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As soon as Frank finished speaking, Lily Silver somersaulted to the center of the stage, put on her hat, bowed to the audience below, and then sat down in the glass coffin behind her.
"Next, I will present to you my beloved student Lily Shirogane's disappearance magic trick. Please enjoy!"
Lily, lying in the glass coffin, waved to everyone. Then, the people next to her closed the glass coffin and bound it with chains.
Even at this moment, even though she had already performed once that morning, Lily Silver was still somewhat insecure and felt uneasy.
She didn't know if she would succeed...
Just then, Lily noticed Lu Chen smiling at her from the audience. Encouraged, Lily nodded firmly.
As the curtain closes and then reopens.
The glass coffin was empty, and the audience applauded upon seeing this.
The next second, Lily Shirogane appeared in a corner of the stage, waving her hands excitedly at everyone.
She walked over to Frank Baiyin, the two smiled at each other, and then bowed to everyone together, thus concluding today's performance.
And...it was a great success!
......
Backstage, Lily Shirogane threw herself into Lu Chen's arms, looking at him with gratitude.
"Thank you!"
The words landed on Lu Chen's face, leaving a kiss.
"Mr. Lu Chen, you are amazing. My heart has been captured by you." Lily Baiyin nestled in Lu Chen's arms, her face filled with happiness and bliss.
The people around them widened their eyes in surprise.
This woman is too enthusiastic.
If you're so capable, then don't go after Lu Chen.
Come at us!
Of course, some people were envious and jealous, while others were angry and dissatisfied, such as Wakana and Saeko.
"hateful!"
"What's wrong with you, woman?!"
For the first time, the two sisters worked together.
......
Evening, in the performance hall.
"You want to be in a place like this?"
Lu Chen was invited here again, but he came alone. The audience seats around him were empty, and the performance was underway.
Only Lily Shirogane.
Yes, this is a special performance by Lily Shirogane to express her gratitude.
Lily Baiyin didn't speak, but her face was slightly flushed as she looked at Lu Chen with affection.
"I came here after giving up Wakana and Saeko, so I hope you won't disappoint me."
As he spoke, Lu Chen opened his arms.
"Come on, be my monitor."
......
Narumi Detective Agency.
That day, as soon as Shotaro arrived at the office, he saw Akiko yawning and sitting up wearily from the table she had been slumped over. Her dark circles were so thick they were comparable to a panda's.
"Hey, Akiko." Shotaro frowned at her sleepy appearance and couldn't help but ask:
Why are you so sleepy?
"Isn't it because of this?"
Akiko picked up a square red cardboard box from the table next to her...
Shotaro and Philip curiously leaned forward to look at the words on it.
"Heiji of the Left, the Terrified Avenger."
Shotaro read the words aloud, one by one.
"This show is very popular!" Akiko recalled last night's episode with excitement.
"It lives up to its reputation, it's very interesting!"
"I ended up watching it all night without even realizing it, Shotaro, you'll definitely like it."
"Sorry, I'm not interested in period dramas." Shotaro shrugged and turned away, too lazy to look at the words again. "I'll fall asleep in less than five minutes." As soon as he finished speaking, the doorbell rang, startling the three people in the room, who quickly turned around to look.
Soon, a lovely woman, dressed in a white dress and looking like an angel, pushed open the door and entered, carrying a huge red alarm clock in her hand. She said in a sweet voice, "Please help me, I can't sleep."
Shotaro's eyes lit up immediately; he hadn't expected the client to be so beautiful.
“A detective can’t solve your problem,” Akiko said, fighting off her drowsiness. “I suggest you see a doctor.”
"No, that's not it." The woman realized she'd been misunderstood, her expression aggrieved. She looked at Shotaro, who was closest to her, and ran over to him, taking his hand and explaining, "I can't sleep because I'm so scared! Please help me!!!"
Shotaro was taken aback at first, then realized that a beauty was in front of him. He flicked his bangs, revealed a confident and handsome smile, and was about to ask the woman something when suddenly a death knell-like alarm clock rang in the woman's arms.
Shotaro was so frightened that he took a big step back.
"What the hell?"
"I set an alarm clock that goes off every thirty minutes," the woman explained, holding up the red alarm clock in her hand.
Still somewhat shaken, Shotaro took a deep breath, frowned, picked up the alarm clock, and pressed the shut-off button to turn off the jarring sound.
"Because if I get caught by a monster in my dream, I'll never be able to wake up again."
The woman explained again, but her words raised a new question. Akiko perked up, stood up, and asked, "A monster?"
"Yes, that's how it is..."
The woman nodded, took out a notebook from her bosom, opened it, and Shotaro looked at it.
Above it were drawings of her and her classmates, as well as a group photo of them.
“Six male classmates from my research lab in college were captured by monsters in a dream, and none of them ever woke up,” the woman explained.
Akiko guessed, "You mean, there's a monster mixed in with...something that appears in your dreams?"
“If that’s the case, that would be really interesting,” Philip said from behind with great interest. “To be able to intrude into someone else’s dream is just too fascinating.”
The woman sighed deeply, rubbing her throbbing head. "I haven't had a proper night's sleep in days." Shotaro patted his chest beside her and said tenderly and affectionately, "Don't worry, I'll protect you from now on."
"That's wonderful!" The woman's eyes immediately filled with adoration, and she threw herself at Shotaro, hugging him tightly. "Could you be my destined prince?"
Shotaro instinctively caught her, his heart racing at her 5.0 level of initiative.
"Your Highness?"
Shotaro raised an eyebrow, his upturned lips harder to suppress than an AK. Could it be that his luck with women...?
It's finally coming?!
......
After the woman recounted her story, Shotaro and his two companions learned her name.
The client's name is Yukimura Himeka. She is as beautiful and charming as Snow White and is engaged in dream-related research at university.
Afterwards, Akiko and Shotaro followed the client to the research institute of the school she attended. The three of them arrived at the door of a room, and Shotaro's eyes fell on a sign hanging on the door: "Akagi Brain Science Research Laboratory".
"Is this here?"
Shotaro asked.
Having received Yukimura Himeka's affirmation, Shotaro looked around and stopped at a window covered by curtains. Just as he brought his face close, the curtains were suddenly pulled back from the inside, revealing a naked man wearing a lion doll headdress who was making a lion pouncing motion towards him.
The man opened his mouth and said, "The little boy said he dreamed that he was being chased by a lion." Startled, Shotaro took several steps back, clutching his pounding heart and staring in astonishment at the man inside.
The man strode back to a bear specimen, surrounded by many other animal specimens and all sorts of strange and unusual toys.
He pressed his face against it with a terrified expression.
"When his father asked him if he had fought the lion, the boy said he ran away because he was scared." His expression, which had been ferocious, turned into a childlike one as he said this.
It has a strange feel to it.
Himeka Yukimura opened the door and led Shotaro Hidari and Akiko inside.
The man ignored them and continued talking to himself, "Dad ordered him not to run away again next time. Do you know why?"
Fukushima.
He suddenly turned his head to look at the young man in white sitting on the rocking toy.
Chapter 80: The Monster in the Dream! Scumbag Lu Chen, Scumbag Yukimura Himeka?
The young man hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: