Chapter 3436 3448 [Kudo Shinichi]
Yukiko Kudo did not notice the faint gaze from the "invisible man".
She smoothed the snake-like hair on her head, and then continued under Maori Kogoro's horrified gaze, "This kind of casting event has been held for the fourth time this year. Every time this happens, the film crew will mingle among the guests, carefully observing each one and selecting the right extras. If the performance is exceptional, then it's not impossible for them to become the main character."
"I see!" Maori Kogoro really understood this time, "Dividing into different groups is to make it easier for the staff to observe us."
Medusa nodded. "So the 'monsters' on the ship are all very well-acted—like the werewolf who howls at the moon every now and then, and Frank, whose limbs are stiff and he occasionally moves like a machine, and the mummy who remains silent when others talk to him, and the green slime monster in the corner who remains motionless and disguises itself as a shadow... Hmm?"
As she spoke, Kudo Yukiko looked towards the corner, and was a little surprised to find that the green slime monster had quietly walked away without her noticing.
"Maybe he finally realized that his low presence wasn't conducive to being an extra, so he moved to another place." After a brief moment of confusion, Medusa didn't think much about it and continued to complain:
"This investor is really good at saving money. In order to complete the film, the ghost ship must have a large number of realistic ghosts. Whether it is special effects costumes or special effects props, it will cost a lot of money.
"But now, through this event, the organizers can easily select sufficiently realistic monsters, and these actors also bring their own props and makeup, which is very worry-free.
"Besides saving money, tonight's Halloween party itself can warm up his movie, which is equivalent to a cost-effective publicity. In our... ahem, in the film industry, this party is very famous."
"Invisible Man": "..." Stop talking! You're such a grown-up and you actually let something slip in front of Jiang Xia. Did you hide yourself well?
Ding ding ding——!!
Just as he was thinking about it, a ghost crew member took a drum hammer and hit a broken gong hard.
The unpleasant thumping sound signaled the start of the full moon. The ghost captain laughed heartily, "Fellow demons and monsters, it's time to set sail! We will sail across the cursed seven seas and show those foolish and arrogant humans how powerful we are!"
"oh!!"
The monsters cooperated with him and cheered with their hands raised.
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After the exciting opening, there was the ordinary activity of finding teammates.
"Who holds the Death card?"
"Hermit! Where is the hermit!"
There were shouts from all directions. Some people kept their distance, maintaining their aloof monster persona, and planned to wait until the final team was almost formed before looking for them one by one. This would be more efficient than searching now.
In the chaotic scene, a figure quietly moved away from the shadows near Jiangxia, stepped back for a while, and trotted towards the bathroom.
Vodka held the hot Devil card in his hand, looked left and right, and muttered to himself: "It must be the Devil card that Uzo is holding. I have to find someone to replace this Devil card in my hand."
However, this behavior seemed a bit suspicious, so Vodka did not do it on the deck where there were a large number of staff and organizers, but planned to find a place with few people and change it quietly.
But as soon as he entered the aisle, he was dumbfounded: there was nothing in front of him, who would change his cards?
"...That's right. The game has just started, and those idiots who are eager to make a cameo in the movie must be on the deck right now, looking for their teammates."
"Damn it, I miscalculated!" An organization cadre angrily clenched the cards in his hand. Suddenly, he remembered something and his face changed slightly. "Speaking of which, there are so many people, so many different types of cards... Why did I get the same Devil Card as Uzo?"
"When the upload was being made, I was clearly so far away from that guy. Could it be that... there are his accomplices among the crew members on this ship?"
As this thought flashed through his mind, Vodka suddenly felt as if the air had become heavy, with Uzo's targeting and malice coming from all directions.
At this moment, he suddenly heard the voices of several staff members coming from a half-open door next to him. The content of the conversation was vague at a distance, but Vodka soon caught a key word - "Kudo Shinichi".
"Um?"
Vodka's ears perked up automatically. At the same time, a series of important information related to this name popped up in his mind.
Kudo Shinichi was once a famous high school detective, but after his classmate Usa also wanted to become a detective, he unfortunately disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown.
Of course, missing is just what the media said, but for Vodka, he knew very well why Kudo Shinichi disappeared - the boy peeped at their transaction scene and was knocked down by the eldest brother with a club and killed by drugging him.
"This man should have been dead. Why are these staff members suddenly mentioning him?"
Vodka paused unconsciously, wondering what was happening. He moved towards the staff lounge as if nothing had happened, holding his breath and eavesdropping.
Inside the room, three female employees were chattering away. One of them said to her colleague with certainty, "Really? I'm not kidding! Not only Jiang Xia, but Kudo Shinichi is on board too!"
"Kudo Shinichi..." The other person thought for a moment before finally realizing, "You mean, the high school detective who hasn't appeared in a while?"
The female employee in charge of reception nodded: "That's right!"
Another employee said, "But I heard that he was involved in some crime and was brutally murdered. Then, because he was unwilling to give up, his ghost possessed Jiang Xia..."
"That was a rumor from ages ago!" the female employee shook her head. "Jiang Xia and Kudo Shinichi have completely different styles of solving cases, and Kudo Shinichi is definitely still alive—I saw him get on board with my own eyes just now when I was meeting him downstairs!"
Vodka's pupils trembled: "..." Impossible! Kudo Shinichi was personally silenced by the eldest brother. Although they did not handle the body due to time constraints afterwards... However, APTX4869 would not be detected. The body must have been discovered by someone else and then determined to be sudden death!
But what if...
A terrifying thought flashed through his mind: What if Kudo Shinichi is really not dead and has lived until now?
"No!" After a brief moment of shock, Vodka thought of someone on the boat, and suddenly he became clear-headed, feeling that he understood everything.
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