Chapter 575 Edo Boy
Ze Yu walked up to Conan and asked with a smile: "Conan, what are you thinking about?"

"Xiao Yu." Conan was stunned for a moment, then said: "I think there might be something wrong with that Jinshi."

"Oh? Why do you think so?" Ze Yu tilted his head and asked.

"Kinishi is the screenwriter of the troupe. He received money from the troupe, so he should be respectful to the leader." Conan stroked his chin and said, "But because the leader wanted him to change the ending of the script, he beat the leader up."

"This is totally inappropriate. The screenwriter received money from the troupe. If the troupe leader is not satisfied with the script, he can ask the screenwriter to change it at any time, but Jinshi is too arrogant."

"How can it be justified to beat someone up after receiving money?" Conan's eyes flashed with thought, and he said in a deep voice: "I guess there may be something wrong with Kinishi's script."

"You guessed right." Ze Yu smiled and continued, "There is indeed a problem with Jinshi's script. He left this problem on purpose, and he doesn't want to change it."

"Why?" Conan was a little puzzled: "Is there some unknown secret?"

"That's right." Ze Yu suddenly changed the subject: "Conan, have you heard of 'Edo Boy'?"

"Edo boy?" Conan lowered his head, thought for a moment, and said, "I remember him. He was a strange thief who appeared half a year ago and often robbed people all over the country."

"The Edo boy is very agile and can jump across rooftops. Even if he is spotted, he can easily escape."

Edo Kid is a bit similar to Conan's last name 'Edogawa', but he has nothing to do with Conan.

Edo Boy is a Phantom Thief, or to put it bluntly, a thief. He is a low-profile version of Phantom Thief Kid.

Of course, the gap between the genuine version and the low-end version is huge. As an authentic Kaito Kid, he can run through the main storyline of the Conan world.

And Edo Boy was just a minor character who appeared in no more than two episodes.

The gap between Edo Boy and Kaito Kid is like the gap between Tamonsuke and Sawaha.

Conan was a little confused and didn't understand why Ze Yu suddenly mentioned this thief.

"Does Edo Boy have anything to do with Kinishi's script?" he asked.

"That's right." Ze Yu smiled slightly: "In fact, the Edo boy is hiding in Tamonsuke's troupe."

"...Xiao Yu, could it be that?" Hearing this, Conan widened his eyes in surprise.

"Yes, just as you imagined." Ze Yu said slowly.

.........

In Tokyo, Edo Boy is considered to be a well-known figure. As a phantom thief, he hides in an obscure small theater troupe.

Tamanosuke, the leader of the group, knows this, but he doesn't know who the Edo boy is, so he plans to find him out.

Tamanosuke asked Chikaishi to write a script about Egawa Boy, hoping to use this script to force out the Edo Boy who was hiding among the crowd.

Unexpectedly, Kinishi also realized the truth. He knew that the Edo boy was hiding among them.

So, Kinishi changed the script, and he used the content of the script to hint and force the Edo boy.

Chikashi's intention was very clear. He was blackmailing Edo Boy, which was equivalent to telling him in Edo Boy's ear: "Edo Boy, I know you are hiding among us. If you want to keep your identity, pay up!"

After seeing Kinishi's script, Tamonsuke realized something was wrong and wanted him to change the script, but he refused and beat Tamonsuke up.

Because, if the script was changed, Kinishi wouldn't be able to blackmail Edo Boy.

Of course he was not happy to do this, so he would rather risk losing his job and beat up Tamonsuke, the group leader, than change the script.

This is what happened.

………"I see."

After hearing what Xiaoyu said, Conan suddenly realized.

But then his expression changed, and he said anxiously: "By now, the Edo boy hiding in the troupe should have seen the script, right?"

"Of course." Ze Yu said.

"That's bad!" Conan's face was full of solemnity: "As a Phantom Thief, he must have a vicious heart. How can he be threatened and blackmailed casually?"

"By doing this, Chikashi is forcing the Edo boy to do something to him!"

After saying that, Conan turned around and ran back towards the troupe without hesitation.

Ze Yu turned his head and looked at Conan's back quietly. He smiled and whispered, "It's too late, Conan."

.........

Just as Ze Yu said, when Conan rushed back to the troupe, everything was too late.

Jinshi was already dead, he fell in the room, and the murder weapon was a blood-stained chair.

The script was stolen, and even the disk on which it was stored was gone.

The police arrived at the scene.

"Inspector Megure!" Conan said to Inspector Megure with a serious face: "The murderer is Edo boy!"

As soon as the words fell, the Edo boy hiding among the crowd couldn't help but tremble.

But his movement was so subtle that even Conan didn't notice it, because at this time, Conan's attention was on Inspector Megure.

"Edo boy?" Officer Megure obviously didn't believe Conan's words. He raised his eyebrows and asked back, "Isn't he a thief? How could he kill someone?"

"If he wants to steal something here, it's unnecessary, right?"

"I don't think there's anything valuable in this troupe." Officer Megure said, "The only thing missing now is the script."

"If the murderer is really Edo Boy, he is a thief, what script would he steal?"

"He just wants to steal the script!" Conan said solemnly: "Because the script written by Uncle Kinishi happens to be related to Edo Boy, it is very likely that the identity of Edo Boy is hidden in it!"

"If the contents of the script are leaked, the identity of the Edo boy might be exposed."

"In order to hide his identity, Edo boy chose to kill Uncle Kinishi and steal his script!"

"If Officer Megure doesn't believe me, you can ask Captain Tamonsuke. He has read the script and knows the content!"

In order to make Inspector Megure believe his words, Conan even brought Tamonsuke along.

"Oh? Is that so?" Inspector Megure finally became serious and looked at Tamonsuke who was standing beside him.

Tamonsuke smiled bitterly. Even if he wanted to help the Edo boy hiding in the troupe conceal his identity, he couldn't do it now.

He could only say truthfully: "What Conan said is right. The script is indeed related to Edo Boy, but his identity is not directly revealed in the script."

"Even if I had read the script, I wouldn't have known who the Edo kid was."

Tamonsuke was telling the truth. He really didn't know who the Edo boy was. He only knew that the other party was hiding in his own troupe.

(End of this chapter)