Ming Ke: When the villain accidentally mixes into the protagonist group

Mingyue was brought by Zhuozi to the buffet restaurant on the ninth floor. The lights in the restaurant were bright and the aroma of delicious food filled the air.

Shuichi Akai looked around. There were only a few people sitting here and there in the huge restaurant. Among them was a burly man wearing a leopard mask who was cutting a bloody steak, a fat man with a beard who was stuffing purple cabbage covered with sweet salad sauce into his mouth, and a thin man wearing a jackal mask who was picking his teeth while staring at Shuichi Akai with a fierce look.

The waiter, wearing a blank mask, led the trio to a table by the window, far away from other diners.

The dining table is next to a closed round window. If you sit here on a sunny day, you will surely be able to see the surging waves outside the window. However, it is dark outside the window at this time and you can only see your own reflection in the glass.

When the diners saw Mingyue and the others sitting down, they looked away.

Akai Shuichi pulled out the chair next to Mingyue and sat down.

Zhuo Zi sat across from them and said to Ming Yue in the same coaxing tone: "If there is anything you like to eat, just tell me."

Mingyue spread the tablecloth on her legs and played with the table knife. Unfortunately, this table knife was not as sharp as a scalpel, but if used properly, it could instantly cut off the carotid artery of the person in front of her. However, even if the carotid artery was cut, it would not immediately end the life. If the opponent still had the ability to resist, then he might be in danger.

Thinking of this, Mingyue smiled and replied, "Okay."

Soon the waiter came over with a food cart filled with soups of various flavors.

Zhuozi brought out a bowl of soup from the dining cart. The moment she opened the lid, the rich aroma of milk hit her nose.

Another waiter displayed various soup bowls and let the three diners choose from them, and then divided the stirred cream soup into the soup bowls they chose.

Zhuo Zi lifted a corner of his mask and drank the cream soup in the bowl in front of Mingyue and Akai Shuichi. He then showed the empty bowl to them, "The cruise ship is equipped with advanced cold storage, which can keep the food fresh to the greatest extent. Even if the cruise ship does not dock for more than a month, it can still sustain the consumption of everyone on board."

Mingyue stirred the cream soup in the bowl with a spoon. There were some beef cubes and shiitake mushroom slices hidden in the milky white soup. She scooped a spoonful into her mouth. It was fresh and delicious. It cannot be said to be very delicious, but it can only be said to be average. As a first dish, it was just ordinary.

Shuichi Akai savored the thick soup and didn't notice anything wrong, but he noticed that an old man and a girl about Mingyue's age walked into the buffet restaurant together.

The girl also wore a bunny mask, but it was pink, and her brown short curly hair reminded Shuichi Akai of Shirley, who was now in the laboratory. Unlike Mingyue and Shirley, the girl wore red earrings and lipstick on her lips, the color of which was like maple leaves in autumn.

Next to the food display counter, a girl wearing a pink rabbit mask stretched out her slender fingers and directed the old man to put food on the large plate. The bright red color on the girl's fingertips was particularly eye-catching.

Zhuo Zi glanced at the girl wearing a pink rabbit mask and the old man wearing a Dalmatian mask, and then took out the grilled sausages with tempting aroma from the food cart that had just been pushed over.

In front of Mingyue and Akai Shuichi, she cut the sausage into thin slices and divided it equally between three plates, sprinkled it with freshly ground black pepper, and said softly, "The second dish should have been seafood, but I decided to choose this one on my own. I want the two guests to taste the sausages we made ourselves. I hope you like it."

Mingyue casually took a portion of sausages, and Akai Hideichi glanced at Mingyue and also chose one.

Zhuozi took off his mask and ate all the remaining sausages in front of the two of them, leaving only an empty plate in front of Mingyue.

Akai Shuichi and Mingyue did not respond, and the dinner proceeded in an orderly manner in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

When it was time for the last dessert, the waiter pushed the mobile refrigerator over.

Mingyue immediately saw the pudding covered with golden maple syrup in the refrigerator.

This subtle change naturally attracted the attention of Akai Shuichi and Zuo Zi.

Zhuo Zi naturally took the maple leaf pudding out of the refrigerator and asked, "Miss Gray Rabbit, do you want to eat this dessert?"

Just when Akai Shuichi thought Mingyue would hide his preferences and shook his head to deny it, Mingyue nodded.

Zhuozi smiled and placed the maple syrup in front of Mingyue, and introduced it carefully: "This maple syrup pudding uses maple syrup made from the earliest sap collected..."

"Is it syrup made from maple trees?" A gentle female voice suddenly sounded from behind Zhuo Zi.

Zhuozi turned around and saw a girl wearing a pink bunny mask walking towards her. Zhuozi frowned slightly, wondering if she spoke too loudly and attracted unnecessary attention from others, but she still smiled and said, "Miss Pink Bunny, maple syrup is made from the concentrated sap of the sugar maple tree, not the maple tree."

The pink rabbit girl looked at the refrigerator, but found that there was no second portion of maple pudding in the refrigerator, so she turned and stared at the one in front of Mingyue.

The light yellow pudding is drizzled with golden maple syrup, and the air is filled with the natural sweet smell. For a moment, it seems as if you are in a maple forest full of red leaves.

"I'll give this pudding to you." Mingyue pushed the maple pudding in front of the pink rabbit girl.

The pink rabbit girl looked at Mingyue who was wearing a gray rabbit mask, and generously pulled out a chair opposite Mingyue and sat down. "Thank you, because my name means maple leaf, yes..."

"Ms. Hongye!" The old man wearing a Dalmatian mask walked over quickly. When he saw Zhuozi wearing a gray mask, his pupils suddenly shrank and he said uncomfortably, "Ms. Hongye, our table is over there. You will disturb others' meals."

Mingyue glanced at the old man who looked like a housekeeper, and said with a smile: "I invited your young lady to dine with me."

The old man looked at Miss Hongye and found that his lady had already started tasting the maple pudding. He could only bow and apologize and stand quietly aside.

Shuichi Akai didn't know why Mingyue said that, but he slowly stood up, picked out an ice cream from the freezer at random and placed it in front of Mingyue, then poured himself a cup of black tea and added a slice of lemon.

Mingyue glanced at Akai Shuichi who was trying to please her for no reason, then looked at the ice cream in front of her that she least wanted to eat, and resignedly picked up the spoon to poke the hard ice cream, then put it into her mouth spoonful by spoonful.

Zhuo Zi watched the interaction between the two people in front of him, and the ends of his long and thin eyebrows under the mask raised slightly.

The dinner came to an end and it was pitch black outside the window, with no starry sky and no moon.

There was still some time before the cocktail party on the fifth floor, and two girls wearing rabbit masks were sitting on the swings.

The girl named Hongye shook her feet. "Originally, my grandfather was supposed to board this cruise, but he suddenly felt unwell. I have never been on a cruise before, so I took his place. My name is Ooka Hongye, what's yours?"

"Miss!" The old man wearing a Dalmatian mask clenched his fists nervously, his palms covered with sticky sweat.

Akai Shuichi was slightly startled and looked at Ooka Hongye. Ooka was the surname of the former Prime Minister of Japan. Although this surname was very common, a bold guess came to Akai Shuichi's mind, and he was more concerned about Mingyue's answer.

"Mingyue, Mengnai Mingyue." Mingyue said her name very frankly.

"Little Mingyue." Ooka Hongye smiled happily.

Mingyue didn't know why the other party added the word "small" in front of her name. Then she saw Ooka Hongye slightly puffing out her chest, showing off her proud figure, and everything became clear to her.

Ooka Hongye took out a stack of cards from her bosom, looked at Mingyue, and said with a smile: "Little Mingyue, do you know Karuto?"

Mingyue looked at the card in Ooka Hongye's hand and shook her head slightly.

"Flowers are in bloom in Naniwazu, hiding their faces in the cold winter. This spring, the whole hall is filled with fragrant flowers." Ooka Momiji handed the card to Mingyue and recited the Japanese poem on it to herself. Her pleasant voice echoed in the empty playground.

Zhuozi interrupted Ooka Hongye, bent down, and said in a coaxing tone: "It's almost time, ladies, we should go to the fifth floor to attend the cocktail party. We have carefully prepared delicious drinks at the venue, and they are non-alcoholic~"

Mingyue returned the karuta to Ooka Momiji, and everyone walked into the elevator.

With a ding-dong sound, the elevator arrived at the fifth floor. The moment the elevator door opened, a pungent smell of blood hit us in the face.

After seeing the scene clearly, Ooka Hongye's eyes rolled back and she fainted in the arms of her housekeeper.

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