hsntnovel Chapter 729: An Accident in Public
Chapter 729: An Accident in Public
"Was there a scream just now? Absolutely. Paimon must have heard it right this time!"
When the countdown reached ten or nine, Paimon heard a sharp scream from right below.
Because Zuo Xi had asked her to listen carefully but didn't give her a signal to end, she subconsciously focused on the noise other than the countdown.
So, when everyone was shouting the last ten seconds more and more intensely, the sound that was synchronized with the countdown and should have been covered up was captured by Paimon.
Just below, in what seems to be a basement, there is a girl screaming... Could it be that the lucky audience member who was chosen has encountered an accident?
"I think I heard it too... Zuo Xi, is everything okay? Could it be Linnet... or the chosen audience member?"
Ying's expression also became serious. The scream just now was obviously not in the planned performance. After all, before the performance officially started, Linni had specifically instructed the selected audience member not to panic no matter what happened.
Although the original intention should be to prevent the performance from being exposed due to the audience's emotional problems, as an audience, your patience should be higher than usual after being specifically reminded like this.
And in order to avoid stimulating the lucky audience's emotions and causing accidents during the performance, Linny would not arrange anything scary in the box... So this scream must have been the result of some accident.
Because they didn't know what was going on, Ying and Paimon seemed a little worried. It would be bad for either Linnet or the audience if something happened, and they would not sit idly by.
Navelette, who was standing by, had obviously heard the noise, but he wasn't sure if it was an emergency. The essence of magic lies in its unfathomable nature, and he considered it more deeply than Ying and Paimon.
If the scream itself was part of the magic, then his rash attempt to stop it would be a major performance accident for the magic.
"Your Excellency the Supreme Judge, do you want to go and check what's going on?"
Zuo Xi crossed her legs gracefully, supported her head with one hand on the armrest, and looked at Navelette who stood up with a sidelong smile.
At this time, the alias Zuo Xi used was a position rather than a name, which not only defined the nature of the other party's actions, but was also intentionally or unintentionally interrogating the other party.
Is this really within the scope of the Supreme Judge's duties? If not, then what is the reason that drives you, the Dragon King, to do this?
Protect the people of Fontaine?
"I'll ask Magic's assistant. If this was an unexpected noise, I'll stop Magic."
Obviously, Villette did not understand Zuo Xi's hidden meaning and thought that the other party was just asking a normal question. Obviously, Zuo Xi was playing the lute to the dragon.
Sigh...it seems that this water dragon is much dumber than it looks.
"Then, Mr. Villette, in my humble opinion, you probably don't need to do this."
Zuo Xi shrugged and pointed to the magic box on the stage. At the same time, he spread his hands and signaled that Villette should pay attention to his surroundings.
"Look... the magic is almost over."
The crowd's cheers had come to an end, and Linnet in the magic box on the stage had just appeared in the appearance of Linny, creating the illusion of a cat replacing a prince.
At this moment, Alechino, who had been quietly watching the magic show on the stage, suddenly frowned, moved his eyes upwards, and his body unconsciously leaned forward at a slight angle.
Zuo Xi just smiled when he saw this, without saying much. He just turned around and silently lip-synced to Rosaline in the back seat.
"Pay attention to the stage. I leave it to you."
Rosalin understood the meaning of the lip shape and frowned slightly, not understanding its meaning. But she still believed in Zuo Xi without reservation and focused her attention on the stage according to Zuo Xi's instructions.
The little actions of Zuo Xi and Rosaline were also noticed by Navilette, Ying, Paimon and others, and they all had an ominous premonition in their hearts at the same time.
While everyone's eyes were directed to the magic box in the audience by the lights and assistants, they were all focusing on searching for possible anomalies on the stage.
"Dang Dang!"
As expected, Linnie successfully completed the first part of the last part of the magic show. He appeared in the magic box in the audience. All that was left was for that lucky audience member to appear in the magic box on the magic stage, and the magic would be successfully completed.
Linny and the lighting technician backstage once again focused everyone's attention on the closed magic box on the stage, but because of Zuo Xi's previous abnormal behavior, Ying and others' attention was more distracted to those places that were not illuminated by the light.
Damn it, what went wrong?
Because nothing was found, everyone, including Ying, who was genuinely worried about accidents, was very anxious.
But Rosalin didn't have so many distracting thoughts in her mind and was relatively calm.
It was this slight difference in mentality that allowed her to react faster than anyone else when an accident occurred.
"Boom!"
There was a subtle sound of a rope breaking, and the water tank that had been hanging on the ceiling since the first magic trick was over lost its restraints and fell rapidly downwards under the influence of gravity.
And right below it where it falls is the magic box that holds the lucky spectator.
In less than a second, no one noticed this dangerous incident except for a few people who had focused their attention in advance.
Yes, except for those few.
"Run and fly!"
"Ice storm."
"Tide, protect the front."
"Burn it all."
In an instant, four forces from different sources flew towards the same target.
Two forces of water element rushed towards the magic box and the water tank respectively, one to push it open and the other to protect.
The power of ice and fire were both directed towards the water tank. One turned into a flaming blade to smash the water tank into pieces, and the other directly froze the entire water tank and made it stagnate in the air.
All this happened in just a moment, and when the audience reacted, they only saw the following scene.
The water tank, which was shattered into pieces as if it had been blown apart from the inside, was suspended in the air in a solidified state. Every splash of water and every fragment of the water tank was wrapped in ice crystals.
The moment of destruction was ruthlessly frozen, and on that piece of land, the explosion lasted forever at that moment... At first glance, it was simply art born from the aesthetics of violence.
However, the magic box was not so lucky. Ying's water bullet just knocked the magic box over. It rolled backwards, just in time for the door to face the audience.
The whole audience was silent for a moment, and then burst into thunderous cheers.
"Oooooohhhhhhhhhh!"
"It's so exciting. There's actually this kind of interaction from the audience!"
"Even the Supreme Inquisitor is involved. Linny is really showing off!"
"What happened? Never mind, just cheer along!"
……
Cheers and applause mixed with chaotic applause echoed in the opera house. No one at the scene realized that this was not a magic show but a complete performance accident.
"quiet."
Villette took out his cane and pounded it hard on the ground. The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough to cover everyone else and reach every corner of the opera house.
His ability to control the situation was immediate and effective. The originally noisy opera house was suddenly filled with sighs and confusions of people who did not know the truth.
"how so……"
Linny's pupils trembled, and he couldn't believe the situation in front of him. Linnet was in that box a few seconds ago. He didn't dare to think what would have happened if she hadn't escaped in time and if the falling water tank hadn't been stopped...
"The performance is terminated! The medical staff will follow me. The security team will protect the scene, control all the participants, and temporarily block the entrance and exit of the opera house!"
That Villette turned around and looked at Zuo Xi deeply, then immediately spoke up to control the situation, instantly dominating the scene and stopping the chaos that was about to happen.
Hearing this, the guards who were stationed in various places in the opera house and were originally there to maintain order and protect the safety of the venue quickly performed their duties and cooperated with each other. In a few seconds, they controlled the staff on the stage and behind the scenes according to Villette's instructions.
"You're right! If it was an accident, we must find out the cause. If it wasn't an accident, then you can't escape the judgment of the God of Justice!"
Finina recovered from her shock a little bit late, and continued to maintain her image as a god. She was concerned about such an accident for some other motive besides her image - responsibility.
Zuo Xi could sense her slight indignation and a sense of responsibility, which meant that no matter she had entered a certain state or she had always been like that, at least Funina herself could be called "justice."
"Mr. Urken, I think I have to ask you to stay in your seat. Although I am very grateful that you have avoided a possible tragedy, I still need to consult you about some previous things."
After taking control of the situation at the scene, Villette turned to Zuo Xi, his eyes full of doubt and distrust.
This was by no means a coincidence, and the foreign leader obviously knew something in advance.
Otherwise, he would not have repeatedly directed their attention during the performance. He also would not have been able to predict and prevent the water tank from crashing in advance when no one noticed the abnormality.
"Oh, there's something interesting to watch..."
Although Zuo Xi was suspected, Sandone beside him remained calm and even began to secretly look forward to the fun that was to come.
You said you were worried about Zuo Xi?
Stop kidding, does he look like someone we should worry about? Instead of worrying about him, we should worry more about the other people involved.
After all, according to Sandonie's past experience, someone will definitely be unlucky next, and this unlucky person will usually not be him.
"No, no, no, no... Your Excellency the Supreme Judge, this shouldn't be the trial procedure in Fontaine, right? Instead of rushing to find a criminal for trial and conviction, shouldn't you inspect the scene first?"
Zuo Xi raised a finger and shook it left and right. The mocking and provocative expression on his face made Villette more inclined to his previous judgment - the other party must be an insider.
"...Guards, follow me in the search."
After looking at Zuo Xi again, Villette did not respond, but turned around and left to participate in the investigation.
That provocative look not only reflects his absolute self-confidence, but also contains some unknown expectation for him or the progress of things.
Villette vaguely felt that the matter was not over yet.
……
"There is nothing in the magic box except a set of clothes and a mask, and it is confirmed that there is no living creature inside. It is speculated that even if the water tank falls normally, there will be no casualties or injuries.
According to the confessions of the magic troupe members, this costume and mask belonged to Mr. Cowell, one of the assistant performers in the Linney Magic Troupe.
Fireworks on the stage ignited the ropes above the water tank, which was the direct cause of the water tank falling."
After a while, the investigation made some progress, and Villette began to announce the results of their investigation in front of everyone.
"No, no one? But at that time, shouldn't the chosen audience member be in the magic box? And why did Mr. Cowell's clothes appear in it?"
Paimon was both relieved and surprised by the result. He didn't understand why the audience member who, according to Linnie, would eventually appear on the stage was not there.
"This is the second discovery of the investigation. Whether it is the audience stand, the tunnel, or any other corner of the Oprykle Opera House, we did not find any trace of Mr. Cowell... At the same time, the lady in the audience seat 3 in row 7 also disappeared mysteriously."
The entrances and exits of the Onikle Opera House were strictly controlled, which basically ruled out the possibility of the two people leaving. This was the most bizarre part, they had neither left nor were they in the opera house... It was as if they had evaporated, disappearing without a trace.
"After investigation, I concluded that this was not a simple stage accident. Although there is one more missing person this time, Mr. Cowell, who does not fit the description, but if we ignore the gender difference... this incident has many characteristics of the "serial disappearance of girls" case."
That Villette looked at Zuo Xi intentionally or unintentionally, and at this moment the other party was also looking at him with the same smug and provocative smile as before.
His ominous premonition had come true. This was indeed not an ordinary stage accident. A magic show involved a case spanning twenty years... This was beyond everyone's expectations.
What role did Mr. Urken play in this incident?
"Haha, I get it, I get it. Are you underestimating us by using a puzzle that can be figured out at a glance as the finale?"
Isn't Mr. Linney, the skilled and omnipotent magician, the culprit behind the "serial disappearance of girls"? "
Ms. Funina, the great water god of Fontaine, the god of the kingdom of justice, and the superstar admired by all the people, has indeed jumped out at this moment and attracted everyone's attention.
My Fu, no one else can cooperate as well as you.