"Strange gift?"
Except for the people from the Golden Apple Theater Company and Sharon, everyone else was stunned after hearing what Ibelis said, with confusion and curiosity flashing across their faces.
Chen Anxia was also stunned, and then glanced at Kudo Shinichi unconsciously.
Immediately, Chen Anxia looked at Ibelis and said, "I promise you, if I can't solve the mystery of the strange gift, I will consider entering the tennis world."
The reason why Chen Anxia agreed so readily was because Kudo Shinichi was present.
In Chen Anxia's view, this strange gift should be related to Kudo Shinichi's death physique, and it is likely to be a prelude to the upcoming murder.
In this case, this strange gift is most likely sent by the murderer who has not yet committed the murder...
And if Kudo Shinichi was not present, then Chen Anxia would never agree so readily.
After all, a well-known Broadway theater company like Golden Apple receives many gifts from fans from time to time, many of which are of unknown origin or have a prank nature.
If it were these gifts, it would be really difficult for Chen Anxia to find out without resorting to the police.
Kudo Shinichi noticed Chen Anxia's gaze.
Kudo Shinichi didn't know what Chen Anxia was thinking, he just thought that this was Chen Anxia's declaration of war against him.
For a moment, Kudo Shinichi's fighting spirit was high, and he made up his mind to solve the mystery of the strange gift before Chen Anxia.
On the other side, Ibelis looked slightly relieved after hearing Chen Anxia's words, and then said, "Actually, our troupe received a strange gift three days ago."
"The gift is an apple spray-painted with gold paint, with the message 'Dedicated to the most beautiful woman' written on it in animal blood."
Chen Anxia couldn't help but ask after hearing this, "Where is the golden apple? Is it still there?"
Ibelis shook her head and replied, "Because the leader thought that the bloody golden apple was ominous, he threw it away."
Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but ask after hearing this, "Did you take any photos?"
In response, Ibelis and the other three female leads shook their heads and said no.
This is understandable, after all, items stained with blood symbolize ominousness to most people, and ordinary people definitely don’t like having ominous photos on their phones.
But in this way, the clues on the physical object are completely interrupted.
Undoubtedly, this greatly increases the difficulty of deciphering the strange gift.
Chen Anxia asked again at this time, "How do you know that the blood on the golden apple is animal blood and not human blood? Have you ever sent it for testing?"
Everyone present, including Watson and Kudo Shinichi, were stunned for a moment after hearing Chen Anxia's words, obviously not expecting Chen Anxia to ask this question.
Moreover, they had never thought about this problem before.
In their subconscious mind, it must be animal blood.
After all, who would write well with human blood?
Assuming that it was really written with human blood, whose blood was it? Is it your own, or...
Thinking about it, Ibelis responded, "We didn't send it for testing, we just thought the blood on it was animal blood."
When Chen Anxia heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly, and continued, "This is a bit troublesome. If the blood on it is animal blood, it can be considered a simple prank."
"But if it's human blood, it's very likely that it's not just a prank, but can be seen as a warning, or even... a death threat!"
The troupe actress, who didn't think much about it at first, suddenly became panicked after hearing Chen Anxia's words and started chattering non-stop.
This is the effect Chen Anxia wants.
Chen Anxia had just deliberately steered the matter in a serious direction, and only in this way could he observe the truest reactions of the four actresses in front of him when they were in panic.
In Chen Anxia's view, the person who sent the bloody golden apple could be an outsider or an insider.
What Chen Anxia has to do now is to confirm the suspicion of the female lead in the theater troupe present.
Chen Anxia has this self-confidence. If the person who sent the strange gift is among them, then no matter how similar her acting is, there will definitely be flaws under her own insight.
At the same time, Kudo Shinichi was brainstorming like crazy.
Kudo Shinichi fully agreed with Chen Anxia's words.
Indeed, messages written in human blood are generally either a warning or... a death threat.
The most important thing is that it would be fine if the human blood belonged to the person who gave the strange gift, but if it was the blood of someone else, a criminal case would likely be involved.
Unfortunately, there are too few known clues now, and even Kudo Shinichi cannot think of any useful information.
Under such circumstances, Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but stretched out his hand and scratched his head, muttering in his mouth, "Damn it, where should I start..."
"What is known now is this bloody golden apple, which should be modeled after the story of the golden apple in Aegean myths and legends..."
Mao Lilan on the side heard Kudo Shinichi's mumbling, and couldn't help but curiously asked, "Shinichi, what is the story about the golden apple in the Aegean Sea?"
Upon hearing this, Kudo Shinichi subconsciously responded, "Ah, that story happened at the wedding of the human hero Peleus and the ocean goddess Thetis."
"All the gods of Olympus were invited to the wedding, but Eris, the goddess of discord, was not invited."
"Eris held a grudge and presented a golden apple to the guests at the wedding, with the words 'To the fairest goddess' written on it."
"And the three goddesses with the highest status and the most beauty among the goddesses - Hera, the Queen of Heaven, Athena, the God of Wisdom and War, and Aphrodite, the God of Beauty, were all arguing over this golden apple."
"The other gods were afraid of offending these three goddesses and did not dare to speak. In the end, the god Zeus asked Paris, a handsome young man who shepherded sheep on the mountain, to make the judgment."
"The three goddesses each made tempting offers to Paris in order to obtain the golden apple."
"Hera was willing to give him supreme power and bless him to be a high ruler."
"Athena is willing to give him wisdom and strength, encourage him to have the courage to take risks, and blaze a heroic and glorious path."
"Aphrodite promised to make the most beautiful woman in the world fall in love with him and become his wife."
"Paris thought about it and thought that power and rule would be enough for him to inherit his father's throne in the future. He has the good skills to bravely pursue the path of a hero, but love is not something he can encounter every day."
"So he gave the golden apple to Aphrodite."
"Later, Paris kidnapped Helen, the queen of Sparta, the most beautiful woman in the world, with the help of Aphrodite."
"And that became the trigger for the Trojan War."
"I think the musical Golden Apple, which will be performed by the troupe soon, is also adapted from this story."
After Mao Lilan heard the story of the golden apple, she couldn't help showing surprise and wonder.
At the same time, Chen Anxia seemed to have discovered something. His eyes suddenly froze, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said to himself, "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly..."
"There can be no mistake, she was the one who sent the bloody golden apple..."
"Just, what is her purpose?"
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