Chapter 164 Detonating the Skyscraper

Chapter 165: Detonating the Skyscraper

"That's all." At 9pm, at the subway station not far from the Mika Building, Yuanzi, who had accompanied Xiaolan for a day, was finally leaving. "This child, do you really not want to stay at my house?" Before leaving, Yuanzi tried her best to ask Xiaolan for my foster care rights.

"Well, no need, let Xiaoxun follow me." Xiaolan looked at my pitiful and hopeful eyes and smiled awkwardly. "Thank you for staying with me for so long today, Yuanzi."

"It's okay, it's okay~" Sonoko waved her hand handsomely, and walked towards the subway while shouting to Xiaolan. "You have to report to me about your progress someday, at least to the point of kissing~"

"Ahaha, ahahaha~" Facing Sonoko's back, Xiaolan could only smile awkwardly. At the same time, her cheeks turned red because of Sonoko's words, and there was even a little expectation and excitement. "Then, let's go, Xiaoxun."

"Hmm~"

Following Xiaolan, we came to the Beika Building. As one of the core buildings in Beika City, this building naturally stands on the commercial street of Beika City. Looking up at the huge movie poster on the building, and then looking at Xiaolan's expectant look, suddenly a helpless bitter smile climbed onto the corner of my mouth. Poor Kudo is still discussing the case with Officer Megure and his father in the police hospital. It is really difficult to come here at ten o'clock.

Just a few hours ago, after Conan and I hung up the phone, Conan called Officer Megure as Kudo Shinichi and told him about the bombs. After contacting the urban rail personnel, the police began to cooperate with the personnel to clear the bombs on the track and dismantled all the bombs at around 5:30 in the afternoon. However, Kudo's fight with the criminal did not end there, because according to Officer Megure's investigation, all the bombs handled by the police only accounted for a quarter of all the stolen bombs, and the remaining bombs were still in the hands of the criminals. So, Kudo just sent me a report on the dismantling of the loop line bomb and immediately started investigating the new case. At the same time, I also told him to concentrate on handling the case, and I would help him deal with Xiaolan.

"Hey, Xiaoxun, what do you think Shinichi's expression will be when he comes?" Xiaolan pulled me to sit in the backstage outside the cinema and thought about it.

"Hmm? Hmm... He would probably come here in a hurry, panting and apologizing for being late, right?" I thought for a moment and answered. I remember that before I was six years old, every time Xiaolan asked Kudo out to play, the boy was always late. I guess it will be the same this time, right? Of course, if he can really come as Kudo.

"Hey~ Xiaoxun's idea is the same as mine." Xiaolan said excitedly. "I remember when I was in school, whenever I went out with him, he would always be late, and then apologize with a smile on his face. It was really fun to see him begging for mercy." Xiaolan looked longing, but soon, that longing turned into sadness. "To be honest, I haven't seen him for a long time, and I don't know how he's doing recently."

"...It's okay, Sister Xiaolan. Although you haven't seen each other for a long time, won't you be able to meet soon today?"

"Eh? Yeah... that's true. Why am I thinking about this?" Xiaolan shook her head. "By the way, Xiaoxun, I forgot to ask you, when is your birthday?"

"Eh?!" The sudden question made me slightly stunned. Why did Xiaolan ask me this question? Did she find out something? "Why... why do you suddenly ask this, Sister Xiaolan?" I asked tentatively.

"Because it's Shinichi's birthday in a little while. I bought him a present. My birthday is in two weeks on May 18th. But I don't know your birthday yet. I'll buy you a present on your birthday, too."

"Is that so?" I blushed. "Well...my birthday is the same as Xiaolan's, also May 18th."

"Huh?! No way?" Xiaolan was surprised.

"Yes, that's right." I took out the ID card that Shoulang had copied for me from my pocket and handed it to Xiaolan. It contained my personal information in detail. Of course, everything was fake, but it could be traced. The reason I showed this to Xiaolan was because I was afraid she would think too much. If I took out the ID card, I could effectively eliminate or even prevent Xiaolan from discovering my identity.

"It's true~" Looking at the data on the ID card, Xiaolan smiled happily, "Hehe, Xiaoxun, we are really destined to meet."

"Yeah, I also feel that I have a strong connection with Sister Xiaolan~" I smiled at Xiaolan with my little white teeth bared.

"Well, to celebrate finding a younger brother who was born on the same day as me, Xiaoxun, I'll take you to the game hall downstairs to play." Xiaolan said to me with a smile.

"Ah, that's not necessary." I refused. "What if Shinichi-nii arrives early and can't see us? It's better for us to wait here."

"Yeah, that's true." Xiaolan thought about it and gave up the idea, "But Xiaoxun, you are really sensible. No wonder Sonoko likes you so much. It makes me want to..." As she said that, Xiaolan moved closer to my cheek and looked at me with a smile. Facing Xiaolan who kept getting closer, I suddenly found that my cheeks began to get hot. And I had a thought of stepping back. What's wrong with me? I'm facing my sister, why would I have the thought of stepping back? And this feeling seems familiar. It's like... the feeling when facing Jingliu. That's right, it's Jingliu! And it's the one who is about to... take me...

"Wuwuwu..." Before I could sort out my thoughts, Xiaolan had already embraced me in her arms.

"Ha~ It's really a cute child~" I don't know if it was influenced by Sonoko, but Xiaolan seemed to enjoy the action of holding the doll. However, I was not so comfortable in Xiaolan's arms, not only because it was Xiaolan who was holding me. But also because Xiaolan ignored that there was a brooch on her chest. "Eh? Sorry, Xiaoxun, did my brooch prick you?" Feeling my struggle, Xiaolan subconsciously let go of her hand, and at the same time saw that my right cheek was a little red.

"Ah, no, it's okay." I rubbed the redness on the right side of my cheek and looked at the brooch on Xiaolan's chest.

"This..." Xiaolan noticed where my gaze was, so she took off the brooch and held it in her hand. Her eyes were filled with endless tenderness. "This brooch was the last gift that Brother Xun gave me when I was a child."

"Eh?"

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

"Hey, Xiaoxun, do you think I'm stupid?"

I don't know how long the silence lasted, but I heard Xiaolan's choked voice. "This brooch was the last gift my brother bought for me ten years ago, before he disappeared. After that, Brother Xun disappeared, and no matter how hard my parents and the police looked for him, they couldn't find him. This brooch became the last and only bond between me and my brother."

"Xiaolan..." Looking at Xiaolan holding the brooch, a bitter emotion surged into my heart.

"Although I have kept this brooch well, it has faded due to the passage of time, and even the frame has turned yellow. In the past, my brother would have come to me and said, 'Xiaolan, this brooch is too old. Put it away, and I will buy you a new one.' So, I have been wearing it and waiting, waiting for my brother to come back and say this to me, but..." At this point, the mist in Xiaolan's eyes had condensed into crystal tears. It seemed that in the next second, they would slide down the corners of her eyes. "A few days ago, I seemed to have a dream. I dreamed of my brother's figure and that my brother came back to my side, but when I woke up, everything about my brother disappeared. I was the only one in the room. And this brooch is still the same, without any change."

"Hey, Xiaoxun, brother... do you think brother will come back?"

"He will definitely come back!" Without even thinking, I answered what I was thinking. "He will definitely come back, and on the day he comes back, he will definitely..."

Ding-a-ling... Ding-a-ling...

A pleasant ringtone interrupted my words. It was Xiaolan's cell phone. I took out the phone from my backpack and saw that the contact was Conan. Xiaolan saw Conan's name and looked at her watch. She found that the pointer was pointing to ten o'clock. She answered the phone. Before Xiaolan opened her mouth, she heard Conan's anxious voice.

"Sister Xiaolan! Get out of there quickly!"

"Conan? What are you talking about?"

"Get out of the Rice Flower Building quickly! There's a bomb there!"

"B-bomb?"

"What!?" Hearing Xiaolan's words, my pupils suddenly contracted, and the muscles of my whole body tensed up in an instant. Unfortunately, before I could react, a huge shock hit us in an instant, and then a big hole was blown out on the wall of the floor where the cinema was located, and a strong blast of wind poured in, and the people around were thrown backwards by the explosion.

"Lan! Danger!"

"Eh?!"

The moment the blast came in, I rushed out and pushed Xiaolan away from the blast area, and I was blown away by the blast. However, I was used to this kind of impact, so I stabilized my body with a somersault, and ran towards Xiaolan again after landing. Because I knew that once the blast ended in the building, there would inevitably be the danger of floor collapse. In addition, this building was a product of the bubble economy, and it was even more fragile. Fortunately, the explosion was not strong, otherwise the entire floor of the cinema might have collapsed.

As expected, just after the blast stopped, the roof began to collapse. Huge rubble fell all over the hall, and above Xiaolan's head, there was also a lot of rubble falling down. Even though Xiaolan was a karate master, she had no room to react in the face of this situation. Looking at the countless rubbles and rubbles falling towards her, Xiaolan could only stare blankly at the top of her head. Her body did not move at all. However, the next second, as if time suddenly slowed down several times, Xiaolan felt a huge push on her shoulder, which was enough to make her fly backwards. Looking at the source of the power, she saw a faint pale gold swaying in front of her eyes, and the owner of the pale gold was now in the air in front of her eyes, showing her a reassuring smile. Then, in an instant, that smile was covered by countless rubble.

"Xiao Xun!!!"

(End of this chapter)