Sato Miwako was used to being a police officer. She had always been the one tailing others; few people dared to tail her.
So she noticed neither the tail quietly following behind her, nor the tail behind that tail, nor the tail behind the tail behind that tail. Her eyes were fixed solely on the stableman ahead as she silently followed him.
Beside her, Conan was usually a Great Detective with sharp observation skills. But perhaps because he had spent too long as the police force's good little brother, his habits in this regard were remarkably police-like—he likewise failed to notice what was behind his head. He only occasionally looked ahead, then occasionally at the man in black beside him, turning things over in his mind.
Before long, the group followed the stableman to Water World—every evening, a grand nighttime show was held here.
The circular stands surrounding the area were packed with spectators. On the stage, several staff members dressed as aquatic creatures danced gracefully. Spotlights shone on the center of the stage, while the audience seating was fairly dim.
After adjusting to the dim light, the stableman looked around and quickly headed toward an empty seat.
"He sat down!" Sato Miwako grabbed Jiang Xia with one hand and Suzuki Sonoko with the other, whispering furtively, "Let's sit down too, quickly. Be careful not to let him or the people around him see us."
The group hurriedly took their seats in a disorderly fashion, lest the stableman's contact notice them still standing around.
Not long after they sat down, a group of people carrying radios poured in through the entrance outside the Performance Hall. After exchanging glances, the First Investigation Division officers did not enter the audience seating. Instead, they spread out among the different entrances to the Performance