Chapter 1532 1540 [She is Uzo's secretary]
A huge feeling of fear came over me, and at the same time, all kinds of brain-stirring questions from Conan echoed in my ears.
Subaru Okiya was in no mood to answer him, but he was worried that a long pause would give him away, so he had to try to devote some of his attention to listening to what Conan was saying, and then use his shameless adult methods to continue dealing with all the topics raised by the naughty kid.
Okiya Subaru did indeed tactfully fend off those questions, giving himself some time to think.
But before he could figure out the terrible question of "who is the one knocking on the door", the child next to him thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Okiya brother, have you heard of the 'stage'?"
Boom——
It was as if a bolt of thunder struck from the top of his head. Subaru Okiya froze in place, feeling as if everything was shattered.
For a moment, he could hardly hide his expression, and the look he gave Conan could only be described as "horrified".
Conan was also stunned for a moment. Having known Okiya Subaru for such a long time, this was the first time he saw this graduate student who was good at concealing his expression lose his composure like this.
He was confused for a moment, and suddenly understood something: "You have heard of the 'stage', right? What does it mean? Who is the person hiding behind it?!"
Okiya Subaru did not answer his question, but sat stiffly in his seat like a statue.
After a long while, he moved his eyes slightly, and said in a very dry voice: "...Where did you hear this word?"
Conan saw his huge reaction and guessed that it was a serious matter.
Thinking of the woman in black who gave me the passport, Conan said truthfully: "I... uh, it's inconvenient for me to apply for a passport for some reasons, but I really want to go abroad. And just one day before I was scheduled to come to the UK, a woman in black suddenly appeared at my house and gave me a passport. She said..."
"A woman in black?!" Subaru Okiya seemed to be pricked by something and sat up straight with a start, "What exactly does she look like?"
"Hmm...very beautiful?" Conan first stated his overall first impression, and then used gestures to describe her, "She had a hair ornament on her forehead, and was wearing a fluffy off-shoulder dress. She must have climbed up from the window, but her clothes were not messy at all, so she must be very skilled. Of course, it could also be that I was too careless, causing her to be lurking in the house a long time ago - by the way, she is the owner of the Gothic Lolita clothing store, and since you were the one hiding behind the store, you should have seen her, or even know her."
Conan tried hard to describe that person so that he could compare the information with Okiya Subaru and get more information.
However, at this time, Okiya Subaru had no intention of listening to what he was saying.
While Conan was struggling to loudly describe the situation to him amid the huge and chaotic background music, a figure appeared at the side door of the venue.
——Conan didn't need to describe it in detail, the "woman in black" he mentioned had already appeared silently in Okiya Subaru's sight.
At the end of Okiya Subaru's sight, the colorful searchlights of the venue flashed by and stopped at the side door. In the short-lived light circle, the two looked at each other, and Miss Spider suddenly raised her hand to her chest and bowed slightly to him.
When she stood up again, the searchlight had been turned on, and it was impossible to see her face and expression, but her identity was already clear.
In the dim light, the woman in black stepped aside to open the door, making an inviting gesture. Then she put down her hand and stood quietly by the door, waiting for Okiya Subaru to approach, like a messenger coming to take him in.
...Unfortunately, the destination was not the paradise without a terrible boss that Subaru Okiya had imagined, but a direct route to hell.
Almost at the same time, the child's tender voice rang in Okiya Subaru's ears.
"By the way, she also said at that time..." Conan's voice fell on his eardrum, like a heavy stone hammer, making Okiya Subaru's head buzz, "--An actor who escapes from the stage has no value in existence."
“…”
It was dead silent.
Of course, the only thing that went silent was Okiya Subaru's heart running towards freedom. At this time, the venue was still full of excitement.
Amid the audience's loud laughter, Subaru Okiya's expression changed several times, and finally slowly condensed into a smile that was uglier than crying.
——It is impossible to get a passport that can be used to leave the country instantly, even if it is a fake one.
Uzo must have been prepared for this, as he was able to produce this passport on the eve of Conan's departure.
That is to say, when he was secretly discussing the escape plan with Shuichi Akai in Beika-cho, when he was trying to survive the few days before his departure, when he was counting the good times of escaping to the United States... Uzo was watching him quietly somewhere, and then happily and silently participated in this carefully formulated escape plan, casually adjusting his itinerary like adjusting a toy.
It turned out that the plot had already started so long ago. Not only did he know nothing about it, he also believed countless times that he could successfully escape from Uzo.
"...Mr. Akai, or Mr. Akai who was controlled by Usa, did not make the wrong choice." Okiya Subaru felt that he was gradually losing his ability to think, and the colors of the whole world were fading. He seemed to be turning into a fool puppet being played in the palm of someone's hand. "The circus is still very suitable for me. I can go on stage and play the clown now... No, maybe I have been acting for a long time, but I just haven't realized it."
"Mr. Okiya? Are you okay?" Conan didn't hear the low murmurs, but only saw Okiya Subaru's reaction.
He didn't expect that a random keyword would cause such a drastic change. Conan reached out and poked Subaru Okiya, wanting him to stop being in a daze by himself and explain the situation to him so that he could think about it together.
Unexpectedly, before he could open his mouth, the young graduate student next to him suddenly stood up and walked away along the aisle. His stiff steps immediately made people think of a word - the walking dead.
"Where are you going?"
Conan was confused, but one thing was certain - the so-called "stage" was indeed set up for Okiya Subaru, and the "actor" above should also refer to him.
Seeing that the source of the clue was about to run away, Conan stood up and wanted to chase after him.
However, at this moment, the performance was at an extremely thrilling part. Mao Lilan did not dare to look at the terrible performance on the stage, and her big watery eyes were darting around. Suddenly, she found that the child next to her was about to run away, so she immediately reached out and grabbed the child back.
"Let me go! I don't want to run away!" Conan struggled hard, but it was useless. He had to find an excuse, "I just want to go to the bathroom!"
(End of this chapter)
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