Chapter 145: Whitechapel Serial Murders I hope she never has to...
Haibara Ai slept well that night.
She fell asleep feeling completely secure, so she slept deeply. When she opened her eyes again in the morning and smelled the aroma of breakfast wafting into the room, she belatedly realized she had woken up late.
She stood up, rubbed her eyes, and then reached under her pillow to feel around.
The hard feel of the USB drive told her that what happened last night was not a dream.
She actually saw Punch...
After waking up, Haibara Ai rubbed her face in a daze.
Ah, today is a beautiful day too.
She got out of bed, put on the plush rabbit slippers that Sugishima Jun'e had prepared for her, and staggered into the living room.
"Are you up?" Lin Xi was reclining on the sofa, a book in hand. Seeing the sleepy Huiyuan Ai, she said with amusement, "You were sleeping so soundly, I couldn't bear to wake you up, so I let you sleep a little longer."
"I've prepared breakfast for you. Let Junzhi heat it up. But I'll have to reduce the portion a bit so you don't lose your appetite at lunch."
"...Ah, Sister Lin." Huibara Ai yawned. "Good morning."
"Good morning, Ai~"
"Well, did Sister Lin hear anything last night?"
Huihara Ai asked casually.
"No," Lin Xi said distressedly, "I slept very soundly last night."
Sugishima Jun'e, who was standing nearby, came out with hot milk and soufflé and also shook her head.
"I didn't hear anything either. What happened?"
Huiyuan Ai seemed to be thinking about something: "Oh."
"I left the window open last night, and it seems a cat ran into my room."
Lin Xi: “…”
"Uh." She looked up at the ceiling. "It's more likely to be a crow than a cat."
"This is the fourteenth floor, a cat can't climb up from outside. Maybe Coconut was naughty and ran into your room."
Coconut, who was licking his belly hair, raised his head:?
Huiyuan Ai nodded: "That's right, rather than suspecting that the cat ran in from outside, it's better to suspect that this cat is a cat that has always been in the house."
Coconut: "Meow!"
It is not that kind of naughty cat.
Lin Xi felt a little uneasy.
She grabbed Coconut Cat and lectured it, "Coconut, I told you to develop a good sleep and rest habit. Be active during the day and sleep at night! Don't be so naughty and disturb Xiao Ai's rest!"
"Did you know that even a white cat will get a tan if it doesn't get its beauty sleep?"
coconut:?
"Meow!"
It slapped Lin Xi in the face with its tail.
It had clearly slept soundly in the living room all night! It slept until morning!
Who is this person who is still active late at night?
Besides, a white cat can’t turn black! Could it be that the owner has seen too much Black Cat Sheriff?
Lin Xi was hit in the face by the tail, but instead of retreating, he moved forward, fell back on the sofa, buried his face in the coconut's belly, and started to suck the cat.
Coconut helplessly let her do what she wanted——
There's no way. After observing the poop scooper for so long, Coconut has discovered that these two-legged creatures will pretend to be busy when they are in an awkward situation.
So she was the one who was up late at night, wasn't she? Was she embarrassed because she was exposed?
Really, the person who bullies the cat doesn’t speak human language and blames the cat for his own bad deeds.
In fact, Lin Xi is even more helpless than it.
Last night she disguised herself as Punch to visit Ai and gave her Miyano Akemi's voice, intending to use this to separate the two identities of Punch and Lin Xi.
For this purpose, she specifically asked Jun'e Sugishima to disguise herself as her and lie in her guest room.
I just wanted to create a scene in Haibara Ai's eyes that "Lin Xi was still sleeping in bed when Punch came over."
However, she didn't expect that when she hinted to Haibara Ai to go to her room and take a look, Haibara Ai was not moved at all. She looked like "I have no doubt that Punch is Lin Xi" and said something like "Sister Lin is also tired today, so let's not disturb her rest."
In the end, Haibara Ai didn't go to Lin Xi's room, so Sugishima Jun'e's disguise was in vain.
But Lin Xi felt that although Haibara Ai seemed to completely believe her words on the surface, she had actually already determined that even if she and Punch were not the same person, they must have some connection.
It really gave her a headache.
At night, she was in her room, wearing Punch's face and staring at Sugishima Jun'e, who had disguised herself as herself.
Sugishima Jun'e couldn't help laughing first:
"Ms. Lin, why did you have to hide this from Xiao Ai?"
"Even if you reveal all your identities to a child like Ai, it won't have any impact on your relationship."
"Ms. Lin, do you think that Xiao Ai won't stand on your side after knowing your identity?"
Lin Xi sighed.
"No...I know she's a good kid."
"Because I know she will always stand by me, I don't want her to know my identity."
"Ai can't just have me. She should have many other relationships that are equally important to her. For example, her relationship with Conan Edogawa, the Junior Detective League, and Professor Agasa. These people are all very important to her."
"And Punch...that's me. My stance is different from theirs. If they are the protagonists, then I am the villain, the evil dragon that will be defeated by the warrior in the end."
"I don't want to embarrass her. I don't want her to make a choice so early. No, rather... I hope she never has to choose between me and them."
Sugishima Jun'e looked at Lin Xi steadily.
The red-haired girl's current face was the one she was truly familiar with in her memory.
Unlike Huiyuan Ai, she was the only one who would never give Miss Lin any trouble, right? Because she was "only Lin Xi's person."
She has no extra stance, no other friends, and although she has tried very hard to pretend, she is a person without her own life.
Everything revolves around Lin Xi, and her only goal is to serve Lin Xi.
Some people may think this is sad, but June Sugishima feels that she is very happy.
Exchanging all her freedom for a sense of security that is enough to fight the whole world is the most cost-effective deal that Jun'e Sugishima has ever made.
The direction Ms. Lin pointed to was the direction Sugishima Jun'e wanted to go. As for why and what to do, there was no need to think about it. Just do it.
Ah, if Miss Lin knew what she was thinking, she would definitely scold her.
But...it shouldn't be a problem to express some harmless emotions, right?
"Um, Miss Lin..."
The red-haired girl turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Well, no matter what, your identity won't bother me." Sugishima Jun'e blushed slightly: "Wherever you go, I'll go."
"Hahahahaha." Lin Xi was amused: "Xiao Chunzhi, have you forgotten? You are only seventeen years old."
"You've just started your life, and you want to go down this long road?"
Sugishima Jun'e's face turned even redder, but she did not refute Lin Xi's words.
Looking at her serious expression, Lin Xi sighed, moved closer to her, and reached out to help her tear off the disguise on her face.
It feels weird to look at your own face and talk to yourself.
"Go to bed early, Chunzhi."
"We're going to the amusement park tomorrow. We need to get a good night's sleep and get enough rest."
"……yes."
Jun'e Sugishima touched her face, which was no longer disguised, and felt a little reluctant.
After all, that was Miss Lin's appearance; her real appearance.
But Miss Lin is right. We still have to go to the amusement park tomorrow, so we can't sleep too late.
.
"Ai!" The door of the guest room opened, and the voice coming from behind the door startled Haibara Ai.
She wiped the milk stains from the corners of her mouth: "Hongshu, why are you here too?"
"Didn't you go home last night?"
She knew that Hiroki Sawada lived in Schindler's company.
"Oh, I can't go back." Hiroki waved his hand in a very bachelor manner: "Thomas Schindler kicked me out. Now I am a homeless child, so I had no choice but to come to you for refuge."
"Uh," Haibara Ai was amused by Hiroki's choice of words, "Is this related to the 'dilemma in life' you mentioned yesterday afternoon?"
"Related." Hiroki nodded seriously. "Thomas Schindler wanted to lock me up, completely control me, and force me to develop programs for him."
"It looks like he failed."
Haibara Ai took a bite of the hot soufflé. The aroma of egg melted in her mouth, making her eyes narrow.
"Hahahaha, of course! I still want to go to the amusement park with you guys. I don't want to continue acting with him in that crappy place!"
"He's probably having a headache right now... Ah, Ai, your soufflé looks so delicious. Do you have any extra in the kitchen? Huh? No more... But do you have some milk cookies? Wow, that's great! I love the milk cookies made by Miss Lin the most!"
Hiroki Sawada happily ran to the kitchen to get cookies.
Lin Xi turned over helplessly on the sofa: "Don't eat too much! Save some space! We still have something delicious to eat at noon!"
The boy's cheerful reply came from the kitchen.
…
While Lin Xi was laughing and chatting happily, the scene at Schindler Company was shrouded in dark clouds and a storm was about to come.
"What did you say?" Thomas Schindler, wearing his three-piece suit and holding his big cigar, looked so gloomy that water could drip out of it as he stared at the reporter in front of him who didn't even dare to breathe.
"Master Hong, Master Hongshu is missing." The reporter bent over, cold sweat soaking his back. "This morning, we knocked on Master Hongshu's door as usual, but there was no response."
"We're going to open the door directly with the key as usual."
"But the door opened, and there was no one inside..."
Thomas Schindler interrupted him impatiently: "Where's the surveillance? Where's the surveillance in Hiroki's room?"
"The surveillance shows that Master Hongshu worked on his computer until very late last night."
"But, but... in the middle of the night, Master Hongshu seemed to want to rest. He turned off his computer, but instead of going to bed, he went out."
"Ugh!" Thomas raged. "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on him 24 hours a day? I just told you yesterday, and you forgot today?"
"Did no one notice that he was out without permission? Where did he go?!"
The reporter lowered his head in fear, as if he also realized that his men had caused trouble.
"Master Hongshu... the surveillance outside shows that he followed the corridor to the emergency stairs, and then climbed up the stairs to the rooftop."
“But, but…”
"But what?"
"The young master never came down again." The reporter's voice was filled with tears. "We saw the young master's voice and shadow on the rooftop surveillance. He, he took off his shoes, and then... then... then..."
"Over, over the railing, opened my arms and jumped!"
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