Conan's corpse picker

Chapter 990 The Classmates in the Coffin
It seemed that just in time for the rehearsal of the masquerade to end, many backstage staff flocked to the stage to clean up the aftermath.

Jiang Xia avoided the remaining sporadic staff members like avoiding elite monsters, and searched for a while in the background.

He gradually walked through the nave, came to the other side area, and stopped in front of a door.

This is the props room.

Jiang Xia sniffed through the door, then nodded secretly—the murderous aura that fell three days ago should be inside.

He gently opened the door, walked through various props, and finally stopped at the corner.

There is a coffin here - a low-end version of the Egyptian pharaoh's coffin, which is probably just a background prop for making up the number. It is not fancy, and the surface is old iron.

Jiang Xia looked around, saw no one, and happily lifted the lid of the coffin.

About to take out the murderous reward in the "treasure box".He paused suddenly and met a pair of terrified eyes.

——In the prop coffin, there is actually a person stuffed.

And it's an acquaintance...

——Yuan Shan and Ye were tied into rice dumplings by the hemp rope of the props, and their mouths were also blocked.The lid of the coffin was suddenly opened, she looked at Jiang Xia outside, after a moment of silence, her eyes turned from panic to tears, twisting and struggling, muttering something, as if she saw her relatives in the wilderness.

Jiang Xia: "..."

He lifted the man out, untied the rope, and with the other hand, he quietly touched the mass of murderous spirit at the bottom of the coffin.

Before they caught him, Yuan Shan and Ye Xian grabbed his hand: "Someone is going to kill someone! —— That famous actor, he actually wants to kill someone!"

Jiang Xia: "!"

No wonder this theater has so much murderous intent... Since Toyama and Ye appeared here, then Hattori Heiji should be nearby.

……

Jiang Xia patted Yuan Shan and Ye's backs, and comforted him friendly: "Don't worry, speak slowly—what happened?"

Yuan Shan and Ye rubbed their sore arms, slumped down beside them, and sighed:

"A few days ago, Heiji received a letter of entrustment with money. The letter was sent by the manager of this masquerade troupe—they are going to star in the movie 'Stupid Victory' recently, and they are worried that someone will suffer bad luck because of it, and I heard that during the rehearsal process, suspicious situations did occur, so I wanted to find a way to come and check the situation.

"I'm here to help! Who knows that Heiji actually said that I was in the way, and asked me to go shopping alone to buy specialties-is this something that a person should do! Heh, you look down on people!" Speaking of this, she The fragility and panic in her eyes disappeared, and she couldn't help but clenched her fists angrily, a piece of rope in her hand was crunched, and powder faintly fell from her delicate white fingers.

Jiang Xia has become accustomed to the weird fighting power of this group of "weak high school girls".

While listening, he calmly covered the coffin next to him and put it back in place.

Then he said thoughtfully: "What you did just now... is there really a problem with this troupe?"

"Hmm! The problem is big." Yuan Shan and Ye came back to their senses and continued:

"I couldn't get angry, so when Heiji was watching the rehearsal at the front, I sneaked to the back to investigate.

"While checking in this prop room, the rehearsal seemed to be over, I heard footsteps approaching this room... Well, you know, trespassing on other people's prop rooms is not good, so I hid .

"I thought the person who came in was the staff who stored the props, but unexpectedly it was the Komazuka Hiroshi who played the 'king' in the masquerade—that super famous old actor!
"He stayed by the sword stand for a while, replaced a sword on it, and then muttered eerily into the phone—"

Yuan Shan and Ye changed into an old man's vicissitudes of voice: "'Jingzi, I don't know where you have been, but you must read the latest news--that bastard who played with your feelings is about to die unexpectedly. His The chest full of sin will be pierced by the sword of judgment.'”

"He must have replaced the retractable prop sword with a real sword! ——It was the last rehearsal just now, and when the real performance starts later, the prince's chest will be pierced by the minister's 'sword' , Komazuka Hiroshi must take this opportunity to kill the prince!"

"Before I came, I didn't expect that someone would actually want to harm someone. And he laughed so scary, I, I was really shocked, and accidentally knocked off a prop ball next to him. Subconsciously bent down to pick it up, he just Suddenly, he gave me a shock from behind."

"When I wake up later, I will be in the coffin." Yuan Shan and Ye touched their waist with tears in their eyes, "He actually carries an electric shock device with him, he really is not a serious person!"

Jiang Xia's eyes fluttered indistinctly: "..." To be honest, he also brought an electric shock device...

After all, this kind of thing seems to have a special attack effect on people with high force values, and can easily knock down terrifying opponents across levels.

The only problem is, I don't know if this is only effective for high school girls, or if it can be used by men... If you meet Akai Shuichi some other day, you can ask "Uzo" to try it with it.

……

Jiang Xia quickly recovered, nodded as if nothing had happened, and echoed what Yuan Shan and Ye said just now: "Indeed, he must have planned it for a long time."

After a pause, he deliberately asked his classmates for their opinions: "What are you going to do next, go to Hattori first?"

Yuan Shan and Ye recalled the quarrel just now, and looked at Jiang Xia, who was an excellent helper in solving the case, and shook their heads decisively: "Don't look for it!"

After all, she is the daughter of the Chief Criminal Officer of the Osaka Prefecture Police, and Toyama and Ye know a lot about some things.

She rubbed her chin and said sadly: "It's just that the real and fake swords have been replaced, and nothing has happened. At this level, even the police can't deal with it. The 'king' can completely quibble and say, 'I'm old. , props misplaced’, or something like that, send the police away.”

Jiang Xia nodded, and continued her words: "And if things are fooled by him, the victim 'Prince' who is targeted by him can't be vigilant, and they are performing in the same theater troupe. There will be homicides—in that case, why not make things bigger?"

"Making things bigger?" Yuan Shan and Ye Di low repeated the word.Hattori Heiji's personality is relatively straightforward, and the two of them rarely deal with incidents in a roundabout way. She looked at Jiang Xia curiously, "How to do it?"

Jiang Xia sat on the coffin opposite her, like a leisurely playwright: "I am afraid that only the person concerned will really care about such a big or small matter as 'being stabbed by a sword' Who is the 'Prince Through the Chest'?"

"It's Robert." Yuan Shan and Ye were deeply impressed by this little fresh meat actor—not all because of his handsome appearance, but because he has very pink hair, which I heard was natural, and I don't know if it is Where did the wonderful lineage come from.

Listening to Jiang Xia's words, her eyes lit up: "I know the location of his lounge, I passed by there when I came here."

(End of this chapter)