Stay away from Conan.

Chapter 439 Xiao Lan Feels Anxiously High and Far
When the elevator door opened, what appeared in front of Xinyi was the venue of the beauty pageant.

Xinyi walked into the venue quickly, and saw that in the venue, the personnel of the TV station were busy nervously for the upcoming official broadcast.

"Hurry up and debug the lighting, time is running out!"

The venue supervisor glared at the staff in charge of the lighting and yelled into the microphone.

Seeing this, Shinichi left the venue again, and walked along a door deep in the corridor leading to the backstage.

In front of the door, a staff member in overalls put the card hanging on his chest on the machine in front of the door, and with the sound of "click", the door lock opened.

After the staff heard the sound, they turned the door handle and entered the room.

"Only staff with a pass can enter the room..."

After seeing this situation, Shinichi returned to the venue again and turned his gaze to the stage.

On the stage, the puppeteer Shoichi Amano, whom Sonoko introduced before, is manipulating a marionette among a group of puppets, and it seems that he is in rehearsal.

In the middle of the stage, a mechanical puppet is somersaulting down the stairs, and next to it, a clown puppet writing a letter while weeping.Around the clown puppet, there are also a group of puppets stepping on rolling balls constantly circling around it.

When Shinichi shifted his gaze to Amano Shoichi, he was manipulating a female marionette with beautiful eyes.

The female puppet comes first to applaud the animatronic figure that is somersaulting down the stairs, and then to the weeping clown puppet who writes a letter and flicks its back as if to comfort it .Finally, roll the ball with the ball puppet.

After watching the complete rehearsal, Shinichi couldn't help applauding Amano Shoichi.

"Thank you."

Hearing someone applauding for him, Amano Shoichi realized that Shinichi who had been watching from the side, couldn't help smiling at him, and thanked him.

"It's as if the puppets are really alive."

Shinichi praised sincerely.

"I'm really glad to hear you say that."

Shoichi Amano responded to Shinichi with a smile, and then said:
"My name is Amano Shoichi, are you a staff member of this hotel?"

"Ah... that's it."

Shinichi replied in this way, and then asked involuntarily:
"Speaking of which, Mr. Amano, the puppet you operated just now can play with all kinds of puppets in the world. Such a performance is really interesting!"

"Because I like puppets the most."

Faced with Shinichi's praise, Amano Sho scratched his head in embarrassment and said:
"So I thought it must be amazing if the puppets in the world could play happily together."

"I see."

Xin nodded, looked curiously at the various puppets on the stage, and couldn't help saying:

"There are so many kinds of puppets."

"That's right. The puppet that tumbling down the stairs is a Japanese-style mechanical puppet; the puppet that cries and writes a letter is a French-style puppet; there are also German-style puppets and English-style puppets."

Shoichi Amano introduced it with some pride, and Shinichi couldn't help but praise:
"very impressive."

Saying that, Shinichi looked at Amano Shoichi who was smiling happily, and suddenly turned his attention to the marionette in his hand, and said seriously:
"However, the puppet held by Mr. Amano is the most powerful. It can be manipulated freely even with the fingertips through nine thin threads, as if it is really a flesh and blood human being."

"Yes. But with practice, anyone can manipulate it."

As Amano Shoichi said, he calmly handed the control panel connected to the puppet's string to Shinichi.

"what?"

Shinichi made a suspicious noise.

"Come on, let's try."

Amano Shoichi said.

"Is it okay?"

Shinichi said hesitantly.

"fine."

Sho Amano nodded with a smile, so Shinichi had no choice but to use the control board and try to manipulate the puppet——

"Haha, not at all. I don't even know which wire controls where."

Shinichi looked at the puppet that seemed to be swinging and shaking at will under his control, and couldn't help but said with a wry smile.

"It was the same for me at the beginning. No matter how I manipulated it, the puppet kept shaking like a newborn deer."

Shoichi Amano couldn't help but smile wryly at what Shinichi said.

"So this is ah."

After listening to Amano's words, Shinichi regained his concentration and moved the control panel seriously.

"After practicing for a period of time, you will feel that you can see the movements it makes lightly for a moment. The mood at that moment is like the mood when you see your child learning to walk for the first time. Good, not bad, not bad Just now, although it was only for a moment, it looked like a real person was moving."

Amano clapped his hands and applauded Shinichi's operation.

"Really, I also saw it as if it came to life. However, it doesn't seem to be operated by me, it's like a puppet walking by itself."

Shinichi looked at the puppet in surprise and said.

"That's right. String puppets are different from other puppets. They don't follow orders so easily. This is because there is a long line between the puppet and the human. Although this makes people feel a little anxious, it is also because This anxious mood will instead make the puppet make unexpected movements. Sometimes it is obvious that I am operating the puppet, but the puppet seems to be moving without authorization.

"If you continue to pursue this fun, you will definitely become an excellent puppeteer."

Amano said with some emotion.

"That's right!"

Shinichi said thoughtfully:

"Wooden idols move on their own as if they have self-awareness. This is the fun of marionettes!"

"That's right, so you must not do whatever you want with the puppets!"

Amano nodded seriously and said so.

"Understood, thank you for your advice."

Shinichi couldn't help thanking Amano, and returned the control panel to Amano.

"The show just now will definitely bring joy to tonight's audience."

Before leaving, Shinichi added something.

"No... After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to do another show tonight."

To this, Amano replied solemnly.

"what?"

After hearing Amano's words, Shinichi couldn't help being surprised.

"Although the director may be angry, I have made my decision."

Amano said very seriously.

Regarding this, Shinichi thought about it, and asked aloud:

"What kind of a story is it?"

"Well, it's a story about a beautiful girl in a small mountain village."

Amano replied.

"Sounds interesting."

Saying this, Shinichi showed interest, and Amano continued:

"That girl, although she has been praised by people around her as beautiful and beautiful, she is completely insatiable. She looks in the mirror every day and is obsessed with things that make herself more beautiful. Then, the girl became a villager. The most beautiful woman in the world. But the girl was not satisfied and wanted to be more beautiful, so one day, she went on a trip.

"The girl learned how to be beautiful in various places, and everywhere she went, everyone praised her as the most beautiful person. Finally, one day, even the prince of that country proposed to her. However, the girl still Refused the prince, in order to become more beautiful, and continue to travel.

"However, one day, neither the mirror nor the surface of the water could reflect her face. The surprised girl searched everywhere in the country for something that could reflect her face, but she couldn't find anything..."

"Oh, what happened after that?"

Hearing this, Shinichi couldn't help but frowned, feeling that his words seemed to mean something.

"The girl had no choice but to ask everyone she met whether she was beautiful. The passers-by replied that she was beautiful, but the girl didn't believe it. She asked others repeatedly, and the passers-by answered that she was really beautiful, but gradually The girl can no longer hear voices..."

As Amano said, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Regarding this, Shinichi couldn’t help thinking:

"I always feel...it's a story with profound meaning."

Amano nodded seriously after hearing the words:
"That's right. Once a woman starts to be obsessed with beauty, she can't stop. Those who can enter such a large-scale stage competition, everyone knows the horror. But as long as you recognize true happiness, you can start from here. Freed from this attachment."

"True happiness..."

Xinyi couldn't help muttering when he heard this.

"Yes."

Amano nodded.

And at this moment, the voice of the art director greeted loudly from the side of the stage:
"Mr. Amano, thank you for your hard work. Next is the formal rehearsal for the girls!"

"Then I'm done here."

Amano responded and began to pack up the puppets around him.

"I'll help too."

As Shinichi said, he helped put the puppet into the big wooden box together.

"Thank you."

Amano smiled and thanked.

"It's okay, huh..."

Shinichi looked at the mechanical puppet in his hand and couldn't help making noises in surprise.

"what happened?"

Amano was puzzled.

"No, nothing."

Shinichi quickly shook his head and put the mechanical puppet into the wooden box.

"Excuse me, can you help me move the box to the opposite side? My lounge is very small, and these puppets will be placed in the elevator room under the stage."

Amano asked with some embarrassment.

"Is it the elevator room, I see."

After quickly answering Amano's request, Shinichi and Amano moved the large wooden box containing puppets to the bottom of the stage.

At this time, twenty beautiful girls in pure white wedding dresses had already started preparations on the stage.

"Xiao Lan, look, she is so beautiful!"

Yuanzi, who was wearing a wedding dress, turned around innocently after arriving here.But Xiaolan was different from Yuanzi, her already nervous legs were shaking.

Looking at the white stage illuminated by the glaring lights, Xiaolan felt that her mind was also blank.

"Then, let me tell you about the competition process."

In the center of the stage, the art supervisor imitated the appearance of the host, holding a microphone and began to speak.

"The first is the wedding dress review for the 1 ladies. After the wedding dress review is over, everyone will introduce themselves and show off their talents. Then, the contestant with the entry number is invited to enter first..."

As soon as the art supervisor finished speaking, a tall, slender girl, accompanied by an equally tall man in a black tuxedo, walked gracefully to the middle of the stage.

"Everyone, the elegant demeanor when you walk in a dress, and every move you make when you walk on stage with your male partner will become the items of the judges, so please pay attention."

The art supervisor reminded everyone of the key points of the review.

"Next!"

Following the words of the art supervisor, the girl with entry number 2 appeared on the stage.

"Look, the girl on No. 2 is really imposing. The partner is like a follower serving the mistress."

Sonoko was in awe of the girl's majestic appearance.

"Really, I can't do that."

Xiaolan said a little nervously.

"Really, that's not the case. Even Miss Hualian's sister said you are beautiful."

Sonoko said impatiently.

"Next, next!"

After the art supervisor finished speaking, Shou Hualian, who had entered the competition No. 3, appeared, and then an exclamation of "Wow——" came from the venue.

The staff who were busy with the broadcast stopped their work and couldn't help sighing sincerely looking at Hualian's beautiful figure.

"Hmm... Although I'm not reconciled, but she is really beautiful..."

Seeing the radiant Hualian, Yuanzi also had to agree with her beauty.

"It's not just beautiful. The male partner No. 2 looks like a follower, but Hua Lian's male partner seems to have a sense of pride."

Xiaolan stared at her blankly and couldn't help saying.

"pride?"

Yuanzi looked at Hua Lian's male companion, a little puzzled.

"Well, like a knight leading the way for the queen, don't you think?"

Xiaolan couldn't help saying.

"It's a bit similar to what you said."

After hearing Xiaolan's words, Yuanzi observed the man in tuxedo leading the way for Hualian again, and couldn't help saying.

I saw him holding Hua Lian's long white gloved hand, holding his head high like a proud knight.

"It's as if I could risk my life for Lord Hualian!"

Yuanzi said:

"Leadership, maybe that's what it's like."

Xiaolan was also impressed by Hualian's charm:

"Indeed, the eyes of the men in the venue seemed to be willing to give their lives for Hua Lian."

The TV station staff and waiters in the venue all looked at Hua Lian blankly as Yuanzi said, completely attracted by Hua Lian's charm.

"However, if they know the nature of that woman, they will definitely be scared to death. Men are really stupid...It's so sad..."

Sonoko looked at the man in the auditorium with sad eyes.

At this moment, Xiaolan felt a vision looking at her from the dark place near the entrance.

Then Xiaolan jumped off the stage without hesitation and ran towards the entrance.

"Hey, hey, where are you going!"

The art supervisor shouted to Xiaolan who suddenly jumped off the stage.

"Xiao Lan!"

Sonoko also shouted anxiously.

"I'm sorry Yuanzi, take care of Miss Hualian for me!"

As Xiaolan said so, she hurried out of the venue.

Shinichi anxiously pressed the door open button repeatedly in front of the elevator. When the elevator finally opened the door with a ding, he quickly dodged in and pressed the button for the th floor.

However, the moment the elevator door was closed tightly, a pair of hands in white gloves broke the door...

……

On the th floor of the hotel, in the "Women's Dressing Room", the shrunken Gao Yuan hid in the dark cabinet, looking out through the crack of the cabinet door from time to time.

Gao Yuan couldn't help being a little impatient because he didn't wait for Zhibao to return here. After all, this hotel is holding the "Miss Hefeng" contest, and there are cameras in many places. What if she is caught!
Thinking of this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but take out his mobile phone to contact the other party——

However, at this time, Gao Yuan noticed that when he was making brooches at Dr. A Li's house today, he didn't pay attention to the battery of his mobile phone at all. Now, the battery of his mobile phone is dead!

what should I do now……

Miyano Shiho, what are you doing now!

　Thank you Qiqiqiqiqihai for your reward
　　
　
(End of this chapter)