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"Strange, why doesn't that boy jump? Could he be scared?" Mouri Kogoro squinted his eyes and looked up, unable to help but asking.
The staff around also began to feel puzzled.
"Director, Katsuragi...should we stop filming first?"
"Well, this..."
At this moment, on the artificial cliff, Toma Katsuragi finally moved. According to the original script, he retreated step by step to the back of the cliff until the people below could no longer see him.
Next, according to the script, Toma Katsuragi will sprint quickly from the back to the front, and then jump out in one breath.
At this point, this shot is over.
However, after a not-so-long wait, the people below did not wait for Toma Katsuragi to jump down, but instead heard Hoshino Terumi's exclamation.
"Katsugi!"
"Boom!"
Then, there was a loud bang that could be heard by everyone in the studio.
"Stop filming! What's happening up there?! Ms. Hoshino!"
"Katsuragi...Katsuragi jumped from the other side!"
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Chapter 176 Where did he go?
"I can't contact him since last night."
In the cafeteria of Mika International Hospital, Shirakawa Jing spoke calmly to Vermouth on the other end of the line.
Since Bai Heqing suddenly left last night, she has not been able to contact Bai Heqing until this morning.
This is a very rare situation. If she didn't know that Baihe Qing had gone to Vermouth's place in the middle of the night last night, she would have suspected that he was ambushed and killed on the way.
"Ajing, you can't contact him, why do you want to ask me?" Vermouth and Shirakawa Jing laughed and asked with a smile.
"Because he couldn't disappear without a trace. If he didn't tell me, then he must have told you." Bai Hejing replied calmly.
She knew what kind of man her father was better than anyone in the world.
Baihe Qing only looks invulnerable. Everyone in the world has weaknesses, and he is no exception.
At all times, Shirakawa Kiyoshi would make sure that at least one of the people close to him knew his whereabouts and how to contact him.
In his view, this is an invisible protection for the people important to him.
"You really know him well..."
Upon hearing this, Vermouth spoke softly. Her tone was very complicated, making it difficult for Bai Hejing to judge her true emotions when she said this.
"This morning, Regel should have gone to see his old friend's son."
"Old friend?"
"The late famous magician."
Black Feather Touichi.
Bai Hejing remembered that this person was indeed one of Bai Heqing's former friends.
That was eight years ago, the great magician Kuroba Toichi was invited to the United States to hold a magic tour, and in the process he unexpectedly met Shirakawa Kiyoshi.
These two people who seemed to have certain similarities in character quickly became friends.
However, this friendly relationship did not last long, because Hei Yu Daoyi saw through Shirakawa Qing's disguise. Not only that, this clever magician also secretly investigated Shirakawa Qing's former identity, and even vaguely realized that Shirakawa Qing was working for an evil organization.
But soon, his investigation behavior was also noticed by Baihe Qing. Without any hesitation, Baihe Qing quickly began to make arrangements and personally sniped Heiyu Daoyi on his way home after a magic show.
After that, Kuroba Toichi's wife, Kuroba Chikage, disappeared, and it is very likely that Kuroba Chikage knew something from Kuroba Toichi.
Therefore, Shirakawa Kiyoshi spared the great magician's only son, the then young Kuroba Kaito, and sent him back to Japan for surveillance as a restraint on Kuroba Chikage, and this has continued to this day.
This is the grudge between Shirakawa Kiyoshi and the Kuroba family. Although Shirakawa Kiyoshi sniped and killed Kuroba Toichi, to Kuroba Kaito who was completely unaware of the situation, Shirakawa Kiyoshi still serves as "a good friend of his deceased father."
"Is it Kuroba Chikage who has appeared?" In just a moment, Shirakawa Jing guessed the meaning of Vermouth's words.
It is impossible for Shirakawa Kiyoshi to do something unnecessary. The only possibility that he would suddenly go to see Kuroba Kaito is that it is related to Kuroba Chikage who has been missing for many years.
"He has the idea, but he's not sure." Vermouth replied.
"And the mysterious person who called the police that Jing and the others mentioned last night also aroused his vigilance."
"A fake Sulli who can disguise herself and a person who calls the police whose identity is unknown, what does he want to do?" Bai Hejing asked.
Without directly answering Shirakawa Jing, Vermouth suddenly changed the topic.
"Speaking of which, Jing, you should still remember what Rum mentioned to him a few days ago, right?"
"Katsuragi jumped from the other side!" Hoshino Terumi shouted loudly on the artificial cliff of the studio.
"Xiaolan! Call an ambulance first!"
Kogoro Mouri immediately stood up, shouted to Ran Mouri, and ran quickly behind the artificial cliff.
"That brat! Just give me something to do!"
"I'll go check out the situation." Behind him, Karasuma Ying and Conan followed him.
Unlike the front of the artificial cliff which is decorated with rocks and soil, behind the cliff, which is not captured by the camera, is a completely exposed steel frame structure that provides overall support.
"What the hell!"
Right below this pile of steel structures, there was a layer of inflatable cushion that had been smashed through, and in the middle of the cushion lay a man wearing an Onimare suit.
Needless to say, this person is naturally Toma Katsuragi who just jumped down from above.
The chest area of the Onimare suit had been torn, and Toma Katsuragi's blood was slowly seeping out through the cracks.
"Ah!" The staff who came along couldn't help but let out a shrill scream upon seeing this.
"Katsugi, Katsuragi..."
"Don't call an ambulance, just notify the police."
Maori Kogoro stood up from the cushion and said solemnly: "Mr. Katsuragi is dead."
Karasuma Ying, who arrived later, took out white gloves from behind and put them on, walked around the cushion, and began to observe the scene skillfully.
She did not feel any discomfort or surprise about this. After all, since she came to Japan, she had encountered such a thing every now and then, and she had long been accustomed to it psychologically.
"Xiaoying, be careful not to disturb the scene." Maori Kogoro glanced at her and reminded her.
"I know, Mr. Maori."
As soon as she finished saying this, Karasuma Ying noticed something strange on the air cushion.
"This air cushion is broken."
The first scene everyone saw was that Toma Katsuragi jumped down from above, smashed through the air cushion below, and fell into the broken air cushion.
It is common sense that when the center of the air cushion is impacted, the edge of the air cushion should bear the greatest pressure, so it is also the place most likely to rupture.
But the air cushion in front of him was different, because it had a hole directly in the center, a hole that was very neat and smooth from beginning to end.
This gap feels like it was cut open intentionally.
"This air cushion may not have any effect in absorbing the impact at all."
Conan also noticed the abnormality on the air cushion and frowned and said, "Mr. Katsuragi should have collided directly with the ground after falling... This may be the cause of death."
“Not entirely.”
Wu Wanying squatted beside the air cushion and carefully touched the blood-stained area on the chest of Onymar's leather suit with her gloved hand.
Then, a small piece of broken leather armor fell off, covered in blood.
"The chest armor is damaged and concave inward. With the amount of bleeding, most of these fragments should have been inserted into Mr. Katsuragi's chest." Conan took the blood-stained fragment and said.
The materials used for these fragments are very hard, and under a certain pressure, they can indeed easily penetrate the human body.
As the two were observing the scene, Maori Kogoro also caught the director who was also running over and asked:
"Hey! Don't you have any staff in the back? Haven't you considered the possibility of accidents before?!"
With his wrist grabbed by Maori Kogoro, the director explained in a panic: "Uh, well, we also have air cushions, and accidents usually happen in the front, and there are basically no accidents in the back..."
"Basic?!"
"Well, this is what the producer meant! The producer notified us early this morning to make good preparations in advance to prevent accidents from happening..."
"So, did the producer tell you not to be on guard behind?" Karasuma Ying stood up and turned to look at him.
"Yes, it is……"
"Tsk!" Pushing the director aside, Maori Kogoro shouted loudly to the staff who had gathered around him:
"Alright! Now we have to protect the scene! Don't all gather here, and don't leave without permission before the police arrive!"
Under the control of Kogoro Mouri, the situation in the studio gradually calmed down. Everyone stayed quietly in the studio and did not leave without permission.
However, they all had expressions of sadness or worry on their faces, which surprised Karasuma Ying a little.
"Is Mr. Katsuragi popular in the crew?" Sitting in the rest area, Karasuma Ying asked Hoshino Terumi curiously.
Although it was a bit pretentious, she actually always thought that Katsuragi Touma, who had a low emotional intelligence, might not have many friends in the crew...
"He has a very bad reputation, and they are actually more worried about their future."
Without even removing her makeup, Hoshino Terumi replied calmly:
"When Onimare was a big hit, the male lead, Katsuragi, suddenly died. It's even a question whether our crew will still exist..."
At this point, Hoshino Terumi looked at Karasuma Ying and asked, "Xiaoying, was Katsuragi's death an accident?"
"I'm not sure now, at least the air cushion I noticed is problematic... Sister Terumi, did Katsuragi jump down by himself?"
Karasuma Ying asked. At that time, only Katsuragi Toma and Hoshino Terumi were on the artificial cliff.
"Yeah." Hoshino Terumi nodded and said, "At that time, he first retreated to the edge of the cliff. When I thought he was going to start running, he squatted down and did something there, and then suddenly jumped down."
Toma Katsuragi's jump was so sudden that Terumi Hoshino didn't even have time to react. When she ran to the back edge and looked down, she only saw Toma Katsuragi falling on the air cushion.
"That is to say, he didn't fall down because he slipped..." Karasuma Ying frowned when he heard that.