Chapter 220 Reckless Children
Chapter 221: Reckless Children

"Yeah, yeah... OK, I got it, sister. Yeah, Bing and I will go see you guys tonight." A few minutes later, Shiho and I drove to Ginza. On the way, I drove, while Shiho called Mingmei and, of course, Shizuru. Several people shed tears. Of course, Shiho and I were in the car now, and I was the only one who could see her crying. About Mingmei and Shizuru. Along the way, I also roughly explained the situation to Shiho, including how to replace Shizuru, when I met Mingmei, and how to get her out of Gin's clutches. Shiho could only express surprise at my series of plans, which were calculated for more than two months in the future.

"How about it? Are you relieved now?" I asked Shiho while driving.

"Yeah..." Shiho wiped the tears from her face. "Bing, thank you."

"Hey, do you still need to say thank you to me?" I chuckled. "I told you, one day, I will free you from the shackles of the organization."

"Yeah..." Shiho nodded gently, "As expected, you really did it. Although the process is incredible to me, at least the result is not bad now."

"Of course." I smiled. "By the way, do you remember the gift I gave you before I left?"

"What gift?" Shiho asked.

"Um... it's just a gift that was put together with the medicine."

“…I have no impression.”

"0.0" I was confused for a moment.

"I was just kidding." Shiho laughed softly. At the same time, she took out the sparkling ring from her pocket. "When we were trapped in the dungeon, it was a good thing that this thing was not confiscated. But now in our little bodies..."

"Yeah... that's right." I thought about it. "Well, you can't escape anyway, sooner or later it will be me... Uwaaa! Shiho, stop it, I'm driving!" Before I finished speaking, Shiho had already kicked me sideways. "I'm wrong, I'm wrong! Shiho, be gentle, be gentle..." After playing all the way, Shiho and I arrived at Matsuya in Ginza. The shopping trip began, which was different from the clothes that Shiho told me that the doctor ordered for her online. The clothes I brought Shiho to buy were basically directly customized from those high-end clothing stores. After measuring the size, the style was selected, and then it was made and sent to the doctor's home the next day. And what we had in our hands were only some luxury brand handbags, wallets and the like. Of course, Shiho would definitely not do such a thing as carrying things, but after I took over those big and small bags, the things disappeared in my hands in the blink of an eye. For such things, Shiho was no longer surprised.

"Bing, from now on, should I call you Mingya?" Shiho asked me while shopping with me.

"Isn't it necessary?" I thought about it. Wasn't it arranged just for the purpose of meeting Kudo? After that, it doesn't matter, right?

"Hmm... Then, shall I call you Xun?"

"Okay, Xiao Ai~" I laughed.

"Hmm?" Shiho raised her eyebrows.

"what happened?"

"Why are you so skilled?"

“..Huh?” I was confused again.

"I mean, why are you calling the name Ai so skillfully?"

"Uh...very adaptable."

"Also, regarding your plan, how did you know that the medicine could make you and me smaller? How did you know that Sister Akemi would be killed, and how did you rescue her from Gin? Also, how were you so sure that I would take the medicine at that time? And how did you know that I was going to find Kudo Shinichi?" Shiho asked me a long list of questions.

"...Then, will you believe what I say?" I gave her a questioning look.

"It depends on how you explain it." Shiho shrugged.

"...Relying on the aura of the protagonist."

“...Huh?” Shiho gave me a questioning look in return.

"So, I can't explain such unscientific things. A plan is a plan, and I calculated it accurately. And at least everyone is fine now, isn't that good?" I evaded the question.

"You are really... hard to figure out." Shiho shook her head. "Forget it, at least you have fulfilled your promise now. I won't ask any more questions, but where will we go from here?"

"That's what we'll discuss tonight." I said calmly. At the same time, I took out my phone to check the time. "Let's go eat first. We've been walking around for a few hours. Conan and the others will contact us soon... Uh, they've already contacted us." As I said that, I turned on my phone and answered Conan's call.

"Conan, what's wrong?" I asked into the phone.

"Xiao Xun, where are you now?" Conan asked me.

"We are in Beika Market, what's wrong?" I said casually. Of course, we couldn't tell him that we were in Ginza. Otherwise, everything would be exposed.

"Oh, when we were looking for clues, we found one... Never mind, I know you want to hear the main point. We found the criminal gang's hideout at the police station not far from Dadujian Station. When can you expect to arrive?"

"Oh? You've learned your lesson." I smiled. "About half an hour. How's it going?"

"Not sure. We have locked our sights on the newspaper printing factory not far from the police station."

"Oh? Did you notice the possibility of counterfeit money?"

"What? You thought of that a long time ago?"

"Nonsense, where do you think Natsume Soseki is most often seen?" I said angrily. "Well, did you call the police?"

"We reported it, but the police here said they had no intention of taking over the case. They thought we were just playing a prank. It seems we can only rely on ourselves."

"Well, tell the kids to hold their ground. We'll be there soon."

"You guys? Is Huihara still following you? It's so late." "Ah, she seems to be quite interested in the case, and has been following me to search for clues." As I said that, I looked at Shiho next to me. At this time, Shiho was sniffing one perfume after another in the perfume shop, as if she was looking for the one that suits her.

"Okay, we'll wait for you then."

"Okay, see you later." After saying that, I hung up the phone.

"How is it? Have Kudo Shinichi and the others found a clue?" Shiho put down the perfume and turned to look at me.

"We've found more than just clues. We've only just managed to destroy their lair." I spread my hands helplessly. "Let's go. We'll go back and have dinner with Sister Jingliu and the others."

"Yeah." Shiho nodded gently. She understood that at this moment, she just needed to enjoy the detective game with the children, because she knew that as long as I was by her side, she would not be afraid even if she really faced the organization.

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

Half an hour later, Shiho and I parked the car in an alley near Owara Station, and I parked the car right under Shiho's nose. Shiho rolled her eyes. Although she knew that this was definitely not something that could be done with magic, she would not ask because she had asked me this question too many times in the past ten years, but my answer to her was always the same. A. secret. makes. a. gentleman. more. style. This was my unchanging answer.

"What's next?" Shiho asked me.

"Go directly to the printing factory next to the police station. The children should be there." I took out my phone and located the location. I found the police station. Then I walked over with Shiho.

"Huh? Those kids aren't here?" When we walked to the police station, Shiho and I also saw the printing factory next to it. But Conan and I didn't see any of the kids.

"Hey, kids, are you friends with those kids just now?" a young policeman asked me at the door of the police station.

"Eh? Ah." It seems that Conan and his friends have been here before. "Hello uncle, where did they go?"

"They just went into the newspaper office next door. They said they were looking for evidence of a crime. I say, kids, it's so late, you should go home and stop playing detective games."

"Oh, OK, I'll ask them to go back." After hearing what the policeman said, I couldn't help but frown secretly. Didn't they say they would wait for me? How did they go in first? Conan shouldn't be so stupid as to take the kids in. "By the way, uncle, how long have they been in there?"

"Well, it was only a few minutes. You and them were just one step behind each other. But a kid with glasses left for a while and then chased after them."

"Oh, I see. I see. Thank you." After saying that, I pulled Shiho towards the printing factory.

"Bing, those kids wouldn't..." Shiho looked a little worried.

"Hmm." I frowned. "I guess when Kudo called the police, a few kids wanted to take credit and went in." As I spoke, I opened the door of the printing factory. At the same time, I pulled my gun out of the necklace and it fell into my hand. "Shiho, wait here. If you hear gunshots..."

"At this distance, if the police heard the gunshots, they would come running right up," Shiho said. "Let's go up together."

"Well... okay." After saying that, I held Shiho's hand with my other hand and walked up step by step. Along the way, I used a dagger to cut the wires of several cameras. When I walked up to the second floor, I saw a fat man lying at the door. And inside, I only heard the sobbing of children. A fight? This was my first reaction.

Without hesitation, I gestured to Shiho to wait, and then I moved step by step to the only door with lights. Standing next to the fat man, I felt his nose and found that he was asleep. It should be Conan who used the tranquilizer gun. Looking inside, I saw two men lying on the ground. The children were trapped together. Including Conan, and Shunya's brother Shunta, they were also tied together. The only one standing was a woman in black clothes holding a pistol modified from a toy gun. Seeing this scene, I suddenly remembered that in the original book, it was because of Shiho's existence that the woman's pistol was snatched away, and the danger was averted. However, this time, I took Shiho away... Damn, are you blaming me? Smiling helplessly, I put away the pistol and tiptoed towards the door, but I ignored the group of children.

"Xun, it's Xiaoxun! Xiaoxun! Save us!" Since I had my back to the woman, my actions were in the eyes of the children. Although Conan wanted to stop Ayumi, it was too late. After all, his hands and feet were tied, and he couldn't stop Ayumi from opening her mouth.

"Tsk..." I spat inwardly, forgetting the courage of these little devils. When they saw me coming out, they immediately exposed my presence. Helplessly, I could only rush over before the woman turned around.

Ignoring the wound on my leg, I pushed forward with my legs. The moment the woman turned around, I had already grabbed her arm. I twisted it outward, and the pistol fell to the ground with a clang. I stood up, jumped high and punched her neck. The moment the artery closed, the woman fainted.

"Hmm..." When I landed, I felt a sharp pain in the wound on my right leg. The wound must have split. But fortunately, it was bandaged, so no blood would seep out.

"Huh... I'm saved." Conan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiaoxun, you are so great!" Ayumi looked at me in admiration.

"That's right, he's like a savior!" Mitsuhiko also exclaimed.

"What's so great about that! What did you kids do here? Are you looking for death? The criminals are kidnappers! It's a good thing I got here. If I had been a little later, you would have been killed, you know that!" I shouted at the three children in a stern tone. Are you angry? No, I'm not angry at all. But I have to do this. I have to tell these children not to rush into the bandit's den without thinking. Because I just took Shiho away, it almost caused the annihilation of the Junior Detective Team, including Kudo. This is enough to illustrate the horror of the butterfly effect. How many butterfly effects will there be in the future? I don't know. But I think I need to strengthen the children's awareness of prevention, so as to avoid any accidents.

"Yes..I'm sorry."

"Yes..I'm sorry."

"Yes..I'm sorry."

The three children sat on the ground and bowed their heads to apologize to me.

"You too, Conan, why did you bring them here for no reason?" I questioned him in a low voice while helping Kudo untie the ropes on his body.

"I didn't want to. I just left for a short while to call Officer Megure as Kudo Shinichi. It was only a few minutes before those kids came up without permission."

"That's why I told you to wait until I get there. Why are you running around?" I said unhappily. "If you keep indulging these kids like this, how are you going to explain to their parents if something really happens?"

"Hey, sorry, sorry. It's my fault. I will be... careful!" Conan was still talking to me, but suddenly gave me a warning. I turned around and saw that woman getting up again. Was it because of my injury? Didn't I hit her hard enough? Just when I wanted to turn around and hit that woman again, the wound on my leg twitched again, causing me to stagger forward. But I missed the best time to attack. The woman got up. She grabbed for her gun the first time. However, the moment she grabbed the gun. A slender little hand grabbed the gun on the ground faster than her. It was Shiho. After Shiho got the gun, she stood up with her feet apart and held the gun with both hands. She pointed it at the woman's forehead.

boom! ! !
A bullet fired, grazed the woman's hair and shattered the glass of the studio.

"Huh~" I whistled. I looked at Shiho with satisfaction. "Your shooting skills haven't deteriorated. Not bad." Of course, this compliment was only audible to me.

(End of this chapter)