Although it is said that this will not be an exception, this word may not be found in Edogawa Conan's dictionary. Sugawa Gen was just distracted while eating, and when he came to his senses, Amuro Toru and Edogawa Conan were no longer in the living room. The only one left, the more reliable Matsuda Jinpei, was still sitting on the sofa and drowsy.

Qichuan Yuan swallowed the food silently and experienced the feeling of increased blood pressure for the first time in a long time.

He stood up expressionlessly, with such large movements that the chair pushed against the smooth floor, causing a squeaky friction sound that made one's scalp tingle.

The sound made Jinpei Matsuda's teeth ache and the sleepiness in his head disappeared instantly. He looked up blankly, only to see Sugawa Gen walking up to the third floor with an indifferent look on his face. This expression was very common for him, but Jinpei Matsuda inexplicably felt that Sugawa Gen was in a very bad mood. He stood up, patted the wrinkled corners of his clothes, and followed him out of curiosity.

Apart from other things, Sugawa is a bad guy. But he is also a good guy in another sense. As long as it does not affect his own interests, he will not meddle in other people's business, not to mention what he would get angry about - so he is obviously angry now, which makes Matsuda Jinpei very curious.

At this time, Conan Edogawa had no idea what kind of horrible punishment he was about to face. He followed the younger brother of the strange pair of siblings closely, feeling increasingly heavy in his heart.

The black-haired young man acted normally, strolling leisurely in the corridor, seemingly admiring the decorations and furnishings in the corridor, but it was this that made Conan feel a strong sense of disharmony.

From last night until now, the brother and sister who are suspected to be members of the organization have been very well behaved, but this is like the calm before the storm, and Conan's heart is constantly hanging high, always worrying that they are hatching some huge conspiracy.

The heavy object fell to the ground with a bang, and the whole corridor seemed to shake a few times. Conan was startled and hurriedly scrambled to the vase next to him. The vase was big enough to hold these tall green plants, enough to block two of him. Conan carefully pushed aside the green leaves and looked forward - nothing!

Conan escaped and looked around, but found nothing. He hammered the wall fiercely: "Damn it, he must be a member of the organization, and he escaped!"

“A little self-aware.”

Conan shuddered, raised his head stiffly, and slowly looked at the expressionless Sugawa Gen, staring straight into his lowered eyes. His eyes, which were originally calm but still warm, were now empty. Conan shuddered silently, and moved his feet cautiously, intending to stay away from this dangerous area.

But Sugawa Gen had long arms and legs, and he quickly reached out and grabbed Conan by the back of his collar the moment Conan ran away, picked him up like a chick, and said something weird to Conan with a fake smile:

"If he is really a member of the organization, don't you know who will escape then?"

Conan tried to defend himself: "I..."

"Oh, by the way," said Sugawa Gen calmly, not giving him a chance to interrupt. "You are the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, the famous savior of Japan. How could you be afraid of a small Black Organization? You are so powerful that you can fight against the powerful Black Organization alone and still escape unscathed. How could you care about a small member of the Black Organization, right, Edogawa Conan?"

He deliberately emphasized Xiaoxiao, and the yin and yang in his tone almost drowned Conan, making him feel helpless and want to cry but unable to.

"No, I just..."

Qichuan Yuan said indifferently: "Forget it, go ahead. We ordinary people can't protect you. You can handle everything by yourself."

"Stop!" Conan's mouth twitched, and he finally couldn't help but interrupt him: "I just came to take a look, I'm not being reckless, so don't talk to me in a roundabout way!"

Edogawa Conan struggled for a while when Sugawa Gen was injured, jumped down from his hand, straightened his collar, turned around and sighed to Sugawa Gen who had a calm face: "Sugawa, I just came to take a look. I'm not a child anymore. I know what I should and shouldn't do. You don't have to protect me like a child."

He hesitated for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Don't you think you've overreacted?"

What he really wanted to say was overprotection, but he phrased it differently.

Overprotection?

Qichuan Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, not taking it to heart, and did not really hear what Conan said. He just snorted coldly and walked deeper into the corridor.

Conan was stunned and shouted: "Qichuan——"

A hand grabbed his collar again. Conan looked up and saw Matsuda Jinpei, who looked like he was used to it. "Forget it. He won't pay any attention to you even if you catch up with him."

"This guy is very stubborn. Matsuda Jinpei stood up and watched Sugawa Gen disappear into the corridor calmly. He nodded to Conan, "But what you want to say is overprotection, I agree with you on this point."

Matsuda Jinpei calmly put the cigarette to his lips, and suddenly remembered that there was a primary school student beside him. He put away the cigarette naturally, clasped his hands around his chest and leaned against the wall, saying in a calm tone: "This guy is just like this. He can't stand any harm to the person he has decided on. I thought this was a normal reaction. This guy looks heartless, but he is actually quite loyal and righteous.

But later, some of his actions made me realize that something was wrong. Matsuda paused and rubbed his brows: "Why am I telling you all this? It's useless. But he can't even protect himself and wants to protect others. From this point of view, he is still quite overestimating his own abilities, right?"

Conan's eyelids jumped when he heard Matsuda Jinpei say calmly: "You two are really the same in this regard. You are indeed friends who can play together."

Conan:...

You've included yourself in the calculation.

"Leave him alone for a while," Matsuda Jinpei said slowly, glancing at Conan with a hint of disdain, "Didn't I tell you to be honest and not act on your own? You're so disobedient."

Conan:...

This is your purpose, right? You just want to teach Qichuan a lesson. Is there any need to beat around the bush and even complain about Qichuan, you arrogant bastard.

Not far ahead, Amuro Toru stood quietly in front of a huge painting, staring at the contents of the painting with an unfathomable look in his eyes. After hearing the sound of footsteps, he turned his head nonchalantly and said to the person who came: "You are here."

Qichuan Yuan stopped, his eyes dark, and said in a cold voice: "Bourbon."