Chapter 133 Script Killing (I)
It's not easy to expose Edogawa Conan's identity. If Higashino Hiroshi runs directly in front of him and reveals his true identity, he has a hundred ways to play dumb.
So you have to find the right time. If you do it right, you can even make Edogawa Conan take off his vest on his own initiative.
But I'm not free right now, I have to wait until the college league is over.
Yes, Higashino Xi still remembers the cheering.
However, he still had to bring bodyguards with him when he went out. His chances of encountering danger were lower now, but Hatori Shizueji was being targeted. The Black Organization wanted to kidnap him, so they definitely had bad intentions, perhaps even using him for human experiments.
If you fail this time, there will be next time.
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What Yu Tiao thought was correct. Ka Yao did not give him up after he returned. When he reported, he re-processed the course of events.
"You mean, when you were about to respond, someone suddenly rushed up and interrupted your sniper shot and snatched your gun?" Rum suppressed his anger and asked with a gloomy face.
Kayao lowered his head and said with guilt: "Yes. It's all my fault for being incompetent. Please punish me, Lord Rum." He pushed the only thing that Hatori did onto another person and never mentioned him from beginning to end.
Rum took a few deep breaths, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, it's not entirely your fault. If the people who did it had been more effective, you wouldn't have had to do it. The quality of the peripheral personnel is just not good enough." Ka Yao was his confidant, and he wouldn't blame him for a single failure. Giving subordinates a little tolerance when they made mistakes could increase their loyalty. This was Rum's usual way of managing his subordinates.
He knocked on the table and asked, "Do you have any idea who attacked you?"
Ka Yao shook his head: "It's not clear yet. I've asked other members to help investigate."
"Let me know when you find out. Anyone who can gain the upper hand over you must be extraordinary."
"Yes." Ka Yao nodded in agreement.
But if the mission failed, Rum wouldn't get the intelligence he wanted. He pondered for a moment and said, "If it doesn't work once, try again. This time, pick some capable people and don't let a few idiots hold us back."
"yes."
However, you can't just kidnap someone. After today, they'll definitely be more cautious. If you act rashly, you'll ultimately fail. So, you have to find the right time.
So, until the end of the college league, Rum didn't find any opportunities.
The Dongda volleyball team ultimately failed to advance to the finals, reaching the round of 16. This proves that in a team sport like volleyball, one person's strength is of little use. However, this is the best result in Dongda volleyball team history, and it has been photographed and recorded in the club's history. The entire team is very satisfied with this achievement.
Hatori Yuiichi, the team's most outstanding player, later received offers from several professional teams, but he declined them all, citing his desire to complete his studies before playing competitively.
Hearing him say this, the professional teams felt a pity. Many talented athletes had said this before, but too many things could happen in three or four years, and playing on a regular school team would not only waste time but also drain a player's talent. Many talented players had fallen by the wayside for this very reason, and they felt that Hatori Yui was one of them.
Whatever the professional sports teams think, it has nothing to do with Hatori Yui. His future is still uncertain.
Although Todai didn't make it to the finals, Higashino Hiroshi still brought Ayumi and the others to watch the match as promised. The exciting match made everyone excited.
After the game, everyone was still feeling unsatisfied. Genta even showed interest in learning volleyball. Hatori Yui, of course, wouldn't refuse. He borrowed a ball and took the other kids to practice on the outdoor court near the stadium.
While fighting, Kojima Genta suddenly stopped and asked, "By the way, what's going on with those men in black? Why are they following us?" He pointed to the bodyguards standing in a row outside the stadium.
"Genta..." Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko said speechlessly, "That's the bodyguard of Higashino's family. Didn't he tell me when we first met today?"
"Brother Jinger encountered human traffickers a few days ago, so of course we have to be careful!" said Ayumi Yoshida.
Kojima Genta pondered and said, "I think that instead of being protected by others, Brother Jinger should practice some physical training. If he were as strong as me, he would definitely not be captured so easily."
Edogawa Conan twitched his lips. With your physique, ordinary human traffickers really can't carry you!
Higashino Hiroshi, who was standing by with Hatori Shizueji and watching, said, "You guys are right. Shizueji is feeling much better now, so exercise can be put back on the agenda."
When Seiji Hatori heard this, the smile on his face froze. He curled his lips and said, "I don't like sports."
Hatori, who always spoiled him, didn't stand by him this time. Instead, she said, "Even if you don't like it, you should move. You've been sick for so long, you need to exercise properly to strengthen your physique. You don't want to be this short forever, do you?"
The last sentence is absolutely killer.
Because of his poor health, Hatori Shizueji, even though he's almost entering high school, still looks like a freshly graduated elementary school student. During his time away from home, he's lost count of whether he's gained a centimeter. Furthermore, the girls he grew up with in the lab are all taller than him, making him the shortest of his peers! His height is a major concern for him.
In order to grow taller, he would unconditionally agree to anything he was asked to do, let alone exercise.
Then, Higashino Xi looked at Seiji Hatori, who had looked reluctant just now, and walked into the court obediently, asking for advice.
Dong Yexi shook his head and smiled. This kid is so easy to fool.
Inside the court, Hatori Yui was exercising with the children; outside, Higashino Hiroshi received a call from Fujitsuka Tian. "Second Young Master, everything is ready as you requested. Would you like to check it?"
"No need. I trust you to do the job." Dong Yexi said with a smile, "Since everything is ready, let's send out the invitations."
"OK."
After the call was hung up, Dong Yexi held the phone and gave a meaningful smile.
Conan Edogawa, who was about to catch the ball, suddenly shook all over and the ball passed perfectly over his arm.
"Conan, your skills are too bad!!" Kojima Genta immediately ran out to chase the ball.
"Sorry, sorry!" Edogawa Conan scratched his head awkwardly. The chill he felt just now was quickly forgotten.
After everyone had exercised enough, Dong Yexi treated everyone to a meal and then sent the children home.
Conan Edogawa ran to the second floor of the detective agency, where only Ran Mouri was.
"Where is your uncle?" asked Conan Edogawa.
"Dad went out to work." Mao Lilan explained. She was holding a red letter in her hand, which caught the attention of Edogawa Conan.
"What is this?" he asked curiously.
Mao Lilan handed him the letter, which read "Dear Detective Mao Li Kogoro... You are sincerely invited to participate in a large-scale immersive script-killing game... Game time... Game location..."
After watching it, Edogawa Conan showed his half-moon eyes. "What kind of variety show is this?"
Mao Lilan shook her head: "No, this is just a big game."
Edogawa Conan put the letter back on the table and said, "What's the fun in this kind of role-playing? Uncle will definitely not go."
"Dad really doesn't want to go. He said he can't play things for young people. But..." Mao Lilan said with interest, "I heard Sonoko say before that script-killing games are very popular overseas now. Unfortunately, there are no such places in Tokyo yet. So, I want to go and play."
"...These are all scripts, different from real cases." Edogawa Conan advised.
"Of course I know!" Mao Lilan pulled up a page on her phone and showed it to him. "I looked it up online. You don't have to be able to solve cases to play this game. You just have to act according to the script. And this script seems to be adapted from real events. I think it's very interesting!"
Edogawa Conan tried to dissuade him again: "Isn't this just playing house?"
Mao Lilan put away her smile and looked at him seriously: "Conan, don't be a spoiler."
Conan Edogawa: "...Then I'll go too." Since I can't stop them, I'll just join.
Mao Lilan was stunned for a moment, then showed an expression of sudden realization. "I was wondering why you kept stopping me. It turns out you were afraid that I wouldn't take you with me. Don't worry, I will take you and Sonoko with me."
"Yuanzi...is your sister going too?"
"Yes. The invitation letter says that you can bring two more people. Since Dad didn't want to go, I invited Sonoko. She was so happy." Mao Lilan showed him the chat history between the two of them, and the expression of happy spinning at the end was very conspicuous.
Conan Edogawa: ...Okay.
He thought it was just an ordinary game invitation, but when he received a call from Shuichi Akai in the evening, he knew that things were not that simple.
"Boy, there is an invitation letter for Kudo Shinichi." Akai Shuichi read the content, which was almost the same as the one for Mori Kogoro.
This script-killing show actually invited Kudo Shinichi?!
Edogawa Conan knew that as long as he looked for Kudo Shinichi, it would definitely be bad luck. This had been verified many times.
"What should we do?" Akai Shuichi asked, "Are you going to keep the appointment?"
"How can I go like this?" Edogawa Conan pondered, "Please ask Mr. Akai to go as Subaru Okiya. Uncle Mori has also received it. I will go with Sister Xiaolan."
Akai Shuichi: "So Mr. Mori received it too. But it doesn't seem like it says you can bring other people with you on your letter."
Edogawa Conan: "..." How should I put it, I suddenly felt like I had lost.
A few days later, when they arrived at the location specified in the invitation, they found that they were not the only ones who received the invitation.
Amuro Toru looked at the smiling Okiya Subaru, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times: "Why are you here?"
Subaru Okiya waved the invitation in his hand and said, "I'm here on behalf of someone else. What about you?"
"Oh~ I'm different from you." Amuro Toru crossed his arms over his chest and raised his chin slightly. "I was invited. After all, I'm Mr. Mori's disciple!"
Conan Edogawa, who was caught in the middle: ...Mr. Amuro, this doesn't seem like something to be proud of, right?
Subaru Okiya clapped his hands politely, "I see. I can't compare, I can't compare."
Amuro Toru's expression froze. He suddenly felt that his behavior had been a bit childish.
There were sparks on their side, but the two girls retreated a little.
"Wait, Xiaolan, are you sure this is the place?" Suzuki Sonoko asked, pointing at the dilapidated and dangerous houses.
"Yes, it's here." Mao Lilan nodded with difficulty.
"Are we going to play a script-killing game here?" Suzuki Sonoko said with a look of rejection. "This place is too shabby, isn't it? What if it collapses?"
"That's impossible." A familiar Kansai accent echoed. "The marks on the walls are clearly old, just to create a shabby atmosphere. These houses might as well be newly built."
"Hattori?!" Mao Lilan turned around in surprise, "You guys got invited too?"
"Yeah." Toyama Kazuha said speechlessly, "I don't know who sent the invitation, but he didn't doubt it at all and rushed over in such a hurry. He also said something like 'Kudo will definitely go too'. So, where is your Kudo?" She put her hands on her hips and asked in front of Hattori Heiji.
Hattori Heiji smiled awkwardly. He couldn't possibly say that Kudo Shinichi was already here, could he?
Conan Edogawa: ...If he gets caught by Toyama Kazuha one day, it will definitely be Hattori Heiji's fault!
"Mr. Kudo won't be coming today." Okiya Subaru said, "He asked me to come in his place."
"Oh, oh...that's a pity!" Hattori Heiji immediately responded.
Conan Edogawa: This acting is so disgusting, I suggest you stop acting.
"Shall we go in now?" Suzuki Sonoko asked. In her heart, she was reluctant, as she had a feeling something would come out and say something.
"Let's go." Everyone walked into the bungalow in front.
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