The huge psychological pressure made Du Ruoying unknowingly loosen his collar, and her voice became less confident: "I... How could I deceive you? I don't understand what you are talking about."

However, William just sneered and snorted softly.

"Hey, don't try to change the subject, I'm asking you why you got my brother involved, you haven't explained yet!" she continued.

"I didn't change the subject." William reached out and pinned the hair on the side of her ear behind her ear. "On the other hand, Xiaoying, she seems to have sweated a lot all of a sudden, and the tip of her hair is sweaty."

"I'm not scared by you," she swallowed nervously, "Stop circling around, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"I want to say," he smiled slightly, "If Officer Du was really lured in by me, then I also did it because I was manipulated by you."

"You finally admitted it?! Sure enough, you put him..." She said with reddened eyes, "Wait, what do you mean by being manipulated by me?"

"literal meaning."

"Huh? I manipulated you? What kind of international joke?!"

"I'm not joking." He said indifferently, "To be honest, I actually only realized it not long ago-if you really don't want to involve him, why did you invite him to join the show?"

"I..." Du Ruoying was about to defend herself, but her eyes widened as if waking up from a dream.

At that time, she just felt that the performance of the drama club was on the verge of failing, and she had to find a way to remedy it quickly, so she made such a suggestion.But she had forgotten that even though the drama club case did not pose a threat to Du Ruoxian, they were still facing another Moriarty at the same time, a criminal organization that could easily kill forensic experts.

She shouldn't have involved Du Ruoxian, even if it was just to make up the number of people.Unless she can solve the drama club case as soon as possible, let him get out as soon as possible, and make him aware of the existence of another Moriarty during the whole process.Only then will he be safe.

But it is undoubtedly difficult.

"Look, classmate Xiaoying is really not honest enough." William raised her chin with irresistible force, forcing her to keep eye contact with him. Are you looking forward to this moment?"

"No...it's not like that." It's really not like that.

"How about stopping this boring sophistry?" He sneered, "Thanks to you, my plan was completely disrupted-by the way, do you know how many suspects you are facing this time? "

"How many?" She became more and more confused by his sudden topic change.

"Including the auditorium, there are 2000 people." He pointed out two fingers to her and explained, "Even if you exclude some of them with the help of the timeline—after all, this case has been going on for four years—you still have to face at least hundreds of people. Among them, the vast majority are in the auditorium. So, it is not enough for me to protect you on the stage, we also need a helper to help eliminate hidden dangers from the auditorium. But now, that A chess piece carefully selected by me, but put on the stage by the selfish you."

"But I didn't want him to come here at all, it's obviously you..."

"This is where you are smart," William interrupted her unceremoniously. "You have achieved your selfish goals, and you can also shift all the blame to others, while continuing to maintain a state of peace of mind. But I still want you to remember," he leaned down to her ear and whispered, "this situation is entirely caused by you, if something happens to him, you should blame yourself, not me."

Seeing that she was just in a daze and stopped arguing, he raised the corner of his mouth in satisfaction and continued: "Of course, I will do my best to take care of the aftermath for you, so you don't have to worry too much. What I need is very simple, as long as you accept Come down and cooperate with me obediently in all actions."

These words made Du Ruoying suddenly wake up -

What is "manipulated by her", what "should be blamed", what "she caused by herself"?He was clearly brainwashing her, trying to restrain her next actions with unwarranted guilt.

The last sentence "cooperate obediently" is the focus of what he wants to say.

As expected of Moriarty, she really has a good plan. She can not only use her to lure Du Ruoxian over to help share the tasks, but also use Du Ruoxian as a bargaining chip to negotiate with her and control her.

However, even though she was well aware of his plot, she didn't have much room to resist.There is absolutely no way for her brother to have an accident. On this issue, she can't bear the slightest risk.

"Okay, I promise you." Du Ruoying's gaze became clear again, "I will cooperate with all your actions, as long as you ensure his safety." Just wait, I won't just be led by the nose like this Yes, sooner or later, I'm going to--

"Deal." Faced with the thoughts that were almost completely revealed on her face, William returned a relaxed smile.

In this way, the two concluded the deal, and then went back to the door of the props room together.

At this time, Du Ruoxian also just came out: "I found a prop sword hidden behind the cabinet, please check to see if it is the one that was lost before." Then, he handed the sword in his hand to William who is closest to him.

William took the sword and tentatively pressed the retractable sword head until it was pushed in half the length before letting go: "Hey, I think it should be that one, that's right, student Xiaoying You might as well check it out."

Du Ruoying stepped forward and took a look, but felt a little strange.At first glance, this sword was indeed very similar to the previous one, but she clearly remembered that there was a small crack the size of a mosquito leg on the hilt of the prop sword. The crack was perfectly reproduced, but the one in front of me did not.

So it couldn't be the prop sword from before.

However, looking at William's kind eyes, she remembered that she had promised him not long ago to cooperate with all his actions, so she nodded and said, "Yes... I also think it should be the one before."

What the hell is this guy trying to do?

"Then there's no problem." William said, "Since the props are back, it's still early, why don't we rehearse for another round, so that Officer Du can familiarize himself with the script."

"Okay," Liao Jun nodded, "To be honest, I'm still a little worried that I won't be able to catch up with the school-level review next Monday."

Everyone returned to the stage again.

In order to prevent the real sword from hurting others, William pulled it off the wooden floor and placed it on a seat in the front row of the auditorium. After doing all this, he stood back to his position.

Seeing that everyone was in place, Du Ruoying also turned her attention back to the script.However, looking at Du Ruoxian, who played Moriarty, and William, who played Sherlock Holmes, she couldn't help but feel absurd——

Let the righteous play the biggest villain in history, but this villain himself is about to become a righteous detective in the eyes of everyone.

It's really annoying...

Contrary to Du Ruoying, William is very satisfied with the status quo, especially the new actor who played the role of Moriarty, and even took the initiative to give him more action guidance as "care".This kind of enthusiasm was never seen before when he was acting with Lin Zijian.

"Officer Du, please hold the sword like this, yes, it will be more flexible when you swing it this way."

"Officer Du, please relax your brows, please don't have such a serious expression. You also know that Moriarty in the original book is not the kind of villain who looks fierce, but the kind who is very calm and gentlemanly. .”

"Officer Du, when holding the cane, please put your left hand on top and press your right hand. Well, this is more in line with Mr. Moriarty's movement habits."

Even the habit of movement is demanding...

On purpose?It was definitely on purpose, right? !

Right now, the answer of "I am Moriarty himself, and I know everything about Moriarty" is really almost stuck on Du Ruoxian's forehead.

Just watching on the sidelines made Du Ruoying very uncomfortable, and what was even more uncomfortable was that she also had to face William's action instructions.

"Student Xiaoying didn't seem to feel nervous when she grabbed Officer Du's sword." William said, "Such a performance cannot impress the audience."

"Then what do you want me to do, director William William." Du Ruoying put down her sword and asked, swallowing her anger.

Something is wrong, something is wrong with this guy!

He seems to be too concerned about this drama, even if it is his own story, he will not be so demanding.

This dead golden retriever definitely has some other purpose.

"Hey, haven't I already said it many times?" William shook his head helplessly, "The tension is not only created through facial expressions, but also the action of grabbing the sword and committing suicide must be faster. Why does Xiaoying The students just don’t understand?” He suddenly sneered and looked at Zhou Han in the audience, “Even Zhou Han already understands what I mean, right?”

Zhou Han blushed and replied in a low voice: "I think... I should understand."

"It's just right," William waved to her, "Why don't you let me demonstrate with classmate Zhou Han. Classmate Zhou Han, do you think it's okay?"

Zhou Han nodded, then walked onto the stage obediently.

"Student Xiaoying is optimistic." William took the sword in Du Ruoying's hand and stood behind Zhou Han, "Now I will play Moriarty. Student Zhou Han, please play Irene and take this sword. stab yourself."

"Okay." Zhou Han said, snatched the hilt from William's hand, and aimed the blade at herself extremely quickly, but unexpectedly, she didn't stab it.

"What's the matter, why didn't you stab it?" William asked softly behind him.

Zhou Han suddenly trembled all over: "This sword...is real..."

"Student Zhou Han is really good at joking, isn't the real sword still in the audience?" William said, pointing at the sword in the audience from a distance, "Why do you say this is a real sword?"

"I... I saw its blade..."

"Oh? That's weird," William said. "I checked the real sword before. Its cutting edge is a very fine cutting edge with superb craftsmanship. It stands to reason that it cannot be seen with the naked eye."

Zhou Han's throat suddenly choked up, and he couldn't answer a word.She tried to run, but was pulled back by William.

William continued: "It's actually very simple to verify whether it's a real sword or not. Just touch the blade with your finger and you'll know. Zhou Han, don't you want to try it? Try to prove yourself right."

"No...don't!" Zhou Han struggled.

"At most, it's just a fingertip cut, but it won't kill you. What's wrong?" He said, and slowly pressed the blade against her finger with absolute strength.Although she has been struggling and twisting desperately, the edge of the blade is still getting closer.

"Don't...don't let it touch me! No! Please—"

"Why not?" William's voice was calm.

Liao Jun, who was watching from the side, couldn't bear it, so he said, "Forget it, Mr. William, if it's a real knife and hurts a girl, that's not good."

However, William ignored him, and just continued to say to Zhou Han in a deep voice, "Tell me, why not?"

"Because..." She opened her lips, but hesitated to speak, and the trembling all over her body became more and more obvious.

Finally, the moment the blade was about to touch her finger, she suddenly cried out loudly: "Because the blade is poisonous!"

"You finally admitted it." William stopped suddenly and let her go.

Zhou Han, who had lost her support, slumped on the ground. She lowered her head slightly, her long hair was disheveled, and half covered her slack eyes: "...why did you expose me? It's for you..."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like