Chapter 2718 2730 [Audience]
Hashimoto Maya: "For a magician, magic tricks are the most valuable asset. The magic notebook that the deceased Miss Konnomiya carried with her is very tempting to you.
"You must have tried many times, but you couldn't get it from Reiko Okamiya. So in the end you took a desperate move and tampered with the equipment on the ceiling, then tricked her up there, forcing her to keep backing up, and eventually she stepped on the loose pedal and fell to her death."
The "clown" Sakonji who was hit in the vitals: "..."
Under everyone's scrutiny, a clown began to sweat profusely.
...However, Maya Hashimoto is not the only one who understands the way adults quarrel.
"Joker": "After all that, where's the evidence? Show us the evidence that we murdered that woman!"
Hashimoto Maya: “…” I’ve worked so hard to say so much, why are you still thinking about that broken evidence of yours!
...Damn, I met my match.
The two men were in a stalemate. Jiang Xia, standing beside them, waved his hand like a peacemaker and said to the clown, "Well, since you don't admit it, then none of this matters. What matters is that someone noticed your crime and judged it in their own way."
"Trial..." Thinking of the miserable deaths of his three accomplices, the "Joker" clenched his fists tightly and his body trembled slightly.
Suddenly he remembered something, his eyes lit up, and he grabbed Jiang Xia by the collar: "You were able to find out what happened five years ago, so you can definitely find out what happened today! Tell me, who is the murderer!"
Jiang Xia looked at the reserve Shikigami in front of him with regret.
To be honest, he really wanted to wait until this man was officially recruited and the four former magic apprentices were reunited before discussing the case... Unfortunately, he was not the only one who could deduce now - although Kudo-san next to him had shrunk in size, his reasoning ability was still there.
With his keen sense, Conan must have seen the flaw in the "Mermaid Princess" incident just now.
In other words, even if he didn't say anything, the fake child would not miss the opportunity to reason.
"It's okay for ordinary criminals, but this time the 'Hell Puppet Master' is a smart criminal who will actively attack the detective." Jiang Xia thought of the shadow from last night:
"And with the magician's escape skills, even if he goes to prison, he probably won't stay there for too long. If the 'Hell Puppet Master' sneaks out one day and decides to settle old scores, then with Kudo-san's fighting ability..."
After a brief moment of consideration, Jiang Xia came to a conclusion.
Instead of worrying about Conan being stabbed one day, it would be better to keep the attention of the sparkling water maker firmly glued to himself - this kind of pain of being targeted by the "Hell Puppet Master"... This kind of pain of being targeted by the "Hell Puppet Master", let him help his neighbor bear it.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xia pulled the clown's hand away and signaled him to calm down: "Don't worry, this all started with the 'disappearance from the sky' on the train."
"?!" Officer Sato pondered the meaning of his words and was suddenly surprised, "Do you know who the murderer is?"
Jiang Xia nodded: "Every move of the magician and every scene on the magic stage will be carefully designed and rehearsed repeatedly - some of them are for aesthetics, but some have specific meanings and are an indispensable part of the whole magic."
Nearby, on a long sofa with his back facing here, Gin took a sip of the black tea in his hand: "..." This kid really has learned a lot of magic from his sickly subordinate... He is really not doing his job properly. If he has this time, he might as well solve a few more cases to increase his popularity.
but……
After carefully recalling the crime rate around Uzo and his rising reputation, Gin silently took back his last words.
Gin: "..." This kid's energy is really endless. While tinkering with his simple or complex stages, he still has time to learn these messy things, and he learns them very well... I really can't imagine how efficient he will be when he officially takes over the work of the organization in the future.
The wonderful future made Gin feel that the burden on his shoulders had become lighter.
Not far away.
Jiang Xia's eyes moved slightly, and he glanced at the quietly decreasing murderous aura of alcohol in confusion.
But now was not the time to track down the production of gin. Facing everyone's gaze, Jiang Xia could only continue like a detective: "Do you remember how the carriage where the captain's body was placed was arranged?"
Officer Sato was deeply impressed by this. She nodded and said, "The carriage was covered with a large number of roses, and the captain's body was lying in the middle of the roses."
Jiang Xia: "In addition, there are many balloons floating in the carriage. What do you think the purpose of these balloons is?"
Suzuki Sonoko answered quickly: "It is used to set off the roses on the ground. This way, the whole scene will not appear top-heavy and it will look very dreamy!"
Hashimoto Maya sneered in her heart: "..." Stupid, how could the answer to the question raised by Jiang Xia be so simple.
"That's right." Jiang Xia nodded. "The viewing experience of the scene is indeed one of the murderer's important purposes."
Hashimoto Maya: “???”
Jiang Xia: "But there is another purpose - to cover up the leader's body."
Hashimoto Maya: “…” It turns out that the detective was just kind-hearted and was considering his female classmate’s face… Fortunately, I almost thought that my IQ was crushed by that person with connections.
"What corpse?" The "clown" beside him sneered, "Are you trying to say that the captain's body did not disappear at that time, but was buried by the balloon fragments? -Haha, are you kidding? There will be so many fragments when the balloon explodes. That little bit of rubber can't even cover a leg."
Jiang Xia skillfully ignored the interruptions from passers-by and continued speaking: "At that time, we received a call from the 'Hell Puppet Master' and rushed to the box. In the box full of roses and floating balloons, we saw the body of the head of the magic troupe.
"Two police officers wanted to go in to check the situation, but were blocked outside the door by the thorny rose vines. At this moment, smoke was emitted from under the body, and it seemed that a bomb was about to explode. So everyone closed the door and hurriedly retreated to both sides.
"Soon there was a sound of explosion in the box, but it was not like a bomb, the sound was very slight. After a minute or two, when the explosion stopped, we opened the door again, and by then, the body had disappeared."
"The Joker": "Who doesn't know this? Why do you have to repeat it here? - Why don't you explain clearly how it disappeared!"
Jiang Xia laughed: "There were quite a few people outside the box door at that time - since they couldn't go through the door, the body must have gone out through the window."
(End of this chapter)
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