“So,” Gao Yuan’s upturned face revealed a smile full of sarcasm, “do you need her to do anything?”
"If you want to find her, you can contact Officer Mingzhi. After all, she's in the detention center now..."
Seeing Ai's surprised expression, he curled up the corners of his mouth and chuckled softly.
Neither his expression nor his laughter belonged to someone who was only 7 years old.
That was the signature smile of the "Puppet Master of Hell".
"...She is about to be charged with murder..."
Ai gasped sharply, feeling a wave of sadness wash over her and she wanted to cry.
Is that so? ...His only relative, also...
All her words were stuck in her throat. Ai tried her best to keep a calm expression and lowered her head to tidy up the equipment on the table.
"and you……"
"so……"
Unexpectedly, the two spoke almost at the same time, and then both stopped awkwardly.
Gao Yuan made a "lady first" gesture.
Xiao Ai took a breath and was about to speak when her smartwatch rang again.
The laboratory, built under the supervision of the public security bureau, is completely shielded from telephone signals. Aside from internal lines, the only other way to make calls is via satellite phone.
Only a handful of people know Ai's phone number.
"Hey...Toyama...Are you going to the Metropolitan Police Department?"
She glanced at Gao Yuan beside her out of the corner of her eye, wondering what they were saying over there.
Gao Yuan wisely got up and walked away.
Ai's voice suddenly turned stern.
"...His health is very poor right now, and he can't do anything for you!"
"...Is it just questioning? Not interrogation? You guarantee that?"
I couldn't hear what the other end of the line said in the guarantee, but after hanging up the phone, Ai's expression had returned to calm.
"Yuanshan... Brother, let's go to the Metropolitan Police Department."
Seeing Gao Yuan raise his eyebrows, she smiled slightly, with a hint of comfort in her expression.
"They said it involves some technical issues and they need to consult magician Gao Yuan."
...
It was quite strange that two children who looked like they were just starting elementary school walked into the Metropolitan Police Department.
But with Yuya Kazami leading the way, things are different.
All the way to the agreed office, not a single person greeted or said hello to me.
He, Xiao Ai, and Gao Yuan were like they were wearing an invisibility cloak, attracting no attention.
"You really have terrible interpersonal skills," Ai said, crossing her arms with a mischievous smile.
Kazami didn't even raise an eyebrow.
"This is to ensure your safety."
He opened the door from the outside, but did not go in himself.
Having learned a lot about the conflicts between the public security and criminal police from Officer Furuya, Ai didn't say anything more and pulled Takato inside.
Then she saw her older sister, Akemi, and that husky... well, her brother-in-law, smiling at her.
The calm, capable, and independent female PhD student in the lab immediately rushed over with small, quick steps and buried her head in Mingmei's arms.
...I'm so envious!
Yoruichi Toyama gazed at the small, milk tea-colored head nestled against his girlfriend's chest and thought.
As if hearing his innermost thoughts, Ai suddenly looked up and stared at him.
"What are you doing? I'm not home, isn't it enough that you've been hogging my sister?"
She paused for a moment, and when she saw Yoruichi Toyama's hesitant expression, the female PhD student, who had a deep scientific understanding of the relationship between men and women, widened her eyes in surprise.
"No way? You two are sleeping in your own room?"
As Mingmei's face turned bright red, the three men present—two adults and one child—all coughed awkwardly.
Yoruichi Toyama: Sister, stop yelling! Stop yelling! ...
Mingzhi & Gaoyuan: Your family matters... there are outsiders here! ...
It should be said that because the people I met were all quite familiar with each other, I didn't know where to begin.
In the end, I wisely got to the point.
"Mr. Gao Yuan, you should be quite familiar with people in the magic industry, right?"
So that's what it was all for.
I thought the detective was unwilling to give up and wanted to call me in for a formal arrest.
Gao Yuan chuckled at his own paranoia, then nodded and walked over to sit opposite Mingzhi.
"However, it depends on what kind of people they are."
"After all, I only served as the manager of the Fantasy Magic Troupe. As a magician, I was just an unknown figure and may not know any inside information."
Mingzhi hummed in agreement, neither confirming nor denying the self-deprecation, but instead uttered a name.
"The wind blows through the spring well."
Gao Yuan's eyebrows twitched.
"The escape magic master Harui Fuden? He must have died on stage during a magic performance a month ago, right?"
He died a worthy death.
Gao Yuan thought silently.
He died as a magician on the magic stage, ending his life in failure after a lifetime of success.
A regretful ending with a touch of imperfect beauty.
Not only is it something to be proud of, but it also leaves a very deep impression.
Master Harui Fuden is truly a blessed person.
Unlike myself, who accomplished nothing in life, even my death was a failure.
How ridiculous.
Hearing them talk about serious matters, and in areas she was unfamiliar with, Ai didn't interrupt, but when she saw Takato's silence, she showed a worried expression.
Mingzhi took this silence as a question, and thus handed over a document across the table.
Gao Yuan did not reach out to take it.
"Is it appropriate for the police to show internal documents to wanted murderers?"
Before he could finish speaking, someone suddenly patted his head.
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