"Then, we will invite the host of this event, Xue Ding, to come on stage to introduce our future activities in detail."
In the lobby of the guest house, as Igarashi Kiyoko finished speaking, a young woman walked out from behind the curtain.
The woman wears a kimono, has small freckles on her face, wears a pair of red-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose, and has two braids hanging down her chest. She looks very cute.
"Hello everyone! I am Xue Dingying!"
Standing under the spotlight, Xue Ding waved enthusiastically to the people off the stage.
"I'm a female college student. Her specialty is advanced mathematics and complaining! Please take care of me!"
After she finished speaking, the guest house fell silent.
"Hey, it's really strange. Why don't everyone say anything? It feels like the atmosphere in the museum is a bit awkward..."
Unaffected by the atmosphere in the museum, Xue Ding complained about himself and continued to say with a smile:
"You can't do this! Our activities are about to start, but we have to cheer up!
From now on, please come and enjoy reasoning together... Ah, no, you can't show a troublesome expression. After all, everyone here must be very good at reasoning, right?
Okay, okay, next, I have something to show everyone present..."
As Xue Ding finished speaking, the originally closed curtain behind her opened to the left and right, and under the spotlight on the stage, a small glass display cabinet appeared in front of everyone.
Inside the display cabinet is a belt inlaid with dazzling sapphires.
"What a beautiful sapphire!"
Amidst the low-pitched exchanges among everyone, Xue Ding on the stage continued to introduce to everyone.
"What I'm showing you here is the treasure called the Night's Belt in our Edo town! Okay, everyone, please open your eyes and take a look! This is a very valuable thing~
Not only that, it is in our Edo Street, but it also has a special legend..."
Folding his hands on his chest, Xueding closed his eyes gently and said to everyone as if reminiscing:
"The legendary Belt of Dawn is actually the 'Twin Belts'. In addition to it, there is another 'Belt of Dawn' with the same name.
And between these two belts, there is a very sad story.
It was a long, long time ago, it is said that in the Edo period, there was a pair of twins. The elder brother wore the Akatsuki Belt, and the younger sister wore the Akatsuki Belt. They had a very good relationship.
But suddenly one day, the Belt of the Dawn was lost, and the sister who was its owner also disappeared. I don’t know where she went. Not long after that, the brother who owned the Belt of the Dawn also passed away. In this way, these two items seemed to The cursed belt..."
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, all the lights in the guest house were extinguished at this moment, and the entire hall fell into darkness.
"Ah! What is going on? What happened?"
This sudden change frightened many people in the hall.
"what happened?"
"Xiaolan!"
"dad?"
"Don't wander around! Come to me quickly!"
Mouri Kogoro immediately went to find his daughter, and behind him, Haibara Ai immediately grabbed the legs of the dining table next to him and stared at the surrounding darkness with vigilance.
【what happened? Could it be that those people have already planned...]
"Ha ha ha ha!"
At this moment, an exaggerated laughter sounded in the darkness.
With the help of the loudspeaker, this sound was clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone in the hall.
"This kind of boring legend sounds really boring! Instead of caring about this, everyone should take a look at the sapphire inlaid on the belt. Its value is more than hundreds of millions of yen! This is what we people should care about. Something happened?!"
"Buzz!"
At this moment, the lights in the hall turned on again.
"ah!"
Suddenly, Xue Ding on the stage let out a scream. She pointed at the empty display cabinet in front of her and shouted:
"Everyone, look! The belt of the night is missing!"
"What?!"
In the slightly chaotic crowd, Mouri Kogoro looked at this scene with his eyes widened.
"Such a thing could happen?! That sound just now... was it made by Kaitou Kidd?!"
"Dad! What should we do next?" Mao Lilan also looked nervous.
"Jingjun, do you want to call the police?" Suzuki Ayako looked at Qingshui Jing beside her and asked.
"It's okay, just keep reading." Qing Shuijing shook her head and said with a calm smile:
"The mystery show has begun."
"Eh?"
"Ah? Brother-in-law, was that event planned by them?"
Hearing his words, Suzuki Sonoko looked surprised.
"But just now..."
"look."
Qing Shuijing raised her finger and pointed at Kiyoko Igarashi, who was standing at the edge of the stage, still smiling.
"If that belt had really been stolen, I don't think Ms. Igarashi would still be standing there so calmly."
"Well, it seems indeed..."
"It turns out it's really just an activity..." Mao Lilan also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
【call……】
Behind everyone, Hui Yuan Ai also let go of the table legs and breathed a sigh of relief.
[Really, why do you make the plot of the event so realistic? It scares me to death...]
"Hum hum!"
At this time, a male figure suddenly appeared on the big screen on one side of the hall.
This figure was wearing a shawl, a top hat, and a mask on his face to hide his appearance.
"I will take the belt of the night and keep it for safekeeping now!"
In the picture on the screen, the male figure raised his hand to press the brim of the hat, made exaggerated postures with his body, and spoke in an exaggerated tone.
"All the detectives here, can you take it back from my hands again?"
"Damn Phantom Thief! You actually pretended to be a detective and sneaked into the hall? Hurry up and return the Night Belt!"
On the stage, Xue Ding shouted loudly at the figure on the screen.
"Hahaha! Is there still a phantom thief in this world who just returns the favor?" The figure laughed.
"What did you say?"
"Besides, if you just return it like this, the detectives here will probably be disappointed, right?
After all, if the so-called detective is not looking for something, then there is no point in existence at all...
How about this, although I don't think you can succeed, but let me give you a little hint, let you try to take the belt back from my hands, right? "
"Hmm! What a cunning Phantom Thief..."
"Hey, I'm just trying to add a touch of fun to this banquet that is nothing new, so you guys seem a little happier, right?"
"Uh, um, um..." Suddenly, Xueding froze on the spot, looking nervous.
"Um?"
Seeing this, the figure on the screen immediately asked in a somewhat reproachful tone: "Why don't you speak? It's your turn to speak your lines next."
"Um, wait, wait a minute, I seem to have forgotten the words..." Xueding stuck out his tongue and said with a red face.
"Hahaha!"
Bursts of laughter suddenly erupted under the stage. By now, everyone in the hall had almost determined that the sudden situation just now was actually a special reasoning activity designed by the organizer for them.
If nothing else, the next step is for them to find the belt.
"Ah! I remembered it! Damn phantom thief! Don't underestimate our power! We will definitely catch you! Just wash your neck and wait!"
As Xue Ding's powerful shout fell, the picture on the screen was also interrupted.
She turned around, bowed to everyone in the audience, and smiled apologetically:
"It really made everyone laugh. Next, we can only rely on everyone's strength to get the belt back."
【Is it about to start...】
Among the crowd, Hui Yuan Ai was looking around.
Toru Amuro, Rena Mizuna, Shimizu Shizu, and the equally suspicious Okino Yoko...
His eyes swept over these people one by one. After hesitation, Hui Yuarai took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to a number on it.
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(End of chapter)
