Conan’s Corpse Picker

"Surprise?"

Vermouth savored the word, always feeling something was wrong: Suzuki Sonoko, who proposed the "surprise", was just a simple-minded rich second-generation, but it was precisely because of this that people could not rest assured - she was one of the people closest to Usa, and the simpler her mind was, the easier it was for her to be affected unconsciously, and even completely become Usa's puppet. Rounding it off, this surprise was sent by Usa... What on earth could it be?

Vermouth: "..." The more she thought about it, the more disturbing it became. Although the child was pretty good to Angel and Cool Guy, his own thinking was different from that of ordinary people. The surprise in Usa's eyes... Could it be that he was going to give his dear classmates a confusing case on this festive day?

His mind raced, and "Dr. Shinde" said worriedly: "Then let's go back and take a look together."

Mouri Ran nodded, and the two hurried to the direction of Teitan Junior High School.

...

Teitan Junior High School Gymnasium

In addition to the two protagonists who met outside, Akai Shuichi, who knew the inside story, was also a little surprised when he saw the opening of the drama. If he remembered correctly, the male protagonist "Dr. Shinde" should still be on the way, but when the scene was switched on the stage just now, he clearly saw a person dressed as the male protagonist appear once in a low-key manner.

"Did they just find someone to go on stage to temporarily replace Vermouth?" Akai Shuichi glanced at it and stopped paying attention, turning to look at the audience. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt a strange rustling sound nearby, with inexplicable urgency and excitement in the sound.

Looking around for a moment, he quickly paused and fell to the front of him.

There sat a thin middle-aged man. Although his face was not clear because he was facing away, from the wrinkled clothes and messy hair, he was not an audience who paid too much attention to his image.

What was more eye-catching was the circle of gauze wrapped around the back of the middle-aged man's head. It looked like his head had just been injured, but he didn't take good care of the injury, but ran here to watch the drama.

This subtle uniqueness and abnormality immediately caught Shuichi Akai's attention.

What's more interesting is that, while everyone else was watching the drama, this middle-aged man rarely looked up at the stage: he was holding a sketchbook in his hand, and was excitedly drawing something with his head down. The strange sound Shuichi Akai heard just now was the sound of his pencil rubbing against the sketch paper.

"..."

He ran to the scene but didn't watch the drama, but painted in such a dimly lit place. It was inexplicable... What on earth was this man drawing?

Shuichi Akai moved his body, relying on his height, quietly passed over the middle-aged painter's shoulder, and easily saw his sketchbook.

The next moment, a familiar figure suddenly bumped into his eyes, in the form of a black and white sketch.

——The picture turned out to be a corpse with blood coming out of the mouth and nose, and eyes open. The tall corpse slumped on a bench in the audience, holding a deformed coffee cup in his hand, the black baseball cap on his head tilted to one side, and his eyes half-opened looking at the sky. Anyone who saw him could see that he died miserably, as if he was poisoned to death.

...What is more worrying is that the corpse has a face of his own, Shuichi Akai.

Shuichi Akai paused holding the coffee: "..."

For a moment, he wanted to slap this guy down, drag him back to the headquarters and ask him if he was Uzo, or one of Uzo's subordinates.

...Fortunately, strictly speaking, what was depicted on the drawing paper was not his true face, but his disguised appearance - just now he did take off his mask in order to blend into the crowd more perfectly, and it was probably seen by the painter.

But there were so many people at the scene, why did he choose to draw him?

Shuichi Akai's eyes became sharp again. He suspected that this was some kind of provocation or intimidation from the mysterious opponent, but he had no evidence.

But it was not a big problem. The FBI was best at finding evidence.

Shuichi Akai took out his phone and silently sent an email to his colleague.

At the same time, he glanced at the painter in front of him, keeping an eye on his sketchbook - if this guy is really a messenger sent by Uzo, he wants to see what the person hiding in the shadow curtain wants to say.

...

Below the stage, the FBI ace was in a state of mood swings because of the inexplicable death picture.

On the stage, another FBI was performing hard.

The "bride" teacher Judy, wearing a white wedding dress and a mask of the same color, was shrinking in the cave, while in the other corner of the stage, a group of people dressed as villains were holding knives and slowly approaching her.

After some maneuvers, the man in black found the woman hiding here. He grabbed the bride's hand and pulled hard: "Come out!"

Judy stumbled out of the cave: "..." Oh, so boring, it's said to be a suspenseful love drama, but in fact, neither side is very similar. Occasionally, you can see traces of the previous murders. At a glance, you can tell that Suzuki Sonoko admired those murders very much and secretly borrowed a lot of techniques.

In short, for her, the heroine who knows the suspense, this stage performance makes people sleepy... But fortunately, it is about to be the time for the "male protagonist" to fall from the sky. She must take note of the subsequent changes in Vermouth's attitude, see the anger and confusion of the woman when her plan was broken, and then guess why she is deeply involved in this campus drama as a "school doctor" and "male protagonist"...

Just thinking about it, suddenly, the area around the stage darkened, leaving only a bright beam of light falling from the sky.

In the beam of light, dark feathers from nowhere fell with the wind.

The villains obviously knew what this feather meant. They were shocked and shouted for the upcoming male protagonist: "Could it be that person is coming?!"

Judy: "..." This thing is a bit like the pigeon feathers that occasionally fall at the crime scene of "Kaito Kid", but the color is reversed... Well, speaking of it, Suzuki Sonoko seems to be a fan of the thief. This stage play is about Uzo's murder case and the same feathers as Kid. Isn't the crime concentration a little high?

Before I could think of any results, suddenly, a figure wearing a helmet and a black robe fell from the sky, and landed on the floor illuminated by the beam of light with a duang.

"Black Knight!" The villains exclaimed in cooperation, "Oh no, why is he here? - Everyone, retreat!"

A group of people were terrified and ran away.

Suddenly, there were only two people left on the stage, and the background music was changed in time, from the underworld music that made people suffocate to a romantic and elegant tune.

In the music full of pink bubbles, Kudo Shinichi straightened his helmet that was shaken crooked when he fell to the ground, and stood up from his half-kneeling position.

Then he took a deep breath, raised his head, and turned around to look behind him in the most handsome posture he could think of.