Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 224 Golden Rose Theater (Part 2)

Crazy Eyes raised his head and said, "This case has already been concluded. No matter how much you try to stir up trouble, it's useless. At least the fact is that Margaretha and I did not kill Madam Mary. So, before this, you were the most suspicious person!"

Everyone finally came back to their senses from the big news of the incident three years ago and began to re-examine the current case. Since the first crime scene was the dressing room, everyone moved towards the dressing room.

Considering that there are too many people, the only people left at the scene are Kogoro Mouri, Toru Amuro, the mercenary, Conan, the suspected explorer, the doctor, and the gardener following the doctor.

The novelist and the composer waited outside the dressing room. After all, no one believed the composer would kill his only relative without conflicting interests. The dancer, Crazy Eyes, and the acrobat stood nearby, the dancer still weeping. Officer Takagi stood there, watching everyone.

In the dressing room, Conan carefully observed the scene. The room had no windows, and the mirror was smashed by a relatively small object, most likely the perfume bottle. Thinking of this, Conan put a bug on Maori Kogoro and ran out to look for evidence.

Maori Kogoro approached the explorer and said, "So, Mr. Ronald, is your testimony true? Was Mrs. Mary really still alive at that time?"

"No, the Lady Mary I saw was also a cold corpse." The investigator pulled out a tape recorder from his pocket. "As for the arguing sound, it was recorded during a previous argument between the Lady and me. To make it more realistic, I even smashed the mirror with a perfume bottle."

"My goal was simply to expose the money transactions behind this stage, so I took advantage of this case, but I didn't kill the lady."

Kogoro Mouri looked at the explorer suspiciously, trying to find a flaw in his face, but the explorer still maintained that fake smile on his face, and there was nothing unusual to see.

"Mr. Maori, why don't you ask the doctor who entered the room before Ronald? There's nothing wrong with Ronald's testimony." The mercenary spoke.

"Why are you here too?"

"Ronald is my employer. He asked me, an old friend, to help him investigate the truth behind the Golden Rose Troupe incident three years ago. Although he had already pried the truth out of the old troupe leader a while ago."

So Maori Kogoro turned to the doctor and said, "So, Miss Emily, what was the scene like when you saw Madam Mary?"

The doctor remained calm and said, "I did a simple examination on Madam Mary and found that she had been lacking rest recently. She hoped that I could prescribe some medicine that would make her feel refreshed."

"Of course I can't carry this kind of medicine with me, so I used a few vitamin tablets as a disguise. I hope this will reassure the lady."

Inspector Megure looked over and asked, "Did Mrs. Mary take those vitamin pills?"

The doctor nodded and said, "I watched Madam Mary take those vitamins. Perhaps it's a psychological effect, but Madam Mary's complexion has indeed improved a lot."

"Then, just in case, let's send this bottle of vitamins to the forensic department for inspection."

The police then searched the gardener's tool bag, which contained a magnifying glass and a row of small glass bottles.

"these are?"

The gardener explained: "These are essential oils extracted from the flowers in my flower shop. I originally thought I could sell them to the actors and promote my flower shop, but this happened..."

So these essential oils were also sent to the forensic department by the police.

On the other side, Conan encountered three little ones running out: "Why did you run out?"

Ayumi: "It's too cunning for Conan to be the only one investigating the case."

Yuantai: “That’s what I mean.”

Mitsuhiko: "We can help too!"

"I really can't do anything about you." Conan covered his forehead helplessly, and at the same time he noticed the handkerchief in Ayumi's hand.

"Ayumi, where did you get this handkerchief?"

"This was given to me by Sister Valletta. She picked it up from the table and gave it to me directly. It has beautiful patterns on it!"

"Can you show it to me?"

Conan took the handkerchief. The white handkerchief had the same pattern as the red handkerchief, which meant that this was Mrs. Bella's handkerchief.

Later, with the guidance of the three little ones, Conan found the perfume bottle discarded in the utility room. The perfume bottle was empty, but the remaining smell made Conan feel very familiar. He had smelled this smell on Mrs. Bella and the dancer, but this was inconsistent with the testimony of the explorer.

If it was the explorer who threw the perfume bottle, the splashing perfume would definitely have landed on him, but it was obvious that he did not smell of perfume.

Conan walked along the stage, wondering what went wrong. Miss Emily had no motive to kill, and the other two actors who had a grudge against Mrs. Bella did not leave any evidence of murder on their bodies.

The three little ones were still following Conan. The case was too confusing and made Conan feel uneasy, so he turned around and warned the three little ones: "Go back to the box quickly. If the murderer is someone else, he might be hiding in the theater!"

"That's right." Jack appeared in front of them. "So, kids, there's a scary killer roaming around the theater. Why don't you go back to your boxes?"

After saying that, Jack made a beheading gesture with his left hand that had the scissors tied to it, and gave the three little ones a sinister smile.

Ayumi was scared to tears, Genta and Mitsuhiko were also scared. The three of them ran away, leaving Conan alone to face Jack.

"What are you doing here?" Conan stared at Jack vigilantly. There were knights, psychologists and patients staring at him on the stage before, so how did he get out now?

"Are you looking for those three who were staring at me? I got rid of them. In terms of speed alone, there are few people in the manor who can match me."

[Night Watcher: Although your initial speed is not slow, you can't compete with most supervisors who either have movement or ranged skills.]

[Red Butterfly: That’s right.]

[Opera Singer: That's right.]

[Shadow of Time and Space: That’s right.]

[Acrobat: That's right.]

[Noisy: Sorry, I forgot to change my ID.]

[Jack: Ah! (Broken defense scream)]

The face he lost in front of his colleagues must be redeemed in front of Conan. Jack put away his left hand: "In my opinion, it is a great loss to let that lady die so hastily."

"It's only a matter of time before 'Lady Bella' will have a poignant end because of the character of 'Atropolos,' but someone unexpectedly brought this process forward. I'm curious, who could it be?"

Conan looked up at the poster of Mrs. Bella still hanging in the theater and suddenly understood something.

Madame Bella's slogan is "Bella donna!", and the English name of Atropolos is "Atropos". If you slightly change the two and combine them together, it becomes "Atropa Belladonna", which is the Latin name of belladonna.

"So, 'Lady Bella' is destined to die because of 'Aterporos'?" Conan gave the answer in a trembling voice.

Jack grinned. "'The Cord of Atropolos', what a great play! The goddess who was responsible for cutting the thread of life finally met her own end."