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The next day, Matsuda skipped work and went to Teitan High School's school festival.
School really is a great place.
Matsuda walked through the campus of Teitan High School, watching the sailor uniforms radiating youthful energy.
For a moment, I felt as if I had become much younger.
The case Conan is facing this time must also revolve around him, or be in his vicinity.
Since the incident occurred near Conan's location, the case must have taken place during Ran's stage play.
Could it be a servant on some stage?
Thinking of this, Matsuda looked up blankly at the dense crowd.
By the way, where are Xiaolan and the others performing a stage play today?
After asking around for a while, Matsuda finally found the place.
As soon as Matsuda entered the stadium and saw the crowd of people, he felt a bit overwhelmed.
With so many people, won't there be a large-scale attack?
Hmm, that couple in the left corner is suspicious. They're all lovey-dovey right now, but who knows if they'll turn on each other with knives next?
And that young man in the first three rows, towards the back, was looking around with a lewd grin, his face practically screaming "I'm lewd."
On the right edge, a little girl was smiling broadly as she spoke to an older man, but judging from the man's expression, he clearly had ill intentions.
The world is going to the dogs; people have lost all conscience!
Aren't you afraid of being seen by your classmates?
Looking around, Matsuda realized that everyone in the stadium had become a suspicious suspect.
Just as Matsuda locked onto his target, staring intently at the pot-bellied old man laughing and joking with the pretty girl,
Suddenly, with a "snap," the lights dimmed, and the stage play began.
Tch, that's really bad.
In this dark environment, people's movements can only be seen from within a meter.
In such a deplorable setting, it is simply impossible to stop crime.
And where is Conan, no, where is Shinichi Kudo?
Shouldn't he have arrived here long ago?
Matsuda was still searching for Kudo when, unexpectedly, something happened.
Just as the female lead, Ran Mouri, appeared,
Just when everyone's attention was focused on the female lead,
Suddenly, someone called out in the spacious hall.
"I've been waiting for you for so long, Your Highness!"
Detective Kogoro Mouri stood up, breaking the quiet atmosphere.
As everyone's eyes were on him, Mori laughed triumphantly, "Ha ha, she's my daughter! She's my daughter!"
Uh, this guy...
Matsuda was speechless for a moment, then walked towards Kogoro, who had become the focus of everyone's attention.
At this moment, Kazuha Toyama, who had just been inwardly despising Kogoro's embarrassing performance, was also captivated by the stage play's plot.
Upon seeing the beautiful princess surrounded by thugs, Kazuha immediately jumped up and shouted,
"Xiao Lan, use your karate to deal with them! Let them know how powerful you are!"
Haha, yet another one getting too into character?
Matsuda had already walked up to them, looked around Kazuha, and sure enough, he saw Conan.
But sitting next to Conan was a guy who was completely covered up.
This person is...
Just as Matsuda was speculating about the mysterious person's origins,
On the stage, a black-clad knight suddenly appeared, having already driven away the bad guys and rescued the princess.
The princess and the knight embraced, and just as they were about to kiss...
Kogoro Mouri, sitting in the audience, was already shouting angrily, insisting on going up and teaching that knight a lesson.
If Kazuha hadn't held him back so tightly, Mori might have actually gotten his way.
Chapter 278 The New Doctor
Just as the noise on and off the stage was getting out of hand, a scream shocked the entire audience.
Matsuda rushed over.
"I'm a police officer! Please stay in your seats and remain quiet! Staff, please turn on the lights!"
By the time Megure and his team received the emergency call and arrived at the scene,
Matsuda has a complete understanding of what happened at the scene.
The deceased was named Kohei Kamata, 27 years old, a doctor at Beika General Hospital.
Today, I came back with a classmate who also works at Mihana General Hospital to watch the performance by our younger schoolmates.
Including the four deceased, the other three were 27-year-old Yota Mitani, 27-year-old Yumemi Noda, and 28-year-old Mai Kougami.
"The cause of death was potassium cyanide poisoning, and the time of death was around 2:40."
As Matsuda spoke, he pulled out a plastic bag.
"This is the beverage cup the deceased drank from before he died. We can have the forensic team examine it to see if they can extract potassium cyanide."
"Hehe, Matsuda-kun,"
After handing the plastic bag to the accompanying forensic officer, Megure kindly put his hand on Matsuda's shoulder.
"Did you forget something? You actually had time to come all the way to Teitan High School for the school festival!"
"Can I say that I sensed something was going to happen and came to stop it?" Matsuda replied with an awkward laugh.
He skipped work today, and to make his point more convincing, he gestured to Inspector Megure and looked at Kogoro behind him.
Uh, this plague god is here too?
They've even brought bad luck to their daughter's school!
Inspector Megure immediately thought to himself, "What do you mean?"
He accepted Matsuda's statement to some extent, but still glared fiercely at his subordinate.
"Does this mean we'll stop doing anything and just keep an eye on Mori every day?"
“Keeping an eye on him could reduce crime by at least 80 percent,”
As soon as Matsuda finished speaking, a commotion broke out in the hall.
The guy who had been sitting next to Conan, completely covered up, suddenly stood up and ripped off his disguise.
"Kudo Shinichi?"
"Is that Kudo-senpai?"
"That famous high school detective from our school?"
......
The hall immediately became noisy as a group of Shinichi Kudo fans and other passersby curiously gathered around to watch.
In a corner of the hall, Conan looked at the capsule in his hand and asked Ai Haibara beside him,
"Haibara, how long will the effects of this capsule last?"
"I don't know, but based on my recovery time last time, it should theoretically be around 24 hours,"
Ai immediately gave the answer.
“Very good, I will do as you ask to keep Ran calm for now. This won’t take much time, so we will have plenty of time to use my identity as Shinichi Kudo to attract the organization’s attention. This way, we can lure them out and get more information.”
Conan clenched his fist and said confidently,
"We want to prove to Inspector Matsuda that we are not a burden to him! We can also contribute to the fight against the organization!"
......
Conan took the pills and went out alone to prepare them.
Ai suddenly felt the light dim, and when she looked up, she saw Matsuda.
"Detective Matsuda Jinpei, aren't you going to investigate the truth?"
"No, let's skip it this time."
Matsuda leaned casually against the wall and stretched.
"With Kudo and Hattori around, there shouldn't be any problems."
"Why do you think so?"
Xiao Ai asked suspiciously, "According to your usual habits, shouldn't you go up and laugh at them at this time?"
Am I really that bad?
Matsuda's lips twitched slightly as he glanced at the center of the hall.
There, Heiji Hattori, who thought he could successfully impersonate Shinichi Kudo by applying some white powder, was still exposed by Kazuha.
"Since Conan has chosen to do it this way, let him have it. That kid always loves to show off, and now that he finally has a chance, I'd better not get involved!"
"I think it's someone who has absolutely no clue, right?" Ai said sarcastically.
"You little rascal!" Matsuda couldn't help but reach out and pat Ai's head.