Chapter 981 Another Famous Detective
The two soon arrived at the cultural center of Shizuoka.
When we arrived at the place, we found it was quite lively.
——There seems to be a drama performance today. At the entrance of the cultural center, there is a huge hard shell billboard with three actors in gorgeous clothes printed on it.
Two of the young men were dressed in knight costumes and were fighting with swords.
The old man in the background sat on a high throne, shrouded in a shadow, holding a glass of wine and sneering.
…
Just as I took a look, I heard a laughing voice next to me: "This is a popular masked play from the 17th to the 19th century. Today's play is John Benson's The Triumph of Folly. It translates to 'The Triumph of Folly'."
Jiang Xia and Inspector Yokomizo turned around and saw a neatly dressed woman.
The woman, dressed in a suit and skirt, nodded elegantly at them and raised her hand to push up her glasses: "Mr. Yokomizo, are you here for the last case?"
Halfway through her words, she saw Jiang Xia turning around, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Ms. Shimizu." Inspector Yokomizo came back to his senses. "Is your troupe performing today? I wish you a good performance. We have other things to do, so we have to leave first."
Shimizu Kinuko hummed, and hesitated for a moment, finally watching Jiang Xia leave with her eyes wide open.
——Their troupe attempted the masked play "The Triumph of Folly" for the first time.
Although the plot of this drama is good, there has always been a legend about it - from the 17th century to the present, every time it is performed, at least one person related to it will unfortunately die.
At first, neither the director nor Kinuko Shimizu took this legend too seriously.
But during the rehearsals a while ago, accidents kept happening every now and then, so they realized that something was not right and wanted to find a detective to sort things out.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Xia came today, before the most crucial moment of the performance.
but……
Shimizu Kinuko sighed:
They acted so quickly that they had already called in a famous detective, who was in the hall watching the last rehearsal of the play.
If I take Jiang Xia with me now, not only will Inspector Yokomizo be unhappy, but the detective might also think that the troupe is not optimistic about his abilities... Let's forget it for now.
Shimizu Kinuko shook her head, reluctantly turned her gaze away from Jiang Xia's receding figure, and returned to the hall.
…
On the other side, Jiang Xia and Inspector Yokomizo walked towards the side door.
Jiang Xia looked at the direction of the stage from afar through the thick wall of the building. He always felt that the air over there was quite sweet - but there seemed to be more than one kind of murderous aura.
He remembered the way Inspector Yokomizo and the female agent got to know each other just now, so he took a quick step and caught up with Inspector Yokomizo who was distracted.
Then he asked casually, "Did the lady just now also know about the case three days ago?"
"Hmm?" Inspector Yokomizo came back to his senses and nodded hesitantly, "She knows that something happened over there, but she doesn't know the details - the lounges that were blocked because of the murder were originally intended for their theater troupe, but now they can only go to another place, and besides..."
Inspector Yokomizo touched his coral-like curly hair helplessly:
"When their director and agent learned that a murder had just occurred in the lounge, they did not complain, but instead seemed strangely apologetic.
"We felt something was wrong, so we asked around and found out that it was probably because of the 'Triumph of Stupidity' that they were going to perform. There have been many fatal accidents in history. It is said that since the play started in the 17th century, there must be a sacrifice among those who are related to that scene. So they actually think that this case is likely to be affected by them... How superstitious."
Jiang Xia looked more serious: "There have been many fatal accidents?"
“Yes, in fact, in my opinion, this is just a pure coincidence - every drama has its own problems.
"It's just that the overall atmosphere of this 'Triumph of Stupidity' is very gloomy, so it is particularly impressive. In the end, it was even passed down as something like a 'curse'."
Inspector Yokomizo seems to be very materialistic.
His words would have been more convincing if he hadn't gotten goosebumps while saying it:
"I also watched it at that time. The play was about a tragedy of struggle for power - the prince dueled with the minister, and the prince was pierced by the minister's sword. The minister laughed and fell from the rooftop.
"After the two men died together, the king, who was watching from behind the scenes, smiled and raised his glass to the audience - the dispute between the minister and the prince was actually provoked by the king in order to eliminate dissidents. However, the king did not stand to the end. The minister poisoned his wine, and he fell down. In the end, no one survived."
Jiang Xia: "..." This drama, set in this world, seems quite realistic. Is it adapted from reality?
…
As they were talking, the two of them had already reached the side door.
Inspector Yokomizo opened the door and led Jiang Xia to the lounges with familiarity.
"This is it." He took out shoe covers and gloves and handed them to Jiang Xia, "A lot of physical evidence has been taken away, and there are not many traces left..."
Before he finished speaking, his cell phone suddenly rang.
Inspector Yokomizo looked down at the caller ID and couldn't help but jump. He showed a look of "my boss is persecuting me again" - if his boss hadn't boasted that he could solve the case in one day in order to drive away the reporters this morning, they wouldn't be under so much pressure now...
Yokomizo walked to the side and answered the phone.
Jiang Xia looked at his back, thoughtfully: Are the police in Shizuoka Prefecture usually so busy?
...Perhaps when there are no cases in Tokyo, I can come over to visit them. After all, the two places are not far away, and there is also the famous Izu Beach here.
While thinking, Jiang Xia pushed open the door of the lounge, looking for possible murderous intent.
The lounge was very clean and tidy, with not many things in it. At first glance, it looked empty.
The murderous intent is not here.
The other adjacent lounges were also empty. Otherwise, at this distance, the ghosts would have definitely brought back their murderous intent.
“……”In the performance hall on the other side, one could feel a lot of murderous aura.
...I really want to go over and take a look.
Jiang Xia retreated back to the corridor and looked at the vast topographic map on the wall. He vaguely felt the pleasure of looking at a treasure map.
He was thinking about what excuse he could find to go over there for a stroll.
Inspector Yokomizo hung up the phone, walked back, and said apologetically: "Mr. Komiyayama's wife went to the police station to make trouble again. Now it happens to be the month of strengthening public security, and there is a shortage of manpower. I have to go and check it out - call me after you see the scene, and I will come to pick you up right away!"
The young detective was startled.
Then he nodded, as if he didn't mind Inspector Yokomizo's behavior of picking up guests and then abandoning them: "Don't worry, I will contact you immediately if there is anything."
Inspector Yokomizo left with gratitude.
…
Jiang Xia watched him leave quietly.
The corridor door clicked shut and Jiang Xia turned and left.
Go treasure hunting.
(End of this chapter)
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