Rebirth of Conan as a Detective

In the rest area of ​​the Illusion Troupe, Gao Cheng, accompanied by several police officers, followed Ohara into the lounge of Andes. The room can also be used as a dressing room, but it is more private. Changing clothes behind the stage saves time.

The first thing Gao Cheng noticed was the laptop that Andes had used before.

"Does Mr. Andes bring his computer with him every time he performs?"

"Yes, the teacher often needs to make a schedule, and sometimes changes the performance plan temporarily, especially in the design of the performance effect, which must be simulated by the computer every time." Ohara explained.

"So...can I take a look?"

"It should be ok, but Teacher Andes usually doesn't allow us to touch it..."

"I need to find out the truth about Andes' murder."

Gao Cheng tried to turn on the computer, but to his surprise, he did not need to enter a password, and the computer desktop was still working.

That's right, Andes just closed the computer at that time, and the process didn't end.

The first thing that catches the eye is a photo browser. There are several photos in a row of group photos of the troupe performing in various places, as well as photos of the troupe's hard rehearsal behind the scenes. There is a photo from a long time ago that is quite shabby, and it seems that it should have been in the past. time of fame.

"Mr. Ohara," Gao Cheng asked while checking, "Are these photos of all the members?"

Ohara took a closer look and explained: "I have only been here for a few months, and it seems that many people have resigned before... This recent photo of us when we arrived in Tokyo is all our current members."

Gao Cheng said unexpectedly: "Is there anyone else who resigned?"

"That's right. Illusions have stricter requirements than magic performances. A slight mistake in lighting will lead to failure of the performance. It is not easy to get to where we are today. The teacher has only become famous in the past few months."

Ohara was quite emotional, and his eyebrows were also very regretful. After all, he was just following a popular performance team, but the core of the team was killed suddenly.

"Mr. Andes doesn't usually offend people very much. Even if he has some conflicts with his colleagues, it's not enough to kill people... Detective Kido, did you really not see the murderer?"

"It's true that there is no..."

Gao Cheng still believed that he was relieved,

In any case, at least the resistance to handling the case will be much less.

What was waiting for him outside was a storm. With so many spectators present, the police couldn't block the news at all, and they didn't know what would happen.

After calming down, Gao Cheng continued to check the computer and switched to the next process. It was a control interface, which seemed to be the exclusive software of the illusion show. There were detailed steps of the performance on it, as well as the operating status of the weird devices on the stage. It was temporarily in automatic mode. Lockdown mode.

This is the main control port. Judging from the situation, Andes should be making temporary adjustments, because the role of the lucky audience has been replaced by him here. This even surprised the other members. After all, he has not gone through rehearsal, and the chance of accidents is very high. .

"Has anyone been here during the performance?" Gao Cheng asked carefully.

He is still very surprised why the computer does not have a password lock...

"No," Ohara shook his head and said, "At that time, everyone was in the control room on the other side. They only went there after hearing Detective Kido's call from you. Is there any problem?"

"Why is there no one in the locker room?"

"This is all teacher Andes' request. Everyone should observe the performance to avoid accidents..."

"Really?" Gao Cheng thought about the layout of the room behind the stage in his mind.

The dressing room is just behind the stage, the control room is on the second floor opposite the stage, and the rest room is in the middle aisle. It takes a few minutes to get to the backstage from the aisles on both sides.

If the culprit was really in the troupe, he probably hid in the rest area, and finally pretended to follow the crowd to the scene of the murder. Unfortunately, he didn't know who the last person was, and the others probably didn't remember either.

But how did this Andes do it? All kinds of arrangements seem to be creating opportunities for the murderer. The audience is affected by illusions, and the staff needs to observe the performance at any time. Even he stayed on the stage for a while because of the script. two minutes...

Gao Cheng secretly sighed.

The wonderful script makes him the most suspicious person, but he can't blame Andes, so he can only find out the truth as soon as possible, help him clear his grievances, and at the same time give the murdered Andes an explanation.

In the stage dressing room, the body of Andes has been taken away by the police. Mu Mu is still trying to find the staff to question, but all the testimony is still quite unfavorable to Gao Cheng. Gao Cheng is the last person who was alone with the victim, and the first one. When the body was found, it seemed that only Gao Cheng had the chance to kill.

"Kito, I've already asked. All the staff were indeed in the control room at the time, and everyone had their alibi..."

Mu Mu hesitated to find the rest room. At this time, the forensic personnel replaced Gao Cheng after checking the Andes computer, and hurriedly reported: "The police department, there are the victim's network records and fax operation records in the computer. The victim seems to be the "Prophet" I..."

"What?" Mu Mu was startled, "Prophet?"

"The hard disk stores the data of the prisoners in the previous four cases, as well as the records of contacts with different identities..."

"The teacher is actually that prophet?!"

The staff were totally clueless.

"But how is this possible? If the teacher is a prophet, did he predict that he would be killed?"

"impossible……"

Gao Cheng also narrowed his eyes slightly, and silently looked at the information files and network records called up by the forensic personnel.

He did doubt Andes at first, but would a fool sacrifice himself to fulfill the prophecy?

There must be something wrong...

Gao Cheng closed his eyes, and since Andes invited him to watch the show, until now, he feels that there is still a hand controlling everything in the dark.

As his mind unfolded, Gao Cheng reviewed the whole incident with all his heart, as if he was separated from the whole world, countless pictures and sounds flashed through his mind...

He didn't get on stage until the show started, and Andes came on stage after a while... When the body was found later, Andes had a lot of bleeding, it didn't seem like it was only a minute or two...

Also, the light on the stage was too strong. If it wasn't for his superb swordsmanship, would he have been able to complete the performance smoothly?

In fact, the media didn't report much about his swordsmanship, and Andes was too big.

"Well, does the illusion show still use hypnosis?" Mu Mu looked at the computer data, thinking with a fat face, "So, it is very likely that Mr. Andes chose Kido to assist in the performance in order to fulfill his prophecy. He wanted to use illusion to hypnotize Gao Cheng, but unexpectedly he was seriously injured and died..."

Gao Cheng sweated slightly on his forehead: "Officer, I'm not acting on TV. I'm not hypnotized at all. The installation here is at most to let the audience experience the virtual image, and it also needs to be combined with stage performances and special lighting effects."

"But in this case..."

"The murderer is someone else, and it is a staff member within the troupe. Mr. Andes was also used unknowingly."

Gao Cheng has already used the system to enter the thinking space in a minute. Even though there are many people in this world with instant memory ability, they cannot grasp all the information comprehensively like him. He collects and summarizes a large amount of information clues almost like cheating. Neglected places also emerged one by one.

"Used?" Mu Mu asked confusedly, "But at that time there were only you and Mr. Andes on the stage. Even if a staff member killed Mr. Andes, it would take a minute or two to kill and then run back to the control room. It was too late. If you accidentally splash blood, you will be in trouble..."

"That's right," a staff member explained, "When Detective Kido contacted the control room in the locker room, everyone was indeed there, and I didn't meet anyone on the way to the locker room..."

"Mr. Police Officer has asked us, and of course no one is hiding in the lounge, and then follow us when we pass by."

"So the murderer is someone from outside?"

"It's impossible. We didn't see anyone going backstage at that time. If someone went there, they could see it clearly from the control room..."

"Could it be that someone else got in?"

"Impossible, except for the staff, everyone else needs that ticket to enter, the total number of people is correct..."

A group of staff started arguing by themselves, seeing Ohara's face darken, he had to interrupt: "Enough, why are you arguing? Detective Chenghu must have a reason for saying that!"

"But he's suspicious of us!"

The staff looked dissatisfied and looked at Gao Cheng with strange eyes.

"In the final analysis, isn't he also a suspect? Maybe he came backstage to attack and kill the teacher..."

"Actually, Mr. Andes," Gao Cheng said calmly, "was killed before he came to power."

"What?" The lounge suddenly fell silent.

"Although I was not hypnotized, I was still deceived by the eyes..."

Gao Cheng glanced around and continued: "Yes, I was deceived by the light and the disguise... It wasn't Mr. Andes who was with me on the stage at all, but the murderer who killed Mr. Andes and took the stage instead!"

Mu Mu, who almost thought Gao Cheng was stupid, suddenly opened his eyes: "The one on stage is the murderer? This... what's going on?!"

"It's just the time difference," Gao Cheng reasoned in detail facing the crowd surrounding him, "If the murder occurred within a minute or two before I found the body, the murderer would indeed not be able to return to the control room, and he might even be hit on the head by me." up, but...

"What if the murderer didn't go backstage when he disguised himself as Mr. Andes, but took off his clothes in the lounge and rushed back to the control room? I found the corpse and contacted you, and it took about a minute or two. If it was a troupe member , it may not be impossible..."

The members of the illusion troupe swallowed and looked at each other, distrusting each other.

"Then, who is the murderer..."