Chapter 2715 2727 [You and Uzo share a room] Ask for monthly tickets ()
"Luckily you didn't get hit."
Hearing Jiang Xia's story, the trainee female magician sighed in fear, "We've been here before, and the manager said that the woods are full of terrible swamps. There's been a lot of rain recently, and if you step on it you'll sink to the bottom quickly. If you accidentally step on it..."
Jiang Xia: "It seems I'm lucky."
Conan shook his head when he heard this: "Although the ending is good, you were too reckless."
Jiang Xia: “……?” It’s okay for others, but are you qualified to criticize me in this matter?
He rubbed the fake elementary school student's head vigorously, then threw the dizzy classmate aside and said seriously: "The 'Hell Puppet Master' is more aggressive than we thought. We should catch his true form as soon as possible."
Speaking of this, Officer Sato sighed: "Without the help of those modern tools, there are too few clues to obtain... However, if we make a rough judgment based on past experience, the body that suddenly appeared on the stage instead of the puppet should have died 15 to 20 minutes before his appearance."
"?!" The magic troupe members' faces changed drastically when they heard the time. "15 to 20 minutes... Doesn't that mean Yuramara was already dead before the 'Living Doll' started?!"
Officer Takagi looked at them a little confused: "Yeah. What's wrong? Is there any problem with this?"
"Of course there is a problem!" The mermaid princess blurted out excitedly: "The one who is responsible for the performance of the 'living puppet' tonight is the deceased Yura himself!
"We thought he was killed by the murderer lurking in the ceiling after the show, but if he died before the show started... then who is controlling this 'living puppet'?"
"Of course it's the 'Hell Puppet Master'." Jiang Xia comforted her, "Didn't I tell you long ago that the 'Hell Puppet Master' is most likely a member of your magic troupe."
Members of the magic troupe: “…”
The inference based on the solid evidence was obviously more convincing than the detective's previous casual statement that "the murderer is among you". Everyone finally couldn't deceive themselves anymore, and the atmosphere in the magic group became strange and stiff.
"'Living puppet' is a very difficult magic trick." The trainee female magician looked at her seniors, and her eyes quickly stopped on two people:
"Except for the deceased leader and Mr. Yuramama, the only ones among us who can perform this magic are Miss Yumi, the 'Mermaid Princess', and Mr. Sakonji, the 'Clown'."
"Really?" The two policemen looked at the two magicians with sharp eyes.
The "clown" Sakonji looked at them and smiled helplessly: "Don't look at me like a suspect. Although this magic was created by our two dead companions, me and the mermaid, we have performed the same show for 5 consecutive years.
"Over the years, perhaps one of my colleagues has secretly learned it after observing it. You may not know that our Fantasy Magic Group is a resource library for those colleagues. Right now, there must be quite a few colleagues in the hotel who have come to learn it secretly. If you ask me, the 'Hell Puppet Master' must be among them."
Hashimoto Maya: "..." This is not entirely wrong. The tickets for him and Jiang Xia came from a magician's friendly sponsorship. However...
"It seems that you haven't realized the seriousness of the problem. Is it important to clear yourself of suspicion now? The important thing is how to survive!" Hashimoto Maya was very disappointed:
"Two of the four people who created the 'living puppet' have died. You have such a big thing in common with those two dead people. Don't you think you are very similar to the third or fourth person who will die next?"
It turns out that not everyone is as keenly aware of abnormalities as he is.
Not only the "Clown", but also the Mermaid Princess's focus at this time is on how to clear her suspicion.
The hot-tempered mature woman snorted, "Let's not talk about that annoying guy Yura, the last dead captain was my husband, how could I do anything to him?"
Officer Sato: "..." What are you talking about? Aren't they more suspicious as a couple? I can tell you don't usually pay attention to murder news.
However, it is not certain yet that the murderer is Miss Mermaid, and she is not in a position to say it directly.
After chatting for a few more words, the group parted unhappily. The magic troupe members left the lounge and returned to their rooms with their own thoughts.
Officer Sato sighed and looked at his tired companions: "You should go and rest soon - Jiang Xia, you will stay in a room with Mr. Hashimoto and Officer Takagi, Xiaolan, Sonoko, and Conan, you will stay in a room with me. Although it will be a bit crowded, it can prevent the 'Hell Puppet Master' from attacking again. We can talk about other things tomorrow."
Thinking of the "Hell Puppet Master" who had strange methods and would attack passers-by, the two high school girls nodded with lingering fear, packed their bags and prepared to go to Officer Sato.
Maya Hashimoto also breathed a sigh of relief: being in the same room with Jiang Xia greatly improved safety!
Hashimoto Maya: “…” But for some reason, perhaps because there was an annoying policeman in the room, he always felt a little unmotivated and wanted to stay in his room and not go to share the room.
Of course, in the end, reason prevailed over those inexplicable instincts. He picked up his luggage and went to Officer Gao Mu's room with Jiang Xia.
…
After barely getting through the night, the next day, everyone got up safely and went downstairs to the restaurant.
After briefly observing the dark circles under Maya Hashimoto's eyes, they continued to speculate on what they hadn't finished discussing yesterday, hoping to solve the mystery soon.
Just then, a vicissitudes of life sigh was heard, interrupting everyone's conversation.
"well……"
Everyone turned around and found that an elderly hotel manager had appeared behind them.
"Mr. Manager?" Jiang Xia patted the sofa next to him, motioning him to sit over and chat. "What do you think of what happened yesterday?"
The hotel manager shook his head helplessly: "I never thought that the magic troupe that once challenged to be the best in the world would become so torn apart now."
Hashimoto Maya: “…” From the tone of her voice, it sounds like she’s a hidden fan of the Fantasy Magic Troupe—come to think of it, that magic troupe holds performances here every year, and the hotel manager has been influenced by them for perhaps decades, so it’s normal for him to have some feelings for the magic troupe.
Thinking of the job she was tasked with, Maya Hashimoto could only ask, "You seem to know something about this?"
(End of this chapter)
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