On the sixth day, it was still a sunny day, but it turned cloudy at noon. The sun was blocked by clouds and the sky was gray. You looked at the gloomy sky and thought it would rain in the afternoon or evening.
Last night, Toru Amuro was driving very fast, and there were frequent sudden brakes and sharp turns, which made you feel dizzy and even a little nauseous.
Fortunately, you have ridden many roller coasters and swings in amusement parks, so you were able to hold on in the end.
Is it true that the other party didn't mean it? !
You secretly resolve to ride in his car as little as possible in the future...
Only after Toru Amuro left did you slowly come to your senses, and your heart gradually felt a little cold.
“……” You turned around and looked at the shoe rack. The shoes covered with mud were very conspicuously placed on the top layer.
Even though you don’t often check the shoe rack (you’ll put your frequently worn shoes directly at the door for convenience), if the dirty shoes are placed on the top shelf, you will definitely notice them.
The reason you always forget to wash it is because you threw it at the bottom.
Today it is on the top floor.
“…” You licked the roof of your mouth.
——Someone sneaked into my home quietly.
You open the photo album on your phone, compare the pictures you took before leaving every day, and carefully compare the furnishings in your home.
Except for the shoes on the shoe rack, nothing else has been changed (that you can see). The person who came was very careful, maybe he moved things in the house, but he was able to restore it perfectly.
So... he must have done that shoe on purpose.
I just don't know whether he did this to remind himself or to expose himself.
You held your phone and thought for a moment, then stood up and walked towards the study.
Around 5pm, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky. Perhaps fearing a similar downpour as the last time, pedestrians on the road walked in a hurry.
There are almost no customers in the store. You are lying on the table bored, still thinking about what happened last night.
You specifically checked with the voiceover to confirm that "destruction on the seventh day" means self-destruction at 24:00 tomorrow night. This reassures you a little (you previously thought it would be destroyed tomorrow morning).
You hear the sound of a car engine outside the store, accompanied by a middle-aged man's hearty laughter, and you immediately sit up as if you were electrocuted.
Are the Maori family finally back? You feel like you're about to cry with joy.
You told the chef that you were leaving get off work early today, and sent a text message to Amuro Toru to tell him that he was going to visit Mori tonight, so he didn't have to wait for you. You closed the store, picked up the two bottles of wine and a few bags of fruit you had bought, and turned a corner to visit the Mori family.
[You and the Maori family are just ordinary friends, and can be considered friendly neighbors. ]
With the excuse you had prepared long ago, you enthusiastically went to congratulate them on solving another case. Uncle Maori laughed, looked at the wine you brought and said he wanted to invite you to dinner, which was exactly what you wanted.
You pretended to refuse a few times and then naturally stayed.
You didn't see Conan around, but you knew he was definitely in the room.
You had just chatted with Maori Kogoro for a few words when someone came to see him. Xiaolan was preparing to cook, and when she saw this, she called upstairs, "Conan, Xiaojing, accompany the guests to the third floor!" Then she smiled at you with a slightly apologetic look, "I'm so sorry, I have to leave you for now."
“???” You were stunned for a moment when you heard the last name.
"Here I come!" Conan's childish voice came from upstairs, followed by a sound of footsteps. Conan ran down first, followed by another little boy.
The upturned eyes look at you with a hint of curiosity, and in them there is the shyness and reserve of looking at a stranger.
"..." You didn't know what to say for a moment.
Noticing your silent gaze, Conan waved his arm to greet you, and then introduced you: "This is my younger brother, Edogawa Kei." He turned his head to Xiao Jingguang, "This is Jiang Lai, the temporary manager of the sushi shop downstairs."
"Hello, Brother Jiang~" Xiao Jingguang smiled faintly.
"...Hello." You wanted to touch his head, but you felt it was inappropriate to do so on your first meeting, so you restrained yourself.
"I'll go get some fruits and snacks and come up later." Xiao Jingguang smiled and waved to you.
"Well, let's go upstairs first." Conan leads you up the stairs leading to the third floor.
Sitting down on the sofa in the living room, you raised your hand to stop Conan from continuing to busy himself with pouring you water, and decided to speak your mind.
Under Conan's confused gaze, you slowly said: "I need your help... Kudo Shinichi."
"!" Conan froze for a few seconds, then he laughed, "Brother, don't joke. Although I look a lot like Shinichi, I'm still a child."
You are in a hurry and don't have time to joke with Conan. You continue: "I have a list in my hand, which records the names of wineries and red team undercover members. I need to give it to the red team. Do you understand me?"
Conan blinked: "I don't quite understand."
"..." You waved your hand in despair, "Okay, whether you understand or not, I'll ask you a few questions, and I hope you can tell me what you know."
You straightened your expression: "In your eyes, what kind of people do you think Amuro Toru, Matsuda Jinpei and Morohoshi Dai are?"
"Eh?" Conan tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Amuro-san is a very enthusiastic person, and it seems that he is good at many things. Although Officer Matsuda looks lazy at ordinary times, he has strong professional ability - but I am not familiar with these two people, and as for the last one... I don't know him."
“……” It feels like there is no valuable information here.
You said expressionlessly: "I'm telling you, at least one of these three people is from the Black Organization, be careful."
Conan's expression froze for a moment.
It seems that Conan really doesn't know much about these people.
You patted Conan's shoulder, feeling a sense of sympathy: "It's not easy for everyone..."
You suddenly have an idea and remember that Haibara Ai has the function of organizing radar. Since they have contact with Amuro and Matsuda, they should also be able to feel it.
"Oh, by the way, where is Haibara Ai?" You asked excitedly, "You can ask her!"
Conan asked in confusion: "Excuse me...who is this?"
The smile on your face froze for a moment.
"Hey... don't joke at the critical moment..." you said hesitantly.
"…But I really don't know him." Conan's helpless expression was very real.
You fall silent.
Xiao Jingguang who ran up broke the silence: "Hey~ I brought some fruit!" He brought a plate and put it on the table.
"Conan, go and help Sister Xiaolan serve the dishes. The appetizers are ready." Xiao Jingguang said with a smile, "We'll wait for you upstairs~"
"Okay, I'm coming." Conan looked back at you before going downstairs. You didn't look up, your eyes were staring blankly at the fruit plate.
Little Jingguang picked up a piece of watermelon from the plate and handed it to you: "Big brother, have some~"
"Thank you." You took the watermelon, paused, and asked in a relaxed tone, "Speaking of which, Jing, do you still remember a friend of yours named Ling?"
You can tell that Xiao Jingguang is still in the state of a child, but you don't know whether he has completely lost his memory and recovered or his memory has regressed to childhood. With the idea of giving it a try, you still asked.
"Zero...?" Xiao Jingguang's face wrinkled into a chubby face. He thought about it and said uncertainly, "I seem to have a little impression."
He tilted his head and thought, "How strange, it seems like I haven't seen him for a while, but I can hardly remember what he looks like."
"Didn't you grow up together?"
"No." Little Jingguang shook his head, "Later he followed his elder sister."
You stopped chewing and slowly asked, "Can you be more specific?"
Xiao Jingguang covered his head with one hand: "I... I don't remember clearly. It seems that... Ling is a mixed-race child and was often bullied when he was a child... Then there was an older sister who opened a clinic and treated his injuries every time... Later, the older sister said she was going to a faraway place... It seems that, it seems that Ling followed her."
This is where the change happened. Your hands got cold. The trajectory from this point on was never the same.
When the Miyano couple went to the organization, they also took Zero away. At this moment, there is no Haibara Ai, which means that Miyano Akemi is still alive.
You can now be sure that Amuro Toru is not only evil-skinned but also evil-hearted! This is a real bottle of wine organized by the organization!
In the previous world, his lover was the country, but now his lover is the organization...
You just feel overwhelmed and your consciousness shrinks.
Amuro Toru... He seemed to have discovered some of his flaws. Because he was too enthusiastic.
You lowered your head, Xiao Jingguang came over and patted the back of your hand with his little hand: "Don't worry." He raised his head, and at this moment you saw a gentle and firm look in his eyes, "Everything will be fine." For a moment you thought he had recovered his memory.
"...Yeah." You also smiled slowly, "Thank you, you helped me a lot tonight."
Little Jingguang showed a childish smile: "You're welcome, big brother~"
You had a very happy dinner, and Uncle Maori wanted to drink with you, but you said it was inconvenient for you to go home later, so you only had a few drinks.
Originally you wanted to leave early, but Uncle Maori became very talkative once he drank, and he kept talking to you. You were embarrassed to refuse (originally, coming to them tonight was an excuse to celebrate), so you had to chat with him (and it was raining heavily outside, so it was not convenient to leave).
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye the clock jumps to 11. You know you have to go home.
They sent you to the door, and Conan finally pulled you, hesitated, and whispered: "Although I don't know what your situation is, but... be careful." There was a little worry in his eyes. After a night, he had fully digested what you said before.
"Haha, no problem." You waved goodbye to them with a nonchalant look.
At this moment, the rain outside has turned into a drizzle. You open your umbrella and plan to walk along the street to the main road where there are more cars to take a taxi home.
At 11 o'clock at night, there are almost no people on the road. The streets are very quiet and the only sounds you can hear are the rain and your footsteps.
Turning right onto the main road, you didn't see any taxis. You thought to yourself, I'm not going to walk home tonight... This made you think of hailing a taxi.
At this moment, a car with blinding high beams shines from behind you and slowly stops beside you. You squint your eyes and look through the bright light.
"Hey! Jiang Lai!" Matsuda Jinpei rolled down the window, "Why are you still walking on the road so late?"
"Matsuda!" You said in surprise, "Wow, I didn't expect to meet you."
"Working overtime again tonight..." Matsuda rolled his eyes and gestured to the back seat, "Okay, get in the car! I'll take you home."
“Great!” You immediately turned around, opened the passenger door, folded your umbrella and got in. “Phew, I thought I was going to walk home tonight~”
"It's raining in the middle of the night, so it's normal that there are few cars on the road. So don't leave so late next time." Matsuda Jinpei smiled.
"Well, tonight is an exception." You yawned, and the aftereffects of the few glasses of wine made you feel a little sleepy.
You rest your head on the seatback, your eyes unconsciously glancing towards the window, the rain rolling down the window, outside is the familiar road home.
The car was a bit stuffy with no windows or air conditioning on. You blinked tiredly.
But...if Matsuda was driving home, he should have turned left on the main road instead of right...You suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Logically speaking...he wouldn't run into you on his way home, right?
"..." A chill slowly creeps up in your heart, sobering you up a lot.
Matsuda Jinpei stopped the car and said, "We're here."
You try to keep a natural smile on your face: "Thank you, Matsuda."
You opened the car door, suppressed the urge to walk away quickly, and walked calmly with the umbrella in your hand.
"Jiang Lai." Matsuda suddenly called you.
You turned around. Under the bleak light, the hazy rain wet the scene in front of you, making Matsuda's face blurry in the semi-dark environment.
"You... are very smart." He put his arms on the car window and said with a smile.
What? You paused for a moment.
Then you feel something hard pressing against your lower back.
It's a gun.
You suddenly feel like you are falling into an icy cave.
"Would you like to invite us in for a seat, Jiang Lai-kun?" Amuro Toru's smiling voice came from behind.
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Midterm papers and team-building activities are coming up soon! So I can't update every day from now on_(:з」∠)_ Maybe three days or more233
So this chapter has a huge word count! Hehe, almost 4,000 words
That’s right! Toru Amuro and Jinpei Matsuda are in the same group, haha. In the last chapter, Jiang Lai was tricked by both of them…
That’s right, they made the bicycle. When Toru Amuro offered to help him take it, Jiang Lai hesitated, but Matsuda encouraged him to accept it, so…
Among all the big guys, Jiang Lai did his best 2333
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