Chapter 2657-2669 [You're Not Curious Enough]
Although the turning process was a bit complicated, fortunately the danger that Hashimoto Maya imagined did not happen.
He looked in the direction Conan was pointing and saw a long cylindrical object fixed horizontally on the ceiling of the room.
"This..." Hashimoto Maya took a closer look and recognized it. "Is this a projection screen? Why is it installed in such a remote place?"
Projection screens are usually hung on the wall, and when in use, you can pull down the hook to unfold a white screen. However, the projection screen in this room is two meters away from the wall.
Hearing the discussion here, Iida Riki laughed and said, "That's not an ordinary screen. It has hidden cutouts on it that allow people to pass through."
Xinghe Tongwu also said: "If you like magic performances, you should have seen that kind of magic - when warming up the audience, the screen on the stage plays an animation, and suddenly a real person jumps out of the screen... This is a special prop used to practice that kind of warm-up magic."
When talking about magic, Mrs. Masakage, who knew nothing about it, became interested. She reminisced, "When my husband was still here, Iida and the others practiced here. Now, ten years have passed, and the three of them have become amazing magicians. They no longer need these little props for beginners."
Hashimoto Maya: "..." Three? That doesn't make sense. Is there a great magician's body mixed in?
In addition, there may be a hidden version of the prison tycoon. I don’t know if magic tricks can be used to escape from prison…
Iida Riki was unaware of the slightly malicious intentions of a member of the organization. After hearing what his master's wife said, he sighed:
“We can achieve what we have today thanks to Mr. Zhengying and the mechanical house he built.
“Many people think that as long as we have the right props, we can easily perform magic. But this is not the case at all – only by practicing day after day can we perfectly grasp the timing during the performance and hide the trick from the audience.”
"Like this projection screen." He pointed to the top of his head. "Jumping out from the reserved cutout, it sounds like having legs is enough, but in fact, in order to achieve the shocking effect of 'the projection becomes a real person', we must watch the warm-up animation repeatedly to find the most appropriate time to come out. In addition, we must pay special attention to the lights on the stage to prevent the shadow from being projected..."
"Shadow?" Mao Lilan suddenly had an idea, and thought of something because of this sentence, "I, I think I know what's strange!"
At the same time, Suzuki Sonoko also slammed her palm: "It's a vase. The shadow of the vase looks different than before the corpse appeared!"
Hashimoto Maya: “……?”
He was just distracted for a moment, but these colleagues actually took the initiative to roll it up again?
Jiang Xia turned around with great interest when he heard this. He looked at the two female classmates and said, "Tell me in detail."
Mao Lilan pointed outward and gestured, "Isn't there a vase on the windowsill at the end of the corridor, next to the body? When we first went upstairs, the moonlight seemed to shine in from behind the vase, because I couldn't see the pattern on the vase at that time, I just knew there was a vase standing there."
"But after the power outage, when we found Miss Zhanzi's body, the moonlight was shining from the side, and we could vaguely see the patterns on the vase."
Inspector Megure hissed and looked at Jiang Xia: "Could it be..."
Jiang Xia nodded, indicating that he was right.
Inspector Megure: "Is there some unique astronomical phenomenon tonight that makes the moon move so fast? Or are we experiencing a lunar eclipse?"
Jiang Xia: “…”
When it comes to wasting time and effort to solve cases, Brother Megure has a clear position and is unwilling to help in any way.
He looked at Hashimoto Maya again, carefully training his assistant to solve the case: "What about you? What do you think?"
Hashimoto Maya: "..." Since Jiang Xia said so, it means that Inspector Megure's guess must be wrong. In this case...
He changed his angle: "It was quite windy tonight. When Ms. Maori and Suzuki went upstairs, the moonlight was blocked by the clouds, so the vase was not illuminated. After the power outage, the clouds were blown away by the wind, and the moonlight came down again, and it became like this now."
Conan touched his chin: "..." What Hashimoto Maya said was much more reliable than Inspector Megure, but he still felt that something was not right...
After thinking for a while, Conan asked the two girls: "Did you hear any strange noises when the power went out? For example, running footsteps, or the friction of moving human bodies."
Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko looked at each other and scratched their heads embarrassedly: "No, there was a sudden power outage at that time. We were scared and screamed, and the corridor echoed very loudly. At that time, besides our own voices, we could only hear Mr. Xinghe's voice. He kept comforting us gently, saying don't worry, he is here."
Conan: “?”
What's the point of him being here? With his small body, if there really were a gangster, he would be knocked down with one stick. Don't worry, it's just talk...
Inspector Megure listened for a long time without any clues. He sighed and said, "We can't find any useful clues by staying on the second floor. Why don't we go to the first floor first? Mr. Iida, I remember you said that when the power went out, you and Mrs. Masakage were in the lounge on the first floor?"
"That's right." Iida Riki led the group to the first floor and pushed the door open. "When I was studying magic at Sensei Masakage's house, I lived in this room. So every time I come back, I like to lie down here."
Inspector Megure was not here to listen to "Memoirs of a Magical Family". He yawned quietly and asked, "Where were you two when the power went out?"
Mrs. Masakage thought for a moment and said, "I opened the door and saw Iida lying on the sofa. Just as I was about to call him, the power suddenly went out. After that, I stood at the door without moving until the power came on."
Inspector Megure frowned when he heard this: "Standing at the door all the time?" Blocking the door like this can prevent Mr. Iida from quietly leaving the house during the power outage, but isn't this alibi too deliberate?
Iida Riki saw through his suspicion, and the not-so-young magician explained, "After the power outage, I told my master's wife that it's best to wait until your eyes get used to the darkness before moving around to avoid getting hurt. That's why she acted like that."
While they were talking, Jiang Xia had already taken Hashimoto Maya around the house.
Then the famous detective turned around and asked this little brother in a double sense: "How is it?"
Hashimoto Maya didn't want to answer at all, but thinking of those colleagues and suspected colleagues who would take the opportunity to attack, he could only bite the bullet and put on the appearance of a detective, pretending to think calmly.
(End of this chapter)
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