“Number?” Conan suddenly thought of something and took out the zoo map that the staff had given him when he entered the zoo.
"The numbering system was probably created to make animal management easier, right?"
Looking at the numbers on the map, Conan was somewhat puzzled:
"But why is it so irregular?"
The map also shows the animal numbers.
What Conan couldn't understand was that there was no pattern to the numbering.
Animal number 9 is next to animal number 17.
Number 12 is opposite number 2.
There is absolutely no pattern to the numbering of the animals.
This was also confirmed by a passing zoo staff member.
Upon hearing Conan discuss the numbers, he kindly explained to Conan:
"Those are actually numbers assigned by the zoo director to determine the order in which new animals enter the zoo."
"Therefore, the giant panda is the fifty-eighth animal to enter the zoo."
Upon hearing this, Bu Mei and her two companions, who had just been watching the giant pandas, immediately turned around and asked:
"Excuse me, what was the thirty-third animal that came in?"
After thinking for a moment, the zoo employee said:
"I think it was a donkey?"
"donkey?"
The three people who connected "4163" and "Mr. Ichiro" once again unleashed their wildest ideas:
"Mr. Yoichiro!"
"The thirty-third animal to enter the zoo!"
"donkey!"
"This is it!"
After connecting all these points, the three of them immediately jogged towards the donkey's area.
They felt they were a big step closer to the truth.
“...”
Conan, however, was quite helpless.
He understood why the three of them had this idea.
Because the word for donkey in Japanese is pronounced "roba," and the first part is the same as "six," both being "ro."
But isn't that a bit outrageous?
The postcard describes a place full of memories.
donkey?
Could it be that many of Professor Agasa's and Ms. Kinoshita's memories were set in that area?
this...
Thinking of this, Conan looked up at Professor Agasa and asked:
"Doctor, you two went on a date just to go see donkeys?"
"And judging from the postcard description of the place as being full of memories, you've been there quite a few times."
This made Ai chuckle softly.
When she and Guangyou went to the zoo for a date, they also went to see the donkeys, but they basically just passed by.
I went to see it on purpose zero times.
It's not that they look down on this kind of creature.
But I have to admit, I've gone on several dates with girls to see donkeys.
Is this something a person with normal emotional intelligence would do?
Wouldn't it be better to take the girl to see a dolphin show?
What?
It's Professor Agasa!
That's alright then.
After all, Professor Agasa is the kind of person who can't even remember girls' names very well.
It's not impossible for him to do such a thing.
"I don't remember," Professor Agasa shook his head. "I've never been to the zoo with her."
"Really?" Conan asked casually.
But Dr. Agasa seemed somewhat uncertain when asked the question.
He thought about it carefully for a moment, then answered somewhat uncertainly:
"They probably haven't been here before."
"..." Conan was somewhat speechless. "It should be alright..."
He didn't intend to dwell on this issue; after all, going back to the past would reveal the answer.
Although it hadn't happened yet, he felt that the code couldn't be interpreted that way.
Indeed, if we follow the guesses of the three of them, "4163", "33" and "6" can all be explained.
However, there is still one "0" that cannot be explained.
Feeling helpless, Conan put the map away and called the other two to follow Ayumi and the other two.
...
Inside Teitan Elementary School, Kōyū observes Fusae and the others near the back gate.
Since he took out his phone to text Ai, Fusae has only gone back to the car once.
After taking a sip of coffee, she returned to her previous spot and continued to lean against the tree trunk to wait.
Watching Fusae's retreating figure, Kōyū couldn't help but sigh:
"The doctor is really lucky."
"Just a kind act back then made a girl fall in love with him."
"And it lasted for forty years."
"It's as if they saved the world in their past life!"
That incident left a deep impression on Fusae.
But it's also normal if Fusae only had a slight crush on Professor Agasa when she was a child.
But the truth is, Fusa has still been devoted to Professor Agasa for the past forty years.
She herself has never even been in a relationship.
Every ten years, I come here to wait for one day.
This level of devotion to love is truly rare; she's a real gem...
Given Fusa's current age, should he call her "Treasure Auntie"?
It doesn't matter, a girl is fine as long as she's a girl.
The most important thing is that female characters like Fusa are much rarer than SSR characters obtained through gacha pulls.
It basically exists only in virtual stories.
Not to mention that, while having all these qualities, Fusae is also very beautiful.
"Doctor's under a lot of pressure now!" Kōyū looked in the direction of Fusae and rubbed his chin.
Even though Fusae is now nearly fifty years old, time seems to have forgotten her, leaving few traces on her.
With her makeup, you'd never guess she's almost fifty if you didn't know.
He looks to be in his early thirties.
The difference between him and Professor Agasa, whose hair turned completely white at the age of 52 and whose hair had all moved to the sides of his head, is enormous.
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