Chapter 587 Bloody Night
The host paused for a moment and continued:
"Except for the tableware, every door, floor, handrail, and even the chess patterns and playing cards here are rare and exclusive items that were custom-made by the Karasuma family. And forty years ago, a brutal massacre took place in this exquisite custom-made annex - I believe you have already discovered that this annex is covered in blood. These are the traces left behind on that bloody night 40 years ago.
"At that time, someone called together celebrities from all walks of life in the political and economic circles. They gathered in this annex and held a memorial service for Karasuma Renya, who passed away at the age of 99.
"But in fact, this was a secret auction, and the items were all precious artworks collected by Karasuma Renye during his lifetime. There were more than 300 items at the time, and the entire auction was scheduled to last for three days.
"However, on the second night, a stormy night, two men, soaked by the rain, suddenly came to the annex. They claimed to be lost in the mountains and asked to stay overnight. The organizer wanted to refuse, but after smoking something like a cigarette they stuffed into his mouth, he changed his mind and allowed them in."
Toru Amuro: “…”…Something like a cigarette?
Although I haven't heard the follow-up yet, the host's sudden change in attitude and the context of his words seem to imply that this thing is not simple... Could it be drugs?
Toru Amuro suddenly remembered the strange "cigarette-like things" on Jiang Xia's body and took a look at "Jiang Xia".
However, according to his previous tests, the cigarettes mixed with Jiang Xia seemed to be just some ordinary plant powders, which were not addictive. The technician who helped him test said that it might be something similar to essential oils used to refresh the mind.
"Jiang Xia" failed to notice the gaze from Amuro Toru.
Because at this time, when he heard "something like a cigarette", he also remembered something and looked out the window, feeling a little confused.
——Speaking of which, why did Kiri Tengu like the pack of cigarettes on Jiang Xia so much? Before in the woods, before he had time to take a closer look, Kiri Tengu took the cigarettes away directly... Kidd thought carefully and found that he had met Jiang Xia who had just smoked at the crime scene before. At that time, the smell on Jiang Xia's body was indeed different from that of ordinary cigarettes.
...Tsk, could it be that Jiang Xia was forced to help his scumbag boss sell drugs? Or was he too stressed out and started using these things to relieve stress?
Thinking of this, "Jiang Xia" couldn't help but look at Amuro Toru.
Beside him, Zhen Jiang Xia propped up his head and looked at the reactions of the two people: "..."
…It felt like there were strange pots flying around in the air.
However, what does the matter between Bourbon and "Kaito Kid disguised as Jiang Xia" have to do with him, Uzo...
Everyone was watching the show silently. At this moment, Toru Amuro seemed to sense some kind of gaze watching a show, and suddenly looked in the direction of Shin Jiang Xia.
Then, as if he remembered something, he lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the pocket where Jiang Xia put the cigarette.
Jiang Xia: “…”
...This undercover agent is too sensitive to sight.
He picked up the teacup as if nothing had happened and took a sip of tea.
At the same time, I was bored and thought that it was time to use the "Uzo" vest to buy some real cigarettes openly.
If the clerk asks him to show his ID, he can casually drop his ID on the table and enter tobacco and alcohol places without any hindrance... When he buys cigarettes, he will mix a little bit of the barely noticeable ghost mint into them. This can not only satisfy Matsuda's little hobby of smoking, but also add a layer of mysterious and mature filter to himself with the smoke effect, and it will not waste too much ghost mint, and the smell will not be the same as the cigarettes on Jiang Xia's body...
Unfortunately, time was tight and I didn't have time to prepare cigarettes. And it wasn't very convenient to smoke in this case...
Next time you go out, be sure to bring your props with you.
Jiang Xia nodded secretly in his heart.
…
The "host" who tells the story is, after all, just a machine and cannot see the little movements of the guests.
He continued to tell the bloody story: "Other guests also received the traveler's 'cigarette' one after another, and the venue began to be filled with thick smoke. After a while, some people began to scream like they had seen a ghost, threw away the artwork they had won with great difficulty, and ran out; others seemed to be begging for someone's forgiveness, tears welled up in their eyes, and they couldn't stop no matter what; and there were also people who excitedly held a pen and kept stabbing their wrists...
"In the end, all the guests started to scramble for the artworks, and even picked up the famous knives and swords that were auctioned and killed each other. The whole villa turned into hell.
"After this nightmare-like night, there were eight deaths and more than a dozen guests in coma at the auction.
“And the two travelers who got lost on a stormy night disappeared with a large amount of art.”
After the "host" finished speaking, he stopped talking for a while.
The hall fell silent as the detectives digested this story, whether true or not.
The maid looked at the schedule and started serving tea according to the meal time.
Amid the gurgling sound of tea filling the porcelain cup, the host's malicious voice sounded again:
"If you have no clue, you can try to reenact the horrific tragedy that happened 40 years ago. Tonight, only one guest can leave the castle. Let me see you kill each other.
"However, searching for treasure in such a large villa is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Here is a little tip I'll give you -
"'Two travelers looked up at the sky at night, and the devil descended on the castle; the king fled with the treasure, the princess poured tears into the Holy Grail, begging for forgiveness, the soldier drew his sword and committed suicide, and the blood stained the ground.'
"...Hehe, although it's just a hint, I think it can also be used to predict what will happen in this annex."
Jiang Xia took a sip of tea and was a little distracted: If the "prophecy" came true and a massacre took place here tonight, the detectives would definitely be full of murderous intent, and maybe even lose a few babies... However, rationally speaking, the detectives probably would not have the idea of "killing each other" at all.
...However, referring to Conan, the detectives in this world seem to have the potential to be dramatic. If they acted seriously and performed a massacre according to the wishes of the "host", maybe they could really generate some murderous aura?
Jiang Xia remembered that when he was invited to watch the filming on set, he had felt some murderous intent from the senior actors - when they were getting into the role, those old actors really wanted to kill their targets.
Unfortunately, similar shots are not always available, and there are only a handful of famous actors who can be so realistic as to create murderous aura. Most of them are one-offs - either they are suddenly killed, or they suddenly kill someone and then get caught, and the set quickly becomes a live scene...
(End of this chapter)
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