A Wooden Coffin stood in the center of the hall, with an enormous lock hanging from it. The candlesticks on either side held several half-burned Candles.
Their only source of light was a flashlight, which was rather pitiful.
Jiang Xia took out a Lighter and lit the Candles on both sides.
Dim candlelight flickered, casting a faint yellow glow over the passage and the Wooden Coffin. The atmosphere instantly became much more fitting. Jiang Xia nodded in satisfaction.
The warm light dispelled the darkness, and Natsumi Kousaka finally came back to her senses. She carefully climbed the steps and approached the Wooden Coffin. As though she had guessed something, her heart began to pound.
"That lock is huge." "Inspector Shiratori" weighed the lock in his hand and examined its keyhole. His fingers itched, and he instinctively wanted to take on the challenge.
But before he could take out his Lock Picking Tools, Jiang Xia turned to Natsumi Kousaka. "Didn't you take out a key along with the blueprints earlier?"
"Ah, right!" Natsumi Kousaka snapped back to attention, hurriedly opened her bag, and pulled out an enormous key.
Kid: "..."
...Forget it. There would be other chances to try.
He casually stepped aside and held the flashlight for Natsumi Kousaka, looking like an ordinary good police officer.
Natsumi Kousaka lifted the lock, inserted the key, and turned it. With a click, the lock opened.
Even she looked a little surprised. "It really is the key to this place."
"Should we open the coffin and take a look?"
It seemed somewhat disrespectful to the dead to pry open a coffin without permission. But they had no idea what was inside. Perhaps it was merely an empty coffin.
Natsumi Kousaka nodded. "Please."
Jiang Xia was closest. He walked over, looked at the heavy