Detective Conan: Knifeman? I'm a good citizen of Beihua

Late at night, Mihua Hospital.

Baichuan Qiu leaned on the hospital bed, looking helplessly at the two people in the bed next to him: "You two, didn't Jiang Gu tell you not to come over?"

Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji paused as they made their beds. Matsuda Jinpei raised his head, a matter-of-fact look on his face: "He told us not to come, so if we don't come, wouldn't that be embarrassing?"

Hagiwara Kenji also spread his hands: "There's nothing we can do. We're really worried about Shirakawa's safety. If the squad leader hadn't had to look after Natalie, we would have all come to accompany you tonight."

Baichuan Qiu: "...Okay, whatever you want. The minority should obey the majority anyway."

"That's good." Kenji Hagiwara spread out the bed sheet, then jumped and lay on the bed next to him.

The young man with semi-long hair yawned lazily, a hint of a smile still on his face. "Anyway, the Poirot Cafe case is handled by Jin Ping-chan. Protecting the victim from secondary harm is also our duty as a police officer."

Shirakawa Akane: "...Okay."

He smiled helplessly: "Then I would like to thank Officer Matsuda and Officer Hagiwara from now on."

Matsuda Jinpei folded his arms and assumed the airs of a police officer. "Alright, Mr. Shirakawa, it's time for you to get some sleep and recover. We'll take care of this."

"Roger that!"

Baichuan Qiu said this and lay down obediently.

What no one noticed was that the moment Baichuanqiu lay down, a dazzling light reflected from the window outside the ward shone on his pillow, but quickly disappeared without a trace.

……

That night, not only the Metropolitan Police Department officers stayed in the hospital, but also the public security officers hiding in the dark.

Yuya Kazami was sitting on a bench not far outside, flipping through the newspaper in his hand as if nothing had happened, but his eyes would occasionally glance at the people passing by. His body was slightly tense, and he was seriously on guard against any accidents.

In the ward behind him, there was a row of strong men in black clothes sitting or standing, all with alert expressions on their faces, always listening to what was happening next door.

Outside the corridor, there were also a few police officers gathered sporadically.

Everyone is waiting for the killer to arrive.

The wait lasted until the early morning.

The hands of the clock pointed precisely to a point. The hospital, which had been somewhat noisy originally, had now fallen into complete silence. Apart from the slightly softer lights, there was not a single person in the corridor. The police who had been staying outside also returned to several nearby wards one after another to avoid attracting the killer's attention.

Feng Jianyu also entered the ward next to Shirakawa Qiu and carefully observed the situation outside.

But the corridor was so quiet that there was not even the sound of footsteps.

Inside the ward, Bai Chuanqiu looked at the two people who were still paying close attention to the situation outside, sighed helplessly, and sat up: "You two should take turns to sleep for a while, there's no need to be so vigilant."

"Shh, be quiet, you can't hear the noise outside." Hagiwara Kenji raised his index finger and made a gesture of silencing his mouth.

Matsuda Jinpei also waved his hand: "Go to sleep, don't disturb me and Hagi."

Baichuan Qiu: "..."

These two guys are too active.

System: "Forget it, host. They are quite positive. You don't have to worry too much. Go back to sleep! Don't forget, I'm here for you!"

Bai Chuanqiu adjusted the quilt beside the bed and prepared to lie down again: "Just you?"

System: "Yes, host, have you forgotten? I have an alarm system——"

“Ding—alarm!”

As if to confirm the system's words, the system's alarm suddenly sounded in Baichuan Qiu's mind.

Baichuan Qiu frowned slightly, but his body was one step ahead of his thoughts and he subconsciously turned to the side.

As he turned over, a bullet passed through the window glass and came from the dark night sky, just glancing past Baichuan Qiu's head.

At the same time, the pillow behind Baichuanqiu exploded with a bang——

"What's going on?" The two people next to him were startled when they heard the noise and turned around suddenly.

"There are snipers——"

Before Bai Chuanqiu could finish his words, his arms, which were trying to support his body weight, hit nothing and he fell backward uncontrollably.

——Oh no, I forgot this bed is very small!

However, it was too late. Under the astonished gazes of Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji, who had no time to reach out, the whole world in Shirakawa Akira's eyes was receding, as if in slow motion.

"Boom-"

Baichuan Qiu's head hit the windowsill next to him hard, and then he fell to the ground with a bang.

The noise was so loud and complex that Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara barely managed to reach out before their opponents fell to the ground. Seeing the sniper-shotted pillow on the bed and the unconscious Shirakawa Akane lying on the ground, they were momentarily unsure what to do first.

"He's coming—" Matsuda Jinpei rushed to open the door, "Hagi, you take care of Shirakawa, I'll go after the sniper—"

"it is good!"

Fortunately, this young couple had a very good understanding of each other. The sluggishness only lasted for a moment, and the two of them quickly made a clear division of labor.

Matsuda Jinpei rushed to the corridor, and upon hearing the sound of shattering glass, the public security officers including Kazami Yuya also rushed out: "How is Mr. Shirakawa?"

"It was just a bump on the head, now go after the sniper!"

As Matsuda Jinpei said this, he rushed out at an extremely fast speed.

Feng Jianyu quickly pointed at a few people and said, "You stay here to protect Mr. Shirakawa's safety. Everyone else, go and chase him!"

While the chaos was going on outside, Hagiwara Kenji quickly transferred Shirakawa Akane to a relatively safe bed, and then patted the young man's cheek: "Shirakawa? Shirakawa? Wake up--"

Baichuan Qiu frowned, then finally opened his eyes dazedly.

Facing Hagiwara Kenji's worried gaze, Shirakawa Akira opened his mouth and said, "Huh? Hagiwara, you have so many little stars—"

"Are you okay? Where did the stars come from—"

Kenji Hagiwara quickly touched the back of Shirakawa Akira's head and vaguely felt a big bump. It was obvious that Shirakawa Akira was hit hard just now.

"Well, the stars are spinning around and I'm feeling dizzy and sleepy."

Shirakawa Akira struggled a bit, but still felt a strong sense of sleepiness coming over him. He simply gave up resistance, waved away Hagiwara Kenji's hand, curled up, and closed his eyes again: "I'm going to sleep first, good night, Baka Baka."

Hagiwara Kenji: "?"

Hello? Are you okay?

Don't say goodnight at this time! It's really scary!

However, when Hagiwara Kenji went to see her again, Shirakawa Akira had already fallen into a sweet sleep.

"Shirakawa? Shirakawa?"

This time, no matter how Hagiwara Kenji called out, the white-haired young man didn't respond at all, as if he was really just asleep.

Kenji Hagiwara was not sure whether Shirakawa Akira had hit his head, so he hurriedly called a doctor to come and take a look.

Just as he called for a doctor, Matsuda Jinpei and others had already run out of the hospital.