Conan: I'm Not a Ghost

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, under the scorching sun, the heat was rising in the woods outside the park, and the cicadas chirped repeatedly, like red oil surging in a hot pot.

In the airtight compartment, the temperature was even higher, and it was as stuffy as the steamer where the little demon steamed Tang Monk's meat, making people breathless.

Conan and Mumu Shisan's faces were covered with sweat, and their clothes were soaked.

Even though their bodies were as hot as fire, their moods became heavier with the sounds ringing in their ears.

"Two years ago, Circus Sunshine, which had already made some progress, went to Okinawa."

Xiaoqian said slowly:

"Okinawa is a tourist destination and there are many tourists there. It is a very good opportunity for the slightly famous Circus Sunshine."

"The first few days of performing have been going very smoothly."

"But just when our performance was over and we were about to leave the town and head to the city."

"A girl who just graduated from high school suddenly came backstage."

A girl who just graduated from high school.

Taking into account the context, Sakaki Cheng immediately realized that this girl was Chinatsu.

"She said her name was Chinatsu Aihara, she had participated in the gymnastics club of the local high school, she liked our performance very much, and she wanted to join Cirque Sunshine."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

Conan asked curiously:

"For the circus, only with the addition of new blood can we maintain the status!"

"Those big circuses all have a lot of people!"

"Yes, it is indeed so."

Xiao Qian nodded and replied:

"But at that time, Circus Sunshine already had more than 20 members and had reached saturation."

"Unfortunately, the position that Chinatsu likes the most is the acrobatic performance that the group leader is responsible for, because the group already has spare people, and Qianxia has no stage experience, and her skills are not up to standard, so there is no position for her at all."

"In the end, the group leader rejected Qianxia."

It is the circus that has the final say whether to accept people or not. If the talent is insufficient, rejection is understandable and not unexpected.

However.

What surprised Sakaki was that Chinatsu did not give up, but persisted.

"During the few days when the circus was resting in place, Chinatsu was always behind us, rising early and working late at night, with full sincerity."

Xiao Qian sighed:

"Everyone couldn't bear it when they saw how sincere she was, so they all went to persuade the leader to let Chinatsu join Circus Sunshine."

"The troupe leader said that it was okay to let her join, but the circus was close to saturation and could no longer accept acrobats."

"When we were at a loss, it was Deputy Captain Saijo who took the initiative to stand up and said that there was no one else playing the clown in the group, and he wanted Chinatsu to learn the clown's performance with him."

"The troupe leader agreed, and Chinatsu successfully stayed in the circus."

Sakaki Makoto and Miss Miyano looked at each other.

hear this

There are still many things they don't understand.

for example

"Since Chinatsu is a disciple of Masato Saijo, why hasn't she performed on stage in the past two years?"

Sakaki repeated the question:

"Has your circus always been like this?"

"Of course not!"

Xiao Qian said anxiously:

"There has never been any bullying in our circus!"

"The reason why Chinatsu is not allowed to come on stage is because the group leader disagrees."

"Why doesn't Captain Haneda agree?"

"I don't know that either."

She shook her head:

"The captain didn't tell anyone else the reason, except Deputy Captain Saijo."

Now that Captain Haneda and Deputy Commander Saijo are dead, is it possible that the secrets from back then will be lost forever?

Sakaki doesn't think so.

In the dark, he had a feeling.

The two murder cases that occurred at Sunshine Circus today are inseparable from Chinatsu Aihara!

"Take me to Miss Chinatsu's room."

Sakaki opened the door, and the sudden breeze refreshed everyone's spirits:

"I'm going to investigate."

"Ah good."

Xiao Qian leads the way:

"I live with Chinatsu, and her room is also my room."

Sakaki and others arrived at the central carriage.

Judging from the location.

Cirque Sunshine respects its female members more and not only sets up special soup cooking facilities for them. Bah!

The jars used for bathing also set up their residence in the safest middle zone.

Coupled with the tiger 'Iwa Man', even if he lives in the wilderness, no animals or humans will dare to harass him.

There was a faint aroma floating in the room converted from the carriage, a bit like a mixture of lemon and orange.

As soon as she entered the room, Xiao Qian quickly put away the underwear hanging at the end of the carriage and stuffed it into her quilt.

In addition to these personal belongings

In the center of the carriage, a curtain hung to separate the two beds into relatively independent spaces.

You can get off the car on either side and it won't affect anything.

Chinatsu also followed. She stood outside the door, her eyes wandering back and forth on the thirteen people Sakaki Makoto and Megure in the carriage, but she ignored Conan.

in her opinion

Conan is just a kid, so what are his bad intentions?

Ever since.

Conan, who was hiding everything from others, when Sakaki Makoto and others checked the room.

He quietly slipped out of the car and disappeared without a trace.

Bottles and jars of cosmetics, empty trash cans, water glasses, toothbrushes, ham sausages, and boxes.

At a glance, everything looks fine and there are no problems.

"Brother Sakaki Makoto"

Mumu Shisan said quietly:

"Could we have guessed wrong?"

"Nothing suspected of VX nerve agent was found in Chinatsu Aihara's room."

"Don't be anxious, Mumu Police Department."

Sakaki Cheng put the eye shadow box in his hand back to its original place and said calmly:

"Assuming you were a prisoner, would you put something as dangerous as VX nerve agent in your room?"

"What if it's leaked?"

After being stunned for a long time, Mu Mu Shisan said in astonishment:

"Since you know there will be no results, brother, why do you still let us search this place?"

"Distract the prisoner's attention."

Sakaki smiled, stretched easily, and suddenly asked:

"You know"

"The melting point of VX nerve agent?"

"Melting point?"

Mu Mu Shisan looked confused, completely out of touch with his brother’s thinking:

"I don't know."

"What does this have to do with the case?"

"It's a big deal."

Grinning, Sakaki looked deeply at Chinatsu outside the car:

"The melting point of VX nerve agent is -50°C."

"In other words, at normal temperatures, VX nerve agent is in an oil state and can be spread through air and water sources, but."

"When the outside temperature drops below -50°C, the VX nerve agent in oil form will solidify and freeze as hard as a stone. Then a problem arises."

Looking at the dry ground, he smiled and said:

"Memu Police Department, it's summer now, how do prisoners store VX nerve agent?"

"You can only put it in a jar, otherwise where can you find it on such a hot day - 50℃?"

The sound, the middle road collapses.

Mumu Shisan's breathing suddenly became rapid, and he said in a huffing voice:

"I see!!!"