【Fast New】London Fog

"Hey, since it was too late to come out from the Metropolitan Police Department, there was no tram, so I stayed at his place nearby."

Although it sounded like a reasonable explanation, the expressions of the two roommates next to him were even more subtle.

"Is he going back to open the door for you late at night..."

"He didn't go back, I have the key."

"Hey? Where did he go if he didn't come back... Wait, did you just say that you have the keys to his house..."

"Well, well." Hattori Heiji, who seemed to have discovered something serious, went to join the washing brigade together. Kudo glanced at the empty upper bunk opposite him, and took a sip of his coffee.

Tsk, it's too sweet.

As a result, Kaito Kuroba disappeared and did not appear for a whole day, which is not common.Because even if he skips class, Kuroba is more likely to nest in the dormitory and mess with his magic props, but just disappear without saying hello.Rather than worrying about him—after all, he is not a child, he must not be lost or killed, Hattori and Hakuba found something more interesting, that is to observe Kudo's reaction.At [-]:[-] in the evening, Kudo Shinichi finally picked up his phone and walked to the balcony.

"…Hello?"

The phone was connected, and the sound of the wind coming from my ear didn't know whether it came from where I was or from the receiver.Obviously it is a very familiar voice, so noisy, chattering in my ears every day, not to mention that it is so similar to my own voice.Why did such a voice sound low and low in my ears at this time, mixed with a soft sigh, one syllable can make people's heart palpitate.

"Xinyi?"

"Where are you? Why don't you reply to text messages?"

"I'm back?"

——Just came out of the Metropolitan Police Department, it was too late and there was no tram to go back, so I borrowed your house nearby.

--it is good.

That's too perfunctory, it's not like you who talk a lot.Of course the words were not spoken.

"I'm calling to tell you that the test results came out. Heavy metal poisoning. The chemical composition is a mixture of mercury and arsenic. It was detected on the deceased's lipstick and toiletries, as well as the canned cocoa powder in the cabinet."

"Oh, it's scary, the culprit is my ex-husband..."

"Well, Officer Sato just checked the exit records. He flew to London the morning before yesterday, and now Officer Megure has sent someone to track him down."

"Then congratulations to the famous detective for successfully solving the case again!"

"…Ok."

"London... I remember you've always wanted to go, right, Sherlock Holmes from Heisei? You must go to Baker Street once."

"I will consider traveling when I have time next summer."

"Hey, let me guess, do you think the coffee on the table is sweet?"

"yes."

"I'm still used to standing on the balcony and talking on the phone."

"so what."

"Wearing only a shirt at night will catch cold."

"It's not necessary—how do you know?"

"The blue one?"

"It's amazing."

"Still can't say it?"

"…What?"

There was a subtle pause on the other end of the receiver, and the emotions of hesitating to speak were lost in the air.

"Questions like 'Where did you go last night, why didn't you come back today'?"

"..."

Really punctured mercilessly.Just like I taught him mercilessly in the past, although I know that those conversations are low-IQ quarrels in the eyes of others.At this time, I really should pretend that nothing happened, raised my voice and said, what are you talking about, but the voice got stuck in my throat, and the time actually stayed here in such an embarrassing way.

There were still some clouds covering the moon in the night sky, but a cloud just happened to run away, revealing half of the moon, and the silvery white light fell on his shoulders, pulling his face out of the darkness.It's like saying, be honest, Kudo-kun.

He was almost about to hang up the phone, but when his eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of somewhere downstairs, the hand holding the phone really let go.

During the final of the JMC Magic Awards, he, Hattori and Hakuba went to see Kaito Kuroba on stage.Obviously standing on the same stage as other contestants, but when Kuroba performed, it always felt different everywhere.The black and blue stage set, because of his request, turned off all the lights on the stage and even in the audience in the judges' seats, leaving only a ceiling light that can't be called very bright, just like the moonlight, shining lightly on him. On a white top hat.Later, he was bestowed the title of "Magician under the Moonlight", probably from then on.

The magician under the moonlight is now standing downstairs in the No. [-] male dormitory of Dongda University. He has no top hat and suit, but an ordinary sweater and sneakers. He holds a mobile phone in one hand and a convenience bag in the other.But it's best to see so much at a glance—the gentle, penetrating eyes that look straight at him, and the inside story is inextricably linked.

I don't know why he stood there looking at him from the first sentence, Kudo suddenly felt frustrated for no reason, although the light is dark and the distance is not close, it stands to reason that he would not see any whimsical expressions, But it's just like, ah, this is such a crafty guy.

But even so, you still have to watch back.In any case, you can't lose in terms of momentum.With the idea of ​​being like a child, Kudo Shinichi and Kuroba Kaito met their eyes. They are both people with good acting skills, and there should be no flaws in their expressions.Only the hands clenched into fists, the slight pain when the fingertips pressed tightly against the palms reminded myself, should I be more awake?

After Kudo Shinichi came back from the balcony, he went to take a shower. On the days when there were no cases, the detective's routine was quite regular.Kuroba Kaito came back while he was still in the bathroom, and Invincible kindly brought some fried chicken.Hattori, who happened to be at supper time, was going to look at him with admiration again.

"By the way, where did you go today?"

"My dad needs help with something. The assistant grandpa came to pick me up yesterday, and he has been busy until just now."

"Ah, that's amazing, family of magicians."

"Everyone, each other, white horse."

"anyway……"

The white horse poured out a glass of water and came back, and asked naturally,

"Are you and Kudo really not dating?"

……

The scene where the three of them were was subtly frozen for a moment, just as Kudo came out of the bathroom and brought a series of sounds.

"No."

Kaito Kuroba smiled and replied with a flawless expression, the poker face that a truly competent magician should have.

"If you like it, you must say it seriously." Baima continued meaningfully.Hattori subconsciously looked at Kudo Shinichi, who had already changed into pajamas and was staring at the laptop screen with his back to them.

"Speaking of which, Qingzi said to go shopping together on weekends, are you free?"

The white horse on the opposite side showed an expression of "why do you want to mention Qingzi at this time".

Hattori sighed.

In fact, he has some understanding of the situation of these two guys. He has known Kudo for a long time, and Kuroba is actually a very understanding person.The so-called bystanders are probably like this, and Hattori can guess what they are entangled with each other and what they are misunderstanding, but reason tells him not to interfere and not to disturb this muddy water, let's see how long these two idiots can go on Bar.

Probably Baima Tan also thought the same way.

So a party of eight was scheduled for this weekend.The four of them plus Kudo's childhood sweetheart Mao Lilan, Mao Lilan's best friend Suzuki Sonoko, Kuroba's childhood sweetheart Nakamori Aoko, and Hattori's own girlfriend Toyama Kazuha.

So only my childhood sweetheart has naturally become a girlfriend, what is going on with those two people...

The famous Kansai detective sighed again because of his roommate.Sure enough, compared to things like feelings, cases with cold truths are easier to understand.