Conan: The Heart Thief

Huiyuan Ai turned around and complained to Lin Xiao: "Brother Lin Xiao, do you think that Miss Akiba Reiko is a typical queen type?"

Lin Xiao nodded: "Yeah. You look a bit like Xiao Ai, don't you?"

Xiao Ai said unconvincedly: "How can I be like a queen?"

Lin Xiao said: "Because you are as beautiful as her."

Xiao Ai was suddenly praised by Lin Xiao for her beauty. She felt a little shy, raised her head and said coldly, "Who asked you that?"

Akiba Reiko heard the conversation between the two and said unhappily, "Hey...you two, it's not good to talk about her in front of her, at least wait until the person in question is not present."

"Sorry, sorry... I was just following what the kid said..." Lin Xiao really thought Akiba Reiko was pretty. Her long black hair was pinned on one side and fell on her shoulders. She was wearing a proper white short-sleeved dress and an orange silk scarf around her neck. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also well-dressed and very elegant!

"..." Reiko Akiba felt very troubled and couldn't understand why a group of outsiders came to join in the rehearsal.

Compared to the performance at the concert, Yuantai was more interested in the tea in Reiko Akiba's hand.

"Big sister... Is this tea you're drinking good for your throat?"

"That's right..."

Mitsuhiko suddenly had an idea and said smartly, "It would be great if big sister's tea really has such an effect! If we knew the formula, maybe we could get a good place in the choir competition!"

"Chorus competition?" Reiko Akita's eyebrows twitched.

"Yeah, because our school is going to hold a choir competition soon, and everyone is practicing hard to get a good ranking." Ayumi showed her innocent little girl nature, "If Reiko-sister could teach us, it would definitely be of great help to the choir!"

"...Huh?" Reiko Akiba was caught off guard. These little brats were really not polite at all.

"Didn't anyone teach you to sing in chorus?" Reiko Akita tried to tactfully shirk the responsibility.

but--

"Yes, there is, but someone's level is not good enough..."

Yuan Tai curled his lips in a low voice. However, just as he finished speaking, he was hit on the head from behind. He turned around and saw Miss Sonoko with one hand on her waist and a displeased look on her face. She spoke with a strong threat.

"Hey, hey, what do you mean by someone's level is not good? You better explain it to me, you little brat!!"

“Uh, hahahaha…” Yuantai quickly pretended to be stupid.

Akita Reiko raised the corner of her lips: "Isn't the chorus piece the ninth one?"

"Carpenter? It's not a carpenter song, it's the school song of Teitan Elementary School." Yuanta replied dissatisfiedly.

"Huh?" Reiko Akiba was also stunned when she heard the familiar school name.

"The ninth she just mentioned refers to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony." Haibara Ai explained on the side.

Hearing what Haibara Ai said, the expression on Akiba Reiko's face softened: "Okay, I promise to teach you to sing. Considering that I am a graduate of Teitan Elementary School."

"Huh? Really?" Everyone didn't expect Akiba Reiko to agree so easily, and they were all shocked.

"Ms. Akita!"

At this time, a voice came from the steps leading to the entrance of the auditorium. Officer Takagi hurried in from outside and came to the side of Akiba Reiko.

"Ms. Akiba Reiko, I'm Takagi from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. I have a few questions about the bombing incident..."

"Wait a minute." Seeing that it was another police officer looking for her, Akita Reiko immediately suppressed her emotions and stood up and walked towards the backstage. "I need to touch up my makeup now, let's talk later."

"Ah, Miss Akiba..." Takagi wanted to chase after her, but Akiba Reiko ignored him, quickened her pace to the backstage, and closed the door behind her.

Lin Xiao walked slowly to Gao Mu's side and asked, "Is Akiba Reiko also a suspect?"

Officer Gao Mu knew that Lin Xiao was a detective, and he did not hide it: "After the explosion, the police found a piece of recorder body at the scene, and Miss Kawabe Zouko, who was seriously injured in the explosion, received a text message from Miss Akiba Reiko before the incident, in which she said, 'I can't stand playing on the same stage with unprofessional people.'"

"Oh?"

Lin Xiao suddenly realized that the police were going to list Akiba Reiko as a suspect because of the text message.

……

The weekend is over, and the next day, Saturday is coming. In the afternoon, in the first grade teaching building of Teitan Elementary School.

Teitan Elementary School students were rehearsing the chorus, and Lin Xiao was also pulled over by Xiaolan and Sonoko.

"Green hills, mountains in the distance, singing smiles, the dazzling sun, remember them deeply, grasp the future, Teitan, Teitan, Teitan Elementary School, Teitan, Teitan, Teitan Elementary School——"

The one sung by Haibara Ai is the most beautiful...but, isn't this the right singing style for a children's chorus?

Lin Xiao listened attentively to Huibara Ai singing, feeling that she was so unique and cute.

Kawaii!

And after the last note fell, Xiaolan, who was responsible for the piano accompaniment, turned her head and looked at Reiko Akiba who was standing by the window looking at the scenery outside.

“What do you think of the children’s singing?”

Reiko Akiba turned her head to look at Xiaolan, then turned and walked towards the children.

"Well..."

"You first." The first person Reiko Akiba pointed to was Yuanta.

Yuantai was directly startled and a look of horror appeared on his face.

"It's too loud. You need to learn to cooperate with others."

Yuantai scratched the back of his head a little embarrassedly and smiled.

Fortunately, this reprimand was within his acceptable range.

"And the freckled little brother next to him." Akiba Reiko turned her head and pointed at Mitsuhiko who was standing next to Genta and smiling happily, "You didn't sing out of tune from beginning to end, but sometimes you were absent-minded. Is it because you were fascinated by the profile of the girl in front of you?"

In an instant, the children burst into laughter.

"Then it's her." Akibaya Reiko lowered her head and looked at Huihara Ai with some embarrassment, "The singing is good, but she should have more of a childlike feeling when singing."

Huihara Ai just turned her head away.

“I’m not a child.”

Well, it was a typical statement made by a child who didn't want to admit that he was a child. Instead, it made Haibara Ai look more like a child. It was so cute, and Lin Xiao was attracted by her.

"You have good pitch and are energetic. You performed very well." A rare smile appeared on Reiko Akiba's face. She even bent down, gently stroked Ayumi's head a few times and praised her.

Basically every child except Ayumi was given some guidance by her.

Finally, the heavyweight character, Conan, stands at the center.

"The biggest problem is you!"

Conan was so frightened that he took a half step back and turned sideways, looking like he wanted to escape.

"You didn't sing a single note correctly from the beginning to the end. Did you do that on purpose?" Reiko Akiba asked Conan with her hands on her hips.

"Ah...that's not it..." Conan laughed dryly and tried to defend himself.

Ayumi rushed over and lay on Conan's back with a serious expression.

"He didn't mean it! Conan-kun is just tone-deaf!"

Everyone present burst into laughter instantly.

Yuanzi, who was sitting next to Lin Xiao, laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes.

Lin Xiao felt that today’s trip was not in vain.

I heard Haibara Ai's beautiful singing voice, and also captured Conan making a fool of himself.

But Akiba Reiko's instructions were not over yet, she turned her attention to Xiaolan. She was not targeting Xiaolan, but the piano. The piano was not tuned regularly, and the tone was not accurate.

Everyone was surprised, but Reiko Akiba could tell that the tone of the piano was not accurate.

Reiko Akiba explained absolute pitch to everyone and demonstrated it.

Taking advantage of this period, Yuantai secretly took away Reiko Akiba's thermos cup and drank the tea inside.

"Hey! You kid..."

Reiko Akiba still wanted to teach Yuan Tai a lesson, saying that he was too rude to take other people's things without permission.

But in the next moment, the thermos fell to the ground with a clang, and Yuantai's face full of expectation instantly turned into pain, and he covered his throat tightly.

"Throat...my throat...hurts..."

Yuantai's eyes were filled with tears and he rolled on the ground in pain.

Everyone was surprised!

"Is it a burn?" Xiaolan asked subconsciously.

"No. It's not a burn..." Lin Xiao approached Yuan Tai and checked Yuan Tai's condition. "The tea in the thermos was drugged. I'll call an ambulance."

Lin Xiao took out his cell phone and dialed 119, the Japanese emergency number.

Chapter 129 Because I am a high school detective

Rice Flower Hospital.

Yuantai was taken to the doctor by the nurse for examination, while the others waited in the waiting area.

Lin Xiao rested his chin on his hand and thought for a while, then looked up at Akitani Reiko.

"Ms. Akita, when was the last time you drank that tea?"

"Huh?" Being asked this question suddenly, Akiba Reiko was stunned for a moment, but she quickly answered, "Before noon today."

"Location?"

"I borrowed a classroom at Domoto Academy to practice singing, and before leaving, I went to the bathroom." Akiba Reiko recalled what happened today, "During that time, this bottle of tea was placed in the singing classroom with other things."

"If someone really added something to that bottle of tea, it should have been at that time," Lin Xiao analyzed.

"But who is it?" Sonoko asked with a frown.

Just then, the door of the diagnosis room opened.

Yuantai, with his throat bandaged, walked out with the help of Xiaolan.

"Xiaolan, what's wrong with Genta?" Sonoko asked Xiaolan who was taking care of Genta.

"The doctor said that Yuantai's throat was damaged by drug irritation. The situation is quite serious and he needs to rest for a week. After that, he will have to come to the hospital for a follow-up examination." Xiaolan explained.

"What!" Upon learning this, Akita Reiko stood up from her chair in astonishment. It was obvious that someone was trying to hurt her, and Genta was just taking the blame for her.