Stay away from Conan.

"Sorry, I'm late."

On the night after the bus robbery, after confirming that Hiruko Mitani was doing fine, and also confirming that Vermouth would not take action against Ai so soon, Gao Yuan calmed down for the time being. After dealing with Ai's affairs, taking Ai home and letting her stay in the basement tonight, Gao Yuan continued his original schedule for the day.

After changing into a light blue suit that actually looked gray, Gao Yuan arrived in front of a newly built white castle building that looked classical in style before the sky turned dark.

This is the Beihu Art Theater.

And here, Chengzuka Hisui, who had an appointment with Gao Yuan, was wearing a white elegant evening dress and standing quietly beside a pillar in front of the Beihu Art Theater, as if she had been waiting for a long time.

In response, when she saw Gao Yuan appear, Shirozuka Hisui smiled faintly, looking very dignified and elegant, but she couldn't suppress her playful nature and replied to Gao Yuan:

"I thought you weren't coming, Brother Gao Yuan!"

So, looking at the reaction of the girl in front of him, which was quite different from the Jozuka Emerald he usually saw, Gao Yuan couldn't help but frowned nervously, but then he didn't explain too much and said:

"It shouldn't have started yet? Let's go!"

As he spoke, Gao Yuan, who seemed to be the leader of this trip, walked in front, letting Shirozuka Hisui follow him, and walked towards the entrance of the Haido Art Theater.

"Of course, don't forget to explain to me what's going on!"

"Yes!"

With a sweet smile, Shirozuka Hisui responded, as if her trick had succeeded. She followed Gao Yuan's steps and came to the theater that was designed like a European palace.

Although it is a newly built building, it looks like it has a long history.

In this regard, looking at the building in front of him, Gao Yuan always felt that it was a bit out of place. This feeling...

Just like the architectural style of the "SONOKO" hotel, it seems that the style of other countries was forcibly copied here, completely ignoring the sense of coordination with the surrounding buildings.

I can only say that the owners of these buildings seem to have a consistent aesthetic...

So, when Gao Yuan and Shirozuka Hisui arrived at the door, Shirozuka Hisui took out two admission tickets that had been prepared long ago from a high-end shoulder bag she was carrying. After being checked by the staff at the door, the two were taken to a counter on the left.

  At this moment, a receptionist in a dark suit smiled at them and pointed to a notebook on the counter and said:

"Please write your name here if you can."

"This is?"

So, facing such a process, Gao Yuan, who thought he was here to accompany Hisui Shirozuka to watch the performance and handle some matters, was a little surprised.

The young lady kept her dignified smile and replied:

"This is the VIP sign-in book. Please be sure to leave your name on it, distinguished guest."

"Oh I got it."

Hearing this, Gao Yuan looked at Chengzuka Feicui beside him with some understanding. It seemed that the source of this commission was a little unusual...

Thinking of this, facing the peaceful look on Shirozuka Hisui's face, Gao Yuan nodded, picked up the pen beside him and wrote the signature "Akechi Takato" in neat Chinese characters.

Then, Shirozuka Hisui followed Gao Yuan's name and also signed her full name -

However, after looking at the handwriting written by Gao Yuan, Chengzuka Hisui glanced at Gao Yuan thoughtfully, but did not say much. Then after the receptionist confirmed it, the two left the counter and were about to walk inside when they noticed a TV embedded in the opposite wall.

On the TV screen, the stage scene before the performance seemed to be being broadcasted here in real time. There were chairs and music stands arranged on the stage, but of course there was no one on them.

At the same time, next to the TV is a huge glass cabinet, which seems to contain posters of various activities of the Beihu Art Theater. The most eye-catching subtitle is the poster of the "Opening Celebration Concert".

On it, with black text on a white background...

In "Song-style"? Or in Japan, it should be called "Ming-style", it says "New Talent, First Meeting - First Intimate Contact" and the name of the "New Imperial City Symphony Orchestra".

Below that, it was written in large font: "Mahler's Ninth Symphony in D Major."

Finally, the picture in the middle of the poster shows a beautiful woman playing the violin under the spotlight, and the profile of a young man waving a baton with high spirits.

"He is Akira Asabuki."

At this moment, seeing Gao Yuan looking at the content of the poster, Shirozuka Hisui finally spoke.

"Who?"

Gao Yuan asked, looking a little confused.

——"Mr. Akechi, don't you know Mr. Akira Asabuki and why you came here specially to attend this concert?"

But at this moment, a familiar voice came from behind Gao Yuan, which stopped Shirozuka Hisui, who was about to open her mouth to explain further. She just stood beside Gao Yuan with a slightly calm look.

So, after hearing the voice of the person coming, Gao Yuan looked somewhat helpless.

"As expected of the eldest daughter of the Suzuki Group, this kind of occasion... Could it be that the completion of this art theater was also helped by the Suzuki Group?"

Turning around, Gao Yuan greeted casually, and saw that the person standing behind him with her hands on her hips was Suzuki Sonoko.

"Yes. This Haido Art Theater is also funded by our Suzuki Foundation...but my parents don't have time to come to the concert tonight, so I'm the only one here..."

Facing Gao Yuan, Suzuki Sonoko, wearing a silk evening gown with a shimmering sheen and a thin shawl draped over her shoulders—

At this moment, she looked completely different from her usual school uniform or casual clothes. She looked like a girl with a well-born and well-educated family.

But at this moment, she was speaking to Gao Yuan in a tone that seemed more intimate.

But then, Suzuki Sonoko noticed the girl next to Gao Yuan, Shirozuka Hisui, who looked younger than Tetsujiroha, probably only a junior high school student, and looked completely delicate like a doll. Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but want to find out the truth, and was about to ask.

As a result, Gao Yuan was the first to see through Suzuki Sonoko's thoughts and explained to her:

"This is Hisui Shirozuka. I'm sort of her guardian."

"guardian?"

Hearing this word, Suzuki Sonoko was slightly stunned, but then she thought of Xiao Ai who lived in Gao Yuan's house, so she nodded with some understanding, as if she could understand it, and then walked to Gao Yuan with a little helplessness, patted Gao Yuan's shoulder, and sighed slightly, as if everything was self-evident... (End of this chapter)