This cruise ship - strictly speaking, is a mobile performance venue. Compared with the previous acrobatic troupes that set up a big tent, this one is quite "modern". They transformed the middle part of the cruise ship into a performance venue, so that tourists can go on board to watch the performance, and after the performance here is over, they can set sail to continue their performance elsewhere.
only……
“No one.”
Looking at the dark and deserted hall, Miyuki and Kindaichi were also confused.
"Let's go backstage and take a look."
Unlike most Japanese people who are introverted, Miyuki is very much like the Chinese. If someone like Xiaolan encountered such a thing, they would definitely go and ask someone, but Miyuki ran directly to the backstage without any hesitation - but there was no one backstage either.
"Why is there no one here?"
At this moment, even Mingmei and Xiaoai were confused. Generally speaking, places like this should have guards and security guards, but right now it seemed that there was no one on the entire ship... Well, it was a good thing that this ship was docked at the port, otherwise it might be a ghost ship.
“How strange…”
Although it felt strange, everyone continued to walk inside along the passage.
The entire cabin was dark, and not a single person was visible.
"Look, it's because you came up here without saying anything that things turned out like this."
Kindaichi next to him also started to complain, while Miyuki frowned and thought for a moment.
"Could it be in the preparation room? Do you know where it is?"
"How should I know?!"
"But then again, this place is a bit scary..."
Mingmei also looked around at this time and spoke uneasily, while Kindaichi laughed.
"If a ghost appears, I will greet it - Hello! Do you think I pronounce it correctly?"
Hearing Kindaichi's answer, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly, then took a few steps back and came to Ai's side.
"I have to make it clear in advance that someone will die this time, and it definitely won't be my fault."
"Are you trying to say this is also a death god?"
Xiao Ai glanced at Fang Zheng speechlessly.
"Same as Edogawa?"
"Haha, Kudo Shinichi is just a newbie. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Kudo Shinichi is just a latecomer. His aura of the god of death has been passed down for three generations. His grandfather is Kindaichi Kosuke... Don't tell me you haven't heard of this name."
“…”
Hearing this, Xiao Ai's expression suddenly changed.
"You mean the famous detective from the Showa period... Is this boy his grandson?"
"That's right."
Fang Zheng nodded.
"So the death this time is definitely not my fault."
"Then could you please tell me why you always run into this kind of person every time you go out?"
“…”
Faced with Xiao Ai's soul-piercing question, Fang Zheng was silent for a moment and let out a long sigh.
"Maybe this is just my bad luck..."
As they were talking, everyone continued to move forward, and at this moment, the hatch next to them suddenly opened, and then a girl rushed out. Kindaichi, who was startled, threw Miyuki to the ground with his backhand, and the two of them fell to the ground, and Kindaichi's head was buried directly in Miyuki's chest. Miyuki, who noticed this, screamed and slapped Kindaichi hard.
Fortunately, this person has never practiced in the karate club.
Looking at the interaction between the two, Fang Zheng also laughed. If it were Kudo Shinichi and Mouri Ran who did this, then Kudo Shinichi would definitely be admitted to the ICU.
However, Kudo Shinichi is not as "cheap" as Kindaichi. That mystery otaku is almost indifferent to women, unlike Kindaichi who would approach and show his courtesy to beautiful women when he sees them.
Well, if Kudo Shinichi did the same thing, he would have been beaten to death by Xiaolan long ago.
The girl was Miyuki's pen pal Yang Liling. She was obviously quite surprised to see Miyuki here, but she still welcomed them in warmly and hospitably.
During the conversation, everyone also saw Yang Liling's brother Yang Xiaolong, but he didn't seem to like outsiders very much. In response to the greetings of Miyuki and others, he just replied coldly and walked away... By the way, there are really a lot of people who can speak Japanese in this place.
After that, Fang Zheng and others also met with Nishimura Shiho, a foreign student from Japan who came to study at the acrobatic troupe, and the troupe's director Yang Wang. Although Nishimura Shiho was very enthusiastic towards everyone, the troupe's director didn't seem to be fond of the arrival of Miyuki and her group. He just responded with a casual remark and turned away.
"sorry."
After watching the team leader leave the room, Yang Liling seemed a little embarrassed.
"Because we have a new show for tomorrow's performance, everyone is a little nervous now..."
"So you see, I really am causing trouble for others."
Hearing this, Kindaichi also leaned over to Miyuki and whispered something, and Miyuki also showed an apologetic expression.
“I’m so sorry…”
"It's okay."
In response to Miyuki's apology, Yang Liling smiled and waved her hands.
"You should also come and watch our performance. After the performance, I will treat you to a delicious dinner."
“Great, Shanghai hairy crab!”
At this moment, Kindaichi also raised his hand happily... Well, how should I put it...
"He doesn't look like a detective at all."
At this moment, Xiao Ai also came up to Fang Zheng and started to complain. Along the way, she watched Kindaichi act funny, act stupid, be lustful and greedy... To be honest, Xiao Ai felt that this guy was not a detective at all, especially when compared with Kudo Shinichi and Hattori Heiji, the feeling was even more obvious.
"It shows that they are generous. There's nothing wrong with that."
In the face of Ai's complaints, Fang Zheng just laughed. In fact, Kindaichi Kosuke is a civilian detective. Different from the noble and elegant characters like Kogoro Akechi and Sherlock Holmes, the Kindaichi family has always been civilian. Although they can show extraordinary wisdom when solving cases, their daily performance is no different from that of the uncle next door.
And Kindaichi Kosuke has another excellent characteristic, that is, he has always had a very good relationship with the police, which is rare among detectives. Whether it is Sherlock Holmes, Akechi Kogoro, or Kudo Shinichi, to put it bluntly, they all have a bad relationship with the police, and they act like they are the boss and I am the second. You police just need to be responsible for arresting people, and I will handle the solving of the case.
Only Kindaichi Kosuke has always cooperated happily with the police, never taking over the main role, and the police will actively ask him for help when they encounter difficulties. It is not like other mystery novels, where the police can't find the truth themselves, so they have to ask other detectives for help.
From this point of view, Kindaichi Kosuke is much more human than his other detective colleagues.
But having a big heart is a necessary characteristic of the Kindaichi family. If they didn't have such a big heart, after encountering so many cases that make people autistic, they would have suspected that the world was suffering from depression a long time ago.
After that, everyone watched the acrobatic troupe's practice at Yang Liling's invitation. It must be said that the acrobatics were indeed very good. Not to mention Kindaichi and Miyuki, even Ai and Akemi applauded. After the practice, Yang Liling also invited everyone to have a big meal together.
Kindaichi naturally devoured the Shanghai hairy crabs he had been dreaming about, and Fang Zheng didn't like seafood, but he also tasted the steamed dumplings he wanted. Yang Liling also introduced a few friends from the acrobatic troupe to them, and the group was very happy. After a hearty meal, Fang Zheng called a taxi to take everyone back to the hotel to rest.
Overall, everything went well - of course, the most important thing was that no one died.
The next day, everyone came to the circus to enjoy the performance at the agreed time. Compared with the previous practice, the real performance surprised everyone. Especially when seeing the sword swallowing performance, Xiao Ai almost popped her eyes out.
"Wait, that's a real sword! Wouldn't swallowing it like this cause damage to the digestive system?"
“I don’t even dare to look at it!”
Mingmei even covered her eyes and trembled with Miyuki. Kindaichi was also dumbfounded and completely speechless.
And then Yang Liling's appearance surprised everyone even more. She actually rode a tiger and performed the fire ring dance!
"Sister, look, look, that's a real tiger! And it's not tied with a rope!"
"Oh my god, she's riding on a tiger... is that so awesome?"
At this moment, the sisters Mingmei and Xiaoai seemed to have completely lost their usual composure, especially Xiaoai, who seemed to have completely turned back into a child, grabbing Mingmei and screaming loudly. Fangzheng watched the scene with a smile and silently picked up the camera to take a photo.
Well, it was really worth watching this acrobatics show.
The last show was the special program of this performance, "Mermaid Swimming", which is a program where four actors swim freely in a water tank like mermaids. Although it does not seem as thrilling as other programs, considering that it is difficult to move freely in water, the difficulty of this program is naturally not small.
Finally, the performance ended perfectly amidst the applause and cheers of the crowd. Fang Zheng and his group also went backstage to congratulate Yang Liling on her successful performance.
When everyone came to the backstage, the members of the acrobatic troupe who had performed before were sitting there chatting or resting. Obviously from their expressions, they were also very excited about the success of this performance.
"Ah, it's you guys."
Seeing Fang Zheng and the others coming, Nishimura Shiho, a Japanese student in the troupe, greeted them warmly.
"What's the matter?"
"Yes, we came to see Li Ling and wanted to congratulate her on her successful performance."
"As for Li Ling, she has gone to the director's office now. She said she wanted to ask about her impressions of today's performance."
However, not long after Shiho finished speaking, suddenly, a shrill scream was heard.
"What's wrong?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard the scream, and Fang Zheng's heart skipped a beat. He then hurriedly ran towards the place where the sound came from. The others also quickly followed Fang Zheng and rushed to the backstage.
When everyone arrived at the scene, they saw Yang Liling collapsed on the ground, looking forward in fear. Everyone raised their heads and looked in the direction she was looking, and saw behind the desk in the room, the head of the acrobatic troupe, Yang Wang, sitting on a chair in a strange way with his head against the wall, and above his head, there was a big word written in blood - "Spring".
Ah, I knew it would unfold like this.
Compared to the stunned acrobats, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly.
Then he stopped Yang Xiaolong and others who were trying to rush into the room.
"No one is allowed to enter the room! Everyone stand still!"
Having said this, Fang Zheng glanced at Yang Liling who was still slumped on the ground.
"Call the police."