Conan: Goodbye, Brewery, I'm running away

Chapter 294 The Darkness Before Dawn 23

On the way here, Conan had already recalled what happened when he met the band members today, and first of all he ruled out the manager Uraki Mi as a target person.

After hearing Conan's reason, Akikawa Sarina and Amuro Toru both nodded. Their "simple" investigation data also showed that Uraki Mi had not been with the group in the previous two games.

The deceased Interpol Elton was very cautious in his actions. At least in the short term, Sui Sui could not use human methods to find out who in the band he met before his death.

It would be faster for them to investigate directly than to analyze Elton's past experience bit by bit.

Akikawa Sarana's eyes fell on the people in the front row, "Based on the information given by Hoho, we can eliminate a few more people."

Amuro Toru also nodded, "Yes, we can basically lock it on these chiefs and commanders."

Hearing the two say this, Conan's gaze fell on the people in the distance who had already adjusted their instruments, and it was obvious that they were thinking about something.

Just as the conductor with his back to them raised his hand, Akikawa Sarana's voice rang out, "Do you think it's possible that that person is Miss Lydia, the concertmaster of the violin?"

Toru Amuro and Conan were both stunned, but neither of them asked questions because the performance had already begun and keeping quiet during the performance was a sign of respect for everyone.

And they also had enough time to think about why Akikawa Sarina suddenly said this.

In fact, Akikawa Sarana’s idea is very simple. She looks at things from a God’s perspective. She thinks in terms of some kind of “coincidence”.

The people she suspected were not only the concertmaster Lydia, who had been sent a threatening letter, but also the manager Uraki Misaya, who claimed that she had not been with the band for the first two performances.

There was no evidence, just pure suspicion, so she deliberately spoke just before the conductor raised his hand, so that the two smart guys could figure it out themselves and save her from explaining.

The people on stage practiced song after song, not only the songs they performed publicly, but also the songs they obviously improvised.

Even though Akikawa Sarana didn't know much about this kind of music, she felt that after listening for two hours, she was somewhat influenced by the art.

When the group practice ended and they saw everyone on the stage stand up and gracefully salute these irregular audience members, the few of them in the audience also stood up and applauded at the same time.

Although there were not many people, their applause was sincere enough.

After watching most people take their instruments and leave for private practice, the people in the back rows of the audience walked towards Kogoro Mouri who was standing closer to the front.

At the same time, Uraki Misaya, who had returned at some point, also walked over from another direction.

Because they were brought by Suzuki Sonoko, she introduced the identities of Akikawa Sarana and Amuro Toru to the last manager and conductor left in the orchestra.

She also introduced to the two of them the remaining members of the band who Conan had secretly introduced to them before.

After everyone greeted each other, they were a little surprised when they heard that Amuro Toru was also a detective. Uraki Misao said, "It turns out that Mr. Amuro is Mr. Mori's apprentice. There is a saying that a good teacher produces good students. Mr. Amuro must be a very good detective."

Amuro Toru had a modest smile on his face, "I'm still learning from Mr. Mori, so I'm not that great. You are the best detective."

Kogoro Mouri, who was complimented, burst into laughter. After laughing a few times, he also praised Toru Amuro's abilities, saying that he was better than many detectives.

Toru Amuro was not in a hurry to ask to follow Kogoro Mori to join the investigation of this case, and the current occasion was not particularly appropriate.

"Mihaya, where were you when the rehearsal just started? You perfectly missed the impromptu opening we talked about before." The orchestra conductor Chapman Hoyle joked to Uraki Mihaya.

Although he looked like a foreigner, he spoke fluent Japanese. Akikawa Sarana thought of the information that said this person was of French and Japanese descent, so she dispelled her doubts.

Uraki Misaya looked a little apologetic, "Well, my friend just asked someone to send me something, so I went out for a while."

When she heard that a friend sent her something, the figure of Okiya Subaru, whom she had seen at the door not long ago, popped into Akikawa Sarina's mind.

Her intuition told her that the person Uraki Misao was talking about was him.

After a few pleasantries, everyone looked at the three people who came here today with a learning mission. The orchestra conductor said, "Miss Suzuki and her friends have already told us about it. I will take you to the separate practice rooms for a tour and study."

Uraki Mihaya looked at Maori Kogoro and said, "Mr. Maori, can we talk for a moment about that case?"

Kogoro Mouri's originally relaxed expression suddenly became solemn. He nodded, glanced at Amuro Toru's expression, and signaled him with his eyes to follow.

Conan, who had originally planned to go with everyone to visit and learn, stopped and quietly turned around to follow Kogoro Mouri.

Akikawa Sarina exchanged a glance with Amuro Toru inadvertently, then followed at the back of Suzuki Sonoko and the others, pretending to be on the tour together, but in fact she intended to observe the band members up close.

The orchestra conductor was a very talkative person. He walked in front and introduced to everyone, "There haven't been any large-scale concerts here recently, so we rented several practice rooms here. It's also very close to the hotel. Usually when we have nothing to do, we will practice together first and then practice separately, like today."

"Mr. Chapman, how much time do you spend practicing every day?" Suzuki Sonoko asked curiously.

“The time is not fixed. It depends on the condition of each member in the group. If the condition is good, basically we will stay in the practice room all day except for eating and resting.

If we are not feeling well, we will go out for a walk. We will take a walk in the nearby places with good scenery. Girls will sometimes go shopping together.

However, during the performance period, people will rarely go out alone, especially with the threat letters, even men will not go out alone. "

Akikawa Sarana noticed the change in Mr. Chapman's eyes when he said the last sentence, and realized that he seemed to be hiding something.

Is he hiding something related to the threatening letter? Or is there something else? Although it is normal not to go out alone in a foreign country, is there any reason why he specifically mentioned it?

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