Watch Out for the Grenade

Although Adams refers to what happened in the room as a "case," it's actually a simple and brutal home invasion that doesn't require a famous detective to analyze. Even any elementary school student with round-framed glasses could immediately tell that it was a simple and brutal home invasion.

The men whom "Robin Hood" complained about for smoking too much were not smoking. Instead, they lay sprawled on the ground, their bodies bound by Vines. None of them moved, seemingly unconscious in the smoke-filled room.

"Cough cough..." Alain, the first to rush in, coughed from the strong smell of tobacco filling the room, but he immediately covered his nose and began searching the room, trying to find the goods...

"Not here, not here..." The unconscious men on the pool table and in front of the display case all seemed to be Robin Hood's men. They were all tall, menacing-looking men. Apart from the two Toga and Robin Hood, who were now standing at the door, there was no blond-haired element in the entire room.

That blonde toy isn't here.

Alain's men quickly assessed the situation of the men. One of them approached Alain and whispered, "The enemy didn't kill them. They're all unconscious. I tried to wake them up, but they won't regain consciousness anytime soon."

So... is their target "Little Red Riding Hood"? Who on earth would want to oppose the Dark Shadow...?

Alain frowned. He didn't believe that the person who went to so much trouble to take Little Red Riding Hood away was just treating her as a toy. It was more likely that, like the organization Toga belonged to, they wanted to use her as a strategic tool.

"Hey, what's wrong with you guys? Get up!" Robin Hood approached his men, kicking them angrily as he shouted, "Where's Little Red Riding Hood? Where did you put her?!"

"Mr. Robin Hood, it's obvious that Little Red Riding Hood has been stolen by someone else," Alain said in a deep voice. "It was a sneak attack, and your men seemed completely helpless. Blaming them is useless. Let them sleep now; they probably did their best."

"Yes, she was taken away, just like I took her from someone else..." Robin Hood said with his hands on his hips and a wry smile, "Mr. Alain, it seems our deal is off. Do you have any news about the other party? I want to avenge my men."

Alain was somewhat surprised that "Robin Hood" didn't persist in his pursuit. However, he was also quite troubled, having no clue who had taken Little Red Riding Hood away.

"Alain, look here." Adams detective, hadn't spoken since entering the room. Now, crouching in the corner, he beckoned to Alain and said with great interest, "I've found something interesting."

Alain didn't answer, but turned to his men and said coldly, "What are you all standing here for? Hurry up and go find them! They should be nearby!"

"Yes, sir!" The subordinates dared not delay. They left two men to protect Alain's safety, while the rest of them left, leaving only Adams, Alain, Robin Hood, and Toga in the room.

Toga turned to his Clones with a grin and said, "Do you want to come out too? Aren't you his subordinate now?"

"Shut up, you have no right to speak." The Clones's eyes remained fixed on a person lying on the ground.

Toga out a soft cry of pain, but instead of obediently shutting up, she brought her face close to the Clones's and whispered, "Hey, you should have figured it out by now, right? Who's the culprit this time? So, are you going to tell Dark Shadow and the others? This is a great opportunity for you to integrate into their group."

"You just need to mind your own business. I'll kill you in a bit." The Clones snorted, tightly binding Toga with rope. His eyes darted between the rope in his hand and the Vines binding Robin Hood's men, his gaze flickering as if he were hesitating about something.

"Alright, let's see what this famous detective has found." Alain knelt down next to Adams and took the card from his hand. "This is... the invitation from last night? What does this mean?"

Alain was somewhat confused. Adams had handed him a black invitation from Dark Shadow, an anonymous invitation he'd purchased at a high price on Dark Shadow's official website. But what was the point?

"This is interesting..." Adams cast a meaningful glance at "Robin Hood," who was slumped at the chess table, seemingly deeply affected by the loss of Little Red Riding Hood. He was idly shuffling a chess set in his hand, his eyes vacant, completely oblivious to the fact that "you know the price of an invitation. Even the most generous master wouldn't buy an invitation for his servant, would he? That's not something you can just explain away with being rich... So, my wisdom tells me that there's definitely something wrong with this Robin Hood."

Before Alain could speak, Adams called out, "Robin Hood!"

"Oh, are you calling me?" Robin Hood cast a questioning glance his way.

"I'd like to ask you a question. What's the name of this man of yours?" Adams pointed to the man in front of him and asked with a smile.

Alain understood, and silently turned to look at him. If he couldn't say the name, it meant...

"Hmm... let me think, it should be Tim, right?" Robin Hood replied, puzzled. "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly asking this?"

Alain lowered her head and pulled a room key from the man's pocket; the number on it was "0715".

"Check what the name of the guest staying in room 0715 is," Adams turned to ask the person in charge of data under Alain.

"Understood, almost done!" He quickly flipped through his portable e-reader and exclaimed, "Found it! The guest in room 0715 is named 'Peiqi'!"

Alain and Adams both stood up, silently looking at Robin Hood. No one would buy an invitation for a subordinate whose name they didn't even know, so this guy was lying.

"The mystery has been solved. You're the one who took Little Red Riding Hood away, aren't you?" Adams said confidently. "If I'm not mistaken, these people lying on the ground were ordered by the Dark Shadow to hunt down Little Red Riding Hood, but they were defeated by your people halfway there, and you stole her away."

"Robin Hood" didn't refute, but instead scratched his head and laughed sheepishly, "Oh dear, so his name is Peiqi. I thought it was Pig. After all, how could someone with such a muscular build have such a pink name? I guess you could say he's too childish..."

"Enough nonsense, where's Little Red Riding Hood?!" Alain stepped forward and shouted.

"Do you think I'd tell you?" Robin Hood shrugged, turning to walk towards the door. "Since my identity has been exposed, I'll take my leave now. We'll meet again on the deck!"

"Grab him!" Alain ordered the two who remained beside him, then turned to the Toga at the door Clones, "You too, go help. She's not important now!"

"You're the boss, you call the shots." Toga's Clones released Toga, who had been suddenly stunned and muttering "This isn't right," and suddenly swung his cane at Robin Hood. "You won't get over there!"

"That's not necessarily true, Miss with beautiful hands..." Robin Hood smiled mysteriously, turned and tossed the "Queen" chess piece he had been holding to Alain.