Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

Looking at the wax figures scattered in the cloth bag that he had cut open, Lan Ke fell into deep thought. As he looked at them, he suddenly felt that one of the wax figures seemed familiar.

'This seems to be one of the three previous victims?'

While thinking about Lan Ke, he took out his cell phone to compare.

Although the three "victims" did not cooperate and their families could not file a case even if they reported it, with the surveillance video provided by Sosuke Sagara and the passerby testimony provided by Lan Ke, the Investigation Section had actually already launched an investigation into the matter and was only waiting to find more direct evidence before they could begin the investigation.

Today, Kudo Shinichi went to the Metropolitan Police Department to help, and naturally saw the information of the three victims. He then passed the information to Lan Ke.

Looking at the wax figure that was 60% similar to the one in the photo, Lan Ke seemed to suddenly realize something and directly opened another bag. As expected, it was another wax figure that looked very familiar.

The answer is obvious. These three wax figures should correspond to the three victims of this case.

So does the so-called 'abandonment' mean that Ze Yuezhi already knew that someone was investigating him, so he chose to give up these three victims on his own initiative to prevent himself from being investigated?

However, if this is true, it is actually good news, because it means that there may be more "wax figures" in the other party's palace, and these wax figures represent the victims.

This time, the three... no, four victims did not report Ze Yuezhi for unknown reasons, but what about the previous victims?

As a professional, Lan Keke doesn't believe that there is such a thing as "hypnosis ability" in this world, unless the other party also has the ability to "cognitive world"!

But his assistant has already denied this possibility. Perhaps the secret is hidden deep within the palace...

While Lan Ke was working hard on the analysis, the middle-aged man on the other side kept glancing at Lan Ke's back in between his breathing. When he found that Lan Ke was staring at the screen of his mobile phone in a daze, his originally frightened expression instantly turned fierce.

He figured that even though Lan Ke still had the gun in his other hand, they were only a meter apart. Even if he couldn't shoot as fast as Lan Ke, as long as he could strike before Lan Ke raised his gun, he still had a chance of winning!

After all, a gun is faster at seven paces away, but within seven paces...

"Stab~!"

"Ahhhhh!!"

As the black substance continued to flow out, the ferocious man pulled out the long knife stuck in his shoulder and slashed at Lan Ke's back with a crazy look on his face, but——————

⑧①④⑨ ling ③Qi Bar

“Ding~!!”

With a crisp sound, the right hand that was supposed to hold the gun was now holding a steel pipe, and the left hand that was originally holding the phone took out the "gun" again from the empty air.

This time, Lan Ke pulled the trigger without any hesitation.

"Da~da~da~"

Even though a silencer had been installed in advance and the muzzle of the gun was pressed against the attacker's chest, the dull and dense noises accompanied by the dazzling flames completely illuminated the hut.

The man who was hit turned into a pool of black mud with a look of astonishment on his face.

"Crack~!"

"Da~da~"

Accompanied by the sound of splashing water, black mud scattered all over the ground and then slowly seeped into the gaps between the tatami mats until it completely disappeared.

Looking at the middle-aged man who had completely "disappeared", with only a few coins as proof of his existence, Lan Ke was not shaken at all. After all, his experience in the "impression space" during this period had already made him accustomed to fighting, not to mention that he had not relaxed his vigilance at all.

The only thing that made him feel sorry was that the opponent's sword disappeared as he disappeared, just as he had guessed.

As a hamster party, his favorite thing to do when playing games is to pick up junk. He won't move the weights unless they are fully piled up. The setting that enemies in the "palace" will still disappear after being defeated makes him feel helpless.

However, there is still work to do.

"Bang~"

With a dull thud, Lan Ke's leather boots kicked the man who had fainted before hard in the stomach, and then, without giving him a chance to scream, Lan Ke stuffed a thick and long scabbard into the man's mouth.

"You only have one chance. I ask you questions and you answer them. If you understand, nod."

Perhaps because he was wearing a mask, Lan Ke's voice, which was already more mature than his peers, became even deeper.

The man who was being stepped on looked at Lan Ke as if he was looking at some "serial killer". Even though there was a sheath stuffed in his mouth, he didn't care about his loose teeth and nodded desperately.

"Very good, it seems we have reached a consensus..."

Lan Ke's voice was as calm as ever, but unfortunately, this calmness only lasted for less than a few minutes.

Even though Lan Ke remained silent except for asking questions, the man who was stepped on by Lan Ke still felt more and more pressure.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

He even felt that he could hear his own heartbeat.

Fortunately, he soon stopped worrying about it because he could no longer hear it.

"pat~"

Lan Ke's expression under the mask became even more gloomy as he saw the black mud scattered under his feet.

He got a lot of useful information from the man just now.

First of all, there is indeed a secret passage leading to the "Zeyue Real Estate Building". Secondly, the Zeyue Real Estate Building has a total of 30 floors, 1L of which is the reception area and employee work area, and 2L~20L are public areas.

Unlike the 'real estate buildings' in the outside world, this building in the 'palace' is the largest 'den of indulging in money' in the entire 'Yoshiwara'. Since ancient times, 'prostitution, gambling and drugs' have been inseparable. Perhaps it will be concealed in the outside world, but in this world that was born entirely from the desires of the owner, the other party does not hide it at all.

Elite troops are stationed at 20L and 21L, guarding the living quarters of the so-called "big bosses" above 22L.

Generally, no one except the man himself or the woman he has taken a fancy to can enter a space larger than 22L.

As for the 'wax figures' they were handling, they were carried out by the 21L, the lowest-ranking henchmen stationed in the 'elite forces'.

As for why it was quietly transported away?

It is said that this is to prevent affecting the mood of the customers. As for more, he doesn't know. After all, as a low-level henchman, he can know so much because these things need to go through his hands.

As for the true identity of the courtesan who Lan Ke thought was a 'saber', the other party naturally didn't know either.

However, the other party provided another piece of information.

"The big boss doesn't stay in the building all the time. He often visits other 'shops' and personally selects the women he likes and takes them into his possession."

In the end, since no information could be squeezed out of the "shadow" Lan Ke, it was naturally impossible for him to keep the other party.

I don't know if it was because I had just tortured out some key information, but after killing the other party, in addition to the fixed gold coins, I also got a "work permit".

Work Permit

Category: Props

Description: A work permit granting permission to operate a 1-21L work elevator for the purpose of transporting 'waste'.

After picking up the work permit and gold coins, Lan Ke had some vague plans in mind.

The first step is to enter the "Zeyue Real Estate Building" through the secret passage.

Although theoretically there was no deadline for this "stealing of hearts", the woman who was suspected to be "Saber" still made Lan Ke unconsciously speed up his pace in the secret passage.

I was lucky. Perhaps because this secret passage was meant to conceal the "waste cleaning" incident, the entrances and exits at both ends of the passage were not very conspicuous, and there was even an unattended elevator entrance next to it.

After taking out his "work ID" and swiping it at the door, the elevator door opened. However, Lan Ke did not take action immediately. Instead, he used his "third eye" to carefully confirm. After confirming that there were no cameras installed, he supported himself on both sides of the elevator with his feet as before and pushed open the "ventilation vent" above with his hands.

After confirming the existence of the "escalator" with the help of his "third eye", Lan Ke jumped down and pressed the 21L button.

Now, the real 'infiltration' is about to begin!

It was obvious that what was about to begin was a great adventure into the unknown, but for some reason, I felt a little excited when I stood on the top of the elevator after closing the vents and looking at the darkness above my head.

It was just like the first time I grabbed a bamboo sword and sparred with someone in the kendo club...

Chapter 50: XP doesn't really need to be so strict

"Huhu~~"

Unlike the inside of the elevator, Lan Ke, who was looking up at the elevator shaft, listened to the whistling wind in his ears and his breathing unconsciously became heavy, but as the elevator began to slow down, his breathing gradually returned to normal.

This was probably the same as his first time on the operating table. The more tense the situation was, the more focused he became.

Meanwhile 21L.

Although the unidentified 'shadow' described 'Zeyue Building 21L' as a devil's cave, in fact, the decoration of 21L was no different from the previous 20 floors.

No, maybe this description is not quite accurate. The decoration of each floor of 'Zeyue Building' is slightly different.

Traditional Japanese style, Chinese style, Russian style, Western style...

The decoration style of each floor is different, but what is the same is that there are a large number of heavily made-up, plump and thin women wearing revealing clothes that match the floor to entertain various men.

Fortunately, Lan Ke took the "shortcut", otherwise he might be surprised to find that even though he had only been in this world for a few days, he might see familiar people here.

It is obvious that this 'Zeyue Real Estate Building' is the core of Zeyuezhi's twisted desires and the core of his huge business empire!

In contrast, 21L looks the most normal. A large number of office supplies and various women who are graceful but wearing OL clothes make it look the most like a normal office.

Of course, the premise is to ignore the various controlled weapons these OLs carry with them.

However, perhaps because the 'Zeyue Real Estate Building' had not been invaded for a long time, the office lady, who should theoretically be an elite guard, did not think much after seeing the empty elevator. She simply reported to her superiors and was ordered to have professional maintenance personnel inspect the elevator.

This matter has come to a temporary end. After all, there is no surveillance inside the elevator. Who would install surveillance in an elevator like this? Would they leave themselves vulnerable? The only thing we can do is probably investigate it afterwards, right?

At this moment, Lan Ke on the other side had already found his target along the ladder from the elevator shaft - the ventilation duct!

Because it is a high-rise building, the ventilation ducts are much thicker than ordinary ones. Even Lan Ke, wearing a "Phantom Thief Suit", can crawl through them easily.

Unlike the outside world, Lan Ke was completely clueless about the interior of the Zeyue Building. While in the elevator, Lan Ke had already considered the next direction of exploration.

One is to look for a possible "detailed map", and the second is to explore based on a "simple map" searched from the outside world.

After hesitating for a moment, Lan Ke decisively chose the second one.

After all, the first one has no direction, but the second one at least has a direction.

At this time, he was in the ventilation duct on the top floor. According to the "simple map" from the outside world, Ze Yuezhi and his wife's office was on this floor.

However, according to what Lan Ke had inquired about, Ze Yuezhi would not stay in the company most of the time. And based on the information collected in the "Impression Space", he was probably looking for targets everywhere at this time, or staying at the home of one of his women, right?

But even so, it is still Lan Ke’s primary target!

After finding a dark 'vent', Lan Ke carefully used a 'lancet' to remove the metal mesh from the vent, then nimbly flipped over and landed on the ground.

Just as he expected, it was an empty room.

Although the ventilation duct was interconnected, he had no idea of ​​his exact location. However, things were much better after he landed on the ground. At least he could use his "third eye" to look for clues.

Then he deftly took out a small flashlight from his backpack.

It is obvious that although Lan Ke's five senses have been enhanced after putting on the "Phantom Thief Suit", it is impossible for him to see things in a sealed dark room with normal eyes. After all, he does not have the "night vision" ability.

But the moment the flashlight was turned on, Lan Ke suddenly covered his mouth with his other hand.

Why is this happening?

Because he found a pale face staring at him.

Lan Ke even suspected that he had encountered the so-called "door-opening kill", but fortunately he quickly calmed down because the strange woman in front of him did not attack him.

Suddenly, Lan Ke seemed to realize something. He moved the flashlight to the side, and then his eyes widened instantly.

Because he discovered that there were countless strange women like the one just now.

At this moment, he felt as if he was in a strange wax museum.

Almost instinctively, he pulled out his metal water pipe and clenched it tightly.

If he remembered correctly, in horror movies, there might be a few corpses mixed in among the wax figures in such wax museums, or there might be some perverted murderers hiding there.

Fortunately, he had a way to confirm it.

Once again thanking Kudo Shinichi for his generosity, Lan Ke opened his "third eye" and began to scan the surroundings.

Because there was no light source in this space, the glowing "markers" became more conspicuous after using the "third eye", especially the human-shaped light sources mixed in with the normal wax figures, which made Lan Ke frown.

There is no doubt that these "human-shaped light sources" should be traps hidden in this "wax museum".

Not to mention how threatening the trap itself is, just the sudden activation could scare someone half to death.

But the biggest threat of this kind of thing is when it is not exposed. According to the fact that they were not activated when I just fell into the hall, I think it should be fine as long as I don't get too close.

Lan Ke, feeling relieved for the moment, took out his flashlight and mobile phone to prepare for filming.

As he was taking pictures, Lan Ke soon found a somewhat strange area where the wax figures were mostly semi-finished products.

Why are there semi-finished products in this wax figure exhibition hall?

With a puzzled look on his face, Lan Ke went forward to observe carefully after confirming that there was no trap. Then he discovered something that surprised him greatly!

"This face shape looks like... Saionji Sekai?!"