for a while without saying a word. After Ayatsuji Marina made the coffee, he took a cup and left.
If hiding his features because the burn marks all over his face were a bit scary, then not speaking was a bit inappropriate. As the owner of the mansion, he should have entertained them, and as the artist, he didn't respond to the inquiry. These two points together are extremely unreasonable.
Yamato Gansuke leaned close to Takashi Sosuke's ear and whispered his guess:
"You must be feeling strange too, right? I now think the client's guess makes sense. Himuro Ichisei must be hiding some secret, or perhaps... he's not Himuro Ichisei at all."
"There's no evidence to prove my guess yet. If I get a chance later, I'd like to go to his room and take a look."
"Well, let's find a chance to go and have a look." Yamato Gansuke glared at the production crew huddled in front of several televisions, and sighed helplessly, "Let's see what these guys are up to first. I hope they're not too extreme. Scaring people can kill them."
"Hehe, I think Miss Ghana will choose to cooperate with the program team. After all, this kind of prank show always has a high viewership rate. In order to increase her popularity, she might show off her acting skills." Fujiwara Yu shrugged his shoulders. He was not interested in pranks either, but he did not think that Rie Kana was the kind of person who would be scared by pranks.
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