Chapter 2373 2385 [FBI's trap]
After admiring the grand sight of the audience packed below the stage, Suzuki Sonoko belatedly remembered something.
"Why hasn't Dr. Shinde arrived yet?" Suzuki Sonoko put down her Coke, picked up her phone and took a look. "We were still missing a few props, and he said he would buy them on the way and bring them over... He should be here soon, since he's the leading actor in this stage play."
Conan, who was in the background: "..."
Damn it, why let that guy who is full of suspicious words be the male lead! He is not even a student in our class. Is it because of his good acting skills and good looks? ... There must be something shady!
The director, who was immersed in the script, was unaware of the resentment of a certain fake elementary school student. Suzuki Sonoko opened the address book and called Dr. Arata.
However, no one answered the phone until the ringing stopped.
Suzuki Sonoko sighed and looked at the noisy crowd below the stage: "There were so many people and the noise was loud, he probably didn't hear it."
Mao Lilan looked at her watch and said, "Could it be that the props are too heavy and Dr. Shinde has no time to move them? I'll go to the parking lot to see if he's there. Besides, there are a lot of people here today, so there must be a traffic jam nearby. He might be stuck on the road. If there's no one in the parking lot, I'll go to the nearby intersection to help him move the props over."
Jiang Xia glanced around the venue, thinking about something. He turned around and followed Mao Lilan: "I'll go with you."
Conan was startled and hurried to follow.
However, just as he took a step, he was suddenly grabbed by the back of the collar by a black hand.
Suzuki Sonoko was quick and reached out to pick up the guy and said, "Don't run around! There are so many people in the venue. If someone with bad eyesight steps on you, you will have to spend the school festival in the hospital."
Conan: "..." I'm an elementary school student, not a mole, how can I be stepped on so easily? Let me go, I want to follow and see!
He tried his best, and while struggling, Suzuki Sonoko easily carried him into the backstage lounge.
After a few people left from the backstage.
Below the stage, a man dressed in a suit, looking like a corporate slave, quietly turned his head away from the drinks stand.
He quickly glanced behind the stage curtain, then took out his cell phone and whispered into the receiver: "The target has left, and he left with the famous detective."
A female voice responded calmly from the other side: "Got it, leave the rest to me."
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Jiang Xia and Mao Lilan came to the parking lot. As expected, it was already full, but looking around, there didn't seem to be any new cars that Dr. Xin usually drove.
"It looks like there's a traffic jam." Mao Lilan sighed, "Let's go to the nearby..."
Before he finished speaking, someone suddenly said in surprise: "Jiang Xia, Xiaolan!"
The voice had a strong foreign accent. The two were startled and turned around to follow the direction of the voice. As expected, they saw Judy waving happily at them.
"Teacher Judy!" Mao Lilan smiled at the teacher she hadn't seen for a while. She remembered that the English teacher seemed to have a good relationship with Dr. Shinde and liked to stick to Dr. Shinde whenever she had something to do, so she asked casually, "Have you seen Dr. Shinde?"
"Oh! I've seen it." Judy pointed outside the school. "I think I saw his car on the way here. It was stuck at the intersection."
"That's exactly what happened." Mao Lilan was glad that she had come out to look for him. "Then let's first..."
"Oh, right!" Judy interrupted her casually. She waved at Jiang Xia and said, "It's a rare opportunity to meet you. I'm here to help the teacher move some things. The festival here is very interesting. I've also set up a stall to join in the fun."
"Really?" Jiang Xia rolled up his sleeves and walked closer, looking into her trunk. "What are you selling?"
Judy patted the coffee machine in the car: "Just sell me some drinks."
Jiang Xia nodded and helped her move a pile of boxes and folding tables down.
Mao Lilan also wanted to come over to help. But she thought of Dr. Azaide who might still be stuck on the road, and seeing that Jiang Xia was here, she could basically get everything in one trip, so she said, "Then I'll go to Dr. Azaide first to check on the situation."
Judy nodded. "If you need help, feel free to call us over."
"It's okay!" Mao Lilan recalled the list of props from Dr. Shinde and felt that it was not a big problem. She patted her thin arms and said, "I can carry it."
Mao Lilan set out to walk outside the school.
In the parking lot behind her, Judy took advantage of Jiang Xia not noticing, reached out and pressed a few buttons on her phone, and quietly sent a message.
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"Is it coming?"
In an alley outside the school, a white-haired foreign old man straightened his clothes, then looked down at the not-so-clean ground next to him, with a strange expression on his face.
"This is the first time I've done something like scamming someone..." The white-haired old man walked around the chosen ground twice. While reviewing the "falling to the ground after getting sick" video he had searched for, he estimated the appropriate posture for falling to the ground.
James Blake, male, in his fifties or sixties, senior FBI investigator.
Although his presence is far less than that of Silver Bullet who had been undercover in the Black Organization, or even Judy who had infiltrated Teitan Junior High School, in many senses, he is the commander of this Tokyo FBI team.
As a good boss with a mild temper and a willingness to accept advice, James seldom questions the suggestions of his capable subordinates. However, this time, he made up his mind for a long time before finally and reluctantly agreeing to the proposal.
"They took advantage of the kindness of Miss Maori to trick her away, leaving her too late to go on stage, and then let the talented teacher Judy, who 'was very interested in the script and had read the lines carefully', take her place as the heroine, just like 'Shinde-sensei' also played the hero in the students' play. This plan is really, uh, a unique idea."
James still had some complaints about his role in this plan, but when he remembered that Akai Shuichi had also acquiesced to this plan, he could only comfort himself in his heart:
"Thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the fastest way to find out Vermouth's purpose. That woman has invested a lot of energy in this stage play. She has rehearsed so many murders. She must have some unspeakable conspiracy. It's a pity that we still can't understand her purpose, but there is one thing we can be sure of. We can't let her act too smoothly. At least we have to keep everything under our control.
"Cheating that Maori lady is like removing a chess piece from Vermouth's chess game without leaving a trace. Through her reaction, we can see the importance of this chess piece and then plan future plans and work priorities."
After all this psychological preparation, James finally wiped his face and made up his mind.
(End of this chapter)
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