Chapter 2385 Chapter 2397 [Deadly Stage]
"surprise?"
Vermouth savored the word, and always felt that something was wrong: Suzuki Sonoko, who proposed the "surprise", was indeed just a simple-minded rich second-generation, but because of this, people were worried - she was one of the people closest to Uzo, and the simpler her mind was, the easier it was for her to be influenced unconsciously, and even completely become Uzo's puppet. Rounding it off, this surprise was sent by Uzo... What on earth could it be?
Vermouth: "..." The more I think about it, the more disturbing it becomes. Although the kid is quite nice to Angel and Cool Guy, his own way of thinking is different from that of ordinary people. The surprise in Uzo's eyes... Could it be that he is going to give his dear classmates a confusing case on this festive day?
With his mind racing, "Doctor Xinchu" said worriedly, "Then let's go back and take a look."
Ran Mouri nodded, and the two of them hurried towards Teitan Junior High School.
…
Teitan Junior High School Gymnasium.
In addition to the two protagonists who met outside, Shuichi Akai, who knew the inside story, couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw the opening of the drama - if he remembered correctly, the male protagonist "Dr. Arata" should still be on the way, but when the scene was switched on the stage just now, he clearly saw a person dressed as the male protagonist appear in a low-key manner.
"Could it be that they just found someone to go on stage and temporarily replace Vermouth?" Akai Shuichi took a quick glance and stopped paying attention, turning to look at the audience - he didn't know if it was an illusion, he always felt that there was a strange rustling sound nearby, and the voice carried an inexplicable urgency and excitement.
After looking around for a moment, he quickly paused and looked diagonally in front of him.
Sitting there was a skinny middle-aged man. Although his face could not be seen clearly because he was facing away, judging from his wrinkled clothes and messy hair, he was not a spectator who cared too much about his image.
What is even more eye-catching is the circle of gauze wrapped around the back of the middle-aged man's head - it looks like his head has just been injured, but instead of taking good care of his injury, he ran here to watch a drama.
This subtle uniqueness and abnormality immediately caught Shuichi Akai's attention.
What was even more interesting was that, while everyone else was watching the play, this middle-aged man rarely looked up at the stage: he was holding a sketchbook in his hand, and was excitedly drawing something with his head down. The strange sound that Akai Shuichi heard just now was the sound of the pencil in his hand rubbing against the sketch paper.
“…”
He went to the scene but didn't watch the play. Instead, he painted in this dimly lit place. It was inexplicable... Anyway, what was this person painting?
Shuichi Akai moved his body, relying on his tall stature, and quietly stepped over the middle-aged painter's shoulder and easily saw his sketchbook.
The next moment, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in his eyes, in the form of a black and white sketch.
——The screen showed a corpse with blood coming out of its mouth and nose, and eyes open. The tall corpse was slumped on a bench in the audience, holding a deformed coffee cup in his hand, with a black baseball cap tilted to one side and eyes half-opened looking up at the sky. Anyone who saw it could tell that he died miserably, as if he had been poisoned.
...What is even more worrying is that the corpse has the face of Akai Shuichi.
Akai Shuichi paused while holding the coffee: "..."
For a moment, he wanted to slap the guy down, drag him back to headquarters and ask him if he was Uzo or one of Uzo's subordinates.
...Fortunately, strictly speaking, what was depicted on the drawing paper was not his true appearance, but his appearance after disguise - just now, in order to blend into the crowd more perfectly, he did take off his mask, and I think that was seen by the painter.
But with so many people here, why did you choose to draw him?
Shuichi Akai's eyes became sharp again. He suspected that this was some kind of provocation or intimidation from the mysterious opponent, but he had no evidence.
But it’s not a big problem. What the FBI is best at is finding evidence.
Shuichi Akai took out his cell phone and silently sent an email to his colleagues.
At the same time, he glanced at the painter in front of him, keeping an eye on his sketchbook - if this guy was really the messenger sent by Uzo, he would like to see what the person hidden in the shadow curtain wanted to say.
…
Offstage, the FBI ace was in a state of emotional distress because of the inexplicable death picture.
On the stage, another FBI agent was performing hard.
The "bride" teacher Judy, wearing a white wedding dress and a mask of the same color, huddled in a cave, while in the other corner of the stage, a group of people dressed as villains were slowly approaching her with knives in their hands.
After some maneuvering, the man in black found the woman hiding here. He grabbed the bride's hand and pulled hard: "Come out!"
Judy stumbled out of the cave: "..." Oh, so boring. It's said to be a suspense romance drama, but in fact it's not much like either. Occasionally, you can see traces of the previous murders. It's obvious that Suzuki Sonoko admired those murders very much and secretly borrowed a lot of techniques from them.
In short, for her, the heroine who knows the suspense, this stage performance makes people sleepy... But fortunately, it is about to be the time for the "male protagonist" to fall from the sky. She must take note of the subsequent changes in Vermouth's attitude, see the anger and confusion of the woman when her plan was broken, and then guess why she is deeply involved in this campus drama as a "school doctor" and "male protagonist"...
Just as I was thinking about it, suddenly, the area around the stage darkened, leaving only a bright beam of light falling from the sky.
In the beam of light, jet-black feathers that came from nowhere fell in the wind.
The villains obviously knew what this feather meant. They were horrified and shouted foreshadowing the upcoming appearance of the hero: "Could it be, could it be that person is coming?!"
Judy: “…” This thing looks a bit like the pigeon feathers that occasionally fall at the crime scene of “Phantom Thief Kid”, except that the color is reversed… Well, come to think of it, Suzuki Sonoko does seem to be a fan of that Phantom Thief. This stage play involves Uzo’s murder case, and features the same feathers as Kid. Isn’t the crime concentration a little high?
Before I could come up with any result, suddenly, a figure wearing a helmet and a black robe fell from the sky and landed on the floor illuminated by the beam of light with a duang.
"The Black Knight!" The villains cried out in unison, "Oh no! Why is he here? Everyone, retreat!"
A group of people were frightened and ran away.
Suddenly, there were only two people left on the stage, and the background music was changed in time, from the underworld music that made people suffocate to a romantic, lingering and elegant melody.
Amid the sound of music filled with pink bubbles, Kudo Shinichi straightened his helmet that had been shaken askew when he fell to the ground, and stood up gracefully from a half-kneeling position.
Then he took a deep breath, raised his head, turned around and looked behind him in the coolest posture he could think of.
(End of this chapter)
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