Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

Seeing that Nagara Haruka didn't believe her, Koizumi Akako's expression suddenly relaxed, and she said nonchalantly, "If you don't believe this prophecy, that's fine, but don't blame me for not warning you later..."

"you……"

Just as Nagara Haruka was about to continue arguing, Lin Xiaofeng stood between the two, separating them from the increasingly tense atmosphere.

"That's enough for now, both of you. Consider it as a month of impending bloodshed..."

"Alright, everyone disperse..." Bu.

511. Lin Xiao, the Pajama Thief, and Koizumi Akako

At two o'clock in the morning, Lin Xiaofeng and Koizumi Akako, who should have been sleeping peacefully, did not go to sleep, but instead came to the ventilation opening above the masquerade hall.

This villa adopts a symmetrical design, with three-story buildings on both the left and right sides. The only connection between the two buildings is the masquerade hall, which is also on the third floor.

The two of them walked back and forth through the winding pipes, and soon they climbed to the top of the masquerade hall.

And so, the two "pajama thieves" exchanged a glance and peered down into the masquerade hall.

As expected, the masquerade hall was empty; only the faint moonlight shone on the glass of the display cases and the scarlet carpet.

"Shall I go down first and then catch you?" Lin Xiaofeng asked politely.

"No need, I can jump down from this height myself..."

For Lin Xiaofeng's current abilities, such a double jump is not too difficult.

Koizumi Akako followed suit, jumping down in a double jump just like Lin Xiaofeng.

However, Koizumi Akako nearly stumbled when she landed, her foot twisting slightly. Luckily, Lin Xiaofeng reacted quickly and caught her.

"Thanks……"

"You're welcome."

Once the two were in position, they looked around the masquerade hall and immediately noticed something unusual.

Under the moonlight, several display stands showing the mask of Sheubull were empty.

"How could this be! Where are the masks?"

Koizumi Akako and Lin Xiaofeng were both quite surprised to see the empty mask racks around them.

Lin Xiaofeng then remembered that Shimokasa Honomi had once told him not to go out at night, because Xiao Bu'er's mask would cause trouble at night.

Every morning after sunrise, these masks would either tilt to the left or right, or fall directly to the ground.

Could it be true what the maid said?

"Never mind that for now, use magic to locate the 'Pale Mask' first."

"Um……"

Koizumi Akako removed the necklace from her neck, holding the chain and letting the red crystal pendant dangle under her right hand.

As Koizumi Akako concentrated, a visible pale red magical energy emanated from her body and slowly gathered on the red crystal pendant.

Driven by magic, the pendant slowly drew circles in the air, then suddenly changed its movement, swinging violently back and forth, writhing like a snake.

After waiting a few more seconds, the pendant finally settled and faced a certain direction on the west side of the villa.

"It's nearby, probably in a room on the third floor of the west side."

Koizumi Akako asserted decisively, then put the necklace away and put it back around her neck before continuing, "Only that woman named Su Fang Hongzi lives on the third floor on the west side. Could it be in her room?"

"Maybe……"

Just as Lin Xiaofeng was deep in thought, a loud turning of the doorknob suddenly came from the east door of the masquerade hall, and at the same time, Kogoro Mouri's shouts rang out from outside the door.

"The door here is locked!"

"Conan! Go and wake the maid up and open the door!"

Kogoro Mouri's voice was urgent, as if something very urgent had happened.

"What if that detective has discovered us?"

Koizumi Akako subconsciously moved a little closer to Lin Xiaofeng, and the two of them leaned against the window.

Lin Xiaofeng frowned. It was unlikely that Kogoro Mouri would wake up so suddenly and completely, and that he would rush to the masquerade hall as soon as he woke up.

There must be something else going on.

However, Lin Xiaofeng didn't have time to analyze what was happening, as time was ticking away.

When the maid brings the key and opens the door, seeing these vanished masks, she and Koizumi Akako will be speechless with accusations.

There are guards at the east gate, and the west gate is locked from the outside. The only way back is through the ventilation duct.

But just as Lin Xiaofeng was about to escape through the ventilation duct with Koizumi Akako, he looked up and found that the iron mesh on the ventilation duct had been covered up at some point.

Lin Xiaofeng remembered that Koizumi Akako, who was the second to jump, also jumped twice, and didn't have time to cover the iron mesh.

This made Lin Xiaofeng immediately realize that someone had just passed through the ventilation duct.

If the two of them climb in together now, they will inevitably encounter the person inside the pipe.

"What should we do now?"

The noise at the doorway subsided, and Koizumi Akako became even more frightened, clinging tightly to Lin Xiaofeng.

Lin Xiaofeng's mind raced, and he immediately came up with a solution.

……

Mouri Ryouko and Conan were not awakened by the small actions of Lin Xiaofeng and Xiaoquan Wu Hongjiuzi, but by an internal phone call to Mouri Ryouko's room.

The voice on the intercom was shrill and strange, saying that it was the messenger of the Cursed Mask, that the Cursed Mask was now craving to drink blood, and that if they didn't hurry, it would be too late.

Based on their assessment during the day, Conan and Kogoro immediately realized that the target was likely Ms. Suoh Akako, the organizer of the charity gala. So, the two hurried to the west wing to rescue her.

Upon arriving at the connecting masquerade room, they found the door locked. This time, instead of breaking down the door, the two obediently went to get the key…

In the east wing, Conan, following Kogoro Mouri's instructions, went downstairs to find the maid.

In the near-total darkness, Conan didn't turn on any lights, because there was no need. He stylishly leaped several steps, landing with a graceful flourish.

After Conan woke up the sleepy maid, the two went to the kitchen to get the key and ran up to the third floor together.

As Conan passed by the second floor, he glanced at Lin Xiaofeng's room.

How come such a loud noise didn't wake him up?

Conan was a little confused and was about to knock on the door, but then he thought that this was a great opportunity for him to get ahead of Lin Xiaofeng.

If something really happened, if I had started investigating and reasoning a few minutes earlier, I might have been able to figure out the truth sooner than Lin Xiaofeng.

Lin Xiaofeng looked utterly defeated...

Conan, the "cunning frog," turned around and continued running towards the third floor.

512. Inspector Megure, who is everywhere

Just then, Honomi Shimokasa opened the door to the masquerade hall, and Kogoro Mouri and Conan rushed in.

At the same time, Lin Xiao hugged Koizumi Akako and flashed past the group. As long as they were fast enough, the others wouldn't be able to see them.

"How could this be...?"

"Shoble's masks are all gone!"

Everyone looked around at the empty mask display shelves, and all of them showed the same shocked expressions as Lin Xiaofeng and Koizumi Akako before.

Desperate to save him, Kogoro Mori rushed to try and open the main door on the west side of the masquerade hall, but he couldn't budge it.

"It's locked here too!"

"I'll go get Minaho from the other side to unlock it..."

Honami Shimokasa picked up the internal phone in the masquerade hall and dialed a number.

Just then, rock singer Aikawa Touya, who also looked like he hadn't woken up yet, walked over and asked listlessly, "What are you all arguing about? It's so late..."

"Ah! Shambles' mask..."

Aikawa Touya also discovered the disappearance of the Shobul Mask.

Lin Xiaofeng and Koizumi Akako quickly straightened their pajamas, dusted them off, and joined the "farewell procession" from behind.

……

Su Fang Hongzi's bedroom was at the far end of the corridor, and the Mao Li family arrived first.

After moving around in the dark for a long time, Ran Mouri finally remembered to turn on the corridor light.

Kogoro Mori pounded on the door, but no one answered.

At this moment, Lin Xiaofeng, who came up from behind, suggested, "The glass above the door..."

Kogoro Mouri glanced up, immediately understood, and grabbed a nearby craft item to smash the glass.

Conan felt somewhat disappointed as he looked at Lin Xiaofeng and Koizumi Akako, who were the last to appear.

It wasn't that long late...

After Kogoro Mori broke the glass on the door and turned to go up and check, Lin Xiaofeng moved a chair over first and stood on it to examine the room.

Maori Kogoro:"……"

The room was littered with a large number of Xiao Buer's masks, and there was a lot of blood on the blanket covering Su Fang Hongzi. The light of the investigation points was also floating above her head.

"Ms. Su Fang seems to be injured, and there are still some of Xiao Bu'er's masks in the room..."

Out of humanitarian considerations and to avoid being suspected by Conan of being the murderer, Lin Xiaofeng did not directly say that the person was dead.

"what!"

To everyone's surprise, and to further confirm whether Conan was still alive, Kogoro Mouri decided to put Conan inside through the air vent.

In the past, Conan was always thrown out of the crime scene, but this time he was thrown in...

After being thrown in, Conan immediately checked to make sure the person was indeed dead before letting the others in.

Kogoro Mouri immediately sealed off the room, allowing only high school detective Lin Xiaofeng and Conan to enter and investigate.

The three people explored the dimly lit room, but none of them thought to turn on the light.

In fact, Lin Xiaofeng was more adept at finding survey points in such dimly lit environments without lights, so he didn't ask for the lights to be turned on.

In this extreme environment, Conan took the lead and found the culprit's criminal statement.

Lin Xiaofeng didn't pay attention to the crime report Conan found, but instead examined the body.

The deceased was Su Fanghongzi, and the cause of death was excessive blood loss due to a stab wound to the neck.

In the dimly lit room where the masks were scattered, Ke Linan carefully dodged the numerous masks on the floor, searching everywhere for clues that could be used for deduction.

However, if possible, Conan would prefer someone to turn on the lights at the crime scene.

Conan can turn on the light himself, but he needs to stand on a chair.

If I turn on the light and startle Kogoro Mouri, I might end up being "invited" out of the crime scene again.

Can someone turn the light on?

Conan was screaming inside, but Lin Xiaofeng and Kogoro Mouri had absolutely no intention of turning on the lights.

Lin Xiaofeng even stood in the middle of the room, mechanically surveying his surroundings.

Even the best observation skills shouldn't be used like this, right?

What clues can be found in such darkness?

Just then, the twin maids in the hallway saw the masks scattered in the room and exclaimed, "This is a curse! It must be the curse of the masks!"

"The teacher was killed by the curse of these masks!"

The two maids, who were members of the atmosphere team, looked extremely frightened and sat pitifully on the ground, hugging each other.

But what they should be thinking about more right now is that they've lost their jobs again...

Meanwhile, Nagara Haruka, standing behind, pulled out the number 13 tarot card, Death, from her pajama pocket.

Just as Koizumi Akako said when she first arrived at the villa, this journey would result in deaths.

It's just that it wasn't himself who died.

Koizumi Akako, who was standing nearby, also noticed the Death God card in Nagara Haruka's hand and was somewhat surprised.