Chapter 345 After the Collapse
Chapter 351 After the Collapse

[So Thank You For Everything, today's movement is the same, and the time is the same, and the forgetfulness is the same. 】

"Moshimoshi, this is Mingya..."

"Mouri Kaoru! You bastard!!" Before I could even finish my greeting, I heard Kudo's heart-wrenching curse from the other end of the phone. "You bastard! Do you want to kill me? I #%! #! @￥@..."

"Calm down...Calm down, Kudo." I held the phone farther away and scratched my ears unscrupulously. "How is it? Are you enjoying this broken game?"

"How can it be fun! I almost broke down and committed suicide! Believe it or not, I will commit seppuku in a minute to show you!"

"Okay, okay, I was afraid that you would commit suicide, so I called him over right after I left."

"How dare you say that! You @##%@...@#"

. . . . . .

Ahem, do you feel that your thinking is a little behind? It doesn’t matter, let’s go back to the entrance of the previous chapter and start again.

... Boom boom boom.

After we left, the young man knocked on the door. Unfortunately, there was no response from inside the room, but this was within the young man's expectations. So, he gently turned the handle and walked in. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Kudo Shinichi kneeling on the ground with his head on the table, looking like he had collapsed.

"Ahem." The young man coughed softly, attracting Kudo's attention. When Kudo raised his head and looked at the person who came, his eyes, which had been distracted for a long time, slowly regained their focus, and then he opened his mouth, as if he was half poisoned and wanted to speak, but he couldn't make a sound.

"Hey, Kudo. Are you okay?" The young man took the lead in breaking the awkwardness, waved his hand towards Kudo, and said with a smile on his face.

"I...I...I'm convinced...I'm convinced, I'm convinced, Hattori!" Finally, Kudo pointed at the man and shouted his name.

"Ah, it's me. Haha, I'm relieved to see you still have the energy to shout so loudly." Hattori walked towards Kudo with a smile, and then took off his baseball cap that he was wearing. Ignoring Kudo's shocked expression, he patted the dust off the cap and put it on his head. "Ah... Kaoru is too much, he said he was just borrowing it, but he made it so dirty, what is this? Chocolate? Sniff... Hey, it's really blood! That bastard, this hat is a limited edition and very expensive!"

"Hey... Hattori, you... are not me..." For a moment, Kudo became incoherent. "You, you are dead, aren't you?"

"Huh?!" Hattori looked confused but soon realized. "Oh, so my script was arranged to be a failure, no wonder my hat is so dirty."

"No, this...what is going on?" Kudo was confused.

"Ahem. Basically, I just want to teach you a lesson." Hattori said seriously. "Also, from the time you woke up until now, except for the fact that I'm still alive, everything else is just a lie created by Kaoru."

"What?!" Kudo opened his eyes wide again. The amount of information was too overwhelming for him to take in. "Illusion? So... So, the school and classmates?"

"Ah, everything is fine."

"That TV report..."

"It was a video that Kaoru asked someone to make." Hattori tapped the TV screen. "It is said that Kaoru used his connections to find more than 40 post-production people to shoot and edit this material. It includes the destruction of the school building, the bodies on the ground, and the change of school uniforms. Sound effects, and even asked Dr. Agasa to perform in the same clothes as Inspector Megure. Don't tell me, I watched it three times before you, and I really couldn't find any flaws. It only took one day to complete it."

"These...are all fake?"

"Yes, all of this was done to help you conceal the truth and teach you a lesson. Ah, but there really was an explosion in the school. It was a gas explosion in the cafeteria not far from the auditorium. But the people in the cafeteria had been cleared out by Xun in advance. So there were no casualties. Of course, the explosion was also done by Xun. It was to help you divert attention so that we can transport you out secretly."

"This...what is going on?" Although Hattori gave an explanation, he still didn't understand what had happened.

"I say, Kudo, is it because you took the medicine and became bigger that your brain is not working properly?" Hattori said unhappily. "Okay, then I'll explain it to you from the beginning."

. . . . . .

"Yesterday, after you solved the case, something started to seem strange about you. Do you remember?" A few minutes later, Kudo and Hattori sat down on the sofa together and began to talk about the whole incident.

"You looked very strange and pale. Before you could finish your words, you fell down. Everyone looked at you. At that moment, Xun detonated the gas in the cafeteria. Everyone left the auditorium quickly after being shocked. At that moment, the young lady from Xun's family told me everything about your enlargement, and then asked me to cooperate and tell the students in the school to keep everyone's mouths shut as much as possible and not to reveal anything about you. And you were secretly taken out of the school by Xun's people. As for your fainting, it was to save time. You were knocked down by Xun's young lady with an anesthetic needle."

"But, but." Kudo looked incredulous. "But, I remember that before I fainted, Officer Megure and the others really left."

"That was Kaoru's trick to divert the police away from the scene." Hattori looked at him like an idiot. "It wasn't difficult for Kaoru to divert the police away from the scene. All he had to do was place some smoke bombs at the municipal buildings. It didn't cause any damage, it just caused some panic."

"Why, why would Xun do such a thing?"

"Kudo, don't you understand?" Hattori stopped playing around and looked at Kudo seriously. "If, if Kaoru didn't send people to block all the surveillance equipment near the school in advance, if he didn't stage this horrible farce himself, if he did nothing and just let you appear in the public eye. Then what if there really are people from that organization in your school? Then yesterday's farce and the report you just saw might really become a reality!"

“…” After hearing Hattori’s words, Kudo became completely dejected.

"Well... although Xun came to me to lobby for this, it was Xun who mainly told me these words. If there is anything you don't understand, I think it's better for you to ask him directly." After finishing his task, Hattori began to shift the blame crazily. "Where did he go?"

"He just went out to do some business. I heard it was related to his sister, Miss Xiaolan."

"Xiao Lan? By the way, where is Xiao Lan? How is she? Where did she go after I fainted?"

"I told her that I had sent you to the hospital and didn't let her come with me. Oh, by the way, Xun said that after you find out the truth, he wants you to call him."

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

"So, great detective, are you awake now?" Time returned to the present, I held the phone and said unscrupulously. "Do you know how many people I sent to help you complete this appearance? In the next long period of time, I will have to waste manpower and money to send people to closely monitor the entire school. Do you know how much trouble you have caused me?"

"I'm sorry... I was wrong this time. I'll remember this lesson." Kudo's voice sounded like a defeated rooster, with a dejected look. "So... what do you mean by asking me to call you?"

"Ah, let me check the time." I didn't pay too much attention to Kudo's attitude, but looked at the electronic watch in the car. "Eighteen forty-two. Still in time."

"Hmm? Too late for what?"

"Go and do the last thing for you, Kudo Shinichi."

"Eh?"

"I've booked you a seat at the revolving restaurant in the Beihua Central Building. I've also asked Xiaolan to come over tonight at 8:30. According to the tests Shiho and I did, the effect of the drug on you should last for a while, so hurry up and say something to Xiaolan. If you don't go now, you may have to wait for a while. Remember to disguise yourself. I've already deployed spies in the building. Your safety is guaranteed."

"Xiaolan..." On the other end of the phone, Kudo recalled the figure that he had been thinking about day and night. "I know, I'll go right away." After saying that, Kudo was about to hang up the phone. "By the way, Xun... Thank you, and... I'm sorry."

As soon as he finished speaking, a busy tone came from the phone.

"Tsk, this boy values ​​women over friends." I couldn't help but be shocked when I heard the busy tone on the phone.

"You're a really good friend to him since you've done this for him." Shiho whispered beside me.

"Well, well.. I'm doing this so that we won't be exposed. Besides, if that great detective was really that obedient, I wouldn't have to go to so much trouble to cover up for him. It would also save Xue and the others from having to be both police officers and nurses."

"It's okay, Mr. Mingya." Ningxue, who hadn't had time to change out of her nurse uniform, glanced at me through the rearview mirror. "It's my duty to follow orders."

"You said it was a bother to Xue, but can you take your eyes off Xue's nurse uniform, Mr. Sl?" Shiho said contemptuously. "Why do I feel like you're enjoying it?"

"No, absolutely not!" I shook my head like a rattle. "Anyway, the matter was resolved peacefully, isn't that great? Ahaha, ahahahahaha."

"You..." Shiho shook her head helplessly and gave up on asking me. "So, what's next? What are you going to do? Go to the central building to monitor?"

"Next, Xue, please stop the car first. I'll trouble you to take Shiho to the Beika Central Building later. I'll get off the car now and go to another place. I'll leave the surveillance work to you."

"Eh? Me?" Shiho was slightly surprised. "Leave it to me?"

"Well, because I have something else waiting to be done."

"...Kid?"

"Yes, I have to quickly solve the problem over there. I also need you to ask for leave for me from school."

"Hoo..." Shiho exhaled lightly. "Okay, but be careful." After saying that, Shiho took out two capsules from her pocket.

"The antidote for the same period as Kudo's, the specific time of the potion and some other information I will tell you tonight. If possible, it is better not to use it."

"Hey, I got it, my dear wife." Without looking at Shiho's disgusted expression, I took the capsule, opened the car door and walked out. I turned around, came to Shiho's window, waved to her with a smile, and then disappeared in the rain.

"Mr. Mingya...it seems like he didn't bring an umbrella." Ningxue said something afterward while sitting in the driver's seat.

"Well, he didn't take it on purpose." In the car, Shiho held her chin and looked in the direction where her lover disappeared and whispered softly. "Because of ice water and rain water. These two things are the most effective catalysts for him to enter another state."

PS: In the rain, Xun's phone vibrated slightly. After opening it, Xun found a message that he had been looking forward to receiving for eight years. Looking at the content on the screen, the corners of his calm mouth quietly raised a hint of surprise. Then, Xun shouted loudly at the rain.

"Follow the comments below! 2018 League of Legends S8 Season World Champion, IG!!!"

(End of this chapter)