In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 227 The Theater, the Farce, and the Old Pervert

Chapter 227 The Theater, the Farce, and the Old Pervert

The entire study collapsed into the sea as the cliff it occupied crumbled, causing quite a commotion. Everyone in the Villa Dessula, whether they were sleeping, staying up all night, or having an affair, was awakened.

"This—this is—"

Everyone stared at the scene in a daze; in the vast expanse of white, a single patch of green stood out so clearly.

The matter was resolved in a way that no one expected. So many things had happened in such a short time that Kazuha Toyama took her childhood friend back to Osaka and decided to visit a shrine to pray.

As for Akutagawa Hiko and the others, they returned to Beika Town, where they had always been most loyal.

However, Akutagawa Hiko was far from idle, as the time had come for his request regarding a threatening letter received by a well-known theater troupe, and a rather responsible employee had already arranged a time for him to speak with the troupe.

"Stop the performance immediately, or you will witness a truly horrific spectacle!"

When discussing this matter with Hiko Akutagawa, director Kazuo Motoki, who was the head writer, didn't seem to care much about the threatening letter. Instead, he was more concerned about the rehearsals that hadn't even started yet.

"Has Xiangzi not arrived yet? When are we finally going to start rehearsals?!"

However, staff members below indicated that Oichi Shoko might refuse to come and cooperate with the rehearsal because he was not in the mood to rehearse.

"Damn it, just because she's famous on TV, she's putting on airs like this—"

Motoki Kazuo seemed quite agitated, but he was still relatively polite to Akutagawa Hiko: "Actually, we've seen a lot of threatening letters. There are quite a few people who are jealous of us, and many of them try to gain attention by smearing us once they become famous." He couldn't help but frown as he said this: "But this time, everyone felt particularly uneasy because the threatening letter appeared in the office when no one was paying attention."

Hiko Akutagawa stroked his chin, nodding as he listened with a detective-like air: "So, it's very possible there's a traitor within your theater troupe?"

Motoki Kazuo stood up. He was quite busy, as he was responsible for the overall coordination: "That's right, so we hope you can at least find that person, but please don't delay our performance."

Akutagawa Hiko abruptly turned his head to the side and said quietly, "Shinichi, your ability to infiltrate is getting stronger and stronger, but did I teach you this so you could use it against me?"

Conan scratched his head sheepishly, realizing he hadn't been doing a very good job of spying on people since the beginning. He said, "Hahaha, I couldn't help myself, I couldn't help myself, and didn't you already notice?"

Seeing that Conan's gaze was still fixed on the paper in his hand, Akutagawa Hiko nonchalantly handed the threatening letter to Conan: "What are you doing here?"

Conan multitasked, watching, thinking, and answering at the same time: "It's because the legendary Japanese Sherlock Holmes, Mr. Shiota, came to see you. I also wanted to see his detective skills, so I came with him to find you."

Akutagawa Hiko was somewhat puzzled, not quite understanding why this original character created by the animation team, who seemed to have no hidden depths, would come to him. In fact, this original character's role among Conan's many characters was rather ambiguous.

"That Mr. Shiota Heihachiro, Uncle Mori and Inspector Megure's mentor?"

Conan nodded repeatedly. He had heard of this person's reputation when he first became a detective, but he had never had the chance to meet him.

Originally, when this person was compared to his idol Sherlock Holmes, he was angry and disdainful. No one could surpass Holmes or even be compared to him. This was the consensus of many Sherlock Holmes fans.

However, after seeing the many cases solved by this legendary detective, his attitude changed, becoming a classic example of being obsequious at first and then respectful later.

Now that he has the opportunity to witness the clash between Akutagawa Hiko, whom he cannot defeat, how could he not be interested? So he abandoned Ai, who was studying medical ninjutsu, without hesitation and ran to the Beika Art Theater.

I never expected that Ayan had also heard of such a person. Well, how could Ayan, a famous detective, not pay attention to these established veterans?

"So, what about that senior?"

Akutagawa Hiko was quite curious to know whether this guy was just all talk or really hiding his true abilities. After all, although he was supposed to be the one cleaning up after the unreliable Kogoro Mouri, his own performance wasn't exactly reliable either.

Rather, he's practically a plus-sized version of Kogoro Mouri in this respect. As for his other abilities, those few ambiguous lines in the original story alone can't prove he's a true master.

"Ah, he disappeared as soon as we entered the theater, but I did mention that you received a request about the theater receiving threatening letters, so he must have gone to investigate—"

Before he could finish speaking, the entire theater was filled with the scream of the recently very popular actor, Da Chu Xiangzi. However, compared to the usual screams of terror, this scream was more likely filled with shame and indignation.

Of course, the detective who heard the scream couldn't discern the emotion behind it. When he rushed to the scene, Conan's image of the great detective completely collapsed.

An old man was being subdued by a woman in red, her hands tightly wrapped around Shiota Heihachiro's neck as she accused him of lewd behavior: "That stinky old man suddenly touched my butt!!"

With an arrogant and domineering personality, otherwise he wouldn't have acted like a big shot just because he had a little fame. Da Chu Xiangzi was not easy to bully, and he looked like he wouldn't give up until this old geezer paid a price.

Shiota Heihachiro seemed to be in pretty good physical condition. Despite his advanced age, he was still able to beg for mercy after his neck was being strangled: "Please spare me, I don't have many years left to live."

When the actress's agent, a young woman named Hitomi Sasaki, came to ask what had happened, Shoko Oide threw Heihachiro Shiota's head like a basketball in a fit of rage.

"I've had enough!"

"Everything is wrong, the most outrageous thing is that lousy director. When did an actor like me need him to guide my acting? And he even made me co-star with my ex-boyfriend! What kind of director is that?!"

After saying that, he shoved and pushed the people gathered at the doorway, yelling, "Get out of my way!"

Judging from the expressions on the faces of the people around her as she left, it seemed that no one in the theater liked her except for that old pervert Shiota Heihachiro, and her situation was extremely dangerous.

After Oide Shoko left, Shiota Heihachiro had already composed himself: "That actress was no good. Her butt is a treasure trove of information. I can tell her lifestyle habits just by touching it, hehehehe!"