Colleague Ke Ai: Dream·Vaguely

What does seven days mean?God created the world in seven days, but will his and her world be turned upside down within seven days?The answer, definitely.

After taking a deep breath to stabilize his emotions, Kudo Shinichi was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, but his movements stopped a moment before his fingers touched the door.Wei Wei is dazed, it's just going home, what's wrong with her?Rarely, a detective who has always been calm hesitates inexplicably in front of his own house.

"Kudou?" A familiar but still cold voice sounded in front of him unexpectedly.The door was opened from the inside.

"Ah, oh, I'm back, Huiyuan" A little guilty, he didn't look at those water blue eyes that must be full of doubts now, and he passed her side.Go straight back to the study. "嗙" was accompanied by his usual closing sound of the door.As if everything is business as usual.

As if, everything is business as usual?It's just as if.How vulnerable is the nearly perfect disguise he has worked so hard for in front of her eyes. Regarding this, they are as wise as they are aware of it, but they don’t know whether it is luck or misfortune. , No one will deliberately pursue the truth behind the surface in life.

However, today is destined to not be an ordinary day.

Near noon, Dang Ai finally stopped being obsessed with those complicated thoughts and tidied up everything.When I was about to go out to buy the ingredients for today's dinner, and settle for lunch by the way, the phone rang.

"Hello...?" He picked up the phone with a startled look. Usually, there will be no incoming calls at this time, unless...

"...beep, beep" After a suffocating moment of silence, the phone was hung up from the other end.Countless possibilities flashed through her mind at that moment, and uneasy and ominous premonitions also emerged in due course.Just alone, without fear.Because when surrounded by all kinds of possibilities, his promise to her back then became clear and strong in due course. He said that he would protect her.

"Lingling..." But a moment later, the phone rang again reluctantly.Do you not want to cleanse me so much?She raised her eyebrows, and picked up the phone again without a moment's hesitation.In fact, she also said back then that she is not a flower in a greenhouse that only wants to be protected.

"Hello?" She prepared for the worst, but her voice became condensed and fearless.

But isn't it very common?The more you go all out and wait for the battle, the more unexpected things will happen.

So half an hour later, she was sitting in the newly opened coffee shop on the corner, looking at the person in front of her with a rare puzzlement in her eyes.

"Are you...?" The person in front of her was noble and mysterious, her wine-red hair was enchanting but gentle, and Ai didn't know her.

"Miko, Koizumi Hongko." The voice was calm, but it seemed to have the magic power to reassure those who heard it.Somewhat because of this, Ai came alone.

"You said you have something important to tell me, what is it?" The indifferent woman cut straight to the point without taking into account the doubts in her heart.Even, there are some resemblances.

"It's about someone important to you." Hongzi's expression was solemn, her eyes became sharper than usual, but she went straight beyond mourning, as if she wanted to see through some invisible things, such as unpredictable, fate, "But, Let's order something first." The woman chuckled again in the next second, and the lines on her face merged a lot.

Sadly silent for a long time, finally gave up and said to the waiter: "ESPRESSO"

"Ken... oh, no, Kona" Although she was also talking to the waiter, Hongzi's eyes full of inquiry remained unabashedly on Ai, "ESPRESSO? The taste is extremely bitter. Some people say, from drinking You can find out who they are with coffee."

"Oh, so what does Kona portend?" Ai tilted her head, showing a look of confusion.

"Oh, I just prefer to enjoy life. In other words, I'm a special case, different from you." Youyou said, her wine-red hair shrouded in the sunshine of early spring, adding haziness and dreams.

"Is it different from me?" Ai stared at the person in front of her, unknowingly let go of her defenses, and even her tone of voice was not as cold as it was at the beginning. "Why?"

"Many years ago, my crystal ball told me that the devil in the east would end the sinners in white clothes. That was the first time Kudo Shinichi appeared in my field of vision." Let me talk about the reason I wanted to know very much before.

"And just recently, the behavior of the crystal ball has become more and more abnormal. It seems that there is a huge catastrophe coming."

"So...?" Ben is a scientific person, and I am a little amused at myself, how can I be moved by the other party's unreasonable words.

"No, my power can't see through everything. Even if I can, I'm sorry I can't tell you everything." A calm and slightly apologetic voice.

"In that case" Ai suddenly felt impatient.It is not her usual style to fluctuate many times in a short period of time. Today, she seems to be particularly impatient.

"But I know one thing, this time Kudo Shinichi and the sinner in white will join hands to end the deepest darkness, but," Hongzi paused, as if unwilling to mention the following words, "it is at the price of blood." Finally, He said it word for word.

Hearing this, Ai Qiang suppressed the premonition that had surfaced in his heart before, and said with a light smile: "But your previous predictions sometimes went wrong. At least Kudo didn't arrest KID that time, otherwise, why did you come up with the idea of ​​joining forces this time?" ?”

While talking, the coffee was brewed.In an instant, the mellow fragrance overflowed.

But Ai was not in a hurry to taste the drink, she just stirred slowly, and watched the curling curls and the spiral patterns in the cup.And Hongzi seems to be happy to enjoy this process, if one ignores her slightly frowning eyebrows that are not easy to detect.

"Do you want to add sugar?" I asked knowingly but still asked.Sadly shook her head as expected.There was another long silence.

"Anyway, thank you for telling me, but I won't let the prophecy come true." Holding up the cup, the brunette woman showed a firm and faint sadness on her face, drank it all down, it was still a familiar bitterness, but unfortunately it has long become a habit , besides, what does this have to do with physical and mental feelings?

"Sure enough..." Hongzi narrowed her eyes, looking directly at Qingni, who was about to get up and leave. "You are different from me. Do you know? Even the charming but bitter espresso devil can be transformed into a wonderful angel under the embellishment of pure white sweet milk. In the future, try cappuccino."

"Then, farewell. But, it's actually very similar, isn't it? Espresso and Kenya, in a certain way." Ai actually heard her murmuring intentionally or unintentionally.But on the surface, he was noncommittal, just left these words, and then turned and left.

It is true that I ordered Kona because I knew that such an outdoor cafe could not have the purest KenyaAA, but in fact, in terms of taste, the two are very different, and Hongzi does not hate them, but it seems that Kona wants It seems even more impossible to want to be pure, and I have overlooked this point.

But although Espresso and Kenya are both extremely bitter, they are different after all. At least Espresso can become cappuccino. KenyaAA is only suitable for single products, this is an unchangeable fate, Hongzi's eyes reflect sadness.

It seems she also forgot the fact that she doesn't hate Konan.

"However, I'm really looking forward to you, Haibara Ai, or Miyano Shiho." His eyes were covered by bangs, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.But in Hongzi's last murmur before leaving, regret and other unclear emotions were clearly revealed.

And the same day may even be at the same time.

The magician under the moonlight, the silver-winged thaumaturge, the abandoned phantom son, jointly wanted by Japan, the United States, and the European Union, and registered in the Interpol, No. 1412—the so-called strange thief KID, and Kudo Shinichi and others The abominable and evil Mr. Thief, as the detective said, strolled in the headquarters building of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in a dignified manner, and greeted many staff members with a smile.The world is wonderful sometimes, isn't it?

"Excuse me, where is my office?"

The policewoman who was stopped hurriedly pointed out after being fooled by her recent explanation that she was a little forgetful, and then added in a sweet voice that she thought was cute in spite of the fading figure: "Oh, I am from the second search department. You know everything, in the future, if you need help, you must come to me."

Hearing this, the figure who had already turned the corner was obviously stiff from the cold, but then turned around and smiled softly again: Hey, Ms. Know-It-All, I am very grateful for your help. I wonder if I have time after get off work today?

Ms. "Oh", who was full of joy just now, was already over excited at the moment because of the sudden invitation, "smiling nine springs".What a pity, the strange thief shook his head "secretly sad", and walked towards the office one by one.

"Huh—————————————————, who are you?!!!" It was obviously a very strong tone of shock, but it was said in a deliberately low voice.

But even so, it is enough to attract another person who has wandered in front of the French windows with the shutters closed all morning to turn around,

"Is it fun to impersonate me? KID"

"Is it fun to impersonate me? KID"

In the huge personal office, two almost identical voices came from two people with identical appearance.

Then there was a silence as if frozen in time.

"Heh, what's the matter with such a rare and low-key person coming to see me without sending out a notice letter or doing those tricky things?" After all, it was still a drama of the police interrogating the thief.

"Just to see how corrupt our lovely police gentlemen are, wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow ww There is no light at all, do you want to kill people in a secret room?"

Finally, the calm detective couldn't hold back, but he didn't realize that he and his surroundings hadn't been this lively for a long time.

"Oh, long time no see, my dear friend, Kudo Shinichi, or Edogawa Conan" In an instant, the disguise was removed, just like the monocle and white dress in the past, it seemed to be shining in the dark.Across the mahogany desk, his playfulness was replaced by calmness, "I have something to tell you," KID said.

"What?" He raised his eyebrows.A detective is someone who knows what's in the box before opening it.My previous declaration faintly floated in my mind.Although there are too many creeds to be buried by himself, but this one alone, he will never give up no matter what. After all, he is still a detective, or as far as the current situation is concerned, he is still a police detective.

But the one who didn't break it with his own hands was challenged by the guy in front of him.Heh, Kudo Shinichi, you are really not ordinary sorrow.He chuckled sympathetically.Then ignore all the previous provocative words and wait for the following.

"Your Mao Lilan is not married." KID frowned slightly. He was too familiar with Kudo Shinichi's expression now, but it was this familiarity that made him feel a little uncomfortable, and he was in a trance for a moment. Let me know that although I regret it, it has become a fact.Then there was the expected brief silence, and—

"You, say, what?!" - the expected dialogue.Sure enough, it should be more tactful, but, that expression, really, is like a certain past self, and it is precisely because of this that he has to come to the Metropolitan Police Department in person despite his reputation as a strange thief.

"She is in this country now, but she may not be there in two days." Well, my mission has been accomplished.Next, you should—

"why?"

kindness?Unexpectedly, it was a very quiet voice.Hey, this detective kid is still using a voice changer.Although he still paralyzes himself with laughter, he is still unconsciously positive. Perhaps, even a KID is just an ordinary person, and the faintly entangled sadness is unconsciously revealed in that voice, which is very shallow and very deep,

"Because, I don't want to see the miss again, and the mistakes made because of the miss."

"?" For the first time, Xinyi raised his eyes and looked directly at the person in front of him.

"You, still hold the key to hope, GOODLUCK." Then, accompanied by a cloud of smoke, he disappeared.

"I hope, the key?" Maybe I have already lost it like you, KID.Xinyi smiled wryly, if he was not mistaken just now, in fact, the KID now is not like yesterday, just like himself, because in his eyes, it is extremely similar and desolate.But in fact, as keen as him, how could he be wrong.

Silently open the door, close the door, and leave.In any case, as a gift in return, let you escape safely with a 5-minute gap——KID who is still behind the curtain, really, thank you.

"Kudou?" Huiyuan Ai knocked on the door of the study worriedly. Although Kudo would lock himself in a certain room before, it is not common in the past two months. Although they all know it, they don't stick to a visible one. Space does not mean that the heart has been let go and is free, and it is even more likely to be clinging to the darkest, strongest and most irreversible imprint of the heart defense.After all, when the heart is locked, what is the point of all the places outside the body?It is precisely because it has no meaning at all that it is more easy-going and indifferent.Isn't that what real injuries are like?The outside seems to be healed, but the inside is so festered that it cannot be healed, barring a miracle.

But do miracles really exist?

Especially, for them...

"Kudou?" Another soft call.Even though she understood again, she was still worried about his abnormal behavior, "What happened?" She gently walked over the desk and approached him, straightened the chair he had turned his back on, and looked into his eyes.

However, he found that even though his originally blue eyes were hidden under the shadow of the slightly messy hair, there was still a complex, scorching, and bewildered light. Such eyes made Ai feel strange, and there was something strange about his eyes. , disturbing anxiety.Could it be that he already knew...?

"Huihara..." The low-pitched male voice interrupted all her conjectures, "I got some news today..." He finally looked directly into her ice blue eyes, eh?He actually read dodge from her eyes.Sure enough, did you already know?Gray original.He suddenly lost his composure and wanted to laugh, and an inexplicable emotion gripped him.But he still finished the sentence: "Lan is in Osaka, she is not married."

what happened?He saw that her obviously dodging eyes seemed to have settled down in peace of mind. Apart from the momentary surprise when he heard it for the first time, he was more relieved, and, once again, the fleeting touch that was ignored by him unintentionally. The expression that she understands, or the mood that she doesn't want him to understand.

But the previous tension and uneasiness that he didn't know why disappeared miraculously, after confirming that she hadn't lied to him.

But, Kudo Shinichi, why, until now, you still doubt her, how can you, how can you bear to still not fully trust her?It's her, the one who has been silently by your side all this time, and has been trying to give your life back your happiness, how dare you test her like this? !

After he was silent, "click", the door of the study room closed again unexpectedly.She turned around and left in an instant.Originally, he stared at her silently, maybe he still had an uncertain expectation in his heart, expecting her to say something, but unexpectedly, after she stood in front of him for a long time, she turned and left without saying a word, even the lines of her face seemed to be completely blurred. no change.

"?" The congenitally retarded detective finally began to subconsciously realize that Shicai was wrong, and the joy that had not flowed in his heart for a long time due to the reunion was gradually replaced by guilt towards her, but the reason was not very clear, everything was just subconscious, that's all. But even so, it was really pressing on his chest, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore, and eagerly turned around and picked up the tea that was placed in the old place on the corner of the table. .But immediately, a unique fragrance filled the air. It was different from the complex and heavy aftertaste of other drinks, and even different from the strong fragrance of other tea leaves. Refreshing and refreshing, with no trace of aftertaste, although bitter, it can make the drinker feel at ease.

This is the tea she brewed for him. From the time when he was depressed, he had a cup of tea every day. Then he finally had the strength to smile and say to everyone that it's okay. I'm sorry for making you worry.She still insisted on this, she said, "Detective, this is rent for you, I don't want to owe you a favor." Cup, his mood really gradually calmed down. This tea, as she said, can calm the mind, and she still doesn't know how to minimize its refreshing effect, because she knows that he is very tired and needs to be refreshed. rest.

The almost omnipotent detective once wanted to try it out by self-study, but she was kicked out of the tea room in the end, "This is not something that you can mess with." Of course it was ignored.But it is also necessary to learn not to be attached to the truth, and to leave some space and secrets for each other occasionally, isn't it?

Just like that, he sat unconsciously until the moon and stars were sparse, and during the time that passed by in a trance, his mind was filled with the fragrance of her tea besides the former Lan. The wish of hope may not be far away.It's a pity that they missed it so much.

"Dang, Dang, Dang..." When the antique clock in the living room on the first floor struck 9 honestly, he finally obeyed the call of his physical needs and went downstairs to the dining room, only to see that she had just started, her expression was different from It's the same as a few hours ago, but is it his illusion?Why was her complexion looking paler?The hand holding the chopsticks even trembled slightly imperceptibly, and she hadn't picked up the red bean cake in the bowl in front of her three times.

"Here" he finally couldn't stand it, picked it up and put it on her dinner plate,

"Thank you." The cold voice seemed much hoarse.

"Sorry, I'm sorry" I didn't know why I apologized, but I just thought it might be better this way.But who would be better off?she?or yourself?

"Here" This time it was her turn to reach out and hand him something - a white envelope without any extra decoration.

"This is...?" He raised his eyebrows inexplicably.

"Let's go back to the room after eating..." She whispered, and stopped looking up, concentrated on finishing the meal, got up, and left again.

And then, he consciously took over the dishes, not because of today, but because he still remembered that she had moved here for a while, and his vitality had recovered most of his vitality in the eyes of outsiders, but she still seemed to help him prepare for the day as a matter of course. Three meals a day, and cleaning the huge Kudo mansion from time to time. Finally, when he watched the doctor of chemical engineering from Harvard surprisingly proficient in housework, he was caught by icy blue eyes and shivered down his spine, "I, I'm going to wash the dishes. ...!" Unconsciously pretending to be brave, who knew that he had never done this kind of housework when he arrived in the kitchen, but he was frightened by her cold gaze, so he miraculously mastered this kind of housework at the end labor skills.

However, even thinking about it today still feels funny, the genius high school detective broke 10 bowls a day when he started to learn to wash dishes, but she was happy to be the supervisor, ignoring his rare frustrated eyes While chuckling, "It's okay, keep working hard, anyway, it's not the bowl of the doctor's house." Such a woman really lost to her, and unconsciously, the corners of his mouth rose again when he worked hard.Is it only when we say goodbye that we can realize the preciousness of daily life?He who decided to leave did not continue to think about it, but today, his smile was much rarer, and it was mostly when he thought of her.

However, from the point of view of Ai who passed by here after taking a shower, perhaps it was because he was about to reunite with the angel that he became unusually happy.Thinking of this, I couldn't bear to torture myself any more, went back to my room and turned off the lights, even if I didn't sleep tonight.

"?" Back upstairs, Shinichi was surprised that she turned off the lights earlier than him next door, and when he opened the door of his bedroom, the change of clothes neatly placed beside the bed and the tidying up of himself The suitcase made him speechless for a long time, he closed his eyes and threw himself on his back on the bed, something in his mind was about to suddenly become clear, but in the end, he escaped again.

Suddenly remembered the letter she gave him on the dinner table, what was it?He vaguely felt that he understood, but he was not sure.After rubbing it for a long time, I finally made up my mind and opened it, but there was only a thin piece of paper inside——

Direct flight to Osaka, the earliest one tomorrow.

Just after she turned around from the study without a word, she personally packed the necessary items for him to leave, and booked the plane to take him away from the Internet as quickly as possible. Everything she did silently was just to let him run fast To the lover's side, but also unavoidable to fly away from her side.

I wish you happiness, forever partner.

Inside the envelope, there are a few beautiful characters secretly peeped out.

He knew that he might not come back, and she knew it too, but it was just saying goodbye like this, and that was enough.

Thank you, Haibara.

In the end, he squeezed her message and fell into a deep sleep.

And so many actions like this, he was unable to explore in the end.

Originally, 6 days later, it was their wedding, and she, Haibara Ai, would marry him, Edogawa Conan.

For 10 years, they shared weal and woe.

In the almost hopeless Beihu Hotel, because of him, thanks to him, she narrowly escaped death; in the safe that was almost suffocated on a snowy night, because of her, thanks to her, he escaped unharmed.

For 10 years, they supported each other.

He said, "I'm a little worried, so I came to take a look..." At midnight when he was with her, she was falling asleep with a fever, and her dream was full of his shadow, but when she finally woke up, she saw him reassuringly by her side; She said, "If we are really in danger, promise me, leave me alone, and give up on me." The miraculous cake at the banquet made them miraculously recover their real bodies, but it also attracted black haze, so she told them repeatedly, and He flatly refused.

10 years, how many decades are there in a person's life, and how many decades are lucky enough to be with those who are like-minded and stay with each other in tacit understanding? Obviously, in the blink of an eye, they may really be able to hold hands and spend the rest of their lives together. The rest of my life stolen from God.

However, people, can't they be too greedy?Their ten years should not have existed, so since they have been overdrawn, they must use the rest to repay?So, in the end, she personally sent him away, she, Miyano Shiho sent him, Kudo Shinichi, back to the angel who had been absent from them for ten years.Because she considers herself a devil, she is so inferior that she has no time to hope for another possibility, and only believes that the knight should be with the princess.Because he thinks that his childhood sweetheart has the responsibility to continue the fairy tale, but he forgets the so-called fairy tale, the prince is the princess's side, and the knight is only the duty of protection.

But in the end, but in the end, they still missed, no matter whether they had the infinite possibility or not, it might be just a possibility after all, the reality is that he left, and then she also chose to leave.

Miracle, will it happen again?can you?

Perhaps, even dear God, may not have the answer...

The next morning, Osaka International Airport.

In fact, from Tokyo to Osaka, the Shinkansen is also very fast. Originally, the distance between the two places is not very, very far.But this time on the plane, even though it was a very short journey, Shinichi Kudo still had the illusion that he had flown through a century, or mixed with the feeling of flying through a world.

Because I seldom fly.He was thinking this way as he walked through the airport hall with the luggage prepared by that cold woman.

In fact, when people need reasons, reasons are always very easy to find.

Awakening is not possible until certain inevitable times, isn't it?

Because people themselves are the best liars.

"Hello, Hattori...?" After several messages with no response, he finally made a call.

"Huh...? Who's~?" The phone was answered by someone unexpectedly, isn't it deliberately avoiding me?

But, "Eh? Why does this voice sound like Kudo? Eh...it can't be that kid, that kid isn't..., but it's not necessarily true, um, let's make sure..." But the other end of the phone was clearly drowsy The ambiguous Kansai accent keeps on chattering.Finally, three black lines appeared on the forehead of a certain detective.

"Hattori—!" He couldn't help but raise his voice.

"Huh~?! Is it really Kudo?! I'm busy now, I'll call you later." Sure enough, after the ears were damaged, he could speak much more clearly.but……

"It's 6:[-] in the morning, and unfortunately it's Saturday, can you tell me what other things you can do besides sleeping?"

"Hahaha, actually, actually... Actually... I, I'm working overtime!" Well, detectives in Osaka also have IQs.

"Oh, so that's the case, then can you tell me, who is the guy who looks like coal on the balcony on the second floor of your house?"

"Hey, hello! What kind of coal, my complexion is much healthier than your little white face... oh, no." Knowing that he had made a mistake, someone began to sweat profusely in the warm spring breeze.

"Where's Lan?" His voice dropped sharply.

"Lan? I don't know." The Kansai accent here is also surprisingly calm.

"Hattori, I'm a detective." It's rare to hear Kudo's voice revealing fatigue, but, no, the boy in Osaka lowered his head and said firmly,

"I do not know."

"I know Lan is here, don't tease me." Although the voice was very soft, there was a hint of sullenness.

"Kudou?" I could hear the other party's anger, but "I'm sorry Kudo, even if I know, I can't tell you." The boy in Osaka sighed helplessly.

"Lan ran away in the middle of the wedding." Ignoring the other party's lack of comment, Kudo began to narrate, "That was 4 months ago. Then she left Japan and didn't come back until a week ago, and she In Japan, apart from her parents and friends, she has no other support. Originally, if something like this happened, she would not go back to make her parents sad. But when it comes to friends, apart from Sonoko, there are only your family and Ye."

After a pause, he continued, "If I'm not mistaken, she is now in the guest room on the first floor of your house. And five months ago, you asked Huiyuan to tell me the news, and it was obvious that you all conspired to deceive her." Our fake news, although I don't know the reason, but I don't plan to pursue it, so, well, you..." But was abruptly interrupted.

"Because of Lan. It was Lan, she asked for it."

The original winning ticket was in the blink of an eye and reversed.

"What? Lan?! Impossible..." His voice trembled with excitement.No matter how calm the detective is, he seems to be on the verge of losing his mind. "How can it be……"

"Actually, she noticed it when you left 10 years ago. You are Conan, and Kudo Shinichi..."

The truth unfolds.

It turned out that as early as ten years ago, the angel had already figured it out, but in the end he didn't figure it out, because he subconsciously refused to believe it, and he was also looking forward to another miraculous appearance of the waiting young man, alleviating the suspicion in his heart.But what finally came was Conan's departure and the boy's absence for 10 years. Although there were occasional emails, the angel was not dull. Please check the IP address briefly, and you will know that he is in the UK. Conan is also there.

So it took ten years, not to forget, but to bury, to bury the memory of the past, to completely bury him—he whom she loved for 17 years, in the memory of the past, and never want to recall it from now on.

"... For 10 years, she was in great pain. Finally, when she returned to a normal life, you came back, one month before her wedding."

Normal life?she is in pain?He quietly listened to his friend's talk about her ten years that he didn't participate in.Because of the organization that was pressing every step of the way, didn't they choose to leave to protect their safety?And now, finally they are allowed to come back, but it is so...?

"Kudou, you're downstairs at my house, right, but today... well, maybe, I can arrange for you to meet, tomorrow afternoon?" Xu Shiyu couldn't bear it, and his friends for many years finally let go.

"Oh, well, thank you, Hattori," he replied mechanically.Then hang up.

In Osaka at the end of spring, there are no cherry blossoms flying all over the sky, and there is no hustle and bustle of summer festivals.Walking on the empty streets in the early morning, he just felt like a dream, didn't he?Even the world hasn't woken up yet, so how dare he say he's awake?

To the world, you are a person; but to a certain person, you are his whole world.There seemed to be a familiar cold voice in my ear, hey, you know?Sadly, I am no longer in her world.

Of course, no matter how unbearable it is, bearing the name of a detective, he can still tell the difference between reality and fantasy, but subconsciously, he is used to looking for her when he is confused, sad, etc., but when he can't bear it alone, even when he tells, she is just silent. Sitting on the side, but it seems that as long as he sees her icy blue eyes, he can feel at ease, at least calm down.Because we are partners.He used to justify himself like this.

So at this moment, even though he knew she was not there, he was still used to it and murmured.

Oh, sad, maybe we're more than just partners.

He seemed to be enlightened—well, he must be a confidant.

But still staggered.

After all, he still didn't think about what kind of mood she was in when she said that sentence.

Day two.

The famous rose park in Osaka, the place where Shinichi and Ran met.

The meeting place was chosen by Lan, just like many years ago.

Originally, when Shinichi heard Hattori suddenly mentioning the word "rose" on the phone, he thought it was his hearing problem, but after repeated confirmation, he suddenly fell silent on the other end of the receiver.

"Hey, Kudo?" Puzzled by his friend's unexpected silence, Hattori suddenly joked, "Hey, Kudo, you're not so excited that you can't speak." Simply, he thought that Rose was a turning point.

"Hey, Hattori, do you know the flower language of roses?" Hearing the implication of his friend, Shinichi smiled sadly.

However, the teenagers in Osaka couldn’t see it, so they began counting enthusiastically, “One rose symbolizes uniqueness, three roses represent I love you, ten roses represent perfection, and 99 roses symbolize eternity.”

"Then what about countless flowers and zero flowers?" The new couple asked again with a noncommittal answer.

"Huh? Lots and nothing?" The dark boy didn't quite understand, and asked tentatively, "Does that mean he's rich and stingy?"

……

"Hahaha... Hattori, you are really imaginative." Hearing such an answer, Shinichi finally laughed. "Forget it, it's okay, Hattori, thank you."

"Huh? Oh, bye~"

But as soon as he put down the phone, Shinichi's face was immediately covered with sadness again, and with his back against the wall, a sense of powerlessness gradually spread.

It turns out that laughing is really harder than crying, and the forced laughter at the end just now seems to have swallowed up what little energy he has left.

Hotel room.

Shinichi is working hard to prepare for the appointment in the afternoon.This seems to be the first time that he would be so deliberate. Thinking of ten years ago, she always complained about his carelessness when they were dating, and he, who was the leader of the case, humbly promised again and again Negligence again and again.It wasn't until that day on a date that he inadvertently saw the tears glistening in her eyes, "There will never be a next time" that he suddenly understood the intention behind those long-winded exhortations.

"Xinyi..." At that time, Lan's tears were floating, but her eyes were full of happiness.

And then, there was really no next time.

But the reason is that Kudo Shinichi became Edogawa Conan.

Even now, he still clearly remembers the determination he made in his heart at that time, no matter what happened, he must never see her sad tears again.And later, it really came true in another way.

Because Kudo Shinichi disappeared all year round, only Conan witnessed her worry and sadness, and Ke