Chapter 8484

Kudo Shinichi pressed down his deerstalker hat, and wearing a brown plaid windbreaker, he arrived at the location mentioned in the email half an hour earlier than the agreed time.

No. 32 Lanting Street is a Western restaurant in a relatively remote location. The copper sign at the door reflects a dim light, and the thick red curtains are tightly closed, so the restaurant structure cannot be seen clearly behind the glass windows.

It was 8:30 in the morning, which was not the opening time for this western restaurant. The restaurant door was locked.

But Kudo Shinichi knew that [Nightingale] would definitely not make the wrong time, and would not be bored enough to play tricks on him, so there must be a secret door here.

He placed one hand on his lips, and quickly scanned the surrounding plants and trees. His detective mind was working, paying attention to every detail that could be noticed.

The placement of objects, subtle markings, and whether the lawn has signs of being stepped on.

Before he could come to the final conclusion, Kudo Shinichi was able to detect someone approaching from behind.

Ever since he got hit by a big stick, Kudo Shinichi has been very alert to those who approach him secretly from behind. He almost instinctively grabbed the safe electric shock gun developed by Dr. Agasa in his pocket, then half turned his head, ready to dodge and counterattack at any time -

What came into view was a familiar figure of a man in a knitted hat, with olive green eyes and a unique lower eyeliner.

——It’s Morohoshi Dai, member of the organization Lei, and FBI agent Shuichi Akai.

Kudo Shinichi naturally recognized the other party. They had dealt with each other before. When he was still Conan Edogawa, the two had worked together in the Mizunashi Reina incident and revealed each other's true identities.

Unlike the long hair he had last time, the man in the knitted hat had short hair this time. Because of this change, Kudo Shinichi took a closer look.

The edges of the short hair are neat and tidy, and it can be seen that it was just cut... Why did you cut your hair suddenly?

The question flashed by, and Kudo Shinichi did not focus on the appearance. The content of the email came to his mind, which mentioned that FBI members would be present at the meeting.

Could it be referring to Mr. Akai?

Kudo Shinichi paused, then politely said, "Mr. Morohoshi." Then he half-prompted, "It's been a long time since we last met. It seems that we have all changed."

Shuichi Akai had recognized Kudo Shinichi a long time ago, and he was not too surprised that he had recovered to the shape of a high school student. Because in the meeting notice this time, [Nightingale] pointed out in advance the information that the antidote for Aptx4869 had been successfully developed.

When mentioning "Nightingale", Shuichi Akai still felt a sense of weirdness as if the name and face were separate.

He couldn't put "Nightingale" into Gin's face, otherwise he couldn't calm down and think seriously, and it would be a landmine bombardment. So every time he automatically filled in the picture of "Nightingale" with the image of watermelon in his mind.

Don’t ask why I used a watermelon image as the input. The answer is that after spending more time with watermelons, this is my first reaction.

After being sent by Gin to deal with the melon business, the thing Shuichi Akai sees most often is melons rather than people.

Even though Akemi Miyano is in charge of the watermelon business most of the time, Shuichi Akai still has to deal with watermelons every day.

After thinking about it for a while, Akai Shuichi looked at Kudo Shinichi and nodded slightly, saying, "Congratulations. You don't have to use the names of the stars, Akai will do."

This sentence pointed out that he recognized Kudo Shinichi and knew about Aptx4869, and at the same time showed that everyone in the meeting was his own people who could reveal their true identities.

Kudo Shinichi understood what he meant and smiled like a high school student. He glanced around and then looked away, tentatively asking, "You are also... that, meeting?"

"Yes." Akai Shuichi nodded and said directly, "Come with me, there is a path over there, I'll lead you there."

Just as Kudo Shinichi guessed, the meeting place was indeed in this restaurant, but the entrance was not the front door.

They walked along the edge of the wall, through a narrow passage, and came to a plain rusty iron gate.

This seemed to be the entrance to an abandoned storage room, with a rusted door that had merged into the wall. But Akai Shuichi raised his hand and fiddled with the door a few times, and the seemingly broken iron door actually opened silently.

Kudo Shinichi blinked his sapphire eyes, and he followed Akai Shuichi and stepped into the door.

When I first entered, it was just like an ordinary storage room filled with all kinds of useless items.

Passing through a blocked door again, the scene inside was completely new.

In front of me was a spiral staircase leading downstairs, and the wall was embedded with a dimly lit wall lamp, illuminating the way ahead.

Having arrived here, they have entered a secret base where they can communicate safely. Kudo Shinichi finally couldn't help but speak up and expressed the curiosity that had been pent up in his heart.

"Mr. Akai, have you ever met [Nightingale]? What kind of person is he?"

Hearing this question, Akai Shuichi paused for a moment and looked over silently with his green eyes.

Being stared at, Kudo Shinichi was inexplicably nervous: "Sorry, uh, should I not ask?"

After all, it was an internal secret, and I really shouldn't have inquired about it in advance, Kudo Shinichi thought.

He was about to say something when the person in front of him suddenly brought up a new topic: "I cut my hair short the day before yesterday."

Kudo Shinichi: “?”

He took two seconds to react before continuing, "Ah, yes, Mr. Akai has a new hairstyle. But your iconic knitted hat is still there... Why did Mr. Akai suddenly want to cut his hair?"

"There were candles lit in the conference room that day, and the ends of my hair were burned," Akai Shuichi said lightly.

Kudo Shinichi: “?”

Wait, why does my hair get burned?

With Mr. Akai's level, how could he not notice the decorations around him?

Was there something that completely attracted his and the people around him's attention? Could it be that someone was fighting inside? ?

Kudo Shinichi was a little confused.

Akai Shuichi didn't explain too much. He retracted his gaze and said calmly: "I mentioned this matter just to remind you, boy, be careful around you, stay away from dangerous items, keep your hands empty outside, and don't drink water."

Kudo Shinichi: “?”

The question marks that slowly popped up above his head could already form a match three in a row.

Uh, wait, what do you mean, why do you suddenly remind yourself of this? ?

Before Kudo Shinichi could react completely, Akai Shuichi stopped - there was a door in front of him.

Open this door and you will see the conference room. Inside the conference room, [Nightingale] is there.

Kudo Shinichi gathered his mind, and all the puzzled questions turned into dashes of nervousness and anticipation for meeting the "Nightingale" soon.

He looked serious, straightened his collar and adjusted his deerstalker hat.

Shuichi Akai raised his hand and skillfully entered the password on the screen. After a series of passwords were entered, the door of the conference room automatically unlocked and opened.

Kudo Shinichi followed Akai Shuichi closely and entered this secret space. He glanced at the rows of seats around him and finally landed at the front seat.

There was a person sitting in the first row where his sight fell. The figure with long silver hair looked eerily familiar from behind.

...No, relax. Long silver hair is still very fashionable in modern times. There's no need to stress.

Kudo Shinichi shook off the first reaction in his mind. He still kept his expression straight, stared at the figure, and continued to think about the next step.

Is the person sitting in the first row the "Nightingale" who gave him intelligence and the antidote and connected everything at the same time?

The title in Akai Shuichi's next sentence confirmed his guess.

"Nightingale, a newcomer is here." Akai Shuichi walked forward, looking very natural. Because in his eyes, the person sitting in the front row was just a watermelon.

The silver-haired man in the first row heard the call and turned towards the two people.

On the eve of eye contact, Kudo Shinichi held his breath, did not blink, and his heart was beating like a drum.

Then, Gin's face suddenly appeared in front of him.

Kudo Shinichi: “?”

Oh my god there is a ghost!!!

He leaned back tactically.

Shuichi Akai made a gesture to introduce Gin and said calmly: "[Nightingale]."

Kudo Shinichi: “!”

The side effect of the antidote is that the hallucinations are out of this world again!!

He leaned back more tactically, forming an angle of almost forty-five degrees with the ground.

Unlike Kudo Shinichi's exaggerated reaction, Gin was calm. He raised his wolf eyes, glanced up and down at Kudo Shinichi, and said in a hoarse voice: "From Edogawa to Kudo, it seems that the antidote is effective. Did you bring everything?"

Kudo Shinichi: “…”

In this brief moment, Kudo Shinichi felt as if he could not understand Japanese.

——Or rather, he hoped that he could not understand Japanese, or even be blind for a moment.

…Ahhh what kind of nightmare is this, wake up quickly! ! ! !

Kudo Shinichi's body tilted further and further until he fell straight back.

Name Detective, No Response.exe

In the distance, Kitamura Aoi skillfully drove the magic electric wheelchair forward, took out the medical kit and performed first aid + awakening: "Who is this? People nearby, please lend a hand... Well, this head is not hit, I said, changing to a soft carpet will help!"

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dusk annex.

The elementary school version of Asahi Yuki lay flat on his back in bed, with a wet white towel on his forehead. He was covered with a plush quilt, and was half asleep and half awake.

K of Plum Blossom glanced at the number on the thermometer, 39.7 degrees, and couldn't help frowning.

His gaze fell on the fox-eyed boy lying on the bed, who was lying flatter than a piece of toast, almost like a piece of dead dough - what's the point of having a former knight like this who can't give any feedback?

Although it is unclear why the former knight suddenly shrank, the focus of the King of Clubs is not here. He just wants the former knight to return to normal as soon as possible, at least to regain consciousness and come to watch his victory performance.

"Wake up, stop pretending to be asleep." Meihua K's voice was low and cold, showing the gloomy aura that he usually used to suppress violators.

He knocked on the bedside table, on which was placed a cup of water with children's fever medicine, "Get up and take the medicine."

Chaori Xiqiu opened his eyes hazily, and all he could see were blurry blocks of color. He didn't hear clearly what the person next to him was shouting, but he felt his head buzzing.

So he obeyed his instinct to block out everything and sleep, pulled the quilt up, covered his head, and turned himself into a hot dog - sleep when it's difficult!

Club K: “…”

Good, the former knight played a great trick of pretending to be a child to delay time, what a good plan!

The King of Clubs slammed the table with a loud bang. He raised his head slightly, his leopard-like eyes were cold and murderous.

However, Asahi* Xiqiu who was lying under the quilt didn't even stick her head out to look at him, she was sleeping soundly.

Club K: “…”

I got angry for a while.