Chapter 9: Be Civilized and Polite

He still loves sunglasses.

Akiyama Kanade thought.

The man in front of him was named Jinpei Matsuda, a police officer in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Metropolitan Police Department. Three years ago, when Akiyama Kanade was imprisoned in the institute under the pseudonym Cherry No. 1, he created a pseudonym No. 2 to hang out, and for a time he and Jinpei Matsuda became close friends.

At that time, Jinpei Matsuda was wearing a casual black suit, cigarette sunglasses and fair skin, looking like a cool guy who kept strangers away.

How come this guy has switched to the Hawaiian style after not seeing him for a few years?

The police from Tokyo came here, are they here for vacation?

Akiyama Kanade didn't intend to have too much interaction with Matsuda Jinpei with his current identity. The volleyball rolled between his fingers and was thrown back by him.

Matsuda Jinpei caught the volleyball with a carefree manner and said with a bright smile, "Thank you."

He walked back with the volleyball in his hand, his voice full of fighting spirit, "Let's play another round. Mr. Maori and I will not lose!"

Akiyama Kanade: “?”

The slap in the face came so fast like a tornado, and everyone was stunned when they saw who was playing with Jinpei Matsuda.

Maori Kogoro was panting and wiping the sweat from his forehead. He looked like he was about to give up the next second. However, he gradually lost himself in the cheers from the beautiful women watching him. He cheered up and shouted, "Come on! Ladies, please enjoy my heroic appearance as a detective - hahaha!"

Mao Lilan felt a little embarrassed and blushed slightly.

They were playing doubles beach volleyball. It looked like Ran Mouri and Toru Amuro were on one team, while Jinpei Matsuda and Kogoro Mouri were on another.

Akiyama Kanade was delayed in the hotel for some time, and they had been playing for a while.

A man dressed so formally on the beach looked a little strange. In order to avoid the curious eyes of the girls watching the game, Akiyama Kanade pushed his hat down again.

Conan Edogawa was squeezed in the middle by the girls, held in their arms, looking like a good boy who was molested for no reason. Confronting Akiyama Kanade's eyes, Conan silently cried for help - Get me out of here!

The young man in black stopped and looked at him for a while, nodded affirmatively, and said with an envious tone: "Conan, you are really popular!"

Then Conan watched him turn a corner and walk to a small shop selling cold drinks nearby.

No!

Conan stomped his short legs twice in vain.

Akiyama Kanade ordered a glass of iced juice and sat down on a beach chair at the entrance of the store. It was not summer yet, but the sun was shining brightly, warm but not uncomfortable.

The little girl who was running with a swimming ring accidentally bumped into a passerby. The girl fell to the ground and the things in the passerby's hands were scattered on the ground.

The wind is strong at the seaside, and things can be blown away easily. Akiyama Kanade put down the cup and helped people pick up the things.

There were some small pieces of paper money in all denominations, some of which were wrinkled.

The middle-aged man who lost money looked pale, and after taking the paper from Akiyama Kanade, he said thank you softly. Akiyama Kanade noticed that the man's hands were full of scars, and although his shirt was clean, it had been washed white, obviously he was used to hard labor.

A poor person coming to the beach for a holiday?

Akiyama Kanade frowned slightly.

The girl who fell was young and started to cry. The middle-aged man was not angry, but comforted her lovingly and bought her an ice cream cone.

Akiyama Kanade sat back on the recliner.

The game was very tense. He knew that Matsuda Jinpei was good at sports, but he didn't expect Bourbon to be a good player as well.

The two of them fought back and forth, and were evenly matched. The difference was in their teammates.

Although it may sound a bit cruel to say this, Kogoro Mori is an old man after all, and his physical strength is somewhat different from that of young people.

However, he has a unique buff - the praise of beautiful women. With this buff, the player can enter the hyperactive state at any time as long as there is a little stamina left.

The volleyball once again hit Akiyama Kanade from Matsuda Jinpei. Akiyama Kanade protected the juice with one hand, caught the volleyball and threw it back.

The two teams exchanged teammates, with Matsuda Jinpei and Amuro Toru switching teams. Mao Lilan was replaced by a muscular man who volunteered to take over.

Mr. Maori, who is old and frail, still holds his ground touchingly, composing an ode to the indomitable spirit of life with his sweat.

The young man in black sat quietly on a chair drinking juice. The people coming and going around him seemed to have nothing to do with him. He was sitting in the sun, but he seemed to be in darkness.

Mao Lilan walked up to him and said, "Can I sit here for a while?"

No matter how many times she sees Akiyama Kanade, Mao Li Ran will secretly admire that handsome face in her heart.

Akiyama Kanade said in a gentle voice, "Of course. Do you want some juice? I'll order you a glass."

"Me! I want one too!" Conan Edogawa, who had escaped from the sea of ​​suffering at some point, dragged a chair and forcefully squeezed in between the two of them, squeezing Akiyama Kanade's head away. He looked solemn, as if he was facing a powerful enemy.

"Conan," Mao Lilan called him in a stern voice, complaining about the child's sudden ignorance, "I'd better go buy it myself."

Akiyama Kanade was thoughtful, "Conan...could it be that he likes Miss Ran?"

"How, how is it possible! How could I like Sister Lan?"

However, it has already blushed so much that its ears are steaming. It can be directly used as the power source of a steam locomotive to circle the earth three and a half times and then turn over.

As Edogawa Steamboat Minami danced and said, "It's a nice day today, isn't it, Akiyama-nii," Matsuda Jinpei threw the volleyball at Akiyama Kanade again. The latter caught the ball with ease.

The man who had to wear sunglasses while playing volleyball smiled and said, "Sorry, sorry, I missed it."

The man's half-open floral shirt revealed his cold white skin and strong muscles. Sweat flowed down his collarbone. The girls watching him screamed and called for more.

The young man in black did not throw the volleyball back immediately this time. The yellow and blue ball rolled between his fingers. He raised his eyelids, and a mysterious expression appeared in his deep red pupils, and a gentle and reserved smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

"It doesn't matter."

He threw the volleyball high up, jumped and kicked it, and the volleyball hit Matsuda Jinpei's feet like a bomb, splashing sand all over his face.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I accidentally used too much force, are you okay--?" He deliberately dragged out his gentle and pleasant tone.

He can say he didn't mean it once or twice, but you hit him on the head every time. Do you think he is a fool?

Matsuda Jinpei, who didn't have time to put away his smile, had a mouthful of sand in his mouth. He spat a few times, and his teammate Amuro Toru crossed his arms and said, "Why did you mess with him when you had nothing to do?"

Matsuda Jinpei glanced at the back of the young man in black who was walking towards the hotel after drinking the juice.

"Don't you think it's pitiful for him to sit there alone? He looks very lonely."

"Does Officer Matsuda have such sympathy for everyone?" Amuro Toru teased. In front of his good friend, he also unconsciously relaxed a little.

"No, it's just that his appearance reminds me of someone... Although they look different and have different personalities, they share the same sense of loneliness," Matsuda Jinpei said with a nostalgic tone. "I haven't seen him for almost three years, so when I see someone who looks like him, I can't help but tease him, hoping to make him look more lively. In this way, maybe that person will meet someone who can make him happy."

Amuro Toru didn't know that Matsuda Jinpei had such a friend, and was a little curious, "Who is it?"

"What a fool." Matsuda Jinpei kept the secret. "You are the same. You have been missing for so many years and you still have the nerve to ask me about my affairs. I will tell you when I have the chance. To be honest, I was really shocked to see you here today."

"Well, it was a nice vacation." He smiled.

Everyone was tired from playing volleyball, and it was getting late, so they decided to go back to the hotel for dinner. Maori Kogoro was stopped by the new beauty he met, Maori Ran led Conan in front, and Amuro Toru and Matsuda Jinpei lagged behind a few steps, chatting in low voices.

As they were about to enter the hotel, Amuro Toru said in a tone that only the two of them could hear: "Zhenping, stay away from him."

…

Akiyama Kanade decided to move up the plan and take action against the mole now instead of waiting until night.

The reason was that he happened to pass by the mole when he passed by the hotel restaurant. The other party was holding a lunch box in one hand and putting the money back into his pocket with the other hand, as if he was going to take the meal back to the room to eat.

The two looked at each other, and the other treated him as an ordinary guest and looked away.

However, the prey has been startled after all, and it will be difficult to kill it after it reacts. As a hunter, you should attack decisively at this time.

The Mole has no other special abilities except making bombs. As a result, he is very cautious and sensitive, and can be startled by the slightest disturbance.

If he followed them recklessly, he might be discovered. So Akiyama Kanade hid in the fire safety staircase and used the [face-shaping machine in the game] to sculpt the face of the hotel owner's son, a man named Masada Naoto, based on the information he had found.

Although this thing is prone to malfunction, it is much more convenient than disguise, and the face is real and cannot be torn off, so there is no need to worry about exposing the insides.

Akiyama Kanade confidently pushed open the fire door——

He ran into Naoto Masada who was on vacation at his hotel and preparing to go out on a date with a beautiful girl.

Akiyama Kanade: “…”

Small mistake, small mistake.

Naoto Masada looked at the man in front of him who looked exactly like him with a puzzled look in his head, muttering, "When did my dad have someone install a mirror here?... What if I bump into a lot of people..."

Akiyama Zou smelled the alcohol on the other person and decisively chopped him down with a knife.

He dragged Naoto Masada into a storage room that no one usually went into. When he was about to leave, he thought that the other party had suddenly suffered an unexpected disaster. Although he couldn't hear anything now, he, Cherry, was the civilized pioneer of the organization and represented the highest moral standards of the organization, so he had to say something to express his gratitude.

Then the young man in black bowed solemnly to Naoto Masada who was lying unconscious on the ground.

"My condolences."

He took out an iris that he had just picked from his arms and placed it lovingly on Naoto Masada's chest.