Chapter 45 fourth quarter

In the Western magic world, a secret of high-level magic can be sold for tens of thousands of pounds. Some magicians do not perform magic themselves, but sell magic secrets, related props and mechanisms, or assist some great magicians to perform specific types of magic. For a living, these people are also called organ masters.It can be said that these mechanism masters are the real masters hidden behind many famous magicians, and they are the ones who know the most secrets of magic. Therefore, during the Magic Congress of All Nations, mechanics from all over the world also gathered in London, and they conducted magic transactions in private.

Some magicians themselves are mechanics, such as the great British magician Bailey who is also a contestant. Bailey has been paying attention to Zhang Xian since the first day. His intuition and IQ both told him that Zhang Xian definitely has magic secrets worth buying. Zhang Xian walks alone every night, and his whereabouts are unknown. Did he meet with Bailey to discuss something?This, like Zhang Xian's life experience, is a mystery. The seven preliminaries of the World Magic Conference are over, and everyone is waiting for the final result. In a secret meeting room on the ground floor of the Wallace Hotel, the judges of the seven preliminaries gathered here, sitting around the high-backed chairs around the meeting room with serious expressions, and they were deciding the final ranking.

On the wall on one side of the meeting room, there are seven transcripts hanging. Zhang Xian, the Polish magician, and the Ivory Coast magician who have no scores are very conspicuous on the transcripts. Sir Hunter stood up from his seat, looked around for a week, and said slowly: "Now, gentlemen, who would like to express their opinion?" A tall, lanky gentleman with a mustache rose to his feet and exclaimed, "The Pole's performance is black magic! Absolutely not magic! I think very firmly that he can only get zero points!" Another chubby man wearing gold-rimmed glasses stood up and said in English with a strong German accent: "Black witchcraft has been banned for a long time. I know this Polish magician. His performances are always bloody and thrilling." Yes! This is his magic style."

Another elderly gentleman stood up and said loudly: "Dear Lord Schumacher, this does not prove that he did not use black witchcraft this time." The man with the gold-rimmed glasses yelled, "Don't you think his performance is exciting?" More people stood up and accused the man with the gold-rimmed glasses: "No! If you want to be excited, you can watch the torture of the barbarians! You don't need to watch the magic trick!" "Whether he uses black witchcraft or not, he can't let this kind of magic show appear on the stage! He must get zero points!"

"Poles are black art for show! I can bet on my honor!" After a fierce quarrel, the score of the Polish magician was confirmed—zero points!Here is the final result! For magicians in Ivory Coast, Africa, the debate became more intense. The judges were divided into two factions. The affirmative believed that discovering the secrets of the human body is commendable, and achieving magic effects through drug hypnosis should belong to the category of magic; Let magic become biology. Sir Hunt finally made a speech, saying that if there is no solid evidence that African magicians used dangerous and deadly psychedelic drugs, they can only be scored according to the performance effect, which calmed down the debate.

The result was a score of 9.02 for the African Ivory Coast magician, a score that has absolutely no chance of entering the top 20. The discussion time has been going on for a long time, and the judges are tired and need to rest.During the break, Sir Hunter arranged for the staff to announce the results and rankings of Group E and Group F. It is conceivable that the magicians who have been waiting for a long time saw the results of Group E and Group F, and there was a lot of discussion. Many people had already guessed that this would be the case. There is only one left in Group C, Zhang Xian, who is probably not much better. go.

Zhao Chengxu squeezed in the crowd, seeing this result, he felt a chill in his heart, although Zhang Xian's score has not yet been announced, but there are two precedents of failure, which inevitably makes people very worried. None of Zhang Xian, Li Yi, and Cao Qian came to the Wallace Hotel to see the results, only Zhao Chengxu was waiting here alone, and he was restless with fifteen buckets fetching water in his heart. The jury meeting of the World Magic Conference continued, chaired by Sir Hunter. The focus of this discussion was the score of Zhang Xian, a player in Group C. The white-bearded man sitting next to Sir Hunter during Zhang Xian's performance stood up and spoke: "The magic performed by the Chinese is so bizarre! It's hard for me to believe that he didn't move his hands and feet on the stage, but we have so far, I still can’t find out who the Chinese have bought and what unfair things they have done, but since the performance of the Chinese is perfect, my suggestion is about 9.1 points!”

Someone responded immediately: "I agree! This is cheating! It is impossible for the Chinese to do it!" "Yeah! It's impossible to go from one tank to another without any signs, without tunnels! If the Chinese didn't cheat in advance, this is impossible magic! It's as if you went from London to London in the blink of an eye. New York!" But some people immediately retorted: "If the Chinese had prepared in advance against the rules, it must be said that he did it beautifully. Isn't this the charm of magic?" "Since we have no evidence to prove that the Chinese have done immoral things, then he should be counted as a success!"

Whitebeard confronts each other with tit-for-tat, and there are endless debates between you and me. "Do you believe that the Chinese are people who follow the rules? No, the Chinese are honest and honest on the surface, but they are actually cunning and insidious." "This is a magic competition, not a race of superiority or inferiority! We should judge fairly!" "Chinese magic is neither fish nor fowl, neither Eastern nor Western. Does anyone of you think his magic can be realized?" "We are not magicians! We don't need to discuss how magicians achieve magic miracles! If the Chinese have evidence of bribed staff, I will still give him zero points! But now, our investigation results are nothing! This means that The Chinese are innocent!"

"Getting nothing doesn't mean there is no cheating, it's just that we haven't found out yet! You can't condone liars just because you haven't found out!" "But who can the Chinese buy? Why don't you put aside the racial concept and think about it with your brain? Do the Chinese have the strength to buy the staff?" "What about the evidence for what you said? You also have no evidence that the Chinese did not bribe the staff!" "It's a joke! We're all talking about the evidence! Where's the evidence? We're all arguing about it."

"What if there is no evidence? You will give high marks? Now it is very obvious that it is impossible for the Chinese to complete his performance with magic!" "Oh! Bailey's magic is incredible, why don't you wonder how he did it?" "The Chinese are liars! We can't trust the Chinese!" "Such a discussion is very ungentlemanly! You judge people by their cover!" "Have the Chinese bought you?" "I will never be bought by anyone, you should apologize!" The debate has gradually turned into a quarrel, these celebrities in the Western world are red-faced and accusing each other, and the discourse has shifted to the attitude towards the Chinese. Sir Hunter has been watching this scene coldly, without expressing any of his opinions.A staff member hurried to Sir Hunter's side and whispered something to Sir Hunter.Sir Hunter nodded, stood up, and shouted loudly: "Gentlemen! Please be quiet! Please listen to me!" Sir Hunter's words had an effect. The people who were already at war with swords gradually calmed down. They sat back on their chairs and looked at Sir Hunter. Sir Hunter said loudly: "Gentlemen! Judges! If I find evidence that the Chinese are not cheating, can you guarantee a fair score for the Chinese? Please swear by your family reputation and personal reputation!" The man with the white beard stood up and said, "Sir Hunter! If the evidence is true, I can guarantee a very fair score to the Chinese!" Others also stood up and promised loudly that for these nobles in the western world, family reputation is more important than their own lives. Sir Hunter beckoned and motioned for the staff to bring him in. The big-nosed registrar who had had a fierce quarrel with Zhang Xian and the others and almost started fighting was brought in.He bowed very humblely to the judges, trembling with nervousness, not knowing where to look, this was the first time he was in such an environment. Sir Hunt said to the registrar: "Would you please introduce yourself to gentlemen?" The big-nosed registrar carefully stated his name and what he did. Sir Hunter asked: "Yes! Can you swear that everything you say is true?" The registrar trembled and said, "I swear to Almighty God! I promise that everything I say is true!" "Okay, then please tell me something about you and the Chinese." The registrar swallowed hard, and said in a low voice but clearly that Zhang Xian had clashed with him and did not register for any assistance. The meeting room was extremely quiet, and everyone listened to the registrar's narration. The registrar said: "The Chinese were disrespectful to me. I was still very annoyed afterwards. I told other friends that everyone decided to make things difficult for these Chinese people, so we didn't help the Chinese from the beginning to the end. On the contrary, we almost let Their music can't be played. I regret doing this, I violated the constitution of the convention and didn't treat them fairly. I thought this would knock out the Chinese, my stupidity and arrogance killed me, please Sir Hunter, everyone Mr. judges, please forgive me! I beg you!"