Chapter 22: The Search for White Hair
After the tent was successfully erected and all the luggage was organized, Jasmine went to the central tent to wait. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info she appeared in the order of the first place today, and she also has the task of helping other actors with makeup.
Before leaving, Jasmine instructed Eric not to run around, and even if he did, he should be careful. This makes Eric laugh and cry, and it seems that Miss Jasmine has judged that she will not be obedient. She was right, Eric had already decided to go out at night to investigate.
On the night Eric was alone, he used Alpha MONOCULUS to investigate Jasmine's jewelry box. Fragments of white are scattered around the box. In addition, he pinched out a small hair of the animal from the bottom of the box. Not surprisingly, some white animal had infiltrated the tent and taken the badge and jewelry. But the little detective didn't study the animal's hair deeply and couldn't tell which animal it was.
Now, he wanted to go to the trainer's tent to see the animals in cages. The circus people were busy with the show at this time, and most of the tents should be empty. Unfortunately, many animals are also brought to the evening show. But Eric didn't care so much, he only had three days to investigate. Even if it's just the magic eye to investigate.
Having made up his mind, Eric opened the tent curtain to observe the surrounding situation. There was no one to be seen in the dim lights of the camp, and he crept out.
Don't forget what Eric is dressed up in now. Shoulder-length blond hair, deep eyeliner, and an already fair goose egg face. Plus a loose clown costume that covers his figure. Except for those in the know, I believe that no one will see his true face. Eric also drank the voice-changing potion given by Connie, and he wouldn't show his stuff even if he spoke.
A young girl, this is the only truth that people see. It took him half a day to slowly accept his new look. It's just that Eric still doesn't have much confidence, and he's afraid that he will be recognized by others. In his heart, he still resisted seeing people with this face.
The circus camp was surprisingly quiet.
The cages of small animals are generally not too far away from the trainer's tent. And the ace animal trainer in a circus must be at the starring level. The tents of the main actors are all gathered in one place, so the tent that Eric is going to should not be far from Jasmine's. And in order to avoid the noisy animals, the animals should be compared to the marginal positions.
Combining these conditions, Eric easily locked onto the tent farthest in sight.
Eric leaned towards his target. When he reached it, he put his ear against the wall of the tent to make sure that there was no one inside, and then carefully entered it. Sure enough, as soon as he entered, Eric saw several rows of cages stacked on the side of the tent. Without exception, they all have their doors open, and it seems that the animals have been taken to the circus. Looking at the specifications of the cage, it should be a dog inside. There was a peculiar pungent smell in the tent, presumably from the puppies' feces, which made Eric gasp.
Holding his breath, Eric opened his eyes and looked at the cages. Brown, black, brown, all kinds of colors come to mind at once. It seems that the animals here are varied, but there is no white among them.
Eric wasn't discouraged, thinking that these canines didn't have the ability to open jewelry boxes with their nimble forelimbs and take things.
Turning his head to look, Eric saw a long table not far away, which looked like there should have been a lot of props on it, but now they were all being used for the show.
However, an attentive Eric noticed that a small and delicate key was still lying on it. Eric walked over and picked it up and looked at it. It doesn't look like the key is the key to open these cages.
As he was thinking, Eric heard a slight metal crash, followed by a sudden weight on his shoulder. His pupils dilated momentarily from the stimulus, and he squinted his gaze as far to the left as he could, seeing only a vague outline.
The ears are fluffy and hot. There was an animal on his left shoulder.
"Squeak-"
A monkey! Grab him! Eric's right hand quickly grabbed his left shoulder in front of him, and Mr. Monkey did not sit still, and leaped onto Eric's head with his sturdiness.
The head is one of the most sensitive parts of a person. The monkey's action immediately triggered Eric's stress response. He immediately lowered his head, tried to throw the monkey down, and clenched his hands into fists and slammed them towards his head. But the monkey jumped lightly, and dodged the two fists lightly. Eric's head was light, and his fists lost their purpose and relaxed.
Eric admired the monkey's skill and reflexes. It seems that primates are the most intelligent and human, and this statement is true. At this point, he felt the little guy return to his left shoulder.
Immediately, Eric's loose left hand was ripped open by two claws, and the key inside was taken away.
Oops.
He hurriedly grabbed the little creature with his hands again. But the little monkey jumped again, and it was completely out of Eric's body.
Eric looked to the left, and found a long pole stuck in the ground, with a small round platform on it, and the little guy who had harassed him was now on it. Due to the long pole being too long, the round platform above was in a blind spot, and Eric did not notice the monkey at all when he entered the tent.
That's when he really saw the little guy.
White!
White Monkeys!
Eric had a flash of inspiration, as if he had grasped a clue. Primates...... The well-developed upper limbs make this monkey the most powerful candidate for the real murderer of the jasmine jewelry theft.
As Eric hesitated to search his room for the stolen jewelry, he suddenly realized that the little guy had just taken something from him. He immediately looked back at the round platform.
On the round platform, Mr. Monkey ostentatiously flashed the key in his paw at Eric, and inserted the key into the ring that imprisoned his left arm. A long metal chain attached to the ring, and the other end was attached to the long pole.
The baby monkey is chained. The sound of metal colliding just now turned out to be a monkey moving and driving the chain to make a sound. The trainer deliberately placed the key out of the chain's straightened range, but with the help of Eric's height, the little one managed to get out of it.
Eric regretted that if he had noticed a monkey chained to it, he wouldn't have fiddled with the damn key.
But at this time, no one could stop the little monkey's pace.
Syllable.
With a soft sound, the ring lock is opened, and the little monkey is free. It jumped off the platform, landed smoothly, ran to the door, looked back at Eric, and scratched the monkey's head with its paws.
Eric broke out in a cold sweat, if the monkey that was supposed to be locked up ran out and was seen by anyone, it would be difficult for him to prevaricate when he was asked.
Please, little one, don't go out. Eric pleaded with the little one with his eyes. At the same time, slowly move closer to it.
"Squeak-" The little monkey hissed and threw the key at Eric.
Seeing this, Eric quickly reached out and grabbed the pocket key. But he found that the monkey in front of him was nowhere to be seen, and the tent curtain was fluttering back and forth.
"No—"