Chapter 43: Space Shuttle
He was too confident.
The self-confidence is so overwhelming that even Ma Wei feels a little psychologically uncomfortable.
If he could, Ma Wei really wanted to imprint the soles of his shoes on Levine Bojie's handsome face!
But...
This kind of duel scene is exactly what the audience likes to see the most, and a magician sends a challenge to Dilloch's Holmes, how can it not make people's blood boil?
Tickets for 5pence... No loss!
"Mr. Mavi, please come in...."
Levine Berger opened the door of the A wardrobe with his own hands: "Rest assured, no one will be hurt in this show." ”
Ma Wei got into the A wardrobe, with his back against the wall of the cabinet, and under the expectant and nervous gaze of the audience, Levine Berger closed the cabinet door and walked lightly to the C wardrobe, and did not forget to salute the audience elegantly at the beginning.
"Enjoy, magic, space shuttle."
Boom!
Sherlock Holmes closed the door, covered the three wardrobes with black cloth in turn, and then picked up a torch and lit the C wardrobe.
As soon as the black cotton cloth touched the flames, it began to burn, and the overwhelming heat spread instantly, and Holmes took a few steps back, his face tense, and while listening to the sound under his feet, he looked at the wardrobes of A and B.
The audience all sweated, looking at the C wardrobe with excitement and fear.
Ma Wei also smelled a puff of smoke, which smelled a little like burning paper, faint, not particularly pungent.
In the dark and confined space, he couldn't see his fingers, the darkness came from all directions, he lost his vision, his hearing was infinitely amplified, as if he could hear the cracking sound of cotton fabrics and flames intertwined at hand, as well as his own slightly heavy breathing.
Here, time seems to have slowed down, he feels that a minute is so long, his thoughts are incomparably clear but incomparably chaotic, always recalling all kinds of past events, there are the loud roars of the crew, the warmth of his parents touching his forehead, and the suffocation of the rope around his neck....
He even heard the sound of chains rubbing against each other.
"It turns out... I'm also afraid of the dark," muttered Mavi.
At this moment, a sense of dizziness pulled him back to reality, the cabinet door opened, and in the exclamation, Ma Wei looked around blankly, walked out of the cabinet, looked at Holmes in front of him, and after seeing his complicated expression, he glanced back at the letters on the cabinet door.
B!
Shocked, Mavi looked at Holmes again, but the other party just shook his head, and immediately lifted the black cloth from the closet next to him.
Click!
Before he could open the door, Levine Boger, wearing a top hat, jumped out and tapped his cane high into the audience while tap-dancing.
"That's magic, space shuttle!"
The audience burst into tsunami applause, almost drowning the stage.
"Mr. Holmes, can you crack the space shuttle magic?"
After enjoying the cheers, Levine Berger walked up to Sherlock Holmes and asked like a reporter, "Can you please explain the technique I use?" ”
"I can't crack it." Holmes said calmly: "Very magical. ”
The corners of Levine Berger's mouth raised, and instead of falling into the ground, he said loudly: "Thank you Mr. Holmes for giving me this face, I know that even if he sees through my methods, he will not say it in public, but tonight, it is destined to be the home of our Sunshine Circus!" Music! ”
The cheerful music was played again, and one by one the white doves fell, covering Leven Bojie's body, and when the acrobat came out of the curtain, he disappeared again, like a ghost, and without warning escaped into the darkness.
Returning to his seat, Ma Wei asked in a deep voice, "Mr. Holmes, did you really not see it or save face for him?" ”
"I really don't know..."
Sherlock Holmes took a deep breath: "He didn't move from the underground, he didn't leave the C wardrobe, this is a real space shuttle, not a magic trick achieved by using blindfolding. ”
With such a close observation, with the strength of Sherlock Holmes, if Levine Berger used any tricks, he would definitely not be able to escape his eyes.
"The stage is complete, there is no dark grid below."
Holmes said in a solemn tone, "He is by no means an ordinary magician. ”
"It's magic, like Gilbert Wilkin." Ma Wei said.
"That's right."
Holmes's face was not good-looking, since he came to New Ross City, all kinds of strange things have happened, first Gilbert Wilkin, and then Levine Boger, the science he was proud of was suddenly useless, reasoning....
Naturally, there is no way to talk about it.
For a detective, it is extremely difficult to accept that he can find out the real murderer, but he cannot decipher the methods used by the other party.
It's like if you haven't quarreled with the other person, and you can't help but beat them up.
Won, but not completely.
At 10 p.m., the curtain slowly lowered and the show ended.
Under the guidance of the circus members, the audience began to exit in an orderly manner, and finally...
There were only three left: Mavi, Yunia, and Sherlock Holmes... Oh, and a cat.
"Nia, is the show good?"
"Beautiful!"
Yunia licked off the remaining chocolate on her fingers: "It would be nice if there were more snacks!" ”
"It's not good to have too many sweets..."
Mavi smiled and looked at the silent Sherlock Holmes beside him, "Do you think he's a Rose Thief?" ”
"It's similar, but I don't have enough evidence."
Holmes raised his head and said, "Everything must be evidenced, if there is no evidence, even if we arrest him immediately, the police will not be able to convict him." ”
"Can you catch him?" Ma Wei sneered, "Space shuttle... This magic is so powerful that it's an escape weapon. ”
"Do you want to go back to their backstage?" Holmes suddenly proposed: "There is more than one person in the circus, and if you search for it, you may find some clues." ”
"Well, I'd like to know what's going on inside the Sunshine Circus."
After finalizing the plan, Ma Wei and the three of them stood up and asked the circus members who were cleaning: "Hello, can we go backstage for a tour?" ”
"It's... I'm afraid not. The man cleaning looked embarrassed: "The manager of Tiffany said that no one can enter the backstage except the staff...."
As he spoke, the man's eyes suddenly widened and he looked behind Ma Wei and the others:
"Captain! When did you come? ”
Marvey turned around and met Levine Boger's eyes.
"Just here."
He said nonchalantly, "It's none of your business here, keep working, Lizel has prepared a supper, remember to come and eat." ”
"Yes, Captain."
The man turned away and continued to clean.
"Mr. Holmes, Mr. Marvey, and this lovely young lady...."
Levine Berger smiled and asked, "I just heard you say that you want to visit the backstage of the circus?" ”
"Is that okay?"
"Absolutely! Don't listen to Tiffany, she is a cautious and serious woman, and she always likes to put an end to accidents, but if there are no accidents in life, won't surprises be far away? ”
The carved silver cane was placed on his chest, and he tapped his shoulder twice, and Levine Bojie smiled and said, "If you don't mind, let me be your guide." ”