Chapter 248 SOS from Ayumi
Chapter 249 SOS from Ayumi
The next day, Conan and I said goodbye to my father and Xiaolan, and we went to the doctor's house together. Yesterday, I made an appointment with the children to meet at the doctor's house today, and I couldn't be absent. After all, Shiho was there, so I had to rush over for this.

When we arrived at the doctor's house, the children were already sitting in front of the doctor's TV playing games. Dr. Agasa also put down his work and began to entertain the children because of their arrival. Shiho was in the kitchen washing the fruits that she had bought earlier. When they saw Conan and I coming, the children also called us to come over and play with them. Of course, only Conan went over, and I walked towards Shiho and helped her take out juice, snacks, etc.

"Didn't Kudo ask you anything last night?" Shiho lowered the curtain, her eyes never leaving the cleanly washed apple in her hand.

"No, the kid went to bed early last night, and he didn't seem to be in any trouble." I pulled out a lot of snacks and drinks from my necklace. Ever since the last time the doctor took the kids camping and forgot to bring a tent, my necklace has changed from a weapons and munitions warehouse to a supermarket. Snacks, drinks, tents. Even three-piece bedding sets and four-piece kitchen sets are available. In short, even if I were thrown into the center of the Sahara Desert, I could still live comfortably with the inventory inside.

"Hey... That's really rare." Shiho chuckled.

"Who cares? He doesn't look like he did it on purpose." I spread my hands. "If he doesn't pursue it, I won't ask. It's rare that he's so kind."

"That's true." Shiho chuckled and brought out the snacks and drinks with me.

"Hey, Kaoru, Haibara-san, we're going to play joker cards later, do you want to join us?" Mitsuhiko invited.

"I can't, I want to read a book." Shiho said.

"I can't either. I'll just read a book with Xiao Ai."

"Hey, you two." Conan's eyes were half-mooned. But he ignored me. He pulled a few children to play, but Ayumi, who was sitting next to him, didn't join in. She looked not in a good mental state. But no one noticed.

"Why don't you go play with the children?" Shiho asked me softly.

"I don't have that time. I need to prepare some things." Sitting next to Shiho, I turned my back to the children and opened my phone.

"Are there still tasks to be completed?" Shiho frowned as she watched me open my phone.

"No." I shook my head. "The gold coins and gems from yesterday are enough to keep Skinny Wolf going for a while. I need to find some information now."

"material?"

"Well, about... uh, information about the magician."

"Huh?" Shiho looked at me like I was an idiot. "What information are you talking about?"

"Magic. Magician..." The corners of my mouth twitched.

"Have you been reading too many fantasy novels recently?"

"I..." I was speechless in response to Shiho's contempt. I could only lower my head and continue to flip through my phone. Indeed, how could magic appear in reality? No one would believe it if I told them about it. However, in fact, this magical thing really happened around me. I really couldn't say anything about it.

"Hey... Doctor, do you have any lozenges?" Just as I was flipping through the documents that almost looked fake, Ayumi's weak voice reached my ears.

"Hmm? Does your throat hurt?" The doctor who was standing next to the children looked at Ayumi who looked listless, so he asked her to open her mouth and checked it. He found that Ayumi's tonsils were swollen. Obviously inflamed.

"Could it be that she was too tired from playing football yesterday and caught a cold when she got home?" I thought as I looked at Ayumi's condition. "Anyway, Doctor, give Ayumi some anti-inflammatory drugs first, and then send her home." I suggested. The doctor nodded and went to the garage.

"Then let's stop here today." Conan looked at Ayumi, thought for a moment and said. The two children nodded very sensibly. So, the originally happy day was stranded halfway because of this, but compared to the time for playing, the children paid more attention to Ayumi's health.

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

The next day, we went to school as usual. Since I didn't need to worry about exchanging treasure for cash, I was able to spend the past few days in peace. But as expected, when class started early this morning, Teacher Kobayashi sent us a message, informing us that Ayumi was absent today because of a cold.

"Really?" Mitsuhiko frowned.

"Really? Did Ayumi eat the eel rice?" Genta asked in confusion. However, everyone just smiled at his pronunciation.

"Well, Ayumi looked a little uncomfortable yesterday. Today's result is not unacceptable." Conan pondered.

"Hey, you seem to care about her a lot." Shiho teased Conan beside me.

"Of course, we are good friends." Conan responded with a matter-of-fact look.

"I really don't know what Ayumi would think after hearing what you said." Next to Shiho, I leaned over the table and glanced at Conan unscrupulously, then refocused my attention on the person next to me.

"Aren't you worried?" Shiho tilted her head and looked at me out of the corner of her eye.

"Worried? It's just a common cold, which children often get. There's no use worrying. We can only wait for her to recover on her own." I shrugged.

"Is it so realistic?" Shiho raised her eyebrows.

"If worrying can help her get better quickly, then I will definitely not be stingy. But instead of worrying here, it would be more practical to go see her after class." I yawned and said lazily.

"Yeah...that's right." After saying that, Shiho once again turned her gaze to the biology book in front of her, which even Mr. Kobayashi might not be able to understand. Seeing that Shiho had regained her composure, I didn't say much, and lazily lay down in my arms, closed my eyes and fell asleep quietly. This sleep lasted for two classes, and I was woken up because the next class was music class, and we needed to go to the music teacher's class.

"Hey, Conan, let's go see Ayumi together after school." After class, after Shiho woke me up, I heard Genta's voice.

"I agree. I think Ayumi will be very happy too." Mitsuhiko also agreed.

"Is that so?" Shiho joked. Her words also attracted everyone's attention. "All girls don't want other boys to see them in poor health, especially the boy they like."

"Hey, hey..." Feeling Shiho's gaze, Conan's mouth twitched.

"But if you're just an elementary school student, it shouldn't be a big deal." Shiho chuckled and picked up the tools for the music class. She picked me up and prepared to walk towards the music teacher. But before she took two steps, a pleasant tune sounded from Conan's detective armband.

"Is this... the song Ayumi played?" Mitsuhiko listened.

"Is it Ayumi?" Conan also asked, but the voice that came out made people feel incredible.

[Today is the 5th, 10:30 AM.] A mechanical voice came from the armband. It was obviously the sound of an alarm clock.

"Hmm?" Conan looked at his watch and found that the time on it was not the time the alarm said. On the other side, Shiho and I also looked at each other. But we didn't say anything.

[Today is the 5th, 10:30 AM.] The voice came from the armband again.

"This is Kamen Rider's alarm clock." Yuantai recognized the source of the voice.

"Eh? Yes, this is what we asked Dr. Agasa to buy for us." Mitsuhiko recalled. "Just press the button on the top. It will report the time and date."

"But why doesn't Ayumi answer us in person?" Genta wondered.

"Maybe her throat is not able to speak yet?" Shiho thought for a moment.

"Oh, so that's how it is." The children suddenly realized.

"Hey, Ayumi, are you unable to speak now?" Conan asked the armband. "If so, find something to tap the armband, if not, tap it twice."

As Conan spoke, we soon heard a crisp sound from the armband.

"Sure enough, Ayumi can't speak yet." Genta said worriedly.

"I think she must be too bored so she wants to hear our voices?" Mitsuhiko thought.

"But even if Ayumi used a clock to replace the sound, the time is not right." Conan said to everyone. "Is Ayumi trying to tell us something?" With this thought, Conan spoke to the other side of the badge again. "Ayumi, did you encounter something?" After asking, there was no response from the other side.

"If it's the case, knock on the armband once. If it's not the case, knock on it twice." Seeing no response from the other side, Mitsuhiko quickly added.

[Da, Da] Two crisp sounds were heard.

"You see, it turns out that Ayumi called because she was too bored." Mitsuhiko breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ayumi, we're about to start class. We'll contact you after class." Genta shouted at the armband, then ran quickly towards the music teacher. Conan also put aside his doubts for the time being and put away the armband. He ran over with the children's pace. After all, the bell for class had already rung.

"Are you worried?" Seeing that everyone had left, Shiho walked slowly beside me.

"No, I'm not worried at all." I shrugged. "You're not worried because you're ready to go take a look?" Shiho's mouth curled up slightly.

"Hey, the one who knows me best is Shiho." I smiled softly. "Ayumi is a patient. She doesn't rest for no reason. How could she get up with her sick body to play such a joke on us? She must have encountered something. From the music and the alarm clock."

"Have you thought of anything?"

"No, I have no idea." I shook my head. "But the last two taps of the armband were separated from the time we asked the question. At least, it was a process of picking up something and tapping. The few seconds of pause are enough to explain a lot of problems. For example... another person snatched the armband and thought about how to answer."

"Be careful, I will ask for leave for you." Shiho said softly.

"Okay, I'll call you when it's safe."

"Yeah." Without saying anything more, Shiho responded softly and ran towards the music classroom, while I ran towards the school gate. After leaving the school gate, I found an empty alley, stretched out my hand to draw the car, and drove away.

【SoThankYouForEverything, ここから変わり开める.真っすぐな道などないと気づいた强さ见つけた. . . 】On the way, I heard the ringing of the phone in my ears. When I picked up the phone, it was Conan.

"what happened?"

"Where have you been!" Conan asked hurriedly. It seemed that he had learned where I was from Shiho, so he asked directly.

"It will take another five minutes to get to Ayumi's house." I looked at the road and replied.

"Why so fast?"

"Take a taxi." I said casually. "Have you thought it through?"

"Ah, what Ayumi wants to convey is that she encountered a robber." Conan explained directly. "The music at the beginning is the song Snail. It is referring to the Leescargot restaurant incident."

"What is that?" I asked puzzledly.

"It was a robbery and murder case. We discussed it at the doctor's house over the weekend. You and Huiyuan were reading at the time so you didn't know."

"Oh, and then?" I said calmly, but I stepped on the accelerator again, faster.

"Then comes number five, at ten-thirty. It's to tell us, kotouhan. Robber!"

"Okay, I get it. You go call the police, and I'll go check on Ayumi." After getting the message from Conan, I stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and sped up the process again.

"Ah, be careful. If it is really the same robber, he will kill people after the theft. Judging from the time, we don't have much time."

"That's enough." I said confidently.

"Okay, remember, don't kill anyone." Conan finally reminded me.

"As long as Ayumi is still alive, I won't kill her." Without saying anything more, I hung up the phone. At this time, I had already arrived at an alley not far from Ayumi's apartment. I parked the car, took the necklace back, and then ran quickly towards Ayumi's apartment.

After entering the apartment, I raised my hand and threw the SAS dagger at the monitor in the corner of the hall. After breaking it, I once again smashed the only automatic glass door that could block my entry into the apartment. Are you kidding? This door can only be opened by someone who has a magnetic card of the apartment or the residents of the building actively open the door. At this time, how can I have the time to slowly pick the lock? So I used this simplest and most violent method.

After breaking the automatic door, I took the elevator directly to the floor where Ayumi's house was. Seeing the marks of the lock being pried open at the door of Ayumi's house, I knew that Ayumi had indeed encountered a robber. I tiptoed into the room. In the hall, I saw Ayumi with her hands and feet tied, and the robber sitting on the sofa counting money.

"Is there only one person?" I leaned against the wall and listened to the sounds in the room. I confirmed the number of people. I looked around the living room again. On the table, there was a helmet and a baton, and nothing else. It seemed that he was just an ordinary robber. Seeing this, I didn't stay too long and walked out directly.

"Huh? Who are you?" Seeing me coming out, the robber sitting on the sofa sat up suddenly and grabbed the baton on the table.

"Oh, I walked into the wrong room." I said calmly. "But it seems that I caught up with... robbery?" I turned my head to look at Ayumi, who was already looking at me very excitedly.

"Poor little devil, you're here to die." As he said that, the robber approached me step by step.

"His steps were unsteady, he pretended to be calm, and his hand holding the stick was shaking. He was just pretending. He should not be the murderer that Conan said he was." I looked at the criminal approaching me step by step, and I stepped back involuntarily, pretending to be scared. Only by leaving the hall can I get out of Ayumi's sight. I don't want to expose too much in front of Ayumi. Although I have exposed some in front of the children before, it is better to do less of this. I don't want the children to rely too much on us, otherwise they will become lazy.

I retreated to the entrance, where Ayumi could no longer be seen. At the moment when the gangster relaxed his grin, I rushed up with a quick step. I punched him in the chest, and this punch almost suffocated him. When he bent over, I took the opportunity to grab the baton in his hand and hit him on the knee, making him kneel down in pain. Then I swung my baton and hit him on the head. Of course, I didn't use too much strength this time. It would be a big trouble if I killed him with a stick. After knocking the gangster unconscious, I wiped the baton clean and threw it next to him. Then I walked into the hall and untied the rope on Ayumi.

"Are you okay?" I looked at Ayumi who was trembling a little, and asked while untying her.

"Yeah." Ayumi just nodded because she couldn't make any sound. She responded to me with the only sound she could make.

"Yeah, it's okay." I untied the rope on Ayumi and called Conan.

"Where have you been?"

"We'll be there soon. The police are with us." Conan said briefly. "Is Ayumi okay?"

"Yeah, it's okay, it's been resolved." As I said this, I pulled Ayumi up. "Just come over and let the police clean it up."

"Okay, I'll be there right away. I'll help you think of a reason." Conan knew that I didn't like those kinds of excuses, so he helped me out directly, just as a reward for me saving Ayumi.

"Hoo...Okay. Ayumi, go back to bed and rest for a while. I'll take care of the rest." I touched Ayumi's still hot forehead and said to her. "You need to rest well now."

"Yeah." Ayumi nodded slightly, and a blush seemed to appear on her cheeks. Without saying anything more, she turned back to her bed. About fifteen minutes later, Conan brought the police to Ayumi's house. As soon as they opened the door, they saw the robber lying at the door. Inside the house, I was watching TV leisurely.

"Where's Ayumi?" Conan asked when they met.

"Go to sleep." I said while chewing an apple.

"Um... ahem, Kaoru." Inspector Megure, who came with Conan, asked me. "Can you tell me what's going on?"

"Huh? Didn't Conan tell you?" I was a little confused.

"Um... I know you came here, but why is this robber..."

"I fell down by myself." I spread my hands. "Originally, he found me, but when he was chasing me, he accidentally fell down, and the stick hit his head, and he fainted."

"...It's really an unconvincing reason." Officer Megure's mouth twitched slightly. "Anyway, don't do such dangerous things in the future, you are just a child."

"Hi~~"

"Ahem, brother Takagi, wake him up and take him away." Officer Megure coughed lightly to ease the current embarrassment. "Um, Xiaoxun, can you go with Ayumi to take a statement?"

"Well, I'll go, don't let Ayumi go, she's not well yet."

"That... is fine. Then, you and Officer Sato will go back to the police station. Oh, and the kids, you are all discoverers of the case, so you should also make a statement."

"Yes, I obey your orders."

"Yes, we obey your orders." The two children saluted Officer Megure seriously.

"By the way, I didn't have time to record the confession of the Blue Castle last time." Officer Megure suddenly thought of it. "Well... Let's solve this case first and save the confession of the Castle for the weekend."

"Weekend?" I raised my eyebrows. "Um, officer, can I be absent on the weekend?"

"Eh? What's wrong, Xun?"

"Haha, I have an appointment this weekend." I said embarrassedly. "So can Conan and the others go this weekend?"

"Have you made an appointment with someone?" Conan, Shiho, and Inspector Megure said at the same time.

"In short...in short, I can't go."

"Habara, do you know about this?" Conan asked Shiho in a low voice. But Shiho just shook her head.

"Hey..." Conan gave him a puzzled look. Then he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Forget it, let him be."

(End of this chapter)