"Dragon Gate"?

Tang was stunned.

Of course he had heard of it.

Isn't it an allusion to "carp jumping over the dragon gate"?

But obviously, this is definitely not what Mr. Ke wants to express.

Tang Yi was about to ask, but the elevator was very cooperative, and there was a "ding dong" again.

The elevator stopped again on the 14th floor and slowly opened.

14th floor – This is a very unlucky floor.

"Damn!" Mr. Ke swore swearing.

"What's the situation?" said Xiao Lu frowned.

"What did you hit today?" the hotel waiter complained.

"¥%@#@#¥@¥%@#@¥!" the middle-aged lady screamed angrily.

"......" mask man.

"......" Tang Xuan.

Then the elevator doors slowly opened.

This time there was someone outside, a tall, strong man. He was also wearing a light blue uniform

- It's the security guard in the hotel.

"It's not easy...... said the burly security guard outside the elevator.

The voice is cold, like the "murderous" often mentioned in novels.

The six people in the elevator were all stunned, and they didn't know why.

Then the burly security guard stepped into the elevator and scanned the six people in the elevator one by one with a sharp gaze.

Finally, he fixed his gaze on the masked man with the cap, and said in a low voice:

"You think I won't be able to catch up with you when I get on the elevator?"

The "......" mask man involuntarily wanted to retreat, but his whole person was already in the corner of the elevator, so he could only curl up inside.

Tang Lu suddenly realized.

It turned out that the security guard in the hotel was catching the mask man, so a scene of "elevator chase" was staged.

The elevator stopped on the 20th floor, and the man in the mask got on the elevator at the last minute. It is conceivable that he was already targeted by this burly security guard at that time. The security guard was probably just a few steps too slow to chase him into the elevator on the 20th floor.

So this fierce security guard came up with the simplest, most direct, and most brutal way, that is, to chase by stairs. He ran down the stairs and pressed the elevator call button on each floor.

So when the elevator went down to the 16th floor, it was finally pressed by the security guard who was one step ahead, so the elevator stopped and opened, but there was no one outside. The hesitant security guard was in a hurry and didn't know when he would be able to catch up with the elevator going down, so he had already run downstairs.

Then the security guard finally found that he had caught up with the elevator, so he waited on the 14th floor and caught up with the mask man in the elevator.

"Yo, talent! Actually caught up with the elevator on two legs, are you filming an action blockbuster?" Mr. Ke also immediately figured out what happened to the whole thing.

So here's the question:

Why is this burly security guard chasing this masked man in a cap?

What kind of mystery is hidden in the black satchel that this masked man is holding in his arms?

Just as everyone was locking their eyes on the security guard and the masked man, the elevator door had closed itself and continued to descend.

In less than 5 seconds, there was a loud "click" in the elevator, which seemed to be a short circuit in the wires and a mechanical failure. Then the whole elevator shook violently and stopped in place.

？？？

The seven people in the elevator didn't react for a moment.

Press all the buttons – it's useless.

Try opening the elevator door – it won't open.

So everyone finally understood what was happening in front of them.

To put it simply: the elevator suddenly broke down and got stuck between the 14th and 13th floors of the hotel.

That's a bit of luck, isn't it?

Now there are a total of seven people in the elevator, in order:

Teacher Ke, Xiaolu, middle-aged lady, hotel waiter, mask man, burly security guard and Tang Tao.

The seven men looked at each other.

"Call the maintenance phone! Call the police!" Mr. Ke is a university professor in the end, and he is not chaotic in the face of danger.

Several people hurriedly took out their mobile phones, and Tang Lu also took out his mobile phone.

Three words appear in the upper left corner of the phone:

"No service. ”

"......" everyone.

What the heck?

No matter how bad the mobile phone signal in the elevator is, how can there be no signal at all?

Before everyone came to their senses, the lights in the elevator suddenly flickered.

Flickering on and off, then completely extinguished.

It was dark in the elevator.

"Ah...... Don't!"

"The elevator is going to fall?"

"No way! I've been here for so many years, and I've never seen anything like this!"

"Make no mistake!"

“￥%￥#&@！”

"Don't worry, squat down! Hold your head!"

“......”

In the dark, the seven people in the elevator were in a mess, pushing each other and bumping into each other.

Screams, yelling, and shouting echoed each other, and no one could hear what the others were saying.

Tang Lu was also at a loss.

How can I be so unlucky, and I can let myself be bumped into any unlucky thing?

In the chaos, someone bumped into his back, and someone kicked him.

Tang Lu was not to be outdone, and when he dodged to the side, he stretched out his hand and pushed, and he pushed two soft things.

"Ahh

"......" Tang Xuan.

Fortunately, the elevator was stable and did not intend to fall.

The darkness didn't last long. After two or three minutes, the lights in the elevator suddenly flashed a few times, and finally the lighting was restored.

The chaos in the elevator immediately stopped, and everything was back to normal

- Except that the entire elevator is stuck between the 14th and 13th floors.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and was shocked.

From the clothes to the face, they were all a little embarrassed.

"Ahh

Xiao Lu suddenly screamed loudly, piercing everyone's eardrums.

Then she pointed to the corner of the elevator with trembling hands and stammered:

She ...... She ......"

Everyone hurriedly looked in the direction of Xiao Lu's finger, and then found that the middle-aged lady with a famous brand had collapsed in the corner of the elevator.

With his eyes wide open, he seemed to be about to curse at any moment.

But she's cursed forever—because she's no longer breathing.

There was blood on the body, a lot. From her slitted throat, blood was still pouring out.

There was a gurgling sound.

？？？

Obviously, the middle-aged lady was cut off by a sharp knife!

And it happened in the chaos that was just in the dark.

Even Tang Xuan, who had already died once, was shocked on the spot when he saw the tragic scene in front of him.

Dead?

Did you see a dead person with your own eyes?

And he was murdered on the spot!

There were already several screams beside him, and the remaining six friends in the elevator were all shocked.

So someone took advantage of the darkness just now and cut the neck of this middle-aged lady with a knife?

You look at me, you look at you, I look at you.

Horror appeared on everyone's face.

At the same time there are and doubts!

In other words, of the six people trapped in this elevator who are still alive, at least one is the murderer of the middle-aged noblewoman!

What the heck?

Play the live-action version of "Star Detective"?

"Tell me, who did it?"

As a part-time suspense reasoning self-media writer, Mr. Ke embodies the demeanor of a general at this time.

The results are well deserved. And no one admitted, and no one answered.

Teacher Ke's face was a little unbearable, he glanced at everyone present one by one, and then smiled:

"Ke Jiaqi male, the professor is evil! Dare to kill people in front of my Professor Ke, this should be one of the top ten stupidest things this year, right?

Do you know how many cases I've solved?

Don't say that I, Professor Ke, haven't given you a chance, if you admit it now, we will at least treat you like a civilized person.

Otherwise...... Hehehe!"

Teacher Ke sneered.

"I found out that you were sneaky in the hotel, so I chased you all the way...... It's still a murderer......" The burly security guard suddenly spoke, and his tone was very eerie.

Then he pulled the electric baton from his waist.

Everyone was stunned, and then looked at the security guard's gaze, and it was the man with a mask curled up in another corner.

The original cap had been squeezed out in the chaos just now, and his hairstyle was very messy, and he was a middle-aged man in his thirties.

But he still clung to the black satchel in his arms, and his body trembled slightly.

He looked very nervous.

I don't know if it's because I'm scared when I see a dead person, or because I'm scared because I heard the security guard's identification.

"Ouch! I almost forgot about you!" Teacher Ke suddenly came to his senses, took a step towards the man in the mask, and said with a smile:

"It's time for us to see what's in your satchel, it can't be the murder weapon that slit the throat of the deceased, right?"

The masked man hurriedly shook his head and grabbed the satchel in his arms tighter.

The burly security guard didn't reason with him, and shot down with an electric baton.

"Bang!"

The man in the mask dodged in time, and the electric baton missed, hitting the inner wall of the elevator.

The hotel waiter next to him didn't speak, but he saw the opportunity. He suddenly reached out and grabbed the satchel in the mask man's arms and snatched it hard.

The man in the mask refused to let go.

The black satchel was snatched by two people, and no one had the upper hand.

Then the security guard also rushed forward and reached out to grab the mask man's satchel.

The three of them worked together, followed by a "snort", the zipper of the satchel collapsed, and colorful pieces of paper flew everywhere, like a "paper snow" in the elevator.

The shoulder bag that the mask man attaches great importance to is actually full of pieces of paper?

No, is it money?

USD, GBP, EUR?

Tang Yan hurriedly grabbed a piece of paper that flew in front of him, took a closer look, and then his face changed.

It's not money at all, it's business cards.

The business card is printed with a photo of a hotly dressed beauty, with the following remarks:

"Luxury package, salary consumption (can be invoiced) white-collar / student / nurse part-time, 24-hour door-to-door service! Return, replacement, satisfaction!Service hotline: 400-414-1494......"