Chapter 2257 2269 [The Use of Theater]
This part-time job with simple work content and high salary is like a piece of pie falling from the sky, and is somewhat similar to the situation encountered by Mori Rintaro's family.
"I remember that in the Red Hair Society, the low-paid clerk and the person who offered high-paying part-time jobs were actually in the same group. They did this to make the pawnshop owner leave the store regularly, and the two of them took advantage of that time to dig a tunnel from the pawnshop directly to the underground vault of the bank next door."
While thinking about the whole case, Hashimoto Maya quickly recalled the topography of this street: "There really is a bank... Could it be that this is really a Red Hair Society template?"
He glanced covertly in the direction of the next table, vaguely refreshed his understanding of his boss: "Uzo actually teaches students according to their aptitude, and teaches the Baker Street Guerrillas he favors from the classic Sherlock Holmes.
"So, Wu Zuo really likes the Sherlock Holmes series. These kids, Jiang Xia's 'Holmes', me as 'Watson', plus the irritable 'landlady' in the detective agency, he has almost gathered all the important characters in reality... Well, 'Moriarty' is of course himself.
"By the way, that 'landlady' actually dared to drive fast near the Metropolitan Police Department. She's really audacious. She almost hit me yesterday. I have reason to suspect that he did it on purpose... I'll write it down in my notebook and settle the score with him later.
"Also, Irene Adler seems to be missing from these people. Sherlock Holmes admired her very much. I remember that she used to be a singer in a theater... Wait, theater?!"
Maya Hashimoto's body trembled, and she suddenly felt that she had an epiphany: Could it be that the Haixin Theater that Uzo asked him to build was prepared for "Irene Adler"?
So who is the "Irene Adler" who attracted Uzo?
Maya Hashimoto tried hard to think but failed. She couldn't think of who was closer to that woman in real life.
So another idea came to his mind: Maybe there is no specific candidate for "Irene Adler" yet, and Uzo built the theater just to attract suitable actors and then cast them one by one?
Uzo’s casting…
Hashimoto Maya: “…” Although it will take some time for the theater to be completed, he seemed to have already seen the blood-stained stage.
"The stage and the theater are made of waterproof materials, but I don't know if they are blood-proof... Uh, if I ask this when buying materials, will the experienced citizens of Beika take me to the police station on the spot? It seems that I can only do experiments myself, or just make them dark red and black, colors that won't be affected by blood stains."
Hashimoto Maya's thoughts unconsciously returned to her recent job.
At this moment, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's voice rang out from the table next to him: "I understand. This is the 'Red Hair Society' in the Sherlock Holmes anthology. That person must be trying to copy the crime!"
Hashimoto Maya came back to her senses and nodded secretly: As expected of Bei... The backup member of the Beika Town Guerrillas actually understood Uzo's intention so quickly.
However, Conan waved his hand and said, "How is it possible? The Sherlock Holmes series has been around for more than a hundred years. It is such a well-known story that anyone can think of it at the first time. What kind of fool would use such a script, unless he wants to be caught immediately - besides, these days, how can there be a thief so patient?"
Hashimoto Maya's eyes lit up, and she pushed up her sunglasses on her nose, writing furiously in her mental notepad: "..." He actually dared to call Uzo a fool, and used the word "thief" to describe his carefully selected one-time teacher. It was so bold. Write it down, I must write it down! ...Hmm? Where are these kids going?
At the next seat, a few children ran outside the quiet store, bent down, put their ears to the ground, and listened attentively.
Conan followed him out and was shocked to see this scene: "What are you doing?"
"Shh!" Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya solemnly signaled him to be quiet, "Since that person is secretly digging a tunnel in the room, there must be noise. We are listening!"
Conan: "...What did you hear?"
"No sound." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya touched his chin, "But we found a suspicious person!"
Conan looked at their strange posture lying on the ground, then looked at the curious passers-by, and silently covered his face: "..." Don't embarrass yourself, let's go.
He was about to step forward to pull these students up, but at this moment, the three elementary school students who had just whispered to each other suddenly turned around, rushed over and hugged the legs of someone behind the door.
Hashimoto Maya was shocked: "?!" How did you know I was here? !
He wanted to turn around and shake off these leg-stealing monsters, and then run away before anyone could react. However, before he moved, he realized that this was really unnecessary.
——He just came out to have a meal normally, saw a few familiar kids normally, and then just joined in the fun outside the store normally. What was there to hide for?
...The only bad thing is that he lost the advantage of the enemy being in the open while he was in the dark, and now he was exposed to that insidious little colleague.
Conan didn't expect to meet this "suspicious person" who had disappeared for several days: "Why is it you?"
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya was also stunned for a moment, then recognized him: "Hey, it's the older brother who was treated as a suspect in the cinema before!"
Hashimoto Maya: "..." What do you mean by suspect? It's too unlucky, change the name!
He wanted to correct it like this, but he felt that it was useless to argue with these kids. Finally, Hashimoto Maya sighed and decided to figure out another thing that concerned him first. He tried to put on a kind smile: "I wanted to show up suddenly to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect to be found first - how did you see me?"
Conan: “…” Haha, that sounds so nice, but actually you are just concerned about whether there are any loopholes in your tracking, right?
Thinking of this, as a detective who often needs to track targets, he suddenly became curious: the position where Hashimoto Maya was just now was a blind spot for the three children, and the reflective objects around him could not illuminate him... How did these children see him, do they have unique observation skills?
Conan immediately pricked up his ears, wanting to hear what he could learn.
Then I heard Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya laugh obediently: "It was Brother Jiang Xia who told us! Just now when I was eavesdropping on him, he sent us a message."
Hashimoto Maya and Conan were both startled: "Jiang Xia?"
There were footsteps behind me, and a figure approached.
Several people turned around at the same time and saw Jiang Xia waving at them. The detective greeted them and said, "I received an anonymous email saying that something interesting would happen in this restaurant, so I came to take a look."... It turned out that iced black tea was easier to grab when it was closer.
(End of this chapter)
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