Early the next morning, everyone in the annex gathered in the hall for dinner.

Listening to the constant sound of knives and forks and plates colliding in his ears, Bai Heqing quietly picked up the chopsticks, and his eyes were only locked on the dishes in front of him.

Last night, Kurahashi's sudden appearance made him suspicious, and for the sake of his own safety these days, he would only eat meals cooked by Mary before leaving the island.

As for Mary's initiative to go to the kitchen to help, the old housekeeper Akira Kurahashimoto and the housekeeper Sumiko Okuiri have no objections.

After all, among the people in this annex, in addition to Westerners like Clyde, there are also Easterners like Kiyoshi Shirakawa and Uehiko Kita.

A scarce talent like Mary, who has mastered cooking on both sides of the globe at the same time, is exactly what the annex's kitchen desperately needs at this moment.

"Ha~"

In the originally quiet hall, Mei Ling, a woman in a purple cheongsam sitting diagonally opposite Bai Heqing, suddenly yawned at this time.

"Lack of sleep is a big no-no for beauty." Kevin, who was sitting across from her, glanced up and said with a smile as he fiddled with the knife and fork in his hand.

"There's no way...... Mei Ling put one hand on her cheek and said in a lazy tone: "Wasn't it raining heavily at dawn today?" I couldn't sleep after being woken up......"

"I really didn't see it, you turned out to be such a nervous person?" Kevin sneered when he heard this, and said, "My words, but I slept until dawn!" ”

"You're simply sluggish, aren't you?" Laughing at him, Mei Ling suddenly turned her gaze to Bai Heqing, who was eating quietly, and asked with a smile, "What about you?" Detective brother? ”

Bai Heqing didn't answer her immediately, but didn't speak until he chewed and swallowed all the food in his mouth: "The same, I woke up when it just rained." ”

As a high-profile rising star in the Japanese police industry, his overtime life, which often reverses day and night, has indeed had some impact on his sleep condition, and he is very easy to be woken up by the movement of the outside world.

"Hmph, do you hear me, it's not me who is abnormal?"

Hearing Bai Heqing's answer, Mei Ling turned her head to look at Kevin again, her eyes full of provocation.

"Ah......h ”

The old gentleman he was referring to was Clyde, the former British Navy Lieutenant.

At this time, everyone in the hall had arrived, except for Clyde's seat.

"Maybe you haven't woken up yet, right?" The second young master Tone Kosuke on the side also spoke, and said with a smile: "After all, that kind of thing happened yesterday, everyone should sleep late at night, old man, since he wants to sleep, let him sleep a little longer......"

"But we're still in a dangerous situation, aren't we?"

At this time, Kita-Kamihiko, who had been silent, couldn't help but speak, and said worriedly: "After all, the murderer of Mr. Yang has not been found yet, wouldn't it be better for all of us to be together than to let Mr. Clyde be alone in the room?" ”

"I think it's probably more dangerous." Kevin put down his knife and fork and said suddenly.

"Why do you say that?" Mei Ling propped her chin and looked at him curiously.

"Does that need to be said? The murderer must be among us, and it is not clear how many people he will kill, or perhaps the murderer trapped us on this island in order to kill us all one by one, and finally take the inheritance by himself......

Wouldn't it be safer to find a reliable place to hide in times like these? ”

"This must not be allowed to happen!" Kita-Uehiko clenched his fists and said loudly, "With Detective Shirakawa and Detective Mary here, we will definitely be able to catch this murderer soon!" ”

I don't know why the topic suddenly came to me again, Bai Heqing was stunned for a moment, and then showed a smile to everyone.

"We'll do our best."

[To be honest, I now think that the two of you are more suspected of being murderers than the others......]

"It's so calm, detective boy." Mei Ling looked at him when she heard this, and said with a smile: "It's so reliable that it doesn't look like a detective......"

I don't know if she said this intentionally or unintentionally.

"Thank you." Bai Heqing glanced at her, his expression as usual.

Seeing his appearance, the smile on Mei Ling's face was even worse, "If you have time, you can come to my room, I can use the I Ching to help you divination?" It's guaranteed to get something out of you...... Of course, it's free. ”

Huang Meiling, who is said to have accompanied Yang Douxin's special fortune teller, came to this island with him.

[Huh?! 】

Mary, who was originally silent on the side, suddenly turned her head and stared at her with wide eyes.

"Well, I will." Shirakawa nodded.

"The ......"

At this moment, Kurahashi Motoaki hurriedly walked into the hall and interrupted the communication between the people.

"Guys, I went to Mr. Clyde's room just now, and the other one doesn't seem to be in the room......"

"Mr. Clyde is missing? What's going on? Hearing this, the eldest young master Ligan Guiyang hurriedly asked.

"This ...... I didn't know either, because I kept knocking on the door and there was no response, so I opened the door and took a look, only to find that there was no one in the room at all......"

"Could it be that I went somewhere else in the museum?" Kevin asked.

"No, I've searched all over the building, but I can't find ......."

"Could it be that Mr. Clyde, he has been?!" Kita-Icikhiko's face changed suddenly.

"Is there anything strange in the room?" Bai Heqing asked.

"No, no, Mr. Clyde seems to have gone out on his own...... "Kurahashi replied.

"It's also possible that he has been killed by a murderer." Kevin interjected.

"Everyone!" The second young master, Tone Kosuke, immediately got up and said to everyone, "Now is not the time to make a judgment!" Mr. Clyde may also just want to get out on the island on his own...... In a word! Let's go outside the annex and look around, and let's get Mr. Clyde back together! ”

"But it's dangerous to go your separate ways now, right?" Mei Ling said.

"It's good to work in groups, in groups of two or three, so that you can keep everyone as safe as possible...... I'll go back to the mountains and investigate, Mary. ”

After Bai Heqing finished speaking, he put down his chopsticks and stood up from his seat, turned around and left the hall.

It was highly likely that something had happened to Clyde, Shirakawa's instincts told him.

If Clyde's body can be found as soon as possible, it may also help him identify the killer as soon as possible.

"Okay."

Behind him, Mary immediately got up and followed.

“……”

With Clyde's disappearance, the people in the hall split into several groups and quickly began to search the surroundings of the annex.

Among them, Shirakawa Kiyoshi and Mary went to the back mountain to the north of the annex.

They were accompanied by the soothsayer, of course.

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(End of chapter)