As the figure in the air slashed down with a sword, Assassin A was the first to be hit and was instantly killed.
The figure continued his slashing motion, the helmet obscuring his full appearance from the audience's view. The only part of his face that was visible showed no expression, as if he were used to it all.
The remaining assassins stared at the figure before them and cried out in surprise, "It's the Black Knight!"
The audience members' eyes lit up, and they all straightened up, eagerly anticipating what would happen next.
Completely immersed in the role, Kazuha couldn't help but pump her fist: "So cool!"
The assassins had no intention of resisting and retreated immediately.
With hope in her eyes, Xiao Lan, who plays the princess, begins by asking, "Who exactly are you, who have helped me so many times recently?"
The black-clad knight turned his head as if he wanted to leave.
Xiao Lan continued, "Ah! Nameless knight shrouded in black, if you are willing to acknowledge this princess's humble wish, then please remove your mask, as black as night, and face me with your true face!"
Upon hearing this, the Night Knight paused, slowly turned his head, and without saying a word, stepped forward and embraced Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan blushed instantly and instinctively grabbed the black-clad knight's waist.
Uncle Mori below was furious. His beloved cabbage, which he had raised for so many years, was about to be eaten by some unknown pig right under his nose. How could he not be angry!
The other female audience members were completely engrossed in the drama, exclaiming in admiration. Kazuha was no exception, clasping her hands tightly and saying, "Ran's acting is so good!"
Xiao Lan on stage was also a little confused, and quickly asked in a low voice, "Dr. Shinichi, this is different from the script."
The black-clad knight didn't speak, but simply hugged Xiaolan silently.
Uncle Mori's eyes were already burning with anger. He clenched his fists, veins bulging, as if he wanted to bite a pig to pieces: "That brat dared to lay his hands on my daughter who is not yet married. I'll give him an over-the-shoulder throw!"
After saying that, he wanted to rush onto the stage and interrupt the performance to give the black-clad pig-riding man a textbook-perfect over-the-shoulder throw.
Kazuha quickly grabbed Uncle Mori's hand, using all her strength to stop him from going on stage: "You can't go! You can't disturb them! They're in the climax of their performance!"
It wasn't in the script, and Ran's mind went blank. She had no idea how to react and hurriedly called out to Sonoko backstage, "Sonoko, what should I do?!"
At this moment, there were several girls backstage, including Sonoko, all blushing and smiling as they looked at Ran. Sonoko was holding up a sign that read, "It's okay, let's just keep going like this."
After receiving a signal from Sonoko, Ran immediately got into character and delivered her lines: "Could you be Spite? Could you be the prince of the Kingdom of Tallamp who was banished from the palace long ago before my father pierced my forehead?"
"If you haven't forgotten the vow we made when we were young, please, please write your proof on my lips!"
Uncle Mori lost his temper. This sentence made him break down instantly and write down proof. How could anyone tolerate this?
As the two figures on the stage drew closer, Ran was still somewhat resistant, after all, she wanted to save her first kiss for Shinichi. But when she smelled the familiar scent on the knight, her pupils contracted sharply, and then she completely gave in.
As the two drew closer, Ran slowly closed her eyes. Uncle Mori quickly shook off Kazuha's hand, wanting to go up and teach that damn black-clad knight a lesson.
But just then, a scream suddenly came from the venue, and the "touching" atmosphere vanished instantly, with the two people on the stage freezing in mid-air.
The Night Knight quickly released his grip and shielded Xiao Lan behind him.
Then everyone noticed a corpse lying in the middle of the venue, its face contorted in a grimace, its eyes filled with resentment, and an overturned cup lying not far from its hand.
...
The police arrived quickly, and Inspector Megure conducted his routine investigation to identify the deceased.
An investigation revealed that the deceased was named Kohei Urata, 27 years old, and worked as a doctor at Beika General Hospital.
The performance was interrupted, and when no one was paying attention, the black-clad knight curled his lip, as if he was annoyed that he hadn't been able to kiss her.
Those who knew the deceased only remembered that the performance started around 2:00, but they were unclear about the time the deceased collapsed. Xiaolan, however, remembered it quite clearly and said, "It should have been around 2:40."
She remembers this moment very clearly; it was the climax of the entire performance.
Inspector Megure was focused on solving the case. When he saw Ran and heard Takagi's reminder, he realized that the location of the case was Ran's high school, which meant that the guy should be there too!
As expected, Inspector Megure squinted, pursed his lips, and looked at Uncle Mori, who was putting on his coat, with a displeased expression: "Sure enough, this jinx is here too, bringing this kind of tragedy to his daughter's school."
But what Inspector Megure didn't know was that there was actually someone else who was the real scourge.
The coroner, looking at the report, said, "Based on the circumstances at the scene, the deceased should have died from..."
"Potassium cyanate, right?"
A voice interrupted the coroner.
The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a person standing next to the deceased. This person was wearing a hat and squatting down next to the deceased, observing him. He said, "I think this guy probably died from potassium cyanide poisoning."
Inspector Megure turned to Uncle Mori and shouted, "Hey, didn't you just say that no one had touched the body?!"
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