Chapter 142 Kill Me 43
Akiyama Kanade walked on the street. It was Christmas again. The windows on both sides of the road had reindeer sleighs and the old man with a white beard who loved to wear red. The trees were hung with small golden lights. Two waves of light rippled, adding a touch of warmth to the cold air.
Akiyama Kanade saw herself in the window.
Amidst the crowd of people walking around in stormtroopers, padded jackets and hats, he was only wearing a thin white sweater and a pair of loose black pants.
In order to suit the occasion, he agreed to a street interview invitation ten minutes ago. The reporter's question was what wish he would like to make to Santa Claus.
After careful consideration, the wish-fulfilling master Akiyama Kanade said with a smile as the reporter's smile slowly froze, "There seems to be a small park next to my house. I planted a tree there. My wish is to see it."
As a friendly participation award, the reporter gave him a pair of small elk antler hairpins.
At this moment, it was standing obediently hidden among his black hair.
After abandoning his identity as Kurosawa Shun, Akiyama Kanade completely became himself again.
With one hand in his pocket, he strolled leisurely on the streets filled with the atmosphere of Christmas. He accepted all street snacks for tasting and would buy one or two after tasting. Then he looked up inadvertently and found that the tasters in front of him were staring at him, with gentle and strange smiles on their faces under the lights.
A good Christmas is about to turn into a ghost movie set.
He decisively decided to change the street.
This street was even more lively. Just after turning around, Akiyama Kanade was hit on the knee by a running little girl.
Wow, still an acquaintance.
Ayumi Yoshida, dressed in a red cotton coat and dressed as a little Christmas girl, blushed and apologized to him: "I'm sorry, brother, Ayumi didn't mean it."
Of course, Akiyama Kanade didn't blame her. Instead, he smiled and picked out a large bag of candies from the snacks he had just bought and gave it to her, "Share it with your friends."
Mao Lilan, who was in charge of taking the children to play, expressed her apology and gratitude to Akiyama Kanade. Akiyama Kanade stood there and watched them walk away, talking and laughing.
Haibara Ai has not yet developed the antidote for APTX4869 - Akiyama Kanade already knows that this is the name of the drug that turned her into a child - at this moment she still appears as a little girl, following behind the Junior Detective Team to remind them to watch the road.
Mao Lilan probably knew the true identity of Conan Edogawa, and ignored the latter no matter how hard he tried to please her.
Yoshida Ayumi gave them a worried look.
Before they knew it, the group had completely disappeared into the crowd and Akiyama Kanade continued walking forward.
"...jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Oh, what fun it is to ride, in a one horse open sleigh..."
He hummed along to the store music, and the elk antlers hidden in his hair moved back and forth as he rocked his head.
"There's a thief! Catch the thief!"
There was a commotion coming from the crowd ahead, and red skirts and black trousers flashed in front of Akiyama Kanade like the twirling steps of ladies and gentlemen at a ball.
He bit his lollipop, glanced at the commotion in front of him, and made a judgment based on the sounds he picked up.
“3, 2, 1.”
"Get out of the way!" A man in black holding a wallet pushed aside two girls who were walking together and ran towards Akiyama Kanade.
The black-haired boy biting a lollipop raised his eyes lazily, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips, he clenched his right hand into a fist, slowly gathering strength.
Suddenly, the sound of an engine roared faintly from the front.
The crowd, which was not crowded but not small either, was divided into two halves like Moses dividing the sea. A blond young man rode a motorcycle and appeared on the scene like a professional racing driver, speeding, drifting, and blocking Mr. Thief with sparks and lightning.
He took off his helmet, put one hand into his golden hair, and brushed away the strands of hair that fell on his forehead. His eyes were shining - brighter than any time Akiyama Kanade had seen him before.
"I'm afraid stealing is not a good habit for this gentleman."
He chuckled.
I understand the logic, but is it necessary to make such a big fuss just to catch a thief?
Akiyama Kanade looked up at the sky helplessly and silently loosened his clenched fists.
Gu——
I'm hungry. Let's go eat something.
Perhaps it was some strange fate that Akiyama Kanade wandered around this street for several times, and was finally attracted by the smell of grilled fish and went into the store. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Matsuda Jinpei and Morobushi Kagemitsu sitting in the back.
As if he noticed someone was looking at him, the curly-haired police officer raised his eyes. He had a pair of sunglasses on the collar of his white shirt - he really loved sunglasses.
Akiyama Kanade wanted to smile at him, but before that, Matsuda Jinpei looked away.
Akiyama Kanade shrugged slightly and chose a seat next to the two people. He could clearly hear their conversation from there. Akiyama Kanade suddenly felt like he was some kind of pervert following them.
It must be that he hasn't completely gotten rid of the influence of Kurosawa Shun yet! It has absolutely nothing to do with him.
Morobushi Jingguang was probably on the phone with Bourbon. His gentle voice was filled with laughter. "Really? You're late again, Rei... Okay, give the motorcycle back to me quickly. I don't want to be scolded for you again... This is not good. Xiao Zhenping is sitting next to me. He can hear it."
"Not tomorrow. I have to clean her grave tomorrow..."
Akiyama Kanade looked at the menu in his hand carefully. He had originally planned to eat grilled fish, but after seeing that they also sold sushi, he hesitated and ordered sushi instead.
The taste was ordinary.
As expected, if the sushi was delicious, it wouldn't be a grilled fish restaurant. Damn, it shouldn't be so easy to change!
Although he could have easily eaten another whole grilled fish, as a dead man trying to live like a living person, he decided to follow common social etiquette and stop there.
The TV in the grilled fish restaurant was playing a Christmas special program, which was the same reporter who had interviewed Akiyama Kanade during the day.
Akiyama Kanade waited earnestly, but the show was only five minutes long and he didn't appear at the end - tsk, he became a boring material that was not used.
Well, that wish is probably really boring.
It only took ten minutes to finish the sushi. When Akiyama Kanade wiped her mouth and stood up, the table of the two people next to her only had the side dishes that the store gave away for free.
He raised his eyes and accidentally made eye contact with Matsuda Jinpei once again.
Well...just pretend you didn't see it.
“Merry Christmas.”
Akiyama Kanade, who was about to take a step forward, was stunned for a moment and looked at the curly-haired police officer. The latter raised the corners of his lips, and the collar of his white shirt below his chin was open in a messy and casual manner.
"Spending Christmas alone? Merry Christmas to you."
Morofu Jingguang also raised his eyes and smiled at him.
Akiyama Kanade touched the elk horns on his head, "…Merry Christmas."
When he walked out of the grilled fish restaurant, he almost bumped into Bourbon. The other person rushed over with a cold breath, and after quickly avoiding him, he said "Sorry!" and ran towards his friends.
Akiyama Kanade returned to the hotel room. The room was well soundproofed, and the bustling Christmas atmosphere was blocked out by the windows and walls. The room was so quiet that even the heartbeat and breathing could not be heard.
When I opened the supermarket's main panel, a sentence flashed above it.
[Is it detached from the current world?]
When you choose "Yes", another sentence will pop up.
[This is your 4th world, and you are 4/5 away from completing the task. Dear salesman, are you sure you want to start the next journey right away?]
Clicking Cancel will return to the previous page.
He opened his personal panel, where lay a reward for completing all the tasks.
【Storage Memory】
Disposable props. Have you ever had such a moment, too many memories and too precious, can't bear to throw them away, but too heavy to keep. To move forward, people always have to give up something, but some things can't be given up no matter what. Our company invented this product at the request of a certain sea king to help her store every memory of love. Of course, other memories can also be stored.
Users can freely select memories to be stored. They can be memories of a period of time, or memories about a certain person or thing... The stored memories are sealed deep in the user's subconscious, waiting for the user to pick them up again at any time.
[Do you want to use [Save Memory]?]
Akiyama Kanade closed the interface, and only indifference remained in his eyes.
He was not surprised to receive such a reward. He had realized long ago that when he learned something, he learned it very quickly, probably not because of his strong learning ability, but because it was something he had learned a long time ago and was just buried deep in his memory.
Why he couldn't remember what his sister looked like, why he couldn't remember his experiences before death...all got answers.
[Do you want to use [Save Memory]?]
Akiyama Kanade hesitated, and the subtitles in front of him jumped again. The boy suddenly smiled and chose to cancel.
"Forget it, let's wait two more days. At least it's New Year's Day, and I have to be the first person to ring the bell in the New Year." He muttered to himself, and suddenly slapped his head, "I forgot to inform those who were sent to the Rabbit Kingdom that they can come back... But the Super Butler must remember, I believe him, um..."
…
On the last day of the year, the moon outside the window is bright and round.
Kurosawa Jin put the blue hairpin that was left behind into his pocket, put on his black top hat with one hand, and walked into the cold night wearing a black windbreaker.
In his other pocket lay a key.
The butler who was always with his brother gave it to him, saying that it contained something his brother had left for him.
Boring.
At one point, Kurosawa Jin wanted to flush the key down the toilet.
He waited for a long time, and after discovering that he had suddenly become the heir to a huge fortune and that the police had no way to deal with him, he realized that the idiot would not come back.
baffling.
Kurosawa Jin's annoyance reached its peak. After staying in his room for a few days, he finally decided to go out and see what that damn guy had left for him.
According to the housekeeper, this thing is in a shrine and is kept by a shrine maiden.
Kurosawa Jin was too lazy to think about what the idiot's train of thought was like, or why he put things in the shrine.
When he found that many people had gathered at the shrine, Kurosawa Jin remembered that today was New Year's Eve. He immediately frowned and gritted his teeth, "... Could this be the purpose of that idiot?"
If he wanted to drive his brother crazy, congratulations to him, he is about to succeed.
The shrine maiden handed him a small wooden box. It was said that this little gadget was designed by Sanmizu Yoshiemon and only the key in his hand could open it.
Kurosawa Jin took the small wooden box from the shrine maiden, without even bothering to look up, and turned away.
The witch called out from behind, "Sir, the person who gave me this told you to open it and take a look as soon as possible."
Kurosawa Jin walked a long way with a cold face, and when he was about to approach the Torii, he stopped coldly. Although there were many people coming to the shrine to celebrate the New Year, no one dared to squeeze forward beside him.
He opened the box amid the noise of the crowd.
There is a small bottle inside, which contains a liquid that looks like the Milky Way. When the bottle is shaken slightly, tiny dots of light flow gently like the breath of the universe, which is so beautiful that it takes your breath away.
This is an inhuman craft.
It was the so-called divine thing, Gin judged it immediately.
But how could the brother, who had already exchanged wishes once, have another soul to exchange for a new wish?
He remembered his brother saying that one can only make a wish once.
Kurosawa Jin stared at it for a long time, then picked up a postcard that was pressed by it.
There are two stick figures on the back of the postcard, one wearing a black hat and the other wearing a blue hairpin. On the front is a line of words: Surprise! Happy birthday, brother! This is a belated birthday gift. Drink it and you can die with me. (Smiley face)
Kurosawa Jin's gaze seemed to be frozen on the line of black words. He couldn't even tell how long he had been looking at it, so long that suddenly a bell rang.
He raised his eyes and saw a strange boy in the crowd. He looked about 17 or 18 years old, with short black hair and a pair of bright black eyes. People were in groups, but he was the only one there.
He waved his hand at him with a smile on his face.
Kurosawa Jin blinked, and the boy was gone. People were all around him, wishing each other a happy new year. The bells stopped ringing.
The old year has passed and the new year has come.