Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 227 Golden Rose Theater (Part 5)

After figuring everything out, Conan immediately wanted to rush to the dressing room, but was stopped by the psychologist.

"Little Detective, this matter is very complicated. Even if you know the truth, you won't be able to fully explain the reasons."

The psychologist's words poured cold water on Conan and made him calm down.

Yes, this matter is obviously related to the Melody family and the Oritis organization. If it is made public, I don’t know how much trouble it will cause.

But if that's the case, what about the truth? How can we reasonably explain the truth to the police?

A proud female voice rang out from the side of the stage: "Tsk, I never thought things would turn out like this."

The person who came was the perfumer. She looked at Conan with an unhappy face and said: "Anything involving you will become very difficult."

Conan was stunned. He knew that this perfumer who was quite famous in the business world was a retainer of the Melody family. He wondered what she wanted to say here.

"The head of the family said he would not pursue the matter further. He respects Her Majesty the Queen's decision. You can simply close the case as suicide. As for the reason..."

"A woman who started a fire that killed all the members of the Kreborg family, infiltrated the Kreborg family and gained the trust of the last member, then attempted to seize the family fortune. However, after having a change of heart, she chose suicide. It's a reasonable explanation, isn't it?"

Conan was somewhat shocked. This explanation portrayed Lady Mary as a mad woman willing to burn her entire family to death for money. This was a far cry from the image of a kind aunt who cared deeply for her nephew. So, she was born a tragic entity, and after her death, she was accused of such a crime...

As if sensing Conan's anger, the perfumer scoffed. "Someone wrote 'Marie's Ugly Life' to discredit Marie Antoinette and promote revolution. Some hoped to bankrupt the Manus family, so they spread the rumor that Marie Kreiberg had an affair with a rider. Would 'Marie' care about another accusation against herself? Especially since this accusation was used to cover up her beloved nephew."

Conan suddenly recalled that on the Ezembard, the composer had personally admitted that he was responsible for the fire that wiped out the Kreborg family. But even so, such a crime...

Seeing Conan still hesitating, the perfumer added fuel to the fire: "Think about it carefully, little detective. If you don't use this explanation, do you think the master of the family will take his anger out on your family?"

Conan cursed in his heart: Damn it, he actually used Xiaolan to threaten me!

But there is no other way. This is indeed the best way at the moment, to put all the blame on a dead person... Conan is a little sad.

"Wait a minute, Uncle Frederick won't accept such an excuse. How could he accept that the aunt he has lived with for so many years is actually fake!"

"Her Majesty the Queen knew everything long ago, but she simply chose to accept her fate in advance. She used her own death to warn her nephew that false family ties must eventually be broken, and a short pain is worse than a long one."

The knight spoke at this time: "Given Deshi's cautiousness, he would not let the experimental subjects know their fate. So someone leaked the secret. Was it you, Vera?"

The perfumer was stunned when she heard the knight's words: "I just told her that the former female lead Lachesis also used those cosmetics."

Conan realized that the real poisonous thing should be the cosmetics, that is, the bottle of perfume.

The psychologist stepped forward and said, "Vera, Her Majesty the Queen has broken free from her dream. How long will you continue to indulge in your own fantasy? Don't forget who you are, Chloe."

The perfumer was like a cat with its fur standing on end when he heard this: "Shut up! Don't call me that! I'm Vera Nell, and Chloe is dead!"

The psychologist continued, "But the Vera I know is a dignified, generous, and considerate sister. Isn't the current Vera too different from the previous one?"

"Hmph, these are all the homeowner's requirements. You can handle it yourselves." The perfumer couldn't win the argument with the psychologist, so he fled the scene at the speed of light after saying that.

Conan asked the psychologist curiously: "Dr. Mesmer, who was that just now?"

"Alas, the people over there with Melody either have psychological or mental problems." The psychologist didn't directly answer Conan's question, then glanced at the knight and the patients around her. "Never mind, we're not much different here."

The knight didn't care, and the patient clung to the psychologist flatteringly: "Ada, can we go now?"

The psychologist gently stroked the patient's face and smiled tenderly: "It's not time yet."

The knight immediately covered Conan's eyes upon seeing this and said, "Don't look, little one."

Conan:?

In the dressing room, due to the intrusion of the composer, the progress of the case came to a standstill again. Kogoro Mouri really didn't understand who killed Mrs. Mary.

"Damn, this case is too bizarre!"

The door of the dressing room was open, and the dancers, acrobats and Crazy Eyes outside were curious about what was going on inside and were looking in.

Conan, the knight, the psychologist, and the patient trotted over to the scene. Jack also appeared outside the dressing room with Spider at the right moment.

"Uncle, I have brought all the actors here as you instructed!" Conan shouted loudly to Kogoro Mouri.

Maori Kogoro looked bewildered: "Huh? Eh?"

While Maori Kogoro was stunned, Conan knocked him down with an anesthetic needle. Then everyone watched Maori Kogoro turn around in place and then slumped on the chair in the dressing room.

In order to avoid Toru Amuro, Conan deliberately hid behind the knight and used a voice changer to simulate the voice of Kogoro Mouri and began to reason.

"I'm sorry, this case is indeed quite bizarre, so even I, 'Sleeping Kogoro,' have spent quite a bit of time sorting out my thoughts. Now, I will tell you the truth about the case."

"This seemingly bizarre murder was actually a suicide staged and directed by almost everyone in Lady Mary's United Theatre."

When the composer heard the word "suicide", he was about to lose his temper but was stopped by the novelist, who signaled the composer to continue listening to the reasoning process.

"First, Mr. Richard, Ms. Ada, and Mr. Emil, who were the first to perform in the play, you were not directly involved in Mrs. Mary's play, but I learned something after asking the troupe leader."

"Originally, in your play, when defeating the dragon, the Red Knight would slowly descend from a great height, using an elevator. However, the three of you firmly objected to this scene, and instead had the Red Knight deliver an impassioned speech on the steps."

"Because you know, if there's a problem with the elevator in your own play, then in the next play, the troupe leader won't be able to pull off the illusion of Lady Mary falling to her death from the elevator."

"At the same time, this action also bought time for others. The several people who entered Lady Mary's room were assistants who helped her complete the play she directed and performed herself."

"Except for Mr. Frederick, he was completely unaware of Lady Mary's plans. He came to the dressing room to encourage his relative and wish her a successful performance. But the next three were different."