Lost Lord Ranbu

When Luanbu saw a strange hot air balloon in the shape of a green lizard in the sky on the Ferris wheel before, he was already ready to be approached by Pengelie.

Some time after the battle for the ring, Dazai didn't choose to return to his command, apparently because of something that got him in the way.Or maybe he is planning something, for example, he has another plan for "the third power of seven", so he has no plans to return to Yokohama for the time being.

Ranpo is waiting for his news.

A clue related to Pengo Lie appeared unexpectedly today, and Ranpo thought it was a sign that Dazai was going to contact him.He had just finalized matters related to the detective agency with Fukuzawa Yukichi. He was in a good mood and was willing to split his mind to solve other incidents.

It really doesn't work without Ranpo-sama, so go and help Dazai.

Ranbu thought so in his heart.

If we say that all the events experienced before can be regarded as expected in the random steps, but being hit by rockets for ten years among the crowd did not go ten years later, but unexpectedly arrived 20 years ago. This inexplicable development is chaotic. Bu really didn't think of it.

I have to say that after recognizing where he was and who the person standing in front of him was, Ranbu was really taken aback.

He stared blankly at the man in front of him.

The man was staring at him too.

The hair color and eye color of the two are the same, and the facial features are also very similar. Even the most difficult human temperament is somewhat similar, but one of them is more mature.No one doubts that there is a certain relationship between them, or that they do have a blood relationship, but there is an interval of 20 years, and... life and death.

Looking at each other for just two seconds, the expressions on the faces of the two became a little strange.

Then, Ranbu took the lead in taking action.

Like a frightened wild cat, he almost jumped up, turned around and ran in the opposite direction, trying to escape from the extremely embarrassing meeting scene in front of him.

He had just taken two steps away when he heard a very majestic voice from a man behind him: "Luanbu, if you dare to escape, I will tell your mother about you slipping away from the opening ceremony."

"..."

Ranbu retracted his feet stiffly.

Now that things have happened, it would be too ridiculous to say something like "I'm not messing around, you have misunderstood the wrong person". Shouldn't the children themselves be very clear about how capable parents are?

Ranbu's parents, that is, the man in front of him and his wife also have genius minds, they believe in what they see, and they also believe in the blood connection.Only in this wonderful family, Luanbu, who often seems out of place because of his superior views, can be treated as a "normal child". They stand at the same height and understand each other.

So, no explanation needed.

"What, I only complain to my mother! Is this how adults threaten children?" Luanbu turned back angrily, "No, no, this can no longer threaten me, I am no longer a child Even if I tell my mother, my mother won't blame me!"

"Really?" Edogawa's father, who was not much older than Ranbu, but could overwhelm Ranbu, showed a narrow look, "Mom asked you to behave well in the new school, did you do it?"

Ranpo replied: "I've forgotten about that kind of thing a long time ago! If you want to talk about it, go tell me 20 years ago."

It's impossible no matter what.

With Luanbu's memory, let alone an exhortation from 20 years ago, even if it is kindergarten, as long as it is related to his parents, he can remember it clearly.In the years since I lost my parents, these trivial things became more and more clear in my memory.

As for the words his parents taught him, such as "knowledge of humility" and "don't use what you know to hurt others" and other principles that Luanbu doesn't quite understand, he has already received explanations from Mr. Sen, and he can It can be said that I have learned a certain sense of "independence".

When Edogawa's father mentioned his mother, Ranpo showed irritability, perhaps it is more appropriate to describe it as timid and restless.

How do you say that word?

Tired of being close to home?

Near nostalgia timid.

"It's fine, don't worry about me. Anyway, you are waiting for Luanbu 20 years ago, I'm not your son." He couldn't wait to escape from here.

Edogawa's father stared at him again, and couldn't help frowning: "Stinky boy, you have become arrogant after being 20 years old for no reason! What are you losing your temper? Do you think I don't know what you are thinking? Whether it was 20 years ago or 20 years from now, he is my son."

Luanbu didn't make a sound, like a child being scolded by his parents, he stood obediently at the gate of the primary school with his head down.This pair is more like brothers than father and son, which has attracted the attention of many passers-by.

Edogawa's father pushed him as if no one else was around, and walked on the way home: "Before mom finds out, let's talk to dad on the road—what trouble did you get into all these years?"

Ranbu: "..."

What kind of trouble did you get into...

Too much to tell along the way.

***

Edogawa Rampo's accident brought a great shock to the port mafia.

Zhongyuan Zhong also came up and blamed the organization in black for plotting against Luanbu, which can be regarded as well-founded.

Although it is only a conjecture that aptx-4869 makes the chaotic steps smaller, but since Nakahara also raised it, most people think that the Black Organization is the most suspected, and even the victims of the side effects of this drug, Edogawa Conan, As well as its developer Hui Yuanai were immediately "invited" to the headquarters of the port mafia to assist in the investigation.

Conan and others were forced to enjoy some treatment that tourists could not enjoy.

"Is this the Yokohama landmark? It's so high!"

"The tallest building in Yokohama, the elevator is also the fastest. It is said that it is someone else's company building, and tourists are usually not allowed to visit it!"

"Mr. Ranpo is working here!"

On the elevator leading to the top floor, the primary school students chattered about the scenery on the high ground with surprise and envy.

Conan sighed.

If possible, he would not want to have the honor of "sightseeing" at all. After all, this is the headquarters of the port mafia. How could anyone take the elevator up without any grievances after knowing this?

"Don't sigh, it will never be a bad thing." Dr. A Li said to him in relief.

"The doctor is too easy to trust others." Conan glanced at the monitor on the elevator, and lowered his voice to remind, "This is the headquarters of the mafia, and the doctor saw it along the way. Almost all of them are equipped with guns, and no one is self-defense. The organization would be so bold, right?"

Dr. Ali touched his nose.

He really didn't expect the port mafia to have such great power in Yokohama. If it was just for the chaos, he didn't think it would matter. After all, the port mafia was very polite when they approached them, and the children's schedule was also very It was well organized.

The boys were very excited to be able to come to such a place that ordinary people could not enter.But Ayumi, the girl with the most sensitive mind, did not join the discussion of others. She grabbed the corner of her clothes and looked a little uneasy.

"Ayumi? What's wrong with you?" Dr. Ali noticed her.

The little girl replied: "I was wondering where brother Jianshu went, he didn't seem very comfortable just now..."

The boy next to her comforted her and said, "Don't worry, the other adults said he just had a common cold. And isn't this their workplace? Such a big company must have an infirmary."

"That is to say, don't big companies all have labor insurance?"

"I hope Brother Jianshu can get better soon."

Dr. Ali looked at the children, bent down and asked quietly: "By the way, Ranbu and Jianshu-kun, did the two of them really eat that? I mean, it's okay for Jianshu-kun, but Ranbu keeps eating that." He's a smart kid, so he probably wouldn't take that kind of medicine, right?"

Conan shook his head.

If what Edogawa Ranpo said when he visited Dr. Ali's house before was true, then the port mafia and the black organization would definitely not be able to coexist, and some bloody conflicts would be expected.

But this "expected" does not include Edogawa Ranpo becoming smaller.

When Conan heard that Edogawa Ranpo's body had shrunk to the age of seven or eight, he couldn't believe his ears.

Ranpo Edogawa, who has the eyes to see the truth at a glance and has excellent deduction ability, unexpectedly "succumbed to the trick". If he hadn't been forcibly fed with drugs, how could he have eaten it?Could he not see that someone was poisoning him?

No, he must have seen it.

Edogawa Ranpo had noticed the poison in the food a long time ago, so he exchanged food with the boy named Kenki, and ordered Kenki who was carrying a bug to "finish" the crepes-only in this way, it will be more serious. It is in line with the logic of action of a mafia cadre who is extremely intelligent but innocent to the point of cruelty like a child.

The elevator stopped on a high floor, and outside was a circular corridor with stained glass. Under the leadership of the internal staff, Dr. A Li took the children out.Conan stayed in the elevator and was taken up to the top floor by someone on the pretext of "going to see Brother Ranpo".

After Dr. Ari and the children left, Conan felt that the atmosphere in the elevator gradually became depressed.

This is not because of the viciousness of the mafia responsible for leading him upstairs. In fact, the mafia boy named "Atsushi Nakajima" is not equipped with weapons. His eyes are clear, his attitude is peaceful, and he is also gentle to children. Soft-spoken, like a kind big brother next door.

But the dark black clothes that were completely inconsistent with his temperament, and the iron ring hidden under the skirt that looked like a tame animal, made Conan feel uncomfortable no matter how he looked at it—does the port mafia still abuse minors?Why not run away?Is it mental brainwashing?

"Ding--"

The numbers above the elevator finally jumped to the top floor.

"Here it is." Atsushi Nakajima led him to a heavy solid wooden door. There were two mafia guards standing beside the door. After seeing Atsushi Nakajima, he nodded slightly and opened the door for them.

The door opened, and Conan was so nervous that he held his breath.

"Big, big, small, big, small—" the child's soft and immature voice came from inside the room, sounding a little dissatisfied, "I said, why do you want to play such a boring game? If you want to play memory games, you must Take a few more cards, it's too simple!"

"How is it possible?" The pupils of the man sitting on the other side of the long table, holding the last two cards in his hands shrank slightly, with an expression of disbelief, "This is what I'm best at..."

The leader above the main seat couldn't help chuckling.