Haibara Ai said, "This scene from Memory Coronation should be the final act of the stage play. That's why Inspector Nakamori was lying in wait on the stage—he thought it was the closest place to Kid and wanted to catch him off guard. That method really is..."
"It's an insult to Kid's intelligence," Conan added, speechless at the scene before him. "Inspector Nakamori was so confident earlier that I was actually looking forward to some clever trick... Even Sonoko recognized the undercover cop in the crowd so quickly. Kid probably knew his plan the moment Inspector Nakamori stepped onto the stage."
After a pause, Conan suddenly remembered the pigeon Jiang Xia had caught earlier with a Listening Device on it and silently changed his story. "No, maybe even earlier than that."
Before he could finish, Suzuki Sonoko punched him on the head with a thump. "What do you mean, 'even Sonoko'? Watch your mouth, little brat!"
Conan clutched his already much-abused head. "..."
Elsewhere, in a corridor inside the venue.
Irish walked along, his mind full of worries.
The moment he thought of Uzo, the good mood he had felt from catching Gin in a weak spot was once again shrouded in heavy gloom.
Irish furrowed his brow and sorted through his thoughts. I followed the Challenge Letter Uzo sent to get here. In other words, with Uzo's methods, every piece of intelligence I find here was probably something he secretly guided me toward.
If Kudo Shinichi is really still alive, and Uzo doesn't want anyone else to know, all he has to do is get someone to knock that Detective out with a stick, drag him away, pour cement over him, and sink him into the sea. Problem solved.
*But I found Kudo Shinichi without encountering much resistance.