Chapter 2712 2724 [What are you acting again]
Although the trainee female magician acted as if she knew everything and was willing to tell everyone... unfortunately, as they chatted, everyone realized that she didn't seem to know much.
"I heard that Kinmiya-senpai slipped and fell while rehearsing a high-altitude magic trick."
The trainee female magician sighed with regret: "Teacher Kinmiya is my idol. I have been practicing magic hard because I was amazed by her performance. But who would have thought that when I finally qualified to join the troupe, she had already died - but, on the other hand, perhaps it was because of her death that I was able to fill in because the magic troupe needed manpower.
"I don't believe that such a great magician would die so easily in an accident, so I asked Mr. Konomiya for the detailed cause of death... But perhaps because they were worried that such a thing would affect the reputation of the magic troupe, the seniors in the troupe were very secretive about it and did not allow anyone to discuss it."
"Okay, okay, we're all thinking about the magic troupe. Why do you have to say this kind of thing to make them angry?" The manager looked at the other magicians guiltily and signaled the trainee female magician to speak in a low voice.
At the same time, he also had to smooth things over for his young and ignorant colleague. He turned to the detectives and said, "When the accident happened, the two of us hadn't joined the group yet. If you really want to know something, go ask those magician seniors - we are full, thank you for the treat."
Having said that, the smooth-talking manager pulled up his colleague next to him and ran away.
…
After spending some more time in the venue, the bridge was finally repaired.
The audience couldn't wait to escape from the bloody island in the middle of the lake, and the magicians also went back to the hotel on the pretext of being tired.
Only two policemen, the hotel manager, and a group of enthusiastic high school students were left at the scene.
Officer Sato looked at the huge magic venue and the gorgeous corpse still displayed on the stage, and said helplessly: "Without colleagues from the forensic department and without testing equipment... Even if the clues were laid out in front of us, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to find them."
Officer Gao Mu comforted her: "The rain has stopped, and the road should be repaired soon, and then the vehicles will be able to come in."
Officer Sato sighed, "I hope the clues are still there by then."
Anyway, in this situation, it seems that we can only go back and rest.
Everyone then left the island, asked the hotel to keep a close eye on the suspension bridge and not let anyone in, and then went back to their rooms.
…
After returning to his room, Jiang Xia began to sort out the day's harvest as usual.
Just when I was thinking of trying to mix Vermouth's apple-flavored murderous aura with the new bubble murderous aura, suddenly, the ghosts next to me got excited and floated towards the window muttering.
Jiang Xia paused and put away the cigarette case and lighter.
Just as he hid, the window of his room was suddenly opened, and soon after, large pieces of rose petals scattered in like a snowstorm with the night wind.
Jiang Xia sat up in surprise, and through the old wooden window frame, he saw a dark figure "floating" outside.
He was a man wearing a black hood, a black robe, and a pale clown mask on his face: he was the "Hell's Puppet Master" who distributed roses to passengers door to door in the carriage when he arrived.
The two looked at each other, and the "Hell Puppet Master" showed a treacherous smile. He suddenly floated back, revealing his hands - in those black-gloved hands, he was holding a high school girl with long, smooth hair and a slightly raised forehead.
Jiang Xia: “……?”
Are you sure you caught her?
At this time, the ghosts who floated over and pounced on the Hell Puppet Master sent back a message: What was in the "Hell Puppet Master's" arms was not the real Mao Li Ran, but a puppet dressed like a real person.
Jiang Xia: "..." Well, that's right...
That being said, even the very capable Mao Lilan can make mistakes. And it seems difficult for normal people to tell whether the person outside is their classmate in the dim night.
Seeing the Hell Puppet Master retreating into the deep forest, Jiang Xia felt the invitation and temptation from the other party, so he did not refuse. He picked up the baton, jumped out of the window, landed on the second floor, and chased after him with a little curiosity.
Soon, two figures disappeared into the woods one after another.
In the next room, behind a slightly swaying curtain.
Hashimoto Maya, who witnessed everything: "..."
"...You dare to chase him?!" Hashimoto Maya looked at Jiang Xia's back with a sad face, "This 'Hell Puppet Master' might have buried some traps in the woods. Maybe as soon as you rush in, one of his accomplices will rush out from behind the tree and hit you with a club. Or maybe there is a trap left by a hunter in the woods, and he wants to break one of your legs. Or there are so many swamps in the woods, and he wants you to sink into them and disappear physically...but you just chased him like this?"
For a moment, he began to hate himself for wanting to run over to see the slightest movement - if he hadn't seen what happened just now, he could pretend nothing happened and spend the night safely. But now that he saw it...
"How about pretending that I didn't see it? ... But who can guarantee that I saw this scene just by chance, and not because Lord Uzo knows my habit?"
Hashimoto Maya paced back and forth behind the curtains. "If this is true, then I must be an important character in this drama. I cannot strike without permission and be eliminated... No, I can't just leave it alone. I have to at least pretend that I tried my best."
At this moment, he glanced and felt a black shadow with a little light passing through his vision.
"Huh?" Maya Hashimoto went to the window and looked out in confusion, but saw nothing.
"What the hell... Could it be Firefly? Or an accomplice of that Hell Puppet Master?"
He was briefly distracted by this episode, but quickly regained his focus: "Anyway, I have to do what I, Watson, should do first."
With this in mind, Hashimoto Maya took heroic steps and opened the door like a hero...
Then he turned around and headed straight for other people's rooms.
"Wake up, wake up!" He knocked skillfully all the way, knocking everyone from the police to the two female high school students. "Ms. Mao Li was kidnapped, and Mr. Jiang Xia went after her alone!"
Two policemen: “What?!”
Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko who just went out: "What?!"
Hashimoto Maya turned around in shock, looking at Mao Lilan who was safe and sound and even rubbing her eyes: "......?"
You, why are you here? ? Could it be that you are also an accomplice of the Hell Puppet Master... or "that Lord"? !
(End of this chapter)
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