Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

Time soon came to the morning of the Senluo Circus performance. The weather was particularly good that day, with the warm sun hiding behind white clouds and a slight cool breeze dispelling some of the summer heat. It's a rare cloudy day.

The originally empty Space Plaza suddenly became crowded with people, and the huge rainbow tent was particularly eye-catching from a few kilometers away. The people of Osaka, who had been looking forward to the final performance for less than half a month since the publicity, finally waited for the final performance.

The entire performance is divided into two parts. The first one starts at three o'clock in the afternoon and ends at six o'clock in the afternoon. The second performance starts at nine o'clock in the evening and officially ends at twelve o'clock.

And before dawn the next day, the entire circus will leave Osaka and go to the next performance location to bring laughter and happiness to other people in the world.

Smart vendors set up stalls around the Universe Plaza early in the morning, with everything to eat, drink, and play, making it dizzying.

In the backstage tent, Toru Amuro put on a candy-colored hat, and a headset of the same color as her hair was flashing a signal in her ears covered by blond hair.

At the entrance of the square, Mouri Kogoro, who had specially changed into a new suit of clothes, looked at the wine on the mobile vendors in front of him and couldn't help but stop. The half-moon eyes appeared again in Conan behind him. Ah, hey, hey, I really can’t walk when I see wine.

Mao Lilan, who had changed into a long aqua dress, had blue veins on her forehead. Just when she was about to have an attack, a familiar voice came from not far away:

"Hey, isn't this Xiaolan and Conan?"

Mao Lilan turned around and saw two familiar people walking towards this side through the crowd. One of them had slightly dark skin and was wearing a peaked cap on his back. They were Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha who lived in Osaka.

"It turns out to be Kazuya. I'm so glad to see you here."

After Toyama Kazuha and Mouri Kogoro said hello, he took Xiaolan's hand cordially, and the two walked forward intimately. Voices came from far away from time to time.

"Because this place is very famous. It has been promoted for a long time. It is the best circus in the world. I am very interested in the white tiger. It happened to be my summer vacation, so I came here to have a look. And you, Maori again Uncle’s commission?”

"Yes, dad happened to have a commission here, and the client happened to be one of the sponsors of the circus's activities in Osaka, so he specially gave us VIP tickets for the performance as a thank you gift for the commission. It just so happened that Conan was also very interested in White Tiger. .”

"With this little oil bottle all day long, how can you and Kudo have time to fall in love?"

"Oh and Ye..."

"Okay, okay, your Kudo is the best in the world. Let's not talk about it. Xiaolan, look at this bracelet woven from fabric. It's really exquisite. It matches your skirt very well. Come and try it."

"Yeah, then please get this for me and I'll try it on."

"..."

"..."

Hattori Heiji and Conan, who were following behind, looked at each other, and finally it was Hattori Heiji who spoke first:

"Why didn't you contact me when you came to Osaka? Why don't you treat me as a friend?"

Haha, who called last month and said that he wanted to go out with Miss He Ye during the summer vacation to confess his love? If I go to disturb you, I won't have to be chased and beaten by you.

Conan rolled his eyes, stepped hard on Hattori Heiji's shoes, and whispered through gritted teeth:

"Aren't we afraid of disturbing the world between you and Miss Ye?"

Hattori Heiji's expression became dazed as he recalled it, and then he flipped up one side of his hair in half embarrassment and half shyness. He caught a glimpse of Uncle Mori holding the bottle of wine in his hand with an excited look on his face, and hurriedly stepped forward to change the subject:

"Hey, Uncle Maori, are you going to drink it now? This kind of wine needs to be heated over a small fire to taste delicious, and I heard that the VIP ticket holders of this circus show can have sex with the most famous beautiful animal trainer Catherine The lady is interacting cordially."

"What, cordial interaction? It seems that this wine should be tasted slowly at home after the commission is over. You are indeed a native of Osaka, and you know a lot."

Hearing that he could have a friendly interaction with the beautiful woman, Mouri Kogoro remembered the purpose of changing into new clothes today, closed the lid of the wine, and carefully put the wine into his suit pocket.

"Hey, Hattori, there are more than 30 VIP tickets before this performance. It should be a lottery number to interact on stage, right?"

Seeing Uncle Mouri's face full of happiness and excitement at the friendly interaction with the beautiful beast tamer, Conan tugged on Hattori Heiji's clothes and spoke. Hattori Heiji nodded matter-of-factly, with a hint of trouble flashing in his eyes:

"Yes, what I said is yes, but not necessarily. Uncle himself doesn't understand it well. Besides, your sister Xiaolan is an out-and-out European emperor. It's just a draw, it's a piece of cake. "

Hattori Heiji, who added accents to some words, finished speaking and did not wait for Conan beside him to react. He immediately took a step forward and ran a few steps forward. Conan, who stayed where he was, suddenly blushed with embarrassment and chased after him angrily. from low to high

"What, my Xiaolan, you are such a waste of confession, just stop, ah..."

Seeing the two chasing and surpassing them, Mao Lilan, Yuan Shan and Ye looked at each other and smiled.

2:30 p.m.

Audiences holding performance tickets entered the tent one after another. Taking advantage of the complexity and confusion when the audience entered, Toru Amuro secretly rummaged through the temporary office of the circus leader, but found nothing in the end.

two forty five

The audience holding VIP tickets came to the private room on the second floor of the viewing platform from the other side of the passage.

two fifty

The main lights in the audience seats were officially turned off, and the small number before the official performance quietly began. The clown holding a small colorful ball walked to the center of the stage and started performing to funny music.

three o'clock

As the circus leader finished his speech, the transparent ball hanging in the center of the stage suddenly exploded, and the first performance officially began as colorful ribbons fell.

Toru Amuro used diarrhea as an excuse and just ran to the beast training area when he was stopped by someone.

"Hey, isn't this the handsome and hard-working Toru Amuro? You should be with the leader at this time, so why are you in the training area?"

Catherine, who was wearing a red dance skirt, gave a seductive smile, and then approached Toru Amuro, who looked a little anxious and was about to explain, and said:

"Now is the time for the leader's pet, Carrot Sauce, to roam freely. Don't come near this place at will. Carrot Sauce has been in a bad mood recently. If I accidentally bite you, you will have to consider yourself unlucky."

The beast's gasping sound appeared behind Catherine. Toru Amuro shivered slightly when Bai Hu looked at her, and then looked at Catherine timidly.

"Sorry, Miss Catherine, I had a bad stomach at lunch. Mr. Turan said there is a shortcut from here to the nearest toilet. I'm really sorry."

Reaching out to comfort the white tiger behind her, Catherine withdrew her scrutinizing gaze.

"I just pretended not to see you this time. You have performed very well recently and were promoted by the group leader. There are more than one people who don't like you.

Don't go here again when you come back. You should have been told on the first day that no one else is allowed to enter the training area except the group leader and the animal trainer. "

"Yes, thank you for your generosity."

Seeing Catherine turning away with White Tiger Carrot Sauce, Toru Amuro glanced at her casually.

This white tiger is not the circus leader’s beloved carrot jam. The aura of a wild beast in the jungle is definitely not that of the circus leader who was adopted by the circus leader from an early age. He likes to play with balls and act coquettishly. s things.

It seems that the direction of his investigation is about to change.

In the corner room backstage

The circus leader, who had changed out of his costume, was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed, and soon there was a knock on the door. When Albert opened his eyes, he saw the blond and black boy he had promoted personally standing at the door, restrained. I looked at him, what is his name? Oh, it seems to be Toru Amuro.

"what happened?"

The reserved young man Toru Amuro pursed his lips and whispered:

"Captain, I had a bad stomach at lunch and have already gone to the toilet four or five times, so I would like to ask you for leave to go to the hospital or clinic to get some medicine."

oh? Albert looked up and down, noticed the weakness on Amuro Toru's face, and then agreed

"Okay, go ahead, but remember to come back before the evening performance. The evening performance is the most important. After tonight's performance, we will immediately pack up and rush to Faguo."

"Yes."

Recalling the news just sent by his subordinates, Senluo Circus has ordered a cruise ship to depart at three o'clock tomorrow morning. Toru Amuro knew that a definite result must be obtained tonight.

Otherwise, when the show is over and they clean up all traces and leave the neon territory, it will be too late, and all his previous hard work of investigation will be in vain.

Rum is a person who only values ​​results. Without results, no matter how hard the process is, it is nothing more than useless sophistry in Rum's opinion.

After walking out of the tent and taking advantage of the flow of the crowd, Toru Amuro changed his clothes and took out his mobile phone, quickly sent an email, and then walked out of the square.

Ever since he found out that there was a connection between the Bright Robbery Group and the Senra Circus, Toru Amuro had been trying to find the exact connection between the two, so he pretended to be a father who had a loan sharking problem due to his addiction to gambling. A high school student who is being chased for debt by a local Yakuza organization and can only survive by hiding under a bridge.

After successfully encountering Vincent, the circus manager, Toru Amuro relies on his hard work and hard work. His temperament is a bit clever, sociable but a little shy. After successfully settling the venue negotiation for the circus, he was valued by the circus director and promoted to be a foreign affairs assistant.

Tohru Amuro, who originally wanted to find traces of contact between the two, had searched the leader's office, the supervisor's information room, and the hotel room chartered by the circus in the past few days, but he still found nothing.

But today, after noticing something was wrong with the circus animals and their trainers, Toru Amuro realized that his investigation was in the wrong direction.

The most common thing in the circus but also the most easily overlooked are the animals. The domestication area does not allow people except the animal trainers to enter. Is it because there are not only wild and untrained animals in it, but also other things? .

For example, rare animals are smuggled privately, or samples of firearms and weapons are disguised as circus performances but are actually real.

I heard that the arms produced by Whiskey will be marked with unique marks on the hidden areas of the sealed boxes. As long as even one box of goods is found, the code members of the action team can take action.

As long as the person is captured, the torture team in Gin's hands can follow the clues to find the location of the arms. Now all the A-level code-named members of the Crow Legion in Japan are paying attention to this matter. In a short time, these arms should It has not flowed into the hands of other dark forces.

If he is lucky enough to get the news as soon as possible, then he can mobilize public security personnel to get the batch of arms first. Even if they cannot swallow them all, they can still destroy them and pour rum on them. A basin of dirty water.

Thinking of this, Amuro Toru sent an email to his subordinate Kazama, and then went to the hospital to prescribe medicine for diarrhea. He puts on a whole show, and he won't let anyone get a chance to catch him.

At 6 p.m., the first show ends

Because he didn't see the appearance of the beautiful animal trainer Catherine, Maori Kogoro's face was like an eggplant beaten by frost. If Conan hadn't comforted him, the most exciting show would be the night. Miss Catherine would also appear by then, Maori Kogoro really wanted to go back and drink his new treasure right away.

When his daughter Xiaoran asked if he wanted to go out for dinner and come back, Mouri Kogoro waved his hand:

"I won't go. Just come back and bring me some food."

Although it's not hot outside today, it's not as cool as here. Besides, snacks are provided in the VIP seats. He's already half-full out of boredom and doesn't want to go out at all. Anyway, he'll let Xiaolan pack him something to eat later. That’s it.

As soon as Conan and Xiaolan walked out of the tent, they saw Hattori and Heiji who had been waiting for a long time. They noticed that something was not right about Hattori's expression, so they bent down slightly and held their stomachs. They had already gathered together and were discussing. What to eat Xiaolan, Yuanshan and Ye said:

"Ah ah ah, I can't hold it in anymore. Sister Xiaolan, I have to go to the toilet. You go to the booth and order food first."

After saying that, without waiting for Xiaolan to reply, she jumped and ran to the side, and was immediately picked up by Hattori Heiji:

"That's it. I've been there before. I'll take him there. Just call me and let me know when you've chosen a place."

Mao Lilan, who was slightly worried, felt relieved after Hattori Heiji spoke. Toyama Kazuki on one side held her arm:

"Then let's find a place first. There are a lot of people now. Heiji, you have to be careful to hug Conan, and you have to turn up the ringtone of your phone a little louder so you don't hear my call."

"I know, please stay safe. See you later."

Hattori Heiji, who was walking towards the toilet with Conan in his right hand, raised his left hand and waved it, then quickened his pace.

"What did you find, Hattori?"

After leaving the sight of Xiaolan and Xiaolan, Hattori Heiji changed directions and slowed down his pace, while Conan in his arms asked in a low voice

Recalling the scene he noticed before, Hattori Heiji also responded in a low voice:

"There was a show called Wheel of Fortune before. I found out that the magic gun used by the magician to shoot was not a toy gun."

"What? Did you see clearly?"

Conan's eyes widened in shock, and he grabbed the clothes on Hattori Heiji's chest with both hands. Hattori Heiji nodded:

"Kazuye and I were in the second row of the general audience seats. We could see clearly. The light shining on the gun revealed a metallic luster. I have been to the Osaka Police Headquarters with my father since I was a child. What does a real gun look like? I am better than others. All should be clearer.

Although it only lasted a few seconds, I confirmed that the gun that fired rubber bullets was a real gun. The size and dimensions were relatively consistent with a Glock 17 9mm pistol. "

Conan calmed down and reacted immediately:

"If it is true, it is a model of a military pistol. It is impossible for a circus to be equipped with such a weapon. If there is a gun, it must have matching bullets, and if you accidentally pick up the wrong one, there will definitely be similar imitations. Products, smuggling? Or selling them yourself? There is definitely something wrong with this circus."

Moreover, if there is a problem with this circus, then does Mr. Hesse, as the sponsor, have a problem? President Hesse said that he and his wife are loyal fans of the circus, but they were absent today due to work.

Senluo Circus is one of the three most famous circuses in the world. Tickets for its performances are hard to find and worth thousands of dollars. Only 4 tickets were sold in Osaka Prefecture this time, with a single ticket price as high as 20 yen. There were VIP tickets, and a single ticket price was an astonishing yen. A performance can earn million yen just from ticket sales.

It stands to reason that if you really like this kind of world-class performance, you should come and see it no matter what. However, President Kuromori refused due to work reasons, and not only Mr. Kuromori, but also Mrs. Kuromori did not show up.

Conan repeatedly recalled the clues of the past few days in his mind. After confirming that Senluo Circus definitely had a secret, he heard the following words from Hattori Heiji before he opened his mouth:

"Senluo Circus is also known as Cinderella at twelve o'clock. Because this circus ends its performance at 12 o'clock in the evening, and before dawn the next day, it will pack up and leave the performance city. Just like Cinderella in the fairy tale. That’s why we got the name Cinderella at Twelve O’clock.”

That means that if no evidence is found before the show ends tonight, the circus will leave Osaka.

Wait, the Universe Plaza is close to the harbor, and there are so many people, things, and animals in the circus, so the fastest and most effective way is a sea ship.

According to the habits of the Senluo Circus, they will only have one performance in a country. After tonight, they should take a ship directly to leave Neon.

When there is a real problem, it will be difficult to catch up, so we must seize the current situation.

More than 90% of the people in Senluo Circus are foreigners. If they leave Neon territory, the Neon police will have no room to intervene.

Thinking of this, Conan leaned into Hattori Heiji's ear:

"In this case, Hattori, please tell your father and ask him to send someone to the Universe Plaza to buy us time and check the departure time of Senluo Circus. After the show starts in the evening, I will take the opportunity to go to the backstage area to take a look.

By the way, you should also check whether Kuromori Yuji, the president of Kuromori Co., Ltd., knows about these things, as well as several other sponsors.

If I don't get results here, let the police go through a card process before boarding the circus and leaving the country. "

If there is no problem, then he will apologize to the police at the Osaka Police Headquarters. But if there is a problem, once a large number of smuggled, homemade or imitation weapons leave the market, it will cause huge harm to the country.

He couldn't just watch and ignore it, even if it cost him Kudo Shinichi's reputation and credibility, he would not hesitate.