Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

Koizumi was awakened by a series of "clicking" sounds.

The room was still dark, but from the light filtering through the gaps in the curtains it was clear that it was already late.

Koizumi grabbed the phone and took a look.

It's almost twelve o'clock.

It seemed that she had originally planned to lie down for two hours, but she ended up sleeping until noon?

So depraved!

But she is still so sleepy...

The cell phone fell beside the pillow and Koizumi closed his eyes again in a daze.

Gin was half lying on the sofa, holding up his mobile phone and clicking on the keyboard to send emails.

I found that the person on the bed was still trying to stay awake, so I said, "Get up when you wake up."

Xiaoquan suddenly sat up hugging the quilt, complaining in a daze with messy hair: "Brother, you didn't knock on the door! Am I not a woman as your sister?"

Gin:......

He paused his hand movements and turned to look at her.

It was a language he had never heard of and did not understand.

Mello really doesn't belong to this world.

It was the first time that Gin had such a clear understanding.

Looking at Gin who had a somewhat weird expression on his face, Koizumi blinked his eyes, slowly gathered his thoughts, and finally came back to his senses.

She just...

Did you say something stupid?

Alas, it was all because of that dream just now...

Koizumi rubbed his face vigorously twice, threw away the quilt, yawned, and stood up, saying casually: "Gin, why are you still staying here?"

She pushed open the door of the bathroom and was about to go in when she suddenly heard Gin say behind her: "Koizumi."

Koizumi shuddered, his head buzzed, and he woke up instantly.

Her fingers involuntarily gripped the door handle tightly and began to tremble slightly.

Although the pronunciation is not standard, what came out of Gin's mouth was clearly the name of her original world...

Koizumi!

She only mentioned it once when explaining her origins, but Gin actually remembered it? !

Koizumi paused for a long time, until she managed to suppress the shock in her heart, control the expression on her face and the tone of her voice, then she turned around and pretended to be calm: "What's the matter?"

Gin turned his gaze back to his phone and said with some impatience: "Hurry up, I have something to ask you."

"……understood."

It wasn't until the door closed and the sound of shower water came from the bathroom that Gin turned his gaze again.

He looked at the closed door, his eyes showing mixed emotions.

【I come from another time and space in 2023. 】

【…Go home. Go back to where I should be.】

He kept repeating in his mind what Mello had said to him.

Gin had no intention of working, so he simply threw away his phone and lit a cigarette for himself.

…So, has she found a way to go back?

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After taking a deep shower, Koizumi suppressed all the emotions and thoughts that shouldn't be revealed deep in his heart and sealed them up. Then he changed himself into a set of clothes that looked more refreshing and came out of the bathroom.

The sofa in the living room is very small. I don’t know how such a tall guy like Gin managed to stay here for almost six hours. Isn’t it suffocating?

Koizumi first drew open the curtains and opened the windows to ventilate the room, dispersing the smell of alcohol that only she could smell. Then she came back and sat on the bed opposite Gin. She picked up his cigarette and lit one for herself with familiarity, then spoke calmly and repeated the question she had just asked.

"I said, why are you still here?"

Confirmed, she turned back into Mello again.

Gin looked away.

Instead of answering her idiotic question, he just threw a picture at her.

"Explain to me."

Koizumi studied Gin's expression.

I'm not in a good mood, or even a little bad.

Then she looked down at the thing in her hand.

This is a secretly taken photo, taken from outside the cat cafe. The distance is a bit far and it is not very clear.

In the photo, Kyoko is sitting by the window of the cat cafe, digging into the cake with her head down and a serious look on her face. Next to her, Morobushi Keimitsu is talking to the waiter in the store.

Koizumi has an impression of this scene.

It was her third day at the cat cafe as Kyoko, and she was asked by Morobushi Keimitsu to go downstairs to move around.

At that time, Zhu Fu had not yet discovered her true identity.

In other words, it is still in the suspicion stage and has not been confirmed.

The focus of the voyeur was on Morobushi Kagemitsu, and Kyoko just happened to appear in the frame.

Koizumi raised his eyes and asked nonchalantly, "What do you want to explain?"

Gin: "Who is this?"

"Scotland."

Gin:......

"Haha. Okay, okay. It's me."

Gin:......

The hand holding the cigarette involuntarily tightened for a moment.

Sure enough, it was just as he suspected.

When he speculated that Fujiwara Yuto was Asakura Mirai, he wondered whether he would be able to meet A073 again one day.

Gin was silent for a long time before continuing to ask, "Were you in the store during the days you were missing?"

"Correct."

"Do they know?"

"Only Scotland knows."

Koizumi smiled and said, "I was discovered by him accidentally. But, it's a good opportunity for him to cover for me. Children's bodies are really inconvenient in many ways."

"Purpose?"

"In order to prevent those with bad intentions from attacking Santa Felina with confidence, we simply let Sakurai Izumi, the boss who can take charge of the situation, disappear for a few days and take a vacation at the same time."

Gin curled the corner of his mouth, obviously disdainful of her words.

Koizumi smiled and tilted his head: "Anything else you want to ask?"

Gin:......

"No more? Then it's my turn to ask questions."

Koizumi shook the photo in his hand and said, "Excuse me, where did this come from?"

Gin glanced at her and said, "Someone has been snooping in your office these days. Haven't you noticed?"

Ha, if that's the case, it looks like he was someone sent by Sake to monitor the cat cafe's activities.

Koizumi smiled and said, "I acquiesced. So where is the person who took this photo? Is he still alive?"

"What do you say?"

Koizumi sighed, "Okay, I asked even though I knew the answer."

She looked at the ceiling and thought for a while, then suddenly curled up the corners of her mouth, revealing a calculating smile, and handed the photo back to Gin.

"Then you can find an excuse to submit this photo to that gentleman."

Gin narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Koizumi for a long time with scrutiny: "What is the purpose of doing this?"

“When Mello disappeared, this kid showed up. When this kid disappeared, Mello showed up again.

"What do you think that gentleman would think?"

Gin's eyes flashed with a gleam of brilliance for a moment, but he frowned: "You are using yourself as bait."

Koizumi nodded as a matter of fact: "That's right. I'll give that gentleman whatever he cares about. That's how we can make the most of the bait, right?"

Gin:......

Koizumi silently looked at Gin's expression opposite him.

He's really not in a good mood today.

He seemed a little anxious, as if he had encountered some difficulty or was struggling with something.

But after waiting for a while, Gin still didn't speak again.

It seems that it has nothing to do with her, or he doesn't want to tell her?

So Koizumi stretched and stood up: "Okay, let's go eat. Then I want to have a good chat with Miss Shirley and ask her where she hid my name tag."

Gin just sat there without moving.

It was not until Koizumi walked to the door of the room and was about to open the door and walk out that he suddenly spoke again.

"If I want to see her, can I?"