Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

Professor Agasa arrived with several members of the Detective Boys, and the ward suddenly became noisy.

Hayashi Yoshiki noticed that Ai Haibara looked worried.

He walked over and patted her head.

As a result, Ai Haibara tugged at his sleeve, indicating that she had something to say.

So Lin Jiashu found an opportunity to leave the ward with her.

"It seems that Ran has discovered Kudo's identity."

"is it?"

"When he was shot and taken to the hospital, he was suffering from severe bleeding. At that time, the hospital's blood bank had no blood of his type in stock, but Xiaolan asked to use her blood without hesitation..."

At this point, Yoshiki Hayashi fell silent.

The girl kept her head down.

"You're saying Vermouth has already discovered me, is that right?"

"Yes."

"..."

Her face turned somewhat somber.

She had heard of Vermouth, the Thousand-Faced Witch, within the organization; she was a member whose danger level was no less than Gin's.

Although Cointreau said there was nothing to worry about with him around, but...

"Mmm, mmm—"

Ai Haibara, who had been keeping a straight face, suddenly had her cheeks cupped in Yoshiki Hayashi's hands, and her clever and cute face was suddenly being rubbed haphazardly by him—the action was just like when he ruffled her hair.

"what are you doing?"

"I thought you weren't cute at all making that ugly face, so I decided to help you."

Lin Jiashu laughed and flicked the forehead of the disgruntled Haibara Ai.

Immediately, the girl covered her forehead and glared at him angrily.

That guy, Cointreau...!

What an idiot who only knows how to take on everything himself!

"Yes, that expression is very cute too," Lin Jiashu said with a smile. "Alright, I told you not to worry, I'll handle it."

"..."

He kept saying the same things, showing no intention of discussing it with me.

Ai Haibara was somewhat discouraged upon seeing this, but she also knew that she probably couldn't be of much help at the moment... Oh well, maybe the best thing for her right now is not to hold Jundo back.

She has now developed a temporary antidote for APTX4869.

If she hadn't known that Vermouth had discovered her and might be secretly observing her, she might have considered using the temporary antidote to turn Conan back into Shinichi Kudo temporarily to deceive Ran.

But now, we absolutely cannot do that!

If Vermouth discovers that Shinichi Kudo, who was already dead, has reappeared, the situation will become even worse, and it may also drag Jundo down!

This is the outcome that Ai Haibara desperately wanted to avoid.

257

Chapter 257: Perhaps, Jundu really is a "good person"?

Saturday is the Teitan High School Festival.

The school festival is also an open day for the school, allowing people from outside the school to enter and visit.

The themed activities are for each class or club to showcase themselves, whether it's a performance or a booth at the fair, but they are basically all organized by the students themselves.

"Go for it, Xiaolan! Try to beat everyone else!"

Backstage at the stadium, Kogoro Mouri clenched his fist at Ran, who was about to perform on stage.

"What? This isn't a karate competition."

Ran was speechless for a moment, then smiled and glanced at Conan who was standing next to her.

Conan was a little afraid to meet her gaze.

—The person standing here now is him, not Ai Haibara in disguise.

"It would be great if Conan could be discharged from the hospital."

Xiaolan only said this at the end, then looked up and asked, "Speaking of which, where's Jiashu-ge?"

"That kid, Ashu, was harassed by a large group of people as soon as he came in."

Kogoro Mouri scoffed.

He came with Lin Jiashu, but before they even reached the stadium, a group of female students were already pestering him for autographs.

"...There are a lot of people at school who like Yoshiki-nii."

Xiao Lan smiled.

After waiting for quite a while, Lin Jiashu finally arrived.

He looked a bit disheveled; it was obvious he had run.

"Luckily I made it in time. Here, I just bought a drink from the stall at the entrance. Are you confident when you go on stage later?"

"Yes! We've rehearsed for a long time, no problem," Xiaolan said with a smile. "Thank you, Jiashu-ge."

"Okay, as for Conan, he shouldn't drink anything cold since he's just recovered."

"Thanks……"

How considerate, Jia Shu!

Holding a refreshing drink in her hand, Xiaolan smiled as she looked at Lin Jiashu, who was distributing drinks.

"Where's the garden?"

"She went backstage to prepare because Sonoko is playing a knight, and the costume will be quite complicated."

"Xiao Lan, could you please come here for a moment?"

At that moment, a handsome young man called out to Xiaolan.

Lin Jiashu looked over and saw that the man also smiled and nodded at him in a friendly manner.

New wisdom...

Or rather, Vermouth?

In order to facilitate the investigation of more information about the missing Shinichi Kudo, and perhaps also to pay more attention to her angel, Vermouth impersonated Tomoaki Araide and infiltrated Teitan School in the original work.

She also works part-time as a consultant for Xiaolan and her friends' stage plays—as an Oscar-winning actress, this is naturally not a difficult task for her.

"Let's go and sit down, Uncle Mori."

"Ah good."

Lin Jiashu and the others quickly left the backstage area and sat down in the front row of the audience.

Conan sat next to Yoshiki with a listless expression, probably worrying about how to deal with his identity.

Before long, the packed stadium went dark.

The announcer's voice came from the stage: "Now we present to you 'A Lukewarm Love' by Class 2B. Please stay tuned."

wow~

The red curtain was drawn back, revealing an exquisite castle window display, in which Xiaolan, dressed as a princess, stood out prominently.

The girl read her lines with her palms together.

After she finished speaking, Kogoro Mouri suddenly cheered, "Great! Great! Well done, well done!!"

His overwhelmingly loud voice startled those around him.

Just as Conan was feeling speechless, Hayashi Yoshiki, who was next to him, also took advantage of the chaos to shout, "Go for it, Ran!"

How come even you...?

He stared in astonishment at Lin Jiashu, who shouldn't be shouting like that.

Realizing what had happened, Kogoro Mouri, facing the astonished gazes of the audience turning around, could only awkwardly scratch the back of his head: "That's my daughter, she's my daughter..."

The surrounding audience laughed good-naturedly.

Xiao Lan on stage was a little startled, but when she realized that her father and Jia Shu had spoken up for her, she didn't feel ashamed at all. She just smiled warmly and continued to immerse herself in the performance.

At that moment, Vermouth, disguised as Araide Tomoaki, was also in the audience. She looked at Hayashi Yoshiki, who had just taken advantage of the chaos to encourage Ran, with surprise in her heart.

Would he really do such a thing?

He's a completely different person when he's interacting with himself...

He's so gentle with those around him, is this his true self?

From the dimly lit audience seats, Vermouth could barely make out Yoshiki Hayashi's face. She could sense that Jundo was very relaxed at this moment, as if he really was just a gentle and approachable young man.

There are still too many things to investigate...

As Rum's side began to focus on Hayashi Yoshiki, Vermouth, as a member of the intelligence team, also learned a lot of information.

—Those killed by Coindus through accidental means were almost all scum.

Although both Rum and Gin's guesses suggest that Cointreau had long anticipated being targeted by the task force, it's likely that targeting only scumbags was a deliberate act from the beginning to achieve some kind of goal...

But perhaps he really is a "good person"?

Vermouth's eyes flickered.

If Cointreau is essentially a "good person," then it's not surprising that he only kills scumbags and reveals his "true" side at this moment. Moreover, only in this way can he have a reason to save Sherry.

But how did they manage to do that?

The organization's current conclusion regarding Sherry's whereabouts is that she was taken away by another organization. Her disappearance from the gas chamber could be understood as using APTX4869 to shrink her body and escape, but what about the subsequent actions of that assassin organization against Gin and his group, especially the memorial service incident at the Beika Hotel... How exactly did Cointreau manage to do that?

Could he be having an affair with someone from another organization?

The more Vermouth thought about it, the more complicated it seemed.

The location where Lin Jiashu was seemed shrouded in a mist in her eyes, making it difficult for her to see clearly.

The performance on stage continued.

When the princess is kidnapped by enemy soldiers, the Black Knight, played by Sonoko, makes a dashing entrance. She takes down the soldiers in a flashy manner. According to the script, she should wait for the princess to finish her lines before kissing her.

"If you haven't forgotten the vow we made when we were young, please write your proof on my lips!"

The princess's face was as beautiful as a peach blossom.

A light touch of moisturized cherry lips.

The moment she leaned in, her bright eyes glistening with tears, uttered such moving lines, and appeared so close, Sonoko, watching her up close, felt as if she had been struck by something tangible, her body going weak: "Ugh!"

"Eee-ya?"

The weak, unreliable voice that leaked from under her helmet caught the attention of the audience.

But just then, screams suddenly came from the audience.

Countless people instinctively looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man lying on the ground, his drink cup overturned, spilling ice cubes all over the floor.

Someone died.

258

Chapter 258: Shinichi Kudo Appears

"The deceased was Mr. Kohei Kamata, 27 years old, a doctor at Beika General Hospital, right?"

"Yes."

"Then why did he collapse halfway through the performance here today?"

"I initially thought he was just feeling unwell, but then he suddenly collapsed to the ground."

"Could it be that the victim drank the beverage that fell next to him and that's why he died?"