Chapter 84

The story goes back to the next morning, when Conan Edogawa bought a newspaper from a newsboy and saw a message left by Professor Moriarty in it.

He placed an advertisement in the newspaper calling on Jack the Ripper to kill Irene Adler.

"This is too outrageous." Edogawa Conan clenched the newspaper.

So what happened was that they rushed to Irene Adler's theater with flowers and gifts of condolences.

The theater was in perfect order, and because they were holding flowers, no staff stopped them. They entered Irene Adler's studio unimpeded.

It is unknown how Jack the Ripper would have killed Irene Adler, or whether he would have used one of his usual methods.

Irene Adler insisted on participating in the performance: "I absolutely must go on stage. This performance that everyone has worked so hard on for so long cannot be terminated because of me."

This performance was too crucial for her to back out.

Irene Adler needed to perform the closing song at the end of the play, but with so many extras around her, it was difficult to control the situation.

They could only join in as extras without lines, and then protect her while she performed.

But at that time, there were relatively few candidates who could appear by her side.

Amuro Toru's height and skin color restricted him to playing only male roles, such as the butler in the play. The remaining two female maid characters were in a difficult position.

Mao Lilan can play a role, and the main problem comes from Kurokawa Akiho.

Kurokawa Akishige looked at the black and white maid skirt in front of him, somewhat incredulous.

He thought for a moment and said solemnly, "I think it would be more suitable for Amuro to wear."

"No." Edogawa Conan answered firmly.

Although Europeans have larger frames and women tend to grow much taller, a maid over 1.8 meters tall is too outrageous no matter how you think about it. Even if they agree, the troupe will not agree.

Such people are too eye-catching and can easily steal the show.

And if Mr. Amuro wore it...

Edogawa Conan thought about it for a moment and quickly shook his head: Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Amuro Toru looked at Edogawa Conan with a smile: "What are you thinking about, Conan?"

"Nothing." Edogawa Conan met Amuro Toru's gaze, shrank his neck and laughed dryly a few times.

Kurokawa Akiwa visibly lowered his eyes and stared at the maid's skirt with resentment.

There is no way to escape the fate of wearing a skirt.

Conan Edogawa pleaded with a serious expression: "Mr. Principal, the situation is very urgent. If Jack the Ripper succeeds, we will have no chance at all." By then, everyone will die.

Kurokawa Akishige sighed deeply, knowing the urgency of the situation. He had just put in a final struggle.

After determining the division of labor for the clothes, Kurokawa Akishige took the skirt handed to him by the troupe staff and walked towards the dressing room resignedly.

Not only the three of them, but even the young elementary school student had disguised themselves. After they explained the whole story to the troupe, the troupe found a way to add some inconspicuous people who could still be around Irene Adler.

For example, a row of prop simulation trees.

Ai Huiyuan, wearing a simulated tree costume, silently complained: "My first time on stage is to play a tree."

Her friend Edogawa Conan beside her smiled, then paused, remembered something, and quickly asked: "Habara, do you feel the presence of the organization?"

Huiyuan Ai shook her head: "No, I haven't felt it since I entered the game, but it's normal. All five senses have been controlled by artificial intelligence, so it would be strange to feel it, right?"

Edogawa Conan's heart sank.

Kurokawa Akiho was the last one to change his clothes and come out, and he attracted most of the attention as soon as he appeared.

Because of his hair problem, the troupe found him a black wig with a Katyusha on top of his head, and a fitted maid skirt that was tightened at the waist and had a fluffy hem.

Even with a blank expression, Kurokawa Akiho's face is still exceptionally beautiful. His drooping black hair frames the sides of his face, making the lines more feminine, and his beautiful turquoise cat eyes are filled with a look of despair.

Amuro Toru blinked slightly.

Irene Adler exclaimed in surprise, "It's so beautiful."

She circled around Kurokawa Akiwa a few times and offered him an olive branch: "Would you like to join the troupe? You will definitely become an excellent stage actor."

"No thanks." Kurokawa Akishige refused without hesitation.

The clothes were so tight on his waist that it was difficult for him to breathe. Coupled with the astonished looks of the crowd, the young principal, who still had his second-year syndrome, felt a little embarrassed.

He pulled his hair, feeling that he looked strange.

Mao Lilan said with emotion: "I didn't expect that the principal would look so natural in women's clothing."

He was the most beautiful person she had ever seen besides Shinichi's mother.

Conan Edogawa didn't expect it to be so outstanding. He thought it would look weird for Kurokawa Akiwa to wear a skirt, and was still wondering how to cover it up if it was too weird.

This look can overshadow the heroine.

New troubles arose.

"This is not a maid, she is clearly a princess." Haibara Ai said.

Takizawa Shinya and Jiang Shouhuang opened their mouths in surprise: "Wasn't it a man who just entered?"

How come she turned out to be such a beautiful lady!

Kurokawa Akiho folded his arms and looked at the two little ghosts with a slanted look: "Shut your mouth."

Takizawa Shinya and Jiang Shouhuang immediately shut their mouths: "How fierce."

Edogawa Conan muttered silently: "If the director is like this, it's better not to say anything."

Kurokawa Akiwa looked at Edogawa Conan with half-moon eyes.

He tugged at his fluffy skirt, sighed, and looked up to meet Amuro Toru's smiling eyes.

Kurokawa Akiwa reached out and scratched his cheek: "Is it weird?"

Amuro Toru shook his head: "It looks very nice."

Too bad I couldn't take a picture of it.

Kurokawa Akishige blinked his eyes, his heart settled down, and then he realized belatedly that something was strange.

*

Before the performance, the actors of the troupe familiarized Kurokawa Akishige and others with the scenes and procedures. After confirming that there would be no problems, they began to wait backstage.

Before the performance, they checked all the facilities in the venue to ensure that they would not be tampered with, and then they stood in their own positions according to the music and order.

Jack the Ripper did not appear until the middle and late stages of the performance.

Kurokawa Akishige's face was almost frozen with laughter. He followed the actors' footsteps and moved to stand behind Irene Adler, waiting for her curtain call performance.

Mao Lilan whispered: "Jack the Ripper doesn't seem to have appeared."

Amuro Toru nodded: "It is very likely that he will appear again after the stage play is completely over. We still cannot let our guard down."

The curtain call of the stage play went perfectly, and the actors in the troupe all breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Jack the Ripper will not appear.

You know, when I first heard that Jack the Ripper was coming, even though I was not his target, I was so nervous that I was shaking and almost forgot my lines.

The dial moved bit by bit, and when it approached midnight, it vibrated and made a loud noise. The timing bomb suddenly exploded in an instant, and the huge roar and flames made the venue a mess.

"Why did it explode?"

“Run!”

Panic shouting filled the entire space, and all the audience fled in haste without caring about anything.

The lighting racks on the stage creaked, drowning out the sounds of panic. The performers ran off the stage in panic.

The crowd was so crowded that it was difficult to tell who was who, and Irene Adler was hurriedly pushed away from them.

Edogawa Conan shouted with difficulty in the crowd: "Keep an eye on Miss Adler."

Kurokawa Akishige frowned and rushed towards Irene Adler who was pushed away. The black and white maid outfit restricted his range of movement.

He tutted in annoyance.

Not only Kurokawa Akiho, but also Amuro Toru and Mouri Ran were unable to quickly approach Irene Adler in the crowded crowd.

The crowd was like crazy, fleeing in panic amid the continuous explosions.

A man appeared with his back to Kurokawa Akiwa, and then a white light flashed. The man took out a dagger and threatened Irene Adler to leave with him.

He couldn't be allowed to take Irene Adler away.

Kurokawa Akishige pushed through the crowd with great effort, and just as his outstretched arm was about to touch the man, the lamp stand fell down under the weight.

…

Irene Adler looked calmly at the man with his face covered: "Are you Jack the Ripper?"

The man in the black cloak spoke in a sinister tone, but did not deny it: "Although you are an excellent opera singer, I am sorry that I need to take your life."

Irene Adler frowned slightly: "You are not Jack the Ripper."

The man in the black cloak clenched the dagger in his hand after hearing her words, and said angrily: "I am Jack the Ripper!"

Irene Adler chuckled, completely confirming that the person in front of her was not Jack the Ripper at all.

A light laugh seemed to have snapped the last shred of sanity from the cloaked man.

The anger was ignited in an instant.

The cloaked man's bloodshot eyes widened, and he roared with a hoarse voice, "I will kill you and rip out all your intestines!"

He raised the sharp dagger high up with a cold gleam, the sharp tip pointing directly at Irene Adler, the worn cuffs showing from his cloak, and the strong wind generated by the swing of his arm stabbed down quickly and forcefully!

The sharp blade so close to her seemed to be able to pierce her eyeballs. At the critical moment, the cuffs of the black and white maid outfit suddenly appeared, blocking Irene Adler. She approached quickly and fiercely grabbed the arm of the cloaked man holding the dagger. The strong palm clenched and the finger bones were faintly visible. The huge force seemed to be able to crush a person's hand bones.

Kurokawa Akishige's eyes were icy cold. With a sudden sideways movement, he twisted the man's arm to an angle he couldn't normally reach. He raised his foot and stomped hard on the man's knee. The sudden increase in gravity caused his kneecap to slam into the ground with a loud, dull thud.

A ferocious pain belatedly swept through the man's body. His arm felt as if it were broken, and his muscles trembled uncontrollably in the tearing pain. He lost his grip on the dagger and dropped it to the ground. His kneecap pressed against the ground, and the pain of the shattered bone assaulted his nerve endings. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even scream.

Kurokawa Akiho's maid skirt was torn and tattered, and a few strands of her black wig were stuck to her cheeks. Her blue eyes contained a cold look, and she swept her cold eyes over the man as if she was looking at scum.