14 Chapter 14
He definitely didn't mean anything else.
Chapter 14 [He definitely has no other intentions]
My wife Sayuri held the doll cherishingly, looking at it tenderly. In Kudo Shinichi's eyes, the doll looked no different from other dolls. An irrepressible smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she answered lovingly, "This is my boyfriend."
"Hey? Is that my wife's sister's boyfriend?" Ran Mouri came over and wanted to see what the doll in my wife Sayuri's hand looked like.
"You really believe it? It's not true." Even if she told the truth, it would be difficult to explain the identity of her "boyfriend." Agatsuma Sayuri revealed the truth only for a moment, then took it back in a joking tone.
She spread out her hands and let Mao Lilan see the black-haired doll with wide eyes and an especially cute smile.
"Isn't this also a character from my wife's sister's manga?" Kudo Shinichi had already seen the doll in person, and his side was more convenient for observation. He watched Agatsuma Sayuri's expression, trying to read something from her subtle expressions.
He could feel that this woman really had feelings for the doll in her hand. If she loved the doll she gave to Mao Lilan like her own daughter, then she cherished and loved this doll.
Is he really her boyfriend? He doesn't have the same desire to show off as a couple in love, but also the desire to be exclusive.
After all, can such a woman really have a boyfriend? At first glance, she is just a "little girl" who is obsessed with the world of the second dimension... No, maybe because it is the second dimension, she regards the characters in the comics as boyfriends, which can explain it.
Maybe it's a character from a game or novel.
Kudo Shinichi curled his lips. The more he thought about it, the more likely his speculation seemed. Unfortunately, a guess was just a guess. Without evidence, it couldn't be expressed as a "reasoning." If he wanted to be a detective, he couldn't search for evidence with preconceived notions. Instead, he had to use the evidence to deduce the truth.
My wife Sayuri didn't bother with the two children for long. When she learned that they had just entered the first grade of junior high school and were just 13 years old this year, it was time for the three of them to say goodbye.
"I'm super lucky to meet you two today." Agatsuma Sayuri used exaggerated expressions to express her emotions, and she felt the same way in her heart.
Perhaps it was the simple emotions of adults that touched Mao Lilan, and a smile appeared on the face of the junior high school girl. Even the separation did not make her feel regretful. She knew that this was just their first meeting, and there would be more opportunities to meet in the future.
Even though Kudo Shinichi had been skeptical all the way, he was moved by the sincerity at this moment, and said goodbye to my wife Sayuri half reluctantly and half proudly.
As for the fact that he reminded Mao Lilan of some safety tips on the way, such as "Don't talk to strangers casually" and "Don't tell strangers your contact information and itinerary", that is another matter.
Beika-cho, a region that didn't exist in the real world, now existed in Tokyo's 23 wards, close to Minato Ward, where Agatsuma Sayuri lived, but not quite. An hour's drive each way put it outside of my daily life, but still manageable for the occasional "fun" outing.
Agatsuma Sayuri has mixed feelings about this, given the presence of the protagonist, Kudo Shinichi. When he became a detective, incidents began to appear in Beika Town that required quick solutions, quickly propelling him to fame. And when he was forced to become Conan Edogawa, the need to provide him with clues led to even more cases, even following his movements and encountering various incidents along the way.
It's undeniable that as a detective protagonist, Kudo Shinichi naturally discovers more than ordinary people. If only ordinary people were present at the crime scene, the case might not have been discovered. This further exacerbates the impression that wherever Kudo Shinichi, or Edogawa Conan, goes, a crime occurs.
Including when Edogawa Conan stayed at the Mori family, and when Mori Kogoro was a detective in the early days and a famous detective in the later days, the clients who came to him naturally came with more and more complicated cases.
But putting aside this relationship, Agatsuma Sayuri couldn't help but think with a bit of metaphysical thinking that this was proof of the power of the "Elementary School Student of Death"?
Separated from the two junior high school students, the young woman chose not to take the train but boarded the return bus at a nearby stop. She leaned against the window, feeling the swaying motion of the vehicle, her mind a jumble of thoughts.
She initially felt regretful in her heart: [What a pity! If I had come earlier, wouldn't I have been able to see the real elementary school student Kudo Shinichi?]
It has to be said that Kudo Shinichi was very cute when he was little. However, as he grew older, the more confident he became in his reasoning ability, the more he liked to show off.
If he had not suffered a "wake-up call" from Gin when he was 17 years old, he would not have learned to be cautious afterwards.
Although this may be considered a form of growth, my wife Sayuri does not agree with letting a child grow up at such a great cost.
Another gain today is the lovely Mao Lilan, this little girl is also loved by many readers. Her performance in the early stage is remarkable, but as more new characters are added in the later stage, Mao Lilan's performance is gradually reduced in order to let the audience feel the "power" of the new characters.
Just like in a card drawing game, in order to attract players to draw new characters, it is necessary to give the new characters advantages that the old characters cannot match.
No matter what, a person's essence doesn't change. Ran Mouri is already a gentle and considerate character. Perhaps she's not strong enough yet, or perhaps her karate skills haven't yet reached full maturity. Just like Kudo Shinichi still needs to grow, Mouri Ran is also still growing.
After comparing the real person and the image in the comics, Agatsuma Sayuri's thoughts quickly returned to the right track - the reason why she came to Beika Town specifically - to determine the specific time of the current world line.
If this world is the world of "Detective Conan" centered around "Kudo Shinichi", then...
「Ahhhh, Hiro is already 25, so that day is only a year away… No, it’s May now, so there are still 18 months left──」
My wife Sayu remained calm on the outside, but she was already howling inwardly. She had no power, no influence, no background, and was simply an ordinary, "three-nothing" civilian. Saving Morobushi Kagemitsu was already difficult. Time was running out, and she didn't know how to proceed.
The young woman leaned back in her chair, her heart filled with desolation. "How can I save you, Jingguang?"
By the time I got to the rental house, it was already getting dark. There were two messages on my phone from Zi'an Liang: one asking when my wife, Sayuri, would get off work, and the other suggesting we go to his house for dinner that evening.
Agatsuma Sayuri ignored the first one and happily agreed to the second one.
Regardless of the truth of the past, and regardless of what the future holds, every moment she spends with Zi'an is a dreamlike moment she never could have wished for, so how could she miss it?
Arriving at the agreed location, there was no one under the dim streetlights. My wife Sayuri slowed down her pace and walked from the moonlight into the area illuminated by the streetlights.
The video that shines in the sun can also reflect bright light under the lights.
My wife Sayuri is like a jewel placed in a velvet box, emitting her unique beauty under the spotlight.
At the junction of day and night, the last bit of light in the sky also dimmed. Thousands of lights came on, making the girl standing under the streetlight look lonely and helpless.
Morofushi Kagemitsu secretly observed my wife Sayuri for a while. He was not deliberately ignoring his nominal girlfriend, but he was more concerned about whether there were any members of the organization following him.
In order to eliminate possible dangers in advance, we have to spend a little time.
And this time is just right for me to observe my wife Sayuri, the "ordinary" girl who suddenly broke into the three-bottle whiskey party last time.
Scotland is aloof and taciturn in the organization. If you observe him for a long time, you will find that he is also cautious and careful, which is different from Gin's style.
While tracking all the way, he also observed the possible dangers around him, but did not find any problems. He stayed here and did not find any problems with my wife Sayuri.
【Is she really just an ordinary girl? 】
If the image of the doll she was wearing just happened to be somewhat similar to his own, Morifushi Kagemitsu guessed that he only needed to earnestly ask my wife Sayuri to hide the doll and never take it out again to resolve the crisis.
Asking as a boyfriend or pretending to be jealous should both achieve the goal.
To prevent my wife Sayuri from having similar dolls at home, Morofushi Kagemitsu first suggested going to his house for dinner, which would then become a natural progression for him to go to her house. He would then ask her to clean up the mess and even get a little angry—this was advice given to him by Rei Furuya, who said that quarreling can help strengthen relationships.
Of course, if the relationship breaks down after a quarrel, that would be a good opportunity to get out of it.
Zi'an Liang stepped slowly from the darkness into the light, making deliberate footsteps. The girl who had been waiting for a moment under the light smiled and trotted over to the man.
However, the woman's first words were complaints: "So slow!"
She raised her arm, and there were several fresh mosquito bites on the part not covered by the cloth.
This disrupted all of Zhu Fujingguang's mental preparations, even interrupting his prepared greeting lines. He had no choice but to improvise something he would normally say.
"Ah... Sorry for the delay. I didn't think it through."
He was at a disadvantage, looked a little embarrassed, and there was a genuine apology in his eyes. However, this man with a stubble was not as unapproachable as he appeared.
"Come to my house first and I'll put some ointment on you."
Their original intention was to go to the man's house for dinner, so my wife, Sayuri, naturally wouldn't refuse. But she still lowered her eyes and asked with a hint of sarcasm, "Hey, Ryo, you know what? Inviting someone to your home after expressing your love has that kind of connotation."
This is also what Zhu Fujingguang cared about when formulating the plan.
If this was Zhu Fushigaki's true character, he would never do such a rash thing in front of his girlfriend. At least he would make the invitation after their relationship has taken a step further and they get to know each other better.
Unlike what happened now, where they had only known each other for a short time, and had confirmed their relationship for less than two days, she was suddenly sent alone to the home of a man who had "inappropriate intentions" towards her. If Sayuri Agatsuma was a friend or some other kind of relative, and someone treated her like this, Morifushi Kagemitsu would have the urge to punch that person, even if that person was her boyfriend.
But now, the one who did this was Zhu Fujingguang himself, and he couldn't beat himself up. He could only explain in his heart that he was a gentleman and had no other intentions... Well, there were some other intentions, but they were definitely not malicious!
【Author’s words】
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