The thick fog dissipated, and the "King in Yellow" drooped his head, his yellow chest stained with blood.
The crowd remained calm for two seconds before bursting into screams.
"ah--"
"ah!"
The screams one after another made Mao Lilan, a professional screamer, not want to scream anymore.
"Free America" is not called "Free America" for nothing. Yukiko is worried that someone is retaliating against society indiscriminately, so she wants to ask her son and daughter-in-law to leave together first.
But as soon as Kudo Shin saw the case, he immediately turned around and rushed towards the stairs leading to the second floor box.
When thick fog filled the stage, the Tyndall effect produced by an infrared ray was particularly conspicuous, and he happened to see it.
Since Mao Lilan did not choose to follow him, Qin Zhibo could not follow Kudo Shinichi to check for clues.
But this is Mao Lilan's dream, something that happened in the past, and it is impossible for Qin Zhibo to solve the case beyond time and space.
But what made Qin Zhibo a little concerned was that when the "King in Yellow" was hung up by the wire, Mao Lilan was so frightened that his mouth opened wide, and Kudo Shinichi stood up from his seat in shock.
Qin Zhibo has seen this scene before.
Just reading the original script of "The King in Yellow", at the end of Act 1, Scene 2.
Qin Zhibo saw the same Kudo Shinichi and Mao Lilan in the theater in his mind, and looked at the stage in shock.
How is this going?
When I was reading "The King in Yellow", I inadvertently saw what happened to the two of them?
Qin Zhibo didn't understand what this meant and could only continue to follow Mao Lilan's perspective.
After a while, Kudo Shinichi returned from the box on the second floor.
Under Yukiko's persuasion, he revealed what he had discovered, which was a bullet casing.
"From the current point of view, the murderer probably took advantage of the thick fog of dry ice to fill the stage and pointed the laser sight at the actor's chest."
Kudo Shinichi told his staged inferences, and Yukiko immediately wrote them down to prepare for the social cow session later.
Mao Lilan hadn't awakened the skill to call the police yet, but the theater immediately called the police.
The New York police arrived quickly, led by the man who lives in New York - Officer Radish.
However, this Radixiu should be real, because he is also accompanied by a group of subordinates, including a black-skinned flat-top Takagi, referred to as "Blackwood".
After taking photos of the corpse to collect evidence, Radish took off the mask of the "King in Yellow", and inside it was the face of Keith, the leading actor of the troupe.
The eyes under the pale mask were wide open, as if they were determined to die.
A staff member of the theater company nearby introduced that in this play "The King in Yellow", Keith plays two roles, the eldest prince and the "King in Yellow".
"Because the King in Yellow is a form of a god descending to the mortal world, he always wears a yellow robe and mask, so the audience cannot recognize that he is actually an actor."
Police officer Kuroki next to him then provided a preliminary autopsy report. The bullet hit the heart and killed him at an angle of more than 40°.
At this time, Shegyu Yukiko came on the stage and told Kudo Shinichi's reasoning exactly.
The gunman opened fire in the box on the second floor. After shooting, he threw the gun on the stage to create chaos. bala-bala.
While Radixiu was listening intently to his opinion, Kudo Shinichi, who was standing next to him, stretched out his hand and pinched Radixiu's face hard.
"This time it's true."
Kudo Shinichi was still thinking about Sharon pretending to be Radixiu just now, and wanted to test whether it was true or false.
But Qin Zhibo knew that if the human skin mask was torn, it could not be used unless a second one was prepared.
Radish:(#｀Pan)
"Is this young man the son you are proud of?"
Yukiko quickly interrupted with a smile, and then quickly pulled Kudo Shinichi back, asking him to restrain himself here.
"Shinichi, can you please calm down? If you had acted more seriously just now, you could have sued the police for assault."
"This is not Japan. American police really know how to shoot!"
Yukiko introduced the differences in national conditions, and Kudo Shinichi agreed.
But the next second, Kudo Shinichi squatted back next to the body and continued to investigate the case as if no one was around.
Here in New York, I don't want to waste my time, and I want to catch the murderer, so I can only ask Yukiko to ask Kudo Yusaku for advice.
But I was told that Yuzu was working on a manuscript in Los Angeles and didn't have time.
So, Mao Lilan recommended Kudo Shinichi, who had just completed his reasoning debut, and he was very strong.
In this way, Kudo Shinichi once again succeeded his father and became New York's younger brother.
Under Radish's questioning, Kudo Shinichi revealed three doubts.
"First of all, when I ran to the box on the second floor, the bullet casing on the ground was not warm at all. It was obviously not just shot from the muzzle of the gun."
"Also, although the laser infrared rays I saw were emitted from the second-floor balcony to the stage, if they were emitted from the stage to the second-floor balcony, the effect would be the same."
"In the end, before the performance started, the armor fell and almost hit someone. In fact, the aging rope had a clean break and was cut by someone."
"Someone used a few silk threads to hang the armor up, and the other end was fixed to the floor with nails from the ground."
"When someone passes by, just use the blade on the sole of your foot to cut the silk thread, and the attached armor will fall off."
"In other words, the murderer should be one of the four actresses who were visiting backstage with us and who were on stage at the time of the crime."
In his memory, Kudo Shinichi had a confident smile on his face and spoke this reasoning calmly without any hesitation.
In Qin Zhibo's view, Kudo Shinichi's second reasoning can reach this level, which is already very good.
Of course, it may also be the filter bonus from Mao Lilan's perspective.
At Shinichi Kudo's suggestion, Radixiu shifted the focus of his investigation to four actresses.
Coming to the dressing room, four actresses were jealous of the dead actor.
Dark-skinned actress: "Keith and I have always been very much in love. We've been together for five years."
Asian actress: "What! You clearly know that I am dating him!"
Wavy-haired actress: "Can you guys calm down? Now is not the time to discuss this."
Actress Jin Changzhi: "Oh, I think you are the most excited person right now, right? You didn't expect that your man has two girlfriends."
Just a few sentences contain enough information.
The actor Keith has three different roles, and three women also performed on the same stage, playing Keith's mother, secret admirer, and sister respectively.
Yukiko, who was quietly observing outside the door, continued to reveal to Radixiu that in fact, even Jin Changzhi, who seemed to have nothing to do with her, was in a relationship with Keith, and they kept it secret just so as not to affect their career.
Of course, this ripe melon was also told by Sharon, who knew the inside story as well as the boss behind the theater company.
In this way, Keith actually had emotional entanglements with four actresses, and the eldest prince fell in love with the priestess, mother, sister, and secret admirer at the same time.
I have to say, this is much more exciting than the abridged version of "The King in Yellow".
Qin Zhibo glanced at the dressing room through Mao Lilan's perspective and discovered some clues.
On the makeup mirrors of the four people, the dark-skinned and Asian actresses openly posted intimate photos of themselves and Keith.
It's all obvious! Why are you still pretending to be so shocked?
As a married couple, Kim Chang-jeong did not post any photos on the makeup mirror.
Although the wavy-haired actress posted a photo, the photo she posted is rather special.
That was not a photo of Keith himself or a photo with himself, but of the "King in Yellow" played by Keith.
The ragged yellow clothes are hanging in mid-air, and under the hood is a deep pale mask. There are several photos like this.
After finishing his meal, Kudo Shinichi returned to the stage to analyze the case.
After using Mao Lilan's height to measure the height of the mirror, Kudo Shinichi saw the stage Naraku behind the mirror, with a yellow silk thread hanging on it.
Kudo Shinichi:I understand!
Qin Zhibo: I understand too!
Seeing the key clues to solve the mystery, Qin Zhibo and Kudo Shinichi solved the case at the same time.
But this is Mao Lilan's dream, and the home court certainly does not belong to Qin Zhibo.
Kudo Shinichi, who was unfamiliar with the place, asked Yukiko to call relevant personnel and the police to re-deduct the case to help him explain his reasoning.
"Shinichi, do you really understand this case?"
"Xinyi~Xinyi~"
"Mom's great son."
Unexpectedly, Yukiko would rather act coquettishly towards her son than indulge in reasoning by herself.
Women who can act coquettishly have the best fortune. Although Kudo Shinichi also wanted to show off, he still had no choice but to give the opportunity to Yukiko.
Yukiko understood the method of the case and turned around to find the lighting engineer of the theater troupe to discuss the stage lighting.
After all preparations were completed, Yukiko took advantage of the four actresses on the stage to show their respective positions and postures on the stage at the time of the crime, and made a shining appearance.
"I am the beautiful Japanese actress known as the legend. Sometimes, I am also known as the wife of the world-famous mystery novelist."
"But in fact, I am a female detective with a head full of gray brain cells, also known as the Baroness of the Night!"
After the words fell, the spotlight instantly hit Kudo Shinichi and Mao Lilan on the stage. Mao Lilan was frightened and was at a loss, and quickly hugged Kudo Shinichi's arm.
"Gaming engineer! Wrong!"
"I'm here!"
Yukiko shouted twice quickly to get the CP-addicted lighting engineer's attention back.
What follows is a boring reasoning for Qin Zhibo.
In fact, Keith, who played the "King in Yellow", appeared on the stage from Naraku behind the mirror.
When Keith is rising from under Naraku, the actor lying in front of the mirror can kill the person by taking out a gun from the huge gap under the mirror and shooting.
In this way, there is only one person who can kill.
"Yes, the only one who can do this is Rose, who fell down in front of the mirror at that time. Is that you?"
The murderer was the wavy-haired actress, just as Qin Zhibo thought.
With everyone watching in disbelief, the police followed Yukiko's instructions and took off Rose's gloves.
There was a dazzling bloody handprint on the inside of the white silk glove. It was the bloody handprint that Keith desperately grabbed when he was killed.
The evidence is so solid that any sophistry is useless.
Next is the motive for the murder, which is still the clue provided by Kudo Shinichi, and Yukiko is responsible for telling it.
"Everyone else's vanity mirror has intimate photos of themselves with Keith, but only you have photos of Keith playing."
"The King in Yellow."
"Because what you love is not him as a person, but the King in Yellow he plays, right?"
Being said to the heart, the wavy-haired Rose's pupils trembled in shock, but the next moment she suddenly changed her face in Sichuan Opera.
The originally soft face turned sharp and mean, with an extremely arrogant smile.
"Yes, what I really like is the King in Yellow!"
"A majestic figure that no one in the world can match! Under the ragged yellow clothes is my king!"
"In the dream, He promised me that as long as I prayed devoutly, one day he would take me to the lost Carcosa and become His people!"
Rose clasped her hands together, her voice was high-pitched and pious, but her eyes suddenly sharpened.
"But Keith, this guy, actually gave up playing the role of the King in Yellow in order to get a contract with other movies!"
"He once had the opportunity to play god and become the avatar of the old god, but he took the initiative to give up this opportunity."
"This is an act of betrayal!"
"I can't forgive him!"
"I must let him carry the figure of the King in Yellow forever!"
Rose roared on the stage, and her amazing performance shocked everyone, including Kudo Shinichi.
One word to describe Rose now is "crazy".
Kudo Shinichi could tell that the enthusiasm in her eyes was not her acting skills, but her true thoughts in her heart.
She is really hopelessly "in love" with the King in Yellow.
an image of nothingness
When the two police officers controlled Rose's arms, Rose regained some of her senses.
When she was about to be taken away by the police, she looked back at Mao Lilan, who was standing there blankly.
"Finally, it turns out that the King in Yellow also allows me to destroy the fake person who betrayed Him."
"Otherwise, when the armor fell off and I was accidentally hit by a nail, no one would have saved my life."
Rose and Mao Lilan looked at each other, and their eyes intersected for an instant.
Only then did Mao Lilan, who didn't understand English very well, realize that Rose was talking to herself.
"I also want to thank you, this Japanese lady who came from afar."
"No, maybe you are the yellow seal messenger sent by the king in yellow to help me fulfill my wish."
"Hahaha!"
Rose left the show arrogantly with a devilish smile similar to that of Demon Fairy Xiaoyue, but Mao Lilan, who was not good at English, was still confused.
"Miss Rose, are you talking to me?"
Kudo Shinichi's English was very good, so of course he understood it completely, and glanced at Rose's back with disdain.
"I'm not talking about you, she's just confused."
Out of a desire to protect Mao Lilan, Kudo Shinichi chose to tell a white lie.
However, Mao Lilan's eyes were a little complicated, and a little sad amidst the complexity.
Although Mao Lilan's English is not good, she can still feel it based on Rose's expression and simple spoken English.