Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 732 The dream ends and the yellow clothes come

After the case was resolved, the light rain over New York continued.

You Xizi, who has passed her mouth addiction, is naturally obliged to go to the police station to cooperate with the statement.

"This is the key card of the Hilton Hotel."

"Call a taxi and go back to the hotel by yourself."

Kudo Shinichi took the room card, but he has not noticed the good intentions of the old mother.

You Xizi smiled mischievously, rolled down the window while sitting in the police car, and warned: "Oh, by the way, you should be careful about that highway devil. I heard that he is Japanese and has long hair."

"understood."

Kudo Shinichi responded feebly, and as soon as Yukiko left, he complained helplessly: "Really, you always treat me like a child."

Qin Zhibo looked at the only room card in Kudo Shinichi's hand, and felt that Yukiko didn't treat him like a child.

Due to the identity of the original owner, Qin Zhibo probably knows that the age of consent in every state in the United States is generally over 16 years old, or it is based on the age difference between the parties.

But in either case, Kudo Shinichi and Mori Ran are not illegal.

The two took a taxi on the side of the road.

There is a glass partition in the middle of the taxi in the United States, and it is not convenient to talk in the front and rear seats, so the two of them sat in the back seat together.

In the taxi, Kudo Shinichi played the character of a straight man of steel, and praised Holmes endlessly.

However, Mao Lilan's eyes were a bit complicated, and she didn't listen at all, as if she was in a state of concern.

This made Kudo Shinichi think that Mao Lilan understood what Rose said just now, and hurriedly asked if he heard something.

Mao Lilan who was asked came back to her senses, "Eh? Did she say something just now?"

"She spoke English too fast, so I couldn't catch it"

"Haha." Kudo Shinichi could only laugh and deal with it casually, "It's fine if you didn't hear it, it's not an important thing anyway."

"By the way, you'd better close the window. It would be bad if you caught a cold. Didn't you complain about having a cold early this morning?"

Mao Lilan shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "If I had a cold, I would have recovered."

"Besides, if you close the windows, you won't be able to see the night view of New York."

As she said that, Mao Lilan turned her head out of the window, and the colorful shop windows slowly passed by the side of the street.

Suddenly, the shop windows became as dark as an abyss.

In the darkness that didn't seem to belong to this world, a figure in yellow clothes floated past.

The figure couldn't see the head clearly, but the tattered robes were windless and automatic, revealing a divine aura that far surpassed everything in the mortal world.

Mao Lilan's eyes widened slightly, looking at the window in disbelief.

But after the taxi passed a bus stop sign, everything in the window seemed to be refreshed and restored to its original state.

Mao Lilan tried her best to look back, but the window remained the same until it was completely invisible.

that seems to be
"Xiao Lan, what's wrong with you?"

Kudo Shinichi's voice interrupted Mao Lilan's thoughts, and Mao Lilan quickly recovered.

"It's okay, it seems to be wrong"

Kudo Shinichi on the side also saw that Mao Lilan was not in a good condition today. Who can survive two consecutive murders?

So, Kudo changed the subject again, saying that it would be better to close the windows to prevent the rain from blowing in from outside and wet the seats, making the driver unhappy.

"Don't worry, I wiped all the wet places with a handkerchief."

Mao Lilan smiled and held up the only prize of this trip to the theater, a pink handkerchief.

This handkerchief belonged to Sharon, and it was given by Sharon to Mao Lilan to wipe the scratches caused by saving lives.

Although there is no signature on it to prove its value, it is already very important to Mao Lilan.

But it was such an important handkerchief. When Mao Lilan lifted it to the window, he unconsciously let go of his fingers, and the handkerchief floated out of the window with the wind and flew towards the street behind him.

"Eh?"

For the sudden loosening of the fingers, even Mao Lilan herself was surprised, obviously she had already grasped it very tightly.

She stretched her head to look back, and quickly asked the driver in the front seat to stop.

"Stop! Please!"

Mao Lilan's loose English successfully stopped the taxi, and the two quickly got out of the car and went back to look for it.

After walking back for a while under the umbrella, the two finally found the handkerchief.

The handkerchief was blown like a pink flag onto the railing of an escape staircase on the fourth floor of a building.

"Don't move around here, I'll get it back for you."

Kudo Shinichi left behind a fatherly figure, got into the dark rolling door, and broke into the abandoned building.

While waiting, Mao Lilan recalled the picture he saw in the window again, and his eyes were a little lost.

And Qin Zhibo, who can only see the picture in Mao Lilan's memory, naturally knows what Mao Lilan saw in the window.

The yellow thread of clothes is slightly different from the king in yellow played by actor Keith, and it doesn't seem like a mental product based on reality.

Is it true?
The situation was dangerous, but Qin Zhibo was not in a hurry.

Since this is a memory of the past, Mao Lilan is still safe and sound, which means that the king in yellow did not do anything to Mao Lilan.

According to Qin Zhibo's understanding of "The King in Yellow", this script is not a simple text, but a medium to get in touch with the King in Yellow, similar to spiritism or the like.

After reading "The King in Yellow" in any form, the reader will unconsciously establish a track that can be connected with the King in Yellow.

The King in Yellow will keep sending dominating dreams, and finally dominating the reader to madness.

Maybe the king in yellow has some purpose to dominate human beings, but this purpose itself is often beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Only people with high willpower like Qin Zhibo himself can understand the meaning of the king in yellow and carry out some missions to hunt MI-Go.

This kind of magic similar to contact with the medium, even the cut version of "The King in Yellow" has the same, but it is milder than the original.

From my previous reading survey of "The King in Yellow", I can see that there are Kudo Shinichi and Mao Lilan in the theater——

When you are watching "The King in Yellow Clothes", the King in Yellow Clothes is also watching you and recording you
Mao Lilan can see the figure of the king in yellow. It may be because of her low will and strong inspiration that she is more susceptible to the influence of the king in yellow.

Before, Mao Lilan could always inexplicably feel that there were some "dirty things" in the surrounding environment, such as the Medieval Art Museum where Kong Gui's paintings used to hang.

Mao Lilan's physique is too easy to get in touch with the "truth" of this world, and because of physical problems, he cannot get in touch with these frightening "truths".

She is the goddess of luck with double A speed, and she always has a healing smile on her face, but she is the one who needs the most care.

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo felt a little pity for the little girl with horns on her head.

In the dark alley, on the rain-soaked road.

Mao Lilan held a black umbrella and stood silently at the door of the abandoned building waiting for Kudo Shinichi.

When Mao Lilan was full of thoughts, a tall and straight figure gradually approached.

This is a human being, and the black windbreaker on his body can prove it for him.

Mao Lilan, who heard the sound of shoes stepping on the rain, turned her head and saw this figure impressively.

He raised his gaze from bottom to top, and his gaze was fixed on the yellow-skinned face.

On the sharp-edged face are handsome features, and there is a trace of chill in the cold expression.

Behind the black knit hat was a head of waist-length hair.

Seeing this person, Mao Lilan was startled, thinking of Yukiko's warning just now.

Japanese, long hair. All hit.
Mao Lilan, who had been frightened just now, was frightened again, and her body stood still, unable to move for a while.

However, Qin Zhibo glanced at him, and after thinking about it for a while, he recognized this man as Akai Shuichi.

In the previous bus hijacking case, Qin Zhibo had seen this man, and later, through wiretapping Mr. Judy, he learned that this man was called Akai Shuichi, and he was an FBI.

Strictly speaking, this is still his former colleague.

Akai Shuichi put his right hand in the windbreaker pocket, the pistol was slightly exposed from the pocket, and slowly approached Mao Lilan.

The taxi driver on the other side of the alley saw something was wrong through the rearview mirror, so he hurriedly told Mao Lilan in English to get on the bus.

"Get in the car, miss! He's that road monster!"

But Mao Lilan was so frightened that she lost control of her body, she could only watch Akai Shuichi walk over.

"Shit!"

The driver couldn't make much money a month, and he didn't want to risk his life, so he quickly kicked the accelerator and slipped away.

After the taxi left, Mao Lilan became even more frightened, her eyes widened.

Qin Zhibo: It scares the child
After Akai Shuichi came over, he opened his mouth and asked Mao Lilan if he saw a suspicious man with silver hair and a beard.
Mao Lilan froze for a moment, then shook her head dully.

At this time, another car drove up, and the people who got out of the car were wearing FBI blue vests.

The two communicated in English. Mao Lilan might not understand it well, but Qin Zhibo could understand it.

It probably means that the road demon is nearby, and the fbi's large force has blocked the block and carried out arrests.

After talking with his subordinates, Akai Xiuyi took Mao Lilan's arm and was about to go out to send him to a safe place.

But Mao Lilan refused, saying that he still had to wait for his friends.

As soon as he finished speaking, Akai Shuichi turned around and reprimanded him.

"Warning again, get out of here immediately!"

After the warning, Akai Shuichi left with his colleagues under Qin Zhibo's shocked gaze.

Hey!
Doesn't it mean it's dangerous here?Why don't you bring people out and walk with you?
Akai Shuichi seemed to think that the Highway Demon could not be here, but Qin Zhibo felt that as a case investigator, self-confidence is not advisable!

After Akai Shuichi left, Mao Lilan also realized the danger here, and wanted to enter the building to find Kudo Shinichi.

As soon as he entered the building, he saw blood on the concrete floor.

The impatient Mao Lilan didn't go out to inform the FBI who had just left, but rushed into the building by herself and came to the escape stairs on the side.

As I was walking, I ran into the road demon who was about to go downstairs as expected.

The two looked at each other, and Mao Lilan saw the eye-catching long silver hair.

This time Mao Lilan did not admit his mistake.

"Xiao Lan, run away!"

"He's that road demon!"

Kudo Shinichi's shouts were heard upstairs, but Mao Lilan's body went down again.

The Highway Demon had already been shot in the abdomen, and in order to relax, he leaned on the iron railing of the escape stairs.

"He's right, miss."

"I thought I had hidden well, but I didn't expect to be discovered by this kid."

"If you want to hate, just hate why God arranged such a tragic end for you."

The FBI was nearby, and the Highway Demon didn't dare to make too much noise, so he could only take out the pistol silencer and screw it down on the muzzle of the gun.

But at this moment, the railing he relied on suddenly aged and broke.

The road demon, who had no time to adjust his body balance, just fell towards the downstairs.

However, Mao Lilan took a stride and rushed over suddenly, catching the road demon who was about to fall.

The road demon was stunned, and he couldn't believe that the person whose life was threatened by him actually wanted to save him.

The slender arms grabbed the Highway Demon's skirt tightly, and shouted: "What are you doing? Hurry up and grab my hand!"

At this time, Kudo Shinichi also reached out to help, and together they caught the road demon.

The two wanted to work together to pull the road devil up, but the road devil directly held the pistol in its mouth, grabbed the railing with both hands, and jumped back to the landing of the stairs easily with a strong arm.

Seeing this scene, Qin Zhibo frowned slightly.

There's something wrong with this guy.
With his feet on the solid ground, the road demon took down the pistol from his mouth, pain and doubt mixed in his eyes.

"Why? Why did you save me?"

"Why exactly?"

Kudo Shinichi put on a handsome pose and replied, "What's the reason for this?"

"One person may have a motive for killing another person, but you don't think so much about saving someone in a hurry, right?"

Faced with these words, Qin Zhibo fell silent, and so did the road demon.

But immediately, the road demon's eyes sharpened, and he wanted to raise his gun to kill him, and staged the story of the farmer and the snake.

"I advise you to forget it. There is no silencer on your gun, but the pursuers who are chasing you are nearby, and the consequences of shooting can be imagined."

Kudo Shinichi's eyes were full of fighting spirit, maybe he still wanted to arrest the criminal in front of him, but Mao Lilan's state behind him plummeted.

In her eyes, in the night sky behind the road demon, a yellow strand of clothing was slowly appearing from the nothingness of the night sky.

The dark star that has been silent for a long time has become deeper and deeper, like a huge abyss in the sky, it is too dark to stare at.

The time of the world suddenly stopped at this moment, Kudo Shinichi, the road demon, and even the rain stagnated in mid-air.

And in this lonely world, that unattainable figure is the only one that is descending.

It's the king in yellow!
Qin Zhibo frowned slightly, looking at the approaching yellow figure, he suddenly looked startled.

wrong!

This is not Mao Lilan's dream!
This is true!
Just as Qin Zhibo realized this, the pale mask suddenly turned around and looked directly at Qin Zhibo.

The sight from the void seemed to have the ability to look directly at the soul of a human being, making Qin Zhibo tremble physically and mentally.

All the surrounding scenes quickly retreated until they turned black.

When the field of vision was bright again, Qin Zhibo had been forcibly logged out and returned to the real world.

There were footsteps outside the ward, and it was Conan and Mori Kogoro coming back after eating and drinking.

"Little ghost, where do you sleep tonight? There are no vacant beds in the ward, or you and Qin Zhibo can go to a hotel."

"No, I want to accompany Sister Xiaolan!"

The two were discussing the issue of staying overnight tonight. As soon as they opened the door and walked in, they saw doctors and nurses all gathered around the hospital bed.

"The patient's condition is deteriorating, prepare for the intensive care unit immediately!"

(End of this chapter)