【Quick New】In the Name of Love · In the Name of Love- XXIV

Unexpectedly, but within reason, both of them suffered from insomnia.

Kuroba Kaito also lost interest after Kudou Shinichi left, and he went back to Kuroba House after saying goodbye to other students.

His mind was in a mess, trying to sort out these relationships.While absent-mindedly eating the bento he packed on the way home, he began to wonder what Kudo Shinichi's attitude meant, and whether he should confess to him.

Kudo Shinichi’s attitude gave up after guessing for a while—he couldn’t be expected to guess what was going on in the detective’s mind, and it would be even worse if it was self-defeating—and began to think about another century’s problem: Should he confess everything?

Kuroba really didn't want Kudo to misunderstand anything, but he couldn't just drag Kudo Shinichi into his already chaotic life.After this week of getting along, he was almost sure that after Kudo Shinichi knew about Kaitou Kidd, even if he would not help him openly, he would definitely investigate secretly.However, unlike Kaitou Kidd, Kudo Shinichi has no disguise, which will only bring him endless danger.Kaito Kuroba now knows what sacrifices he's willing to make for his soul mate, but he's also sane, sober, and painfully aware that he doesn't have the power to protect him.

— at least not yet.

and so……

Kuroba Kaito stared at the ceiling, worried.

He needs to think of a suitable explanation.

After Kudo Shinichi returned to Kudo House distractedly, he locked himself in the room, pacing back and forth in the room.

A colored soul imprint.

——This shows that the other party has already met his soul mate.

pipe.

——Is the other party a smoker?Either bad words or adults older than them.When will you meet such a person?Kuroba doesn't look like someone who would hang out with bad guys, even though he usually looks like a fool.That is adults.What kind of adult would use a pipe?Antique?Serious person?It doesn't make sense.Kudo Shinichi didn't know why, but he just felt that something wasn't quite right—although he and Kaito Kuroba had only known each other for a week, he could guarantee that Kaito Kuroba would never have sex with an overly serious old man soul mate.He didn't even know where his intuition came from, but he was able to be so sure of this matter, and there was a voice in his heart telling him this fact loudly and definitely.So, where is his inference wrong...

Kudo Shinichi punched the wall hard as if venting his anger, never felt so helpless.

Why do I care so much?Obviously you've only known each other for a week, right?

He had vaguely sensed that his mood had undergone an earth-shaking change when he didn't realize it, but he didn't know what it was—or he didn't want to delve into it.

No big deal, just detective instinct at work.

Kudo Shinichi repeatedly said to himself, trying to heal the ripples in his heart.

Just detective instinct.

"Ding--"

When he came back, the mobile phone he threw on the table rang at this moment, reminding him that a text message had come in.

Kudo withdrew from his thoughts, paused for a few seconds, and walked over to check the news with a frown.

The name of Kaito Kuroba was displayed on the screen that lit up.

Kudo's breath was stagnant, and his eyes widened slightly.

The message was so short that he didn't even have to unlock it to see the whole thing.

[Kudou, are you coming out tomorrow? ][1]

Kudo stared at the message as if he wanted to stare through the screen.After standing in place like a sculpture for a few seconds, he unlocked his phone and started typing.

[good.when? ]

He let out a breath slowly, and sat down on the edge of the bed, holding the phone in his hand, his gaze was always on the chat box with Kaito Kuroba.

The other side responded quickly.

[I know that there is a ramen restaurant near the city center that is particularly delicious. Shall we go together?Noon? ]

Kudo bit his lower lip.

At noon tomorrow, he and another classmate agreed to have dinner, but...

[okay.Send me the address in a moment. ]

He can go with another classmate next time, and now he pays more attention to Hei Yu's affairs - he attributes all his inexplicable curiosity to his never-ending curiosity as a detective.

It's good to apologize to his classmates in two days, I hope he doesn't care.Kudo sincerely apologized in his heart.

[OK.See you tomorrow then.Good night, Kudo-san. ]

[See you tomorrow, Kuroba-san. ]

Kudo Shinichi, who didn't sleep well, showed up at the door of the restaurant at the appointed time the next day with dark circles under his eyes.

This was the first time that the two of them went out to eat alone in private, and I don't know why Kudo Shinichi felt so nervous for the first time - obviously he wouldn't be like this when he went out to eat alone with other classmates before.He arrived a little earlier than Kuroba and started to line up.They chose a relatively early time, but there are still three tables waiting in front, it seems that the fact that the popularity is high is indeed beyond doubt.Kudo could already smell the tempting aroma of ramen wafting out between the opening and closing of the glass door, and his stomach couldn't help but growl.

"Kudou! Sorry for being a little late, the road is a bit blocked!"

Kuroba trotted over, dressed in all black, from jacket to trousers to shoes, except for the exaggerated image printed on the T-shirt underneath.He smiled embarrassedly, and quickly apologized to Kudo.

"Small things, you have to queue up anyway." Kudo said.The other party's dark circles are not much better than mine, and it seems that the other party didn't sleep well yesterday.Kudo felt a subtle feeling in his heart.

Kuroba began to chatter about this ramen restaurant, from the introduction of the chef to the ingredients, and then he talked about how many celebrities had eaten ramen here, and he knew everything at his fingertips.

"Kuroba, if I open a shop in the future, I will definitely hire you as a shop assistant." Kudo said with a smile.

Black Feather's eyes lit up.

"Then you must invite me, Boss Kudo, have you considered giving me a little more salary?"

"That depends on how you behave." Kudo touched his chin and said, with a sly gleam in his eyes.

Heiyu said with a solemn expression, "I promise you a monthly income of [-] million."

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

The ramen bowl bottomed out, and the two sighed contentedly, and put down their chopsticks one after another.The two of them fell into a brief silence at the same time. Kudo unconsciously grabbed the tissue that he had just wiped his mouth with, and lowered his eyes, not knowing how to speak. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that his question was a bit abrupt.

Kuroba Kaito broke the silence.

"Kudou, that..." He swallowed, thought about his words, and said slowly, "I didn't mean not to tell you about your soul mate."

Kudo looked up at Kuroba.Seeing that Heiyu was so nervous that his hands and feet were sweating, he still pretended to be calm and said: "You know, it's always a little troublesome to be asked about things by classmates. And my soul mate...should How to put it, it's a bit unexpected. It's hard to explain. So I thought, in order to save trouble, I might as well cover it up."

Kudo blinked quickly.

He asked, "What kind of person is your soul mate...?"

Kuroba blurted out: "It's a very outstanding and dazzling existence." He paused, coughed dryly, rubbed his nose to hide his uneasiness, and then said, "I don't know how to say it... God, Kudo, this question It’s really hard to say. I’m actually very surprised by his appearance. I haven’t known him for a long time, and I just met him some time ago. But for various reasons, we didn’t even have time to stay in touch with each other. way, so... well, my situation is too complicated, please forgive my nonsense. Frankly, most of what I know about him comes from the Internet. But I think he will be a very good Your soul mate." He looked at Kudo with flickering eyes, and many words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't speak.

——He chose to tell the other party part of the truth, but he could only tell the other party part of the truth.

Kudo felt a soreness in his stomach, but quickly suppressed it.

"'He'?" he asked.

Kuroba smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's a boy. To be honest, I don't know whether we will become close friends or lovers in the end, but I don't actually have any objection to homosexuality-uh, sorry, it's such a sensitive topic. "

Kudo shook his head: "It's okay. Actually..." He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "My soul mate is also of the same sex."

Kuroba thought, of course, because we are soul mates.

But he still raised his eyebrows in surprise on the surface: "You also met? This is a bit unfair, you have to tell me."

Kudo took off the watch he had been wearing all the time, and showed Kuroba the inside of his wrist.

Kaito Kuroba saw his representative imprint for the first time, his eyes widened, and he didn't know what to say for a while, his eyes were firmly attracted by the white pigeon that was about to fly.He thought, wow, this is amazing.

Kudo quickly retracted his hand, put on his watch again, and said, "My situation is also very complicated. In short, I didn't expect that the other party would be my soul mate at all-let's put it this way, me and My soul mate...we are people on opposite sides. And all I know about him can only be found on the Internet or...the Metropolitan Police Department's database." He looked at Kuroba's expression, wanting to see the other person's face The surprise and worry that may appear on the phone, but the other party is obviously just listening attentively.Kudo didn't know whether he should feel relieved or disappointed—he'd told Kuroba so clearly that his soul mate was a criminal, and she wasn't even the slightest bit surprised—and continued, "I didn't have much to do with him. contact, but I always feel that the other party has something, uh, something to hide, or a reason why they have to do it."

Black Feather's heart trembled.

The great detective is so keen that he can detect that his goal is directed at the organization with only a few acquaintances and scattered information? !

The frank words had already reached his lips, and Kaito Kuroba forcibly swallowed them down again.

——No, Kuroba Kaito, this is too selfish.You just desperately want someone who understands you and why they are your soul mate to tell you all about it, but it's too dangerous.Can't.

He forced a smile: "...then have you considered contacting him?"

Kudo shook his head and sighed.

"I... I don't know how I should face him. As a detective, I should try my best to arrest him, a crime is a crime, there is no black or white; but as Kudo Shinichi, I want to know why he did it, I think ...I want to help him." He smiled wryly, pinched the bridge of his nose, "Sorry, letting you know these things is probably the reason for the trust you made me feel inexplicably. These various reasons are too contradictory , I couldn’t figure it out myself for a while. But it’s nice to have someone listen to you.” He paused, looked at Kuroba, his eyes were starry, “Thank you, Kuroyu.”

It took Kuroba a second to recover from Kudo's words, and said, "No, it's nothing."

Kudo Shinichi looked at Kuroba: "You know, sometimes I feel like I've known you for a long time. It's like... like you are my soul mate."

Kuroba's heart tightened instantly, and the blood in his whole body became cold.

Kudo shook his head in the next second, and said with a broken smile: "Sorry, I'm talking nonsense again. I must be too full, you know, all the oxygen is sent to the stomach, making people's mind unclear—"

A shrill scream suddenly resounded throughout the ramen restaurant, interrupting the conversation between Kuroba and Kudo.

The expressions of the two people changed, and they stood up with a "swish" at the same time, and turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound.

"Help, help——"

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