"Why ......"

Lowering her head, Xiaolan asked with some puzzlement.

Hua Lian was able to discern women who might become more beautiful than herself. Because, the appearance of such a woman can make all the achievements she has made so far shattered in an instant. So this ability is to survive in the beauty pageant world, and everyone has it, like an instinctive thing. ”

Meimei couldn't help but explain.

"So that means Hua Lian recognizes Xiaolan's beauty?"

Yuanzi said with a grin, looking very happy.

"Well, this is a rare thing, and as a sister, I know this best. Hua Lian, she is afraid of your beauty. However, this kind of person who appeared before was all defeated by Hua Lian with all means. ”

"Huh?"

Xiaolan and Yuanzi both showed surprised expressions when they heard this.

"Like those guys just now?"

Sonoko asked.

"Yes."

Meimei couldn't help but nodded.

"So, there are a lot of people who hold a grudge against Miss Hua Lian?"

The frowning gardener asked.

"Yes. Among the people who are going to appear today, there are also many people who have been teased by Hua Lian in various ways before, and they all hate Hua Lian very much, and even want her to die! ”

Meimei said with some concern.

"To die?"

Xiaolan repeated the word in surprise, and then Meimei couldn't help but continue:

"yes. However, this also shows that everyone recognizes Hualian's strength. In this world, only my mother and I are on Hua Lian's side. Competition for beauty is inherently something that attracts envy, jealousy, and resentment. However, Hua Lian is a person who will never be scared like the two girls just now because she is afraid, but she turns all this into motivation and smiles in front of the audience. ”

"That's amazing......"

Xiaolan and Yuanzi listened to Meimei's words, and their reverence arose.

"Alright, done. With today's lighting, I think this glossy lipstick is perfect for you. I used a noble dark color for the eyeshadow and also helped you to apply a full eyeliner so that the eye makeup was perfect. This will definitely stand out on stage. You will become a strong enemy of Hualian! ”

As she spoke, Meimei put down the makeup box in her hand, put her arm on Xiaolan's shoulder, and looked at Xiaolan in the mirror with a smile and said.

"Xiaolan, you are really beautiful now!"

Seeing that Xiaolan beside her had changed so much, Yuan Zi couldn't help but say a little distractedly.

"Thank you."

Xiaolan looked at the greatly changed self reflected in the mirror, and couldn't help but nod to Meimei in thanks.

"It's definitely a loss for him if Shinichi doesn't come!"

Yuan Zi couldn't help but smile and added.

"Garden ......"

For the ridiculous garden, Xiaolan couldn't help but bow her head shyly.

At this moment, Hua Lian poked her head out of the room next to her as if she was peeking at Xiaolan's side, and after seeing Xiaolan's makeup at the moment, she couldn't help but say:

"Sister, you don't have to put makeup on her, they'll be eliminated soon. You, too, what are you doing there? All you have to do is concentrate on being my bodyguard! ”

Hua Lian said a little angrily.

"Yes, I'm sorry......"

Hearing Hua Lian say this, Xiaolan lowered her head a little ashamedly.

In this regard, Hua Lian's expression was a little cold, and after saying this, she was about to turn around and go back to her room.

Then just then, there was a knock on the door of the suite.

In this regard, Meiling, who had already helped Hua Lian put on makeup, couldn't help but step forward to open the door.

- "Xiaolan, you don't have to apologize. What, that attitude! Xiaolan, you are much more beautiful than this kind of woman! ”

While everyone was paying attention to the knock on the door, the garden, who was sitting next to Xiaolan, was very angry and crumpled the tissue paper that had wiped the lipstick, threw it into the garbage can, and said dissatisfiedly with Hua Lian's attitude just now.

As she spoke, Misuzu had already walked to the door of the suite and shouted out of the door:

"Here we are."

Then he opened the door—

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

Pushing open the door, Misuzu asked in surprise when she saw Dr. Asa standing in front of the door.

"No, nothing ......"

Dr. Asasa said with some embarrassment:

"It's just that after I complimented my friend on how delicious your daughter's cake is, she said she really wanted to know the recipe, so I came to ask."

As he spoke, Dr. Asa turned his gaze to Shiho, who was standing behind him, trying to avoid the gaze of others as much as possible.

In this regard, Shiho had no choice but to stand up slightly, bow to Misuzu and plead:

"Can you tell me the recipe?"

After saying this, Misuzu, who was still smiling, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment after seeing Shiho's face, and then showed a surprised expression, and couldn't help asking:

"Excuse me...... Are you also a contestant in this beauty contest? ”

"It's not."

Shiho shook his head lightly.

In this regard, Misuzu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then replied:

"Oops...... I'm really sorry. The recipe for that cake was known only to Hua Lian. In addition, it will be sold at Yamate's confectionery shop under the name of Huaren in the near future, and since there is an agreement, I can't tell anyone about the recipe. ”

"Ah......h

Dr. Asasa couldn't help but be a little stunned when he heard Misuzu say this, and then said tentatively:

"Please ...... anyway"

"No, it can't be. I'm sorry. ”

Misuzu smiled at Dr. Asasa and closed the door coldly.

"It's really hard to do, it seems that I have to give up."

Faced with the current situation, Shiho couldn't help but say lightly.

"In that case......"

Dr. Asasa couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and then as if he remembered something, he couldn't help but say to Shiho:

"That's right! Ask the pastry chef at this hotel! I remember Hua Lian's mother once said that Hua Lian asked the pastry chef here to make this cake. ”

"Hmm...... It seems that there is such a thing. ”

Regarding Dr. Asasa's statement, Shiho also nodded in affirmation.

So, Dr. Asa immediately ran in the direction of the elevator, and Shiho had no choice but to follow.

By the time Shiho followed him to the elevator, Dr. Asa was already waiting for her in the elevator with the door open. As Shiho walked into the elevator, the elevator began to descend again at a rapid speed -

"By the way, Doctor, where did you and Kudo go just now? Where did he get that dress? ”

In the elevator, Shiho couldn't help but ask when he thought of the fact that Takato didn't have the clothes that fit properly after becoming smaller, and he could only hide in the cabinet of the "women's locker room".

"Oh...... It is on the B3 floor, where there is a laundry room where dirty laundry is collected from each room. ”

Dr. Asa didn't think much of it and quickly gave the answer.

In this regard, Shiho nodded slightly, remembered the floor of the B3 floor, and then continued to follow Dr. Asasa as if nothing happened, and first went to help Kudo Shinichi ask about the cake recipe.

……

At the same time, Shinichi has also arrived on the 20th floor at this time, and is inspecting the fire staircase by the light of the dim emergency lights.

"This is the twentieth floor, even if the prisoner attacks Miss Hua Lian, if you want to escape from here, you can let the security guard ambush below before he reaches the downstairs......"

Shinichi leaned against the handrail of the stairs and leaned out to look down, only to see the safety ladder that stretched all the way down.

"And then ......"

When I opened the door to the emergency exit, I came to Shinichi in the hallway, and immediately noticed the fire hydrant embedded in the wall.

"In this position, even if the prisoner sets fire, it can be extinguished quickly......

After confirming the distance between Hua Lian's room and the fire hydrant, Shinichi nodded with satisfaction.

"In this way, the only place where the prisoner can attack Miss Hualien is in that venue."

Shinichi muttered to himself as he walked towards the elevator and pressed the button to go downstairs.

Then the elevator quickly went up from below.

Opening the door, Shinichi stepped into the elevator and pressed the button indicating the floor of the banquet hall.

The elevator quickly moved and soon reached the floor where the ballroom was located......

(End of chapter)