But now Jia Yin is no different from them.

They were all just a group of children of similar age, grieving the loss of loved ones. After watching the children leave, Princess Ushiro Natsumi gave instructions to Genji.

“Yuanci, contact the police immediately. Although they will most likely have to wait until the typhoon has passed before they can come, at least they should be able to tell us what to do.”

"I understand. I will use the disaster preparedness radio for communication."

Hearing him say that, Princess Natsumi remembered something. Right, the phone was out of order today.

However, telephone malfunctions were a foreseeable problem in island life, so a radio was also prepared.

In short, contact the police for instructions first, and deal with everything else after you've made contact.

"Dr. Nanjo, is there nothing more we can do here?"

"I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do."

“I understand, Genji. Could you at least find something to cover your husband and the others’ faces? It must be an unbearable humiliation for them to see people like this.”

"As ordered."

Genji picked up a few towels that were drying in the warehouse, and Eiha immediately let out a sharp scream to stop him.

"Wait a minute. This is a crime scene, right? We can't just move it without permission. Even though we didn't understand the situation at first and just stepped in, if we cover it up, it will definitely hinder the police investigation."

"..."

Princess Natsumi glared at Eba with a displeased expression.

Objectively speaking, Eyu was right, but considering how tragically they died, not even able to have a complete body after death, and that Princess Ushiromiya Natsuhi couldn't even have someone help them cover their faces, she felt that she should at least glare at her in protest.

However, what Eiha said was extremely calm and correct. This tragic situation was by no means an accident, but a case that needed to be investigated; someone had killed them, it was a murder case.

Therefore, they should try their best to preserve the integrity of the scene and must assist the police as much as possible by leaving behind the clues needed to find the murderer.

“I agree with Ms. Eyu’s opinion. We should try not to move around here before the police arrive.”

Upon hearing Nanjo's words, Genji consulted with Ushiro-no-miya Natsumi.

"Madam, what should we do?"

"That's right, I understand. We need to lock this place up, and just in case, we should add another lock here."

"Add another lock?"

"Yes, when we arrived here, the rolling shutter door was locked, which means the murderer used the key to lock it."

"Yes, that's right. Then, the key to open this place should also have the murderer's fingerprints on it, right?"

“It should be able to be provided to the police as evidence, but Jiayin didn’t think much about it and just used it to open the lock here, so there will probably be Jiayin’s fingerprints on it. And when Yuanci took the key just now, he didn’t wear gloves. I don’t think it can be used as evidence.”

"I was so careless, I'm so sorry."

"Mr. Yuan, is there another key that can open the lock on this warehouse?"

"No, there's only this one."

"This means that the murderer took the key from the servants' room, and after using it, he put it back in its original place in a very proper manner."

Hideyoshi's words made a lot of sense; upon closer examination, it seemed that such a situation was illogical.

Why would someone deliberately put the stolen key back in its original place? No, thinking a little deeper, you'll find other things that don't make sense. Generally, murderers hide bodies to delay the discovery of their crimes, buying themselves time to escape.

Although the actual murder scene may not be here, since six people were killed on the island and moved into this warehouse, it is generally believed that this was to hide the bodies and prevent the murders from being discovered so quickly.

However, the disgusting magic circle-like graffiti painted on the iron gate emphasized that a corpse was hidden there.

Although the fact is not explicitly stated, the fact that six people are missing, yet there is such conspicuous graffiti here, and the key needed to open this place is still in its original place, is tantamount to directly inviting people to come here to find the bodies.

"No matter what, this lock that the murderer opened is really unreliable. I said we should add another lock so that the murderer can't continue to do whatever he wants in this place."

“I think this is a great idea, and I agree with it.”

Genji rummaged through the warehouse for a while, opened a small box, and took out a brand new lock.

"What do I need to do with the key?"

“I will keep it safe and I will be responsible for handing it over to the police.”

The key was handed from Genji to Princess Ushiro Natsumi.

In this way, their bodies would be sealed again by the iron roll door with that strange magic circle drawn on it.

Genji squatted down in front of the roll-up door and hung up a new lock.

Some rolling doors, in addition to their built-in locks, can also have other locks attached; the rolling door here belongs to this type.

The warehouse stood in the pouring rain mixed with thunder, giving off a creepy feeling. On the closed iron roller door, a disgusting magic circle was drawn with a liquid that looked like blood, swallowing six corpses.

Perhaps in Princess Natsuhime's mind, the most important purpose of hanging this lock was not to preserve the complete scene for the police, but to forever seal the mouth of this horrifying monster and prevent it from swallowing more victims.

"Alright, let's go. Dr. Nanjo, thank you for making this special trip. Genji, contact the police immediately."

"I'll contact them immediately when I get back."

The adults left the warehouse.

The horrifying magic circle painted on the iron gate swallowed six corpses, and the image would occasionally emerge from the darkness in the light of lightning.

October 5th, 08:45

Sun. October 5, 1986

The tragedy begins.

living room.

The only sounds you can hear here are the rain, the children's program Maria is watching, and Maria's laughter as she watches the program and laughs nonstop.

In other words, when they witnessed the hellish scene and returned to the main house in a daze, they were greeted by the sound of Maria watching TV with great amusement.

When they returned, they didn't know how to tell Maria that her mother, Rosa, had died, and they fell into a heavy silence.

When Maria saw them staring at her face, she initially responded with surprise, but after realizing they weren't blaming her, she ignored them and continued watching TV. The children sat silently in their chairs, their minds blank with shock.

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Everyone who had been crying so bitterly before now sat motionless, looking as if they had lost all emotion.

Only Jia Yin had regained his usual calm expression, but this did not necessarily mean that he had gotten rid of the shock. His eyes were staring at the empty void, and he probably didn't see anything at all.

Hideyoshi was restless, constantly recalling the previous horrific events, and kept muttering to himself that he couldn't believe it, saying that only a demon could do such an inhumane thing.

These self-talks would occasionally be posed as questions to Nanjo, who would calmly and repeatedly tell him, in a very doctor-like manner, that a simple glance wouldn't reveal anything and that they would have to wait for the police to investigate.

Nanjo appeared calm only because of the contrast with Hideyoshi, who was unable to suppress his excitement and fear. Nanjo was actually also greatly shocked, and his face was extremely pale.

Perhaps it was because she saw everyone else like this that Princess Natsumi Ushiro tried to rally her spirits and lead the group. Her attitude seemed no different from usual, and she directed everything in an orderly manner.

“I need to go find my father-in-law. Yuanci, please contact the police as soon as possible.”

"Yes, sir."

“Sister-in-law Xia Fei, may I come along? Now that Brother Zang Jiu is gone, it’s my job to assist Father. I can’t just leave everything to you and relax here by myself.”

Seeing that Eiha was still thinking about such things despite facing such a situation, Princess Natsuhime was speechless on the spot.

It seems that she wants to argue that since Ushiromiya Kōju is dead, the one who should take command next is not Ushiromiya Kōju's wife, but herself, who is second only to Ushiromiya Kōju in status.

Or perhaps she was unhappy to see Princess Natsumi of the Right Palace wielding power in such an emergency and ignoring her presence.

Even Eyu was still in shock and her mind went blank until Ushiromiya Natsuhi gave the instructions, which finally brought her back to her senses.

"As you wish."

Without saying anything more, Princess Natsumi took the first step, and Eiha followed behind.

No sooner had they left than Xiong Ze rushed into the living room. She never usually ran, so this should have made everyone realize something was wrong, but everyone was too shocked to notice.

"Excuse me, madam, may I ask?"

"If you're looking for Consort Xia, the Right Palace Consort, she's gone to see her father-in-law. She should be back soon. Granny Xiongze, what's wrong?"

“I saw blood in the restaurant… there was blood.”

Everyone in the living room suddenly perked up their ears.

Everyone had the same thought: they hoped they had misheard.

No matter how large a container is, its capacity has a limit. Similarly, each person can no longer bear any more tragedy. Therefore, everyone had this thought: they hoped they had misheard.

"What did you say? The restaurant?"

"I was preparing breakfast to serve at the restaurant, but then..."

The first to start running was Rangji. Then Hideyoshi and Nanjo, realizing what was happening, followed him, and Lin Yan and the others followed after him.

They rushed into the restaurant one after another, but they couldn't see the change that made Xiong Ze's face turn ashen. For those of them who had seen the devastation in the warehouse, they couldn't help but feel a sense of emptiness for a moment.

But Xiongze, who arrived later, pointed out where the problem was.

There were indeed bloodstains on the floor.

Considering the horrific scene just now, these bloodstains are hardly an exaggeration.

But upon calming down and thinking about it, you realize that these bloodstains must mean that there was a considerable amount of bleeding.

"There's a pool of blood here too, what's going on here?"

Nanjo answered Joji's question. "It seems this blood has been flowing for a long time. In my opinion, it was probably killed here last night."

"That seems to be the case. We were discussing it at the restaurant all night. Someone must have broken in later."

"Dad, what time did you leave and go back to your rooms to rest?"

"Hmm, it was just past midnight last night. So, we can probably assume it happened after we left."

"Really? Please have mercy on me."

"Miss Zhu Zhixiang, please cheer up."

"Hehe, I've already seen what hell looks like in that warehouse. This little bit of blood won't scare me at all."

“That’s great. I’m going crazy. You know, this is a restaurant. I eat here every day, complain about school and homework, and listen to my dad talk about my grades. This is the kind of place I’m in.”

"Miss, you'd better not stay any longer. Let's go back to the living room."

“I feel the same way, Uncle Hideyoshi. I think this restaurant must be very important to the investigation team. If we mess it up, it might hinder our investigation.”

Lin Yan and Jia Yin hugged Zhu Zhixiang, who was pale and trembling, and made this suggestion in a slightly firmer tone.

"Brother Lin Yan is right. We don't need to stay here any longer."

Nanjo said this, looking at everyone's pale faces.

No matter how inhumane the state of that warehouse was, at least it was far away from here, and everyone felt they had escaped from there, finding some relief in their hearts.

But this restaurant is different. It's located in the main building, and as Zhu Zhixiang said, it was originally one of the most calming places in the whole house, and it was also where the whole family had lunch and dinner together last night.

The shock of being stained with blood here will remind them of the horrific scene in that warehouse, forcing them to realize that they have not escaped the scene of the tragedy.

"Oh, I feel the same way. We don't even know if there are any traces of criminals here. We laymen shouldn't touch this place. Let's get out of here quickly, quickly!"

Hideyoshi understood the meaning behind Lin Yan's words and urged everyone to leave quickly.

The bloody scene was too cruel for them to bear, so no one objected and everyone rushed out of the restaurant.

It was as if the last person to leave would be left behind, never to escape again.

Xiong Ze went to the corridor, leaned against the wall and trembled. The others helped her back to the living room.

At that moment, Genji returned.

"Oh, Genji-nii, have you contacted the police yet?"

Genji answered Nanjo's question.

"I'm very sorry. I don't know if it's a radio malfunction or some other reason."

"What? We can't get in touch with the police? Neither the phone nor the radio is working?"

"I'm very sorry. A ship will be coming on Monday morning, and I think I can borrow the radio from it."

"Aren't there any boats on this island? Can't we just take a boat directly to the police station on the new island?"

"Brother Hideyoshi, this weather is simply impossible. At least until the typhoon passes, there's no way to do it."

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