Chapter 343 The End of the Knight

Chapter 349: The End of the Knight
"The deceased's name is Kohei Puta, he is 27 years old. He was a doctor working at the Beika General Hospital, right?" Half an hour later, several police cars with dazzling red lights flashing stopped at the gate of Teitan High School. Officer Megure led the police officers into the performance hall and began to investigate.

"Yes." A woman in a red sleeveless dress answered with a depressed look on her face. It seemed that this woman was the companion or friend of the deceased. There were several people standing behind her, and they must have been together.

"Then do you know why he collapsed in the middle of the show?" Inspector Megure continued to ask.

"I don't know either. In the middle of the performance, Dr. Putian suddenly stood up. At first I just thought he was feeling unwell, but he suddenly fell to the ground."

"Could it be that the victim drank the drink that fell next to him, causing him to fall to the ground and die?"

"That... I'm not sure either." The woman in red leaned over and responded to Officer Takagi, who was squatting on the ground. "I've been watching the show. I haven't paid much attention to it."

"So do you remember what time it was when Mr. Putian fell down?"

"Well..." The woman in red looked at her watch. "I remember the show started at two o'clock, but other times..."

"He should have fallen down around 2:40." The woman had no clue yet, but Xiaolan, who had been standing not far from her, suddenly spoke. At this time, Officer Megure remembered that Teitan High School was the school where Xiaolan studied. "Because, when I heard the sound, it was the climax of the drama."

"Is that so? I had forgotten that this is your school." Megure nodded. "So, is your father also..."

"Inspector Megure, Kogoro Mori reports to you!" As he said this, my father saluted Officer Megure with a smile.

"I knew it..." Officer Megure complained helplessly with narrowed eyes. "So, if you were here, no one else would touch the body."

"Of course." Dad said confidently. "Maintaining the integrity of the scene is the most basic work of the investigation. Before the coroner touched the body, no one approached the body."

"So, has the cause of death been found out?" Megure looked at the coroner he brought with him.

"Yes, I'm afraid the cause of death is..."

"It's potassium cyanate." Before the coroner could say anything, Hattori, who had been standing by and whose identity was exposed by me, jumped out first. After his identity was exposed by me, he no longer hid and stood out openly.

"Heiji? Why are you here just now?" Kazuha couldn't help but feel puzzled when he saw his friend suddenly appear.

"Idiot, I've been here for a long time, but I've been sitting at the very outside with those two brats." Hattori pointed behind him, only to find that one of the two kids had suddenly disappeared. "Eh? Where's Kaoru?"

"Toilet." "Conan", who was unwilling to talk more, put his hands in his trouser pockets, said lightly with an expressionless face and fell silent.

"So... did Mr. Putian buy the drink himself?" After confirming the cause of death with the coroner again, Inspector Megure questioned the deceased's partner again.

"No, actually..."

"Hey, Kudo, where did Kaoru go at this time?" While the police were investigating and questioning, Hattori crouched down beside "Conan" and asked. "Let him come back now to listen to his heartbeat. He has very good hearing. We will be able to solve the case much faster."

"..." However, Conan just looked at Hattori as if he was an idiot, then turned around and left.

"Hey, hey... where are you going? I'm still talking." Seeing that Conan ignored him, Hattori looked like he had seen a ghost, then stood up and chased after him.

"Hey, Kudo, where are you going? Do we have any cases to deal with..." Chasing Conan out of the performance hall, Hattori directly called out Kudo's real name.

"Okay Hattori, stop yelling so loudly." However, before he could finish his words, an unscrupulous voice rang in his ears. "You should solve the case first. Conan and I have other things to do."

"Kaoru? Where have you been for such a while?" Hattori was also stunned when he saw the person who was speaking.

"I've seen too many cases with Conan, so I'm a little bored. I'm going to go to the bathroom to relax and get an umbrella." As I said this, I patted the shoulder of "Conan" who was standing next to me, and then shook the gray umbrella in my other hand.

"Umbrella? Is it raining outside?" Hattori, whose attention was successfully diverted, looked at the clear sky outside.

"It will happen soon." I also looked up at the sky, and my lavender eyes revealed a sharp light. "And it will be a... scarlet blood rain."

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

"It's only been a short while, and you've already arranged everything?" Shiho asked me softly in the drizzle.

After sending Hattori back to the murder scene, Shiho and I walked out of the auditorium and strolled around the campus. After a while, the clear sky was covered by a layer of shadow, and the drizzle came as expected. Walking in the rain is naturally necessary to shelter from the rain, and the umbrella I just took was prepared for this moment. As for why I knew it was going to rain. Anyone with a little experience can infer the weather through certain specific phenomena in nature, let alone me, who has lived two lives before and after?

"Yes, it's arranged." I held an umbrella and took Shiho for a walk in the drizzle. I was probably the only one who could take a walk without any care after a murder. Of course, Shiho was dragged here by me. "It must be a lesson that Kudo will never forget."

"I remember you said the worst-case scenario was to give up everyone..." Shiho recalled what I said before and looked at me sideways.

"Yes." I nodded gently. "If we don't make a big deal out of it, that showy detective will never realize the seriousness of the problem."

"Is that so?" Shiho didn't say much, because she was pretending to be Conan. She lowered her head slightly, and the arc of light reflected by the lens made it impossible for me to see her eyes clearly, let alone her mood. At this moment, the two of them chose silence tacitly, and just strolled leisurely on the playground of the school, listening to the sound of the rain around their ears. I don't know if it was quiet or lonely.

[so Thank You For Everything, this move is the best, the session is the best, and the forgetfulness is the best. ] After a long time, a pleasant sound rang in my ears.

"Is the matter done?"

"Yes, we have already started. It will be done in about three hours." A sweet voice sounded in my ears from the other end of the phone.

"Haha, you are really efficient. Thank you for your hard work, Sister Jingliu." I smiled slightly on the other end of the phone. "Then, ask Ningxue and the others to come over to do the preparations. Remember to bring your equipment."

"Well, don't worry, but Bing, do you really want to do this?" Jingliu asked uncertainly. "If you do this, aren't you afraid that Kudo will be angered by you and the effect will be counterproductive?"

"It's okay." I said calmly. "It's better for me to be the bad guy alone than to risk the lives of my whole family. Anyway, I'll leave the follow-up work to you. Ask Shoulang's people to arrive as soon as possible." "Okay, I got it." After saying that, Jingliu hung up the phone. On the other side, I also put my phone in my pocket and looked at Shiho, whose attention had been attracted by me. "It's a little cold. Shall we go home?"

"Yeah." Shiho didn't say much, just responded softly. Then she thought about it and spoke. "Do you need my help?"

"Hmm...it seems like there's something I can't do in a hurry." After thinking for a while, I whispered in Shiho's ear. "Then you just..."

"..Are you sure?" Shiho was surprised by what I said. "That's equivalent to..."

"Hey, apart from him, it's hard to say who else is wrong." I chuckled. "I'll take care of the police, and I'll leave the rest to you."

"Okay... but it's very risky for you to do this."

"Hey, don't worry, I'll take care of it." With a wicked smile, I accompanied Shiho all the way back to the auditorium.

When we returned to the auditorium, the police investigation was nearing its end. The body had been taken away for examination, and the remaining police force began to judge the case with the help of my father. Seeing Hattori's confident look, I knew that he had figured out the matter, but he was still thinking carefully because he had overlooked some important clues. On the other side, Kudo, disguised as the Black Knight, also came back from outside the auditorium. Seeing the smile on his face, I knew that this kid had found the clues that Hattori had not found. When he stepped into the auditorium and was about to speak, he saw his former "self" standing not far away. The pair of ice-blue eyes under the glasses were faintly cold, and next to "himself", a child's body with an adult soul under a faint pale gold color was holding a silver mobile phone in his hand, which kept turning it. His eyes were so cold that he shivered.

After a brief thought, Kudo stepped out and stopped beside the pale blond boy before speaking. "I'm sorry, but I still can't just sit back and watch a murder case."

"You'll only kill more people by doing this." The pale blond boy uttered cold words, but unfortunately Kudo ignored him and continued to walk forward.

"I believe you can control everything. I will apologize to you later." After leaving a confident word, Kudo walked up to the police officer and shouted to stop Officer Megure who was about to rule this case as a suicide. "Wait a minute, Officer Megure. This case is not a suicide, but a pure homicide!"

"Heh... As you thought." Without paying attention to the rest of the case, Shiho turned around and looked at me helplessly. "That idiot is a little too arrogant."

"Do you believe I can control everything?" I sneered at Kudo's words, "Do you really think I'm a god?" Looking at Kudo who had taken off his knight's helmet and revealed his true face not far away, my eyes couldn't help but become even colder. "Control everything? Okay, I'll tell you how I control it!"

After saying that, I turned on the phone in my hand and called Ningxue.

"How is it, where are you?"

"It will take at most fifteen minutes to reach Teitan High School." Ningxue's words were very brief.

"Very good. Once you arrive, I will give you another fifteen minutes to prepare. Wait for my order, and then act."

"Yes."

After hanging up the phone, I looked at the crowd who were shocked by Kudo's appearance. During this time, Hattori and Xiaolan kept looking in our direction, probably because they were shocked that Kudo and Conan appeared at the same time.

"Anyway... it's confirmed that Kudo and Conan will be in the same frame." Shiho responded to everyone's gaze. With the voice-changing mask covering her face, no one could see what she was saying. "Then, the next finishing touch..."

"Don't worry, the finishing work will be fun." I smiled coldly, "The moment this case is finished, it will be the beginning of Kudo's regret!"

. . . With Kudo's participation, the case was concluded in less than half an hour. It must be said that Kudo's ability to solve cases is indeed worthy of praise.

"... I can only say that you are really lucky, great detective." After a brief reasoning, the murderer, Mai Hong, finally confessed her guilt. "If it weren't for this rain, you wouldn't have found the evidence."

"No." Kudo said confidently. "Even if it hadn't rained, I would have asked the police to check your clothes. From the fact that you didn't use creamer or syrup, I have already determined that you are the murderer."

"what?"

"When you came back from the restroom, the show had already started. At that time, the stadium auditorium was pitch black. Even if you opened the lid of the cup, you couldn't tell whether it was black coffee or Coke. So, I am very sure that before that, you must have opened the lid of the cup in advance and knew that the wrong drink was in it."

"...Oh, this is really a headache." Finally, Hong Shang Mai lowered her head. "Although you are just a high school student, I still can't help but admire your observation and reasoning ability."

"Then, let's go back to the police station and talk about what's next." In the end, Takagi came forward and formally arrested Hong Shang Mai, and the whole case was officially concluded. (It really feels much better not to write a mystery.)
There was a cheer in the auditorium. The students were all cheering for Kudo's return performance, and the whole auditorium was boiling with excitement.

However. . .

Beep, beep, beep.

"Moshimoshi, this is Inspector Megure. What?! How is that possible! I got it, I'll be there right away!" After hanging up the phone, Inspector Megure's face was as gloomy as death. "Brother Takagi, I leave this to you, I'm leaving right away. Brother Mori, please help me with the work!"

"Yes, Officer Megure, but what is it..."

"There's no time to explain to you!" After saying that, Officer Megure and several other police officers hurriedly left the auditorium and drove away in a police car.

"What on earth is going on? Even the case at hand..." Dad looked confused.

"Hey. Kudo. Why are you suddenly... Hey, why do you look so bad?" When Hattori turned his gaze to his friend, he found that Kudo's face had turned pale at some point.

"Ah... Sorry, I may have to leave first." Kudo was already breathing heavily while speaking. "I have something important to say to Xiaolan, so I have to... Ouch!" Before he finished speaking, Kudo felt a sharp pain in his neck. Then he fell to the ground.

Seeing Kudo fall to the ground, a dangerous arc quietly rose under the pale golden hair. As everyone panicked when Kudo fell to the ground, the dangerous corner of his mouth also uttered fatal words.

"...detonate."

boom! ! ! ! !
At the moment when Kudo fell to the ground, a huge explosion sounded throughout the school in an instant.

"Then... Game Start!"

(End of this chapter)