Chapter 798: White Dew and Black Tide Prologue 19
The thief's skills should be more agile. After all, looking at Cowell's body shape... is it so easy to kill him?
But I have to say, the probability is not zero...
And if there is a probability, it may become 100%
Each has its own reason...but I have no idea at all ()
Then your brain is empty.
Hahahaha, Paimon also bought glasses with a beard.
Cutie has no brain
Administrator Q: Right, it’s so cute that I want to eat it in one bite.
Paimon:? This is not allowed!
By the way, if Linnet is indeed participating in the performance, then the person pretending to be Linnet could indeed be her. The two of them should be prepared in advance, one on each side.
So this kind of magic has to be performed by twins?
They don't have to be twins. If they are of similar size, they can wear the same clothes and do some makeup so that the audience can't tell them apart.
That makes sense. We have many types of cosmetics here and many techniques. It is indeed possible to do it.
But how to get the audience to cooperate? Arrange your own people in advance?
Doctor: Actually, you can tamper with the magic box. There is a way to transfer the chosen person without them noticing.
It can be seen that the doctor is also interested in performing magic
Indeed, there is real magic in your world.
Doctor: That’s not the same thing.
[As Linny and Linnet's agent, the traveler decided to investigate the scene first and listen to the on-site security team for any clues.
The security team member in charge at the scene was Esmond. He reminded the travelers that it would be better not to get involved in this mess. However, despite saying that, he still told the travelers and Paimon all the known information.
According to him, the deceased Cowell was an assistant who had just joined the magic troupe. He was generally responsible for arranging and checking props, coordinating performances on stage, and creating atmosphere.
Esmond believes that the biggest suspect is Linny, and tells the traveler and Paimon that if they are curious, they can also investigate the crime scene, and they may get unexpected gains. 】
Hiss, this Cowell… has only been a member for a short time… sounds like he has some ideas?
March 7: Well, that’s true. If it’s an old employee, internal conflicts might lead to… such a carefully planned murder case. But if it’s a new employee, it’s generally not likely that there will be conflicts with colleagues that could result in taking someone’s life, right?
Not necessarily. Maybe because he was a newcomer, he violated some taboo or discovered some secret and was silenced.
Uh...it seems to make sense. The newcomers and oldcomers do not affect the murderer's ability to harm others, right?
Indeed, if there is a grudge or someone is silenced, there are still clues to investigate, but if it is a murder case that happened on a whim, it would be very difficult to investigate.
But sometimes, cases that are committed on a whim are more likely to leave clues, right?
I see. What I fear the most is that 'professionals' often act on impulse?
Looking at the bright side, maybe he was really counterattacked as he had guessed before?
But the girl is gone too.
Although the officer's words were harsh, they were true.
Well, if it wasn't Linny, but someone else as the leader of the magic troupe, then we would be very suspicious of him. Unfortunately, it is obvious that the only people who appeared in the magic troupe now are Linny, Linnet and two assistants.
If the other assistant had not stepped down at that time, something would have happened to him.
Is it possible that he was the murderer? It was a coincidence that he stepped down at that time.
[The traveler inspected the scene, and Paimon recorded all the clues related to the case.
During the investigation, the Traveler and Paimon learned that the number selector had been tampered with and the result was actually fixed, meaning that the girl would be chosen no matter what.
The traveler obtained the identity of the victim girl from another police officer of the Guardia Civil - a Fontaine native named Halsey, a painter of some fame.
Someone mentioned the unusual noises that occurred during the performance, thinking that it might be a sign of some kind of action. Although his guess was a little unreliable, considering that it might also be a clue, the Traveler and Paimon also wrote it down. 】
I discovered something interesting. Cowell was actually the one who set up and checked the props.
Paimon: Huh? Did he prepare these?
Doctor: The probability of being killed in return has increased
What was Cowell's original plan? Why did Halsey disappear? Why did he attack Halsey? These are all mysteries.
The third question is, considering the similarities between this case and the serial disappearance of young girls, maybe it was someone behind the scenes... or even a whole group, who chose her, and Cowell was responsible for the action.
I figured it out! Since it was a group, it could be that someone else took the girl away, but Cowell was stuffed into the box because he was planning to rebel for some reason. The mechanism that was originally used to hide the girl's disappearance and frame Linny and the others fell on him!
Is it possible that he simply saw it?
But it is very likely that he set up these "traps" himself, so he must be a member of the gang behind the scenes. Or is he the person in charge of props in other magic groups? And then he was discovered by Cowell when he kidnapped the girl, causing him to be harmed?
Is it possible that this gang behind the scenes is behind Linnie?
Doctor: The chance of this happening is very small, because it happened directly on the stage of Linney's magic show. He is the biggest suspect. This is too conspicuous, unless they are ready to turn the table over.
The 'Halsey' in the video is not me
what?
I’m from Fontaine and a painter, yes, but the person in the video is not me... But I don’t remember if there is any other painter with the same name as me in the city?
Uh... then, it is more likely that this girl is the thief from before. It is more likely that this ticket is yours and she used your identity to get in.
March 7: Then...
Doctor: A new question arises. Is the real target of the murderer, Miss Halsey, or the girl who replaced Miss Halsey?
Yeah...why does this case seem to be getting more and more complicated?
But I have a question. Clearly a man named 'Cowell' had died, why did the police officer who just talked about the problem with the number selector say, 'If a man had been selected, would you still have done it?'
Maybe it’s because one of them is missing and the other is dead?
But if you put it that way, it could be two cases.
The one who tampered with the magic props and killed Cowell, and the serial disappearance of young girls?
It can't be a coincidence that the two cases are combined into one, right?