Chapter 23: Interrogation (1)
Inside the theater near the big screen, Huojin and Jia started the interrogation of the other people who were a part of the audience for the movie, sitting in different rows. But they met all sorts of peculiar people who had a lot to express about some fascinating conspiracies instead of providing any useful information regarding the case.
"Oh my that's such a tragedy! Who could have imagined a death to occur in the middle of the movie?"
"Who even has the time to look at anybody else during the movie?" One man frowned.
"This is so spooky. She died and didn't even make a sound!"
One woman shuddered. "I-Is this theater haunted? No, I am sure that particular seat must be haunted!"
"Is that why the management is shutting down this theater next month? They are definitely holding some shady secrets. Inspector, I think you should interrogate the bosses. They must belong to a dangerous cult!" One woman seriously nodded.
Huojin cleared his throat. "That won't be necessary, Mam. Neither this theater is haunted nor a cult-"
"I saw it!" Another eccentric woman suddenly exclaimed and lowered her pitch just as fast. "The last row...I saw the sliver of light which will guide you to all the answers. The twinkling star where the dead woman sat. It was a sign given by God that it was time for her to become a star herself..." she closed her eyes as if praying to some higher entity.
Huojin choked hard with the metaphor.
"This place must definitely be attracting ghosts and demons. It's always so dark here!"
Jia maintained her smile. She steered the questions in the direction she expected for some answers, but she got nothing useful.