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A woman's shrill scream echoed throughout the entire mansion.
Shotaro and Philip, wearing masks, ran quickly toward the direction of the screams.
“Shotaro, that scream just now was…” Philip said as he ran.
“It’s coming from the bathroom!” Shotaro Satoshi interjected.
As soon as the two ran to the bathroom door, they saw a woman wearing a menacing mask, leaning against the door frame and cautiously peeking out.
“That mask, are you Kurumi?” Philip asked.
"Oh no, there's someone in the bathroom..." Despite wearing a mask, Kurumi Nanba couldn't hide her panic.
She could barely speak coherently and could only support herself by holding onto the bathroom door frame.
Shotaro and Philip rushed into the bathroom, and were immediately shocked by what they saw.
At this moment, the mansion's owner, Kagano Sora, along with his butler and others, arrived.
They were all wearing masks.
"What's going on?" Kagami Sora frowned and asked coldly as soon as he entered the bathroom.
"What happened?"
But no one answered his question.
After all, there's no real need to answer him.
Everyone looked into the depths of the bathroom, where, amidst the rising steam, a woman lay naked and motionless in the bathtub.
Her eyes widened, her mouth agape, and she wore a look of terror, as if she had seen something horrible before she died.
Her mask floated silently beside her.
“It’s Fujii!” Philip said, looking at the mask.
"Damn it!" Shotaro slammed his fist into the door frame, gritting his teeth as he spoke.
But Philip calmly walked into the bathroom.
At this moment, due to the abundance of steam and high temperature inside the room, Philip could easily smell the strong odor of alcohol with just a light sniff.
He immediately provided an initial crime scene report:
"There's a smell of alcohol in it; that guy did it."
Upon hearing this, Shotaro was startled and turned around sharply to look at the group that had already entered the bathroom.
He looked at each one carefully, afraid of missing a single person.
After looking through it, he suddenly realized that he had indeed missed one person:
"Kanna isn't here."
No, to be precise...
It's the masked man created by the king.
But it probably won't do anything, right?
“That’s a bit strange.” However, before he could figure it out, Philip’s voice came from behind him.
Philip was standing in front of Teng Ying's corpse, resting his chin on his hand, carefully observing it.
"What's wrong?" Shotaro asked quickly.
"The body is too intact, completely different from Zaizen's gruesome death," Philip calmly analyzed.
“If I had to say there’s anything in common,” he suddenly said, stepping into the bathtub.
At this moment, the faucet next to the bathtub was still running, and water was flowing into the bathtub. Therefore, the water in the bathtub had not been drained and was still quite full.
So Philip waded through the water to the side of Fujiwara's body.
"Hey, did you find something, partner?" Shotaro asked curiously.
Philip didn't shy away from suspicion and, without saying a word, picked up Teng Ying's naked body and examined it carefully.
“How interesting,” he murmured.
Then, as if remembering something, he turned to Shotaro and instructed him:
"Shotaro Sasaki, please gather everyone in the mansion."
......
Snowy night, living room of a mansion.
The people in the mansion had all been gathered here as Philip had requested, each with a different expression and their own hidden agendas.
(cjfa) Wearing a mask, Mantou Yukishi sat at the bar under the false identity of Kanamori Daisuke, leisurely taking a sip. He seemed to be watching the show with a detached and amused attitude, observing everything that was happening in front of him.
The remaining two bride candidates, Kanna Kubokura and Kurumi Nanba, both wore masks and stood to one side.
Although they are both beautiful, they have very different temperaments.
Kanna Kubokura stood there somewhat reservedly, looking rather delicate and frail.
Kurumi Nanba, on the other hand, looked like she was not to be trifled with, and would occasionally glance at Kanna Kubo with a wary look.
No wonder, after Zaizen Reki and Arito Hotaru died, she only had Kubokura Kanna as her rival.
The master, Kagami Sora, was also wearing a mask and sat at the head of the table.
“In other words,” he concluded coldly, holding his wine glass.
“Every night a bride candidate dies, and this is what’s happening right now, isn’t it?”
His tone was devoid of warmth, as if the dead were not human beings, but ants and insects.
His disregard for human life instantly enraged Shotaro.
"What are you talking about?" Shotaro interrupted him. "I can't stand seeing anyone die in front of me anymore."
He was furious, but Philip glanced at Shotaro and gave him a reassuring look to calm him down.
Then, Philip turned to Kagamino Sora and asked, "Were you talking at the time?"
"Yes, the woman in black just came to my room," Kagano Sora answered honestly.
His thoughts seemed to return to that moment just now.
At the door of his room, Yuuto Ying, dressed in black, walked up to him.
She placed one hand on his shoulder and gently stroked his chest with the other.
“As long as you don’t take off your mask,” she said seductively, “whatever you do won’t break the rules, right?”
"So you came to see me tonight?" Kagami Sora asked calmly.
Faced with the temptation of a beautiful woman, his tone and emotions remained completely unchanged.
At that moment, Kurumi Nanba, wearing a red cheongsam, happened to pass by in the nearby corridor.
After seeing this, she immediately ran over.
"I say, how shameless you are, woman!" She ran up to You Tengying, pointed at her, and angrily cursed.
"What?" Yuuto Ying was caught off guard by the rebuke and was momentarily speechless in response to Nanba Kurumi.
While she was still in a daze, Kurumi Nanba continued her tirade:
"Just like that dead woman said, you are good for nothing except your body."
Her tone was full of sarcasm and contempt.
"How dare you say that to me?" Yu Tengying regained her composure and flew into a rage.
"What are you doing? I'm just stating the facts!" Kurumi Nanba said matter-of-factly.
"Are you jealous?" Yu Tengying immediately retorted.
The two had a big argument, while Kagami Sora turned around and went into the room.
......
"That's all I know," Kagami Sora said, ending her recollection.
"And then what?" Philip turned to Kurumi Nanba and asked.
"What else can you do after an argument? You just huff and go your separate ways." Kurumi Nanba crossed her arms, her tone still clearly annoyed, as if she was still angry about arguing with Akira Yuto.
"Later, when I went to the bathroom, I saw her floating on the surface of the water. It scared me to death," Kurumi Nanba said, feigning lingering fear.
But Shotaro Sato didn't buy it.
"You said you were terrified, but you still remembered to put on a mask before coming out of the bathroom."
Shotaro Satoshi revealed.
"Actually, you're quite calm inside, aren't you?"
“Of course,” Kurumi Nanba replied matter-of-factly.
"If Mr. Sora sees this, I will lose my eligibility."
Then, she spread her hands and added: