Chapter 991 [Observation] Isn't this the best way?
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After some discussion, both sides decided to let Shinichi Kudo stay overnight.
Because Qianzhu's face was so pale that he looked haggard and weak, the two were afraid that he would suddenly faint or something.
Qianzhu sighed silently, looking somewhat listlessly at the two people who were discussing. After a moment, she looked away, her unfocused eyes staring blankly into a certain place.
It's strange, they've only known him for a few days, why are they so interested in him...?
After a brief moment of confusion, Qianzhu came to her senses and turned around, only to find that Shinichi Kudo was nowhere to be seen. She asked in confusion, "Where's Kudo?"
"He went to ask Professor Agasa for help in developing a small gadget," Ran Mouri explained with a slight smile.
Qianzhu: "?"
Although he had some doubts, he wasn't too curious and simply nodded in response.
Time quickly slipped into the night.
A light rain fell in the evening, making the air feel a bit humid and sticky now.
Shinichi Kudo happened to be back at his house and planned to come over after washing up.
Qianzhu had just come out of the bathroom, and the steam from the hot water had given his sickly pale face a rosy glow.
He was drying his wet hair with a towel in one hand when he suddenly stopped and stared at the red-haired young man who was leaning against the sofa.
Asa smiled knowingly as she looked him over, then beckoned to him with her finger, "Come here, darling."
"..."
Qianzhu took a slight breath, glanced at the time, and walked over after confirming that Kudo Shinichi wouldn't be coming so soon.
But instead of sitting down on the sofa, he went around to the back of the sofa and pulled up the curtains of the French windows.
Asa's gaze followed his figure, and upon seeing this, she blinked and smiled shyly, "Don't be so mysterious."
Qianzhu ignored him and returned to the sofa. She glanced at the syringe in Asa's hand and immediately understood.
Asa smiled slightly, then slowly took out a vial of medicine.
Qianzhu noticed that the color of this medicine was somewhat different from the previous one.
But he was too lazy to guess what it was for.
After letting Asa inject the medicine into his veins, Qianzhu immediately chased him away.
Asa glanced at him for two seconds, her gaze seemingly drifting towards the entrance.
He clicked his tongue lightly, stood up when the knocking sounded, and looked at Qianzhu with a smile.
Qianzhu and he stood in silent confrontation for two seconds, then Qianzhu got up to open the door, where Shinichi Kudo was standing.
But when they returned to the living room, there was no one else there.
Qianzhu glanced at the window without making a sound.
"What's wrong?" Shinichi Kudo looked over with a hint of curiosity.
Qianzhu smiled faintly and shook her head slightly, "It's nothing."
Shinichi Kudo: "..."
The phrase he heard most often from Chino was, "It's alright."
"That's enough, Asa, you've been looking for Qianzhu quite often."
Liu Qingyao was speechless.
Asa twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, but didn't laugh. The light in his gray pupils flickered and then dimmed again. He glanced up at the front and then lowered his head, continuing to look at the snake scales on Benshan's body.
Few people noticed his unusual behavior; everyone's attention was focused on the big screen.
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In the almost pitch-black night, a patch of white stood out clearly.
The "sir" stood with his elbows folded at the edge of the rooftop, the wind whipping his cloak to reveal the legs of his white suit trousers. Yet the hood fluttered only slightly, as if two different winds were blowing at once.
He lowered his head slightly, as if gazing at the sleeping city.
A moment later, he suddenly leaped off the tall building. While still in mid-air, the cloak gradually and rapidly disappeared, and just as he landed, his current appearance was revealed.
With black hair, amber eyes, and a delicate, gentle face, he unmistakably resembled Qianzhu.
But there was no tenderness in his eyes, only a cold indifference.
The man narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced down at his hands, shrugged, and strode across the road.
After walking for a while, he realized that a large group of little tails were following behind him.
However, he continued walking forward as if he hadn't noticed anything.
After walking a distance out of the residential area, he stopped and said in a slightly languid voice, "Don't you want to come out and chat?"
Sensing that the people in the shadows seemed to be trying to retreat, the man nonchalantly leaned against the wall with his elbows crossed.
"I've even changed my appearance, do you think I'd let you go?"
The moment he finished speaking, all those people in the shadows appeared before him.
Looking at the group of people who were wary, nervous, and flustered, the man raised his hand and waved slightly at them. He then smiled gently at Qianzhu's face, looking completely harmless. "I'm glad to meet you in this dark night where there is no light."
He paused, thought for two seconds, and then said, "What was that saying again... 'A dark and windy night is the time for murder and arson'?"
"..."
After tidying his wind-blown hair, the man's smile lasted no more than five seconds before turning lazy again. "Are you going to lay a hand on innocent people? What's the difference between you and Death?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then a vicious reply came through, eyes blinded by hatred: "We don't care about any of that! We want revenge on Death. As long as we can stop their experiments, then we have a chance!"
Another person spoke up menacingly, "Are you going to stop us? You haven't experienced our suffering, so what right do you have to stop us!"
"Hmm?" The man, looking sleepy, lifted his eyelids and glanced at them. "When did I say I was going to stop you?"
The other group was taken aback. "Then why did you trick me into coming out?"
"Oh... I just wanted to have a polite talk with you."
The other person: Where was your politeness...?
The man pointed to his face, his amber pupils now carrying a dangerous, oppressive quality. A slight smirk played on his lips, but there was no real smile. "See this face? From now on, take a detour when you see him. Don't touch him, understand?"
"..."
The group exchanged glances, considered the matter briefly in their minds, and nodded slightly in agreement. Then, the representative stepped forward and said, "No problem."
Almost the instant they agreed, the man's expression was filled with drowsiness again.
"That's fine, let's go back."
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire group of people opposite him vanished.
The man stood there for a moment, and a crystal appeared out of thin air in front of him.
He said, "You keep an eye on them; I can't be bothered with them anymore."
A gentle voice responded from the crystal, "Yes, sir."
This clip kept everyone under control for ten seconds.
“Emmm… According to my memory, there are indeed other forces that have their eyes on Chino-kun.” Liu Qingyao’s eyes flickered slightly, her expression thoughtful. “So they were all recruited by Death. I knew it. How could so many people suddenly appear and want to take action against Chino-kun?”
"It turns out it was Death's fault after all."
"Death is everywhere!"
My resentment towards Death continues to rise.
Morataya turned to look at Asa, "Why are you so quiet?"
Asa paused slightly as he traced the scales of the cypress snake, then looked up at her expressionlessly.
The alluring charm he had feigned was gone, and his gray eyes had turned pitch black, making him look extremely eerie.
Morataya paused for a moment.
Not only her, but the others who looked at Asa were also taken aback by his appearance.
Benshan suddenly raised its snake head and lunged at Morataya, hissing and flicking its tongue. Compared to the human-like and benevolent snake it had been before, it now only had its inherent ferocity in its eyes.
Asa stared at Morataya for a moment without uttering a sound, then silently lowered his head, and Benshan followed suit, pulling his head back in as well.
Watching the changes in the person and the snake, everyone was stunned and didn't say a word.
Qianzhu, who was sitting in the front row, turned around, looked at Asa for two seconds, and then turned back to continue watching the big screen.
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It was just a coincidence.
Qianzhu learned something.
The "disappeared" Shinichi Kudo was actually shrunk and transformed into Conan Edogawa.
He appeared to be chatting with Yusaku and his wife, but in his heart he was thinking about something else entirely.
"Oh wow~"
Liu Qingyao watched, a hint of schadenfreude in her eyes, and turned to look at Conan Edogawa.
Conan Edogawa: "..."
He subconsciously glanced at the members of the Black team.
But they found that Gin, Sextet, Vermouth, and even their boss were all calm, clearly having known their identities all along...
No wonder they didn't show any emotional change when it was almost explicitly stated before...
Perhaps they already knew this when they were outside the theater.
After all, Bertrand's gloating gaze was completely undisguised.
Conan Edogawa: "..."
He didn't look back at his allies.
Once I turn around, I can't hold back anymore.
Having successfully joined Yusaku and his wife's game of teasing the child, Chizuru smiled and started preparing with Professor Agasa, then made a phone call to Ran Mouri.
His roles are "rescuer" and "hostage." All he needs to do is rescue Conan tomorrow and then go to the Beika Grand Hotel with them.
night.
While Conan was being tied up, Chizuru was lying on the bed, deep in thought with her eyes open.
Shrink...
It looks somewhat familiar.
Qianzhu tried to think about it a little deeper, but suddenly, his head started to hurt unexpectedly. He took a deep breath, gave up thinking, and frowned as he endured the excruciating pain in his head, which felt like it was being hammered and pounded with nails.
His head ached all night, and he didn't sleep a wink.
But when the time came, he still went to the room where Conan was locked up, and then went to the Beika Grand Hotel to meet up with Yusaku Kudo and the others.
His headache subsided considerably, and after hiding in the agreed-upon spot, he drifted off to sleep.
Conan Edogawa: Ah, so he really was asleep, but... this doesn't look good.
Liu Qingyao's lips twitched slightly. "Could this be a side effect of extracting memories?"
Morataya: ? ? ?
"You're questioning me!" she retorted angrily, her eyes widening.
Behringer, with an obedient expression, whispered the truth: "But didn't Chi-chan notice something was wrong from the very beginning?"
Morataya: "..."
That does have some issues, but you can't blame the side effects on her, can you?
"Then we can only blame it on Machi." Bertrand blinked her big eyes, innocently placing the blame that Liu Qingyao had raised on Kawasei Machi's head. "After all, Chi-chan is having a headache because she wants to think about him~"
Kawasaki Machi pointed at himself, looking completely bewildered: ? ? ? ?
"What?? Is it my fault??"
Kawasaki Maru: "..."
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Although there have been quite a few murders, life has been... well, relatively peaceful.
It wasn't until Ran and the others took Chitake to a newly opened coffee shop, and especially when they saw a red-haired young man who looked very familiar to him as soon as they opened the door, that things changed.
Qianzhu: "..."
Asa exchanged a subtle glance with him, a slight smile playing on her lips.
Qianzhu's fingertips stiffened for a moment, but she remained expressionless and sat down with Ran and the others.
When Asa brought the coffee, she subtly and thoughtfully turned the cup handle so that Qianzhu could easily pick it up, and then left in a good mood.
He used his looks and acting skills to gain the trust of everyone except Qianzhu.
Although Asa had no intention of harming them, Qianzhu was still uneasy.
When he saw Behefinger here, Qianzhu tried hard to suppress the urge to facepalm in exasperation.
Heaven, Jesus entered the snake's abyss.
Qianzhu slightly twitched the corners of her mouth, shifting her gaze away from Behefinger.
Then Tianzhen felt wronged.
Asa watched this scene with a slight smile from behind the counter, then subtly concealed her smile when someone looked over.
Qianzhu sat in his seat, took a sip of his coffee, and looked down at the coffee in his cup. He was so quiet that he was almost ignored.
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Chino House.
After returning, Qianzhu sat on the sofa, seemingly waiting for someone.
After a long while, in the silence, a red-haired youth walked from the entrance hall into the living room, then sat down next to Qianzhu, resting his chin on his hand and looking at him with a wry smile.
Qianzhu, who had been dozing with her eyes closed for a moment, opened them and looked at him. The two stared at each other for a few seconds before Asa spoke first.
He wore a faint smile, and two blushes seemed to appear on his cheeks as he said, "Don't worry, darling, I don't have any intention of harming them for the time being."
Qianzhu's eyes flickered slightly. "Temporarily?"
Asa blinked her eyes, smiling charmingly and matter-of-factly, "Yes, I have a few more hostages to keep you in check."
Qianzhu: "..."
He clenched his fist and took a deep breath.
Asa smiled and took his hand. "Honey, you won't secretly warn them, right? If I find out their attitude towards me has changed, I'll have them taken care of to keep it a secret~"
Qianzhu frowned, her gaze turning somewhat cold as she looked at Asa. "Do you really have to use innocent people to control me?"
Asa smiled and nodded, "Isn't this the best way?"
Qianzhu fell silent.
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