Chapter 2729 2741 [Catch the Hell Puppet Master]
Just as I was struggling with this, I heard Jiang Xia say, “Setting the rock on fire is part of this magic show. According to what the deceased said before his death, he intended to make the rock floating in the air burn and turn into ashes after entering the rock, and he would be reborn from the ashes.
"Of course, this is just what the magician said to the audience. To put it more simply, Mr. Clown was going to perform an alternative escape magic.
“Although I don’t know what method he intends to use, according to common sense, he will first break free from the restraints, escape from the rock, and then ignite the special ‘stone’.
"But something obviously went terribly wrong during the process. The stone caught fire before he could escape, and he ultimately failed to escape and died."
Inspector Megure seemed to understand: "In other words, this is a magic accident? ... That's right, phosphorus is so flammable, and the deceased dared to use it as a prop. Alas, he was so young, what a pity."
When the staff member nearby heard this, he couldn't help but whispered, "But Mr. Sakonji has rehearsed several times in the past few days. He escaped successfully every time, and the rocks have never been accidentally ignited. Why did it happen this time?... I, I think someone must have tried to harm him!" - It's not that there is a problem with the equipment and plan review of our venue!
"We rehearsed several times and nothing happened, only this time it went wrong?" Inspector Megure was convinced. He frowned and thought, "So it's a bit of a coincidence. But if there really is a murderer, how could the murderer harm him? It's impossible for him to climb into the air and light the rocks in front of everyone."
The staff choked: "This..."
Jiang Xia raised his head and glanced at the ceiling of the stage: "It should be a problem with the spotlight."
He pointed to the large lights that had a strong presence and said, “During the rehearsal, these lights will not be turned on completely, so as long as the magician does not light the rock, the special rock will be safe.
“But when the actual performance begins, the lights are turned on and the heat is focused. Before the magician can escape, the phosphorus on the rock will be ignited by the lights and the magician will die in the sea of fire.”
Suzuki Sonoko looked at the charred figure on the ground with lingering fear: "There is such a big hidden danger... Fortunately, Miss Kinmiya did not perform this magic herself, otherwise she would have been burned."
Hashimoto Maya looked at this stupid colleague with disdain and cleared his throat: "I remember when Gao Yuanyao was on the train, he once said that he would hand over the 'clown' to the dead Konomiya Reiko for punishment. And the punishment method is the 'iron fist of fire'."
Suzuki Sonoko didn't feel the targeting from the brain monster. She pondered over what Hashimoto Maya said and suddenly froze. She felt an indescribable chill on her back: "Could it be... Could it be that this is a trap deliberately set by Konomiya Reiko?"
Hashimoto Maya: “…” No, this is a foreshadowing left intentionally by Lord Usa.
Officer Sato, who was listening to their conversation carefully, suddenly thought of something and took out his phone: "The two copies of Magic Notes on Gao Yuanyaoyi's body should still be in the detention center. I'll ask them to bring them over to have a look."
Officer Takagi nodded and trotted off to search.
Just as Officer Sato was about to dial the number, another call came into her cell phone.
"Huh?" Officer Sato picked up the phone in confusion. After listening for a while, her face changed.
After a moment, she hung up the phone: "Gao Yuanyao escaped from prison - just a few minutes ago."
Hashimoto Maya was stunned: "Prison break?"
How could the person who was sent in by Wu Zuo actually escape again? ? How absurd!
…But maybe this is also part of Lord Uzo’s plan!
"Is this magician really his favorite?" Hashimoto Maya was mixed with joy and worry. "This way, I won't have to work so hard to find a new candidate... But will such a dangerous guy really come to work for me? Anyway, where is he? How can I interview him if I can't even meet him in person?"
An interviewer pinched his forehead, feeling conflicted.
…
Not long after, the detention center delivered what Officer Sato wanted.
——Although Gao Yuanyaoyi ran away, for some reason, he left behind the two "Magic Notes" in his hands.
The young police officer in charge of investigating the scene took the notes from the prison guard and trotted over to Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia flipped through the two notebooks and quickly stopped at the last page.
Officer Sato leaned over to take a look. After reading the contents clearly, she sighed, "It is as expected."
——The magic trick No. 35, “Gravity-Free Rock, Disappearing from the Sky” that caused the Joker’s death, was only recorded in the notebook that the Joker Sakonji got.
However, it did not appear in the note that Reiko Chikamiya gave to Haruichi Takato.
That clever woman was indeed gifted in magic. She could use magic to win applause from the whole audience, and she could also use magic to easily kill those who coveted her notes.
"She should have noticed the disciples' intentions long ago, so she sent the real magic manual to her son in advance, and then added a death curse to another copy of the notebook."
Jiang Xia looked through the other magic tricks with a little curiosity, and said casually: "If someone kills her and takes away this notebook, then the greedy murderer will fall into the death trap she set in advance because of this magic trick.
"Gao Yuan must have discovered this when he saw the Joker's notes, so he gave up his revenge, was easily arrested and left the stage, leaving the rest of the stage to his mother."
“…”
This complicated situation made everyone at a loss for words.
At this time, among the staff nearby.
James mixed in and listened carefully to the reasoning. He felt as if he understood a lot, but also as if he understood nothing.
But that’s not important - it doesn’t matter if he himself hasn’t figured it out, as long as someone else can figure it out.
While quietly leaving the scene before being discovered, James took out his mobile phone, recorded what he heard, and sent it to Shuichi Akai.
Those who are capable should do more work. Let's leave the hidden truth behind this and the clues about Uzo to their powerful ace to analyze.
"Although the reconnaissance mission went a little wrong and the thread we wanted to contact was unfortunately burned to ashes...but we did finally find some useful clues."
James thought with relief: "My intuition tells me that the inside stories I just heard may contain very important information. And there is also Gao Yuanyaoyi who escaped from prison. If we can catch him, we will definitely be able to take a crucial step towards the truth!"
(End of this chapter)
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