Chapter 629: Script in Progress
"That's right." Hattori Heiji also subconsciously followed Jiang Xia's line of sight and glanced at the door. Not seeing anything unusual, he retracted his gaze and continued what he had just said, "If he was looking for inspiration, there was no need to hide the clippings behind his clothes... To put it bluntly, it's like hoping that the people who packed his luggage after he died would find these clues."
Jiang Xia thought of the cute shikigami clinging to the prisoner's legs across the wall, and the equally cute murderous aura, and said in a normal voice that could float to the door:
“When I was guest-starring just now, I chatted with the makeup artist, and she said that the atmosphere on the set was quite relaxed, and many people were old friends who had known each other for many years.
"Perhaps the deceased screenwriter noticed something unusual around him and discovered that the continuous theft of artworks was related to someone he knew in the crew, so he secretly used the script to allude to reality. He wanted the criminal to see the situation and surrender himself.
"However, it now seems that things obviously did not develop in the direction the screenwriter expected. The screenwriter may have felt that his life was threatened, so he suddenly left the crew. Afterwards, he went to observe near the set out of concern, but unfortunately died..."
These words floated out from the open door and drifted intermittently to the crew members in the corridor.
Two of them felt a jolt in their hearts and looked at each other silently. For a moment, they almost suspected that the detective in the room had infiltrated their crew in advance, and hid in the corner, observing secretly for several days - the real situation was actually no different from what Jiang Xia said, and he seemed to have seen those things with his own eyes.
“……” As people in the entertainment industry, in the eyes of the crew, the “merits” of many celebrities are questionable - especially those celebrities who appear to have great commercial value, who may just be cash cows deliberately packaged by certain companies.
Before, they were somewhat skeptical about Jiang Xia, the young detective who had become famous too quickly. When they were joking in private, they even said that if they wanted to kill someone one day, they could perhaps invite Jiang Xia to the scene and have this detective, who might be very sleazy, give him a "good guy card."
However, now it seems...
…
"Using the script to secretly allude to reality?" Yuanshan Heye also took advantage of the chaos to ask for a script.
Hearing Jiang Xia's words, she subconsciously turned the booklet in her hand to the part where the murder occurred:
"I remember that in the script of the second episode, there was a second dead person - he was a spy hired by the Nagasaki Bugyo. Before he died, he wrote the word "nine" on the soil scattered in the flowerpot as a death message. In addition, when the eyewitness found the body this time, 'Azhen' appeared next to it again..."
The "Azhen" in the script happened to be the supporting role played by Jiang Xia.
In the first episode, this character is just an innocent passerby who runs over to the murder scene, draws his knife and investigates.
But in the second episode, as her role increased, "Ah Zhen" transformed into a mysterious riddle person.
"'Azhen' should be the real clue left by the deceased." Jiang Xia's eyes also fell on the script in Yuanshan Heye's hand:
"The deceased was attacked near the campus. If he had been hiding nearby, he might have discovered that the person playing the guest role of 'Azhen' had become me. He was pointing at me before he died, probably because of this."
After alleviating his suspicion with a few words.
Jiang Xia felt the murderous aura outside the door grow stronger as the reasoning progress bar moved backwards. His mood improved and he secretly sped up the progress:
"Since 'Ah Zhen' is the center of the mystery, there must be a lot of clues hidden in the part about her in the script - such as this sentence. When she walked to the lake with the protagonist, she said, 'There are monsters living here in summer. But don't worry, powerful things also have weaknesses, and the weakness of this monster is its nose.'"
Putting this line in a suspense drama, the style is quite strange.
However, considering that the main purpose of the deceased to create this script was to provide clues to others, and considering that "Azhen" was originally a riddle person... In short, compared with the painting style, it is obviously the content of the words that deserves more attention.
"'By the lake'... Speaking of which, there is a famous scenic lake to the north of Zhifeng University. The environment around it is very similar to the environment described in the script - street trees, stone riverbanks, and a simple stone bridge across the water..."
Hattori Heiji recalled the situation of Fengjing Lake - there were many people coming and going by the lake, and school workers regularly repaired and cleaned it. Moreover, it was connected to the river, and the water flow was not slow, which seemed unsuitable for hiding important clues.
If it was really hidden, then the "monster's nose" must be a clue to the location of the treasure. However, Hattori Heiji was not familiar with Chifeng University, and he only glanced at Fengjing Lake when he passed by, so he couldn't think of what looked like a nose.
However, as a high school detective who gets enough sleep, Hattori Heiji has always been very active.
If you can’t think of it, then forget about it and just go find it: “Go and take a look.”
"This is the only way for now." Jiang Xia nodded, "Also, there seem to be several other lakes nearby. Let's split up and look for them."
Hattori Heiji had a rare opportunity to solve a case with Jiang Xia. After finding the next clue, he left the hotel quickly. He was always worried that if he walked too slowly, Jiang Xia would suddenly say something like "Wait, no need to go, I figured it out, the murderer should be xxx"... Although for the police, this sentence that indicates "overtime is about to end" is quite popular, but as a detective who pays attention to the experience of solving cases, Hattori Heiji already has a tingling scalp at similar sentences and does not want to hear them at all.
Yuanshan and Ye also ran out.
Before leaving the room, she remembered something, looked back, and found Jiang Xia still in the room.
She asked doubtfully, "Aren't you going?"
Jiang Xia shook his head, as if in deep thought: "I feel like I've missed something... Let me think about it, you guys go first."
"Okay." Yuanshan Heye nodded with a sense of authority and quickly disappeared at the door.
…
At this time, quite a while had passed since the screenwriter's body was discovered.
The crowd who came to watch the fun had already gone home, and some of the crew members had gone back to their rooms to rest; some overheard their conversation and went to join in the fun to look for lakes nearby.
In addition, there were a few scattered people left nearby, who seemed to have no idea what to do for the moment, so they had to follow the police and detectives, looking for the backbone.
Jiang Xia walked back and forth in the room several times under two obscure gazes.
Then, as if he had suddenly thought of a key clue, he revealed an expression of "sudden enlightenment" that he had learned from Kudo Shinichi, and quickly walked out of the hotel.
(End of this chapter)
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