"From ......"

"The hand of two?"

Hearing Shinichi's words, Officer Twilight and Wataru Takagi said with a look of horror, and even the faces of the others were full of confusion and puzzlement - except for Shoichi Amano, who lowered his head and had a silent expression, and Sumimi, who looked surprised.

"Kudo, what the hell is going on!"

Officer Twilight asked anxiously.

"Officer Twilight, in fact, when I first came here to investigate because of the threatening letter that Miss Hua Lian received, I had some conversations with Mr. Amano."

Shinichi suddenly mentioned this at this time, and then walked to the wooden box where Amano put the puppet on the side, and took out the marionette from it, as well as the puppet's operating board.

Holding the operation board, Shinichi operates the marionette with unfamiliar movements, and the marionette hangs in the air disobediently, completely uncontrolled by Shinichi.

In this regard, looking at Shinichi's actions, everyone was confused.

But it didn't take long for Shinichi to seem to find some sense, and the marionette's movements began to have a hint of verve.

"At that time, Mr. Amano also asked me to try to manipulate the marionette, and at first I didn't know the essentials at all, and it wasn't until later that I barely had a sense of manipulation."

As he spoke, Shinichi stopped his movements, looked at everyone and said:

"Mr. Amano told me that marionettes are different from other puppets in that they don't follow orders so easily, because there is a long line between people and puppets. Although this will make people feel a little anxious, it is precisely because of this anxious mood that the puppet will make unexpected movements. ”

Speaking of this, Shinichi walked up to Shoichi Amano with a marionette and said seriously:

"It is precisely because of this that I have figured out - perhaps, the first paragraph of the threatening letter is not at all to intimidate Miss Hua Lian, what she said 'to be your own marionette', nor does it want Miss Hua Lian to be completely obedient, but wants to express -

"There's a long line between us, but you still make me anxious. I want to hit you in the heart and make you make unexpected moves to get rid of the shackles in front of you! ”

In a serious tone, Shinichi stared at Shoichi Amano, who was being held by Takagi, and said so.

In this regard, Shoichi Amano's head was lowered.

And Xiaolan and Yuanzi on the side, after listening to this passage, couldn't help but cover their mouths in surprise, and there was a hint of expectation in their eyes-

"It's ......"

"It's a love letter!"

Xiaolan said in surprise to Yuanzi, and couldn't help but feel very romantic.

"Wait a minute, Kudo!"

Officer Twilight covered his head and said in confusion:

"When you say this, the meaning of the first half of the letter has completely changed, and the rest ......"

"Therefore, the latter paragraph was added later, which makes people think that this letter is a threatening letter!"

Shinichi explained.

"Who is it?"

Officer Twilight asked hurriedly.

"Someone who can get this letter before Miss Hua Lian and have the opportunity to revise the content of the letter......

Shinichi said, turning his gaze to Sumisuzu and Sumimi's side-

"Naturally, there are only people around her!"

"Wait a minute! Wait a minute! ”

Officer Twilight felt his head flutter in the face of the successive messages, and couldn't help but interrupt:

"According to you, when this letter was first sent to Miss Hua Lian, it was only the first paragraph. Someone saw the letter before Miss Hua Lian, and in order to make the letter look like a threatening letter, that person added a paragraph to the end of the letter...... Isn't that so? ”

"That's right."

Shinichi nodded.

"That's weird!"

Officer Twilight says:

"According to you, the reason why 'marionettes' can be understood that way is because Mr. Amano said such things, so this letter should have been sent by Mr. Amano. Miss Hua Lian had been in a relationship with Mr. Amano and could understand the meaning of 'marionette', and she could understand that it was not the content of intimidation......

However, as someone else who is unaware, even if you only read the first paragraph, it is natural to feel that threatening letter. Why, then, would anyone deliberately add this sentence to the end of the letter? What is the purpose of that person? ”

"It's understandable."

Shinichi smiled lightly and said:

"Because that person can also understand the meaning of 'marionette'!"

"What!"

Officer Twilight said in surprise.

"That's right, Miss Meimei!"

Shimichi looked at Sumimi and said bluntly.

Hearing this, Sumimi showed a shocked expression and was a little at a loss.

And Ms. Misuzu couldn't help but glared at Shinichi angrily, and yelled angrily:

"Do you know what you're talking about! How could Meimei know such a code word from that man! ”

"I know that, Ms. Misuzu."

Shinichi said seriously:

"Because Miss Meimei, like Miss Hua Lian, has also dated Mr. Amano!"

"What did you say!"

Hearing this, not only Misuzu, but also the other people present showed expressions of disbelief.

"Mr. Wise was the first to notice this."

Shinichi continued to explain this:

Before the contestants introduced themselves, Mr. Amano performed a puppet show on stage as a guest. It is a fairy tale with profound meaning, about a beautiful girl who loses herself in the pursuit of beauty in order to pursue a more beautiful self. ”

In response, Officer Twilight nodded and thought:

"Hmm...... At the scene of the beauty pageant, performing such a story is indeed a bit meaningful......"

As he spoke, Officer Twilight's gaze couldn't help but see that he kept his head down, and he didn't mean to defend himself at all.

And Shinichi continued:

"Mr. Amano once explained to me that once a woman starts to become obsessed with beauty, she can't stop. Anyone who can compete on such a large stage knows the horror of it. However, as long as we realize true happiness, we can get rid of this attachment. ”

"True Happiness ......"

Hearing this, Officer Twilight couldn't help but think.

"That's right. I think that's what the letter says, 'I'm going to shoot through your heart,' not to actually pierce the heart with a knife or a dagger, but to impress the other person with a story like that. Mr. Amano also said when Miss Hua Lian disappeared that he wanted Miss Hua Lian to watch the performance. ”

Shinichi couldn't help but say.

"Hmmm......"

Officer Twilight nodded, then suddenly realized something, and couldn't help asking:

"Wait a minute, but what does this have to do with Miss Mimi's relationship with Mr. Amano?"

"Absolutely."

Shinichi nodded seriously and explained:

"Because the prototype of the girl in the story is actually Miss Meimei!"

"Huh? Why? ”

Officer Twilight asked, even more puzzled.

"Because the ending is weird."

Shinichi said the point that Takato mentioned:

"Since it is a story that wants to impress Miss Hua Lian, and at the beginning of the story, the things that the girl experienced are very similar to Miss Hua Lian's experience, so why does the girl end with such a strange thing as 'only she can't see her beauty' in the final ending?

"After all, Miss Hua Lian is not a beautiful person who can't recognize herself, right? She can even perceive not only her own beauty, but also the beauty of others, and will stop at nothing to overcome those who may surpass her. ”

As he spoke, Shinichi couldn't help but look at Xiaolan on the side, but quickly turned his gaze back and continued:

"Because of such a strange ending, I did some research with Mr. Wise, and found out that there is a person's experience that is more in line with the protagonist of the story than Miss Hua Lian!"