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"Xiao Guang——"

A weak shout came from the closet, and Zhu Fu Jingguang, who was standing by and waiting, almost laughed out loud:

"So you still have the energy to speak."

Noel was curled up in the closet, and he froze when he heard the voice. He had just called out subconsciously, but he didn't expect that Zhu Fu Jingguang had been outside the closet the whole time...

I moved my limbs, but I still had no strength at all. It was too much of a stretch to not take medicine for two days.

Obviously, Morobushi Kagemitsu also thought so, and he said with a somewhat accusatory tone:

"Noel, there's no need to rush. You can slowly stop taking the medication..."

No, it's too late. I have to make sure the medicine won't hold me back at the critical moment in the next six months. Although I don't know how long the scientific incident will take, the sooner the better, Noel thought silently, but replied obediently:

"Well, I won't do that next time."

The man's voice was different from the usual refreshing voice. It was slightly hoarse, like a wounded animal that could easily make humans feel sympathy. It was difficult for Zhu Fu Jingguang to say harsh words to Noel. Hearing this, he could only sigh and secretly decide to keep an eye on him. He asked with a relieved mouth:

"What do you want for breakfast?"

“I want to eat shrimp dumplings!”

The originally muffled voice was infused with some vitality, and answered impatiently.

"Can you eat like this? I'd better cook some porridge for you..."

“It’s edible!”

When it comes to food, Noel will never give in. Just because she is weak and has not recovered from the gunshot wound, she still drags Tou to eat hot pot! Of course, it is not convenient for Xiaoguang to know this.

"Xiao Guang~"

Just as Zhu Fu Jingguang was about to leave, he heard the child calling again from the closet. This time the voice was even weaker, or softer, like an animal gently rubbing against a human's fingertips, cautiously asking:

"Will you stay with me all day today?"

"Don't worry, I've already asked for leave from school." Morofushi Jingguang replied with a smile. He was suddenly curious about Noel's expression in the closet, but in the end he considerately did not open the closet door. Instead, he said a few gentle words of comfort and went downstairs to prepare breakfast.

In the closet, Noel and Morobushi Jingguang had different ideas. He was lying on the cushion, propping up his phone with a fat panda, and watching the surveillance video carefully:

Above is Ran Maoli and Conan preparing to set off for the villa.

The next case is about to begin...

Noel thought back to the plot and his own preparations, making sure that nothing had been missed. But even so, he was not sure if he could have changed the outcome of this incident...

The murder case of the bandit monster in the villa, which left a shadow on the childhood of countless people, is naturally very clear in Xia's memory. The identity and motive of the murderer are very clear. It is very simple to change it by force. Noel easily found the other party's information, but it is definitely not easy to change naturally, such as dispelling the murderer's idea of ​​killing.

The murderer of the case, Ryoichi Takahashi, wanted to avenge Atsuko, who committed suicide because her work was plagiarized, so he killed the plagiarist Chikako Ikeda. But as the original novel said, when he attacked Xiaolan in order to avoid exposing his identity, it was no longer for revenge for justice, but for himself.

Atsuko has already committed suicide, and even if Chikako is punished by law, it cannot be reversed. Takahashi Ryoichi is extremely determined to kill her, and it seems to have become an obsession. It is probably impossible to stop it with just a letter...

In the last murder case of Ichiro Usomoto, Noel sent a letter to the victim, but Gozo Usomoto, who received the letter, did not take it seriously at all, and the case still happened as usual.

I'm afraid it will be useless to send it to the murderer this time... Even if it contains concrete evidence of Chikako's plagiarism as a token of help, and there is a threat of reporting to the police if the murderer's method is known, if it becomes an obsession, the murderer may just change the method and take revenge as usual.

But if I were there, I might be able to stop the other party when they were committing the crime. This is what happened in the museum incident. But I am not Conan, and if I am there all the time, I will be suspected sooner or later. If the organization suspects me, I will have an excuse to deceive them. But if I am on the red side, Natsukawa Sora will be suspected, and his brother Natsukawa Hikari will also be suspected. Then when Hikari regains his identity...

Morobushi Jingguang should not be suspected of having connections with criminals.

Noel thought so.

It doesn't matter. After all, the identity of Ikaros is just to test the rules, but the survival of Matsuda and Hagiwara has proved a lot. If I fail this time, I will give up this identity.

Noel felt that he had figured it out. He didn't understand why he had been so entangled in how to save those victims. He stretched lazily and made sure that his body could move. Taking medicine for two consecutive days was indeed a bit too much for him, but Noel's ability to adapt to the negative state of his body was unexpectedly strong.

I guess I'll be able to move after a while. Noel felt the state of his body and thought, Xiaoguang seems to be very soft-hearted about his weak state...

The man in the counter slowly raised his hands and rubbed his eyes vigorously. A hint of red instantly appeared in the corners of his eyes, and a faint layer of moisture appeared in his gray-green pupils. He looked at it with satisfaction through the camera of his mobile phone, then coughed twice to clear his throat, and then slowly climbed out of the counter, holding the handrail and walked down the stairs.

———

Italy. Sicily.

A man in a windbreaker stood in the alley, his collar pulled up high, covering the lower half of his face, leaving only a pair of sharp, olive green eyes exposed.

"...thank you for your help."

He took out his cell phone and spoke in Japanese:

"If you arrive in Japan, could you please give him a message for me?"

"Just tell him..."

"Looking forward to meeting you next time, my fratellino."

After hanging up the phone, the man took out a comic book and looked at a page that also showed an alley. The graffiti on it was very similar to the graffiti in the alley in front of him.

"There are still traces to be found in many places, but we were still a little careless."

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he pulled his knitted hat, turned around and left.

———

"A man wrapped in a bandage?!"

In the villa in the mountains, everyone exclaimed.

"Yes, I did see it," Xiaolan continued after she calmed down her breathing; "but he ran away as soon as he saw me."

"Impossible..." In the villa, in addition to Xiaolan and her group, there were five other friends from the university film research club. Suzuki Sonoko's sister Ayako was one of them, so she took her sister, Xiaolan and Conan to participate in the party.

But apparently, this bandage-wearing freak is not among them.

"Huh? Didn't you see it? Aren't you three also in the forest?" Sonoko looked at the three of them in confusion and asked.

The three of them each gave their own reasons, until someone also mentioned that they had seen a strange man wearing a cloak and a hat, and then everyone realized that the situation was not good.

"Anyway, call the police first!"

Everyone decided to go immediately, but then the atmosphere became tense because the phone had no signal.

The fat man rushed out of the door and wanted to escape, but he was disappointed to find that the only way to the outside world, the suspension bridge, had broken into two pieces, which was obviously caused by deliberate destruction.

"Who on earth would do such a thing..."

"The bandage guy?"

Everyone could only return to the villa and try their best to relieve their tension and fear. The closed villa seemed like an exclusive background for crimes to happen, and so at night, the first death came.

"Chikako!!!"

A figure holding Chikako flashed outside the window, and everyone chased after him, but only found Chikako's body in the forest.

———

Noel lay on the sofa, watching the sky gradually darken. He had just called Mao Lilan, but the call was obviously not connected.

"Xiao Guang,"

"What's wrong?"

"Please call the police for me."

"What? You want to surrender yourself?" Zhu Fu Jingguang was stunned when he heard this and couldn't help but ask.

"Aren't you close to Hongshu? Tell him to use an identity that the police can't find and report that a murder has occurred in a mountain villa. There is no signal there and the exit is blocked, so they are waiting for rescue."

"Noel, how did you know?" Zhu Fu Jingguang looked at the other party when he heard that. The other party lowered his head and looked like he didn't want to talk.

“I won’t tell you.” Noel said.

"I understand." Morofushi Jingguang was silent for a moment, then decisively contacted Hongshu and soon received a reply from the other party that it had been done.

"Don't you ask?"

"I'll wait for you to tell me."

"Xiao Guang, if you knew a murder was going to happen but you had no evidence, would you stop it?"

"I will go." Morobushi Jingguang answered without hesitation. In his pair of blue-purple cat eyes, the determination and kindness have never changed. The light of humanity shines brightly in his soul like the most beautiful gem.

Noel was stunned.

If so, it seems nice to be a little bit like you...

A soul stained with blood cannot be redeemed, but can it be stained with a hint of brilliance when it approaches the sunlight?

“I want to eat grilled lamb chops for dinner…”

"Are you sure?" Zhu Fujingguang knew that the other party was trying to change the subject, but he followed his intention and asked, "Do you have the strength to chew it now?"

"I want to eat~" Noel immediately said coquettishly upon hearing that, and wanted to stick close to him regardless of his weak body. But now, Noel, who had not taken any medicine, was simply a weakling, and he had no chance to resist the junior high school student.

Zhu Fu Jingguang pushed Noel back with one hand, forced him to lie on the sofa and covered him with the quilt beside him. When he saw that Noel wanted to get up again, he threatened directly:

"Be good, don't move. I'll stew it for you. It's easy to chew."

Noel kept silent, like a good baby. Mother Zhufu nodded with satisfaction and turned to the kitchen.