"Mr. Kong Liang! What happened?"

In response to the questions, Zhu Fu Kong Liang pulled the white towel on his body and was about to explain when he heard the blond young man frown and ask, "Don't the backstage staff have spare clothes to change into?"

As if to answer his question, a performer wearing a shell swimsuit and makeup came from not far away. She ran over with a set of clothes in her hands and said anxiously: "Mr. Zhu Fu! This is the spare uniform for other staff members. Please go and change first! It would be bad if you catch a cold!"

Zhufu Kongliang blinked his eyes, raised his head slightly and glanced at Amuro Toru, with a hint of innocence between his eyebrows. To this, Amuro Toru's expression was still not very good.

"Excuse me, Ms. Yamada." Zhufu Kongliang first thanked the lady, then quietly asked where the changing room was, and said to the others, "Wait a moment, I'll go change my clothes first."

After all, they were going to the men's changing room, so Yamada Miyu could only escort them to the door. But when she turned around, she found herself surrounded.

Yamada Miyu was startled, but her brain quickly reacted: "Are you Mr. Morobushi's companions...?"

Amuro Toru took the initiative and said, "Yes, could you please tell us what happened?"

And Edogawa Conan also noticed other details - there was no water on Yamada Miyu's body, but her hair was very wet, as if she had just taken a shower or had just come out of the water and changed her clothes.

Based on the costume and makeup on the other person, it was obvious that he was one of the actors in the mermaid show just now.

Yamada Miyu's expression was nervous and anxious. Originally, I thought she was only worried about Morobuchi Sorao, but now that Morobuchi Sorao went to change clothes, she kept looking at the room in the other direction. From her attitude, it can be seen that things are obviously not that simple.

Yamada Miyu pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Since you are Mr. Morobuchi's companions..."

"That's what happened."

The story begins before the mermaid show, which is the first show since the opening of their aquarium and a very important event for all of them.

"You can probably tell that I'm also one of the performers in the mermaid show." Yamada Miyu pointed to her performance costume.

"In order to make the performance more beautiful and realistic, we did not use goggles or oxygen tanks. This was much more troublesome and difficult than swimming normally, and there was no room for mistakes... so we had to dive to the top to breathe every half a minute to a minute."

Because of the rhythm, the flashing lights and the dim room, the audience's attention is focused on the most prominent position. The lights and mermaid actors in the early stage are to set off the appearance of the protagonist.

"Because Reiko is the main actress, her ability to hold her breath underwater is the best among us, and she will have a personal show. According to the plan, she will perform underwater for about two minutes before the power goes out. If you have seen the performance of the blonde mermaid wearing a rose-red fishtail... she is Reiko."

Because the power went out at the climax of the performance, before the power went out, they did see the performer who was the blonde mermaid with a rose-red fishtail.

"According to the lights, Reiko will come up to breathe in two minutes, and then we will go into the water again and continue the previous performance."

"And these two minutes are the time we need to change into our costumes."

Conan Edogawa suddenly realized: "No wonder Miss Yamada's clothes are different from what I saw before!"

Yamada Miyu forced a smile and continued, "But just now, when we went to change clothes, when Reiko's performance reached its climax, the power in the aquarium suddenly tripped...!"

"Was it the sudden power outage just now?" Mao Lilan confirmed.

Yamada Miyu nodded and clenched her fists in front of her chest: "If it was just a simple power outage, Reiko could just swim up from the water and return to the platform... After all, this is not our fault, so your own safety is the most important!"

This was a matter of course, so no one present expressed a negative attitude.

“But, but——” Yamada Miyu bit her teeth, her voice even trembling a little: “But the pool used for the performance was suddenly closed for some reason…!!”

Everyone widened their eyes in surprise, realizing that Yamada Miyu's next speech would become very important.

"So Reiko was locked in there!" Yamada Miyu said in a hoarse voice, "If it wasn't for Mr. Morobushi, if it wasn't for Mr. Morobushi who discovered this at that time... Reiko would have drowned in that pond now...!"

Conan Edogawa immediately remembered that when the power outage occurred and the scene remained quiet, he heard the sound of knocking on glass and the sound of someone falling into the water.

He and Amuro Toru looked at each other, with a serious look in their eyes. Edogawa Conan looked up and said in a childish tone: "Hey, Sister Yamada, can you take us to the scene to have a look?"

Yamada Miyu was stunned for a moment, and did not agree directly. So Edogawa Conan increased his coquettishness, and with the help of Amuro Toru's words, Yamada Miyu finally agreed to this matter after some hesitation. The one who played a bigger role in this was probably Moroku Sora, who saved Miss Reiko, and made Yamada Miyu trust these people to a certain extent.

The surface above the stage is spacious and looks like a swimming pool. Because performers need to change clothes in time, there are small changing rooms nearby.

Miyu Yamada said, "For safety reasons, the curator wants to prevent people from accidentally entering or cleaning staff from falling in, so this place is closed during non-performance periods."

But it is now open. Fearing that the guests might accidentally fall in, Yamada Miyu walked over and pressed the control switch, and the pool was closed. The sound of closing and closing is very obvious, even a bit noisy.

"…But this switch needs to be operated by electricity."

That is to say, when the entrance and exit of the pool were closed, it must have been when the power was not yet out, which was also the time when the performers went to change their clothes and Reiko's solo show was about to begin.

"Meiyu, why did you bring outsiders to the backstage!" A slightly serious male voice came from behind, diverting the attention of several people at the moment.

The person who came was a black-haired young man wearing glasses. Whether it was his temperament or his dress, he looked like a manager or an assistant of some company. However, the title that Yamada Miyu called him surprised the others: "Director...!"

"Didn't I tell you? No unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter. It's too dangerous here. The ground is slippery, or there might be some other accidents--" the curator said with a frown.

However, Yamada Miyu didn't seem to hear these words at all, and just asked worriedly: "Reiko, Reiko, is she okay now?"

When the curator mentioned Reiko, he was startled, and a little worried appeared between his eyebrows. His tone was still calm: "After first aid, she is out of danger, but she is not conscious yet. She has been sent to the hospital."

Yamada Miyu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"You haven't answered my question yet. Who are they?" The director looked in the direction of Toru Amuro.

Without Yamada Miyu saying anything, Amuro Toru smiled and said, "We are companions of Mr. Sora Ryo and Mr. Morobuchi Sora Ryo."

Hearing this, the director's expression relaxed a little and he took the initiative to show friendliness: "I'm Inoue Mu, the director of this aquarium."

Director Inoue bowed slightly and thanked him. "If it weren't for Mr. Morobushi, not only would Reiko have drowned, but the aquarium would also have been involved in a scandal involving the death of a person, which would have caused me a huge loss. Thank you very much."

This sentence made everyone present frown, because the meaning contained in this sentence was too cold, as if a person's life was not as important as reputation.

Amuro Toru calmed down his emotions and asked, "Excuse me, how will this matter be handled in the future?"

The curator replied: "It was just an accident. I don't know who accidentally touched the switch, which led to this situation."

Amuro Toru asked back: "Was it really an accident?"

The curator frowned: "What does this mean?"

Conan Edogawa continued: "Because--Yamada-sister just said that the switches here need to be controlled by electricity, right?"

"It's really suspicious. No matter what, this is the aquarium's first opening ceremony. No matter what, all the electricity consumption must have been calculated. How could it suddenly trip? And the exit here was accidentally closed before the trip. It's too coincidental, right?" Conan Edogawa said cutely.

Yamada Miyu couldn't believe what she heard. She took a step back and said, "... Could it be that someone wants to harm Reiko...?!"

"Miyu! Stop talking nonsense!" the curator yelled immediately, then turned around and said to Amuro Toru and the others, "This was just an accident. Please don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing!"

"Please don't judge so easily, Mr. Director." At this moment, a clear voice came from the corner.

The black-haired young man put on a white uniform that was a little too big for him. His hair was still damp. He smiled and said, "As for whether it was an accident or not, we have to investigate first, right?"

"I'm a policeman." The smile on the handsome and clear-looking black-haired young man's lips disappeared. Under the shocked gazes of the curator and others, he raised his hand and showed his police ID, his demeanor became serious and solemn.

The black-haired police officer's cat eyes were fierce, no longer gentle as before. He said, "I suspect this accident involves murder, and I request an immediate search and investigation!"

The author has something to say:

Empty little knowledge.

Teacher Kong Liang: If you are innocent, please don’t be afraid to call the police.