Yuran Takahashi took out a letter from the small bag he was carrying.

"This is a love letter from my father to my lover, and I think the clue may be in it."

She handed the letter to Kizuko Kojima.

After reading it, Kojima handed it to the people around her, and everyone circulated it one by one, and the young man took out his mobile phone directly to take pictures.

Shirakawa noticed that several middle-aged people who had been to the island had shown no enthusiasm for clues.

This proves that they should have read the love letter a long time ago.

At the same time, Shirakawa quietly appraisals the love letters.

[Item: A love letter]

[Identification result: A love letter to a friend, containing deep guilt.] 】

[Evaluation: A love letter with a secret]

Write to a friend? Isn't it a lover?

Shirakawa was a little surprised by the results of this appraisal.

Unfortunately, there are no clues to directly identify the treasure, so there are limitations to the identification technique, and perhaps it will be more effective to use the identification technique when verifying the conjecture after carefully analyzing the clues on it.

"If we can't find a clue in 10 days, will we have to board the ship and leave?"

The cold female makeup artist Kuramoto asked tomorrow.

"You can also choose to continue to stay and look for it, of course I hope that everyone will find it as soon as possible, but if it is too difficult, it is okay to extend the time, and then you only need to contact us through the intercom, and I will have people send supplies over."

Yuran Takahashi seems to have arranged everything very well, which makes everyone here feel at ease.

Before the passenger ship docked, everyone followed Yuran Takahashi to the cabin to select weapons.

Similarly, there were only two shotguns, four daggers, three shovels, and two small anti-wolf stunners, ropes, and other tools.

The old gentleman, who had obviously become an opinion leader because he was the oldest, took the initiative to ask,

"Is anyone going to shoot?"

Shirakawa and Fudo Tanida, a muscular man with tattoos on his arm, said they would use a gun.

Everyone, including John, thought that it was normal for Tanida to use a gun, but it was surprising that Shirakawa, a weak-looking teenager, could do the same.

"Grandpa took me hunting."

Shirakawa said nonsense.

So the old gentleman gave the shotgun to Shirakawa and John.

Tanida Fu finally chose a dagger.

Probably because he was too fierce and a mercenary in the past, he couldn't gain the trust of the people around him, so the old gentleman gave the only two shotguns, one to the young blonde man John, and the other to Shirakawa, who looked harmless to humans and animals.

The rest of the weapons were freely chosen, and Shirakawa took ropes, triangular hooks and other props, and packed his bags well.

"Kuraki-kun, do you want me to help you carry some?"

"No, it's very light."

Shirakawa rejected Chiyuki Meiyi's proposal, and with his current physical fitness, he wouldn't feel tired even if he walked for 2 hours with New Army equipment on his back.

Soon, the passenger ship passed through the thick fog and entered the waters of Misty Island, landing on the west side of the island.

Everyone looked at the island shrouded in white mist, and they all let out a surprised admiration.

"Is this Misty Island?"

"Sure enough, as the name suggests, the fog here is too big, and the visibility is less than 5 meters, right?"

"Even though it's my second time, I still think it's very mysterious."

"There's really no signal at all here."

"Let's go, let's start our treasure hunt!"

Bai Chuan stretched out his hand and grabbed Qianxue Meiyi, "Follow me closely, don't get lost." ”

"Uh-huh."

Chiyuki Mei squeezed Shirakawa's hand.

"Sailors, help these gentlemen and ladies carry the supplies to the villa, and we can return to the sea."

The captain gave the order, and the crew carried the boxes to the deck, which were full of ingredients, mainly meats for energy.

The crew members and the adult males in the team helped carry the supplies.

Because Shirakawa was only a teenager, he was exempted from this manual work.

By the time everyone arrived at the manor, it was already an hour later, and the misty island was actually a mountain range that was constantly growing upward, and the manor was halfway up the mountain.

Most of the female members were so tired that they sat down on the floor, and they were in no mood to look at the long-vacant villa.

Shirakawa unexpectedly discovers that Chiyuki Mei's physical strength is not as bad as he imagined.

After walking for such a long time, she only gasped slightly, fine sweat appeared on the tip of her nose, her cheeks were slightly red, and after drinking a bottle of water, her energy was completely restored.

"Does Mei Yi-chan usually exercise too?"

Shirakawa asked curiously.

"Occasionally I go rock climbing, tennis, golf, fencing, swimming."

Qianxue Mei said seriously.

"Okay."

Shirakawa found himself underestimating the sports of the wealthy.

[Qianxue Meiyi's physical fitness is enough to have a sleepless carnival with you, and tonight is an excellent opportunity. 】

The narration sounded, and Shirakawa chose to ignore it, and looked at the manor-like villa.

[Item: Rule Manor]

[Appraisal results: An old manor, founded by Takahashi North, with a total of 4 floors, 3 floors above ground and 1 floor underground.

On the first floor, there is a living room, a dance hall, a dining room, a kitchen, a hot spring pool, and a servant's room.

On the second floor are 3 master bedrooms with 17 guest rooms, note that the 3 master bedrooms are closed and are called the Forbidden House and are inaccessible.

The third floor is an attic, which is also inaccessible.

The basement floor is a cellar and a dungeon, where many disobedient servants are imprisoned. 】

[Identification Result: A Secret Manor Hidden in Secrets, Pay Attention to Safety]

The decoration style of the villa resembles a medieval castle, with black, white and gray as the main colors, giving people a solemn and cold feeling, and there are two Gothic minarets on the left and right of the villa, the bell tower on the far left, and the pure decorative tower on the right, with green vines and plants climbing all over the minaret.

The villa is three times the size of Morishima Villa, and if you include the penthouse, it is indeed three floors.

Walking into the first floor of the villa, you will see a ballroom that can accommodate at least 30 people, a magnificent dining room, a very spacious kitchen, and a warm living room and hot spring pool.

Through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows of the ballroom, you can see the back garden full of roses.

The roses are beginning to show signs of withering, but most of them are still blooming.

Young women such as Chiyuki Mei and Tashiro Yoriko were attracted by the flowers that filled the yard.

It's not as dilapidated as Takahashi described, nor does it look like it's been uninhabited for a long time, the floor and table top are spotless, and there are not even cobwebs in the corners of the walls, so you can move in directly.

There are all kinds of precious paintings hanging on the walls, and there are many sculptures and artworks in the living room and corridor, each one of which is wiped clean, as if this manor has countless invisible servants who clean and clean the manor day and night.

There are 16 chairs with backrests next to the long black table carved with intricate patterns, which seem to be intended for 16 people, but Miss Takahashi did not come.

For safety reasons, Shirakawa conducted an appraisal of the estate.

Just as Shirakawa was surprised, an old man walked out of the villa.

He looked about the same age as Ota Shuichi, wearing a pitch-black tuxedo, holding a bunch of keys in his left hand and a rattle in his right.

The old man first shook the bell in his hand to attract the attention of everyone who was visiting the villa to himself.

Then, he bowed slightly to everyone and said solemnly,

"Welcome, everyone, I'm the housekeeper here Tanimoto Hideyuki, I have already taken care of this place before you arrive, now please follow me upstairs and see your respective rooms."

"It turned out that Mr. Housekeeper came to clean it in advance, no wonder it was so clean."

Da Ting Xiuyi said with a smile, because it was not the first time to be a guest at the manor, Da Ting Xiuyi knew this housekeeper.

Mr. Tanimoto Hideyuki's leather shoes were polished, his silver hair was parted with gold-rimmed glasses, and he frowned slightly when he saw Keiji Yajima, who was dressed casually.

He stepped forward and straightened Keiji's neckline to make sure it was perfectly symmetrical, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder plus high cleanliness.

Shirakawa has a basic understanding of Tanimoto Hideyuki.

Strangely, why didn't Miss Takahashi tell us that there was a housekeeper here?

With questions, Shirakawa followed the footsteps of everyone and went up to the second floor.

The only flaw in the villa may be the lack of light, so the lights need to be turned on during the day.

The corridor on the second floor is inlaid with rows of lamps in the shape of the sun held by the goddess, and these wall lamps are fully turned on, illuminating the corridor with a warm orange yellow.

There are all kinds of famous paintings on the walls, and Shirakawa doesn't want to waste identification skills to identify them, and there is a high probability that they are genuine, after all, they are from an aristocratic family that has been passed down from generation to generation.

The housekeeper Tanimoto walked at the front and introduced,

"There are 20 rooms here, and since I only come in late June and early July in the summer, and late November and early December in the winter, I only arrived two days before you, and only 15 rooms were packed for you, and this one belongs to Mr. Tai Ting."

Tanimoto Hideyuki handed the key to the first door to the old gentleman with a cane, Shuichi Oniwa.

Later, they were given to lawyer Hiromi Ichimura, reporter Keisuke Oyama, makeup artist Atsuhito Kuramoto, mercenary Tanida Fukuta, construction engineer Tokuji Furuta, doctor Masao Seo, full-time wife Shizuru Hanada, modern poet Keiji Yajima, anchor Kizuko Kojima, painter John, and graphic model Sally.

In the end, there are Shunji Nishishi, Yoriko Tashiro, himself and Chiyuki Mei.

The order in which he gave the keys was entirely in chronological order.

Therefore, Shirakawa and Chiyuki Mei live in the innermost room, which is room 7 and room 6 respectively.

The house number of each room corresponds to the number.

Hanada Shizuru was a little surprised, she and her husband came together, and it stands to reason that they should live together.

But she found that her husband did not seem to object to such an arrangement, so she did not say anything.

"I'll be fine if I stay in a room with my boyfriend."

Yoriko Tashiro took out the key and wanted to return it to the housekeeper Tanimoto Hideyuki.

Tanimoto Hideyuki's gaze suddenly turned cold, and he was so frightened that Tashiro Yoriko took back the key.

The others were also shocked by Mr. Butler's eyes just now, especially the timid women.

Chiyuki Mei squeezed Shirakawa's hand.

"Everyone, please feel at ease, in addition, the innermost 5 rooms have not been cleaned up, please don't go in, the attic is also locked, everyone must not go to the attic because of curiosity, the attic does not have the treasure clues you want."

"Also, 8 to 9 a.m., 12 to 1 noon, 6 to 7 p.m. for meals, 8 to 10 p.m. for the dance, so be sure to stay in the villa during this time, and the rest of the time is time for everyone to explore the treasure hunt."

"Since you have come to the 'Rules' manor, please be sure to follow the rules, otherwise your lives may be in danger."

The butler said with a serious face.

Everyone looked at each other, what rule manor? What is life-threatening?

They felt more and more that the housekeeper was chattering, and the young and vigorous Shunji Nishi even laughed at the housekeeper Tanimoto Hideyuki,

"That's enough, old man, don't try to control us just because you have obsessive-compulsive disorder, we are the guests of honor invited by your master to hunt for treasures."

"That's it, just to scare us by saying these things."

Tashiro Yoriko also echoed that because she had just been looked at by the housekeeper, she had goosebumps all over her body, and she was very dissatisfied with Mr. Housekeeper in her heart.

"Don't make any noise, since the manor has such rules, let's just do things according to the rules."

As the oldest person present, Shuichi Ting took the initiative to stand up and play the round.

That concludes the discussion.

The housekeeper left the second floor, and everyone checked into their rooms with their own luggage.

Shirakawa was surprised to find that there didn't seem to be an entrance to the attic on the second floor, could it be hidden in a room?

Out of caution, after Shirakawa returned to his room, he contacted Yulan Takahashi through the intercom.

One is to test whether the walkie-talkie can be used normally, and the other is to ask some questions.

"Miss Takahashi, is the name of the villa called 'Rule' Manor?"

"Ah, yes, this name was chosen by my father back then, in order to make us children obedient, so we don't like this manor, and when we are adults, we rarely come here."

Yuran Takahashi seemed to be reminded of bad memories, and her tone was a little low.

"I'm sorry, Miss Takahashi, but I still have a question."

"Kuraki-kun, please ask."

Takahashi's voice became choppy, and the signal on the intercom was extremely unstable.

But it is already many times stronger than a mobile phone with no signal at all, and at least it can continue to communicate.

Shirakawa told the housekeeper about it and asked,

"Is Mr. Tanimoto the butler you hired to take care of the manor?"

On the other end of the phone, there was a long silence.

……

There's one more chapter in the evening!

(End of chapter)