Stay away from Conan.

“Hehe——

"Hee hee hee--"

With his shoulders trembling slightly and his hands folded in front of him, Yuanzi lowered his head slightly, closed his eyes, and pretended to be deep. He let out such a smug laugh. He seemed to be very excited and deliberately attracted the attention of others.

For a moment, this somewhat strange reaction really attracted everyone's attention.

After everyone's eyes were on her, at this very appropriate time, Sonoko proudly raised her head and said to Officer Megure as if to make a declaration:

"I know, Inspector Megure... the truth about this incident!"

  Such an abrupt statement immediately attracted everyone's attention, and Officer Megure quickly asked:

"What are you talking about! Is this true? Miss Sonoko, please tell us the truth!"

Looking at the serious face of Inspector Megure, Sonoko suddenly raised her index finger and began to speak mysteriously:

"Of course I will tell you... but not in a place like this. I need a stage that suits my identity as the 'Queen of Reasoning'."

"Queen? Stage?"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure was completely confused and puzzled.

At the same time, Gao Yuan and Shirozuka Hisa looked at each other after hearing what Sonoko said. Then Gao Yuan waved his hand, indicating that he should let Sonoko do what she wanted and he didn't intend to care about her.

As for Inspector Megure, since Conan had anesthetized Sonoko several times before with a watch-shaped anesthetic gun and let Sonoko do the reasoning, Sonoko got the nickname "Queen of Reasoning". So now Inspector Megure is not untrustworthy in Sonoko's ability to uncover the truth.

  So, when Sonoko heard Inspector Megure's doubts, he replied coolly:

"That is to say - the queen of mystery Suzuki Sonoko's shining debut."

Then, Inspector Megure roughly understood what she meant, so in order to cooperate with Sonoko's idea, Inspector Megure asked everyone to go to the music hall of the theater together -

At this time, the auditorium that was originally empty because of the end of the concert was now filled with a group of people sitting in the front rows.

Here are all the orchestra staff, some police officers, and some audience members who stayed in the theater after the performance.

Of course, Gao Yuan and Shirozuka Hisui also came here and stood on the stage, waiting for the next scene, and also observing everyone's reaction to what would happen next.

However, because the theater was reopened after the concert, the air conditioner was turned on again and could not quickly cool the air in the May weather. The huge venue was already a bit stuffy. Therefore, most of the men in suits who came back from the lounge took off their outer clothes temporarily to cool themselves down. Naturally, Gao Yuan was no exception.

As for women, most of them were wearing sleeveless dresses, so there was no need to change.

"Well then, Miss Sonoko, as you ordered, everyone should enter the hall and we can begin!"

So, looking at the current situation, Inspector Megure shouted towards the stage impatiently.

And just like that, amid the audience's anxious and confused discussions, it was Sonoko who appeared from the side of the stage.

  She walked to the center of the stage with big strides, put her hands on her hips as if she was acting, and shouted to the audience in a high-pitched voice:

"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the mystery show of the mystery queen Suzuki Sonoko!"

Although there was no microphone, the sound was enough to reach every corner in the music hall where the sound effects were carefully calculated - unfortunately, the audience had no reaction to it.

Seeing this, Yuanzi was a little depressed, but soon regained her spirit, took a deep breath, and began to tell the general course of the incident -

"In short, between 7:30 and 8:30, the orchestra members and staff all had alibis. So the culprit can only be someone in the audience... But is that really the case?"

Finally, after summarizing the course of events, Sonoko suddenly changed her tone and finally decided to reveal the whole story:

"Indeed, the orchestra members were all on the stage, so their alibis are reliable. But the staff are different. They all say that they can't leave their posts during the performance, but in fact, no one can prove it.

"Also, I noticed that one of the staff members had left his post."

Hearing this, not only Inspector Megure, but also Takato and Shirozuka Hisui became interested.

Were you so focused on Asabuki Akira during the performance that you didn't notice the others?

  When Gao Yuan and Shirozuka Hisui were thinking about this and wondering if this could be used as a clue, under the urging of Inspector Megure, Sonoko continued:

"By the way, Uncle Osuga?"

"what?"

Osuga Shuhei, who was called and sitting in the front row, responded to Sonoko's words without any hesitation in his tone.

"Uncle, you should be more eager for the concert to be a complete success than anyone else, and you hate that Kusuda! If he shows up at the theater and might hinder the concert...Uncle, you should have a very good motive to kill him!"

Sonoko had pointed it out clearly at this point, pointing the finger directly at Osuga Hidehira. From this point of view, Gao Yuan and Shirozuka Hisui, who were listening on the side, also believed that this was not impossible, but did they have to kill someone for this? It felt a bit too hasty.

"From an outsider's perspective... well, maybe that's the case."

  Listening to Sonoko's words, Osuga Shuhei calmly closed his eyes and thought for a while, as if he had imagined this possibility, and then nodded slightly in response, but then:

"Personally, I don't think that kind of person is worth my attention...

"Let's not talk about that for now. The reality is that I didn't know that man would be in the theater until his body was found. Miss Sonoko, it's true that I hate that man, but it's a bit too much for you to treat me as a criminal just because of that."

Facing Sonoko, Osuga Hidehei maintained the composure of an elder and spoke to Sonoko with a slightly dignified look.

  However, Yuanzi did not back down, but continued to speak confidently:

"But uncle, you also said so -

"Ah Xian's excessive perfectionism was disturbing. He would impatiently knock on the podium or point with his baton at late audience members.

"However, Mr. Xian was very calm during the conduction today, and he did not show any displeasure towards the latecomers... Uncle, you don't know this, right?"

Apparently, Sonoko heard these words when Inspector Megure was questioning the staff. Takato and Shirozuka Hisui were not present at the time because they were investigating the time when Kusuda Rikuu arrived, so this was the first time they heard these words.

At this moment, after hearing this, Gao Yuan and Shirozuka Hisui suddenly looked at Chaobuki Xian thoughtfully, as if...

I felt something was wrong! (End of this chapter)