"The phone lines were repaired, and our plan failed."

"Not yet, after all, the main drama hasn't started yet."

"What are you going to do?"

"I heard from the gardeners that the one called Wise was a detective...... Don't you think that with a detective here, our play will be more exciting! ”

"But...... Telephone line...... What to do...... Even if you can find a way to break it again, the other party can still fix it......"

"It's simple, just add one more scene......"

……

"Zhijiazi, it's time to eat!"

When Ayako Suzuki came to the door of the room where Chikako Ikeda was resting, she knocked on the door a little harder, but she seemed to be worried about disturbing the other party's rest, so she said in a not very loud voice.

Soon, there was a noise in the room, and then Chikako Ikeda opened the door and appeared in front of it, saying with a slightly tired expression:

"I'm sorry, Ayako. I wasn't feeling well, so I didn't eat dinner yet. ”

In this regard, looking at Chikako Ikeda's really not very good face, Ayako Suzuki couldn't help but ask worriedly:

"What's wrong? Chikako? Did you just get out in the rain? Could it be that you are sick with a cold? ”

"Well...... I don't think so. ”

With a wry smile, Chikako Ikeda waved her hand, "I'm just feeling a little tired and want to take a good rest." ”

"Is that so?"

Hearing the other party say this, Ayako Suzuki's expression was still slightly worried.

"Oh, Ayako, I'm fine."

Chikako Ikeda couldn't help but continue to comfort Ayako Suzuki, "It's just that I've been a little busy lately, and I finally managed to come here to relax, so I want to take a break." ”

"That's right."

Hearing this, Suzuki Ayako's expression was slightly relieved, "Then I won't bother you, I'll leave you some dinner." ”

"Well, I'm sorry for you."

As she spoke, Chikako Ikeda closed the door and walked back inside.

So, Suzuki Ayako had no choice but to go downstairs, sat back at the dining table, and couldn't help but say with some self-reproach:

"I ...... It seems to disturb her rest......"

"What's wrong? Could it be that Zhijiazi fell asleep? ”

Hearing this, Hiroki Kakutani couldn't help asking.

"She seemed very tired, so she didn't come to dinner yet."

"Really, everyone finally got together, what kind of temper is she playing?"

In this regard, Ota Katsu said with some disdain, "She probably just doesn't want to mix with us!" ”

"Ota, you're thinking too much, aren't you? It is estimated that Zhijiazi is just because she is too tired. ”

Hiroki Kakutani couldn't help but be comforted.

"Hmph."

Hearing Hiroki Kakutani say this, Ota Katsu couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, and said in a disdainful tone:

"Kakutani, are you still talking to her? What, could it be that you're back together? ”

"Oh, no......"

Faced with Ota Katsu's words, Hiroki Kakutani couldn't help but smile wryly-

"Huh? Did Mr. Kakutani and Miss Chikako ever be a couple? ”

After hearing the conversation between the two, Sonoko couldn't help but feel curious, and whispered to Ayako Suzuki beside her.

"Well...... They were in a relationship ...... college."

After recalling, Ayako Suzuki also replied in a whisper.

"Huh? I can't really see it......"

Xiaolan on the side couldn't help but be surprised.

"Kakutani, I advise you to die to Chikako, what kind of woman is she, haven't you recognized it yet?"

At this time, Ota Katsu said to Hiroki Kadotani with a look like a person who had come over, as if he had been taught by an elder.

"Ota, you're going too far!"

Hiroki Kakutani couldn't help but say a little angrily about this.

"What, did I say the wrong thing?"

Ota Katsu said disdainfully, and then looked at Ryoichi Takahashi on the side:

"That's what Takahashi thinks, too."

As he spoke, he saw Ryoichi Takahashi involuntarily lower his head and didn't say anything, so Ota Katsu turned to Atsuko Amamiya again:

"And Atsuko......"

"Okay Ota!"

Speaking of this, Atsuko Amamiya couldn't help but interrupt Ota Katsu's words, lowered her head, and whispered:

"That's all in the past, after all. And you're in the habit of speaking ill of people behind your back......"

"Alright, alright!"

Seeing that the atmosphere of everyone's chat was getting worse and worse, Suzuki Ayako couldn't help but say out loud:

"What's going on today? Everyone finally got together, why can't we spend it happily? Let the troubles of the past pass! ”

Hearing this, several people who were originally displeased by Ota Katsu's words couldn't help but soothe their moods, and each ate the meal in front of him, and the culprit Ota Katsu did not continue to talk more.

"By the way, Mr. Wise, do you want to drink the bottle of red wine you brought back?"

At this time, seeing that the atmosphere of everyone's meal had become relaxed, Ayako Suzuki remembered that Takato had taken a bottle of "59 vintage" "Lafite" red wine from the warehouse before, so she couldn't help but ask Takato about the proposal.

"No, forget it, I don't really want to drink today."

Gao Yuan couldn't help but smile and refused-tonight may not be peaceful, and he doesn't plan to drink and make a mistake.

And the rest of the crowd didn't seem to have the desire to drink, so Suzuki Ayako's proposal to warm up the atmosphere ended without a hitch.

Looking at the dining table, the atmosphere is still quite harmonious, Gao Yuan can't help but be very interested in the topic that Ota Katsu provoked before, and always feels that there seems to be something here-

After all, in the original work, it was because Chikako Ikeda plagiarized Atsuko's work that Tomoko Ikeda won the Best Newcomer Award, which led to Atsuko's suicide. And the murderer of the original work was to avenge Atsuko, so he planned the "Bandage Monster Incident" and killed Chikako Ikeda.

Although Atsuko is still alive, it is clear that these members of the community have a lot of criticism of Ikeda, so it seems that Ikeda is not very well received by the members of the society.

If this "bandage freak" incident was planned by someone, then perhaps this is the reason.

It's just that now that Ayako Suzuki has asked everyone to stop discussing this topic, then Takato naturally won't be uninteresting, and deliberately provoked this topic at dinner time, and continued to stiffen the atmosphere that had finally been harmonious.

"By the way, Amamiya-san, I heard you're home, right?"

During the meal, Gao Yuan suddenly asked a little curious.

"That's right!"

Ryoichi Takahashi interjected with a smile at this time:

"Atsuko's has just recently been published! I made my debut under the pseudonym 'Atsuko Tokumoto'! ”

"Takahashi ......"

Regarding Takahashi Ryoichi's explanation, Atsuko Amamiya said a little shyly.

"Yes! I'll tell you the truth, I like it a lot! ”

Gao Yuan couldn't help but say:

"I don't know what type of Amamiya-sama's work is?"

"Yes...... ...... of inference"

Lowering her head, Atsuko Amamiya said with some embarrassment.

"Really! Actually, my favorite thing to watch is reasoning! I'll be sure to read it when I have time after that......"

Gao Yuan was talking, and when he wanted to know more about something, suddenly, the lights in the villa suddenly dimmed-

"Bang!"

A clear sound sounded—

It was the sound of glass breaking, and at this time, as the lights of the villa went out, it came from the second floor......