Stay away from Conan.

Chapter 1626 Accident during performance

After Xiaolan went to make final preparations before going on stage, Sonoko also checked all the arrangements before the entire performance began. As a result, Gao Yuan and others who were here as guests had to leave the backstage before the performance began and prepare to go to the seats arranged in the stadium to wait to watch the performance.

In this way, although with the departure of Xiaolan and Sonoko, Toyama Kazuha was the only one among Gao Yuan and others who did not know Conan's true identity, but because of this, even at this time, it was not convenient for Gao Yuan and others present to talk directly about the appearance of "Kudo Shinichi".

So, after finding a seat in the venue, the atmosphere between the few people was still weird and they didn't talk much. In order to find a chance to avoid Yuanshan and Ye, Gao Yuan said that he would go to the beverage stand run by the students nearby to buy drinks for everyone.

In this way, Hattori Heiji volunteered to go with him to help, leaving Toyama Kazuha, Conan, and Ai waiting at their positions. Gao Yuan and the other two deliberately lowered their voices on the way and talked:

"Hey, detective! What do you think of that so-called Kudo?"

"I don't know, but there are no flaws in his appearance for now, and he seems to have convinced his classmates that he is the real one... So, before we can find a way to directly prove that he is a fake, I think it's better not to act rashly."

Regarding the impersonation of "Kudo Shinichi", Gao Yuan suggested:

After all, if we directly point out that the other party is not the real Kudo Shinichi, then wouldn't it cause people to doubt how we and others are so sure, and whether we even know where the real Kudo Shinichi is?

To this end, in order to avoid such suspicion from the outside world, Gao Yuan suggested acting with caution.

Just like that, Hattori Heiji nodded, and while confirming Gao Yuan's idea, he was a little curious about how to find the opponent's flaws and expose the other party's fake identity:

"So in the next performance, should we..."

——"Hey? Isn't this Mr. Mingzhi? What a coincidence, meeting you here!"

However, just as Hattori Heiji whispered this to Gao Yuan, suddenly, among the people queuing to buy drinks, a woman in her twenties with short black hair took the initiative to greet Gao Yuan.

"Doctor Hong Shang, you are here too?"

So, when Gao Yuan saw the person in front of him, he recognized that the other party was Hong Shang Mai, who he had met before and was supposed to commit a crime in this school festival but had been stopped by him. He naturally changed his attitude of whispering with Hattori Heiji and responded to the other party.

Just like that, seeing someone coming to say hello, Hattori Heiji had to stop talking and pretend to continue queuing as usual. After exchanging a few words with Gao Yuan and Hong Shang Mai in front of him, it was his turn and he and others were at the front of the line to buy drinks.

Coincidentally, just like in the original work, the people selling drinks at the stall in the gymnasium were the third-year students of Teitan High School, including Ayako Ninagawa.

Because she was the daughter of the director of the Mika General Hospital, Hong Shang Mai naturally knew her. So while buying drinks, Gao Yuan and the others simply greeted each other and did not affect the group buying drinks. After buying the drinks, they naturally separated -

  So, after this little episode, looking at the drinks they had already bought, Gao Yuan and Hattori Heiji continued to turn the topic back to the matter of impersonating Kudo Shinichi, and Hattori Heiji asked in confusion:

"Should we be on guard during the performance? The other party impersonated Kudo and agreed to participate in the performance. I'm worried that the person might do something during the performance..." Although it is unclear what the other party's purpose was in impersonating Kudo at the school festival, since the other party has done so, we must be prepared for the worst. Therefore, Hattori Heiji intuitively felt that the problem might be with the performance.

  Gao Yuan nodded to this and said:

"Indeed... How about... I'll go backstage to check the situation now, and you can pay attention to see if there are any unusual situations during the performance?"

So, in response to Gao Yuan's suggestion, Hattori Heiji nodded, and then readily took all the drinks he had bought in his hands:

"Okay, then I'll leave the backstage to you, little detective. Kudo and I will keep an eye on the situation below the stage. If we find that the fake guy is suspicious, we will control him immediately! We must not give this guy any chance to do anything!"

Just like that, the troops split into two groups. Gao Yuan rushed back to the backstage, ready to keep a close eye on "Kudo Shinichi" who was putting on makeup, while Hattori Heiji returned to the audience with a drink. There was no need for too many words. Just by seeing Hattori Heiji coming back alone, Ai and Conan roughly guessed the situation. However, due to the presence of Toyama Kazuha, it was inconvenient for them to ask more questions. But at least this way, Conan, who was originally worried because someone pretending to be himself appeared here, was temporarily relieved -

  However, for someone to actually dare to impersonate me, and at my own school festival, I have to say that this person is too bold!

What is his purpose?

Moreover, he actually agreed to participate in the class play in public. Doesn't this mean that no matter whether he is the real Kudo Shinichi or not, at the end of the performance, according to the script he knows, the "Black Knight" will take off his mask. Wouldn't the scene presented to the audience in the end be -

Kudo Shinichi is still alive!

  Although it was just a high school festival, there were many people from society among the guests present. If the news that "Kudo Shinichi is still alive" spread like this, then no matter whether this "Kudo Shinichi" was real or fake, wouldn't the real Kudo Shinichi be affected?

For a moment, Conan, who had calmed down, thought of these things. Since Mr. Akechi chose to go backstage to watch the other party, Mr. Akechi must have noticed these things. I hope he can handle it properly...

Suddenly, just as Conan was thinking this, the main lights in the venue were turned off, and then a preview of the next show came from the radio:

"Next, Class 2-B will present "Romantic Shuffle", please enjoy..."

Just like that, as the curtain on the stage opened, Xiaolan, wearing a white princess dress, appeared on the stage, and the performance officially began.

With the appearance of Xiaolan, Kogoro Mouri, who was also visiting the venue, couldn't help but show off to the audience around him that she was his daughter, which inevitably made several people around who knew Kogoro Mouri feel helpless.

However, compared to the commotion in the audience caused by Maori Kogoro, Akai Shuichi, who was also in the audience, had a slightly changed expression after seeing Xiaolan appear -

"is her?"

As a result, the reactions of the audience were mixed, but the performance on the stage went on as usual, and finally, the "Black Knight" finally appeared.

Just as Conan knew the script process, soon when the "princess" was in danger, the "black knight" appeared, and when the "princess" and the "black knight" were about to have further contact in the plot, suddenly a figure fell from the top of the stage and landed directly in the center of the stage -

For a moment, the venue was in chaos...