I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 140 Teens in Times... Leader
The Traveling Drama Troupe.

In the realm of period dramas, this troupe enjoys a high reputation in China and is able to tour the country. Unfortunately, after the death of the previous troupe leader, members left or dispersed, and the troupe gradually lost its popularity.

However, as the current leader of the group, Ito Tamanosuke has a dream.

He wants to become a superstar of period dramas and make this period drama traveling troupe, which he inherited from his father, great again!

"So, sir, would you like to hear my plan for restoring my rights?"

That's what Ito Tamanosuke, the seventeen-year-old head of the theater troupe, said.

At this moment, the leader of the period drama troupe is holding a flyer and distributing it on the nearby street, trying to increase the number of people attending the period drama traveling troupe's performance soon.

But what era are we living in? Who still watches period dramas these days?

The term "period drama" refers to historical costume dramas.

The problem is, there are plenty of TV programs that make period dramas, so why should a small, often poorly made, offline theater troupe pay to watch a stage play? Wouldn't it be better to just watch a free TV series?
Ito Tamanosuke sighed when he saw that no one around him was taking flyers.

—As expected, it's still too difficult to revive period dramas in this increasingly fast-paced era.

The first thing he did after transferring to Teitan High School was to ask his classmates if they wanted to watch a period drama.

Please also help distribute flyers to promote the program.

However, it seems that it's still not working...

"You're the leader of the Teens in Times?"

An unfamiliar voice sounded from the side.

Ito Tamanosuke was startled and quickly looked up at the person next to him.

His first reaction was that this person looked very tall, and his second reaction was that the person looked very handsome.

The third reaction was that this person actually knew his identity.

—But isn't it a bit inappropriate to abbreviate it to "TNT leader"?

Shouldn't we at least add the word "drama" to it?
“Mr. Ito, I’ve heard other students talking about your theater troupe.”

"May I ask, which theater are you performing at next?"

Chen En asked in a low voice.

Honestly, the decline of this period drama travel troupe is a bit too much.

The news report only mentioned that the traveling period drama troupe, which has been suspected of having a phantom thief named Edo Yakuza, had arrived in Tokyo, without even mentioning where the troupe was performing.

No information about this theater troupe's performances after arriving in Tokyo can be found online.

So he had no choice but to come and catch them offline.

"Ah, this, this is the Mihana Theater..."

"Ito Tamanosuke said somewhat flusteredly."

Although Ito Tamanosuke really hoped that someone would come to see the theater troupe's performance, he was actually flattered when someone came up to talk to him about the troupe's performance.

Take a flyer from Ito Tamano's assistant.

Chen En glanced at the performance dates and locations, then his gaze fell on the program.

【~Edo Boy's Arrest Record~ Detective Itaro~】

This theater troupe is quite good at creating entertaining content.

Knowing that the actors in his theater troupe were often suspected by the police of being Edo geishas, ​​did he simply use Edo geishas as a gimmick to write a fantasy period drama unlike any other?
His gaze then fell on the thick stack of flyers on Ito Tamano's assistant's back.

—The theater troupe's finances are visibly strained.

Even the troupe leader personally came out to hand out flyers, no wonder there were no news reports about the performance.

Chen En patted Ito Tamanosuke on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "As long as you're still performing at the Beika Theater, I'll definitely come and lend a hand!"

Ito Tamanosuke:?

This gentleman's words seem somewhat ambiguous...

However, Ito Tamanosuke answered seriously.
"Okay, we will definitely perform on time at the Miho Theater. Thank you for your support!"

After he finished speaking, he remembered that Chen En had said he heard the students mention the theater troupe.

He was about to look up and ask Chen En where he had heard it.

However, in the short moment he was distracted, Chen En, who had just been speaking, had vanished without a trace.

Upon seeing this, Ito Tamanosuke was immediately startled.

He quickly scanned the surrounding crowd, but still couldn't find Chen En.

A hint of doubt arose in my heart.

How could someone disappear so quickly? Could it be that I'm hallucinating because I handed out too many flyers today?

That's what Ito Tamanosuke was thinking.

A familiar voice rang out from not far away.

"Hey, Inosuke, over here!"

He subconsciously looked up again.

This time I did see someone, and it was someone I knew.

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, classmates, appeared not far away, followed by two men in blue suits, one tall and one short. The one who had just greeted them was Sonoko Suzuki, who was known for her cheerful personality among the classmates.

—Hmm, if that person wasn't hallucinating, then they must have heard about it from Sonoko, right?

"Hey, why did you have to come, you little brat? Don't you love watching tokusatsu anime?"

"Period dramas are such profound things, Conan, you can't grasp them, let me handle them!"

Kogoro Mouri and Conan stared at each other, muttering to themselves.

Conan, not to be outdone, retorted.
"Shouldn't you be saying that to me, Uncle? Didn't you just copy Yoko's concert videotape a few days ago?"

"Why don't you stay home and watch the replay instead of watching a period drama that you're not usually interested in?"

Needless to say, a free show is a must-see!
That was the answer that Kogoro Mouri instinctively wanted to give.

But when he caught sight of Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki greeting someone, even calling out to Tamanosuke Ito, Kogoro Mouri immediately swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Ahem, it would be terrible if the person in question heard this.

If this kid knew he only came to see the free show, wouldn't he gossip about Xiaolan behind her back? It's better if he doesn't say anything; let's just keep it to ourselves.

"hateful……"

Conan frowned, crossed his arms, and turned his head away.

He knew without asking that Kogoro Mouri had come to see the free performance, but Kogoro Mouri never imagined that his bad luck would lead to a shocking and heinous murder in the theater!
It seems that the indirect approach of preventing Kogoro Mouri from going to the scene is no longer working.

Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to contact Chen En.

What the hell!

Chen Enzhu's main theme is having a good brother in his heart, but he can't get through on the phone.

Forget about him, Sonoko went to his apartment to look for him before coming to the office, but he wasn't home and didn't answer her phone. Honestly, it seems I can only solve this case with my own wisdom.

—It's time to show the true power of Sherlock Holmes in the Heisei era!
(End of this chapter)