Chapter 140 Chapter 140 The Land of the Shadow of Death (VIII)

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"Tell me, is he pretending?"

Karasuma Renya looked at the figure in the surveillance camera and said softly.

The person on the screen was holding onto the table. One of his feet was obviously powerless and was wrapped in a thick bandage. His figure was crooked with every step he took.

The black-haired, purple-eyed young man standing next to him, wearing a thick, white fur coat, looked at the screen and said softly, "If he was faking it, then he could watch his Achilles tendon being severed so easily, enduring the pain of walking on steel needles with every step. His willpower and patience are truly impressive."

Karasuma Renya said, "If his will wasn't strong, I wouldn't have gone to all the trouble to make him lose his memory and then asked you to direct this grand drama."

The young man smiled, his eyes downcast, his fingers stroking the screen.

Karasuma Renya: "In his previous life, he relied on potions to destroy the Nest Mother's mind, but now he has taken special precautions against potions, and the same potion has lost its effect."

The young man in white clothes and black hair did not comment, "Yeah."

Karasuma Renya chuckled. "So, Fyodor-kun, when I look at him now, it's like looking at a snake playing dead, waiting to bite my throat."

But it's really beautiful. He glanced at the screen, turned and strode away.

Xiaoyu, you look tortured.

****

When Mo Shiyu fell to the ground again because of his unstable standing, the door was opened.

He looked up and saw Karasuma Renya walk in, one hand supporting his black cane and walking gracefully. "What's wrong?"

Mo Shiyu sat on the ground, slowly stretched out a hand, and waited for him to help him up.

"I want to go out for a walk." He smiled gently, with the corners of his mouth curved.

Karasuma Renya was always willing to meet Valentine's harmless requests, but instead of pushing the wheelchair over, he just took him out, as if he were treating a normal person who could walk, acting completely oblivious and unaware that he was injured.

Mo Shiyu didn't care. He held on to the wall and moved forward little by little. He fell several times and was helped up by Uramaru Renya. The old man made a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong? You can't even walk steadily."

Mo Shiyu sat on the ground and looked up, "My legs are a little weak."

Karasuma Renya said, "Then go back to bed."

Mo Shiyu shook his head and insisted on going out.

Karasuma Renya followed him with a smile on her face, admiring his weak attitude of having to rely on others.

But why does he always look under the bed?

Could a ghost come out from under the bed?

Karasuma Renya glanced at the empty space under the bed and looked away indifferently.

He didn't notice that the moment he closed the door, a white jade hand slowly stretched out from under the bed, its fingers scratching the carpet, and its fingertips were slightly transparent.

They seemed to be at the seaside. When Mo Shiyu walked outside, he smelled the sea breeze. He vaguely heard some noisy and urgent calls, right next to his ears, but when he looked in the direction of the sound, he only saw the crystal clear and sparkling sea horizon.

It was completely different from the hospital he had in mind.

He seemed to be sinking deeper into delusion.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

No matter what I see, I won't be surprised anymore. Anyway, I can just treat it as fake and nothing will happen.

Mo Shiyu didn't say anything, but just stepped on the edge of the step, tested it, and then stepped down with an unchanged expression.

Uramaru Renya brought him to the beach. Mo Shiyu could no longer hold on and fell down on the soft sand, his face covered in cold sweat from the pain.

Every step he took felt like walking on sharp steel needles. All his energy was spent on fighting the pain, so much so that when he saw a seagull landing beside him on the beach, he didn't notice it in time.

The seagull came closer to him, pecked him with its beak, spread its snow-white wings and flapped them.

Mo Shiyu tilted his head, reached out tentatively, and touched the seagull's feathers. The seagull did not run away, but tilted its head to look at him. He turned around and looked at Wuhuan Renye.

"What's wrong?" asked the organization's Black Crow Boss.

Mo Shiyu looked at him and asked, "Is there any food for the birds?"

Karasuma Renye laughed, "Do you think I'm a jack of all trades?"

Mo Shiyu's dark grey pupils stared at his smile, and his long eyelashes covered the light in his eyes.

He held out his hand to Karasuma Renya and repeated stubbornly, "Is there any food for the birds?"

“…”

Mo Shiyu finally received some bread crumbs, and when he lowered his head to feed the birds, his shoulders relaxed a little.

It seemed as if he was slowly recovering from his previous paranoid state.

Karasuma Renya frowned slightly, stood behind him, and stared at his back.

His unstable state was good, as it meant that his appearance had weaknesses that were easy to control, but he didn't like the feeling of being ignored.

So he took another step closer.

"Little Fish." He called out.

Mo Shiyu slowly turned his head and faced the gloomy and handsome face of Uramaru Renye. He seemed to be a little younger than at the beginning.

So Mo Shiyu stretched out his hand and held it in front of him.

He gave a beautiful fake smile, "You want some too, little bird?"

Karasuma Renye paused for a moment and couldn't help but twitching his lips, "What? I'm a bird too?"

"Yeah." Mo Shiyu pointed to the sky, "Seagull." Then he pointed at Karasuma Renya, "Crow."

"I saw feathers," Mo Shiyu reached out, touched his hair, and then his eyes. "Eyes. And wings."

Karasuma Renye paused, and two flames suddenly rose in his eyes. The fire made his whole body hot. He paused for a few seconds and actually lowered his head to pick up a piece of bread crumbs.

He looked down for a while, seemed stunned, then threw it to the ground with a laugh.

Mo Shiyu looked at him calmly, his eyes gray and focused, reflecting his figure, as if he was really looking at something precious.

They sat on the beach and the seagull had already flown away.

Time passes by in the sea breeze.

Karasuma Renya asked, "I am a bird, what are you? Are you a fish?"

Mo Shiyu narrowed his eyes, propped himself up, and crossed his two slender legs behind his singlet. He played with his hair with interest, "I am a human."

"I can't fly, nor can I swim. I stand on land. I am a human being."

Karasuma Renye said, "If I have the chance in the future, I will take you to the Lofoten Islands, where you can find the most beautiful snow and the most gorgeous aurora in the world."

“There, I became the freest person in the world.”

There was silence for a while, and the person next to him shook his head.

Karasuma Renye turned his head and said, "Xiaoyu, whether you believe it or not, I really love you."

"I don't want to hurt you. I always hope you live in happiness."

Mo Shiyu leaned over and looked at him. "They said I killed my spouse. Was it you?"

"If it's not me, who could it be?"

Mo Shiyu lowered his eyes and said, "Then don't let me kill you this time. Take me to the Lofoten Islands to see the aurora."

"good."

He smiled and said, "It would be nice if you could see it."

****

That night, Mo Shiyu had dinner at the beach.

He drank a lot of wine but couldn't fall asleep. Karasuma Renya left for something, leaving him alone on the beach looking at the sky.

Mo Shiyu looked at the sea and saw a huge book hanging high in the sky. The book was open, and there was a small gray light spot between the pages.

The dot of light was tiny compared to the book, like a star in the universe, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to be a stone statue, surrounded by starlight. Mo Shiyu couldn't describe the statue's appearance, but he could see its long hair hanging down, and he felt vaguely familiar with it.

He was a little confused. He could probably feel that he was dreaming, but he didn't understand why he had such an illogical dream.

There are some faint lines on the page of the book that is protecting the stone statue. At first glance, it looks like the traces of a meteor, but if you look closely, it looks more like fish patterns, or fish scales.

Mo Shiyu realized something in an instant.

He stretched out his hand towards the sky and actually touched something, so he withdrew his hand.

There was a fish scale lying in the palm of my hand, a hazy gray with a hint of smoke.

He subconsciously raised his eyes and looked at the stone statue again. This time, he could see it more clearly, as if the fog had been cleared.

The moment he saw the appearance of the stone statue clearly, he suddenly felt a sense of boundless surprise and palpitations in his heart.

“——”

He opened his eyes, still in shock, his back covered in cold sweat. He covered his dizzy head for a while before letting go.

Only then did he realize that he had returned to the room without knowing when, and there was someone standing next to him.

What caught my eye were a pair of anxious purple eyes, and a low and gentle voice rang in my ears, "Little Fish, come with me!"

Mo Shiyu hadn't reacted yet and was staring at the other person in a daze. The man was dressed in a slightly disheveled manner, even wet all over, with a wound on his shoulder, as if he had experienced a lot.

"Who are you……"

The man's handsome features suddenly turned fierce. "Don't you recognize me? What did those people do to you?"

Without waiting for Mo Shiyu to answer, he immediately introduced himself, "I'm Hagiwara Kenji. I'm a police officer and your friend."

Hagiwara...Kenji?

Mo Shiyu's eyes widened immediately, "Is this Ke...?"

He traveled through time and space to the Conan world?

Wait, he was arrested...

So other people traveled through time to join the protagonists, but he traveled through time to become a murderer in a drama?

Hagiwara Kenji silently watched as Mo Shiyu, after hearing his name, began to hold his head inexplicably, as if he refused to accept reality.

"What are you doing?" Hagiwara Kenji patted his head gently, "I finally found you, come with me!"

He followed Hagiwara Kenji and stood up, looking at him blankly, "Why did you come to save me?"

"I committed a crime, I killed someone, and I have to atone for it. In prison, in a mental hospital."

"You're a police officer...why did you come to rescue me?"

Hagiwara Kenji turned around and looked at him, "This is not the place for you to atone for your sins."

His tone was very stiff, "You are not a psychopath."

"Anyone who says these things is a bad guy."

Mo Shiyu widened his eyes slightly.

He stood up and took a step before he stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Hagiwara Kenji noticed the gauze on his ankle and said, "Your foot..."

"It's okay." Mo Shiyu shook his head. "I'm fine. These are..."

He lowered his eyes, "Fake."

"I'll carry you." Hagiwara Kenji quickly carried Mo Shiyu on his back. "We've prepared a boat and will leave here at dawn."

Mo Shiyu turned his head and looked at the deep corridor, "My spouse is still here... I want to say something to him..."

"You don't have a spouse at all!" Hagiwara Kenji interrupted him and turned around and said sternly.

He quickly noticed the dazed, faintly frightened look on Mo Shiyu's face as he looked at him. He blinked his bloodshot purple eyes and softened his tone, "Sorry, I was a little anxious."

"Listen carefully, Xiaoshiyu," he said sternly, "No one out there has given up on you. As long as you get through this, no one will be able to stop you or hurt you. You will definitely be able to bring the crimes hidden here to justice, because you are a brave man. I have never met anyone braver than you!"

"You took the medicine they prepared specifically for you, that's why you're so unconscious. Trust us, we'll cure you when you get out."

Mo Shiyu raised his head. After an unknown amount of time, he whispered, "Who are you referring to?"

Hagiwara Kenji said gently, "My companions."

Mo Shiyu looked at him and said, "So, I'm not a murderer, I'm actually your companion?"

"Of course." Hagiwara Kenji said, "No matter what happens, we will never give up on you."

We walked all the way to the seaside, where a small boat was docked.

Mo Shiyu walked barefoot on the cool sand at the beach. The wind was very strong at the beach, but strangely, Mo Shiyu did not feel cold.

He looked up at the sky. It was full of stars, but there was no giant book floating in the air.

Kenji Hagiwara pulled Mo Shiyu into the boat, holding an oar in his hand.

He suddenly loosened his grip on Hagiwara Kenji's wrist, took a step back, and abruptly said something completely irrelevant to the current situation, "A blond, dark-skinned doctor once gave me a chocolate."

He took out a chocolate from his pocket, looked at it for a moment, and put it back in his pocket.

Hagiwara Kenji smiled and said, "Is there such a thing?"

"But Xiaoyu, don't waste time. We must leave here before dawn..."

Before he finished speaking, Mo Shiyu suddenly shook his head and said, "Go ahead. I won't leave. I'll stay here."

Hagiwara Kenji paused for a long moment, then slowly turned his head, his eyes fixed on Mo Shiyu. "Why?" He looked puzzled. "The organization is keeping a close watch on you. Tonight was a loophole we created with great difficulty. If you miss today, it will be difficult for you to escape."

Mo Shiyu let go of the oar and let it fall into the sea.

"This is the best ending." Mo Shiyu said, "Take me out. If you are found, you will die."

"I can't escape. Whoever comes to save me will die."

"I don't want to go out anymore. I'm just staying here. Not going anywhere. This is the best thing for everyone."

The handsome young man with black hair and purple eyes paused.

His hands froze in mid-air, his lips pursed, and he looked at Mo Shiyu with a sad and painful look in his eyes, "What about us?"

"You'll all be fine." Mo Shiyu said softly. He pushed the boat and watched it swim into the sea. He sat there hugging his legs and looked at the young man. "I have no strength left. I'm so tired. It hurts to walk."

He raised his eyes and looked at the magnificent night sky with shining stars.

"Even if I turn to foam at dawn tomorrow, I can't walk anymore."

Kenji Hagiwara stood in the boat, looking at him silently.

"By the way, Officer Hagiwara," Mo Shiyu tilted his head and looked at him, "When did you start wearing a white woolen hat like this?"

This time, the black-haired, purple-eyed police officer didn't answer him.

His eyes grew a little colder, but a gentler smile appeared on his lips. "Who knows?"

He stood up and stepped out of the boat.

"Everything will be alright, little fish, and tomorrow you will have eternal happiness."

"However, this time, you still didn't choose me and leave with me."

"What a pity."