On the dark stone stairs, a ball of candlelight moves upward.

The black-clothed deacon held the candle with one hand and led them to their respective rooms to set it up.

Saoki lowered his head and looked at the floor plan of the East and West Towers. The two towers are separated. If you want to go from the West Tower to the East Tower, you must go down to the room on the first floor, open the door on the first floor of the West Tower, and pass by the fireplace room where the dolls are placed.

The same goes for the East Tower and the West Tower. The only connection is the chimney connecting the Wise Enlightenment Room in the East Tower and the Mahui Room in the West Tower. Each of the two rooms has a fireplace.

The first room on the third floor when you turn left on the east tower stairs is Akechi Kengo's room. Next to him is Kindaichi, and on the left are the rooms of Nanase Miyuki, Sagi Ryuuta, Takigawa Kei and Minamiya Shunzou.

In the room in the West Tower, starting from Toumai and going to the right, are Richard Anderson, Kusaburo Bando, Hiroshi Maki, and the German Maria Fissou Deme.

Accommodation arrangements are as above.

"This is it. Please change into the specially prepared clothes in your room and then go to the restaurant to eat." Nangong Junzo said.

Seeing the cruel accommodation conditions, Nanase Miyuki's voice trembled: "You want to stay here? What, it's just like a haunted house!"

Saoki frowned, put his fingers under his nostrils, and used the tip of his ink umbrella to push open his room. A musty smell came to his nostrils. The claustrophobic space was like a prison cell, with brick walls surrounding it.

There is a stone, a narrow iron window higher than the head, a wooden bed inside, a table and a lonely candlestick.

It was evening, and through the iron windows, faint light from the sky shone in.

The sky outside was covered with dark clouds, and muffled thunder could be heard coming from the clouds.

Saoki looked at the neatly stacked green national costumes on the bed and felt like crying. When he saw his doll in the fireplace, he had a premonition of this tragic fate.

…

In a dark corner of Bador City, faint red dots flickered in the darkness.

A low female voice: "It's not good. There are actually police officers participating in this 'suspenseful' night! But now there is no way out. We must get this castle no matter what. This way... we can bury everything."

In darkness!”

The pale electric light hit her face. It was Touma Hui, the president of the detective agency who was holding a cigarette between his fingers and wearing a pearl necklace. His thick lips slightly raised: "Bury our past!"

…

At 6:20 in the evening, in the restaurant next to the fireplace, everyone was wearing fancy clothes and eating a Western-style dinner prepared by Nangong Junzo.

Nanase Miyuki changed into a pure white dress, and her double braids were replaced by single braids, which were wrapped around her fair neck and shoulders. She said with a smile: "The more I look at them, the more I feel that these clothes fit everyone very well!"

"It's just me and Saaki who are treated differently!" Kindaichi, who was forking beef and wearing a red circus clown suit with a slumped face, glanced at the green and white round jumpsuit on Sagi's head.

Zuomu glanced at him, "Ahem... Senior, eat your food well!".

"What's wrong? I think you and Saoki are perfect for each other!" Miyuki's eyes almost disappeared from laughter.

"Tch, you should also think about others!"

British Richard Anderson wore a red Middle Eastern-style costume and asked himself: "Why do we dress up like wax figures? Does it have anything to do with 'Night of Suspense'?"

"Speaking of which, the portrait hanging on the wall looks similar to Miss Maria!" Sagi's eyes flickered back and forth between Maria and the portrait.

"Oh, I just noticed it!" Kindaichi said.

Saoki speculated: "Miss Maria is German, right? Does your ancestor have anything to do with the city of Bador?"

The blond Maria just smiled sweetly and did not answer.

"Okay, how about a game of billiards after dinner?"

"What kind of billiards are we playing? We are here to participate in the 'Night of Suspense'. When will we start cracking the criminal's game?" Bando strongly disagreed with Akechi Police's proposal.

When Ma Hui put down the tableware, she said with relief: "Okay, Mr. Bando, the game is about to begin."

"Thank you for the hospitality." Takigawa Kei wiped her mouth with a white silk scarf, revealing the dazzling ring, and Miyuki took a few more glances.

"Samu, do you want to play?"

"Well, it's boring to think about being stuck in that prison." Saoki put his hands on the back of his head, adopting the attitude of taking things as they come.

"Then I'll excuse you. I don't understand the rules of billiards. I'm going to take a shower first!" Kindaichi said and turned around and left.

Nanase clenched her pink fist and said angrily: "Hajime! Really, you are so willful!"

…

In the underground game room, everyone is playing billiards around the billiard table.

Sagi held an ink umbrella, leaned against the dark red wall, and quietly observed everyone.

"Actually...I'm not very good at fighting!"

"It's okay, let me teach you!" Kengo Akechi greeted Miyuki, picking up the yellow ball marked with the number 9 on the green billiard table, "Let's talk about this fancy 9-ball."

Miyuki held up a dark billiard cue, "Fancy nine-ball?"

"The simple rule is that the participant who pockets the nine ball wins."

"Can I learn it too?"

"No problem, no problem!" Dang Ma Hui said with a smile.

Seeing Akechi and Nanase talking and laughing, Sasaki cursed: "If Kindaichi saw Akechi Kengo and Miyuki being so close, his lungs would probably explode. Having said that, although Kindaichi has a high IQ and strong logical reasoning ability,

I also have a strong sense of justice, but as a high school student, my emotional intelligence is still too low, and I am not proactive enough when I should take the initiative, but I can make up for it with my brain."

Holding his chin with his fist, Saoki ignored his thoughts on Kindaichi and raised his head slightly to look at the dark gray scale, "I wonder how 'Leedram' will kick off?"

…

After 7:20 pm, everyone left the underground game room one after another.

It was already 8 o'clock when Zuomu returned to the room after taking a shower.

"ah!!!"

Sasaki was wiping his wet hair with a dry towel when he heard a faint scream.

"It sounded like Miyuki's voice, what happened?" He immediately threw down his towel, got dressed haphazardly and hurried out the door.

I ran to the hall on the first floor of the East Tower, opened the door and entered the fireplace room, and saw the people who lived in the West Tower were also running...

"From the direction, it sounds like it's coming from the underground game room." Maki Mehito said with a frown.

"This way!"

Everyone arrived in the game room in droves.

I saw Ma Hui lying on the billiard table, with a sharp sword stuck in the heart of his back.

"Ms. Ma Hui?" asked Richard Anderson, who had his hair combed back.

"No, it's not a real person, it's a wax man!" Mingzhi Jianyu reacted quickly.

"The mannequin in the fireplace!"

Bando Kusaburo yelled: "Who...who is doing this prank."

Suddenly, the sound of "Redlam" sounded in the game room.

"Everyone must be surprised. Then, the next question is the 'Night of Suspense'. Please check the body of Ma Hui and find the murderer. I look forward to your wonderful performance!"
Chapter completed!