Chapter 1747-1755 [Another Phantom Thief]

Jiang Xia: "..." Speaking of which, Kinoshita Yoko seems to have gotten used to Conan's cleverness, which is different from that of ordinary children. It may be that she has very few contacts with children, and the few she occasionally encounters are mostly child stars who are very smart. There is not enough child sample, so she thinks Conan's performance is still within the range of normal children.

Jiang Xia thought casually and said, "It's actually not difficult to figure this out."

Conan's eyes lit up: "What do you mean?"

Jiang Xia half-knelt beside him, lowered his voice, and pointed to the screenwriter's room not far away: "Do you hear the buzzing sound of the machine? It seems that he is printing the script. If you sneak in now as a child and take a peek, you will know the content of the script immediately."

Conan's heart was immediately moved, but he was a little hesitant: "He won't hit me, right? Should I put something inside my clothes before going in?"

Although Conan is fearless for the truth, he is not a masochist after all. The sound of the screenwriter kicking and beating Ito Tamonsuke just now was really shocking. Conan wanted to avoid being hurt as much as possible.

Jiang Xia: "He treats children much better than adults. At most, he will hit you on the head like he did to Ito Megumi just now. You are stubborn, so it won't be a big problem."

Conan: "......" Although it sounds like Jiang Xia is praising him, I always feel like something is not right...

But then he thought again, Jiang Xia was right at the door. Although Xiaolan had gone to look after the brother and sister, she was not far from here. He also had an anesthetic needle and foot strength-enhancing shoes... Could the screenwriter really beat him to death?

Thinking of the abundant military force behind him, Conan no longer hesitated. He adjusted his expression, tried his best to show a cute smile, and entered the screenwriter's room.

The printer on the desk was running. Conan leaned over as if nothing had happened and said in a pinched voice: "Wow~ That's amazing! The script is really printed out page by page!"

Screenwriter: “…” What’s so great about this, you ignorant little brat.

However, the child's heartfelt praise was indeed pleasing, and the screenwriter was a little proud of himself and did not kick him out immediately.

Just as the last page was finished, Conan approached the table as if nothing had happened and looked at the thick stack of scripts. The title on the cover was "Itaro Patrolman's Diary - The Phantom Thief "Edo Boy" Chapter"

"Phantom Thief Edo-chan?"

"Edo" is the old name of Tokyo, but the "Edo boy" here seems to refer to a single person.

The screenwriter had a good impression of this flattering brat. Seeing Conan had doubts, he explained: "The name 'Edo Boy' comes from a thief in real life. That guy has been quite active recently and has been on the news several times. He is the source of my script."

"Oh, I see..." Conan quietly reached out his hand and was about to turn the script to read two pages, but at this moment, a hand reached out from the side and the financial manager appeared out of nowhere.

She picked up the script and said to the screenwriter, "Then I'll go print it first."

"Go ahead." The screenwriter pressed a button, took out the disk inserted in the laptop, put it in the box and put it away.

Conan was stunned for a moment: "You are still using such an old disk?" In modern society, various technologies are in parallel, but the number of people using this kind of disk is gradually decreasing. I didn't expect that this seemingly fashionable screenwriter is actually quite retro.

The screenwriter snorted, "What a meddlesome little brat. Alright, get out of here now, and don't disturb my rest."

…

Conan left.

Before leaving, he quietly took a booklet from the screenwriter's room.

"Edo boy?" In the corridor, Jiang Xia looked down at the book he brought out, "The phantom thief who has appeared in many places across the country?"

Kinoshita Yoko was a little curious: "Who is that? As for the thieves, I think I have only heard of Kaito Kidd."

"Kid is quite famous..." Conan muttered. He lowered his head and flipped through the book in his hand, and found that it was a collection of clippings - the screenwriter collected all the reports about "Edo Kid" and pasted them in this book.

Conan: "About half a year ago, starting from the suburbs of Tokyo, Edo Boy started to rob people all over the country. I heard from the police who chased him that he was like a thief who had traveled through time from a period drama. He could escape by jumping lightly on the rooftops, as if he had mastered light skills. The police could not keep up with his speed at all. So the media gave him the name 'Edo Boy', which has been used until now - this is also the theme of the troupe's filming this time."

Jiang Xia glanced at the stage in the distance: "In a traveling troupe, learning acrobatics and 'qinggong' is the foundation of one's career. Moreover, this troupe happens to be touring the country, which is almost the same route as Edo Boy... This script is very suitable for them."

"Indeed. Speaking of 'Edo Boy', we were once investigated by the police as suspects."

A sweet voice suddenly interrupted from the side.

Jiang Xia turned around and saw that the person coming was the actress who had been rolling on the stage before.

Shirai Yuri had smooth, fluffy short hair with a bow tied on top. She glanced at Jiang Xia, her face flushed, and her eyes quickly moved away, just in time to bump into Kinoshita Yoko who was looking over.

After looking into the eyes of the idol, Shirai Yuri's face instantly turned redder, and she stammered, "Hello! I'm your fan..."

Yoko Kinoshita thought of the actor who had been like a wheel on the stage before and smiled at her: "I didn't expect that I still have such a great fan."

Shirai Yuri's face turned even redder.

A fair and tender young woman suddenly became like a cooked crab. Jiang Xia sighed that this was a true fan, and asked for clues: "Do you know the specific content of the script that the screenwriter is writing? Is it something he wants to write himself, or does your young leader want to play this theme?"

Shirai Yuri came back to her senses and thought hard: "It was the screenwriter who first said he wanted to write it. After the team leader knew about it, he wanted him to change the ending, but the screenwriter never agreed. The two of them have been deadlocked until now - as for the specific content, neither of them told us."

As she spoke, she sighed, "I just hope they can finish writing the script as soon as possible so that they have time to practice in advance and don't make mistakes when performing... Alas, the troupe leader has always been easy to talk to and respects our decisions. The screenwriter is usually not so persistent about his script. I really don't know what happened this time. Both of them became so stubborn."

…

After Shirai Yuri provided the information she knew, she got the autograph as she wished and ran back to practice happily.

In the corridor that had quieted down again, Conan glanced at Jiang Xia and asked stealthily in a low voice, "What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)