Conan didn't think too much and nodded. Xiaolan does have this habit...
He watched the new performance and continued to chew without knowing anything.
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the other side.
Nakamura Yusuke held the guitar and took Mao Lilan into the building and came to the elevator entrance.
He looked back and saw that no one was following him. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was glad that things went well - he mustered up the courage to talk to someone just now, and it was indeed the right thing to do.
Nakamura Yusuke pressed the button, and the elevator quickly went up.
The two people entered the elevator one after another and pressed the button for the first underground floor.
After the elevator door closes.
Belmode turned silently from the corner. She raised her head and stared at the dancing numbers on the top of the elevator. Finally, she watched it stop at the B1 position.
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Nakamura Yusuke and Mao Lilan quickly descended from the roof to the basement level where the lounge is located.
There is a simple guard post on the first floor, which performs security duties and keeps the keys.
Nakamura Yusuke lent the key to the lounge from the guard.
The two came to the door of the lounge.
There were some large musical instruments stacked on both sides of the door. The door to the lounge was locked and the lights were turned off. Before they came, there seemed to be no one inside.
Nakamura Yusuke opened the door with the key, but did not invite Mao Lilan to go in. He turned around and apologized: "Please wait here for a moment."
Mao Lilan responded obediently.
It was normal for her not to be allowed in the artist's rest room. After all, it was not only used by Yusuke Nakamura, but also other band members. The rooftop restaurant knew the importance of publicity when it first opened, and invited the band for several days in a row.
So today and in the next few days, Nakamura Yusuke's band will come here to perform every night and will use this rest room. There may still be some personal belongings of the band members in it.
Not allowing outsiders to enter is to protect the privacy of the artists...
Mao Lilan thought and nodded secretly with understanding.
After watching Yusuke Nakamura enter, she paced back and forth at the door of the lounge, curiously admiring the various musical instruments in the corridor and the paintings on the wall.
Around the corner, Belmode observed this scene secretly.
Seeing that the situation seemed safe, she followed the agreement she had just made with Uzo that she would not interfere and peeped from a distance without moving.
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After a few seconds, a series of noises suddenly came from the rest room.
Mao Lilan was startled and listened carefully. She heard someone tripping and staggering in the rest room.
Immediately afterwards, Nakamura Yusuke said to himself in confusion: "What is it?"
A rustling sound.
"Ah——!!" A scream sounded in the house.
"..." Bellmode, who was eavesdropping at the corner, twitched his eyes and frowned slightly.
But then I thought about it, it was the man who screamed...
She finally held back and didn't move.
Before something that could threaten angel's life appeared, she was just a spectator who was curious about Uzo's drama, so she came to watch it up close - this behavior was within the limits of explanation. But if it was too surprising,
On the contrary, it will trigger a deeper threat.
...You must remain calm in front of that child.
Belmod took a few deep breaths slowly, calmed down and watched silently.
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On the other side, the entrance to the lounge.
Of course Mao Lilan didn't have so many scruples.
When she heard the screams, she was startled instinctively. She always felt that Jiang Xia or Conan or someone else would rush over next to her.
... After reacting for 0.1 seconds, I remembered that there was no one around.
Mao Lilan had no choice but to muster the courage to step forward and push open the door of the lounge. She soon saw Yusuke Nakamura who made a sound. She asked with concern: "What's wrong? Are you okay?"
There were no lights on in the lounge.
Through the light shining in the corridor, Mao Lilan saw Yusuke Nakamura sitting on the ground in the corner of the room.
Nakamura Yusuke raised his hand and pointed tremblingly at the ground in front of him.
Mao Lilan looked along his direction and saw a blanket that had fallen to the ground.
There seemed to be a person covered under it, with a protruding piece. Half of a hand was vaguely exposed from the edge of the blanket. It was pale and slender, wearing purple starlight gloves, slightly stiff... Mao Lilan quickly recognized the gloves on that hand.
——That’s what lead singer Yukiko Watanabe wears all the time when she sings.
"I, I thought someone accidentally brought the blanket to the ground when they left. I originally wanted to pick it up and put it away. Who knew I would open it and take a look..."
Nakamura Yusuke's voice was trembling, and his words became confused and full of panic:
"Yukiko, she seems to be dead! Go and ask Mr. Jiangxia to come down!"
"Okay!" Mao Lilan followed him and became scared - even if she saw too many corpses, it did not mean that she would be completely immune to it. At least the moment she saw a new corpse, Mao Lilan would still instinctively feel
Fear.
Especially now, the light in the lounge is dark, the body is half-covered, and I am infected by Nakamura Yusuke's strong fear...
Mao Lilan followed his instructions, turned around and ran out, as agile as a frightened rabbit.
——There are covered bodies, which means that a murder is likely to have occurred here. If there is a murder, a detective must be found to solve the case. And Jiang Xia is undoubtedly an excellent detective... Rounding things off, Nakamura Yusuke asked her to go directly to Jiang Xia. The logic in this,
There seems to be no problem.
Mao Lilan really didn't think too much and just did it instinctively.
She quickly ran to the elevator, preparing to go to the rooftop restaurant on the top floor to find Jiang Xia.
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The two of them had just come down not long ago, and the elevator was not used by anyone else.
As soon as Mao Lilan pressed the button, the door opened.
She ran into the elevator.
When the metal door slowly closed, Mao Lilan thought of something. She looked at the curtain on the side of the corridor through the crack in the door with slight doubts - when she ran over just now, she always felt that there seemed to be a slight shake.
It's like someone is hiding inside...
As she thought about it, Mao Lilan shuddered, and scary things like "the ghost of Watanabe's lead singer" appeared in her mind.
Fortunately, the elevator door closed quickly and the elevator moved upward.
Mao Lilan looked at the steadily jumping numbers on the screen and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Then she thought that the curtain was shaking just now, maybe it was just because she brought up some wind when she ran...
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As the crime scene got further and further away, the fear and panic gradually faded away from Mao Lilan's heart.
She looked at her reflection in the elevator, was startled for a moment, and suddenly slapped her forehead in regret.
——Why are you going upstairs? You should call Jiang Xia directly! Otherwise, if the murderer is still nearby, wouldn't it be very dangerous for Mr. Nakamura to be left alone?
But now...
Mao Lilan looked up at the numbers and found that the elevator was halfway through.
It's better to take Jiang Xia down with you... Well, as long as you move quickly enough, it won't be a big problem.
This chapter has been completed!