Postby DCUniverseAficionado » November 29th, 2016, 6:29 am
1st Choice (and, thus, my vote): Asaka (not Rum)
2nd Choice: Someone else related in some way to the case (or the victims) from 17 years ago
3rd Choice: A member of the NPA or the PSB or An agent of another intelligence agency
4th Choice: Another new BO agent or a BO goon
5th Choice: Vermouth or Rum or A red herring character who has nothing to do with anything
If Rumi turns out to be involved in the case from 17 years ago, it wouldn't be the first time Gosho kept trying to get us to think a teacher was a BO member, but, actually, was personally connected to an old crime committed by the BO.
Whether she was Amanda's bodyguard (Asaka), or is from an intelligence agency (NPA, PSB, etc.), I'd say it's still likely she's connected to the case from 17 years ago. Either way, I also think it's very likely that she was Koji's girlfriend.
I think she could only be a new BO member/goon if she doesn't know Shiho's/Sherry's face.
Rumi seems to be testing Shinichi/Conan—I see no reason why Vermouth would do that, considering how well she already knows him and knows of his capabilities.
For me, Rumi has a .001% chance of being Rum.
There's no such thing as a "a red herring character who has nothing to do with anything" in the mysteries of DC's arcs—such a character would serve no purpose. Especially when Gosho has red herring characters in the arc mysteries who go on to have purpose beyond just being a red herring.
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