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

"Ding--"

The shop door was pushed open and a man dressed in black walked in.

“Welcome to Poirot Cafe~”

The man walked straight towards the person on the recliner: "Baichuan Qiu."

Baichuan Qiu raised his eyes, glanced at the person in front of him, and then stood up holding the cat: "You're here."

"Ah."

Baichuanqiu's gaze fell on the cat in Baichuanqiu's arms, and his narrow fox eyes narrowed slightly, "You have another cat?"

Bai Chuanqiu raised his eyebrows: "Yes, I just raised it. Do you want to touch it?"

Bai Chuanyu looked away: "No need."

He turned around and said directly: "Let's go."

Then Baichuan Qiu got into the car with Baichuan Yu holding the system cat.

Baichuan Qiu was in charge of driving, while Baichuan Qiu lazily nestled in the passenger seat, rubbing the system cat in his arms.

"Host, where are we going?"

The system is a little curious.

"Go and identify the person." Baichuanqiu said.

"Recognize someone?"

The system is very puzzled.

But soon, they arrived at their destination.

It is a relatively modern cemetery located in the suburbs of Tokyo, built on the mountainside with beautiful scenery. The roof of the mausoleum is antique, and the exterior walls are painted in a mixture of pure white and brown-gray, which looks cold and solemn.

Inside the Imperial Lair Hall, numerous wall-like coffins are arranged, with urns nestled within these walls like rows of drawers. Outside these compartments, a separate set of steps provides convenient storage for belongings and relics. While the overall design is subdued, it also evokes an inexplicable sense of peace, as if the soul has found a final resting place.

Under Baichuan Yu's guidance, the two of them came to a grid in a corner.

The names of the Shirakawa couple were clearly written on the spirit tablet in the grid.

"They didn't believe in Buddhism during their lifetime, didn't value rituals, and preferred simplicity and efficiency. They also didn't like being disturbed, so I chose this place." Bai Chuanyu looked at the words on the spirit tablet, his eyes filled with nostalgia, sadness, and reluctance. "However, many people have come to see them over the years, but I've rarely been here."

He didn't want the couple to see him looking embarrassed and fawning in front of his enemy, so he didn't dare to come.

——I don’t have the face to come.

Baichuan Qiu listened to Baichuan Yu's words and remained silent for a rare time.

The system cat jumped out of his arms, lay down in front of the steps, looked up at the spirit tablet curiously, and wagged its tail intermittently.

"This is your first time here too." Bai Chuanyu placed the flowers in his arms in front of the spirit tablet, "Please recognize it."

Baichuanqiu took a deep breath, walked over and stood beside Baichuanqiu, staring quietly at the two photos above.

Most of the memories he recovered were his own, that is, the time he spent in the police academy, and there were very few memories belonging to the original owner, but from those fragments, he could still see the vivid couple.

They are gentle, forgiving, loving… and stubborn.

They gave that child 100% of their love and 100% of their patience.

Unfortunately, happiness may not always come.

Baichuan Qiu didn't say anything, just watched quietly.

Baichuan Yu didn't mind and kept talking while looking at the two photos.

He talked about the Nishizaki family, the ending of the Nishizaki family, and even the Hase family's return to politics, but he did not talk about his own hardships over the years and those painful past events.

But perhaps those things are not important to him now.

But as he spoke, he actually started crying, like a lonely and helpless child, choking with tears, silently tilting his head back and letting the tears slide down his cheeks.

The entire space fell into a dead silence, with only the sound of the wind passing through the hall, quietly carrying away the sad sobs.

I don't know how long it took before Baichuan finally uttered a complete sentence:

"Will Xiaoqiu never forgive me?"

Baichuan Qiu was stunned for a moment and remained silent.

"If I hadn't said those words and left Xiao Qiu alone in the mental hospital, would Xiao Qiu have stayed?"

Baichuan Yu continued to ask while sobbing.

Baichuanqiu continued to remain silent.

"Can you bring Xiao Qiu back?"

"I'm sorry. I was really wrong."

"Please don't leave me alone."

"I can't lose him again—"

As the wind in the hall grew stronger, the man's crying sounded like a wail, making people feel heartbroken.

Baichuan Qiu looked quietly at the person in front of him, then looked at the spirit tablets of the Baichuan couple. In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore and said slowly: "He has always been here."

Baichuanyu finally stopped crying.

Those fox eyes were red and filled with tears, but when they looked at Baichuanqiu, there was still a light in them: "Really?"

Bai Chuanqiu reached out his hand and slowly touched the cat on the steps, saying calmly, "Really, he's just too tired, so I came here."

Bai Chuanyu followed his gaze and saw only the cat lying on the steps. He asked wistfully, "Will I ever be able to see him again?"

Baichuan Qiu did not give a definite answer, but simply replied: "Let time take care of everything."

Time will tell...

……

After paying tribute to the Shirakawa couple, the two walked back down the mountain.

On the way, Baichuan Qiu asked curiously: "How did you find out that I'm not Baichuan Qiu's?"

"In many ways." Bai Chuanyu replied, "You are completely different from him."

Bai Chuanqiu sighed softly: "That's right."

He has always been himself, a completely different person from Shirakawa Qiu.

"But no matter what, I'm still very grateful to you." Bai Chuanqiu raised his hand and patted Bai Chuanqiu's shoulder. "It was you who went through all those things that happened later on his behalf. It was also you who helped him destroy the Nishizaki family and find out the truth of what happened back then."

"Thank you very much, indeed."

Baichuan Qiu knew that Baichuan Yu treated him as the original owner's second personality. After all, the original owner had always had mental problems.

However, Baichuan Qiu did not refute, nor did he intend to explain. After all, no one could have imagined that the person living in this body at this moment was a soul from another world, and the real owner had already died.

Giving this lonely person some thoughts is the best outcome at the moment.

Baichuanqiu sent Baichuanqiu back to the Poirot Cafe.

But the next day, Shirakawa Qiu received another express delivery from Shirakawa Yu in his apartment.

That was a very large box.

After Baichuan Qiu signed for it and opened the big box, he was surprised to find that it was filled with various gift boxes, and each one was obviously filled with something.

The system jumped onto the cabinet nearby and was very surprised: "What kind of gift is this!"

Shirakawa Qiu suddenly had an idea and thought of what Shirakawa's mother said in the preface of the White Rabbit Detective Diary when she was reading it before -

[Even if something unexpected happens, I will definitely leave him a birthday present! ]

【Then let’s prepare to live until we’re a hundred years old! 】

And there are also the words of Xi Qi Zhou Ming that sowed discord:

"He's been searching for Shirakawa Masanao's belongings..."

"Those relics were all taken by Morimoto Yu..."

Looking at these things now, Baichuanqiu suddenly realized what he was looking for at that time.

He was looking for the birthday present that Shirakawa's parents left for Shirakawa Qiu.

——Even if the person who should receive the gift is no longer here.

Baichuan Qiu looked at the pile of gift boxes in front of him, opened his mouth, and was speechless for a long time.

Some emotions may never be expressed in words, but actions cannot deceive people.

Does Baichuanqiu hate Baichuanqiu?

Maybe it's hatred.

But there is more love than hate.

Baichuan Qiu lowered his eyes and picked up a gift at random. It just happened to say 28 years old on it.

That is the age of this body now.

With trembling hands, he turned over the card.

[Qiangqiang~ Our Xiaoqiu is 28 years old this year~ I guess she should be married already, right? But we already gave her a wedding gift last year, so let me think about what to get her this year... Maybe you already have a baby this year? Or are you still single? Ahem, let me be clear, I'm an open-minded parent. Even if you choose not to get married, or have a different sexual orientation, I can accept that! No matter what, we all hope you can be happy. As long as you are happy, we fully support whatever life you choose!]

[Well, then I'll prepare two gifts! One for the baby, and one for something else. Hehe, I'm so thoughtful.]

「Oh, right, I almost forgot about this──」

We love you forever, Xiaoqiu! Happy birthday!

【——Love your mom and dad. 】