Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

Winette thought about it and believed that the person who imprisoned him must be trusted by him, or at least had some relationship with him. Numayuan would probably not surrender by force alone. In this case, the murder that happened during the day could not be related to him.

Sudden--

Paji.

Numayuan fell into a pile of garbage.

Winette immediately became alert. She didn't believe that Numabuchi's balance was so poor. Officer Otaki raised his flashlight and asked about Numabuchi's condition, but he was forced back by him with a knife. He took out a sharp knife from the garbage dump and rushed towards Xiaolan who was still educating Conan.

"Get out of my way!"

He yelled and ran.

Xiaolan stood there in a daze.

He Ye wanted to stop him, but he was too far away to do so.

Then, He Ye felt a chill, and it was unclear whether it was due to sweating or the humidity at night. Her body and consciousness were temporarily out of sync. She caught a glimpse of a phantom afterimage in her peripheral vision, and in an instant, Winette, who was standing behind her, appeared in front of Numabuchi. From her point of view, it was as if Numabuchi had stabbed the blade into her body, but——

"Ah...ah!"

Numafuchi let out a painful cry.

"Numabuchi, stop it!" Otaki shouted.

What he didn't expect was that the person who fell was Numabuchi himself.

In front of me, Winnet held the knife in one hand, her arm trembling constantly, her hair sticking to her cheek. Under the light, her face was pale and bloodless, like the root of a white plant.

“How could I…”

Winette muttered incoherently, and then there was a crisp sound and the bloody blade fell to the ground.

He Ye hurriedly pulled Winnie to his side and took care of her frightened and shocked look.

qun九五零⒈８○⑨○九

Although Ai looked at Winnet with a worried look on her face, she knew that this was not Winnet's character. She just took the opportunity to get rid of Numabuchi. She was annoyed that Winnet was still loyal to the organization, but she didn't think she did anything wrong. If she hadn't stood up just now, Xiaolan or Conan who tried to stand in front of him might have been exposed.

She took a quick look at Zhayuan's condition and found that he was extremely weak, as if he had not eaten for a long time, like a refugee struggling on the verge of starvation.

If he was in good condition, even if Winnet was there, he might not be able to protect the two people.

"It's not your fault, Miss Winnet." He Ye comforted Winnet.

Xiao Ai also stood up, "Yes, you protected them, Sister Winnet..."

……

347 Dream

At the moment, Otaki was a little unsure about how to deal with it. On one side was a vicious robber and murderer who was still resisting after being arrested, and on the other side seemed to be a pastor in Tokyo. Good and evil were judged immediately. The sudden incident just now was largely due to his negligence - the Osaka police were not careful enough. Fortunately, the attacked woman and child were not in trouble. Otaki's face was pale, and he foresaw how those media people would report this incident.

Seeing Winnet's performance, Otaki couldn't ignore the emotional aspect. Kazuha, who was comforting him, also said that nothing would happen, and the police knew whose fault it was. The beam of the flashlight shone dimly on Numabuchi's back. He was originally trembling, but now he was silent, and his body was hunched on the ground. After confirming that it was too late to treat Numabuchi, Otaki carried him on his back. Conan came back to his senses from the shock of Winnet's counterattack against Numabuchi, and noticed Numabuchi's arms hanging on Otaki's shoulders - on Numabuchi's wrists, there was another pair of old handcuffs.

"Why are there two handcuffs on this man's hands?" he asked.

"I don't know why, but when I found him, he was handcuffed to a pillar in the attic. Otherwise, I would have cut off the handcuffs and put new ones on him, but it's no use saying that now." Otaki was a little annoyed, and he continued, "Little brother, you are right, someone is indeed sending food to this guy."

After answering his question, Otaki turned to Winnet and his words suddenly became reserved. In his opinion, it was really wrong to scare a nice girl like this, so he said that he just wanted her to cooperate with the police's questioning, and there would be no problem. Winnet nodded mechanically, her expression still blank, making people feel that she was not worried about legal punishment, but psychologically and from the perspective of faith. In this regard, with Xiaolan's advice, she finally got better, at least she was no longer worried and distracted.

After getting in the car on the way back, Xiaolan was still worried about Winnet's condition, fearing that she might have some bad thoughts. She grabbed one of her hands, which felt very cold.

Xiao Ai grabbed the other one, held its hand, and sat motionless.

However, it was not that she did not want to show her love and care for Winnet, but because she knew that this was a performance, she had psychological reservations. She always felt that if she cooperated too much, it would be like playing, but if she did not follow her, it would be like she was throwing a tantrum. You know, Winnet could have stayed out of this matter. In addition to the organization, she must have had a reason to kill Numayuan. If the police suspected her, it would be terrible.

Xiao Ai gently stroked her palm, with a soothing attitude. She felt the palm of her hand tighten a little, as if getting some kind of response.

It was already late, and Otaki didn't plan to ask Winette to go to the police station right now. While driving, he received a call that Hattori Heiji had an accident at the residence of the township councilor. Along with it, there was an even more shocking fact - Sakata was the real murderer of this serial murder case, and Numabuchi was just a prop he intended to use to take the blame. According to his own description, Numabuchi was already unconscious and mistook him for the father of Sakata who died 20 years ago, and his father was the teacher of these victims and Numabuchi at the driving school.

Numabuchi explained to Sakata what happened. They were joking with the coach and let the brake fluid leak out, which eventually led to the tragedy. Then Sakata arranged a series of plans: let Noyasu and Toto's bodies fall on the police car, call to threaten the lady before, and before Hattori arrived, he called her to go to the public restroom and strangled her to death, because of the one-way street, and then drove a car of the same model as the previous car to get through, and finally lured Hattori to the house of Councillor Goji, intending to kill him in the end.

However, Sakata's final plan did not succeed, and Hattori stopped him in the warehouse of Goji's house, so both of them were sent to the hospital. Kogoro's long-awaited dinner changed again. They did go to the police chief's house, but no one entertained them. The prepared dishes were placed on the table, and the person who prepared them - Hattori's mother had already rushed to the hospital.

Xiaolan was a little worried when she heard this. "I heard that he was shot in the abdomen."

Conan touched the painful amulet on his chest and was stunned for a moment.

Could it be that because he blessed him, Hattori himself suffered misfortune?

"Don't worry, Sister Xiaolan. Didn't the police officer call just now and say that his injuries were not serious?"

On the contrary...

He glanced at the corridor. Winnett had just returned to her room because she had no appetite, and was accompanied by Huiyuan. Although it was not good to suspect someone who had saved him and Xiaolan, he had opened his eyes wide at the time and saw part of the situation. Winnett changed the angle of the knife after bending Numabuchi's wrist, almost causing Numabuchi to hit the tip of the knife. At that time, Numabuchi's expression was extremely terrible, and he felt like he was collapsing because of fear: What was he afraid of? He couldn't be afraid of Winnett, right?

Conan put down his bowl and chopsticks and said he was full, but he still felt puzzled in his heart. He thought that Numabuchi must have some secrets, but with his death, everything disappeared.

Could she have done it on purpose?

No, no matter how you think about it, it would be difficult for a foreigner, or the heir to a large company, to be associated with a brutal murderer, and Numabuchi is not young either.

But he couldn't figure it out, because Numabuchi was not labeled as a member of the organization. Even if he was, he couldn't provide any valuable information now.

This night was very uneasy.

Winnet checked into the guest room. She no longer pretended to be gloomy in front of Ai, and her expression relaxed a lot, but she didn't look happy either.

He hugged his knees and looked at Xiao Ai, "Don't worry about me, eating is more important."

"But you pretended to be hungry. I am largely responsible for what happened to Numa-Yuan. I think that's why you killed him."

Xiao Ai told the truth. Winnet looked at her face, lowered her head slightly, turned to one side, and shrank her body a little tighter, showing the flexibility she had gained. Xiao Ai thought that if she puffed up her cheeks, she would be even more adorable, but although she knew what it meant to act like a spoiled child, she rarely did so, always maintaining her dignity, living like she was in shackles.

She sat beside her, bit her ear, and said, "Thank you."

The tone was quite gentle, which made Winnet uncomfortable.

She pursed her lips. "You don't blame me? Don't you think I'm too cruel?"

"He is even more cruel and was just about to attack the girl and the child... although the child was fake."

"But you don't like me doing this. I know that you actually hate any behavior that harms life. I think you left the organization for this. I can't force you into an environment you don't want...so I try my best not to do this kind of thing in front of you."

Xiao Ai pursed her lips, revealing her neat teeth, and bit Winnett lightly. "Then you should also know that I don't like to hear you say that."

"Well, I don't talk about that."

"What I want to tell you is that you shouldn't be so impulsive. You should have subdued him at that time. He didn't have any information that could threaten us, and he was already unconscious... I don't want you to take this risk, not at all."

But I don't want any threats to scare you.

Winnett blocked her words and didn't say them out. If she had to, everyone in the organization was a threat, but what she had to do was to avoid the risk. Gin was a guy who relied on intuition and rationality, which was why he was spinning in circles. She had to continue to make them go around until they were trapped in a vicious circle that they could never get out of. The safest way was to let Miyano Shiho, who was supposed to escape, die completely under the eternal sky.

Before her imagination could drift away, there was a knock on the door. It was Mingmei, who brought the heated food. Xiao Ai took it, but Winnet still didn't eat it, in order to show that she had no appetite and lacked energy. Not only that, she had to look more haggard. She was quite experienced in this kind of performance. In fact, she had already started. Her current appearance made Xiao Ai feel worried. Although it was pretended, it seemed to be the case. She touched Winnet and felt that her body was very cold and her spirit was also sluggish, which made her worry that Winnet had some other problems.

Moxibustion

Over the years, she has hardly been sick. But even if she was sick, she probably wouldn't tell her. Likes to take on all kinds of things by herself, Xiao Ai sighed, Winnet is indeed an extremely arrogant person in her bones. In the name of taking care of Winnet, Mingmei and the three of them still lived in the same room, but the bed was spread on the floor, like a room in a hot spring hotel when traveling. After midnight, the three of them did not have the usual long conversations, and Mingmei was also worried about what happened today. She did not have any grudges against Winnet's behavior of fighting back against Numabuchi, but was a little worried about Xiao Ai's opinion.

The next morning, they went to the hospital to visit Hattori and learned that he had only undergone a minor operation to remove the bullet and needed some time to recover. I also used this time to joke with a few people that I didn't have to go to school. Not long after, Winnett and the others were called in to go through a process, which was almost in the form of a record, mainly a brief account of Numabuchi's death. The key point is that no one will bring a defense lawyer for Numabuchi, and Winnett's behavior is out of self-defense-protecting the people around her. And her condition looks like a prisoner waiting to be executed, with dry lips and a gloomy expression. Almost no one dares to sympathize with Winnett.

The police did not appeal this incident; they simply kept it on file and the case was eventually dropped.

Despite this, the trip was delayed for several days, and Ai and the Mori family had already returned to Tokyo. Ai wanted to stay, but she had to go to elementary school, and Winnet insisted on her leaving, which puzzled her. Although the enthusiastic Mrs. Hattori invited them to stay, Winnet refused and stayed in a hotel outside. After everything was done, they returned to Tokyo and planned to hire a lawyer to handle the follow-up matters. So Winnet took out the business card of Xiaolan's mother and invited this famous elite female lawyer.

There is no doubt about the ability of Hibiki Eri, and nothing happened afterwards that was worthy of Winnet's embarrassment, but she still turned down the church's affairs for several days. She was a little uneasy, and she didn't know why.

I hadn't experienced much yet, and the weather turned cold again. It snowed all night, starting with sleet, and then it snowed a lot more during the day, which was a rare phenomenon in Tokyo. The roads were covered with a thick layer of snow, which was a rare sight for Winnett. She had never seen snow in her life. Winnett felt that this snow was a good omen to clear the haze.

She didn't sleep all night, and the next morning she resumed her usual routine, indicating that she had come out of the shadow of the Numabuchi incident. Of course, she didn't really feel anything about it, but she was a little annoyed by the way other people were visiting her. Moreover, she felt a little uncomfortable, as if someone was watching her nearby, a feeling that was very obvious in Osaka, but now it was gone.

In order to cheer Winnet up, Xiao Ai also used this excuse to visit her often. The snow had not melted yet, and a day later, it snowed again. Winnet simply invited Xiao Ai to stay for one night to calm the uneasy part of her heart. Mingmei smiled and arranged the two of them to one room. It didn't feel anything when there were only two of them, but with Mingmei around, there was a strange feeling. Xiao Ai complained, and Winnet blushed and said nothing.

As soon as winter comes, the house becomes freezing cold. The huge house needs to light a fireplace to maintain heat. Winnet was curious. Since Dr. Agasa can invent those epoch-making products, why can't he come up with a new type of electric heater? She was just thinking about it. After all, technology is changing with each passing day. Most of the advertisements on TV are about mobile phones and phone cards, and the prices are much cheaper than before. She was lying on the bed and heard Xiao Ai whisper: "Winnet..." Winnet wanted to hug Xiao Ai a little, but she felt that her mind was not pure enough and she couldn't reproduce the feeling of an adult holding a child. She just leaned Xiao Ai into her arms.

Before dawn, Winnett, who was used to light sleep, opened her eyes. She heard Xiaoai's cry and immediately checked the situation. She found that she was holding her hands behind her back with a terrified look on her face, as if she had a nightmare. After she woke up, she was still trembling slightly, and it seemed that the fear was still strong. However, Xiaoai took a deep breath for a while, and soon calmed down. She lifted her bangs and wiped the cold sweat from underneath, "Sorry, did I wake you up?"

Winnet shook her head, "Was it a nightmare?"

"Yeah, sometimes." Xiao Ai pretended to be relaxed and said, "I thought I would only do it sometimes when you're not around, but today I made a fool of myself around you. I guess it's because I lacked a tight hug, right?"

"The organization's dream?"

"Winette, I don't want to talk about this... because things in dreams often don't happen. You don't believe in Freud, do you?"

……

Novel qun9 five 0 eight nine

348 Goodbye

Winnet shook her head and put her left hand on Xiao Ai's cheek to wipe off some of the sweat. She followed her words and gave Xiao Ai a light hug, then found an unused bath towel and handed it to Xiao Ai to wipe her face. Xiao Ai felt the cool and dry touch of Winnet's palm through the towel, and the heat brought by the nightmare gradually subsided. Seeing Winnet's worried look, she stretched her waist slightly and acted nonchalant.

"It's still about that thing," Xiao Ai said, "They lied to me about your death. Maybe this incident left me with a latent fear, but you are always by my side, right? As powerful as you are, you will never be in danger because of the mission, so everything in the nightmare will not happen-"

She looked at Winnet and added, "Why are you sleeping so lightly next to me?"

Winnett said that it had almost become an instinct, and she heard some of Xiao Ai's low moans in her sleep for quite some time, and they were somewhat suppressed, fearful cries.

When Xiao Ai heard this, her body felt like it was struck, and her cheeks began to turn red. This loss of composure was completely recorded by Winnet, and she felt quite dignified, but what was worse was that she acted too weak, and such weakness would definitely touch Winnet's nerves - she would always act in a sensitive manner to prevent her from having similar thoughts.

"That sound, is it embarrassing?" she asked.

Winnet looked at Ai's reaction and misunderstood a little. She said, "Uh, is it that aspect? But it would be annoying if it turns into a nightmare halfway through. Ah... Like two days ago, Hattori in the hospital said that he dreamed that Conan was in trouble. I think it was probably about the matter of Numabuchi, but it turned out well in the end. He handed him the amulet... I can also make one for you, Ai. If you don't like the cross, I have other styles. I have also read fashion magazines recently, and I have a better understanding of the styles that girls like. We can discuss it in detail... However, it may be difficult to complete if it is too delicate, because the skills I am good at are very old. Sister Alyssa said that it has existed for a hundred years. But it's not a big problem - I can learn. There is always too much time, isn't it boring?"

The blood that had just woken up and was a little sluggish began to become agitated. Xiao Ai listened to Winnet's intermittent voice and wondered how she could be so cute without being pretentious, like a child, but it would be nice to have a talisman. The hairpin is not suitable for wearing now, and the ring is not suitable for a child, so it is still with Winnet. Speaking of seeing something that reminds me of Winnet, it seems that I am really missing something.

Ugh.

She could be so naive.

"Then let's go with the cross. You're best at that, aren't you?"

"Ah."

Winnet nodded happily, ignoring the fact that it was still dark. She wanted to start working quickly. Perhaps it would be better to make it into a rosary, which could be woven together with small items such as keys. The processing here would require the use of some instruments. She immediately thought of the nightmare. She had a bad feeling recently, perhaps because she and Ai were in tune with each other. There was only one thing that would make them feel uneasy - Ai's identity was discovered by the organization. However, she was not out of touch with the news. Gin and Vermouth were busy with another matter and had no time to bother Ai.

Although she was concerned about Vermouth, she did not believe that she would go against her wishes. She was a woman who knew how to seek benefits and avoid harm, even though most of the time, she did not behave so rationally.

Xiao Ai blew a little air and looked out the window. It was all white, as if it was foggy. She covered her shoulders and said, "It's really sudden that the weather has turned cold. I always feel like time has passed very quickly."

Winnett couldn't empathize with Ai's feelings. She felt that time was too slow, especially this year. The seasons seemed to change several times, but Ai's body hardly grew. She didn't know whether it was the effect of the medicine or the time itself. But judging from Conan's failure to go to school, it should be because time was slow. She felt that slowness was good. She was aging slower, and the time she spent with Ai would be longer. Even if there was no antidote, Ai should be back to her original appearance in ten years.

Perhaps because she retained memories beyond her age, Winnet's sense of time was a little dull.

"It may be because I have more experiences during this period."

"Indeed, because of my connection with a certain calamity star, things are always full of twists and turns, and I can sometimes witness unfortunate cases."

"Well, I think it doesn't matter as long as it doesn't affect Ai, but..." Winnett's expression was a little embarrassed, "But every time we go out or vacation, we always encounter cases of revenge, which really ruins the experience."

Xiao Ai could clearly feel Winnet's loss, and she smiled slightly.

【Qian Xun】Nine①Four⑨Zero③⑦⑨⑧

"If you hadn't invited me, I would have thought it was too much trouble to go. Now that I'm involved with them, I'll probably encounter more things like this in the future, because they're a detective family - Kudo would be a perfect match for them." Ai teased, "Of course, I don't like being in danger, so I'll trouble you to protect me. After all, I'm a mental worker."

Of course Winnet would do that, but she thinks the more insurance, the better. "But you also have to learn to protect yourself," she said. "If you want, I can teach you some skills to fight against people with different personalities. Most ordinary people don't know how to play to their strengths. When they try to hurt others, they also lack strength and speed, and their attack methods are single. Although practicing a martial art can also achieve the effect of fighting against them, the effect is not as good as training awareness and basic skills... For example, a girl like Xiaolan may only be able to use less than one tenth of her karate skills when facing a vicious criminal."

Ai looked at Winnet with strange eyes. "Winnet," she said slowly and reluctantly, "Isn't it too late for me? Besides, I'm an elementary school student now, you - you can't be serious, right?"

Winnett gently pressed Ai's shoulder and said, "I'm serious."

Xiao Ai grabbed her bangs and said, "Okay, I know they can come in handy at critical moments. But don't use the same standards to train yourself. For a woman like me who stays in the laboratory all year round, exercise is a luxury."

"In terms of your physical age, you are now at the right time."

"I hope so."

"Xiao Ai, you have to do your best."

Winnet was full of energy. She planned to develop Ai's muscles and flexibility. With her own experience, she could save a lot of detours. Besides, times have changed. In terms of actual combat, American Iai is the most effective thing. If it were not prohibited by law, Winnet really wanted to give Ai a gun for self-defense.

Just do it.

Ai was exhausted by Winnet's "torture". She took a shower in the morning, changed her clothes and prepared to go to school.

Winnet complained about the mouse-gray coat she was wearing, which reminded her of a book that appeared in the reading list of Japanese high school students. Although Ai looked good in anything she wore, children should be more energetic. She completely ignored how she was a loner when she was a child and began to consider Ai.

Ai felt sore all over. She just stretched a few times under Winnett's guidance, and then she felt powerless, as if her muscles and bones were weak. Even her sister had to send her to school. She arrived at the classroom weakly, but the fatigue was not so severe that it showed on her appearance. Instead, she felt relaxed and refreshed, which made her forget all the unpleasantness in the nightmare.

She didn't tell Winnet the details for fear that she would become suspicious.