Ke Xue: I got two Kaleidoscopes at the beginning

"Ran, don't touch the bomb right now. Officer Megure just told me that they will send reinforcements to help dismantle the bomb. Don't act rashly before that."

"Yeah, okay. I get it."

After more than ten minutes of silence, Xiaolan spoke first.

"Hey, Shinichi. Did you know?"

"what?"

"Actually, I've always admired you since I was a kid. I feel like no matter what the problem is, as long as you're by my side, I can definitely solve it."

Just like now, if Shinichi hadn't been at the door, she would probably be like those people who were so scared that they were hiding in the corner.

Conan smiled after hearing this. "Just leave it to me. Like you said, I will always stand by your side."

. . .

As the two of them chatted, they felt less nervous.

There are only eighteen minutes left. Time is running out. At this point, is this all we can do...

"Hey, Xiaolan. I want to ask you. Do you have any scissors or something on you?" Shinichi asked.

Xiaolan thought for a moment and said, "Come to think of it, I do have a pair of small scissors in my sewing bag. What do you want them for?"

"Now, I need you to use those scissors to dismantle the bomb." Shinichi was silent for a moment, then said firmly.

"Eh?"

"Xiaolan, do as I say."

"Wait, let me get the bag to the gate first. I can't do anything while listening to the collar."

"Okay, just concentrate on following my instructions. Although there's no shock-detonation device on the bomb, you still have to move it carefully."

"I understand. I'll come to your place now."

Now, Xiaolan was holding something that concerned the lives of everyone present. She only dared to move forward step by step.

"Shinichi! Can you hear me?"

There was a sound immediately from the other side of the door.

"Yeah, I heard it very clearly."

"So I broke the bag?"

"Well, be careful."

"Okay, I'm ready."

"First, remove the outer cover. Just flip it up and it should come off. Remember to do it gently."

"Well, I opened a new one there."

"Good. Now, we need to cut the wiring inside. If we get the order wrong, it could explode at any moment."

Xiaolan swallowed. "Yeah, I understand, Shinichi."

"First, cut the top yellow line."

Xiaolan held the scissors tightly, her hands trembling slightly. She stared at the bomb in front of her with wide eyes, her heart beating rapidly. She knew that every move could lead to fatal consequences, but she had to remain calm.

"Well, I'm going to cut it."

"Ah."

Xiaolan gripped the scissors tightly, sweat dripping from his forehead. The ticking sound of the bomb countdown echoed in his ears, like the death knell of life.

She took a deep breath, then slowly but firmly cut the fuse of the bomb. In that moment, time seemed to freeze, and the sound of her heartbeat filled the entire space.

As the scissors cut, the bomb did not explode, and she felt a surge of relief wash over her.

"Phew, I did it Shinichi. The bomb didn't go off."

"Well done, Xiaolan, but we can't let our guard down just yet. Next, let's cut..."

Time passed by, and the fuses of the bombs were cut one by one. Soon, the bomb disposal work reached the final stage.

"Looks like we still have time. Now all we have to do is cut the remaining black wire and the timer will stop."

"Black one, huh?"

Xiaolan cut the wires, but found that the countdown did not stop.

"Shin... Shinichi. I've already cut the black one, but the countdown hasn't stopped. And there are still two wires left. One red and one blue."

"What did you say?" After hearing Xiaolan's words, Shinichi quickly checked the circuit on the drawing. However, he still found nothing.

Damn Professor Moritani, did he deliberately not mark these two lines on the drawing just to lure me here?

"What should we do Shinichi? Should we cut both of them?"

"Nonsense! One of them is the real detonator. The moment it's cut, we'll be shattered to pieces."

"How, how could it be..."

Damn, is it blue? Or red? Which one should I cut? If my brother were here, he'd definitely figure it out, right?

Kudo Yu, who was fading away beside him, shuddered.

Don't think that he is doing nothing here now, but he is actually doing this to prevent Xiaolan from accidentally cutting the last fuse wrong, so that he can drop the bomb into the Shenwei space as soon as possible.

Brother Tuzi, I’m sorry.

(Tsuchiko: Good fellow, Kakashi was just throwing some garbage. You threw Big Ivan at me, right?)

"Boom, boom"

Just when Shinichi was stunned, the bell representing the arrival of a new day rang.

"It's twelve o'clock, and there are only three minutes left? Damn it, which one should I cut?"

"Shinichi?"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Happy birthday, Shinichi. Because, because I'm afraid I'll never be able to say this to you again."

Shinichi collapsed to the ground after hearing this.

He sighed, as if he had made a decision.

"Xiaolan, I'm sorry, I lied to you."

"Huh? What did you lie to me about?"

"Actually, I'm not busy with a case abroad. I've always been..." Shinichi said, taking off his bow-shaped voice changer.

"I'm always by your side. Ran, I'm Shinichi. Conan is Shinichi."

Conan's voice was not loud, and the only people who heard it were Kudo Hana and Xiaolan herself in the dark.

"I've always known that."

"Eh?"

As if she noticed Conan's confusion, Xiaolan continued to explain.

"Because, Shinichi, you look exactly the same now as you did when you were a child. It's just that you never confessed to me, so I never asked you."

"Xiaolan... I'm sorry."

"Why should I apologize? Actually, I quite like the way things are now. I used to be the one admiring your back. And now, I can finally become your umbrella. I'm so happy."

"Xiaolan... so you're not angry anymore?"

"Angry? Angry about what?" Xiaolan asked puzzledly.

"It's about the time we took a bath together? You didn't forget it, did you?"

"Ah! Let's put things in perspective. I'll definitely settle the score with you after this matter gets out."

"Haha, okay. I'll wait for you to come out and settle the score with me."