The further you go, the narrower the road becomes.

Roughly speaking, it is the degree of gradual transformation from three side-by-side trucks to a family car.

Thankfully, the road signs don't lie.

It takes about 30 minutes to leave the 'Y' shaped intersection.

Ye Gengyi and Kuroba Kaito soon came to a building that looked like it was made of rocks.

It's just that the shape of this building is completely different from what a certain strange thief expected.

He originally thought that since it was the former residence of Misui Kiesemon, the master of the mechanism at the end of the Tokugawa period.

Even if the style is not related to the Edo period, it should not be the one in front of you, with tall spires, thick stone walls, and a completely Western castle-style building.

(╯‵ ′)╯︵┻━┻... The painting style is very wrong!

Kuroba Kaito Ban Yueyan couldn't help complaining:

"Brother, we must have been cheated..."

"..."

"It's a little strange." Ye Gengyi said.

"It's a bit weird, it's just too weird!" Kaito Kuroba complained.

Ye Geng ignored him and continued to walk along the path paved with stone bricks towards the main entrance.

There were no trees in the courtyard, replaced by some rectangular stone monuments placed in strange positions.

They alternate from left to right, or parallel to each other. In short, all designs that violate symmetry are displayed vividly in the arrangement of these steles.

Kaito Kuroba suddenly remembered the cemetery he saw on the mountain climbing road, and the uneasiness in his heart resurfaced again.

Strange name, weird environment.

By the way...does anyone really live here?

No, or it should be asked this way, the people who choose to live here are not psychologically abnormal.

"The phone has a signal."

At this time, Ye Gengyi's voice pulled back his thoughts.

However, this sentence, which should sound ordinary or normal on weekdays, has become especially frightening to think about at this moment.

The mobile phone has a signal, but the white horse detective has lost contact.

"Brother, let's..."

Kaito Kuroba originally wanted to propose that the building be inspected as soon as possible, so as to formulate the next action plan.

However, he did not finish his sentence.

Suddenly, Ye Geng raised his head and looked up.

Haven't we observed the external structure of the building from a distance?

Kuroba Kaito was puzzled.

The person next to him is not an ordinary person, so he shouldn't do such unnecessary actions.

Subconsciously raised his head and looked up.

Then, his eyes locked on a window of the building.

"Huh? Someone..."

Although it was impossible to see the other person's face clearly due to the angle and light, there was no doubt that someone was watching them from there.

"I'm going to knock on the door. Get ready, Kudo-san." Ye Gengyi retracted his gaze, and patted Kuroba Kaito on the shoulder.

Kuroba Kaito: "..."

So you have arranged your identity for yourself?

However, slander belongs to slander.

He still took off his peaked cap numbly, and pinched it a few times with his hands that were obviously not applied with hairspray, but seemed to have been applied with hairspray.

Soon, a 'Kudo Shinichi' appeared like this.

The faces of the masses in the world of Ke Xue...

After Ye Gengyi commented silently, he stepped to the door of the villa and rang the doorbell.

Dingdong sounds echoed again and again.

Waited for about a few minutes.

The door opened.

Strangely but not too unexpectedly, standing inside was an elderly butler with a monocle in his left eye.

What about the Edo style that was agreed... Kuroba Kaito continued to complain.

"Hi, this is our invitation letter." Ye Gengyi took out the card and handed it over.

"Well, both of you, please come in."

The old butler just glanced at the contents of the invitation letter, and then politely turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation.

Could this villa belong to the Baima family?

This doubt suddenly appeared in Ye Gengyi's heart.

Before, after seeing the weird scene of this [Strange Pavilion], he had never felt this emotion.

Because this is something that should be doubted quite rightly.

If you are invited to explore Borderlands together, there is nothing wrong with it.

But it should be rare for a guest to invite a guest to the host's house...

…

The old butler was obviously old, and he didn't walk very fast.

Neither Ye Gengyi nor Kuroba Kaito urged them, but quickly looked at the main hall of the villa during this time.

What catches the eye is the ball placed directly under the branch-shaped chandelier.

It is about 2 meters in diameter.

The material inside is unknown for the time being, but the overall outline of the outside is covered with a layer of smooth convex mirror, which constantly reflects the light in the hall and the figures of the three people walking towards the corridor.

"Old man, haven't the other guests come yet..."

Kaito Kuroba didn't ask "Are there any other guests?" Instead, he subtly changed the logic, so as to observe the information he wanted from the butler's reaction.

However, he miscalculated.

The old housekeeper just stood in front of a door, and after gently pushing it open, completely ignored the previous question, and said directly:

"You two, please take a rest inside."

Kuroba Kaito: "..."

Ye Geng caressed the door frame, calmly bounced a group of nano-robots onto the old housekeeper, and walked directly inside.

The decor in the room is rather ordinary at first glance.

On the navy blue carpet are a table, a few chairs, a sofa and a coffee table.

There are seats for 6 people in total.

Ye Gengyi's gaze didn't linger on these items too much, but, together with Heiyu Kaito, he turned to look at those various mirrors.

"this…"

Kuroba Kaito hesitated for a moment, then ran to each mirror and took a closer look.

If people who don't know see this scene, they will definitely think that Kudo Shinichi is a complete narcissist.

Ye Gengyi sat on the sofa, closed his eyes, and listened quietly for five or six minutes.

However, the ~lightnovelpub.net~ that was eavesdropped into the ears by the nano-robots was still just the slight sound of footsteps and breathing, and there was no other sound besides that.

Well, as expected of an elderly man, his self-discipline is scary.

If you are younger, even if you don't have a second-degree outbreak and say some lines about the shame report, you will at least talk to yourself for a while, or report to the owner of the villa.

However, nothing...

The running power can last about another minute.

Ye Gengyi controlled the nano-robot to stay on standby, and did not plan to record the behavior of the old housekeeper for the time being. After all, it was meaningless to do so before he had figured out the internal layout of the entire building.

"Old...cough, Teacher Ye," Kaito Kuroba sat down beside the sofa, and said, "There are 49 mirrors in the room. I took a rough look, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with it."

"Well, wait first." Ye Gengyi said.

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