Graycastle, City of Neverwinter.
Everyone in the police station was in a hurry. Orders and reports could be heard constantly. The appearance of the Bloody Moon had become the hottest topic in the city, and the whole organization was busy.
As the new king's city of Graycastle and the residence of His Majesty, the police department had to investigate and record even the slightest incident in the city, let alone a fire and an explosion at the same time.
Carter Lannis had not slept for almost two days. After comforting his frightened wife that day, he devoted himself to his work. Protecting His Majesty's safety was always the top priority of the Chief Knight, and he would not tolerate anyone causing trouble here. Based on his past experience, if there were multiple incidents at the same time, it must be a gang crime. Therefore, he immediately invited the Neverwinter Detective Group to assist the police department in the investigation. Carter believed that as long as they investigated thoroughly, the conspirators would soon be brought to justice.
However, after a large number of reports were submitted, a joint investigation team consisting of the Witch Union, the Security Bureau of the Kingdom, and the Police Department of the Administrative Office was formed. Instead of focusing on the accidents or crimes that happened in the city, the new magic movie would be the main focus of the investigation.
"Sir, the witnesses are here," a Knight whispered in Carter's ear. "Do you want to start the interrogation?"
Carter cleared his mind, drank the strong tea in one gulp, and nodded. "Let's start. Invite the others in."
"Yes."
Since they were not interrogating a criminal, the interrogation would be conducted in a temporarily vacated office to take the other party's emotions into consideration. Other than Carter, the members of the joint investigation team included Lady Agatha and Deputy Director Vader of the Security Bureau.
The first witness brought into the room was a hotel maid, twenty-one years of age, an unofficial resident, and with no criminal record.
She looked a little nervous and kept rubbing her hands in the chair.
Carter glanced at the documents in his hand and asked in a low voice, "Miss Linglong, right? I'm curious. The ticket price for the premiere of 'The Dust of World' is 50 Golden Dragon. Where did you get such a huge sum of money? "
"Sir, I definitely did not steal or rob this!" "The guest I took care of, Mr. Victor, has a high net worth. He paid for me. On the day I bought the ticket, many people in the Administrative Hall saw it. I swear I'm not lying!"
In fact, he had already sent people to investigate the background of these preliminary investigations. The first question was just to increase the invisible pressure on the other party so that they would not easily speak nonsense. After all, Miss Nightingale was not here. "Victor, right? We'll check with him later. Let's talk about what you saw at the end of the magic movie. "
"Yes …" The maid's voice trembled slightly. "At that time, I didn't quite understand what had happened. It was as if those illusions had become real …"
After a quarter of an hour, she stopped. "Fortunately, the pursuers were repelled by the police. Otherwise, I can't imagine what would have happened to those two."
Carter frowned. He had watched the magic movie before. Although The Wolf Princess was thrilling, it wasn't as exaggerated as this.
"Are you sure that the pursuers' weapons hurt the audience?"
"I … I'm not sure, but Mr. Victor's face was indeed bleeding, and the screams of the other victims didn't sound fake …"
"Do you remember when this accident happened?"
"About ten minutes before the movie ended? Or even longer … Sorry, I was so scared that I almost hid in Mr. Victor's arms. "
"Do you have any questions?" Carter looked at the other two.
Agatha pondered for a moment and said, "If I understand correctly, the characters in the magic movie talked to you, right?" She picked up a photo and asked, "Is this the person?"
In the photo was an actor from the Star Flower Troupe, who played the witches' guardian.
"That's right, it's him. I remember very clearly that he even thanked us at that time!"
Carter had goosebumps when he heard this. Of course, he knew that once the magic movie was shot, the content could not be changed, and it was impossible for the actors to talk on their own.
Seeing that the two were silent, Carter waved his hand at his subordinates and said, "Next."
The statements of the witnesses were similar. To put it simply, it was as if everything in the magic movie had come alive. Although it was later proven to be a false alarm, it had really happened at the time. The testimonies matched each other, which meant that it was not a hallucination.
Carter had been focusing on the fire and explosion a few days ago, so he did not pay much attention to the reports of the panic in the theater. Now, he vaguely understood why his superiors paid more attention to this matter.
"The next witness is the police officer who was in charge of maintaining order in the courtyard at that time. He's the captain of Team Two."
"Let him in."
The captain was obviously much calmer and quickly explained what had happened. "I first heard cries and cries for help coming from outside. When I was about to go out to find out what was going on, I noticed that there was a crimson moon in the sky. To be honest, I was a little hesitant at that time. I didn't know whether I should stay at my post or help those people. Just then, a witch ran out from the back door of the theater and asked me to bring my men into the theater to protect the audience. "
"Then you shot the people chasing after you in the magic movie?"
"Although it sounds a little strange, it was indeed what happened. They may only be actors, but they posed a real threat to the audience at that time. Besides, I always thought that it was just an illusion, so I didn't hesitate. "
The second last witch to be questioned was the one who played the magic movie at that time, Nightfall.
"What else could I do? I was also desperate. Activating the Sigil of Recording was supposed to be the job of the one with the most magic power. Who knew that such a problem would occur?" Nightfall complained as soon as she entered the theater. "It was fine at that time, but the Sigil suddenly pushed me out of the screen. According to the emergency situation, I should have immediately stopped the input of magic power, but it didn't stop at all. I wanted to shake the audience to wake them up, but they didn't respond at all. It was as if they were under a sleeping spell. Anyway, I tried my best. After thinking about it, I could only ask the guards for help. "
The corner of Agatha's mouth twitched. "Was it the Sigil... that pushed you out?"
"Probably. At that time, I did feel a repulsive force coming from it, as if I had injected enough magic power into it and it was overflowing. After that, my vision went back to normal."
"Okay, next."
When the last person entered the office, Carter was a little surprised to find that it was Kajen Fels, the author of the play.
As soon as he sat down, he clenched his fists in excitement.
"Oh my God, this is definitely the most wonderful play I've ever seen in my life!"
"Were you in the theater at that time?" Carter asked with a frown. Carter had always disliked Kajen Fels because he had a dispute with his wife. "I checked the list of the first audience, but you weren't on it."
"He was backstage and had a special seat. In fact, the members of the Star Flower Troupe don't need to buy tickets to watch their own magic movie. Didn't your wife tell you that?" The Ice Witch replied on behalf of Kajen. "In fact, it was his report that made His Majesty pay attention to this matter and send the Witch Union to investigate."
"Sorry, it's just my habit," Kajen said apologetically with his hand on his chest. "As long as it's a play I write, I like to watch it with everyone without telling them who I am, so that I can feel the audience's reaction. Ms. Mey might have known about this, so she didn't tell you in advance. " Kajen's tone became excited again. "I have to say, this magic movie is definitely a miracle in the history of theater — because the audience rewrote its ending!"
"What did you say?" Carter asked in surprise.
"You heard me right, Your Excellency Knight. That's not what I wrote!" Kajen Fels said, waving his hands. "In the original story, this was a sad ending. In order to protect his sweetheart, the guardian attracted the attention of all the pursuers and fell off the cliff, leaving the witch alone. But I didn't expect that the two of them would be saved by the audience and both of them survived. Is there anything better than this? "
The Chief Knight was stunned.
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