Chapter 2728 2740 [Puppet Master]
In a nearby detention center.
This place is very close to the venue of the magic show, so close that you can almost hear the noise of the street.
Gao Yuanyao sat under the iron window, quietly reading a book. After a while, he looked at the sky outside and casually said to the passing supervisor: "I heard that today's 'Sakonji Magic Show' is very exciting, don't you want to go and see it?"
Supervisor: "..." Do you think I don't want to go? It's because I have to work here.
He didn't want to deal with these vicious criminals, so he pretended not to hear and walked past the door.
Gao Yuanyao smiled and continued flipping through the book in his hand.
When the guard's footsteps faded away, he stopped and closed the book.
After a moment, he raised his head and looked at the high wall outside through the iron bars on the window.
…
Magic venue.
Seeing the charred figure falling from the sky, the audience finally realized that something was wrong - according to the "Joker" himself, in this magic trick of "Zero-Gravity Rock·Disappearance from the Sky", the magician will turn into ashes along with the burning rock and disappear from everyone's sight.
But now, seeing such a big person fall to the ground with a bang...it was obviously not because the magic was not burned sufficiently, but because the magic failed.
…and failed miserably.
Maya Hashimoto looked at the crispy little black man on the stage: "..."
Quietly sneaking into the video equipment to remotely peek at the vodka here: "..."
James, who was planning to find an opportunity to sneak backstage and talk to the magician after the performance, said: "..."
The important witness that the FBI had just identified was actually killed right under his nose? !
Unlike the stunned audience, the detectives reacted much faster. As soon as the black figure fell out of the fire, two detectives, one big and one small, stood up in surprise and ran onto the stage.
The long distance made it impossible for them to catch the poor magician. So Jiang Xia turned a corner and went to the side to find a fire extinguisher.
After some first aid, the flames were extinguished, but by the time the ambulance arrived, the person on the ground was already beyond saving.
Amid the commotion, Vodka silently cut off the connection. Then he raised a finger and poked the laptop expressionlessly, pushing the ominous thing away.
"That kid's performance is getting more and more... hard to describe." Vodka sighed in fear:
"Luckily, my elder brother reminded me not to get close to the magic venue recently, otherwise I really doubt that the human-shaped flame would fall and hit me on the head... But on the bright side, compared to that little bastard, my elder brother is still on my side!"
"There are not many famous magicians in Tokyo. While that little bitch is busy with magic, I have to finish the task at hand as soon as possible." Vodka secretly clenched his fists, and his work enthusiasm instantly doubled. "Then I will return to my brother as soon as possible! Only in this way can I be truly safe."
…
The other side.
Gao Yuanyao loosened his hand and landed lightly outside the wall of the detention center.
He brushed off the dust on his clothes and was about to leave, but when he looked up, his pupils suddenly shrank - there was a person in front of him without him noticing... No, strictly speaking, this should be a puppet.
A snow-white puppet that looked like an enlarged version of a building block toy walked over with arrogant and agile steps and stopped in front of him.
Gao Yuanyao narrowed his eyes and looked at the thing carefully. Suddenly, he raised his hand and the blade hidden between his fingers flashed a cold light.
The blade did not strike the puppet, but cut a few times in the air - that was the best place he knew to hide the puppet's strings. However, after a few cuts, the puppet did not react, and he cut into nothing.
Gao Yuanyao was stunned: How is this possible? Without the forces from those directions, this puppet would never be able to move like it did just now. Could it be... that this is electric?
His eyes turned and fell on the puppet's white and tender belly.
However, before the cut was made, the puppet suddenly raised its hand, and a rose grew out of nothing in its hand.
"...For me?" As a magician himself, Gao Yuanyao was very used to this action. He smiled and looked relaxed, but in fact he took the flowers with caution.
The moment I touched it, the petals suddenly opened up and turned into a piece of white paper with a strange texture.
Looking closely, there is a line of exquisite handwriting engraved on the paper:
[Hai Xin Theater Island is looking for magicians
Any identity]
Gao Yuanyaoyi: "..."
……advertise?
With a complicated look in his eyes, the puppet opposite him bowed gracefully to him. When it stood up again, it disappeared from Gao Yuanyaoyi's sight with a bang.
Gao Yuanyao looked at the empty ground, then looked down at his empty palms, and slowly clenched his hands.
He thought that his attainments in magic had reached the pinnacle, but just now, after looking at each other face to face for a long time, he was completely unable to understand the other party's techniques.
At this moment, facing the puppeteer who had never appeared, he actually had the same feeling as when he watched Reiko Konomiya's magic as a child.
...This shows that in terms of magic skills, at least in the field of puppet magic, the opponent has crushed him in all aspects.
"...Interesting." Gao Yuanyao recalled the words on the white paper as he left the detention center. He slowly read, "Haixin Theater?"
"Haixin" is a position that sounds difficult to escape from. Plus the puppet... He strongly suspected that the man just now was the guy he met in the woods when he wanted to silence Jiang Xia a few days ago.
If I remember correctly, the man had a gun, and his shooting skills were accurate and fierce. If it weren't for the darkness in the forest, the one who was shot in the head might not be his puppet, but himself.
"This kind of person actually sent me a job posting... What is his purpose?"
Gao Yuanyao touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
…
Magic venue.
The police rushed over and checked for a while and found the problem: "Officer, there are traces of phosphorus burning here. According to our speculation, the surface of the deceased's rock-like box is coated with a lot of phosphorus - it is very likely that it caused the fire."
Inspector Megure suddenly realized: "I see, let's go check and see who painted this stuff!"
A voice came from the side: "It should be the deceased himself."
"Brother Jiang Xia?" Inspector Megure was surprised at first when he heard the familiar voice, but after hearing his words, he couldn't help but wonder, "The deceased himself painted the phosphorus? Could it be... could it be that he committed suicide?"
Even he himself could not believe this conclusion: He had met Brother Jiang Xia so many times, how many of the deaths were due to suicide?
Besides, if it was really suicide, then it would be a waste of time to meet the detective.
(End of this chapter)
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