Chapter 248 Kumail, hello and farewell to you
Tang Ze stood not far behind Tonkou Shigehiko. Xingchuan Hui, who had just been persuaded to leave, adjusted his expression and held a cup of rice in his hand. The wine trays were placed around several tables not far from him.
The police officers from the Search Section 1 were surrounding the other side, looking around all the time, fully alert.
Although the guests at the cocktail party were briefly attracted by the commotion here, they quickly looked away when they saw that the conflict ended quickly and continued their conversations and greetings.
Here are the so-called upper-class people... You can guess some dirty things just by looking at them.
But everyone must maintain etiquette and decency, and naturally they will not reveal anything. At most, they will exchange a few meaningful looks during chat.
For a time, the atmosphere in the venue became harmonious, and everything seemed to have returned to calm.
Tangze waited patiently for the process to progress, and from time to time he would use his peripheral vision to pay attention to the situation in the field, guarding against Haibara Ai who might appear at any time.
He saw Kenzo Masayama's face from an almost diagonal position.
Having visited his palace twice in the past two days, Tang Ze was already very familiar with him. After observing his mental state for a moment, he looked away.
On the other side, Conan's nerves were tense, and he clicked the dial, preparing to use an anesthetic needle to control the killer once the attack started.
"...This time, the daughter of Director Shimonaki also brought a very precious collection. Dear guests," the emcee standing in front of him holding a microphone with a decent ceremonial smile turned around and looked. Looking at the white screen slowly lowering behind him, "Let us take a good look at these slides that Director Shigemaki collected during his lifetime."
With his wave, a projector was pushed up In front of the stage, as soon as the machine was in place, the lights in the entire banquet hall went out.
What, slides...?
Conan's eyes widened and he quickly realized. When his eyes adapted to the darkness, he looked in the direction of Tonkou Shigehiko, and no one could be seen.
Oops! The murderer may want to take advantage of this opportunity!
Conan gritted his teeth and watched the policemen who also discovered that the target was missing were whispering to each other. He also began to check among the guests, and hurriedly ran into the crowd, trying hard to distinguish people between his legs.
With his height, he would be easily blocked among this group of adults, but he turned off the lights...
Ah, is that wise?
Conan, who was looking around like a headless fly, suddenly saw a figure with a familiar hair color in the dark.
Goro Akechi, who was dressed in pitch black, was looking for Shigehiko Tonguchi as well, and was walking slowly through the crowd towards the opposite corner of the venue.
Akechi is also a very observant detective... Thinking this, Conan stared at the chestnut-haired head, tried his best to squeeze through the crowd, and walked in the direction of Akechi.
Tang Ze blinked his red eyes, glanced at the direction of the Death Tarot, sighed secretly, and stopped with some pity.
If you get closer, you should be able to see it more clearly.
But if he gets closer and Conan sees his movements clearly, he will become suspicious, right?
Now, it's not time to let him know that Goro Akechi has a problem.
Thinking like this, he naturally stopped and stretched out his hand, just in time to support Zhongyan, who was staggering during the pushing and pushing through the crowd.
“This is a scene from "Rainbow Handkerchief", Director Sakemaki's masterpiece that has won many world-class awards. Since at that time, the crew did not have the habit of retaining interludes, we could only find a lot of them. According to the staff’s narration, this is a very precious image material. Moreover, this is a very important recording shot before Director Shimonaki’s hair was thinning!” The energetic emcee stood beside the projector and looked at him humorously. He was telling the story in the audience, which caused a burst of laughter and applause from the audience.
"Watch your steps." At this noisy moment, Karasawa supported Tonguchi Shigehiko, walked past him, and whispered in his ear, "'Kumail' says hello to you. Say goodbye to...Father."
Before Yankou Shigehiko could react, Tang Ze let go of his hand and gently pushed him forward as he stood firm.
Because of the organization's instructions, the eager-to-action Tonkou Zhongyan used this power to rush forward a few times and stood at the designated position. Only then did he slowly realize that the words he just heard in his ears were probably meant for him.
"Kumail"...that's...
Zhongyan swallowed and felt a chill running down his spine. He couldn't help but turn around and look at the person who had just supported him.
——Then he saw the smiling face of his illegitimate son.
His face was twisted and frightened. Before he could react, he saw Goro Akechi move slightly to the side, revealing the person who had been standing behind him.
Xingchuan Hui, who was dressed in a waiter's outfit, stood there with an indifferent expression. After thinking for a while, he simply reached out his hand, took off the glasses that covered the upper half of his face, and smoothed back his slightly long bangs. , revealing his smooth face in the faint light reflected by the slide.
He twitched the corner of his mouth, brought the same face close to Tang Ze, and smiled sinisterly at Shigehiko Tonguchi.
"You, you..." Yankou Zhongyan's weak voice came out of his throat, and he raised his arms tremblingly.
However, before he could react, a bright light flashed.
The flashlight that determines fate lights up at this moment.
"Huh?" "Yeah!"
In the darkness, the sudden dazzling light illuminated many people who turned their heads away and let out small screams.
The emcee who saw this scene was only panicked for a moment, and then calmly smoothed things over: "I don't know who is taking the photo... Is it a reporter friend at the scene? Don't be impatient, this photo is indeed It’s very precious. You can take a photocopy later and use a flash, but you can’t take a slide?”
Conan’s ears caught a slight sound in the sparse laughter of the guests.
What is that thing, the sound that pierces the air quickly...
Where does it come from? What is it?
Highly nervous, he turned his head desperately to find the source of the sky-piercing sound effect.
...above?
“Crack——”
"Dang Cang——"
The crisp and fine cracking sound, together with the sound of metal objects falling heavily to the ground, seemed like countless crystals falling to the ground and shattering, and the crisp clanging sounds formed a short and gorgeous symphony.
The entire audience was shocked, and the host's words were completely interrupted.
“What’s wrong?!”
“What’s the movement...Did something fall?”
"Turn on the lights, turn on the lights quickly!"
The last voice came from the Megure Police Department and Takagi Wataru who shouted loudly.
They struggled to push aside the guests on both sides and tried to get closer to the source of the sound. This sound was too ominous when it was clear that someone was going to be attacked.
Conan ran two steps towards that position, and suddenly his face was covered by a soft cloth hood, and his vision went dark.
He was so nervous that he trembled with fright. He raised his hand and grabbed the thing that flew into his face.
Is this... a handkerchief?
"Pah, pah, pah", the continuous sound of switches, the lights in the venue turned on again with this series of sounds, softly illuminating the luxuriously decorated banquet again.
It’s just that the brightest one can no longer shine.
“Ahhh——”
As the guests turned to look at the audience, several sharp female voices pierced everyone’s eardrums.
The huge crystal lamp has fallen from the sky. The small glass products are crystal clear, reflecting the fire like diamonds, like a rain of petals made of crystal, tightly covering the lower part of the eyes. The eyes are wide open, and the expression is extremely frightened. Swallowing Shigehiko's body.
(End of this chapter)