In the sparsely populated mountainous area of ​​Nagano Prefecture, there are rolling low mountains, and the mysterious Bardo Castle stands among them.

There is an artificial ditch dug in front of the outer city gate. The water surface is turquoise. Due to the continuous rainfall in the past few days, the water level is quite high.

Sagi wearing white short-sleeved shirts, Kindaichi wearing red and yellow clothes, and Nanase Miyuki wearing a pink woolen hat were standing on the flat suspension bridge.

If you step hard enough, the wood will make a "crunching" sound.

There are tall square watchtowers at the left and right ends of the outer city gate, and the old-looking blue brick wall connecting the two towers is covered with stubbles of moss.

Kenmochi Yong, who was wearing a khaki casual suit, walked up to them and said, "This castle was moved from Germany. Although it was planned to build a theme park to recreate a medieval German town, due to the collapse of the development company,

The plan was terminated. The remaining castle was left abandoned without being towed away."

"That's amazing~" Nanase Miyuki raised her hands.

"Are you going to start cracking the criminal's game here?"

"Well, after all, the winner will be rewarded with such a whole castle! So the participants spared no effort!" Miyuki, holding two pigtails, revealed anticipation in her eyes.

Kindaichi swallowed and turned to ask Saoki: "Uh...is that so? Can you get this castle if you win?"

The latter threw a manual with a dark blue cover and English writing at him, "It says in the manual, read it yourself!"

The manual was held by Kindaichi. Without even looking at it, he threw it to Miyuki, picked up Saaki and ran away, "Let's go, let's go quickly!"

Saoki rubbed his temples and was dragged forward by Kindaichi.

"Hey, Hajime, slow down!" Nanase waved from behind.

Jianchiyong saw this scene from behind and smiled helplessly. He was not allowed to participate in the "Night of Suspense" and could only stop here.

"Bang", Mingzhi Jianwu, who was wearing a light yellow straight suit with an elegant posture, opened the car door and stepped out of the car. He had grandma-gray hair and gold-framed glasses, and his eyes revealed a faint light of wisdom.

"Sword wielding police department?"

"Oh? Akechi Police, why are you here too?"

"Hmm~"

Seeing that his immediate boss also came to participate in the "Suspense Night", but he was excluded by the organizer, Jian Chiyong felt like crying.

He patted his subordinate's shoulder lightly with his palm, and walked towards the rope bridge slowly and wisely.

"Squeak..." Kindaichi and Saoki pushed open the thick outer city gate, and the dark and humid air rushed in. Their eyes became pitch black. After their pupils gradually adapted to the dark environment, they noticed the faint lights dotted on both sides of the corridor and corridor.

candlelight.

"Dong dong..." The three of them stepped on the dark blue brick floor, as if they were in a medieval European castle.

There is a candlestick set up every few steps on both sides of the arched corridor, with candle oil dripping all over the dark gold candlestick base.

In addition to the candlesticks, there were also many statues of guards holding spears and weapons and wearing cyan helmets standing next to them.

With Saaki as the center, Nanase and Kindaichi were holding on to him tightly.

"These statues are really lifelike!" Kindaichi's voice was trembling.

Saoki glanced at Kindaichi with a resentful look. He felt that his left arm was about to be scratched and there would be palm prints.

"These are wax figures!" came a clear female voice from behind.

The three of them turned around and saw a small foreign woman with blond hair and blue eyes, with a dignified and elegant posture.

"Your Japanese is really good!" Kindaichi praised.

"Although I am German, I lived in Japan when I was a child."

"May I have your name?"

"Maria Fesudome!"

The echo "buzzed" in the corridor.

The four of them continued forward, and at the end was another heavy half-arched wooden door.

"I don't know what a suspenseful night is like, it's so exciting!" Kindaichi carefully unscrewed the apple-shaped lock handle, and Saoki stretched out his arms to push it away.

"Peng", due to being too excited, Kindaichi, who had pigtails on the back of his head, lost his strength and hit the ground with the door.

Everyone standing or sitting in the room focused on him.

The front hall is quite large, with several large chandeliers hanging from the top of the room, and a considerable number of candlesticks hanging on the surrounding walls, making the entire space brightly lit.

Various exquisite medieval decorations are placed on the walls and near the corners, which further enhances the simple and solemn atmosphere of the castle.

Kindaichi, who appeared in a special way, dusted his butt and trouser legs, stood up and said hello, "Hug...sorry! Hello everyone!"

Zuomu briefly glanced at everyone present.

Takigawa Hui, a middle-aged woman with a vicissitudes of life who wears red clothes and has written several mystery novels;

Kusaburo Bando, a mystery novel critic who wears a gray shirt, slicks his hair back, and speaks harshly;

The woman with short neck-length hair, slightly chubby figure, and bright red lipstick on her lips is Touma Hui, the president of the detective agency;

British Richard Anderson is wearing a white suit. He is a criminal psychologist;

30-year-old crime reporter, Hito Maki.

Saomu couldn't tell clearly who was the man holding the knife and who was the lamb to be slaughtered.

Nanase Miyuki received so many people's attention and because of Hajime's embarrassment, her face turned red and she bowed in greeting, "We are also here to participate in the 'Night of Suspense' event. Please give me your advice!"

She looked up and suddenly found a familiar face, "Ah! Is it Ms. Takigawa? Am I your admirer?"

"Hello!" Taqikawa Hui lifted her long black hair.

Bando Kusaburo smiled softly, "Oh? It seems to be very popular among women and children?"

"How wide are my admirers? Mr. Bando!"

"I really don't know this!" A look of ridicule flashed through his eyes under the thin-rimmed glasses.

"Then don't just criticize other people's works, how about you try to write two mystery novels yourself?"

Bando Kusaburo touched his chin and retorted: "What do you mean by that? Commenting is also a normal creative activity!"

When Ma Hui stood up from the soft cushion, holding a lady's cigarette in her mouth, she whispered to Kindaichi.

Tired of watching the bickering between Bando and Takigawa, Sagi put the ink umbrella on his back and visited the spacious front hall alone.

"Sagi Ryuta?" Akechi Akechi put one hand in his pocket and looked at the high school student in front of him.

"Ming... wise warning?" Zuomu turned around, and the image in his mind gradually overlapped with the real person.

In the animated version, the case in Waxman City seems to be the first appearance of Akechi.

"Do you know me?" Mingzhi gently raised the middle beam of the golden frame and asked curiously, "You have never seen me, right? Jian Chiyong will not mention me for no reason."

Saoki immediately put the idea of ​​passing the blame to Kenmochi Isamu back in his mind and changed his rhetoric, "As the youngest police officer in the history of the Japanese police force, there are still many reports about you in the newspapers."
Chapter completed!