Conan’s Corpse Picker

After enjoying the grand scene of the audience, Suzuki Sonoko belatedly remembered something.

"Why hasn't Dr. Shinde arrived yet?" Suzuki Sonoko put down her Coke, picked up her phone and took a look. "He was still short of a few props before, and he said he would buy them on the way and bring them over... He should be here soon, he is the male lead of this stage play."

Conan who was in the backstage: "..."

Damn, why let that guy who is full of suspicious words be the male lead! He is not even a student in our class. Is it because he is good at acting and handsome? ... There must be something shady!

The director who was immersed in the script was unaware of the resentment of a certain fake elementary school student. Suzuki Sonoko opened the address book and called Dr. Shinde.

However, no one answered until the ringing stopped.

Suzuki Sonoko sighed and looked at the noisy crowd below the stage: "There are so many people and the noise is loud, he probably didn't hear it."

Mouri Ran looked at her watch: "Could it be that the props are too heavy, and Dr. Shinde can't move them? I'll go to the parking lot to see if he's there - there are a lot of people coming today, there must be a traffic jam nearby, he may be stuck on the road, if there's no one in the parking lot, I'll go to the nearby intersection to help him move the props."

Jiang Xia glanced at the venue, thinking, he turned around and followed Mao Lilan: "I'll go with you."

Conan was startled and hurried to follow.

However, just after taking a step, he was suddenly grabbed by the back of the collar by a black hand.

Suzuki Sonoko was quick and reached out to pick this guy up and pulled him back: "Don't run around! There are so many people in the venue, if someone with bad eyesight steps on you, you will have to spend your school festival in the hospital."

Conan: "..." I'm an elementary school student, not a mole, how can I be stepped on so easily? Let me go, I want to go over and see!

He used all his strength, and then, while struggling, was easily carried into the backstage lounge by Suzuki Sonoko.

After several people left the backstage.

Offstage, a man dressed in a suit and dressed like a social animal quietly turned his head from the beverage stand.

He quickly glanced behind the stage curtain, then took out his mobile phone and whispered into the receiver: "The target has left, and he left with the famous detective."

A female voice responded calmly from the other side: "Got it, leave the rest to me."

...

Jiang Xia and Mao Lilan came all the way to the parking lot. At this time, it was indeed full, but looking around, there seemed to be no vehicles that Dr. Shinchu often drove.

"It seems that the road is really blocked." Mao Lilan sighed, "Let's go to the nearby..."

Before the voice fell, someone suddenly said in surprise: "Jiang Xia, Xiaolan!"

The voice had a strong foreign accent. The two were startled, and turned their heads in the direction of the voice, and indeed saw Judy waving happily at them.

"Teacher Judy!" Mao Lilan smiled at the teacher she hadn't seen for a while. She remembered that this English teacher seemed to have a good relationship with Dr. Shinde. She liked to stick to Dr. Shinde no matter what, so she asked casually, "Have you seen Dr. Shinde?"

"Oh! I have." Judy pointed outside the school casually, "I think I saw his car on the way here, stuck at the intersection."

"Sure enough." Mao Lilan was glad that she came out to look for him, "Then let's go first..."

"By the way!" Judy interrupted her casually, and she waved to Jiang Xia, "It's rare to meet you, just come to help the teacher move some things-the festival here is very interesting, and I also set up a stall to join in the fun."

"Really." Jiang Xia rolled up her sleeves and walked closer, looking at her trunk, "What are you going to sell?"

Judy patted the coffee machine in the car: "Just sell some drinks."

Jiang Xia nodded and helped her move a pile of boxes and folding tables down.

Ma Lilan also wanted to come over to help. But thinking of the doctor who might still be stuck on the road, and seeing that Jiang Xia was here, she could basically get everything in one trip, so she said, "Then I'll go to Dr. Xinchu to see the situation first."

Judy nodded: "If you need help, call us at any time."

"It's okay!" Mao Lilan recalled the prop list of Dr. Xinchu and felt that it was not a big problem. She patted her thin arms and said, "I can carry it."

Ma Lilan set out to go out of the school.

And in the parking lot behind her, Judy reached out and pressed a few times on her mobile phone while Jiang Xia was not looking, and quietly sent a message.

...

"Is it coming?"

In an alley outside the school, a white-haired foreign old man tidied his clothes, looked down at the not-so-clean ground next to him, and showed a strange expression on his face.

"This is the first time I've done something like hitting a car..." The white-haired old man circled the selected ground twice. While reviewing the video of "falling down due to illness" that he had searched temporarily, he estimated the appropriate posture for falling down.

James Black, male, 50-60 years old, senior FBI investigator.

Although his presence is far less than that of Silver Bullet, who was undercover in the Black Organization, or even Judy who broke into the Third Middle School, in many ways, he is the commander of this Tokyo FBI team.

As a good boss with a mild temper and a willingness to accept advice, James rarely questions the suggestions of his capable subordinates. However, this time, he made up his mind for a long time before finally agreeing to this proposal reluctantly.

"Using the kindness of the Maori girl to trick her away, leaving her too late to take the stage, and then letting the talented teacher Judy who 'read the lines carefully because she was very interested in the script' to play the heroine in her place, just like 'the new teacher 'He also played the leading role in the students' drama. This plan is really, uh, brilliant."

After all, James still criticized his role in this plan, but thinking that Shuichi Akai had also acquiesced to this plan, he could only comfort himself in his heart:

"If you think about it carefully, this is indeed the fastest way to find out Belmod's purpose - that woman has put a lot of energy into this stage play. She has rehearsed and arranged so many murder cases. She must have something. Some kind of unspeakable conspiracy. Unfortunately, we have not been able to understand her purpose so far, but one thing is certain. We cannot let her act too smoothly, at least we must keep everything within our control.

"Cheating that Maori lady is like taking away a chess piece in the Bellmode chess game without leaving a trace. Only through her reaction can we see the importance of this chess piece, and then plan future plans and work. The point.”

After doing some mental construction in this way, James finally wiped his face and made up his mind.