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Chapter 71 Successful Ending
As more and more viewers realize this,
The discussion among the audience quickly shifted from the stage play to the actor, Akikawa Sousuke, who played Kotani Sae.

The best proof of this is that they were so immersed in the performance that they completely forgot to judge Akikawa Sosuke's acting skills.

This shows that Akikawa Sosuke's performance is not disconnected from the plot.

Whether it is the bright and popular monitor in school,

He is also the elder brother who carries the future of his mother and sister.

They were all perfectly performed by Akikawa Sosuke.

"Xiaoxiaoxiaoxiaoxiaoxiaolan!! The actor who plays Kotani Sae is so super super super super handsome! Did you see that?!"

Suzuki Sonoko looked at Mouri Ran beside her with shining eyes, and she was in a state of extreme excitement.

"You were actually worried about whether someone would destroy your father-in-law's work! That was totally unnecessary!!"

"ha--?!"

When Kogoro Mori heard what Suzuki Sonoko said, he raised a loud questioning voice.

Ran Mouri and Conan on the side blushed at the same time.

"Anyway! That actor performed really well!"

Realizing that she seemed to have said something wrong, Suzuki Sonoko became a little embarrassed for a moment and continued her topic stiffly.

"Not only is he handsome, but he's also a great actor! I'm obsessed with him!"

"Uh, Sonoko, this isn't a good idea, right? Don't you already have Kyogoku-san?"

Mao Lilan looked at Suzuki Sonoko who was infatuated with her and quickly reminded her.

"No, no, no, this is an investment!"

"Lan, think about this. Isn't this the first time that actor Sae Kotani will be doing this stage play?"

"If we get to know him now, wouldn't it be a sure-win investment? Who knows, maybe he will be a big star in the future!"

“I feel like he’s going to be really popular in the future!”

"Don't you think so, Xiaolan?"

Suzuki Sonoko looked at Xiaolan and asked.

"Well, his acting skills are indeed much better than I thought."

Mao Lilan gave a fair evaluation.

aside.

Listening to Suzuki Sonoko's overly excited voice, Sera Masumi couldn't help but nudge Conan next to her with her elbow.

"Boy, do you think that Qiuchuan's acting is a little too good?"

“It’s indeed a bit beyond my expectations.”

Conan had just recovered from the shock of Akikawa Sosuke's acting and replied in a deep voice.

"I originally thought he got the role thanks to Miss Yoko's connections, but I never expected his acting skills to be so good."

Sera Masumi couldn't help but sigh.

"If his acting skills were bad, how could he possibly beat Saihara during the audition?"

"He's an actor who debuted as a child star."

Conan said helplessly.

"That's true. If Akikawa's acting skills weren't better than Nishihara's, Nishihara wouldn't be so jealous that he wanted to kill him."

After Sera Masumi finished speaking, he was silent for about five seconds before speaking again:
"It's still not right. Given Akikawa's past experience, how could he have such superb acting skills?"

"Is it really true, kid, that just by watching discs and learning, one can hone such acting skills?"

"Besides, if his acting skills are really that good, doesn't that mean that if he were to act in front of us, we wouldn't be able to tell?"

"Perhaps it is more appropriate to attribute this to 'natural talent'. Look at his sister. She has only been in the entertainment industry for a few years and has become so popular. It is obvious that she is also extremely talented in acting! Maybe Akikawa has inherited the acting talent as well."

Conan guessed.

"I've never heard that acting talent can be inherited!"

It was obvious that Masumi Sera could not accept what Conan said.

"Of course, Ms. Sera, you see I am such a good actor, I inherited it from my mother."

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Masumi Sera stared at the arrogant Conan for a long time with a look of a fool.

It turns out that Conan wasn't joking.

He seemed to really think that his acting was excellent.

Conan felt a little embarrassed when being stared at by Sera Masumi. After a while, he sighed and said slowly:
"Ms. Sera, I know what you want to say."

"But in this case, it would only make sense to attribute Akikawa to having an outstanding acting talent."

"Because once we consider that his acting talent is not innate, then countless problems will arise that we cannot explain."

Conan paused and continued:

"Just like you said, Akikawa's social experience was limited to elementary school, and he spent the rest of his time at home. How could he have such superb acting skills?"

"Since he has such superb acting skills, does it mean that he actually has a lot of social experience and his mind is not as naive as we imagined?"

"In that case, could it be that the Akikawa we have seen before was all packaged by his acting skills?"

"But how could such a person as Qiuchuan be kept under house arrest by her mother for so long?"

"Did he lie to the police and to us?"

"Wait wait wait. There's no way to explain this, right?"

As Conan spoke, he also looked at Sera Masumi who was standing beside him.

"You're right, kid."

"In the car accident case, Akikawa took an overdose of sleeping pills, which conflicts with our conclusion that Akikawa killed Ms. Ryoko and then committed suicide, so it is most reasonable that only a third party could have committed the crime."

"But the other possible image of Akikawa that you analyzed earlier has always lingered in my mind."

"Don't you think that Akikawa showing off his acting skills to us so openly is just a manifestation of his extreme arrogance?"

Sera Masumi asked back.

"Or maybe Akikawa is just a talented actor, but in reality he is still a child mentally, and he has never considered that we would suspect him if he revealed his acting skills."

"Because there is now too much evidence to refute your statement, Miss Sera, I think it is not correct to insist on conspiracy theories." Conan and Masumi Sera each held their own opinions, and their discussion remained on two parallel lines until the next scene began.

In the last two scenes.

Detective Quinn successfully cracked the "Voice of the Dead" trick and caught the real murderer.

Finally, all the actors of the play came on stage together to take their bows.

Amid the warm applause of more than 1800 audience members, the first day of performance of the stage play "Lost City Girls: Voices of the Dead" came to a successful conclusion.
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Empire Theatre, backstage.

*Bang! Bang!*
With two "bang bang" sounds,
Countless colored pieces and ribbons were ejected from the small fireworks in the hands of the stage play director Takemura Mine and the assistant director.

It fell on the heads of all the actors.

"It was perfect! Everyone did a great job on the first day of performance!"

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone!"

Director Takemura Mine gave the most sincere encouragement and applause to the stage actors present.

In fact, he was also worried at the beginning whether everyone’s mentality would be affected by what happened a month ago.

But in terms of results, the performance was clearly more perfect than it was a month ago.

"In short, there are still 6 days left, please continue to work hard!"

"it is good--!"

The actors present all responded in unison.

The performance of "The Lost City Girls: Voices of the Dead" was originally scheduled to last for two weeks.

However, due to an unexpected situation a month ago, the performance time was shortened to 7 days.

After the performance, the stage play will be made into a theatrical movie for fans across the country to enjoy.

"Akikawa-kun, you're going back to the headquarters with Ms. Itakura, right? Let's go together. I also need to go back to do something."

Suddenly, Yoko Okino's voice was heard.

Upon hearing this, the artists around him all cast envious glances towards Akikawa Sosuke.

What a happy thing it is to be able to ride in the car with Miss Yoko!
"Okay, thank you Miss Yoko."

Akikawa Sosuke nodded slightly to Okino Yoko, then went back to his dressing room to remove his makeup.

However, just as Akikawa Sosuke sat down in front of the makeup artist, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Then, the agent Miss Itakura Misaki rushed in with her eyes red with excitement.

"Great, Mr. Akikawa! This performance was really perfect!"

"I waited until now to watch it, it really is the right decision!"

"Mr. Akikawa and Ms. Yoko's performances were both great."

Itakura Misaki spoke with great excitement, and at the end she couldn't help sobbing.

"Speaking of which, Miss Yoko just said that she will take us back to the company later."

“Eh?! That’s great! This is too blissful!!”

When Itakura Misaki heard this, the clouds suddenly cleared up and she became happy.

After confirming that the agent's emotions had stabilized, Akikawa Sorasuke closed his eyes and allowed the makeup artist to remove her makeup.

Misaki Itakura standing by began to recall the stage play.

That look.

She looked like a high school girl who had just watched a wonderful movie and couldn't help discussing the exciting parts of the movie with her friends.

While Itakura Misaki was talking excitedly,
Her cell phone suddenly rang.

"Excuse me, answer the phone."

Itakura Misaki said this and left the dressing room with her cell phone.

About four or five minutes later, she pushed the door of the dressing room open again.

Akikawa Sousuke and the makeup artist beside him who was frightened again once again saw Itakura Misaki's excited look with red cheeks.

"Mr. Akikawa! Mr. Akikawa! There's good news!"

"Do you know about the film festival that's going to be held in the harbor in ten days?"

"This time, the film festival will be attended by many famous actors, directors and producers in the industry."

"With our status, we are totally unqualified. We can't even think about it!"

"but!"

When Itakura Misaki said this, she deliberately kept the audience in suspense and paused for a few seconds.

Then he raised the volume:
"The second daughter of the Suzuki Group was also in the audience at the first day of the performance!"

"She just watched Mr. Akikawa's performance and expressed her admiration for him, so she hopes to invite him to attend the opening ceremony and dinner of this film festival!"

"The Suzuki Group is the main investor of this film festival!"

“So, it can be said that this is a rare opportunity!”
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Outside the Empire Theatre.

Takuto Nakajima sat in the driver's seat of a black Crown sedan, staring in a daze at the pedestrians hurrying away in front of him.

suddenly.

There was a sound of knocking on the glass, and he quickly opened the car lock after seeing who was coming.

Then the back door was opened and a man got in.

This person is Takuto Nakajima's direct superior, Inspector Kyoushi Toda.

Takuto Nakajima started the car and then drove silently towards the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters.

After leaving the vicinity of the Imperial Theater, he slowly spoke:
"How about it?"

"That Akikawa performed very well."

Kyoushi Toda looked out the window at the street scene quickly passing behind him and commented with a smile.

Hot Knowledge: The black Toyota Crown is one of the special vehicles of the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department. This type of car body generally does not carry the logo of the Metropolitan Police Department so as to avoid attracting attention when performing tasks.

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