Conan’s Corpse Picker

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 Yuanyaoyi sat under the iron window, quietly reading a book. After a while, he looked at the sky outside and casually talked to the passing supervisor: "I heard that today's 'Sakonji Magic Show' is very exciting, don't you plan 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 prisoners, so he pretended not to hear and walked past the door.

Gao Yuanyaoyi smiled and continued to flip through the book in his hand.

When the footsteps of the guards faded away, he stopped and closed the pages of the book with a click.

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 "clown" himself, in this magic trick of "weightless rock, disappearing 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 man fall to the ground with a duang sound... This is obviously not because the magic is not burning enough, but because the magic has failed.

... And it failed quite miserably.

Hashimoto Maya looked at the charred little black man on the stage: "..."

Sneaking into the video equipment to remotely peek at the vodka here: "..."

James, who was planning to find an opportunity to sneak into the backstage to talk to the magician after the performance: "..."

The important witness that the FBI had just identified was actually killed right under his nose? !

Unlike the stunned audience, the detective's reaction was 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 a round of first aid, the flames went out. However, when the ambulance rushed over, the person on the ground was completely hopeless.

In the commotion, Vodka silently cut off the connection. Then he raised a finger, poked the notebook expressionlessly, and pushed the ominous thing away.

"That kid's performance is getting more and more... indescribable." Vodka sighed in fear:

"Fortunately, my brother reminded me not to get close to the magic venue recently, otherwise I really doubt that the human-shaped flame will fall and hit me on the head... But think about it, compared to that little bastard, my brother is still on my side!"

"There are not many well-known magicians in Tokyo. While that little bitch is busy tinkering 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 return to my brother as soon as possible! Only in this way can I be truly safe."

...

The other side

Gao Yuanyao let go of 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 - he didn't know when there was a person in front of him... No, strictly speaking, this should be a puppet.

The puppet, which was snow-white and looked like an enlarged version of a building block toy, walked over with arrogant and flexible steps and stopped in front of him.

Gao Yuanyao narrowed his eyes and looked at the thing carefully. Suddenly, he raised his hand and waved it, and the blade hidden between his fingers flashed a cold light.

The blade did not attack the puppet, but cut a few times in the air - that was the best place he knew to hide the puppet line. However, after a few cuts, the puppet had no reaction, and he cut nothing.

Gao Yuanyao was stunned: How could this be possible? Without the forces from those directions, this puppet would never be able to move like it did just now. Could it be... it's electric?

His eyes turned and fell on the puppet's white and tender belly.

However, before the cut, the puppet suddenly raised its hand, and a rose grew out of nothing in its hand.

"... For me?" As a magician, Gao Yuanyaoyi was very accustomed to this action. He smiled, his face was leisurely, but he actually took the flower with caution.

The moment he took it, the petals suddenly burst open, turning into a piece of white paper with a strange texture.

Looking closely, there was a line of exquisite font engraved on the paper:

[Haixin Theater Island is recruiting magicians

No identity is limited]

Gao Yuanyaoyi: "..."

... Advertisement?

In a complicated look, the puppet opposite bowed to him gracefully. When it stood up again, it disappeared from Gao Yuanyaoyi's sight with a bang.

Gao Yuanyaoyi looked at the empty ground, then looked down at the empty palm, and slowly clenched his hand.

He thought that his current magic attainments had reached the pinnacle, but just now, after looking at each other for a long time, he actually didn't see the other party's method at all.

At this moment, facing the puppeteer who had never appeared, he actually had the same feeling as when he watched Reiko Kinmiya's magic when he was 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 place that is difficult to escape from. In addition to 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, that man had a gun on him, and his shooting skills were accurate and ruthless. If it hadn't been for the darkness in the forest, the person who was headshot might not have been his puppet, but himself.

"This kind of person would actually send me recruitment notices... What is his purpose?"

Gao Yuanyuan touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

…

Magic venue.

The police who hurried over checked for a moment and discovered the problem: "Police department, there are traces of phosphorus burning here. According to our speculation, the surface of the rock-shaped box of the deceased was coated with a lot of phosphorus - it may have caused the burning. "

The Mumu Police Department suddenly realized: "That's it, go check it out and find out who painted this kind of thing!"

A voice came from the side: "It should be the deceased himself."

"Brother Jiang Xia?" The Mumu Police Department was surprised at first when they heard this familiar voice, but when they heard his words clearly, they couldn't help but wonder, "The deceased himself applied phosphorus? Could it be... could he commit suicide?"

Even he himself couldn't believe this conclusion: after meeting Brother Jiang Xia so many times, how many times did the deceased commit suicide?

Besides, if he really committed suicide, wouldn't it be for nothing that he met the detective brother?