Magical Girl Heavy Dependence

Chapter 75, The Magical Girl Murder Case

"How about it? Isn't the view from here amazing!"

Shen Caihua, beaming with pride, sought praise.

At this moment, she and Yan Xi were standing in a maintenance corridor above the stage curtain.

The maintenance access to the top of the theater required climbing a ladder, and the ladder entrance was locked. Shen Caihua somehow got hold of the key, and before the two of them climbed up, she specially hung up a sign that read "Under Maintenance, No Entry".

From here, the entire stage is laid out before you, offering an unobstructed view – the best you could possibly have.

As soon as Yan Xi stood still, her eyes quickly found Cheng Chen and Zhong Ai in the densely packed audience seats. They were talking.

Seeing that nothing unexpected had happened, she felt a little relieved.

"We'll wait here, and as soon as the concert starts, we'll have the best viewing spot in the entire venue."

Shen Caihua was completely absorbed in the upcoming performance and did not notice that Yan Xi had walked seven or eight meters away at some point.

Yan Xi squatted down at the end of the maintenance passage and took off the raven feather wand that she had been using as a hair accessory in the middle of her bun.

"call……"

She took a deep breath, opened her eyes, and said, "Concentrate."

Magic surged silently within him, and the black magical light on the Raven Feather Wand flashed and disappeared in an instant.

Before Cheng Chen came to the company, she had never learned any general magic.

Even after she listened to his lectures, with her clumsy aptitude, she could only barely learn a half-baked amplification array.

As for the perception magic that allows one to see images and hear sounds remotely, she had only seen him use it once, when they went out together to find Qian Zhen.

The magic was taking shape; the spell's structure was shaky, but it was still gradually forming.

Suddenly, Yan Xi felt a sudden dizziness in her brain, and then a strange third-person perspective appeared in her mind.

"Success!"

The moment that thought popped into my head, the world seemed to spin around me from that perspective.

It was like a deflated balloon hurtling through the concert hall, leaving everyone dizzy and disoriented in the blink of an eye.

"vomit…"

Yan Xi covered her mouth, forcibly suppressing the feeling of dizziness.

The camera seems to have shifted to... the backstage lounge?

She saw Chu Junzhuo and Shen Lianjing.

At this moment, the elegant and graceful Shen Lianjing was sitting on the sofa, trembling and sobbing, while Chu Junzhuo was half-squatting beside her to comfort her.

"...Her coming here tonight is definitely not a coincidence! I told your father, and he actually blamed me for making a fuss and ruining his business!" Shen Lianjing seemed to be losing control of her emotions.

Chu Junzhuo gently patted her shoulder, "It's alright, Mother."

"How could she be alright? She's here for revenge! She must be here for revenge!"

Shen Lianjing flung her stepson's hand away, her eyes red-rimmed. "I remember her... Back when I was still 'Fei Peng,' I never thought about these things, and I did whatever I wanted. But now I regret it. I have your brother now, and I'm not the magical girl who had nothing before... Everything is different now."

Chu Junzhuo showed no impatience, but simply stayed quietly by her side, patting her back to comfort her.

"Mother, you're overthinking it."

He tried to be gentle, saying, "She was just accompanying that person to my performance. It was a business engagement for my father... You know, it's very common for fathers to bring female companions to formal occasions."

"No, it's definitely not a coincidence!"

Shen Lianjing seemed very stubborn, having already accepted the facts.

"She came to find me. After I killed her mother, I told her, 'Hate me. If one day you feel I did something wrong, you can kill me anytime to avenge your mother'... Waaah... I didn't understand anything back then... Saying those things was just... just..."

The beautiful woman burst into tears.

Having just recovered, Yan Xi clutched her throbbing head and realized that she couldn't control the location of the perception magic.

As expected, my skills are lacking... I can't even use such simple magic properly, am I stupid?

While trying to manipulate the situation, all I could do was continue listening to the mother and child's conversation.

"It's not your fault." Chu Junzhuo's expression remained unchanged. "You're just saving more people."

"Even the news says I'm cruel, and there's been a barrage of criticism." Shen Lianjing's eyes were vacant. "At the time, I didn't care and thought I was doing the right thing, but it's different now. I'm not 'Fei Peng,' I'm just a middle-aged woman. After so long, why are they still clinging to me and refusing to let me go?"

What are they talking about?

Yan Xi tilted her head. The name "Fei Peng"... seemed familiar.

"They are just foolish. 'Magical Girl Fei Peng' has saved far more people than she has accidentally injured. Even now, many people remember you and thank you. Can any magical girl guarantee that she has never harmed any innocent people in battle? Even 'Hiro Sakura' has killed far more people than you."

Chu Junzhuo continued to patiently persuade him.

Oh, right!

This reminder caused a sudden flash of insight to Yan Xi's mind.

She remembered seeing a news report about "Fei Peng" a long time ago.

For almost a month at that time, the news was reporting the same thing repeatedly every day.

Seems to be……

【Magical Girl: The Fei Peng Murder Case】

She didn't remember the specifics clearly, but it was something like this: when Fei Peng was chasing a demon, the demon broke into a theater where a performance was taking place. The demon held the entire cast hostage, trying to make Fei Peng back down. But Fei Peng didn't hesitate for a moment and blasted the demon and the hostages to smithereens.

In the end, more audience members, support staff, directors, and other people in the theater survived, but the scene of Fei Peng killing people was filmed, sparking a great deal of discussion about magical girls.

Yanxi was very young at the time and didn't understand what the adults were arguing about. She would just snuggle in her sister's arms and complain that the news had taken over the broadcast of the cartoons she loved to watch.

Her sister simply patted her head and hugged her even tighter.

and many more!

Yan Xi's thoughts were abruptly pulled back to reality.

Chu Junzhuo's mother is "Fei Peng"?!

Yan Xi was shocked. This was the legendary magical girl of Yincheng, a symbol that would be remembered by the times before "Scarlet Cherry".

Now she's in this state, crying and complaining in front of her son.

Then who is the person they're talking about who came to seek revenge on 'Fei Peng'?

Yan Xi's curiosity was piqued.

"Junzhuo, you'll protect me, right?"

Shen Lianjing suddenly stopped sobbing, raised her head, and stared at Chu Junzhuo with an almost cruel look.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Junzhuo nodded firmly: "I will protect you, Mother."

"If she tries to kill me, you'll help me kill her, right?"

"I will, I promise."

Chu Junzhuo nodded, and Shen Lianjing, as if she had found a lifeline, threw herself into his arms and continued to cry.

The crying continued unabated, while urgent knocking came from outside the lounge.

Judging by the time, it's time for him to go on stage.

However, Shen Lianjing was still clinging to him tightly, and Chu Junzhuo had no choice but to continue to patiently comfort her: "Mother, you don't need to worry too much. Father said that Cang Qing is a spy planted by the Nightingale's House next to the 'Evil Master,' and her presence by the 'Evil Master's' side is just for show."

"Father has an agreement with the Nightingale's House. She's on our side and won't do anything to you."

What!

Yan Xi's eyes widened, and she jumped up from the spot.

He slammed his head into the steel beam above the maintenance passage and felt a sharp pain instantly.

With this action, the perception magic that had just been barely cast immediately went out of control, and the magical aura leaked out uncontrollably.

"Who goes there!"

Chu Junzhu reacted quickly and instantly sensed the magical power.

Ignoring the excruciating pain in her head, Yan Xi stopped casting the spell and disconnected the surveillance.

The next second, Chu Junzhuo rushed out of the dressing room like a whirlwind, following the rapidly dissipating residual magical aura, and finally stopped in the center of the stage.

Bang bang bang!

The spotlight came on, and the audience gradually dimmed.

At that moment, the eyes of hundreds of audience members in the entire concert hall were all focused on him. The entire concert hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Chu Junzhuo looked up at the maintenance passage above, which was empty.

That faint magical power was about to dissipate completely, but at this moment...

Chu Junzhuo took a deep breath, faced the audience, and instantly a polite and elegant smile bloomed on his face. He gracefully bowed deeply to the entire audience.

A thunderous applause immediately erupted.

Amid applause, Chu Junzhuo sat down at the piano and began to play.

……