56: Chapter 56 Venus Struggling in the Water

Vincent revealed a chilling smile and raised his hand, pointing it directly at Chen Mo, who was sitting in an inconspicuous corner.

The stage spotlight instantly moved, enveloping the top of Chen Mo's head.

It was blinding for a moment, causing Chen Mo a sense of physical discomfort and a brief wave of dizziness.

"For the next magic trick, I would like a member of the audience to come on stage as a witness. How about this gentleman?"

"Just by looking at him, I can tell he didn't sleep well last night. I guess he must have wasted all his energy on some pretty girl."

These words, which seemed like a joke mixed with a bit of a dirty remark, successfully enlivened the audience's atmosphere once again.

However, the emotions conveyed from deep within the heart of the person Chen Mo was currently role-playing were ones of shame and conflict.

Chen Mo thought to himself: "My friend, could it be that you really were fooling around last night?"

Chen Mo's perspective began to move again as he was pushed forward by the people around him.

He soon arrived on the stage.

Vincent reached out to shake Chen Mo's hand, and a sharp pain immediately shot from his palm.

The other man was gripping very hard, as if venting his anger. Chen Mo was absolutely certain that if he had the strength, Vincent would want to crush this man's hand completely!

"So that's it. It's not that this guy has telepathy, but rather that this fellow and Vincent know each other."

"And they might even be enemies."

Chen Mo thought to himself that things were looking bad.

Could it be that the following plot would be the same as some horror novels he had read?

Vincent would have him come on stage to assist with a magic trick, like throwing darts while blindfolded, or putting him in a box and sawing it in half.

Then, the darts would actually stick into Chen Mo's forehead, or Chen Mo would really be sawn into several pieces.

And then Chen Mo himself would bear this man's pain.

Because although this was a CG-like memory, the five senses were real.

Fortunately, however, Vincent just let Chen Mo stand to the side and watch quietly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you must be wondering what a beautiful picture Venus struggling in the water would be."

"Let me take you all to witness this moment. Let's have some louder applause!"

Vincent raised his arms high, and at the same time, the theater ceiling opened to both sides.

Chen Mo looked up and saw a giant water tank, just like the kind seen in some movies.

It was a giant sheet-metal water tank located on the rooftop.

In some mystery novels, these kinds of sheet-metal tanks are used to hide corpses.

The tank tilted slightly, a small lid on the surface opened, and then a "whoosh" of water columns descended from the sky, pouring into the fish tank located on the stage.

Because the audience's attention had just been diverted to the water tank, they now followed the flow of water and returned their focus to the blonde woman in the fish tank.

Chen Mo was the same.

His pupils dilated; for a split second, everyone revealed an expression of horror.

Because at this moment, the blonde woman had already been bound with prop chains in the fish tank.

One rusted iron ring after another was nested together, with the final one fastened around her ankle.

As more and more water poured in, the woman's body was gradually submerged.

Until it completely passed over her hair, the woman held her breath, her golden hair swaying freely in the water like a jellyfish with its tentacles spread out.

Chen Mo could not help but frown.

The woman before him was like a specimen, trapped in this underwater prison.

Such a dangerous magic trick—the slightest carelessness would cause the woman to die inside.

The man's emotions at this moment were entirely filled with tension and oppression.

"This magic trick is very simple. After I cover it with the red cloth, everyone will count down for 3 minutes."

"This assistant has a maximum breath-holding time of 2 minutes and 29 seconds. We will get to admire the scene of Venus going from calm to struggling due to lack of oxygen."

"I will throw the key in at the 2 minute and 20 second mark. The fastest it takes a normal person to unlock a lock underwater is 40 seconds."

"But clearly, the assistant is not a professional swimmer."

"After 3 minutes, when I lift the red cloth, she will appear in the audience!"

"It is impossible to finish unlocking in such a short time and then rush to the audience. If it isn't magic, who else could do it?"

"I want to prove to you that super powers exist in this world, and only I, Vincent, possess them!"

Vincent introduced the magic process confidently.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo thought to himself: "Actually, the key has been hidden on the woman the whole time, right?"

"Either in her swimsuit or in her swim trunks. The moment the red cloth covers it, she first uses the key to open the chains."

"After that, it's just repeating the previous trick in reverse."

"The moment the red cloth covers it, a lid is actually thrown in. As long as the woman hides under the lid, she disappears."

"And when the lid is placed over her body, the secret door at the bottom of the fish tank is opened, connecting to a water pipe to pump out the excess water inside the lid."

"This way, the space inside the lid is water-free and contains oxygen."

"Moreover, because the lid is arched and under the pressure of tons of water, it can ensure that the water level in the fish tank does not drop."

"It's like adding a hidden space for a person inside the fish tank."

"At this point, the woman from the beginning emerges from the audience, and the magic trick is complete."

However... Chen Mo was indeed a bit presumptuous this time.

Because although he was borrowing this man's eyes, the eyes actually observing the details were his own.

Chen Mo's vision had been enhanced, allowing him to capture the Magician's hand speed, which the Magician was so proud of.

The moment the red cloth covered it! Chen Mo actually did not see a lid being thrown in.

"What? Could it be that there is a secret door at the bottom of the fish tank to escape?"

"No, impossible. If that were done, although the person could sneak away, what would happen to the water in the fish tank?"

Even for a professional acrobat flexible enough to fold their body into a stool, it would at least need to be large enough for their head to pass through.

Once a secret door large enough for a person's head to crawl through is opened under the fish tank, the water in the fish tank will also flow out rapidly.

The water level would drop by at least one-third.

After the red cloth is lifted, the person is gone, and the water has decreased.

Chen Mo was the closest audience member.

The white spotlight shone on the back of the fish tank, making the red cloth appear translucent, allowing him to see the light and shadow movements inside the fish tank.

Actually, just as Chen Mo thought, the woman did indeed have a key hidden on her.

When she saw that Vincent had not thrown in a lid for her to hide in, the woman thought the magic trick had gone wrong.

At this moment, she felt a bit panicked.

She immediately reached her hand into her swimsuit and took out the key to the chains.

Then she inserted it into the keyhole, rotated it, and twisted.

However... this key could not open the lock. This was simply not the key to this lock!

The woman's feet were bound by chains, and she struggled desperately in the water.

She pounded desperately against the smooth glass wall, making a muffled "thump, thump, thump" sound.

This was underwater; if she cried out for help, water would rush wildly into her body.

The audience below was clapping and cheering, admiring the strange beauty of Venus struggling violently in the water.

Only Chen Mo stared blankly at the scene before him.

Only he knew... that what was actually unfolding inside that sealed space was not a magic trick at all.

It was a murder!