He did not rush to reply, but tiptoed to open the car door. Through the window, he noticed that Akemi Miyano in the passenger seat had fallen asleep. In order not to disturb her, he had to move slowly.

Instead of going to the restaurant for dinner, I went straight home.

Fujiwara Yu turned his head to look at Miyano Akemi who was still asleep. Just when he was about to carry her back, she woke up as soon as the seat belt was unfastened. What a strange sense of safety.

"Hmm? Are we home yet?"

Miyano Akemi rubbed her eyes and realized that she was already in the courtyard.

Fujiwara Yuu smiled and helped the sleepy Miyano Akemi out of the car. After closing the door, he said:

"I saw you were asleep, so I didn't choose to go to the restaurant. Go rest on the sofa for a while, and I'll cook."

"Thank you for your hard work, Ayou~"

I made a few simple and refreshing dishes, and after filling my stomach, I went for a walk in the courtyard as usual to digest the food.

It was almost dawn when Fujiwara Yu, who had just finished taking a shower and returned to his room to rest, remembered that he had not yet replied to the email sent by Kudo Shinichi. After replying perfunctorily, he fell asleep.

As for Kudo Shinichi himself on the other side, he was slumped in the taxi with a tired look on his face. He had just helped Xiaolan's father solve the kidnapping case. Thinking of his helpless look in facing the criminals just now, he really hated the two men in black.

Damn it! After becoming a child, I have no power at all. How can I be a detective in the future?

bite.

His cell phone rang. He carefully glanced at Mao Lilan, who was resting with her eyes closed, and then quickly replied to the email.

[Takashi Sosuke: Great Detective, please stop making your girlfriend worry.]

Girlfriend? How can I express my feelings to Xiaolan in my current state?

Oh, the future is so dark.