Chapter 304: Pinkman's Investigation!

When he learned that Chu Chen was going to perform at Trafalgar Square today, Pinkman arrived at the scene immediately and used an ultra-high-definition camera to record the entire process of Chu Chen performing his Rain Control Magic!

After returning home, he watched the recording over and over again, not letting a single detail of every frame slip by.

But in the end, he found nothing.

Compared to his previous few magic tricks, this performance was simply a work of science fiction!

Even though he had recorded the entire process, he still could not find any clues to crack it.

As the world's most sought-after magic-debunking master, Pinkman's own level of magic was also extremely high; before this, there had never been a magic trick he couldn't crack!

But after watching these few magic tricks performed by Chu Chen, he gradually realized just how stunning truly imaginative magic could be!

It is no exaggeration to say that these few magic tricks he performed could definitely be called the greatest magic of this century, bar none!

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Just as he was deep in thought, the door was suddenly knocked.

Following that, a tall lady with blonde hair and blue eyes in professional attire walked in.

"Pinkman."

Seeing the visitor, Pinkman put down the coffee in his hand and hurriedly greeted her: "Oh, Kaili! You're finally back!"

"Huff."

Kaili sat down on the chair opposite the desk, panting, and took a stack of documents out of her carry-on bag to hand to Pinkman.

The woman was named Kaili, and she was Pinkman's assistant. She had previously been dispatched by Pinkman to the United States for the purpose of investigating the magic trick where Chu Chen stole from a bank from afar in Las Vegas, in order to verify his own hypothesis.

"I carefully confirmed with the person in charge in Las Vegas; they were not participants in Chu Chen's magic trick. In other words, they were also unaware. This is somewhat different from the result we had anticipated."

Previously, Pinkman had always assumed that for this magic trick of stealing from a bank from afar to succeed, it must have had something to do with the staff in Las Vegas.

Because for such a large-scale magic trick, it would be impossible to complete it relying on himself alone.

The reason Pinkman thought this way was entirely due to his previous experience in cracking large-scale stage magic.

In all the large-scale stage magic he had cracked, every magician had a team working in coordination; there had never been a magician who could complete such a brilliant and stunning magic trick all by himself.

Las Vegas must have had an inside man for him, responsible for providing him with intelligence and some conveniences.

Otherwise, these operations simply could not have been achieved.

"Are you sure?" Pinkman asked suspiciously while flipping through those documents.

"Mm." Kaili walked to the water dispenser, poured herself a glass of water, and then continued: "Because during this time, it wasn't just us; many local news media reporters in the United States also conducted in-depth interviews and investigations into some of the secrets hidden behind this magic trick. If Chu Chen really had a connection with the Las Vegas staff, those media outlets definitely wouldn't have let such a big story go."

"You know, the media over there is much crazier than the media in Yingguo; to get a story, they'll do anything. Besides, I've also talked to many staff members, and from their answers, I didn't see any flaws."

"What about others? Besides those staff members, did anyone else participate in his magic trick, directly or indirectly?" Pinkman continued to press.

Hearing this, Kaili shook her head: "That's still unclear, but I think there shouldn't be anyone, because if there were a second person, they wouldn't leave no traces at all. Since he stole from afar with such fanfare and even showed his face on the world's biggest stage, would there be any need to hide his accomplice?"

"He really wouldn't have any need to do that..." Pinkman nodded and fell into deep thought.

This result once again led his deduction into a dead end.

After a while, he asked again: "Are there any other findings? For example, the money, and those props left at the scene?"

"That money was real Euros, and it did indeed come from the vault of the Bank of France; this is beyond doubt. Regarding this point, I found those audience members and confirmed it with them. As for those props, they were all seized by the local police. I pulled some strings, but because the case was of such great importance, I didn't get to see them in the end. However, according to disclosures from the local police, those props seemed to be ordinary magic props, nothing special. This guy is just like he really knows magic, teleporting a living person to Paris, France from afar..."

Speaking of this, Kaili, a materialist, was already starting to waver.

Previously, she definitely did not believe in these overly fantastical things.

But the complexity of this Chu Chen incident truly exceeded her cognition.

Aside from magic, she really couldn't think of any other answer!

"I still stick to my previous idea. Banknotes don't just fly around through the air. That money must have already been in Las Vegas before the magic trick started. He must have used some means to hide this money on the stage and only brought it out when needed." Pinkman still trusted his first instinct.

He did not believe in any magic.

"Then how do you explain that Kevin? His signature on the ticket in Las Vegas was indeed left in the vault of the Bank of France; there's no way to fake that."

Pinkman didn't know how to answer her, because this question was also troubling him.

According to common sense, a signed ticket from Las Vegas could not possibly appear in the vault of the Bank of France under any circumstances.

This was also the part of this magic trick that was mind-boggling!

"I don't have an answer for this question for the time being, but regardless, I still don't believe that there is anyone in this world who knows magic, because it doesn't conform to scientific common sense. If there really were a Harry Potter in this world, he would have come out to make a fortune just like me, don't you think? The reason we have no clues is probably just that we've fallen into a misconception and don't even know it..."

"Then what is this misconception?"

"Remember the 'person-to-nothing' magic trick we cracked before?" Pinkman said, looking at her.

"You mean that magic trick of David's?"

"That's right. The so-called 'person-to-nothing' is actually just a mechanism at work. It looks fantastical, but as long as you know the principle, everything becomes obvious. Chu Chen's magic trick is no exception."

After saying this, Pinkman fell into deep thought again.

After a while, he let out a long sigh, as if he had made up his mind about something. He placed the stack of documents on the table, then picked up the trench coat hanging on the chair and walked out.

"Where are you going?"

"Help me book the earliest flight to France tomorrow morning!"