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Chapter 116 Should I call you Akikawa-kun or a criminal? (24)

"Wow, this is outrageous! Sonoko, Sera, look, the film with the highest media rating at this film festival is Ms. Soma's "The Sound of Silence"!"

In the restaurant on the third floor of the Harbor Royal Court Hotel, Mao Lilan's voice full of shock was heard.

"Wow, that's terrible! She's on drugs... How can a movie by someone like that win an award?"

When Suzuki Sonoko took the phone from Mouri Ran and looked at it, her eyes widened immediately.

"Sonoko, let me add one more thing. Morphine is not a drug in Japan. It is an anesthetic."

Masumi Sera added silently from the side.

"Anyway, they're not good stuff! I find it hard to believe that people who are addicted to this kind of stuff can create good works!"

Suzuki Sonoko said.

"Uh... this doesn't seem to have anything to do with whether or not you can create good works..."

Conan, who had just put a spoonful of scrambled eggs into his mouth, complained on the side.

"Stephen King had a history of drug and alcohol abuse in his early years."

"Stephen King? Who?"

Suzuki Sonoko looked confused when she heard this.

“…The Shawshank Redemption and The Shining are Stephen King’s works.”

"Oh! I see!" Suzuki Sonoko suddenly realized, "Now that I mention it, I'm a little curious about Ms. Soma's movie... Sera, Xiaolan, and Xiaogui, do you want to watch it?"

"But the screening room and exhibition hall used by Ms. Soma and the others have all been suspended, after all, a murder just happened there..." Conan said.

"Hey, it only takes one phone call for me."

Suzuki Sonoko patted her chest and looked like, "Leave it to me."

"We have already made reservations this morning to go see Director Tanaka's "Sakura Rain". After the movie and lunch, I asked them to show it to us separately. We can reserve the entire theater to watch it!"

"Wow, it's Sonoko as expected, she has such a strong money-making ability!" Sera Masumi exclaimed.

"Speaking of which, why don't we buy some rice balls to take with us? Today is the first day that the film festival is open to tourists, so there will definitely be a lot of people!"

"Xiaolan, you are right. This way we can save time and watch more movies."

The girls finished their breakfast while chatting.

The Harbour Royal Court Hotel provides a buffet breakfast from 5:10 to 8: every morning, and the entrance time to the film festival area is at : in the morning.

Since the film festival exhibition area is 500 meters away from the entrance of Harbor Royal Court Hotel, Mao Lilan and others finished their breakfast slowly at 8:20.

Three girls and a primary school student carried trays and dishes, preparing to return the tableware to the hotel restaurant.

However, as soon as Suzuki Sonoko turned around, her eyes suddenly lit up.

She found a familiar figure here.

"Mr. Akikawa!"

Akikawa Sosuke and Itakura Misaki, who were also eating, raised their heads.

"Ms. Suzuki, how are you?"

Akikawa Sosuke greeted Suzuki Sonoko thinking of her.

"We were sitting so close to each other, and I didn't even notice it!"

"Maybe Miss Suzuki was too engrossed in the conversation." Akikawa Sosuke said with a smile.

"So, Mr. Akikawa, would you like to go shopping with us today?"

Suzuki Sonoko extended a warm invitation to Akikawa Sosuke.

Itakura Misaki, who had just raised her neck to drink milk, trembled all over when she heard this.

She recalled the look in Yoko Okino's eyes yesterday and quickly wanted to refuse.

But what he heard was Akikawa Sosuke speaking first:

"Sorry, I'm going to say hello to various directors and screenwriters today, so I don't have time to watch a movie..."

"I see. That's a shame. See you next time... Hey hey hey!"

Suzuki Sonoko grabbed the tray with one hand and waved at Akikawa Sosuke.

But because the cup on the tray suddenly fell down, he almost lost his balance.

Fortunately, Sera Masamune was quick-witted and raised his leg to catch the falling cup with his knee.

"Sure enough, this handsome detective is very skilled..." Akikawa Sorasuke complained in his mind.

He didn't eat anything in the morning, just drank some water.

After Itakura Misaki finished her breakfast, the two of them prepared to set off for the film festival exhibition area.

Before leaving, Akikawa Sosuke returned to his room again.

By the time Akikawa Sosuke was ready and entered the film festival exhibition area with Itakura Misaki, it was already 9: in the morning.

Perhaps it was because the exhibition area was not open to visitors two days ago.

The shooting two days ago did not dampen the enthusiasm of tourists at all.

There were so many tourists coming to the scene that the number was comparable to that of an amusement park.

As soon as Akikawa Sosuke entered the development area, he noticed that Itakura Misaki seemed a little absent-minded.

And he knew exactly what Itakura Misaki was thinking.

"If Miss Itakura wants to go see Miss Yoko, then go ahead," said Akikawa Sosuke.

"No, no, no! That's too unqualified of a manager!"

Although Itakura Misaki said this, there was a conflicted look on her face.

"I'm going to talk to Director Horita later. Anyway, there's nothing for Ms. Itakura to do, so there's no need for Ms. Itakura to follow me."

"Uh... is this really okay?"

Itakura Misaki asked with some concern.

"It's fine."

"Uh...then...I'm leaving now. If you have anything, give me a call and I'll definitely answer!"

Itakura Misaki said to Akikawa Sousuke.

After sending the agent away, Akikawa Sosuke came to Yoshitoki Horita's exhibition hall alone.

Here I met the director with facial paralysis whom I had just met two days ago.

Later, Akikawa Sosuke waited until Yoshitoki Horida was free, chatted with him for a while, and then left Yoshitoki Horida's personal exhibition hall.

Walking in the movie exhibition area, Akikawa Sosuke recalled Kyoji Toda whom he met yesterday.

'He confirmed yesterday before I left whether I would continue to attend the next film exhibition, and his pupils dilated when he asked this question.'

'In addition, Toda Kyouji's eyebrows and lips were slightly raised.'

"This shows that Toda Kyoushi is genuinely curious about the answer to this question."

"If you're not genuinely curious and are just casually chatting, your facial expressions will be completely different."

'I stayed at the hotel on the opening day and the night of the murder.'

'Whether I would go home yesterday also depended on whether I would go to the film exhibition today.'

"As a detective in the third division of the criminal investigation, it would not be difficult for him to obtain information about the guests of the hotel where the murder occurred."

"Assuming that he asked me this question based on the information he had, his purpose was to confirm whether I would return home and my future plans."

"And since I said I would come to the film exhibition today, I'm sure Officer Toda would not miss this opportunity."

'Besides, I am still in a hard-won and alone state.'

Akikawa Sosuke thought in his heart.

This is a trial.

If Toda Kyoushi had any bad intentions towards him, he would definitely not let go of this opportunity.

The result of this test will also determine my attitude towards Toda Kyoji in the future.

Just as Akikawa Sosuke was walking towards the next exhibition hall, he suddenly felt someone patting his shoulder.

"As expected, he is an eyesore."

Akikawa Sosuke thought to himself and then turned around.

As expected, he saw Toda Kyoushi, who was wearing a suit and had a hideous scar on his right eye, looking at him with a smile.

"Hey, what a coincidence."

"Should I call you Akikawa-kun, or the criminal?"

(End of this chapter)