Detective Conan's Scarlet Miracle

Chapter 226 The Crossroads of the Labyrinth ([-])

Eight years ago.

A small girl of my own age, with high shofar braids and a bright red kimono, has a peaceful smile on her cute little face, and a pair of smart eyes that seem to be echoing spring.

She was humming a song softly under the blooming cherry tree, and patted the ball in her hand following the rhythm of the song. In a temple not far from her, a little boy was trying his best to pull the broken ball that was broken by him. Muge, peeking at the girl through the gap of the wood grid, unknowingly, the boy's originally dark cheeks have quietly turned red.
With a breeze passing by, the cherry blossoms fluttering in the wind fascinated the boy's eyes. When he opened his eyes, he was surprised to find that the girl like an angel had disappeared.

The boy ran out of the temple with all his strength, and when he came to the spot, the girl had already disappeared.

"Although it's like a dream, it's real." Hattori sighed softly, and turned to look at the two people gnawing watermelon in front of him, showing dead fish eyes. "I said you two, don't show such an obvious expression of watching the excitement, okay?"

Conan and Ferina, who were keen to eat melons, looked up at Hattori at the same time, blinking their eyes blankly.

"You guys are enough." Hattori gritted his teeth and covered his forehead. "Anyway, I'm telling the truth, can't you respect it?"

Fei Linai licked the juice from her lips and said, "I have listened to your very miserable love story very carefully."

"It's poignant." Conan corrected.

"This is obviously romantic, okay?" Hattori snatched the watermelon that Conan was about to eat, and took a big bite. "It's obviously a perfect encounter."

"It's only romantic if we meet again in the future. If we don't see each other again in the future, it will be..." Fei Linai organized her words, and finally looked at Conan as if asking for help.

"Amorous?" Conan said hesitantly.

"You two!" Hattori bit down like he was holding a watermelon to vent his anger, "Don't let me find an opportunity to vent my anger on you in the future."

"Haha." Conan finally couldn't help laughing, looked at Hattori seriously, and asked, "Then are you still looking for that girl now?"

"Of course!" Hattori reached into his pocket, groped around, took out a small lucky bag, and poured out a crystal clear bead from it. "This is what that girl left for me."

Fei Linai just looked up, then lowered her head to eat the melon seriously.

"..." Conan took the bead, looked at her speechlessly, then raised the bead above his head, aiming at the sun.

"This bead..." he murmured.

Hattori's eyes lit up, he looked at Conan excitedly, and shouted, "You know him?!"

"No." Conan quickly stuffed the beads into Fei Linai's hands, and waved his hands.

"Look at you scaring other children." Fei Linai patted Conan's head, pretending to comfort her.

Hattori sighed in disappointment, bit off a piece of melon, and said, "I've been looking for that girl every time I come to Kyoto these years, but I haven't found anything for so many years."

"Kyoto is so big, it would be strange if you could find it." Conan said that he couldn't understand Hattori Heiji's persistent search.

Fei Linai played with the small beads in her hand, tilted her head, and her eyes gradually became a little playful.

"If this is really the token that the girl left for you, then you've earned it." She licked her red lips, "The market price of this bead is not low. According to preliminary estimates, it should be worth more than five figures."

"Five figures are not a lot." Conan complained looking at the really unremarkable bead.

Fei Linai handed the beads to Hattori, and said lightly, "It's US dollars."

"U.S. dollars?" Conan's eyes widened, looking at the beads full of longing.

What are you longing for?
(End of this chapter)