Kudo Shinichi stared at the familiar scene of a case being solved ahead of him and was so anxious he practically wanted to claw at the wall. He had finally returned to his original body, finally gotten the chance to perform alongside Ran, finally had an opportunity to solve a case coolly right in front of her... So how had things turned out like this?
Endure it. I can't go out now. Kudo Shinichi took a deep breath, cast one reluctant glance at the Murder Case scene, and silently shrank farther behind the Curtain. So that strange leading actress was Jodie... Could that suspicious woman have noticed my movements? Was today's incident a trap set to lure out "Kudo Shinichi"?
Fortunately, the male lead's costume was designed to look "mysterious," covering most of his face. That woman couldn't immediately make out what I looked like. Otherwise, the terrifying scenario Haibara mentioned a few days ago might really come true. The thought alone left Kudo Shinichi shaken. I hope Hattori dressing up as me made them think the one acting just now wasn't me, but merely some prank-playing high school student...
As the enlarged Detective, unable to show himself in public, hid in a dark corner and watched—
Beside the corpse, the case-solving continued.
Jiang Xia looked over the people gathered at the scene and said unhurriedly, "By taking advantage of one of the victim's habits while he was alive, it wasn't difficult to create the current situation. Fortunately, everyone was experienced enough not to let the people around the victim leave after the crime occurred. Therefore, the crucial physical evidence is still on the murderer."
The experienced bystander spectators glanced over at him, all wearing proud expressions. As expected of the Great Detective from their school—he had seen at a