"Meijia! Meijia!"
When Duanmu Huai returned to the second floor, he saw Sakuya anxiously pounding on the door, but to no avail. The door looked as thick and heavy as a fire door and could not be opened at all. Besides, Meijia's room was at the very back of the east wing, so she probably could not hear Sakuya's calls.
Just then, Yellow Hair arrived with the gyaru, both of them panting.
"No luck. Granny Mikawa isn't in the servants' quarters, and neither is Ayabe. Seriously, where did they all go at a time like this?"
"Maybe they're the murderers. They fled after killing someone."
Social Man walked over and calmly voiced his opinion, while Yellow Hair frowned.
"Murderers? You think this is a murder case? Besides, where could they hide? I've searched practically every room in this place!"
"Maybe they're hiding in there."
Social Man gave a cold snort and stared at the heavy door in front of him. Yellow Hair froze for a moment, then looked speechless.
"What would they gain from that? Forget it, that's not important. The important thing is how we're going to get in and find Meijia! There's only one key, and it's with Granny Mikawa. I already searched for her just now, but I couldn't find her anywhere. Ayabe is gone too. What do we do now?"
"How about calling the police?"
"There isn't any signal on our phones!"
"Then what about driving?"
"With this much rain, the roads are flooded. You might as well ask me to sail a boat—it'd be faster!"
"Then sail a boat."
"Where are we supposed to get a boat? Are you messing with me? Believe me, I'll kill you!"
Seeing Social Man's indifferent expression, Yellow Hair was furious. He grabbed Social Man and was about to start