The car drove on the mountain road. Outside the car window, there seemed to be unchanging verdant trees, lush and green.

"Slow down, slow down."

Taizai was holding the handle next to the car window and kept complaining about Akutagawa who was driving. "Something will happen if we drive so fast on the mountain road. I'm so dizzy …"

Akutagawa didn't pay attention to him at all. Instead, he secretly sped up and drove the one-hour journey into forty-five minutes.

When they arrived at the villa at the top of the mountain, Taizai was the first to get out of the car. He held the door and retched.

"Pfft."

Chūya's sneer fully expressed the mood of the people present. They wanted to laugh but were too embarrassed to do so.

"So inhumane."

Taizai eased a little. "You invited me here, and you treat your distinguished guest like this."

"Have a good trip, I won't see you out." Chūya glanced at him.

Taizai was about to speak when the door of the villa suddenly opened. Several servants lined up on both sides, and a man in a butler's uniform slowly walked out from the middle.

"Are you the officers of the Metropolitan Police Department?"

Chūya nodded. They took out their documents at the same time. The butler glanced at them and immediately nodded. "The master has been waiting at home for a long time. Please follow me."

Taizai And Zhong immediately followed. The two looked at each other with a little surprise, but in the end, no one took a step back. They walked side by side in the front.

Kokida, Akutagawa, Tanizaki and the others looked at them. They were a little embarrassed and a little amused. They tacitly kept a distance of three steps from the two people.

This time, the person who received the notice of Strange Thief N was a jewelry tycoon in the country. The reason he was targeted was because he bought a rare blue diamond at an auction half a month ago — Temperance.

love.

Blue diamonds were beautiful colored diamonds that were one in a million, and this diamond that was auctioned was 30 carats. It was perfect and was one of the top diamonds.

The transaction price at that time had reached an unimaginable astronomical figure.

In that case, it was only natural that Strange Thief N would target him.

The housekeeper welcomed them into the living room. As soon as they entered, their eyes were attracted by the diamonds in the glass box in the living room.

"I'll go and invite Master over. You all can rest here for a while."

The butler seemed to have read their minds. "The glass box has an alarm device, but if you're just here for viewing, please do as you please."

As soon as he finished speaking, Osamu Dazai walked over. The few people present were still a little reserved at first, but when they saw someone walking over, they no longer concealed themselves. They all surrounded the diamond in the glass case.

"She is indeed very beautiful."

Taizai's eyes were shining. "Just like what the news described, 'the clear blue sky on the highest peak of the snowy mountain'."

Tanizaki smiled. "It is indeed very beautiful. It's ice blue."

Chūya walked around the glass box twice and sat back down on the sofa without saying anything.

Immediately, a maid beside her brought over a cup of tea.

Taizai glanced over there. The maid was looking at Chūya with a stunned and gentle gaze.

Taizai nodded softly and automatically sat next to Chūya. He said to the maid who was a little absent-minded, "Miss, can I trouble you to bring me a cup of tea?"

"Ah, okay."

The maid's freckled face was slightly red. She responded and hurriedly brought a cup of black tea for Taizai.

Using the teacup as a cover, Taizai asked, "Is it true?"

Chūya nodded. "If it weren't for the fact that I was being schemed against, I would have been tempted."

Taizai chuckled and took a sip of tea.

"Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come."

The door suddenly opened, and a man who looked to be in his fifties walked in. "I am Asai Kazuichi, the president of the Asai Society and the owner of this mansion."

Everyone stood up and greeted him. After confirming each other's names, Kokida asked, "Azai-sama, when did you receive the letter from Strange Thief N?"

"Nishio."

The butler standing behind Azai-sama bowed slightly. He took a letter from a tray in the hands of a servant and handed it to Dubu Kunikida. "Three days ago, when the maid was cleaning the room, she found this letter under the glass cover in front of you."

"Glass cover?" Akutagawa asked.

"It's the glass cover used to keep diamonds," Nishio Butler replied.

"I remember you just said that there is an infrared monitoring and alarm device under the glass cover."

Nakahara Chūya leaned on the sofa. A sharp light flashed in her eyes. "Was the alarm turned on at that time?"

"Yes, it was."

The butler looked to be in his thirties. Even though Chūya's tone was sarcastic, his handsome face was still gentle and elegant. "So we immediately called the police and conducted a check on the mansion's staff. However, we didn't find anything."

Chūya leaned back on the sofa and didn't say anything.

Taizai whispered in his ear, "Although it's not you, it sounds like it's more powerful than you."

"Get lost."

Taizai raised an eyebrow. He walked to Kokida and picked up the invitation letter.

“11.04

Although everyone had already seen a photocopy of the letter at the Metropolitan Police Department, receiving it in person still made them nervous. "It's nine o 'clock tonight. What time is it now?"

Nishio Butler took out his gold pocket watch. "It's three o 'clock in the afternoon. There are still six hours to go."

"If you don't have any objections, we'll start preparing now."

Kokida handed the invitation letter to Tanizaki Junichiro. Tanizaki immediately sealed the bag and went to look for his colleagues in the forensics department.

"Of course. Thank you for your hard work. If you need anything, just look for Nishio. He'll take care of it for you."

Azai-sama patted his beer belly and said to the butler with a smile, "Have you arranged your rooms?"

"Yes, it's all arranged."

"Wait … Rooms?" Kokida asked.

"I'm afraid it'll be a busy night tonight. We live in a remote area, so I'm afraid you won't be able to make it back indoors. You can stay here for the night."

"This …" Guo Mutian was just about to refuse, but the Grand Chancellor had already replied, "Then I'll have to trouble you."

"Taizai."

Taizai waved his hand. "It's hard to refuse such kindness. Besides, we can ensure the safety of this mansion if we stay here, right?"

"Thank you." Nishio Butler bowed slightly.

The two of them echoed each other, so Kokida couldn't say anything else. She could only say, "Thank you." Then she hurriedly led Akutagawa out to set up the police surveillance.

"It's a pity that Dunjun has a cold and can't come."

Taizai And Zhong also walked out of the room side by side. "When he goes back this time, he'll probably complain to me that I didn't take him to experience the life of a rich person."

Chūya snorted. "The life of a rich person?"

"If it weren't for the money, who would want to be your partner?" Taizai's brown eyes turned slightly. "It's hard, tiring, and dangerous."

"Is that so?" Chūya took two steps to the left and approached him. "Are you going to run away?"

"I wouldn't dare." Taizai felt the tip of a knife against his right waist. "A word spoken cannot be taken back."

"That couldn't be better." Chūya put away the knife and took two steps away without a change in expression.

Taizai smiled bitterly. "Did you discover something?"

"Maybe …" Chūya's face showed a little confusion. "But I still have something to confirm."

"Let's go together." Taizai said. "I'm also a little curious."

Chūya suddenly stopped at the stairs. "Forget it. With you around, I'm afraid I can't concentrate on business."

Most people who heard this sentence would know that it was an order to leave. However, Taizai's brain circuit was different from ordinary people. He froze in place and looked at Chūya's back as she walked away.

"Am I that important to you?"

"Huh?"

Hearing Taizai's words, Chūya stopped in her tracks. It took her three seconds to understand Taizai's meaning. She couldn't help but turn around and throw a punch.

At the critical moment, Taizai's left hand caught Chūya's fist and avoided the tragic fate of a flower blooming on his face.

Even so, he still waved his hand with a painful expression. "Tsk, you're so strong."

Chūya snorted coldly. "I'll teach you a lesson."

"Don't …" Before Taizai could finish, Chūya suddenly circled behind him. Just like last time, she kicked Taizai's knee.

Osamu Dazai fell to the ground.

"Tsk." Chūya turned and walked away.

"Sigh, heartless." Taizai lay on the ground and said sullenly, "The surveillance room is on the third floor."

"Who said I'm going to look at that?" Chūya said, "You guys can keep an eye on the surveillance room. I'll look at something else."

"Oh." Taizai continued to fall to the ground.

His reaction made Chūya feel a little better. She thought back to the showroom she passed by when she entered. She walked around two corners and headed in that direction.

Nishio Butler had mentioned before that Azai-sama liked to display his proudest collection to guests here. Originally, the blue diamond was also going to be placed here.

Chūya frowned as he looked at the three special glass cabinets in the showroom.

There were exquisite ivory sculptures, gold clocks inlaid with gems of various colors, porcelain flower baskets so delicate that every petal was wrinkled, and hollow jewelry boxes containing many treasures.

Chūya was almost glued to the glass as she carefully looked at each item.

Every time she finished looking, the look of doubt on her face deepened.

"You seem to be very interested in these items on display."

A slightly abrupt voice sounded. Chūya immediately shrank back and saw that it was the maid who had just poured tea for him.

"Indeed, you don't often have the opportunity to see these treasures."

The maid smiled. Only then did Chūya have a chance to take a closer look at her appearance. Her long black hair was tied up, her big light brown eyes, and a few freckles on her face. She was indeed cute and likable.

"I think Mr. Nishio is still busy, but if you need, I can help introduce you." The maid smiled and squinted her eyes.

"No need to trouble yourself, this …" Chūya was a little embarrassed, but fortunately, the maid immediately reacted. "Just call me Mary."

"Miss Mary."

"Then if you have any requests, just let me know." Mary's eyes seemed a little regretful. She held her skirt and walked away.

After being interrupted by her like this, Zhong Yue also lost the interest to look carefully like before. He walked around the display room, roughly glanced at the treasures displayed in the room, and then turned to leave.

Just as he took half a step, he seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly turned to the camera and put on a malicious smile.

"Ah!"

In the monitoring room on the third floor, Taizai immediately threw the booklet in his hand and said with a little dissatisfaction: "I was discovered."

"Tsk, how troublesome." Chūya adjusted his hat and quickly walked out of the room.

Nishio Butler was talking with Azai-sama about something. Chūya walked up, and the two stopped talking and looked at him.

"Azai-sama." Chūya hesitated for a moment. "I have something to tell you."

"Please go ahead."

Chūya glanced at Nishio next to him. Nishio understood and immediately said that he had something to do and left.