Chapter 811 The Night Is Still Deep

"Shall we go downstairs and ask around in the lobby?"

Kuno Nayeyue suggested.

Ran Mouri nodded. "Okay."

Just as they were about to walk towards the elevator, Conan, who was deep in thought, ran ahead of them and pressed the button for the highest floor.

"Conan?"

"Quick! Let's get to the rooftop! Brother Lianyi might be there!"

They paused for a moment, then quickly entered the elevator.

The elevator began to rise slowly. It wasn't slow, but they felt that time was passing very slowly.

Once the elevator stopped and the doors opened, Conan quickly ran out and ran up the remaining flight of stairs to the rooftop.

As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw Akiyama Reiichi sitting on the railing, looking up at the night sky.

It's a pity that the stars aren't shining brightly tonight, and the moon is hazy.

Hearing the voices behind her, Akiyama Rei turned around and was slightly taken aback when she saw them. She then smiled gently at them, her voice soft and slow.

"Can't you sleep either? The wind is actually quite gentle today."

"Lianyi, why are you sitting there?"

Conan breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, they made it in time.

Akiyama Reiichi shook her head slightly and simply said to them, "Don't worry."

Taking advantage of the fact that he was not paying attention to them while he was turned around, Conan quickly approached him.

He didn't expect that the moment he got close, Akiyama Reiichi would fall forward without hesitation!

Without even thinking twice, Conan squeezed through the gap in the railing, jumped down, and grabbed his wrist!

However, he lost his grip on the railing, and as he fell, Ran Mouri jumped over the railing and grabbed him.

However, there was only a small foothold outside the railing. Ran felt a heavy weight on her hand, and if Chizuru hadn't run over and grabbed her, the three of them would probably have fallen down together.

Kuno Naya had no mood to complain about them relying on their protagonist halo, so she jumped down as well, like a string of candied hawthorns hanging in the air. She quickly took out her phone and made a call.

Contrary to expectations of weightlessness, Akiyama Reiichi tilted his head back, staring blankly at the young boy who had jumped out and grabbed his hand without regard for the consequences. He opened his lips, his voice trembling slightly, "Why...why?"

His voice was so soft that Conan barely heard it.

"Reiichi, hold my hand and don't let go!" Conan gripped Reiichi Akiyama's wrist tightly, gritted his teeth, and shouted at him.

As Qianzhu, who was bearing the weight of three people, took a deep breath, her hand gripping Ran Mouri's wrist and her knuckles bracing against the railing turned slightly white.

"Lianyi, don't do anything foolish. There are still many interesting things in the world waiting for you to discover!"

Conan encouraged him, tightening his grip slightly with a bit more difficulty.

Akiyama Rei stared at them blankly for a moment, then a sad smile appeared on her pale face, her voice still trembling slightly.

"I think I... can see the stars tonight."

"Like an angel, so beautiful..."

He seemed to freeze in a daze, then his smile widened slightly, but the tremor in his voice was still clearly audible, "If only... I could have met you all sooner..."

"Thank you all for your help during this time."

Akiyama Reiichi spoke softly, smiled at them, her eyes filled with relief, and her tone was gentle.

"Promise me you won't blame yourself, okay?"

As he spoke, he raised his other hand, gently covered Conan's hand, and then pulled his fingers apart.

Conan's eyes widened suddenly. "Reiichi! No!!"

"Thanks......"

Akiyama Reiichi uttered a silent sound, gently curving her eyes as she fell downwards.

"Reiichi!!"

Conan reached down sharply, but still couldn't catch the falling Akiyama Reiichi.

His eyes widened, his fingers went limp, and his gaze seemed to reflect only the image of Akiyama Reiichi falling to the ground—

With tears in his eyes and a smile on his face, he fell from the sky, as if mercilessly swallowed by a black abyss.

The splattered bright red blood.

Like a spider lily sprouting from the soil, he finally welcomed the starry sky he had been looking forward to all his life.

Like a fleeting red epiphyllum blooming in the blood, it briefly embraced the belated angel beside it.

In the end, he sank into the swamp with only a sense of relief and liberation.

Hotel staff who rushed over helped pull Ran and Conan up.

A silence spread throughout the surrounding area.

Ran Mouri slumped to one side, leaning gently against Naya Kuno, her fingers covering her face as tears streamed down her cheeks.

She seemed to understand why she wanted to help Akiyama Reiichi fulfill his wish.

Perhaps, it's just that I don't want him to have any regrets.

Conan stood by the railing, gripping it tightly with both hands, his head bowed, the wind ruffling his hair and obscuring his face.

They spent half a month taking Akiyama Reiichi sightseeing and spending time with him; how could they not develop feelings for each other?

They genuinely like Akiyama Reiichi and hope he can live a happy life.

However, the little things that happened during their time together seemed to have already predetermined his final choice and ending.

He was curious about everything and felt compassion for everything. He never blamed anyone and always said, "It's okay."

He seems to cherish everything, yet he is not bound by anything.

He was like an innocent child, and also like a weathered old man; he was somewhere in between, but could never become a boy.

He had been in the darkness for a long time, but the light he encountered was only for a moment.

Akiyama Reiichi......

It seemed to have become a name they could never utter or touch in their entire lives.

Staff members helped make a phone call, and Akiyama Reiichi's body was quickly taken away.

......

[Lord Host——! ! ]

The moment Akiyama Rei fell, 01 saw this scene as soon as it came out, and was so frightened that it almost chased after him, but a hand grabbed it in time.

01 The moment it turned around and saw Qianzhu, it froze, too shocked to utter a single word.

Qianzhu gave it a faint smile, but then kept her attention on Conan and the others.

Did you mistake him for me?

01 scratched his head and stammered, "I'm sorry, because he looks a lot like the host, I got nervous and mistook him for someone else..."

Qianzhu slightly tugged at the corners of her lips and softly replied, "It's alright."

After the incident was over, they left the rooftop.

It's still late at night, but I can't fall asleep anymore.

After a reluctant goodnight, they returned to their respective rooms.

The moment the door closed, Qianzhu suddenly fell to the ground.

01, which was initially relieved that it wasn't its own host who fell, froze for a moment, and then a heavy sense of panic washed over it.