Model worker and his little darling

Inspector Megure arrived quickly and began questioning the deceased's acquaintances for basic information.

Xiao Lan, dressed in a princess dress, slowly walked over. "He should have collapsed around 2:40. When I heard the scream, that was the climax of the whole play."

Upon seeing that it was Ran, Inspector Megure remembered that today was the Teitan High School festival, and the image of a certain person instantly flashed into his mind.

"So, that guy came too."

"Inspector Megure, are you looking for someone?"

Seeing Uncle Mori appear with Hirai, Inspector Megure looked disgusted and said, "I'm talking about you."

This scourge has even brought this unfortunate tragedy to his own daughter's school.

Inspector Megure silently complained to himself, but not saying it out loud was his last act of kindness.

Uncle Mori straightened his clothes. "Inspector Megure, no one approached the body before this coroner touched it."

Just as the coroner was about to reveal the cause of death, a voice suddenly interrupted.

"Potassium cyanide, I think the deceased must have died from potassium cyanide poisoning."

Seeing this, Inspector Megure became furious and unleashed a torrent of abuse at Uncle Mori, "Didn't you just say that absolutely no one had touched this body?"

The boy wearing the hat quickly explained the basis of his judgment, and with the coroner's affirmation, the matter was resolved perfectly.

Pingqing nudged Conan, who looked speechless. That Tokyo accent with an Osaka lilt could only be Hattori's.

Uncle Mori looked at the boy with a strange sense of familiarity. "But then again, I keep feeling like I've seen you somewhere before."

"Please, you guys are really forgetful. You've forgotten me so quickly. You're so heartless. I'm Shinichi Kudo." With that, the boy confidently removed his hat, revealing his face beneath...

Pale white!

Looking at Hattori's terrifying face, which looked like it had been covered in countless pounds of foundation and was already starting to cake, Hirakiyo's lips twitched incessantly.

You're not Shinichi Kudo, you're a joke, you are—

Osaka white chicken! ! !

Hadori White Chicken!!!

When the boy said he was Shinichi Kudo, everyone present found it hard to believe.

Does this person think they're all blind, that they can be fooled by putting on some powder and having the same hairstyle?

Seeing everyone's reactions, the boy thought his performance as Shinichi Kudo was flawless. He slowly walked up to Ran, his skin appearing unusually pale under the lights.

The boy put his arm around Xiaolan's shoulder and confidently recited the lines he had prepared long ago.

"This bespectacled brat called me and asked me to come see his sister Xiaolan's play. Right, you little devil?"

Conan: ...

He really wanted to slap him; Hattori had actually treated his face so badly.

Xiaolan took a step back. "But...but you...you wouldn't be..."

Just then, Kazuha suddenly appeared between the two of them, "What are you doing, Heiji?"

After saying that, he reached out and touched Hattori's face, leaving a clear black mark.

"With so much foundation on your face and a different hairstyle, are you here to perform in a Kabuki play?"

Seeing this, Taira no longer could hold back. He laughed loudly and moved closer to Hattori, quickly snapping a bunch of photos of Hattori's big face.

"Hahaha... Hattori, you're hilarious! Do you know how hard I've been holding it in? Hahaha... Oh no, I'm laughing so hard I'm crying, hahaha..."

However, Hattori remained defiant, stammering, "You...you shouldn't talk nonsense, I...I...I really am...Kudo Shinichi."

This made Uncle Mori and Inspector Megure, who were standing nearby, unable to hold back their anger any longer.

"You brat, what kind of lame joke is that?"

Realizing he'd been exposed, the boy wiped off the thick foundation, revealing his dark face. He scratched his head. "I just wanted to surprise everyone, but oh well, you guys saw right through me, hahaha..."

Seeing Hattori's silly expression, Inspector Megure couldn't help but retort, "We already have enough idiots here, like Mori-kun..."

"Ok?"

Uncle Mori stared at Inspector Megure in shock. What had he just heard? So, in Inspector Megure's eyes, he was just an idiot?

"No, I was just kidding, hahaha..." Realizing he had accidentally revealed his true feelings, Inspector Megure quickly pretended to be clueless.

Uncle Mori: ...

He could tell that Inspector Megure really thought that way.

Hmph, he's not going to solve this case today. Let Inspector Megure have his own headache.

Pingqing sat in his chair, laughing so hard he almost fell over. Today's show was so entertaining, especially Hattori, who provided the most laughs and made all the resentment he had been feeling from working overtime every day disappear.

Hattori, seeing Taira no Kiyoshi staring at him and smiling, became enraged and stormed up to him, yelling, "Stop laughing!"

"Hattori, how could you come up with such a stupid idea? And that foundation of yours, did you steal it from your mother or Kazuha? Won't you get beaten to death when you get home? Hahaha..."

Upon hearing this, Hattori glared fiercely at Hirakiyo and kicked him.

Heikiyo nimbly dodged, then kicked back. Hattori stumbled and quickly grabbed Heikiyo's arm to avoid falling to the ground.

Seeing the two people making a scene next to him, Conan was even more speechless. He shook his head, moved closer to Takagi, and began to listen to the suspect's testimony.

Hattori looked annoyed, and Hirai stopped laughing. "Conan's already started looking for clues, aren't you going to go help?"

"My flawless plan has been completely ruined by that woman, Kazuha."

Hirakiyo suppressed a laugh; he felt like laughing whenever he saw Hattori.

"Flawless? You seem to have misunderstood the word. However, your plan is full of holes; there really isn't a single flaw."

Hattori was indignant. "If Shinichi Kudo and Conan appear at the same time, his identity crisis can be resolved. Isn't my method the best?"

"The method is indeed correct, but have you considered your own circumstances? Shinichi Kudo isn't that fair-skinned, and there's your Osaka accent. The moment you opened your mouth, the uncles knew it was you."

"Oh? Is that so? I thought I was putting on a pretty good act."

Looking at Hattori's confident, dark face, Taira glanced at Conan. It was indeed quite similar. Conan was also very confident in his acting skills, so confident that he thought no one around him could tell.

"Alright, let's go see what's going on. To soothe your wounded heart, I'll take you to see a good show tonight, and we'll invite Kazuha too."

Conan said he's going out to dinner with Ran tonight. Tsk, it's not fun to gossip alone, it's more fun when everyone goes together.