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At night, a seemingly inconspicuous car drove towards the suburbs and finally arrived at a park where construction was suspended due to funding problems. The silver-haired woman in the driver's seat waited with sunglasses until the lights in front came on. A bright yellow beetle car drove up.

The woman pushed open the car door. Her silver hair was like ripples of moonlight in the wind under the bright light. When she raised her hand to take off her sunglasses, her emerald green eyes were breathtakingly beautiful.

"Are you changing into this appearance to make it easier to trick me, cool guy?" Vermouth looked at the boy who jumped out of the car with a smile. Two days ago, the other party contacted her in the appearance of Kudo Shinichi, and now he changed back to Conan's appearance, which made her a little surprised.

"The drug won't last that long," the detective did not hide this fact, but looked at the woman in front of him in a trance. He went to the United States to find his parents to inquire about the situation of this witch with a thousand faces. Although he could only understand Sharon's public identity, his mother, who had always been somewhat natural, rarely said to him seriously:

"Perhaps you could try to ask her for help, Shinichi."

The mother gave him the other party's personal contact information, and the detective tried to ask more questions but was stopped by the other party:

"After all, Shinichi is so cute, she will definitely like him. If that doesn't work, then let Conan do it. It will definitely work!"

Such an excuse is just a perfunctory one.

But under the current situation of limited intelligence, he still took the initiative to contact the other party. After several attempts back and forth, the detective directly asked for a meeting, and the other party unexpectedly agreed.

"I need to know Norgo's situation, so let's make a deal." The detective stated his purpose calmly, but his fists were clenched tightly.

He knew it was a bit risky, but now there was no Norgo to stop him.

Norgo... This name made Bermode dazed for a moment, as if he just realized that the other party's intimate name was referring to his student, Grappa.

Bermode's mood was mixed, but on the surface he suddenly spoke:

"Compared to this, didn't you realize that you brought a little tail with you?"

Having said that, the silver-haired woman's eyes became fierce, and she raised her hand and aimed her gun at the trunk of the yellow armored car, and said in a cold tone: "Come out now, or I will shoot immediately."

The detective who heard this also showed an unexpected look and hurriedly shouted: "Dr. Agasa!"

Dr. Agasa, who had been sitting in the driver's seat and listening, immediately pressed the button of the trunk in a hurry. Under the burning gaze of everyone, a girl in uniform came out of the trunk, then looked at everyone and tilted her head slightly awkwardly, and said:

"Sorry to bother you..."

"Xiao Lan!" the detective immediately shouted anxiously, then suddenly remembered his identity and quickly added: "Sister..."

"Shinichi, I know." Mao Lilan looked at the child-like detective and repeated calmly: "I knew it a long time ago."

On the other side, Bermode quickly put down the gun in his hand after discovering that it was his angel in the trunk. After hearing Xiaolan say that she knew the detective's identity, he became very interested, and the desire to watch the excitement was about to overflow in his eyes.

After all, this master and apprentice both care very much about the CP they support.

"Then you..." Detective Ka Ke said. The other party's words made his smart brain stop for a moment, and then he heard the other party say:

"I originally wanted to wait for you to say it yourself, but now I can't wait any longer. After all, something happened to Norge... right?"

As she spoke, Ran turned to look at the silver-haired woman who was watching, and walked towards her with a determined look. As Conan looked more and more worried, she stopped in front of Vermouth and said softly:

"Norge said I can ask you directly," the girl's gentle eyes were filled with requests and expectations, and she called out with a slightly uncertain tone, "Sister Chris?"

Just as the detective had guessed, Noel would leave his backup plan to the people he trusted the most, including but not limited to: some public security police, a hated FBI agent, a lady from the CIA, a detective, a lovely researcher lady, and the angel of the master and apprentice! The real couple they were in love with!

/Shinichi is the kind of straight man who is overprotective. Although his emotional intelligence is low, he will know as long as you explain it clearly. Just go ahead and A. If you still have any questions, go find that big star. Don't forget to call her sister. She will definitely agree to everything you say. Although I think it is more effective to call her mom, it will be troublesome if she gets embarrassed and retaliates against me. /

Noel said in the message to the girl,

/Finally, I have one more request, Xiaolan, after understanding me, can you please not be disappointed in me? /

———

[You don’t understand how good the New Lan Party is]

[If you ask me, childhood sweethearts are the most perfect. If it weren't for the little detective's excessive desire to protect them, they would have been together a long time ago. Damn it, where did the butterfly go during the school trip, and that confession in London!!! No, I want to get back together! ]

So what did you do?

[I just helped Xiaolan. I believe that Xiaolan will definitely do something with her personality. Don't underestimate her ability to take action.]

[How much do you want to change the plot? ]

[Even if it was the original novel, I think Xiaolan had already guessed something. I just pushed her a little. Besides, didn’t you say that you can change it in any way you want?]

[Yes...but you are wasting someone's hair by doing this]

[Wuwuwu, Xiaohei, you really have a new love, wuwuwuwu]

[You still like to use words that are misleading]

[So it really happened?]

A figure seemed to appear and disappear in the darkness, and then gradually solidified. A man in a blue sweatshirt with a panda pattern stood in the center of the space. He looked around with a pair of gray-green eyes, and then touched his face, feeling younger.

"So there really is a consciousness space," Noel thought for a moment and clapped his hands, "Can it be cultivated?"

【cannot】

"Xiao Hei, you should make a physical form. It's inconvenient to talk like this." Noel said as he touched his hair. The length close to his neck didn't match his current long hair, so it was an image from the past?

【As for the physical body...】

"How about a chubby little girl? With silver hair and two ponytails..." Noel suggested seriously, and as expected, the mechanical voice on the other side complained like a raging hair:

【Don’t impose your hobbies on others! 】

"Tsk." Noel sighed in disappointment, then looked around again. It was pitch black. There was obviously no light source, but he could see everything so clearly. This must be a mysterious consciousness space.

"I always feel like something is missing." Noel took a few steps forward, and when he found that there was no change around him, he gave up decisively and said, "By the way, Xiao Hei, have you seen my second personality? He should be there too."

[Second personality?]

Xiao Hei didn't react immediately, and then he heard Noel explain: "It's the one I split out of, still arrogant, but not as handsome as me."

【......】

Xiao Hei did not answer, and Nor did not continue to ask questions. At the same time, this space also underwent some changes. A vague figure with a faint light appeared in front of Nor, causing Nor to blurt out:

"Are you my personal grandfather?"

【This is a fragment of summer's soul......】

Xiao Hei was very upset and explained weakly that he found that Noel seemed to have let go of something and his train of thought went back to the past.

"Wow, it's broken into pieces beyond recognition," he said coldly after realizing it wasn't the golden finger. After all, for Noel, who was seeking death at first, this piece of debris was more of an obstacle, not to mention that he was subconsciously a little jealous of the man who had candy, even though he had it now too.

Noel's tone softened a little at this point, and he asked, "To be honest, I still don't know how he died. I only have a partial memory of him, and you've made it increasingly blurred."

【He died of suicide.】

Noel fell silent for a moment, then said:

"Suicide...is that so?" Noel repeated, and asked, "His parents are dead?"

【Yes】

"No wonder..." Noel nodded, and immediately understood the other party's choice. He asked, "He shouldn't be human, like you?"

[Well, he is the consciousness of the world. This soul fragment is the memory of summer that has been stripped away. The consciousness of the world will wake up again, but it will no longer be summer.]

Xiao Hei said calmly:

【So the summer of this world is dead】

“Can I know the specific reason?”

[In that world, Xia Tian's parents were murdered, so Xia Tian killed that person herself. The intense emotional fluctuations made the rules of the world feel dangerous, so in order to protect consciousness, she took actions to recycle the main body and remove the harmful parts. ]

"Really..." Noel was a little surprised. He thought Xia Tian would be more... law-abiding. But soon, he noticed the words Xiao Hei used.

"In that world's summer, are there other summers?"

[Yes, it is my "new love"]

Xiao Hei said this in a calm tone, especially emphasizing the word "new love".

———

"You're awake, Grappa."

The man whose wounds had been sutured on the operating table trembled slightly, and then his pair of grey eyes slowly opened.

What came into view was the bleak ceiling, dazzling lights, and a man with a weird smile.

Sure enough, the world out there is a terrible place.

Grappa thought so.