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Koizumi chuckled and asked curiously, "Accident... For example?"

Shuichi Akai said calmly, "…For example, during the performance, an unexpected actor suddenly appeared and intruded into the performance. She tampered with the plot without permission, causing the subsequent scripts to be unable to proceed, and it had to end in a whimper."

Kudo Yusaku:…

A very clear personal pronoun "she"?

It seems that the actor who intruded was definitely Sakurai.

So what role did Sakurai play in this operation and which force did he represent?

...The Japanese police's hands should not be able to reach so far. As expected, she is acting as a member of the organization.

Kudo Shinichi:......

Wait, wait, wait, why are we back to the performance again?

So, there wasn't a murder, it was just that someone went on stage without permission and disrupted the performance?

So many police officers were there to catch this unexpected guy?

What, that’s it?

Koizumi nodded. "So that's what caused the riot. So, as you said, your role is an investigator?"

Akai Hide looked at her expressionlessly: "Originally it should have been. But because of that actor who broke in without permission, all my subsequent scenes were omitted, and in the end I became an investigator who was played around by criminals like a clown."

Kudo Yusaku:…

Although Akai-kun looks calm, I always feel that he is really angry.

So I'm afraid this matter is not over yet.

Kudo Shinichi:......

Ah, so this is what it means to be like a clown?

But since that troublemaker was called an "actor" by Akai-san, did that mean she was originally a member of the troupe?

Koizumi smiled slyly: "So this is what the clown meant. It's not what I thought it meant."

"No, I don't think it makes any difference."

Akai Shuichi stared at the expression on Koizumi's face and said slowly: "Guess, in this tampered story, how did the criminal finally escape from the investigator?"

Koizumi raised his lips and said, "Oh, that's troublesome. Why don't you just tell me directly?"

Shuichi Akai: "...The criminal had been surrounded by the police and was about to be caught. But she somehow managed to turn into a child and deceive the investigators... No, it should be said that she deceived everyone and left right under everyone's noses."

Koizumi: ...

Shuichi Akai has an unusual brain.

Even if ordinary people can come up with this kind of association, they should quickly rule out this unscientific possibility, right?

Not only did Shuichi Akai not rule out this option, he even directly selected it as the correct answer?

"Ah……"

Koizumi heard Vermouth, who was sitting next to him, let out an ambiguous chuckle.

As the person involved in the whole incident, Vermouth must have understood the conversation between her and Shuichi Akai.

So was her smile an affirmation of Akai Shuichi, or was it a mockery of his stupidity for coming up with such an "outrageous" conclusion?

As Shuichi Akai's teammate, does Mary Akai agree with her son's reasoning?

Koizumi's eyes quickly swept across Akai Mary's face and saw that she was frowning and staring at Akai Shuichi in disbelief, as if she was very surprised to hear such words from her son.

Well, fortunately, Shuichi Akai is the only "pervert" in the Akai family, and Mary Akai is an ordinary person with normal thinking.

Kudo Yusaku also had a puzzled expression on his face.

It seems that he cannot accept this unscientific plot development. He is just an ordinary, smart and normal person.

Yukiko Kudo had an adorable expression on her face, and she looked at her husband's face with concern, as if she was expecting to steal the correct answer from Yusaku Kudo.

As for Kudo Shinichi...

Just as Koizumi was about to see the reaction of the Son of the World, he heard Kudo yelling in dissatisfaction, "What? I thought Akai-san was participating in a detective drama, but it turned out to be a children's drama? Well, that's right. For a circus, it's normal to perform this kind of magical children's drama."

Before Shuichi Akai could give any response, there was a "bang" and the wine glass in Akai Mary's hand fell heavily on the table.

Her expression was very ugly. She glared at Kudo Shinichi fiercely, then stood up and said, "That's enough. I'm going back."

Koizumi: ...

Although Kudo's words were completely unintentional, the terms "children's play" and "circus" are indeed ironic enough.

Coupled with the previous titles of "Aunt Akai" and "Clown", Akai Mary finally couldn't stand it anymore and broke down.

She took two steps towards the restaurant entrance, but found that Shuichi Akai did not follow her.

When she turned around, she saw Akai Shuichi still sitting there steadily, with no intention of leaving with her.

Akai Mary frowned in dissatisfaction and said angrily: "Why don't you leave? Are you waiting for others to laugh at you?"

Akai Shuichi was not angry, but replied calmly: "It's rare for me to meet acquaintances here, I plan to chat with them for a while."

Although he said "they", Koizumi understood that the person Shuichi Akai actually wanted to talk to was probably herself.

Mary Akai obviously knew what was going on.

She swept her cold eyes across Koizumi's face: "Humph, whatever you want!"

Then strode away.

After watching Akai Mary walk out of the restaurant door, Koizumi retracted his gaze and looked at Akai Shuichi again: "Is this really your mother, not your sister?"

Akai Shuichi: "…It's my mother."

"Wow, how old is she? She has given birth to three children and still looks so good. It's amazing!"

Akai Shuichi:! ! !

How did you know this? Even my kids know this!

Damn CIA!

Koizumi: "To be honest, when I first saw her, I really thought she was my age."

Vermouth poked Koizumi's face with her hand: "It's just because you don't pay enough attention to skin care, right? Let me ask you, when was the last time you did skin care? You're a girl after all."

Koizumi laughed nonchalantly and said, "I have a good foundation, so I'm not afraid."

Vermouth immediately responded with sarcasm: "Why don't I take you to Sarah Chapman for a checkup to see how thick your face is!"

Yukiko Kudo immediately said in surprise: "Sarah Chapman? That beauty salon is so famous! Don't you need to make an appointment in advance?"

Vermouth smiled and said, "I have a super VIP card, so I can just call before I go. Yukiko, if you are interested, why don't you come along?"

Kudo Yukiko immediately nodded excitedly: "Great! It just so happens that we don't have any other activities planned for tonight. Is that okay, Yusaku?"

Kudo Yusaku smiled and said, "Go ahead. I'll go back and book a flight back to Tokyo tomorrow."

Yukiko Kudo showed an expression of surprise and didn't understand why Yusaku Kudo suddenly changed his schedule.

However, after taking a look at her husband's expression, Kudo Yukiko was still very understanding and did not raise any questions immediately.

Just because she didn't ask, doesn't mean others won't ask.

Kudo Shinichi immediately couldn't help shouting, "Why? Didn't we agree to stay in London for a few more days? I want to go to Baker Street again tomorrow, and then visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum again!"

As he said that, he grabbed Koizumi's arm and said, "Sister Sakurai, you must have time tomorrow, right? Let's go together!"

Koizumi: ...

After listening to the conversation between Vermouth and Kudo Yukiko, a vague thought flashed through her mind again.

What is it? It feels like it should be something very important?

However, before Koizumi had time to think about it, his thinking was interrupted by Kudo.

"Ah...what?"

"It's a museum, a museum!"

Kudo Shinichi shouted, "Since you know so much about Sherlock Holmes, you should be interested, right?"

Koizumi: ...

No.

Vermouth turned to look at Koizumi's expression.

"Why are you daydreaming again? Are you tired? Then do you want to go back to the hotel directly?"

"No, go to the beauty salon."

Both sudden flashes of ideas were related to "beauty care". When I go to that beauty salon, maybe I can catch the sudden inspiration that flashed through her mind.