After retirement I became a guardian of troubled youth

After Zhongya Nakahara was arrested, Hikaru Ueno took full responsibility for daily life.

At the beginning, he was still in a state of swearing to the death, but on the second night, he succumbed to the dinner cooked by Ueno Hikaru himself.

At the beginning, Hikari Ueno was a little worried. He was afraid that the tastes of Nakahara Chuya in the two worlds were very different.

But it turns out that no matter which world he is in, Zhongyuanzhong also likes the same things.

Except the same.

--liquor.

On the night of his arrest, Nakahara refused to eat and asked him for wine.

He also threatened that life would be boring without this kind of thing.

This is also very different from what he knew.

But after all, we are not in the same world, Ueno Hikari allows them a little difference.

Anyway, it is Chuya Nakahara, a stranger, he can still meet this small request - under the premise of Kudo Shinichi's consent.

So in the next few days, Nakahara Nakaya's standard three meals a day became: meals made by Ueno Hikaru and wine provided by Kudo Shinichi.

Although life is restrained, it is still happy.

During this period, Kaito Kuroba is also recovering very well. A few days ago, he was able to get rid of his wheelchair and walk independently, and now he can even climb up the tree to help the children get all kinds of gadgets hanging on it.

Kudo Shinichi also maintains a stable relationship with the undercover agent, and the plan for the final battle continues to advance secretly.

Everything seems to be going well.

until the seventh day.

Ueno Hikaru suddenly received news from Edogawa Ranpo.

Ueno Hikaru didn't know how Edogawa Ranpo obtained his contact information. His mobile phone was assigned to him by Kudo Shinichi, and he hadn't contacted anyone from that organization during this period of time.

The news of Edogawa Ranpo came suddenly, but also very concise.

[I found what you wanted, and I will take you to pick it up the day after tomorrow. ]

Attached is an address and an electronic ticket.

Kudo Shinichi also received a message from the undercover agent, telling him that the day after tomorrow is the best time to act.

In addition, there is another unusual place on this day-lunch.

Specifically, the lunch in Zhongye, Zhongyuan.

On this day, the person who came to bring him lunch was not Hikari Ueno.

Except when Ueno Hikaru was in the room, Nakahara was always tied up.

The sunlight outside the window came in, and Zhong Yuanzhong also leaned on the chair, heard the sound of the door opening, looked up at the person coming, and then froze for a moment.

He looked at the person standing at the door with lunch, raised his eyebrows, and asked in surprise, "Did you change today?"

"Yes, it's time for a change." Kaito Kuroba leaned against the door, looking at him with a smile on his face. He shook the tray in his hand and asked, "Not satisfied?"

Zhongya Nakahara looked at him, smiled, moved his handcuffed wrist, and responded casually: "Yes, I am not satisfied, can I change it?"

"Sorry." Kuroba Kaito shrugged, walked in holding the tray, and closed the door with a hook on the back of his foot, "No refunds or exchanges."

He put the dinner plate in front of Nakahara Nakaya, picked an apple from it, took two steps back and sat on the opposite chair, and leisurely took a bite of the fruit.

Nakahara Chuya's eyes moved from the dinner plate to him.

Today's meal is obviously different from before, the type, smell and taste are completely different.

Lunch is a standard three dishes and one soup, revealing the taste of a big pot meal in the cafeteria.

There was no wine pairing either.

Zhong Yuanzhong also wrinkled his nose, a little dissatisfied, and called out to the young man opposite.

"Hey!" Kuroba Kaito responded briskly, took another bite of the apple, and looked at him blankly, "What's the matter?"

Zhong Yuanzhong also stared at him for a while, suddenly guessed something, laughed, and asked half-jokingly: "Do you want to steal the prisoners' meals?"

"Of course." Kuroba Kaito shrugged, threw the third-eaten apple high, and held it in his palm again as it spun and landed.

The palm of the hand turned the apple 360 ​​degrees, and when the palm was facing up again, the two-thirds of the apple had been replaced with a complete red apple.

Kaito Kuroba laughed, threw the apple at Nakahara Chuya, and said at the same time: "After all, the captives enjoy the highest treatment in the audience. Who wouldn't envy it?"

When the last word was pronounced, the red apple was just thrown in front of his eyes. Zhongya Zhongya flicked his wrist, easily broke free from the handcuffs, and caught the apple.

Putting the apple on his mouth and biting it, Nakahara Chuya and Kuroba Kaito looked at each other, confidently: "Sorry, but who made me a prisoner?"

Kuroba Kaito nodded again and again, with an expression of approval: "Yes, yes, but it's a pity—"

He laughed, and changed his voice: "Some captives came a bit late, and they didn't really enjoy that kind of treatment."

He sighed faintly, and asked, "Are you right, brother Zhongye, brother~"

Ueno Hikaru always felt that there was something wrong with Kuroba Kaito today.

Something hasn't been right since early in the morning.

He couldn't tell what was wrong specifically, but he just had an inexplicable feeling. From the moment he saw each other this morning, a long-lost sense of familiarity had been permeating his heart, and as the two of them spent more time together, that faint feeling The sense of familiarity is also increasing a little bit.

For a few moments, he even had an illusion.

The Kuroba Kaito in front of him was not "Kuroba Kaito", but the "Kaito" he knew well and belonged to another world, his younger brother.

Especially at noon, when the other party took the initiative to take over the task of delivering food to Zhongye, this vague feeling reached its peak.

When the other party laughed and snatched the lunch tray from him, he even almost yelled "Kaito" and asked him if he came from another world.

But how is it possible?

The current Kaito should still be studying in Mihuacho.

Even if some people in this world are really likely to be replaced by people in his world, it is definitely not Kaito Kuroba.

His youngest brother is still in school, so he doesn't know anything about what happened in Yokohama, so he should have nothing to do with it.

If it was said that Edogawa Ranpo, Nakahara Chuya, or Dazai Osamu replaced the peers of this world, he would definitely believe it without hesitation.

Even Hibari Kyouya, he would probably believe it.

After all, Hibari Kyoya works in Sawada Tsunayoshi's company, so it's not surprising that he would know this information.

But it can't be Kaito Kuroba.

No one can be Kuroba Kaito.

So he just nodded at that time, responded lightly, and followed the other party.

A signature pen suddenly came out in front of him, shaking it back and forth.

"What are you thinking?" Kudo Shinichi leaned over slightly and cast a curious look at him.

Hikaru Ueno shook his head and withdrew his thoughts, "Go ahead."

They are now on operational deployment.

The final offensive against Mori Ogai's organization is scheduled for the morning of the day after tomorrow.

Today and tomorrow are the preparation time left for them by the undercover agent.

The time is a bit rushed, but it is not too late. They will use all their efforts to increase the winning rate of this battle to the extreme.

"Then I continue?" Kudo Shinichi took back the pen, cleared his throat, and spoke again.

He fiddled with the laser pointer in his hand, and the content on the electronic display switched to the next page.

It was a floor plan, very detailed, ranging from the entire spatial structure to every monitoring point at the corner, all of which were accurately marked on the map.

"This is the information passed by our undercover agent, the internal floor plan of their headquarters." Kudo Shinichi said while switching to the next page.

On the new page, several places are circled in different colors.

"The day after tomorrow, the guards at their headquarters will be reduced to the minimum. If there is no accident, our first batch of personnel is enough to wipe out their remaining forces. After receiving the signal, we will enter these places in batches..."

Those rooms are big and small, some are in conspicuous places, some are in the corners of the whole building, and the distribution is extremely chaotic.

Among the marked rooms, some stored the organization's confidential documents, some stored their research results, and the largest room, in the basement, was where they kept their experimental objects or captives.

When Kudo Shinichi deployed, he also emphasized this position.

The prisoners here are fresh lives. In order to rescue these people, most of their main force was also arranged to this place.

Such as Amuro Toru, such as Kurosawa Jin.

Having said that, Shin Kudo paused for a moment, and looked at Hikari Ueno, a little tangled up.

Hikaru Ueno could probably guess what he was struggling with, and asked, "What am I going to do?"

Kudo Shinichi hesitated for a moment, then said, "...you are in charge of the lobby on the first floor."

He paused for a moment and added again: "You are alone."

It's the only place he mentions, but isn't circled.

Hikaru Ueno nodded, agreeing neatly.

The lobby on the first floor is different from those other places. It is impossible to detain people here, let alone hide any confidential documents.

But it is the only way for everyone to evacuate.

When entering, they can choose different breakthroughs, but when leaving, since ammunition needs to be arranged in various places in the building and detonated together, the most suitable escape route is to pass through the hall on the first floor and leave directly from the main entrance.

Kudo Shinichi roughly explained, and then emphasized: "It's not that I don't trust you, the escape route is also a key part of the whole plan..."

Hikaru Ueno nodded and interrupted him: "I know, you continue."

Kudo Shinichi choked for a moment, let out an "oh", and continued to make more detailed arrangements.

Hikaru Ueno stared at the floor plan that gradually became colorful, and listening to Kudo Shinichi's voice, his thoughts drifted away a little.

He has been here for a long time, more than a month.

The phone in his pocket vibrated quietly twice.

Ueno Hikaru knew that it was Edogawa Ranpo's message.

I don't know if it was because he had been "lost contact" for too long, but after reconnecting this time, the other party sent him a message from time to time.

Most of them are meaningless stuff.

It's like, treating him as a temporary netizen.

Said that the little cake I just ate was not as good as the last time.

Or Dazai Osamu did something weird again.

Or just complain and have a new job.

After most of the day, Edogawa Ranpo sent him nearly twenty messages.

Hikaru Ueno didn't find it annoying when he received these news, on the contrary, he felt a little fresh.

The Edogawa Ranpo in the text message was different from when they were face to face.

Compared to Edogawa Ranpo at that time, he at this time is closer to the Ranpo Ueno Hikaru knew.

She likes to act like a baby, has a little temper, and is extraordinarily smart. Even if she sends a lot of text messages, she manages it well and won't make people feel bored.

He occasionally returns a message to the other party.

When he got the news, Edogawa Ranpo's "speed" got a little bit out of control.

He would send a long message, or even several in succession.

It's like, I haven't chatted with anyone for a long time, and I really can't hold back my loneliness. Once I get a response, I immediately want to get more with great interest.

Ueno Hikaru hesitated for a moment, glanced at Kudo Shinichi, quietly took out his mobile phone, and acted like a "bad student".

In fact, except for the text message asking him to meet at the beginning, all the messages sent after Edogawa Ranpo are irrelevant, you can read it or not.

But Hikaru Ueno couldn't help it.

When he read the information, he also felt that the person opposite was actually Ranpo, not the Edogawa Ranpo of this world.

Same as Kuroba Kaito.

A message pops up on the screen.

Edogawa Ranpo was complaining to him about the complicated terrain around the headquarters, and he just went out to buy a cake, and couldn't find his way back.

Ueno Hikaru smiled, tapped the screen twice with his fingertips, and replied casually: [Then do you want to come here?Can you find your way? ]

After sending the text message, he suddenly realized what he had just sent.

Inviting the other party to come to your side, what is the difference between inviting the other party to betray the organization?

He smiled helplessly, thinking that Ranpo Edogawa would not respond again, so get ready to put away the phone.

The next second, the screen lights up again.

This time, Edogawa Ranpo seems to reply the letter very fast.

Hikaru Ueno was surprised and clicked on the text message.

There is only one simple word in it: good.

Moments later, the next text message follows:

[Wait for me over there, I will rush there as soon as possible! o(*￣▽￣*)ブ]

Followed by a cute Kaomoji.

Ueno Hikaru looked at the last little expression and laughed unconsciously.

Then the table in front of him was suddenly knocked heavily with his knuckles.

He was startled, and looked up at the owner of that hand in a daze.

It was Toru Amuro sitting next to him.

The other party faced the front, gave him a line of sight, and warned with a low voice: "Just listen carefully during the meeting. If you don't know, you may think you are dating someone."

Hikaru Ueno:?

He didn't understand, but the other party's gaze had already been withdrawn.

So Ueno Hikari had no choice but to put away his phone silently, and listened intently to Kudo Shinichi's arrangement.

He spoke very quickly, and now he has reached the final step-install the explosives and choose the shortest way to leave.

"So," Shinichi Kudo emphasized, looking at Hikari Ueno, "during the whole process, you must ensure that there is no one in the hall on the first floor except you."

"it is good."

Kudo Shinichi let out a long breath, and finally said: "Then let's set off together at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

Hikaru Ueno interrupted: "Wait a minute."

Kudo Shinichi: "?"

Hikaru Ueno: "Maybe I can't go with you?"

"Why? Do you have other arrangements?"

Hikaru Ueno hesitated for a moment, nodded, and confessed to him: "I'm going to someone first, and he will take me directly to the headquarters."

Kudo Shinichi has guessed something: "...who?"

Hikaru Ueno said the name that was within the range of his guess very calmly.

"Edogawa Ranpo."

……really.

Kudo Shinichi sighed very sadly.