At 1 p.m., under the scorching sun, in the woods outside the park, the heat was so intense that the sound of cicadas chirped repeatedly, like the red oil bubbling in a hot pot.
In the closed carriage, the temperature was even higher, and it was as stuffy as the steamer where the little demon steamed Tang Monk's meat, making it hard to breathe.
Conan and Megure Juzo's faces were covered in sweat and their clothes were wet.
Even though their bodies were burning with heat, their moods grew heavier with the sounds ringing in their ears.
"Two years ago, the Sunshine Circus, which had already started to gain momentum, went to Okinawa."
Xiao Qian slowly said:
"Okinawa is a tourist destination with many tourists. It is a great opportunity for the relatively well-known Sunshine Circus."
“The first few days of performances went smoothly.”
"But just when we finished our performance and were about to leave the town and head to the city..."
"A girl who just graduated from high school suddenly came backstage."
A girl who just graduated from high school...
Combining the context, Sakaki Makoto immediately realized that this girl was Chinatsu.
"She said her name was Chinatsu Aihara, and that she had been in the gymnastics club at her local high school. She really liked our performance and wanted to join the Sunshine Circus."
“Isn’t this a good thing?”
Conan asked curiously:
"For a circus, only with the addition of fresh blood can it maintain its status!"
“Those big circuses have a lot of people!”
"Yes, that's exactly the case..."
Xiao Qian nodded and replied:
"But at that time, the Sunshine Circus already had more than 20 members, reaching saturation."
"It just so happens that the position that Chinatsu wants is the circus performance that the troupe is in charge of. Because the troupe already has a backup, and Chinatsu has no experience on stage, and the skills she knows are not up to standard, there is no position for her at all..."
"In the end, the leader rejected Chinatsu."
The circus has the final say on whether to accept people or not. If you are not strong enough, it is understandable and not surprising to be rejected.
However...
What surprised Sakaki Makoto was that Chinatsu did not give up, but instead persisted.
"During the days when the circus was resting, Chinatsu followed us all the time, getting up early and going to bed late, with full sincerity..."
Xiao Qian sighed:
"Everyone saw how sincere she was and felt sorry for her, so they went to persuade the head troupe leader to let Chinatsu join the Sunshine Circus."
"But the director said that it was okay for her to join, but the circus was already close to saturation and couldn't accept any more acrobats."
"When they were at a loss, Vice-Captain Nishijo took the initiative to step forward and said that there was no one else in the troupe who could play the clown, and he wanted Chinatsu to learn the clown performance with him."
"The leader agreed, and Chinatsu successfully stayed in the circus."
Sakaki Makoto and Miss Miyano looked at each other.
Hearing this...
There are still many things they don't understand.
for example...
"Since Chinatsu is Saijo Masato's disciple, why hasn't she performed on stage in the past two years?"
Sakaki repeated the question:
"Has your circus always been like this?"
"Of course not!"
Xiao Qian said anxiously:
"There has never been any bullying in our circus!"
"Not letting Chinatsu go on stage is... it's because the leader disagrees..."
"Why doesn't Captain Haneda agree?"
“I don’t know about that either…”
She shook her head.
"The captain has not told anyone else the reason...except for Vice Captain Nishijo."
Now that Captain Haneda and Vice Captain Saijo are both dead, is it possible that the secret from that year will be buried in the sea?
Sakaki Makoto doesn't think so.
He had a feeling somewhere.
The two murders that occurred at the Sunshine Circus today are closely related to Chinatsu Aihara!
"Take me to Miss Chinatsu's room."
Sakaki Makoto opened the door, and the fresh breeze that suddenly blew in lifted everyone's spirits:
"I'm going to investigate."
"Ah... OK."
Xiao Qian leads the way:
"I live with Chinatsu, her room is also my room..."
Sakaki Makoto and his companions came to the central carriage.
From the location point of view...
Sunshine Circus respects its female members more. Not only do they set up a special soup-making shop for them... Ugh!
The bathing jars also set up their residence in the safest middle area.
In addition, even if the tiger 'Yan Nan' lives in the wilderness, no animals or humans will dare to harass him.
There was a faint fragrance wafting through the room converted from the carriage, somewhat like a mixture of lemon and orange.
As soon as she entered the room, Xiao Qian quickly collected the underwear hanging at the end of the car and stuffed it into her quilt.
Apart from these personal items...
In the middle of the carriage, there is a curtain, separating the two beds into relatively independent spaces.
You can get off the bus on either side, so it doesn't affect anything.
Chinatsu also followed. She stood outside the door, her eyes wandering back and forth between Sakaki Makoto, Megure Jusan and others in the carriage, but she ignored Conan.
In her opinion...
Conan is just a kid, how could he have any bad intentions?
So...
Conan, who was hiding something from everyone, was checking the room when Makoto Sakaki and others...
He slipped out of the carriage quietly and disappeared.
Bottles and jars of cosmetics, empty trash cans, cups, toothbrushes, sausages, boxes...
At a glance, everything seems to be normal and there are no problems.
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