Hattori Heiji looked at Xinghe Dougo with a speechless face, and thought it was good to be spoiled.
A middle-aged man wearing sunglasses, a beard, and a cigar in his mouth opened the door and came in applauding, "It's so wonderful, Xinghe! How about a joint performance with me next time?"
Xinghe Tongwu came to his senses and smiled kindly, "Okay, if you don't dislike it."
"Oh, that's great!" the man said, pushing the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose with his little finger, "Because you are very popular!"
"Oh, can you let me join?" A woman with short baby hair walked into the door with a smile, reached for the cigar held by the man, and blocked it with her backhand. The next second, the rising smoke from the cigar disappeared. , a bright red rose was removed little by little with the woman's fingers, "taking this opportunity, we can also find out who among the three of us is the orthodox heir to our master, Master Zhengying!"
"Master Zhengying?" Yuan Shan and Ye were curious.
"He is the magical magician who used to appear on TV and perform live performances, but disappeared suddenly ten years ago. There is a theory that he is still alive and hiding somewhere," Hattori Heiji looked at the three people and sighed in a low voice, "I didn't expect the three of them to be Master Zhengying's disciples..."
"Don't magicians like to announce who their apprentices are?" Hui Yuan Ai looked at Chi Feichi.
"I don't know," Chi Feichi said in a low voice, "I'm just an amateur, but my teacher said not to tell others that he is my teacher."
He doesn't know this clearly, but the world seems to be like this. There are many younger generation magicians active on the stage. Even if their teacher is famous, they will not use "so-and-so's disciple" as a gimmick. Even those who know the relationship between master and apprentice Very few.
Conan thought about it and found that his mother seemed to have never said who the magician who taught them how to disguise was. He was very mysterious.
"Can't you even tell me?" Haiyuan Ai also thought these people were quite strange.
"Who knows, maybe he thinks I'm embarrassing him." Chi Feichi said truthfully.
To be honest, he had indeed been embarrassed by his 'own teacher's disguise'. If Kuroba Toichi felt a little unhappy, it was not impossible.
Hui Yuan Ai frowned, but soon felt relieved.
Brother Chi in her family is an amateur, and he is not a professional magician. Maybe that magician is more strict and doesn't want his apprentice to tell if he is not good at learning...
Over there, the middle-aged man was still actively suggesting to the other two people, "By the way, in that case, let's go find Sanada Kazuzo, who is as popular as Galaxy, to join us, and the name will be 'The Four Magicians' Fantasy Show' ,How about it?"
"It doesn't matter to me," the woman said.
Xinghe Tongwu hesitated and said, "The question is whether he will accept it?"
The middle-aged man touched his chin in embarrassment, "That's right. Although we are both magicians, we don't know him at all."
"By the way, Xiaolan," Toyama Heye looked at Mao Lilan, "You seem to know Sanada Ichisan, right?"
"Well, yes," Mao Lilan recalled, "One was when Sonoko's family received a notice letter from Kidd at the 60th anniversary cruise party of the Suzuki Consortium. Sonoko's mother hired him to play the role of Kidd the Phantom Thief as a support act, and the other was a genius magic trick The wife of Mr. Kujiu Yuanyasu, my master, asked my father to investigate the cause of his death. Mr. Sanada is one of Mr. Kujiu’s three disciples.”
"Oh?" Xinghe Tongwu was a little surprised when he heard the conversation between the two girls. He quickly smiled and said, "No wonder you know some magic techniques. It turns out you have a magician friend!"
"Ah," Mao Lilan wanted to explain, "that is..."
"I think we should go to Teacher Zhengying's house to discuss it first," the middle-aged man suggested, looking at Chi Feichi and others, "You guys should go too, there might be a simple magic show after dinner!"
Mao Lilan, Yuan Shan and Ye looked at each other and hesitated, "Can we go together too?"
"But why do you want to go to the teacher's house?" the woman asked doubtfully.
"Have you forgotten? Today was the day the teacher disappeared ten years ago," the middle-aged man said with a smile, "Maybe he has secretly gone home?"
On the way to Zhengying's house, a group of people stopped by to buy ingredients. When the sky turned completely dark, they went to Zhengying's house together.
On the way, the middle-aged man and woman also formally introduced themselves. The man's name was Fan Tianli, and the woman's name was Himemiya Zhanzi. They were both magicians.
"So that's it," Xinghe Tongwu listened to Mao Lilan's explanation and looked at Chi Feichi with a smile, "It turns out that Mr. Chi is also a magician's apprentice. It seems that he should be a famous magician, right?"
Chi Feichi nodded and admitted, "So."
Black Feather Thief has been performing around the world since he was in his teens. At the age of only 20, he won the highest award in the International Magic Federation Competition, known as the "Olympics of Magicians".
Magicians with amazing skills always seem to be covered with mystery and legend, and there are many who are called "geniuses". But when it comes to geniuses, his teacher Pirates is comparable to those magicians such as Jiujiu Yuankang and Zhengying. The teacher is much more talented and has a greater international reputation.
If Kuroba Kaito or another magician were here, he would be very interested in competing with the three of them. Magicians tend to have a bit of a "show" characteristic, especially when they meet people who are also magicians. When others perform magic tricks, or when they see something suitable for performing magic tricks, they can't help but try out a trick or show it off.
However, he is not a professional magician, and he does not have such a strong interest in 'showing off'. Even if he wants to show magic, he only wants to show it in front of Kuroba Kaito or someone he is particularly familiar with.
"Huh?" Yuan Shan and Ye looked at Xinghe Tongwu.
"Because magicians are considered novices when they step on the stage, and there are still many shortcomings. As a master, the magician is worried that the apprentice will use his fame to attract the audience, or be immersed in the flattery and forget to improve his own skills. , and then I worry that my fame will bring too much expectation to the audience, which will put too much pressure on the apprentice to perform for the first time," Xinghe Tongwu explained with a smile, "So, if the apprentice wants to perform independently, a famous magician will not He will tell others that he is his apprentice, and then people will gradually discover and be surprised. Surprise is also the expression that a magician most wants to see on other people's faces."
"It's really a bad idea." Hattori Heiji couldn't help complaining.
"Maybe there are other reasons," Himemiya Nobuyoshi joked, "For example, I am worried that my apprentice will be targeted by an old rival, or that my old rival will take this opportunity to find out something. Sometimes there are conflicts between magicians. "
"That's why I think Mr. Chi is a famous magician," Xinghe Tongwu said, "Of course, it may be because Mr. Chi is an amateur, so his teacher doesn't want him to tell others. "
"But this lady," Fan Tianli turned to Mao Lilan and said, "I still hope you can help contact Mr. Sanada. If you are inconvenient to speak, you can let us do it."
Mao Lilan nodded, "I will help."
Himemiya Nobuyoshi looked at her two classmates, "Although we don't know Sanada, we can still be friends and exchange magic together in the future. If he has nothing important to do, he should agree."
"Oh, we're here!" Fan Tianli quickened his pace, arrived at the door, and rang the doorbell.
Not long after, the door was opened. The woman who opened the door looked to be in her fifties. She had some wrinkles on her face, but she was well groomed. She kept saying "welcome" to Fan Tianli. After seeing Ji Gongzhanzi and Zhanzi behind, Queen Xinghe smiled in surprise, "Ah, are those behind you Xinghe and Zhanzi?"
"Hello."
"long time no see."
Xinghe Tongwu and Himemiya Zhanzi bent down and bowed to say hello.
"It's been a long time since we last saw each other, about ten years, right?" The woman sighed with a smile, then looked at Chi Feichi and others, "Who are these?"
Fan Tianli introduced, "Tonight's special guest!"
Mao Lilan, Yuan Shan and Ye bowed together and said hello, "Sorry to bother you!"
The woman smiled, "Looks like I have to go buy some ingredients for dinner."
"No, no need," Fan Tianli pulled a piece of cloth in front of Mao Lilan, Yuan Shan and Ye Shen, and asked the two girls to cooperate with him in holding the bag full of ingredients in his arms and putting it down After the cloth was laid, the woman could see, "Look, I'm ready!"
This was like a clumsy trick like a child, but it made the woman smile with crooked eyebrows. She praised a few words, turned around and led a group of people in. She mentioned that Fan Tianli comes here every year, but this year is much more lively. Speaking of the three The apprentice used to live here, and he also mentioned that Xinghe Tongwu often came to the house before he became the apprentice...
"So Mr. Xinghe is the eldest disciple?" Yuan Shan and Ye asked curiously.
"Hmph, it doesn't matter who is the top disciple," Himemiya Zhanzi said unconvinced, "As long as we see whose magic can surpass the teacher!"
Fan Tianli was helpless, "Hey, Zhanzi..."
However, Himemiya Nobuyoshi didn't care at all. She raised the corner of her mouth with a confident smile on her face, "If we can really perform together, my finale magic will be 'The Witch Resurrection'! A big cross was erected in the middle of the audience. I tied myself to the cross, handed the other end of the rope to the hands of the audience, lit a fire on the cross, disappeared in the fire, and then reappeared among the ashes, a super magic trick!"
The faces of the woman, Fan Tianli, and Xinghe Tongwu froze, and they turned to look at Ji Gong Zhanzi who was talking eloquently. Their expressions did not soften for a long time.
"How is it?" Himemiya Zhanzi asked, "Doesn't it make you feel exciting and interesting?"
Fan Tianli came back to his senses and adjusted his emotions, "Ah, yes..."
"It's almost time," the woman looked towards the kitchen, "I'm going to prepare dinner."
Mao Lilan looked at Yuan Shanhe Ye, "In this case, let's go and help too, right?"
Yuan Shan and Ye nodded, "Okay."
"I haven't been here for a long time," Ji Gong Zhanzi said, "I want to take a look around the house."
Xinghe Tongwu smiled and said, "This is not a bad idea."
"Then I'll go to the room and take a rest first," Fan Tianli pushed up his sunglasses with his little finger, "I got up too early in the morning."
"Then dinner is ready. I'll call you later," the woman said.
Watching Fan Tianli, Himemiya Zhanzi, and Xinghe Togo leave respectively, Conan frowned and whispered, "The atmosphere suddenly became tense just now, right?"
Hattori Heiji responded, "Yes."
Hui Yuan Ai looked up at Chi Feichi and found that Chi Feichi had lowered his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking about, so he didn't ask any more questions.
There was indeed something wrong with the atmosphere just now. Can you have a good time tonight...
