【Quick new】Third person

a month later.

"Lan! Hurry up, this way!"

At the entrance of the amusement park, Sonoko Suzuki waved in the direction of Mao Lilan and his party with Makoto Kyogoku on his arm.All the exams for this year's high school graduates have ended, and the very excited Miss Suzuki invited Mao Lilan and Dr. Ali to play in the amusement park with the children of the Boy Detective Team on a sunny Saturday. .

"Hmm, you should drink orange soda with ice in summer!"

"Doctor! I want to eat ice cream!!"

"Ah, Conan-kun and Ai, don't go so fast!"

It's such a relaxed and noisy afternoon, with the sun and cicadas chirping, soda and popsicles, it really feels like summer.Looking at the bouncing figures of the children, Mao Lilan couldn't help but frowned, but was teased by Yuanzi.

"Tsk tsk, I guess, at this moment you must be thinking, ah, if only Shinichi was here!"

Faced with her best friend's exaggerated voice imitation, she smiled a little embarrassedly.

Indeed, Kudo Shinichi disappeared again.

She heard about what happened in Bar Street a month ago, and because Hattori Heiji was at the scene, she knew that the reasoning fanatic must be involved.However, I didn't expect that the case was tens of thousands of times more complicated than the report. Kudo Shinichi left a voice message saying that he was going to travel far away to continue handling the case, and then left cleanly.It stands to reason that she should also be used to such things, but when Yuanzi mentioned it so harmlessly, she was still a little lonely.

And all the time, time and time again.

This time, however, it seemed she wasn't alone.The day she came to Kudo's house to clean again, she saw Edogawa Conan leaning cross-legged on the sofa reading a book. She asked him many times if he wanted to go back to the Mori office, but he politely declined.This child seems to have grown up a lot overnight, or to put it more bluntly, he lost those pretended childishness, revealing a real calm appearance, and Mao Lilan hardly felt any disobedience, as if he should have been like that people.Since Dr. Ali was next door, she let him go.

It's just that sometimes I feel that he is a bit like me, waiting for someone who doesn't know when to return.

"Finally, go ride the Ferris wheel."

As the end of the day, the Ferris wheel is the perfect choice. You can take a rest with the night breeze, and you can also look at the neon lights of the city at night from a height, with deep or shallow thoughts.A group of people walked slowly in the direction of the Ferris wheel, and Haibara Ai silently walked to Edogawa Conan's side.

"Are you sure you don't want to ask me?"

"Don't tell me, I don't want to know." The boy rolled his eyes.

"Oh? I thought you must be terribly curious. It's been a month, you should calm down, right?"

"I, no, angry, angry——" he answered every word, inadvertently glanced at the three or five young people passing by them.

There was a smile in the corner of Hui Yuanai's eyes, "Yes, yes."

At around 08:30 in the evening, many young people were walking towards the direction of leaving the garden.It is not difficult to hear someone's name from their conversations and voices——

Kaitou KID will come to Mihua Town at ten o'clock tonight.

He had heard the news from Uncle Mao Li and Suzuki Sonoko two days earlier, and it was hard to know based on the exaggerated reactions of those two people.However, the notice did not specify the location, and did not even mention what gems were stolen.Fortunately, with Kyogoku really here today, Miss Suzuki's nympho has somewhat restrained.Of course, there are still many young people who will go to the main street to try their luck. After all, many people can hardly forget the rose rain brought by the strange thief KID on the night of Valentine's Day at the beginning of the year.

He never regarded him as a rare legend like those people did. After all, they had lived together for a long time. It was such a vivid memory that filled his brain that was blank due to accidents.So, he is obviously a cunning person, even if he left now, he still occupied his thinking silently like this.

"When I was a sophomore in high school, Shinichi and I also came here." Mao Lilan's voice suddenly sounded behind him, and Conan looked up and watched her walk beside him. "It was also in front of this Ferris wheel. Shinichi seemed to be chasing someone, so he left in a hurry. I tripped over my shoelace, so I didn't hold him back."

Mao Lilan sank into memory with a faint smile.

"Before he left like this, he didn't come back for a long time. So what Conan said..." She looked into his eyes with unspeakable emotion.

"Conan, if you want to go, go, remember to go home early."

The boy's footsteps were frozen in place.

The same gentle voice with understanding or expectation has rang in my mind thousands of times.He looked at her in astonishment, and in front of him was a girl in a blue jacket calling his name.

Shinichi, she said, Shinichi, where are you going?

"Conan?"

"..."

Hui Yuanai on the side also looked at her in surprise, and then sighed softly.

It turns out that you don't know everything.

No one knows what kind of movie is playing in the mind of this little figure shuttling through the night at this time, and every step he takes is a memory.

——What kind of story is this?

Everything seems to start here, the beginning and the end, or a circle.The foreshadowing is buried before this, and there are countless possibilities in the future.He was always him, and he was always himself.Regardless of surname and first name, regardless of identity and appearance, everything is like a game of God, an adventure he participates in.The answer that I didn't dare to think about was really so incredible, like a miracle leaping out of Pandora's box, it was a nightmare and a baptism.He has always believed that one day he will remember those things that should not be forgotten, so he has been waiting, but he did not expect it to be in such a situation.Sitting in the back seat of the taxi, watching the bustling crowd and the flickering lights, he finally felt like he had just woken up from a big dream.

Back at Kudo House, he took out the two capsules from the drawer.It was given to him by Hui Yuanai that night a month ago, and he has kept it since then, and this is it, the key to Pandora.He suddenly felt a little relieved. It was like a miracle that he became smaller. He lived with the body sensation of a child for two years, and the complicated experience brought about by amnesia was probably an experience he would never forget in his entire life.This is not an absolute case, there is no clear right or wrong, but for that unexpected guest, he needs to find him now.

"Hey, Haibara? Give me that guy Kuroba Kaito's phone number... Ahh, stop talking so fast!!"

Ignoring the laughter on the other end of the receiver, he quickly jotted down a string of numbers.

What should I say after meeting him, words of thanks or words of apology?The big detective had no plan once, and at this moment he was still living by feeling.

"You have become a little different," Hui Yuan Ai said softly, her voice was accompanied by Night Breeze, breaking into people's hearts. "Maybe you can feel it yourself? It turns out that there are some great detectives who have won many battles with absolute reason and self-confidence. You, who have never been impossible-although the amnesia situation is a bit foul, but you were in an impossible situation in the past. In the fog of comparison, you will hesitate, hesitate, entangle, be at a loss, doubt the people around you, even doubt yourself, and finally get bored or even avoid thinking. Because you are used to the company of someone, you will be disappointed because of his concealment, and you will also Getting angry when he put himself in danger, in fact, you and I have no right to blame others, right?"

"Now understand what I said, what you concealed from Mao Lilan, and Mr. Phantom Thief concealed from you. In addition to absolute justice and right and wrong, human beings are such emotional creatures, so there are so many White lie. How does it feel to be both a liar and a lied to at the same time?"

"Cut..." He smiled helplessly. "You've changed a bit too, Miss Accomplice."

"Oh?"

"Become...more human?"

She blinked, and the Ferris wheel had just risen to its highest point.Looking back at the two boxes at the back, the three children were pointing out the window excitedly, and Mao Lilan was sitting on the side smiling and looking at them.Suzuki Sonoko leaned on Kyogoku Makoto's shoulder, his face was full of satisfaction and happiness.Looking down, Dr. Ali stood below, raising his head and waving to the children.Looking elsewhere, there are crowds of people with different faces, colorful lights, heavy traffic, and endless life.

Life and the world itself are already miracles.

Then you and I who won Pandora, thank you for your hospitality.

The digital indicator light on the elevator door in front of me changes to the right every one and three quarters of a second.

This keen perception is the same as usual, and he believes that he can still recite all the units, from the galactic year to the Planck constant...but he can't measure the time he has missed.

Fortunately, it is not too late.

"The number you dialed is currently unanswered, please leave your voice message after the beep—"

When no one answered, he frowned and transferred the call to voicemail.

There is no light in the stairwell leading from the top floor to the top of the building, only the screen of the mobile phone next to the ear is on and off, and the sound of footsteps is accompanied by the drumbeat of the heart.The heat from running was stuffy in his chest, the moment he pushed open the door, the cold wind whipped up his forehead hair instantly, and the sweat in his palms was slowly transpiring under the night sky.

"I have solved the mystery," he said while holding the phone, "There is no third person at all."

On the 57th floor rooftop under the moonlight, you can see the red neon lights of Tokyo Tower from the southwest corner, just like what the guy said last time.Three helicopters hovered over the side of the tall building, and the beams of large searchlights pierced people's eyes.The police cars were already crowded at the bottom of the building, and the red and blue overhead lights drew a thin line of flickering along the driveway.

"I figured out the answer to the mystery, but..." The young man stretched his arms, jumped up, and stood on the edge of the roof. "But I still lost to you. This time I lost completely—"

In the past, it was just a simple relationship between detectives and thieves, but after countless encounters, they tacitly helped each other in the process of chasing each other, and now they have added a rich touch.He thanked him for his unconditional protection, so he must not be allowed to escape this time.

I want to use my original appearance, invite you to drink a cup of hot cocoa, and sit down with you and say thank you.

Maybe there are more possibilities.

The white hang glider on the horizon moved from far to near, passing by the edge of his field of vision, and then flew over his head.

Kudo Shinichi smiled silently, hung up the phone, and looked at the city.

He felt the sound of someone landing lightly behind him, he put down his phone, and the panting caused by running finally calmed down.He turned around and showed a smile, a bit like the look after he had to admit defeat, but more of relief and comfort, no matter what kind of expression, it is rarely seen on his face.

The door of the roof was opened again, and the police officers rushed forward. Several people who knew him, headed by Nakamori Ginzo, were a little stunned when they saw the scene in front of them.And he, the magician whom the famous detective watched, his eyes behind the unilateral lens were full of hesitation.Originally, he came here with the mental preparation of being scolded, but he didn't expect that there was only a simple smile on the other party's face.

The unchanged porkerface became a little stiff when he had a premonition of what he was about to do——

"It was stolen by you just like that..."

The young man took a step backwards, and then saw the stunned expressions of the police officers on the rooftop.

It fell straight down.

"?? What are you talking about... Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!!!???"

Kuroba Kaito was frightened into a cold sweat, he jumped down without thinking, and then hugged the falling person tightly.Unexpectedly, it was exactly what the other party wanted, the man hugged his waist back, with the confidence in his tone when he first met.

"Haha, is this scene deja vu?"

"you……"

"Post thief, I've got you."

END