Chapter 2723 2735 [How did you get in?]
Gao Yuanyaoyi: "Magic has many dangers. I didn't think much about it at the time. I just returned to my hometown in England after finishing my further studies.
"When I got home, I received a mountain of mail. Among the many letters -"
He felt in his pocket and took out an old notebook: "It's lying quietly in there."
"After opening it, I found that every page of it recorded the magic that Reiko Kinmiya carefully selected. I thought my skills had reached the pinnacle, but after seeing her ideas, I realized what a true genius is."
Jiang Xia looked at the notebook curiously: "I remember the hotel manager said that after Miss Kinmiya died, her magic notebook disappeared. It is suspected that it fell into the hands of her apprentices - so there are two copies of this notebook?"
"That's right." Gao Yuanyao glanced at the "clown" opposite him, "The one that was snatched away by the four of them should be the backup she left behind."
He ignored the colleague with a wandering look, and looked down at the notebook in his hand with some nostalgia: "After receiving this notebook, I came to Tokyo and watched the performance of the 'Fantasy Magic Troupe' where several disciples of Reiko Kinmiya were.
“I thought this would be a reunion between fellow apprentices… but who knew that what I saw was one familiar magic trick after another—all of them were recorded in that notebook.
"What's surprising is that several members claimed that these magic tricks were their own creations, and did not mention the deceased Reiko Konomiya at all."
"It's easy to guess what happened next." Gao Yuanyao gently touched the notebook in his hand, "Obviously, my mother was murdered by several of her group members, and then they divided up her life's work."
"?" Hashimoto Maya glanced at this future colleague who was not sure whether he could join the company smoothly with a competitive consciousness: Wait, shouldn't we first suspect that the four of them just picked up the notebook at this time? Why did you jump directly to murder? Can you act well, kid? You are really embarrassing for Lord Uzo.
Gao Yuanyao suddenly looked up at him.
Hashimoto Maya: “?!”
Fortunately, the other party seemed to just glance casually, and soon, this magician who exuded a dangerous aura was immersed in his memories again: "Of course, this is just my guess, and I can't convict someone casually because of this. So in order to confirm this, I applied for the manager position and sneaked into the Fantasy Magic Troupe.
“Finally one day, when a few magicians were chatting backstage, I passed by the door and heard what I wanted to know.
"——The leader said as if jokingly that he didn't expect his luck to be so good. They just wanted to scare Reiko Konmiya a little, so they called her to the ceiling, but who knew that the ceiling pedal suddenly collapsed, so they picked up the magic notebook for nothing."
"But the mermaid told her that she heard from Sakuraba that the clown had tampered with the ceiling beforehand, so..."
“That’s enough!”
The "clown" interrupted the conversation in a harsh voice. He first glared at Gao Yuanyaoyi, but soon turned his head guiltily under the other's gaze and turned to the soft persimmon in his eyes.
"Are you policemen and detectives just here to do your jobs? How long do you want this murderer to keep talking nonsense? Arrest him now!"
As he spoke, the "clown" took out an identical old notebook from his arms. He took a deep breath and turned to Gao Yuanyaoyi again: "It's just a broken notebook. How long are you going to keep talking about it? Take it!"
He threw the notebook with force as if it was bad luck, and it fell under Gao Yuanyao's foot.
"???" Officer Sato didn't expect that the magic notebook was actually in his possession. Her eyes twitched and she said grimly, "Since this thing is in your hands, it seems that Gao Yuanyaoyi didn't lie - did you really murder that female magician five years ago?"
The "clown" laughed: "What murder? This is clearly a gift from the teacher. Even if I really moved the ceiling, so what? I'm a prop master, isn't it normal for me to tidy up the props? If you want to blame someone, blame the teacher herself. Who told her to run onto the ceiling?"
Officer Sato was almost murderously pissed off by this shameless guy: "You...!"
Next to him, Gao Yuanyao turned a deaf ear to the dispute - when the magic notebook flew over, the pages were blown by the wind, and he vaguely saw some unfamiliar pictures.
He squatted down and picked up the notebook, flipping through it to the page he had just read. Looking carefully, Gao Yuanyao opened his eyes wide in surprise.
He suddenly smiled and closed the notebook again.
"Alright, officer." Gao Yuanyao looked at Officer Sato who was pulling the "clown" angrily, "Let bygones be bygones. Since Mr. Sakonji escaped my magic, I won't pursue it any further."
Hashimoto Maya: "..." You won't pursue the matter further? Isn't that nonsense? Otherwise, do you still want to stab him to death in front of Jiang Xia? I think you haven't tasted the feeling of being hit by a baton yet.
...But it's such a big thing, can you really give up just like that?
He looked at this second-generation genius magician suspiciously, feeling that things were not over yet.
The others also looked over in surprise. They didn't expect Gao Yuanyaoyi to be so magnanimous.
Under everyone's gaze, Gao Yuan shook the notebook in his hand and said, "Speaking of which, Mr. Sakonji, can you give me this notebook? After all, it is also my mother's legacy."
"If I throw it to you, of course it's yours." Sakonji snorted. "I've already memorized the contents above. This unlucky thing that has something to do with the dead is given to you if you want it."
"Really?" Gao Yuanyao laughed. He glanced at the police car parked outside the hotel and said, "Officer, let's go. Don't worry, I will be satisfied as long as I can get this notebook back. I will cooperate with your investigation from now on."
"Ah? Oh, okay." The two policemen had been filled with hatred for this cunning criminal not long ago, but after listening to his story and seeing how he cooperated honestly, they actually felt a little more sympathy in their hearts.
Hearing his words, the two nodded and prepared to handcuff the man and put him on the train back to the city.
The murderer was arrested and the case was closed.
Hashimoto Maya couldn't believe it: "..." Wait, this kid really didn't even struggle, and was just caught like this? ?
"I really don't know whether to be happy or worried... In theory, it's a good thing not to have to work with such a dangerous guy, but in reality, I have a mission to accomplish. How can I find a magician who can satisfy Lord Uzo better than him?"
(End of this chapter)
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