Tokyo: There's something wrong with this narration!

Chapter 155 Chapter 154 · Landing on Misty Island (modified)
Takahashi Yuran took out a letter from his small bag.

"This is a love letter written by my father to his lover. I think the clue may be in it."

She handed the letter to Kojima Aiko.

After Kojima finished reading it, she handed it to the people around her and passed it around one by one. The young people took out their mobile phones and took pictures.

Baichuan noticed that none of the middle-aged people who had been to this island showed any enthusiasm for clues.

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

At the same time, Bai Chuan calmly appraised the love letter.

[Item: A love letter]

[Appraisal result: The love letter written to a friend contains deep guilt. 】

[Evaluation: A love letter hiding a secret]

Writing to a friend?Aren't you lovers?

Bai Chuan was a little surprised by the results of this appraisal.

Unfortunately, there are no clues to directly identify the treasure, so the identification technique also has limitations. Perhaps after carefully analyzing the clues, it will be more effective to use the identification technique to verify the conjecture.

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

Asked the aloof female makeup artist Tomorrow Kuramoto.

"You can also choose to stay and search. Of course I hope everyone can find it as soon as possible, but if it's too difficult, you can extend the time. At that time, you only need to contact us through the walkie-talkie, and I will have people send supplies."

Yuran Takahashi seemed to have arranged everything very well, making everyone present feel at ease.

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

Similarly, there are only two shotguns, four daggers, three shovels, two small anti-wolf stun devices, ropes and other tools.

The old gentleman obviously became the opinion leader because he was the oldest. He took the initiative and asked,
"Can anyone shoot?"

Shirakawa and Tanita Fudu, a muscular man with tattoos on his arms, said that they can use guns.

Everyone, including John, thought it was normal for Tanita Fu to be able to use a gun, but it was surprising that Shirakawa, a seemingly weak boy, could also do it.

"Grandpa took me hunting."

Baichuan said nonsense.

So the old gentleman gave the shotgun to Bai Chuan and John.

Tanita Fu finally chose a dagger.

Probably because he looked too cruel and was a mercenary in the past, he could not gain the trust of the people around him, so the old gentleman gave one of the only two shotguns he had to the young blond man John, and the other to the young blond man John. Shirakawa, who is harmless to humans and animals.

The remaining weapons were freely chosen, and Baichuan took some props such as ropes and triangular hooks to fill his luggage.

"Kuragi-kun, do you want me to carry some for you?"

"No, it's very light."

Shirakawa rejected Mei Chiyuki's proposal. With his current physical condition, he would not feel tired even if he hiked for 2 hours with New Army equipment on his back.

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

Everyone looked at the island shrouded in white mist and exclaimed in surprise.

"Is this Misty Island?"

"Sure enough, the island lives up to its name. The fog here is too heavy. The visibility is already less than 5 meters, right?"

"Although this is my second time here, I still find this place very mysterious."

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

"Let's start our treasure hunting adventure!"

Baichuan stretched out his hand and held Qianxue Meiyi, "Follow me closely, don't get lost."

"Uh-huh."

Qianxue Meiyi held Shirakawa's hand tightly.

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

The captain gave an order, and the crew carried the boxes onto the deck. The boxes were full of ingredients, mainly meat to replenish energy.

The crew and the adult men in the team helped carry the supplies.

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

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

Most of the female members were so tired that they collapsed on the ground and were not in the mood to look at the villa that had been vacant for a long time.

Shirakawa unexpectedly discovered that Qianyuki Mei's physical strength was not as bad as imagined.

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

"Does Mei-chan also exercise regularly?"

Bai Chuan asked curiously.

"Occasionally I go rock climbing, play tennis, golf, fencing, and swim."

Qianyuki Mei said seriously.

"Ok."

Shirakawa found himself underestimating sports for wealthy people.

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

When the narration sounded, Bai Chuan chose to ignore it and took a look at this manor-like villa.

[Item: Rules Manor]

[Appraisal result: The ancient manor was built by Gaoqiao Bei. It has 4 floors in total, 3 above ground and 1 underground.

The first floor has a reception room, ballroom, dining room, kitchen, hot spring pool, and servants' room.

On the second floor are 3 master bedrooms and 17 guest rooms. Note that the 3 master bedrooms have been closed and are called taboo houses and cannot be entered.

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

The underground floor is the cellar and dungeon. Many disobedient servants were imprisoned in the dungeon. 】

[Appraisal result: The manor hides secrets, please pay attention to safety]

The decoration style of the villa is similar to that of a medieval castle, with black and white as the main colors, giving people a solemn and cold feeling. There are two Gothic spiers on the left and right of the villa. The leftmost one is the bell tower, and the right one is similar to pure decoration. Tower, green vines have climbed all over the spire.The area of ​​the villa is three times that of Morishima Villa. If you include the top floor loft, it is indeed three floors.

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

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

These roses have begun 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 in the yard.

This place is not as dilapidated as Takahashi Yuran described, nor does it look like it has been uninhabited for a long time. The floor and table tops are spotless, and there are not even spider webs in the corners of the walls. It is completely suitable for people to move in directly.

Various precious paintings are hung on the walls, and there are many sculptures and artworks in the living room and corridors. Each piece is wiped clean, as if this manor has countless invisible servants, working day and night. The estate is cleaned and cleaned.

There were 16 armchairs beside the long black table with intricate carvings, which seemed to be prepared for 16 people, but Miss Takahashi did not come.

For safety reasons, Baichuan appraised the manor.

Just when Bai Chuan was surprised, an old man walked out of the villa.

He looked about the same age as Oba Xiuichi. He was wearing a dark tuxedo, holding a bunch of keys in his left hand and a rattle in his right hand.

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

Then, he nodded slightly to everyone and said seriously,
"Welcome everyone, I am the housekeeper here, Hideyuki Tanimoto. I have already taken care of this place before everyone arrived. Now please follow me upstairs and take a look at your respective rooms."

"It turns out it's because Mr. Butler came early to clean it. No wonder it's so clean."

Oba Xiuyi said with a smile, because it was not his first time visiting the manor, so Oba Xiuyi knew the housekeeper.

Mr. Hideyuki Tanimoto's leather shoes are polished to a high shine, his silver hair is parted in the middle and he wears gold-rimmed glasses. He walks with a serious look. When he saw Keiji Yajima, who was casually dressed, he frowned slightly.

He stepped forward and adjusted Yajima Keiji's collar to ensure complete symmetry, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder coupled with a high degree of mysophobia.

Shirakawa had a basic understanding of Hideyuki Tanimoto.

The strange thing is, why didn't Miss Takahashi tell us that there is a housekeeper here?
Bai Chuan followed everyone's footsteps and went up to the second floor with doubts.

The only drawback in the villa may be the lack of light, so 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 goddesses holding up the sun. When these wall lamps are fully turned on, they illuminate the corridor in a warm orange color.

There are various famous paintings on the walls. Baichuan doesn't want to waste his appraisal skills to identify them. There is a high probability that they are authentic paintings. After all, they belong to a noble family with long history.

Butler Hide Tanimoto walked at the front and introduced,

"There are 20 guest rooms here. Since I only come in the summer at the end of June and beginning of July, and in the winter at the end of November and beginning of December, I only arrive 6 days ahead of you. I only packed 7 rooms for you. This one is the large courtyard. Sir."

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

Later, they were given to the lawyer Hiromi Ichimura, the reporter Keisuke Koyama, the makeup artist Asuka Kuramoto, the mercenary Fu Tanita, the construction engineer Tokuji Furuta, the doctor Masao Seo, the full-time wife Shizuru Hanada, the modern poet Keiji Yajima, Anchor Kojima Aiko, painter John, graphic model Sally.

Finally, there are Shunji Nishi, Yoriko Tashiro, himself and Mei Chiyuki.

The order in which he gave the keys was entirely based on age.

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

The house number of each room is the corresponding number.

Hanada Jingliu was a little surprised. She and her husband came together and logically they should live together.

But she found that her husband didn't seem to object to this arrangement, so she didn't say anything.

"My boyfriend and I can just share a room."

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

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

Others were also shocked by the look in Mr. Butler's eyes just now, especially the timid women.

Qianxue Meiyi held Shirakawa's hand tightly.

"Everyone, please feel free to check in. In addition, the five innermost rooms have not been tidied up. Please do not go in. The attic is also locked. Please do not go up to the attic out of curiosity. There are no clues to the treasure you want in the attic."

"In addition, 8 am to 9 am, 12 pm to 1 pm, 6 pm to 7 pm are dining time, and 8 pm to 10 pm is dance time. Please be sure to stay in the villa during this time, and at other times It’s exploration time for everyone to hunt for treasure.”

"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 rules does the manor have?What life is at risk?
They felt more and more that the butler was nagging. The young and energetic Nishi Shunji even laughed at the butler Hideyuki Tanimoto.
"That's enough, old man. Don't try to control us just because you suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. We are the honored guests invited by your master to hunt for treasure."

"That's right, you are just saying these things to scare us."

Tashiro Yiko also echoed, because she had just been glanced at by the butler, she had goosebumps all over her body, and she was very dissatisfied with Mr. Butler.

"Don't make any noise, everyone. Since the manor has such regulations, we just have to act in accordance with the regulations."

Shuichi Oba, as the eldest person present, took the initiative to stand up and smooth things over.

The discussion ends here.

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

Bai Chuan was surprised to find that there seemed to be no entrance to the attic on the second floor. Could it be hidden in a certain room?
Out of caution, Shirakawa contacted Yuran Takahashi through the intercom after returning to the room.

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

"Ms. Takahashi, is the name of the villa called 'Rules' Manor?"

"Ah, yes, this name was given by my father back then. The purpose was to make us children obedient, so we all don't like this manor. After we become adults, we rarely come here."

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

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

"Kuragi-kun, please feel free to ask."

Takahashi Yuran's voice became intermittent, and the signal on the walkie-talkie was also extremely unstable.

But it is many times better than a mobile phone with no signal at all, and at least communication can continue.

Bai Chuan told the story about the housekeeper and asked,

"Is Mr. Hideyuki Tanimoto the butler you hired to look after the manor?"

There was suddenly a long silence on the other end of the phone.

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　One more chapter tonight!
　　
　
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