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Seeing Rum's embarrassing exit, Xuejian was not as happy as she had imagined. She personally sent Rum to the laboratory, where countless "experimental subjects" lay on the operating table and wailed silently. She knew that a new "experimental subject" would be added here soon.

According to Toru Amuro, Rum had been hinting at him to throw dirty water on him, but he didn't expect the retribution to come so soon. It turns out that the biggest worry he once had was nothing more than this.

Go to the temple and burn incense for Gipson, Tsukishiro Seiko and those who died unjustly, and hope their souls can rest in peace.

"Sister Yuecheng."

Well, Xuejian lowered her head, and Conan smiled broadly at her. His little finger pointed behind him, "Look who that is?"

When Xuejian looked closely, she found that it was the Junior Detective League, Professor Agasa and his crew, as well as Akai Shuichi who was wearing a disguise mask.

She had forgotten that today was New Year's Day, the day when ordinary people worship Buddha and pray for blessings. No wonder there were so many pedestrians on the road.

It’s just that Shuichi Akai had been busy with his colleagues taking over Rum’s “legacy”, and only had time to talk to her on the phone for half the night yesterday. He was woken up early this morning to burn incense and pray to Buddha, so he must have been so sleepy that he couldn’t even open his eyes.

Mitsuhiko and Ayumi noticed the subtle atmosphere in the air, and tacitly covered Genta's mouth as he was about to greet them loudly, and pulled him aside.

Although they call each other from time to time, they haven't seen each other for almost two months.

Standing opposite each other, Xuejian looked at Akai Shuichi carefully: he was thinner and stronger. It was probably because he had too many tasks, and he would be fine after persisting for a while.

Akai Shuichi was also looking at Xuejian: her face was getting more and more haggard, and she would fall down if the wind blew. As expected, the undercover mission consumed her energy too much, and she didn't know how much effort it would take to recover. After the organization was destroyed, she could ask her mother to teach her how to make some warm and nourishing soups for her to drink.

"Well, Happy New Year." In the end, it was Shuichi Akai who spoke first. He had countless things to say to Xuejian, but when it came down to it, he could only say a dry "Happy New Year" and almost slipped his tongue.

"Happy New Year." This is the last time I say this to you. There are less than three months left until the final battle, and less than three months left until I leave this world.

From now on, you will celebrate many more New Years, and you will no longer be alone, but will exchange New Year greetings with your family.

I'm looking forward to this ending.

Yuantai finally broke free from the chain blockade of the remaining four members of the boy group, pointed at Xuejian and Akai Shuichi and shouted, "Happy New Year! Why are you two standing there?!"

……

Everyone looked at Yuan Tai, scaring the child so much that he took a step back, "Uh, did I say something wrong?"

This guy is hopeless, Conan laughed.

Huihara Ai added, "Yuanta, if you can't read the air like this, no girl will like you in the future."

The sad mood was suddenly interrupted, and Xuejian quickly returned to normal, chatting and laughing with everyone while worshipping.

There was a field of plum blossoms planted in the temple, and after the worship, the detective team couldn't wait to drag them to enjoy the flowers. Xuejian was also in a rare mood, and Karasuma Renya gave her a short vacation, so she simply went out to play with the children.

Conan pulled Xuejian aside, as if to whisper something to her. Xuejian cooperated and turned away from Akai Shuichi, hiding under a plum tree with Conan, waiting for him to speak.

Conan didn't hesitate and asked Xuejian if she knew where the organization's boss was hiding and how Gin was doing.

Xuejian was moved by Conan's perseverance. He asked about himself. It must be that no one in the FBI and the police was willing to tell him the truth and let him participate in the decisive battle. But for Kudo Shinichi, not being able to bring the criminal to justice personally was his biggest regret. Now he was counting on Xuejian to persuade the adults to let him go to the front line.

After listening to Conan's long speech about how important the decisive battle was to him and how much he hoped to participate in it, Xuejian looked at Conan's bright eyes when he was excited and asked a question she had wanted to ask for a long time.

"You were the one who told Shuichi that I was thinking about suicide, right? Before that, you only knew that I was a member of the Black Organization, so why did you save a bad guy?"

Conan was stumped by her question. To him, helping others was probably a physical instinct and there was no need for a reason to save people.

Xue Jian was not surprised to hear Conan's answer. Wasn't that how Kudo Shinichi captured Vermouth back then? The only difference was that the little detective saved Gippsson this time. It seems that no matter who it is, Kudo Shinichi will follow his instinct and save people regardless of past grudges.

She asked another question, "You know the final battle will be very dangerous, right? Everyone is busy and won't protect you. Have you prepared to face the hail of bullets alone? You might even die."

"I'm not afraid," Conan said without hesitation, "If bloodshed is a necessary step to dispel darkness and restore light, I am willing to sacrifice my life. I am also confident that I will not be the one who holds them back. Only with my presence can the success of the operation be maximized and unnecessary damage be reduced."

This is the little detective in her memory, Xuejian sighed. Her focus in Detective Conan has long been no longer on the protagonist. She has forgotten why she followed this long story as a child. In Conan's clear childish voice, the memories gradually become real.

"Okay, I promise, I will help you convince Shuichi and others to join the action team."

"I have one more thing to tell Shirley. The person she misses the most is in my clinic. Please wait until everything is over before telling her."

——Because Conan, your kindness and bravery are qualities that I don’t possess, and I once wanted to be someone like you.

Xuejian took Conan's hand and returned to the center of the crowd, watching him skillfully playing with the detectives. After noticing her gaze, the young boy jumped up and waved his hands vigorously to greet her, with a sunny and pure smile, like a 17-year-old boy full of vigor and vitality.

Little detective, kindness is the most precious quality of human beings. I hope you can always keep your kindness. You represent the purest justice. Seeing you, I feel that there is hope for this world.

Even though you have experienced so much suffering and witnessed the ugliness of human nature when solving cases, your soul is still spotless and shining.

It's just that I can't survive as you wish. Regardless of whether the strategy succeeds or not, [Gibson] will die in the decisive battle three months later. This is an ending that no one can rewrite.

I'm sorry, little detective, you can't save [Gibson], but you will save more people in the future.