When I returned to the bedroom on the second floor, it was almost one o'clock in the morning.
In order to ensure that he would not fall asleep tonight due to sleepiness, Fujiwara Yu took out the instant coffee he had prepared in advance from his luggage. To be honest, he prepared it because he had a premonition that something would happen.
He dutifully brewed two packets of instant coffee and drank it all in one gulp. The bitter taste instantly sobered him up. He turned his head to look at Miyano Akemi, who was sitting beside him, deep in thought, and asked:
"What's wrong? Did you find anything?"
"No, I just think Miss Nakayama won't come to our place." Miyano Akemi shook her head and replied.
"Could that secret be more important than life? Besides, she is not the murderer. Even if she is sentenced, the sentence will not be long. If she hires a better lawyer, she may not even have to go to jail." Fujiwara You couldn't understand why Nakayama Maiko didn't come and confess voluntarily. He still felt that when facing danger, a girl who was so scared would take the initiative to seek protection from the police.
However, Fujiwara Yu was wrong after all. He waited in the room for a long time but still didn't hear any movement from the door.
Is there really someone who values such a secret more than life?
Fujiwara Yu, who really couldn't wait any longer, chose to take the initiative. Before leaving, he did not forget to close the door quietly because he found that while he was waiting, Miyano Akemi, who had not drunk coffee, had fallen asleep on her side on the bed.
He walked along the corridor towards the gym, where Maiko Nakayama and Takashi Sugino's rooms were.
Worried that he would disturb the couple's nighttime activities, he deliberately waited at the door for ten seconds to make sure there were no strange sounds in the house before boldly raising his hand to knock on the door.
Boom boom boom.
However, after knocking on the door twice, no sound came from inside the house. This made Fujiwara Yuu feel an ominous premonition. He ignored any etiquette and directly knocked on the door and shouted:
"Mr. Sugino, Ms. Nakayama? Are you in there?"
The room was still quiet without any sound coming out. Fujiwara Yu's worry reached its peak. He was about to kick the door, but found that the door seemed to be unlocked.
When he turned the doorknob, he noticed that the room was in a mess, as if someone had been fighting there.
"Hmm..."
Fujiwara Yu noticed Sugino Takashi lying on the bed and struggling to get up. He quickly stepped forward to support him and asked:
"Mr. Sugino, what happened? Where is Miss Nakayama?"
"Maiko..." Sugino Takashi felt his head was a little unclear. He shook it hard, thinking of what happened before he lost consciousness. He anxiously grabbed Takashi Sosuke's arm and said, "That guy's target is Maiko! Officer Takashi, please save her!"
"That guy? Is he the one you were fighting with in the room?"
"That's right. Maiko and I couldn't sleep, so we thought of drinking some red wine to help us sleep. But after just two sips, I felt a little sleepy, and Maiko fell asleep straight away. Maybe I didn't drink much, so I was still a little awake. Just as I was carrying Maiko to bed, someone suddenly came in from outside, and I started to wrestle with him... but I couldn't beat him."
Was it another sleeping pill scheme? It could be the same person who killed Maekawa Keiryo.
Fujiwara Yu looked at the traces around him. It did seem like they were caused by a fight between two people, but there were no blood-stained objects at the scene. Could it be that the murderer had already taken the murder weapon away?
He held his chin and thought for a while, then asked:
"Did you see what the murderer looked like?"
"No, the murderer was wearing the same hood as the robber. At that time, I was only concerned with protecting Maiko, so I didn't pay attention to other details." Sugino Takashi looked at Maiko, who should have been lying in bed, lowered his head in frustration, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's all my fault for not protecting Maiko. I should have persuaded her to go find the police officer... It's all my fault."
Fujiwara Yuu reached out and gently patted Sugino Takashi's back twice. He had searched the room but hadn't found anything useful. It seemed the killer was a very cautious person. Furthermore, the decor of this hotel was amazing. As he entered the bedroom, he noticed that each room was very soundproof. Furthermore, there were other rooms between each room for activities. Even if someone in the room screamed, those outside wouldn't necessarily hear.
This also means that the person who invited them here to play the real-life script-killing game must be the murderer.
After Fujiwara Yuu confirmed that there were no missed clues in the house, he looked at Sugino Takashi and said:
"Mr. Sugino, please bandage your wound first. I'll go look for someone in the hotel."
"No, I'm fine. My head doesn't hurt anymore. I'll go with you!" Sugino Takashi got up from the bed with a determined look. He wanted to find Maiko as soon as possible. Maybe she was still alive.
Seeing this, Fujiwara Yu didn't say much and started a new round of carpet search from the second floor of the hotel, but the result was not satisfactory. There was no trace of Nakayama Maiko in the entire hotel.
After hearing the noise, Uchida Ami, who had joined the search team, looked towards the gate with concern and whispered:
"Officer Takashi, isn't Maiko over there too?"
"It's already late, you guys should stay in the hotel, but don't be alone, I'm alone..."
Before Fujiwara Yuu could finish his words, thunder rumbled outside. If he remembered correctly, the weather forecast had indeed predicted a thunderstorm tonight. He couldn't help but frown at the thought. Crossing a large forest during a thunderstorm was a very dangerous undertaking.
Just as he was debating whether to wait for the thunderstorm to stop before setting off, Yamaguchi Jun, who was sitting opposite him, looked out the window with a look of horror and screamed:
“Ahhhhh! Outside, there’s someone outside!!!”
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Everyone looked in the direction Yamaguchi Jun pointed, only to find it completely dark. But when lightning flashed, they clearly saw a figure standing in the woods outside the window, staring with dilated eyes, watching their every move.
"Maiko? Is it Maiko?!"
Sugino Takashi stood up excitedly, stumbled out of the house, and the others followed him out.
The still-falling thunderstorm blurred everyone's vision. Before they could see who was standing in front of the woods, they saw Sugino Takashi sitting on the ground in a mess, his face full of fear.
Fujiwara Yu looked up and found that the girl standing in front of the tree was the long-missing Nakayama Maiko, but she had already lost her breath and heartbeat. Her eyes were wide open in a ferocious look, and her pale and bloodless lips were slightly open, as if she wanted to say something, but she no longer had the chance.
He looked at the thunderstorm that was not going to stop for a while and said seriously:
"Everyone, please go back to the hotel. I will bring back Miss Nakayama's body."
"Let me help you." Takenaka Yuto helped Sugino Takashi, who was sitting on the ground crying, and took the initiative to say.
"Well, thank you for your help."
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