Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 212 Xiaolan is no longer obsessed with fairy tales

Childhood sweethearts, this kind of emotion that flows along with time, if it does not change, will eventually fade away slowly along with time.

He/she will always be a part of childhood and youth, but not a part of life.

……

Xiaolan had a lot of thoughts in her mind, but Hotaru was just analyzing the information in Aida Masayo's words.

Kudo Shinichi and Vermouth both fainted, this is really good news.

The person in charge in the institute now is Vodka. The task he sent to kill Masayo Aida was carried out with many mistakes and omissions. It was obviously not Gin's work. He estimated that it was his true level. So, Gin finally lost consciousness?

So the only person who might be able to piece together part of the truth now is Shirley. Think about it, will Vodka tell her directly that Yuzuki Kiyoko is actually Vermouth?

Guess not.

The main reason is that Shirley knows that this matter will not solve any problems, and it may even cause other twists and turns due to hatred. What Vodka wants to do most now is to ensure that the research institute is not invaded, Gin can receive treatment safely, and Shirley is not kidnapped, so he will naturally not add any difficulties to himself.

Even more so, Shirley clearly revealed her tendency to escape during her phone call with Miyano Akemi, so in order to prevent her from taking advantage of the situation to cause trouble, Vodka might even lock her up.

So now the key is when the three unconscious people will wake up and who will wake up first.

Among them, Kudo Shinichi was shot. Because of Vermouth's performance, the brewery probably won't just leave it alone. If he is receiving treatment, will he be in the bed next to Gin?

Vermouth is in good physical condition and is most likely to wake up first.

But Shirley had whispered in her ear before, asking her to take her away. For various reasons, she did not respond immediately. Also, because of her behavior towards Kudo Shinichi, she might be suspected and at least temporarily placed under house arrest.

Gin, it's quite strange that this man is not dead. Hotaru can't be sure how seriously he is injured and when he will wake up.

But he is definitely a wounded man, so there is nothing to worry about.

Thinking of this, Yingsheng asked, "Ms. Aida, have you really eaten?"

Aida Masayo was stunned for two seconds: "No."

"I'm so sorry. I will give you financial compensation. Ms. Aida, please take a rest. Do you need to take a leave?"

"Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are weekends, okay?"

"Of course. May I ask if you have been using this number during this period? In order to allow you to go to work with peace of mind on Monday, I will try to get the man who calls himself Kurosawa to call you to apologize."

"That's the number. Thank you, Mr. Shuiyue."

"I should be thankful that I hired a very good counselor. Goodbye."

Xiaolan bent down to hang up the phone, turned it off, and continued to wear her protective clothing. After a moment, she put on her clothes, looked around, and walked towards the river bank:

"Let's get started."

Yingsheng had no objection. He took out the PXRF from the trunk, closed the rear cover, and walked down the sloping concrete embankment with Xiaolan. Halfway down, they stepped into a large sewer exit. There was soft mud under their feet, and the water only covered the ankles of their protective suits.

After testing the water quality here to confirm, Yingsheng nodded to Xiaolan, stepped forward, and asked:
"You don't think I'm too mean?"

"To be honest, a little bit."

Xiaolan sighed softly: "But I didn't say anything because of this. Looking at the performance of Shinichi and Xuesong later, they are definitely in true love. Your calculation is only one aspect, and you even told me this kind of thing, what else can I say."

"what is that?"

"It's just...ah, it's just that I suddenly feel that time has passed so quickly, and all of a sudden everything is different from the past."

"This is what growth is." "Yes, the kind of growth that makes me wonder what to say."

"What kind of future did you expect?"

"I get out of school and come home from school normally, and look for opportunities to date Shinichi, trying to establish a relationship with him before graduating from high school, because I'm worried that we won't be in the same school when we go to college.

I will look for a job after graduating from college, and marry him after working for about a year or two. Before that, I will persuade my parents to reconcile, hoping that at my wedding they will be as loving as before, approve of my choice, and send their blessings for the future of Shinichi and me.

That’s pretty much it.”

Yingsheng nodded: "It's a very good idea, hazy and beautiful, just like a fairy tale."

Xiaolan rolled her eyes: "Suiyue-kun, you mean my idea is too unrealistic, right?"

"Maybe. I think you should have made your own judgment now."

"Yes, so I am just too naive."

Xiaolan sighed: "In the future I originally expected, everything was centered around Shinichi, but now I know that it is wrong.

With this attitude, if I really establish a relationship with him, it will probably only get worse, and he will be all I can think of.

And he likes to deduce and solve cases, and pursue the truth. This makes me worry about him, and he will be restrained by my worry.

Both of them will live in pain.

Taking Shinichi's personality into consideration, he will probably hide everything from me to prevent me from worrying and holding him back, just like the previous incidents during this period.

But he hid it from me like this, and I would only worry more. I would blame myself for not being able to help him, and even start to wonder if he was cheating on me or something. "

"excuse me."

Yingsheng said: "Question, when is the opening date of John H. Watson's memoirs?"

Xiaolan thought for a moment and said, "Is it the opening chapter of A Study in Scarlet? In 1878, he received his doctorate in medicine from the University of London."

“And again, on the evening of March 20, 1888, why did Holmes think Watson a man who would be a good match for marriage?”

Xiaolan thought for a long time. The sewer was silent except for the sound of dripping water and their footsteps wading through the water.

When a little gray mouse squeaked across the back of her feet, she finally looked up and spoke uncertainly:
"Is it because he has gained weight?"

Yingsheng asked, "How much weight did he gain?"

"This... seven and a half pounds?"

"It's seven pounds."

Yingsheng finally laughed: "Xiaolan, I didn't expect you to actually go to see Holmes. In this case, doesn't it mean that you blame yourself for not being able to help him in your vision of the future? If Kudo knew about this, he would be very happy."

Xiaolan tilted her head to look at Yingsheng. Although the light was dim, the strange look in her eyes was still evident.

"Who do you think I read mystery novels for? You should know that I really hate that."

Yingsheng was slightly stunned: "Isn't it for Kudo?"

Xiaolan sighed softly: "Are you playing dumb? Shuiyue-kun, of course it's because of you."

(End of this chapter)