Stay away from Conan.

Chapter 1623 He Ye Finds the Truth

Vermouth returned to Japan from the United States, but this famous actress disappeared after that. Instead, she borrowed an identity and worked as a school doctor in this high school all day long, a role that was incompatible with her. What was her purpose?

  This time, the school is holding a school festival, and she is directing a class to perform a drama. Could there be any deeper meaning behind this?

But anyway, since today is the school festival of this school, everyone can come to the school to visit normally, so it is natural to take this opportunity to come in and see the situation...

So, while Akai Shuichi was walking in the crowd and thinking like this, he suddenly noticed a gaze coming from behind him, so he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the source of the gaze. As a result, he saw a person he had met not long ago and who made him a little concerned, and his gaze met with the other person's -

Akechi Takato? That detective?

Seeing that the person he had just felt his gaze in was Gao Yuan, Akai Shuichi did not show any abnormality. He just turned his head normally, not paying much attention to the other person, and continued walking like this -

"Although I am somewhat curious about this person, there is no need to cause more trouble."

Thinking this way, Shuichi Akai walked naturally, just like an ordinary guest visiting Teitan High School.

Thus, Gao Yuan, who became aware of Akai Shuichi's presence because of Ai's reaction, naturally discovered Akai Shuichi who turned around to look at him.

Obviously, Gao Yuan was still a little surprised that this person would appear at the school festival of Teitan High School.

Of course, perhaps because Shuichi Akai was once an undercover agent in the organization and was given the code name "Rye Whiskey", sometimes Shuichi Akai would exude the so-called "smell" of the organization's members that could be sensed by Ai, so Ai could detect his presence through this "smell".

Therefore, when Gao Yuan noticed Xiao Ai's abnormal reaction, he first took a step forward to protect Xiao Ai behind him, and then began to pay attention to the people around him, and then he discovered the figure of Akai Shuichi not far in front of him.

Shuichi Akai probably noticed something, so he turned around to take a look. However, because Ai is still a child now, Shuichi Akai should not be able to see Ai in the crowd. So it is obvious that Shuichi Akai, who turned around just now, should have only seen himself.

Therefore, thinking of this, Gao Yuan simply met the other person's gaze when Akai Shuichi turned back, appearing to be very natural and not avoiding the gaze at all.

  After all, due to the previous hospital robbery, I have met Shuichi Akai once with this face, so it is natural for me to pay attention to him after seeing him here. So I think after Shuichi Akai realizes that it is me, he shouldn't have too many doubts, right?

As for the fact that this was not the first time he had met Shuichi Akai, he had met Shuichi Akai before when he was shopping in disguise with Ai, who had temporarily transformed into Miyano Shiho, and they had even fought each other once. This was a secret between him and Ai, and Shuichi Akai probably had no idea who the two people he met at that time were, right?

As expected, after seeing him, Shuichi Akai turned his head away naturally and stopped paying attention to him. Gao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

However, this did not completely let Gao Yuan relax his vigilance. On the one hand, it was not only because the opponent was Akai Shuichi, but also because...

It is impossible to be sure that there are no members of other organizations among so many people at the scene.

After all, the fact that he had sought out Mai Hongo in advance to prevent the events of the original work from happening had already doomed the Teitan High School anniversary event to not follow the development of the original work. Moreover, there was no possibility for Conan to turn back into Kudo Shinichi now, so this school festival would definitely be completely different from the development of the original plot, just as the appearance of Shuichi Akai was a testimony to this.

But even so, Gao Yuan was prepared.

Just like that, Gao Yuan looked down at Xiao Ai who was protected behind him, and saw that she seemed to have lost the fear she had just now, but frowned slightly in the direction where Akai Shuichi left, as if indicating that the breath of the organization she felt just now only came from Akai Shuichi, and now she no longer had that feeling.

So, because Conan was also nearby, Gao Yuan and Xiao Ai just looked at each other and continued walking forward without saying anything.

As for Conan, he seemed to have noticed something strange between Gao Yuan and Xiao Ai just now, but with limited clues, he couldn't figure out what happened at the moment. Therefore, Conan could only judge it as some interaction due to the relationship between Gao Yuan and Xiao Ai, and didn't think about it any further. After all, compared to these, Conan, who had just been discharged from the hospital, was more concerned about the drama that Xiaolan and others were about to perform.

Not only did Conan want to see Xiaolan dressed as a princess, but what Conan was more concerned about was who would play the "Black Knight" in the official performance.

Because Xiaolan and Sonoko had rehearsed the script for him in the ward before, Conan knew the general direction of the script. As for the casting of the "Black Knight", due to the suggestions of Dr. Gao Yuan and Dr. Arata, it seemed that nothing was finalized in the end. When he tried to ask about this yesterday, Xiaolan said to him mysteriously, "You'll know when you come and watch the performance." This made him very concerned.

Will Sonoko continue with her original idea of ​​having the "princess and the knight" kiss, or will there be some changes? And who will be the one to play the role of the "knight"? Will Sonoko continue to play the role in a cross-dressing manner or will she find someone else?

These are things that Conan cares about very much, so now Conan just wants to get to the performance scene as soon as possible and see who is playing the "Black Knight" backstage before the performance begins.

So, because there was nothing else to delay them along the way, Gao Yuan, Xiao Ai and Conan quickly entered the gymnasium and headed towards the backstage.

But after arriving at the gymnasium, Gao Yuan and Xiao Ai clearly saw that Akai Shuichi had also come here -

Is it a coincidence?

For a moment, Gao Yuan and Xiao Ai were both surprised.

After all, it is possible that Shuichi Akai's visit to Teitan High School's school festival was just a whim, but it is intriguing that he chose this performance among so many events in the school festival.

As for Gao Yuan, Gao Yuan knew that Shuichi Akai had met Xiaolan, and because Judy had become the English teacher of Xiaolan's class, it seemed that the FBI agents already knew that Dr. Shinide had been replaced by Vermouth. So Shuichi Akai's visit here might be related to these aspects.

As for Ai, she does not know as many secrets as Gao Yuan, so she has more guesses about the purpose of Akai Shuichi's visit. Among them, the most crucial point is that even though she knows that the other party's true identity is an FBI agent, Ai has a lot of opinions about him because of her sister Miyano Akemi. Now that her sister has woken up, he appeared in the social circle she is familiar with, which inevitably makes Ai alert and worried.

Therefore, after silently glancing at Shuichi Akai who entered the gymnasium, Xiao Ai had something in mind and planned to tell Gao Yuan about her concerns at the right time.

In response to this, Akai Shuichi had a premonition that someone was watching him, so he looked in the direction of his premonition again, but he still only saw Gao Yuan's figure. For a moment, Akai Shuichi frowned slightly -

"coincide?"

After thinking about it in his mind, Akai Shuichi, who originally wanted to hide in the crowd as an ordinary tourist and observe the situation, now felt a little heavy in his thoughts -

  This person has seen me interact with Judy, and Judy is also in this school. Will this affect my actions?

For a moment, Akai Shuichi was a little unsure of the situation. He didn't know if it would be a problem to meet this person again and again. You know, he appeared in the hospital that day because Judy was investigating that person's whereabouts, and he happened to appear on that day... It seems that the investigation of him needs to be more careful. We can't be careless just because he is a detective with a good relationship with the Japanese police. Maybe he has a close connection with that group of people...

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In this way, Gao Yuan naturally had no way of knowing what Akai Shuichi was thinking at the moment, but Gao Yuan's attitude towards Akai Shuichi was naturally not good. After all, he had promised Miyano Akemi that he would beat Akai Shuichi up, and now Miyano Akemi had woken up, but he had not fulfilled his promise.

If it weren't for Miyano Shiho's final sneak attack when he attacked him last time, he might not have been able to escape unscathed. Therefore, no matter what, he would have to fight with Akai Shuichi sooner or later, so it was naturally not convenient for him to have too much contact with the opponent now, so as to avoid being unable to attack him at that time.

Just like that, Gao Yuan and his friends walked into the backstage and saw Xiaolan and her friends. Among them, Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha had already arrived and were chatting with Xiaolan and her friends.

"By the way, where is Kudo? I've always heard Heiji mention him, so maybe this time I can meet him in person? I'm quite curious..."

  Coincidentally, when Gao Yuan and others arrived, Yuanshan and Ye were talking about the topic of "Kudo Shinichi", and then they began to look around. Noticing that Kudo Shinichi didn't seem to be here, Yuanshan and Ye couldn't help wondering:

"Huh? Didn't you invite him?"

Hearing this, Conan, who had just arrived, subconsciously looked up at the people in front of him, thinking in a depressed mood -

"I'm right here, it's just..."

"I sent him an email to invite him, but he hasn't replied yet..."

Xiaolan sighed slightly and replied. At the same time, she noticed Gao Yuan and others who had just arrived. She couldn't help but greeted them and smiled gently when she saw Conan:

"Conan, congratulations on being discharged from the hospital!"

"Ah."

In this regard, because they were just talking about "Kudo Shinichi" and there was no sign of anything unusual in Xiaolan's reaction, Conan, who had been suspicious, was slightly relieved. However, he still felt a little strange because he was Kudo Shinichi, so he just nodded in response.

As a result, due to Xiaolan's answer just now, Yuanshan Heye couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, and said on behalf of Xiaolan:

"What? He didn't even reply to the email? What's going on, Ran? Is Kudo Shinichi really that busy?"

"Yes, yes, because Kudo Shinichi is always out there solving cases!"

Because of what Toyama Kazuha said, Hattori Heiji, who knew the truth, quickly interrupted and defended Kudo Shinichi.

  However, Toyama Kazuha was even more puzzled by this. She looked at Hattori Heiji in confusion and said:

"But that's weird, isn't it?"

At this point, Yuanshan Heye couldn't help but lower his head and think for a while, which inevitably caused everyone present to look at Yuanshan Heye in surprise. I don't know what Yuanshan Heye wanted to say -

"I don't even have time to reply to emails. How many cases does Kudo Shinichi have to handle? But I haven't heard of any cases solved by Kudo Shinichi recently... and..."

  When Toyama Kazuha said this, he could not help but glance at Hattori Heiji beside him and asked:

"Haven't you always wanted to compete with 'Azuna Kudo'? If Kudo Shinichi always has so many cases to handle, with your current speed, Heiji, you should be far behind him, right?"

Because she often hangs out with Hattori Heiji, Toyama Kazuha has a clear understanding of Hattori Heiji's thoughts. So after a quick thought, she realized that if Kudo Shinichi was so busy that he didn't even come to school or have time to reply to emails, then the number of cases he would have to take over would probably be countless.

For a moment, after hearing this, the others were slightly stunned, as if they did not expect that Toyama Kazuha could analyze this situation. At the same time, Hattori Heiji on the side could not hold back and could not help but loudly refute:

"What a joke! I won't lose to that guy! How can that guy have so many cases to handle? It's just an excuse!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the others also became interesting——

Gao Yuan, Xiao Ai, and Conan looked helplessly at Hattori Heiji who was about to let the cat out of the bag, while Xiaolan looked worried, and Sonoko...

"Indeed, I feel the same way..."

Touching his chin with one hand, Yuanzi's expression became serious.

However, Toyama Kazuha obviously did not notice the reactions of the crowd, but was surprised by what Hattori Heiji said, and said in confusion:

"Ah? How do you know?"

In a moment, Hattori Heiji realized his negligence. He quickly showed an embarrassed expression, looked around, touched the back of his head and laughed, trying to think of what excuse he could use to make up for it.

But Yuanshan Heye had other thoughts, so he thought and said:

"Could it be that something really happened to Kudo Shinichi? Not only can he not go back to school, but he can't reply to emails either..."

"I think...he probably has another woman outside. Maybe he's on vacation somewhere."

On the other side, Sonoko expressed her thoughts in a shocking way...