After retirement I became a guardian of troubled youth

Kuroba Kaito was the first to discover that Edogawa Ranpo had lost contact.

Since the beginning of summer, many people on the Internet have been asking Kaito Kidd why the window period is so long this time.

At first it was one or two, and later it was a large one. Especially in the past two days, various speculations about Kaitou Kidd once again invaded the public's field of vision.

It just so happened that there was nothing going on recently, and Mr. Suzuki Jirokichi planned a new exhibition again in order to seduce him.

Kuroba Kaito struggled for a while, and decided that it would be better to obey than to be respectful. He picked a sunny day and issued a notice.

He was looking for Luanbu today, just to confirm with the other party some small details in the process of "night performance".

Yes, behind the current Phantom Thief Kidd, there is a huge support group, from the ceiling of IQ to the ceiling of force, and even a certain doctor next door is very keen to provide him with some useful gadgets.

The "show" is scheduled for the night after tomorrow.

Coincidentally, Edogawa Ranpo went to other cities today.

According to the usual situation, Edogawa Ranpo should be able to come back shortly after lunch, sometimes even in time for lunch, and the latest is only three o'clock in the afternoon.

But this time, Kaito Kuroba waited for him at home all day, until he was about to have dinner, but no one came back.

He finally couldn't hold back anymore, and called Edogawa Ranpo.

As a result, the phone was automatically disconnected.

Kuroba Kaito fought unbelievingly several times but failed to get through, and finally realized dully that something was wrong.

Not to blame for his dullness.

After all, it is extremely rare for anyone in this family to "encounter an accident" when they go out.

Hei Yu panicked for a moment, and hurried to tell his brother about the matter.

When he heard the news, Hikari Ueno had just taken out the cake embryo from the oven.

Osamu Dazai in the living room looked over curiously and glanced at them.

Hikaru Ueno frowned and asked, "Can't you get through the phone?"

Kuroba Kaito nodded, and hit him again in his face.

It still hangs up automatically after the busy tone.

Osamu Dazai, who was bored playing games, immediately became interested, jumped to the two of them and made a phone call for him.

Of course no one answered.

The three made a quick decision and decided to find him before dinner officially started.

Nakahara Nakaya, who came back from a walk with the cat, opened the door and bumped into the three who were about to go out.

After a while, there was another person and a cat in the team.

There is still an hour before dinner officially starts.

Ranpo Edogawa's business trip this time is a bit far away from Mihua Town. Using normal transportation, whether he can get there before dinner is a problem.

So, after confirming the route, Hikaru Ueno spread his wings without hesitation.

In the next second, three people grabbed his arm at the same time.

Wings flapped behind him twice, Ueno Hikaru hesitated for a moment, and said, "I'll just take someone there."

The kitten being carried by Nakahara suddenly "meowed", and it slipped out of his hand like a liquid, squatted on Ueno's shoulders, and licked its paw gracefully.

The long tail curled up and brushed the side of Ueno's neck, as if to say: "Everyone is here, let's go."

The other three: "..."

Under the gaze of the three people, the little white cat moved its paws, and changed into a more comfortable position very comfortably, and hooked Ye Guang's wings with the tip of its tail, as if urging him to go faster.

Ueno Hikaru helplessly rubbed two hands on top of its head, hugged it into his arms, and said calmly, "Then I'm leaving."

Brother's mobility is naturally nothing to say.

Originally, time was tight, but just as he finished speaking, he was already flying into the air, accompanied by a long cat meow.

The three people below looked up as one person and one cat disappeared, and then looked at each other silently.

Inexplicably, there is a feeling of being connected with each other and sympathizing with each other.

But you should still complain——

"Chuya, it's too late for you to come back!"

The faint cry spread to the little white cat's ears through Xia Feng.

It nestled in Ueno Hikaru's arms and turned over comfortably.

—

Edogawa Ranpo squatted on the street holding a cup of milk tea, thinking that today must be his unprecedented unlucky day.

The unhappiness started when I left the house in the morning and has continued to this day.

The client came to pick him up but ran to the wrong station. After finally arriving at the scene of the crime, he found that this was a simple and ordinary murder case, meaningless at all.Originally, he could go home in time for lunch, but he suddenly remembered what he had heard before. There is a newly opened milk tea shop in this city, which is very popular.

After drinking it once by chance, my brother fell in love with this sweet drink. Of course Edogawa Rampo remembered his preference, so he decided to prepare a little surprise for his brother before going home.

The milk tea shop was overcrowded, and customers lined up half the street.

There is still a limited supply in this store every day, which happens to be at the place of his first two people.

After waiting for a long time to fetch water from the bamboo basket, when he was about to go home angrily, things suddenly took a new turn.

The dog raised by the owner of the milk tea shop could not be found. The owner happened to have heard of him and asked him if he would help find the dog. Afterwards, he would make him a cup of milk tea alone.

Come here.

Anyway, just looking for a dog.

Edogawa Ranpo hesitated for a moment, and readily agreed.

After being brought home by the boss, he immediately discovered that the teacup dog of the boss's house was not lost by himself, but was taken away by a dog dealer.

It is easy to find a lost dog, but it will inevitably take a little more time to find a captured dog.

The boss was not the only victim. The gang stole more than a dozen dogs from other people's homes in just a few days, each of which was a rare breed. The vans are almost leaving the city.

At that time, in the suburbs, there were few cars on the road. In order to save his dog, the boss stepped on the gas pedal desperately and slammed into the side of the car.

Edogawa Ranpo himself was a bit psychologically shadowed by things like car accidents. He was frightened and stunned in the car, clutching the seat belt tightly.

Both the driver and the co-pilot in front fainted from the impact, and the boss was also dazed and couldn't stand up for a while. A police car and an ambulance arrived one after another and took several people away together.

The little teacup dog walked anxiously around the boss, whimpering pitifully.

By the way, he bit the two dog dealers a few bites as if venting his anger.

One of the two dog dealers was seriously injured and the other was slightly injured.

Those who were seriously injured were pushed into the ICU, and those who were slightly injured were sent to the police station.

The boss probably got lucky blessings because of his love for dogs. After being dazed for a while, he slowly recovered. Except for a slight concussion and some small wounds, he did not suffer any serious injuries.

He hugged his little teacup dog and made out for a long time, and finally remembered that there was Edogawa Ranpo next to him, and immediately thanked him repeatedly, and got up from the hospital bed to make milk tea for him himself.

Edogawa Ranpo refused his kindness without a word, and just let him find an employee.

The boss called an employee to take him back to the store and made him a cup of milk tea.

By this time, it was already five forty in the afternoon.

Seventeen minutes left before Kuroba Kaito called him.

Originally, under normal circumstances, Edogawa Ranpo could have "returned with a full load" of this cup of milk tea.

But instead of going back, he couldn't even answer Kuroba Kaito's call.

So what happened in the remaining 7 minutes?

—He was robbed.

was robbed.

For a famous detective, this is simply a shame and a shame!

But he couldn't.

He is neither Chuya Nakahara nor Kyoya Hibari.

He could only watch helplessly as the robber on the locomotive blew past like the wind, taking away all his belongings, leaving him only a cup of milk tea in his arms.

Edogawa Ranbu stood on the street of an unfamiliar city, holding that cup of hard-won milk tea, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness and nostalgia.

He has a million regrets.

If I knew it would be like this, I would have let my brother come with me at the beginning! ! !

Edogawa squatted down in a flurry of steps, squeezed the small plastic love heart on the lid of the milk tea.

A gust of light wind suddenly skipped in front of him, bringing a little familiar smell.

The little plastic heart in front of him also swayed.

Edogawa Ranpo suddenly opened his eyes wide, and looked straight ahead of him.

Ueno Hikaru landed in front of him, behind him were slightly restrained translucent wings.

Holding the familiar little milk cat in his arms, the elder brother tilted his head towards him and let out a soft "meow".

Luanbu sniffed, suddenly feeling a little wronged.

He shrugged and stood up, threw himself into his brother's arms, and domineeringly squeezed the little milk cat's position.

There was a bit of coolness in my brother's arms, which seemed just right in this hot summer.

Edogawa wrapped his arms around Ueno Hikaru's waist in random steps, and rubbed his shoulders back and forth twice, as if acting coquettishly or complaining, and asked in a low voice, "Why did you come here?"

After asking, he didn't wait for the other party's response, so he continued in one breath: "I've been waiting for you for a long, long time. I even went to buy you milk tea... It's super hard to buy! I still..."

He told his brother about today's unhappiness little by little in a very small voice.

Ueno Guangan hugged him quietly, rubbing the back of his head from time to time, or patted his back lightly.

The days in summer were very long, but the setting sun still quietly set, wrapping warmly around the two of them.

Edogawa stopped walking in disorder, looked down at the milk tea in his hand, the ice cubes had melted completely, and forgot his sadness for a moment.

"Ah! Milk tea!"

He let go of Hikari Ueno suddenly, took two steps back, inserted the straw nimbly, and then raised his hand to send the straw to Hikari Ueno's mouth.

"Hurry up! Taste it before it's hot! It's delicious!" At the end, he wrinkled his nose a little annoyed.

Hikaru Ueno obediently took a couple of sips in this posture, then took the milk tea and patted his head with one hand.

"Next time I will come out with you."

He thought for a while and emphasized: "We will be together in the future."

Edogawa Ranbu was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes happily, "Really?"

Ueno smiled and nodded.

"Great!"

Ueno Hikaru looked at his joyful expression, and couldn't help but deepen his smile a little.

Even though he is in his 20s, he still looks like a child.

Really, very cute.

It is a kind of cuteness that is completely different from when I was a child.

Edogawa Ranpo suddenly thought of something again, his happy expression disappeared, he lowered his head a little bit disappointed, and muttered: "Ah! That milk tea—"

"It's also delicious."

Hikaru Ueno raised the milk tea to his eyes, and tapped his index finger on the cup wall twice.

Edogawa blinked in disorder, and looked up at him in a daze.

The next second, the cup shook, and there was the sound of ice cubes colliding inside.

Hikaru Ueno bent his eyes, put the straw into Ranbu's mouth, and asked with a smile, "Would you like to try it?"

The little white cat nestled at the feet of the two of them, wagging its tail and purring softly.

"Meow~"