Chapter 2131 2139 [Hashimoto Maya Evolution] Ask for monthly votes ()
A little after 2 a.m., in the east bedroom area.
The landline phone in Hashimoto Maya's room suddenly rang.
Hashimoto Maya: “……?”
He stared at the unfamiliar number on the landline for two seconds, but instead of answering it, he took out his cell phone and took a look at it.
When she found that her cell phone had power and signal, Maya Hashimoto immediately understood: Based on her experience, although she didn't know what had happened, once she answered the call, it would probably mean the beginning of an incident.
…Speaking of which, shouldn’t this kind of call be directed to Jiang Xia? Why call an innocent detective assistant like him!
Maya Hashimoto turned over, pulled up the quilt to cover her ears, and tried to get away with it.
However, the caller had no intention of stopping. The ring continued to ring, each one sounding like a life-threatening urge.
Hashimoto Maya gradually understood in her heart: perhaps someone needed an alibi, but felt that provoking Jiang Xia was too difficult, so she settled for the next best thing and turned to calling to harass the detective assistant.
The only person who usually lives in this house is Mrs. Sufang. Due to her old age, her hearing is not very good, and all the landline phones here ring very loudly.
After dragging on for a few rounds, Hashimoto Maya really couldn't pretend anymore. He cursed this bully in his heart, then picked up the phone receiver in annoyance.
“Chuckle, chuckle—”
A sharp laugh came from the receiver, like nails scratching on a blackboard, with a creepy and ominous meaning.
This was obviously not a pleasant sound. Hashimoto Maya's fists hardened, and a murderous aura floated from his body, but he still maintained the patience of a good man and asked politely, "Who are you?"
"I am the messenger of the Cursed Mask." The voice changed by the voice changer was sharp and a little bit immature, and there was also a hint of blatant malice. "The Cursed Mask is thirsty for blood. Who among you will be my victim? Time is running out. If we don't stop it, it will be too late..."
After saying that, the person on the other end hung up the phone.
Hashimoto Maya: "..." Time is running out? Then you called me three times in a row.
He snorted coldly and threw the receiver back onto the landline: It sounded like the "messenger of the cursed mask" who had been sending them threatening letters was going to take action tonight, and as a quasi-detective, he would of course try his best to stop that person - this was probably exactly what the "messenger of the cursed mask" was expecting.
"According to normal procedures, if I were a righteous person who wanted to be a detective, then now that I heard that the 'Cursed Mask' was going to kill someone, I would immediately rush to the Mask Hall where the 'Cursed Mask' was placed to check the situation."
Hashimoto Maya got up from the bed while organizing his thoughts. Suddenly, he let out a cold smile: "You didn't dare to call Jiang Xia, so you came to me? Oh, you are so naive. It seems that you don't know what the positioning of 'Watson' is."
…
In the next room, Jiang Xia was sleeping when he suddenly heard someone slam the door open. Then he shouted "Oh no!" and ran over to knock on his door.
Jiang Xia opened his eyes silently: "..." What is this bucket of iced black tea doing?
He yawned and walked to the door, opened it, and saw Hashimoto Maya standing outside with a panicked look on her face: "I just received a call!"
He repeated word for word what the other party had said.
During this process, the sound of Hashimoto Maya opening the door, shouting, and smashing Jiang Xiamen... shocked all the hearing creatures around.
Of course, the high school students were awake too.
Mao Lilan heard the noise in a daze, and was worried that a lunatic was knocking on her classmate's door in the middle of the night, so she jumped out in her pajamas. However, the imagined lunatic did not appear, but instead she heard the news that "the cursed mask was about to cause trouble."
The general who had been full of murderous intent just now suddenly became so frightened that his legs went limp.
Mao Lilan wanted to retreat back into the house silently, but at this time Suzuki Sonoko heard the noise and ran out, pushing her back to the entrance. The consortium daughter who was braver than Mao Lilan felt that there was something to be done, and her sleepy eyes widened. She grabbed Jiang Xia and Hashimoto Maya and said, "What's the matter? What happened?"
In the distance, a pair of twin maids who were woken up also heard the noise and quietly poked their heads out.
Then, the moment Jiang Xia looked at her, she slid back into the stairwell.
Takamori Masumi pressed her back against the wall of the corridor, pressing her pounding heart, regretting that she had just leaned over and looked in too quickly: Torimaru Naoko's teachings should have been listened to carefully! Why did she come out to join in the fun so late at night? She must have been sleepy!
Thinking of this, she tiptoed down the stairs and returned to her lounge on the first floor.
…
Hashimoto Maya used a summoning skill to wake up a group of people.
Everyone was curious about what happened, but if he explained everything one by one, the murderer who was waiting anxiously would probably be embarrassed, so Jiang Xia had no choice but to stop repeating himself and just said, "Let's talk on the way."
Then he took a group of people and rumbled to the Mask Hall.
Mao Lilan didn't want to leave at first, but she was afraid to stay alone, so she gritted her teeth and followed.
Arriving at the Mask Hall, Jiang Xia grasped the door handle and pressed it, then shook his head: "It's locked."
Hashimoto Maya gradually found her position and took the initiative to make a comedic comment: "What should we do? That 'cursed mask' isn't killing people in there!"
The doors here are all specially made. Grandma Rich had someone design these doors specifically to seal the curse. Even Ran Mouri has to work hard to kick them open.
Jiang Xia then instructed the assistant who suddenly came to his senses: "Go find that maid. She should have the key to the Mask Room."
Conan also felt that Hashimoto Maya was acting strange tonight. When he heard that this guy wanted to act alone, he immediately intervened: "I'm going too!"
Hashimoto Maya: “…” Haha.
The two people who disliked each other quickly ran away and went to the maid's bedroom on the first floor to look for someone.
Hashimoto Maya glanced at the elementary school student behind him and suddenly found an advantage. So when he went down the stairs, he didn't walk down in a regular manner, but took three or four steps at a time. When he got to the middle of the stairs, he even jumped over the handrail and ran away.
Conan: "..." What's so great about having long legs?
He touched his anesthesia watch, ready to take action.
However, someone's life is in danger now, this is not the time to worry about these trivial matters.
After hesitating for a moment, Conan simply didn't bother chasing after him, but turned to the main door. He jumped up and shook the door handle, only to find that the main door was also firmly locked.
In order to prevent thieves, the windows here are usually sealed and can only be opened slightly for ventilation. In other words, the east and west sides of the house now seem to be completely separated.
"Hashimoto Maya said he received an internal call from a landline." Conan touched his chin and quickly reasoned about the situation, "So the 'messenger of the cursed mask' must be in this house, but I don't know whether he is on the east side or on the other side of the west... Who could it be? Could it be that Hashimoto Maya is directing and acting in this matter himself?"
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