Chapter 273: The Financial Sponsor

In the private and small room, on the soft sofa, Adele leaned against Ed's side and whispered in Ed's ear in a charming tone. Dorothy was stunned when she saw this scene. Now she understood why Adele could tell that there was something wrong with Ed at a glance, because she did not feel Ed's desire.

"Haha, I admit that Miss Adele, you are indeed very charming, and I admire your charm very much, but I have my limits." Dorothy controlled Ed's body to tremble slightly, and then answered with a chuckle, and after hearing this, Adele moved her body slightly away, stared at Ed, and then spoke.

"Are you saying that my charm is not enough to attract you, Mr. Detective? Or are you just a meat puppet like Maria back then?" Adele said this to Ed, and Ed responded immediately.

"Have you ever seen a flesh puppet like me that can talk and perform rituals?"

"Indeed, a flesh puppet that can speak and perform rituals is beyond common sense even in the secret world. But since it is extraordinary, there are infinite possibilities, and no one stipulates that he can't have it~" Adele said lightly, then she changed the subject and continued to speak, and Ed immediately answered.

"Since there are infinite possibilities, is there a possibility that I have blocked your perception with some extraordinary means?"

"Hmm... it is true. Maybe it is more likely than a flesh puppet that can tell fortunes. Maybe you just have some extraordinary items or talismans that can block emotions and 'shadow'. Although such items are rare, they are not completely non-existent. If those guys get such things, I will have a headache."

Adele continued, "Shadow" extraordinary items and abilities can have a hiding effect, but the scope of what can be hidden is different. Just like Dorothy's Ring of Concealment, it can only hide extraordinary characteristics, and can prevent one's own extraordinary characteristics, carrying extraordinary items, and spiritual traces from being discovered, but it cannot conceal sounds, shapes, and emotions, because these things are something that everyone has and are not defined as extraordinary.

"So, you want to find out the truth about me now, Miss Adele?" Dorothy controlled Ed and asked Adele. She could see now that Adele was not really sure whether Ed was a meat puppet or not.

"No, no, no, absolutely not. In this situation, how could I come to inquire about my ally's background first? I just asked a few questions after chatting here. After all, I took the initiative to substitute some of my abilities to cooperate with you in solving the case, so I just wanted to know more about your abilities.

"But time is running out. Let's get back to the case, Detective."

Adele continued to talk, and then she suddenly turned the topic back to the case.

"Just as I said just now, within my perception range, I can sense if someone has murderous intentions towards me, and the entire stage and even most of the audience seats are within my perception range. When I was dancing, the only desires directed at me were various common sexual desires and love desires, without any murderous desires.

"If a puppet is used to kill someone, it must have murderous intent in its heart. I don't feel the desire to kill, so the murderer who controlled Maria couldn't be those other girls."

Adele continued to talk to Ed, and Dorothy couldn't help but frowning slightly as she listened to Adele's words.

Most of the audience seats were within Adele's passive perception range. Adele did not feel any murderous intent and was very obviously not on the stage or among the other dancers.

"That's strange. Since the other dancers are not the murderer, how did the murderer learn to be the dancer of "Scarlet Cat"? "

Dorothy was lost in thought. In Adele's room, Ed also looked thoughtful. Adele was sitting beside him, looking at Ed's face silently.

Suddenly, Dorothy thought of something, and she controlled Ed to ask again.

"Ms. Adele, although the murderer is not in the dance troupe, is it possible that the dance troupe leaked the dance you secretly taught to outsiders, and then the murderer learned it?"

"Well, this isn't quite right..." Adele was about to say something, but suddenly she seemed to have thought of something, then her brows slightly frowned, and then she continued to mutter.

"No... maybe it's possible. Among the girls in the dance troupe, some often dance privately outside the theater."

"Private dance?"

"These girls working in the theater dance troupe don't just get paid by the theater. Sometimes they go to other bars or dance halls to dance after get off work for extra wages. The girls trained by me personally are more outstanding and have benefited from my fame, so there are sponsors who come to them to dance for them individually. These sponsors are often very rich and give them surprisingly high tips. Many girls in the dance troupe have their own sponsors, and some even have multiple sponsors."

Adele said so. Dorothy was stunned when she heard Adele say so.

"So it's just taking private jobs, and there are special sponsors? So Adele's dance troupe is also so popular?"

"I see. But Ms. Adele, don't you care about this kind of private dancing?" Ed nodded in understanding, and Adele responded immediately.

"Why should we care? This is their hard-earned money. As long as it does not affect their normal work, there is no need to care.

"Anyway, these sponsors have money. If the relationship develops smoothly, they can find a good home after they don't want to dance anymore and leave the theater."

Adele said this, and Dorothy could tell from her words that Adele seemed to still care about the other girls in the dance troupe.

"Many of these girls have sponsors outside, and they will dance privately with their sponsors in their personal time. So at this time, they might leak the new dance you teach to their sponsors?" Ed spoke after understanding Adele's meaning, and Adele nodded and then spoke.

"Yes... Although I have repeatedly warned you not to show the dance I taught to others before performing it, if those sponsors use money or even love as an offensive, some people may not be able to resist...

"Flowers, jewelry, sweet words, vows of eternal love... Oh, these are the most old-fashioned tricks of men, and they are really too controlling for young girls.

"It's fine if these videos are leaked to ordinary people, but it would be terrible if those guys happen to be among the sponsors..."

Adele put her finger on her chin and spoke with a hint of anxiety. Her words reminded Dorothy of what she had said when she asked Maria about her friend.

According to her words, Maria was very happy after the second show and went out with full of expectations. So why was she so happy and why was she so expectant?

"Miss Adele, do you know if Maria has any sponsor outside?"

Dorothy controlled Ed and asked Adele. Listening to Ed's words, Adele was slightly stunned, and then looked at Ed to answer.

"You mean... maybe Maria leaked the dance? Her sponsor... maybe he is one of those guys, the murderer?"

"Yes, according to the intelligence I collected before, Maria left the backstage immediately after the second performance. According to other dancers in the troupe, she was very happy and excited when she left, as if she was asked out by someone.

"Let's make an assumption now. Let's assume that Maria's sponsor is a member of the Wolfblood Society. They approached Maria in the guise of a sponsor, and used money and love to deceive Maria's trust, causing her to reveal your dance. After learning the dance, the sponsor made an appointment with Maria to meet him somewhere in the theater after the second show today. Then, during this process, he killed Maria and turned her into a corpse, and came back to assassinate you."

Dorothy described her thoughts through Ed, and this hypothesis could explain how Adele's dance was leaked, and why Maria went out happily alone after the second show.

"This... is indeed very likely. This assassination and frame-up shows that they have been planning for a long time. As a key prop in the plan, Maria must have been selected long ago. Therefore, it is not a coincidence that Maria left in the second game...

"These guys approached Maria as financial sponsors and used her as a medium to target me. Haha... they really planned this for a long time."

Listening to Ed's words, Adele nodded and said thoughtfully. After listening to Adele's words, Dorothy continued to let Ed ask questions.

"So Miss Adele, do you know about Maria's financial sponsor?"