Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

Chapter 244: Hidden Well——

After leaving the kendo club's training ground, the few of them turned to the Aikido club where Kazuha was.

Looking at He Ye who knocked the man down swiftly and efficiently, Yun Xianhe outside the venue raised his camera and took a lot of pictures, successfully attracting everyone's attention.

The four of them left the school and first went to buy the takoyaki that Hattori had mentioned last night, and then went to buy soda.

As they were strolling, the three of them were inexplicably led into a commercial street. They looked at the brave man who was shopping, and only reacted when his hands were full of food.

If Zhu Fu Jingguang hadn't said that he wanted to have dinner, Hattori suspected that Yun Xianhe would be able to stay in that snack street tonight.

"Where did you go to play today?"

When asked this question, Zhu Fu Jingguang's mouth twitched, and he said with a complicated look in his eyes:

"Almost half of Osaka Castle."

"Ok?"

Yun Xianhe, who was asked the question nearby, took out the map marked with strategy points from his pocket and showed it to the two of them.

The two locals looked at each other in amazement. How come they didn’t know there were so many places to go? ?

He Ye enthusiastically expressed to Yun Xianhe that she hoped he could let her make a copy of the map later.

This way, next time Xiaolan comes, she will take Xiaolan on a tour along that route.

Yun Xianhe agreed readily, and Hattori inexplicably felt some phantom pain in his legs.

He just took a look and saw that the locations listed were not far apart, so it was impossible to take a taxi.

...Walking around Osaka on foot? Will that kill you?!

Thinking of this, he turned his head and looked at Zhu Fu Jingguang with complicated eyes, who seemed to be still full of energy (?).

"Thank you for your hard work, but you have a very good physique, Midorikawa-kun."

"……fine."

The group of people returned to the Hattori family chatting and laughing, had dinner, took a walk to digest the food, and then rested.

Yun Xianhe lay flat in the quilt, looking at the ceiling with his eyes open.

"Sleepless Daytime" worked very well. From the time he woke up in the hospital until now, even though he hadn't rested for nearly 45 hours, Yun Xianhe didn't feel sleepy at all.

Physical fatigue can be recovered by lying down, but mental fatigue is more difficult to recover from.

After all, he was more likely to let his imagination run wild when he was alone.

After a while, Yun Xianhe, who had a lot of things evolving in his mind, turned over and decided to use the system panel to watch the video recorded today to divert his attention.

He checked in at various tourist spots with Mr. Hikaru, and competed in Aikido with Hattori in the Kendo Club and Kazuha.

I can't see clearly...

In the darkness, the brave man murmured silently and slowly sat up from the bed.

He pushed open the paper sliding door on the outer corridor, looked at the moon hanging high in the night sky, and sat down cross-legged on the edge of the outer corridor.

[“Floating Clouds and Everything” – We are ‘everything’. No matter where you are, as long as you see symbolic things, it means you have ‘found us’! Very romantic, right? ”]

[“As a hero’s companion, I will never let him be alone!”]

[“So, if, I mean if, one day, when you miss us alone…”]

Just look around.

The young man followed the words in his memory and stretched out his slender white hands into the air.

A shooting star streaked across the night sky, lighting up the pair of dark heterochromatic eyes.

day by day,?

The silent murmur melts the longing in the evening breeze under the night sky.

A shooting star is fleeting and does not stop for anyone.

...It's not his shooting star.

Looking around, the sun, the moon, the stars, the flowers, the trees, and the rocks, none of them belonged to him.

Ahhh——I feel so lonely——

The brave man half closed his eyes and said this in a coquettish manner.

Then he closed his eyes slightly and buried his face between his bent knees, as if he was playing a game with someone:

Have you hidden it? I have already counted to ten thousand.

rustle……

The wind swayed the trees in the courtyard, and combined with the dancing moonlight, it looked elegant.

The brave man sitting alone in the moonlight hugged his knees tightly and chuckled silently:

Hey——You haven't hidden yet? Really... I'm counting the last one. I'll come looking for you after I finish counting.

The wound on the palm of his hand, which had shown some signs of healing, broke open because of this action, and the bright red blood stained the gauze and soaked into the trouser leg of his pajama pants.

The pain pulls back the brave man's god.

He looked at his hands expressionlessly, and seemed to be slow to react for a long time, then frowned and smiled bitterly.

Now I have to trouble Mr. Guang again... Forget it, I'll just buy a new set from the system mall.

"Aren't you guys asleep yet?"

Subconsciously hid my hands.

Yun Xianhe turned his head to look at Hattori Heiji who was walking towards him from the other end of the corridor, panting, and gave a natural smile.

"Can't sleep? You look so energetic."

Yun Xianhe shrugged after receiving this evaluation, sat cross-legged again, and looked up at the moon.

Hattori Heiji took a look and sat down next to the other person.

After a moment of silence, Hattori rested his chin on one hand and tilted his head to look at Yun Xianhe, mumbling softly as if he was talking in his sleep:

"If you keep things in your heart, you will become a bad person."

Yun Xianhe did not comment. He had even advised others in this way in previous missions.

But speaking out his problems would only make people sad and add to their troubles.

But thank you for your concern, Chocolate.

Thinking of this, Yun Xianhe tapped Hattori's shoulder with his bloodless fingertips, then stood up and went back to the bedroom.

"Remember to wear a coat next time you go out."

Hearing this, Yun Xianhe nodded, picked up the phone next to the pillow, and typed a message to Hattori.

After doing this, he waved his mobile phone at the other person, motioning him to go back and look.

"What? Can't you just show it to me?"

The brave man made a cross gesture, smiled at the other party, and then closed the door mercilessly.

Osaka Chocolate, full of curiosity, returned to the room and opened his phone to take a look:

[You seem to be turning into an old lady lately, Heiji-chan—]

"Huh?! What is that guy talking about!?"

And what the hell is that 'sauce'?

Hattori Hangetsu, who suddenly lost all his sleepiness, looked at the message intently, typed a few words and sent it over.

[What the hell is an old woman? I'm just worried that you'll get sick suddenly like last time. - Chocolate]

[The recipient of your message is sleeping. Please wait until dawn to send it. - Brave]

〔?????--chocolate〕

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It’s worthy of being the world of science. I was in school yesterday and it’s a holiday today.

Yun Xianhe looked at He Ye who was holding a map and was eager to visit all the marked points.

Looking at the depressed Hattori Heiji next to him, I became curious about how many days they go to school in a month.

But think about it.

It’s still uncertain how many months this year will be and when it will end, so I’ve given up thinking about it.

After eating and drinking for the whole morning, Hattori saw Officer Otaki near the restaurant at noon.

"Sorry, Xianhe, you guys go to the store and order the food first. I'll go over and take a look."

"Hmm? That's Officer Otaki."

As soon as he saw Officer Otaki, Kazuha looked at Hattori Heiji who was approaching and complained,

"Heiji is the guy who always comes over whenever there's a case."

Officer Otaki?

Yun Xianhe recalled a little and remembered that this was the one who drove them to capture Kiichiro Numabuchi last time.

Although I couldn't see his face clearly, his burly figure was still easy to recognize.

If he gets that kind of look, won't people stop saying he's too skinny?

A brave man is eager to try.

Zhu Fu Jingguang, who was standing by, saw that Yun Xianhe was looking in the direction of Hattori and the others, and thought that he was interested in the case.

Well... maybe he's not interested in the case, maybe he's just thinking about whether he can help.

Mr. Hikaru, who was well aware of the habit of 'heroes always worrying about the people around them', understood it instantly, and when he saw Hattori Heiji coming over, he asked to help:

"What happened?"

Yun Xianhe felt that Zhu Fu Jingguang was very enthusiastic about this, so he looked at him again and sighed:

As expected of Mr. Guang, even though he is currently undercover and no one can find him, he still cares deeply about injustice.

Hattori was stunned at first, then he pulled the brim of his cap a little embarrassedly:

"There is a case. Sorry, sorry. I might go over and help out later. About shopping..."

"Do you need help?"

"No, no, you guys are here to relax, how can I let you worry about it."

Seeing that Yun Xianhe seemed to want to ask something, Hattori quickly pushed him into the restaurant:

"You just need to eat and drink during these few days in Osaka, and I will take care of the rest!"

"It sounds nice, but you still left us behind."

"Stupid He Ye, if I finish it sooner, I can accompany you earlier, right?"

"Humph--"

Obviously, Hattori has done this kind of thing of running away halfway many times. Heye is used to it, but still can't help but complain a few words.

Yun Xianhe, who was forced to stay in his position, glanced out the window at Officer Otaki who was waving and calling out to the hattori, and then looked at Osaka Chocolate inquiringly.

Are you sure you don't want him to go with you?

Hattori clearly understood that for the person in front of him, this kind of case would probably be something he could figure out at a glance.

But maybe it was the desire to win that was causing the trouble.

It may also be that he feels that he has implicated the other party before.

Or maybe it's about caring about the other person's current health...

All in all, Hattori was determined not to let Yun Xianhe participate this time.

"Just take a good rest and watch me solve the case!"

Looking at the confident Hattori Heiji, Yun Xianhe gave him a thumbs up:

Come on! I'm rooting for you!