Chapter 2655 2667 [Extra-staff Assistant] Asking for a monthly ticket ()
As Mao Lilan listened, she suddenly shuddered.
Maybe it was Mrs. Zhengying's ghost story-like experience that gave her inspiration, but she stared at the end of the corridor, looking left and right, and suddenly quietly tugged at Suzuki Sonoko: "Sonoko, do you think... this place is a little bit strange?"
"Hmm? What's so strange about that?" Suzuki Sonoko looked around, having no clue.
But it's not a big problem. She pulled Jiang Xia over and said, "Tell me in detail! Jiang Xia can definitely help you analyze it."
This reinforcement seemed quite reliable. Mao Lilan described it with gestures: "It's just that... before we saw the body, it seemed a little different from after the crime."
"So that's what you're talking about." Suzuki Sonoko stroked her chin like a detective, "Now that you put it that way, it does seem a little... oh, I understand!"
Hashimoto Maya's ears twitched, and she glanced over: Is this lady from the Suzuki Group, who is suspected to be Usa's minion, also going to start reasoning? ... It's a good opportunity for him to take a closer look at this guy's strength.
Just as I finished thinking, I heard Suzuki Sonoko say, "After the corpse appeared, the atmosphere suddenly became eerie, much scarier than before the corpse appeared! - It must be because the corridor is too narrow, and the presence of the corpse is too strong, so it changed the style of the entire corridor."
Hashimoto Maya: “…”
He turned his head away silently: I almost forgot, this woman shamelessly spent money to join the group, and the track is different from theirs... Before figuring out the situation, it is better not to compare randomly.
…
When two girls were discussing their sixth sense, which they were not sure whether it was accurate or not.
The other side.
Shuichi Akai tried hard to filter out their chatter and tried to hear the conversation between the police and Mrs. Masakage in the distance - they were talking about past events, and if Usa really had communicated about magic with Master Masakage, then perhaps he could hear some clues from these conversations.
Judy was typing away on the keyboard, trying to record the sound coming from the bug and then use a machine to amplify the chatting in the background.
Halfway through her work, she couldn't help but muttered, "This case does sound a little strange—there is only one person in a villa, and there are nine people. These are two completely different behaviors, whether it's the sound of conversation, the number of rooms with lights on, or the cars in the yard... You can tell the difference with a little attention.
"Since the thief was able to sneak into the villa and tamper with the lights on the second floor, he must have noticed that the number of people was wrong. But why did he choose to steal today?"
Akai Shuichi could no longer hear the conversation in the background.
After a moment of silence, he glanced at the recording strip on Judy's screen and decided to leave it to the machine: "There are more things wrong than just these - when the police reported the scene, they didn't say that they found any additional blood in the corridor or the library. But the deceased died of a blunt object hitting his head. If this was really a spur-of-the-moment murder, the scene shouldn't have been handled so cleanly."
"So... was this a premeditated murder?" Judy was stunned for a moment, then suddenly jumped up, "Oh no, could it be that Himemiya Nobuko knew about Uzo and was urgently silenced by him?!"
Shuichi Akai: "The magician's wife is still alive. She and Mr. Masakage have been married for many years. If Usa really once studied under him, then she should be the one who knows the most - she was talking about this topic with Inspector Megure just now, but..."
Judy realized it belatedly. She covered her mouth and said awkwardly, "I won't say anything. Listen first, listen first."
…
"You really can't remember what the person who scolded Mr. Masakage five years ago looked like?" Inspector Megure looked at the elderly Masakage's wife and sighed, "Then think about it again, are there any other suspicious persons?"
Mrs. Zhengying shook her head helplessly: "This house was designed by my husband himself. He regarded it as his own work of art. So he would invite anyone he could talk to to visit his home, regardless of whether he knew them well or not. So before my husband disappeared, all kinds of people came to visit our home every day, and I couldn't tell who was who."
“It was really lively then.”
Iida Riki also recalled the scene when his master was still here. He said nostalgically: "Master Masakage would call us out to receive guests and perform some magic tricks that could only be performed in this villa. Because of this, more and more people came here to visit - in the magic world, this place is like a tourist attraction."
Mrs. Zhengying smiled and said, "Yes, especially the Christmas tree magic. Every Christmas..."
She suddenly stopped talking in the middle of her words, with a look of astonishment that was difficult to conceal. Beside her, Xinghe Dougo and Iida Riki also looked strange as if they had thought of something.
Hashimoto Maya: “…?” What? Why do they all seem to have something to hide? Is this another old-fashioned scenario where someone died here on Christmas a few years ago, and today the relatives and friends of the deceased come here to seek revenge?
"...No, how can it be called old-fashioned? This is clearly a classic!" Hashimoto Maya recalled her boss's terrifying gaze that seemed to see through people's hearts, and quickly corrected her thoughts. "If there is no unique mark left, who would realize that these things were done by my wise and powerful boss? Just like a serial killer always leaves a signature after committing a crime, it is normal for Lord Uzo to use some of his favorite tricks. There is nothing to be surprised about."
Someone next to him had the same idea as him.
Suzuki Sonoko blurted out: "Why do you look so weird? What is 'Christmas magic'? Has there ever been a murder case when you performed this before?"
"No, no! Haha." Mrs. Zhengying stuttered. "There has never been a murder in my family, except this time. As for that Christmas magic, that magic..."
Iida Riki took over her words: "We can't tell how that magic trick was performed. Sensei Masakage pays great attention to mystery. Rather than teaching new magic tricks directly to his apprentices, he prefers for us to figure it out on our own. So, if you want to know the trick, I'm afraid you can only ask Sensei Masakage."
…
"Who asked her about the technique? Suzuki Sonoko was clearly asking what the magic looked like?"
Judy was eavesdropping on the duo from a distance, typing away on her keyboard while muttering in dissatisfaction, "I checked, and there has indeed been no murder in that house in the past 10 years. As for that Christmas magic trick... I got it! This magician has been to Mr. Zhengying's house, and there is a record of this magic trick on his blog."
She moved her mouse and clicked on it to check.
(End of this chapter)
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