Chapter 3326 3338 [Jiang Xia’s Cold]
In the deep night and on the silent mountain road, Huangmao's question made everyone who had just gotten off the bus feel a pang of fear in their hearts and a chill on their backs.
But soon, someone discovered the reason.
Fanhe Takuto looked at the wooden fence on the ground, then looked up at the top of his head and realized: "This is exactly the top of the mountain - it must be the circle of fence around the top of the mountain. It became loose due to wind and sun, and a section of it just happened to fall from it."
When Toru Amuro heard the word "just right", he frowned uncomfortably.
In the car next to him, the yellow-haired man heaved a sigh of relief at this explanation. He poked his head out of the driver's seat and shouted to the people outside, "Since it's just a misunderstanding, let's stop wasting time and get in quickly—I didn't look closely before, and now that I've stopped, I realize this damn place is creepy."
As he spoke, he looked around and then cautiously retracted his head into the car.
Tiantang Qinghua, who was standing by the car door, nodded and agreed, "If it's too late, the fireworks will be over soon."
The group then turned and walked towards the car.
Toru Amuro pretended to tie his shoelaces, then squatted down and looked suspiciously at the bottom of the car and the back of the wheel.
After confirming that there was no body crushed there, he stood up again, walked into the car with some concern, and closed the door with his backhand.
After confirming that everyone was there, Huangmao stepped on the accelerator. With a hum, the vehicle circled along the winding mountain road and soon rushed to the end of the path.
This is the highest hill in the surrounding area, which has been artificially upgraded into a flat square. It is surrounded by half-person-high wooden fences made of old material.
At first glance, this place seems unremarkable, but with the star-like town in the distance and the brilliant fireworks constantly spreading above the town, this place suddenly becomes the best viewing spot, worthy of the name of "secret base".
“So beautiful!”
The three children strode to the railing and looked at the beautiful fireworks in the night with shining eyes.
“It looks good, doesn’t it?”
Three college students also came over and looked up to admire the fireworks in the distance.
The scenery was equally stunning and beautiful in their eyes, but compared to the children who were seeing it for the first time, the college students had been here three or four times and were somewhat tired of it.
So after taking a few glances, the three of them turned their attention to those who were enjoying the fireworks.
Seeing the Detective Boys reluctant to blink, Tiantang Qinghua smiled and said, "We discovered this by chance when we were camping here four years ago."
Fanhe Takuto was also proud. "Except for us, no one knew that this small open space had such a wonderful use. Unfortunately, we are about to graduate and enter the workforce. Next year, we may not have the opportunity to gather all the club members together like this and come here to watch the fireworks. So, this secret base will be inherited by you!"
A deep sense of mission suddenly surged in the hearts of the three children. They turned to look at the three university seniors and solemnly replied, "Okay!"
Just as she was about to turn around and continue enjoying the fireworks, Yoshida Ayumi suddenly discovered something.
She glanced at Jiang Xia quietly, wanting to speak but hesitant for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask with concern: "Brother Jiang Xia, are you cold?"
Jiang Xia came back to his senses and straightened his posture: "It's not cold."
Conan looked at him and remembered that Jiang Xia had been sneezing a little in the morning and looked like he had a cold after going into the water to fish. He asked suspiciously, "You don't have a fever, do you?"
"How is that possible?" Jiang Xia knocked his head, "My physique is not as weak as yours."
Conan was speechless. Being strong doesn't mean being in good health. "The wind is strong on the top of the mountain, and it's night time. Don't let yourself get blown into the emergency room."
"!" Yoshida Ayumi was startled, and after a moment of hesitation, she took off her jacket and handed it to him, "Brother Jiang Xia, let me put it on you."
"..." Jiang Xia politely refused, "No, children should wear more clothes at night. As for adults like us... it's better for our health to get a little cold occasionally."
Next to him, Toru Amuro had already heard what the children said and looked Jiang Xia up and down for a while.
"The temperature here is indeed low, but it's not cold enough to freeze you like this." After observing, he stated the truth with certainty, "Don't be so stubborn, you just have a fever."
Having said that, without waiting for Jiang Xia to retort, he looked at the college students and said, "Since you are already used to seeing fireworks, hurry up and send the patient down the mountain." He also followed suit and tried to get a ride, nipping this seemingly dangerous journey in the bud before anything happened.
The plan was wonderful, but no one seemed to be planning to execute it.
Huang Mao complained, "It's no big deal to catch a cold. We have a medical kit and a thermometer in the car. Let him get in the car, cover himself with a blanket and get some sleep. If he still doesn't feel better, we will surely be down the mountain by then. We can just take him to the hospital on the way."
"How can I let so many people's journeys be delayed because of me?" Jiang Xia also agreed with this view. He said righteously, "I will just do as Mr. Fukuura said and go back to the car and sit down."
After saying that, before Amuro Toru could object, he walked briskly towards the RV and returned to the warm car.
Next to the fence, Conan looked at him, then at Amuro Toru: "..." As expected, if you want to convince a stubborn person, you must first put forward a point of view that he absolutely cannot accept, and then compromise the plan... However, this boss is really insidious to use this method to deal with a high school student.
Next to him, Amuro Toru, who failed to achieve his goal, sighed and had to continue looking around vigilantly, wondering where the next incident would happen.
He started looking around, and Conan, who was always paying attention to him as a suspicious person, also started looking around.
Suddenly, Conan's gaze stopped at one place - the edge of the mountain top on the right, where a section of the wooden fence was suddenly missing, revealing a gap.
"Hmm?" Conan walked over curiously and soon realized something. "Could the missing fence here be the thing that the RV almost hit just now? It just broke and fell down?"
While thinking, Conan stopped next to the broken fence.
As he got closer, he suddenly realized something bad and his face changed slightly.
At this time, Huangmao chatted with the children for a while, then suddenly remembered something and muttered to his two classmates: "Speaking of which, where is Taimei? - I thought she must have been impatient and rushed to this secret base first, but she's not here."
Tencho Haruka and Fango Takuto were equally puzzled. "Since she's not at the top of the mountain, could she have gone down to buy food? ...But the foot of the mountain is quite far from our camp. If we bike back and forth, we'll probably be back around midnight."
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