Chapter 226: Indiscriminate Arena

Chapter 227: The Indiscriminate Arena

"Xun, New Year's Day is coming soon, did you forget something?" The next night, after we had dinner in Elcatras, I flew back to Tokyo with Shiho. After I sent Shiho back to the doctor's house, I returned to my father's place alone. The three sisters of the Ning family stayed in my own apartment. After returning home, Xiaolan was quite happy, after all, she hadn't seen me for a week, and my father complained a few words, but didn't say anything more. Conan was not polite. After returning to our bedroom, Conan asked me directly.

"Huh? Forgot something?" I looked up at Conan.

"Hey, you didn't really forget, did you?" Conan said with a half-mooned look. "New Year's Day is only a week away, where's the ticket to the Emperor's Cup you promised me?"

"Oh, you mean the one with the heroes?" I suddenly realized. "I bought them. Not only for you, but also for the children." As I spoke, I took out a few tickets from my pocket. These were bought when I went shopping with Shiho last time. There were seven tickets in total, including one for the doctor.

"Hey, you're really thoughtful." Conan said, looking at the ticket in my hand. "But where did you and Huibara go these two days?"

"...You are curious?" I looked at Conan with a strange look. "Are you a detective or a paparazzi?"

"Uh..." Conan was speechless. "Well... it's just that you left for a week, and then Huibara showed up." Conan explained. "I was just wondering if you met someone from the organization again."

"Really... you're such a gossip." I frowned and looked at Conan. "Don't worry, if I run into the organization, I will definitely tell you." As I spoke, I covered my head with the quilt. "Let's go to sleep. I'm almost exhausted these days. Please turn off the lights."

"Hehe..." Conan's mouth twitched, then he climbed out of bed and turned off the light.

(Before the plot begins, let me complain a little. How did Conan bring the knife into the venue in the final of the Emperor's Cup? In addition, let's ignore the seasonal issues. I really don't understand the timeline of today being summer and tomorrow being winter. Just understand. In addition, in the original drama, the sentence that Aoyama asked Shiho to say, which was linked to the organization half a century ago, is obviously a huge pit in Dalaran, and I can't fill it now. Let's talk about it later. I will put this pit somewhere else. Fill it slowly.)
A week after Shiho and I came back, there was no incident at all between us at school. Life passed very uneventfully, and within a week, Shiho gradually integrated into the group of children.

"By the way, Haibara-san, this weekend is New Year's Day. I heard that the Emperor's Cup football final will be held in the gymnasium. Let's go watch it together." Mitsuhiko suggested.

"Eh?" Shiho was slightly surprised. Then she turned and looked at me. "Why, you didn't tell them?"

"Hmm? Oh, I forgot." On Shiho's left, I lay on the table with a bored look on my face, looking at Shiho's profile. It wasn't until she turned around and looked at me that I realized she was talking to me. "Here are seven tickets for that day's game. I happened to win the prize when I was having dinner at a restaurant last weekend. The prize is seven tickets." I lied. "So let's go together."

"Eh? Really? Lucky!" Yuan Tai said excitedly.

"That's amazing, Kaoru!" Mitsuhiko also praised.

"Hehehe..." Conan's mouth twitched.

"Hmm..." On the other side, Ayumi looked thoughtful.

"Ayumi? What's wrong with you?" Genta noticed that Ayumi was in a bad mood, and asked hurriedly.

"Hmm... I suddenly feel something is strange." Ayumi held her chin up and thought. "Xiaoxun, why is the chain of the necklace on your neck so similar to the chain of the necklace on Haibara's neck?"

"Eh? Really?" Mitsuhiko followed Ayumi's words and looked at the necklaces on our necks.

"Hey, Xun, take it out and let's see it." Yuan Tai asked. Although he couldn't ask for a live broadcast.

"Uh... okay." I was completely impressed by the curiosity of the kids. I took the pendant out of my clothes. A black left wing caught the kids' eyes.

"Only one wing?" The children seemed to have found the key. All eyes were fixed on the same black chain around Shiho's neck.

"Masaka..."

"Masaka..."

"Masaka..."

Shiho didn't know what to say when faced with such a reaction, so she just reached out and took out the necklace hidden in her clothes, spread it out in her hand, and showed it to the children. And what the children saw was indeed the same pendant as the one in my necklace, but in the opposite direction.

"Ah, Ah Bari!"

"Ah, Ah Bari!"

"Ah, Ah Bari!" the three children exclaimed.

"Hey! Xun, tell me the truth, what is going on?" Yuantai yelled at me.

"That is to say, Xun, although you and Haibara are classmates, but this, this kind of thing." Mitsuhiko said with a blushing face.

"Um...what's wrong?" I was puzzled.

"Xiao, Xiaoxun." Ayumi also blushed and said, "Girl, how can you let a girl be with you... a couple... and you have only known each other for a few days. How can you..." Ayumi's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Um...we've known each other for a long time."

"...Eh?"

"...Eh?"

"...Eh?"

"Well, Ai and I have known each other for a long time. But I moved away when I was in elementary school, so we separated. Unexpectedly, Ai also moved in. Then we went to elementary school together."

"Hey..." Ayumi suddenly realized. "So you two are childhood sweethearts. No wonder we felt so familiar with you when Haibara-san sat next to you for the first time."

"But... you said a long time ago?" Yuan Tai was puzzled. "Then when did you two meet?"

"Seven years old."

"Seven years old?" Mitsuhiko was puzzled. "Then how old are you now?"

"...Seven years old."

"..."

"..."

"..." The three children gave me a half-moon eye at the same time.

"Why do I feel that Xun's words are not convincing at all?" Yuan Tai said helplessly.

"Forget it, for the sake of the football tickets, let's just assume that what Xun said is the truth."

"Uh-huh.."

"To be precise, we met when we were six years old." Shiho began to cover up for me. "Before that, we only met a few times through our parents. We really played together when we were six years old. Unfortunately, Kaoru's parents were always busy running around and had no time to take care of him, so they sent him to Professor Agasa, who then handed him over to Uncle Mori and the others. At that time, Kaoru was my first friend, so my parents saw that I was not in a good condition after Kaoru left, so they also entrusted me to their mutual friend, Professor Agasa, so I am here with Kaoru."

"What a perfect story..." Conan muttered softly, holding his forehead. No one except me heard what he said. Of course, I didn't care about Conan's complaints. Because in fact, I can be regarded as Shiho's first friend. And we haven't seen each other for a long time. Although the content of the story is a little different, it is reasonable.

"I see." Ayumi believed what Shiho said. "Really, Kaoru, why did you hide it from us?" "Uh... you didn't ask." I spread my hands, "Anyway, aren't we discussing football now?" I hurriedly changed the subject.

"Oh, that's right. Then, for the first time, all members of the Junior Detective Team will have a holiday. Let's watch the Emperor's Cup final!" Yuantai raised his fist.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

The three children raised their hands at the same time, and then the next second, the three children raised the hands of the three unmotivated people and shouted again.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

————The smell of orchids, the smell of lavender, the smell of home &Angel wings, devil wings, guardian wings————

New Year's Day. A joyous year begins. The various New Year's Day atmospheres on the streets dazzle the children.

"Haha, that lion dancer looks like Inspector Megure." Ayumi laughed as she watched the lion dance on the street.

"He looks very similar to Genta." Mitsuhiko complained.

"What?!" Yuan Tai said angrily.

"You see, they look even more alike when they're angry." Mitsuhiko seemed not to have sensed Genta's anger.

"Then it's more similar this way!" Yuantai showed a ferocious face, and then started playing with Mitsuhiko.

"You two, stop messing around." Ayumi said with a wry smile. "If we don't go in, we'll be late." As she said that, Ayumi led the two people and ran forward first.

"I say, you two, can you show more excitement?" Conan turned around and complained to me and Shiho. "Today is the final of the Emperor's Cup. Can you show some of the fans' enthusiasm and excitement?"

"I don't have any interest in football." Shiho was wearing a brown windbreaker and covered her head with the hood on the back of the windbreaker. "To be honest, I am a little... exposed to so many cameras like this." Shiho turned her head to look at me with pale blond hair. "This guy is much better. He doesn't need to disguise himself. This pale blond hair color is the best protection."

"Uh... blame me?" I shrugged. "It's okay. I have sunglasses, glasses frames, hats, wigs and other disguise props. You can change them anytime you want."

"Um... why do you still carry these with you?" Conan asked me.

"To ensure safety." I said to Conan. "You are not familiar with the organization, so you are not worried, but many members have seen Shiho's childhood appearance, and this Emperor's Cup final is open to all of RB. The ratings are so high, and if one member of the organization sees it among the hundreds of millions of people in RB, then we are all in danger."

"Well... okay." Conan thought about it, gave up the rebuttal, and followed us into the venue.

Because we had enough money in our pockets, we sat in the first row with the best view. Here, we didn't even need to bring binoculars.

In the arena, the fans cheered. The enthusiastic atmosphere was unparalleled, but Shiho and I watched the game calmly. After all, we had no interest in football. Let alone RB football, when I was born in China in my previous life, I would occasionally watch football during my breaks, but after the Chinese national team led by Milutinovic entered the World Cup once, I never watched it again. It was really... Oh well. Come on, Chinese national football team.

Shiho knows nothing about football. She studies all the time. The occasional social activities she attends are to discuss academic issues with world celebrities or top scholars. Shiho knows almost nothing about sports. The only sports she knows are the gunmanship and grappling techniques I taught her. But they are just the basics. I forced her to learn them just to keep her healthy.

"Wow! The ball went in!" Soon, the Tokyo team scored the first point, and the children were so happy that they started dancing. "Hey, who scored the goal just now?" Ayumi asked.

"It's Hero Akagi from Tokyo SPIRITS." Mitsuhiko said to Ayumi while holding a small live broadcast screen. "Naoki passed the ball to him from the middle, and Hero headed the ball into the goal."

"Hey, he is indeed a hero." Yuan Tai looked longing.

"Yes, if he hadn't been injured, he would have definitely made the national team."

"If I can't make the RB national team, I won't be able to participate in the World Cup, right?"

"Unfortunately, the RB team didn't even win a single game. The hero must be extremely regretful about this."

"Ah... I really don't understand why those adults are so enthusiastic about the World Cup?"

"My father often says that it's amazing that RB can enter the World Cup," Ayumi continued.

"You guys..." Conan said, resting his chin on his hand. "The World Cup is the biggest event for countries around the world to strive for their prestige in the sports world. Of course it will become a hot topic in the country." When it comes to football, Conan seems to open up his chatterbox. "Although our team didn't win a single game, the World Cup games will still interest everyone."

"Tsk... Conan, I think you're the most upset one here, right?" The three kids looked at Conan with disdain. "After watching the TV broadcast, weren't you the one who couldn't accept the loss the most?"

"Eh?!" Conan blushed instantly.

"That's right, weren't you the one rolling around on Dr. Agasa's desk?"

"Oh, by the way." I interrupted at the right time. "I recorded the video of you rolling around last time. I'll show it to everyone when I get back."

"Hey, hey! Xun, please forgive me." Conan's face was red as if it was burned by fire. "Let's just watch the game and not talk about this, okay?"

"Heh~" Shiho took the glasses and hat from me and smiled softly while watching our conversation. "It turns out that the famous detective is just a child in front of football."

"Tsk... What's wrong with me liking football?" Conan said unconvinced. "But you two, can you please come and watch the game like normal fans?"

"Husband, husband and wife?" Shiho's cheeks blushed slightly.

"Um... forget it, Shiho, come and watch the game. Even if you can't understand it, it's nice to experience the atmosphere and freshness." I indirectly compromised with Conan's words and pulled Shiho to the stands.

"Anyway, let's enjoy today..." Before I finished speaking, I could clearly hear a discordant sound in my ears, even though the fans were very noisy. The source of the sound was right below our stands. It was the bang of a football breaking suddenly.

"What's wrong?" Conan asked me when he saw that I was halfway through my sentence.

"The football below." I gave Conan a look. "It suddenly leaked."

"Eh?" Conan looked at the football that shrank in an instant, his eyes instantly becoming serious. Regardless of the safety of the scene, Conan jumped directly. Although the staff stopped him, Conan still dug out an inconspicuous object from the rubber floor.

"Kaoru!" Conan frowned, turned around and threw what he had dug over.

Bang! I took the thing in my hand, and in an instant, my face turned ugly. It was the tip of a bullet. "7.62*25mm? Semi-automatic pistol. In this square... it can shoot any spectator from any angle." I frowned. Could it be that the days of following this Grim Reaper detective in silence would not last more than two weeks?

　No time to explain, hurry up... Bah, too late, no proofreading, please notify me if there are any mistakes, I'm going to sleep first. I'll go to the hospital tomorrow...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)