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

Baichuan Qiu didn't know if it was because of anger, but his head was aching again. He covered his head and felt a huge sense of sleepiness coming over him again.

Baichuan Qiu guessed that he was about to "wake up from the dream", so he quickly turned to the last page of the book and carefully checked the publishing company and edition number of the book.

As he expected, this book was indeed a legitimate book published by a legitimate publisher! It wasn't a privately printed, isolated copy!

That is to say, he can find it in the present time——

Baichuan Qiu's eyes went dark and he fell asleep again.

……

When he woke up again, he was still lying on the hospital bed. Only the mark on the ceiling and the surrounding environment made him realize that he had come out of his memories.

"Host! You finally woke up!"

The system was filled with mixed feelings: "Woo, woo, I almost thought you were going to become a vegetable and never wake up!"

Baichuan Qiu rubbed his head: "I am..."

"Baichuan, you finally woke up!"

Kenji Hagiwara, who had been sitting aside looking at his phone, stood up excitedly and happily rushed to Shirakawa Akane's bed: "You really scared us to death!"

As he spoke, he pressed the call bell next to him: "Don't move for now, the doctor will come and check you out."

Baichuan Qiu: "...Okay."

After the doctor came and checked, Baichuan Qiu was finally able to sit up.

"Rest well, get enough sleep, and rest more recently." The doctor gave the usual instructions and left the ward. Only Kenji Hagiwara and Akira Shirakawa were left in the ward.

Shirakawa Akira's eyes fell on Hagiwara Kenji's arm: "Hagiwara, your hand——"

"Ah, this, it's nothing, just a scratch, a minor wound." Hagiwara Kenji shook his arm. "But you, you were unconscious for the whole day! We almost thought you would never wake up."

Then he said with a serious expression: "Baichuan, you are sick, why did you hide it from us? Didn't we agree to face it together?"

Baichuan Qiu was surprised: "Huh?"

Hagiwara Kenji: "Furuya told us that you seem to have some mental problems?"

Baichuan Qiu slowly opened his eyes wide: "Ah? He told you?"

Ahhh, damn that Rei Furuya, what a scumbag! Why did he even tell Hagiwara and the others about this? Doesn't he have any dignity?

Hagiwara Kenji said soothingly, "It's okay, Shirakawa. We won't laugh at you. No matter what the situation is, we will face it with you."

Baichuan Qiusheng lay down with no desire: "Haha, thank you."

Some things, once lost, are gone forever.

Goodbye, my face~

"hiss--"

Baichuan Qiu felt some pain on the back of his head again. He touched that spot and felt two big lumps.

"Eh? That's weird. I remember I only fell once, so why do I feel two bumps—"

Baichuan Qiu felt a little strange.

"Cough-cough-"

This time, it was Hagiwara Kenji who was embarrassed. He coughed loudly and quickly changed the subject. "Okay, don't think about those messed up things. What you need to do now is to use your brain less and rest more."

As he said that, he turned around and prepared to flee the scene: "I'll get you some warm water..."

"By the way, Hagiwara." Shirakawa Akira didn't think much about it, but pulled Hagiwara Kenji and said, "Can you help me find a book?"

Hagiwara Kenji stopped, a little confused, but nodded without hesitation: "Okay."

"It's a book published by Kobayashi Publishing called 'White Rabbit Detective Diary 20'. It's part of a series. If possible, I'd like to find all the books in the series."

"White Rabbit Detective...Diary?" Hagiwara Kenji was surprised by the somewhat childish title, but after reviewing his connections, he decisively said, "Coincidentally, one of my colleagues' family owns a bookstore. I'll ask him to help ask around."

"It's a book from nine years ago. The author is Qiu Hui. It might be a little hard to find." Shirakawa Qiu gave a warning first.

Hagiwara Kenji patted his chest and assured confidently: "Don't worry, Shirakawa! I will definitely help you find it."

"Thank you so much." Baichuan Qiu's expression softened.

"We're all friends." Hagiwara Kenji smiled and patted Shirakawa Akira's shoulder. "Matsuda and the others are still busy with the case. I'll call them and tell them."

"Ah."

Watching Hagiwara Kenji leave, Shirakawa Akira fell into deep thought again.

This time of recollection was indeed quite rewarding.

But there are still many things that remain a mystery.

And in his memory, there was one thing that particularly concerned him...

Bai Chuanqiu lowered his eyes and suddenly called out, "System?"

"Hmm? Host, I'm here." The system replied quickly, "What can I do for you?"

Hearing the system's answer, Bai Chuanqiu frowned, then lowered his eyes and said calmly: "...It's okay."

System: (?ヘ??)

……

While Shirakawa Akane was busy looking for the original owner's memories, Amuro Toru finally received a new task given by Rum.

"Nagano Prefecture?"

There was no smile in Toru Amuro's eyes. He was just casually flipping through the documents in his hand. The first thing he saw was that familiar pair of light blue eyes.

——It’s a photo of Hiro’s brother.

Amuro Toru lowered his eyes and slowly clenched his fingers.

Unexpectedly, after just a brief confrontation, Rum discovered the existence of Zhufu Gaoming.

I guess...he should have some guesses about Hiro's identity.

"Yes, although there have been some minor setbacks recently, it's not without gain."

Rum turned his back with a smile on his face.

I was just curious at first, but I didn't expect to find such an important clue.

"Look at those eyes. Do they look particularly familiar to you?"

Toru Amuro just made a sound from his nasal cavity.

"Scotland—whisky."

Rum propped up his head with one hand and lit the cigarette with the other. His voice was a little ethereal: "Tell me - if Scotland hadn't died back then, what would it be like now?"

Toru Amuro's expression gradually became cold.

"So, it was Green Chat who discovered the Scottish identity. So you see, Green Chat is dead now."

Amuro Toru forced a smile: "Yeah, that makes some sense."

"So, what do you want me to do now?" Amuro Toru asked. "According to you, Scotland is not dead and is hiding in Nagano Prefecture? But you also have to know that he has returned to his public security identity, so I'm afraid it won't be so easy to find him."

"Haha, Bourbon, you're wrong about that."

Rum said cheerfully, "I don't intend to kill him. I just want proof that he's still alive."

Amuro Toru frowned.

"This Zhufu Gaoming should be related to him. Go to Nagano Prefecture and keep an eye on this guy. It would be best if you could see Scotland with your own eyes."

Amuro Toru's face darkened. "I'm sorry, Rum, I don't quite understand what you mean."

What is this guy Rum planning?