Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

At this moment, there were not many people in the venue.

Apart from Lie and Conan, the only other outsiders seemed to be a few photographers fiddling with cameras and security guards guarding the door...

The two employees on the stage were from Libera. When Mishima Shakuhei and his four companions passed by the stage, they greeted the two people and introduced themselves to them.

On the stage, there was a bald man with glasses operating a computer on the podium. His name was Bo Chi Haonan, and he was a mid-level programmer at Libora.

The other one was fiddling with something in front of the backdrop with a remote control in his hand. He looked rather thin and pointed. His name was Yuan Longtaro and he was a mid-level employee mainly responsible for logistics.

Mishima Chihei himself is a senior software engineer, but now he is mainly engaged in program management work at Libera...

Judging from Mishima Shakuhei's attitude towards the two people, the status of the latter two seems to be slightly lower than the former.

But what made Conan a little wary was that the latter two people's attitude towards Mishima Shakuhei... seemed a little disdainful, or dissatisfied. Also, the words "software engineer" stimulated Conan's memory nerves, making him involuntarily pay attention.

Lie naturally noticed the obvious and undisguised demeanor of the two men.

At that moment, Lie's clever little head realized that something was wrong. He silently gave the three people a number, and then gave Conan a meaningful look - of course, Conan didn't notice Lie's strange look at all.

If Conan knew that Rei was actually screaming "Death is coming" excitedly in his heart, he would definitely roll his eyes to show his disdain.

The passage on the side of the stage is the so-called backstage, which includes a main control room and a staff lounge. Both the main control room and the lounge have an LCD screen, which can observe the situation in the center of the stage from both the front and back angles...

Lie and others met Tu Yuan San Shang in the main control room.

This young-looking company president was no different from the one Conan and the others had seen before.

Mao Lilan saw that it was the first time for Rei to meet the other party, and introduced them enthusiastically, but...

"Hello." Tu Yuan San looked unusually calm when facing Lie, and did not extend his hand to shake hands with him.

"Hello, hello~"

Contrary to his usual behavior, Lie did not show his usual enthusiasm towards people. He just smiled and nodded.

Conan: Stare.

If Xiaolan and Sonoko just felt that the atmosphere between them was a bit awkward, then Conan felt that there must be something fishy going on between the two of them...

Let him think about it, based on his understanding of Mr. Lin... could it be that he discovered something wrong with this Tuyuan Sanshang?
This reminded Conan that he felt the other party was a little suspicious when they were at the Twin Towers.

"Um, President, this is the result of debugging the system above..."

Mishima Shakuhei, who brought Conan and the others here, took out a stack of documents from his briefcase.

Seeing this, Tsuchimoto Mikami said to Mao Lilan and Sonoko naturally: "Ms. Suzuki, and Ms. Mao Li, please go to the lounge opposite and take a rest for a while. I still have some things to deal with here."

"Ah, yes! I am sorry to bother you, Mr. Tu Yuan..."

Xiaolan and Sonoko couldn't help but let out a reserved smile.

To be honest, Mr. Tuyuan is very kind... but he also has a very strong aura and is the kind of person who never changes his mind.

However, even though there was a somewhat commanding tone in the other party's words, Xiaolan and the others did not have any dissatisfaction, including Mr. Ke who was suspicious of the other party.

There seemed to be an inexplicable aura surrounding Tu Yuan San Shang. With just one sentence, the three people obediently moved to the door of the lounge across the street...

Huh? Why are there only three of us?

That's because Lie didn't behave.

He even rushed into the lounge one step ahead, poked his head out, and made faces at Tsuchimoto Sanshang from a position that was out of Conan's sight... Tsuchimoto Sanshang looked at Rei's face calmly, and said gently to the three who were retreating in front of him: "There are water and snacks in the lounge, just make do with them for now."

Lan/Yuan/Ke: “Okay, okay!”

It's strange, it's a very gentle voice, why do they feel it feels a little cold?
The two adults and one child sitting in the lounge were lost in thought.

Lie Chu was the exception. He held his cheek with his hand, and his light red eyes kept looking out the door.

The lounge was very spacious, with enough space for three rectangular tables and a few reclining chairs at the back. The entire room was very tidy. The four of them sat at the table closest to the door. Because the doors on both sides were not closed, they could just see the inside of the control room through the aisle...

Although I can only see half of it.

In the main control room, in addition to Tsuchimoto Mikami and Mishima Shakuhei, there were two employees who specialized in operating the instruments. However, they were both wearing headphones and concentrating on debugging the electronic equipment, and were not affected at all by the superiors who were communicating behind them.

Ran Mouri and Sonoko were chatting idly while Conan clinked his drink and drank it, occasionally paying attention to the situation on the other side, but mostly participating in the conversation.

Lie was acting contrary to his usual behavior. He listened to their conversation quietly with a smile, like a bystander, and kept glancing towards the door of the control room.

Compared to the lounge on this side, there were people coming and going to report in the control room over there. Even Tsuchimoto Mikami and Mishima Chihei went out once during the meeting...

After all, the press conference will begin in less than an hour.

however……

"Ahhhh!!!"

A scream broke through the sky.

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, who were happily chatting, suddenly stopped talking and turned their heads in astonishment towards the direction of the scream.

Conan was more direct. As soon as he heard the scream, he rushed out of the lounge like a motor and headed straight for the stage:

The screams came from the stage!
"Hey! What happened? You're yelling so loudly."

The screams also attracted a security guard.

However, Conan was the first to arrive as he was closer to the water... After all, it was only less than 50 meters away from the backstage.

He first saw Yuan Longtaro sitting on the floor covered with a curtain, and then followed his gaze and looked over -

Conan's eyes suddenly became serious.

A slightly plump figure was lying on the podium with her upper body and a knife stuck in her back.

It’s Bo Chi Haonan.

Conan recognized at a glance that the other person was the programmer he met when he passed by the stage just now. He quickly went over to check the other person's pulse and his eyes darkened.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Conan said in a deep voice:

"The person is already beyond saving... Call the police quickly."

"Wow~ Conan! Why do you talk to your elders like that? How rude~"

Conan: ...

Damn, why is it Mr. Lin who followed out?
Conan immediately lowered his posture: "Mr. Lin, can you help me call the police? Please!"