Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 45 Don't Go Into the Woods

One o'clock.

Hattori Heiji, who couldn't sleep, strolled in the woods not far from the swimming pool.

This is an artificial forest, which is also one of the characteristics of the Sky Hotel. During the day, there are people standing under the coconut trees to pick and sell coconuts.

But Hattori Heiji didn't come here to drink coconut milk.

"How did he think the murderer would draw blood?" he muttered.

I racked my brains but couldn't come up with any tricks, but that guy cracked it so easily in such a short time...

Maybe it’s because I lack professional knowledge?
He made a summary in his mind and secretly made up his mind that he would read more books on medicine when he returned.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a bright light suddenly flashed in the forest, which immediately attracted his attention.

"Ok?"

Could it be haunted?
He swallowed fearfully.

However, just as this thought came to his mind, he immediately slapped his cheek and continued to talk to himself: "What a joke, how could there be ghosts in this world?"

What's more, I am a man, I am not afraid even if there are ghosts!
So, driven by curiosity, Hattori Heiji encouraged himself while carefully moving towards the direction where the light had just appeared.

……

the other side.

Xia He was wearing pajamas and hiding behind a bush.

He had just been playing GameBoy in the room until half past twelve. Thinking that the hotel seemed to provide free midnight snacks, he took the elevator to the restaurant on the first floor, ordered a tempura and a fried squid, and sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window to enjoy them.

Unexpectedly, when I was halfway through the meal, I saw Miyano Akemi walking past the swimming pool and into the woods.

He hesitated for about five seconds, then stuffed all the food into his mouth and immediately followed suit.

As expected, he really ran into the other party meeting with the winery members.

"What on earth were you thinking, choosing such a crappy place to meet me?"

The black suit, round hat, and sunglasses were worn in the middle of the night. It was a very standard outfit. The man in black turned off the flashlight in his hand and said, "But you really enjoy yourself. You travel to this place... This hotel should be quite expensive for one night, right?"

"I remember the organization said that I can live an ordinary life." Miyano Akemi replied.

"Oh, ordinary people?" The man in black laughed when he heard that. But after laughing, he immediately got to the point, "Did you bring the things?"

Miyano Akemi took out a memory card and handed it to the other party. "The experiment has just started again. Due to the lack of experimental samples, the results are not ideal. If we want to produce the first batch of drugs, we may have to wait for a while."

"The organization will take care of the sample issue. You just need to hand it over to the organization as soon as the drug is produced. Also, let your sister concentrate on research and don't be like you, focusing on eating, drinking and having fun..."

The two were talking in front.

Xia He, who was hiding behind the bushes, reached out and rubbed his chin.

What's in the memory card?
Are there any experimental data for APTX4869?

He was thinking.

The next second, there was a sudden noise behind him.

Xia He noticed the movement and turned around and a playing card flew out.

The card body instantly cut through the leaves and passed over the scalp.

A small figure emerged from the bushes and then fell to the ground - it was undoubtedly the frightened Hattori Heiji!

"Why are you here, kid?!" Xia He couldn't help but ask.

And at the moment when he was surprised, the man in black turned on the flashlight again and shone it towards where the two of them were.

"Who is there?"

With a loud shout, he took out a Beretta 92F along with a flashlight.

However, when the light shone on the bushes, Xia He and Hattori Heiji had disappeared without a trace.

……

Deep in the woods, Xia He dragged Hattori Heiji and ran forward madly.

Hattori Heiji was confused and asked, "What on earth happened?"

"Shut up." Xia He was too lazy to explain. "If you want to live, do as I say."

Soon, the two of them ran all the way to the edge of the wall.

Xia He found a tree against the wall, climbed up in three or two steps, and then looked out.

It was about four meters high, with a pedestrian street below. If nothing unexpected happened, a normal person would probably break a bone if they fell down.

Fortunately, there is a trash can on the side of the road, and it is filled with garbage bags, which can serve as a buffer for people.

"Come up quickly!"

Xia He dragged Hattori Heiji up the tree, and when he stood firmly, he said directly: "Jump down."

"Ah?" Hattori Heiji was dumbfounded, and looked down tremblingly, "Can you please not jump?"

"What do you say?"

Am I kidding you?
Xia He was speechless.

Seeing that the man in black was about to catch up, he raised his leg and kicked Hattori Heiji down.

"what!"

Just like kicking a football, with a scream, Hattori Heiji fell accurately into the trash can.

Afterwards, he climbed up from the garbage heap, and after making sure that he was not injured, he patted his chest in shock.

Seeing this, Xia He also prepared to jump.

But before he could exert his strength...

boom!
There was a gunshot.

The bullet grazed Xia He's trouser leg first and hit the wall in front.

Startled by the sudden gunshot, Xia He fell from the tree.

Then, the moment he landed, he rolled to the right and disappeared into the bushes again.

……

I don’t know how much time passed.

The surroundings became completely quiet.

Only then did Xia He tiptoe out of the bushes.

But who would have thought that as soon as he went out, a big hand suddenly reached out to him.

Subconsciously, he kicked hard with a whip-like kick, hitting the arm directly.

At the same time, after being hit, the black shadow that stretched out his hand reacted very quickly, grabbed Xia He's ankle, and then pulled it back.

Xia He fell forward, taking advantage of the height difference, and punched the opponent in the side with all his strength.

However, the expected scene of bending over and falling to the ground did not appear. The other party acted as if nothing had happened and threw Xia He far away.

Xia He rolled over to relieve the force the moment he landed, and then his eyes revealed a deep fear.

"What a strong physique..."

After just two exchanges, he had already fully felt the gap between himself and his opponent.

But where did this guy come from?

He tried to see the man's appearance clearly, but the man was wearing a mask. Even if he had [night vision], it was still useless.

So he thought about it and simply took off the special pajamas he was wearing, revealing the vest and shorts underneath.

In addition to bathing and swimming, he was training with weights all the time, and he had no intention of taking them off even when sleeping. His purpose was to allow his body to fully adapt to this weight, so that after getting rid of the restraints, he could achieve the effect of "as fast as a flying bird".

The pajamas fell to the grass with a soft "pa" sound.

When the masked man saw this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

And at the moment he was surprised, Xia He had already approached his side and kicked him directly in the knee.

The speed is much faster than before!
This was the only time this thought flashed through his mind before the masked man lay down on his right side, supported himself with one hand, and kicked Xia He's shoulder with a hook kick.

Similarly, Xia He also changed his fist into a palm at the moment the opponent fell to the ground, and used the tips of his fingers to pierce the opponent's throat.

"Jeet Kune Do?!"

Both of them widened their eyes at the same time.

About a minute later.

Sirens sounded from the street outside the hotel.

(End of this chapter)