At last, "Napoleon" pointed at a square-faced middle-aged actor whose smile made him look like a villain.
Narusawa Bunjiro said, "This is director Ban Toru, here for a cameo. Directing may be his main profession, but his acting is no worse than anyone here."
"You flatter me." Director Ban Toru laughed heartily and walked over to shake Jiang Xia's hand. Looking thoughtfully at the High School Detective, who was not a star but had plenty of contact with them, he said, "I should pull you in for a cameo sometime too. I've already heard several directors say they want you as an actor. Too bad you've never learned any acting skills, so you're not professional enough yet."
Beside them, Kinoshita Yoko recalled the crime rate whenever Jiang Xia brought his classmates to visit the set and could not help quietly rubbing her forehead. "..." They could have simply adapted those murder cases a little. Then Jiang Xia would not need to learn any acting at all—he could play himself.
The director was studying this good seed in the eyes of his peers when the lounge door opened again.
Inspector Nakamori strode in with several subordinates, head held high. Seeing the group in the room, he smiled. "Looks like everyone's ready—tonight will be the moment that law-trampling bastard Kid makes his permanent exit."
If he had not mentioned it, Mouri Ran would almost have forgotten about that.
Remembering something, she looked around the room and quietly asked Jiang Xia with some curiosity, "By the way, I heard Kid especially likes disguising himself as someone else and sneaking into the scene beforehand. Do you think he's among us?"
Jiang Xia casually glanced around, pretending to identify the Phantom Thief.
Conan had also heard Mouri Ran's question. He turned back and said gravely