Toda Kiwako said, "Maybe those feelings had built up for too long and finally erupted—there was an important joint performance, and the script we chose was The Phantom of the Opera.
"Everyone wanted to play the female lead, but of course Fuyuko got the role in the end. Seeing her shine on stage, Koharu and Yumi... seemed to want to 'have a talk' with her.
"They invited her to the science Laboratory, then splashed a little Sulfuric Acid onto Fuyuko's skirt because they wanted to see her panic. Fuyuko really was startled. As she tried to dodge, she bumped into a table and fell. A bottle of Sulfuric Acid that hadn't been placed securely on the table fell too, landing right on her face."
At that point, Toda Kiwako began trembling again. "I happened to be passing by the Laboratory then. I heard screams from inside and rushed in, only to see Fuyuko's face... We hurried her to the hospital, but it was already too late.
"Afterward, Koharu and Yumi regretted it deeply and begged me not to tell anyone. They were truly devastated and terrified, so I helped them keep the secret."
Conan: "..." If anyone else had said that, he would definitely have suspected them of distancing themselves from their accomplices to clear their own name. But when he thought of how Toda Kiwako had even forgiven her sister-in-law for trying to murder her...
For a moment, he could not tell whether it was true or false, so he turned to look at Jiang Xia.
Yet the Answer Machine seemed to be spacing out again, staring out the window as though lost in thought.
Conan sighed, assuming Jiang Xia was distracted. But before looking away, he suddenly noticed that his neighbor's gaze was moving.
Conan froze. "...What are