The world's No.1 detective doll

Although they didn't get the highest reward of 'free dessert', as the No.2 of the competition, the organizer still generously gave Yingzi and Ranpo a coupon for free ride on the Ferris wheel.

Luanbu's inexplicable emotions only lasted for a while, and then he muttered something to himself and stopped being awkward.

Thinking that there shouldn't be any major problems if the raccoon is hungry, Yingzi walked into the restaurant beside her with random steps.

There should be a lot of people in the playground at night, but for some reason, tourists left here just after it got dark today.

When the lights came on, there were only two scattered tourists in the huge playground, and it looked a little lonely.

"Why are there so few people tonight... tomorrow is obviously a day off?"

Yingzi tilted her head, looking at the tourists who left together outside the window, she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"Could it be that the case got out? Hmm..."

Before she could think about anything further, Luanbu began to yell impatiently.

"Let's go!"

"Ah good."

A lot of tourists walked away, and there were fewer people in front of the entrance of the Ferris wheel. It didn't take long for the two of them to sit in the closed cabin.

It was very dark in summer, but the game and dinner were delayed for too long. When they sat up, the faint stars had appeared in the dark blue sky and were shining.

Not long after the night of the full moon passed, the crescent moon slowly rose in a somewhat weak shape. With the movement of the Ferris wheel, the vision of people inside also increased a lot, and the surroundings gradually came into view.

When I was a child, I also sneaked to the playground with Yu Shiqian, and there was no such thing as riding a Ferris wheel, which a child could not ride alone, so this kind of experience was also very rare for Yingzi.

"Mr. Ranpo, have you ever ridden a Ferris wheel before?"

"Well……"

Ranbu was silent for a few seconds, as if recalling.

"It doesn't seem to be there, but...it's pretty pretty."

He was a little excited lying on the glass and looking out the window, the lights under the Ferris wheel reflected in his emerald eyes, Sakura was stunned.

It takes about [-] minutes for the Ferris wheel to complete a circle, and they just sat in the box in silence, looking at each other without saying a word.

After a long time, Luanbu opened his mouth.

"Actually, this detective lied to you."

"Huh?" Yingzi recovered from the silence just now, her eyes were a little dazed, "What?"

Luanbu rested his chin, the sporadic smiles in Yingzi's eyes gradually receded, and a slightly serious expression appeared on his face.

"The scar thing."

Sakura was startled.

"The body in the book is the same as in real life."

"The scars on my back won't disappear just because I entered the book."

"And you're not going to disappear just because you're always hiding in your clothes."

The girl's expression suddenly became flustered, and she looked away with some resistance, but in this small space, she had nowhere to escape.

"Hey, idiot, look into my eyes."

Those clear emerald eyes reflected the lights, and in front of the bright lights was her.

"Remember the scene that day?"

"There are a lot of people on the beach, right? But no one really cares about it."

"Whether it's the scars or the ugly skin on your back, no one will think differently of you because of it."

"Even if someone looks at it, just take it as if they think your skin is fair."

Luanbu rested his face on his palms, and the soft flesh on his cheeks was gently squeezed into a ball. He turned his head slightly and looked out the window.

"And, didn't someone give you flowers that day? What did he say for it?"

Yingzi blinked blankly, "For... my bravery."

"Yeah!"

Luanbu straightened up abruptly and waved his arms.

"After going through such a thing, I can still live a good life. I was treated like my parents but still treated others gently. Even with scars on my body, I can wear a beautiful swimsuit to play on the beach. You are so brave! So... ...Don't continue to care about this matter in the future, can it be done?"

"I……"

"Hey, do you want to let him down after accepting other people's flowers?"

"No, no..."

"So, live in this world without any burden or fear."

"Don't let other people's eyes and words hurt you, and don't let those be your hindrance."

"Go be your own hero, fool."

Be your own, hero?

"Wow - so beautiful."

The Ferris wheel rose to the highest point, half of the city came into view, and all the surrounding scenery was unobstructed, including stars and moons, flowers and trees, birds and insects, and thousands of lights.

When they got off the ferris wheel, it was completely dark, and there were only the two of them in sight of the entire playground, except for the staff.

The air was moist and cool, Yingzi raised her head to look at the sky, and suddenly remembered something.

The tourists left the playground early not because of the case or anything, but because of...

There will be heavy rain tonight! ! !

As if to confirm Sakurako's judgment, blue-purple lightning flashed across the clouds, followed by rumbling thunder.

Yingzi completely forgot about the blue warning of urban rainstorm issued by the Meteorological Observatory. She looked up at the thick clouds, feeling a bad premonition in her heart.

"... Mr. Ranpo, let's go back quickly!"

The location of the playground is not in the center of the city, even a little remote, and the surrounding buses have also stopped running early due to the blue warning, and there is no car on the road at this time.

Fortunately, the bus stop sign has a place to keep out the rain, Yingzi stretched it out tentatively, and as expected, fine raindrops landed on her palm.

"Oops……"

"what happened?"

"It's going to rain soon, but the bus has stopped running, and taxis can't get there..."

"Then just wait here."

The bus station is also a certain distance from the playground. If you go back, it might rain halfway there.

What's more, it's already this time, and the playground should be closed.

"The Meteorological Observatory issued a blue warning, and the rain may last for a long time..."

'Wow—'

The rain that was just falling lazily suddenly became urgent at this moment, and the dense raindrops strung together and fell from the sky.

But in the blink of an eye, the ground became wet.

"Karl is at home by himself...it should be fine..."

Raccoons are not afraid of thunder, are they?

You shouldn't be afraid, right?

It shouldn't be a problem to be hungry...

no problem right?

Yingzi glanced at the time displayed on the screen with some concern: [-]:[-].

Luanbu sat on the bench next to the bus stop sign, with his arms propped on both sides of his body, looking left and right, without any anxiety on his face.

There are no convenience stores or hotels nearby...

"Ah... what should I do..."

"Then run back."

"what?"

Sakurako glanced at Ranbu in disbelief.

"Ben said run--back."

"Mr. Ranpo... are you... joking with me?"

"Isn't it? We can't wait here all the time, why don't we run back and see if there is any place to stay on the way."

"That, that..."

Yingzi didn't know what to say, "Then you can't run back...you will get sick!"

"Anyway, we've already entered the main plot and we'll be able to go out soon, so why don't we find out all the murderers before the illness becomes serious?"

Also, it makes sense.

"So let's go back now? Otherwise, the rain will soon become uncontrollable?"

"Um……"

Ranbu grasped Yingzi's wrist involuntarily, and led her towards the rain curtain.

The pouring rain instantly drenched the bodies of the two of them, and even the long hair that was hanging down obediently behind them was tightly attached to the skin.

"Ah-"

What a nonsense!

How could she think that the idea of ​​Luanbu was justified for a moment? !

The heels of the leather shoes made a clear and crisp sound when they stepped on the ground, and the splashed water splashed up and landed on the ground, causing another ripple.

The cold raindrops gradually eroded her body, Yingzi only felt that the original comfortable temperature on her body faded little by little, and the slightly lower temperature gradually spread along her fingertips, and she shivered.

"Chaos, step, first, student—"

The torrential rain completely covered up all the sounds from the outside world, Yingzi could only shout towards Luanbu in front of her.

"What's wrong!"

"Don't run! Let's find a place to hide from the rain!"

"don't want--"

Luanbu turned around, the toe of his shoe drew a perfect circle in the stagnant water, and the water droplets on his body flew out in all directions following his movements.

Bean-sized raindrops hung on the eyelashes, blocking the sight in front of her eyes, and Sakura wiped her face.

"Huh—but in this situation..."

"Isn't this a good situation? It's a rare occurrence."

Again.

I always say things like, 'It's in the book anyway, so it doesn't matter anyway', right?

"And you listen? The sound of stepping on the ground sounds like tap dancing, right?"

"..."

Yingzi stood where she was, watching Luanbu stepping on the stagnant water on the ground like a child, with a helpless expression on her face.

I can't get angry at all.

Even though he is 26 years old, he still acts like a child.

It should be said that he is more willful than a child.

"Mr. Ranpo..."

Speaking of which, in fact, there are not a few handsome people around her.

Whether it's Yushi and Kenya who grew up together, Kudou who was in Gao's class, members of the detective agency he met only after joining, Mr. Amuro, etc., they all have outstanding looks in the crowd.

But... why is she still amazed by Ranpo's appearance after so many times?

No, it can't be said to be amazing, but there is a very strange feeling, which is different from her mood when she looks at anyone.

"Pfft hahahaha-"

Ranbu suddenly came over, smiling innocently, he raised his two cheeks holding the cherry blossoms and squeezed them vigorously, watching the other party's deformed cheeks and laughing loudly.

"Idiot Sakurako looks so ugly..."

"Mmmmm... what..."

There is no way to speak!

A small, complete version of her was reflected in those emerald eyes.

How to describe this wonderful feeling?

She had never felt this way.

It is different from the familiarity with Kenya Yushi, the alienation from Kudo-san, the trust in the members, and the appreciation of Mr. Amuro.

She exhausted all her life's knowledge and couldn't find a single word to describe it.

She just felt that something suddenly broke out in her heart, which caught her off guard.